Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Check From Roosevelt

"Our Monthly" the Thornwell Or
phanages publication, has received
check for 81 from President Roosevelt
for a years subscription to the paper.
The president took the paper for two
of his boys. The check has been framed
and hung in the library of the orphan
age. 1t is probably the first check OF
a president ever received in Clinton.
Khaki For the Militin.
Columbia special to The News and
Courier: The general movement to-
wards uniforming the United States
troops is likely to reach this state. 1t
is stated that experience has shown
that the blue that has been in use for
a generation is too good a target for
sliarpshooters, and that the uniform
placed the men in the field at too great
disadvantage. The government has
therefore decided to get up uniform
as nearly the color Of the ground as
possible and in that way minimize the
chances of the man being shot The
new khaki that has been adopted is not
as bright or light in color as that which
was used in the campaign of 1893, but
is much darker. The government has
adopted two weights-one for summer
and the other for winter wear. The
winter goods are made Of wool.
Son Of an Ex-Governor.
cot n o.
corder's court yesterday morning the
case made by Chief Constable Bateman
against Mr.. Ben Perry, formerly of
Greenvile, charged with the violation
of the dispensary law and transporting
liquor illegally, was called. Doubt be-
ing raised as to the right Of the record
er to try the case, it was transferred to
Magistrate Moorman's court. 1t was
at first proposed to have the prelimi-
nary hearing on Tuesday next at noon,
at which time Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral Gunter would appear for the state.
Later Mr.. Perry, through his attorney,
Colonel P. H. Nelson, waived prelim-
mary and. secured bond for appearance
at the October term of court in the
sum of 5000. AS soon as the bond was
given Mr.. Perry was released from Gus
tody. The constables say they caught
Mr.. Perry in the act of delivering the
keg of liquor in person on Friday even
ing from a surrey, which he was using
to transport it to the place of delivery.
near the union depot. They arrested
Mr.. Perry and the driver, seized the
liquor and confscated the team. On
the court house door yesterday there
appeared a notice signed by Chief Bate
man that a keg of liquor, moderately
old, a horse. and surrey, seized while
transporting illicit liquor, would be put
up for sale on October 81
The County Court Question.
August Kohn in News and Courier:
There is considerable agitation again
in the interest of county courts or eX-
tending the jurisdiction of the magis-
trates' courts. In some of the counties
complaint is made that the dispensary
has brought about such a flood Of pro-
secution that it is necessary to get this
class of cases out of the court of gen.
eral sessions so that the court can hear
other cases. The suggestion is made
that the magistrates might be able to
handle such cases and, if they cannot
do so, county courts ought to be estab-
lished to handle these and other minor
cases, and that such courts can have
juries as we'll as the higher courts, and
in that way free the general court of
trivial cases. This is no new argument
and the proposition has been repeated
with each session of the general assem-
bly,. At pretty nearly every session the
county court idea is pressed and those
who oppose such a plan divide as to
how best to relieve the work of the
courts. One of the plans that has been