Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Will Not he There.
The following, signed by yours truly,
John L. McLaurin," and dated "Bos-
ton, Mass, August 49," has been re-
ceived by Hon. ]. Thomas Austin, at
GreenvilIe. S. c.: Your letter inviting
me to address a mass meeting in the
city Of Greenville on the 2Sth instant,
to hand. I am with Mrs. McLaurin on
ton, and have fixed no date for my re-
turn, nor do I care at present to make
further engagements for the future"
Confederate Barbecue.
The Confederate Veterans Of lower
Fairfield and upper Richland counties
enjoyed themselves at a gathering held
at Killian's last Saturday. There were
about $50 people present and they en-
joyed a fine barbecued dinner. The oc-
casion was pleasant throughout. Dur
ing the day there were good addresses
from Colonel U. r. Brooks, command
ing the Richland regiment State
Treasurer Jennings. Captain w. w.
Lumpkin and Mr.. Edgerton. \
The Pardon of Col. Neal.
Spartanburg correspondence Of the
News and Courier: Very little public
comment has been made on the par
don Of Neal. Some seem to think the
governor uses the pardoning powers
too freely. Others say that Meals
great sin consisted in the small amount
he converted to his own use and in be-
ing caught. II he had covered up his
tracks we'll he could have done as the
others do. laughed at his accusers. He
then would have been an eligible can
didate for the United States senate,
with as fair a chance Of winning as
any of them who have had their fingers
In the state pie. That Is the way some
Of our cynical people talk.
Horrible Bridge Accident.
Five men were killed, one was fatally
injured and two were seriously hurt,
by the falling Of heavy girders from a
bridge that the Southern railroad Is
building across the Congaree river
near Columbia. The killed are T. ].
Castleberry, white, OF Enoree, Spartan
burg county: Job Tobias, colored, of
Newberry; Beuben Alston, colored of
Greenwood; Jim Reese, colored: Sam
injured We're Dave Stiles. Henry Cole
man and r. T. Thornton. all colored.
The bridge Is being built by the Phoe-
nix Bridge company. Of Pennsylvania,
and the Southern railroad Is not res
ponsible for the accident.
Shoots the Witness. |
Branchville special of August rs to
Columbia State: Tom Watson, the
principal witness in the express rob-
berry which occurred near here in De-
cember, 1899, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by the man accused Of
the robbery, Barlow Warren. The
shooting occurred tonight about 10l
o'clock. Watson is not expected to live.
There seems to have been no words
between them since the trial until the
shooting tonight. Warren has not been
is said as soon as Warren commenced
to shoot that Watson got up and ran
until shot down in the street.
Killed by n Posse.
News reached Charleston Saturday of
the killing of wild Bill' Johnson in a
Negro cabin near Adams Run, on last
Thursday night. Johnson possibly was
the most dangerous and notorious
character that ever infested the mining
districts of Charleston. He has killed
q number Of men In his time, and the |
police here have been watching for him
carefully on account of particularly |
brutal murder which he committed the
early part Of July. Thursday Johnson
was located by the Colleton county au-
thorities in a Negro cabin near Adams
Run. A posse was sent out to capture
hi M
the deputies opened fire upon the build |
ing as soon as they came within range. |
Johnson, as was his wont. fought des- |
perately, but was finally killed.
Troubles of Owners and Operatives. |
Trouble has developed between the
officials and operatives Of the big |
Olympia mills in Columbia. Labor day, |
which occurs on September 2, Is a legal
holiday. Last week an order was
posted in the mill requiring six hours
extra work on Saturday and the Sat- |
urday following to make up for Labor
day. Between 300 and 400 operatives |
refused to work overtime last Satur- |
day, and when they presented them |
selves on Monday morning they were
told that they would not be permitted |
to work until next Saturday at noon. |
marched through the village hurrahing. |
It afterward developed that the men
who had refused to work are members
of the Textile union. President Whaley |
is quoted as saying that none Of the |
operatives will be taken back until
they have signed a statement to the |
effect that they are not members of a |
union and will not belong to one. The |
trouble has not yet been settled.
Recruits For the Navy.
the naval service at Port Royal train |
ing station, is encouraging, says a
Beaufort dispatch to the Columbia |
State. A recruiting party, which left
here July 1st, to be absent during the |
months Of July and August, has al
ready sent down over 200 stalwart
youths from the upper sections Of this
state and Georgia, and after passing ]
the very rigid prescribed examinations, |
they were regularly enrolled in Uncle
Sans navy. A score Of South Carroll |
mas sons were recently assigned to |
duty on board the first-class battleship
Illinois and left yesterday by rail for
their destination. This assignment on
board a vessel of the Illinois class, so
soon after enlistment Is no small COM
pliment to the worth of these young |
men. THE manner in which your
Southern youth take hold is very en-
couraging," remarked an officer Of the
Topeka, "and the fact that large per-
centage of them have a decided me-
chanical turn Of mind will operate in
their favor so soon as they gain an
insight into the routine life aboard |
modern naval vessel"
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BRYAN DID Nor WANT HILL.-W. j.
Bryan's advice has been rejected by
the Democratic organization he origi-
mated in Douglas county in the begin