Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-01-11

Ihc reporter must nave SOtteH Hill
down wrong. We await fuller informa-
tlon.--CLarlotte Observer.
&OUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
For Railroad CommfssiOner.
Mr.. w. Boyd Evans, former private
secretary to Governor Ellerbe, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for the
office of railroad commissioner to sue
ceed Mr.. J. c. Wilborn.
The Phosphate Industry.
There has not been so much phos-
phate rock mined during the year just
closed as during the year previous.
The total royalties in the year 1900 was
s24,931.47. Those during 1901 amount
ed to s23,1OSOO. The decrease was ST.
S2347. '.''.
South Carolina Postmasters.
The president, on Wednesday, sent to
the senate nominations for South Car
olina postmasterships as follows:
Greenwood, David Aiken; Laurens,
George S. McCravy; Union, J. c. Hun
ter; Winnsboro, Preston Rion; New
berry, Charles J. Purcell. Mr.. David
Aiken died about month ago.
Mckinley Memorial,
Columbia special, offTuesday. to The
News and Courier: Governor Mcswee-
ney has been asked hY.Governor Nash,
of Ohio, and the president Of the Nc
Kinley Memorial association, VIM. R.
Day, to make an appeal to the church
es and schools for special exercises and
contributions to the Mckinley monu-
ment fund on the birthday Of the mar
tyred president, January 20. The gov
ernor has not yet taken any action in
the matter.
Ten. Hampton Dangerously Ill.
Says a Columbia dispatch. Of Janu-
ary 5: General Wade Hampton, one of
the most gallant generals Of the Con-
federacy and later United States SEN
ator from South Carolina, was danger
ously Ill for awhile this afternoon. His
heart was affected and for time 1t
was feared the attack would prove Sc
rious. The general rallied later, and
tonight his physicians say he is very
much better. This Is the first attack
Of the kind General Hampton has had.
Liberty Bell In Charleston.
| Charleston dispatch. of Thursday:
The Liberty bell under the escort of
Mayor Ashbridge and a delegation
from the Philadelphia council, arrived
this morning at 10 o'clock from Savan-
nah. 1t was met at the station by the
mayor and board of aldermen of
Charleston, and president and direct
ors Of the exposition company and a
detachment Of regulars from the artil-
lery post, and companies of marines
from the camp at the exposition, with
regiment of militia drawn up at the
station when the train bearing the bell
rolled in. AS the bell was lifted from
| the fiat car, salute of I3 guns was
fired. The bell was placed on decora-
ted truck which had been prepared to
convey it to the exposition, but after
placing, it was found that the truck
would not bear the weight and the bell
had to be replaced on the car and TAX
en- to the exposition ground by rail.
This trouble made some delay in start
| ing the parade, which did not get UNI
der way until half past IL o'clock. It
made no difference in the program Of
reception at the exposition, however.
In the auditorium at the grounds May
or Smythe extended a formal welcome
to the bell and it's escort and Mayor
Ashbridge responded. Several brief
addresses were made and patriotic
airs were sung by 1000 school children.
The bell will be placed in the Philadel-
phia building at the conclusion Of the
exercises in the auditorium and the
building will be formally confided to
the custody Of the exposition company.
The Philadelphians will stay here un-
til tomorrow evening and will be en-
tertained in various ways
The Newberry Postmastcrship.
Washington special, of Wednesday,
to The News and Courier: President
Roosevelt sprung another surprise to-
day on the South Carolina Republican
organization by appointing Charles j.
Purcell postmaster at Newberry. Mr.
Purcell is a white man, and a McLau-
rim. or Commercial, Democrat. There
Is an interesting story back of the Sc
lection of Mr.. Purcell, in addition to
the fact that his appointment is credit
ed to Senator McLaurin, thus showing
that the junior senator from South
Carolina has an influential voice In the
distribution of Federal patronage IN
the Palmetto state. The contest over
the Newberry postoffice was pending
when Mr.. Roosevelt became president.
There were more than a dozen promi-
nent citizens of that town aspirants
for the office, which pays $500 year.
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