Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Candidate For Congress.

The State, Sunday: Gen. J. w. Floyd
announced yesterday that he would be
candidate for congress in the Fifth
district, two years hence. w. P. Pol
lock, Of Chesterfield, has announced his
candidacy. 20. ....,: &C..
Southern Industrial Convention. 90.
A Southern Industrial convention is
to be held at New Orleans, December
4th. The following are the delegates
appointed from this state by the COVER
nor: J. H. Averill, Charleston; w. H.
Mauldin, Hampton; l.. w. Floyd, New
berry; W. G. Childs, Columbia; J. J..
Hull, Rock Hill; T. w. Boucher, Ben
nettsville; J. L. Sims, Orangeburg.
Activity Of the Mormons.
Columbia Record: Mormons are
again reported as showing much ac-
tivity in various sections Of the state.
They are said to be especially active
in the lower part of Fairfield and up
per Richland. County papers in the
Piedmont section report that mission
aries are doing quiet and somewhat ef-
fective work in these counties. The
state convention is to be held during
November in Spartanburg. Last year
the convention was held here.
Crops Of the State Farms.
August Kohn in News and Courier:
The state farm will do finely this year.
The returns will be much better than
they were last year. Under the direc-
tion Of Capt. Griffith, more oats and
wheat than usual were planted, and
the state farm has raised $500 bushels
Of wheat, and no flour will have to be
bought this year. Altogether not over
400 acres were planted in cotton this
year, and on this acreage 272 bales
have been picked, and Capt. Griffith
expects so additional bales, which will
run the total yield this year to 81.
bales. OF the PIP bales ginned the Pen
itentiary has thus far sold only So
bales and can afford to wait.
Exposition Commissioner Noise.
Sumter Herald: General E. w. Noise,
Of Sumter, has been appointed state
commissioner for South Carolina Of the
exposition company. and will make a
thorough canvass Of this state, in the
interest of the enterprise. He will be
prepared to receive subscriptions to the
capital stock Of the company and to
answer questions as to the scope Of the
exposition and it's incalculable benefits
to the people of South Carolina. The
progress of this state during the past
two decades has been without paral-
lei in the history of any country, and
the exposition at Charleston will serve
to emphasize this marvellous growth
and to impress upon capitalists and
home seekers the chances for future de-
velopment in a state whose undevelop-
ed wealth has, with all our growth and
prosperity. scarcely yet been touched.
Father Kills His Son.
Greenville special Of Saturday to
Sunday News: About 1 o'clock this
morning Melvin Langley, young man,
was shot and probably mortally
wounded near house of ill-fame here,
kept by Fanny King. Langley and u
lot Of young men were at the house
and under the influence Of whisky. Yves
Fuller and Clarence Langley got into
a fight, Langley getting whipped.
Melvin Langley then took up the diff
Guilty in defense Of his cousin, Clar-
ence. In the meantime Harvey Lang
ley, the father of Clarence. appeared
hunting his son and the Langley boys
went outside the house waiting for Full
Ter to come out. The first notice the
police had of the shooting was when
Harvey Langley rushed into the police
station wildly excited, stating that he
had shot and killed. his son, Melvin.
From what can be learned 1t appears
that Harvey Langley and his son sepa-
rated, one remaining on the ground,
while the son went around the house
looking for Fuller, and suddenly ap-
pearing, Mr.. Langley, in the dark, mis-
taking him for Yves Fuller, fired, 3S-
calibre bullet entering Melvin Lang
leys side, passing through both lungs.
This afternoon Mr.. Langley charged
that Yves Fuller shot his son. He says
he fired at a man face to face, and If
his bullet hit it would have struck the
man in front and not side. Fuller Is in
Jail and states that he will prove by
dozen witnesses that he was In the
house when the shooting occurred. The
physicians say Langley will die.
Will Sue the County.
Edgefield correspondence News and
Courier: 1t Is likely that this county
will be sued under the anti-lynching