Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.


Last Saturday night at u o'clock,
President Wagner turned off the cleo
trio lights, and the South Carolina In
ter-State and West Indian exposition
passed into history. There were at
least 10000 neopIe present at the grand
finale. The exposition opened on the
1st OF December and the six months OF
it's existence have made very brilliant
season for Charleston. The first half
of the time was not very prosperous
for the fair but during the last three
months great crowds have visited 1t. 1t
is stated that the entire enterprise Will
be a loss financially and the stock
holders will receive none of their SUD-
scriptions back. Some loss Will propa-
bly, fall on the bondholders and there
are a few outstanding debts, though
the showing in this respect will be
much better than was nredicted. 9th
erwise the success Of the exposition is
unquestioned. The last day was OBJ
served as Charleston Dav and the at
tendance was very large.
Tillman After Harris.
Washington special Of Friday to The
News and Courier: w. L. Harris, whom
President Roosevelt has nominated as
postmaster at Charleston, is destined
to meet the same fate in the senate
that fell to the lot of Collector Koester
and jeff Richardson postmaster at
Greenville Senator Tillman is prepar-
ing to file with the senate postofflce
committee certain facts that will prob
ably hold up permanently the confirma-
ton of Mr.. Harris. 1t Is charged that
Harris is not a bona fide resident of
South Carolina, but that he is on the
paw rolls of the pension office as res
30 nd
that he Is now drawing his 81 per diem
allowed to pension agents when away
from home. Senator Tillman has writ
ten to Pension Commissioner Ware for
an official confirmation of these
charges. He says that he feels that the
people of Charleston have been outraged
by this appointment. which he declares
is a case of carpet of the
worst sort. and that he does not pro-
pose to sit idly by and let the senate
confirm the nomination. IF Mr.. Ware
tells me that these charges are true"
says the senator. 81 will go before the
senate committee and appeal to their
sense of decency not to confirm the
nomination Of Harris, who is a native
Of New York, registers from the Dis
trict to increase his salary, and pro-
poses to land in the most important
postoffice in South Carolina.
commencement Mt Due West.
The commencements of Erskine COL
lege. Erskine theological seminary, and
of the Due West female college are
near at hand. Due West is an ideal
conege town. Situated a short distance
from the railroad. it is a quiet. undis-
turbed place for students. The. COM
mencement exercises will open by re-
cital given by the stringed instrument
pupils under the skilled management of
Miss Martha Howard Watkins. a mu-
sician of rare talent and favorite pu-
pill of Valentine Abt. the greatest liv-
ing mandolnist, and to whom Mr.. Abt
has lately dedicated his choicest pro-
duction Carnival de Venice" Follow
ing the recital an art reception will be
held in the college chapel, where will
be displayed the work of the pubils for
the year. Friday evening, June 9Th,
Miss Nell Stack, instructor in the de-