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THF LEDGER, THURLOW S. CARTER, EDITOR AND MANAGER. IM&17KD WKDNBSDAY AND 8AT17KDAY 1904. UBSUKlPnoy $i 50 PER YE VR NATIONAL TICKET. For President, ALTON B. PARKER, of New York. For Vice-President, HENRY G. DAVIS, vt West Virginia. TLe War. The past week has been per haps the bloodiest and inoststren uoub since hostility opened, hav ing been marked by almost con tinuous fighting. The latest re ports from the scene of operation indicate that the Japanese ar making gains every where, an that Kuropatkin, whose otfensiv tactics seemed to have proved dit astrous, is reported to be steadil falling bick, fighting doggedl) in a desperate effort to prever the utter rout of his armj Wl-**!*-* t L i<nn 1 nrumonn o r tvt 11 I? IJIIO lliy till CO UU|MUJtOU <11 HI IV Buffered some slight initial revert a summary indicates that bu cess has generally attended tt Japanese arms. There has bee yet no defintie conclusion to tl fightning, although the dispatch) clearly point out the final rout ( the Russians and their retreat a rosj the Hun river, in which evei there will likely be a brief cessi tion of the fighting. There no doubt but that the Russiai have suffered heavily. Fiel II 1- ~ I f 1iliCU lUttl vy atun touujuive IL Russian losses as thirty thousan and these figures have been pra tically confirmed from Rossis sources. There has been nonews of intere: from Fort Arthur, the operatioi around Mukden occupying thecei tre of the stage. Altogether the events of tl week have remarkable signiticam rtll . If a I 9 A I mat JvuropaiKin, wim an arm enthused bv the prospect of ti first offensive campaign, well eqv pped, closely in touch with a bai of supplies, and outnmnberir the enemy according to liussiti sources by 25,000, should me< with such overwhelming repulsi has brought about a xeeling ( deep gloom a St. Petersburg which rapidly succeeding reverst are not calculated to dispel. Ft the first time, it is reported froi a high source, since the war b gan, the Czar has begun to de pair of the outcome. ?Caarlotl Observer. Young Farmer Stabbed <Anothei Special to The State. Spartanburg, Oct. 16?Joh Berry and Sidney Kimbali, tw young fanners of the Boilin Springs section, became involve in a (jiiariel last night on nort Ccturch street near Dean's livei stable. Berry drew a puckt knife and stabbed Kimball in th left breast, the b'ade penetratin to the lung. Kimball drew n weapon and none was found o him after he was taken In cbarg by the officers. Berry stabbe only one time, but this may prov fatal. _ BROKE JN'IO iTl.S ;llOUSE. S. Le Quinn of Cavendish, Vt. was robbed of his customary healt by invasion ofCbronicConstipatio When Dr. King's New Life Pill broke into his house, his troubl who mi i tnitu aim iiuw nu o uuurui cured. They're guaranteed t cure. 25c at Crawford Bros., .J F. Mackey & Co., 'and Sunder burk Pharmacy, Drug Stores. Losses of Rus 10 I Frightful Record ht< ceived at To) an1 Losses Small pa so Tokio, Oct. 17 tn, . the reports of 1 which continue to oi front, the most st *ti the terrible recorc Hi dead. Before the ig on Oct 10, Gen buried 2,000, m ae number of Russians uurh the Japanese, with Nodzu's still to hear from 6,500. A ingthe usual calou.ation and ing reasonable allowance foi fighting of the 14th and 15tl , Russian losses will exceed 40 Fragmentary reports of Jt ese casualties are coming in. . Oku, up to and including Oc . 14, lost 3,500 men. Estii ? of the total Japanese losst not possible, but they are sm ? comparison with the frig 8 losses of the Russians 0 Reports dispatched late y d day from the field are in the f( e ing Chronological order: ,lThe main force of tbo y army which had already occ Chouchiafun heights, reac line on the Sbakehe river,bi 7 division of the enemy contiu }8 offer a stubborn resistance. ;e center army has reached its c. tive and has been heavily en ,e since the morning of Octov )D the enemy in front of th ie army continuedholding its pc 38 north of Sbahopo and Luui ,f offering a strong resistance. q. centre column isengaged in t 3t saophe and the main body i. rigbt column is advancing a jB Lumuntun and is attackin 18 position. The enemy ha Id batteries between Shahopc iC Sugangtai, which are vigoi 1{] shelling the attacking columi c. our position at Linchienpo,b lD bombardment is not strong e to prevent our advance. C 8t tober 11, the left column 18 centre army lost 261 killec Q_ wounded. The casualties to ourselfa ie Russians and the number ol ;e pies captured by the left an ,y owed: te During the five days frc u_ tober 10 to October 14, inc] ie our losses were about 2,500 and wounded, officers in^ in During the four days fiom Bt 10 to October 13, the num corpses left by the enem; t * j hurried by us reached ! y The ememy's dead after tl ^ tie of October 14,were ver) jr erous. The prisoners taken bered 80. The principal tr e were 30 guns and many rifle . forms asd accoutrements. 8latter are still uucounttd. Bennett Beats a Man. r* The Notorious Hampton C Convict Attacks Trieste D Special to News and Couriei ? Hampton, S. C., Oct. g The chain gang is in samp (l half a mile from this place, h day Ben Bennett, one of the > jumped on Willie Pnester, !l tched him up pummelled hit 6 succeeded in getting his ? daughter away from Priester ? has had her in charge sin< e murder of her mother, whc d Priester's sister, e Bennett's mother dror< with the child. The guai the gang did nothing and tb< , ter will be taken up for invc h tion by the coanty super vii n _? ? s "Watcli the Kidneys' 0 "When they are affected, Y in dunger," says Dr. Aberi ? the greatest English phya Foley's Kidney Cure makes - kidneys. Sold by Funde Pharmacy. ,000. Franchise and Contract. ? concluded from 4th page. 3r Re ________________ ese thia 3rd day of October, 1904. ri R. E. WYL1E, Attested by Mayor. 'C. D. Jones, Clerk and Treas, Accepted this 3rd day ofOoto lattle bor, 1904. 11 the LEROY SPRINGS, jrei8 T. Y. WILLIAMS. Attest as to Leroy Springs and iBsian T y Williamg . htlDK ERNEST MOORE. army mam toUl York Farmers Organize. 3d by army Speaial to News and Courier. pply- Hock Hill, Oct. 15.?The Farraak mora Co-operative Union of Eaar the em York will take a band in set i, the tling matters relating to the cot- ^ ,000. ton crop after Novembr 1, 1904 ipan While the object of the union ia, 1Gen. amongst other things, to a ssist tober members ltin marketing cropa," [nates in making provision for sales,cot)s are ton a lone is mentioned. The all in general plan of work is that a ;hiful marager shall sell the cotton belonging to membeis of the AaeHter sociation, the grower shall have )llo\v- the right to tix the time and minimurn price; the charg shall be J right twenty-tive cents per bale upied All members pledge themselves to hed a market "all cotton grown" by g it one them through the union, ued to The fortune of such an organic I The zation is, of course uncertain, but objec- the membership of this one is gaged such as to domand consideration *J -I C 'Pi _/l? 1 ?A? - ?t;u iu iuo oincers uuu executive com- ^ o left mittee are as follows: President isition W. C. Whitner: vice presidents \ untun R. H. Barber VV. J. Rawlinson f Tbe J. Leonidas Moore; executive 1 baking committee, ?J. H. Steel, T. M. of the Allen, the Hon. W. B. WilBon gainst W. J. Miller, J. B. JohBson, N. g that B. Williams, Mr. J. h. Mils six ler was elected secretary and > and treasurer. rouslv i - - -4* - - -as and WOUCB Ol 10WO LlClllUU 00 ut the Grantiog Water and < )D?och Light Franchises. of the ! and BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND ALDERMEN OF . THE TOWN OE LANCASTER, ndihe 1N CoUNCIL ASSEMBLED, f- Lro- AND BY THE AUTHORITY OF my fol THE ISA ME, That, whereas, on ^ the 3rd diy of October, 1904, by a ? ,m qc_ unanimous vote of th- Aldermen 1 . of said town an exclusive fran- i 11181V0 ' chise for water and electric lights killed wa8 p,rante(i to Leroy Springs and eluded rj^ y. Williams, Iheir successors Oct., and assigns, on certain conditions ber of for a term of thirty years. Y and AND WHEREAS, The said 2 QQQ Leroy Spiings andT. Y. Williams ' ' have deposited with the Bank of ( 10 a "* Lancaster, Luncaster, S. O., the k ' Dum* sum of One Thousand ($1,000) 1 Dum- dollars, in trust for the said town * opbies of Lancastrr us required by said fl'unchiMn NOW nil <>l<>r>tion in IS UU1- ? ? ?v""rj^e bereby specially called, to be held ^ at the Guard House, in said town, on Tuesday the 2?th day of Oc- J tober, 2904, to determine whether said franchise shall be confirmed J jounty ky a vote of the majority of the , qualified electors of said town. J 1 The polls shall be opened on said . day from 8 a. m., to 4 p. in., and 1 chat Col. J. N. Crockett, Capt. J ? 16.? C. Foster and J. T. Amos are I about hereby appointed managers to con To ('uct election. There shall be t two forms of ballots used as fol- j San? lows, viz: ' seraL ??For confirming franchise for . u and water and lights granted by the I little Town Council of Lancaster to Le- m . wk0 t oy Springs and T. Y. Williams, ' . YES" and ' For confirming franchise for > was Wftter and lights granted by the Town Council of Lancaster to Leo off roy Spiings and T. Y. Williams, d of NO" j mat ^ *ke d?Me of said election the managers will proceed forthwith Ittlffa- . ? L.ll . 1 .L - 10 couni me ouuois and ceriuy me ,or- result thereof immediately to the Town Council. Ratified by the Mayor and Allife it dermen in Council assembled this lethy, 13th day of October, A. D. 1904. lician. Attest: R. K. WYL1E, sound ( ? \ Mayor. rburk } seal. i C. D. Jones, ( ?>? j Clerk and Treat. mi W-1)| EVER OFr r Our Mr. Heath ^orth, where he ! 11 dress goods air aerous to mentio BROW 3eing the preyail n those two shad sd Cheviots and 1 ihades. Our noti ight up to the n< vish in that line rackets and Cape liink the pretties liis market. An ireeiated and wil ( W e are still hai 3lothing manufac more. Also A. I lenburg & Co., a terns in browns, j sail tor. All we sve do not dress 3 istled for any of c We are still ham DOUGLAS, G< Shoes, which are lines that are mai ry over, have dec our Lawns, Piqu< and make a pure some price. Ju Purs, which are for the Fall Mi Hi in October, 5th lially invited. G that will satisfy tl past patronage ai ve are, -Btali Bail Lan( m- mmmmm wmmammtmmmmm?mmmmmmm si m i LINE OF GOODS ,ii KII TO THE : has just return scooped in some st; d lots of other bai n. IS ANB GME1 ling colors, we b< les in Mohair, Crs tVhipcords. Broa ion department is utch, and anythi we have it. Tailoi (S. A tremendoui it and cheapest e^ l inspection of san LI insure us a sale. NOTHING idling the ceiebr ;tured by Strouse 1. Kirschbaum & nd other lines. ] grays and any eoL asK is to give us rou up, we will bt >ur eompetitors to lling the 3DMAN, and DR three of the best nufactured. Not v tided to sacrifice tl es and Voils, i>o ? hase for surely tl st received a b< very cheap. Be nery Opening, firs day. All the la iroceries of all kii he inner man. Tl id hoping for mor Yours to fc A MB hie k Ira :aster S. ill 9 l-m PUBLIC, ed from the vf 1 lnrv voliino LiL \ aiUUt3 gains too nuNS 3u glit heavily ivinetts, Mixdclotlis in all complete and ng you may r made Skirts, s line, and we per shown on le will be ap> atea high art ' & Bro., BaltiCo., and SnelBeautiful patlor you may a look, and if s perfectly satV\ *WV yx 4- 1-v /X ^ "1 ? nave uie sale. EW SELBY and strongest wishing to carte price on all [>oine at once tiey will go at eautiful line of sure to watch t Wednesday dies are corads and such lanking all for e in the iuture, ierTe, lilt tr c.