Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-06
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

Spartanburg, March 4: While 60
ing through negro settlement in the
rear Of Kennedy street late last night
Steven Kirby Of Pacolet, cousin OF
Representative Kirby Of this county
was assaulted and left in an unconsci-
Gus condition. He was taken to a To-
cal hospital, where it was found that
he had sustained a fractured skull. He
died this afternoon at 5.15 o'clock. The
police have arrested two D.. negroes
whom they suspect Of being connected
with the assault.
- Gaffney, March 4: A case Of state
wide interest, which is fixed for trial
on March 8, will be that Of ]. H. Buice
VS.. the Limestone Printing and Pub
fishing company. This Is the case
which was brought by ]. II. Buice
against E. H. DeCamp for damages for
publishing certain matters against him
which Buice claims were false. The
late George A. Rembert, Of Richland
was Of counsel for plaintiff in the case
Mr.. DeCamp has employed Butler &
Hall and G. w. Speer, Of the local bar
and Attorney Robert Welch, Of Co
lumbia, to represent him. The alleged
false statements were made in the Gaff-
ney Ledger some time last year. Buice
the plaintiff, was appointed by Gov
of registration for Cherokee county
some time ago.
A. D. Oliphant, house reporter for
the Columbia State, on Wednesday
night apologized for his personal diff
ficulty with Representative w. S. Ro-
gers, Jr., Of Spartanburg, after the
house had adopted the minority report
Of the committee that investigated the
eeoi ha nvf
The minority report would have re-
Mr.. Oliphant. c. C. Wyche, the Blease
floor leader, made a strenuous effort
to have the minority report adopted,
and Representative Irby Of Laurens
attacked the local paper in his argu-
ment in favor Of punishment for Mr.
Oliphant. In his statement, made on
the floor Of the house, Mr.. Oliphant
said he was sorry that the incident
occurred, but felt that he was resent
ing a personal insult. His apology
was directed to the house and not the
Spartanburg member. The galleries
and members applauded the statement
Of the reporter The matter was dis
cussed for some time and was another
of the exciting incidents Of an eX-
tremely tense legislative evening in
the house.
- Columbia, March 4 The senate
tonight sustained Governor Blease in
his veto of the medical inspection bill
and thus the act fails to become law.
1t provided for a mild form Of medi-
cal inspection Of the school children
Of the state. This is the second time
the legislature has passed a medical
inspection law and the governors veto
has been sustained. The house and
senate overrode the governors veto
on the portions Of the county supply
bill. The senate killed all second and
third reading bills on the calendar
tonight carrying the two-cent rate bill
and other important measures. but
the general assembly was unable to
adjourn sine die as expected. The ap-
preparation bill was sent to the gov
ernor but the senate. seeing the pos
sibility of getting away, even II the
bill were returned was unlikely until
late, decided to return tomorrow
morning at 1890 o'clock, after re-
naming in session close to the mid
night hour tonight. Important bills
that died on the calendar under the
motion to kill all second and third
reading bills include the Charleston
high license measure, the compulsory
education bill the Fortner bill as to
whites teaching in negro schools and
80 other measures of lesser import
ance.