Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

the work Of an incendiary.
1t is reported that Col. Thos. E.
Moore. secretary and treasurer of the
Tucapau mills Of Spartanburg, and
president Of the Loray mills Of Cas-
tonia, will probably succeed Mr.. H. D.
Wheat as president Of the GafTney
company.
w. ]. Pooser, agent of the South
ern Express company and Southern
railroad, at Perry's, was arrested last
Tuesday at the instance of the Amer
lean Surety company on the charge
Of embezzlement. 1t is stated that
Pooser had a bad habit Of collecting
c. o. D. packages and not turning
over the money.
The warehouse Of the Belton Cot
ton mill was partially destroyed by
fire last Wednesday. morning. The
loss included damage to about 300
bales of cotton and some seventy bales
Of cloth, besides a large quantity Of
mill supplies. In all the damage
amounted to $4,000 or $4,000, and
was fully covered by insurance.
The senate has decided to hold
pending elections on next Thursday.
These elections will be for two cir
cult judges to succeed Judges Ernest
Gary and D. A. Townsend; three di-
rectors of the penitentiary to succeed
John G. Mobley, D. A. Sanders and M.
o. Rowland; a superintendent Of the
penitentiary to succeed D. G. Griffith,
the incumbent: trustee Of the color
ed college at Orangeburg to succeed
Cole L. Blease, resigned. 20 &C.,.
Charleston special of Saturday:
The list Of negroes who are meeting
their death by drowning In the harbor
Is growing. Within the last year be-
tween Is and 20 have been drowned,
and the. number Is now increased by
the drowning Of Pat. 8. Ripper Of the
oyster scoop Coleman. The negro was
the sail from the light at the cove Of
Sullivan's island, when he fell into
the water and was drowned before he
could be rescued. The current runs
strong at this point and 1t Is likely
that the body was carried to sea, as
all efforts to recover the body have
proved fruitless.
ID. G. Mcintosh Of Cheraw, recently
arrested for killing w. c. Traywick
near that place has been released on
81 900 bail. The facts Of Traywick's
death. have already been published. 1t
developed afterward that the fatal
shot was probably fired by Mcintosh.
Mcintosh was shooting parlor rifle
about the depot. Traywick, who was
200 yards away was struck by a bullet
that penetrated both lungs. Mcintosh
knew nothing of the shooting at the
time. having no idea that his rifle
would carry so far. 1t was decided,
however, that this must have been
the source Of the fatal shot. The
young men were good friends, and the
shooting is believed to have been en-
tirely accidental.
Columbia special Of January 18 to
News and Courier: The unusual spec
tacle Of a farmer representing him
self against two able lawyers was pre-
sented in the supreme court this after
noon in the case of Green ct al. vs.
on appeal from the circuit
court in Laurens. The case grew out
Of the division Of proceeds Of land
an elderly farmer, who Is a
lame man, declared that he had had
various lawyers to whom he had paid
fees and from whom he had failed to
get results. Lawyers in Laurens, he
said, had "conspired" not to take his
case, and the circuit judge had advised
him to appeal. Mr.. Cannady uttered
structures. on other lawyers. calling
their names. Frank P. MCGOWAN and
c. C. Featherstone appeared for the
plaintiffs. Mr.. Cannady, Of course, re-
ceived a respectful hearing, but those
with the facts do not take
seriously his woeful tale Of relations
with the gentlemen Of the bar.
- Greenville News, Sunday: Dope
fiends staggered into the mayors
court yesterday, living example Of
the fact that cocaine Is not difficult to
obtain by the depraved element Of
Greenville. Lena Swaney appeared to
prosecute Queenie Darlington and Ed
King. whom she charged with assault
ing her. 1t was brought out at the
hearing that Swaney was crazy half
the time from the use Of dope, and
that while in mad fit had cursed her
enemies. The latter was dismissed
and the dope flend was fined five dol
lars. Reuben Rice, colored, who was
picked up by Sergeant Gunnels at 2
a. IN. yesterday, was still reeling from
the effects Of too much cocaine. He
came here from Spartanburg. He had
q vial in his pocket and incidentally
1t was stated by the police that many
victims Of the drug were found with
hypos in their possession. Reuben was
sent up for twenty days to get rid of
the remorse. The cocaine evil has
been spreading to such an extent that
the police are making extra efforts to
find out where the drug Is purchased.
- Columbia State, Thursday: DR.. j.
Miller Moore, surgeon of the United
States Asiatic fleet, Is in the city on
a visit to friends and renewing ac-
quaintances made while he was a stu
dent at the South Carolina college.
DR.. Moore has just returned from his
third cruise around the world and Will
be assigned to shore duty at the New
York navy yard for the next three
years. When the Japanese govern
ment was waiting for Russia's reply
to it's ultimatum, DR.. Moore was at
Yokohama as surgeon Of the battle
ship Indiana. He has been in the ORR
ent all Of the time the hostilities have
been in progress, and his recitals OF
the events Of the campaign are eX-
tremely interesting. Just a few days
before leaving the east he passed
within 40 miles of Port Arthur. He
illustrates the character Of the Jap
anese soldiers by the conduct OF the
old vice admiral who Is detailed to
raise the Russian ship Retvizan, sunk
in Port Arthur waters. The vice ad-
miral pulled alongside In a tug ana
took a solemn oath never to touch
land again until he had raised the
sunken battleship, which is now being
repaired for use in the Japanese navy.
DR.. Moore Is a native of Rock Hill,
and q cousin of DR.. Albertus A. Moore,
house surgeon of the Hoffman house
and assistant visiting surgeon of the
Bellevue hospital in New York. DR..
Albertus A. Moore was the physician
Of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick for three
years prior to her recent arrest. TWO
other cousins who are practicing
in New York and are
doing we'll are Drs. Wylie and Baxter
Moore, who are with their uncle, DR..
w. Gill Wylie at Bellevue hospital.