The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-02
WHERE WE ARE AT.
Efforts to Settle the Liquor Hnesion 01
So,ne Towns. but 1t Is Still Muddled'
lSuecial to The State.

the contrary notWltnslauuioS'
namad Brooks was arrested by the
chief of police, charged with running
blind tiger to-day. He was tried III
the MAYORS court by jury and a YER
dict OF guilty rendered. Thejury re-
commended him to the mercy OF the
co,,rt He was fued IS. This is the
first conviction in this city for viola
tion of the LIQUOR law since the dlspen-
.arv law went into operation. The
police continue activein running down
the blind tiger.
cHEsrEs WANTS NO BARRooMs-
Especial to Registzr'J
CHESTER, S. c., April 25.-Ihe Clsy
Council of Chester met yesterday sno
passed an ordinance fning all persons
selling liquors so. Mr.. Groeschei
opened his bar on Tuesday and Coon-
ci, served papers on him this morning
and made him close up.
The Council aud good people OF
Chester are determined to carry out
the new ordinance to its fullest extent
NOW GREENvILLE IS WET.
Especial to The State
GREENv1LLE, April 26.-The liquor
question was brought TO an issue TINS
afternoon at meeting of the city
council called for the purpose OF taxing
action as to toe right Of the city 10
is.ue licenses. The discussion was
long. and at times animated bordering
ON personalities. A test vote was
taken which resulted in a vote s to { IN
favor Of issuing liq uor licenses.
The city attorney was Instructed 20
nreoare an ordinance to license the sale
of liquor.
The council was for stringent reguia-
tions to prevent the sale OF intoxlcants
n minors. inebriates and men nnder
the influence of whiskey, and the to
limit the hours when liquor can be
sold. This action Of the Greenvllle
council may lead to legal solution OF
the question by resort to Injunction
and appeal to the Supreme Court.
A TEST CASE IN FLORENCE.
Especial to The State.l
FLORENCE, April ga test case IS
being made here to ascertain where We
are all at.- The city council decided
iast night to issue licenses. According
yR. D. Roll.us, an ex-barkeeper, PAID
mis- $500 to-day, was granteoSa license
and has opened for business. He has
not vet been arrested for violation OF
the State law but su b is the under
standing.
THE PRoH1BIT1oNIsTs MOVE INTO The
LIQUOR MIDDLE.
The State, 9th
The liquor situation gets more ana
more interesting every day, and it VIII
not be many days now, perhaps, before
something will come to head" The
matter of the open sale of liquor has
caused the prohibitiopists and every
one else much concern. The most vlo-
lent opponents of the dispensary law
are opposed to the sale Of liquor with
out some kind of a license or some con-
troll, and the liquor men themselves are
anxious to pay licenses ifthey are given
the opportunity. The prohibition exc
cutive committee, after looking into
the matter very carefully and getting
good legal opinions, is beginning TO
move. It has been thought for some
DAYS that the next move would come
from the prohibitionists, and their
hand was yesterday shown when the
following letter from the chairman OF
the State prohibition executive COM
p,;ttee was handed to the mayor OF
Columbia:
TO Hon. w. Mob. Sloan, Mayor Of
the City OF Columbia.
SIR: As Chairman of the State Fro
hibition Executive Committee, and
feeling deep interest in the present. un-
fortunate status of the question OF the
LIQUOR traffic in South Carolina, after
seeking the advice OF counsel, eminent
in the law, and as the result OF such
advice have deemed it a duty to your
self and the public that 1 should call
vou attention to certain facts in this
connection, and ask your official &C
ton in applying the laws OF the city
thereto.
It is stated in the daily papers that
the sale of Intoxicating liquors is being
openly made within the past few days,
and believe this fact will not be dis
puted, as the parties so engaged at
tempt no concealment.
It is also fact that the ordinance OF
the city of Columbia for 1894 provides
in effect that no person shall engage in
any business or avocatlon within the
CITY without first obtaining license
therefor in the manner provided, under
certain penalties provided therein.
The Supreme Court in the recent dis
pensary decision holds that the act is
clearly unconstitutional except in so
far as it forbids the granting oflicenses
to retail spicituous liquors before the
30ih June, 1892, and as consequence |
the city council canuot grant licenses
authorizing such sales in the city OF
Columbis.
Idesire to call your attention to the
fact that as advised by counsel the de-
cis;on does not effect the laws Of this
State nor the city ordinances OF Colum-
bis, prohibiting sales OF liquor without
license, aud that therefore any person
engaged in the business is violating