Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-08-15
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Messrs. Cole Blease and Boyd
Evans spoke in Union last Saturday
against the abolition Of the dispen-
sary. Blease announced his purpose
to be candidate for governor on the
dispensary platform, and Evans said
he proposed to fight the Brice law to
the last ditch, even though he should
be opposed by every man in the state.
A local desperate named McGaha,
terrorized the town Of Honea Path
last Saturday night During the af-
tcrnoon he filed up on cheap liquor
and started home. He returned al
about o'clock and commenced rid
ing up and down Main street. firing
his pistol right and left. A hundred
or more citizens collected along the
streets and many Of them returned
the fire; but nobody was hit. McGaha
was finally arrested and committed to
the guardhouse. There was some
talk of lynching him. but sober coun-
sci prevailed.
- Lancaster special of Aug. IL to
News and Courier: Capt. Bartlett
Jones Witherspoon of this place, died
at his family residence this morning
at 8 o'clock in the seventy-third year
of his age. The funeral services VIII
be held at the Presbyterian church. OF
which he was member, at IL O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning. Captain Wither'
spoon served with distinction in the
Confederate army in the defence OF
Charleston until its evacuation in the
spring of 1865. He held many posi-
tons of public trust, having been sew:
eral times mayor of Lancaster ano
past grand master of the Masonic fra
ternity in South Carolina. He lei
surviving him two sons. Marion 5
Witherspoon of this place. and DR.. B
j. Witherspoon of Charlotte, and two
daughters, Mrs. Jas. K. Hall OF YorE
county, and Miss Connie Witherspoor
of Lancaster. Captain Witherspoor
had many friends in Charlotte.
Columbia. Aug. 12: Two years age
the Southeastern Tariff association
was allowed to enter this state anC
there is now talk of putting II out OF
business again. The association wa:
forced to retire from this state aboul
six years ago and when 1t re-entereC
II was with the promise OF lower rates
1t Is now claimed that the rates nave
not been lowered. but in most case!
increased. There were no regular rate!
before its entrance and companies
were accustomed to cut under eacf
other or II not that they had no com
bined system of inspection and there
could be no unity on rates. com
plants have been filed, but Inspector
say that when a good strong KICK !!
filed about an increase, the klcke'
sometimes gets concessions thal qule
him and therefore the proof is difn
cult to obtain. On the other hand
the association claims that II Is bu
eQualizing the entire state. IL say
that in many cases the rates were lo'
low for a profit and in other place'
the rates were too high. JUST now
will end nobody knows.
W. Boyd Evans appeared before
Judge Townsend at Union last trlGa!
with a prayer for an in1uhcuon ina
would restrain the holding OF th'
Brice law election today. Inc ciaiiI t,
for the Injunction and the petltloi
were based on three main conStltu
tional points. First, that in the ac
passed by the last legislature In re
gard TO these elections, no Speclne'
time Is laid down for these elections
which should therefore take plac
at the same time as the genera
elections. Second, the act aD9E,
mentioned Is In direct connlct VIII
the inhibitory section OF the con
stitution of the state which deciare
that: Where a general law can " "
made applicable no special law sinai
be enacted" Third. that the leslsld
ture cannot delegate the police 2oweI
to counties or communities. Judge
Townsend ruled that the law clte(
was insufficient and that there wer'
too few facts. He told Mr.. Evans ina
he could appear again II ne ueSireu
with more law and more facts.
A freight wreck occurred on IN
spur line of the Southern railway whicl
runs from Pacolet station to the Paco
let mills shortly after midnight yes
terday morning, as the result OF whici
forty three box cars were smasheo III
to smithereens, and member OF th