The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-03-31
THE PHOSPHATE WAR.
LATEST MOVE IN THE FIGHT FOR
coosAW's TREASURES.

COOSAW'S TREASURES.
MT U. X. Brooks Appointed Temporary
Receiver-The Eaects OF the Appoint.
mont on tho Ipjanction of the united
States Court.
CoLUMBIA, March 2I. The Coosaw
business has taken rather interesting
turn. Governor Tillman received this
afternoon the following dispatch, dated
at Aiken: ~
u. r. Brooks has been appointed
temporary receiver. He must como
down on the South Carolina Railway
this afternoon and we viii all meet him
at Branchyille. Telegraph your reply
TO me. Y.J. Pope, Attorney General.
Governor Tillman answered that Mr.
Brooks would 60, and he went. Due
notice will, OF course, be given when the
motion to make the recelyership perma-
nsnt will be heard. It Is understood
that the present receiver will take pos
sesslon as receiver and after ADVERTISE
ment for bids to 60 to work will let the
successful companies in. 1t was not
explicitly so stated, but there is a notion
that the United States Court injunction
will be ignored, "as it cannot apply in
the new case The States receiver is
different person from any ,of the phos-
phate commissioners, consider ed as y.
r. Tillman, w. III. Ellerbe, Y. J. Pope,
~. ID. Montgomery, or W.. III. Walter,
as they are named in the bill of injunc.
ton, J-..
AS all persons are enjolned from en-
tering Coosaw it will be interesting to
note whether, when the receiver goes
into the forbidden land, he will be ar
rested by the United States marshal or
whether he willarrest the United States
marshal.
It ought to he very easy to understand
now that Attorney General Pope did not
go to Newberry yesterday.
| A GENERAL, SURPRISE.
i The Coosaw question is daily growing
moro complicated. The case presents
some new phase almost daily. Even
the lawyers interested in the case are
not surprised at the frequent changes in
the question. Injunctions and orders
are. getting to be Of frequent occurrence,
and no one will be astonished to hear of
another order in few days.
The new feature of the Go, saw drama
was added yesterday at Aiken In the
Court of Chambers, when Judge AID
rich appointed temporary receiver to
take possession of the bed of the Coosaw
River opposite to south of Chisolm's Is
land. -
Attorney General Pope and Mr. Geo.
S. Mower, who represent the phosphate
commissioner, were in Aiken Yesterday,
and made the application for the recelv-
ership.
The Coosaw people were entirely un-
aware OF the movements of the repre-
sentatives of the commission. They
had no idea as to the next move, al
though they expected something would
be done. Mr. Augustine Il. Smythe,
counsel for the CoGsaw Company, was
In Greenyille yesterday, and the other
counsel of the company were surprised
when informed Of the appointment of a
receiver. The true inwardness of The
last Love on the Coosaw chess board is
not fully understood yet.
The temporary receiver is Mr. u. r.
Brooks, of the Secretary ofState's office
at Columbia. The following is a copy
of the official order:
"On hearing the complaint herein and
on motion OF the HoE Y. j. Pope AZ
torney General of the State of South
| NuiOlluds IL 10 OTucECu.
~. That the defendants, the Coosaw
Mining Company, show cause, if any
they can, before me at Aiken, South
Carolina, at Chambers, on Tuesday, 7th
April, 1891, at IL midday, why they
and all persons claiming under them and
their servants, agents, officers and en-
ploYees should not be enjoined and res
trained until the hearing of this cause
from in any way digging, mining or re-
moving the phosphate rock and phos-
phate deposits In the bed Of the Coosaw
River and every part thereof and from
attempting to dig, mine or remove the
same or any part thereof, and from in
terfering with, obstructing, hindering or
preventing or atteiGpoing to interfere
with, hinder, obstruct or prevent any
agent OF the plaintiff or person thereto
by the plaintiff or said board of phos-
phate commissioners authorized, from
digging, mining and removing the same.
And why lit and proper person should
not be appointed as receiver to take pos
session of the bed of the Coosaw River
opposite to and south of Chisolm's Is
land with the usual powers of receivers
in such cases, pending the final determi-.
nation OF these proceedings.
| 2. That in the meantime and until
the hearing hereby ordered the said de-
fendents, the Coosaw Mining Company
and their serysnts, agents officers and
employees, be and they arc hereby en-.
joined from in any way digging, mining
or removing the phosphate rock and
phosphate deposits in the bed of tho
Coosaw River as aforesaid and from dig
ging, mining or removing and attempting
to dig, mine or remove the same or any
part thereof, and from interfering with,
obstrrcting, hlndering preventing or
atteL ting to interfere with obstruct,
hinder or prevent any agent of the
plaintiff or person thereto by the plaintiff
or the sail board of phosphate COM
missloners authorized from dig ,ing, min-
Ing and removing the same.
3. 1t Is further ordered that u. r.,
Brooks be and he is hereby appointed
temporary re .eiver of all The Coosaw
River phosphate territory lying opposite
to and south of Cnisolm's Island with
the usual powers of receivers in such
cases to take possession OF, hold and oc-
cupy the Same subject to the order of this
Court, and that he make areport to this
Court of al! his actings and openings
Hereunder.
4. 1t is ordered further that copy of