Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Pretty Hot Weather. @ 3
The thermometer registered 104 de-
|grees in Columbia on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Death Of Mrs. N. |. Gage.
Union special of August 81 to Column
bia State: Our community was shocked
at the sudden death OF Mrs; M. J.. Gage.
widow Of Mr.. Columbus, KIT" Gage,
the daughter of Gov. w. H. Gist. Mrs.
Gage died this morning at 11.40 at the
age Of 70 years. She leaves two sons
and one daughter. They are Mr.. John
p. Gage, of Union; Frank Gage, Of
Jacksonville, Fla; and Mrs. Blanche
Steele, of Rock Hill. -
Pardon Applications.
Columbia State, Friday: Yesterday
Governor McSweeney was back at his
office in the executive chamber. He
found many applications for pardon on
his desk. A number of them were ac-
companied by voluminous papers. He
possible. Among the applications Is one
In behalf Of Carpenter. serving, life
sentence for the murder Of Preston
Yonce, in Edgefleld. The case is MEM
orable one. Murrell, the other life term
convict in this case, has already been
pardoned, Carpenter asserting that he
alone did the killing.
Because She Is q Jewess. t-- E.
Says q Columbia dispatch Of the
18th: Miss Gertrude F. jacob, young
Jewess, has begun suit against DR.. B.
C. Covington, v. M. Hammer and John
L. Berrenger, all well-known citizens
of Florence, for $4,000 damages for
conspiracy to hinder or prevent citt-
zen's free enjoyment Of right guaran-
teed under the Federal and state con-
stitutions. The charge Is that Miss
Jacob has been deprived Of her civil
ty for this, under South Carolina GRIM
inal statutes, Is a fine of from 500 to
81, 900 or imprisonment from six months
to three years, or both, and Ineligible
ty to hold office of honor or trust for
ever after. A few days ago, at the
meeting Of the commissioners Of the
city schools, Miss jacob was elected
teacher over many other applicants to
fill an existing vacancy. DR.. CoV1ng-
ton was absent from the meeting. He
obtained special meeting Of the board
yesterday and with the other defend
ants named formed majority and re-
scinded the election Of Miss jacob, OBJ
lection being made to the race and re-
ligion. Two other members OF the
board, both Gentiles, and one prom
inent lawyer, vigorously protested, but
were outvoted. The action for DANA
ges is brought against the defendants
as individuals and not In their official
capacities. They are men Of means.
The Wind Up Of the Campaign.
The state campaign wound up in Col
umbia last Wednesday without special
incident. August Kohn, the reporter.
however, was glad. He expressed him
self in the following: Hallelujah! The
state campaign Of 1900 has been closed
The curtain has gone down 10. the last
time on the greatest. political circus
that has ever gone over the state. The
aggregation has been larger than ever
before and the star features have
been heavily billed, and by consent the
Bengal tiger has been printed on the
handbills in large letters. The circus
has given forty set performances, all
we'll advertised. There have been, per-
haps, half a dozen matinee or side
shows which were not booked" and
which were tiresome. By actual count
it takes 40 minutes for the circus to
20 through its performance, not allow
ing any time for Interruptions or con-
eressional or other candidates. It takes
two hours and q half for the governors,
70 minutes to the railroad commission
ers, an hour to the United States sena-
tor-he usually took more-50 minutes
to the lieutenant governors and 80 to
for treasurer, superintend-
ent Of education, comptroller general
and adjutant general. This makes sew
en- solid hours Of oratory every day for
forty days, or twelve solid days OF cam
paign oratory, talking full "a hours
each day. That ought to be quite
enough of one thing for the people Of
the state, and what about the poor re-