Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-17
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mrs. Martha Orr Patterson OF Green
willie. died In San Diego, Cal, on Mon
day, as the result of Injuries sustain
ed in a runaway accident recently.
Mrs. Patterson was a daughter or the
late James L. Orr, congressman, speak
er Of the national house OF representa-
tives and governor Of South Carolina.
At Saluda on Tuesday Judge Mem
minger declined to hear the motion
to dissolve the injunction which exists
and which was granted by Judge
Klugh, in the Milliken-Lucas litigation
for control Of the Laurens mills. Ihls
Injunction restraints the Milliken
forces from holding meeting TO elect
directors or otherwise interfering WIN
the Laurens cotton mills. Judge Mem
minger declined the motion on the
grounds that 1t was made returnaple
before Judge Klugh.
-Gaffney special of November Is, to
Charlotte Observer: Deputy United
States Marshal A. L. Hallman return
ed from Blacksburg yesterday where
he arrested John Martin, Thomas Mar
tin and Ellen Martin, charged with
peonage. The parties are all white.
They are residents Of the northeastern
part of Cherokee county and are
charged with holding a boy, F1tZhugn
White, in peonage. They were carried
before United States Commissioner e.
A. Trescott, at Blacksburg, yesterday
where they gave a $500 bond each Tor
their appearance at hearing oetore
him on Monday.
Chester special of November Is. to
News and Courier: The petitions
which have been circulated In the
county for the past month, asking 1or
signatures to call for an election on the
dispensary, have been returned to the
committee, and today were handed 10
Supervisor Darby, and 1t Is presumed
that he will order an election at an
early date, as. more than the required
one-fourth of the electorate nave SO
requested. The petitions contain 6oo
names, and 1t Is estimated that there
are not over fourteen hundred quail
fed voters in the county. 1t Is be,
lieved the great moral institution VIII
receive a solar plexus blow.
Columbia correspondence Of the
Greenville News The announcement
that the Salvation Army would prob
ably establish a colony in this section
of the state attracted a great deal or
attention and as soon as the omclals
are ready a great many facts or IN
terest to the state will be given them.
Commissioner Watson said this morn
ing that he had been In correspondence
with those in charge Of the colonization
work for some time and last January
wrote them a letter which Interested
them in this state. At that time the
officers were working on colony In
California and did not want to COM
mence work on another before tney
completed this one Commander Booth
IN, hn OF ri commissions
er Watson a letter stating that he be-
lieved that there were great opportu,
mites In the south and that he would
take up the matter with Col. Thomas
Holland. who has charge Of the coloni-
zation work.
At Saluda last Wednesday Judge
Memminger refused a motion for
change of venue in the case or h. >.
Rlease charged with the murder or
Coleman. The motion was made in be-
half of the state and was backed by az
fidayits of two hundred and ninety-nine
ciizens who claimed that the state
could not get fair trial. the 1act
that the defendant represents the
county in the senate was cited as eV-
idence Of his popularity Defendants
counsel submitted aft1daVlts OF tnree
hundred and twenty-five citizens giving
their opinion to the effect that fair
and impartial trial could be had.
These affidavits were supplemented by
affidayits from the supervisor, the
superintendent Of education, several
MAGISTRATES, and other officials. The
defense represented that the deceased
was also a very popular man In the
county: When the judge refused the
motion, the solicitor moved a continu-
ance, which was granted. !