Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-06
Scraps and faets.

Governor Brown pleuSeu nilnseh "
reduce his planting by 25 per cent, and
T. ]. Hudson, Georgia commissioner
of agriculture, pledged to cut his by
231-3 per cent. Frank Weldon, for
merly an Atlanta newspaper man,
was placed in charge of the campaign
in this state. He will organize the
counties by. appointing a banker,
farmer and a merchant In each to
raise funds to pay expenses OF town
ship canyassers whose duty will be
TO obtain pledges for the contemplated
25 per cent acreage reduction.
Serious concern in the war depart
ment over the scarcity Of cavalry and
field artillery organization In the Ma
tional guard, says washington dls-
match. has led to q formal announce
ment that 1t Is the policy Of the de-
partment to encourage these branches
and that unallotted funds from Federal
militia maintenance appropriations VIII
be used for that purpose. The state
soldiery is topheavy with infantry,
probably because it Is much easier ana
cheaper to organize and maintain. The
attention of the department had, been
directed also to the fact that many state
infantry regiments are not fully man
ned. This Is regarded as false econo-
NV, as the same number Of expensive
officers Is required for regiment or
eight companies as for one with the
full quota. Consequently the militia
division has issued q circular bulletin
warning the state authorities against
authorizing any additional n1antry
regiments until those already In ex-
istence are complete as to organization,
arms and equipment.
A curious battle not down on the
programme of the opposing generals,
says a Paris dispatch, was fought re-
GENTLY in the historic suburbs Am
cara, one of the last towns to be cap.
tured by the Italians in the Tripoli
war. At midnight, furious bowling
was heard coming from a score Of dogs
attached to the Italian army who had
last been seen turning about the out
posts. An alarm was at once given,
and all soldiers seized their rifles and
prepared themselves for night at
tack from the Turks and Arabs. II
was rot a man attack this time, how
ever. but a surprise visit from about
fifteen dogs attached to the Turkish
forces. Soldiers leaned upon muskets
and watched one Of the fiercest en-
gagements OF the campaign. The dogs
fought with something Of the savag-
cry formerly seen among the CANNES
Of Constantinople, and when the SOL
diers finally cleared the field OF ac-
tion FIVE dogs were found dead ana
number mortally wounded.
Havana, February 8: The pro-
tracted task of raising the sunken
hattleship Maine was crowned with
success this afternoon when the after
section, which was not injured by the
explosion and comprises approximate
ly half the total length Of the Inflated
vessel, was set afloat. Barely enough
water was admitted within the coffer-
dam to free the hulk from the mud In
which II was deeply imbedded. but to-
night II floats almost on an even Keel,
though somewhat down at the stern
and much above its normal line Of no
tation in consequence Of the removal
Of the heavy weights on deck, espe-
cially the after-turret and it's guns.
The hull, into which bulkhead has
been fitted, proved perfectly water
tight. Major Harley B. Ferguson,
chief engineer in charge OF the work,
intends now to cease admitting water
within the cofferdam until the por-
tiors Of the shattered forward sec
ton Of the battleship are removed
which will be matter OF a few days,
After this II will be a simple matter
to admit sufficient water to raise the
hulk to the harbor level. Three bodies
were found this evening during an ex-
ploration OF the extreme bow section
Of the Maine. -.
The New York cotton exchange
will refuse to adopt the United States
governments standard cotton grades
until a new grade can be standardized
to be called strict ordinary" to take
the place Of present New York good
nd ho l.
ding fair" and flair" be also standard
lied, It was declared last Saturday by
George w. Neville, president Of the
exchange, at the annual banquet OF
the institution. Mr.. Neville said that
in fairness to cotton producers of the
entire south, the classification should,
in other words, be amended so as
to read strict ordinary to fair" instead
Of good ordinary to straight good
middling," as at present. When this
is, DONE" continued Mr.. Neville, "the
management of the New York cotton
exchange will put the adoption Of the
government standard types to the
members, and as your president, ]
would strongly recommend their adop-
tion. We have always stood for uni
formity in grade, but just for uniform
ity's sake I cannot recommend to you
the adoption Of any standard classifi-
cation that would maroon, and leave
without q market, good spinnable cot
ton, and also fail to give the cotton
producers in North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia and portions OF other
states such a standard to fix values In
times Of stress"
President Finley of the Southern
Railway company announced a tew
days ago that, as a means OF supple
the extensive work being done
by the company for the advancement
Of agriculture in the territory ira
versed by its lines south of the Poto- |
mac and Ohio rivers and east Of the
1t has been decided to in
Southern railway scholar
ships In the state agricultural college
in each state traversed by the lines
Of the company. Mr.. Finley will take
this matter up at once with the pres
ident Of each agricultural college con-
cerned, asking him to permit the COM
pany to pay for the scholarships and
to select the young men to be bene-
fitted by them. The scholarships, which
are to cover the full four year course
in agriculture, are to be awarded In
with plans to be agreed
upon between the presidents of the
colleges and the railway company, and
are to be given to young men residing
In counties traverSed by the lines OF
the company, and who would other
wise be financially unable to avail
themselves of an agricultural college
training. AS soon as arrangements
have been definitely perfected. full de-
tails as to the scholarship or schol-
arships to be awarded in each state
will be announced.
The American consul at Tabriz
Mr.. Gordon Paddock, had decidedly
exciting time during the recent fight
ing between Russians and Persians
there according to letter from an old
resident which has just reached Lon
don. The American consulate is just
in the shadow of an old citadel, popu-
larly called the Ark" The Ark was
one of the principal targets for the
Russian artillery fire, and it was shell
ed hotly for several days. Many shells
burst over the consulate buildings and
around Mr.. Paddock's house, but for
tunately no one was injured, and the
principal damage was the destruction
of the Flagstaff from which the stars
and stripes were flying. During ten
years in the consular service Mr.. Pad
dock has been a spectator Of many
interesting events in far parts of the