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Scraps and .facts. ? Cincinnati. O.. November 5: Speaking to the Cincinnati Commercial club of which he has been a member for f.fteen years. William Howard Taft tonight sounded the keynote of prosperity for the country for the next four years. "Every business man who is obeying the law may go ahead with Jill the energy In his possession: every enterprise which is within the statutes may proceed without fear of interference from the administration, when acting legally; but all interests within the jurisdiction of the Federal government may expect a rigid enforcement of the laws against dishonest methods." was the keynote of what Mr. Taft said. ? London, November 4: The Balkan situation has taken on an alarmist asneot in the oast dav or two owing to renewed rumors that hostilities are Imminent between Servia and AustriaHungary. The Austrian troops are said to have been intrenching on the Servian frontier, while Servia has been making hasty preparations for war and the removal of the seat of the government from Belgrade to a less exposed city. It is difficult to ascertain the extent of the truth of these reports, which are believed to be greatiy exaggerated, although doubtless both countries are preparing for possibilities. At the gervian legation it is asserted that the rumors are unfounded and that Servia is maintaining a correct attitude pending the proposed international congress. ? New York Journal of Commerce, November 1: Reports from over 1,300 special correspondents of this paper on the general condition of cotton on an average date, October 23d, indicate a deterioration of 3.6 points for the month against 4.1 points last year, 7.5 points in 1906, and 4.3 points in 1905. As our last report made condition 71.1, a decline of 3.6 points gives a condition of 67.5 for this month as agaii.st 62.4 last year. October is a month of deterioration, but exceptionally favorable weather prevailed this year, and the loss shown would have been less had not heavy rain storms, followed by frost, greatly damaged the crop in Oklahoma, causing a decline of 13.5 points in that state. The feature of the report, however, is the rapidity with which the crop has been picked and ginned, being 71 per cent gathered against 65 per cent last year, 56 per cent in 1906 and 69 per cent in 1905. In nearly all states cotton matured rapidly under the Influence of continuous dry, hot weather and generally opened all at once. The first picking thus got a very large proportion of the crop and the government ginning returns recently issued showing 6,283,780 bales, agfeinst 4,420,258 bales last year, still further emphasize early maturity. ? New York, November 3: The closing of the polls this evening was the signal for a rush to Park Row, where the newspapers had strung up large white canvases on which there were thrown election results and by 8 o'clock scores of thousands had congregated In City Hall park and nearby streets. There were other crowds In front of the bulletin boards on Broadway In Harlem and in Brooklyn. Two hours after the polls had closed newspapers issued extras announcing the election of Taft and throughout the thousands arose a now familiar re-1 frain: "Taft, Taft, Big Bill Taft." From opposing thousands came the cheer, "Walt and see; Taft has noti won yet!" Broadway was the scene of much revelry, a continuous parade of merrymakers up one side of the *X3reat White Way" and down the other. Although the climax of the saturnalia was not reached until theatres let out their crowds, the celebration began long before the closing of the polls. The matter of the election of the candidates of one or the other parties played absolutely no part in the start of the general demonstration. The whirr, whiz, jangle and bang, the rushing turmoil, the clatter and rattle, the shouting and whistling were mere demonstrations of the enthusiasm of the spectators which did not. until some time later, when the result began to be definitely known, change to the demonstrativeness of enthusiasm with political significance attached to it. With all the noise and confusion, the demeanor of the crowd was in every way proper and in harmony with the spirit of the day and hour. ? Chattanooga News: Those Reelfoot fisherman who have been brought into the public eye by the brutal murder of Captain Rankin are a type of men about which the common run of people know absolutely nothing. They come as near being cliff dwellers as any men now on the American continent, unless members of the old stock are to be found. They live in crevices, or fissures in the banks of the lake. They have no otffer homes on God Almighty's earth, and want no other. They have their women and children with them; some of them keep a cow and horse, and whip their wives just like their stock. At points the banks of the lake are several feet high, and the abiding places of the fishermen are under these banks, or else in small caves in some of the surrounding hills. A piece of ground thirty feet high is called a hill in the lake country. These men are native stock for the most part, but foreign and Indian blood is occasionally seen among them. They are said to be utterly unconscious of any law save that of might, but they are rarely concerned about anything except taking fish from the lake. Probably $200 a year is an average income of one of these fishermen. On this he supports himself and family. If let alone he Is harmless; but when aroused % * - ? '< * * tlo tt*H1 oVirtnt ne is a uangeruun man. *?<r on the slightest provocation, and his aim is deadly. How Colonel Taylor escaped Is one of the marvelous circumstances of the whole diabolical affair. ? President Roosevelt's plans, so far as completed, for his African hunting tour were made public last week. The general route to he taken when he reaches Africa will be from Alexandria by steamer, through the Suez canal, across the Red Sea and down the east coast of Africa to the port of Mombasa. the capital of Rritish East Africa. At Mombasa the outfit of the expedition. which has been purchased in London, will be assembled and shipped by rail to Lake Victoria Nyanza. The president and his party will make the trip to Lake Victoria Nyanza, by rail, stopping off at various points along the route to make hunting excursions into the interior, away from the railway. The country traversed by the railway is of the wildest sort and all I kinds of big game can be found along the line. The real work of the expedition will not hegin. however, until the party reaches the Plateau cf Uganda after crossing I-ake Victoria Nyanza. where abounds game such as can be found nowhere else in the world. The president's party Is to consist of his son. Kermit, who is to be the official photographer of the expedition, and two naturalists from the National Museum. No other persons will be taken from this country. When Mr. Roosevelt reaches Africa he will employ the services of natives and guides. A caravan will be organized for the trip from the railway terminus in Uganda to the Nile. The naturalists will prepare such specimens as it is thought the National Museum will want. IThr \|orlu\Uc tf-uqu'vrv. 'ntered at the Post"fflce in Yorkvllh is Mail Matter of the Second Class YORK VILLE. S. C.i ? FRIDAY, NOVKMBKR 6. 1908. Now let us see what the Republican party will do to the trusts. It is pretty evident that Mr. Gom pers failed to deliver the labor vote to the Democratic party; but then nobody need be surprised on that account. Ir was Mr. Bryan who first emphasized the trust issue. We are not prepared to say that he discovered the issue: but there is no doubt of the fact that he emphasized it. The naughty News and Courier claims credit for being first to nominate Mr. Bryan for 1912, and we can already see in our mind's eye how our esteemed contemporary will want to balk in the fall of 1911 and spring of 1912. when it will be called upon to stand by its nominee. The most important lesson that the people of the south have to leam in politics is. that individuals must do their own thinking. * The north and west have the advantage of Independence of thought. There can be but little political progress under conditions that compel everybody to vote the same way. The Fort Mill Times makes the statement that The Enquirer has put itself on record as condoning perjury in elections. This statement, like many Dthers the Times has seen proper to make about The Enquirer is without warrant of fact. It is a fact, that every voter in the primary takes an oath to support the nominee in the general election, and we think he should do it. But how he can do it if he is not registered. we are unable to see. Under the conditions that now obtain, the primary oath is binding only on those who have registration certificates. The Enquirer is not on record as conloning perjury or any other crime. We have heard of some complaint, not from any of the subscribers, by the way, of the thousands of good dollars the people of South Carolina have sent out of the state "with no return." From the number of times we liave heard this we are inclined to think the idea Is general. But The Enquirer does not -ee it that way. We do not remember to have urged anybody to contribute. We have merely put ourselves in the position of being willing to forward such money as might be contributed, eaving it to Democrats to exercise the 'Ption of contributing as they might see proper. But still, It is not fair to -ay that the contribution has been lost. The man who is really interested in accomplishing a certain purpose must oend his efforts in that direction. That these contributions have helped the cause we do not doubt. In fact, we feel sure that Mr. Bryan made a better show with the contributions than ne would have made without them, and while the Democratic party has .failed to win, there is not much question of the fact that it has made a good fight, and neither is there any question of the fact that it has exercised a very considerable iniluence on the future policy of the administration that will . unrrol the eroverninent during the next four years. The ten thousand or inore dollars that were contributed by south Carolina, speak more eloquently and more forcibly than do even the votes that were cast for this state. Political Sanitation Needed. Whiie tne inuepenuent candidate for county supervisor received httie support, the regular nominee was given _>niy one-third as many votes as were cast in tne .Democratic primary, and miy two-tnirds the number that he niniseif had then received. Yet every one of the more tnan four tnousand primary voters were solemnly pledged to support" him. He had opposition, Dut they did not "support" him because tney did not vote. An interesting object lesson is presented in the Ward 5 vote of 125 for Owens in the general election?less tnan any other ward in the city. Yet ward 5 has more than one thousand names upon its club rolls, and polled upward of 800 votes in the Democratic primary. It is the largest precinct in this section of the state, and by voting with comparative solidity, can control any primary election in Richland county. Ward G elected Gaston judge of probate, it gave Owens the primary nomination for supervisor. But when it came to defend his title to that office in the general election, Ward 5 made by far the poorest showing. If the regular nominee had depended wholly upon that ward he would have been defeated. What is the trouble? Is it because voters in Ward 5 were not qualified to vote under the laws governing the suffrage? Did they neglect to register? Or were they in the condition of a number of our literary and business friends?without poll tax receipts? There should be a remedy for a condition that is unsafe and unwholesome. Political sanitation Is needed.?Columbia State. That is a very clear statement of conditions that may be easily duplicated in other parts of the state. It is a logical rule that irresponsible votes arc more easily corraled by irresponsiRIa o v?-1 MM^nciro Kin nnHtiolonc onH the only safeguard lies in restrictions that will confine the right of suffrage to permanently established taxpayers. As Was Expected.?In the states surely Democratic there was no earnest desire for the nomination of Mr. Bryan. Less than ten thousand voters participated in the township and ward meetings that chose delegates to the South Carolina state convention, and when the convention was held, its proceedings were marked with no enthusiasm. The convention instructed for Bryan in defiance of the popular will, f r the majority of people in their clubs and county conventions refused to instruct delegates to send instructed delegates to Denver. It may he said that Mr. Brvan reI ceived more votes than would have been given to another candidate, but that is conjectural. The fact remains that the Democrats have met with the usual fate of those who back a horse that has often been run and has never won. The nomination of- Mr. Bryan for a third time was an idiotic procedure; behind it was the passionate unreason of a class of politicians without capacity for leadership or understanding of statesmanship. The thinking Democrats of the country deliberately concluded that the rehabilitation of the Democratic party would be hopeless until the Bryan mania could spend itself, and so they fell in with the Denver programme and followed Mack. Haskell. Woodson and the rest of their crew to inevitable disaster. | Whether or not the people who believe in the real principles of Democracy will be allowed to direct the party's activities in the future remains to be seen. Everybodv knows that Mr. Bryan is an able and excellent man. is a gentleman of high moral ideals and prac ice. and that he has conferred a permanent benefit unon the republic by impressing upon the people that righteousness has a place in politics: but ^e was not created to win victories.? News and Courier. COMPLEXION OF NEXT CONGRESS Democrats Seem to Have Gained Nine But Republicans Still In Control. Chicago, Nov. 5.?The Republican party will, according to present returns .rum all congressional districts in the United States, control the next national house of representatives by a majority of 41. The figures so far received show the election of 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats, a gain of the latter party of nine. The majorities in several districts are reported as extremely close, and it is possible that in a few instances the official count may change the figures given above. The following table shows the number of representatives elected from all the states: State. Dem. Rep. Alabama 9 ? Arkansas 7 ? California ? 8 Colorado 3 ? Connecticut ? 5 Delaware ? 1 Florida 3 ? x Georgia 11 ? Idaho ? 1 Illinois 6 19 Indiana 11 2 "owa 1 10 Kansas ? 8 Kentucky 8 3 Louisiana 7 ? Maine ? 4 Maryland 3 3 Massachusetts 3 11 Michigan ? 12 Minnesota 1 8 Mississippi 8 ? Missouri 10 6 Montana ? 1 Nebraska 5 1 Nevada 1 ? New Hampshire ? 2 New Jersev ..., 3 7 New York 11 26 North Carolina i a North Dakota ? 2 Ohio 9 12 Oklahoma 2 3 Oregon > ? 2 Pennsylvania 5 27 Rhode Island ? 2 'outh Carol'na 7 ? ?outh Dakota ? 2 Tennessee 8 2 ^exas 16 ? T'tah ? 1 Vermont ? 2 Virginia 9 1 Washington ? 3 West Virginia ? 5 Wisconsin 1 10 Wyoming ? 1 Totals 175 216 AS BRYAN SEES IT. "Democratic Candidate Thinks the Party Made Good Fight. William Jennings Bryan on yesterday gave out tne following statement .rom Lincoln. Nebraska: "The election has gone against us by a decisive majority. The returns are not all in and it is impossible, at the present time, to analyze them or to say what causes contributed most to the Republican victory. "We made our tight upon a platform which embodied what we believed to je good for the American people, but it is for the people themselves to decide what laws they desire and what methods of government they prefer. I nave faith that the publicity which we asked for will yet commend itself to ihe American people, that the election >f senators by the people will be secured: that the iniquities of the trusts will arouse an opposition that will result in the elimination of the principle of private monopoly. I am confident that the people will see the necessity for the labor legislation, and the tariff reduction which our platform demanded. I am confident, too, that the educational work done in this campaign will result in securing greater protection to bank depositors. "Ttio Qhftvo nre the most orominentl reforms for which we labored, and I believe that these reforms will yet come, together with more effective regulation of railroads and independence of the Filipinos. "I desire to commend the work of our national committee. I am entirely satisfied with Mr. Mack as the chairman and with the members of the committee. I do not see how they! could have done more than they did, and as for myself, I put forth every ef- J fort in my power to secure victory for our cause. The nomination came from the hands of the voters. I have obeyed their command and have led as best I could. Words will not express my gratitude for the willingness of the Democrats during the past twelve years. Neither am I able to adequately express my apreciation for the kind words which have been spoken since the election. If I could regard the defeat as purely a personal one I would consider it a blessing rather than a misfortune, for I am relieved of the ourdens and responsibilities of an office that is attractive only in proportion as it gives an opportunity to render a larger public service. But I shall serve as willingly in a private capacity as in a public one. God does not require great things of us; He only requires that we improve the opportunities that are presented and I shall be glad to improve the opportunities for service presented by private life. "In this hour of national defeat I find some consolation in the cordial support given by my neighbors, by the citizens of Lincoln and by the people of the state of Nebraska. With a Democratic governor and Democratic legislature we shall be able to put into practice so much of the Denver platform as relates to state legislation and I trust our state will set an example that will be an influence for good in the nation." ? New York. November 5: Charles W. Morse, until a year ago a dominant figure in the world of finance, and Alfred H. Curtis, a former president of the National Bank of North America, were found guilty tonight in the criminal branch of the United States circuit court on the charge of misappropriation of funds and falsifying the books >f the bank. There were also additional charges with conspiracy against the prisoners, but the jury acquitted the men on this count. Judge Hough refused to entertain a motion for bail and committed the two bankers to the Tombs prison. Judge Hough said that he would hear any motions the lawyers for the prisoners desire to make tomorrow morning. The Federal statutes provide a minimum penalty of rve years imprisonment for falsifying books of a bank and a penalty of two vears imprisonment for misappropriation of funds. No alternative but Imprisonment is provided for conviction on the charge of falsifying the books of the bank. The maximum penalty for this charge is ten years. The jury recommends clemency for Curtis. ? Columbia special of Wednesday to Charlotte Observer: Governor .An. sel today appointed delegates to the | "mamini th cotton conference" to be held in Memphis 011 the 10th. 11th and 12th of this month, as follows: Senator-eleot E. I). Smith, Florence: T. B. Sta'khouse, Columbia; B. Harris. Pendleton: It. M. Cleveland, Marietta; J. H. Manning. Latta; E. L. Archer. Spartanburg: R. P. Hamcr, Hamors; F. H. Weston, Columbia; R. M. Pegues. Cheraw; R. II. Dunbar. Peach Island; J. E. Wannamaker. St. Matthews. LOCAL AFF AIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs. L. E. Parish?Will serve oysters Tuesdays and Fridays at the hotel from 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. R. M. Bratton?Will operate his ginnery three days a week for remainder of season after next Wednesday, 11th. M. L. Smith, Exec.?Requests parties indebted to the estate of Lizzie R. Currence, deceased, to make settlement with him. Creditors will please present claims. G. W. Sherer?Can supply you with fruits, vegetables, good coffee, choice meats, etc. A word to those who owe him beef accounts. D. E. Boney, Manager?Publishes a financial statement of the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance company, verified by the state insurance commissioner. Sherrer & Ferguson?Have opened a meat market, under the name of "The City Market," in the Herndon uunumg, anu suuen your uusmess. J. C. Wilborn?Offers the Eigham place, two miles from Sharon, for sale. Very cheap. Carroll Eros.?Want you to try Corno, a specially prepared feed for laying hens. It is said to be an egg producer. Try it. Thomson Co.?Invites you to spend Friday and Saturday with it. that it can supply you with everything wearable from head to foot. York Drug Store?Is ready to supply you with the best preparations for putting your farm animals in good shape for the winter. J. L. Williams & Co.?Say they are going around and around waiting on their trade. See their line of ladies' cloaks. York Furniture Co.?Tells you that if you are going to many, it hasn't anything to do with it. If you are going to buy furniture it wants you to see its line. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Suggests that you have a first-class photograph made of the baby?you might do it today. Herndon & Gordon?Again urge their customers to settle their fertilizer notes and accounts without further delay. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Advises everybody to get down to business again, now that the election is over. He wants your real estate propositions and will attend to your wants promptly. M. W. White?Tells you to keep your eyes open for opportunity, so that you may be ready to seize her when she comes. I. W. Johnson?Gives a list of seasonable staple and fancy groceries that you will find at his store. If it is to eat he has it. Loan and Savings Bank?Explains that where one man gets rich by hazardous speculation, a hundred get riches by thp slower process of saving. First National Bank?Invites farmers to place their money with it on open account and nay all bills with checks ?it is the safe way. Royal Raking Powder Co.?Again reminds you of the absolute purity of Roval baking powder. See page four Foster-Milburn Co.?Publishes a testimonial telling of the good benefits received from Doan's kidney pills. See page four. A well known and successful farmer of York county claims that any reasonably Intelligent laborer of fair energy can rent land on the prevailing half and half basis, and with one hundred and fifty days' work, make more money than he can make In a year as a day laborer at $1.50 a day. The farmer says It Is not a matter of theory; but he can cite individual cases where the thing has been done. It will be remembered that shortly after the rebuilding of the York county court house, Mr. J. Wylie Roddey, who was then foreman of the grand lury, sought to establish an antl-spltMng rule. He received some little support. and improved the situation a little; but he was ahead of the times, and the court house was'soon messed up with tobacco spit. The enforceJ nent of a rule like that adopted oVerl CViarAboo n-rtiiia \rloia a revenue for York. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Dr. J. D. McDowell has established his office in the upper north rooms of the Shandon hotel. ? There was no bell ringing: Tuesday night and no dynamite; but at the same time it is fair to say that there was little evidence of very keen disappointment. ? Strong pressure is being brought to bear on Mr. Louis Roth to engage "n the restaurant business again. | While he was in the business. Mr. Roth had quite a large patronage that has never been so well satisfied elsewhere. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. S. W. Guy of Lowryvllle, is visiting Mrs. S. W. Inman. Mrs. William Epps of Kingstree, is visiting Miss Mollie Bludworth. Col. and Mrs. N. A. McLain of Lumberton, N. C.. are visiting the family of Mr. H. H. Beard. Mrs. M. J. Whisonant of Wilkinsville, is in Yorkville on a visit to her sister, Mrs. J. P. White. Mrs. Mary Boam of Columbia, is in Yorkville today in the lhterest of the South Carolina Children's Home society. Miss Mary White of Chester, who has been visiting her uncle, Dr. W. G. White, returned home Wednesday afternoon. Hon. D. E.. Finley and Mr. W. M. Kennedy are representing the Yorkville Auvooliitn ?nv? t.*A nhnrnh nt svnnH which convened at Newberry yesterday. Mr. S. W. Inman and family leave tomorrow morning for Lancaster, where they will make their future home. They will be accompanied by Mrs. Sam Guv of Lowryvllle. MR. FINLEY IS HOPEFUL. Columbia State. Thursday: Congressman D. E. Finley, dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation. was in the city yesterday en route to Newberry to attend the A. R. I". synod. Mr. Finley is vice chairman of the Democratic congressional committee and has been in Washington in charge of committee headquarters. He has been closely connected with tlie Democratic campaign, and 's watching the returns closely to see the success of the Democratic fight for places in congress. Mr. Finley had hoped to see a Democratic majority in the house of representatives. In reviewing the situation. h?- said last night: "The defeat of Mr. Bryan Is a great disappointment to the party generally, and particularly to those directly connected with the campaign. When in Washington during the month of October. in charge of the congressional committee headquarters, as vice chairman. 1 had good opportunities to observe the drift of political sentiment and found that the principal argument used against Mr. Bryan among business men was the guarantee bank deposit proposition. "1 am satisfied the country did not care to or did not have the time to | consider this proposition favorably. After till, the fight was one based on prejudice, twelve years old. While the Democrats put up a splendid fight and in a majority of the states was more united than at any time since 1892, the trusts and great corporations were solidly opposed to Mr. Bryan's election and during the last few weeks of the campaign furnished all the money that could be used in bringing about his defeat. "While I was in doubt as to Mr. Bryan's election I had strong hopes that the Democrats would carry the house of representatives, and apparently the returns show that if Pennsylvania, New York and eastern states had given tlie same proportionate increase in Democratic members of congress the result would have been in our favor. After all the people have spoken and for four years the administration is committed to the hands of the Republican party. "The Democratic party Is not dead nor even badly crippled. I think that the party is stronger today than at any time since 1892. As to what the Democrats will do in congress, we will stand for Democratic principles and make a fight for them. I for one do not believe in a submissive minority. "As to what the Republican administration will do during the next four years. I am of the opinion that less attention will be paid the negro In politics, and no doubt an effort will be made to split the solid south. I have no fears along this line. Our people have been through the fire and they know what the result will certainly be. I am Inclined to think that Mr. Taft will pay more attention to the business interests of the country than has Mr. Roosevelt." THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The developments In the speculative market yesterday were summarized in an Associated Press dispatch from New York last night as follows: The cotton market showed a further reactionary tendency today, closing steady at a net decline of 2 to 9 points. Sales were estimated at 225,000 bales. The market opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 2 points and after some irregularity sold 1 to 4 points net higher as a result of better cables than due, covering, and some fresh buying promoted by optimistic reports concerning the prospects for a settlement of Manchester labor troubles within the next week. Offerings increased at the advance and during the afternoon the market worked off under realizing and local selling for a turn based to some extent on the talk cf a less active spot demand from domestic mills and exporters. The market closed within a point or two of the lowest. Weather reports were considered favorable. Receipts were large and the into-slght movement for the exnected to establish another high record. Receipts at the ports today 62,632 bales against 64,889 last week and 41,130 last year. For the week 425,000 bales against 447,632 last week and 366,777 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 16,367 bales against 8,726 last year, and at Houston 18,528 bales against 11.584 last year. RESULT IN THE COUNTY. The boards of commissioners of state and county and Federal elections will meet in Yorkville on next Tuesday to canvass the returns from last Tuesday's general election. Through the kindness of managers and others at the various precincts, The Enquirer Is able to give the result in advance of the official count, as follows. c >. 6 Precinct. ? ? - ? u gJ O ca h Se, u Bethel 62 0 62 50 'Bethany 76 0 76 78 Blalrsvllle 58 0 58 58 Bullock's Creek. 30 1 31 29 Clover 135 0 135 131 Coates's Tavern 45 0 45 45 Fort Mill 120 1 120 120 Forest Hill 35 0 35 35 Ebenezer 50 0 50 52 Hickory Grove.. 89 89 SI McConnellsvllle . 69 0 69 69 Newport 43 0 43 40 Ogden 32 0 31 32 Piedmont 21 0 21 20 Rock Hill 351 20 354 319 Sharon 39 1 40 38 Smyrna 42 0 42 41 Tlrzah 23 0 22 22 Yorkville 287 6 289 251 Total 1607 29 1612 1511 It will be noted from the foregoing that the voter.1 generally, voted the straight ticket. The state and county ticket runs about one hundred behind the Federal ticket. All the candidates en the state and county tickets here received practically the same number of votes. This is necessarily the case, for the reason that a scratched ballot could not be counted. ESTRAY STOCK. The estray stock problem Is still a vexing one in many parts of the county, and the people who are most inconvenienced do not seem to know how to correct it; but really it is a simple matter. When Mr. C. C. Hughes first moved from the vicinity of Grover, N. C., to his plantation on Fishing creek he found that it was the practice of the neighborhood to leave stock to run at large after crops were laid by, and feeling that he could not afford to submit to such conditions, he proceeded to put a stop to them. The first step was to put out a warning to the effect that all stock found running at large on the Hughes' property would be taken up. This had but little effect. The custom of the country had been free range for so long that many of the people .were unable to see how it could be otherwise. Stock continued to stray on the place, and at great trouble and expense Mr. Hughes put them in afn enclosure. When the owners came, they were told that they could have the stock without charge that time; but the next time they would have to pay. There was a "next time" in the case of two or three and they were required to pay. There was no third time in the case of anybody. At the present time the whole neighborhood in which Mr. Hughes lives Is free from roaming stock, and everybody is delighted with the change, which was brought about by Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jackson and two or three others. A proposition to return to the old, open range basis would find but few advocates. The stock law should be strictly enforced all over the county. It should be enforced because it is law. There are people in different neighborhoods who allow themselves to be Imposed upon because they do not care to make a fuss. Generous people will not impose on other people in violation of law just because they can and the other people are willing to submit. MR. J. R. SCHORB DEAD. Mr. John R. Schorb, the venerable photographer who is so well known to most of the readers of The Enquirer, breathed his last at his home in Yorkville yesterday morning at 1 o'clock, [and was buried this morning at 11, the( funeral services taking place in the Presbyterian church and the interment in the Yorkvllie cemetery. Mr. Schorb celebrated his ninetieth birthday on October 24, and there was an extended notice of the event in our j issue of October 27. The facts stated! in that notice'were taken mainly from memoranda made by the late Capt. L.I M. Grist in a book that he used to' keep for the purpose, and in giving a sketch of Mr. Schorb's life in connection with his death, it is necessary to repeat some of the facts stated in connection with a few others obtained from the same source; but not previously printed. Mr. John R. Schorb was born in the Grand Duchy of Baden, Germany, on October 24. 1818, and* came to the 1'nlted States in 1834. He first took up his residence in Buffalo, N. Y., but after two years went.to Michigan City, Indiana. How he got to Canton, Ohio, is not stated in the notes; but "from Canton. Ohio, he walked the entire distance to Michigan City, over four hundred miles, in the snow." Michigan City, is across the lake from Chicago, Illinois, and Chicago, at that time, "was no larger than the town of Yorkville is now." [May 4. 1893]. After two years in Michigan City, Mr. Schorb returned to Buffalo, and in 1840, cast his first presidential vote for William Henry Harrison, the Whig candidate. Friends in Buffalo furnished the means and he prepared himself for Hamilton college, at Rochester, from which he was afterward graduated. While at college he learned photography from a Professor Avery, one of the instructors, who had gone to France for the purpose of being initiated into the mysteries of the art by Daguerre, the discoverer and Inventor. Professor Avery imparted his instruction voluntarily and without charge. After graduation Mr. Schorb devoted himself to the practice of photography, for which purpose he visited a number of towns in New York, New Jersey and Virginia. Later he went to Charleston, and from there to Columbia, and from Columbia to Winnsboro. While in Columbia he was offered a position as instructor in the famous Mount Zion Institute at Winnsboro and he went to that place for the purpose of accepting that position. This was in 1848. He remained in Winnsboro for five years and being offered a similar position in Yorkville came to this place in 1853. He taught for a while in what was known as the Male Academy, a brick building that used to stand at the corner of Congress and Charlotte streets, and shortly after the opening of the King's Mountain Military school, he accepted a position in the Yorkville Female college. The college was badly crippled by the war, and in 1869 had to be closed. Mr. Schorb had been taking photographs during his spare time all the while he was teaching at Winnsboro and Yorkville; but at the close of the female college he devoted himself entirely to his art and continued to make a profession of it up to the time of his death. As has been stated in The Enquirer nore than once, the old studio on West Liberty street, is a treasure house of pictorial lore. Though making pictures for a living, the artistic, the historical and the human elements of the profession affected him with far greatar force than the commercial side. He had been methodical all his long life, and he early began to apply method to his profession. It Is probably safe to that he keDt dunlicates of almost 3very photograph he ever made. It s certain that he preserved many daguerreotypes, and the thousands of photographs and views in his collection constitute a most interesting and valuable pictorial history of the town and community. Though of a quiet and unobtrusive character, Mr. Schorb always took a keen and intelligent interest in the affairs of the state and nation as well as in the town and community. He seldom failed to cast his vote on election day; but never offered political advice except when it was asked of him. He served as a member of the town council of Yorkville for about twelve years and during eight years of that time was treasurer and clerk. His books were always clear and accurate. During the greater part of his long life. Mr. Schorb devoted close attention to church affairs. He was elected a ruling elder in the First Presbyterian church of Yorkville in October 1863, and continued in the office up to the time of his death. He was faithful and regular in his attendance on all church services and meetings und lived up to a high standard of moral and religious duty. During many years he was church organist. Mr. Schorb leaves one son, Mr. George T. Schorb. His only other child, Mrs. J. Walter Dixon, died a few years ago. There are twelve grand children and twelve great-grand children. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st, 1909. Cor 33 cents. Loss By Fire. A house occupied by Wm. Ragsdale,! colored, on Mr. John F. Smith's place about eight miles north of Yorkville, was-destroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon. The loss included the house and contents along with two bales of cotton and amounted to several hundred dollars. Ragsdale was in Yorkville at the time and his wife was in the cotton field. It was thought at first that two children were burned, but they were afterward found asleep in a nearby corn crib. i he County Commissioners. The county board of commissioners held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday and audited and paid enough accounts to exhaust all of the available money. The only business of public interest out of the usual routine was the adoption of a resolution, providing that County Engineer Lawgo to Mecklenburg county and secure the plans of the Mecklenburg stockade and submit the same, together with estimates of the cost of reproduction on a scale calculated to meet the requirements of York county. Violation of Game Law, Rock Hill special of November 3, to the Columbia State: All reports from the rural districts indicate that the young birds?supposed to be safe until November 15, are being slaughtered. A rural route carrier for Uncle Sam states that on Saturday the sounds meeting his ears on his rounds ap proached that of a battle?In other words, regular volley firing. It is a lamentable fact that the citizens of this section, while otherwise law-abiding, are very woefully derelict when It comes to the question of observing the game laws. Many good men, large landholders generally, think that so far as general hunting is concerned they are not free to shoot birds in the open, but are at perfect liberty to kill them on their own land. Warden Wylie, who is most zealous in the discharge of his duty, says that he is ready and willing to prosecute any one whom he knows to be or can obtain evidence against as guilty of any Infraction of the law. The trouble, he says, Is that A comes to him and says: "B has been shooting birds right along Ion my place, but don't use my name.") There is the whole trouble. Nobody wishes to testify against his neighbor. This is the spirit which is at the root of all of South Carolina's disregard of law. Your correspondent does not set himself up as any better than the others and realizes that he would do Just the same, but he does realize that '"there is the rub" and that the whole principle is wrong. Typhoid at Winthrop. Columbia special of Thursday to Charlotte Observer: The authorities of Winthrop college, where 500 girls from all parts of the state are at school, are much worried over an outbreak of typhoid fever, the contaminating source of which they have after several days of painstaking investigation been unable to locate. There are three welladvanced cases in the college hospital with an extra trained nurse on duty and seven other suspected cases which have not yet been finally diagnosed as typhoid. In addition to these one patient went home before the disease was too far advanced on her to prevent travel. State Health Officer Dr. C. Fred Williams of Columbia, is on hand making a thorough investigation with the local health board and tne local members of the board of trustees, and will not leave until he gets satisfying results. Not only is all the food supply being scientifically looked into but every servant that comes on the premises is being investigated. Sample water from every spigot on the premises in addition to the principal source of drinking water and the water supply at the college dairy were sent on to Charleston today for analysis. Even the boxes of food- sent to girls from home are being investigated. A sample of the main drinking water was sent on to Baltimore some days ago, and the authorities there have just telegraphed that it is pure and contains positively no traces of Infection of any kind. There is no typhoid, it is said, in the city of Rock Hill, and it probable that the college will get its water from the city water works until the trouble Is over, if any reason is found for suspecting the present supply. A perplexing feature of the situation is that the cases on hand represent all the different dormitories and departments of the col'ege, and from different rooms in these dormitories. So far the authorities have not been able to uncover a suspicious circumstance that leads to a discovery of the cause. The college has been open now two months and It s thought unlikely that any of the eases started before the patients left Home. President Johnson has been absent several weeks on his European trip, and is to remain till Christmas. \s soon as more definite Information can be obtained, probablv in a day or so, a statement will be given out from the college for publication fully and franklv setting forth the true facts. '''His is the first trouble of the kind Winthrop has ever had. BRYAN'S CONGRATULATIONS. Friendly Exchange Between Late Rivals For Presidency. Cincinnati, O., Nov. 5.?"Please accept congratulations and best wishes for the success of your administration. "William J. Bryan." "I thank you sincerely for your cordial and courteous telegram of Anwo,i"i fnlo tlnn ond crnnH wishes "William H. Taft." These messages were today exchanged between Lincoln, Neb., and Cincinnati. The message from Mr. Bryan came while Judge Taft was addressing the general conference of the Women's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church. He received the message on his return to his residence and answered it at once. In his address to the women, Judge Taft gave an enthusiastic commendation of foreign mission work. His experience in the far east, he said, had taught him the value of this work in uplifting these people and he commented upon the elevating effect of Christianity upon the heathen women. The Philippines, Judge Taft, asserted, the present degree of success in civilization and government was made possible through the influence of Christianity. TAFT'S PLURALITY GROWS. Further Returns Make Republican Victory More Overwhelming. New York, Nov. 6.?The membership of tue electoral college wmch win choose the next president of tne united btates remained in dispute wnen the oincial counters in Maryland abandoned tneir tasa for tne nignt. ricctrraing to tne best information ootainabie, the proportionate numoers of nepubncan and .Democratic electors will be determmined by a division of ?u.aryiand s eignt votes. Haif of the city of Baltimore and two of the twency-tnree counties outside of that city are still to be counted, but there is a strong indication that the state s vote vvnl oe split. In any event tne margin of victory will be so small that tne state was claimed tonight by tne leaders of both parties. In 1904 Maryland elected one Republican and seven u-emocratic electors. n .mon ?-u tn ho snfplv fnr aVI laauui i ^ w .v. Taft, to whom the latest returns give a plurality of 300, with the prospects ihat the few final districts will double or triple these figures. Conceding Missouri to Taft and leaving Maryland to be split between him and Bryan, the figures show 319 Republican electors assured, and 156 uemocratic. Latest congressional returns indicate that the next house will be composed of 216 Republicans and 175 Democrats, a majority for the Republicans of 41. The returns for the Socialist and Prohibition parties are still far from complete, but Indicate that the hopes v.f tne Socialists have not been realized and that the Prohibitionists in certain sections where gains have been expected have been disappointed. The figures for the Independence party vote are also insufficient to give an accurate idea of what the party accomplished. GOVERNORS ELECTED. The Successful Ones In the Doubtful States. Here are the men who appear to be elected governors: Delaware?aimon S. Pennewill, Republican. Honda?Albert W. Gilchrist, Democrat. iilaho James H. Brady, Republi I'clll. Illinois?Charles S. Deneen, Republican. Indiana?Thomas R. Marshall, Democrat. Iowa?B. F. Carroll, Republican. Kansas?Walter R. Stubbs, Republican. xwassachusetts?Eben S. Draper, Republican. Michigan?Fred M. Warner, Republican. Minnesota?John A. Johnson, Democrat. Missouri?Herbert S. Hadley, Republican. New Hampshire?Henry B. Quinby, Republican. New York?Charles E. Hughes, Republican. North Carolina?W. W. Kitchin, Democrat. North Dakota?C. A. Johnson, Republican. Ohio?Judson Harmon, Democrat. South Carolina?Martin F. Ansel, Democrat. Tennessee?M. R. Patterson, Democrat. Texas?Thomas M. Campbell, Democrat. Washington?Samuel O. Cosgrove, Republican. Wisconsin?James O. Davidson, Republican. NOTES FROM OGDEN. Township Sunday School Asaociation ?Small Grain Sowing Retarded? . Heavier Vote Than Usual?Suspect- 1 ed Mad-dog at Large?Other Matters. .^ rreBUolKleuce o( the turkville Knuuirer. Ogden, November 4.?A township Sunday School association was organized last Saturday at tne meeting held for that purpose at Bethesda cnurch. The meeting was very well attended, all the Sunday schools In the townsnip being represented. Major W. W. Boyce of Rock Hill, president of the county association, was also present, and considerable interest was manifested in the aim and work of the proposed association, which was fully ex- < plained by Major Boyce and others. The meeting opened with Mr. S. H. Moore, superintendent of the Bethesda Sunday school In the chair and Mr. C. E. Strait acting as secretary. The following officers were nominated and elected: Dr. Wm. Love, president; W. T. Hollis, vice president; J. F. Ashe, secretary and treasurer; exocutive committee: Antloch, I. S. Kldd; Smith's Chapel, C. E. Strait; Bethesda, J. Mac Moore; Olivet, J. E. Brandon: superintendent cradle roll department. Rev. J. K. Hall; superintendent home department. Rev. J. B. Swann; superintendent teacher's training circle. Rev. YV. A. Beckham. The rains of last week and this week j have greatly delayed the work of sow- t ing small grain and the farmers are ^ very anxious to see some fair weather. A big rain fell here Tuesday night and the land will not be dry enough to plow this week. There is still plenty of time in which to get grain sowed, provided the weather clears up, but at this season of the year the land dries slowly and it is hard to get more than one or two days' plowing between rains and very often the land does not get dry enough to plow from one rain to another. Such has been the case In this section of the county for the past two or three weeks. Rev. W. A. Beckham preached his last sermon at Antioch last Sunday for the conference year. His next appointment here on the third Sunday will be tilled by the presiding elder, Rev. R. E. Stackhouse. The annual conference meets in Laurens this month. Mr. Beckham has been on this charge two years and he has a host of friends who are anxious to have him returned next year. The county surveyor has been at work in this section. He was surveying the public road that runs from Rock Hill to McConnell8Ville, and which passes through this section, when the rain set in last week. There was more Interest taken In the general election, at Ogden Tuesday than for a number of years, although the vote was not as large as It should have been. There are about 170 names on the club roll at this box, but if the roll was carefully revised there would probably not be over 150. Only 61 of this number are registered and 32 of these voted In the election Tuesday. There was less than half this number voted four years ago, so we are Informed, and Mr. W. H. Dunlap, who was one of the managers In the general election eight years ago, Is authority for the statement that there were only eight votes cast In that election, these being cast by the six managers and the two clerks. So comparing the vote Tuesday with that of the two preceding elections, Ogden shows up quite an Improvement along this line, but the people are not yet fully awake to the Importance of casting their vote In the general election. Mr. R. E. Grlffln had a fine bird dog which Is supposed to be suffering with rabies, to leave his home last Sunday morning. The dog is black with a white spot In the breast. It was seen by one or two parties after leaving home and was known to fight with several dogs. It was last seen in the Brattonsville neighborhood. Mrs. Agnes Isom of Rock Hill, who Is recovering from a serious illness, came down Sunday to spend a few ' iavs with her sister, Mrs. J. H. Duncan. The ginneries are not crowded now os thev were a few weeks ago, and the November report will not be calculated to "bear" the market much. MERE-MENTION. Fire did damage to the amount of $250,000 in a pni.adelphia lumber yard Monday. Millions of teet of hard wood lomoer were destroyed... .The Pennsylvania Kail road company has let a contract to tne Westmgnouse Manulacturing company for tne electrihcatlon of its New York and Brooklyn terminals, yards and tunneis. Tne contract cahs for $5,000,000... .C. A. Hengerer, of Buffalo, N. Y., committed suicide Monday by Jumping into the Niagara river and going over the falls. Eugene Mtche, an octogenaxl&n, of Hampton, Ark., on Monday shot Samuel *ife to death, thinking he was cue leader of the night riders In that community Peyton W. Metcalf, a nephew.of Secretary of the Navy Metcalf, is serving a thirty day sentence at San Jose. Cal.. for running over and injuring a small boy Fire, probably caused by a cigarette, destroyed a theatre building and caused the loss of one life and $25,000 property damage at Newark. N. J., Monday The constabulary operating in the province of Misamas. Mindanao island, Philippines, has been engaged the past week in pursuing a band of Moro outlaws. The leader has been killed. The supreme court of the United States has handed down an opinion in which it is held that states have the rignt to forbid the importation or possession of game from other states and foreign countries... .A shark, weighing seven tons, and thirty-two feet long, said to be the largest on record, was killed a few days ago in San Pedro Kmr T PollfAmlo Vaut Vtiin. uaj, XA;V>CI uui uuudred race track sports went from Baltimore to New York on Monday on a special train to cast their votes in their home state against Governor Hughes, because of his anti-racing light in that state Mrs. Julia A. Carney, author of "Little Drops of Water," and other poems, died Monday at Galesburg, 111., aged 85 years. The total amount of national bank notes in circulation on October 31, was $665,844,192, an increase for the year of $55,863,726 Wm. E. Corey and his wife, who was Mabelle Gilman, an actress, did not attend the marriage of his sister, Ada B. Corey, to Dr. Chas. H. Aufhammer, at Downington, Pa., on Monday, but sent the bride a check for $100,000 as a present Alice Cheney Brown obtained possession of $20,000 worth of bonds from a Chicago brokerage firm on Monday by means of a worthless check. The bonds were recovered by a detective New York police captured a gang of four counterfeiters with a complete outfit, in a raid on Monday A Mormon church, located at Montreal, Ga., was dynamited by unknown parties Monday night.... President Roosevelt and party will leave for the African hunting trip on March 13 Twenty-six men have been arrested in Craighead county, Ark., on charges of night riding and are held by the grand Jury in bonds of $800 each The 74th birthday anniversary of the Dowager Empress of China was celebrated by the American battleship fleet at Amoy on Tuesday by M 1..i. U.. ~ 0 nit; in ii'B ui a J<a.iuie oy tiiiii ui inc fourteen ships of the fleet Fire destroyed twenty-two buildings, valued at J 150,000, at Savannah, N. Y., Tuesday The Sells Bros.' circus train was in a head-on collision on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railroad near Greenville. Miss., Tuesday. One man was killed and one seriously injured..,. A. J. Gordon, formerly counsel for the Great Northern railroad at Spokane. Wash., is $50,000 short in his accounts with the railroad company. ? Gaffney Ledger, November 3: Judge Klugh yesterday issued an order prohibiting persons from spitting on the floor or throwing litter of any kind upon the floor of the court house or indulging In any other acts or conduct abusive to the public property or calculated to disturb the good order or interfere with the good order of the court. Any one violating the order shall bo subject to a fine. Judge Klugh is to be commended. Thoughtless people abuse public property, not because they do not know better, but because they do not care, and they should be made to have a regard for the countv's property and the comfort of others. W? have never seen a court house that did not resemble more or less a hog pen. because of the indecency of tobacco chewers in exnectorating upon the floor. It's unsanitary and therefore. unhealthy, and we applaud the order of Judge Klugh.