Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-10
Straps and fatts.

A partial settlement Of the Col
orado election muddle was effected
last Saturday by an agreement be-
tween the Democrats and Republicans
to declare the election Of Alva N.
Adams, the Democratic candidate for
governor. Adams had 123,07S votes
against 113,304 for Peabody. The Re
publican candidates for the various
other state offices were elected. The
other Democratic candidates will con-
test for their respective places; but
1t was understood that nothing was
to be done until after the inauguration
Of Adams, which was appointed TO
take place at 10 o'clock this morning.
For two weeks previous to the set
tlement 1t looked as If the state might
become involved in civil war.
The mail car of an Atlantic Coast
Line train was robbed within five
miles Of Montgomery, Ala, last Fri
day evening. A large amount OF reg
istered mail was secured and the bandit
made his escape, dropping off the train
as It entered the outskirts Of Mont
gomery. Eugene Hester, the railway
mail clerk, was shot through the hand.
A stop was made at Wiley, six miles
from Montgomery, and Hester be-
lieves the robber entered the car at
that point. Shortly after leaving
there. Hester was ordered to throw
up his hands, and turning. he saw
that he was covered by a pistol in the
hands Of a masked white man. Hes
ter grabbed at the pistol and the rob-
Der fred, the ball going through the
palm Of the mail clerks hand. Hes
ter then gave in, and the robber,
helped himself to the registered pack
ages, and when the train slowed up
leaped from the car. 1t cannot be told
at this time what Is the amount Sc
cured, but it Is believed to be large.
The postofice appropriation bill,
which will soon be reported to the
house, will authorize expenditures Tor
the next fiscal year approximating
$3.50, 100000. This is an increase OF
about s1O,OOO,OOO over the postal ap-
preparations of a year ago. The pos
tai deficit in the fiscal year which
closed June 80, 1904, was about $l2,-
100000. It Is estimated that the def
cit will be about $16,0o0.0OO in the fis-
cal year which will end on June 30.
next. The postal deficit, as well as
the increased appropriations, Is d.
rectly traceable to rural free delivery.
The sum Of $25,000,000 will be carried
for that service In the bill to be re-
ported to the house committee. This
is an increase of $5,000,000 over the
figures Of a year ago. The increased
expenditures necessary for rural free
delivery will prevent the allowance of
appropriations recommended by Post
master General Wynne covering pro-
motions for clerks in New York and
other first-class postofflces.
Says a New Orleans dispatch of
Jan. Z: President Harvie Jordan, Of
the Southern Cotton Growers Pro-
tective association, declares against
the burning of cotton In a letter to
the New Orleans Progressive union
and says he is using all endeavors to.
put a stop to the practice. Il am do
ing all in my power to discourage the
idea" said Mr.. Jordan. ut is not ne
cessary, and no such action will even
be suggested at the New Orleans con-
vention. We hope to be able to make
arrangements along business lines,
that will solve the present problems,
and also those in the future relative
to the price Of cotton. There will be
a large number Of bankers and south
ern cotton manufacturers at the meet
ing. We need the active cooperation
Of our bankers and also the spinners
IL we are to take our cotton out OF
the hands Of spectators. The New
Orleans convention will be much more
largely attended than was at first an
ticipated, and the commissioners OF
agriculture Of all southern states will
be there"
The nomination of w. D. Crum, a
negro. to be collector for the port Of
Charleston, S. c., was confirmed by
the senate in executive session last
Friday by a vote of 33 to II. Crum
has been nominated by the president
three times and in addition to these
nominations has received three recess
appointments and is now serving un-
der the last Of these. Confirmation
was opposed by Senator Tillman, who
objected to the appointment Of a ne
gro. Senator Tillman made a speech
devoted almost entirely to the question
Of the constitutional right Of the pres
ident to make a recess appointment
when no actual recess had occurred,
the senate having adjourned one ses-
sion and begun another at noon Of the
same day. He introduced at the last
session Of congress a resolution on the
subject of constructive recesses, which
was referred to the committee on the
judiciary Senator Platt, Of Connec-
ticut, chairman Of the committee, said
the resolution had been referred to a
sub committee and that he expected a
report WOulu ue IllduS ldlCI' 1Hc idSc
issue played very insignificant part
in the debate, which was participated
in by fully a dozen senators. When
Crum receives his commission he will
be entitled to receive the salary which
has accumulated since his first ap-
pointment.
Secretary Hesters weekly cotton
statement issued last Friday shows
for the six days of January decrease
under last year of $4,000 and de-
crease under the same period year be-
fore last Of $4,000. For the 12S days
Of the season that have elapsed the
aggregate is ahead of the same days
Of last year 1,O24,0O0, and ahead Of
the same days year before last Of l.
250.00O. The amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
2S1,562 bales, against 323,2S7 for the
same seven days last year, and 3O9,-
1O4 year before last. The movement
since September 1 shows receipts at
all United States ports to be 6,0S9, ,716,
against 5,416,706 last year. Overland