Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Company Refunds Fine.

| SOUTH CAHOLlNA NEWS.
Company Refunds Fine.
Chester special Of June to Colum-
bia State: The Lee Light Infantry
held business meeting last night, and
passed resolutions condemning any
tough behavior on the part Of the
State militia, exonorating private Nut
| tall Of any such behavior and reim-
bursting him to the amount Of his fine
as imposed by the Spartanburg magis-
trate, $32 Mr.. Nuttall has behaved
himself in a gentlemanly way ever
since he came to Chester some three
years ago. He admits that he made
goo-goo eyes at the mountain lassie
as the train was passing Campobello
station; but positively denies throwing
rocks or behaving in anyway indecent
ly. His comrades in arms agree with
him, and one Of the cOrporals Of the
company, the soberest and one Of the
best young men in this city, asserts
positively that he saw Nuttall as the
train passed Campobello, and II any
rocks were thrown that they were d.
rected at the military train by citi-
zen Of Campobello.
Third Term For Mckinley.
Columbia correspondence of The
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ney has received telegram from the
New York Journal asking him what
he thought Of Senator Depew's sug-
gestion that President Mckinley should
be given a third term as president.
Now. Governor McSweeney Is some
what personally interested In this third
term proposition himself, and 1t might
have been as we'll for the New York
Journal to have asked him such ques-
ton as to South Carolina, instead of
the United States. Governor McSwee-
ney would no doubt prefer for other
folks in South Carolina to express
themselves on the third term PROPOSE
tion, in view Of the letters he has re-
ceived suggesting that he run for re-
election AS matters stand Governor
McSweeney is not at all concerned in
the Republican nomination, and the
same question is not liable to occur
with a Democratic candidate for pres
ident for some time to come, even If
the next president be q Democrat.
The Mona.ite Industry.
Spartanburg correspondence Of The
News and Courier: The monaZite indus
try is attracting increased attention
over in Cherokee county. Heretofore
the sand was mixed with iron, garnet
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1t unstable. They have a machine
now for clearing the crude product SC
as to get the clean sand. One Of these
machines will soon be established In
Gaffney. When the contractors take
leases on monazite territory they pay
a royalty Of $40 ton on the clean pro-
duct. A few years ago there was a
small lot Of land few miles from Gaff-
ney. which paid the owner several
times over and his land still remained.
Occasionally little gold Is found with
the monazite deposits, but never enough
to be considered. It Is expected that
the state geologist will make some dis
coveries in the Piedmont which will
open up new industries. This monazite
sand lays in the gravel strata Of our
branches and creeks. and by ditchers
and gold hunters, 1t was always con-
sidered worthless stuff. There may be
other valuable products beneath the
surface Of this Piedmont country.
Shot His Wffe's Lover.
Greenville News, Saturday: Riley
Blackwell, who seriously shot Noah
Garner in Columbia, Tuesday night,
because Of Garner's intimacy with his
wife, lives In Greenville and Is at
present engaged in work at the Bran
don mill. Garner, who was employed
in the Columbia Duck mills at the time
Of the shooting, is said to be from
Greenville and that he has wife and
children here. The shooting was the
outcome Of Gamers alleged desertion
Of his wife and his subsequent intimate
relations with Blackwell's wife. Mrs.
Blackwell went to Columbia as wild
ow and was often seen in the company
Of Garner who represented himself as a
single man. Blackwell followed his
wife and appeared very unexpectedly
on the scene, Tuesday night, shooting
Garner through the body and causing
wound that it Is thought will prove
fatal. Mr.. Blackwell Is known by a
number of the citizens of this city, and
Is regarded as a good, quiet and peace
full man. He gave the following ac-
count of the affair yesterday: while
I was away several days ago, my wife
took my little child and went off. I
supposed that she had gone to her
mothers near Piedmont, and didn't
worry over her absence very much. l
received a letter Sunday from my wife
dated Columbia, giving her address and
asking me to write her. I suspected
something wrong and determined to
find out what 1t was. I was out Of
money, and was forced to sell my wife's
sewing machine in order to paw for a
ticket to Columbia. Tuesday morning
I boarded the train for the capital
with the intention of seeking my wife
and learning what was up. Upon ar
irving in Columbia I very easily located
the house where my wife said she
was stopping. I secreted myself near
by and kept a watch. Late In the af-
ternoon. in company with her child,
my wife and Garner took walk, go
ing to some park in Columbia. I shad-
owed them. and while in the park I saw
my wife slap the child. something l
had never seen her do before. The babe
began crylne. and Garner took 1t In
his arms and with an affectionate en-
brace soon quieted 1t. After remaining
in the park for some time. they start
ed towards their boarding house. AS
they entered the gate I walked up to
Garner and pointing a 44-calibre pistol
towards him fired. He fell and I walk
ed off. Soon a crowd gathered and
returned to the scene and inquired who
was shot and they told me 1t was
Garner. I then walked off to the city
limits where I spent the night In the
woods. Next morning / went down,
town, bought copy Of the Columbia
State. and read an account of the
shooting. I then bought ticket for
Grenville. and came home" Mr..
Blackwell has employed Captain j. A.
Mooney to defend him If he should be
prosecuted.
SFr Last year the corn exports or the
Tinted States were 213,000.00 bushels,
or 10 per cent of the total crop. Eu-