Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-21
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Spartanburg special of Nov. 20, to
Columbia State: In sessions court to-
day, which is being presided over by
Judge Klugh, two interesting cases
came up for trial.. Reibling and JOS
w. Husemann, charged with violat-
ing the dispensary law in maintaining
a nuisance in conducting beer privilege
houses. Reibling's case was the first
disposed of. The jury returned a ver-
dict of guilty. The defendant has not
been sentenced Husemann's trial re-
suited in an acquittal.
- Columbia State, November 21: At
the reques: of Solicitor ]. K. Henry,
Gov. Hayward issued a requisition on
the governor Of Texas for the return
to this state of Ed. Smith and ]. H.
Williams alias Moses White, who are
wanted on the charge of larceny
These are smooth fellows who worked
the confidence game in Columbia and
again in Chester. At the latter place
they EN- to have been detected. The
solicitor writes: THE police have been
tracking them by wire ever since the
robbery here which was committed on
young man in a back lot in the day
light He was relieved Of $50. They are
practically identified by scars, Is my
information from the chief of police"
- Union special of November 18 to
the News and Courier: The Columbia
Electric Street Railway. Light and
Power company, through its attorneys,
Messrs. Abney, Thompson & Town
send secured an order from Judge d.
A. Townsend today, restraining the
Union Manufacturing and Power COM
pany from interfering arbitrarily with
the natural flow of the stream Of
Broad river. The complaint alleges, in
substance, that the rights Of the plain
tiff the Columbia Electric Street Rail-
way, Light and Power company, have
been invaded by the defendant, the
Union Manufacturing and Power COM
pany, in that the latter has arbitrarily
shut the gates of its dam at Neal
Shoals. so as to cut off the water from
the Columbia canal, which is the
property Of the plaintiff, thus prevent
ing the latter from furnishing power
to the state penitentiary and to other
Columbia industries, which are its
customers; that then, after the water
had gathered in large volumes above
the dam, by reason of the closed gates
the gates would be opened and the
water rush down in such quantities as
is alleged, the Columbia Electric COM
pany has been damaged in the sum Of
$4,000. Judgment is asked for that
amount, and also a perpetual injunc-
ton restraining the defendants from
acting in this alleged arbitrary man.
ner in interfering with the natural
flow of the water. The order of Judge
Townsend requires defendant to show
cause before him at Yorkville, on De-
cember 8, why the injunction should
not be granted, and the defendants are
in the meantime restrained from the
alleged arbitrary interference with
the water.
- Columbia Record: There are two
important religious meetings to be
held soon of interest to several hundred
thousand people in this state-the Bap
tist annual convention and the annual
Methodist conference. Naturally there
is more local interest In the Baptist
convention as that body is to meet
here for the first time in a number of
years. The sessions open on the night
of November 30th in the First Baptist
church with a meeting of the pastors
that might be present, but the meeting
proper begins Friday morning, Decem-
ber 1st at 10 o'clock. The various To-
cal committees are busy arranging for
the ell eIldlllllelll VI the NlSllOTS anu
the majority of the delegates will stop
at the homes of the members Of that
denomination during their stay in the
city. There is no regular program, al
though there Is a great deal of import
ant business to be transacted and the
reports Of the various committees will
be read with interest. Rev. ChaS. A.
Smith of Timmonsville. will preside at
the meeting. The Methodist confer
ence this year meets in Spartanburg
and the most important matter from
the standpoint of those who attend will
be :he appointments for the coming
year. A large number of changes are
anticipated. Another matter of inter-
est will be the disposition and control
of the conference organ, the Southern
been published in Spartanburg for the
past three years by Rev. G. H. Wad-
dell under a four years contract. At
the last session of the conference the
subject was discussed and an effort
was made by Rev. S. A. Nettles to Sc
cure the publication of the paper,
which he proposed to issue at 81
year. and for a time it looked as If Mr..
Nettles would get it, However, the
matter was put over until the confer
ence of this year for determination. 1t
Is not known whether Mr. Nettles will
press his proposal at the coming ses-
sion or what will be the temper of the
conference toward it if he does. Dur
ing this year Mr.. Waddell has been
unable to give his attention to the bus
mess on account of Ill health and the
Advocate has been in charge Of Rev.
w. A. Rogers with the business man.
agement in the hands Of j. Wright
Nash.