Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-06-06
Scraps aud facts.

use, where there were less tnan luu
in 1910. These reports bring out the
fact that the United States sells to the
little republic of Uruguay products
valued at three times the amount Oh
those sold to Turkey and one-half OF
what is sold to China. though Uru-
quay has only 100000 people.
Government revenues from custom
receipts fell off more than S6,0OO,ooo
during May, as compared with the
same month Of last year. Treasury OF
ficials attribute the loss to the perlod Oh
tariff revision. Total receipts from all
sources for the month aggregated $685.
870,s64, or $3,000.000 less than May,
1912. while the expenditures OF last
month, amounting to s57,967,S70. were
s5. 7o6. 900 greater than the disburse-
ments of May q year ago. Despite
these differences the current fscal
wear up to date shows a surplus OF re-
ceipts over expenditures Of $6,S7S,s75,
as against a deficit for the correspond
ing period of last year Of Sc, ,462. 136. Tne
general fund contains $1S3,s77. .2Sz, IN
Guiding $61,320,914 as working pal,
ance. The latter will soon be reduced
by $1O,000,o00 by the deposit OF tnaI
hanks. The gold coin and bullion In
th trust funds of the treasury amounts
to s1,O7s. .047, ,169. and the total cash In
the treasury $1,976,659,1S4. The out
standing circulation OF the 7,4Se ma
tional banks amounts to $73S,754,Sl5.
The demand for beef far exceeds
the supply and high prices are the re-
sult. saws q bulletin issued TUESDAY Dy
the department Of agriculture. Ine
shortage in meat producing anlmais
too. Is steadily becoming greater. In the
mast six years there has been decline
of more than thirty per cent IN the
number of beef cattle In the Unlteu
States, according to the departmehts :
and during the first three months oi
this year there has been an approx
mate decrease Of thirteen per cent IN
the number Of meat animals killed un.
compared with the same period OF
1912. The department estimates the
number of beef cattle in the Uniteo
States on Jan. /, 1907 at 51,566, ,OOO, ana
at the beginning Of the present year at
az 0s0. 600. Prices paid for cattle,
sheep. lambs and hogs last year were
nnuch higher than the preceding year.
"Tbe wear 1912" says the department,
was a year of high prices for all
classes of food animals" With the dl-
minished production in the nome mar :
ket the department declares there rs
no longer a surplus for export ine
time has come" 1t says, Wne" VIC
must conserve our meat supply.
The newly planted cotton crop OF
the United States showed coniltlori
On Nav 25 of 79.1 per cent of nor
NAL the United States department Oh
agriculture's crop reporting board an
nounced at noon last Wednesday IN
the first condition report of the season
which always Is looked forward to with
great interest by cotton growers, tex
tile manufacture and cotton oeaiers
This condition compiled from the re-
norris of the correspondents and agents
of the department bureau OF statlstlcs
compares with condition OF 1879 pei
cent on May % last year, S7.S per cen,
ON the corresponding date In 1911, eZ.e
per cent in 1910 and 1913 per cent the
average condition for the past ten yeaTs
on May 25. The generally faVorapie
orowinS conditions throughout the
cotton belt since the planting OF the
crop had caused much speculation at
to the condition Of the plants and re-
snlted In unofficial estimates ranging
from 1913 per cent to as high as 30 pei
cent The area planted to cotton TINS
wear also has been the subject OF inucl
sneculation in cotton circles, bur the
denartment of agriculture's official es-
innate will not be issued until July .
owing to the passage OF the law las,
wear which deferred the annnGl Tepol
from June to month later. ohoth-
cially the area planted this year ls es-
timated by the most conservative d. al
Increase over the "a ,2S3,00O acres un'
nicked last year. These unofficial estl'
mates range from a 8 per cent increase
inward. A 3 per cent increase In tne
acreage planted would Indicate an area
of about 35,311 900 acres.
washington, June 4: Japans re-
ioinder to the United States reply te
her protest against the California an
t-alien land law, delivered personally
hv Ambassador Chinda to Secretary
Elyan late today, sets out why tn'
Tokyo government continues TO re-
gard the Webb law as discriminator!
against Japan in derogation or tnt
equality of treatment prescrloed o!
international law and a violation o.
the treaty of 1910. Nothing In tht
nature of an ultimatum Is contained
in the note. Its general tone Is TO IN
yite further discussion OF the contro
verted points. and 1t contains notnlhs
tending to make up a final issue. sec
retary Bryan and Ambassador Chinds
agreed that no details should be made
public. Ambassador Chinda went u
the state department by appoint
ment Just before o'clock. Merei!
acknowledging receipt Of the not'
and promising TO consider, Secretar!
Bryan requested the ambassador u
wait while he read the communica
ton, and when he had finished there
was an informal discussion. Secretar!
BRYAN was deeply interested In INT
points made in the Japanese re1oln
der. which are believed to have beer
directed to the end Of demonstratin'
that the action Of the California leg
islature, taken in connection with tn'
recent action Of the Arizona leglsia
ture and the projected Legislation II
other western states tended to impair
the equality of treatment to which
Japanese were entitled under the gen
eral principles Of international law
more than to the charge that tn
Webb act constituted a technica
violation Of the treaty Of 1910 be
tween Japan and the United States
The Japanese ambassador was
the department for an hour and
half. He returned to the embasS
to prepare a reply to his government
indicating the nature of the reception
of its communication by the state de
partment. Secretary Bryan went OIL
rectly to the White House, where n
left the Japanese note for the persua
and consideration of President VIII
son. 1t is expected that when Coun
sellor Moore returns to Washingto
tomorrow he will be called into con
ference By the president and Secre
tary Bryan to consider the outlin
of a response. The japanese not
was very long and its nature entire
ly argumentative. Secretary Brya
and Ambassador Chinda were In &C
cord that no good purpose could b
served at this time by public dis
cussion of the delicate question, an
therefore both officials gave motto
that any attempt to publish whs
might purport to be even the sut
stance of the three communication
which now have passed between tn
two governments must be based en-
tirely upon speculation. 1t is known
however, that the whole tone of tn
rejoinder today is that of a dignifie
and orderly presentation of Japan
view on the case concluding with a
invitation to further negotiations.
Chicago, June 4: Jack johnson
negro heavyweight champion toda
was sentenced to one year and one da
in the state penitentiary at Joliet an