Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-01-12

Ansel and Cothran referred to this OF
fee has had due consideration. 1t ap
pears that liquor in the possession o
agents of a nonresident dealer, fol
sale in original packages, has been at
tached by creditors, and they ask you
to give the sheriff Of Greenville and
the sheriff of Abbeville permission to
sell said liquor. There is no authority
conferred by the dispensary law on the
state board of control to give such
permission to officers TO sell liquor un-
der attachment proceedings"
Trial of Newbold.
In the court of general sessions, this
afternoon, says Spartanburg special
of Monday to the Columbia Register,
motion for a change of venue was
made by the defendants counsel in
the case against State Detective W. H.
Newbold, charged with the murder of
J. Henry Turner. Affidavits were
submitted in great numbers, both in
support of and in opposition to the
motion, which was argued at length.
Judge Benet announced that, being
governed by the weight of the affida-
Wits for and against the motion, ne
would refuse to grant the motion.
The case will be called for trial Thurs
day or Friday next.
In Spartanburg Also.
Two cases OF smallpox have devel-
oped in Spartanburg. Both the vic
Tins are Negroes, and the origin of the
disease is traceable to Greenville. 1t
seems that shortly after the discovery
of smallpox in that city, the house IN
which the victims lived was quaran-
tined. A Negro named Grant was in
the house at the time; but made his
escape during the night to Spartan
burg, where he has since been working
as carpenter. When he became i'll,
he was attended by DIR. Harry,
colored physician, who, last Friday,
diagnosed the case as smallpox. Har-
ry asked the white physicians to 60
and look at the case. At first they re-
fused; but afterward went to the
house and examined the Negro through
a window. All of the physicians say
Grant has genuine case Of smallpox
but in mild fern. The town council
has selected the old encampment build
ing for pesthouse, and the smallpox
patients have been left there.
Smallpox In Greenville.
A Greenville dispatch of Saturday
gives the smallpox situation there as
follows: A special meeting of the
city council was held this morning to
consider the smallpox situation. The
board of health decided that house OF
detention was necessary, and the coun-
cil was requested to provide such quar-
ters. Mr.. Stone offered the use of
house, half mile from the pesthouse,
free of charge. The offer was accep-
ted and contract at once made with
O. B. eagle to build an addition to the
house, which will begin in the morn
ing. A number of tents belonging to
the Sisters of Mercy, stored here, were
ordered purchased. The house and
tents will accommodate all suspects
and convalescents and relieves the
situation. Compulsory vaccination
was ordered, and on Monday morning
physicians and policemen will start a
house to house vaccinating tour. A
fine of from S. to $25 will be imposed
for resisting, with the alternative of
imprisonment. A gas generator for
disinfecting purposes was ordered pur-
chased, to be used for disinfecting
houses, furniture and clothing.
The Doctors Differ.
The low country doctors differ as TO
the diagnosis of the disease which re-
Gently developed in Claflin university.
The Beaufort Negro who has case of
what is pronounced to be smallpox,
was a roommate of one of the STU
dents of the university, who is suffer-
ing from the same disease, whatever it
is. DR.. Lowman, president of the
Orangeburg board of health, is report
ed as having made a careful examina-
ton of the Claflin case on Monday,
and is reported as saying that it is not
smallpox, or that if it is smallpox, it
is not half so dangerous as measles.
He says that smallpox is both violent
and virulent, while this disease shows
neither characteristic. 1t is only or
dinary chickenpox, he claims, and he
is reported to have placed himself in
contact with it in such way as to
prove his sincerity. DIR. Jeffords, also
of Orangeburg, agrees with DR.. Low
man; but DR.. Stewart, who was sent
by the state board of health to inves-
tigate the Beaufort case, says that it is
undoubtedly smallpox. DR.. Evans, OF
the state board of health, has been
sent by the governor to further inves-
tigate the matter; but at this writing
has not been heard from. In the
meantime, the alarm in Orangeburg,
Columbia and surrounding towns is
increasing rather than otherwise.