Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-28


missing with the prosecutors.
"A bulletin issued Tuesday by the
census bureau at Washington gives
a summary Of the reports on cotton
ginned In the United States In the
present year up to October Is. The
report covers s6 counties, and shows
a total Of 426,SS3 running bales, as
against 2s2,66s running bales re-
ported from the same counties for
the same period last year. The coun-
ties covered are in the states OF
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Loufsi-
ana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Car
olina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia. Georgia makes
the largest showing with "a counties
and 1914 bales, as against l17,lSs
bales last year. The number OF GIN
neries from which reports were re-
ceived Is 2,411, as against 2,342 for
1908. A comparative statement for
1908 shows that up to October IL OF
that year a total Of 3,S39,627 bales
had been ginned. The total number
of counties from which ginning was
reported in 1903 was S12. and the
number of ginneries 27,723.
Mr.. w. D. Alexander Of Mallard
Creek, was in the city Tuesday. Mr..
Alexander states that some Of the
farmers have found a brake for auto
mobiles. A few days ago farmer
saw an automobile coming down the
road and fearing that his horses would
be frightened, yelled at the Chauffeur
to stop. The gentleman replied that
he could not stop. Then the new
brake" spoke Of came into play. The
farmer pulled a six-shooter, and the
putting machine came to a dead stand
still. Mr.. Alexander further stated that
the farmers are getting tired Of the
reckless and rapid manner In which
the automobiles are driven in the
country, and some Of them were con-
templating taking shotguns with
them. They say they hauled the rock
to build the roads and they don't IN
tend to be run off by few reckless
drivers of horseless and horse-scaring
machines. The farmers are indignant
and are threatening to do direful
things.-Charlotte News.
Says a New York dispatch OF
Wednesday to the Cincinnati Enqui-
rer: Odds on President Roosevelts
election heightened today, several bets
Of These are
the biggest odds offered so far in this
campaign or in national cam
paign within the memory Of gener-
alton. One of the 5-to-1 bets made
today was that OF ]. S. Bache & Co.
with Bunnell, Buchanan & Co. The
latter bet 5000 to $1,000. There were
several small wagers at the same
terms, but Republican bettors are un-
willing to offer so long odds only in
large amounts. On the contest In the
state Higgins today became to 10
to-9 favorite. At the close several
brokers reported that their money on
Higgins was left uncovered at the
prevailing figures. Sheffield & NC
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gins with several brokers. E. c. Pot
ter & Co., had $4,000 announced as
Democratic funds to be wagered at
9 to 10. Dugan & Campbell placed
500 to $500 on Higgins. w. c. Moore
bet $1,000 even that Roosevelt would
have $4,000 plurality in this state.
-Greenville News: The trial Of
former Mayor McCue Of Charlottes-
willie, who is charged with having
murdered his wife, promises to be
the sensation Of the year in Vir-
ginia. The taking Of testimony was
begun on Monday and the jury, which
will pass upon the guilt or innocence
Of the accused, is composed Of citi-
zens from other towns. That was a
wise plan, because everybody in Char
lottesville, more or less, has already
formed some sort Of an opinion. Mrs.
McCue was murdered Immediately
after she returned home on Sunday
night from church. The first reports
made it appear that she was killed
by burglars, as it was stated that
McCue was likewise attacked. The
next day, however, the former mayor
was arrested. His wounds were not
serious and his claim that the crime
was committed by burglars was met
with an array Of proof which may
send him to the gallows. The evil
dence, while circumstantial, will be
supported by witnesses who will at
tempt to show that there was mo-
tive which prompted McCue to seek
the life Of his wife, and the names
of several prominent women in the
city may be dragged into the pro-
ceedings. There is, of course, great
public interest in the outcome Of the
trial, and it is one of those cases
which the good people Of the Old
Dominion would rather have escaped.
Wheat exports from this country
during the current year, says Wash
ington dispatch, bid fair to touch
very low figures, owing largely to an
increased demand at home. Statistics
collected by the department of COM
merce and labor show exports dur
ing the nine months ending with Sep
tember, of less than 100000 bushels,
against 55,O00,O0O bushels in the
corresponding months of 1903, &c.
100000 bushels in the corresponding
months Of 1902 and 139,O00,OO0 BUSH
els in the corresponding months OF
1901. Flour exports are also begin
ming to show the effect Of the great
shortage in the wheat supply avail
able for expectation, and for the nine
months ending with September last,