Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-01
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The Washington Post prints
story to the effect that General M. c.
Butler is to be married shortly to
the widow Of the late Chas. s. Whit
man Of New York.
j. w. Walker Of Greenville, has
made formal announcement Of his In
dependent candidacy for supervisor OF
Greenville county. He and his friends
consider that he was counted out by
the Democratic executive committee
and he proposes to appeal to the vo-
ters.
The defendants in the Eutawville
lynching case have demanded a pre-
liminary trial, and will be returned
from the penitentiary to Eutawville In
order that they might have it. They
are of opinion that the state will be
unable to make out a prima facie case
against them.
There was quite a serious fire at
Clemson college one day last week. It
originated in barn used to house dry
cattle, and before It was discovered
had progressed so far as to be beyond
control. Twelve head Of fine cattle
were destroyed. The loss amounted
to a thousand dollars or more.
j. L. Irby Of Hagood, stabbed Rob-
ert Bowe, Sr., Of Augusta, Ga, In
Wright's hotel, Columbia, last Friday
morning early. On his return from
the state ball, Irby went to what he
thought was his room, and finding the
door locked began raising a row.
Bowe came to the door to get some
information, and Irby drew a knife
and raked his abdomen In a most VIC
ious manner. He also inflicted ugly
wounds on Bowe's chest and arms.
Irby and two friends, Julian Sanders
and w. A. Alston, were arrested.
Bowe's wounds. are not considered
dangerous.
The latest bulletin of the census
bureau on the vital statistics OF the
country shows that the death rate OF
Charleston is the highest Of any city
in the United States, with savannah,
Ca, second, and Jacksonville, Fla,
third. The death rate in all three or
these cities Is immensely increased by
the death rate among the colored peo-
ple. but the white death rate in the
three cities is likewise higher than
among the white people OF any other
city in the country. The average an
nual death rate per 1000 people IN
Charleston at the time Of the taking OF
the census in 1900 was 37.5 per cent,
the average among the white people
death rate, per 1000 people, among all
classes, was 34.3, the white death rate
being PAT. The Jacksonville death
rate for both white and black was ~
per cent, but the white death rate was
as great as Charleston, being 25.6 per
cent. The vital statistics Of all these
cities are said to have considerably Inn
proved since the census Of 1900. II IS
conclusively shown that a large negro
population, such as these three cities
have, not only increases the death
rate for the entire population, but
makes the death rate among the white
population much larger.
Lancaster special of Saturday to
News and Courier: An interesting case
was tried here yesterday in the cir.
cult court. 1t was an action brought
by Mr.. w. AlonZo Hughes OF Heath
Springs, against the Western union
Telegraph company, for failure to de-
liver telegram within a reasonable
length of tir e. According to the evil
dence, the plaintiffs brother, John
Hughes, was accidentally killed IN
Florida the 18th day Of last December
and at 1890 o'clock p. m, on that day
his sister, Miss Dora Hughes Of Cole
man, Fla, delivered to the defendant
company a message to be sent TO
plaintiff at Heath Springs, apprising
him Of the fact. Mr. Hughes, how
ever did not receive the telegram un-
til about 2 p. m. Of the next day-too
late for him to reach Coleman In time
TO attend his brothers funeral. The
suit was brought under what Is known
as the mental anguish act OF the
legislature, and the amount claimed
in the complaint by way Of damages
was $3.50. The defence was that the
delay of the delivery Of the message
was due to the inability Of the DEFEND
ant company to find the plaintin; ana
it was further claimed that even had
the message been delivered promptly
plaintiff could not have reached Cole
man in time for the funeral, on ac-
count Of belated trains. The Jury
found a verdict for the plaintin IN the
sum of 500.