Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-11-30
Arrested For Murder.

FifSoeSo TUT udidSts
Constables s. NJ johnson and ]. L.
Sanders, arrested another negro mur-
derer in Bethel township yesterday
morning. The fellows name Is Gull
one, Charlie McNeely in Union county.
N. c., in December 1903. He admits
that he is the party wanted. The ne
gro was spotted by Mr. HI L. Johnson,
who also brought about the arrest Of
the negro who was picked up in York
vile last week
Death of Mrs. c. w. Whisonant.
Mrs. ]. P. White Of Yorkville, was
called to Wilkinsville last Saturday on
account of the death of her mother,
Mrs. c. w. Whisonant, who passed
away on Saturday morning after long
and tedious illness. Mrs. Whisonant
was So years Of age, and besides her
husband, leaves several children, among
them, Mrs. White, Mrs. JOS. u. Durham
of Columbia; and Miss Grace Whiso-
nant, the latter a former teacher in
the Yprkvilie Graded school. The fu-
neral took place at Salem church on
yesterday.
Negro stabbins ARRAY.
Rock HILL special Of November %,
to The Charlotte Observer: A well known
negro Of this place, Julian Steele, better
known as Dummy" as he has been
unable to talk for number Of years
on account of severe spell Of sick
ness, was severely stabbed by another
negro ramed Sam Massey last evening
about o'clock. near the Highland Park
oil mill. Dummy" was cut in the
back Of the neck and 1t Is said one
OF the arteries was cut. He received
medical attention right away and is
reported to be getting along very well
today. Massey was taken in charge by
the police. 1t is said that Massey stab
bed the other negro about a board bill
that was due.
Bouquet For Constable Sanders.
Yorkvllle correspondence of Char
lotte Observer: Mr.. James L. San
ders Of this place holds a commission
as special constable for York county,
his special work being that of sup
pressing the Illicit sale Of whisky and
looking after that species of gambling
peculiar to the crsp-shooter and card
players. During the present session
OF the court Of general sessions he has
secured nine convictions for whisky
selling, out Of nine prisoners so far
tried, and yet has several cases to be
disposed Of. During the present year
about $4,000 has been paid in cash fines
by violators Of the laws brought to book
by this one officer, to say nothing Of
a large number who have done time on
the chaingang. Mr.. Sanders total cost
to the taxpayers, including salary and
expenses for the year, will not exceed
$500. The county has never made a
better investment from a moral or A.
nancial view point than the employ
ment Of this officer, and 1t is safe to
say that II all the other counties of
the state had one or more officers as
capable and fearless as Jim Sanders,
little or nothing would be heard of
the time-worn slogan that prohibition
does not prohibit"
Prepare to Fight.
About twenty-five York county hold
ers Of policies in q Spartanburg fire
insurance company that was discred-
tied by Insurance Commissioner Nc
Master, met in Yorkville yesterday for
the purpose of making arrangements
to defend suit that has been enter
ed against them. The insurance COM
pany is run on an assessment basis.
McMaster had received many COM
plants about 1t, and an investigation
by him satisfied him that the company
was not solvent. He published the
fact. Some of the York county policy
holders sent in their policies at once
and paid up all past due assessments.
Others, assuming that they had not
been insured at all, and would not have
gotten their money had they sustained
a fire loss just quit paying. In the
the insurance company con-
tinued to make assessments, and
threaten suit in the event the assess
ments were not paid. The meeting
yesterday was for the purpose of en-
ploying an attorney to look into the
matter, file an answer to the complaint,
80 b. o,,fk a., h4ls h,r
many that the insurance company will
not press the suit; but anyway the
policy holders are now prepared for
eva ntualiti"s.
A Satisfactory Eclipse.
The eclipse Of the moon took place
last Friday night; but not exactly on
schedule. The understanding was that
it was to commence shortly before IL,
but 1t did not begin operations until
two hours later. Quite number of
people sat up during the greater part
Of Friday night, to witness the inter-
esting phenomenon, and these, Of
included some of the best
among the young couples.
OF course, many of these saw 1t all.
The eclipse commenced at Eli Satur-
day morning, reached totality at
quarter past 8, and was not entirely
over until nearly 6. Previous to the
entrance Of the earth's penumbra, or
outer secondary shadows and even for
a short time thereafter, the satellite
was as bright and beautiful as could be
imagined, being at the full, as it al
ways Is when it undergoes totality
Of eclipse. Almost the very moment
in which it was hurled into the outer
edges Of the earth's long conical shad-
ow, which extends far into space 61S,-
900 miles beyond the interfering m on,
the change was noticeable here and
from that time on the darkness, be-
ginning at the upper extreme, steadily
crept over the surface Of the dead
planet, until between and o'clock
all was obscured, though
yet visible. The entire moon was bur-
led in the center Of the shadow, but 1t
Is true more often than otherwise that
that body remains yet family visible.
This Is supposed to be caused by the
light refraoted through the earth's at
mosphere all around the sunrise and