Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-11
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
- Spartanburg special to News and
Courier: VIM. Jennings Bryan has
written Prof. Gamewell, secretary OF
the college, offering to come to Wof-
ford under the auspices of the Wonord
Lyceum bureau, and Prof. Gamewell
has written the Nebraskan to come on
the 18th instant The students are
looking forward to the Bryan NUMBER
Of the course with glad anticipations,
for the greater number Of the boys
here now were not here when Mr.. Bry-
an lectured here four years ago. III ne
comes he will find not only hearty
welcome among the students, but VIII
find all Spartanburg glad to have him
here.
Greenwood special Of October 8, to
Columbia State: Jim Ellis, success
full young farmer, who lives between
here and Hodges, sold two bales OF
upland long staple cotton here yester-
day for 21 cents the pound. the two
bales netting him $243.S1. He values
the seed and lint together at $3O2.Sl.
One hundred and fifty dollars bale
for cotton is pretty good. He has sold
several bales Of this long staple cot
ton here, all of 1t at good prices. He
Is not the only one, however. There
are a number Of farmers this year
raising long staple varieties. Mr.. j.
s. Klugh Of Coronaca, who runs very
large farm, has been planting long sta
pie for several years. All who try IL
find 1t very profitable.
-Abbeville Press and Banner: The
Press and Banner predicted long ago
that Rev. j. s. Moffatt, d. D., was In
the right place as president OF Erskine
and expected fuller class rooms than
had ever been known before, Dut we
had no idea that more young men
would seek to enter the classes In that
institution than the town could board
and lodge But Mr.. Stevenson informs
us that he sent his son to Due West
where he stood the necessary examina-
ton, and all was we'll with him at the
college, but Mr. Stevenson's son and
about twenty-five others were COM
pelled to return home because OF fall
ure to find boarding places. The town
and all the homes are literally full OF
students. Mr. Stevenson Is not only
one of the best business men OF the
county who Is on the farm today. but
he is one of the luckiest. He bought
not so long ago, 800 acres in a plan
tation at s5.25 an acre. He was re-
Gently offered $50 an acre for 1t.
-Greenville special of October 10, to
Charlotte Observer: In the course OF
a lecture here tonight. Congressman
Richmond Pearson. Hobson, formerly
of the United States navy, made the
startling declaration that Japan only
waited a pretext before declaring war
against the United States. He said
Japan could land 100000 veteran troops
on the Pacific coast before the United
States could prepare effective resist.
ance, and follow them up with 100000
more before this government. could
dispatch half as many over our trans
continental railroads. Japan Is pre-
rared for war today, he said, but the
United States could not get on war
footing in months, perhaps q year.
Captain Hobson said that the dispatch
IF the battleships to the Pacific may
save the situation for the United
States, but he feared japan would
strike before the fleet ever reached san
Francisco. Japan Is noy trying to
find an excuse for a declaration OF war
in order to have some Of the force OF
public opinion in Europe In her favor
He cited the San Francisco incident
rs an example and said that our back
down then was a wise piece OF states
mansrip, because 1t prevented a dec
laration Of war though 1t was humil-
iating to American pride and pa
triotism. He plead for greater navy
which he said would insure the peace
Of the world.
- Spartanburg special of October Z,
70 News and Courier: The grand jury
of Spartanburg county, Of which +.
F.. Foster is foreman, threw a bomb
into the camp of the board OF county
commissioners and captains Of the
chaingang yesterday when they made
their presentment of the court OF ses-
sions to Judge Watts. The report was
one Of the most sensational ever made
by a grand jury of this county, for 1t
charged the officials with negligence
and petty jealousies and extraVagant
expenditures Of money. Judge watts
made severe criticism of the officials
and declared that unless there Is an
Improvement in the conditions that the
next time he came to Spartanburg to
hold court he would abolish the chain
gang and send the prisoners to Colum-
bia. The following are the sensational
sections Of the grand. jury's report:
.At the request of the court we have
made full and impartial investigation
Of tile management Of the county
chaingang, and especially in reference
to the many recent escapes OF the con-
victs, and respectfully report that we
find that the whole trouble Is due to
the negligence and lack. Of harmony
among all the authorities OF that IN
stitution, from the county supervisor
and commissioners down through the
guards. We find that since January
|. 1907, fourteen convicts have escap-
tlA nhnf nd
have been recaptured, leaving ten es-
capes at large. We also find that some
of the captains of the chaingang have
permitted prisoners to put on citizens
clothes and ride the county mules
home to visit their families. and that
persons not in authority have been
permitted to whip the conVicts. all or
which we think is contrary to law.
This state Of affairs is deplorable, es-
pecially among men charged with the
financial affairs Of county such as
ours, and we respectfully suggest that
the supervisor and commissioners lay
and discharge the duties for which
they were elected by the people in
manner which will reflect credit upon
themselves, as we'll as the county they
represent. We would say to each Of
them that personal malice should not
interfere with men charged with such
high and important duties as they are
called upon to discharge. as the A.
nances of the county. society and the
welfare Of the whole community makes
it imperative that this branch of the
public service should be carried on and
worked out in harmony by all con-
nected with 1t from the highest to the
lowest. We find and report to your
honor with regret that the authOri-