Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-13

day gave what looks like final blow
to dealers i'm cotton futures in Texas,
In reversing and dismissiLg the case or
Jesse l.. Norris against w. II. Logan,
The complainant sued Logan to recoV-
er money furnished to buy futures, al
leging that Logan had not sold accord
ing to directions. The court dismissed
the case saying it was gambling. The
effect of the decisin is that neither
side can collect money in Texas on
deals in cotton futures.
Absolute prohibition of the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating IL
quors in the District Of Columbia Will
be considered by the district COM
missioners at an early date. By a
unanimous vote the committee de-
cided today to grant a hearing to
Representative Webber Of Ohio, the
author of a bill to enforce prohibi-
ton in the district. A great deal Of
pressure has been brought to bear
upon the committee to consider the
measure and Il has at last decided
to take up the question. 1t is be-
ueved that this action will arouse a
great protest from the liquor busi-
ness men all over the district, and
the commissioners will hear consid-
erable argument from both sides be-
fore the question is disposed of. The
Anti-Saloon league takes the position
that prohibition in the national capt.
tai would give great impetus to the
movement for prohibition all over the
country. The commissioners will de-
eide at later date at what time Mr..
Webber is to be heard.
- Mr.. Bodawitz of Ardmore, /. T.,
a prosperous merchant, will have his
name preserved in the pages Of his
tory as the only person who has ever
declined to meet the president of the
United States, when it was the easy
and natural thing to do, says the
Hartford Comm Post. Mr.. Boda-
WITT went to Washington to file
charges against an applicant for a
Federal job. He succeeded in knock
ing out his man, and, while calling
at the White House, Secretary
Loeb asked him If he would not like
to see the president. Mr.. BOdawitZ
looked at his watch and replied: ut
is now twelve o'clock and l have an
appointment over at the Arlington in
three minutes" Couldn't you drop
around in the morning." asked Sec
retary Loeb, when he had caught his
breath. NO" replied Mr.. BOdawitz,
'I am going down TO Mount Vernon
in the morning and will take the three
O'Clock train for the west" Mr.. Boda-
witz simply did not have any curios-
ity to see the president and no reason
to believe that the president wanted
to see him.
A mining disaster of almost in
calculable horror and magnitude oc-
CURED in the coal mining centre of
Northern France last Saturday morn
ing shortly after seven o'clock. The
scene of the disaster is near Lens,
the most productive coal mine, where
not less than 1000 men are employed.
The men had just entered through
the numerous tunnels and had gotten
we'll to work, when there came ter
rife explosion of fire damp. Men,
mules, tools, ETC., were hurled out
of the mouths of the various tunnels
and they were followed by bolts Of
flame. Houses on the surface were
demolished. That a terrible catas-
trophe had occurred was realized at
once and 1t was but a short time be-
fore the families of the unfortunate
miners began to gather around the
shafts in large numbers, and military
force had to be used to keep them
from entering. Great confusion pre-
vailed. The work of rescue was push
ed with all possible expedition and
during the day SCI miners were taken
IT is estimated that the dead
will reach not less than 1900.
- Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement issued from New Orleans
last Friday shows for the nine days
of March, a decrease under last year
of 100000, and an increase over the
same period year before last of 30,-
OOO For the 100 days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is
behind the same days last year, l.
O26,0O0. The amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
l6l.646 bales, against 22S,065 for the
seven days ending this date last year.
The movement since September l,
shows receipts at all United States
ports 6,362,771 bales. against 7,294,950
last year Interior stocks i'm excess of
those held at the close of the COM
mercial year 456999 against 509,999
last year. The total movement
for the 100 days of the season from
September l. to date S,S11.56O, against
9,S97,745 last year. Foreign exports
for the week have been 124,622,
against 1859 last year. making the
total for the season 4,7S4,O13, against
5,S61,S67 last year. Brought into
sight thus far from the new crop, the
supply to date is 9,316,OS1, against
10,O59,712 for the same period last
year.
On last Friday at p. m., the
senate passed a bill for the admis-
sion of a new state, to be called Ok
lahoma, and it is to be composed of
the Territory of oklahoma and Indian
Territory. II was the house joint
statehood bill, with all the prOvis-
ions relating to Arizona and New
Mexico stricken out. The motion to
strike out was made by Senator Bur-
rows and it was carried by the close
vote of thirty-seven to thirty-five, af-
ter having been lost by the still closer
vote of thirty-five to thirty-SiX. As
amended by the senate the bill pro-
vides for the creation of the state of
Oklahoma, out of Oklahoma and In
dian Territories. upon the adoption of
q constitution. The state is allowed
the usual quota of executive. judicial
and legislative officers, two United
States senators and five members Of