Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Greenville special Of Friday to the
News and Courier: The block system,
which the Southern railway has been
installing on its main line Of railway
between Washington and Atlanta. will
be entirely completed this month. Most
of the system Is already In use The
new plan will mean an enormous addi-
tional expense, but the Southern Is de-
termined to prevent collision In ruture
or exhaust all means known to modern
railroading. Two operators are en-
ployed at each block. The blocks are
about two and q half miles long and
only one train is to be allowed on a
block at a time. So far this is the only
h7e that has been supplied with the
improved method Of handling trains
but the company will install the sys-
tenn on other Important divisions.
- Chester special Of yesterday to the
Columbia State: Since the action OF the
board OF trustees Of the Presbyterian
College Of South Carolina In the mat
ter of the possible removal OF the In
stitution from Clinton, desire to nave
the college located In Chester mas
manifested itself here. The desire look
shape In the form OF mass meeting at
the court house Friday afternoon 10
give consideration to the matter. At
ter an earnest conference and full dis
cussion Of the benefits to be had from
the location of such an institution II
the town. the following committee Oh
citizens, representing all the various
interests in the community, was ap-
pointed: r. B. Caldwell, chairman; 3.
M. Jones, T. H. White, ]. A. Alexander,
w. H Hardin, M. 8. Lewis, b. M.
Spratt, A. M. Aiken, A. l.. Castor, JOS
eph Lindsay, s. E. McFadden, ]. K.
Henry. L. o. Childs, w. w. Cooglers A.
w. Kluttz,. e. A. Crawford. To this
committee the whole subject Is refer
red, to formulate, IL they deem best,
some plan of proceeding in this I'M
portant matter. A report, after thought
full and deliberate consideration, will
be submitted to meeting to be held
at such date as the committee may
deem appropriate.
u August Kohn in News and Courier:
The following paragraph has been pub
lished In several papers, but just ex-
actly how far-reaching 1t may be Is not
known: Chairman Evans intended 70
order the Pickens dispensaries closed
today, but on a message from Senator
Cole Blease, decided to walt for con-
ference with him at Newberry tomor-
row." The petitioners for an election
on the dispensary question IN spar
tanburg county have handed In lists
with $500 names, 1t Is reported. They
thought this sufficient list on which
the election should be ordered. but Su-
pervisor Miles, has asked to check up
the list and the intimation Is that he
will hold the list down to the letter or
the law. Under the provisions OF the
Brice bill the petitions for special
election have to contain the names or
ne-fourth of the qualified electors In
a county. In other words 1t must De
a petition of registered voters. There
are about seven thousand voters In
Spartanburg county who participate In
the primary elections, but when II
comes to the registered voters IL Is
claimed that not half that number are
actually registered. Another compilca-
ton has arisen and one out OF which
the last resort wrinkle Is being used.
1t Is stated that there are ten thousand
registered voters In Spartanburg coun-
ty and that the supervisor. Is not In
position to take any other list than that
shown by the registration books. THIS
list, II should be stated, includes every
voter who has registered since 1898
and includes those who have died since
the list was made up, as we'll as those
who have moved out Of the county,
and the presumption Is that large
number of the voters in the county be-
ing mill help. have moved away from
county to county. The intimation
seems to be that those who are favor.
able to the dispensary, are throwing all
sorts OF technical objections in the way
of getting the issue fairly and square
ly to the people so they can settle II.
Petitions for special dispensary elec-
tions are being circulated In Newberry,
Darlington, Greenville. Spartanburg;
York, Union, Oconee, Williamsburg and
other counties and with the series or
technical objections that are being
raised 1t would appear to be important
that In each Of the counties that active
sensible steering committees had bet.
ter be appointed 80 that the desire OF
the voters be not overcome by mere
technical objections.