Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-11
Scraps and facts.

tive pail bearers were elgnt letter Cal
riers who were serving the Milwau-
kee postoffice when Gen. Payne was
postmaster there. The honorary pail
bearers included Secretaries Paui
Morton. Victor H. Metcalf and James
Wilson, Senators Spooner, Quarles'
Judge James H. Jenkins, George X.
Peck, Elmer Dover, Harry S. New and
a score of prominent citizens of Mil
waukee. There were 200 letter carriers
in the procession to the grave.
A leading manufacturer of leather
betting in Philadelphia, and Quaker
of high standing in that city, recently
wrote to a contractor in Washington
declining to furnish leather oen-
ing for use by the navy, on the grounu
that as a Quaker he is opposed to war;
and will not be a party to 1t In any
form. Replying to thy inquiry TOT
price on belt for the navy department
saws the Quaker, 1--WE would say tha1
as members of the Society OF Frienos
we are advocates of peace, and reel
that II is more consistent with our
nrinciples not to attempt to make
money by selling it to the war ana
navy department. We are naturally
glad to do business, and would say
that this is purely a question OF prin-
ciple with u.s."
-Abdel Hamid Abaza, representa-
tive of the Egyptian government VINO
has charge of the khedive's exhibit at
the Louisiana Purchase exposition Is
in Washington making a special inves-
tisation of the organization and work
of the department of agriculture ana
other offices. BY direction Of his gov
ernment he recently has made an ex-
tended trip through the country study
ing AGRICULTURAL conditions with spe-
cial reference to cotton production'
The officers Of the bureau Of plant IN
dustry in the department of agricul-
ture are furnishing him all available
information as to cotton production
and diseases. Mr.. AbaZa has express
ed his intention of immigrating here
and conducting agricultural operations
of an extensive scale in the south.
New Orleans, october z: Secretary
Hester's statement Of the worlds visi-
BILE supply Of cotton issued TO-DAY
shows the total visible supply to be q
142,432 bales, against 1,S1S,4s4 last
week and 1,616,477 last year. or this
the total of American cotton is 1921
4S2 bales, against 1,2S7,494 last week
and 1,10s,477 last year and of all 9TH.
er kinds, including Egypt, Brazil In
dia, etc., $4,000 bales, against 526,OoO
last week and $4,000 last year. or
the worlds visible supply Of cotton
there is now afioat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 1,132,-
900 bales, against 771,000 last year;
in Egypt $1,000, against $4,000 last
year; in India 100000, against 242,-
900 last year and in the United States
$4,000, against $4,000.
There was a clash between the
Russians and Japanese in front OF
Mukden last Sunday. The Japanese
had been closing in on the Russians
since October 4. There were series
of skirmishes on October s, as the re-
suit Of which the japanese were driven
back somewhat, and on Sunday the
Russians commenced an advance, ana
pushed the Japanese steadily back
ward as far as the Yentai mines.
There is nothing of decisive nature
about the movement, however. The
Japanese are still pushing their pre-
parations for an attack on Kuropatkin
at Mukden, and their lines extend for
fifty miles in front of that city. Gen.
Kuropatkin has informed st. Peters
burg that he is advancing, and the
news Of the commencement Of another
terrific battle may be expected at any
time.
Matthew w. Ransom, United States
senator from North Carolina for twen-
ty-three years and minister to Mexico
for two years, died suddenly Of heart
failure at his country home near
Garysburg, North Hampton county, N.
c., at 1 o'clock last. Saturday morning.
He was 7S years Of age, his death oc-
curing on the date Of his birth. The
former senator had been afflicted with
heart trouble for a number Of years
and came near dying some years ago
while making a speech at StatesVille.
He had been very feeble for some
months. Gen. Ransom was, perhaps,
the most popular man in public life in
his state. He was attorney general
several terms befoFes the civil war and
did valiant service. during the war as
brigadier general. He was elected to
the United States senate in 1872 and
served until March 4, 1895. He was
appointed minister to Mexico by Mr..
Cleveland in 1895 and served two
years. He was the largest individual
land owner and cotton planter in the
state. He leaves an estate estimated
at nearly s1,OOO,OOO.
A big vote is going to be polled in
all those states which come properly
within the fighting zone, says New
York correspondent 1t is true that
there Is comparatively little hurrah
and shouting of the captains, but there
is plenty OF quiet underground work
going on on both sides, and it will tell
on election day. One reason for the
prevailing quietude is the lack Of
personalities, and the fact that
neither the Democratic nor Republican
national platforms contain anything
conducive to special excitement. But
both sides are nevertheless anxious to
win, hence the great amount of money
available. and the splendid organiza-
tions that have already been perfected
in these states. Why, in Indiana the
nannnnrntS hnrn nnon cod .alaran man