Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-16
SOUTH cARoLINA NEWS.

| ty, this state, on September IL, the Rev.
David Ramsey officiating.
| "A fast freight and light engine
came together in a head-on collision
near Winnsbofo last Sunday as the re-
suit of the failure Of an operator to de-
liver orders and three men were killed
and two were injured. The dead are
d. M. Dixon, James T. Mcpherson, Jr.,
and Henry Pile. The injured are James
G.. Price and Charles d. Wier. All are
white.
| = Columbia special of Friday to the
News and Courier: At meeting OF
the board OF regents OF the state hospi-
1 tai for the insane today phase OF the
South Carolina divorce law came up
for consideration in a petition from an
Augusta woman, who asks for q certif-
icate to the effect that her husband
from whom she Is seeking divorce Is
| Ihopelessly insane. Superintendent
Bah cock says that the man can new
er recover, but he declined to give the
certificate without the sanction Of the
board and the board today refused TO
grant the request. The ground for d.
vorce is that the man Is insane. A
number of South Carolinians have gone
into other states and secured divorces
without the defendant becoming res
dent of the state In which the divorce
Is sought, but recent decision OF the
| Federal supreme court bearing on this
very point, the Haddock case. declar-
ing that both must be residents In the
state where the divorce Is granted, viii
serve to block the way.
--Columbia special of October IL, to
Greenville News: Governor Hayward
will attend the meeting Of southern
governors in Nashville next month for
the purpose Of putting a plan before
| the meeting, which he thinks will
solve the lynching problem: He has
been impressed recently with the suc-
cess of two instances Of his providing
for speedy trials as a remedy in this
state-that OF the negro Isaac Knight,
who is to hang at Aiken on October
26, for assaulting Mrs. E. 8. Chaplin,
and that OF Richard Dargah, who is to
be executed at Bennettsville the Fri
day before. for assaulting Mrs. Patter-
son. Governor Hayward will draw up
D law based on a law existing In an
other state, and will get around the
principal objection usually advanced
is to the victim testifying In open
court by providing for her evidence to
be taken only before the Judge. the ac-
| cused and his attorney, the woman to
have any Of her relatives present she
desires.
= Columbia Record: The Presbyte-
rian synod OF South Carolina Is to meet
| in Laurens, October 30. The session
will be held In the First Presbyterian
shprch and continue through several
days The opening sermon Will be
reached, by, the Rev. A II. McArn OF
Cheraw, who Is the retiring moderator.
| The synod Of South Carolina embraces
six presbyteries, as follows: Bethel,
Charleston, Enoree, Harmony, Pee Dee
and South Carolina. The several pres
byteries include 274 churches and 146
ministers. Each church is entitled to
send one ruling elder to the synod.
As a matter of fact, however, not over
one- half Of this number ever attends
at one time. Some Of the ministers are
infrm and cannot attend and many
churches for various reasons do not
send up any representation at all. In
addition to the members Of the synod
who will be present there win be sew
eral distinguished visitors. Among
these will be President II. L. Smith OF
Davidson college. North Carolina; the
Rev. J. o. Deavis, one Of the general
assembly's secretaries Of foreign mis-
sions; the Rev. H. H. Sweets, the gen.
eral assembly's secretary Of ministe-
rial education and relief, and Dr. ]. q.
Snedecor, the .assembly's secretary OF
colored evangelization.
| Anderson special Of October IL, to
the Columbia State: Word was re-
ceived here this. afternoon from Sem
eca that Harrell college, negro In
stitution there. was blown up by dy-
Mantle about midnight last night. Rev.
]. F. Williams. colored. presided over
the college and it was supported by
northern white people. he went TO
Seneca from Abbetille several years
ago, and 1t Is said has made himself
very Objectionable to the white people
since his arrival. He has preached In
cendiary doctrines, 1t Is alleged, and
has advised the negroes not to work
for the white people. On account or all
this a letter Of warning was sent him
several weeks ago advising him 20
attention to 1t. Dynamite cartridges
were placed under each corner Of the
negro college building last night by
some parties whose names are unknown
and when the clock struck midnight
the dynamite was fgnited, which par
TALLY wrecked the building. The
building was not completely demolish-
ed, but was very badly shattered and
very extensive repairs will be required
before it can be used again. 1t is very
probable that Williams will leave Sem
II was understood that he had not de-
parted. There are two negro colleges
at Seneca, but the other one STANDS
we'll with the people there.
Columbia special Of Friday, to the
Greenville News: Mr.. E d. Smith, field
agent of the Southern Cotton associa-
tion, was In the city today. having
just come In from trip In this and
other states. Mr.. Smith stated that no
received this morning kilograms from
Mississippi and other states OF the
southwest, stating that the frost had
played havoc with the cotton crop, ut
is calamity" said Mr.. Smith, "a pos
tive calamity, sir" Mr.. Smith declar-
ed that the crop had been considered
three weeks late and the frost came
five weeks early, and the amount Of
damage could not be easily estimated.
He denies that he and the other
spokesman for the association are Ia
natics and says that they have the In
formation about the crops condition
from reliable sources and know what
they are talking about. He has him.
self travelled all over the south the
last few weeks and speaks from per-
sonal observation. Mr.. Smith shows the
effects Of his constant travelling and
hard work in the interests Of the far
T1eTS, IOT Hc lOOhS lulu anu llECu, 00S
he Is still as full Of enthusiasm and
energy as ever. DR.. D. M. Crosson OF
Leesville, who was In the city today,
confirmed Mr.. Smiths statements about
the effect of the frost. He says that
not only is cotton seriously injured,
but the forage crops In the ridge sec
ton are practically ruined and the far
mers have lost heavily.
Chester special Of October IL, to
the News and Courier: The Rev. I.
H. Ayers, a we'll known colored minis
ter, Is out in q card In the local papers
denying certain rumors that have been
going the rounds to the effect that he
has been endeavoring to excite among
the negroes a spirit Of opposition to
the whites. Report had 1t that union
had been organized among the negroes
at the instance Of the preacher. for the
purpose of regulating the local labor
situation, its members to work only for
certain wages and for certain hours.
and the condition Of labor generally In
the community seemed to verify the
suspicion that some sort Of union ex-
listed. Further reports began to be CIR;
culated Of organization among the
whites for the purpose Of waiting on
the preacher and his fellow leaders ana
inviting them to leave town, when the
card referred to appeared and eased