Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-09
Scraps aud faets.


New York tomorrow on the steamer
Shimosa. The bodies were disinterret
from burying grounds all over the
United States and placed in sealed
caskets, which in turn were lnclose6
In pine boxes, each labeled with the
name and history Of its silent occu-
pant, and stored between decks on the
ship. When the Shimosa reaches Chi.
ma the bodies will be sent to the local.
tiles from which the dead Chinamer
came.
The American battleship feet lef1
Gibraltar last Saturday on its 5000
mile homeward cruise amid tumultuous
farewells from shore and land. Admir-
al Sperrys men were given tremend-
Gus ovation and were accompan-
led several miles by other vessels
The fleet could get home in less time
than its schedule, but the presiden,
wants to welcome them personally
The efficiency of the fleet has been
doubled, Admiral Sperry said in pre-
senting the Vermont with the red pen
nant marked by a black ball, for the
best firing night and day in Manila
bay.
Atlanta, Ca, February 6: A doz-
en- deaths, mostly those OF negroes
were the toll taken last night in Mis-
sissippi, Alabama and Georgia In the
first serious windstorm Of 1903. News
reached here today that at Roberta
Ga, last night negro cabin was blown
down and two negro children burned
to death. In the neighborhood of Moul-
trie, Ca, where dangerous forest fires
ragged last night, the flames moderated
early today during heavy rainfalls
Fires were burning still in many places
tonight, but with the weather calm
there was every assurance that they
would be extinguished without fur
ther serious damage.
Captain Edward F. Qualtrough OF
the battleship Georgia, having been
found guilty by court martial OF being
intoxicated while on duty. and Of con-
duct prejudicial to the good Of the navy
has been suspended from duty for six
months, with an additional punishment
of the loss of ten numbers in rank
Rear Admiral Sperry, commander-in-
chief of the Atlantic battleship fleet
has approved the findings Of the court
martial, but the secretary Of the navy
must take official action on the recon-
mendation for loss Of numbers. Cap
tain Qualtrough has been detached
from the fleet and ordered home. He
is coming as passenger on the Geor-
gia. Lieutenant Commander George W.
Kline. who was placed in command of
the Georgia, will continue in command
on the homeward journey.
John D. Rockefeller was the honor
guest at a barbecue dinner given by
the Beech Island farmers. near Au-
e,,sta last Saturday. He made a short
speech in which he said that he was
no farmer, but his people as far oacR
as he could remember were farmers
He said that the farmers during MS
forefathers' time were not farmers ike
the farmers Of today, that they went
after the business in a haphazard KIND
of way. Mr.. Rockefeller compltmenteo
the roads Of this county and said:
81 believe the thing the farmers most
need Is good roads. 1t will save them
money. You will save in hauling and
also in the length of the life Of your
stock" In conclusion, Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter said: "But after we get through
with farming, or railroading or what.
ever our task in life may be, We VIII
be asked the pertinent question, 1t VIII
come to US after we have finished our
work and have handed 1t down to our
children, what was the fruit OF oul
work-what was the real fruitageT
Geographical Journal: The centre
of population In 1900 was In the state
of Indiana. In 1870 the centre was
twenty three miles east or Baltimore
In the state Of Maryland. or virtually
on the Atlantic shore line. Its migra-
tion has been slow and remarkably uni.
form both in rate and in direction. II
has hovered for 10 years along the
thirty-ninth parallel Of latitude, and It's
total variation in latitude has been less
than one third of a degree. The west
ward movement has averaged less thar
a degree in a decade, Notwithstanding
the Incredibly swift occupation or
vacant continent by movement o.
population westward. The easteriS
position of the centre Of population Is
in part due to the fact that the east
ern part Of the continent was first set
tied and was settled from the East
The easterly position Of the centre OF
population is also due to the more
evenly distributed and more abundan,
resources Of the eastern half Of the
United States. It should not be for.
gotten that the geographical centre OF
the United States lies some hundreds
of miles west Of the Mississippi river
The eastern half of the country there
fore embraces the Atlantic lowlands
the prairies and Great Lake plains, the
gulf lowlands and the forests and min.
erals Of the Appalachian mountains anc
Appalachian plateaux. over agains
these are the arid and mountainous
areas of the west. Certain areas vii
be reclaimed to incredible productive
ness and the mineral wealth Is vast
but the centre Of population may be ex.
pected to remain permanently TO the
eastward Of the geographical centre oi
the land.
Colon, February z: President cleo
William H. Taft and party left here a.
o'clock this evening on board the
cruiser North Carolina for New Orleans
accompanied by the cruiser Montana
Just previous to embarking Mr.. Tar
gave out the following: II am not pre-.
pared now to make statement as Il
the results of the trip to the isthmus
except to say that we have found the
work progressing in most satisfactor!
way: the organization better than evel
before, the esprit de corps excellent ane
the determination of all, even the hum
blest laborer, directed to the building
of the canal. I am sure that this has
impressed itself upon every one of the
board of visiting engineers as 1t ha:
upon me. With reference to the type
of the canal and the continuance of the
present plans, the engineers promise
that they will be able to hand me thei1
report by the time we land at New Or
leans" Governor Mendelez and large
gathering were present at the dock tt
bid the president -elect farewell. Lieuten'
ant Colonel Goethals, chief engineer o.
the canal, accompanied Mr.. Taft on the
North Carolina. He will proceed t(
Wa shinpton to discuss the matter o.