Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-03-03
Friday, March 3, 1905.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

AN election to determine as to
abolishing the dispensary is being agi-
tated In Pickens county.
Maj. Micah Jenkins, collector Of in
ternal revenue, has gone to Phila-
delphia to consult a medical specialist
e. D. Smith, president Of the
South Carolina Cotton association, Is
enthusiastic over the excellent pros
poets for the associations work.
Freeman s. Farr Of Georgetown
president Of the Atlantic Coast Lum-
Der Co., is dead in Norfolk, Va. His re-
mains will be taken to Georgetown for
burial.
- Seventy-five bales Of cotton were
burned on the depot platform at Nc
Coll, Wednesday. 1t was the property
Of ]. F. and H. L. McLaurin and the
Gibson Mercantile Co.
WIN. Porcher, colored cook In
Charleston, took rough on rats" Wed
nesday with suicidal intent. but after
taking 1t changed his mind and gave
the alarm. He was sent to hospital
and restoratives applied.
Mr.. w. Holmes Hardin, died at his
home In Chester county yesterday at
ternoon, aged "a years. Mr.. Hardin
was one Of the best known and most
successful farmers In Chester county
He was at one time president Of the
Chester and Lenoir Narrow Gauge
railroad. The road was completed un-
der his administration. His death
came in the form Of paralysis. He
leaves a widow and eight children.
Raymond Bowman, the 16-year-old
white boy who created so much havoc
In Charleston recently with his In
cendiarism, on Monday plead guilty
Of the charge of arson and threw
himself on the mercy Of the court.
Judge Gage took the position that the
recommendation Of mercy would have
to be made by the jury and the case
was given to the jury, with. the result
that a recommendation for mercy was
made, and Bowman will consequently
miss the gallows which threatened
him. Judge Gage discussed the need
Of a reformatory In passing upon the
case, pointing to the youthful years
of the prisoner at the bar and the
likelihood Of his nature being harden
ed by contact with more depraved
criminals in the state prison,
= Says a Washington special to the
News and Courier: President Roese-
Welt has conferred a distinct honor up
on Representative George Legare and
the Palmetto state by deciding to
name enc Of the two great battleships
provided for in the new naval bill
South Carolina" The day following
the passage Of the bill through the
house, after a hard fight, In WHICH
forty-one Democrats, under the lead
ership of Representative George Le-
gare, voted fer the bill, the president
sent for Mr.. Legare and Informed him
that he intended to honor the Palmet-
to state by naming one Of the two bat
tleships South Carolina" The pres
ident also took occasion to assure Mr..
Legare of his appreciation Of his mag
nificent efforts In behalf Of the BILL
which had come to his knowledge from
so many different sources. Not only
did he wish to emphasize his personal
regard for the Charleston congress-
man, for the high patriotic stand ne
he had taken and the effective work
he had accomplished, but he also wish
ed especially that the name Of South
Carolina shall appear at the head OF
the best Of medern battleships in the
United States navy. At that time the
naval bill had to pass through the
rough seas Of the senate and 1t was
suggested during the interview that
nothing should be said about the mat
ter until the naval bill became a law,
and the secretary Of the navy could be
consulted as to the naming Of the pro-
posed battleships, Not until tonight
was the seal at confidence removed.
Mr.. Legare expects formal letter OF
notification from the president, and
until he receives 1t he hesitates to dis
cuss the subject in all its details. Bat
tleships Of the South Carolina" class
will be the most modern, up-to-date
engines of war In the navies Of the
world,
The trial Of Charles B. Skipper for
the murder Of James B. Caskey has
been taking up the time Of the court
of general sessions in Winnsboro this
week. The killing occurred In Lam
caster on Christmas, 1908, The case
hung fire for one reason and another
until change Of venue to Fairfield
was secured. The killing created a
big sensation in Lancaster and in the
course Of time all the people of the
town and surrounding country became
arrayed on one side or the other. This
was probably because Of the promi-
nence Of the parties to the killing
Skipper being the superintendent OF
the big Lancaster cotton mills. and the
Caskey family numbering in all seve-
raj hundred people. AS has been stat
ed the killing was the result Of feeling
that was developed between Skipper
and Caskey. The cotton mill gave its
annual ball on Christmas and Caskey
was an unwelcome guest. He made
himself obnoxious to some Of the peo-
pie present and he was put out, after
being deprived OF his possessions, a
bottle Of whisky, a pistol and some
money. The putting out was at the
instance of Skipper. The testimony Is
that Caskey made threats against
Skipper and went to Shippers house
to see him. Skipper became uneasy
and taking his gun hunted Caskey UP
for the purpose of telling him to stay
away from his house. Skipper came
upon Caskey in a store and shot him.
Some of the witnesses testified that
on the approach of Skipper, Caskey
made a motion as IL to draw pistol
whereupon Skipper fired. Other wit
nesses testified that Caskey made nc
such motion and the shooting was en-
tirely without provocation. There was
a lot of testimony as to the character
of the deceased. Some OF the witness
es gave details of a record OF violence
and others insisted that he was q
peaceable, we'll behaved man. Much OF
the testimony was cross-ways. not on
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