Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-18

Memphis, Tenn, May 16: An
nouncement is made by the general
executive committee that all will be
In readiness for the Confederate re-
union, which will meet in Memphis on
June s, 8 and 10 and all Indications
point to one of the most successrui
gatherings in the history Of the organ
ization. I'll confederate veterans, who
desire free accommodations, Will pe
cared for in a general manner. The
general committee makes announce
ment that food, lodging and medicai
attendance will be provided for each
and every old soldier, who shall make
his wants known. Chairman w. r.
Barksdale, of the hotel committee. SAID
tonight that no advance in hotel rates
will be made. Automobile races Will
be held daily at the fair grounds and
other amusements have been provided.
The social feature of the gathering will
be the sponsors ball to be given In the
large auditorium building at the east
end.
New York, May Is: Exports OF raw
cotton for the week totalled 74,SS1 oales'
against 35, 5,304 bales for the correspond
ing period last year. On shipboard last
evening, not cleared, were 135,osS bales
against 106,226 bales a year ago. The
Financial Chronicle figured the WORLDS
takings Of American cotton this week
at 253,17s bales. For the corresponding
week last season takings amounted to
223,043 bales. Takings for this season
to date are 10,237,960 bales, or about a
million bales in excess Of those Tor the
corresponding period last season. Inc
American visible supply OF cotton de-
creased some $4,000 bales during the
current week. For the corresponding
week last year the decrease was l5S'e44
bales. The amount Of cotton brought
into sight this week was 119,600 bales,
in comparison with 1850 for the cor
responding week last season. Northern
spinners takings so far this season were
placed at 2,473494 bales, against l.
545,027 bales for the corresponding
period last season. Southern consump-
ton to date was estimated at 100000
bales, against 1,6s7,O0O bales last sea-
son.
louisville, KY, May Is: Their en-
thusiasm raised to high pitch by
notable movement to the support OF the
Southern Baptist Theological seminary
over one thousand delegates to the
Southern Baptist convention late this
afternoon took a lengthy journey to
Cave Hill cemetery, only to have
heavy rain interfere with the unveiling
of a monument to the late Rev. DR.. L.
T. Eaton. Before they left the floor of
the convention hall over $4,000 was
voluntarily subscribed toward the en-
dowment fund Of the seminary. Here
q farmer rose to pledge the fifty dol
lars from the sale Of cow or horse;
there a prosperous city dweller contrib
uted ten or twenty times that amount.
It was shortly before the morning ses-
sion ended when President Mullins OF
the Theological seminary, and DR.. WIN.
Hatcher Of Virginia, began taking sub
scriptions toward the 100000 fund OF
the seminary, which is being raised In
the celebration Of the jubilee year. DR..
Hatcher announced that w. ]. Slayden
Of Asheville, N. c., would give $4,000
IL nineteen others would give like
amount and no less than thirteen 9TH
ers did so. Other $4,000 contributors
included George B. West Of Newport
News, Va. The students at the semi
nary who attended the session In a
body topped off the scene with a little
surprise Of their own, when they an
nounced that they had gotten together
$4,000 for the endowment fund. The
next annual convention is to be held
in Baltimore. Md.
Boston, May Is: Three thousand
Armenians were burned in church In
the business section of Adana during
the recent Turkish outrages, according
to a letter just received by Antranlk
Oungunian, a restaurant keeper on
Kneeland street, from his brother, Dix
ran Oungunian. The latter escaped
from Adana to Cyprus with his wife.
They are now there, together with
thousands Of other refugees from Ada
ma who made their escape in boats
when the second attack upon the city
was made by the Turks. The letter Is
the first to be received by an Armenian
resident Of Boston since the massacres.
It is dated April % and was posted at
Larnaca, Cyprus. Dikran says that he
and his wife escaped with only the
clothes they wore. He does not know
what happened to his relatives and
friends. He says there is not male
Armenian left in Adana. Ten thousand
persons, he says, were killed there. In
the boat in which he escaped were 700
refugees. He says that in the second
attack on the city the people were kill
ed like cattle and the farms and VIII
lagos outside the city were all ravaged
by the Turks. In the second attack, he
says, 1000 Armenians had gathered in
a school house and 5000 in a church
and these were both set afire and the
people inside were burned to death.
Bogos Buzdigian, member of his fam
lily, who had a farm in Sakazley, he
says, was burned alive with ten other
men. He pleaded that his brother send
him money for himself and wife to
come to America.
London, May Is: Before he left
America the English papers devoted
considerable space to Col. ROosevelt's
African trip. Now they only publish
from time to time a short paragraph
announcing the bag he has made. Pub
lie expectation is perhaps rather disap-
pointed. Something out Of the ordi-
nary was looked for from his trip. 1t
Is now seen, however that he is hav-
ing the same experience as other gen.
tlemen and even lady tourists, and peo-
pie here know too we'll how big game