Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-22
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS


SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
DIR. A. C. Moore, dean Of the South
Carolina university and Dr. H. N. Sny-
der, president of Wofford college, have
been suggested for the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of DR.. Mitchell.
Governor Bleasesis quoted as suggest
ing that either D. w. Daniel Of Glenn
son, or A. G. Rembert Of Wofford,, will
make good president. y.
= Edgefeld, April 81: Sheriff Swear
ingen received formal notice this af-
ternoon from Philadelphia thatathe ap-i
peal before the supreme court OF
Pennsylvania brought by J. o. Grant
In the habeas corpus proceedings In
resisting the efforts to bring him to
South Carolina will be heard Thurs
day afternoon. It will be remembered
that ]. o. Grant is the negro who Is
wanted here for murder of Mr.. burst
at Johnston six years ago. Two weeks
ago Gov. Tenerof Pennsylvania, grant,.
ed the requisition, but the delay in
bringing Grant to Edgefleld was caus-
ed by the habeas corpus proceedings
brought by his lawyer. AS 1t Is prac-
tically certain that the supreme court
will sustain the action Of the governor,
Sheriff Swearingen will send his depu-
ty to Philadelphia tomorrow to bring
the negro to South Carolina
- Gaffney merchants, and business
men have determined to put q stop to
the "deadbeats" and bill-beaters i'm
posing upon them and are making
preparations for the issuing q credit
guide, which Is to be circulated
among the business and professional
houses. The books will not give a
mans financial rating as to what he
lis worth; instead, will show how
promptly he meets his obligations and
how soon he pays his bills. A per
manent organization has been affected
with the election Of ]. N. Lipscomb
as president, G.. G. Byers, vice presi-
treasurer. The executive board OF
the association is composed Of fifteen
local business men, with w. j. Will
kins as chairman. The promoters Of
the plan state that the book will ap-
pear within the, next few weeks, and
1t is hoped that 1t will In a large
measure do away with the contract
ing Of bad debts by irresponsible par
tiles. a r 97r
- Georgetown special of April 21 to
the Columbia State: The plant OF the
Atlantic Coast Lumber corporation,
said to be one of the largest lumber
plants in the world, having a capacity
Of one-half million feet per day, was
almost completely destroyed by fire
which broke out this morning at about
5 o'clock. Famed by strong wind
from the north which increased as the
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nothing in the pathway Of the flames
could escape, but one Of the mills
which was located north Of where the
fire commenced and another which was
not directly In the direction Of which
the wind was blowing, remain stand
ing. Two mills, together with the pow
er house and two dry kilns and a vast
amount Of lumber, some 100000 feet
were destroyed. The loss Is estimated
at about one-half million dollars, COM.
pletely covered by insurance. 1t ls
quite a serious proposition 10 great
many, people who were employed in
these mills, as well as to business gen.
orally in Georgetown and vicinity, as
this was the chief industry In this sec,
tfon, but the management has an
nounced that the work Of rebuilding
will be started at once, and that the
two mills which were not burned will
be run day and night, so 1t Is hoped
that 1t will not turn out to be as serf-
GUS as was at first anticipated. Owing
to the fact that most Of the pumps
were put out Of commission during the
early stage Of the fire very little could
be done to check the flames. However,
the plant of the Dupont Powder COM
pany, which manufactures alcohol from
sawdust, was saved by heroic work on
~, he nnf Nd !
ployes Of that plant. The fire attracted
great attention and a large crowd of
people, in fact, every one who could
possibly get out, turned out to witness
It. .fsar "a jI..,....., ,.,.e5li,i 1
- Columbia Record, Saturday: Now.
gentlemen, am going to grant this
requisition. That settles it-without
any further hearing. I do not propose
for technicalities or .trickeries to con-
troll in my office. The requisition will
be granted. They are your prisoners.
Mr.. Gegan. They are out OF your
hands, Mr.. Sheriff. Mr.. Poulnot, do
not put your hands on those men any
more. Unless the court interferes
with you, Mr.. Gegan, you can start to
New York on the next train" The
foregoing was an excerpt from an
opinion handed down by Governor
Cole L. Blease this afternoon when
he honored the requisition from Cow
ernor Sulzer for A. A. Carter and
Frank Tarbeaux, wanted In New York
for running a fake pool room, and
for t'fieecing" victims out Of thousands
Of dollars. When the hearing was
commenced today Mr. Mordecai, one
Of the counsel for the defense, show.
ed Governor Blease a writ OF habeas
corpus from Judge DeVore, granted
yesterday in Charleston, instructing
that the prisoners be brought back to
Charleston after the decision OF the
chief executive. The governor, upon
reading the order, Immediately dis
missed the hearing, stating that a
hearing would be- granted when the
courts were through with the matter.
After a portion Of the persons present
had left the room, a telegram was
shown to Governor Blease by Deputy
Sheriff Joseph M. Poulnot, which stat
ed that Judge DeVore ordered Poult
not to release the prisoners ifthe chief
executive refused to sign the papers.
But under the writ of the judge II
Governor Blease signed. the papers,
they were to be brought back to
Charleston. Solicitor w. II. Cobb,
who represented the state on the re-
quest of the attorney general, gave as
his opinion that the habeas corpus
writ was worthless; that when grequit
sition was made on the governor OF
one state by the chief executive Of an
other, no court, whether circuit or su-
preme, had the right to issue any pa
per until the governor Of the state, to
which the requisition was sent, had
passed on the matter. George r. Rem
bert, Of the defense, explained that the
writ was obtained, not In spirit OF
trickery, but to get the prisoners out
of the Charleston Jail. At this juno
ture, Governor Blease announced that
no further hearing would be granted
that he intended to grant the requisi-
ton. In this connection, he said: II
am free to say that I do not like this
kind Of practice. This thing Is piece
of trickery worked up so II do grant
this requisition, this man here, the
agent Of the state of New York, can
be deviled and delayed by court or.
ders. That Is all. 1 look at 1t that
way and do not believe 1t is any
thing else." , ..
They have accused w. r. Dilling-
ham, one Of the applicants for the