Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-20
SOUTH cARoLINA NEWS.

- The Vidette Is the name or new
weekly newspaper just established In
Columbia T. B. Crews Of Laurens,
same county, is editor. The vidette
says II is published in the interest OF
the Reform faction" as Il was In
1890.
= Chester special Of June IS: Mrs.
Lizzie Heath, wife Of Mr.. G. d. Heath,
prominent and highly esteemed citi-
zen, died last night shortly before /
o'clock, at the Magdalene hospital,
where she had undergone an operation
a few days before. Her recovery was
hoped for until yesterday. when she
rapidly grew worse. She leaves hus-
band and three children.
= Columbia, June IT: The special
committee to examine into the bi-
ennial sessions of the legislature will
meet shortly and consider the various
phases Of the problem. There Is con-
siderable interest being taken In the
coming meeting and some speculation
as to the result, The people by q
very large majority voted In favor OF
biennial sessions Of the legislature to
begin in 1907. bit special report
was made at the last session aga INST
the idea, stating that there we're
several objections to the plan and
that legal complications might arise
that would cause endless confusion.
- Greenville News, Saturday: A bill
for $52, charged against tho Southern
railway, in connection with the inquest
Of the brakeman and negroes killed In
the Ogden wreck, has been sent to the
officials by Supervisor Walker. 1t Eas
not been paid, and the chances are that
II will be protested, inasmuch as the
proceeding is most unusual. Super
visor Walker said yesterday that q
postmortem was held, for which bills
were submitted by two physicians, al
though this is about the first time that
a similar statement has been rendered
by county. Frank M. DeSaussure.
manager Of the Greenville branch OF
the Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany, has also submitted q bill Tor
$3.50 against the Southern for hose and
services rendered In assistance to eI-
tinguish the fire. This bill has been
sent to Superintendent McManus at
Charlotte. The owner Of the property
on which the cars were thrown by the
force Of the crash when the special
hit the freight train. has also request
ed payment for damages, but as the
amount was considered a little high
the matter has not yet been adjusted.
1t was expected that the report OF the
railroad commission. giving Its find
lngs" as a result Of the investigation.
would be made public this week, but
two Of the commissioners are attend
ing the Confederate reunion In Louis
vile, and there will be no report un-
til next week. The evidence taken at
the hearing included several hundred
pages of typewriter copy, and this
has been carefully studied by the
board. .s.a.
Columbia special of June 15 10
News and Courier: Prohibition is
edging on politics. Many who want
the principle to win rather than for
men to succeed are combating the
idea. Mr.. Joel E. Brunson, cor
spicuous Prohibitionist and who be-
lieves In a state fight with ticket
and all, was responsible for the Pro-
hibition conference held here tonight.
He invited about fifty men who were
in sympathy with the work. Most OF
them came. Some came TO get. on
the band wagon, IL there were any
offices; others came to restrict the
fight to measures and not men, and
others to simply see and hear. IL
was a good and substantial meeting,
and came up to the expectations or
It's promoters. The conference very
properly took no radical steps, 1t did
not formally express itself as being
for or against a state Prohibition
ticket, or the like. 1t simply provided
for an organization and arranged TO
cal! a state convention, as the fol-
lowing resolutions which were adopt
ed, indicate: Resolved, That II is the
sense Of this conference that gener-
al conference Of Prohibitionists OF
South Carolina should be held to dis
cuss and inaugurate a plan OF cam
paign against the sale or alcoholic
LIQUORS as a beverage, within the state.
Second, that an executive committee,
consisting of one member from each
county Of whom any ten shall con-
stitute a quorum, hereafter 10 De ap-
pointed shall take charge OF all mat
ters referred to them by this confer
ence, and that said executive COM
mittee shall call the conference above
referred to, to meet In the city Of
Columbia on such date as 1t deems
advisable. Third, that In such pro-
posed conference each county shall be
entitled to as many delegates as Ii
has members in the general assembly.
Fourth that the qualifications and
manner of election Of delegates be
left to the executive committee. Fifth,
that the officers of this conference
shall be the temporary officers OF the
hereby called, IL present.
There were evidently some of the
delegates favorable to state. fight
and state ticket. Others, and most
likely a majority Of those present,
opposed going into politics. and espec-
ially nominating a state ticket. They
think that the better fight
could be made for the measure-Pro-
hibition and not men. Men have their
personal sides. and are the targets
for other ambitious men. The argu-