Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-21
Scraps aud faets.


ing January. At the fifty Offices. 24,-
397, ,159 packages were handled in jan
uary, indicating an approximate gain
of 40 per cent over the preceding
month, when 1t Is considered there
were three more days in January than
in February AS in January, Chicago
exceeds all other cities In the number
Of parcels handled, with a total of o.
167,540. Following in order are: New
York 4,102,010, Boston 1,326,22S, Cleve-
land 1,226025, St. Louis 1,06s,306.
Philadelphia S16,440, Detroit 766,661'
and Cincinnati 569,2S5. Reports re-
ceiyed by the postmaster-generalf from
postmasters throughout the country
Indicate that there will be general
increase in the volume Of this class OF
mail during the spring months. Con-
gestion is not reported at any point.
Washington, March 10: President
Wilson will confer frequently with
members of the house and senate In
the presidents room at the capitol
during the extra session or congress.
This was announced at the Wnite
House late today. The president IN
tends to make himself as accessible TO
possible to members on those days
when tariff legislation will have reach
ed its most important developments.
He found while governor OF New Jer-
sey that legislation often was expedit-
ed by his close communication with
the New Jersey legislature. He made
II a practice to be in his own off1ce
whenever the legislature was in ses-
sion, day or night, and gave prece-
dents in his engagements to the legis-
lators. The president will go to the
capitol in a spirit of friendly co-opera-
ton, there to consult with Democrats
o-l o1ika or the nrORTeSS
of legislation. He believes, however,
that he should go to the capitol as
party leader and he has always said
that the president is the elected leader
of his party and that he particularly
was charged by the people with the
carrying out Of party pledges. MT:
Wilson believes the tariff bill should
be treated as a party measure. Tne
announcement today that the finance
committee Of the senate and the house
ways and means committee will work
on the tariff bill in joint conference
consulting with the president often, Is
in line with his idea that the leaders
in congress should draft bill which
should stand or fall on its merits both
in congress and before the country.
Washington, March 20: Hunting
ton Wilson, assistant and acting sec
retary of state, has resigned that OF
fee and insisted upon immediate &C
ceptance of the resignation because OF
his radical difference of opinion with
the administration regarding Its Chi
nese policies. President Wilson immedi-
ately accepted the resignation. Mr.. VIII
son, like all assistant secretaries In the
various departments, rendered his re-
signation as q matter OF form TO Pres
ident Wilson directly upon the latter's
~
requested to continue in his place un-
til It should be convenient for the
president to name his successor. He
consented to do so to accommodate
Secretary Bryan, in his desire to make
his present visit to Lincoln, Neb. The
issue Of the statement from the White
House defining the Administrations )
attitude regarding the Chinese loan
negotiations Is believed to have been
regarded by Assistant Secretary Will
son as sufficient to justify him In re-
questing to be relieved at once from
duty. After telegraphic notice to Sec
retary Bryan Of his intentions, MT
Wilson late yesterday afternoon, dis
patched a note to the White House
terminating his own service and Pres
ident Wilson at once designated Sec
ond Assistant Secretary Adee to act
as secretary Of state during Secretary
Bryan's absence. A probable result of
the resignation viii be the immediate
appointment under recess commits
sion Of John Bassett Moore as coun-
cellor of the department Of state, with
the authority to act as secretary. In
q thousand-word letter to President
Wilson the former acting secretary OF
state set forth that when he consented
to continue for a time with the new
administration he did not understand
thre were to be any radical changes
of policy for which he would be called
upon to act as spokesman.
king George, Of Greece, was assas-
sinated while walking the streets or
Salonika last Tuesday afternoon. The
assassin was q Greek of low mental
type who gave his name as Alecko
Schinas. He shot the king through
the heart. The king was accompanied
only by an aide de camp, Lieutenant
Colonel Francoudis. The assassin came
suddenly at the king and fired one
shot from a seven-chamber revolver.
The tragedy caused intense excite
ment. Schinas was seized Immediately
and oyerpowered. The wounded king
was lifted into a carriage and taken TO
the Papafion hospital. He was still
breathing when placed in The carriage.
Prince Nicholas, the kings third son,
and other officers hurried to the hospi-
tai. Arriving first, Prince Nicholas
summoned the officers and, speaking
in a voice choked with sobs, said: 1t
is my deep grief to have to announce
to you the death of our beloved king
and invite you to swear fidelity to your
new sovereign, King Constantine.
Crown Prince Constantine, who sue
ceeds King George, is at present at ia
nina. He is expected to come here
with all possible speed. The assassin
Of the king Is an evil-looking fellow
about 40 years of age. On being ar
rested he refused to explain his mo-
tive for the crime. He declared mis-
name was Alecko Schinas and in reply
to an officer, who asked him whether
he had no pity for his country, an
nounced that he was against govern
ments. Schinas maintained a per.
fectly impossible demeanor which was
suggestive of his being irresponsible
for his actions. Notwithstanding the
rapidity with which the king received
attention he was dead on arrival al
the hospital. Precautions were taken
throughout the city and perfect order
Is being maintained.
Washington, March 20: The Sec
ond largest cotton crop ever grown
amounting to 14,295,500, equivalent
500 pound bales, including linters
was produced by the farmers of the
United States during 1912, the census
bureau announced today in its pre-
liminary report of the total produc-
tion of cotton as returned by the spin.
ners and linters. The number OF
running bales, counting round as hall
bales and including linters, was IA
076,430. The crop compares with
16.25O.276 equivalent 500-pound bales
in 1911, 12,005,6SS in 1910, 1857, 900
in 1908, 13.595,49S in 1906 and 49,.
676,954 in 1904. Comparisons OF run
ming bales are 16,109,349 in 1911, H.
965,962 in 1910, 13,432,131 in 1908
13,305,265 in 1906 and 13,679,S10 In
1904. The department Of agricul-
ture's bureau of statistics on Decem-
ber IL estimated the total production
of the 1912 crop, including linters, al
13,S2O.O00 bales Of 500 pounds each
Round bales included in the produc-
ton figures are S1,52S for 1912, 1O1,-
554 for 1911. 112,SS7 for 1910, 242,.
365 for 1908, 26S,219 for 1906 and
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