Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-26
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

= The attendance at the state fair
this year--has been larger than for
years. There were eight thousand
people on the grounds Tuesday and
| IL is estimated that there were fully
fifteen thousand visitors In the city
Wednesday. The number yesterday
was also very large. There were quite
number OF politicians in the city as
usual from all parts Of the state. ~
Columbia State, Friday: Mr.. ]. A.
Massey of Chester county was thrown
from northbound passenger train No.
SO, near Blaney. yesterday morning.
He was picked up by crew Of the
special train coming to this city and
was In an unconscious condition at the
time. He was brought to the hospital
land died yesterday afternoon. Mr..
Massey was about thirty -four years Of
| age and leaves wife and two chill
dren. He. was riding on top OF the
coach and stated TO the physician be-,
way to Columbia. fRi
to the Charlotte Observer: The city
council has increased the license for
the operation of cotton and stock ex-
changes from 5000 to $1,000, which,
probably means that bucket shops Will
become q thing Of the past, for those
who are familiar with the business de-
clare that ii will be almost impossi-
BILE for exchanges to be conducted with
profit with such a large license upon
them. Since the failure of Ferguson
& Co., several weeks ago there has
been only one exchange here, the one
operated by. ]. B. Ramsey, who has
since been taking briefer service on
account Of the increased expense, as
Fhe and Ferguson had joint wires. Mr.
Ramsey is now In New York. whittier
he went for the purpose OF arrang-
/ Ing fer, a more complete service In
his absence the council increased the
license and II is not known whether.
Mr.. Ramsey will continue his business.
Definite information is expected upon
his return to the city.
/ columbia special to Charlotte OBJ.
server: At Greenville In the Federal
court yesterday, Judge William II.
BTawley rendered an important deci-
/ sion, which affects the practice In GRIM
/ fnal cases materially and Is therefore
OF interest to Federal court procedure
i thu oughout the country. It was ar
gued by en- attorney that an indictment
against some OF the attorneys clients
should be quashed on the ground that
the district attorney was present In the
grand Jury room while the jury was
deliberating on the case, which was
aga inst the spirit Of the constitution
on the subject. Judge Brawley refus-
led to quash the indictments, but he did
j rule that hereafter the custom which
had prevailed In the Federal courts In
this section for the past quarter OF q
century OF the district attorney or his
assistant being present during the ac-
tual deliberations OF the jury should
cease. though IL was perfectly proper
forithe district attorneys ONCE to be
represented before the jury before II
began its deliberations TO point out the
law. and see to the swearing OF witt
Inesses.
Following Is q private letter writ
ten by Commissioner Watson to q
Columbia friend under date OF October
l8. II tells In an interesting manner
the difficulties that Mr.. Watson has
met and conquered: II am taking 4
few, moments to write to you before
quit this city of twenty-six islands for
good and start for Bremen. AS Oscar
expresses It. there is quite a stirring
up here It wiz be greater next week
and still greater when the special train
that ! have got the Belgian government
to furnish pulls out OF the station here.
Oscar Is running around like chick
en- with its head of. and five people
are, working night and day In his Of
| flee, / have been, FOR the tenth time
this week, to Brussels and Antwerp,
and at last the red tape ball has pe-
tered out and / have the official sane
ton Of the Belgian government to
everything / am doing. Icanrot ex-
plain to you what this means, because
you are In Columbia and can't under
stand. Old experienced people look
aghast at 1t. for they told me II could
never be done. wrestled In the mat
ter with the Barron de Farereau. the
minister Of foreign affairs himself. and
actually got his excellency's dignity so
well smothered that he did something
never heard Of In Europe-sent me the
text Of his decision by telegraph. Get
| ting this without Washington's aid
has really been the neatest thing
have accomplished since got over
here. 1t means much for the future.
and that Is what have been lighting
for. My cargo Is assured and is load
ing and 1t looks as II there win be
more cargo returning than need. SO
far as I can see now all Of the real
troubles and obstacles are practically
out of the way. have 26e people al
ready booked In Germany, and can In
crease 1t as i see at by wire. From
here hope to bring $50 agricultural
people, in families. paying their own
families. I feel sight better over the
whole thing than did when wrote
You last. I was certainly up In the
air and down in the mouth. You can
easily understand why. Herbert has
handled his end Of the proposition with
conspicuous ability and speedily, and
win never forget him. hope may
never be In such a sea of uncertainty
again, with so much hanging on II. It
Il -. L.. 49, 49,
working day and night with the thou
sand and one details Of booking, ETC.,
that are part of the undertaking Of
opening new steamship line. am
utterly worn out and really long for
the. next twelve dayB to roll by. so !