Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-09-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Death of Colonel McMaster.


Mars Hill, N. c., about IS miles from
Asheville, last Sunday afternoon. Col
onel McMaster was born in Fairfield
county on March 26, 1926. He went
into the Confederate war as private
and afterward became colonel of the
Seventeenth regiment, in which posi-
ton he performed distinguished SER
vice. He served in the general assem-
bly and was several times mayor OF
Columbia. All who knew him well
considered him an able, sincere and
patriotic citizen.
Warning to Constables.
August Kohn's Friday correspond.
ence to The News and Courier: Gov
ernor McSweeney had on his desk this
morning the tag on which the consta-
bles seized a case of claret wine sent
to the home address of one of the best
known citizens of Columbia. Governor
McSweeney saw no earthly excuse for
the seizure, and he will instruct all
constables to be more judicious in their
seizures. He proposes to have the dis
pensary law enforced to the letter and
respected; but, on the other hand, he
does not want unnecessary friction
and ill-feeling toward the law without
provocation. If constables do not
know whose liquor to let pass, under
the decision of the court, as in this
case, Governor McSweeney will see
that constables with discretion are put
on the force. Some constables seem to
take it for granted that bank presi-
dents would allow liquor to be shipped
to their home address when it was in
tended, as they say, for tigers" Gov
ernor McSweeney says the constaoles
had better ask express agents, if they
do not themselves know, before seizing
liouor or wines manifestly for personal
use. The dispensary law can better
afford to let such shipments be made,
he thinks, than to have friction. OF
course, liquor for "tigers" is not in this
class.
TilImau at Little Mountain.
Newberry Voice of the People: l
am more than delighted to meet your
fair daughters and let them see me
that am not a cross between devil
and bear, as some newspapers and
people would have them believe. l
come before you now simply because |
want YOU to understand and see that
am not too big for my breeches.
ICheers. "That's right. l want you
to know we turned things upside down.
Not wrong side out ; but upside down.
The worthy people who were held down
have been placed on top. Now that
things have been turned upside down
it remains to be seen whether you will
keep them there. Voice: ave are
going to do it."1 I believe you should
keep we'll posted. You should keep
up papers that will advocate and de-
fend your rights. I am in the middle
of the road. Where are you? In the
middle of the road behind me
Voices: "Yes."] I don't want to re-
new bitterness. If let alone won't
do it. Since have been in Washing
ton l have received numbers of invita-
tions to make speeches in different
states. l accepted the invitation when,
ever it was possible to do so. | felt
that by doing so / would get to see
how the people were doing in other
places, thus gaining information that |
could use for your benefit and the ben
eft of my country. have been in
45 different states and delivered
speeches in 80 of them. l do not say
it egolistically, but the hearty recep.
zion | received at the places | visited
left no room for you to be ashamed of
YOUR senator. In Philadelphia an ell
thusiastic audience of $4,000 people
greeted me.
No More Beer Dispensaries.
August Kohn to News and Courier,
Saturday The board of control has
tired of its own petted child-the beer
dispensaries. All places where beer
has been sold are to be closed. The
edict went forth today. 1t was unex-
pected and shocking. 1t will play
havoc with many who have prepared
for the business and breaks up the bus
mess in the harvest season. 1t is a
rather late awakening on the part of
the state board. All that is said about
the wide license and latitude of the
beer dispensers is so, and in some
places the beer dispensaries authorized
and coddled by the state board, by per-
mits, are good oldtime saloons for the
sale of beer. The mandate goes forth
in these resolutions adopted by the
board this morning: Resolved, That
all beer dispensaries are hereby order.
ed closed and the terms of office OF
such dispensers are declared to be va
cant; this order to become effective on
November /, 1899. Resolved further,
That semi-sterilized, or family beer, be
supplied to consumers through the reg
ular county dispensaries, and that
breweries usually seeking business
with the dispensary are requested to
submit bids to the state board Of con-
troll at the October meeting, proposing
to supply such beer bottled and in
crates and in such quantities as may
be necessary to be shipped to various
county dispensaries direct, and at such
times as it may be ordered out by the
board. And it is further resolved,