Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-07-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"OrIginal" Package Store Closed.
The original package stores are not
to have an easy time Of it. Several
have been opened and their proprie-
tors have been promptly arrested.
w. B. Meetze opened an original pack
age establishment in Columbia last
Friday, and during the day made large
sales. On Saturday he was arrested
unded section % of the dispensary
law, and released on bond which did
not admit of further sales. The case
will be fought in the county, and the
outlook is that the way of the original
package man is not going to be smooth.
Infanticide at Pacolet.
A few weeks ago an infants body
was found in Pacolet river, near Cliff
ton, sewed up in two sacks. Investi-
cation developed that it was male
child about two years old. The head
was horribly bruised, presumably by
parties before the body was cast in
the river. Since then, however, sus-
picion has been directed toward Lille
Black, a white woman about 25 years
of age, who recently worked in the
Clifton mills. She left the mills short
ly after the discovery. So strong did
the facts of the case point TO her that
on Saturday she was arrested at Hen
rietta, N. c., and lodged in the Jail at
Spartanburg. She will have TO an
swer for the iufanticide at the Novem-
ber term of court.
The Clemson Controversy.
Columbia Register: There seems to
be considerable difference Of opinion
between the board of trustees of Glenn
son and the state board of health.
The latter has made structures on the
sanitary arrangements of the college
which members of the board of trus-
tees do not think correct. The doc
tors, for instance, say that the fever
at the college was typhoid, while the
board, acting on the statement of ply
sicians living in the neighborhood, say
it was only malaria. 1t is understood
that the board of trustees requested
Dr. Babcock to 90 to Clemson and
make an investigation but he de-
clined because of the pressure of du-
ties at the hospital for the insane, as
we'll as the fact that the board Of
health is supreme in such matters.
According to the law creating the
board it has what may be termed su-
preme power. They can say such and
such disease is typhoid fever and it
goes. They can order certain changes
in sanitary arrangements to be made
and that settles it. Hence no physi-
clan would be justified in going
against them from legal standpoint;
and professionally doctors never dis
agree.
What Tillman's Dispensary Bill Means.
The State, Tuesday: In these last
days of congress, the officials of South
Carolina are anxiously watching the
daily reports from Washington to see
what becomes of the Tillman- Latimer
dispensary bill in the house. Yester-
day the outlook was being very gener-
ally discussed about the capitol and
most of the advocates of the dispen-
sary system in the official family
expressed themselves as confident that
it would be worked through the house
and become law. Attorney General
Barber stated that if that bill passed
eliminating the few words in the Will
son act which have caused all the
trouble in the courts, the dispensary
system would remain as lorg as the
people of the state saw fit to main-
tain it. With this amendment the
state could Immediately assume con-
troll of all liquor coming from other
states the moment it got within the
borders of the state, and there would
be no more cases in the United States
courts, injunctions, etc. He expressed
himself very emphatically and posi-
lively on the subject and laughed at
the idea that the bill would mean
nothing if passed.