Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-15
Scraps and facts

past year. The total gross income Tor
the year was s17,7S7.sss. an increase
over 1908 Of $3,sS0.733. While the oper-
atinS expenses show a decrease Of
$75S,610, compared with the year 1908,
1t is stated that this Is due to the fact
that the Tennessee Central railroad
and the Southern Railway Of Missis-
sippi were operated separately this
year. However, comparing like for
like, this year shows an increase In
the operating revenues OF s6o6'766.
What may be considered the imme-
date financial problem Of the compa-
n.y." says the report, has been the
absorption of the several issues OF
short-term notes." By the redemption
and sale Of certain bonds, s31 100000
of the temporary obligations Of the
company were permanently funded.
Although the funded debt was increas-
ed, the fixed charges Of the company
were decreased s96,6s0 per annum. The
progress in the south is indicated In
the report, which shows that during
the year 453 new manufacturing plants
were completed. More than 70 per
cent of the years tonnage originated
in the south. The greater part Of the
cotton growing states are served d.
rectly by the Southern, and 1t Is prob
ably the heaviest carrier of cotton-the
chief agricultural product in the south.
During the year 636,207 tons, or more
than $500, 900 bales, were carried. This
product constituted less than 3 per
cent Of the total years tonnage.
There is something Of a sensation
in political circles because Of the rath-
er abrupt action Of the state depart
ment in calling for the resignation OF
Charles R. Crane, the recently ap-
pointed minister to China. Mr.. Crane
left Washington for China about three
weeks ago, and was to have taken
steamer at San Francisco on October
s. He stopped over in Chicago to be-
come the guest Of the American Asiatic
association at banquet, and delivered
an address that the state department
did not like. Later, Chicago newspa-
per published an interview with Mr.
Crane, In which the minister was quot
ed as saying that the two treaties re-
Gently negotiated between China and
Japan brought about q situation that
made things look grave. Shortly after
he reached San Francisco, Mr. Crane
received a telegram from Secretary
Knox recalling him to Washington, and
Immediately thereafter it was publish
ed that the reason was because Mr..
Crane had been talking too much. On
his return to Washington, Mr.. Crane
was asked for his resignation, and he
promptly wired 1t to the president. He
has given out statement to the pa
pers in which he represents himself
as being badly treated. He claims that
he had appointment after appointment
with the state department with view
to talking over the situation with the
secretary Of state for the purpose OF
getting instructions, but not once did
he see the secretary. The president,
however, had given him to understand
that it would be very well to let the
people of the country know that things
were not just as they should be In
the far east and in all he had said he
merely tried to carry out the instruc-
tions Of the president. From his
standpoint, the state department has
not dealt with him as openly and as
frankly as 1t should have done. The
state department is not talking much
and the public Is somewhat in the dark
as to what it all means.
- Cleveland, o., October II: 1T is
the same old story" said DR.. Cook,
when he was shown the statement is
sued by Commander Peary, together
with the map accompanying it. Il
have replied to the points raised a
dozen times" he continued. "The map
published by Commander Peary in it
self indicates that the Esquimaux have
respected their promise made to me
that they would not give any informa.
tion to Peary or his men. The Es
quimaux were instructed not to tell
Mr.. Peary, or any Of his party, Of 0uI
trip over the polar sea. They were
told to say that we had been far north.
They have kept their word. Mr.. Whit
ney has said that during the cross-ex-
animation conducted by Commander
Peary and others of his expedition, the
Esquimaux did not understand the
questions put to them or the map
which was laid before them. Their
replies to the questions put have been
twisted to suit a perverted interest. l
will not enter into any argument about
the matter, but I will bring the Es-
quimaux to New York at my own ex-
pense, and they will prove. as did Mr..
Whitney, all that have claima6." DR..
Cook would not consent to go over the
details contained in Mr.. Peary's state
ment any further than this. THE Es-
quimaux," he said, ARE only too will
ing to say something that they think
will please their questioners." The
explorer was not at all perturbed by
the accusations. A confident smile
fiickered over his bronzed face when
they were shown to him. Il lilly ex-
pected to see something OF tn" kind"
he said. 1.-The domument looks Tcrmid-
able over so many signatures, and
will probably appear so to the Lublic
There is, however, nothing In It as it
is based upon the distorted anc eva
sive replies of persons who were told
not to give any details" The doctor
continued: "Ramussen, who will be
here shortly, has seen the EsquimauX
and knows the real story. They did
not try to deceive him. He was with
them for fourteen days. They know
him and told him everything. He
speaks the Esquimau language, for he
is a emi-Esquimau himself, and the
people have the most complete conf
dence in him." He concluded: That
is all have to say now"
Judge A. B. Anderson, of the
United States district court for the
district in which Indianapolis, Ind, is
Situated has dismissed the proceed