Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-02
FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1909.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Gaffney special or April i, to Char-
lotte Observer: Mr.. ]. V. Phillips, who
some time ago received and accepted
an appointment from the United States
government to go to the Philippine is
lands as surveyor. has had that order
revoked, and has been appointed as
sistant drainage engineer with head
quarters at Washington, D. c. Mr.
Phillips Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
William Phillips and Is an unusually
bright young man. Since his gradua-
ton at Clemson college some three
years ago he has been engaged In civil
engineering in different parts OF the
United States.
- Columbia, March 80: The reVoca-
tion of the license of the Southern Lie
Insurance Company to do business III
this state, which action was taken py
Commissioner McMaster a few DAYS
ago. has resulted in ]. c. Cooper OF
Fayetteville, saying that "at the prop
er time and in the proper manner.
Commissioner McMaster VIII De helu
responsible for his cowardly attack up
on me-" Mr.. McMaster was yesterday
shown this telegram and said that ne
had no comment to make. He tnought
from the evidence suomittea IN tne
transfer of the stock Of the Southern
life Insurance company to the Semi
mole securities company that his re-
marks were justified and that 1t was
high finance and stock jobbing,
throughout. The matter was left en-
tirely to the Judgment of the public.
TO a correspondent who visited him
at his home at Trenton few days ago,
Senator Tillman thus expressed him
self with reference to the verdict In the
Cooper trial: 1T was more tnan l
expected. as felt almost convinced
that IL would end in a mistrial. II
seemed to me from the evidence that
the killing Of Senator Carmack was
deliberately planned assassination, ana
that Sharpe, although escaping through
lack Of evidence, had knowledge OF the
conspiracy against Carmack's nte. he
spoke in high terms Of Senator Car
mack, regarding him as one OF the
south's ablest and most brilliant lead.
ers, and above all fighter. Fighters,
cold Senator Tillman, ARE needed by
the Democratic party at Washington,
which was an intimation that he re-
gretted Mr.. Carmack's enforced retire.
ment from the senate.
Columbia State, April 2: Gov. An
sci has appointed as solicitor OF the
Seventh circuit, to succeed Thos. 5.
Sease, elected circuit judge, Senator j:
g Otis of Gaffney. The appointment
was announced yesterday, and Senator
OTIS will take office on April 15. Thls
will necessitate the election of a sena-
tor from Cherokee to succeed MT. Otts
for the unexpired term OF one year. IL
will be recalled that on the resignation
of Chief Justice Y. ]. Pope OF Newoer-
rv Justice Ira B. Jones of Lancaster
was elected in his place as chief justice.
Tlis vacancy was filled by the electlon
OF Judge D. Z. Hydrick Cf Spartanpurg,
and Judge Hydrick's place was nlleo
by the election Of Solicitor Ihos. ,:
Sease, also of Spartanburg. Thls leIt
a vacancy for solicitor. There were
several names presented to the gov
ernor. among them being Messrs: ). j;
Nichols of Spartanburg, ]. b. Bell ana
], c. Otis Of Gaffney. The term Is lot
three years. Mr. Sease having been
elected last fall without opposition.
-Dispensary Auditor West, on last
wednesday night made his report TO
Gov. Ansel of his investigation into the
Charleston beer scandal, revealing
that the Charleston board Is admittedly
impotent to control the situation in
the face of the tiger situation. he
finds that while the sale Of beer In
Charleston outside the tigers amount
ed last year to $245,3S6.15, the net
profits to the county board was only
S2S,396.16. Although Richland county
with sales Of $91,073.33 got net profit
of s23.159.1e: and although beer was
sold in the latter county 81 cheaper
per cask and Charleston had big ad-
vantage in water freight rates. Briefly
stated the report reveals that the tiger
and beer people in Charleston are hold
ing the board up for $50,000 to $4,000
a. year in profits, the board being AFRAID
to tighten the lines for fear that what
little business II has will be taken away.
Eighty per cent Of the public are now
buying from the tigers. In its meth
cd of dealing through the beer estap-
lishment the report says that board is
violating the law and that the Robert
L. Graham beer concern Is also Vlolat-
ing the law.
Washington special Of March 81,
to the Columbia Record: Mart Floyd,
a brother Of Mayor John F. Floyd, and
a son Of the late A. G. Floyd, one OF
Spartanburg's wealthiest merchants,
will probably be appointed postmaster
at that place during the next day or
two to succeed Col. T. S. Pointer, who
died a day or two ago. John G. Capers
has been requested by the postoftice
department to recommend some one for
the place, and he unhesitatingly named
Mr.. Floyd. He said today that he con-
sidered Mr. Floyd we'll qualified in ev-
cry way to become the successor to
Col. Pointer; that he was born and
reared in the city Of Spartanburg, knew
all her people and their wants we'll,
and had, besides, voted the Republican
national ticket at the last two elections.
In addition to this, he rendered val
liable service to the Republican cam
paign committee last summer and did
excellent work in the field. For these
reasons Mr.. Capers, when requested
by the postoffice department to recon-
mend a suitable man, named Mr.. Floyd.
1t cannot be learned here yet whether
fight will follow the nomination of
Mr.. Floyd, Representative johnson
having been requested to file a petition
sent him asking that no action be TAX
en- in the matter until delegation of
citizens from that place could be heard.
AS Mr. Floyd Is very popular with
many of the citizens Of Spartanburg,
there may be no effort made to block
his nomination.
The State, Wednesday: Attorney
General Lyon hopes that the United
States supreme court on reconvening
Monday will render a final decision in
the dispensary litigation case, which
has now been in the courts, both Fed
eral and state, for nearly two years.
The case was argued before this final
tribunal several weeks ago and at that
time, from the questions asked and
from remarks made upon the bench, it
was believed that the decision will be
made speedily. All of the counsel con-
nected with the side Of the state are
exceedingly hopeful and it is believed
that from the points and authorities
quoted that the right of the state to
settle the affairs of the old state dis
pensary will be sustained. There is
about 100000 involved in this case
and should the state win it will go far
towards developing evidence in some
of the graft cases now pending in the
courts. Should the court decide that
Judge Pritchard had the right to ap
point receivers for the fund on the pc
tition of some of the whisky firms, the
naming Of these receivers as already
announced by Judge Pritchard, will be
approved and the winding up affairs
will be out Of the hands of the state
authorities. The whole matter rests on