Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

- Sixteen young men stood the ex-
a vacancy at the U. s. Naval academy,
Annapolis, Md.
Fire destroyed the Farmers Union
Warehouse company's warehouse at
Barnwell, Friday night and 165 bales of
cotton were burned.
Five negroes were arrested at
Hartsville, Sunday, charged with the
robbery Of HI r. Seegars' store near
that place. About s4O0 worth Of goods
were taken.
A census bulletin of the Federal
government, recently issued, says
there are only 81 Chinese and eight
Japanese living in South Carolina.
Governor Blease has mustered out
Of the service, Company c, First in
fantry Of Clifton, First regiment N.
G. S. c. The company was mustered
out on the recommendation Of the
company commander and on the re-
commendation Of the regimental COM
mander.
will Miller, an Indian who receiv-
ed a parole at the hands of Governor
Blease, Thanksgiving day on condition
that he leave the state and never re-
turn, has refused to accept the parole
for the reason, he said, that he wanted
to be a free man when he left the pen
itentiary.
Horace Finch, w. r. Belcher and
Robert Wilson, convicted at Spartan
burg, last week. on charge Of rioting
and assaulting the Spartanburg coun-
ty Jail, in an effort to lynch a negro.
charged with assault, were on Satur-
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serve three years each in prison.
They will appeal to the supreme court
and bond was fixed at $1,500 each.
state senate from Beaufort, has re-
funded $55 to the state treasurer
from the 5000 paid for his services
during the recent special session Of
the legislature. Senator Christensen
introduced a resolution in the special
session to provide SIS a day for each
member in attendance thereon. The
legislature was in session twenty-nine
days and the senator refused to accept
full pay, hence the refund.
Spartanburg, Nov. %: Spartan
Council United Commercial Travellers,
at it's monthly meeting this afternoon,
adopted a resolution directing the
senior counsellor to appoint COM
mittee Of eight members to direct a
campaign in South Carolina for the
passage Of an anti-tipping law. They
would have the law patterned after a
law now in force in Mississippi, MAX
ing it a misdemeanor to either give
or accept tip.
Governor Blease on Saturday, ap-
pointed the following delegates to
represent this state at conference
IN, hty,n nnnnr,ahar hnr
the advisability of undertaking an
effort to place unemployed immi-
grants upon southern farms: Assistant
Attorney General Fred H. Dominick
State Warehouse Commissioner Jno.
l.. McLaurin, w. H. Andrews, mayor
Of Georgetown; A. V. Smell, secretary
of the Charleston chamber Of COM
merce; Claud \. Sapp, member Of the
state historical commission, and Sam
]. Nichols. city attorney Of Spartan
burg.
- Commissioner John L. McLaurin,
after remaining in Washington since
yesterday. left for New York tonight,
where he will confer with leading
bankers on the South Carolina ware
house plan, says the Washington cor
respondent of the Columbia state.
Sunday. Asked today what the gov
scheme and whether in his opinion it
said that while he did not wish to be
quoted on the matter at the present
time, that he felt no hesitation in say
ing that treasury and other officials
were entirely friendly to the plan and
to the certificates which will be issued
on cotton. He was at the White
House for few minutes and made
another engagement for next week.
Reports Of conditions Of state
banks at the close of business, Oc-
tober 81, show that $76,604,450 is
invested in the 338 banking institu-
tions of this state. OF the total re-
sources of these institutions, $780,
S14,256 is represented in loans and
discounts, and $556354 in overdrafts.
A total of $6,137,255 is due from banks
and bankers. Liabilities of these in
stitutions include capital stock of
$12.647, ,11S, deposits subject to check
totalling $17,04S,242. and savings de-
posits aggregatins $17,119,SSS. and
time certificates Of deposit of $4,537,-
631. Their surplus funds aggregate
S4,7S6,97S: bills payable, including
certificates for money borrowed ag
gregate s13.303.2S2. Rediscounts total
S2,2S0,903. and their undivided profits
amount to s2.342,9O6.
- Columbia, Nov. 80: State Treas
urer S. T. Carter today opened bids
for the s150,OO0 loan proposed for the
state Of South Carolina to secure
money to meet certain current eX-
penses. Bids were submitted by the
Palmetto National Bank Of Columbia
and the Peoples National Bank Of
Rock Hill The Palmetto bank pro-
posed to loan the state the money at
five per cent. The Peoples Bank asked
five and one-half per cent for the cash
The state proposed to borrow it until
February The loan fell through on
account of the attitude of Governor
Blease, who refused to sign the notes
for the state. The governor had pre-
viously announced that the state ought
to be able to get the money for three
per cent. and it is supposed the ques-
ton of interest rate was what caused
him to refuse to sanction the loan.