Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
FRIDAY, MARCH I, 1907.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Mr.. E. p Waring Of Charleston
has been elected as secretary of tht
railroad commission to succeed Mr.. D
P. Duncan.
Columbia, Feb. 26: For the en-
forcement of the law against selling
whisky, Governor Ansel today ap-
pointed a constable in Chester county
and one in Greenwood. In the former
the constable will be paid out OF the
dispensary profits, and in the latter
out of the county funds, as provided by
the Carey -Cothran law. The matter
was referred to the attorney genera
before Governor Ansel acted on petl-
tions presented to him.
Columbia special Of February 26
to the News and Courier: Ex-GoVern-
or Hayward, Commissioner watson
and Mr.. P. H. Gadsden will sail from
New York on March IL for Bremen
to consult the head officials or the
North German Lloyd Steamship COM
pany and set before them the reasons
why the immigrant line to Charleston
should be made permanent. Govern
or Heyward today received a telegram
from Commissioner Watson, who Is In
New York, stating that he had engaged
quarters for the party on the Kaiser
Wilhelm II, which sails from New
York on the 18th. Governor Heyward
has arranged his business here so that
he can take the trip, and he will prob
ably spend q few weeks on the other
side. Mr. Gadsden, 1t Is understood
will have to make a more hurried trip.
Commissioner Watson will go to Ken.
lucky before returning here, but VIII
be in his office several days before
leaving again for New York. These
three gentlemen go as the representa-
tives Of the South Carolina lmmigra-
ton association, having been appoint
ed at the meeting held here last week.
Anderson, Feb 26: Anderson coun-
ty was the scene of horrible killing
Yesterday when Asbury Wooten, wnlte'
forty years old, shot Mr.. Duke owens
a white man Of seventy-two years
through the heart, killing him instant
ly. The shooting occurred on the A.
w. Galaspie place, three miles this side
of Central, near the county line. Tne
facts of the killing are meagre, out IL
Is said that some boys playfully rock
ed Wootens home Sunday night. He
became angry. Mr.. Owens, neighbor
and some other person whose name
could not be learned today, went 10
Wooten's home to tell him the poys
meant no harm, but Wooten did not
accept the explanation and ordered Mr..
Owens and his companion off the place
Wooten is said to be half witted. MT
owens remained to demonstrate with
wooten and 1t was then that Wooten
fired the fatal shot Magistrate Hun
ter held an inquest yesterday afternoon
and Wooten was brought to the jail
here this morning. Mr.. owens was
prominent man in this county and the
tragedy is greatly deplored.
Charleston, February 81: Mayor
Rhett has received information In q
letter from Greenville that the rall-
roads are handing out to Charleston
the highest immigrant rates OF any
city from which the Foreigners are
distributed, which would indicate that
this city is not only being bottled up
I'm regard to freight rates, but Is also
being given a black eye through the
Immigration passenger rates. TINS
charge will be added to those alreaoy
collected, and will be brought to the
attention of the railroad leaders and
then probably before the interstate
commerce commission in Cnarles-
toms fight against the railroads lot
fair play. The railroads give reduced
passage for the transportation OIL I'M
migrants from distributing centers TO
DOlnIS bhS
the regular passenger rare IN taDle
sent by the mayors informant SHOWS
that II costs Charleston more tnan
any other city receiving Immigrants
to send them out to other places. Tne
letter went on to show that the rate
had actually been raised on Charles
ton in hauling the last lot OF imml-
grants. A glance at the following hg-
ures hows how Charleston gets II IN
the neck in the immigrant rates: The
fare to Greenville from points follow
ing is as follows: Norfolk, regular rate
1880 immigration rate $50; Char
lesion, regular rate 1922, Immigrant
rate S5.65; Savannah, regular rate
$3.50, immigrant rate $3.50; Bruns-
wick, regular rate S9.45; immigrant
$3.50; Jacksonville, regular $12.25,
immigration $S.15; New York. regu-
lar s21.2O, immigration $15.65; water
and rail, immigrant $11.S5: Cincin-
natl. regular $3.50, immigrant
SlO.45; New Orleans, regular 1885,
immigrant $11.50. Charleston's per-
centage of the regular fare Is 1925
while New Orleans enjoys as low
percentage as $3.50 Of the regular
fare. New Orleans also has very low
rates to Huntsville, Birmingham, An
niston and Montgomery. Mayor
Rhett is getting other data from all
sections of the state showing the dis
ordinations being practiced against
Charleston, which, of course, hurts
the interests of the entire state. He
will have his gun well loaded and
aimed when he fires.