Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-09-15

ton wishes to let apartments to the
Negro men because, they say, no Whlte
student wishes to room in the same
house with a Negro. In vain have the
few Negroes who go to the university
tried to secure lodgings, and they re-
port to the university authorities that
there are no rooms for Negro students
in Evanston. The Negroes formerly
roomed at the college dormitory. When
the college dormitory was given over
to the football men the Negro students
were ordered to seek other quarters.
News and Courier: Two towns IN
North Carolina, it IS reported, have
entered in earnest in the proposed
boycott of the tobacco trust. At K1ns-
ton mo merchant has bought anything
of the trust since the boycott was de-
cided upon." Washington was visited
ten days ago by the regular salesman
of the trust and the merchants refused
to buy his goods. The district manager
of the trust and another salesman fol-
lowed him and the three spent week
in the town, but "sold practically no
goods" The district manager threat
ened to give away some Of his stun as
a bonus with the sale Of others, ana
the merchants met the threat with the
assurance that they would boycott any
iobber or wholesaler who handled any
product of the trust" The trust
agents went away, saying they would
return with proposition that they
would make things warm" and the
town is waiting to see what they will
do next.
Edna, Texas, dispatch Of Septem-
ber 13: Three men were shot ana
killed here this afternoon at the city
jail. Sheriff George F. Wharton and
Deputy Frank Brugh arrested man
known as McCagle of Philadelphia, but
believed from papers found on him to
be w. T. Lander of Atlanta, Ga, on
a charge of attempted swindling. Lam
der was taken to Jail without trouble,
but when the officers attempted to
search him the prisoner drew a revol-
yer and opened fire on the two off,
GERS. The first bullet struck Sherif
Wharton and the second mortally
wounded the deputy. The sheriff In
falling, drew his revolver and fired
point blank at the prisoner, killing him
instantly. Wharton when picked up
was dead and Brugh died an hour lat
er. The police at Atlanta have been
notified of the triple tragedy. but no
information has been received from
them. The prisoner has been making
a tour of southeast Texas seeking rice
lands.
A dispatch from Bloomington, ILL.,,
to the Chicago Record Herald says:
Colonel William Jennings Bryan talked
to several thousand farmers scattered
over Dewitt county at the annual fair
at Clinton today. BY unique con-
nection through means Of a mega
phone attached to a telephone, and
which was connected with the rural
exchange in Clinton, Mr.. Bryan not
only addressed 5000 persons at the
grounds, but all those who desired to
take advantage of the opportunity at
the telephone. The exact time when
the speaking was to commence had
been duly announced and the farm
lines were made at that time. The
scheme proved very satisfactory and
the speakers voice was distinctly au-
dible over every wire. Mr.. Bryan's
topic was "The Value Of an Idea" He
related some of his experiences on the
farm and in his farm work, and ad-
vised farmers by all means to remain
upon the farm, where healthy bodies
and ideals can be developed and where
the temptations of the city do not in
trude. He said that he was farmer
himself, that he liked farmers and also
liked their business.
Washington Letter: There is an
other item of expenditure that must
be reckoned with in the future. No
branch of the government that comes
in direct contact with the people is so
popular as rural free delivery. Twelve
million dollars were appropriated for
this service by the last congress. That
sum has proved insufficient to meet
the clamorous demands for routes in
every section of the country. A few
years ago rural free delivery was in
the experimental stage, and expendi-
lures were limited to the thousands.
Now millions are required, and rural
free delivery promises to become one
of the most expensive bureaus Of the
great postal system of the United
States. The onward progress Of rural
free delivery is irresistible. Although
at the postoffice department, it is be-
lieved that an appropriation approx
mating s20,O00,O00, and possibly more,
will be required for this service in the
next year. Of course, a part Of this
sum will be used in the maintenance
parent, therefore, even at this early
day, that the coming congress will be
of consequence to those who are inter-
eSted in appropriations for rivers and
harbors, rural free delivery and public
buildings. That the officials can dis
cuss with equanimity the great cost Of
the Improvements which these meas
ures entail is striking instance of the
general prosperity now prevailing in
the United States.
Washington special of Saturday to
the News and Courier: Senator Clay
paid flying visit to Washington to-
day to consult the postmaster general
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