Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-19
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Working For the Exposition.

Working For the Exposition.
| Washington correspondence Charles
ton Post: Senators McLaurin and Till
man are aiding the South Carolina DEL
egation in the house to get through the
bill for the Charleston Interstate and
West Indian exposition in every way
possible. Both senators are using
their great influence to talk up the ex-
position whenever possible.
Chesterfield IL Proud.
Chesterfield Advertiser: "Chesterf1eld
now has the speakership, and If Mr.. w.
F. Stevenson nves many years, we will
have the governorship. The hearts of
the people Of Chesterfield county are
filled with pride. The Advertiser has
watched the career Of Mr.. Stevenson.
We can't find words to express our ad-
miration for the man, but he knows we
are proud of his success proud for him
proud for Chesterfield"
The States Insane.
The annual report of the board Of re-
gents of the South Carolina hospital
for the insane, just made public, shows
that there were remaining in the hos
pital, December 81, 1899, LOOP patients
white 5s5, colored 4O7; and 447-white
241, colored 2O6-were admitted during
the year. The total number under
treatment was 1,461, while the average
daily population was 1,O43. There were
discharged during the year 41S patients,
and the number remaining December
81, 1900, was 1,O23.
Smallpox In Gaffney.
The State, Friday: The governor
yesterday received telegram from Mr..
N. H. Littlejohn, mayor of the town Of
two suspicious cases in that town pro-
nounced by local physicians to be
smallpox, and asking for an expert.
The request was sent forthwith to DR..
Evans. The governor has also had
communication with Sheriff Jenkins. Of
Beaufort county, in regard to small
poX there. The sheriff reports a great
deal of it upon the sea islands.
Mail Facilities of Aiken.
Washington correspondence Of The
News and Courier: Congressman Tai
bert has applied at the postoffice de-
partment to have the rural free deliv-
cry service applied to one entire coun-
ty in his district. There is at present
only about one entire county in the
whole South supplied with the rural
free delivery. and Mr.. Talbert desires
the postal authorities to give one coun-
ty in his district trial. The county
proposed is Aiken, and Mr.. Talbert has
been promised by the postoffice officials
that an inspector would be sent there
in February for the purpose Of report
ing the bility Of extending this
service to Aiken.
Tho Electoral Vote.
The State: On Monday the Demo-
cratic presidential electors in the last
general assembly-Messrs. r. D. Lee,
B. H. Moss, M. w. Simmons, w. w.
Williams, Cole L. Blease, w. Mob.
Sloan, w. P. Pollock, M. S. Cantey,
and D. H. Behre-met in the Office of
the secretary of state at noon, all being
present. The whole number Of votes
cast for the office Of president Of the
United States nine, of which William
j. Bryan, of Nebraska, received nine.
The same thing was done in the mat
ter of the election Of vice-president.
Captain w. w. Williams, of Aiken, was
chosen as messenger to bear the re-
turns to Washington.
After the Justices.
!, Columbia State: The following is the
:. text of the new bill introduced in the