Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-23
tens and KS were pasted skillfully owe
and made the bill look like ten.

N
tens and KS were pasted skillfully ovel
and made the bill look like ten.
Pension Boards.
The comptroller general announces
that quite a number of township pen
sion boards, and even some county
boards over the state, have refused to
serve. 1t is because the members oi
the board are not paid, and because oi
the disagreeble situation they are
placed in on account of the persistent
demands of the individuals who, in
the judgment of the boards, are not
entitled to receive pensions. The sit
uation is such that the comptroller
general is looking forward to consider
able embarrassment and delay in get
ting the pension matter settled up.
Back From Washington.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: President Wilborn, Of the
State Farmers Alliance, and of the
South Carolina Cotton Growers Con-
veniion, has returned to the city from
Washington, where he went to attend
the national conference of the ALI
ance. Mr.. Wilborn will call upon the
farmers of the slate TO hold county
meetings and he hopes to make spe.
cial effort to get the farmers to raise
their own products and to be absolute
ly independent of the foreign food
stuffs. He wants The merchants to
cooperate with the farmers and not
have them urged to plant more cotton.
Agricultural Hall Matter.
August Kohn in News and Courier :
At the recent session of the general
assembly, in one of the acts relative to
the sinking fund commission, com.
mittee of free conference Incorporated
provision by which the commission
was given absolute and full authority
TO mark any outstanding indebtedness
as satisfied" This was decidedly
unusual authority, but it seems to have
been regarded as heroic. 1t will he
remembered that the courts have, all
the way along, sided with Mr.. Lyles
in the Agricultural Hall case. He
recently acquired possession of the
property, under mandate of the court.
There has been one payment made on
the property and now that the litigants
have gotten possession of the property
it was thought the next step would be
10 dispose of it to third party, and
then for the third party to sue for title,
or to have the mortgage foreclosed.
Tne sinking fund commission will, it
is understood, at its next meeting
mark the Agricultural Hall mortgage
as satisfied" In this way Mr.. Wes
ley gets out of paying $40, 900 and in
terest due on the property, and the
state thereby hopes to avoid being
forced to test the validity of several
millions worth of Blue Ridge bonds.
The State Campaign.
August Kohn: So far as state pol
llics are concerned, the time between
now and the latter part Of the spring
will be consumed by those who are
prospective candidates in making
soundings as to their chances. Already
u drove of candidates has appeared in
the field after the Office of governor,
and it seems pretty certain that there
are are going to be two candidates for
lieutenant goyernor-Mr. McSweeney
and Mr.. Mccullough. Mr.. Derham
and Mr.. Epton will probably fight it
out for comptroller general. Several
candidates are mentioned In connec-
ton with the attorney generalship,
the adiutant generalship, the office Of
state superintendent of education, the
vacant railroad commissionership, and
other positions. One or two possible
opponents to Secretary of State Tomp-
kins have been heard Of So far no
one has been talked of as possible
opponent to DR.. Zimmerman for state
treasurer. But view the situation as
you may, it appears that there is to be
general scramble for the positions in
the state house. The state primary
takes place on the last Tuesday in
August. The state committee will
have to meet in ample time to arrange
for che campaign schedule. There is
to he no May state convention this
year, it not beirg presidential year.
The only convention in sight before
the next general election is the Dem
ocratic State Nominating convention
that meets on the third Wednesday in
September. The first party political
meetings scheduled will be those of
the Democratic clubs throughout the
state, in the latter part of July, for
the purpose of electing delegates to
the county convention meeting on the
first Monday in August. It is thus
seen that there is plenty Of time for
the politicians to get in their work. 1t
is said that there will be many changes
in the legislative delegations nexl
year.
An Important Decision.
Greepville Mountaineer: The su-
preme court has dismissed the appeal
in the case of Charles F. Burbage, in
dicted as accessory 10 the murder OF
Gus Tanner. The appeal was taken
on the ground that inasmuch as the
principal had been convicted only OF
manslaughter, which means the kill
ing of human being in sudden heat
and passion, that there could be no ac-
cessory thereto, the idea of an acces
sorry implying malice aforethought.
This point being overruled by the pre-
siding Judge, an appeal was taken.