Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-27
Tuesday, November q, 1905.

most of those not heard were transfer
red. For the April term, 1905, 1853 cases
were docketed, of which 112 were heard
and for the November term, 1905, 134
cases were docketed and III heard.
- Greenvilie, November 49,: On mo-
ton Of Attorney B. NJ. Shuman for
the Greenville Female college, Judge
Watts sustained a demurrer to the
complaint OF a former director OF mu-
sic. ia, NJ Hubbard, and unless an ap-'
peal is taken and sustained, the $4,000
damage suit against the big Baptist
institution is at an end Mr. Hubbard
Is. NOW president of the South Carolina
Conservatory of Music in this city.
He was formerly director Of music at
the Greenville Female college. Differ
ences between the director and the
faculty arose during the past year and
because of certain statements appear
ing in the. College Journal, Mr.. Hub
bard brought suit for damages. alleging
that his professional reputation had
been libelled and damaged to the ex-
tent Of $4,000. The Greenville Female
college is owned by the Baptist conven-
tion of South Carolina, and the an
nouncement that Mr.. Hubbard's suit
has been thrown out Of the circuit
court on a demurrer will be pleasant
information to the institution. m T.
- Columbia, November 30: Some Of
the students Of the South Carolina
university are now getting "cold feet"
1ver the typhoid fever situation. their
excitement having reached the mass
meeting stage. A meeting was held
asst night, and another today, but no
conclusion was reached. President
Slcan appears to have talked them out
# the notion. Some Of the students
want all to leave in a body, but there
s no danger of this being done. About
fifty have left individually since the
trouble started. Two deaths have oc-
,urred, and 1t looks now as II q third
ls likely. However. there have been no
Il D..
four cases now being treated three are.
| Practically out OF danger. There has
heen one case of typhoid among the
students boarding outside of the cam
pus, but all other cases appear to be
traceable to the use Of well water in
the campus. There has been less ty-
1hcid In the city this year than usual.
although on account Of transfer from
time 10 time from the old water works
system, canal water has been used
OF and on throughout the summer and
1 fall. Still the city board Of health has
advised boiling the water.
| - GreenvilIe News: Mr. Orrin J. Field.
a special agent OF the department OF
Justice In Washington, has been In this
state for the past two days making
| ain investigation as 10 the need for an
| additional district OF the United States
court In this state. He was In Charles
and left Greenville last night for Wash
lington. He interviewed the court offi-
cials and leading attorneys here and In
Charleston, with view OF ascertaining
| the volume OF business handled by the
Federal courts in this state every year.
i At the last session Of congress bills
lwere introduced to create eight new
districts of the Federal court, in differ
ent parts of the country, None OF the
i bills passed all of them going over un-
/ til the next session, which is to convene
In a few days. In the meantime the
committee to which the bills were re-
ferred asked the department Of justice
i for information as to the necessity Tor
the new districts Mr.. Field has been
detailed as special agent OF the de-
1 nartment to furnish the information de-
sired. He has visited Tennessee, Ala
/ bama, and other states In which new
| districts are desired, and his visit to
/ this state was In the discharge or MS
| duties as special agent OF the de.
luartment Mr.. Field said that ne had
been detailed to get the facts In each
particular case, and that he would not
be asked to express an opinion as TO
whether the new districts were really
needed. That, he said, would be
j matter for congress to decide. He did
not indicate what the nature OF his re-
port would be, but 1t is believed by all
4 who have studied the matter that the
facts as to the business handled by the
Federal court In. this state, and the
i large territory covered by the present
district, will induce congress to estab-
Il Iish the new district 1t Is understood
that the matter will be taken up again
at the approaching session Of congress,
and a strong effort will be made TO
secure the enactment Of the desired
Legislation.