Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-08
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Death of Major T. O. Sanders.

agricultural society, died at his home
near Hagood on Thursday afternoon OF
last week, aged 70 years. He was for
many years a director Of the state
penitentiary.
Insane Mormon Elder.
There is an insane Mormon elder In
the state hospital and the authorities
are in a quandary as to what to do
with him. He attempted to commit
criminal assault near Lake City, a few
weeks ago, and was all but killed by
white men in whose presence the at
tempt was made. There Is no doubt
about the condition Of his mind; but
there is a state law against providing
for insane citizens Of. other states IN
the state hospital, and 1t looks as II
there is nothing to- do for this fellow,
but to send him to Utah.
BY Way Of the Dispensary Route.
Anderson special of April 4, to News
and Courier: Mr.. Charles Milford, a
white man about 40 years Of age, was
accidentally killed about five miles
south of here this afternoon. He left
here in a wagon by himself, under the
influence Of whisky, and when near
his home was travelling plantation
road and the wagon ran into a ditch
by the roadside, and he was thrown
out, two Of the wagon wheels passing
over his breast, killing him instantly.
The wagon was loaded with 5000
pounds of fertilizers. There were no
witnesses to the accident. Milford was
married and had several children.
Income From the TasrTax. - -
Columbia State, Saturday. The re-
ceipts of privilege tax are not COM
ing in as heavily as was the case a
few weeks ago, for the reason that the
planting season Is nearing a close.
But the receipts up to the first day or
April were s90,069.SO against $64, 4,140.55
for the same time last year. The tax
for this year very probably will ex-
ceed 100000 for in the fall months
there is somewhat of a;demand for
fertilizers, over $1,000 having been re-
ceived from the tag tax in the months
Of October and November Of last year.
If there should be as much as $1O0,00O
received from this source 1t would
mean that the quantity Of commercial
fertilizers sold in South Carolina dur
ing the year would reach the enormous
amount Of 100000 tons.
Murder at Santuc.
Santuc special to Columbia State:
Roger, son of Superintendent FAINT and
nephew of Major FAINT, was killed by
Brown Rodgers, colored, tonight at
o'clock. Brown Rodgers Is mulatto
about 5 feet inches high and weighs
about $50 pounds. The killing occur
red at the house Of Negress. FAINT
was on the point Of entering the house
when the Negro fired two shots from
within, either of which would have
been sufficient to produce death. The
first shot took effect In the left breast
and pierced the heart, the second en-
tered the back Of the neck at the base
of the skull. FAINT died instantly. The
murderer fled and at the last accounts
had not been captured, Though a dilli-
gent search is being prosecuted by the
citizens and officers. Rodgers Is about
rs years old and wears: slight mus
tache.
Boy Shot His Teacher. 49,.
Anderson special of'April 2, to the
News and Courier: Mr.. ]. F. Harper,
principal of the school at Lowndes-
vile, was shot twice this afternoon by
one Of the pupils, but will recover. He
had noticed that some Of the larger
boys were going to absent themselves
from school yesterday on account OF 1t
being All Fools Day and warned them
not to do so. The boys stayed away
from school as they had threatened,
and this afternoon the teacher kept
them in after school to punish them.
He began on James Latimer, a boy OF
II years, and Latimer produced rod
Of iron from his clothing and began to
him, when he pulled Smith & Wes-
son pistol and opened fire on the
teacher. The first shot hit button
on Mr.. Harpers coat, and the bullet
and button both penetrated the flesh.
Then a. second shot was fired, which
struck a rib, inflicting q flesh wound.
1t was at first thought that Harper
was mortally hurt, but the physicians
say that his wounds are not serious.
Latimer fled. Young Latimer Is a son
Of Mr.. ]. T. Latimer, prominent mer-
chant of that place, and nephew or
Senator Latimer. Four or five boys OF
about the same age were implicated In
the affair.
| Is Crum to Resign?
An intimate friend of the president,
says a Columbia special to the New
York Sun, believes that DR.. Crum will
soon resign the office of collector at
Charleston. This friend Of Mr.. Roose-
welt, while not speaking in the name OF
the president, had an interview with
DR.. Crum early this week and left him
with the understanding that the Ne
gro was favorably disposed to the
proposition Of giving up his office.
DR.. Crum was told that while the pres
ident was willing to stand by the race
issue, at the same time a resignation
would be agreeable to him, and more
over, would be pleasant to a great
number of the presidents friends who
have taken the appointment of the
Negro very much to heart The new
collector was told that from q finan-
cial standpoint he would lose money