Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
May Go to St. Louis.
The board of visitors of the South
Carolina Military academy are consid-
ering the question of sending the corps
of cadets to the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position. It is probable that the cadets
will go.
Coming Sooner or Later.
Charleston special of Tuesday to At
lanta Journal: 1t is safe to predict
that the state Of South Carolina will In
the next two years go into the fertili-
zer business just as 1t has gone into
the liquor business. The question was
discussed at the session Of the legisla-
ture just passed and it could be seen
from the trend Of the talk that 1t would
only be a matter Of time when the
state would deal in phosphate and fer
tilizer in competition with the so-called
trust. A commission was appointed to
examine into the amount Of phosphate
now in the beds Of navigable streams
in the state.
Fatal Trial Trip.
Union special Of Feb. rs to Columbia
State: AS the result Of a trial trip on
the Union and Glenn Springs electric
railroad yesterday Miss Sallie Sprouse
now lies dead at Buffalo, and Seymour
Gallman Is badly hurt. Chief Electri-
clan Wellburn was in charge Of the mo-
tor car and was just making the. first
trial trip in changing the road from
steam to electricity. He had made the
trip very successfully untfl-;he came
within a few hundred yards Of his
stop, where he had to cross a trestle
on which Miss Sprouse and Mr.. Call
man were crossing. AS soon as they
saw the car coming, they ran and IN
attempting to get of Miss Sprouse's
dress caught on the bridge and she
was crushed almost beyond recogni-
ton, while Mr.. Gallman had hole
torn in his head. No blame Is attached
to Mr.. Wellburn, as he did all he could
to stop the car, but the brakes failed
to respond.
New Management of Dspensary.
The State, Friday: Mr.. H. H. Evans
yesterday appeared before the secreta-
ry of state and qualified as the chair
man Of the board Of directors of the
state dispensary, and at the next sue
ceeding meeting he will be the head OF
the concern in South Carolina, which
does the largest business in the state.
Messrs. L. w. Boykin and John Bell
Towill also have qualified as members
Of the board. Mr.. Evans's commits
sion will not be issued until the first
Of March, at his own request Mr..
Evans yesterday commended the long
years of service Of Mr.. L. ]. Williams,
the retiring chairman, and declared in
his characteristic manner: II propose
to give 'em the prettiest business ad-
ministration they have ever had" The
commissioner makes the appointment
Of clerks and employees. Mr.. Tatum,
who takes the office Of commissioner on
next Tuesday, has declined to make
any statement as to his policy, but
Judging from Mr.. Evans's statement,
the new administration will keep all ef-
ficient men now in the employ of the
state dispensary. Mr.. G. H. Charles
will remain clerk to the board, but no
other announcements have been made.
Republicans Agree to Peace.
Columbia special Of Wednesday to
Spartanburg Herald: Jno. G. Capers,
United States district attorney Is boss
of the Republican party in South Car
olina, and the fight against him tonight
led by E. M. Brayton, and the "old
line" Republicans was Of no avail. The
convention, composed Of 125 men, of
whom about 115 were negroes, met on
Assembly street, the use Of the state
capitol not being permitted in the abb
sence Of the sergeant alarms. The
opposition against Capers, at one time
a good Democrat, was at first pro-
nounced, but the fact that nearly all
the delegates hold federal jobs, which
would live on the word of Capers, prov
ed too much for the opposition. Ed
ward Deas, the notorious negro of Dar-
lington, was chairman, and refused to
recognize any opposition. AS result
gate to the National convention on the
first ballot. The other white man elect
ed was L. w. C. Blalock Of Goldville,
Laurens county. The other two dele
n 1ttyar -
Deas. Deas and Capers, who have
made war on each other since Capers
obtained control of the Federal patron
age, have evidently made peace.
Damaged Cotton Sale In Charleston.
Charleston special Of Tuesday to At
lanta Journal: John F. Maybank, the
Charleston manager Of 1nman & Co.,
bought three hundred bales of the elev-
en- hundred bales Of damaged cotton
taken from the British steamer Man
haitian, which put into this port sew
eral weeks ago with her cargo Of 5000
bales on fire. The damaged cotton was
sold yesterday and the price it brought
as damaged cotton was higher than 1t
was insured as good cotton when the
Manhattan left New Orleans. The un-
derwriters had been ordered to New
York in order that a good market be
reached, but John Maybank. represent
ing Inman &. Co., insisted on the staple
being sold here, and as result the
sale took place here. There were four
teen bidders in the field, representing
mills at Troy. N. Y; Holyoke, Mass;
Philadelphia, Boston, Augusta, Lancas-
ter, Orangeburg, Charlotte and other
places. The highest price paid was
s69.75 for the square bales and the low
est price was $50 for the round bales,
an average of IA cents for the square
bales and II cents for the round bales.