Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-05
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steamers had 1ulnlIeu all COhullloHS
of the subsidy agreement. The con-
ditions of the agreement were that the
ships make 24a knots per hour for a
transatlantic round trip.
Charlotte Observer: During the
boom last year many concerns both
great and small which did a record
business, found it costing them so
much to do that business that they
were really in a tight place. For
April, 1907, the Southern Railways
net earnings were $71S,2O2; for April,
1908, on a much smaller business, net
earnings were $962,241. Enforced
economy such as this strengthens
business properties and benefits the
country. At the same time it should
be recognized that in some cases the
results have been partly obtained by
putting off until later most of the
tasks which could bear delay. Those
tasks will soon press for attention and
a fairly well-manned organization can
cope with them as the smaller force
sufficient at a pinch cannot. This, we
take it, is about the position in which
the Southern Railway finds itself to-
day. News from Salisbury that the
Spencer shops are taking back more
and more of the men laid off makes
very pleasant reading indeed. The
souths greatest and most indispensa-
BILE business enterprise is emerging
from the worst of its troubles and all
of us will be gamers thereby.
Pullman, Nebraska, June l: Bob"
Ellsworth, who for two years has
been riding the range as cowpunch-
er, has eloped with James Spearman,
a cowboy. To avoid confusion it had
better be stated that Bob" is WO-
man, but the fact was not publicly
nnfil eRnh whose real
name is Minnie Turner is still a young
girl. During the two years she rode
the range she was by far the hand
soonest and most dashing of all the
Nebraska cowpuncherS. She wore her
hair cropped off close to her head,
and her face is bronZed by sun and
wind. She met Jim Spearman ten
months ago and the two Immediately
became great chums. After a short
acquaintance she admitted to him that
she was a girl and pledged him to
secrecy. She continued her work and
did a mans share. None of her COM
panions could throw rope with more
accuracy, shoot straighter, stick to a
broncho with more ease, or was as
tireless in the saddle on a long ride.
Bob" and Jim mounted their ponies
and galloped away from the ranch to-
gether without telling their compan-
ions whittier they were bent The
boys were notified later from Pullman
that they had been married and that
Bob" was a girl. The couple are now
on their way to the Pacific coast on
honeymoon trip.
According to expressions heard in
official circles in Washington, some
of which have found their way into
the public prints, there are grave fears
that a revolution will occur on the
Isthmus of Panama if Senior Arias,
the present secretary of state, is elect
ed president The situation is describ-
ed as very alarming. Mr.. Squires, the
American minister at Panama, has
been summoned to Washington to dis
cuss the matter with the president,
and Secretary Root. President AmadOr
is not a candidate for reelection. The
other candidate than Senor Arias is
Senior Obaldia, who has served as act
ing president while AmadOr was in
Europe. During the period of that
service the foundation for the present
uneasiness was laid. He removed cer-
tain officials who were accused Of
grating and made others turn over to
the government money which it is al
legged they intended to put in their
pockets. Amador rescinded these ac-
tions when he resumed the presiden-
cy Both Obaldia and AriaS are con-
servativeS. The Liberals, who include
the negro element, have indOrSed OBJ
aldia and are expected to start an in
surrection If their man is defeated.
The government has removed the gov
ernors of the provinces of Colon, Cher
que and Coela, and it is charged that
this was due to the influence Of AriaS,
who will help his own cause thereby.
AriaS is accused of being a trust mag
or fr to, nr -
paign. The election will take place on
July II. Under the treaty between
Panama and the United States this
government will have the right to pre-
serve order on the Isthmus at any
time. There is a heSitancy on the
part of officials to admit that any re-
sort to that right through the des-
patch Of troops is contemplated, but
it is evident that the subject has been
considered and may be determined on
Minister Squires' visit to Washington.
-In the matter of cotton growing,
Georgia last year came very near
catching up with Texas, according to
Bulletin No. 95, which has just been
issued by the bureau Of the census.
That state ranked second to Texas in
the quantity Of cotton produced, with
a total Of 1,S55,7S9 bales, representing
1868 per cent of the total production
for the country and an increase of
229,459 bales over 1906. AS a result
of this increase and the large decrease
shown for Texas in 1907, Georgia re-
ported but 504,6S9 bales less than the
latter state, against a difference of g.
655,494 bales in 1906. Mississippi
ranked third in 1907, with 1,5O4,3O3|
bales, or 1872 per cent of the total for
the country followed by South Caro-
lima, which advanced from eighth
place in 1906, with total of 1,142,-|
244 bales, and Alabama with 1.132,-
966 bales, or ten per cent each of the
total crop. Texas last year produced
2,360,47S bales, which represents an
enormous decrease from 1906 amount
ing to 1,92l,346 bales, or 449 per
cent. AS a result of this decrease Tex
as produced only POS per cent of the
total for the country, as compared
with S1.5 per cent in 1906 and with
24.9 per cent which represents the
proportion contributed by it to the
aggregate production of the last six
years. The finally revised figures for
the crop of 1907, expressed in equiva-
lent 500-pound bales and including
linterS, show total production of H.
375, ,461 bales. This represents q fall
ing off from 1906 of 2.220,O37 bales,
or 1873 per cent and is 2,304.493 bales
less than the crop of 1904, the largest
on record; while it falls short of the
average production of the last six
years by 345,914 bales. OF the total
production in 1907, 4,769,609 bales. or
AZ per cent, came from the territory
west Of the Mississippi river. while
the states east of the Mississippi con-
tributed 6.6O5.S52 bales or 5S per
cent. This is in marked contrast with
1906, when 53.2 per cent of the crop
came from west of the Mississippi and
46.S per cent from the states east of it.
- Information has been received
from Washington of the passage of
ne amendments to the Dick military
fill. These considerably broaden the
Vriginal measure. They place all the
lilitia of all the states, which accept
be provisions of the measure and
Participate i'm its benefits and distri-
buttons on the basis of the regular
army, designating them either as the
national guard or by such name as
the states may prefer. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of cap
tain and an inspector of rifle practice
for each state, and also for first
lieutenant and inspector for each bat
talon. The president is empowered
IN f1Y the number of men in anV COM