Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-06

Gadsden, Ala, charged with the MUIR
der Of Jacob c. Lutes and wife. near
Alfalfa, last November. The motive
for the murder was robbery.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
AT a meeting Of the Chester Bar
association held last Saturday In the
Office OF It's president, J. Lyle Glenn. a
resolution was unanimously adopted
requesting the Chester delegation in
the general assembly to have the law
amended as to the time Of holding the
fall term OF court for Chester county.
80 that court will begin the second
week in November instead Of the first
week. on account of the first week In
November being fair week. It 10
claimed that such change would not
disarrange the holding Of courts in
the Sixth circuit, as York county would
have three weeks for court before
Christmas, anyway, and that It would
then be possible for large number
Of citizens Of Chester county to at
tend the state fair who are now de-
barred. Many persons believe that II
would be good idea II the legislature
should abolish the holding Of court
anywhere in the state on fair week.
-Gaffney, February 8: ]. c. Dun
can. state constable, brought to Gaff-
|ney yesterday desperate negro, John
Henry Lash by name, charged with
having entered the store Of d. r.
Bird, in Blacksburg, on Thursday night.
and stealing considerable amount OF
merchandise. It seems that the me-
gro effected his entrance by a window
In the store, tearing the iron grating
away. Mr.. Duncan struck the trail
yesterday morning, and finally located
the thief on plantation In the Buff
falo section-of the county. The negro
stoutly resisted arrest, and fought Mr..
Duncan when he attempted to arrest
him. He was taken before Magistrate
Ligon In Blacksburg and given hear
ing, bound over to court, and In de-
fault of bond Of s7o0 he was brought
to this city and placed in jail. It was
necessary to shackle him before Mr..
Duncan could get him to this city. The
combined charge of larceny with the
probable charge of resisting arrest
will no doubt make the case quite
grave one.
= Columbia, February s: "The sink
ing fund commission is In a stir-up.
on account of the action on the part
Of the governor. He refused to call
Ia meeting of the commission on the
ground Of expense. ALI Of the MEM
bers were In Columbia The members
are the governor, state treasurer,
comptroller general, secretary OF state, :
attorney general and chairman Of the
finance committees Of house and SEN
ate. these being l.. J. Browning OF
Union and W. L. Mauldin OF Green
Vile. At the request OF Mr.. Brown
ing. State Treasurer Jennings, and
Comptroller General Jones. the follow
ing opinion has been given by Attor-
ney General Lyon: Gentlemen, In
response to your inquiry Of even date.
beg to advise that 1t is my opinion
sinking fund commission. without au-
thority of the governor, can call q
meeting for the purpose Of transacting
any business with which the sinking
fund commission Is entrusted upon
reasonable notice being given to all OF
the members Of the sinking fund COM
mission Of the purposes. time. and
place Of the proposed meeting"
when the state warehouse bill
was taken up In the senate last FRI
day night some OF the senator's wanted
II postponed. in order that they might
offer amendments to 1t. To this Sena-
tor Green demurred; he desired the
immediate passage Of the measure.
Senator Young discussed the bill at
length, attacking It's constitutionality.
He said that he favored the message
OF the bill. but he wanted TO make It
broader In Its scope. He said that II
was rank class legislation. Senator
Clifton said that he saw no reason.
why the bill should not pass; II can
be amended In the house. Senator
Earle said the bill was q menace, and
urged its amendment. Senator Maui.
din said that "he entered his solemn
protest against the passage Of this
measure" He discussed other 'pana-
ceas" the state has tried. One OF the
leading speeches against the bill was
delivered by Senator Young, who ad-
that this system Is impracticable. On
motion Of Senator Lawson to postpone
debate until Tuesday night, after
third reading bills, Senator Clifton
to lay the motion on the table,
which was carried. The bill then went
to vote and was passed and ordered
sent to the house.
Chester Reporter: The negotia,
tions that have been In progress for
several days between General Manager
L. T. Nichols Of the c. & NV. rail-
way, on the one hand and Assistant
Grand Chief Kennedy of the B. of L.
E., Vice President Clark Of the o. r.
c.. and committees representing the
engineers, conductors and firemen OF
the C. & NV. railway on the other
hand, were concluded Thursday eyep-
ing. and an increase of wages was
f1remen to become effective February
1st. The men affected by this increase
feel very grateful to Colonel Nichols
and the other officers Of the road for
their kindness and consideration and
urge the business people of Chester to
patronize the c. & NV. railway more
literally, as a considerable portion of
the salaries earned by the employees is
spent here. Many Of the engineers
and f1remen live In Ches-
ter. which added to the fact that this
city is the southern terminus of the
line and has the general offices Of the
company, should cause Chester pee-
pie to take deep interest in the road.
The shops OF the c. q NV. railroad
are not located in Chester now. having
been moved to Hickory after the fire
something more than year ago, but
the employees Of the system are very
oyal to Chester, and in return for the
roads kindness to them in advancing
salaries they ask from the people of
Chester more business for the road,
Charleston, February 8: ]. Fred
Hacker, a well-known business man,
shot and killed William Dobson, the
butler Of his residence, at No. SO Pitt
street. this morning shortly before