Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
Tuesday, June 6, 1905.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Greenville News: Jim Long, q negro
we'll known in police circles was shot
and almost instantly killed this morn
ing by Dispensary Constable Julian
Eison. The shooting. 1t is stated, was
done accidentally, but Eison Is now
under arrest until an Investigation Is
made of the circumstances. 1t was to
all appearances plainly an accident.
Elson was trying TO stop the negro Tor
the city police.
Washington special Of June to
Greenville News: Col. Henry Schachte,
Major II. ]. Drew. Col E. B. Fuller and
John D. Frost, adjutant general, were
here today to see about the military
encampment for South Carolina. All
matters were Strengthened out with
the war department and the state Will
receive $4,000 for this purpose. The
encampment will begin July Is, prob
ably at Columbia. General Frost Is
delighted with the satisfactory settle
ment.
- Newberry special Of June Q, to
News and Courier: While no formal
call has been made, II Is generally un-
derstood that q mass meeting or the
citizens Of the county is to be held In
the court house on Saturday, June 10,
for the purpose of considering the
question Of getting up petitions ask
ing an election on the dispensary ques-
ton. The sentiment in the county In
favor Of having an election Is grow
ing very fast and so Is the sentiment
to vote out the dispensary.
- Columbia special Of June Z, TO
News and Courier: The state encamp-
ment matter will be settled by Mon
day. Adjt. Gen. Frost, Col. Fuller,
Col. Schachte and Major Drew will go
to Washington tomorrow and ccnrer
with the department as to the appro.
.priation and whether the department
considers the militia sufficiently equip
ped and now up to the standard re-
ouired by law. The department has
overlooked many deficiencies on the
part Of the militia In this state and II
is believed that there will be an en-
campment this year as usual. II THIS
Is the case, Columbia will be selected
Charlotte Observer, Saturday: Le-
roy, the six-year-old son OF Mr. and
Mrs w. w. Mehaffey Of Chester. b
c., was bitten yesterday afternoon py
a supposed mad dog and brought to
Charlotte last night for medical treat
ment The little fellow had been bit
ten on the brow, just above the nose
and was suffering severely. The BUT
ler and O'Donoghue mad stones were
given relief. The application was
very successful one, the stones stick
ing to the wound for about three
quarters Of an hour. The little Fellow
was resting easily last night and Will
probably return to his home In Chester
today.
Columbia, May 5: Charles E. Com
mander Of Columbia, for John Gary
Evans Of Spartanburg, appeared De,
fore the supreme court today ana
made q motion for a mandamus TO
compel the state board to pay beer
dispensers a salary and not com.
through John T. CASTOR Of Columbia,
Ex- Governor Evans being his attor-
ney. Owing to the crowded condition
of the docket the case cannot come up
until November. 1t Is said that other
proceedings Of a similar character Will
be taken through Governor Evans, as
attorney, to compel the state board 10
have other features OF the law obserV-
ed, such as the use Of request DOCKS,
etc, which have generally gone into
disuse.
- Spartanburg special OF June 10
Greenville News: Fire was discovered
In a compartment Of the cotton ware
house at Pacolet No. l late yesterday
afternoon, and the mill people hasten
ed to the place, where for all night
determined fight against the blaze was
waged. In this compartment were 25o
bales, and Of this number 125 were
saved unscorched. The remainder Is
more or less damaged. President VIC
tor Montgomery stated that In MS
opinion the fire was due to spontane-
Gus combustion. In fighting the nre
several persons were injured. w. w.
Lancaster was struck in the breast by
a scantling torn from the roof and
thrown out. The hose knocked J. ID.
Carter from the warehouse platform
to the ground. breaking his leg by
the fall. Walter Puckett and John
Floyd were overcome by heat.
Augusta, June 6: A race riot at
Turner S. c.. has resulted In the death
OF Burrel McLane. a white man, the
serious wounding of his son, the death
Of one negro, and the WoundlnS OF
.hree others. It Is said the white pop
ulation Of the community Is In arms
and Sheriff Raiborne and Coroner
Owens of Aiken county at once went
to the scene Of the trouble. McLane
and his son yesterday afternoon went
to a house on the formers place and
ordered Dave Garden Heigh to return
a child, which. 1t is claimed, had been
stolen from a negro woman. num-
ber Of negroes at the house attacked
the McLanes and several shots were
exchanged, the elder McLane being In
stantly killed and q son OF Heigh be-
ing shot to death. Several members
Of the party Of negroes are being pur-
sued by q hundred armed white men
who threaten lynching.
Lancaster special of June l to the
News and Courier: The recent petit
ton by the members of the bar ana
other officers Of court addressed TO
Judge Gage, asking that the June ses-
sions OF court in Lancaster be dispens-
ed with. inasmuch as there Is ohly
one prisoner In Jail awaiting trial, has
developed the fact that a circuit judge
has no power under the law to call
off, a term of court. The statutes fix
the times for holding courts and they
do not empower a judge to dispense
with the court. 1t seems that the only
wav to prevent a court from oelns
held Is for the officers whose duty II
Is To draw the juries to make default
In that matter which was done mere.
Last Tuesday was the day for draw
ing iuries, but they were not drawn.
The action, or rather ron-action, or
he officers has the sarction OF both
Judge Gage and Solicitor Henry.
- GreenVllle News, June o: Sdpi. FL :
nson A. Smythe, president Of the Pei
ger Manufacturing company. and vice
PRESIDENT of the American Asiatic as
sociation. with members Of the asso-
citation and leading southern manufac-
turers. will have a conference with
President Roosevelt in Washington on
Friday to urge action on the reported
boycott by China against American
goods. The American -Asiatic assocl-
alton Is composed Of exporters a1d
mill representatives in the export
trade. II has a branch In Shanghai
and controls a big share OF the for-
eign trade. The report that CHINA
hereafter may refuse to admit Ameri-
can goods because of the Chinese ex-
clusion act, which prevents Chi1ese
merchants and students from entering
this country. has caused considerable
apprehension in the south, which ships
so much of the product to the empire
This contemplated movement on the
mart of the CeleStials is meant as
retaliation, WI Ting Fang being one
of the leaders, according to conmo
newspaper reports. At the conference
Friday the president will be requested
70 use his friendly offices to avert this
expected boycott. 1t Is claimed that
the ONLY way out of the solution Is IN
the repeal Of the exclusion ac:. ana
the south Is advocating that step
Union special of June 4 to News