Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-04
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Maj. W. L. Glaze of Orangeburg,
who was recently elected judge OF the
first circuit to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of Judge Copes, has
sent in his resignation. Major Glaze
was not a candidate for the position
and was elected over his emphatic pro-
test In connection with his resigna-
ton, however, he states that he mad
decided to serve on the insistance OF
friends; but his physician had advised
him not to undertake the work.
- Columbia special Of January 81: At
a meeting Of the sinking fund commits
sion late this afternoon Governor
Blease offered a resolution to rescind
the action Of the former commission,
providing for the refunding of the $6,-
$4,000 bonds Of the state debt. The
motion was lost, to Q, Attorney Gen
eral Peoples voting with the governor
for the resolution and Comptrolle1.
General Jones State Treasurer Carter,
Chairman Hardin Of the finance COM
mittee and Chairman Dick Of the ways
| and means committee, voting against
IT. The governor was reported as stat
| ing to the commission that there would
be no bonds sold before the next ses-
sion of the general assembly, for he
was going to carry the case against
the Refunding act to the supreme court
Of the United States. The governor
sent the rejected resolution to both
branches of the legislature tonight with
a message aClxing that 1t be referred to
the judiciary committee Of each house.
In his message he said that 1t was for
the best interest Of the state for the
two factions of the sinking fund COM
mission to get together.
An exhibit Of especial interest to
all southern farmers at the fifth ma
tional Corn exposition Is that showing
of the official grades of cotton, certified
to by the United States department OF
agriculture, and displayed as part Of
that extensive exhibit. An act Of con-
gress has provided for official grades Of
white American cotton. and all these
grades are shown at the exposition.
They are middling fair, strict good
middling, good middling, strict middl-
ing, middling, strict low middling, low
middling, strict good ordinary and good
ordinary. 1t Is interesting to note that
these grades are standards for cleanli-
ness and color only. They have no bear
ing whatever upon length Of staple,
which is, OF course. an important fac
tor in the determination Of the price OF
the product. An inspection OF these Of
fetal grades shows that there Is n
gradual decrease IN color from the
highest to the lowest. The middling
fair is Of a bright creamy color. while
the good ordinary Is Of a blush or
grayish tint. In addition to this, the
amount Of leaf, trash and foreign mat
ter increases as the grade is lowered.
Generally speaking, the longer the
staple of cotton, the more valuable II
is. A premium Is paid by buyers for
cotton over an inch In staple length,
and a penalty correspondingly imposed
on cotton which Is shorter, the quota
tions, so far as length are concerned,
being based on inch cotton usually. The
differences In the price of cotton so Tar
as the grade Is concerned, are shown In
table which is a part Of this instruc-
tive exhibit, middling cotton being the
basis.
Union special of February 1 to the
Columbia State Robert Coleman, an
excellent citizen of this county living
near Jonesville 65 years Of age, without
an enemy, was foully murdered be-
tween z and s o'clock last evening.
having been shot in the left side of his
face and neck as he sat by his fireside
alone, reading q Newspaper. His son,
Harry Coleman, about 26 years Of age,
is in jail charged with being the MUIR
derer, the motive ascribed being the
desire to come into his inheritance at
once. The dead man was quite well-to-
do, and except for son who has not
been heard Of for a number Of years,
Harry Is his only child or heir. There
was rain yesterday and when Sheriff
FAINT early this morning examined the
premises he found that the assassin
had stood behind some evergreens close
to the house and fired big charge of
slugs and bullets into the old mans
head. The trail led to and from this
point to blacksmith's shop. Robert
Coleman's gun had been In this shop.
During the night Harry Coleman got
this gun and took II to tNc house OF
neighbor. When examined this morn
ing one barrel was wet and showed
every sign Of having been recently
fired. The tracks in the soft mud fitted
the shoes of Harry Coleman, 1t Is said.
Dogs were sent to the scene from CO.
lumbia this morning. They took up the
trail and went over It. Harry Coleman
was seen to climb tree some distance
away. The dogs put on his trail prompt
ly treed him. He was then taken into
custody. 1t appears, further, that Rob-
ert Coleman's housekeeper was at the
house of a neighbor last evening. They
heard a shot fired. About half an hour
later Harry came to the house, he and
the housekeeper went to the Coleman
house some time later. There they
found the old man lying unconscious
on the floor. He died this morning
without speaking. The States cores
pondent visited the accused in the Jail
where the accused, stated that he knew
nothing of the killing, who had done 1t,
nor why. He was not disposed to talk,
but stated that there was nothing for
him to say other than that. There was
much indignation and excitement here
and at Jonesville over the outrage. Had
suspicion fallen on almost any one else,
there Is little doubt that there would
have been a lynching. AS II was, the
officers brought their prisoner to jail
before the inquest, In order to avoid
crowd that was becoming increasingly
dangerous.