Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-14
Straps aud faets.

OF tne JapaneSe government tS eN NluehSe
of its sincere desire not to embarrass
the American government and at the
same time save the amour propre Of
the Japanese. Uneasiness has been in
Washington to the Japanese note Of
December 31st.
From the best source Of informa-
ton now available, it is estimated that
the gold product of the world for the
calendar year 1907 will be from $403,-
100000 to $4O5,000,0OO as against $780,
$4,000 for the year 1906. OF this the
United States will probably contribute
from $SS,O0O,O00 to $S9,O0O,0OO. South
African was the only country showing
a material increase during 1907, and
this increase in South Africa will OFF,
set the falling off in production in
other countries, so that the product Of
the world will equal or exceed that Of
1906. OF the total production of 1906,
the United States is credited with hav-
ing produced $S4,S75,1OO: Australasia,
$S2,391, 400; South Africa, $136,500, 900,
the total of the three countries equiva-
lent to three quarters of the total pro-
duct. While Great Britain proper pro-
duced less than $4,000 in gold in 1906,
the gold output Of her colonies and de-
tendencies was over $245,00O,000.
Washington, January IL: General
n. ]. Bachelor of New Hampshire,
master Of the National Grange, and
members Of the legislature and execu-
tive committees Of the grange, today
had a conference with Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer concerning his plans to ex-
tend the parcels post. General Bachel-
dor said that the National Grange was
heartily in accord with Mr.. Meyers
proposition. He pointed to the fact
that there are in operation $3.50 rural
mail routes, the carriers Of which have
approximately 100000 people. The
wagons Of the rural carriers do not car
ry mail to much, If any, more than 20
per cent of the capacity, and General
Bachelor is of the opinion that an ex-
tension Of the parcels post system could
Of the people Of the country by utiliz-
ing the rural carriers vehicles to
greater extent than they now are util-
lied 1t is the purpose of the grange
to support before the committees Of
congress the proposition of Postmaster
General Meyer.
Tangier, Morocco, January IL: Null
lai was few days ago proclaimed sui
tan at Fee, one of the capitals Of Mo-
rocco, and holy war has been declar-
ed. Unverified reports to this effect
have been in circulation for some days,
but today official confirmation was re-
ceived. Abdel Aziz, the sultan Of rec
ord was formally deposed from the sui
tanate. The proclamations were issued
at the principal mosque and all the
Moorish formalities attending such GER
emonies were scrupulously observed.
The Ulemas or body of Moslem doctors,
who interpret the Koran, of the Choffas
tribes, end the city officials, are princi-
pal leaders in the movement. The fol-
lowers of Mullai Hafid made use of the
decision of Abdel AziZ to cooperate
with France and Spain in the execution
of the terms Of the Algeciras act and
the installation Of an international po-
lice force in the coast towns Of Morocco
to arouse the fanaticism of the south
ern Moors. Abdel AZiz was represented
as having sold himself to the Chris
In
sion of the sacred soil of Morocco by
the Christians and as being ready to
turn the country over to the foreigners.
New York, January IL: Emigrants
returning from the United States to
Europe within the year took with them
$4,000, 900, or almost enough to build
the Panama canal. This computation
is made by the North German Lloyd
Steamship company based on their fig
ures showing the number Of returning
emigrants to have been 550,045, and the
average amount of money carried home
by each emigrant to have been 5000. AS
offsets to the $110,000,000 taken out Of
the country must be figured $15,000,000
spent here for railway and steamship
transportation, and the $27,293,760
brought into the country by the 1864
6SS emigrants who arrived last year.
The annual pilgrimage is a benefit"
said Gustav H. Schwab, representative
of the line, in discussing the matter,
lin that it releases and puts in circula-
tion a large sum of money which has
been saved and which the traveller is
obliged to pay out in railroad and
steamship fares. During the year 1907
900 was paid by all classes for steam
ship fares. Of this amount $25,O00,00O
was contributed by first cabin travellers,
$17,O00,O0O by second cabin and $64,OOO,-
900 by the third, or steerage passen-
gers"
Rio Janeiro, January -: The Amer
lean fleet of sixteen battleships entered
the port of Rio JaneirO at o'clock
this afternoon, after a passage from
Port of Spain, Trinidad, more than 3d.
900 miles, unmarried by serious acci-
dent replete with interesting incidents
and ending with royal welcome from
the thousands that had gathered to
anchor at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
December oath at Port -of-Spain and
exactly at o'clock today the vessels
were swinging at their anchors in this
beautiful harbOr. All of the battleShlps
are here but the supply ships, Culgoa
and Glacier. are still at sea, not hav-
ing been able to keep along with the
others. The fleet has now covered
about 1900 miles, about One-third the
distance of the voyage to San Francis
co. Early in the morning the crowds
began TO gather in the streets of Rio
Janeiro, and long before the signal flags
were hOisted announcing the ap-
prOach Of the American ships OF war,
thousands of curious spectators had
taken up the points of vantage on pub
lie buildings. and the elevated quays.
When the fleet steamed into the har-
bOr under the splendid mountains that
frame the bay. beautiful in the tropi-
cal sun, it was a spectacle incompar-
able to the eye.
- New York, January IL: 4 Bedouin