Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
th Of Col. Ralph Elliott.

Spartanuurg Spartan: Colonel Ralph
e, Elliott, of Columbia, died in the hos
pital in this city, Sunday night. He
was a son Of the late Hon. William Ell
lott, of Beaufort, who was distinguish
ed as a scholar, author and specialist as
to fish and game birds of the state.
Mr.. Ralph Elliott was born G7 years
ago; was planter when the war came
on; entered Confederate service and
served in this state and North Carolina.
Before the war he represented his
county in the legislature. After the
war he engaged in rice planting until
he moved to Columbia and was associ-
ated with his nephewS, the Gonzales
brothers, in the newspaper business.
He was a cousin Of Congressman Will
liam Elliott. N. G. Gonzales and A. E.
Gonzales spent several days with MIN
prior to his death. The body was car
ried to Columbia Monday morning.
Reward For n Convict.
Governor McSweeny, on Wednesday,
rewarded a convict for the saving OF
guards life near Columbia, granting
him a pardon. The pardon was grant
ed upon receipt of the following from
Supt. Griffith of the state penitentiary:
Dear Sir: l respectfully ask you to
give Walter Anderson a full pardon for
the reason that on the 10th day of
March, 1900, while on detail work on
a farm, several prisoners overpowered
and took Mr.. Harling's gun from him.
(Harling was the guard). Some Of the
prisoners had Harling down on the
ground, when this convict, Walter An
derson. rushed to his relief, pulled the
convicts off him and saved him from
being killed, for which I at once made
him "trusty," and he has ever since,
as we'll as before, been fine prisoner,
humble, obedient and good worker.
south Carolina Farms.
According to a bulletin issued last
Wednesday by the census bureau, the
farm property of South Carolina is val
ued in the aggregate at $l53, 591, 159. OF
this amount $99, ,S05, $3.50 represents the
value Of lands; $26955,670 the value of
buildings; $6,629, TO of machinery, and
800 1853 the value of live stock The
farm lands of the state cover an area
of 139S5.O14 acres. Ninety acres is given
as the average size of farms In lne
state while in 1850 the average size was
54l acres. There has been gradual de-
crease each ten years since the half
century mark was passed. The farms
now number 1896 and Of them S5,3Sl
are operated by Negroes. The farm
products of the state for 1899 repre-
sented value of s6S,266912. Cotton is
the principal crop and the cotton lands
constitute 65 per cent. of the entire
farm area.
The Charleston Way.
Sunday News: Tomorrow, the first
Monday of the month, big batch of
sightless tigers will be hauled from
their liars and arraigned before the
recorder at the city court to show
cause, if they can, why they should not
.-l. ,,<l, nit
dinance which provides against the
sale of Illicit whisky and beer within
the incorporate limits of Charleston.
Every 30 days the police cause a score
or more of the proprietors. to appear
before the authorities to receive the
regulation fine Of $50. The tigers have
not been enjoying quite SO lucrative a
patronage during the past month as
during the lively exposition period,
hence the parting with half hundred
dollars tomorrow will be almost like
pulling out eyeteeth for some of the
prisoners. Between Chief State Con-
stable HOWE. who is constantly harass-
ing the tigers by confiscating their
wares. and the police department,
which is necessarily procuring dam
aging evidence against them, the ille-
gal vendors of liquor and beer are
travelling anything but a smooth and
even path.
Stevenson Makes Charges.
At Lexington, Tuesday. Mr.. w. F.
Stevenson, candidate for attorney
general. charged that the state dispen-
sary constabulary was being organized
in favor of his opponent Mr.. U. Y.
Gunter. When Governor McSweeney
read the charge, he gave the press
statement to the effect that all consta-
bles had always had instructions from
his office positively prohibiting them
from meddling in politics beyond exer-
cising their privilege to vote as they
pleased. They had been told to attend
to their business and not hang around
campaign meetings. He knew abso-
lutely nothing of any organization
among them. and if Mr.. Stevenson or
any one else would show him that they
were working for any particular candi-
date for office or neglecting their duty
on that account, he would promptly re-
move each man so involved. He was
surprised, he said, that Mr.. Stevenson
should make such statement. In the
last campaign the same thing was said
in regard to his own candidacy and he
had pronounced the statement false up
on the stump. In that campaign the
constables had had the same instruc-
tions as to the consequences of work.
ing for candidates and meddling in pol