Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-13
sourH CAROLINA NEWS.

postoffice at McColl were blown open
Friday night, and $75 secured. The
burglars made their escape.
In the Richland court Of general
sessions Friday, M. L. Tribblei ESQ, OF
Anderson, secured verdict Of $l,6O0
against the Western Union Telegraph
company. for mental anguish caused
by the failure Of the defendant COM
pany to deliver a telegram announc-
ing the death Of the plaintiffs sister
within a reasonable time, and In time
for the plaintiff to attend the funeral.
The plaintiff sued for $4,000.
The railroad commission has made
public it's finding In the case of the
Charleston freight bureau and other
commercial bodies of the state against
the Southern railroad, seeking a re-
duction Of freight rates. Quite a lot
of testimony was taken during several
months past. The commission decides
In favor of the railroad, holding that
there Is no discrimination against
Charleston and that freight rates av-
erage lower In this state than in the
states Of Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia.
A Greenville policeman had fun
ny experience the other night in con-
nection with the arrest Of a negro ne
found loafing around the station, un-
der what seemed to be suspicious look
ing circumstances. The negro submit
ted quietly, and the officer found pis-
tol on his person. The pistol, the ne
gro explained, belonged to a corpse
and 1t developed that the negro had
come in from Honea Path with a
corpse and was waiting to change cars.
The policeman decided that II he held
the negro he would be troubled with
the care Of the corpse, so he dectde1
to let the negro, pistol, corpse and all
go.
Judge Gage last week filed an
opinion against the city Of Greenville
in an important case involving the au-
thority of the city council In controll-
ing the erection of new buildings. The
ordinance provides that no citizen may
erect a new building without having
obtained the consent Of the city coun-
ell. Mrs. Mary Evans asked permis-
sion to erect a building and neighbors
protested on the ground that the pro-
posed building was intended for the
occupancy of negroes and would be a
nuisance. They also claimed that ad-
Joining property would be endangered
from fire. After hearing all the testi-
mony the Judge signed an order favor
ing the right Of Mrs. Evans to erect
the building. The case will be appeal
ed to the supreme court.
ALI the evidence in connection with
the murder Of the Hughes family at
Trenton last Friday morning, indicates
that Ben B. Hughes, the husband and
father, murdered Mrs. Hughes and her
two daughters, fired the house and
then committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. His body
was found in the hallway Of the house,
fully dressed, with pistol beside his
right hand. There was no evidence OF
robbery about the premises. The the
ory is that the unfortunate man was
probably financially embarrassed,
and that the slump in the price OF cot
ton caused his already depressed nina
to give way. No further efforts are
being made by the community to place
the responsibility Of the terrible crime
outside Of the home. ...
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: The proposed reduction In
congress is a topic here whenever
there Is a meeting Of congressman or
congressman in Columbia
Although 1t has been stated tnat tnere
Is no danger Of any such bill passing,
there Is always a possibility, ano
should such be the case there would De
a redistricting Of the entire state, and
all of the seven districts would have
to be made larger. This would seri-
ously affect the calculations Of many
who hope some day to be congressman,
and the general hope Is expressed by
these that the bill will not pass. The
large majority Of people, however. who
do not let politics worry them, have
scarcely given the matter more than a
passing thought, and most Of them
could not tell how this state would be
affected. They are absolutely y indiner-
ent as to the result, especially since
they realize that the representatives
are absolutely powerless. A new
phase has been placed on the situation,
however, by the statement that the
southern Republican leaders will ask
that no reduction be made. This. II Is
said, will he the case in South caro-
lima and the reason given Is that they
still hope for a split in the Democratic
party in this state, and should this De
the case they would want as many
districts as possible. Just how mucn
there is in this no Democrat pretends
to know, but the statement Is given
for what 1t Is worth.