Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-10-16

ernor OF Kentucky this year with
view to trying to get the Democratic
nomination for the presidency in 1904.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Tillman Gone West.
Spartanburg special Of Saturday to
Charlotte Observer: United States Sem
ator B. r. Tillman was in the city to-
day on his way to the west on a lee
turing tour. He refused to discuss the
political situation 1or publication, ex-
cept to intimate that McLaurin's
chances for reelection were. smaller
than ever before. Senator Tillman's
lecture itinerary will embrace the
states of Kansas, Nebraska and Okla
homa. Some of his subjects are, 1.-THE
Race Question" THE South Carolina
Dispensary Law" and 1.-THE State Con-
troll Of the Liquor Traffic"
Newspaper In lrouble.
The Spartanburg Journal, Of Satur-
day, contained the following announce
ment: The Journal appears with read
ing matter somewhat curtailed this af-
ternoon on account Of a strike Of the
entire mechanical force of the office.
The strike was the result of a refusal
on the part Of the management to ac-
cede to a demand of the typographical
union for scale Of wages nearly 40
per cent. higher than that which has
heretofore prevailed in the office, and
which would without doubt bankrupt
the business in a short time, If we un-
dertook to pay it. 1t has also been i'm
possible to change any advertisements
today. We expect in day or two to
reconstruct the office force with an ef-
ficient set of non-union men and will
be fully prepared to serve the public
acceptably.
1t In n Queer Name.
Columbia correspondence of the News
and Courier: The newspapers have
been spelling the name of Mr.. Leumas
Blalock, as If it were Loomis. An inti-
mate friend of the family says that the
young mans name Is not and never
has been Loomis; but that this spelling
has grown out of q mistake in the
name. Mr.. Blalock, 1t Is said, was
named Leumas, which is simply Sam
uel spelled backwards. The Leumas
seems to have been converted into Loo
mis-, which was not the name given
Mr.. Blalock by his father, and although
the correct spelling has been given in
The News and Courier recently, 1t has
been changed. The name is so unusual
and the method of getting the Leumas
by spelling Samuel backwards so un-
usual in the giving Of names that 1t Is
thought worthy Of comment.
PeIzer's Way. ..... .......,. ....
Greenvile News: Last spring the
Pelzer Manufacturing company offered
three prizes to residents Of the mill
town of Pelzer for the cleanest kept
yard and most attractive garden. The
company furnished the seeds and a
committee Of five ladies living in the
place have inspected the several prem
ises and gardens each month, taking
notes and preparing for their report,
which was to be made on October 1st.
In accordance with the recommenda-
tions of the report. the prizes were
awarded as follows: First prize, $25,
Mrs. Nellie Nelson; second prize, SIS,
Mrs. Robert Cobb third prize, SO, Mrs.
w. A. Fowler. The competition has
had the effect Of arousing quite an ac-
tive spirit of friendly competition
among the ladies Of the town and has
made it wonderfully bright and at
tractive.
Nicholson Hotel Burned.
Chester special Of October 12 to Co.
lumbia State: The alarm of fire at 7.3O
this evening, came from ward 3, and 1t
seemed fully one hour before the citi-
zens of the city could be aroused as to
its whereabouts. The fire department
was out in full force. A second alarm
about an hour later showed that Mich
olson's hotel was in flames. Mr.. H. s.
Heyman, chief of the fire department,
lives near the hotel and at the first
alarm he went at once to the scene, on
the second floor and succeeded in
quenching the flames. He held the fire
men in readiness, however, for half an
hour and then dismissed them. The
second time the fire broke out In the
third floor just above the closet in
which 1t was first discovered and in
which it had been impossible to do any
effective work. The water was plenti-
full, the firemen brave and active, but
the fire spread through the dry and
heavy timber until the entire frame
work was enveloped in flames. 1t was
the hardest fight the Chester depart
ment had ever encountered, and the
first destructive fire since the city put
in her splendid waterworks. Nearly all
the furniture was saved. The property
had recently been bought by Mrs. T. K.
Cunningham, Of Lancaster. She sus-
tanned heavy loss, as she only carried
$4,000 insurance, $4,000 on the building
and $4,000 on the furniture. Nothing
but the walls of the popular old hos
telry are now remaining.
The Case of Bln1Ock.
Washington special Of Saturday to
the Greenville News: Mr.. Capers, DR..
Ensor, and DR.. Clayton saw the presi-
ident today to urge the appointment Of
Blalock as collector. The president
gave them to understand that he did
not think he could appoint Mr.. Blalock.
The whole matter is at present held up
and will not be absolutely decided until