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Straps and Jarts. ? The wife of an oil merchant named Kund of Budapest. Hungary, was found a few days ago by the neighbors, behind an Iron grating at a window, protesting that her husband kept her imprisoned there. When her husband was arrested he gave as his excuse that his wife had a mania for buying costly things and contracting large bills for hats, laces and clothing, which had nearly ruined him, and as he loved her too much to separate from her, he had kept her imprisoned on week days, letting her out on Sunday, when the stores were closed. The wife admitted that her husband had been Justified in doing so, and that he had treated her very well In all other respects, and as she said she could not promise to be less extravagant In the future, the court auowea ner nusuouu iu locked up during the week, and she willingly followed him home. ? Says a Chicago dispatch of October 27: An old-time rivalry between the millionaire flower lovers, Harlowe N. Higinbotham, of Chicago, and Thomas W. Lawson, of Boston, will reach a climax in the Chicago Flower Show in a battle of carnations. The "Mrs. Thomas W. Lawson," the famous "Lawson Pink," which cost Lawson 230,000, will be opposed by "Fiancee," a new variety, for which Mr. Higinbotham paid $10,000 to Fred Dorner, a veteran horticulturist, of Lafayette, Ind. The "Fiancee" is named for Mr. Hlginbotham's daughter, Mrs. R. T. Crane, Jr. The acquisition of the carnation and Miss Hlginbotham's engagement occurred at the same time. It is said to be a wonderful variety.' of pink, surpassing in every way the Lawson blossom. Mr. Higinbotham tried to buy the Lawson .pink before it became the property' of the Boston millionaire. T naiimwi his ? William ?. ui j tour of Indiana last Friday, making his first speech at Kendallville Ftfday morning closing the day's speaking at South Bend. He was not in as good form as he was last week and his voice was so husky that he could not be heard more than fifty feet from the platform. His crowds were not so large, but there was considerable enthusiasm when he explained why he ? was for Judge Parker. Mr. Bryan iltustrated his position by calling attention to the decision of Solomon when the two women each claiming to be the mother of a child, appeared before him to decide to which it should be given. Mr. Bryan said that the real mother knew that if the child was killed and divided between the claimants she would never see it again. Applying the illustration, he said that eight years ago there were some who were willing to have the party divided, but he would rather surrender the organization for this campaign than permit the enemy to win a victory through division. ? Indianapolis, Indiana. October 29: Thomas Taggart, national Democratic chairman, is being "shadowed" whereever he goes by two men, for what purpose he does not know. The two men were on the train when he left New xorK, ana me ne*i uaj uc .. them here. He went from place to place about the city, and at every turn he was followed by the two. To make sure they were watching him he announced last Saturday he would Spend Sunday at French Lick. He entered a car and In a few moments the two men entered the coach Just behind the one In which he was seated. Mr. Taggart left the coach unseen by them and wired friends at different points on the road to watch for the two men. Late at night he got a telegram from Gosport saying that the men had left the train at that place and had taken the next train back to this city. Yesterday, when he joined the Bryan special and went to Chicago he slipped away from them again, though the men followed him till he got upon the train with Mr. Bryan. The fact that Mr. Taggart knew he was being "shadowed" explains why he has refused to say one day where he was going the next. ? Milwaukee Sentinel: The total ???.? ?,ui ^ In the TTnlt^d vuic iiiav nm wv ^?ivu ?..v ^ ? States November 8 is coming in for the usual amount of speculation and conjecture. The genera^ estimate is that it will reach 15,000,000, which would mean an increase . of a little more than a million over that of 1900. This is hardly warranted, however, in view of the increase of only 38,183 in the 1900 vote over that of 1896, nor by the noticeable lack of public interest in the present campaign in many of the states. There are believed to be in the neighborhood of 17,000,000 persons qualified to vote for president of the United States, and it is probable that at least 15 per cent of these will stay at home or be prevented by sickness, absence from home or ither causes from exercising the franchise right. An increase of 1,000,000 in the vote would be something which the political captains would consider it well worth while to take into account. Four years ago McKinley's plurality over Bryan was 849,790, but In eleven states which will have fifty votes in the electoral college this year the sum of Republican pluralities was only 121,293, more than 700,000 of the total plurality having been contributed by the seventeen other states which were carried by the Republicans. In these eleven states a material increase in the popular vote might work a considerable change in the complexion of the electoral college. The ratio of votes to population Is usually considered to be about 1 to 5, which. If correct, would make 14,500.000 a fairly accurate guess as to the total of 1904. ? A private letter received at Shanghai recently by a prominent business man says that General Stoessel has wired the czar: "I now bid you good bye forever. Port Arthur is my grave." The letter goes on to describe the situation as follows: "The Japanese shells are Inflicting great damage to the Russian fleet In the harbor, and to the fortifications. The arsenal, its contents of ammunition and small arms, has been destroyed, and prepav rations are being made for the last deadly struggle at close quarters. The water supply having been cut off, wells art being sunk. Provisions are scarce, only tinned meats being left, the soldiers hold gala feasts on horses killed by the shells. General Simonoff, It is said, would surrender, but is overruled by General Stoessel. The hospitals are crowded and hygienic conditions are becoming desperate. The bombardment at times Is so incessant that it is impossible to bury the dead to any depth. Over one-half of the original garrison is dead, wounded or sick. The high angle at which the artillery Are is directed by the Japanese has practically destroyed the new town. When the fleet attempted to break through the blockade some time ago and the garrison was to liave made a desperate some and Inflict as much damage as possible, and If necessary, capitulate, the failure of the fleet to escape frustrated the plan. The besiegers are pressing closer daily, and it is hard to say how long we can hold out. When the end comes there will be a desperate fight and surprise. Thousands of the enemy will perish, as everything is mined." Ihr tlorluiltc (Snquirrr. YORKVHXE, 8. O.i TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1904. Rev. F. C. Hickson lays down the proposition that a prohibition law is no more difficult of enforcement than is the dispensary law. This proposition, we think, is susceptible of proof. The Statesboro, Ga., grand jury has refused to bring in a true bill against any of the men who recently burned two negroes at the stake. It is said that the grand jury that considered the case Included in its membership several men who participated in the lynching. There Is good reason to believe that the United States and Great Britain have a well-defined understanding on the bar ? of offensive and defensive alliance, and It has been suggested that a war between Russia and Great Britain Is almost certain to Involve the United States. The telephone systems which reach almost every part of the United States will probably play a more important part In gathering election returns next week than has ever been known before. The telephone helped wonderfully four years ago; but the country is covered more completely now than It was then, and there is reason to expect that within less than twelve hours after the close of the polls the country will have positive Intelligence as to whether Roosevelt or Parker Is to be the next president. Both the Republican and Democratic parties are doing an unusual amount of advertising in the leading magazines and newspapers of the north and west this year. The advertising of both sides Is carefully prepared and skilfully placed. For instance a Democratic page will present the claims of the Democratic party and claim credit for certain Important achievements for the American people and set forth the presidential qualifications cf Judge Parker in a most favorable light. A Republican advertisement does the same for the Republican party and for Roosevelt. Roosevelt's writings have been used against him wit! much effect, and a RepublioodVq fn nrrtVP that while the president was always honest when a young- man he said a great many things that he probably should have left unsaid. In other words he may have been indiscreet. All these advertisements for both sides are calculated to exert a tremendous influence for or against one side or the other, especially in the north where the people do their own thinking. The New York Herald announces the result of a careful canvass it has made of the political situation. It gives Roosevelt 257 electoral votes certain and Parker 160 votes certain. It finds that there are 18 doubtful votes that will probably go to the Republican-! and 42 doubtful votes that will probably go to the Democrats. The number of votes required to elect is 239. In the Herald's opinion New York is doubtful; but the chances are In favor of Parker. The states which the Herald claims to be certainly Republican are as follows: California, 10; Connecticut 7; Idaho 3; Illinois 27; Indiana 15; Iowa 13: Kansas 10; Maine 6; Massachusetts 16; Michigan 14; Minnesota 11; Nebraska 8; New Hampshire 4; New Jersey 12; North Dakota ?: Ohio 23; Oregon 4; Pennsylvania 34; Rhode Island 4; South Dakota 4; Utah 3; Vermont 4; Washington 5: Wisconsin 13; Wyoming 3. The cer ilnly Democratic states are: Alabama 11; Arkansas 9; Florida 5; Georgia 13: Kentucky 13; Louisiana 9; Maryland 9; Mississippi 10; Missouri 18* North Carolina 12; South Carolina 9; Tennessee 12; Texas 18; Virginia 12. The following are classed as "doubtful, probably Republican": Colorado 5; Delaware 3; Montana 3; West V ginia 7. The following are classed s "doubtful, probably Democratic". Nevada 3; New York 39. Chairman Cowherd of the Democratic congressional committee is claiming that the Democrats will carry 225 out of 386 congressional districts throughout the United States. Chairman Babcock of the Republican congressional committee, says he is absolutely confident that the Republicans will elect not less than 220 members of the next house. MUKDEN AND PORT ARTHUR. Both Armies Still Preparing for a Decisive Struggle. News from the opposing Russian and Japanese armies at Mukden Indicate that both sides are still bending their energies to preparations for a decisive struggle which may commence at any time. Since the recent great battle lasting about eleven days, the Russians are said to have secured re-lnforcements to the number of 35,000 or 45,000 men. The Japanese have been putting In the time entrenching their position and getting up additional re inforcements. They claim to have brought as many as 40^000 men from Port Arthur. A dispatch of yesterday from Chefoo tells all that Is known up to that date about the operations around Port Arthur as follows: On Oct. 24. having made every pos sible preparation, the Japanese opened fire with their artillery along the whole line, Incidentally continuing their daily practice of dropping Bhells into the harbor. The Russians replied, the sounds as of distant thunder telling the inhabitants of Port DaJny that the long expected assault on the fortress was imminent. The bombardment continued furiously until the afternoon of Oct. 26, when the Russian guns on Este mountain, Antse mountain and Rihlung mountain became briefly silent. At 4 o'clock that afternoon a regiment of Japanese swept out from behind a recently captured hill adjacent to Rihlung mountain and advanced on the Russian trenches, lying between Rihlung mountain and the railroad, occupying them after hours of flghtlng. The Russians stuck to their posts till the Japanese were within a a few yards, both sides hurling hand grenades at each other. The Japanese infantry are now using mechanical devices which enable them to throw grenades with great accuracy and rapidity. In the meanwhile another body of Japanese assaulted the trenches on the slope of Rihlung mountain. The Japanese trenches extended to certain portions of the slope and-stopped some distance above the extreme Japanese outpost, where the ascent of Rihlung mountain became almost perpendicular. The Russian trenches seamed the slope. To advance over an unbroken slope, which was mined, even without Russian resistance would have been a difficult task, but the slope had been torn up. great holes having been blown In it at various places by the bombardment and the Japanese availed themselves of these indentations, which offered combined foothold and protection against bullets. In the meanwhile the fire of all their available artillery was directed against the Russian trenches, the Russians eventually retiring, whereupon the Japanese in 30 minutes constructed trenches sufficient to shield themselves. The Russians exploded mlnee but, the Japanese claim, without result. One company of Japenese engaged in this fight aroused general complimentary comment for Its remarkable ooolness, executing the various manoeuvers for the purpose of securing shelter with automatic exactness, as if on .parade. Upon the retirement of their troops the Russians opened fire from Liati mountain and that night they made a sortie. But the Japanese had In the meanwhile brought up machine guns, with which the sortie was repulsed. Except for the knowledge that the bombardment was continued all Information covering the period between Oct 27 and Oct. 29 is lacking, but presumably it is much of the same character as that Just described, the Japanese operations gradually assuming the proportions of the general attack of yesterday. The fighting is reported to 1 ~ oAirara frnm "RlhllinC UdVC UCCU 1111/01 oc*viv &?V... ...... mountain down along the whole east side of the town. THE NORTH SEA INCIDENT. Hague Court to Adjust Russian Outrage on British Fishing Boats. There is to be no war on account of the North sea incident. That is the outlook now. For several days it seemed as if hostilities might commence at any moment: but diplomacy got the better of the situation, and England has agreed to a Russian proposition that the whole matter be submitted to the Hague tribunal. The official report of Vice Admiral Rojestvensky, the commander of the Russian fleet, was not given out until after the arrival of the fleet at Vigo, Spain. Already, however, the admiral's version had been unofficially published and the public was prepared to receive it without surprise. Before the admiral's report came out, Great Britain had demanded of Russia, first, an apology: second, a compensation to the owners of the damaged vessels and the families of the killed, and Injured fishermen, ana imra, pumsnment of the Russian officers guilty of the outrage. The reply of Russia was to the effect that she would willingly make all reasonable reparation; but she would first ask that the matter be thoroughly investigated through the Hague tribunal. There have been reports to the effect that France had a great deal to do with an amicable settlement of the trouble; France and Russia have a thorough understanding with each other, and it is understood that France notified Great Britain that she would not show favor. The story of Admiral Rojestvensky is to the effect that his fleet was actually attacked by torpedo boats, and that one of the torpedo boats was sunk by the fleet, while the other made its escape. This story is not believed at ail in England, but since the Russians have made such a claim the matter has become a subject of investigation. Under the terms of the agreement arrived at between the Russians and British the Russian fleet or at least a part of it must remain at Vigo, Spain, until the conclusion of the investigation. The Japanese authorities hoot at the possibility of the idea that there might have been Japanese torpedo boats in the North sea. They say they actually had none there, and it is understood that they have given Great Britain solemn assurance to that effect. In the claim of Russia, Great Britain realizes a serious accusation against herself and she feels the necessity of having the whole matter cleared up before she resorts to force. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Marriage of Miss Mary Rawls to Mr. Mozingo?Housebreaking in Daytime ?Constable Jenkins and the Whisky Dealers?New R. F. D. Route to Og den?Personal Mention?The Glassblowers?Mr. W. 8. Boyd's Opinion . of the Crops?Mr. W. A. Youngblood Moves Back From the River?The Circus. Correspondence of the YorkrUle Enquirer. Rock Hill, Nov. 1.?Miss Mary Rawls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Rawls of the Lesslle section, and Mr. Ephralm Mozingo of Darlington, were married Sunday afternoon In this city by Rev. W. L. Lingle, at the parsonage. They left Monday morning for Darlington, where they will make their home. The bride Is quite well known in this city, where she has many well-wishing friends. Mr. Mozingo Is a son of the auditor of Darlington county. He is engaged In mer chandlsing In that city and is a young man of sterling business qualities and worth. Some one entered the home of W. L. Roach a few days ago in open daylight, helped themselves to some cold victuals that had been left on a table In the dining room. They also took (12.75 from a trunk and then departed, leaving no trace by which the guilty party or parties might be detected. The theft was committed while Mr. Roach was away at work and Mrs. Roach was at a neighbor's house near by. She was gone only a short while and left the front door of her house unlocked. Constable J. H. B. Jenkins arrested N. W. Nations, white, Saturday evening on the charge of transporting and selling contraband whisky, having caught him In the act. He appeared before Mayor J. J. Hull Monday morning and plead guilty to the charge of transporting and was fined (20 or thirty days on the road. He paid up. Mr. Jenkins has several cases of selling against Nations, but none of them have been tried yet. R. F. Thomasson Is preparing to bring action against Constable Jenkins for the recovery of a horse and buggy which were seized by Mr. Jenkins along with a lot of whisky and sold at public auction a few weeks ago. Mr. Jenkins will also have Thomasson tried on one or more Indictments for selling whisky and for maintaining and keeping a nuisance. Mr. W. H. Dunlap has been endeavoring for some time to work up a R. F. D. mail route from Ogden and he now has assurance that the route will be established. Mr. Dunlap rode over the proposed route with a rural route Inspector some time ago and since that time has received notice from the postoffice department that the route will be granted. Mr. Dunlap will stand the examination for carrier himself. No date has yet been fixed for the examination. From Ogden the route will run past the homes of A. L. Neely, J. . H. Kidd, R. E. Griffin, William Newsom and Mrs. M. J. Kldd and thence to T. J. Strait's, W. L. Hlnson's and others. Thence back through the Smith's Turnout section to the old Fishing Creek church neighborhood and from this point back to Ogden, making 22 miles In the circuit. The next attraction at Winthrop college will be the reading of King Lear on Wednesday evening of this week by S. H. Clark, head of the department of public speaking ai tne university ui Chicago. T. K. Bates, postmaster at Ogden, was In the city Saturday. Mr. Bates Is seventy-four years , old and says that he has net'er seen a finer corn crop In his section than was made this year. The cotton crop Is also good. Howell's famous troupe of giassblowers have arrived In the city from Columbia where they exhibited during the fair. They have pitched their tent on the vacant lot at the '-orner of Hampton and Main streets and will give their first exhibition Tuesday night and will continue to operate every night this week. This company has gained quite a reputation throughout the country and their exhibition Is said to be simply marvelous especially the artistic spinning, weaving and fashioning of glass Into novelties of various kinds. Forepaugh and Sell's Bros.' big circus was In Chester Monday and quite a number of Rock Hlllians made It suit to visit that city. Mr. W. S. Boyd, a progressive farmer of the Neely's Creek section was in the city Monday and In conversation with the writer, said that although crops of all kinds are better In his section this year than for several years past and more cotton Is being made than usual, crops have been gathered more rapidly than he ever saw before. The bulk of the cotton crop has been picked and quite a number of farmers have finished gathering corn. Mr. Boyd Is now gathering his 22nd crop and says It Is the best all round crop he has ever made. Mr. W. A. Youngblood of the Clay Hill section, moved his family away from home some time ago owing to the prevalence of chills and malaria In his section, supposed to be caused by the Catawba Power company's dam. Mr. Youngblood will rent out his farm next year and move to the Mrs. Nichols place some six or seven miles northeast of Yorkvllle. He had nine cases of malarial fever .In his family this summer. Mr. Youngblood says several families on the other side of the river have moved out and that others from his neighborhood will move after another year If there Is another epidemic of the disease as there has been this year. Mr. J. W. Betts, the dairy farmer of Lesslie, was In the city Monday shipping: some fine Durock Jersey pigs. He shipped one to Yorkville and three to Clover. The one sent to Yorkville was for Mr. J. W. Snider, and although It was only two months old, It was as large as the ordinary hog gets to be at three and four months old. He also sold two fine Jersey cows Monday to a party In Greenville. Stony Kimball's horse exhibit at the state fair In Columbia last week was one of the best ever seen in Columbia. He carried off a number of blue ribbons. Neely & Moore also made some fine entries and they too brought back some blue ribbons. Parker & Miller had a fine poultry exhibit including some 250 head. They won quite a number of both first and second prizes. There was no improvement yesterday afternoon In the condition of Mrs. I. S. Kidd, whose serious Illness was mentioned in my last letter. COTTON GROWERS' ASSOCIATION Seeks to Regulate Price of Cotton by Judicious Marketing. At a meeting of representatives of various county cotton growers' associations held in Columbia last Friday, the following address was Issued to i the cotton growers of the state: m ^c?aii t vi ! io me luuuii uruwers ui ouui? Carolina: At a meeting of cotton | growers held in the city of Columbia on the 26th day of October, 1904, we, < the undersigned, were appointed a committee to prepare an address to i the cotton growers .of South Carolina. I We desire to state most emphatically I that this is a business organization | pure and simple, that there is nothing i secret or hidden in reference to its < business; its sole and single object ] is to secure for cotton growers such i uniform prices as will properly compensate them for the labor and capital invested. Realizing that cotton is the currency of the south, and that her industrial welfare is dependent upon the price of it, we therefore invite the aid of every cotton producer and all business and professional men in the state. We further recognize the fact that cotton manufactories are desirous of maintaining a stable price for cotton, and we believe that this organization will promote the interest of the cotton manufacturers of the south. This is an age of combination and organization; other agricultural organizations have been able to fix and maintain a Stable price for theli^commoditles to the mutual benefit., of producer and consumer, and have successfully eliminated the demoralizing influence of the violent fluctuations consequent upon reckless speculation, which has proved as disastrous to the manufacturer as it is to the producer. We declare it to be a necessity for the welfare of the cotton growers of the south to organize for the purpose of protecting the raw material. We wish to impress upon the cotton growers the fact that they put upon the market within ninety days the bulk of their crop, and desire the commercial world to take it at its full value; to take the risk of storing, the expense of insuriner. the loss of interest for nine months without compensation to the purchaser; whereas common sense would teach them that in order to realize the highest price they must carry these risks themselves and place upon the market their cotton as the trade requires it; in other words, instead of selling their cotton from September to December, we protest that it is common sense and lewdness to perfect a plan by which may sell it from September to September. To this unfortunate custom of jumping our cotton on the market in so short a time, regardless of demand or price, is largely due the unremunerative prices to the producer. What is the remedy? Millions of dollars are waiting profitable investment in good securities. The world knows and conceives that there is no better security than cotton. Hence the plan by which the cotton can be retained in the hands of the producer and used as a collateral upon which he can secure money at a reasonable rate of Interest to meet pressing debts, enabling him thereby to place his cotton upon the market at such time and in such quantity as the price justifies, is most desirable. To this end we ask the cotton producers in every county of South Carolina to meet at once and organize for the purpose of sending delegates to a meeting in Columbia for the purpose of formulating a specific plan to carry out the ideas above suggested, and to perfect an organization which will maintain cotton at such a price as will properly compensate the grower. We congratulate the cotton growers of this state that other cotton producing states are organizing for this purpose, and the future is bright with promise for a national organization to maintain a stable and remunerative price for cotton. With this end in view, we suggest that In each county the cotton growers assemble and send two delegates to Columbia on Thursday, November 10, 1 OA A 19V1. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The Washington Post prints a story to the effect that General M. C. Butler is to be married shortly to the widow of the late Chas. S. Whitman of New York. ? J. W. Walker of Greenville, has made formal announcement of his Independent candidacy for supervisor of Greenville county. He and his friends consider that he was counted out by the Democratic executive committee and he proposes to appeal to the voters. ? The defendants In the Eutawvllle lynching case have demanded a preliminary trial, and will be returned from the penitentiary to Eutawvllle In order that they might have it. They are of opinion that the state will be unable to make out a prima facie case against them. ? There was quite a serious fire at Clemson college one day last week. It originated In a barn used to house dry cattle, and before It was discovered had progressed so far as to be beyond control. Twelve head of fine cattle were destroyed. The loss amounted to a thousand dollars or more. ? J. L. Irby of Hagood, stabbed Robert Bowe, Sr., of Augusta, Ga., in Wright's hotel, Columbia, last Friday morning early. On his return from the state ball, Irby went to wliat hfe thought was his room, and finding the door locked began raising a row. Bowe came to the door to get some information, and Irby drew a knife and raked his abdomen in a most vicious manner. He also Inflicted ugly j t-?^ ? o rtr) arma WOUHUB Oil DUWC O tlicoi Ui.u M. *..w. Irby and two frienda, Julian Sanders and W. A. Alston, were arrested. Bowe's wounds are not considered dangerous. * ? The latest bulletin of the census bureau on the vital statistics of the country shows that the death rate of Charleston Is the highest of any city in the United States, with Savannah, Ga., second, and Jacksonville, Fla., third. The death rate in all three of these cities is immensely increased by the death rate among the colored people, but the white death rate in the three cities is likewise higher than among the white people of any other city in the country. The average annual death rate per 1,000 people in Charleston at the time of the taking of the census in 1900 was 37.5 per cent, the average among the white people being 25.6 per cent. The Savannah death rate, per 1,000 people, among all classes, was 34.3, the white death rate being 24.7. The Jacksonville death rate for both white and black was 29 per cent, but the white death rate was as great as Charleston, being 25.6 per cent. The vital statistics of all these cities are said to have considerably improved since the census of 1900. It Is conclusively shown that a large negro population, such as these three cities have, not only increases the death rate for the entire population, but makes the death rate among the white population much larger. ? Lancaster special of Saturday to News and Courier: An Interesting case was tried here yesterday in the circuit court. It was an action brought by Mr. W. Alonzo Hughes of Heath Snrincs. aeainst the Western Union Telegraph company, for failure to deliver a telegram within a reasonable length of tir e. According to the evidence, the plaintiffs brother, John Hughes, was accidentally killed in Florida the 18th day of last December, and at 12.30 o'clock p. m., on that day his sister, Miss Dora Hughes of Coleman, Fla., delivered to the defendant company a message to be sent to plaintiff at Heath Springs, apprising him of the fact. Mr. Hughes, how- 1 ever, did not receive the telegram un- 1 til about 2 p. m. of the next day?too late for him to reach Coleman in time to attend his brother's funeral. The 1 suit was brought under what is known 1 as the "mental anguish" act of the legislature, and the amount claimed , In the complaint by way of damages was $1,990. The defence was that the 1 jelay of the delivery of the message 1 was due to the inability of the defend- . ant company to find the plaintiff; and It was further claimed that even had the message been delivered promptly, * plaintiff could not have reached Cole- | man in time for the funeral, on ac- , count of belated trains. The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff in the 1 sum of $700. < LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. W. Speck. The Jeweler?Invites you to come to see him about any kind of watch you may want to buy. He will furnish you with what you want at the lowest prices. G. H. O'Leary?Has a handsome lot of picture frames for enlarged photographs. Also calls your attention to the fact that Dexter, Rex and Regal mattresses are guaranteed. He sells the Globe-Wernicke elastic book cases. Foushee Cash Store?Tells about a nice line of embroidered caps, bonnets, etc., for Infants. Also has a large line of fascinators in all colors at all prices. Miss Daisy Williams, Photographer? Asks you to give her your orders for holiday work early. A souvenir is given with each dozen cabinet photographs. W. R. Carroll?Announces that he Is AA^fAn f/vr atnro crc* in rwuy iu icvcnc cvtbvii iv> ... his warehouse, Insure It, Issue receipts and loan money at reasonable Interest. Ed Shannon?Wants Information In regard to an estray black heifer that disappeared last Saturday. Hickory Live Stock Co.?Will have a lot of Kentucky mules and horses in Yorkville next Monday and Tuesday and want you to see them before you buy. R D. Alexander?Has received a big lot of second-hand and shop worn bicycle sundries, which you can buy at low prices. R. J. Herndon?Offers to repair, tune, refit or felt any make of organs or pianos. He buys old pianos and organs and makes liberal allowance In a trade. C. W. Carroll and Others?Warn all parties against hunting, riding, driving or otherwise trespassing on lands owned or controlled by them. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Advise you to sow wheat, and want you to know that they have the best fertilizer for grain. They also ask parties who owe them for fertilizers to pay up at once. Nov. 4th Is their limit. NOTE AND COMMENT. Treasurer Neely has filled quits a number of appointments In his tax collecting tour and reports that collections are very light Opinion differs as to the proportion of the cotton crop that has been marketed. A great many people are of opinion that over half of the York county crop was sold at 10 cents and over. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. The jury commissioners this morning: drew the following: venire of petit Jurors to serve during the second week of the approaching term of the circuit court: E. P. M. Galloway.Bullock's Creek. W. J. Brlson .... King's Mountain. C. T. Brandon Bethel. Qulnn Wallace York. J. A. Harshaw Bethesda. W. W. Shillinglaw Catawba. A. R. KImbrell Fort Mill. W. P. Boyd Bethel. M. L. Carroll..... York. C. M. McKnight. .King's Mountain. W. G. Plaxico. .. .Bullock's Creek. George Revels Bethesda. J. L. Clemmer King's Mountain. G. A. Wllkerson York. J. L. Johnston Catawba. H. E. Moore.- Catawba. N. A. Howell... .King's Mountain. J. H. Bankhead.. .Bullock's Creek. J. A. N. Glenn Bethel. P. E. Barron Bethel. A. W. Whitesides. .Bullock's Creek. W. B. Moore York. B. C. Adams Bethel. T. G. McGlll Broad River, J. M. Mcllwain .Ebenezer. Kelly Inman Bullock's Creek. R. L. Bennett .Fort Mill. W. D. Shirley. .King's Mountain. Z. G. Walker... .King's Mountain. T. A. McFarland York. G. A. Gettys Catawba. S. W. Anderson Catawba. J. P. Moore Bethesda. J. C. McElroy Yn J. F. Smith King's Mountain. D. M. Ford, Sr... King^s Mountain. THE COTTON PICNIC. The second annual cotton picnic instituted at Harmony church about two years ago by Rev. W. G. Neville, took place last Friday and was a big success. The occasion is called a cotton picnic for the reason that the principal feature of It Is the consolidation of the product of a quantity of cotton seed distributed among members of Harmony church during the preceding: season. ' 1 ?1 V.A aaaA ore RUD ine reciyieuiu vl owU ?, posed to plant the same, cultivate the crop and give the proceeds for church purposes. The people of the congregation have entered quite heartily into the spirit of the Idea, and the enterprise may now be fairly regarded as an established institution. There was quite a large crowd in attendance on the picnic last Friday and the features Included the collection of the various contributions of cotton, a good dinner, some entertaining addresses, and social enjoyment generally. Rev. Dr. Neville presided over the exercises of the day and addresses were delivered by E. Earle Thornwell, Esq., of Yorkvllle, and Arthur L. Gaston, Esq., of Chester. In all the cotton planters brought up about 1,500 pounds of seed cotton, enough to make nearly 600 pounds of lint. AS TO WHEAT SOWING. Mr. G. L. Riddle of Zeno, was In Yorkvllle yesterday on business, and the reporter took advantage of an opportunity to talk to him a little about the wheat situation. "This year's wheat crop," Mr. Riddle said, "Is the best I have ever seen In this country. I refer not to the quantity; but to the quality. The wheat grain is larger, healthier and cleaner. There was not a great deal sown, you know; but In proportion to the acreage, the yield was good." "What do you mean," the reporter asked, "by the qualification 'in this country'? Is our wheat not as good as that of any other country?" "Well, I'll change that a little," Mr. Riddle replied. "The wheat raised in this country this year is as good as I | have ever seen from anywhere." "What about the probability of a ' good acreage being sown this fall?" j was the next question. , "I think there will be a good deal of < wheat sown," Mr. Riddle said, "if the J people can get the seed. That is the , pig trouble now. Seed wheat is scarce ] ind the price is considered high. It is j eally not high, but many people think j io, and they will be deterred from j puying until after it is too late. I > would like to see a large wheat acre- 1 ige put in this fall; but as to wheth- , ?r I will or not is, to say the least, ( doubtful. It has been too dry up to this time for wheat sowing and the crop ought to be going lr right now." Mr. Riddle says his mill has been fairly busy since the last harvest and the quality of flour turned out has been unusually good. _ RECORD OF A YEAR. The News and Courier of last Tuesday publishes a list of about 160 homicides that have occurred In South Carolina within the pa<t year. The York county list Is as follows:' On April 1 James Ma*on, an albino, shot and killed Rufus Coulter, colored. * Mason was arrested and committed to jail, where he subsequently died of pneumonia. On April 27, James McMakin, colored, shot and killed Jake Froneberger, also colored. McMakin surrendered to sheriff. Has not been tried and is now out on bond. On April 27 J. A. Eubanks, white, and a policeman at Rock Hill, shot and killed Spencer Doster, colored. Trial pending. Eubanks out on bond. On May 7 W. E. Deaton, white, shot and killed J. Lowry Patterson, white, was tried at Julv term of court, con vlcted of murder and sentenced to life Imprisonment In penitentiary. On July 22 John Grler, colored, slyot and killed Robert Smith, colored. Grler escaped and has not yet been *r- < rested. On June 2 Smith Feemster, colored, shot and killed Satn Sanders, oolored. Feemster was tried at July term of court and acquitted. On July 11 John Push, white, shot and killed his brother. Jake Pusrh. Coroner's jury rendered a verdict of accidental killing. On August 26 R, L, A Smith, white, '< shot and killed Andy McNeel, colored. Coroner's Jury rendered a verdict of Justifiable homicide, On October 2 Frasier Slmpeon, colored, shot and killed Paul Sanders, Simpson now in Jail awiUtlng trial. October 23 Monroe Jones, colored, shot and killed Jake Danlap, colored, coroner's Jury returned a verdict of justifiable homicide. October 3 James Thomson, colored, shot and killed Isaiah Jeter, colored. , v Thomson escaped. This is a case apparently cold blooded and premeditated. The governor has offered a reward of $150 for the fugitive. SELL'S BROS. CIRCUS. Sell's Bros, clrcns tfave two performances In Cheater yesterday, and an immense crowd of people gathered from Chester county and the counties surrounding. Not less than ISO Peo'r pie bought tickets at the Torkvllie station of the C. A N.-W. The seating capacity of the big circus tent Is said to be 18,000. At Columbia last Friday, the ticket wagons had to go out of business before the performance commenced, because every available seat was already occupied. Practically all the seats were full at Chester yesterday and the audience did not number many less than 16,000. V ' The people who went to the olrcus from Torkvllie were delighted with the performance throughout They say that they had everything that was advertised, and that the whole thing, came fully up to expectations. The 4 only Incident to mar the- occasion was a frightful accident to one of the performers. * Many people have seen the revolving ladder act Two acrobats dressed as clowns, get on a ladder,, balanced on a pivot and after see-sawlng a while begin to revolve rapidly. Presently the 'ladder divides and each continues to revolve on one half. In this case "? "?"> nf Hi# men undertook to re new his hold at the parting of the ladder, one of the rungs broke anJ he was thrown some 'diets nee and fearfully injured. It is reported that seven ribs were broken. The injured man ' was promptly removed from the arena, ,, however, and there was no lull In the , " performance. Thousands of people In the audience hardly re.ilized the na- ture of the tragedy that occurred before their eyes. The town council of Chester had given the circus people to understand in advance, that there was to be no gambling or fleecing of the people, an<f it is said that absolutely nothing of the kind occurred. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Election managers will come To Yorkville next Saturday for the boxes to be used in Tuesday's elections. Mr. John S. Sandifer will furnish the boxes for the state managers and Mr. A. F. McConnell for the Federal managers. ? Rev. W. E. Hurt announces a change in the dates of his services in the Yorkville Baptist church from the second and fourth Sundays of each month to the flrst and third Sundays. This change Is made so as to prevent conflict with Beth-Shlloh and Clover. ? The funeral services In connection with the burial of Mis.i Elala James were held at the residence on last Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock, and were , conducted by Rev. Dr. W. O. Neville. A large concourse of relatives and friends attended the services and followed the remains to the cemetery. ? W. O. Oattls & Co.'s bucket shop has been virtually out o-f business for several days. The brokerage firm of Larabee & Co., of New York, failed last Thursday, and J. Walter Larabee, * head of the Arm disappeared. It Is understood that he was short $500,000. W. O. Gattls & Co., were doing business with Larabee & Co., and the failure of the latter Arm has embarrassed the former. It is understood that Gattls & Co., have a number of con-. tracts out with local people and Mr. H. H. Beard, the manager, gives out that all of the firm's customers will be protected. ? Rev. J. C. Johnes ha.i resigned the rectorship of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Yorkvllle. The resignation was announced during the service of lost Sunday night, and came to a great many people in the nature of an unpleasant surprise. The resignation is based on a belief that Mr. Johnes entertains to the effect that he can probably work to better advantage by giving his whole time to the Church sf Our Savior at Rock Hill. Mr. Johnes has been rector of the Church }f the Good Shepherd since 1898, and ' luring the last two and a half years 3f that time has also been in charge 3f the Church of Our Savior at Rock Hill. His work has been growing in Rock Hill, and has bet n demanding tiis entire attention for quite awhile. During his connection with the church it Yorkville Mr. Johnes has won the -espect, esteem and friendship of almost everybody in the town. The news >f his resignation, which is to take jffect at once, will be received with genuine regret