Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-29
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

A resolution passed the house We'd
nesday providing for the purchase Of
$4,000 silver service for the battle
ship South Carolina. 1t is thought
that the resolution will pass the SEN
ate without opposition.
Patrolman McDuffie Stone Of
Laurens received a mortal wound yes
terday in a fight with an unknown
yeggman. After he was shot, he or
Patrolman Frank Walker, killed the
yeggman. Stone died early this morn
ing.
- Columbia special Of January 26,
to the News and Courier: The direc-
tors of the Seminole Securities COM
pany have filed a bond for 100000,
and on Friday a motion will be argued
to vacate the order appointing the
three receivers and turn the as
sets over to the directors Of the COM
pany. There has for some time been
pretty legal contest as to whether
the receivers should wind up the af-
lairs of the corporation or whether
this should be done by the directors
elected by the stockholders at their
meeting, after the Darlington board
mad resigned.
- Columbia special of January %,
to Charlotte Observer: A careful poll
of the senate shows a majority of two
against statewide prohibition. Those
who agreed to the referendum hold
that the Prohibitionists asking their
support Of the referendum in the first
instance have violated the contract and
they refuse to support the present re-
ferendum bill that is being prepared
for offering in place Of the original
state wide bill. Both sides claim the
house, but the vote there is very
doubtful. A poll Of the senate taken
oy advocates Of a repeal Of the lien
law shows a majority Of three for re-
peal, with the new senator from Flor
ence making four. The house Is divid-
ed in about the same proportion as
formerly, being favorable.
- Anderson Daily Mail: Mr.. ]. d.
Smith Of the Pendleton section, and
one of the leading stock raisers Of the
state, has sold to the Kimball House
Dairy Of Atlanta, Ga, a prize Jersey
bull and several fine Jersey cows. The
oull which is about three years old,
was sold for $1,000, and the cows
brought from 800 to $500. They have
oeen shipped to the dairy farm located
near Atlanta In the past few months
many Of the dairymen of the state
have bought stock from cattle raisers
in the Pendleton section Of the county,
and it has now become known that
from here come some of the finest Jer-
seys and other good dairy breeds to be
found anywhere in the country. The
cows just sold by Mr.. Smith are beau
ties. Prof ]. E. Dorman, a govern
ment dairy expert located at Clemson,
IL talking of these sales, said that 1t
shows the great advantages offered III
south Caronna for cattle raising and
daIrying. Everything Is most admira-
bly, suited for the business, and there
is a great profit to be made from 1t
when properly conducted.
Columbia, January q: Before In
surance Commissioner McMaster to-
uay, there appeared a numoer OF Of
hcIals Of the southern Life insurance
company Of Fayetteville, to show cause
why their license to do business in this
state should not be revoked. Those
present were President E. H. William
son, Vice President ]. G. Shaw, General
Manager G. ]. Cooper, Actuary B. W..
Lacy, and State Agent w. S. Cogburn.
The charges against the company were
that by paying an enormous commits
sion to G. S. Hebert in the sale Of the
company to the Seminole Security
company of this city, the reserve and
assets of the company had been i'm
paired. In answer to this the company
held that this contract had been an
nulled and that the officers were ig-
norant Of this commission. They also
stated that an effort was now being
made to collect back part Of this and
that the company was financially strong
and able to care for its policykolders.
Further hearing was postponed, how
ever, for ten days.
- Columbia, January %: The fight
that was made on the bill to appoint
MANAGEMENT of the state hospital for
the insane brought out the fact that
the members of this, especially parsi-
monious legislature, believe that there
is a great deal to be gained by the In
vestigation. 1t seems that the major
ity of the big batch Of affidavits, which
the committees have not made public,
because they wish to avoid sensation
alism, are to the effect that pauper
patients have been badly treated, and
that charges are made that in one or
more cases, the Ill treatment has re-
suited in the death Of the patient. The
members of the committee give out
nothing for publication, but 1t Is gath
cred from the arguments brought to
bear on the members who supported the
bill that the committees did examine
into the charges and the affidavits sub
mitted and found that the job was too
big for them and that an agreement
was reached by which the affidavits
were to be withdrawn and the board
Of regents would ask for an eXamina-
ton and the matter would be gone in
to from the beginning. The commits
sion will have all kinds of powers that
the committees would not have. 1t Is
urged that much testimony would be
secured under the secret investigation
asked for which could not be had II
the names and statements Of witnesses
were given to the public. 1t is said,
whether in the line of bringing intiu-
ence to bear on the members TO pass
the bill creating the commission, or
from conviction, II Is hard to guess,
that the investigation will reveal q
surprising and shocking state Of af-
fairs al the institution. The adVo-
Gates CT the measure have promised
that there shall be no whitewashing.