Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-03-28
TUESDAY, MARCH 2s, 1911.

dicted for the killing or Hipps over
seer. The negro Boozer was brought
here yesterday, under disguise and
lodged In the penitentiary. Governor
Blease says that there appears to have
been Indignation that the trial was
postponed.
! - Columbia Record, Saturday: Sen
ator b. r. Tillman, who was here to
attend a meeting Of Winthrop trustees,
| chatted for some time, with a group
Of newspaper men, in quite his old
way. physically l am a bit weak"
1 he said. THE machinery doesn't run
just right. When I look in the glass
/ say. That's old Ben Tillman, all
right; but when I try to go through
| some OF my old stunts, I find I'm not
worth DAMN" "Will you stand for
reelection" the senator was asked
'I have already said" he replied. that
If my health is fairly good shall run
again. I do not wish the office unless
ator has not decided whether he will
attend the special session Of congress-;
he probably will not. He Is paired
with New Englander, whose positions
on the tariff would likely be the oppo-
site to his own. And what do you
think Of Governor Blease?" a reporter
ventured. Il have given my opinion of
Blease." said Mr. Tillman: II gave It
right after the last election. It hasn't
changed much. He has disappointed
me somewhat; but he has had a hard
have nagged him continually and he
hasn't had the equipoise to keep an
| even keel under those conditions"
Senator Tillman hopes the Democrats
will tackle the tariff as a whole, not
| In spots He thinks the whole task
perilous in The extreme. Every party
| that has tried to revise the tariff has
| shortly afterward gotten It in the
neck" he said. "Oh, Bailey just got
into a pet" the senator said, when
| asked about the Texans resignation.
| few off and he got his head bunged
up. I think he'll be good hereafter"
- Major r. Boyd Cole, Third infan-.
try, Of Barnwell; Captain Sims
Of Bannwell; Captain George C.
Warren, Second infantry Of Sumter;
Captain Isadore Schayer, medical
| corps, Of Laurens are the first officers
Of the South Carolina National Guard
who will go to Texas to participate
In the manoeuvres with the regular
army. An order was issued from the
adjutant generals Office last Friday
assigning these to the duty. Their
lSIUl dI the ltAdS VIII De
limited to fourteen days exclusive Of
the time required for travel to and
from the camp. The officers will take
with them their full field equipment,
including bedding and mess kit. Tents
will be supplied by the camp COM
mander. Mounted officers will not take
their mounts, but should take their
horse equipments. The commanding
general Of the manoeuvre camp will
assist militia officers in hiring
mounts in the vicinity OF the camp.
The cost Of their hire and forage viii
be borne by the officers. The selection
Of these officers was made by the ad-
jutant general from those organiza-
tions Of the National Guard which
have already undergone the annual
inspection. Other details will follow
after an interval of fifteen days and
these will be filled by officers who have
signified their desire to take advan-
tage of the manoeuvres. None viii
be assigned whose names have not
been sent In up to this date, and whose
names have not been forwarded to the.
war department. The instructions
from the war department to the adju-
tant general directed him to send three
infantry officers, one field officer and
two company officers and one officer
from the medical corps.
- Columbia State, March 2S: The
new dispensary commission will do
the work that the legislative investi-
cation committee was to do and will
save the state that much money"
Making this statement Gov. Blease
vetoed the measure passed by the last
general assembly providing for COM
mission to investigate the acts and af-
fairs OF the old state dispensary COM
mission, which act was requested by
the chief executive. II have turned
over all papers in my possession to the
new commission" said the governor,
with the instructions to investigate
all of the affairs Of the old state dis
pensary and those connected with the
winding up of 1t. I instructed the
members to spare no one. While the
members Of the new commission are
all friends Of mine and personal sup
porters, I have asked that they make
a rigid investigation Of all of my acts
as state senator, private citizen and
governor Of the state. want every
thing to come out. The new COM
mission will subpoena T. B. Fielder Of
Atlanta and require him to tell every
thing that he knows about my record
as member Of the state senate, as
governor and private citizen" The
commission was in session several
hours during the day. A conference
was held with Attorney General Lyon
and DR.. Murray, the retiring chair
man. Arrangements were made
whereby the records held by the old
commission will be turned over to the
new body today. Gov. Blease said
yesterday that 1t was very probable
that the new commission would hold
an open court, summon witnesses and
examine into the details of the work
nf M
the commission" he said, ito ex-
anime thoroughly into my record as
state senator. / never received any
money from the Lanahan company
while a member Of the senate"
-Newberry, March 25: In conneo-
ton with the Blease- Fielder Evans con-
troversy which has been raging, II 10
interesting at this time to note an ar
ticle written by Col. D. A. pickert In
the Herald and News in April, 1909. ir
which he wanted Mr., Fielder asked If
once on time he didn't make over
lures to some members Of the board Of
paper, you know, then buy liquor
when 1t was cheapest, and sell 1t to
the state when 1t was dearest" and
wanted Mr.. Fielder asked what he
knows ABOUT the Sidney Lucas Whis=
ky Company or Liquor Dealers" etc.
Col Dickert is the author of Dickert's
History Of Kershaw's brigade and Of
other historical writings dealing with
the War Between the States. He was
a member of Kershaw's brigade, hold
ing the rank of captain, and made a :
record for gallantry of which every
one of his comrades is proud. He Is
known widely in South Carolina and
in other states as a gentleman of the
highest integrity and of the highest
order of physical and moral courage.
He wrote the communication in the
Herald and News referred to above
under the nom de plume Of Dow, Jr."
The readers of South Carolina news
papers will recall number Of articles
under this nom de plume in papers
throughout the state during the past
several years. Col. Dickert's attention
was called to his communication this
morning. Yes" responded Col. Dick
ert, lin a day or two after the publica=
tion of that article in the Herald and
News received a letter from Mr.. Fell
der, directed to me in my own name,
not in the name of Dow, Jr., telling me
[ must forthwith retract all I had