Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- MIR. A. j. Bethea, Tor the past 1Our
years private secretary to Governor
Ansel, has been appointed chief clerk
of the engrossing department.
Capt. w. w. Francis, one of the
best known of the Southern conduc-
tors, who had been in the service for
about 35 years, died on his train out
acute indigestion. He was only 81
years Of age.
Governor elect Blease Is to be in
augurated January II, and he is to
take oath of office from Thomas S
Dunbar, magistrate Of Barnwel
county. This will be the first time the
governors inaugural oath has been ad-
ministered by an ordinary magistrate
Hampton was sworn in by the late j
@. Marshall, then a trial justice" fol
Richland county. Dunbar was first
appointed magistrate by the late D. H
Chamberlain, then Republican govern
or, and has held the office ever since
at the request Of the white people OF
Barnwell county.
Miss Mary v. Kirk died at heI
home in Aiken last Tuesday, OF
leprosy. after having been held in
quarantine for nearly two years. Miss
Kirk contracted leprosy nineteen
years ago while serving as a Pres
byterian missionary in Brazil. The
fact that she was a leper, however
did not become known until two years
ago. and there followed a long legal
fight over the question of the pro-
priety Of her confinement in pest
house. The case went to the supreme
court, which confirmed Miss Kinks
right to remain in her own home un-
der quarantine regulations
"A statement issued last week by E
j. Watson, commissioner of agricul-
ture, commerce and industries, shows
that the year 1910 has been one OF
progress in agriculture in South Caro-
lima. The value Of the products grown
upon the lands Of this state has reach
ed the enormous sum Of $145, ,489, ,563
which Is three times the 1900 figures
and more than $S,000,000 above the
1909 value Of products Of the field. Ir
Col. Watson's summary Of conditions
were given out tabulations showing in
creased acreage Of corn, wheat and
other products of the field. Tobacco
and rice show decreases, the rice acre
age for 1910 Is 1890 against 18,60(
for last year. The production figures
place cotton at 1,176,081 bales and corr
at 44,733,000. Col. Watson's corn fig
ures stirred up the government stats.
ticians recently.
Governor Ansel indicated Tuesday
by committing to ten years imprison-
ment the death sentence Of John Cuff
fey, colored, who was to have beer
hanged January s., at Greenville. thai
he does not believe the "unwritter
law" to be applicable to white men
exclusively. 1t was a woman, his wife
whom Cuffey killed, but her death
was accidental. The fatal shot was
directed at a white man, Jesse Fuller
between whom and Cuffeys wife there
existed a criminal intimacy. Since
then Jesse Fuller, a notorious idler
has been tried in another case fol
murder. He was acquitted on an alibi
In Cuffey's case an appeal was taken
to the supreme court but withdrawn
Cuffey was resentenced last month
In his order Of commutation Govern
or Ansel says: II must say from the
evidence that I am very much horri-
fed at the part taken by the white
man, Jesse Fuller who was one Of the
players in this horrible case"
- Lancaster, December 26: Thomas
Mackey, young white man, about Is
years old, committed suicide last night
NY ohOOllu6 Ill lllc ASdu Will
a pistol, the tragedy occurring in the
north Of Lancaster, opposite the res.
idence Of Mrs. Mary Montgomery
About dusk last evening he gave his
knife and purse, the latter containing
so cents, to a young friend, James
Knight, declaring at the time that he
was going off to kill himself. knight
started to follow Mackey, when the
latter turned and threatened to shoot
him If he did not go back. Why the
young man took his own life is not
known. It Is said, however, that about
two weeks ago the father of young
girl to whom he was attentive threat.
ened to shoot him If he did not desis,
In his attentions and that he was very
much troubled and depressed on ac.
count Of the incident. He was a sor
Of Thomas Mackey, ST., farmer II
the community
Columbia State, December 20
The tax paid on fertilizers in the yeal
1910 will exceed the amount received
in 1909 by nearly $4,000. The frs
year of the tag tax the total income
was not $4,000. This year 1t will
probably reach $4,000. The tota
for last year was $207,741.31, anG
TIE lOldl lOT lSUo up u beCeIHDeT q
was $199,566.31, showing that $4,000
The receipts for 1910, up to Decem-
Der 27, have been $236,412.15. On
the 1st of December the receipts had
been s230,6S455. The receipts fol
twenty-seven days of the current
month have been less than $4,000
Judge j. Fuller Lyon, the clerk ir
charge of this department at the
state treasurer's office, stated yester-
day that he believes that the falling
off during the present month has been
due to the recent talk about German
kainit supply running short. He
looks for a heavy reaction in the
month Of January. During the pres
ent year the farmers Of South Caro-
lima have spent about $1S,000,000 for
fertilizers.
Lancaster, December 26: A hon.
icide occurred day before yesterday
in the evening, in the Charlesboro
section Of the county, about "a miles
from Lancaster, c. c. Faile being shot
and killed by Caesar Watts, both
white. The difficulty took place In
front Of the house Of man named
Tate, in the presence Of several wit
nesses. According to the testimony
taken at the inquest, held yesterday
by Coroner King, few II any words
were exchanged between the two men
that Watts walked up to where Faile
was standing and, drawing his pistol,
fired three shots, the first into the
ground, the second and third with the
weapon elevated, the last shot strik-
ing Faile in the side, causing his death
in a short while. Between the second
and third shots. it is stated that Faile
picked up a grub" and threw 1t at
Watts. striking him in the head or
face, which blow was followed by the
fatal shot. The jury's verdict was to
the effect that Faile came to his death
from a gunshot wound inflicted by
Watts. Watts disappeared after the
shooting and has not yet been appre-
hended. Faile was man Of middle
age. son Of George Faile, and leaves a
family. Watts is a single man.
Mr.. John Thompson, gallant old
Confederate veteran, went to his grave
near Cheraw a few days ago believing
firmly that he fired the shot that kill
ed General Stonewall Jackson. He
was on duty the night Jackson was
killed, and his sentry was right near
where Jackson fell. He has often
said that he fired his gun several times
that night at the enemy, and that he
believed one of the bullets hit his be-