Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-06-02

committee on banking and currency
Chicago, May 30; James H. Pat
ten who is credited with having
cleared $2,OO0,0OO in the corn mar
ket within the past two weeks, has
celebrated his success by presenting
$l5O,OOO to Northwestern university
for a gymnasium. Announcement OF
the gift was made by President Har-
ris last night at the annual convoca-
ton of the students Patterns deal
in May corn began last October when
the price was down around 4Sc. Yes
terday corn reached S23c., the high
est figure in many years. At times
Patten was carrying fully 2O,OOOOOO
bushels Patterns deal in oats was not
so successful, however. He had a
holding of 100000 bushels at one
time, it is said, and stands to lose
fully 100000 on this deal. ]. Ogden
Armour has had absolute control OF
May wheat, and probably took a prof
ii of S75O,O0O, although his loss in
corn would reduce these winnings by
a half. His holdings in May wheat
were as high as ll5,0O0,O00 bushels,
ii is said.
Emanuel CedrinO, a noted auto
mobile driver, was instantly killed
on Pimlico race track, Baltimore,
last Friday evening. He was prepar-
ing for races which were to be run
on Saturday, and was making some
very fast miles. One had just been
finished in 81 seconds and he had
passed the grand stand and rounded
the first corner of the track when
spectators saw his car shoot into the
air and turn an irregular somersault,
landing on the track upside down.
Those who rushed to the spot found
dead with a horrible cash in the
back of his head. He was some dis
tance from the car, from which he
had apparently been thrown as 1t
went over, and it is supposed that his
head struck the fence. The accident
appears to have been caused by the
collapse of the front wheel on the
right-hand side of the car. 1t was a
wooden wheel and small fragments
of it were all that could be found af-
ter the accident. The tire was found
practically intact. The machine was
wrecked. At the time of the tragedy
Cedrino had gotten his car to the
speed of a mile in fifty seconds.
oy-Hy
Hester's weekly cotton statement is
sued today shows for the % days of
May a decrease under last year OF
$1,000 and a decrease under the, same
period year before last of 100000.
For the 272 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the 272 days of last year 2,21S,OOO
and ahead of the same days year be-
fore last 2S3,000. The amount
brought into sight during the past
week has been S7,463 bales, against
S5,640 for the same seven days last
year and 1895 year before last.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States
ports 7,950,747 against 9,6OS,5S4 last
year. Overland across the Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada 692,112
against 1,146,6lS last year, interior
stocks in excess Of those held at the
close of the commercial year 1S6,379
against 173,035 last year. southern
mills takings 1,931,O00 against o.
O69,2S7 last year. These make the
total movement since September 1st
1O,760,O3S against 12,977,5S4 last
year Foreign exports for the week
have been 45,105 against 44,602 last
year, making the total thus far for
the season 6,904,S12 against 1,999,-
$50 last year. The total takings of
American mills, north, south and
Canada thus far for the season have
been 3,566,347 against 4,492,764 last
year. Including stocks left over at
ports and interior towns from the
last crop and the number of bales
brought into sight thus far from the
new crop, the supply to date is H.
lOS,O44 against 1S,275,354 for the
same period last year.
- Washington, May 20: Almost
simultaneously in Washington and
New York indictments We're today
returned against Theo. H. Price, a
prominent New York cotton oper-
ator, Frederick A. Peckham and
Moses Haas, both of New York, and
Edwin 5. Holmes, Jr., of this city,
formerly assistant statstician of the
department of agriculture, for alleg-
ed participation in government crop
report leaks. Price is charged with
having cOnspired with the other men
to furnish advance information re-
garding the crop reports of the de-
partment of agriculture and Price,
Peckham and Haas are charged with
conspiring to bribe Holmes to shape
the official reports TO suit their inter-
est There were four indictments
brought in by the Federal jury in
both cities. All but Price have here
tofore been indicted under true bills,
returned here in October, 1905, fol-
lowing the sensational exposure OF
the crop report leaks. After long
legal fight Peckham and Haas sue
ceeded in preventing their eXtradi-
ton here from New York, but
Holmes was placed on trial in June,
1907, the jury failing To reach an
agreement. The indictments were
returned here late today. According
to one of them Price made $75O,OOO
as a result of his advance iIforma-
ton regarding the report for Decem-
Der, 1904, and paid Haas $125,O0O
out of this sum. While not stating
how much Holmes received as his
share the indictment charges that
Haas paid Holmes $1,000 for infor-
nation on the June report of 1905.
The indictment, which sets out seven
overt acts, says that on May 81, 1905,
Price and Haas cOnspired by prom
Using, offering and giving To an Off