Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-07
Tuesday, June 7, 1904.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Ouercoats Not Reouired.

tant General Frost has received let
ter from the war department stating
that this state is excused from pur-
chasing overcoats for the entire mill
tia. as Is required in the new army
law which made this necessary before
the troops were considered equipped
for the field and ready to go on en-
campment. General Frost objected to
the overcoat clause on account OF the
climate and the small appropriation,
and the objection has been sustained.
Murderers of Magistrate Cox.
Greenville special Of June 3 to News
and Courier: Fletcher Bird and Palmer
Coiswell both negroes, were convict
ed of murder in the general sessions
court here yesterday and sentenced oy
Judge Townsend to be hanged July 1.
They are accused of killing Magistrate
Cox, near Simpsonville, in this county,
several weeks ago, and were ably rep
resented by Oscar Mauldin, an attor-
ney appointed by the court. There was
no demonstration at any time during
the trial, though the court room was
crowded.
The State Militia Eneampment.
On the recommendation Of Brig. Gen.
Willie Jones and Adjt. Gen. John D.
Frost, Governor Hayward has directed
that the military encampment this
summer be held in Columbia The en-
campments will be commenced about
July and the series will continue
probably until August. The principal
reasons given for the selection or Co
lumbia are considerations Of economy.
It is claimed that the central location
will save railroad fare, and there Will
be less loss Of equipage on a single
encampment ground than there would
be on several.
Killed With ParIor Rifle.
Anderson special Of June to News
and Courier: BY the accidental dls-
charge Of a parlor rifle, In the hands
of his young brother. this afternoon lit
tie Ralph Edwards, six years OF age'
was shot through the head and fatally
wounded. It is not thought that he
will live through the night. The child
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Ed
wards of Monterey, Mexico. Mrs. Ed
wards and family are spending the
summer here with Mrs. Edwards's
mother, Mrs. Mary Brown, but Mr.. Ed
wards is in Mexico. The family Is one
of the oldest in the city and the news
of the accident shocked every one.
Record Breaking Pigeon Flight.
Columbia State, June 5: DR.. Kendall
released a number of homtng pigeons
from the state house GROUNDS SUNDAY
morning. They were sent to him by
q fanciers' club in Washington, and the
object was to make record In pigeon
flying. Yesterday DR.. Kendall receiV-
ed a telegram from Mr.. w. S. Dismer,
secretary of the club, saying: Best
speed for 400 miles we have ever made
The pigeons were released at SIS In
the morning and the first to arrive IN
Washington got there at 2.40 p. m, OF
the same day. This Is another Illus
tration of the swiftness and endurance
of these birds-400 miles in hours
and SIS minutes.
Negro With Blazed Face.
Columbia Record: There is a colored
girl about two months old on F. c.
Smiths Bailey place, in Newberry
county, that Is a genuine curiosity.
IT'S parents are both black-the father'
decidedly so. The child has a white
spot in it's forehead just in the front
hair that is perfectly white, larger
round than a silver dollar-the hair and
skin there both being white. From
this round white spot white. streak
ar inch wide extends along the centre
of the nose, down across the lips, chin,
chest, stomach-in fact as far as the
trunk extends. This white mark does
not fade gradually into the black, but
Is as clear and distinct as If made with
a brush Of white paint. Both arms OF
the child from elbow to shoulder are
perfectly white. The child Is healthy
and strong.
State Capitol Unsafe.
The commission to complete the
capitol, on Saturday sent to Governor
Hayward a statement from Engineer
G. G. Wilson, asserting that several OF
the girders are overloaded and there
fore unsafe. OF two Of these girders
Mr.. Wilson says: "A load OF 2O6,Ooo
pounds rests upon them, while the safe
load is 4O,450 pounds" One Of the
stones upon which the girders rest is
said to be cracked, and the weight is
now supported by a narrow partition.
Governor Hayward gave out a state
ment in which he says he has sent Tor
an expert to examine the building, and
nothing else can be done at present.
The expert will not be South caro-
lima man. The completion Of the cap
itol has been characterized by several
ugly charges and counter charges by
the different commissions that have
handled the work. and 1t is evident
that the end is not in sight.
U. S. Steel Co. Buys Cherokee Tin.
Spartanburg special Of Saturday to
Charlotte Observer: The Carolina Tin
and Development company, which
owns thousands of acres Of prospect
i've mining lands in Cherokee county,
has transferred 5000 acres of its prop
erty to the United States Steel COM
pany at a stupendous consideration. the
exact figures of which cannot be ascer-
tanned. The former company. however.
retained a considerable amount OF the
original lands. The purchasing con-
Germ is capitalized at s20O.OO0.O00 and
will. it is understood, commence devel-
oping it's newly-acquired lands within
the next thirty days. Expert mining
engineers have been notified to report
at Gaffney at once, and the hidden
wealth of that section will be reveal
ed to the world soon. The residents of
the section between Bessemer City, n.
c., and Gaffney, S. c., have conceived
a craze for tin and iron hunting that
bids fair to eclipse any industrial and
commercial fever that has ever struck
this section Of the country. Reliable
mining experts have expressed the
opinion that the territory lying be-
tween the places mentioned has every
indication Of being capable of being
worked to an extent far in excess of