Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-31
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Albert Windham, white, shot and
killed Joe Slater, colored, at Lamar
last Saturday night in a dispute over
the payment of some money.
- Lancaster, October 80: George FL
lis shot and instantly killed George
Patterson at Calvary church, near
Elgin, yesterday afternoon. 1t seems
that Patterson, who does not bear a
good reputation, was under the in
fluence of intoxicants. and was quar-
reling with Ellis brother and mother,
when George Ellis came up and tried
to get his brother away. When he
did this Patterson asked him II he
took it up, and ran his hand into his
pocket as if to draw a pistol, where
upon Ellis drew his pistol and shot
him one time the bullet entering the
upper part Of the nose, between the
eyes. Patterson only got his pistol
far enough out to let 1t fall by his
side when shot. Ellis came to town
and gave up. The coroner's verdict
was that Patterson came to his death
from pistol shot in hands Of George
Ellis.
-. Laurens, October 2S: Charged
with disposing Of pistol forfeited by
Ia negro whom he arrested some days
ago, Rural Policeman Jas. H. Madden
was found guilty in Magistrate Good
mans court at Mountville and sem
fenced to pay a fine of $40 or serve
twenty days on the county chain
gang. Madden has appealed the case
to the circuit court. He was repre-
sented at the trial by an attorney, and
the case was heard by jury. He Of
fered no defense at the trial. but 1t
Is understood that If the case comes
to trial in the criminal court he will
plead that he did not sell the cap
tured pistol himself, but 1t was sold
by a member of his family. The al
legged price received for the gun" was
$3.50, and it was charged that he
appropriated this money to his own
personal use. The law In such cases
Is that all forfeited firearms be turned
over to the custody Of the sheriff, and
they cannot be sold. This is a very
unusual case. officer Madden was
Appointed rural policeman by Gov
ernor Blease last February.
-. Gaffney, October 81: Municipal
affairs in Gaffney have been in a state
Of unrest for weeks. Numerous let
ters have been published from tax
payers in local papers concerning the
salaries paid the city officials and the
fair reached a head here tonight at
a meeting of Democrats called to
elect an executive committee for the
coming two years. At this mass meet
ing resolutions were introduced by
Col. T. B. Butler to the effect that the
salary Of the mayor of Gaffney should
be reduced from 500 per year to 500
per year and that Of the aldermen
from 500 a year to 81 meeting. so
cents per called meeting; In no case
Is this amount to exceed $25 per year.
The resolutions also called for estab-
fishing the Office Of recorder to be
combined with that OF city clerk and
this official to receive $50 per month.
Enthusiasm reigned when the resolu-
tions were read, and after short and
spirited addresses by the different
voters assembled in the hall, they
were passed by unanimous vote.
Anderson, October 20: The Chi
nese revolution Is having a serious ef-
feet on the cotton mill industry OF
the southern states, according TO
James D. Hammett, president Of sew
eral of the largest mills in South Car
olina and a member of the executive
committee of the American Cotton
Manufacturers association. In a
statement issued by Mr. Hammett to-
day he points out that many Of the
southern mills manufacture goods
solely for export to China, and scores
of orders already have been cancelled
because of the Chinese war. Ho es-
Inmates that at least thirty mills In
South Carolina alone are dependent
upon the Chinese trade. "Unless a
speedy settlement Of the revolution Is
reached, said Mr.. Hammett, "se-
rious consequences are feared for both
the southern manufacturers who sup
ply the trade and the cotton producer
of the south. This fall indications
were for a large trade from emma
but as a result Of the revolution the
demand for cloth has been almost
entirely cut off. with disposition IN
evidence to cancel contracts that are
now on the books of the mills.
- Columbia. October 81: The Char
lesion Fair and Racing association;
of Charleston. has been commissioned
by Secretary of State McCown with
Capital stock of $25O.000. This would
indicate that the much talked or race
track will be launched in charleston
during the present winter The pc
titioners as named who are seeking a