Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-05-09

From Newspaper to Railroad.


From Newspaper to Railroad.
A Greenville special announces that
Mr.. A. B. Williams, for many years
editor of the Greenville News, is to
give up newspaper work and 60 to
Richmond, Va, where he will take a
good paying position in the employ Of
the Seaboard Air Line railroad. Mr..
Williams is to be succeeded in the edi-
torial chair of The News by Prof. VIM.
H. Wallace, of Newberry, newspaper
man of experience and ability.
Whale of Coast of Horny.
Says a Conway special to the Co.
lumbia State: A mammoth whale has
been washed ashore near the terminus
of the Conway Seashore railroad, and
President Burroughs has been running
excursions to accommodate the crowd
wishing to see the "big fish," It's &c
feet in length and "a feet in breadth.
1t has in its side harpoon with about
80 feet of rope attached. The suppo-
sition is that it was attacked by a
whaling crew and that it escaped but
died from the effects of its wounds.
TO prove to those who did not see ii
that this was not "fsh story" of the
usual type, several took snap shots of
the monster.
Preacher Kills Stenographer.
Quite a sensational homicide oc-
Cured at Bamberg last Friday morn
ing. Rev. w. E. Johnson, pastor of
the Baptist church, shot and instantly
killed Mr.. w. T. Bel!inger, court stem
ographer. Bellinger had a revolver
and Johnson used shot gun. Bellin-
ger is thought to have fired the first
shot; but this is not certain. johnson
was not hit. Bellinger was riddled
with buckshot and died in few mo-
ments. The shooting is generally
believed to have been the result Of a
family feud Of some kind but the ex-
act nature of this feud is not known.
johnson surrendered to the sheriff
shortly after the shooting and is not
doing any talking.
Homicide In Chester.
Chester special Of May Z, to Colum-
bia State: Watchman Lindsay killed
Operative Weathers today at the
Springstein mill, just as the whistle
was signaling dinner. AS the oper-
atives were leaving their places, Lind
say walked up to Weathers, and shot
him through the heart with 3S-cali-
bre gun. The deceased caught hold of
Lindsay, threw him down and was
about to administer sound clubbing
when he rose, staggered back and fell
dead upon the floor of the mill. Lind,
say gave himself up to the sheriff and
is now in Jail. He is not talking; but
saws he can show sufficient grounds for
acquittal. His attorney, S. E. McFad'
den, will apply for bail at once. Cor
oner Shannon held an inquest over the
body this afternoon and the verdict
rendered was that Weathers came to
his death from gunshot wound at the
hands of Lindsay.
The Business Man In Politics.
August Kohn in News and Courier: {:
The announcements in the various
county newspapers and in the daily
press again emphasize one thing. Bus
mess men, men who have achieved
conspicuous success in their own af.
fairs, are not running for county and
state offices. There must be some
reasons for this. Some say that it is
because Of the county to county,
precinct to precinct campaigns
that are in vogue. A BUSINESS man
who will consent TO allow his
name to be used jas candidate for the
general assembly thinks that for him to
devote month or more of his time
during the session of the general as
sembly, is doing about as much as he
can, and when it comes to going from
precinct to precinct to make campaign
speeches, it is asking too much. That
is no doubt one reason so few well
known and successful business and
professional men run for county offices,
and particularly for the general as
sembly, where they are so seriously
needed. 1t is to be noted, also, that
in the last few years practically no
business men have run for Offices, and
it is now being admitted that there
would be no injury done the public
service if the business interests of the
state would take more active hand
in the elections. The first place where
business men are needed, and where
there would not be so much tax upon
his time and patriotism, is in the gen
eral assembly, and in each county the
Democrats would do well to see that
successful meu are elected rather than
men who merely want to 60 to Colum-
bia without much idea of what they
are to do when they get there. The
business and industrial interests of the
state are growing very rapidly, and
some means ought to be devised
whereby other than the professional
office.seeker and politicians can get to
the general assembly.
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