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JJmps and Jacts. ? The will of S. Houston, an Oklahoma man who died a few days ago leaves $130,000 to George Travis, a nephew, on condition that the latter enter the United States army as a private, serve three years and come out with a creditable discharge. The nephew, who has just become 21 years of age has enlisted. In his will, Houston explained that with the training and discipline he would get * *? ? hp in tne army ziis ncpucn ?vu?v4 competent to take care of and manage the fortune he was leaving. ? Charlotte Chronicle, Monday: Mrs. Stonewall Jackson was the recipient of a compliment by the Texas troops who passed through the city yesterday, en route to the army manoeuvers at Manassas. The troops waited here at the station for some time. The leader of the regimental band, from Fort Worth, through Depot Policeman Sikes, became aware that Mrs. Jackson's residence was near the depot, when he called his men together, and marching to the street in front of the old residence, they gave her a short serenade, playing among other things, ''Dixie" and a familiar Texas air. The Texans, the fathers of the boys who go to Manassas to play at war, were among Stonewall Jackson's best soldiers. ? Asheville, N. C., special to Charlotte Observer: As a result of the sale of Peruna in the prohibition town of Brevard, six true bills of indictment have been found by the grand jury of Transylvania county against druggists and shop-keepers of Brevard, the charge being that every bottle of Peruna sold was nothing more or less than-so much liquor and that the dealers in the stuff were guilty under the law. Of the persons indicted two were druggists and two were grocerymen true bills being found against two of tne parties, me ueieuuiino wnc ?*?raigned this week before Judge Shaw and plead guilty. Prayer for judgment was continued until the next term of criminal court of Transylvania when the self-convicted Peruna dealers will be sentenced by Judge Shaw. J That the traffic in Peruna has been no small thing is evidenced by the fact that one citizen of the county who was called to the witness stand to give j evidence swore that he had 72 empty bottles about his premises. ? The city of Liao Yang, the scene of the terrible battle between the Russians and Japanese last week, is probably the oldest in Manchuria. It is situated on the Tai Tsu Ho river, which runs into the Hun, a large tributary of the Liao. It is about forty miles in a direct line west-southwest of Mukden. The outer face and battlements of the high walls are of very hard brick; inner faces of well-quarried stone, the variety of some making them an Interesting study for a geologist. The walls have a circumference of over ten miles. The imperial highroad from Mukden to New Chwang and Port Arthur separates here from the old road to Korea. Liao Yang was in ancient times a great Korean city, but was destroyed by the Chinese and became the first capital of the Liao or iron dynasty which ruled north China in the tenth and eleventh centuries. The fine Tibetan-Indian dagoba stands up loftily against the sky line. Formerly Liao Yang was a great timber market, rafts coming from the mountains to the city. The opening of the Yalu and Tatung Kou and the clearing of the nearest forests have caused this trade to decline. The Roman Catholics had a large seminary at Sha Ling, ten miles to the northwest, which was totally destroyed in 1900 by Boxers. ? The color question has manifested itself in two or three different forms within a week, says the New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger. In two cases the menace of a negro tenanting in apartment houses has been used with the evident intention of forcing owners of nearby property to pay large prices for that in question in order to save the neighborhood from deterioration. Last night there was a wild disturbance on a steamboat which plies between Providence, R. I., and this city caused by the indignation of the passengers at the presence of a negro man, the companion of a white woman, in the dining saloon. These two attempted to sit at a table occupied only by white persons. On finding that this would not be permitted the negro used vile language, and there was a terrific fight between him and the captain and two of the crew, part of it in the saloon, where women were screaming with terror and trembling at the spectacle. and part on the quarter deck to where the offender was dragged. There he fastened his teeth in the captain's cheek and could only be controlled after a long struggle by binding him with ropes. He was released before the boat reached port. He is said to be the prosperous proprietor of a ne gro club in providence. ? Charlotte Chronicle. Monday: Many complaints have been heard of the vandalism of soldiers en route to the army manoeuvers at Manassas. Yesterday morning, when the train carrying the Georgia troops stopped at Belmont. Ed. Stowe, a well known and industrious colored carpenter of this city, was handled roughly and seriously and permanently injured. He was on his way to visit friends near Belmont and dismounted from the bicycle he was riding to cross the railroad tracks. When the soldiers spied Stowe, they made for a pile of rocks and began to throw stones at him. The colored man was struck several times, one of the stones destroying the sight of his left eye. When the train stopped in Charlotte, a crowd of the soldiers walked up West Trade street and went into the fruit and confee uonery store 01 >. ruui, in me i rw byterian Hospital building. When Paul informed them that he could not sell anything on Sunday, the soldiers began helping themselves to fruits and confections and did not stop untij. the stock was greatly depleted.. Early yesterday morning a crowd of soldiers went into the Gem Restaurant, and while several were eating at the lunch counter, others helped themselves to cigars and chewing gum. The marauders took ten boxes of cigars and several boxes of chewing gum?took I them deliberately, with no pretence of paying for them. The loss to the I restaurant is at least $25. The soldiers who were eating at the lunch counter paid for what they got and j took no part in the depredations. A i small colored boy who was loafing j around the Southern passenger sta- . tion when one of the troop trains stop- ] ped here was given a fright that he will remember for a long while. After a short chase, he was captured by a burly soldier, who with the assistance of several companions, took a blanket and kept the boy bouncing in the air for several minutes. Every company was officered, it is true, but many of the soldiers were absolutely without restraint, and in some instances It is said that the officers joined in the devilment. ?he Uorkviltc (inquirer. YOHKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1904. There seems to be need for the establishment of an emigration bureau for the benefit of the politicians who are opposed to immigration. If the pronosed amendment to the constitution providing for special legislation as to roads is made, we feel quite sure that there will be material improvement in the situation In York county. The total vote for state offices last 1 UCOUttJ ?> UO 1VU,UUI/, fci*v - c ? cast since the inauguration of the primary system. The piedmont section shows a more pronounced growth of voting strength than does the lower half of the state. A dispatch of yesterday from the corps headquarters at Gainesville. Va? stated that the soldiers of the First South Carolina, First Georgia and First Texas regiments have declined to salute the negro officers of the Connecticut regiment. The situation has developed some feeling, but the extent of it is not set forth in the dispatch. The original Brice bill has been an issue in many of the counties and quite a number of strong men will go to the general assembly pledged to its support. We do not look for the complete overthrow of the dispensary party in the first battle; but there is good reason to hope that the local selfgovernment people are in a fair way to secure the restoration of their rights. Although there is nothing new about it. the most terrible feature of the fighting between the Russians and Japs is the cruel test of endurance to which the opposing armies are putting each other. In the case of fighting armies as in the case of fighting individuals. it is a usual thing, when one becomes exhausted for the other to be glad to take a breathing spell. The policy of the Japs has been somewhat different. They seem to have superior endurance, and they are taking full advantage of that quality. Often without food or water they have pressed the Russians for days until v they also were famished and exhausted, and there is reason to believe that almost as many men have been literally worn out as have been killed or wounded. When Benjamin R. Tillman realized that it was in his power to effect the political assassination of Wade Hampton, he put his desire into execution and gave as an excuse that Hampton being in the U. S. senate a had no right to interfere with the local politics of South Carolina. Flim- s sy was the excuse, and whether it was t accepted or not, the assassination of c Hampton was permitted. Now we t have this same B. R. Tillman doing j the very thing that he characterized 1 as an unpardonable offense in Wade t Hampton?interfering with local af- i fairs, in taking a hand in the Brice I bill fight. So far as we are concerned 1 we do not pretend to say that Tillman ) has no right to a say so in this mat- t ter, nor would we seek to make capi- i tal against him on that ground. We I are merely noting the circumstance of i the chickens coming home to roost, i and the 93th illustration of B. R. Till- a man's high sense of honorable consistency. Unbasv Atvxt His Chii,d.?Since ( his last primary canvass for senator, the Hon. B. R. Tillman has taken no part in the local politics of the state, at c least not openly. The recent Interview with him in reference to the "Brice bill" wou'd indicate that he is to be more or less active again. As usual the senator was very intemperate in some of his expressions which will make more enemies for the dispensary than friends. There are thousands of honest people in the state who favor the local option principle as it applies to the dispensary, and to say that they are not honest, as the senator did, is not calculated to soften their opposiion to the institution. It may as well be recognized that the Brice bill will be one of the chief issues to come up in the next legislature. Numbers of legislators are pledged to its support, and violent language as to their motives is not at all likely to win any of them over.?Columbia Record. ? A story of yesterday was to the effect that ball cartridges had been found among the troops in both camps at Manassas. The military officers were very much concerned over the s situation, and ordered a tnorougn examination of the cartridge belts of all i the soldiers on the ground. t Russians lose great battle. Kuroki Defeats Kuropatkin at Liao Yang. The battle of Liao Yang, whieh will probably go down as one of the bloodest and most desperate battles of nodern times, has bejn won by the rapanese, "and the Russian forces in Manchuria have been so badly crippled as to be almost entirely unfitted or further offensive operations. It will be remembered that on April c.anorai K'nrnnntkln took command >f the Russian forces In Manchuria ind began the organization of a powerful army with the purpose of drlvng the Japanese Into the sea. The first Important land fighting jccurred April 26 to May 2, when In vhat Is known as the battle of the Ifalu, the Japanese general, Kuroki, lefeated the Russian generals Hassuitch and Kashtalinskl. The Russian osses were 2,397 men and 28 guns. SText on May 25, the Russian generals, ?ock and Hallnsky were defeated at Xin Chow with a loss of 2,000 men md 78 guns. The Japanese lost 4,200 nen. After the battle of Kin Chow, the Tapanese Invested Port Arthur and the Russians sent 40,000 men under Gen. Stakelberg to relieve that place. Gen. Jku met Stakelberg at Vafangow on Tune 14, with 35,000 men and defeated ilm In a terrible battle, killing not less han 10,000 men and taking many runs. Stakelberg retreated to Tellussl, !0 miles north of Vafangow, where )ku came up with him again next lay and administered still another lefeat. The next fight was at Motien pass, vhere General Kuroki defeated a arge force under General Keller, killng Keller and 2,000 men with a loss if only 421 men himself. In the meantime, as he was being lrlven back from the territory inter'enlng between Port Arthur, General Curopatkln began to concentrate and ortlfy In 'and around Llao Yang, vhere he confidently hoped to che< k he victorious pursuit of the Japanese. Altogether he had something like 2"0,i00 men. disposed in a great half cirle, well entrenched and comparatlvey fresh. The Japanese began their prellminay attacks on August 25-26 and on August 27-28, Kuroki began really erlous business, with something like "* -a Dueoion iOV.UUU men aiiu rcuuueu cue nuootnu ialf circle to an awkward loop. The ittack was renewed all along the line in August 30 and 31. The Russians cere then on both sides of the Tal Tse iver, with their line of communication till open to Mukden from Liao Yang. Curoki caused a cessation of the atack and while the Russians were esting, crossed the river on pontoon ridges and got behind them. The Japanese were now on three sides of he Russians, and seeing that he vould be surrounded Kuropatkln vacuated Liao Yang and got his enire army across the river, after havng first set fire to his stores and a arge part of the city. General Stakel erg came very near being surroundd. owing it is claimed to disobedience f orders; but finally managed to exricate himself and rejoin the main trmy. The fighting on both sides has been f the bravest and most ferocious character. For instance while in polition in front of Liao Yang, the Rusians dug numerous deep pits along heir line. The Japanese came forvard in a wild charge and literally illed the Dits with living men, the rear anks moving over the bodies of those vho went before. Whole lines of Rusilans died in their tracks and the Ja>anese continued to go forward to vicory or death. It is understood that Kuropatkin vill now try to reform his army at dukden, and it is quite probable that le will have to give the next battle n that city. In the meantime the in estment of Port Arthur continues and ' he position of the garrison Is hopeess. As yet there have been no definite igures as to the killed and wounded n the fighting leading up to the battle if Liao Yang; but the losses are not >elieved to be much less than 30,000 on i side. The dispatches of yesterday deicribed General Kuropatkin as trying o get his big army to Mukden ahead >f the Japanese. He had a march of hlrty miles ahead of him, and the lapanese under Oyama, were hot belind, hanging on his flanks and disressing him most sorely. There were eports last night to the effect that the Russian rear guard had been annihiated, and the story that Stakelberg lad escaped is denied. There seems o be but little probability that Kuropatkin will try to make a stand at dukden. On the contrary, it looks as f he will be entitled to congratulation f he avoids the capture of his entire 11 "V THE MANASSAS MANOEUVERS. 3iggest Thing of the Kind Ever Attempted In This Country. Though there have been a number >f manceuvers ami battles of much mportance in the United States in the 3ast, none of these can compare in size or comprehensiveness with the nimic warfare which began yesterday n Prince William county on the hisoric battlefield of Bull Run. Regular troops and militia organizaions to the number of 30,000 are assembled in the camps in the vicinity >f Thoroughfare and Manassas having ome from almost every state in the Union east of the Mississippi river. Jreat benefits to both the regular esablishment and the rnilitia organlza:ion are expected to result from the sperations. These mimic operations vi 11 continue until September 13 at a ost of $1,500,000 to the United States fovernment. Unusual interest is nanifested in the manceuvers, how;ver, because it was on the same pound that the two battles of Bull tun were fought in the civil war. It vus also on the same ground that the Confederate leader, Jackson, so valantly held a position near a fence that le was christened "Stonewall" Jackion. Major General Henry C. Corbin, ommanding officer of the division of he Atlantic and who on the first of next month will go to the Philippines, j is in charge of the manceuvers. The 30,000 regulars and militia men are divided into two parts known as the g "blues" and the "browns" and it is between these two that the campaign will be fought. General Frederick D. Grant commands the first division. His "foe" will be Brig. Gen Franklin Bell, whose regular duty is the ad- ^ ministration of the General Service and Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Gen. Corbin's headquarters are at Gainesville; Gen. Grant's at Manas- j sas and Gen. Bell's at Thoroughfare Gap. During the five days that the In TV r*/~? CtVLi Q Q nrflhlAITIS of vital importance in modern warfare will be worked out, and in order that J the regular and militia troops engaged may derive the greatest and most lasting good from the operations, L conditions of actual armed conflict will be along this line. The commander who, during the manceuvers, shall lead his command In F gallant charge or desperate assault, according to the old standard, will iind that he and his men have probably F advanced through a zone of a theatrical construction and that, on paper, j his command has been annihilated. High officers of the army are confident that after the manceuvers are over the men will have a better idea of the general scheme "of war than they could possibly have in any other way. Several of the best tacticians in the United States army have been ap- , pointed as umpires to follow the movements of the armies and to award the laurels to the commander winning the greatest number of "points." MERE-MENTION. t( The lifeless body of a man, supposed a from his uniform to have been a member of some military company on its way to Manassas, was found on the o railroad track near Fayetteville, N. C., Sunday. The body has not yet been c identified... .Frank Satterthight, who killed his wife by beating out her brains with a monkey wrench, in j( Princess Anne county, Va., several weeks ago, was found by the police in If his father's home on Lynnhaven Bay, Virginia, Sunday morning and in trying to escape, was shot fourteen ,c times. Hi? wounds are mortal A suburban electric car was run into ^ and cut in two by a Wabash World's ,j Fair train at a crossing In St. Louis Sn?nrrinv_ Sbr nersons were killed and nineteen seriously Injured J200.000 worth of property In the ^ wholesale district of Memphis, Tenn., je was destroyed by Are Saturday w Four persons lost their lives In a e burning light house at Frontera, Mex- d ico, Saturday Fourteen persons lost their lives and twenty were In- p jured In a fire which destroyed a tenement house In New York city Sunday. The owner and the agent of the building have been arrested for criminal negligence In not having provided fire escapes A premature ex- g plosion of nltro-glycerlne, which was being lowered Into an oil well near u Sandusky, O., Sunday, caused the S( death of five men and Injured several more Frank Lassiter, a member g of the Amerlcus, Ga~, military com- q pany, on its way to Manassas, fell g from the platform of the train and ^ was run over by the next car and In- jy stantly killed, near Greensboro, N. C.. p Sunday Mrs. Samuel McCue of <5 Charlottesville, Va., was shot and kill- a! ed by an unknown burglar, who entered her home at nine o'clock Sunday g night. The man escaped and has not ^ yet been arrested Five men were drowned in Lake Erie Saturday as a result of the capsizing of a naptha launch In which they were on their n way from Cleveland to attend the c, yacht races at Vermillion, O Two p persons were killed, and six seriously ^ wounded by the falling of an elevator In a large department store In Chlca- p go Friday Six persons were burn- tj ed to death and four seriously injured ^ by an explosion and fire In an oil tank b at Yellow Creek, West Virginia, Frl- e] day In a collision between a freight train and a limited express on u the Canadian Pacific railroad near t] Sintaluta, Northwest Territory, FrN w day, five women and four men were f( killed, and four other persons serious- lr ly injured Richard Harding Davis and John Fox, who have been S1 with the war correspondents at the front in the Far East, will return to ^ the United States next week, because of the limited opportunities allowed n correspondents The volcano Mount r( Vesuvius is in activity, flames, ashes sj and stones rising from it to a con- c, sider-able height, and a stream of lava t( issuing from the crater A body a identified as that of William G. Jones, r( formerly Western Union telegraph ^ manager at Philadelphia, was found Thursday night in Jamaica Bay 1.250 miners in the Coal Creek, Tennessee, district, went on a strike last week because of a reduction in their n wages A freight train on the jy Louisville and Nashville railroad ran into a washout near Hubbard Springs, Virginia, Thursday riight. killing the fireman, and fatally wounding the engineer and flagman. Should Modify His Temper.?Senator Tillman is pretty severe on those b who favor the original Brice bill. He t! says "no honest man can support that ^ bin." it tnat oe so men mere arc u great many men in South Carolina n who have been fooling the public and a their most intimate friends for a good many year?. The senator is naturally 01 devoted to his child, the dispensary? Larry Gantt being the godfather only c' ?but he should not let a sharp tongue run away with his better judgment, s and should modify his talk and his e temper.?Newberry Observer. ? ? While bathing in the surf at Sul- s1 Iivan's Island last Thursday, W. J. S! Fleming of Columbia, was drowned, '' and Miss Bessie Reynolds of Charles- w ton, narrowly escaped drowning. Mr. ai Fleming's body has not been recov- ' ered. , , ir ? The farmers of Greenville county " have organized a cotton protective as- s' sociation with the object of protect- si ing themselves against combines of h; cotton buyers. They complain that e, buyers have bought their cotton for ' less than its market value and they sl want no more of it. I ol LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. !ox No. 2?Wants to lease a five or six room house for one or two years. . R. Kllllan, Administrator?Gives notice that he will on Oct. 6th, apply to the probate court for final discharge as administrator of the estate of P. A. Kllllan, deceased. . S. Brlce, Chairman?Gives notice of a special pr imary election to be held Friday nexi: to decide who shall be the opponent of Capt. E. A. Crawford in the regular second primary election. , S. Brice, Chairman?GWes notice of the second primary election to be held next Tuesday to nominate the t'onlAiia nn rirllrlotoo fnr oViorl ff nil ditor, clerk and railroad commissioner. , Q. Wray?Is offering some special bargains in ladies' ready-made skirts, embroidery silks, shirtwaist patterns, etc. ,oan and Savings Bank?Solicits your business by mail and will give your business prompt, careful and courteous attention. You are invited to call or write for information, oushee Cash Store?Says "you" can get a pair of pants for 75 cents. It has control of the "flag" brand of pants. 1. J. Herndon?Will sell you a piano or organ for cash or on time. He says you ivill find his terms liberal, as. M. Starr & Co.?Want to sell you a guaranteed pocket knife. They advise you ~o take Starr's liver regulator if you are afflicted with chills and fever, FINLEY AND WILLIAMS. According to the official canvass of lie vote in the Fifth congressional istrict, the result was as follows: Flnley 9,823 Williams 5.809 Flnley's majority 4,014 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers of real esite were recorded in the office of the udltor during the month of August: CATAWBA. J. B. Johnson to Lewis W. King, ne lot; consideration $264.40. E. B. Black and I. W. White to Arade Cotton Mill. 3.44 acres; consldration $516. BAOm 1ITT Y A. B. Withers to V. B. Casey. One >t: consideration $185. J. M. Sprntt to A. B. Withers. One >t; consideration $50. KINO'S MOUNTAIN. W. B. Stroup to A. B. Sandslng. One >t; consideration $200. YORK. Florence A. Rose to G. W. Sherrer. >ne lot and one building; consideraon $2,000. OFF FOR MANASSAS. The Jasper Light Infantry left for lanassas last Saturday morning, saving at 6.30 o'clock, and going by ay of Blacksburg and Charlotte, and xpecting to reach their encampment uring Saturday night or early Sunay morning. The company was comosed as follows: W. B. Moore, captain. John R. Hart, first lieutenant. Paul N. Moore, second lieutenant. W. B. Moore, Jr., bugler. Sergeants?Dickson, Ashe, Smith, lobson, Herndon, Hunter. Corporals?O'Farrell, Williams, Wils, Ormand, Keller, Dickson, Thomas.tn. Privates?Adickes, Adams, Black, larnes, Clinton, Corzine, Caldwell, artwright, Dillingham, Evans, Feruson, Grimes, Hart, Hollis, Jackson, teller, McKnight, Miskelly, Andrew lorrow, J. C. Morrow, Moore, Neville, 'etty, Riddle, Russell, Robertson, teele, Stephenson, Thomasson, Thom milHnmonn WIII/oroAn Capt. M. C. Willis and Lieut. J. R. J Jndsay went along as commissary ofcers on Col.-Boyd's staff. WILL PUBLISH THE RESULT. It is our purpose to hold back the ext issue of The Enquirer until we an get the returns from the special rimary that has been called for Friay. We are always reluctant to hold the aper back after the regular publicaion hour for any reason because to 0 so entails serious inconvenience oth to ourselves and to our subscrlb; rs. In view of the fact, however, that nless our next issue is held back for lie returns, there will be no way by hieh the people generally can be Inarmed as to who they are to vote for 1 the regular second primary of next 'uesday, we believe that most of our ubscribers will be willing to submit j their part of the inconvenience to e entailed.. We are expecting all of the gentlelen who assisted us in collecting the eturns from the first primary to asist us again next Friday, and beause there will be only two names > canvass in what will probably be comparatively small vote, there is eason to hope that all the figures will e in wunin an nour or sucn a. mai?r after the close of the polls. NOTE AND COMMENT. The second race for railroad comdssloner will be between Earle and lobley. All of the cotton mills of this seeon are hungry for cotton and they 111 probably keep the price a little bove the export market for some me. J It was county ballots in the state oxes that caused most of the difflculr in deciding whether Mr. Brown or Ir. Plexieo should be in the second ace with Captain Crawford. In a umber of cases ballots were thrown way without counting, in other cases aey were counted, and in still other ases they were sealed up and saved ar such disposition as the executive ommittee saw proper to make of lem. While we ha e no reason to uspect that any fraud was perpetratd in the recent primary, still we are f opinion that it would be very well >r the executive committee to take teps to guard against a recurrence of uch confusion as was brought about 1 the present one. As we see it. it ould be just as well to declare gainst the counting of county ballots i state boxes. Most of such ballots are eposited inadvertently no doubt, and 1 good faith, but take a situation like lat of last Tuesday where there was [jeeial interest in the contest for late ofllcers, and people who might ave been so disposed could have very lsily voted county ballots in both ate and county boxes. The poll lists I course, would have shown too many county ballots, and all ballots in ex- i cess of the poll list would have been drawn out. There would be no guar- ] antee, however, that the fraudulent ballots would have been among those i discarded. I CAN'T RECEIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS, ' Notwithstanding the circulars Issued i from the postofflce department on the 1 subject, there has been doubt as to j whether It was Intended to prohibit | rural free delivery carriers from re- I ceivlng subscriptions for county news- j papers. CJ 'arn 1 norrlaro nnnlloH t A The Enquirer for information with regard to the matter, and The Enquirer has in return been trying to get a positive and definite ruling on the subject. The following from the office of the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General under date of August 31, would seem to settle the matter: "Replying to your inquiry of recent date on the subject, you are advised that under the postmaster general's order No. 569, which is based on the act of congress effective July 1, 1904, rural carriers are prohibited from soliciting or receiving orders for subscriptions for newspapers and periodicals, even when requested to do so by patrons of their routes. Carriers can only handle newspapers when they are individually addressed and the proper postage has been paid thereon. They cannot sell the news- ' papers on their own account either on , week days or Sundays. "Carriers must not, either in person, or through others, directly or in- 1 directly, by any method whatever, so- ; licit money, gifts, or presents; nor issue for profit, souvenirs or postal hand books, nor co-operate with or assist the publishers of same to secure the patronage of the public; nor compile directories for public use, or assist publishers to compile them; nor , furnish the names and addresses of patrons of their routes, for pay or favor, to any business establishment, or 1 to any individual, except to those de- j partmental officials who, under the . regulations, are entitled to receive the same." ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. E. A. Law of Bartow, Fla., Is In Yorkville. Mr. C. P. Lowrance has accepted a < position in Camden. Mrs. J. R. Muldrow of Sumter, is the guest of Mrs. I. D. Witherspoon. ( Mrs. L. N. White of Jonesvilie, is in Yorkville visiting her son, Mr. J. P. White. Mr. a. H. Louthian of The En- | quirer composing room, is down with typhoid fever. Mr. W. J. Good of the Beersheba neighborhood, has taken a business position in Gaffney. Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon Is visiting 1 her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dar- , by at Lowryvllle. Mr. Robert Clinton of Bethel is clerking for Ferguson & Clinton dur- J nig the absence of Mr. Ross Clinton t 1 at Manassas. Mr. John Blair of the Blalrsvllle : neighborhood, will matriculate at Clemson college this week. < Mrs. A. M. Grist and little daughter, 1 Margaret, returned home today, after J spending several days with relatives ; in the Blalrsvllle neighborhood. Mrs. D. T. Woods and children, who ( have been visiting relatives in North ( Carolina for the past five weeks, are < expected to return home this after- ' noon. Mr. C. F. Gordon, who has been in ] charge of the business of the Heath- < Elliott Mule Co., at this place for some j time past expects to go to his farm in Bethesda township. Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Capt. ' W. B. Smith of Clover, S. C., was In j the city yesterday on his way to Ma- | nassas. He is a unique character. At the beginning of the civil war he was J captain of company G, of the Palmetto , Sharpshooters, Jenkins* Brigade. To- < day he is an honorary member of the < Jasper Light Infantry. Captain Smith - - ' **- - ? * Kof _ was at uoiu uie lirai tuiu octv?u ties of Manassas. He declared at the beginning of the battle of the Wilder- 1 ness that If the Confederate soldiers j were not ultimately successful he would not cut off his beard again. He i has kept the promise, and today he 1 wears a beard that extends several inches below the waistband of his trousers. The odd, but genteel looking old gentleman attracted considerable attention here as he roamed about the j streets accompanied either by Mr. B. D. or Mr. E. B. Springs. His face Is ruddy and he seems to be In perfect health. At home he wields Influence, and lives at ease. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The banks, postoffice, express and telegraph offices observed Labor Day, yesterday. ? The Heath-Elliott Mule company's livery stable was closed last week, preparatory to the firm's retirement from business. I ? The Victor Cotton Oil company ginned its first bale of new cotton yesterday for Mr. James Cook. Mr. Cook sold the cotton for 10} cents. ? There was a pretty good sized crowd of people In Yorkville yesterday and there was a good deal doing in the way of horse-swapping and pol- j itics. ? Mr. H. H. Beard has assumed the I management of the local bucket shop, , leaving the management of the tele- i graph and express offices to his daughter. Miss Carrie Beard. ? As many as 200 registration cer- | tificates were issued by the county < board yesterday. The board was kept 1 busy all day: but the rush was hardly j so great as it was on the first Monday . In August. ( ? The first bale of new cotton was J put on the market last Saturday j morning by Mr. Robert Witherspoon of ' Guthriesville. It weighed 512 pounds , and was bought by Mr. B. N. Moore for 10 cents a pound. , ? A negro woman named Dulce Gar- < rison, dropped dead at the Snider ' place on the eastern outskirts of ' Yorkville last Sunday. Coroner ' Louthian made an investigation and 1 decided that death was due to natu- 1 ral causes. ' ? In another column an advertiser } is hunting a five or six room house that he wants to rent for one or two years or longer. The significance of ' such a situation is respectfully referred to local people who may have ] money to invest. In the meantime we take pleasure in guaranteeing the reliability and good faith of the advertiser in question. ? The graded school begins work next Monday at 9 o'clock, and it has been suggested that if the patrons of the school generally, including the business and professional people, especially, will give an hour of their time on that occasion, the result will probably be of more or less benefit to all concerned. It will have to be confessed that the patrons of the school have not been giving the institution a great deal of their personal attention, and no doubt it would be Just as well to 9no\v some interest. THE RE-COUNT FOR SHERIFF. There will be a special primary next Friday between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. m., to determine the question whether the Democratic voters of York county intended Mr. Hugh G. Brown or Mr. S. S. Plexlco to be in the second race for sheriff with Capt. E. A. Crawford. This is the conclusion reached by the executive committee last Saturday as the result of its efforts to adjudicate the contest instituted by Mr. Plexlco. On the face of the returns it will be remembered Mr. Brown had 569 votes and Mr. Plexlco had 568. This was after certain county votes that had been deposited in the state box at Rock Hill had been counted in favor of Mr. Plexlco. Mr. Plexlco took the position that inasmuch as the result was so close, a recount was Justifiable and he demanded that the same be made. Although only a sub-committee had been appointed a quorum of the entire committee assembled in the court house last Saturday morning to straighten out the complications of the situation. The members present were as follows: John F. Williams, C. P. Blankenshlp, P. M. Burris, R. W. Whitesides, R. M. Wallace, J. J. Hull. W. B. Williams, Jr., J. H. Saye, J. B. Barron, A. F. McConnell, J. S. Brice. The law of the party provides that notice of a contest or protest must be in writing: but this requirement was waived by Mr. Brown, and all parties being agreeable the count was proceeded with. And it was quite a task. The work was commenced at about 10.30, and it was not finished until after 6 o'clock in the evening, I he committee having been In session all day with a recess of only about 20 minutes for dinner, which was served in the court room. The count was conducted quite rapidly, but with great care. Chairman Brice called the votes as they were handed out to him by committeemen, and Messrs. Brown and Plexlco, either in person or by proxy sat on either Slue, scumiiug eveijr vuic turn nan?e their say on aJl questions of doubt. It developed that there were quite a number of defective ballots. In some cases all the candidates for sheriff were scratched, and in others the names of both Brown and Plexico appeared, while in still other cases It was necessary to use a magnifying glass to tell whether the voter had intended to leave Mr. Brown or Mr. Plexico or some other candidate on the ticket. In cases where the chairman was in doubt and Messrs. Brown and Plexico were unable to agree as to whether a given ticket should be counted in a certain way, the matter was determined by a vote of the entire committee. During the progress of the recount, Mr. Brown lost one vote at Blairsvllle, another at Bullock's Creek, another at Ebenezer, another at Fort Mill, another at McConnellsville, another at Piedmont and still another at Sharon, seven in all. He gained one vote at Bethany, one at Tlrzah, and one at yorkville No. 2. three in all, making a difference of four, and reducing his total to 565. Mr. Plexico lost one vote at Ebenezer, and another at McConnellsville and gained one at Rock Hill No. 2, changing his total to 567. It now began to look as if Plexico was in the lead; but in view of certain irregularities and elements of doubt, the committee was loath to declare the result. W. D. Moore, executive committeeman from Clover, about this time announced the existence of a sealed envelope from the managers at Clover, containing three county ballots which had been found In the state box and not counted. The facts were set forth in an affidavit, previously sworn to by himself and the question was whether or not these ballots should also be counted. Mr. Moore stated that he was unable to say certainly for whom the ballots had been cast for sheriff. He explained that the managers had not considered that county ballots found In the state boxes should be counted and for that reason had no intention af sending in this envelope until it developed that such ballots had been counted from other boxes. Major James F. Hart, representing Mr. Brown, said that inasmuch as the sole r?,i.r?Aon tha nHmfirv tflpptlntl WAS ^ Ul|m? ...... j ... ... to ascertain the will of the people, and such ballots had been counted In other cases, the Clover ballots should also be counted. Mr. W. B. Wilson, Jr., stated that he did not represent either Df the contestants; but inasmuch as the law of the party, which Is also the law of the state requires that all papers in connection with the election be filed with the executive committee within 48 hours after the close of the polls, this Clover envelope was clearly barred from consideration. The chair sustained Mr. Wilson's position and the ruling of the chair was sustained by the committee. ' But notwithstanding the result of the recount the committee was not satisfied to render a decision. The investigation developed that county ballots that had been found in state boxes had been thrown out at several precincts, and then again, In spite of the care that had been taken in the recount, there was no guarantee that votes had not been mislaid or lost or that errors had not been made. The concensus of opinion seemed to be that there was as much to be said on one side of the case as on the other, and that no arbitrary decision that might be rendered would be satisfactory to the f/iends of both parties to the contest. In summing up the situation Chairman Brlce suggested that probably the best way out of the difficulty would be for Messrs. Plexlco and Brown to have a conference between themselves and respective friends with i view to reaching a satisfactory agreement. In the meantime Committeeman Blankenshlp had suggested the Idea of a special friendly primary at which the voters might decide the matter, and as the result of the conference between Messrs. Brown and Plexlco this was agreed to. It being understood that the matter was settled, Mr. J. J. Hull moved that the executive committee order a special primary to be held next Friday for the purpose of deciding whether Mr. Brown or Mr. Plexico should be In the second primary with Capt. E. Crawford. The question as to what ^apt. Crawford might have to say ibout such an arrangement .was made, ind Capt. Crawford was sent for; but is he could not be rouna in town u rtas decided to take action anyway, ind Mr. Hull's resolution was adopted. Both Messrs. Brown and Plexico, as .veil as their respective friends, showid the most courteous forbearance :oward each other during1 the entire proceedings of the committee. The nembers of the executive committee ,vere scrupulously careful in their ef'orts to satisfy both sides, and there ,vas no evidence of partisanship or indue feeling from any source during he entire proceedings. Nt Will Send The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, .905, for 68 cents.