Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Negro Newspaper.
The Southern Sun Is the name Of
new Negro newspaper, the publication
of which has just been commenced in
Columbia The first issue Of the paper
appeared last Saturday. 1t is edited
by Green Jackson, a Negro lawyer
Captain Crawford Loses.
A Washington dispatch to the Balti-
mere Sun says that President Roose-
welt has declined to commission Cap
tain w. P. Crawford. Of Chester. The
charge against Captain Crawford was
his alleged action in jilting Misss Re-
was engaged to be married. The story
Is that the marriage was broken off by
| the prospective groom without an ac-
| ceptable reason.
DIR. Woodrow, Moderator.
The Presbyterian synod Of South
Carolina held Is first regular session in
Charleston last Saturday and organ
ized with DR.. James woodrow as mod
orator. The election Of DR.. James
Woodrow as moderator Is looked upon
as noteworthy event inasmuch as his
| former trial for his belief in evolution
created such stir in Presbyterian cir
cles. In accepting the honor DR..
Woodrow said he considered the elec-
tion a vindication Of his orthodoxy.
Cherokee VIII Exhibit.
Gaffney special Of Saturday to the
Columbia State: Cherokee has moved
at last for a county exhibit at the
0,,kl Tx,&1 Ct1f
Indian exposition. The exposition
commissioners, Colonel ]. G. Wardlaw
Colonel T. B. Butler and Mr.. Fred G.
Stacy, have been working faithfully
A mass meeting in the court house the
| first Of the week appointed a central
committee Of one from each township
to take the matter in hand. This COM
mittee Is to assist In working the mat
ter up and work will now begin in earn
est. The people here have taken hold
of the business in earnest, and judg-
ing from Cherokee's resources and the
| energy of her people, we confidently
expect her exhibit to be creditable and
beneficial.
Christian Temperance Union.
At the annual meeting of the Christ
ian Temperance Union for South Caro-
lima, held in Greenville last week, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. Joel E.
Brunson, Of Sumter; vice presidents,
Mrs. ]. A. Hoyt, of Greenville, Mrs. E.
E. Andrews. Spartanburg, Mrs. Alice
Gary, Johnston, and Mrs. ]. B. Cleve-
land, Spartanburg: honorary president
and organizer, Mrs. e. S. Herbert, Or
angeburg; corresponding secretary,
Miss Julia v. Smith: recording secreta-
ry, Mrs. John w. Wilson; treasurer,
Mrs. John B. Cleveland; press reporter,
Mrs. Jas. H. White, Johnston; SUPER
intendent mothers meetings, Mrs. w.
L. Glaze, Orangeburg; superintendent
scientific temperance instruction, Mrs.
w. B. Montgomery, Spartanburg; su-
perintendent legislative work, Mrs. A.
B. Mulligan, Spartanburg; superin-
tendent Sunday school work, Mrs. w.
c. Beacham, Greenville; superintendent
Band Of Hope work, Miss S. H. Car
Isle, Spartanburg.
Bounty Fpr Veterans.
AS the result Of recent developments
it appears that volunteers for the
Spanish war, who were honorably dis
charged from the service, are entitled
to bounties ranging from 500 to s160.
Volunteers who served in the state only
are entitled to S100, and those who
went to Cuba or the Philippines are en-
titled to $160. It Is not confined to
South Carolina, of course, as all volun-
teers are entitled to the same bounty,
the only condition being their honora-
BILE discharge. The bounty, it seems, is
due under an old law that was enacted
during the civil war and which has just
been declared by the supreme court to
be still of force. There were LAO men
in the First regiment from this state,
119S in the Second regiment, and 1876 In
the heavy battery, a total of 2,S31. Mr..
w. Boyd Evans is working on the mat
ter in connection with District Attor-
ney Capers, and unless there should be
some slip, the distribution Of this
money will take place before great
while longer.
Taught Them a Lesson.
Columbia State, Saturday: Judge
Watts had before him yesterday after
noon a matter involving questions of
more than usual interest to the general
public. In the case Of VIM. M. Bird &
Co., against F. D. Kendall there was a
foreclosure SALE At such sale certain
city property was bid off for $12,500.
The bidders failing to comply, an order
was passed requiring such bidder 10
show cause for such noncompliance.
On hearing the return to this order,
cient, and enjoined such bidder from
bidding at the second sale and from
otherwise interfering Herewith. At
the second sale the property brought
$4,000. The plaintiffs in the foreclos-
ure suit thereupon moved for judg-
ment against the first bidder for S4,o0c.
the difference between the highest hid
al the first sale and the highest bid at
the second sale. The matter was ar
gued by Mr.. ]. S. Muller for the first
bidder and by Mr.. Allen J. Green for
the plaintiffs in the foreclosure suit.
Judge Watts decided for the plaintiffs
and held that they were entitled to
judgment against the defaulttng bid
der in the sum of $4,000, and that no
separate suit against such bidder was
necessary. Judgment will be entered
accordingly.
DestftutiOn In Clarendon.
Manning Times: The condition Of
the county is indeed, distressing. We
have had talks with number of men
whose business has taken them to the
homes Of many people in this county
for the purpose Of collecting debts,
and they tell us that very large num-
ber of people are in destitute condi-
ton. They did not make enough to pay
their debts, and many farmers, COL
ored and white, are right now without
corn enough to last them to the end
of the year: in some cases not enough
corn to last them through this month.
The result of this condition is causing
many to hide out what little they have
made to keep their debtors from taking
it for advances made during the sum-
mer; some have become so demoralized
that they have left their homes and
crops, to seek employment in order to
keep the wolf of starvation from their
doors. If what we were told is true,
it is u lamentable condition, and one
which will take the most careful man