Jtoaps and |arts.
? New York. December 11: Complete
and official returns of the vote cast
for state officers In every county of
New York state. In the recent state
election show that the entire Democratic
state ticket, except Its candidate
for governor, was elected. Charles E.
Hughes. Republican candidate for governor,
was elected by a plurality of
57.973. The pluralities for the Democratic
candidates for the state offices
below that of governor ranged from
5,442 for Chanler to 14,250 for Martin
H. Glynn, the Democratic candidate
for comptroller.
? A dispatch from Austin, Texas,
says: The anti-Bailey movement has
gained headway throughout the state
during tne last rew aays. une i?ou?n
of the opposition to Bailey claim that
seventy-two members of the legislature
have made it known that they
will not vote for' Bailey's re-election.
This is enough to defeat him. Attorney
General R. V. Davidson, said that
he had no further reply to make to Mr.
Bailey. Mr. Bailey had called for the
proof of the charges which he had
made against him, and he had responded
to chat demand by furnishing
it, he said.
? Kekomo, Indiana, December 12: A
riot of negro troops, similar to the
Brownsville affair, has happened in
the Philippines, according to a letter
received by Mrs. M. H. Jackson, the
mother of Lieutenant Calvert, who was
murdered by members of his company
while on duty. The letter says Calvert
was the victim of premeditated
murder. He tried to stop a drunken
fight of his men of the twenty-fourth
Infantry, negroes, when shot. The entire
company is under arrest. An appeal
will be made to President Roosevelt
to have the guilty punished. No
members of the company will reveal
who did the fatal shooting.
? Washington, December 11: The
annual report of George E. Roberts,
director of the mint, was filed today.
It shows that the coinage was less
during the last year ?than for several
years previous, owing, chiefly, to the
exhaustion of the stock of silver bullion.
The total of domestic coinage
was 1(7,271,035 pieces of the value of
$60,216,747 of this $52,002,097 was in
gold coin, $3,016,368, was subsidiary
silver coins, $2,302,397 was in fivecent
nickels and $895,884 was in bronze
one-cent pieces. There was also a
coinage of 25.000,000 pesos in gold for
the Mexican government; 700,000 fractional
silver pieces for the government
of Costa Rica. 1,000,000 half balboa
pieces for the government of Panama,
and 1.557,629 pesos and 1,887 pieces in
fractional silver coins for the government
of the Philippine Islands.
? Washington. Dec. 11: The crop
reporting board of the bureau of statistics
of the department of agriculture
from the reports of the correspondents
and agents of the bureau In
conjunction with the recent report by
the bureau of census of the quantity
of cotton ginned, estimates that the
total production of cotton in the United
States for the year 1906-07 will
amount to 6,001,726,000 pounds (not
including llnters), equivalent to 12,546,000
bales of 500 pounds gross
weight. The estimated production in
600-pound bales by states is as follows:
Virginia, 13,000; North Carolina,
537,000; South Carolina, 875.000;
Georgia. 1,578,000; Florida, 54,000;
Alabama, 1,252,000; Mississippi, 1,484,000;
Louisiana, 930,000; Texas, 3,944,000:
Arkansas, 791,000; Tennessee, 260,
000; Missouri, 43,000; Oklahoma, 380;
Indian Territory, 405,000.
? Former Gov. Franklin J. Moses of
South Carolina was found dead in bed
at his lodging house at Winthrop
Beach, Mass., last Tuesday, death being
caused by asphyxiation. When his
room was broken into gas was found
escaping from a small stove which
was used to heat the place. Mr. Moses
was sixty years of age. He had
resided in Winthrop for several years
and occasionally had acted as moderator
at its town meeting. Mr. Moses
had a varied career and although once
was wealthy, it is said that he died in
comparative poverty. He was governor
of South Carolina in 1872. Moses
was a native of Sumter county. He
was honorably discharged from South
Carolina college shortly after the war
and as a member of the staff of Gov.
F. W. Pickens raised the South Carolina
flag over Fort Sumter, after Its
surrender by Major Anderson. Until
1865 he was a Democrat; but during
reconstruction became a Republican
and was a member of the constitutional
convention of 1868. He was afterwards
governod. His administration
was one of corruption. He sold
pardons outright and took big rakeoffs
from dishonest appropriations. He
had to flee the state to keep out of the
penitentiary.
? During the consideration of the
legislative, executive and Judicial appropriation
bill in the house of representatives
last Tuesday, Representative
Richardson of Alabama, spoke In
favor of sustaining In the bill the paragraph
appropriating $20,000 to send
cotton experts to foreign countries to
investigate the outlook for the sale of
cotton products. He said it was amazing
to him that the appropriation committee
had stricken out that paragraph
of the bill. Cotton manufacture
and cotton production. Mr. Richardson
1J ?(n/ltioipv in thh
SU1U, ?tta llir (icaicm iiiuuan j
world. "There Is no conflict between
the spinner and the grower," he remarked.
"Europe Is paying us today
for cotton fully >400,000,000, more than
>1,000,000 per day. If this Industry
should be destroyed the most Important
business of Great Britain would be
prostrated." The legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill affords
an opportunity for general debate,
covering a wide range of subjects from
a dissertation on Alfred Nobel, the
founder of the Nobel prize, to the raising
of the salaries of members of con
gress. and Including a discussion or
simplified spelling. Representative
Gaines of Tennessee, urged increases
of salaries for members of congress,
beginning with the sixty-first congress.
? There is a good deal of speculation
all over the new state, says an Ardmore,
Okla., dispatch, as to what effect might
be gained for Oklahoma if an Indian
were sent to the United States senate.
Let it be understood here and now
that the Indian is not cutting much
figure In politics?as an Indian. He is
too few and too Indifferent. But as
an individual many an exception may
be found. Some of the strongest men
In the Awin territories are Indians,
full and three-quarter blood. Of the
type mentioned there are half a dozen
who have ? immense interest in the
political game now being played. At
least three of them would willingly go
to the senate, and any one of the three
would make a fine Impression and
bring about much free advertising for
the new state of Oklahoma. These
three are Charles D. Carter, a young
man of Ardmore, who owns 12,000
acres of fine land, and a lot of town
property; Chief McCurtaln and Chief
Pleasant Porter. McCurtaln Is a
giant full-blood Choctaw. Porter Is a
big Creek, well known in St. Louis.
McCurtaln is one of the notable native
orators, preferring to speak In the Indian
tongue, although he Introduced
Bryan at South McAlester last month
In well worded English. Chief Pleasant
Porter, who spends much of his
time In St. Louis and Chicago, makes
a fine speech in English. He is something
of a humorist and a good deal
of a philosopher. Neither he nor McCurtaln
admits that he Is In the field
as a candidate. Charley Carter, the
Ardmore man, said the other day that
he was not a candidate, but his friends
insist that he will be in the race at
the finish, and he himself smilingly
says that if the lightning comes his
way he will not be found dodging.
She ^lorkiillc (Enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. C.t
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1906.
The Spartanburg Herald has Iraproved
very much under Its present
management and is now a better paper
than It has ever been.
Thb house on yesterday adopted a
resolution favoring the complete restoration
of the old standard of orthography.
and it is understood that
the president is now wiumg .ouo..don
his efforts In behalf of simplified
spelling.
OxNORBis Is not disposed to give the
president the power her has requested,
of being able to remove officers of the
army and navy in time of peace
without a court martial. The proposition
Is generally considered to be
very bad policy.
Until Mrs. Storer let it out that
she and her husband are responsible
for the original discovery of Roosevelt
they were in a position to command
public sympathy; but now It
will have to be admitted that they are
deserving of all they are suffering.
Pkophr drainage Is one of the most
Important requirements in keeping the
average road in good condition, and
how many roads have proper drainage
throughout their whole length? The
work of giving the roads proper
drainage can be done by the road
hands.
The Manning Times suggests that
if the general assembly wants a thorough
Investigation of the dispensary,
It might turn the matter over to Attorney
General Lyon with the authority
and the means with which to employ
experts to examine the books
from the beginning until now.
That Is a good idea. Everybody knows
that Mr. Lyon did not have more than
half a show as a committeeman, most
of his elTorts being blocked by fellow
members of the committee, who were
In more or less sympathy with the
people who were being investigated.
We do not want to be understood as
meddling In the Methodist church
quarrel. While we have no hesitation
in admitting that the issue is of a
nature well calculated to engage public
Interest, we frankly admit that we
have very little business with it. It
is a family quarrel strictly, involving
principally the welfare of the Methodist
church. That the church will
sustain any Injury either temporary
or permanent on account of this thing,
we have no idea. On the contrary we
believe it will be benefited. As we
see it and as we believe a large majority
of the Methodist laity, as well
as no Inconsiderable portion of the
Methodist ministry see it. Mr. Crelghton
is in the main right. His protest
is against an autocratic abuse of power
for selfish purposes, and his protest
will eventually win. In the meantime,
the Methodist brethren may be trusted
to fight out the battle in their own
way and finally reach a conclusion that
will be to the honor and glory of their
church. The reproduction of Mr.
Crelghton's article in The Enquirer
will be the means of laying his side
of the story before hundreds of people
who would not otherwise have had"the
opportunity of seeing it.
There is great commotion throughout
France because of the operation
of the law separating church and
state, which law went into effect yes
terday. For a thousand years the
church and state have been one in
France. That is, the Roman Catholic
church and the state have been virtually
one. The church was supported
at the expense of the state. The state
provided most of the church buildings
and paid the salaries of the church
officials of all kinds. These officials,
however, owed their allegiance first
to the church of Rome, from which
they derived their authority. Sorhething
like a hundred years ago laws
were passed that gave limited recognition
to other religious bodies besides
the Roman Catholics; but the Roman
Catholics generally came first, and
were considered as having claims that
did not attach to others. The new
law, however, puts the Catholics on
exactly the same basis as the professors
of other creeds The state has
taken back all the property of its
own that has been used by the church,
and will no longer pay salaries to
churchmen. In order to be permitted
to hold public worship the catnoncs
are required to petition for the right
of assembly the same as others are required
to do. The Roman Catholic
world has not taken kindly to this
change. Indeed, the French government
has evidence that the papal authorities
have been trying to get up a
rebellion, and what the final outcome
will be Is not yet definitely known. It
Is quite possible that bloodshed may
result out of the situation, but as to
that time alone can tell.
There Is lots of talk In the papers
of the probability of war with Japan.
Cable dispatches represent European
diplomats and military men as being
convinced that a trial of conclusions
between this country and the Japanese
as being Inevitable. The San
Francisco school matter is merely an
Incident In the situation. The foreigners
are of opinion that Japan has be
gun to regard this country as the only
great rival standing In the way of her
complete monopoly of the Pacific and
eastern Asiatic trade, and they believe
that the Japanese have about reached
the point where they have persuaded
themselves that they can dispose of
the United States as easily as they
disposed of Russia. From the European
point of view, the United States
Is but Illy prepared to go to war with
Japan, being Inferior both as to army
and navy. This country has a larger
navy than Japan. But its efficiency is
necessarily negatived by the long
coast line to be defended and the Impracticability
of concentrating its entire
strength In either the Atlantic or
Pacific on short notice. That Japan
is not a power to be despised is well
understood by all men of reasonable
intelligence; but still there is good
reason to doubt that she has any Intention
of running afoul of the
United States Just at this time. It is
quite certain that this country is not
prepared for war with Japan, and it
is quite possible that Japan would get
the best of such a war in the begin
' nlng; but the Japanese are not fools.
They surely know enough to appreciate
that the United States Is in no
respect like Russia; that when this
country undertakes a war. It does not
calculate on anything else than success.
We have an Idea that much of
this war talk Is for the purpose of
spurring congress on to more liberal
provisions for the army and navy.
Thb newspapers have been filled
during the past few days with quite
an edifying controversy between President
Roosevelt and Bellamy Storer,
the latter, until recently United States
minister to Austro-Hungary. The
main feature of the controversy is the
showing by Storer that Mr. Roosevelt
said and did certain things looking to
the elevation of Archbishop Ireland to
the cardinalate, and the point blank
denial of Roosevelt that he had evet
thought of such a thing. The facte
developed seem to further confirm a
pretty generally existing popular opinion
that Mr. Roosevelt does not hesitate
to toy lightly with the truth when,
In his opinion, it suits his purpose tc
do so, and that is whenever he decides
to turn about on almost any
proposition. It seems that Storer and
his wife were at one time very close
personal friends of the president
They called the president "Theodore,"
and he called them by their first
names, Bellamy and Maria. Mrs. Storer
did not hesitate to ask the president
for anything she wanted for hei
husband or herself and the presldenl
was formerly disposed to give her anything
she asked for. After she and
Mr. Storer had been sent to AustroHungary
for instance, she wrote
"Dear Theodore" a fetching letter In
which she said how Bhe would love tc
have Bellamy and herself designated
th? United States at the
wedding of the king of Spain, and this
was granted. At another time she told
the president what splendid representatives
she and her husband would
make in Paris and she also let tht
president know that in her opinior
Bellamy would make a most creditable
secretary of war in the cabinet. The
letters of the president to Mrs. Storei
all carry the idea that he was nol
Inclined to disagree with her in any ol
these prepositions and as a matter ol
fact there is every reason to believe
that had the opportunity presented
the president would have given Mrs
Storer everything she asked for. Bui
lately there came an end to it all anc
this is how it came about. According
to Mr. Storer, the president had a desire
to influence the pope to rais<
Archbishop Ireland to the cardinalate
Knowing that it would never do t<
take up such a matter officially, h<
told Mr. Stoder what he wanted ant
Mr. and Mrs. Storer went to work t<
bring it about. As the result of indiscretions
of Mrs. Storer however, lr
parading her pull and power with th<
president and things generally, then
got out a lot of embarrassing information.
For instance other wire pulleri
among the Roman Catholics in Nev
York and elsewhere, were working foi
another candidate and when they fount
out that the Storers were working foi
Archbishop Ireland, they began t<
make It warm for Theodore for Interfering
with church affairs. It wai
then that Theodore got rid of Storei
by writing a rebuking letter to Mrs
Storer through him, causing Storer'i
resignation. In the letter Mrs. Storei
was accused of being implicated in ar
Intrigue having for its object a marriage
between Prince Victor Napoleor
and a member of the Orleanist familj
of France. Storer to save his face
which was about all that was left t<
save, prepared a pamphlet in which h<
told the whole story. Ostensibly the
pamphlet was for private distributer
only; but somehow, probably as was
intended, it got into the papers, anc
the president had to reply. He addressed
his reply to Secretary Root;
but saw that it got into the papers the
same night, and in it he denied anj
responsibility whatever for any connection
with the Ireland Intrigue, putting
the whole thing at the door of e
meddlesome woman, Mrs. Storer. Bui
Mr. Storer seems to have the best ol
the situation In all except that he anc
his wife are now forever out with
"Dear Theodore." And although "Deai
Theodore" has officially cleared hi!
skirts, a large part of the public is
still believing and will always believe
that he was as deeply concerned in the
intrigue that sought to influence the
action of the pope with reference tc
the cardinalate as was either Mr
Storer or his very ambitious wife.
The Matter With the Southern.
What is the matter with the Southern
railroad? This Is a question thai
is frequently being asked, and while
we are able to see justice In the question,
we confess almost complete Ignorance
as to the proper answer. We
are able only to speculate as others
are speculating.
t* ?- 1?->cr r\f rirMiirilm
11 ne nair au,T ?. r.
against the Southern railroad or an>
of Its officials, we are unconscious ol
it. We have no occasion for such
feeling: but that there is something
bad wrong in the management of this
system, there Is no use trying to deny
We are not about to forget the fact
that the section through which the
Southern is running Is making most
tremendous demands on its facilities,
and that the freight and passenger
business it is now transacting is something
enormous?almost beyond conception;
but even these this fact does
not seem to fully account for the unsatisfactory
service that is being rendered.
In the first place it Is a fact that the
road beds, especially in the case of the
less important branches are not being
kept In proper condition, and in the
second place, there seems to be no effort
to make schedules and in the third
' place there are too many accidents, in
' volvlng Iobb of life and destruction of ]
property.
[ Perhaps It Is because we are not
i supposed to know a great deal about j
1 railroading, but we confess that we
[ are unable to see how present condl- ^
' tions can continue indefinitely. The
losses the Southern railroad Is sus- t
talnlng from week to week and month
i to month in the destruction of property
seem sufficient to break up any j
other business that was ever lnatl
tuted, and we do not believe that even
the railroad business can continue to c
stand such losses indefinitely.
Of course, it Is generally understood'
that J. P. Morgan stands behind the
Southern railroad and it is understood
also that Morgan's name is synonymous "Y
with financial power and prestige.
But it is very well to understand and y
remember that Mr. Morgan is not a
money loser. He is a money maker,
i and he does not Intend to lose any big F
i money on the Southern railroad. ^
If the Southern railroad has been
losing money to such an extent as to
Indicate its probable inability to pay
its fixed charges. Including Interest on e
its bonds, etc., it is safe to say that
Mr. Morgan has already made himself
, safe, and that if there should be a fui
ture crash the chanceB are that Mr.
Morgan would make, rather than lose
money.
> As we have already stated, ws do
; not know a great deal about the
Southern railroad's financial condition. P
. . .... n
Our information is confined principal- ly
to the everywhere apparent evidences
of Its physical condition. From
| what we see of its physical condition, ^
however, we are not reassured. It ^
looks as if there must necessarily be
| a change, and In the nature of that
change this section of the south has
i s
tremendous Interest.
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ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. ?
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A Small Fire?Miserable Passenger
Service?Epworth League Election? ,J
, Personal and Other Notes. t
Jorrespondrnce ot the Yorkrille Enquirer.
Rock Hill, December 13.?Monday a
evening about eight o'clock the home ^
of Andy Mcllwalne, who lives on the fl
lot adjoining the plant of the Water, j,
' Light and Power company, was destroyed
by fire. The fire was not dis- ?
covered until it was too late for sal- s
' vage. The house was old and light v
I and went like hay. Mcllwalne dis- c
covered the fire himself when he
1 neared the home on his return from fl
. work. n
The passenger service to and from j
. this point la simply outrageous. A
' lady accompanied by two children left n
here one afternoon this week at 2 o
o'clock and reached Charlotte at 5 u
. o'clock. That Js she reached the over- c
, head bridge on the Southern edge of
: the city. She there learned that It a
would be some time before the train t
I would be able to proceed to the pas- u
senger station, so she got off, walked
two blocks and caught an up town car.
1 She had one hour to spend shopping "
i and then hurried to the depot where, n
, after getting aboard the train she had, ^
another tedious wait of an hour. The
' rest of the trip home took two more * '
s hours. Result?six hours going and h
, returning twenty-five miles. It does 8
, look like the local train?this was the t
famed "Chester Swing." Rev. W. B.
" Duncan also took a prolonged tour one P
L afternoon this week, he left here at t
s 2 p. m., and reached Charlotte at 6.30 a
p. m. f
1 Mr. Ike McFadden has moved his 1
J family from tne country near uewio i
> Turnout, and is occupying a new cot- e
. tage on Flint street.
Mr. Will Davis, a son of Capt. L.
t M. Davis of this city, was in the city e
t Monday. He is now representing a s
p firm which is the southern distributor
for a famous talking machine.
The annual election of officers was
held at the meeting of the Epworth
league this week: President, J. B. t
Sykes; vice presidents, W. Gill Hollls.
Miss Mattie Caton, Miss Maud
Chaplin and Mrs. R. E. Stackhouse: f
C. B. Haynes, secretary; J, Boyd
Creighton, treasurer; Miss Lula Caton, |
agent for "Epworth Era;" Miss Willie <3
Cathcart, organist 1
Mr. Julian S. Starr, who during the s
past year has been farming in Lancaster
county, has returned to Rock Hill I
to live.
Mr. R. P. Boyd, who is now travel- g
ing from Spring City, Tenn., spent p
Sunday and Monday with his family
here. b
A marriage in which a number of f
people here are interested will occur >
December 26th, at Lewis Turnout, that (
of Miss Mary Augusta McFadden to
Mr. Walter A. Blaine of Blackstock.
Miss McFadden is a niece of Mr. W.
H. Wylie and Mr. Blaine is a brother
of Mrs. W. L. Hlcklln. r
Dr. J. Porter Hollls, special agent
of the bureau of Corporations is in r
town for a brief visit. He has for the t
past year been doing work for his de- 5
partment in Texas and elsewhere,
gathering Information in regard to the
oil and tobacco business. Dr. Hollls ^
before going to Johns Hopkins to stu- v
dy for his Ph. D. degree was a teach- j
er in the graded schools of this city.
Mr. Brevard Fewell, a lifelong res- P
ident of Ebenezer, with his family
left today for Chester, where they will c
visit Mrs. Fewell's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Trlplett before leaving for their J
new home in far off Colorado. Mr. t
Fewell Is a son of the late Dr. W. B. t
Fewell and has many friends and rel- t
atives In the county.
Mrs. Alex Long and Mrs. Pitts are P
visiting in Laurens.
Mrs. Percy Blackwell, who was Miss t
fteroeri cava, is viaumg uci oioina,
Mesdames W. B. Wilson, Jr., and W.
' O. Stevens.
1 Messrs. M. H. Sandlfer and A. E.
Smith, have returned from Charleston.
Geo. D. White of Charlotte, spent
Sunday here.
i Mrs. E. Smith, who was Miss Marr
guerite Lumpkin, is visiting relatives
here.
Mayor R. Evans Wylie and Senator
W. C. Hough of Lancaster, spent
l Tuesday in the city.
t
f HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
1 '
i Lively Trade?Mr. Leech and Bride?
r Personal Mention.
3 Correspondence of 'he Vorkville Knauirer.
3 Hickory, December 13.?Trade is
, unusually lively on account of the cut
' price among the merchants. All seem
J to be doing good business.
? Mr. and Mrs. J. Morgan Leech, a
, notice of whose marriage in Gaffney b
last week has already appeared, re- ^
turned yesterday after a ptay of several
days in Washington, D. C. It was 0
the intention to take in other cities, b
but owing to adverse weather condi- a
tion8, they decided otherwise. They p
were tendered a reception at the resl- ||
' dence of the groom's father, Mr. Geo. s
t C. Leech ' yesterday, at which were n
? present members of the family, togeth- c
er with a few invited friends. They
will take their home at the groom's
residence on Main street at the lower
j end of town.
Pauline, the five-year-old daughter a
of Rev. J. L. Oates, who has been
quite sick for about two months, is 11
! still confined to bed. e
p Mr. Guist Howell, who has been crit- ]{
. icall.v ill with typhoid fever at his
r home near Howell's Ferry, is able to
i be about in the house.
> Mrs. V. D. Howell had also been J
! quite sick with fever also, but at this p
writing is slowly improving.
Mrs. R. L. Scoggins is suffering n
: with a prettv severe attack of grippe, a
, Miss Ruga! Moss has been very sick n
' at her home at Hopewell for the past
week. While her condition Is rather '
, critical, she has some favorable symp- ^
toms Just now. a
? Charleston. December 11: Market- fi
i Ing was begun today of the first crop f<
of American tea grown on a commer- o
clal scale. Twelve thousand pounds f(
have been raised on a plantation In d<
Colleton county, a few miles from tl
i Charleston. For several years tea has fi
been marketed from Plnehurst, the si
t government experimental garden at di
Summerville, but the product market- f(
ed today Is the first of a purely commercial
venture. The output next year P'
promises to be very large. hi
UOCAX. AFFAIRS.
MEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
. C. Wilborn?Offers additional real
estate in town and country for sale,
ork Drug Store?Publishes a bulletin
relative to Its display of holiday
goods.
'horrtson Co.?Invites attention to
many articles suitable for holiday
gifts. Ladies' 75c and $1 kid gloves
special at 39c.
, Q. Wray, the Leader?Is showing a
nice line of Christmas goods, Including
go-carts, rocking horses,
dolls, horns, etc.
tar Drug Store?Has a handsome line
of goods for holiday buyers, including
dressing cases, work boxes, shaving
sets, mirrors, pipes, books, collar
and cuff boxes, cut glass, albums,
etc.
ork Supply Co.?Offers their stock
of shoes at reduced prices, and all
men's pants at cost.
V. Adlckes Co.?Hopes to have its
Christmas goods in shape in a day
or so. Eggs reduced in price today.
'Irst National Bank?Says, "We want
your bank account."
I. W. White?Tells you he Is a speculator
in the generally accepted
term. Real estate on East Madison
street for sale?12 per cent Investment.
? ^ L To
(OOBOn Bros. UU8II Liiuir 1.1 uuciiug
millinery at bargain prices to reduce
stock. Want you to pay If
you haven't done so.|
A mortgage on the prospective proprty
of the Catawba Valley Railroad
ompany was filed In the office of the
lerk of the court on Monday to be
ut on record. The mortgage cornrises
about fifty typewritten pages,
nd Is for the sum of $2,600,000.
The turkey crop has turned out
ather more abundant than was
bought about Thanksgiving. Then
"urkeys sold readily at 12J cents a
ound, and some people who were
rilling to pay 15 cents failed to get
upplied. The demand, however, Is
ot now very strong even at 121 and
eople who have dealt largely In tureys
say that all of the local supply
annot be marketed at the last namqfl
rice.
"The demand for cowpeas In Augusa
Is Increasing dally," says the HerId
of Wednesday, "and today Augusa
dealers are paying one dollar and
fty cents per bushel for them." Speakig
of the situation this morning one
f the largest dealers in the south
tated that In sections of the country
hlch use large quantities of the seed
owpeas, the crop Is small and the
armers are buying In great quantities
iow for fear of a shortage next spring,
t was stated that conditions were
lever In such a state at tms season
f the year and prevailing prices are
inprecedented In the history of the loal
pea trade. Another dealer, when
sked about the situation stated that
he market was now at the best flgire
he ever remembered and the farmrs
would do well to sell. The price
f peus now make them the most proftable
crop in the country and even the
ilgh price of cotton which has been
irevailing during the last few years
las not offset the profit In peas. For
everal years now the cowpea crop of
he south - has been selling at high
irlces, and now they are going higher
han ever. Whether they will go
.bove present prices or not cannot be
oretold, but one thing is certain and
hat is that the market now is hlghr
than It has ever been at this season
if the year and nearly as high as It
ver goes In the midst of the planting
eason."
IN THE SUPREME COURT.
T1U? 'I.. II*. .... rare r\t vOafprHflV reOOrt
1 lie uaiijr ^apwto W4 ^ .
he proceedings of the supreme court
in Wednesday with reference to cases
rom York county as follows:
B. B. Quick, respondent, vs. Mlllfort
dill company, appellant. Motion to
llsmlss. Mr. A. M. Deal and Mr. Q.
V. S. Hart for motion; Mr. W. B. Wilon
contra.
Lucy Keenan et al., appellants, vs.
). P. Leslie, respondent. Continued.
James M. Cherry, respondent, vs.
mith-Fewell company, appellant Apteal
abandoned.
A. E. Sutton, respondent, vs. Cataw>a
Power company, appellant Mr.
lussell G. Lucas for appellant; Messrs.
Vilson & Wilson for appellant; Mr.
}. W. S. Hart for respondent.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Dr. J. D. McDowell received infornatlon
yesterday of the death of his
nother, and left Immediately to attend
he funeral, which is to be held at
iumter today.
Congressman Flnley returned from
Vashington Wednesday afternoon, and
rill not go back until after the holllays.
He says that congress has done
practically nothing up to this time.
Invitations are out for the marriage
if Miss Addle May Jackson to Mr.
ames Clyde Bigger, the ceremony to
ake place at the residence of the
ride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
I. Jackson, December 25, at 3 o'clock
p. m.
Invitations have been received here
o the marriage of Mr. J. L. Gardner,
ormerly of Yorkvllle to Miss Kathaine
Louise Biard of Paris, Texas. The
eremony is to take place on Decem?er
16, at the residence of the bride's
parents.
The following from the Atlanta
Jeorglan of Dec. 10, Is of Interest In
forkvllle, the bride to be having for
nerly lived here: The marriage 01
dr. Thomas Leonard Hoshall and Miss
Sarah Gladney will take place Monday
ivenlng at 8 o'clock at the Sacred
leart rectory. In the presence of a
ew friends. Rev. Dr. John Gunn perormlng
the ceremony. Miss Gladney,
rho is the second daughter of Mr. and
drs. James S. Gladney, formerly of
Lancaster, now of Columbia, S. C.,
ias made her home In Atlanta for the
?ast two years, where she has a numier
of friends who are interested in
ier marriage. Mr. Hoshall Is a native
if Memphis, Tenn., and at present
lolds the responsible position of manner
of the E. C. Atkins & Co., office
n this city. He has made his home
n Atlanta only recently, but In this
hort time he has made a large circle
f friends and Is well known in the solal
and business world.
KILLED IN A RUNAWAY.
Mr. David J. Moore, a well known
nd highly esteemed citizen of Bethel
ownshlp, who lived about two miles
nst of Clover, was killed in Gastonla
ist Tuesday afternoon as the result of
runaway accident.
Accompanied by a neighbor, Mr. T.
. Bradford. Mr. Moore had been to a
oint about two mnes east 01 uasiuia
for the purpose of bringing back
family Of negroes that had formerly
ved with him and that was desirous
f returning. There were two wagons,
Ir. Bradford driving the one In front,
nd when Mr. Moore's wagon was oposlte
the Avon mill, his team became
lghtened, It is thought by the falling
>rward of a table or some other part
f the load and ran away. Mr. Moore
?ll out of the wagon and probably uner
the heels of the mules. Just how
le mishap occurred has not been denltely
determined; but when bytanders,
who rushed forward to rener
assistance reached the spot, they
>und Mr. Moore lying unconscious and
hyslcians afterward ascertained that
Is neck was broken.
The body of Mr. Moore wu prepared
for burial In an undertaking establishment
in Gastonia and was sent
to Clover by the southbound C. &
N.-W. train Tuesday evening. The
funeral services were conducted at the
home on Wednesday morning by Rev.
W. B. Arrowood, and the Interment
took place at Bethel cemetery in the
presence of a large concourse of sorrowing
relatives, friends and neighbors.
Mr. Moore was aged 61 years and 3
days. He was born In the Bethel
neighborhood and spent his life there,
with the exception of three years In
the Confederate service. He was a
member of company H, 18th South
Carolina, under Capt. R. H. Glenn, and
was a most excellent soldier. He was
twice wounaea, tne secona nme m mo
leg the day before the surrender. He
was an ideal citizen, who made it a
rule to discharge all of his duties by
his fellow men and to attend strictly
to his own business. He leaves a
widow, one son and two daughters and
also a brother and a sister.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? People are doing their Christmas
shopping at home this year. They find
that the home market Is good as Is to
be found anywhere.
? The Bazaar under the auspices of
the ladles of the Methodist church is
being conducted at the residence of
Mrs. Louis Roth today, and will continue
during this afternoon and evening.
? The annual banquet of the local
camp of the Woodmen of the World
came off last night and was without
doubt the most elaborate, successful
and enjoyable affair of the kind that
has taken place In Yorkville in years.
In fact there were a number of persons
present who have attended many
functions along similar lines in Yorkville
during the past fifteen or twenty
years who unhesitatingly pronounced
tl"> affair nt lost nlarht as surpassing
them all. It took place In the spacious
dining room of the Yorkville Hotel,
now under the management of Mrs. M.
E. Buggeln, one of the owners of the
property, and the caterer was Mr.
Alonzo Rose, than whom a more capable
one would be difficult to find.
The spread occupied two tables, each
about forty feet long and with seating
capacity for about 100 persons. It
would be rather difficult to give the
complete menu, but In the language
of Louis Roth, who says he Is not a
"wooden" man, but was a guest, there
was everything in the way of eatables
on the tables except corn bread. There
was boiled ham, boiled pork, beef,
baked possum, roasted turkey with
dressing, chicken salad, biscuit, loaf
crackers, several kinds of cake, oranges,
apples, bananas, nuts, raisins
coffee and last, but no means least
oyster stew, and after the seventy-twc
persons present, including members ol
the Yorkville camp, quite a numbei
of the Filbert camp, and several from
other camps of the county, and possibly
a dozen Invited guests who were
not "wooden" men, there was still
enough left to satisfy the hunger ol
forty or fifty more than were present
After all had eaten their fill, Council
commander Tate, acting as toast mas
ter, called on a number of person!
present for responses to subjects a?
announced by him. Among those
called on who made responses were J,
C. Wllborn, M. B. Jennings, Andrew
J. Evans of Rock Hill; Thos. F. McDow,
D. E. Flnley, J. C. Allen, S. M
Grist, John E. Carroll, Jos. W. Smith,
Geo. T. Schorb, Louis Roth, R. C. Alleln.
At the conclusion of the speechmaking
the toast master announced
that the occasion was at an end, and
all departed vynlg with each other Ir
their efforts to adequately express theli
Individual cbmmendatlons of these
Woodmen who originated and engineered
the plans for the occasion, Mr
Rose for the manner in which he, with
the assistance of his co-workers carried
out the details, and the management
of ihe Torkvllle hotel for the
very commendable manner In which
the guests were served throughout the
evening.
CIRCUIT COURT.When
the last Issue of The Enqulrei
went to press the court was engaged
on the case of E. P. Carnes, as administrator
of the estate of Ellen Carnes
deceased, against the Southern railroad.
The case consumed practically
all of Monday and the greater part ol
Tuesday, not getting to the Jury until
late In the afternoon. The Jury took
the papers shortly before dark and after
It had remained out a few hours
the court permitted a mistrial to be
entered upon the minutes.
The next case to be taken up wat
that of Mackorell Bros. vs. W. R. Johnson.
W. R. Johnson Is a commission
merchant of Richmond. Mackorell
Bros, are wholesale merchants of
Yorkvllle. The complaint of the
plaintiffs was to the effect that at various
times they had bought corn from
the defendants, the purchases being
on a basis of drafts attached to bills
of lading, the usual practice in such
transactions, and that sundry shipments
showed up shortages, while one
was unsound and had to be disposed
of by the plaintiffs at heavy loss. The
suit was for recovery of the shortages,
the recovery of the loss on the damaged
corn and 1100 damage to business.
The Jury found for the plaintiffs
In the sum of $$279.33, the amount
of damage and shortage that was
proved. John R. Hart, Esq., for plaintiffs.
C..E. Spencer, Esq., for defend-s
ant.
The next case was that of Mollle
Flncher Means by her guardian ad
litem, John R. Hart, against the Soverelgh
Camp of the Woodmen of the
World. This was a suit for $1,000, the
amount of a policy on the life of Geo.
A. Flncher, brother of the plaintiff and
of which the plaintiff was the original
beneficiary. The defendant company
set up that the policy sued on had been
duly and properly transferred by the
insured, and before his death, to his
brother, Chas. A. Flncher, and had
been paid in full; also that the plaintiff
had received $200 of the amount
from Chas. A. Flncher. The plaintiff
attacked the regularity of the transfer
aion tho connirumess of the slgna
ture of the deceased, George A. Fincher.
This was the real Issue in the
case, whether the deceased had signed
the transfer himself, or somebody else
had signed his name. The jury came
to the conclusion that the transfer was
Irregular and found for the plaintiff.
Spencers & Dunlap for plaintiff, J. S.
Brlce for defendant.
The next case taken up was that of
W. T. Collins, by guardian ad litem,
vs. the Rock Hill Light and Power
company. The suit Is for damages on
account of burns received by the
plaintiff by contact with electric wires
| belonging to the defendant. The
plaintiff Is a little boy seven or eight
years of age. One day last summer he
became entangled in a live wire that
had burned In two as the result of
contact with an overhead wire, and
his injuries were of a very serious
character. He is asking for damages
in the sum of $25,000. The plaintiff is
represented by Messrs. E. B. Blakeney,
and Finley and Jennings and the defendant
by Messrs. Mordecai & Gadsden,
Rutledge & Haygood, J. E. McDonald
and Thos. F. McDow. This
cuse will consume the balance of today.#
Th# case of Nelson vs. the Columbia
Electric company Is set for tomorrow.
A large number of witnesses have been
summoned on both sides in this case
and it is quite probable that the hearing
will be continued Into next week.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Burglary at Guthriaavilla.
Shprifr Brown this morning received
a message from Outhrieavilie stating
that the Carolina and North-Western
depot at that place was broken Into
and robbed last night, and that the
agent, Mr. Bell had three different parties
under suspicion. Deputy Sheriff
Qulnn was sent down this morning
armed with search warrants, to look
Into the matter.
After the Moonshiners.
The state constables have been quite
active after the illicit distillers in the
western and northwestern part of the
county during this week. Constable
Jenkins and party captured a still and
about eleven gallons of liquor near the
North Caroltna line a few days ago
and yesterday they passed through
with a still that they had captured
within about two miles of Hickory
drove.
York's Income Tax Return.
The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier sends the following
with reference to income tax returns
made in York county: "From Rock
Hill, J. Q. Anderson, the Rock Hill
buggy man, $2,490; W. L. Roddey, $7,100:
W. J. Roddey, $1,176; from Fort
Mill, Captain S. E. White, $800; from
Yorkville, D. E. Flnley, $3,060; C. E.
Spencer, $2,160. This makes a total of
$16,875 for York county, on which the
tax to be collected is $178.76. Congressman
Finley, It will be seen, does
not make any point of being a Federal
official, though he is a lawyer and is
supposed to know his rights."
TOO HIGH 8AY8 JORDAN.
t
President of Southern Cotton Association
Discredits Government Report.
' Harvie Jordan, president of the
Southern Cotton association, in an interview
last Wednesday upon the recent
government estimate placing the
crop of the current year at practically
i twelve and a half million bales, said:
"The holders of spot cotton in the
south should not become panicky over
the recent estimate of the bureau of
1 cotton statistics and the heavy slump
! which followed in the speculative exchanges
of the country. The enormous
demand for spot cotton by the mills
1 of the world will absorb every bale of
1 American cotton produced this year
i before another crop can be harvested.
There is not now as much cotton in
' the south to gather and gin as was
' the case one year ago, hence the pres,
ent crop will never reach 12,000,000
. bales. If we should gin as much
cotton after Dec. 1, this season, as we
did from the big crop of 1904, the to>
tal crop would not exceed 12,200,000
> bales. Everyone acquainted with the
, situation knows that there is no late
' cotton, as was the case of 1904, as the
top crop this year was killed by an
i unusually early frost, granting that
, only 85 per cent of the crop was ginned
to December 1, the total yield
! would not exceed 11,700,000 bales. The
' ?nrnn
i Dureau naa uveinuuiainu n,? v>r
j this year as badly as it underestimated
the crop a year ago. The peo'
pie are urged to hold their cotton flrm'
Iy for good prices and the spot market
> can be fully maintained for the bal,
ance of the season."
MERE-MENTION.
A band of robbers raided a bank in
south Russia a few days ago in broad
r daylight and escaped with $14,600 in
cash Six of the negroes who were
recently discharged on account of the
Brownsville affair, have applied for
' re-enlistment Mrs. Angle Birdsong,
a prominent woman of Missts.
sippl was convicted a few days ago of
i manslaughter on account of the killing
of Dr. Thomas Butler at Hasel'
hurst some time ago. Her defense
I was that Dr. Butler had falsely boast.
ed of improper relations with her
Ex-Senator Brown of Utah, who was
1 shot in Washington a few days ago
by Mrs. Bradley, died on Wednesday.
i Mas. Storer's Story. "My hus,
band and I created President Roosevelt."
This statement was made by
Mrs. Bellamy Storer, wife of the for>
mer ambassador to Austria, according
i to a Cleveland, Ohio, dispatch of
Tuesday.
With reference to the whole controversy
between the president and Mr.
Storer, the wife of the former ambassador
said:
"It seemB hardly worth while to pay
* any attention to the attacks PresiI
dent Roosevelt has chosen to make on
myself and my husband. No one
knows the truth better than President
i Roosevelt.
"However, I will say that the friend,
ship between the two families has
, been of long standing and of the very
' closest nature.
I "President Roosevelt owes much to:
day to Mr. Storer and myself. It was
through me and my Influence with
President McKlnley that Mr. Roose
> veil was maue assmuuu ovvivi?.J ?
i the navy, and started on his career."
Mrs. Storer also remarked that she
and Mrs. Roosevelt had been Intimate
1 friends for years. So Intimate that
while the family was occupying a
t modest home In Nineteenth street. In
, Washington, where Archie Roosevelt
1 was born, Mr. Storer was asked to
t stand as godfather for the lad.
i When asked why President Roosevelt
had made any statement, Mrs.
Storer said:
1 "Before his election as president, he
; had worked hard and had three people
i working for the election of Archbishop
Ireland as cardinal. After his elec1
tlon as president, he was so afraid the
people would find out that he had dei
nled all these things and turned against
I his oldest and best friends."
i
Killed on the Railrx>ad3.?There
were 198 persons killed during the last
year on railroads In South Carolina
and 1,148 injured. These are the figures
reported to the railroad commission
by the various roads doing business
In this state. The Southern,
1 having the greatest mileage, naturally
has the largest number of casualties.
The Southern's reports by its different
roads are as follows: Atlanta and
Charlotte, killed 20, Injured 147. South1
ern Railway, Carolina division, killed
67, Injured 251. The Southern In South
Carolina, 13 killed, 296 Injured?making
a total for the Southern of 100
killed and 694 injured.
The other roads make the following
reports:
Atlantic Coast Line, killed 25, Injured
209.
Charleston and Western Carolina,
killed 6, injured 99.
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens,
killed none, Injured 2.
Lancaster and Chester, killed one,
Injuftd none.
Northwestern of South Carolina,
killed none, Injured one.
Seaboard Air Line, killed 13, Injured
296.?Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier.
? New York World: From authority
that should be absolute, John
D. Rockefeller's annual Income was
t(>ld yesterday, for tne tirst time, authentically.
It will be {60,000,000 when
the year 1906 closes. Henry H. Rogers
and John D. Archbold were talking
with a prominent financier when the
subject came up of how fast the oil
king's millions were piling on one another.
Said Mr. Rogers: "I know for
a fact that Mr. Rockefeller's Income
this year will be sixty millions." Mr.
Archbold assented. These two men
are closer to John D. Rockefeller's
finances than any other two In the
world. Mr. Rockefeller's income every
day of the year is therefore $164,383.62.
Every hour of twenty-four, waking or
sleeping, playing golf or skating, sitting
In church or superintending the
new house at Pocantlco, John D.
Rockefeller Is sure that $6,840.98 Is
accumulating for him. This Is $114 a
minute. His fortune accumulates at
the rate of $1.90 every time the clock
ticks.
80UTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? Lawyers and others In Greenville
county are agitating the question of
establishing a county court system.
There Is opposition of course.
? The governor has appointed Mr.
Duncan C. Wray of Columbia, to be
attorney general to fill out the unexpired
term of Attorney General Youmans,
deceased. The appointment, It
is understood, was made with the full
approval of Mr. J. Fraser Lyon, who
prefers to dispose of a lot of pending
business before taking up the duties
of the office.
? Columbia, December 12: Hon. A.
j\V. Jones, comptroller general, has announced
another distribution of dis!
pensary school money oh account of
remittances received from that Institution
during the month of November.
The total amount distributed so far
this year is 1175,241.50, but of this
$100,241.50 represents profits for the
year previous and was a_ balance
orougnt over rrom i?o&. Tne totai
cash received this year is about $76.000
and the total amount distributed
on enrollment was $59,626.30, or a little
less than 30 cents (or each pupil
on a basis of enrollment of 200,000
oupils. Of the December distribution,
amounting to $40,013.41, York county
gets $1,404.72. Of the total amount,
the rayment to counties which have
no dispensaries aggregate $19,100.87.
? Washington special of December
11, to the Anderson Dally Mail: Senator
Latimer says that he has not In
any way endeavored to dodge paying
his Income tax. When today he was
shown the editorial In the State of last
Saturday, In which he and Senator
Tillman were criticised for not paying
this tax, he said: "I don't care to
enter any newspaper controversy
about this, but I have seen several allusions
to It, and I think those who
have criticised me might have looked
Into the facts before doing It. I made
my returns in full to the auditor of
Anderson county, returning all the
property I have. I did not return my
Income from my salary as senator, but
1 took the pains when I made my returns
to write a letter to the auditor
stating that from conversations held
with Senator Tillman and others, who
' thought ought to know, I was under
the impression that the salary I was
"rawing from the United States government
was not subject to the Income
'ax, expecting that If he or the other
ifflcers of the county >r the state
should be of a contrary orlnlon I Would
be notified, when of couise the tax on
the Income would be paid. Before
leaving home I Instructed Mr. Horton
of Belton, who attends to such matters
for me, to pay ail my taxes. He would
also pay the Income tax if it were considered
subject to taxation, or he
would wire me about It. Of course.
If this income Is not subjeot to taxation
I am not going to pay it, as all
of us pay only those taxes we are exrected
to pay. I do not think It Is my
9speclal Job to say whether my salary
is or Is not sublect to taxation. But
r have made no effort to dodge It By
the letter I wrote to the county auditor.
I placed the matter up to those
who have the tax business in hand."
Senator Tillman not being In Washington
could not be asked concerning
the matter.
? Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier: Mr. J. Fraser Lyon,
who has been In the city for a day or
two, was asked when the dispensary
'investigating committee would hold another
meeting, if at all. Mr. Lyon said
he had no definite information in regard
to the matter, having been out
*>f the state for several weeks, and not
having been in communication with
Senator Hay, the chairman, and the
>ther members of the committee. The
luestlon which has been raised in rer<
' l to the appointment of a member
if the Aiken.county board of control ?
may have some bearing or effect on
the power of the committee. In that
~ase It is disputed whether the new
delegation or the old delegation Is now
in office. If the new members of the
legislature are now In office then there
ire several members of the Investigating
committee, who are not out of
office: Senator Hay having retired,
Mr. Lyon being elected attorney general.
and Mr. Gaston having retired.
Senators Christensen and Blease hold
over, and Representatives Fraser and
Spivey have been re-elected to the
house. Mr. Lyon said he did not know
yf any particular evidence which the
committee intended to take up and develop,
but he still thinks there is
plenty of work to be done in discovering
what has been done that should
not have been done In the management
rf the dispensary. As to prosecuting
vrafters as attorney general ne nasno
stick of dynamite to blow any one up
with, he said, but he will do hie duty
when the opportunity fa presented. Of
course, the legislature may not oontlnue
this committee or may not have
occasion to do so, if it Is apparent that
the dispensary will be abolished, but
on this point Mr. Lyon had nothing to
say. The report of the committee has
not yet been formulated, and a meeting
may be called for the purpose If
for no* other, although nothing has been
heard on this point
Why thk Preachers Weft.?Tears
spring from many sources. Alexander
"shed the briny*' because there were no
more worlds for him to grab. Jacob
kissed Rachel and lifted up his voice
and wept when he ought to bare been
kissing her a second time. Peter went
out and wept bitterly when keen remorse
cut his very soul. But why certain
members of South Carolina conference
who had been working
against Mr. Cretghton should have
cried like babies is more than one can
tell. They did not have the motives
that prompted Jacob and Peter to
weep, so like Alexander they must
have longed for more victories of that *
sort.?Carolina Spartan.
AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.
rhv. i. o. murray, pa-stor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school
at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11
o'clock. Evening service at 7.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
rrv. J. o. babin. hector.
Sunday Services?Morning service
at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 3 p.
m. Afternoon service at 4 o'clock.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
rev. e. b. ou.i.e3pie, pastor
Sunday Services.?Sunday school at
Id a. m. Morning service at 11 o'clock.
Evening service at 7 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Sunday Sjzrvicbb?Morning service
at 11 o'clock, conducted by Dr. S. A.
Weber. Sunday school at 8.30 p. m.
No evening service.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
rev. w. c. swart, pastor.
Sunday Service*.?Sabbath school
at 10 a. m. Morning service at 11
o'clock. Evening service at 7 o'clock.
fecial JRotires.
About Bethany School.
It ha* been reported that I expected
to leave Bethany soon. I wish to
say to our friends that I expect to remain
here at least until our commencement
In May. As to how much
longer I shall remain, of course, depends,
as I have said publicly, upon
circumstances.
At our last entertainment there was
some misbehavior and as a result,
four indictments. Two of the indicted
parties submitted and were fined 815
each by the magistrates, two stood
trial, one was acquitted, the other
found guilty and lined J35. We sincerely
hope we may have no more
cause for indictment; but in case we
do we shall push it to the utmost.
We wish to say to the friends of the
school that it is doing the best and
most systematic work it has ever
done. New students are being enrolled
for next term and we are still hopinir
for better things for the school
in?the near future.
J. D. HUQOIN3.
$hf gorhpUle Cotton JRarket
Corrected Semi-Weekly by Meeere.
Letts Broe. (
YoRKvrLLE, December 14. 12 m.?The
local market stands as follows:
Cotton .... 9 to 10.