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Newspaper
Yorkville Enquirer
Location
York, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
2
Reports warn of rising tension as Russia seeks a naval presence near Aland Island and Sweden resists. The article notes Russia’s influence in Baltic affairs, Sweden’s response, and broader defense plans including Cavite fortifications and Hawaii sites.
Following an alarm, the village fire department with two engines failed to control the blaze. The two story brick school, built six years ago, was overcrowded with pupils and used the attic for ages six to eight.
Governor Ansel asserts state rights are involved in Judge Pritchard’s ruling and is an able lawyer. Support from the people is due whether his view is right or wrong, and he should have it.
The speaker stresses the state’s interest lies in a thorough investigation of dispersary corruption rather than the funds themselves. He urges the United States court to probe the rottenness to its filthiest settlings, questioning whether it will act.
The author argues that the best candidate for any public office is one who earns more in business or professional work than the office pays. A man aware of his higher income is likely to be a better officer than one who fears loss of position due to financial reasons.
Secretary Straus orders tighter enforcement of immigration rules to curb anarchists entering the United States and to deport those already in the country. Police in large cities increase information gathering on anarchists amid rising activity in St Louis and Chicago.
In New York there are twenty to thirty thousand bales of dog-tail cotton deliverable on contracts. It is unsuited for any use beyond meeting contract obligations. Gamblers trade this cotton month to month, driving down the price of good cotton.
The general assembly, meeting in adjourned session last Tuesday night, faces a crowded field of candidates for the vacant Senate seat. Some members favor an outsider while others push for a choice from within the body, with voting likely to continue into tomorrow as impatience grows and members seek to go home.
The general assembly adjourned session in the Capitol conducted balloting for a United States senator to fill the late A. C. Latimer vacancy. In the Senate the votes shown included Walker Mauldin Coker Gary Jones, with Gary and Jones among others receiving tally counts. In the House nominations included Mauldin Gary Jones and Coker with debates on each candidate’s record.
The article details multiple ballots in a joint assembly as candidates Mauldin Gary Coker Jones Walker and others vie for the senate presidency. Voting fluctuates with Gary leading on many counts though no majority yet, while Mauldin and Walker remain central, and various delegates switch support across ballots. The session adjourns after routine business with results to be printed in the Journal.
Washington March 3 Mr Lloyd of Missouri charged in the house that railroads carrying the mails have siphoned more than 70 million dollars since 1880. He urged suits to recover the money and questioned post office auditing while urging reforms and a broader investigation by the committee.
The Anderson Daily Mail questions if Anderson county can win school improvement prizes, noting York has already claimed a first prize and is likely to win more. Other items include a 1858 subscription receipt for The Enquirer, farming notes urging stalk cutting to protect humus, Lent reflections from the Carolina Spartan, and sermons on living a holy life every day.
AP dispatch from New York reports a quiet day with irregular fluctuations and a steady close down 4 to 6 points. Sales reached about 175,000 bales as near months rose on firmer cables while late positions fell.
Near month contracts rose briefly after covering but failed to hold gains as liquidation and local pressure weighed on prices. News was light though talk of easier spot business in Alabama weighed, with the market closing a touch higher from the day’s low. National Ginners’ association pegged cotton ginned to March 1 at 10,852,000 bales with 66,000 bales left to gin.
Mrs S W Inman visits Lowryville. James Marshall of Anderson spent Thursday with Mrs W F Marshall. Mrs J N Melver of Gulf NC visited Rev BE Gillespie. Theodore Boyd of Fort Mill township visited Yorkville on business. Mrs M E Howell and Miss May Kendrick visit Miss Lee Williams. Rosa Lindsay attended photographic demonstrations in Charlotte. Rev Frank D Jones of Aiken spent Wednesday night with his aunt Mrs W H McConnell. Mr and Mrs J Lowry Guy of Lowryville visited Yorkville. R C Jackson of Tirzah injured his right foot cutting fire wood. Dr and Mrs M J Walker called to Heath Springs for the infant of Rev and Mrs R E Sharpe. Mr and Mrs C W Furber moved to Yorkville from Lockhart and board with Mr and Mrs M E Plexico. Furber will work for J J Keller & Co.
Local urging emphasizes every eligible Yorkville resident should obtain a state and municipal registration certificate. With the Commercial Club dissolved and taxes due, supervisors require proof of both registration and past due taxes before voting rights can be conferred. Procrastination risks losing suffrage and civic influence.
The county chairman calls for a May county convention to reorganize precinct clubs by electing officers and delegates. Historically turnout is small with few voters at precinct meetings, though a core group persists to maintain the party structure and assign duties for the county convention.
A wide range of notes from local politics to law enforcement try to measure the impact of Dr Sayre’s road tax plan. The county board discusses chain gang relocation for macadam work, while game laws and vigilant enforcement updates fill the rest of the page.
A public figure calls the new law the best yet for the state but warns Sage could be defeated while supporters claim the law will prevail. Voters may warm to the measure as they study its impact on taxes and roads and may punish opponents at the next election.
Fort Mill editor publishes a response from Clerk of Court J A Tate defending publication choices for sale notices. Tate asserts timing and newspaper preference influenced notices and invites public discussion, noting prior cooperation with The Times and past printing decisions.
Governor Ansel urges protections of state sovereignty as the General Assembly considers bills to fund the attorney general for graft prosecutions and to authorize bonds for the winding up commission amid Judge Pritchard proceedings. Bills pass House, stall in Senate. extra session possible.
Senator Tillman introduced a resolution directing the comptroller to provide the Senate with detailed loan records from New York national banks for 1907 secured by stock and bond collateral. Names of borrowers and loan types were asked, provoking objections from Aldrich over revealing private borrower information as Tillman argued to curb stock gambling. The measure was referred to the finance committee with debate on scope and privacy.
The South Carolina supreme court affirms the dispensary election legality and orders its close, noting irregularities but ruling the pro dispensary vote majority as the key ground. The report also covers jail escape attempts in Chester, council seat disputes in Gaffney, and the election of insurance commissioner McMaster in Columbia.
Exposition grounds in Jamestown offered to government for 2.5 million dollars by receivers. Chicago officials including mayor and judges armed amid fear of anarchist assassinations. British brewery stocks fall about 50 percent on brewing legislation threat. Banco de Minero in Chihuahua robbed of 300,000 pesos. B Wanamaker dies in Paris. Dawkins the Brooklyn police convicted of eight years for burglary. A Buffalo man dies by his own hand after leaping into Niagara Falls. Panama canal excavation up to about one fifth by March 1st. George Wilson, a Black man, electrocuted in Trenton NJ. Thirteen died in Swiss Alps avalanche. US mints coin 21,300,910 in February, about 20,000 in 20 gold pieces.
Judge Pritchard accepts jurisdiction over creditor suits to recover debts for liquor furnished to South Carolina's former state dispensing department. He will hear arguments on appointing a receiver for the fund and expects masters to take evidence after April first, with further hearings on alleged breaches of trust.
Asheville dispatch reports creditors seek the appointment of a receiver to wind up the dispensary and pay liabilities while alleging the dis pensary commission has breached its trust as trustees of a fund. The plea is scheduled for argument before the court.
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