Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20
Straps and faets.

Il bucket brigade and managed to save
third warehouse and the distillery it
self. A creek which runs by the plant
was flooded by burning liquor and late
tonight it is still burning, lighting up
the country for miles around.
-Gaffney, November II: Officers Nc
Gaha and McCravey came here yes
terday from Greenville and went over
into North Carolina, where they locat-
ed a distillery of about $50 gallons dali
" capacity, destroyed about 1000 gal
Ions of beer. which was almost ready
to be distilled, and about twenty fer
menters Unfortunately the still, worm
and cap had been removed before the
arrival Of the officers. The plant was
located on a branch on the side of a
hill and the house was built over the
still in such a way that unless one
knew its exact location it would new
er be seen. Entrance was effected
through a hole in the side Of the hill.
This plant was located not far from
the Boiling Springs High school. 1t
had been a source Of much trouble to
the authorities Of the school, as the
operators thereof would supply the
students with whisky.
Washington. November l9: The
National Grange, Patrons of Husband
~ which has been in session here for
a week past, adjourned today to meet
next year at a time and place to be
designated by the executive committee.
The principal event Of the closing ses-
sion was the visit of a delegation from
the American Association of Agricul-
tural Colleges and Experiment sta
tions. Among the number was Prof.
]. L. Snyder of the Michigan Agricul-
tural college, who in an address pre-
dicted that forty years from now there
would be 100000 people in the United
States. that the tendency now is to-
days segregation into classes and that
this could only be averted by consult
ing the farmers. Aaron Jones of In
diana vigorously dissented from the
views expressed. He declared that the
American farmers are progressing at a
rate that such thing would be i'm
possible.
1t looks as if they are going to.
have quite lively time in Atlanta over
the election of mayor next month. AS
the result of the escapade Of James G.
Woodward, the primary nominee, in
the red light district, there was a big.
Juror, which resulted in the bringing
out of r. F. Maddox, a banker to run
as independent. While a mass meet
ing was being held to ratify the nom
ination of Judge Maddox, there came a
messenger from Woodward announc-
ing his withdrawal from the contest,
as he put it, for the good of Atlanta.
Then the primary candidate who ran.
next to Woodward claimed the nomi-
nation as a matter of right. This made
more confusion and at a mass meeting
held for the purpose, a large body of
voters declared that they would have
nothing but Woodward, and would
vote for him in the general election.
Woodward declares that his Withdraw
al was in good faith. The situation
continues to change with each sue
ceeding day.
Atlanta. November 10: OF signifi-
canoe to the entire south is the second
annual convention of the National So
ciety for the Promotion of Industrial
Education, which began here tonight
with a banquet in the Piedmont hotel.
Industrial education for the south,
more factories, more skilled workers,
and, in consequence, more wealth pro-
ducers, was the keynote Cf many Of
the night speeches. The material and
moral benefits which the entire United
States can derive from an improve
ment in it's industrial educational sys-
tenn was also brought into sharp re-
lief. Of particular interest along this
line was the speech Of Elmer Ellsworth
Brown, United States commissioner OF
education. A feature of the convention
is the industrial trade school exhibit
ton. 1t consists of many large photo
graphs Of shops in operation, specimens
of tools and patterns and machine
parts. Industrial work for girls is
represented by exhibits from New York
and Boston Girls trade schools. The
moral and material phases Of industrial
education were discussed b. Thomas
H. Search, president of the Pennsylva-
MIA museum and School of Industrial
Arts of Philadelphia.
Nashville, Tenn, November IS:
Judge Thomas E. Matthews in the first
district circuit court of Davidson coun-
ty today decided that the Incarceration
of Thomas Johnson and eight other al
legged night riders from Obion county,
now in the Davidson county Jail, ar
rested by the military and executive
authorities, was irregular and ordered
that further examination of the nine
pending cases be adjourned until De-
cember 2. This decision declares the
act Of 1898 unconstitutional and the
action of the governor in holding the
prisoners irregular. The act of the
legislature involved is entitled AN act
TO invest the governor Of the state with
power to repel invasion and suppress
insurrection, mobs and other like as
semblages." The section Of the con-
stitution of Tennessee bearing on this
point provides that the governor shall
not call out the militia Of the state eN-
cept in time Of rebellion CT invasion
and then only upon authority of the
legislature Among the twenty-five
witnesses who have been summoned TO
give evidence before the grand jury at
Union City this week three of import
ance were heard today. The first tes-
timony today was as to the movements
Of certain men who are believed to
have notified the members Of the up
per and lower gangs Of the Walnut
Log raid The evidence Of the wit
uesses correspond with that which has
been brought out by members of the
gang which killed Capt. Quentin Ran
kin.
- The Chinese boycott of Japanese
goods. and of merchants who persist
in selling them, has eliminated in Sc