Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-25
Scraps aud facts.


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, nav
ing left quarantine, and the postmas-
ter general was dangling at her side,
the saving of. the mail pouch was a
most hazardous enterprise. Both pro-
pellers were grinding away, and there
was imminent danger Of their strik-
ing the swimmer, but this did not de-
ter Goslin. Without stopping to dis
card either his coat or shoes, he dived
almost on top Of the sack, and grasp
ing it in his teeth, swan 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 Goslin when he was told Of this,
"it might have had a letter from my
sweetheart, and am glad 1 went af-
ter it."
Unable to pay his army and open
ly 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, ne
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 in
tervention, probably with reconsider
alton 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 complete
" into the hands of the French. 1t Is
reported that the rival sultan's army,
5000 strong, is marching on Casablan-
ca with the direct intention of attack
ing, and that General Drude is maxi
ing elaborate preparations for defense.
The tribesmen which recently attack
ed French column near Oudja, in the
east, also are reforming and prepar-
ing for an attack.
Says a Washington dispatch OF
October 21: Special Agent w. A. Gra-
ham Clark, in a recent report describes
the present unprogressive state OF
Egyptian cotton milling. Cotton man
ufacturing is not very promising in
dustry 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 worlds greatest in
dustry is the Anglo Egyptian Spinning
and Weaving Company CLimited),
which has 10000 spindles and 500
looms, and is located at Alexandria
Until the first Of this year there were
two cotton mills in Egypt but the 9TH
er one, the Egyptian Cotton mills
(Limited), Of Cairo, has ceased opera
tions 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 gov
ernment, while very friendly to cotton
raising in her possessions and coun-
tries 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 effect in re-
tarding the industry, together with the
fact that the first cost of the machin-
cry and supplies are much higher than
In England.
Wall Street Journal: Financial cir
eles will feel somewhat disappointed
at the showing which new crop cotton
has made in the credits of New York
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 1872 pound compared
with 9.5 cents pound for Septem-
ber 1906, is 1873 per cent greater, max
ing the total export value of S79,936
bales in September this year $24,2S5,-
553, against 503.4s1 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 inter-
national exchange were misled by the
smaller quantity of exports and did
not appreciate fully the difference in
price. The monthly price of 1872 cents
a pound is higher than the highest an
nual export price in twenty years. Oc-
tober cotton has been going abroad at
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 CIeull LOT even HlOIllIlS SuDSldu-
TALLY as large as that Of the phennm-
email crop of 1906-07.
- ST Louis, Oct. %: With every
balloon racing record broken. the Sec
ond 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, LIsle de France
which descended at 1.10 o'clock this
afternoon at Hubertsville, n. j., appar
emily a few miles further coast, may
possibly be declared winner after Off
cial measurements are completed. The
Pommern landed at 9 o'clock this fore
noon at Asbury Park. n. j., apparently
a few miles further from st. Louis