Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Seaboard Air Line people have
notified the railroad commissioners
that their line from Cheraw to Colum'
bia, will be ready for inspection on
April 20. 1t is likely that regular
trains will be put in operation after
that date.
School Tax Constitutional.
An important decision has been filed
by the supreme court, which settles all
talk about the unconstitutionality of
special school levies and which sets at
rest all questions about such tax being
voted at a public massmeeting, duly
advertised, and holds that it is valid.
Got a Verdict for $500.
In the court of common pleas for
Barnwell county, last Tuesday, a jury
gave George w. Watts verdict
against the Seaboard Air Line for ST.
500 on account of injuries sustained by
the plaintiff in falling into railroad
cut made by the defendants in the city
of Columbia. Judge Gage refused a
motion for new trial.
Blind Tiger Warehouse.
Charleston is greatly stirred up over
the tiger question again. 1t appears
that for several years past the custom
house has been used as warehouse
for the blind tigers with the connivance
of certain government officials. The
dispensary constables have been prob
ing to the bottom of the thing. Despite
the resistance of the government Off
cials, the matter has been brought to
the attention of the governor, who has
laid it before the authorities at Wash
ington, and now special government
agents are making an investigation.
The best element Of the Charleston
people are anxious to see the whole
thing probed to the bottom, and from
all accounts it appears that the tigers
and the custom house officials who
have been standing in with them are
seriously alarmed.
Winthrop's Spring Outing.
The State, Friday: President john
son, of Winthrop college, states that in
stead of taking his "Four-Hundred"
girls mountainward for their spring out
ing this season, he is going to take them
to the seashore just as the strawberries
and cream are coming in on the spring
tide. He is now concluding all the ar
rangements with the Southern railway
and the trip will probably be taken
the first week in May or the last week
in April. The girls will leave their
college home on Friday morning about
o'clock and reach Charleston about
11.30 o'clock. That day and night
and all of Saturday will he spent in
the city and on the Isle of Palms, and
the start home will be made about 6 p.
M, Saturday, Rock Hill and the COL
lege being reached before midnight.
Mr.. Johnson says quite number OF
the young ladies have never seen the
ocean and are anxious to visit the
much talked of Isle of Palms.
The Fate of Annanias.
Greenville special of Friday TO The
News and Courier: This afternoon a
warrant was sworn out for Pink Size
more, a white man. He was accused
by his brothers. wife of stealing a
watch belonging to her husband. Con-
stable Whitmire went TO serve the war
rant and found Sizemore and a man
named Singleton in Sizemore's wagon,
near the Columbia and Greenville
depot. Sizemore saw the constable
and started his horses at full speed !;
but was stopped by a citizen, and
Whitmire got into the wagon and
drove to the office of Magistrate Maui
din. Sizemore was taken into the Of
fee, and Whitmire at once searched
him and found the watch in his pocket.
Turning to Sizemore, he said J.: "4ou
told me you did not have the watch"
Sizemore replied: II didn't steal
the watch from my brother" The
words had hardly escaped from him
when he fell dead at the feet of the
constable. 1t is supposed that he had
heart disease, and fear and excitement
caused his death.