Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-09-18
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. u
The flag end Of the West Indian
hurricane struck the coast in the VI
cinity Of Charleston yesterday. but the
blow was only at the rate of about
forty-seven miles an hour and with
the exception Of the blowing down Of
a number OF trees there was no con-
siderable damage.
= Senator w. z. Johnson of Aiken,
died last Saturday, and his death IL
of some political significance. He
was dispensary man and as the
dispensary is very close indeed on the
dispensary question. the election OF
an anti-dispensary successor will
mean something. Ex- Representative
Toole, a local optionist will probably
be candidate.
= Spartanburg Herald: Recently
there was born to Mr.. and Mrs. J,
H. Powers, who reside on a rural
route near Moore, a SON. The child
was born on the 18th day OF Sep
tember and weighed eleven pounds.
Mrs Power had been married elev-
en- years on the day Of the child's
birth and this Is her eleventh child.
There are eleven letters in her name.
Mrs. ]. II. Powers. It's eleven for
her not twenty-three.
= Columbia correspondence OF sthe
News and Courier: 1t Is already evil
dent that the dispensary advocates see
the handwriting on the wall and that
they want to shift scenes In the midst
OF the play. They do not think the
dispensary should be the absorbing is
sue at the approaching session but
suggest that II would be very much
more to the advantage OF the state II
taxation, immigration, or almost any
thing else were discussed and acted up
on than the dispensary. The dispensary
folks are going to try their same old
game Of delay. Delay has been the
winning card Of the dispensary folks
all these years and that Is what win be
done this time, If the dispensary forces
can control by any hook. For two
years they have been talking about
publication" but nothing has been
done and year after year the cry has
been give US little more time to
remedy the admitted mistakes or
evils" The unexpected and unfortu-
nate death Of Senator Johnson Of Al
ken, will give the anti -dispensary
forces another member of the senate.
The voters Of Aiken county, by their
votes in the last primary, showed by
the election of members of the house
that they favor local option and they
voted nearly two to one In favor Of
Mr.. Ansel; although Il was expected
that the large mill vote In the Horse
Creek Valley section would 60 largely
for Manning. II few more elections
for senator's could be held at this time
the senate would no longer be In any
cloud of doubt The house is admitted
opposed to the state dispensary.
- Columbia State, Tuesday: A
large number of executive commit
teemen and officers Of the South
Carolina branch Of the Southern Cot
ton association met here yesterday to
discuss the present situation and ar
range for action that would hold the
staple up to the price agreed upon
at the meeting at Hot Springs, Ark.
1t was decided at the outset that the
price was low enough. and every ef-
fort will be made to interest the
farmers in the proposition which is
TO their interest to uphold. "The
people," said Mr.. Smith, might as
well make UP their minds that cot
ton will not be sold for less than ten
cents, and the quicker they realize
this the better for all concerned. AS
a matter of fact the southern planter
is tired Of furnishing all the product
and none of the price, and II they
will but stand together I will pledge
them to end present conditions by
the first of the year." 1t was gener-
ally agreed at the meeting that the
South Carolina crop will be about
forty per cent less than last year,
when the yield was about 1,f36,00
bales. When the plan for the for
nation of an incorporated company
to buy all cotton offered at less than
the agreed price, was brought up
there was considerable enthusiasm
and a committee Of seven was ap-
pointed to draw up the plans and
submit them to the people. The gem
eral executive committee Of the
south is now at work on similar
plans and the full details will be
published soon. The special COM
mittee appointed yesterday will meet
this afternoon.
Columbia special Of Sept. Is, to
News: Arrangements for
the Bryan reception are proceeding
very we'll, owing to the activity Of the
several committees. The committee
on arrangements had brief session
last night, at which a tentative out
line programme drafted by the chair
man, Mr.. c. M. Galloway, was read
and approved. This was submitted TO
the executive committee at noon today
and formally adopted. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan will be met at the depot by q