Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Politics In Cherokee.

Gaffney special of Saturday to the
Columbia State: Politics are warming
up in Cherokee. The county campaign
will open up Monday at Wilkinsville
and from that time till the 26th will be
pressed with vim. Senator Sarratt
T. B. Butler and J. G.. Black are out
for the senate and are moving things.
The contest for the house will also be
spirited. The candidates are all new
men except Whisonant and Otis.
The former has represented Cherokee
before and the latter Union. The con-
test for county offices will also be spir-
tied.
The McLaurin Cadetshfp.
Columbia special of Sunday to News
and Courier: The announcement was
made tonight as to the result OF the
contest for the naval cadetship at An
napolis, under the appointment Of Sen
ator McLaurin. The result was as fol-
lows: Winner, Julian H. Collins, 266
Meeting street. Charleston, S. c.; alter
mates in order Of priority, George c.
Logan, 81 Church street, Charleston;
David G.. Copeland, Bamberg; Robert
S. Simmons 146 Broad street, Charles
ton; A. S. Zemp, Camden; Jacob L.
Barron, Jr., Columbia. There were IN
all thirty-two candidates from fourteen
counties.
New Tax Law Needed.
Columbia special of Saturday to
News and Courier: The special COM
mittee charged with memorializing the
general assembly on q new tax law,
especially one shat will improve the
present method of assessment, was
busy this morning sending out copies
Of the memorial 1t has prepared. Cop
les were sent to all members OF the
last general assembly, 80 as to get the
matter in the hands Of public men,
some Of whom will be here in the next
general assembly. so that they can be
thinking about the matter and do such
preliminary work as they may think
proper. What the committee is anx-
ious to do Is to get the lawmakers to
thinking about the situation. In the
state and to realizing the present lack
of equitable assessment.
The Cry for "Business Men,"
August Kohn in News and Courier:
There seems to be pretty general COM
plant from all parts of the state as to
the class of material that Is Offering
for the general assembly. The great
trouble Is that there is woful absence
of men Of experience and business abil-
!ty. Some few men Of experience and
business capacity are found offering for
election, and as a general thing the
complaint Is we'll founded on this score.
The trouble is that men Of business or
large affairs cannot very we'll afford
to lose the time necessary to run
county campaign: they do not feel like
spending the money-yes, the money
necessary to be elected to a position
that Is supposed to be one Of honor
and not of profit, and then they do not
know even if they offered that the hur-
rahs of the demagogue. and the work of
their opponents would rot defeat Them
He Tried to Kill.
spartanburg Journal. Saturday: Ed.
Lilies, a Negro who went on the excur-
sion from Greenville to Charlotte
Thursday. fired several shots from the
car window as the train was passing
Kings Mountain on its return trip yes
terday afternoon. One Of these took
effect in the arm of white man stand
ing near the railroad making a slight
flesh wound. The shots were fired as
the train was passing Kings Mountain
Cotton mills and one or two Of the balls
entered the mill but did no damage,
the white man mentioned above being
the only person who suffered from the
Negro's recklessness. telegram was
sent ahead and Giles was arrested and
placed in Jail when the train arrived
at Gaffney by the police Of that place.
He was taken back to Kings Mountain
today. Several exaggerated reports OF
the shooting were given to the press,
one stating that the white man was
killed in his tracks and that the citi-
zens of Kings Mountain were so indig-
nant that Giles would probably be
lynched upon his arrival there. The
truth of the matter Is that the man
only received a slight bullet scratch
on the arm. The Negro will be dealt
with to the full extent Of the law.
Looked Death In the Face.
Mr.. Frank M. Harrison, a prominent
citizen Of the Walnut Grove neighbor-
hood, of Spartanburg county, had a
horrible experience while driving to his
home from Spartanburg last Friday af-
ternoon. The public highway crosses
the railroad down a steep incline, and
on one side the track is sunk in deep
cut. Just as Mr.. Harrison, who was
accompanied by a little girl named
Lille Veagey, approached, a freight
trained passed, and he considered the
crossing safe. AS his horses head
reached the centre Of the track, how
ever, he heard a shout and looking up
saw a material train backing down
upon him at tremendous speed. The
shout had come from the engineer
hundred yards away and the nearest
car was within 20 feet. With a power
full effort Mr.. Harrison jerked the horse
to it's launches; but the hill behind was
too steep to admit of retreat by back
ing. The first car struck the horses
head, and the passing cars, rubbed the
animals bent neck until a projecting
bolt head caught in a hame, bending
and breaking it. With remarkable in
telligence the horse stood firm. Be-
cause of the little girl Mr. Harrison