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Scraps and .facts. ? New York American: To save a mall sack that had inadvertently been dropped over the side of the White Star steamship Oceanic in the transfer to the government boat, postmaster general, Jack Goslln, an able-bodied British sailor, dived from the deck of the big liner, seized the package and was hauled aboard with It. As the Oceanic was moving at the time, having left quarantine, and the postmaster general was dangling at her side, the saving of. the mall pouch was a most hazardous enterprise. Both propellers were grinding away, and there was imminent danger of their striking the swimmer, but this did not deter Goslin. Without stopping to dlsv?ia paqt r\r ?hnps he dived almost on top of the sack, and grasping It in his teeth, swam toward the ship. A life ring was thrown to him, and as the ship slowed up he managed to catch a rope and was hauled on board. The sack proved to contain mail from Europe for Havana, and was of considerable value. "Well," said Ooelin when he was told of this, "it might have had a letter from my sweetheart, and I am glad I went after It." ? Unable to pay his army and openly disavowed by half his empire, the sultan of Morocco has called for help from France, which he is urging to establish a protectorate over Morocco, including the immediate occupation of the entire coast. He has money only for a short time, and if France does not come to his rescue financially, he will be forced to disband his army and shut himself up in Rabat. This would probably be followed by a siege by the followers of the rival sultan, and the end of the present sultan's rule. His attitude means not only European intervention, probably with a reconsideration of the terms of the Algeciras convention, but the immediate and thorough resistance of the natives, who are now wrought to the highest pitch of excitement by the report that the sultan has delivered himself completely into the hands of the French. It Is reported that the rival sultan's army. 8,000 strong, is marching on Casablanca with the direct intention of attacking. and that General Drude is making elaborate preparations for defense. The tribesmen which recently attacked a French column near Oudja, in the east, also are reforming and preparing for an attack. ? Says a Washington dispatch of October 21: Special Agent W. A. Graham Clark, in a recent report describes the present unprogressive state of Egyptian cotton milling. Cotton manufacturing is not a very promising industry in Egypt. There is only one cotton mill in the country which, in this respect, is behind all other cotton raising countries, where the tendency is for the cotton mills to go to the cotton fields. The sole representative in Egypt of the world's greatest industry is the Anglo-Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company (Limited), which has 20,000 spindles and 500 loomi, and is located at Alexandria. Until the first of this year there were two cotton mills in Egypt, but the other one, the Egyptian Cotton mills (Limited), of Cairo, has ceased operations and the machinery has been sold and will be shipped to Mersine, in Asia Minor, where it will be run on coarse counts using local cotton. One adverse factor is that the English government. while very friendly to cotton raising in her possessions and countries where her Influence is paramount, is unfriendly to cotton manufacturing in those lands. The insufficiency of efficient help available, however, has probably had the largest efTect in retarding the industry, together with the fact that thg first cost of the machinery and supplies are much higher than in England. ? Wall Street Journal: Financial circles will feel somewhat disappointed at the showing which new crop cotton has made in the credits of New York wiin a;urope. in rne quanwiy ui i>uis" there has been a decrease of 123,545, or 24.5 per cent for September, the first month in this commercial year, compared with a year ago. But the average price of 12.2 a pound compared with 9.5 cents a pound for September, 1906, is 28.3 per cent greater, making the total export value of 379,936 bales in September this year $24,285,553, against 503,481 bales valued at $25,264,325 last year. There is only a million dollars less in value for the initial month this year, proving that those who scanned this item in international exchange were misled by the smaller quantity of exports and did not appreciate fully the difference in price. The monthly price of 12.2 cents a pound is higher than the highest annual export price in twenty years. October cotton has been going abroad at a lower price, but there is no need to fear any condition of things that will diminish the function of cotton as an exchange credit. Even with a late season, with reluctance of first hands to sell, and hesitancy in spinners to buy, the price will be such as to net us a credit for even months substantially as large as that of the phenomenal crop of 1906-07. ? St. Louis. Oct. 23: With every' balloon racing record broken, the second international cup competition, which started from St. Louis on Mon day, ended today with the German balloon Pommern winning first prize for the longest flight. The finish of the race was so close, however, that the French contestant, L'Isle de France which descended at 1.10 o'clock this afternoon at Hubertsville, N. J., apparently a few miles further coast, may possibly be declared winner after official measurements are completed. The Pommern landed at 9 o'clock this forenoon at Asbury Park, N. J., apparently a few miles further from St. Louis than Hubertsville. Another German balloon, the Duesseldorf. stands third in the race. American entries finished fourth, fifth and eighth, while a third German team finished sixth, another French team seventh. The one English balloon entered ft 11 far short of the others. The Pommern was piloted by Oscar Ebesloehe, aided by H. H. Clayton, while Alfred Lablanc and Edgar W. Mix sailed the L'Isle de France. The unofficial estimated air line flight of the Pommern is 880 miles and that of the L'Isle de France is 875 miles. The Duesseldorf. third, landed near Dover, Del., is estimated to have covered 790 miles. The official measurements will be computed by the geological survey of the United States government at Washington. Only the proximity of the Atlantic ocean stopped the flight of the Pommern. The balloon could have remained in the air many hours longer and probably would have added several hundred miles to her record but for the expanse of water ahead. While losing the distance record and the cup, the French team sailing L'Isle tie France gained the world's record for duration of flight. Starting from St. Louis here at 4.11 p. m? (Central time), they landed today at 1.10 p. m., (Eastern time), making their time in the air 44 hours minus one minute. The previous record was 41 hours 07 minutes, held by Count de la Vaulx of France. Aside from possession of the cup the Germans won a cash prize of $2,000 also given by James Gordon Rennet. ?hr \(orbrillr (faquircr. YORKVILLE, S. C.t FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1907. If the kings of finance want to establish confidence, they must get on a higher plane, that's all. The moment a man becomes the owner of real property, no matter how little, he becomes a better citizen. Every man should try to own some real property. Prbfonderence of testimony establishes a fact In law, so far as the law Is concerned; but it does not make a fact. In other words, a lie established as a fact by the preponderance of the testimony, is a lie still. ? T.hh News and Courier suggests putting automobiles under the jurisdiction of the railroad commission. The News and Courier is plainly a friend of the automobiles.?Anderson Daily Mail. As we have taken occasion to remark before, the Daily Mall has a lash with % cracker on it. The jury in the case of Dr. Walter Glllett, former vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance, tried In New York during the past few days for committing perjury in his testimony before the grand jury some time ago, on yesterday returned a verdict of guilty. New York juries, it seems, are disposed to render their verdicts in accordance with the law and the testimony, regardless of position. Cotton contracts went down about j 30 points last Wednesday as the result [of the financial crisis in New York; but there is no evidence that this decline seriously affected the price of spots in the south. When the south- | era producers thoroughly make up their minds to hold, they care but little | about the price of contracts. They all understand better than ever how contracts labor under the disadvantage of not being: spmnaoie. There is lots of financial trouble on Wall Street: but there is every reason to believe that it is confined principally to that locality. Most of the people who are having difficulties are included among those who are connected with the banks and who are using the banks with which they have influence, to back up their own financial schemes. The south was probably never more independent of Wall Street than at present, and the banks of York county were never more able to conduct their own business, in their own way. The loss of the few hundred thousand or million or two dollars stolen by dispensary grafters, is a matter of very little consequence to the people of South Carolina. No wholesome minded citizen cares anything 4bout that. The thing that hurts is that these grafters should be permitted to set decency and integrity at defiance, to treat the whole people with contempt, and go unscathed. So far as the p >iitics of the thing is concerned, we care absolutely nothing. But it is galling, very galling, to know that the state of South Carolina can be treated as it has been treated, and that the people who aspire to political leadership do not even try to vindicate the laws. We would not be understood as being disposed to detract from the importance of commercial "confidence." Confidence is absolutely necessary for the successful transaction of business, on a large scale, and more especially business of a speculative nature. Without confidence, for instance, the stock and cotton exchanges would have to close. But we know of one thing which, to our mind, conveys a more onKclontlal liloa t\f tho Stllff than the word confidence, and that Is something the exchange operator has known little of until within the past few years. We refer to the spectacle of the southern farmer sitting on piles of cotton of his own production and with which he has not yet parted ownership. Why No Prosecutions? Almost everybody in Soutn Carolina knows that the record of the state dispensary system reeks with corruption. Most of the people who ran for public office last year made their appeals to the people on that basis and they promised either by direction or indirection, that if placed in power they would run the guilty to cover and inflict punishment. There was lots of talk about stripes and penitentiary bars. Thai there was good foundation for all the charges of corruption there Is no question. There Is hardly an intelligent man in the state of South Carolina. who would be believed by the average citizen, if he would state that he does not believe that there was more stealing in connection with the dispensary management than there has ever been before in connection with the administration of the government of South Carolina. The wholesale stealing of reconstruction times was felt more oppressively; but that was largely because it bore more heavily upon individuals and the state was poorer. Now, we are being told that while there is no doubt of the fact that there was lots of stealing in connection with the dispensary, this stealing was done outside the state, and it is impossible to compel the attendance of witnesses, etc. This is hardly satisfactory. If the stealing had not been on a large enough scale to become a matter of common knowledge, very little would have been thought of it. As matters stand, unless some effort is made to punish the people who have so flagrantly and outrageously abused the confidence reposed in them by the state, the people of the state will never have proper confidence In or respect for those whose duty it is to look after such punishment. CYCLONE IN FINANCE. Tremendous Crisis In New York Quickly Averted. The financial uncertainties which have been disturbing Wall Street for many months past, came to a temporary crisis on Tuesday, that came near smashing things. There was an unprecedented run on the Knickerbocker Trust company, the second largest trust company of New York. The run started without much warning and I kept up until the company was forced! to closed Its doors at 12.30 ror iaca 01 further funds. During the day nearly $8,000,000 was paid to depositors. The Trust company had been promised $15,000,000 from other banks; but because of disclosures in connection with the Morse-Heinze affair of a few days ago the money was not forthcoming. When the bank closed, it assured its customers that it had plenty of means with which to pay all of its depositors and could easily do so within the next few days. The depositors of the Knickerbocker Trust company included a large proportion of wealthier New Yorkers, and after the run started money came out in great chunks. When the suspension of payment was finally announced the sidewalks In front of the main bank as well as of the two branch banks in other parts of the city were still crowded. Next day the run was resumed, and was continued until the company had to suspend again. A run was started on the Trust Company of America early Wednesday morning; but that concern seemed to have plenty of money and before the close of the day confidence was in a large measure restored. It is stated that Secretary Cortelyou came to the relief of the situation by depositing about $25,000,000 of government funds in various of the New York banks. A dispatch of yesterday tells the story of the crisis as follows: As a result of today's developments in the financial world there is every indication that the crisis in the banking and trust company situation has been safely passed. The Trust company of America all through the day's banking hours paid out money to de positora as rapidly as possible and closed the day with all demands having been met. A very favorable feature of the situation respecting this company was that it was able to make its payments with very little assist- 1 ance and another was that the company received over its counter in the morning hours in ordinary deposits more than $1,000,000. The general Impression in financial circles that this company having withstood a two days' run with so little trouble was undoubtedly in good condition to continue its business and in fact that company and its affairs were not considered as a factor any longer in the general situation. As the Trust Company of America had been the centre of the recent financial storm it was accepted that 1 the ability it had thus shown to weather the storm was a clear indication that the financial sky had cleared and that a period of fair weather was now well in sight. Three Notable Episodes. The day was marked by three noteworthy episodes. First and earliest ; in the day came the announcement of trouble in three minor state banks in Harlem, the Hamilton Bank, the ( Twelfth Ward Bank, and the Empire < City Savings Bank. These banks transacted only a neighborhood business and their suspension of payment was absolutely without significance beating on the general situation. | State Bank Examiner Judson, how- , ever, declared this afternoon that all three were solvent and that their depositors would lose nothing. < The second episode was a run inaugurated against the Lincoln Trust company. The run against this company was steady throughout the day ( but the sums withdrawn were not 1 large. At the close of the day the company's official announced that they were fully able to meet all obligations. Morgan's Helping Hand. By far the most notable, even dramatic episode of the day was the emptying of millions of money into the , stock exchange through a pool headed by J. P. Morgan and other financiers ' in order to avert a ruthless selling out i of stocks held by brokers which was tKeootonful hiu?Qiico nf tholr Infihllltv to obtain renewals of loans on which these stocks had been carried. A remarkable condition brought about this extreme stringency in money which had gradually forced the interest rate up to an almost unprecedented figure. , Certain large interests of great financial resources had been charging recently what was in effect, if not legally, usurious rates of Interest on call loans. One institution that had been , engaged in this practice was itself a member of the clearing house and was severely criticised by other bankers for its action on the ground that this i added an unnecessary complication and strain to the money situation. As a result of the criticism this institution jvithdrew its support and declined to offer money on call on the stock exchange. The effect of this was to run the rate for money today up to 100 per cent, and when that figure was 1 quoted an extremely sharp decline resulted in the stock market. Union Pacific, a 10 per cent stock selling down to par. Normal Rates Asked. Notwithstanding the high rate for call money that might have been ob- ; tained in the National City Bank, John D. Rockefeller personally and other prominent monled interests sent funds to the stock exchange to be lent at the normal tates of 6 per cent. These sums, however, were not sufficient to meet the demand and for a time there was great confusion and hurried selllrnr ?.f utnf>U? on (hp pvplmntrp. At the time that excitement was at its height the announcement was made that a pool had been formed with J. P. Morgan at its head, to come to the rescue of the brokers for whom it was necessary to provide funds at once In order that they might carry the stocks they were holding for their customers. The Morgan pool brought a sum of money amounting to about $25,000,000 to the loan corner of the exchange where it was quickly distributed in such lots as would be most effective In rendering support. The effect of this relief measure was instantaneous and the rate on call money dropped from 100 per cent to ' 10 net* cent. Stocks advanced more rapidly than they had declined and it was only a few minutes until Union Pacific, the market leader, was selling ( at 105. Other stocks were similarly affected and the rally was complete. A Memorable Scene. 1 Seldom, if ever, had the veterans of finance seen a great situation saved so quickly and so effectively by such a Napoleonic stroke. When the stock exchange closed every one was getting all the money he wanted. The close was marked by a memorable scene in which the brokers gathered around the principal trading posts and gave three cheers for J. Pierpont Morgan and the members of the pool which saved the day. The aggregate amount of money which had been contributed in order to weather the storm and restore confinance assumes truly colossal propor- , tions. Roughly estimated it includes $2.r>,OfO,000 which Secretary Cortelyou deposited in the New York banks, $25,000,000 which the Morgan pool brought to the floor, $10,000,000 which John D. Rockefeller deposited with the I'nion Trust as a means of stemming 1 the tide as the Trust Company of America and finally another $50,000,000, which it is understood Mr. Rockefeller stood ready to advance to meet any further stress of conditions?in all 1 excess of $100,000,000. ? Governor Ansel, on Wednesday appointed three important delegations to conventions to be held in other states. To the conference for the development of inland waterways, at Hotel Stratford, Philadelphia, November 19th and 20th, J. C. Hemphill, Charleston; Nells Christensen, R. B. Scarborough, Conwav; W. D. Morgan. Georgetown: W. * 15. Lowrance, Columbia. To the American Mining congress, Joplin, Mo., No- . vemfcer 11th to 16th, C. F. Dill, Greenville; Earle Sloan, Charleston: S. S. 1 Ross, Gaffney. To the National Conference on State and Local Taxation, ; Columbus. O., November 12th to 15th, Comptroller General A. W. Jones, County Auditor W. H. Gibhes, J. S. 1 Rriee, C. P. Sanders, LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. W. Love?Wants the party who has his drag harrow to return it at once. 1 He needs it. Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Is showing > a new shipment of flowers, feathers, hats, silks, veiling, plumes, baby caps, quills, etc. John PL Dickson, Capt.?Publishes a communication received from the adjutant general's office which ex- < plains itself. H. Maria Whitesides, Adm'x.?Gives , notice of sale of the personal property of Thos. B. Whitesides, deceased, at Blacksburg and Hickory Grove. Carroll Furniture Co.?Offers cooking stoves ranging in price from $10 and upward. Utensils go with every 1 stove. Also has a line of heaters. First National Bank?Assures you of the safety of your deposits and helps you in every way a good bank can, to save. York Drug Store?Has added a large variety of soaps to its already complete line and offers a special value (n o noatllo una n at 1 fi oantu a oalfP and a toilet soap at three cakes for 25c. D. E. Boney?Reminds you that , preachers recommend life insurance, but that they are not alone. He in- 1 sures people, buildings and live stock. j York Supply Co.?Received today carload of fertilizer for grain, oats and corn. Will make you close prices on flour. Wants you to try a Vulcan turn plow. , M. W. White?Says that he who spends his life seeking pleasure will find disappointment. Local stocks offered < and wanted. Standard Oil Co.?Directs you to turn ( the wick of a Perfection "oil stove as high as you can?it will not smoke. See fourth page. ? Dr. Earl S. Sloan?Calls especial attention to the virtues of Sloan's liniment. See fourth page. J. C. Wilborn?Offers a tract of 100 acres of land in vicinity of Ramah church. Wanted?More land on his real estate list for sale. It is time to sow wheat and a large crop should be sowed on good land. , People who are able to sow wheat and who fall to do It, will stand in thelf own light. The farmers throughout the county are putting in their full time gathering their crops and are giving but little attention to anything else just now. As a rule they do not appear even to i be worried about the market. John D. Rockefeller is described as having been very active in helping to bolster up the situation in New York Wednesday, using his private means i to tne utmost, it is saia tnat ne uiu not become panicky at all; but instead allowed his deposits to remain where ; they were. i Referring to the coming of State Secretary Earle, of the Farmers' union to Yorkville last Monday, the correspondent of the State says that "a j local union was organized with a large membership." The Enquirer has not * been able to get any information about i any local union having been organized i an that occasion. The local Farmers' unions organized | throughout the county recently by i State Organizer Chandler, seem to be j growing rapidly and additional unions are being organized every few days, j Grips, passwords, hailing signs, and oaths of steadiness and constancy appeal to the farmers as furnishing i bonds that will aid in promoting the essential requirements as to sticka- i bility. THE VOTING CONTEST. ' The voting for the ladles who are to receive the premiums offered by The i Enquirer in accordance with the terms set forth in the advertisement published elsewhere in this issue, now stands as fellows: Miss Wilmoth Jackson 245 Miss Bessie Sandifer 460 Miss Lindsay Clark 770 WITHIN THE TOWN. < ? The tigers are not very much in 1 evidence just yet. ? There are only eight prisoners in jail at the present time. ? The work of circulating a petition among the freeholders for an election on the question of Issuing bonds for the purpose of constructing & sewerage 1 system, has been resumed. ? The cotton receipts from wagons from October 15 to October 23. Inclusive, were 860 bales. From October 15 up to and Including yesterday, the shipments aggregated 723 bales. The season's receipts from September 1 to October 23 inclusive, aggregated 3,071 bales. OCTOBER COTTON. Because of whatever interest may ( attach by way of comparison or othwise, we have gone over the files of ' The Enquirer for the record of the price of cotton on each publication day nearest October 25, back to and includ- i Ing 1895. The record is as follows: October 26. 1906, 10.40. October 24. 1905, 10.12J. October 25, 1904, 9.50. October 23, 1903, 9.50. October 25, 1902, 7.75. October 26, 1901, 7.37i. October 24. 1900, 8.87J. October 25, 1899, 7.25. October 26, 1898, 5.00. October 27. 1897, 5.75. October 24, 1896, 6.75. October 23, 1895, 8.25. IN THE SUPREME COURT. The Sixth circuit will be called in the supreme court on January 2, and will be allowed four days. Following1 are the cases already docketed from this circuit: . 1. Keenan vs. Leslie. 2. Gadsden vs. Clatawba Power company. 3. Bankhead vs. Irwin Shed et al. 4. Bratton vs. Catawba Power company. 5. Craig vs. United States Health & Accident Insurance company. 6. State vs. Lee. 7. Shute vs. Shute. 8. Same vs. Same. 9. White vs. Wilson. 10. Kennedy vs. Hill. 11. Matheson vs. Southern Railway company. THE FLOWER SHOW. In another column the Floral Society of the Presbyterian church announces the schedule of prizes to be awarded :it the annual flower show to be held in the court house on next Friday, November 1. While from such information as the reporter has been able to gather, the 1 exhibition flowers, especially chrysanthemums are not promising to come ; up to the standard of some former i years, still there are a good many chrysanthemums in nice training for , the occasion and the exhibit will be a creditable one. In connection with the show, or rather at its close, the ladies have arranged to give an interesting little en- : tertainment that Avill Include some enjoyable music and the presentation of the "Moon Menagerie" of the Mother Goose series. The Floral Society consists, as Its name indicates, for the most part of members of the Presbyterian church. , Mrs. W. G. White is president; Miss i Rose M. Lindsay, treasurer, and Mrs. W. H. Fowler, secretary. The chair- ' men of the respective committees are: j Fancy Work?Miss Rose M. Lindsay. Doll?Mrs. S. M. McNeel. Reception ? Mrs. W. H. Fowler. Candy?Miss Daisy Gist. Potted Plants?Miss Lesslie Wltherspoon. Refreshments?Mrs. Ft. T. Allison. Judges?Mrs. W. B. Moore. Mrs. M. J. Walker, Miss Bessie Barron. ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. John I. Barron is spending a few days In Marlon, Ala. Mr. J. Q. Wray spent Monday and Tuesday In Greenville. Mrs. W. B. Williams is visiting Mrs. Fi. M. Dunlap, In Rock Hill. Miss Julia Smith is spending a few Miss Lizzie Lowry, attended the horse show at Chester, Wednesday, days with Mrs. F. M. Farr In Union. Miss Mamie McEhvee of Statesvllle, N. C.. Is visiting Mrs. J. B. Pegram. Mrs. C. C. Herbert of Camden, is visiting her sister, Mrs. F. P. McCain. Mrs. S. A. McElwee left yesterday, to visit Mrs. J. D. Blvens at Albemarle, N. C. Miss Georgia Russell of Yorkville, left this morning for Charlotte to take a business course. Miss Estelle Castles of Smyrnr spent Wednesday in Yorkville with her sister. Miss Mabel Castles. Mpssrs Thomas Caldwell. W. O. Harshaw and N. C. McCorkle visited the Mecklenburg fair Wednesday. Little Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Grier of Sharon, has been quite ill with bronchial pneumonia; but Is better. Mr. Joseph G. Wardlaw has been chosen to represent the First Presbyterian church of Yorkvllle at synod. Mr. Joseph F. Wallace Is his alternate. Miss Belle McCaw, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCaw of Yorkvllle was quite sick yesterday with scarlatina: but is some better today. Mrs. Virginia Bratton, state regent of the D. A. R., and Mrs. W. B. Moore, regent of Kings Mountain chapter, went to GafTney last Wednesday for the purpose of organizing a chapter of the D. A. R.'s in that place. Miss Emily Riley of Yazoo, Miss., who has been spending the summer with Mrs. J. B. Pegram of Yorkvllle, and Mrs. S. T. Frew of Rock Hill, was married in Atlanta last Monday to Mr. S. B. Booth of Valdosta, Ga. Capt. W. B. Smith of Clover, who was stricken with paralysis recently, and whose condition for some days afterwards, was quite serious, has since Improved very considerably, and is able to be up and about; but is 3tlII quite feeble. The latest information from Mr. J. Ed Leech, who had his leg amputated In the hospital at Chester recently to arrest blood poisoning, is to the effect that he is steadily growing worse. His condition is now extremely critical and there Is no reasonable hope for his recovery. Mr. N. B. Bratton of Guthiiesvllle, Is confined to his home as the result t)f injuries sustained by a fall in his store last Monday night. The fall was caused by Mr. Bratton's stumbling aeuinst a pair of trucks. His Injuries though painful, are not serious. Rev. W. W. Orr, who has been conJucting an interesting series of meetings In the Associate Reformed church at Clover, closed the same last night and passed through Yorkville this morning on his way to Sharon to spend a day with Rev. J. S. Grier. People who have kept up with the Clover meetings say that they were remarkably successful. Charlotte Observer, October 25: Rev. Dr. W. W. Orr, who recently gave up the actual pastorate of the East Avenue Tabernacle to enter evangelistic work, is now harnessed for this service. He has engagements for the next few months that will carry him from North Carolina through Ohio and Pennsylvania and thence to Detroit, Mich. The assistant pastor of the church, Rev. John A. Smith, recently called, is expected to take up his work next week. STORES AND STOREKEEPERS. As a matter of interest to the people who do a part or all of their trading in Yorkville, a reporter of The Enquirer has prepared a list of the various establishments engaged in merchandising in this place along with the names of the people employed at each establishment. This list is as follows: T TXT TVvkoam o r?rl (rnnpt*q 1 ?! TT . 1/UUOUJI, 51 WCk IVS U11U QVItwtwt merchandise?J. W. Dobson, John A. Dobson. W. W. Jenkins, groceries and general merchandise?W. W. Jenkins, W. W. Jenkins, Jr. Carroll Bros., general merchandise, agricultural implements, buggies, wagons?M. L. Carroll and C. W. Carroll, proprietors, Chess Youngblood, salesman. Wm. Dickson and J. H. Dickson? groceries and general merchandise. Herndon & Gordon, groceries and general merchandise?W. H. Herndon, VV. S. Gordon. Dobson Bros.' Millinery?Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dobson, managers, Misses Beulah Richards, Bessie McConnell, Lizzie Dowry and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson. York Furniture company, furniture, coffins, undertakers^ supplies. W. B. Moore, president; Qulnn Wallace, secretary and treasurer; W. H. McCorkle and R. B. Davidson. Yorkville Hardware Company, hardware?G. W. Brown, manager; B. E. Gaines and R. L. McCorkle, salesmen. J. L. Williams & Co., dry goods. J. L. Williams and W. Mason McConnell, proprietors; Misses Mabel Berry and Maggie Barnett, salesladies. I. W. Johnson, family and fancy groceries. J. W. Johnson and B. M. Johnson. York Drug Store, drugs, magazines, stationery. Dr. J. B. Bowen, proprietor: W. L. Williams, prescription clerk: Glenn Allison, general salesman. G. H. O'Leary. furniture, saddles, stoves?G. H. O'l^ary, proprietor, D. T. Woods. Forest Smith. J. Q. Wray, groceries?J. Q. Wray, proprietor, Ben Comer, salesman. Walter Rose?meat market and green groceries. Walter Rose, proprietor: A. Rose, general manager. Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantile company, dry goods, millinery, groceries, buggies, agricultural Implements, wagons. R. E. Heath, secretary and treasurer, and manager of dry goods department: W. S. Neil, vice president and manager of grocery department. W. C. Erwin, bookkeeper: W. M. Wallace, cashier. Sales people on dry goods side: Jno. S. Sandlfer, Emmett T?ve, W. S. Dickson. Misses Maggie McFadden, Ella Cody, Lucy Smarr. Millinery. Misses Mamie Shafer and Elizabeth Hunter. Salesmen on grocery side: Joseph Rose. Roy Williamson .T H Sherrer Meek Plaxico. Strass-Smith Company?dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, etc. H. C. Strauss, president; C. W. Smith, secretary and treasurer. Miss Kate Russell, bookkeeper; Miss Willie Williams, dress goods; Messrs. Thomas Caldwell, Thomas Buice and W. O. Harshaw. Withers Adickes Company?family und fancy groceries, hardware, etc.? Withers Adickes, Oscar Robinson, Miss Ethel Turner. The Thomson Company, dry goods, millinery, dress goods, clothing, shoes, hats, notions, etc. Tames F. Thomson, manager: S. C. Woods, bookkeeper: Miss Minnie Comer, cashier; P. H. Stowc and J. F. Youngblood. clothing and shoes; Misses Gussle Beatty, Maggie Glenn and Bessie Sandifer and Mr. Knox Quinn. dry goods and notions: Miss Frances Crossmore and Mrs. J. F. Youngblood, millinery. W. M. Kennedy, family groceries, school book supplies. Mr. W. M. Kennedy. manager: Claud Latham, clerk. J. Q. Wray, dry goods, clothing, notions, shoes, hats, etc. J. Q. Wray, proprietor: Miss Maggie Dickson, cashier: Misses Mabel Castles and Bessie Connolly, and Messrs. J. Q. Hall, D. J. Mitchell, W. B. Thomasson, salespeople. York Supply Company, family and fancy groceries and plantation supplies. J. M. Starr, president; J. F. McElwee, secretary and treasurer; J. M. Ferguson, salesman. Stan* Drug Store, drugs, stationery, etc. Dr. D. Ij. Shleder, proprietor; Dr. S. L. Steele, prescription clerk. Thos. W. Speck, jewelry, watches, clocks. Thomas W. Speck, proprietor; Miss Agnes Bludworth, saleslady. VV. E. Ferguson, groceries?W. E. Ferguson, proprietor: Lewis G. Ferguson, assistant. G. W. Sherrer, meats and groceries. G. W. Sherrer. proprietor; C. Frank Sherrer, assistant. Louis Roth, groceries, dry goods, notions, shoes. Louis Roth, proprietor: J. M. Brian, Walter Whisonant and C. T. Stroup, assistant salesmen. H. C. Smith, groceries and general merchandise?B. F. Smith, manager. Glenn & Allison, buggies, wagons, agricultural Implements. W. D. Glenn and R. T. Allison, proprietors and salesmen. rin?uv\11 fAmnonv fn r*n 1 _ ture and stoves. J. Hamlet Carroll, manager. Yorkvllle Grocery Company, groceries. L. G. Grist and F. M. Sandlfer. W. C. Latimer, groceries. \V. C. Latimer, proprietor. W. R. Carroll, groceries and plantation supplies. W. R. Carroll, proprietor; Wade Ferguson, bookkeeper; W. T. Moore and J. E. Carroll, salesmen. Yorkvllle Buggy Company, buggies and agricultural Implements?M. C. Willis, proprietor; Frank Tlddy, M. C. Willis, Jr., and C. L. Wroton, salesmen. LOCAL LACONICS. Minutes of Bethel Presbytery. The manuscript copy of the minutes of the fall session of Bethel presbytery, held at Sharon last week, came into The Enquirer office last Monday, and the completed work went by this morning's train to Rev. W. A. Hafner, the stated clerk, at Bowling Green. Ordinary Tax Levy. The tax levy for ordinary county purposes has been standing pretty steady during the past ten years. The figures bv years are as follows; 1897, 3J mills; 1898, 4 mills; 1899, 4} mills; 1900. 4} mills; 1901. 4j mills; 1902, f> mills; 1903, 4 mills; 1904, 4 mills; 1905, - ???_. a 111.. . ifla- 4 mlll.i 4 IIUIIH; J?UO, 4 Ilium, IWP, 1 Ilium. Death of Mrs. Stacy. Mrs. Rosana J. Stacy died at the home of her grand-son, Mr. John Stacy, three miles southeast of Clover last Friday, of apoplexy. The deceased was born near Cherryvllle, N. C., 82 years ago, and was the widow of the late John Stacy. She leaves two grand children, Messrs. John L. and Starr N. Stacy. She was for many years a member of Clover Presbyterian church. The interment took place at Bethel on Saturday, the funeral services being conducted by Rev. W. A. Hafner. Fine Specimen of Cotton. Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: Messrs. Shannon & Hope of Sharon, S. C., called at the Observer office yesterday to leave a monster boll of fine cotton, which was grown on their place In South Carolina. It is twice the size of the ordinary boll, and the staple much more woolly than the variety grown in Mecklenburg county. The seed were secured in Mexico and the yield on two acres amounted to 4,500 pounds. Death of Mrs. McMurray. Mrs. Sallle Edmunds McMurray, wife of Rev. John A. McMurray, died at her home at Sharon last Wednesday morning, at about 2 o'clock after a long illness with cancer. The deceased was born in Charlotte county, Va., on January 3, 1855, and was a daughter of Capt. Henry E. and Mrs. Sallle E. Scott. She was married to her husband at the home of her parents on November 27, 1888. She leaves six children, two sons and four daughters. The funeral took place at Woodlawn church on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock, and the Interment took place in Woodlawn cemetery. Death of John H. Osborne. Fort Mill Times: A phone message Tuesday morning brought the news of the death in Flint Hill section of Mr. John H. Osborne, who parsed away Mondav nieht. after an illness of two weeks. The funeral was held at the home. Rev. E. S. Reaves conducting the service. The remains were lajd away in Flint Hill cemetery, old soldier comrades of the community acting as pallbearers. John H. Osborne was well known in this section. He was 82 years of age, having been born in September 1825. He was a Confederate veteran, having served through the war as a member of Co. F, 49th N. C. regiment, and was once wounded. He was a member of the Fort Mill Camp of Veterans and was a regular attendant at the meetings of the camp. Mr. Osborne was for many years a devout member of Pleasant Hill Presbyterian church. He was liked by all who knew him and his death was the cause of much sorrow to his friends. Pickpockets In Charlotte. Charlotte Observer, Thursday: Some Industrious pickpocket or pickpockets did a thriving business at the Sea board Air l^ine siauon lost nigm uuuui 7.15. Mr. John A. McRae was relieved of $90, while Mr. Bomar McElhaney of Fort Mill, S. C., lost exactly $100. There is no clue to the guilty party, though the police are on the lookout and the people should be watchful. Mr. McRea was Just embarking on a trip to Jamestown, intending to leave on the 7.15. He bought his ticket at the usual place, showing his money as he did so. When he seated himself in his car and counted his cash, it was gone. He lost it in the mob getting off the train. Mr. McRae was compelled to postpone his Jaunt to the exposition city until he could supply the place of that which was gone with other money just as good. Or, he may decide to stay here and devote himself to catching the thief, Just to get even. He expects, however, to leave tonight. Mr. McElhaney had just come in from Mount Holly. In his trousers pocket he had $100 and $2 in his vest pocket. Soon after leaving the train he discovered that where the five $20 bills had snugly rested, there was nothing, not even a nest egg. His other $2 was all right. Mr. McElhaney is a valued employee of the Southern Power company. The pickpockets operated all day vesterday, there being numerous small losses. The only sure safeguard against them Is to be on the watch and to cariy aDout no larger suum >? money than are necessary. Trottjijj at Davidso.v. ? Reports have reached this city, says a Charlotte dispatch, of trouble at Davidson college. at Davidson, near here, over hazing. It seems that a few days ago a sophomore threw a bucket of water on a freshman, and the trouble began. It is said the freshman reported the matter to President Smith, who reprimanded the soph. This, it is stated, irritated the soph class, and a meeting was held when it was decided to administer a thrashing to the freshman. It is reported that several members of the class had been using the rod of correction rather freely on the freshman. when the president walked in. Though it is difficult to get the details, enough seems to have occurred to cause ouite a sensation at the college and developments of a sensational nature ore expected. ? Columbia special to Charlotte Observer: state SuDerintendent of Edu cation Martin will ask the legislature at its coming session to so change the school law with regard to teachers' examinations throughout the state as to have these examination papers passed upon by a member of the state board of education at Columbia instead of by the county boards of education. By this method Mr. Martin hopes to entirely divorce these examinations from politics. "You will readily see that it is practically impossible to keep these examinations from politics," said Mr. "'artln. "To keep this or that district solid for him in the coming election. it Is a strong temptation to a county superintendent to have himself and his board favor the daughter of the influential man of that district. We had no end of just such trouble with our scholarship examinations for the state colleges until I had the law changed in such a way as to have the raners passed upon by the college faculties by numbers. Every time there was an examination this office would b' flooded with complaints of partiality and favoritism. HICKORY GROVE NOTES. a r Completion of the Bank Delayed?Cot- j ton Sales?The Ginnery?Talk of a 1 Cotton Seed Oil Mill?Other Matters. Correspondence of the Yorkrille bnouiter. 0 Hickory Grove, Oct. 25.?Owing to ^ delay on the part of the manufacturer li In shipping the vault door for the i*ank r of Hickory Grove, the work of com- r pleting the new building being erected d by Mr. W. S. Wllkerson is being de- t layed. The order for the missing door \ was given in ample time for it to have i been here long since. When this build- i ing is completed the bank will have i convenient, handsome and commodious | quarters and the town of Hickory j( Grove will have a brick block of six store rooms, equal any to be found In the Piedmont section. On last Wednesday Mr. C. S. Moorhead had new Irish potatoes, snap c beans and roasting ears for dinner, and t all were raised in his garden and gathered cither on Tuesday or Wednesday, t While the sales of cotton at this e place have not been as large as they c would have been had prices been more i satisfactory, still there is something j doing, as about 700 bales have passed j out of the hands of the producers qo > far. Many of the farmers are holding ? their cotton and it is safe to say that some of them will be in the fight at ( the finish. j The local ginnery ownOd by Jeff, Will y and John Whiteside3 is doing a good ( business. Up to this time aDoui tuu ( bales have been ginned. Thirty cents j per 100 pounds of lint cotton is being , charged, and while some gins in this , section are said to be working for less, j the local ginnery does not seem to feel i the competition. Mr. W. S. Wllkerson > is charging the bame as the Hickory t Grove ginnery, and the farmers seem , to be entirely wiling to pay the price j for the quality of work they are get- ( ting. If all cotton was packed and , covered with the same care as that s ginned here and at Mr. Wilkerson's. ( there would be no kicking on the part ( of the exporters or others. There is some talk of erecting a cotton seed oil mill* here and It Is prob- ' able that the enterprise will take def- 1 Inite shape and be ready for business s in time to crush the next crop. Large quantities of seed are shipped from 1 this section each season, and our peo- j pie ara beginning to believe that a pro- 1 Derly managed mill would not only be 1 a paying proposition, but a great con- ! venlence to the farmers and others. The school here under the manage- 1 ment of Prof. Allen is doing good work ] and giving entire satisfaction. SUCCESSFUL DISHONESTY. President Roosevelt Says He Will Con- ( tinue After It. i In Ills vigorous speech at Nashville 1 last Tuesday, President Roosevelt j dwelt upon the financial situation In , New York, characterizing the gambling j element, whose removal Is causing the decline in the markets, as "a cancer" j which it Is impossible to cut out "with- , out making the patient feel for a few i days sicker than he felt before." 1 He said in part: "There has been trouble In the stock market, in the high financial world, during the past few months. The statement has frequently been made that the policies for which I stand, legislative and executive, are responsible for that trouble. "Now, gentlemen, these policies of mine can be summed up in one brief sentence. They represent the effort to punish successful dishonesty. I doubt if those policies have had any material effect in bringing about the present trouble, but if they have, it will not alter in the slightest degree my determination that for the remaining sixteen months of my term those policies shall be persevered in unswervingly. "If to arouse that type of civic manhood in the nation it will be necessary to suffer any temporary commercial depression, I should consider the cost but small. All we have done has been to unearth the wrong-doing. It was not the fact that it was unearthed that did the damage. All I did was to turn on the light. I am not responsible for what the light showed. "It is impossible to cut out a cancer without making the patient feel for a few days rather sicker than he felt before. "No man will stand more strongly than I will in the defense of property, so long as it is honestly acquired, and honestly used. There are certain gentlemen who have affected to misunderstand my position on that point and to say that I have talked against men of wealth, as such, that I have incited attacks upon the class that owns great wealth. These gentlemen are blind, if they see the fact in that light. I will protect in every way in my power honest property. I will protect the honest man of wealth to the extent of my ability. "And in no way can I ultimately protect the honest man of wealth so effectively as by doing everything in my power to bring to Justice his dishonest brother to wealth. "It is a difficult matter to punish as he should be punished, the man who at the head of a great business concern or at the head of a great railroad who does wrong to the whole body politic by mismanagement of the policy. It Is difficult because as yet we hardly nave me proper laws anil nun muic irecause the people themselves through j their representatives and personally do not yet fully realize how serious the crimes are which are committed in this fashion." MERE-MENTION. Almost the entire Catawba grape crop of central New York has been ruined by freezing weather The newest and largest cruiser for the Japanese navy was launched at Yokosuka, Japan, Monday. She is expected to develop a speed of 213 knots an hour The total number of pensioners on the Federal rolls at the end of the fiscal year, June, 1907, was 967,371, a decrease from the previous year of 18,600. The total amount paid in pensions during the year was $140,850,880 Three thousand employees of the J. & P. Coats Thread company, at Pawtucket, R. I., threaten to go on a strike unless the company reinstate a discharged employee Attorneys for the Standard Oil company have found twenty-five points on which to base their fight in Chicago, to have the $29,240,000 fine imposed by Judge Landls declared void The Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the 33d Degree of the Scottish Rite Masonry for the southern jurisdiction began its bien nlal session in Washington, D. C., last ' Monday Abd-el-Aziz, sultan of ! Morocco, has raised $200,000 in France by putting up his Jewels for securing ' the loan A $7,000 shipment of cigarettes from the British-American company's factories to foreign countries, was seized by government officials at Norfolk, Va., Monday, acting ' under the Sherman anti-trust law.... s While playing with a rifle Sunday af- 1 ternoon. John Graff, 12-years-<?l 1, of f Chambersburg, Pa., accidentally dis- charged the weapon and shot his v mother dead Adrian Sibson, aged f 20. of Toledo, O., was killed and Ave 1 companions were seriously hurt by the t overturning of an automobile In Chi- 1 cago, Tuesday Ivy Summerlin, a v prominent citizen of Coffee county, t Ga,. was convicted Tuesday of murder- i ing Leon Mancil. Summerlin at the t time of the killing, claimed that-Man- s cil had wronged his daughter g Robert N. Carson, a Philadelphia mil- t llonalre, who died last week, left a will r providing for a $5,000,000 institution f for the education of orphan girls, pat- r temed after Glrard college of that city, t which is exclusively for boys....Ran- r son Godwin. 76 years old, of Johnson t county, N. C., a fugitive from justice c since August, when he murdered his t wife, committed suicide in the woods t near Selma. N. C., Tuesday The s Union Pacific railroad has just com- a pleted a number of steel passenger s cars for its lines. Only 200 pounds of . wood is used in the construction of the new cars A fatal case of bubonic plague is reported from Seattle, Wash. The victim was a Chinaman. French troops suffered a serious repulse in a battle with Moors near C Casablanca, Morocco. Tuesday... .Five does to be used by the New York po- c 'ice in pursuing wrong-doers, arrived d Tuesday from Belgium The Bar- 1 num and Bailey circus has been sold a to the Ringllng Brothers for $410,000. 1 After shooting and stabbing a F customs officer at Kingston, Jamaica, J Tuesday, a negro swallowed poison In 1 n effort to commit suicide, but the olice saved his life by hypodermic inectlons The Westinghouse Elecrlc and Manufacturing company and Jlled interest of Pittsburg, Pa., is In he hands of receivers as the result if the financial stringency in New fork The plant of the South Atantic Car and Manufacturing compaly, located at Waycross, Ga? was alnost totally destroyed by fire Wedneslay President Roosevelt returned o Washington from his southern trip rVednesday afternoon The State Jank and Trust company of Carson, tfev., with Its several branches, closed ts doors Wednesday, on account of ts Inability to realize on a $400,000 IHLlt. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. * ? William Cook, a prominent citizen if Lancaster county, died suddenly on he streets of Kershaw last Tuesday. ? Lancaster special of Wednesday, o News and Courier: The Jury in the lamage suit being tried here yesterday >f John W. Elms against the Southern A 'ower company returned a verdict last ^ light of $5,000 for the plaintiff. A notion by defendant for a new trial vas argued this morning. Judge Wllion refused to grant the motion. ? The Presbyterian synod of South Carolina meets in the First church at Anderson, Oct, 29, at 8 p. m. Rev, Dr. iV. T. Hall of the Columbia Theologi al seminary as moderator will preacn ^ he opening sermon, which will be fol- W owed by memorials of Ave ministers ,vho have died since the last synod, riz: Revs. R. H. Reed, Jas. Wood row, D. D., J. L Williamson, N. W. Ed- . bunds, D. D., and W. G. Neville, D. D. Q The stated clerk will be in the church 'rom 4 to 6 p. m. Tuesday to enroll the nembers in advance. Arrangements lave been made for reduced fare over :he railroads of the state on return :ickets provided 100 certificates In standard form are presented and signid by the clerk. Let all procure these certificates in starting. ? Columbia special of October 23, to Charlotte Observer: Mr. C, C. Featherstone of Laurens, who was defeated several years ago for governor on a prohibition platform, was here today ind gave out an Interview favoring continuance of the present local op,:ion law by the coming legislature .villi an amendment placing the task )f voting a county "wet" on the whlsty advocates. The new county option aw as advocated by Mr. Featherstone would first declare a state of prohlbl- ^ Lion to exist throughout the state, and would then allow wny county deelrlng iispensarles to petition for an election. There Is good reason to believe that the prohibitionists generally will marshal their forces next spring for the ^ mactment of such a law instead of m trying to get -a straight prohibition law passed. Mr. J. P. Gibson of Marlboro, one of the leading prohibitionists of the house of representatives, iays he will introduce such a bill at the coming session of the legislature. The prohibitionists hope finally to get i straight state prohibition law enactsd in South Carolina, and they believe this will come to them with the elec tlon of the next legislature; but they fear that If they attempt to get all they 4 ivant at the hands of the present legislature they w4.il lose alL ? Columbia State: Judge William H. Brawley of the United States district oourt has addressed a communication to the members of the Richland county bar and to others Interested Informing } them that it will not be feasible to hold the November term of the United States court for the trlai of civil cases next month. He has been summoned to be at Richmond November 6. to dt In the United States court of appeals, which convenes there on that date. The law requires that at least three circuit or district Judges be present at the sitting of the court of ippeals, and as only Judge Pritchard ind Judge Purnell of the other mem- _ bers of the bench will be able to sit, It is necessary for Judge Brawley to be on hand to complete the court. Judge Brawley writes that if It inconveniences any member of the bar seriously and there is any case which demands especially speedy hearing he will try and arrange to run down to Columbia from Richmond about November 20, and then after disposing of the urgent business adjourn court until in January, when the regular term of the United States criminal court will convene. As there is no case which demands such immediate hearing, the members of the bar will be satisfied to let the court go over until January. ? The Anderson grand Jury made Its presentment last Tuesday In regard to the escape of Allen Emerson from the I oounty Jail last summer. Tne grand fury did not indict any one for connection with Emerson's escape, but it s plainly stated that there had been carelessness in the management- of the loll ?,n/l fhal Vm#rmn hnii been allow id too much liberty. The presentment j is as follows: "The grand jury begs leave to make this final and supplementary presentment for the year 1907, it this special term of the court of general sessions, called for the purpose of receiving this presentment We have made a careful and painstaking investigation into the jail delivery in this county on the night of August 20, 1907, whereby Allen Emerson, comvicted of murder and sentenced to life Imprisonment in the peniten- * tiary, his case then being under appeal to the supreme court, escaped and still remains at large. This matter was jrought to our attention by several titlzens of the county, who urged an nvestlgation of the facts for the purpose of trying to find out' the parties 9 guilty of cognizance therein. We have examined more than thirty witnesses n this investigation. We are unable to present any person at this time for ictive complicity iu the escape. We io not find any carelessness on the ^art of those in charge of the jail of i degree which we would term orlmilal, and which we could say actively issisted in the escape of the said prisjner on the night he got out In other ^ ivords we are not able to connect any ' w general carelessness with the actual scape. Nevertheless, we deem It for the best interests of Justice and the enforcement of the Idw in this county to ^ report that we find that for the last . car. and especially since Allen Emer- ? on has been in Jail, the Jailers have given him too much liberty and license tnd too many privileges; that they liave allowed him to handle, and at times have the possession of the Indde keys of the Jail in a manner which io prisoner should be allowed to have, !o express it in the mildest way. Furthermore the Jailers have been careess. negligent and derelict in their duties in allowing other parties than themselves to have possession of the <eys at times. Our object in bringing this matter to the attention of your nonor and to the county is that we think that this action will tend to the v rore sure enforcement of the sentences >f our courts." ? New York, October 22: A new uustratlon of the (trowing perils of a treat city in which thousands of tall >ulldings border the popular thorough- ^ ares, was given this afternoon. A iteel crowbar, five feet long, and veighlng twelve pounds, dropped from in upper story of the Maiden Lane tuildlng. at 170 Broadway, crashed hrough the roof of a car, grazed the >ack of the motorman's hat and then vent through the floor of the car to he street. As the car passed the bulldng there was a crash, combined with he clang of the piece of steel as it * truck a hard substance. The passengers jumped to their feet and the moi rman turned to see what had hap>tned. Through the hood over the ront platform was a round hole; dlectly beneath was another hole hrough the floor of the platform. The -j notorman jumped off and saw proruding above the pavement one ;nd >f a crowbar. Two-thirds of the steel lar lay buried in the pavement. The ?ar in falling hit the roof of the car harp end first, and penetrated the roof jid floor as if it were going through o much paper. ?he Cotton IRarhet. Yorkvllle, October 25.?Cotton 10.75. 'otton seed 25$ cents a bushel. New York, October 25.?Cotton spot losed steady, 20 points lower; mldlling uplands 11.10; middling gulf 1.35; sales 900 bales. Futures opened ? nd closed steady as follows: Oct. 0.31; Nov. 10.33; Dec. 10.45; Ja*, J0.25*eb. 10.28: March 10.29; Aprfl 10.31; lav 10.34; June 10.32; July 10.30; Aug. 0.23.