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Straps and ^acts.
? Dr. Julian P. Thomas of New
York, and his brother, Jefferson B.
Thomas of Augusta, Ga., made a trip
of 200 miles in a dirigible balloon
last Saturday night and Sunday. The
balloon started from New York and
sailed over a part of New Jersey and
then again Into New York state,
landing at Oakdale. The balloon
was at all times under complete control
of the operators. A height o 1
10,000 feet was reached by the balloonlsts.
? The Standard Oil* company means
to monopolize as nearly as possible,
the manufacture of denaturlzed al
cohol in the United States. After the
passage of the denatured alcohol
bill by the recent congress
the Standard's experts after considerable
experiments, decided that
denatured alcohol cannot be manufactured
cheap enough to seriously
compete with gasoline. However,
as there will be considerable
demand for alcohol for manufacturing
purposes the Rockefeller interests
want to control the output The
Standard has made offers for large
alcohol distilleries at Peoria, 111., and
on refusal of the alcohol plant to
accept the price offered, has threatened
to put up distilling plants to
manufacture alcohol. The Standard
Oil company figure that control of
the alcohol business will prove very
profitable.
? The Real Estate Trust company
of Philadelphia, the second largest
trust company of that city, closed Its
doors last Tuesday afternoon, as the
result of sensational disclosures following
the death of Its president.
Prank K. Hippie, which occurred
the Friday previous. The capital
and surplus of the defunct company
was $2,700,000, and it had deposits
of over $7,000,000. The company
was established in 1895 to conduct
a general trust, banking and
real estate business, and was generally
considered one of the strongest
financial Institutions In the country,
the trust funds invested by the company
amounted to $26,000,000, besides
corporation mortgages and
trust securities amounting to over
$60,000,000. . i meeting of the Clearing
House association of Philadelphia,
was held Tuesday with a view
to raising funds to tide the company
over its troubles, but investigation
disclosed the condition of the institution
to be in such shape as not to
warrant the association in lending
assistance. As a result of this decision
the doors of the concern were
closed and a receiver appointed by
the courts to administer its affairs.
In round numbers the failure will
amount to $7,000,000.
? Havana, August 29: A direct bid
uy IUO VUWtU IUBUIKCI11B IUI AlllCIIUiU
intervention In the revolution was
' made today in a statement by Colonel
Asbert, Insurgent leader in Havana
province, whose force numbers about
150 men. Colonel Asbert said: "I have
orders from my superior officers to the
effect that if the government does not
accede to the insurgents' demands by
September 15, I am to begin an active
campaign, destroying trains and burning
property without respect to foreign
ownership. We prefer another
American intervention which would
guarantee legal elections, for which we
are contending. In order to avoid contact
with the troops and therefore
bloodshed, we are changing camps
every eight hours." Captain Pepy
Cardenas, President P&lma's personal
military aide-de-camp, started this afternoon
with 200 mounted men in the
direction of Guines, Havana province,
with the object of encountering the insurgent
force commanded by Colonel
Asbert.
flnvsmnr HpvwnrH hna tha frvl.
lowing letter from the war department
with reference to use of the
upper Savannah for power purposes
and with reference to navigation,
etc: "I thank you very much for
your communication of August 25,
1906, in reference to dams across the
Savannah river. It will be of great
value to me in the preparation of my
report, which is now In progress. I
agree with you In recognizing the
value and Importance of the dams
artd other structures which have
been erected for Industrial purposes,
and I am sure that I have personally
no desire to disturb them in any way.
We must not forget, however, the
prior right of navigation, which has
always existed and which the humblest
citizen can claim. It does not
matter if the navigation was difficult
and capable only of a very limited
use. I do not see why, at moderate
expense, arrangements might not be
made at these dams to permit the
passage of small vessels which can
be used on the river. In fact I think
that the construction of locks and
dams is an ideal method of improving
rivers. It is in very general use
in France, and I should be glad to
see it established on all of our fresh
water streams. The navigation is
greatly improved by dams, and the
water power developed by them can
be used for industrial purposes without
any Inconvenience to navigation."
? Caught by the anchor of a balloon
and whirled 500 feet in the air over
the heads of 5,000 spectators, Mrs.
Roper of Brooklyn, was seriously
but not fatally hurt at the Ulster
county fair at Ellenville, New York,
last Tuesday. A professional woman
aeronaut, who has been making
daily ascensions at the fair grounds
in a hot air balloon, had Just entered
the car that afternoon and was about
to give the order to cast off when the
balloon broke loose and sailed upwards
with the anchor trailing. Before
the bystanders could scatter, the
anchor fluke caught in the dress of
Mrs. Roper and she was whipped
into the air screaming. As soon as
the woman in the balloon caught
sight of her Involuntary fellow-voyager
swinging far below at the end of
the rope, she at once pulled the safety
cord. The balloon, which by that
time had reached an altitude of 500
feet, quickly descended- and reached
the ground a quarter of a mile from
the point of ascension. The woman
struck the ground heavily and when
picked up was found to be uncon
scious and to have sustained fractures
of the shoulders, ankle and several
Angers.
? The reign of terror in Russia
goes from bad to worse. Almost every
official of the government
throughout the empire is living in
the fear that his life may be next to
be taken by the Aghting Socialists.
Every day new names are added to
the long list of victims of the assassins,
who are doing their deadly work
with revolvers and bombs. The attempted
assassination of Premier
Stolypin, which claimed thirty-four
victims as the result of the premature
explosion of the bomb, has been
followed each day by other attempts
more or l<ss successful. At the time
the attempt was made on Stolypin's
life two Terrorists were arrested in
, the grounds of Peterhof palace where
the czar is quartered. One of the
Terrorists carried a basket of fruit
i In which was a carefully concealed
! bomb intended for use on the czar
at an opportune moment. Only the
1 extreme vigilance of the guards prevented
a successful culmination of
the plot. On Monday afternoon Gen.
Von Liarllar8ki, acting governor
general of Warsaw, was shot and
1 killed while driving in a cab. The
assassin escaped. General MIn, an
other high official was killed Sunday.
At Zamboff on Monday, a police captain,
two gendarmes and a conductor
were killed by Terrorists. In an
i effort to mollify the Terrorists and
gain the support and sympathy of
the peasantry in the coming elections,
the Russian government on
Monday ordered the apportionment
of 4.500.000 acres of land among the
the peasants.
<?hc ^orhviUc (fnquircr.
YORKVILLE, S. O.t
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31. 1906.
There Is one thing about the platform
of the legislative candidates for
xr"-l' nniintv nnnn u-hlrh all pan ngrpp
and that is that all are on record
against gambling in cotton.
However much Mr. H. H. Evans
may have made out of the state dispensary,
it is evident that Newberry
county is not for sale. The people
over there may be deceived sometimes,
but there is no question as to
their honesty.
Senator Tillman received only about
85 per cent of the votes cast. The
scratching was quite general all over
the state; but heaviest in Lee county
where it was equal to 22J per cent
Lexington was next heaviest with 19
per cent.
"Are we morally Insane?" is a
question that is asked by the Southern
Christian advocate In Its issue of August
30. We are not able to answer
that question; but since the Advocate's
suggestion that the state dispensary
machine should be left alone
until there was something better, we
have had a suspicion that there is
something the matter with it. As we
view the situation there is absolutely
nothing' worse than the state dlspen
sary machine.
A <r?uu?spoNr>ENT challenged in yesterday's
paper a statement in the
Observer of Monday that the revised
version of the Bible "is never heard
of any more" and asks for the authority
for It. It was not supposed that
the language would be taken literally
or that the supposed fact was of universal
application. This is true, however,
and this is all that was meant;
that the expectation that the new version
would have general adoption has
been disappointed; and this: that we
have not seen a printed reference to It
in years nor heard a verbal reference
to it in still more years. If It is in
use in any pulpit or congregation, to
the exclusion of the St. James version,
we are ignorant of the fact It has not
wrought the displacement of the St.
James Bible, and this was all that was
Intended to be said.?Charlotte Observer.
There Is a story of two men who
had a controversy over the Lord's
prayer, A made a bet against B's ability
to repeat that sacred composition.
B started out, "Now, I Lay Me
Down to Sleep," and A at once caved
In saying, "here take the money,
I had no idea you could say it." We
have heard of the King James version
of the Bible; but the version according
to "St. James" is a new one on us.
The Chester Lantern objects to our
use of th? word bitter as descriptive
of Its OTiposltlon to Mr. Finley; but
Is kind enough to say that It does not
think we would use the word In an offensive
sense. The Lantern Is right In
i assuming that we do not intend to be
offensive; but really we cannot use
any other word. We see the whole
controversy like this: In the first
place there Is not a great deal of reai
son for the establishment of another
i United States court house Just now.
If such a court , house should be established,
or another place fixed for the
holding of sessions of the district
court, Rock Hill presents every advantage
that Chester can present.
i Rock HIP has more population, also.
Mr. Finl'iy promised Rock Hill at a
time when Rock Hill was the only applicant
for this advantage, and there
has been no change In conditions. We
have been unable to see In all this
i row a great deal beyond a fight of the
i politicians against Mr. Flnley, and we
i think the politicians have succeeded In
i getting the Lantern Just a little off of
i what Is ordinarily a most admirable
balance. We do not believe the Lantern
really wants to do any Injustice;
but somehow we feel that It Is without
a grievance sufficient to warrant
the fight it has been making. All this
we have seen proper to say on our own
responsibility, and in full realiza
tion of the fact that we have very little
direct or Indirect Interest in the
i controversy.
i Scratching Tillman.
That Senator Tillman Is a past master
in the art of politics no one of
reasonable intelligence should attempt
to deny. He proved that fourteen or
fifteen years ago. and he has not lost
( a great deal in reputation since.
There is a story of El Cld, an old
Spanish hero, to the effect that after
1 defeating the Moors and almost driving
them from Spain, he died. The Moors
then took up the Issue again and were
successful until the Spaniards took El j
Old from his grave, put him on his old
war horse, and placed him once more
at the front of their forces. Then
again the Moors were defeated as before.
There is no doubt about the fact that j
the people of South Carolina are thor-1
oughly lired and disgusted with this
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siaie nispensiiiy sjsiem anu n icn vu
a free, dispassionate expression of
their Judgment they would abolish it
, at once.
There is lots in the character and
conduct of Senator Tillman .that we
most heartily disapprove of. We don't
think that he represents South Carolina
properly. We do not think he
cares anything for the people except
In so fur as they are to him a means
: of position, power and authority.
But the only way to defeat Tillman
?the only way he ought to be defeat
ed?is by putting up a better man.
One who can go before the people and
i convince them of his ability to be a
better representative than Senator
Tillman Is. In the meantime, there Is
no sense in continually nagging at
Tillman.
Possibly there is some satisfaction
in scratching Senator Tillman's name
off a ballot. We have no objection to
anybody doing so who might desire.
A man who disapproves him should
scratch him; but we think he should
stop right there. Nothing good Is to
be accomplished by asking others to
scratch him.
It was Senator Tillman himself, who
first threw out the scratching idea, and
he did it as a matter of shrewd politics.
Without opposition, six years
ago, he had no way of stirring up the
enthusiasm and zeal that originally
grave him power. He baited his enemies
therefore with the scratching suggestion
in the belief that his friends
would thus be enabled to work up the
more enthusiasm among his friends,
The expedient worked nicely six years
ago and it worked nicely this year.
The only issue in the present campaign
is whether the state dispensary
shall be abolished. Senator Tillman
stands for its continuance. He had no
way to work up interest except by
bantering the opposition to scratch
and in that way secured many a vote
for the dispensary that would have
otherwise gone the other way.
Of course, Tillman is neither dead
nor bereft of direct positive influence
in South Carolina politics; but Just as
the ancient Spaniards won a battle
with the help of the horse and accoutrements
of El Cid, Senator Tillman
was able to stir up many a dispensary
vote as the result of the antagonism
engendered by those who bit at this
shrewd suggestion and sought to punish
him by means of scratches.
Senator Tillman is not and has not
been an issue in this campaign, and to
unaeriaKt? 10 persuuue pcupic 6C"CI~
ally to scratch him was not wise politics.
If the case had been left entirely
to its merits the dispensary people
would have gotten still fewer votes.
But notwithstanding this scratching
inctdent and all the good It was to the
dispensary, still the voting shows that
the big wholesale liquor establishment
has got to go. and even It Is not abolished
as the result of the present campaign,
it will hardly be able to withstand
another general election.
The Right to Vote.
"I don't believe that a man who
does not know how to fix his own
ticket should have the right to vote."
That Is a sentiment that is more or
less common at every election; but It
usually comes from the side that is
getting the worst of It because of the
superior energy put forth by the other
side.
There would indeed be cause for
general congratulation If every voter
could know Just exactly how to fix his
own ticket along Intelligent lines, and
could vote that ticket without advice
or assistance; but such a situation has
never existed and it will be a long
time before It does exist.
As matters stand, there are hundreds
of people who do not know how
to vote. They are ignorant and don't
care. There are hundreds of other
people who know how to vote on
some matters; but are indifferent to
other matters.
Under the circumstances it strikes
us as perfectly legitimate for a man
who does care, to go after and persuade
the man who don't care. If
one side don't the other will, and
there is no reason why anybody
should undertake to find fault with
such a proceeding.
In elections as elsewhere all the
prizes are for the people who will
work.
CRIME AMONG NEGROE8.
Booker Washington Makes Earnest
Talk at Race Convention.
The seventh annual session of the
National Negro Business league of
which Booker T. Washington is president,
opened in Atlanta Tuesday
with over a thousand negroes from
all parts of the country present.
Speeches of welcome were made by
Mayor Pro Tern Harwell and President
Sam D. Jones of the Chamber
of Commerce, which were responded
to by more prominent negro business
mpr?
The meeting was called to order by
W. B. Matthews, president of the Atlanta
organization, who made the
opening address. The regular programme
of the convention was then
taken up and a number of speeches
on various Industries discussed by
negro business men. The sessions
will continue three days.
The principal feature of Tuesday
night's session was the annual address
of the president of the organization,
Booker T. Washington.
After explaining the objects of the
National Negro Business league,
Booker T. Washington, in his annual
address as president of the league,
said in part:
"We believe that while the world
may pity a crying, whining race, it
seldom respects It. We believe that
the influence of one great success in
really accomplishing something that
the world respects goes farther in
promoting our interests. Let constructive
progress be the dominant
note among us in every section of
America.
"Right here in Georgia we have
abundant evidence that the negro is
learning this lesson at a rapid rate.
It is safe to say that the negro in
Georgia owns at least $20,000,000
worth of taxable property and that
our people In other sections of the
Un.,/v n 1
^uuui imvr nittuc annual rquai piugress.
Within the past year I have
inspected and studied the conditions
and progress of our people in the
northern and western states, and I
have no hesitation in reaffirming my
opinion that the southern states offer
the best permanent abode for the
masses of our people.
"There is much that the brave, intelligent,
patriotic white men of
America can do for us; there is much
we can do for ourselves. The executive
authorities should see that every
law Is enforced, regardless of race
or color; that-the weak are protected
against injustice from the strong.
We have examples in several southern
states that this is being done in
an encouraging degree.
"On the negro's part we have a
duty. Our leaders should see to it
that the criminal negro is got rid of
whenever possible. Making all allowances
for mistakes, injustice and
the influence of racial pride. I have
no hesitation in saying that one of
the elements in our present situation
that gives me most concern is
the large number of crimes that are
being committed by members of our
race. The negro is committing too
much crime, north and south. The
crime of lynching everywhere and at
all times should be condemned and
those who commit crime of any nature
should be condemned. Our
southland today has no greater
enemy to business progress than
lynchers and those who provoke
lynching.
"We cannot be too frank or too
strong in discussing the harm that
the committing of crime is doing our
race. Let us stand up straight and
speak out and act In no uncertain
terms in this direction. Let us do
our part, and then let us call on the
whites to do their part.
"Right here In the soum mere are
more things upon which the races
agree than upon which they disagree.
There is no section in the south
where the negro farmer, mechanic,
merchant and banker cannot find encouragement,
opportunity and prosperity.
In this respect let us not
overlook the fact that many similar
opportunities are at our door."
LOCAL AFFAIR8.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8.
L W. Jenkins. Supt. Education?
Gives notice of teachers' examination
to be held Sept 21st, and other
information of interest to teachers.
Jno. E. Carroll Offers two horse
farm for sale near Yorkvllle. Located
near school, on daily mail
route.
Manager?Wants one clerk, man or
woman to take position at once.
W. H. Howell and W. W. Jackson,
Com.?Invite the public to a picnic
at the Battleground on Sept. 3th.
Theodore Paires, Clover?Will pay a
reward for recovery of lost pocket'
book, containing note, money, Insurance,
policy, etc.
J. C. Wllborn?Has additional real
estate in different portions of the
county which he wants to sell.
M. W. White?Tells how a poor
clerk made a profit of several
thousand dollars by investing a
postage stamp.
First National Bank?Says that it is
estimated that 95 per cent of the
country's business is done with
checks and drafts.
York Drug Store?Calls your attention
to its line of school supplies
of all kinds. Use Fels-Naptha for
easy washing.
York Hardware Co.?Is prepared to
supply all sizes of wire nails and
wire fencing at lowest prices. Remember
the Lynchburg turn plow.
Dobson Bros.'' Cash Store?Announces
arrival of new fall millinery
including all the latest fashions.
Remember Charlotte laundry.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Offers
Men's clothing at i and 1-3 off.
. He will sell seven pounds of choice
roasted coffee for SI.00 Saturday.
Penn Drug Co.?Tells you what
Penn remedies are, what they will
do and that they are on sale at
Tork Drug Store. See fourth page.
Foushee Cash Store?Offers lot of
bargains In 10c dress goods and
hosiery, towels, etc. Pure cotton
and pure linen doilies, napkins, etc.
It is pretty generally conceded that
except for the presence of Mr. McCain
in the race, the antl-dlspensary ticket
would have been eleoted on the first
ballot.
The vote of last Tuesday was about
one thousand short of the full strength
of. the county. The light vote was
due In part to the heavy rains that
prevailed especially on the eastern
side, and to the lack of Interest.
Dr. J. H. Saye went to the legislature
two years ago on a platform like
this: "I only want an opportunity to
cast a vote against that corrupt state
dispensary machine." Dr. Saye's platform
was the same this year and he
made one of the best stumping camDalens
that has been made in this
county for years.
Superintendent of Education Jenkins
publishes an important notice to
feachert loday. The regular examination
will take place on September 21,
and after that date no teacher will be
permitted to draw public money for
services unless there is a record of his
or her certificate in the office of superintendent
of education. The law provides
for the keeping of a register of
the certificates, hut heretofore no such
registry has been kept.
The vote for Mr. John McMahan was
rather less than we expected. We had
an idea that he would gather more or
less strength through the prestige he
acquired as superintendent of education.
If he had stood for the abolition
of the state dispensary machine, we
believe he would have become the
leading anti-dispensary candidate. At
least he would have divided the
strength of Mr. Ansel. However, Mr.
Xf^Mohon hog nn? hoon eliminated as
a political factor. He expressed a
number of Ideas during the campaign,
and the probability Is that he will yet
lead a movement for the re-organlzatlon
of Clemson college.
We are under obligations to the
management of the Piedmont Telephone
company for courteous assistance
last Tuesday night In gathering
the election returns. Mr. Craig McCorkle,
the manager, did all he could
to facilitate the work and so did the
accommodating "centrals," Misses
Mamie Lee Grist and Ruth O'Fiarrel.
The only drawback was the weather
conditions. Rain fell almost continuously,
and at times it was Impossible
to hear with ordinary satisfaction.
But in spite of all the difficulties, The
Enquirer was able to print a pretty
?atlofnr?tnrv rpnnrt Wednesday mrtrn
ing.
FINLEY AND 8TRAIT.
The vote for Mr. Finley and Dr.
Strait throughout the district for congress
was as follows:
Finley. Strait.
Cherokee 2,469 199
Chester (incomplete) ... 497 1,184
Chesterfield 1,727 590
Fairfield (incomplete) .. 769 339
Kershaw (2 missing) .... 865 819
Lancaster 830 1,011
York 3,385 300
Total 9,632 5,042
THE BEST GUESS.
There were thirty-four entries to
the guessing contest instituted by The
Enquirer last week and most of them
showed remarkably clear comprehension
of the political situation in the
county.
So close indeed are some of the
guesses that we find it a matter of
difficulty to make the award; but have
decided thit Mrs. R. Brandt of Athens,
Ga., is entitled to be considered the
winner of the year's subscription offered
as a prize.
Mrs. Brandt names the entire ticket
for the county as it would be elected
under the prevalence of a majority
rule, and in only one point has the advantage
of Mr. J. D. Smith of Yorkville
No. 1. Both tickets are alike with
the exception of a difference as to
county commissioners, in which case
Mrs. Brandt names the two who received
the highest number of votes
rnonont 1 xrola Mr Qmlth namPQ tho
first and fourth men. Also Mrs.
Brandt's guess came in earliest, being
the third received.
Mrs. Brandt's subscription has been
extended one year in accordance with
our proposition.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Bessie Adklns has typhoid fever.
nev. aim mis. k. j\. nuuae ui uaiiuu,
are guests of Mr. L. A. Dameron's family.
Mrs. S. C. Ashe and daughter, Esther,
are spending a week at Chicks
Springs.
Mrs. Edward B. Williams of New
York, is spending a few days with Miss
Mary Ashe.
Mrs. Thos. W. Speck and daughter,
Miss Mary, are spending a few days
in Charlotte.
Mr. W. Y. White of Chester, made
a short visit on Wednesday to his
brother, Dr. M. W. White.
Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Law of Bartow,
Fla., are visiting relatives and friends
In Yorkvllle, the guests of Mr. Jno. A.
Latta.
Mr. P. Avery Lowry returned to
Yorkvllle this week after a visit to relatives
in Florida. He will leave Sunday
afternoon for Alabama.
The following young men are in the
FOR HOUSE OF R]
Official Vote as Tabulated
PRJSCINOTS.
' ?
Bethel,.
1 Retbanv.
Blaireville
Bullock's Creek,
Clover,
Coates'n Tavern,
Ebenezer,
Fort M ill,
Forest Hill
Hickory Grove
McConaellsville,
Newport,
Ogiieu,
Piedmont,
Rock Hill No. 1
Rock Hill No. 2,
Sharon ..
Smyrna,
Tintah,
Yorkville No. 1,
York vi lie No. 2,
Total
office cf the superintendent of education
today trying the competitive examination
for the two Citadel vacancies
to which York county is entitled:
George C. Cartwright, Baxter C. Riddle,
S. Earle Grist, Leslie R. Forney,
Theodore Harris, Clyde S. Hutchison,
J. Funnan Dobson, Clark W. Adlckes.
OFFICIAL CANVA88.
Dr. if. H. Saye nominated for the
nouse, Mr. o. n. apps, or., moving vuc
of elec :lon, W. T. Slaughter, J. W. Ardrey,
Er. J. E. Massey and J. S. Glasscock
following in the order named and
a tie between Messrs. J. E. Beamguard
and J. Brown Nell.
That is the way the legislative ticket
stood at dark last night after a careful
checking up of the returns as made by
the precinct managers. There were
fifteen boxes at which the total vote
was net divisible by 4, showing errors
In all :>f them. Because of the closeness
ol' the vote there was nothing to
do but to recount all the ballots cast
for the house of representatives. This
was at once determined upon. The
count was commenced last night at 9
o'clock and the executive committee
worked straight through until 9 o'clock
this morning. Some fifteen or twenty
defective ballots were discovered. On
some cnly three names were scratched
and on others, two, three and five.
These were all thrown out, and a
counting up of the totals showed that
the matter still stood as at the beginning?:3aye
nominated, Epps lacking
one vo :e of nomination and Beamguard
and N<:il tying for the second and the
last plice on the ticket.
But notwithstanding the re-count
there was still an error in Yorkvllle
No. 1. The total vote cast for the legislature
was stlill undlvlsible by four
without a remainder and the box had
to be lecounted.
The vote for the legislative candidates
is It stood originally ana after
the recount last Is as follows.
Candidates. Original. Recount.
Ardrey 1291 1284
Beamguard 1234 1228
Epps 1340 1338
Glasscock 1248 1237
Massey 1274 1272
McCain 456 460
Neil 1234 1228
Saye 1352 " 1342
Slaughter 1292 1285
The recount of Yorkville No. 1 consumed
all the morning and was not
concluded uutil about 2.00 this afterternoon.
As the result of this recount,
Epps gained two votes; Massey
gained one, McCain lost one, and Neil
gained two, leaving the totals as follows:
Ardrey 128/.
Beamguard 122 i
Epps 1335
?- 10?7
Massey 1'273
McCain 449
Neil 1230
Saye 1343
Slaughter 1285
The total vote cast for the house is
2,666. That elects Saye and Eppa,
leaves out Beamguard and Nell and
puts Ardrey, Glasscock. Massey and
Slaughter In the second race to see
who will All the other two places.
The official vote of the county, exclusive
of the legislature, already given
above Is as follows
United 8tatea Senate.
B. R. Tillman 2,161
For Governor.
M. F. Ansel 1,291
Cole L. Blease 333
J. E. Brunson 168
W. A. Edwards 4
A. C. Jones 12
R. I. Manning 754
J. J. McMahan 92
John T. Sloan 87
Lieutenant Governor.
Thomas G. McLeod 2,678
Secretary of State.
R. M. McCown 1,881
J. B. Morrison 289
L. M. Ragln 379
M. P. Trlbble , 117
Comptroller General.
A. W. Jones 1,086
G. L. Walker 1,612
State Treasurer.
R. H. Jennings 2,707
Adjutant and Inspector General.
J. C. Boyd 2,048
L. W. Haskell 668
State Superintendent of Education.
O. B. Martin 2,684
Attorney General.
J. Fraser Lyon 1,414
Jas. W. Ragsdale 713
L. F. Youmans 685
Railroad Commieeioner.
James Ca.nsler 1,883
John C. Sellers 73
J. M. Sullivan 287
J. A. Summersett 244
John H. Wharton 211
Fifth Congressional District.
D. E. Flnley 2,427
T. J. Strait 303
Judge of Probate.
L. R. Williams 2,719
County Supervisor.
Thos W. Boyd 1,260
John F. Gordon 755
A. J. Parrott 727
County Superintend?nt of Education.
T. E. McMackln 1,775
John A. Shurley 964
County Treasurer.
H. A. D. Neely 2,678
County Auditor.
John J. Hunter 1,391
W. B. Williams 1,328
County Commissioner.
R. J. Caldwell 323
J. W. Dobson 198
J. Ed Leech 806
Ladd J. Lumpkin 1,141
John C. Kirkpatrlck 776
W. J. Poag 827
B. R. Walker 250
R. M. Whitesides 353
R. W. Whitesides 705
Total vote cast 2,761
When The Enquirer went to press at
2.30 o'clock, the executive committee
had not yet completed its work. It
had still to declare the result officially
and to order a second primary election.
There was talk last night also of
raising the question of Mr. Poag*s le
EPRESENTATIVES.
by Executive Committee.
Boom of KeprestiUtlreo.
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.... 62 65 20 13 64 12 16 60 16 ,
.... 48| 50 71, 75 44 13 77 38 77 ,
.... 51; 51 47 86 40 14; 39 50 40 |
.... 27i 37 25' 15 28! 14, 7 37 18 ;
.... 130; 163 89 77 138 16 961 182 ,
.... 44 38, 20 32 41 14) 19 44 20
.... 25 23 22 20 28 3j 16 25 J4
.... 87 62 158 124 74 12 116 65 J i8
.... 38 35 21 13 36 10 13 34 16
.... 130 94 84 26 95 70 39 122 62 |
.... 63 671 46 39 52 21 29 ?2 *7
.... 21 16 33 28 21 8 30 20 3i
.... 12 4 67 58 15 8 53 12 57
.... 11 12 5 3 10 0 4 12 3 !
.... 114 89 190 199 149 46 167 134 180 ,
.... 67 52 117 125 91 28 106 82 112
.... 48 46 16 6 46 9 lo 59 11 1
.... 35 33 33 31 27 19 37 42 36*
17 16 46 37 17 2 41N 16 41 ,
.... 135 149 185 178 128 >4 201 165 189
.... 124 128 101 99 129 66 109 132 100 ]
.... 1284 1228 1335 1237 1273! 449 1230 1313 1285 <
gal right to be In the second race for 1
county commissioner; but the proba- '
bllity now seems to be that this will |
not be brought up. A number of the
committeemen are completely broken
down as the result of forty-eight hours
of continual strain.
LOCAL LACONIC8.
We Will 8end The Enquirer
TTrnm this date until Jflnnarv 1st. <
1907, for 70 cents.
First Bsls of York Cotton.
The first bale of York county cotton
was sold at Plnevllle. N. C., last
Wednesday by Mr. T. V. Boyd of Fort
Mill township. The cotton was
Crown by Mr. Boyd in Fort Mill ,
township and was ready for the mar- /
ket on Tuesday. #
Apple Rust.
Mr. George R. Wallace wrote to Mr.
Redding, the agricultural expert, for
Information as to the cause of rust on
apple trees and Mr. Redding replied as
follows: "There is a fungous disease
called in the books gymnasporanglum
macropus (hold your jaw if you shall ,
attemp to pronounce It) that attacks
the cedar trees in the first portion of
Its life and is then called "cedar balls." i
The spores spread by means of the <
wind from the affected cedar trees to
any nearby apple tree on which the
fungus enters upon Its second stage,
It is then called apple rust, appearing
in* reddish yellow spots on the leaves
and fruit. There is no treatment that
is of any avail and the only preventive [
is to have no cedar trees within a ^
quarter of a mile, or more, of your ap- |
pie orchard."
RESULT IN THE SI ATE.
Ansel Leads, Manning Second, and
Lyon Almost Elected.
Practically all the returns from' ,
Tuesday's election are In. and the total
vote cast was somewhere close to
96,649.
Ansel and Manning are In the second
race foj* governor.
Jones Is elected over Walker.
Lyon must run a second race with
Ragsdale. j
Sullivan and Wharton are In the
second race tor railroad commissioner
with Cansler a close third*
Boyd Is elected adjutant and Inspector
general.
McCown Is elected secretary of state, j
The aggregate figures for state of- |
flees as collected by the ColumblA <
State are as folows:
For Governor.
Ansel 39,850 1
Manning 23,008 1
Blease 16,802 '
Brunson 9,982
McMahan 2,231
Sloan 3,348
Edwards 530
Jones 898
For 8onator.
Tillman 81,099 !
Comptroller General.
Jones 50,274
Walker 45,076
Jones majority, 5,199.
Attorney General. I
Lyon 45,103 <
Toumans 22,916
Ragsdale 27,624 <
Railroad Commissioner.
Summersett 16,577 (
Wharton 24,024 '
Sellers 8,634 ]
Cansler 22,280 ,
Sullivan 24,214
Adjutant General. i
Boyd 64,635 '
Haskell 31,229
Boyd's majority, 83,306.
Secretary of State.
McCown 51,908 i
Morrison 20,192
Ragin 13,252 |
Tribble 7.001 ,
The most interesting and important <
race as showing the sentiment of the '
people with reference to the dispensary
situation Is that for attorney general. '
Races for the senate and house in '
most cases reflect to a. large extent the
personal strength of the various candl- 1
dates, regardless of the issue. The I
vote for Toumans was largely out of 1
personal regard and consideration for <
past services. The vote for Ragsdale <
was a strictly dispensa ry vote and that <
for Lyon was strictly against the dis- <
pensary. The result by counties was <
as follows: '
Attorney Qeneral.
You- Rags- 1
Lyon. mans. dale, j
Abbeville 1,034 221 855 <
Aiken 1,306 221 856 j
Anderson 3,053 629 1,228 {
Bamberg 882 604 161 i
Barnwell 698 1,086 211 .
Beaufort 310 302 41 <
Berkeley 555 416 237 j
Charleston 1,991 303 205 ^
Cherokee 1,975 189 396 ,
Chester 952 200 536
Chesterfield 1,027 580 463
Clarendon ..... 597 303 744 (
Colleton 937 825 551 s
Darlington 1,007 210 913 t
Dorchester .... 561 462 283 ]
Edgefield 851 499 387 c
Fairfield 536 133 604 ?
Florence 457 124 998 i
Georgetown .... 426 161 473 r
Greenville 2,666 1,108 1,562 e
Greenwood 1,072 249 543 <
Hampton ...... 245 1,298 133 ]
Horry 739 571 1,057 r
Kershaw 633 395 471 t
'Lancaster 1,364 354 589 c
I Laurens 1,063 483 1,367 t
Lee 686 313 630 i
Lexington 1,135 773 1,10 t
Marlon 1,289 328 1,629 g
Marlboro 896 190 820 r
Newberry 1,488 236 676 a
Oconee 1,107 864 450
Orangeburg ...1,234 1,546 623 fc
Pickens 1,218 668 677 v
Rlchlarul 949 1,782 615 0
Saluda 792 589 407 h
Spartanburg ...3,876 1,273 1,789 t
Sumter 482 406 510 f
Union 1,149 330 802 u
Williamsburg ..1,077 263 706 h
York 1,406 576 705 t
Totals 45,103 22,916 27,524 a
t
Rural Police.?Some of our exchanges
are discussing the advisabll- s
lty of having a rural police system. t
The Idea is a very old one. It has II
been In operation In England and In
European countries for perhaps more I
than a hundred years. There have t
been demands for It In this country p
at different times for many years, r
but somehow It has never taken very a
well. An unusual number of out- r
rages upon white women in the rural p
districts by negroes during the past x
month or so has brought this rural t
police Idea to the front again, and 2
nany of the newspapers and polltlsians
are vigorous in their demands
'or it
We are inclined to favor the idea,
is we have said on previous occasions.
The expense of having a ]
nounted police officer or constable
n each township in each county in
he state would not be very great,
rhis officer can serve all civil and
:rlminal papers in the township,
nake arrests, act as Inspector of
oads and bridges and perform a
lumber of public duties, and his
presence would be a great advantage
n every community. Such an officer
would be worth a great deal in actng
as a check upon the lawless class
md thus preventing crime.
It is doubtful if the legislature to
be elected this year will be willing
to provide a rural police system, but
we believe it will be done in the
:ourse of time, and the agitation In
its favor that is now going on will
3erve to bring it nearer to hand.?
Anderson TPnllv Mail
CoVT OF THEI* CAMPAIGN. <
I
Candidates For 8tata Offices Filed 1
Expeneo Accounts. 1
The itemized statements required by 1
law were filed in the office of the sec- 1
retary of state In due form, though '
some are not very specifically itemized.
Others are so minutely itemized 1
3.8 to present laughable peculiarities.
For instance, Mr. W. A. Edwards,
the Saluda Prohibitionist, gravely get
down the item, "peanuts, 6 cents."
Mr. A. W. Jones frankly wrote, "soft
drinks, $2; cigars, $15." Mr. B. B. i
Hare records a quarter contribution to
some Sunday school, and Mr. J. Fraser
Lyon charges bis campaign account
with a bathing suit Cansler of Tlrzah.
according to his statement, indulged
frequently in ice cream and
shaves and once in a bath during the
campaign, besides buying a shirt. Mr.
J. W. Ragsdale sets down the sum of
$10 against the entry, "soft drinks,
laundry, gargles, cough drops, etc."
The expenses of the several candidates,
as shown by the declarations,
?C1C IUIIUWO.
James Cansler $ 197 76
R. M. McCown 606 70
J. W. Ragsdale 261 76
G. M. Mahon 632 06
LeRoy F. Youmana 81 09
J. Fraser Lyon 198 29
John C. Boyd 321 29
L. M. Ragln 194 66
W. A. Edwards 273 19
Martin F. Ansel 669 62
Richard I. Manning 926 89
J; O. Patterson 868 83
A. C. Jones 397 69
D. E. Finley 112 12
B. R. Tillman 116 33
Joseph T. Johnson ....1 176 37
John T. Sloan 676 00
R. H. Jennings 67 23
W. C. Irby, Jr. 147 69
George S. Legare 60 00
Julius E. Boggs 222 10
A. W. Jones 471 90
Lewis W. Haskell 394 41
J. J. McMahan 216 67
Joel E. Brunson 174 20
Thomas Q. McLeod 109 36
O. B. Martin 46 69
J. C. Sellers 223 78
J. M. Sullivan 1,161 36
J. E. Ellerbee 109 26
Cole L. Blease 270 31
J. B. Morrison 212 97
A. F. Lever 187 67
L. M. Ragin 186 46
T. J. Strait 116 44
J. H. Wharton 289 00
B. B. Hare 313 60
G. L. Toole 339 30
Wyatt Aiken 266 34
G. L. Walker 637 16
J. A. Summerse't 613 63
?News and Courier.
STATE ELECTION ECHOE8.
Josh Ashley was defeated for the
house in Anderson county.
T. Y. Williams has been elected
to the state senate from Lancaster
county on the anti-dispensary platform.
Hub Evans was defeated for the
house in Newberry county, he receiving
only about 500 votes. Blease failed
to get a majority and has only a
slight plurality over Ansel.
There were nine new dispensary senators
elected and seven new anti-dispensary
senators. There are four secend
races to be run between dispensary
and anti-dispensary candidates. If
all the anti-dispensary candidates
should be elected, the dispensary
senators, still have a majority of
two. It Is impratlcabte to give any
definite information about the house.
Paul Hemphill, A. O. Brice and
9. T. McKeown were elected to the
legislature from Cheater county.
Messrs. Hemphill and Brice are opposed
to the state dispensary and
are in favor of local option as between
county dispensary and prohltlon.
Mr. McKeown is for the state
dispensary. John R. Culp defeats R.
Douglass for Judge of probate by vote
of 1,010 to (82. J. M. Shannon defeats
J. O. Darby for supervisor by a
margin of two votes and an official
count will be necessary. I. . McD.
Hood is reelected auditor, defeating
J. F. Oates and W. J. Waters by comfortable
margin on the first. ballot
Messrs. P. L. Hardin, W. J. Knox
and W. 0. Guy are re-elected without
opposition.
In Cherokee the race for congress ,
came very near being a farce. Finley
defeated Strait 2,072 to 201. J.
C. Otts defeated W. S. Hall. Jr., for 1
the senate by a vote of 1,802 to 1,- :
117. Both Otts and Hall are strict ,
anti-dispensary men. For the house
of representatives two to be elected 1
and four will run a second race. All
these four are anti-dispensary men.
These are W. F. McArthur, who led the
race for the house with a vote of 994,
with E. J. Clary, Wm. Anderson and
W. O. Austell next in the order named.
Mine candidates were in the race for
the house. Out of the four candidates
for clerk, the present clerk, J. Eb.
Jefferies, was renomlnc.ted without
the possibility of a second race. Out
if a like number of candidates for
sheriff the incumbent, W. W. Thomas,
secures the nomination without a
second race. 6. W. Speer and J. E.
Webster are in the second race for
probate Judge. E. F. Lipscomb and
J. V. Welchel are in the second race
for supervisor. J. L. WaJker is nomnated
for superintendent of education,
while W. W. Gaflfney receives
the nomination for treasurer. W.
D. Camp and G. B. Daniel enter the
second race for auditor. J. B. Vinesett
and J. O. Tate, out of a large
lumber of candidates for coroner,
will try conclusions again for this
ifflce. A vote of 2,741 was cast
The Case of Fort Brown.?Presilent
Roosevelt's policy in handling the
ituatlon caused by the trouble between
he negro regular army troops at
3rownsville, Texas, and white citizens
>f that place, will be practically the
tame that he adopted when citizens of
ndianola, Miss, made trouble for the
segro postmaster there several years
igo. In the Indlanola case the presilent
ordered the postofflce closed. At
3rownsvllle he has ordered the milltay
post abandoned. General Ainsworth,
he military secretary of the army, to
lay received a telegram stating tnat '
he battalion of negro soldiers had left s
Brownsville. Half a company of white i
roops have remained there to guard
rovernment property until It can be '
?moved elsewhere. The white troops 1
.lso will be transferred. f
A caretaker will be left to look after ^
uildings and grounds. General Alns- .
vorth was also advised that a number
f negro soldiers were under arrest and I
leld for the civil authorities. Whether
hese arrests were the result of ldentlIcatlon
of the soldiers as those mixed
ip In the recent shooting affray is not
mown here. They will be turned over 1
o the civil authorities for a trial at
uch time as the military authorities
re satisfied they will safely guard
hem pending trials. 1
The department is not altogether
atisfied that It would be safe to in- 1
rust negro soldiers to the civil author- <
ties at this time. I
It is expected here that citizens of 1
Jrownsvllle will be soon pleading for 1
he stationing of more troops at that i
tost, which is naturally a source of i
evenue to the town. There will prob- t
,bly be some official statement of the c
natter within a few days, and the i
iresldent will probably make clear his c
lews regarding the treatment of negro ?
roops.?Washington special of August
6 to New York Herald. ?
BUCKET 8H0P GAMBLING.
This Method Is No More Fair Than la
Poker.
Editor Yorkvllle Enquirer.
I've just read your strong editorial
>n future gambling reproduced In the
Cotton Journal on the evil of future
peculations or "bucket shop" gambing.
Keep this subject agitated. It
8 a disgrace to South Carolina, that
these gambling hells should be allowed
to run and rob our people of
nlllionsr
The regard ^hich the oourts of our
iwn state have for bucket shops la
veil expressed in the language of Justice
Blanchford, who wrote the opinion
in the case of Cunningham vs ?
National Bank of Augusta. In this
:ase the bank discounted a note
which was aiven to the bucket shoo
and sued on by the bonk. Cunningham,
who gave the note, filed hla detense
and set up the fact that the
note was a gambling debt and could
n>t be collected from him. The
bt nV claimed to be an Innocent purchaser
without notice of the consideration
of the note sued on and
claimed that it was protected as an
innocent purchaser. The court holds
that notwithstanding the fact that
the bank was an innocent purchaser
without notice, It was a gambling
transaction and a debt based upon such
a transaction could not be collected
even when it was in the hands of an
innocent purchaser without notice.
Commenting on this case the court
used the following language:
Cunningham va The National Bank
of Augusta: 71 Ga., 40S: "But what
is the transaction termed " futures?"
It Is this; one person says that I will
&ell vou cotton at a certain rime In
the future for a certain price; yo.
agree to pay that pi Ice, knowing that
the person you deal with has no cotton
to deliver at the time, but with
the understanding that when the time
arrives for delivery you are to pay
him the difference between the market
value of that cotton and the price
you agreed to pay, If cotton declines,
and ir cotton advances, he is to pay
you the difference between what you
promised to give and the advanced
market price. If this Is not a speculation
on chances, a wagering and
betting between the parties, then we
are unable to understand the transaction.
A betting on a game of faro,
brag or poker, cannot be more hazardous,
dangerous or uncertain. Indeed,
it may be said that these animals
are tame, gentle and submissive,
compared to this monster,
the law has caged them, and driven
them to their dens; they have been
outlawed, while this ferocious beast
has been allowed to stalk about In
open midday, with gilded signs and
flaming advertisements, to lure the
unhappy victim to its embrace of
death and destruction. What are
some of the consequences of these
speculations on '"futures?" The
faithful chroniclers of the day have
informed us, as growing directly out
of these nefarious practices, that
there have been bankruptcies, defalcations
of public officers, embezzlements,
forgeries, larcenies, and death.
Certainly no one will contend for one
moment, that a transaction fraught
with such evil consequences Is not immoral,
Illegal, and contrary to public .
I was instrumental in the passage
of1 the recent anti-future law in this
state. There lli a moral wave sweeping
over the entire southern states,
and I believe that It is just a question
of time when all "exchanges"
must leave the^south. It is the lnten
tlon of several of the "exchanges" in
Georgia to move to South Carolina.
You are already burdened and this
addition will make the burden even
greater. Arouse all the sentiment
you can against the evil and force
your legislature to enact laws that
will abolish the system, in so doing
you will perform a patriotic duty to
your state. I am concerned about
South Carolina because it is my
birthplace. Very truly,
John A. Botkin.
Atlanta, Ga., August 29.
MERE-MENTION.
The steamer Charles A. Eddy was
destroyed by Are on Lake Huron last
Tuesday. The crew and passengers
were saved S. T. Kline of Savannah,
committed suicide with a razor
Tuesday morning, because he
thought an assassin was trying to kill
him......The police authorities of
Atlanta are making an effort to clear
the city of vagrants and loafers,
both white and colored President
Eliot says that Harvard college
will not adopt the new style of
spelling, because the advantages are
small and the drawbacks great
Impure food to the extent of 860,000,
pounds was destroyed in Chicago
last week by the health department.
Two. Federal grand Juries of
Chicago, have returned ten true bills
Including 6,428 counts against the
Standard Oil company, on rebate
charges. If convicted on all the
counts the lines will amount to $128,900.000
Gilbert R. Walter, a
Baltimore insurance man, committed
suicide in a Jewish synagogue in that
city Monday A Pennsylvania
railroad train on last Saturday ran
132 miles In 119 minutes San
Francisco's street car system is completely
tied up as the result of a
strike........The price of steel rails
has been advanced from $31 to $SI a
per ton....Suits have been Instituted
in Chicago against the four leading
packers, charged with giving short
weights A Wilmington, Del., dispatch
says that a Cuban insurgent vessel
is lying in the Delaware river opposite
that city... .Russian terrorism
claimed 483 victims last week throughput
the empire The Infant son of
:he crown prince, Frederick William of
Jermany, was baptised and christened
it Potsdam, Prussia, Wednesday. The
child's name is William Frederick
Francis Joseph Christian Olaf
Major Alfred Dreyfus will retire from
:he French army In octoDer on a pension
Lewis Emery, Jr., has been
lomlnated by the Democrat)) and Linwin
Republicans as the Fusion candllate
for governor of Pennsylvania,...
rwenty-eight Jewish orphan^ were
anded In New York Tuesday. In each
?se they were the children of Jews,
vho have been victims of Russian
nassacres John Burger, a Pennsylvania
farmer, after being bitten by
l rattlesnake Wednesday, rode a bi:ycle
seven miles to the nearest phyitcian,
drinking as much whisky as
wssible on the trip. He will recover.
Dr. Shaw F. Neely of Kansas j
Mty, Mo., died just fifteen minutes be?
ore an insurance policy tor ?4&,uoo
vould have expired, under the thirty
lays grace allowed for nonpayment of
iremlum. ^
HICKORY GROVE N0TE8.
rhs New Bank Elects Directors
Gets Ready For Business?Personal
Mention.
CV>tTMDOiMleDc? of th? York Till# knquir*.
Hickort, August 31.?The stockholders
of the Bank of Hickory
3rove, a charter of which was spilled
for some time ago, met In the *
iV. O. W. hall Wednesday afternoon.
[lev. J. L. Oates was elected chair- ?nan
and Prof. W. T. Slaughter sec etary.
The majority of the stock
>elng represented, the committee on '*
iharter was asked to make Its rsiort
Mr. J. S. Wilkerson for the
lommittee reported that the required
20 per cent had been paid in.
On motion of Mr. Jos. F. Wallace
even directors were elected as fol