Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


The Case of Mrs. Hughes.
Greenville News, Tuesday: Th
strong probability is that Mrs. Malti
S A. Hughes, charged with the murde
= of her husband, will not be tried at lhi
E term Of court. At least this is the un
derstanding amoug the attorneys in tn
case and of the judge. The suprem
court having consented to give hear
ing to the former jeopardy plea, tha
tribunal has Jurisdiction iu the cas-
2 until its decision is rendered. If it i
in her favor she will "go hence with
f out day." and be set at liberty jus
as if she had been tried and acquitted
If the decision, which is looked fo
daily, is rendered while The court is il
session, it is still not likely that lh'
case will be tried at this term.
, The Man Who Shot Cooley.
:. Greenville Times, Monday: Con
stable Cooley arrived in the city yes
terday, aud this morning he, in compa'
ny with his attorney, Oscar K. Maui
din, went to The county Jail TO So,
whether or not Harrison could be iden
tilted as the man who was with How
ard on the day of the fatal shooting
Dan Harrison was escorted into the
presence of Constable Cooley and per-
feet silence prevailed while Mr.. Cooley
eyed him sharply. Harrison first sal
down in a chair but he was told Ia
stand up. He did so reluctantly /; but
all the while he failed TO look the con.
stable in the eye and was very ner,
vous. "rhaL's the man," said Mr..
Cooley. ayes, that's the man that
shot me in the back" Ha rrisOn was
then led back to his cell very much
excited. The condition of Constable
Cooley is very much improved and he
will be able to stand his trial when ii
is called. He is not only ready, but
anxious for it to come off. Strange
to say that Harrison was summoned
to appear for the stale against Cooley,
aud he says positively that he was not
there on the day of the shooting 1t
Is not known yet just what day the
case will be called.
He Has Original Ideas.
Although the proceedings Of the re-
cent meeting of the county superlulen-
dents of education held in Columbia
were not fully reported IN the papers,
they ought to have been. The super
intendents of education have perplex
ing problems of which the public
knows little. One of the problems Is
the difficulty of getting competent
colored teachers 10 teach in the colOred
schools. In all the counties the mum.
Der of colored applicants for cer'ifi-
Gates to teach is far in excess OF the
number of colored schools 10 be taught ;
but only small per cent. Of the ap.
plicants are possessed of the necessary
qualifications TO teach. Some of them
are barely able TO write their names,
and it is not infrt quently the Case
that they are unable 10 recite the
multiplication table. There are few,
of course, who are able TO take first
grade certificates with ease; but these
are rare, the total proportion hardly
reaching 2 per cent. The number OF
applicants who are competent to carry
off second grade certificates is larger ;
but the number that is unable 10 cor
rectly answer per cent. of the ques
liuns asked on an examination Is so
large that when all the incompetent
colored teachers have been awarded
certificates, it is puzzle as to how to
provide for the remaining schools.
This matter was discussed. One
superintendent said that although he
had no authority of law for it, it was
his custom, after according certificates
to the applicants who were entitled to
them, to issue permits to the most
competent among the balance. Super
intendent of Education Stephenson, of
Fairfield county, gave his method OF
solving the problem as follows: "l
just take their names, throw the ex-
animation papers in the fire and issue
second grade certificates all around.
In that way | manage 10 provide all
the Negro schouls with teachers. "
Another one of the superinlendcnts
said he would not honor Mr.. Steven
sons second grade certificates after
that. Mr.. Stevenson replied that he
did not care, as he wanted to keep his
negroes at home anyway.
Oranges at Clemson.
Washington correspondence Green
vile News: Secretary Wilson of the
agricultural department, it is announ'
ced, has written to Clemson college,
South Carolina, concerning the expcr-
lmenls made by the department in the
hybrilization of oranges. 1t is stated
at the department that some GO differ
ent species have been budded, and
two of each kind will be sent 10 Clem
son college for testing purposes. 1t is
the belief of Secretary Wilson, the
department officials, who have given
much attention 10 these interesting
experiments, that the experiments IL
he made will be of great benefit t.
South Carolina. For some time the
department has been experimenting
iu The matter of producing hybrid
orange which would withstand the
frost and blights incident to climates
further north than Florida, and at the
same time possess the sweetness and
flavor of the fruit grown further south
They have also eXperimented in the
same manner with pineapples, citrus
and even with wheat. They have
already produced oranges which car
be raised in South Carolina; but here
tofore they have been rather smaller
than the fruit grown in Florida. The
department hopes that the tests 10 bt
made in the near future at Clemson
: college will result in the raising OF /;