Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

COmplrOller GeneTdl JONES mas re-
ported to Attorney General Lyon
twenty-four corporations as having
failed to pay their license fees. The
total fines and penalties claimed as
accommodating for six months aggre-
gate $396,0O0. Four Augusta COM
panies are charged with $16,500 each
the law providing 500 a day penal y
in addition to the $500 penalty for not
paying on time. Several Of the COM
panies named have gone out Of busi-
ness, but most Of them are operating.
William S. Green who killed Nose
Tucker, a negro hackman In Columbia
about five months ago under circum-
stances that looked very much like
murder, was tried yesterday and ac-
Quilted One eye witness to the kill
ing, who gave damaging testimony at
the coroner's inquest got out OF the
town shortly after the inquest and his
presence could not be had. Another
witness who gave the coroner a dam
aging affidavit proved witness for
the defense at the trial.
Columbia State: Gov. Ansel has
received a letter from the war depart
ment stating that a warrant for $10,-
531 has been filed in payment Of the
claims due the soldiers from South
Carolina who enlisted in the Spanish
American war. The attorneys inter-
ested have also been notified and 1t is
said that q protest will be filed be-
cause a large number Of the claims
have been turned down. The total
amount claimed by the soldiers en-
listing from this state Is over $4,000
and the attorneys believe that this
will be allowed after a hearing has
been granted.
- Columbia, September 10: The
conference between Mr.. H. r. Jackson
and Commissioner Of immigration
Watson was concluded this morning
and Mr.. Jackson will return to
Charleston with full details Of the
plans of the immigration bureau fully
worked out and to be carried forward
by the freight bureau. The immigra-
ton offices will be opened In Charles
ton on November l for business. This
states telling them Of the arrange
ments South Carolina has made for
the importation Of immigrants and
will ask to supply the needs of these
states. Full data and circulars of infor-
nation will be sent out by the bureau
to farmers and others desiring immi-
grant labor, so that employment may
be had for all the workingmen, farm
ers and mechanics that are to be
brought over by the new line. To-
DAYS work at the conference consists
mostly in outlining forms, slips and
record books. and in mapping out the
details for the running OF the ofhce
and bureau. The immigrants will first
be inspected by the government OF.
ficials upon their arrival. and Will
then be turned over to the bureau.
Columbia State, Sept 10: The del
egates from South Carolina to the In
ternational Cotton congress were
named yesterday by Gov. Ansel and
Commissioner Watson. The meeting
will be held in Atlanta, Oct. Z. and
9. The visiting delegates from dis
tance will arrive in Columbia on
special train on the 9Th and will spend
the day here. In this party will be
1875 visitors from England and from
New England. The meeting at Allan
ia Is a conference between manufac-
turers and planters. The following,
named yesterday by Gov. Ansel. are
nearly all planters: r. Mays Cleve-
land. Marietta: Hon. o. P. Goodwin,
Laurens; w. ]. Moore, Greenwood;
A. J. Tindal, Manning: r. NJ Pegues,
Kollock: Gen. w. E. James. Darling
ton: f. E. Aycock, Wedgefeld: Col. L.
w. Youmans. Fairfax; Hon. d. F.
Efird. Lexington: j. A. Peterkin, Fort
Motto: ]. E. Wannamaker, st. Mat
thews: Col T. ]. Moore. Moores; Col.
Richard Singleton, Singleton; Hon. o.
c. Scarborough. Summerton: W. g.
Hinson. James Island: Hon. j. u.
Richards, Kershaw: r. T. Morrison.
McClellanville: Robert r. Hamer, Ha-
mer: #. J. Cunningham Chester; W..
r. Walker. Union: John Dunbar. Al
ken. r. II. Walker. Barnwell: Robert
NJ. Cooper. Wvsackv: D. f. Moore
Brunson: J. G. WilbOrn. Yorkville.
Gaffney special Of September 10 to
Columbia State: Chief Of Police Dun
can of Blacksburg, came over to Can
ney this morning and arrested young
man who Is charged with attempting
ommit a criminal assault upon the
person Of Mrs. E. A. Thompson at
lancaster, yesterday. The young fel-
low was a book agent, and went 10
the house Of Mrs. Thompson for the
purpose of selling books, and while
there made the attempt. This lntor-
nation was given to Chief Duncan by
the husband Of the lady upon whom
the attempt was made. The young fel-
low left town on the first train, and
when Mr.. Thompson, who was In
Charlotte, came home and learned Of
the attempt he Immediately proceed
ed to Rock Hill, where he learned
that the book agent had gone, with
view, as he says. Of killing him; he
discovered his man on the train just
as it was pulling out and in attempt
ing to pull him from the train, Mr..
Thompson fell and was painfully in
iured. This. however. did not prevent
him from coming on to Blacksburg
last night in search of his man. Mrs.
Thompson Is the daughter OF the
chief of police of Lancaster and Is
niece Of Sheriff John P. Hunter OF
Lancaster county.