Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-10-12
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1909. Fifteen and half million is for
labor; s20,000,000 for supplies and the
remainder for general expenses. Two
hundred and ten million dollars has
been appropriated for the canal to date.
Atlanta, Ca, October 8: Henry S.
Reed, editor Of the Cotton Journal, has
issued statement about the alleged
large stocks Of that commodity carried
over and now held in reserve. He
says: Statements have been made
relative to the enormous stocks OF cot
ton carried over, etc. But the carry
over, as shown by the following figures
for September 1, 1908, and September
/, 1909, was but normal. Spinners'
stocks in Great Britain on September
1, 1908, were 100000 bales as against
277,000 bales on September l, year
ago, or an actual shortage Of $4,000
bales this year as compared with last.
Spinners' stock on the continent Of Eu-
rope September /. 1909, aggregated l.
$4,000 bales against 1,1S7,000, Septem-
ber one year ago. This Is an actual
increase of $4,000 bales, making the
increase in foreign stocks September
1, 1909, over September l, 1908, $4,000
bales or enough to run the continental
mills three days, or enough to run
English mills five days. The English
mills used $4,000 bales per week dur
ing August, 1909, and $4,000 bales dur
ing August, 1908. The continental
mills used 10000 bales per week dur
ing August, 1909, and 1908. The total
weekly consumption abroad during
August, 1909, was 100000 bales against
172,000 during August, 1908"
Richmond, Va, October IL: John
Shelton Williams, former president OF
the Seaboard Air Line railway and
leader Of the spectacular fight some
years ago with Thomas F. Ryan for
the control Of that property, upon his
return today from the meeting in New
York Of the reorganization committee
and board Of directors Of the Seaboard,
stated his regrets that some newspa-
pers and persons had sought to herald
the action of the committee in appoint
ing himself and some Of his friends
to the directorate Of the road as
williams victory, when the meeting
was purely in the interest OF harmony
He said that the matter Of q probable
president of the road was not one to
be discussed now, nor until the end OF
the receivership, when the entire sub
ject of the management Of the road
would be taken up in a harmonious
and friendly spirit, and announced the
merger of five small southern lines,
with a total of four hundred miles OF
track, with the general Seaboard sys-
tenn. The following are the merger
lines: The Atlanta and Birmingham
Air Line railway, operating 2S7 miles
of track; the Florida West Shore rail-
way, operating 70 miles; the Plant
City Arcadia and Gulf railway, operat-
ing 10 miles, and the Tallahassee and
Southwestern railway, operating 80
miles.
Tokyo, Japan, October IL: Copies Of
circulars issued in north China by a
body of Chinese calling themselves the
Popular Association Of Three Eastern
Provinces" and spread broadcast
among Chinese of the lower classes,
have created something Of a sensation
upon their receipt in Japan. The cir
culars contain infiammatory state
ments against the Japanese. They
bear upon what is called the weakness
of poor China and "the insulting ag-
gression of Japan" Assertions are
made that Japan has dew stated the
arabic lands Of north China, has en-
shaved laborers along the line Of the
Antung- Mukden railroad; that Japan
ese officials have beaten the men, in
suited the women and terrorized the
people. The circulars point out that
the weakness Of China in military
sense makes 1t impossible for her to
resent this treatment except by boy
ma generally to refuse all dealings with
the Japanese. All students and per-
sons who value freedom are called up
on to propagate the doctrines Of the
association. Failing in this, they are
threatened with vengeance and even
death. The document concludes with
the request that Chinese vehicles, YES
sells and railroads refuse to carry ia
panese goods. An endless chain Is
sought in the request that patriotic
citizens into whose hands the circulars
may fall shall have them reprinted and
scattered broadcast in order that ia
pan may be completely shut out from
all commercial relation with China.
Efforts are being made to prevent the
spreading of the circular among the
Japanese Of the lower class. Mean
while there is reason to believe that
Japan has called or will Immediately
call the attention Of the Chinese au-
thorities to the illegality Of the boy
colt propaganda, demanding that the
circulars be outlawed as illegal docu-
ments and that the Popular Associa-
ton Of the Three Western Provinces"
be disciplined.
Key West, Fla, October IL: AS a
result of the hurricane which struck
the southern coast of Florida this
morning, Key West tonight is mass
of wreckage and the damage to prop
erty Is estimated at 100000. Mar
tial law was proclaimed by the may
or at 6 o'clock and the Key West
guards are patrolling the city. The
United States government has been
asked to dispatch troops here without
delay, to assist in patrolling the storm
swept area. Chaos reigns on every
hand and few people remain in their
homes, hundreds Of which have either
been totally wrecked or damaged. 1t
is impossible at this hour to say
whether there has been loss Of life, but
it is feared that many lives have been
claimed along the coast. 1t is known
that many have received more or less
serious injury and reports are current