Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-10
Scraps and facts.

Whitfield county grand jury to In
dict all persons who play bridge and
euchre for prizes or money. The judge
regard to what he called society
gambling" and practically ordered
the grand jury to return indictments.
Negroes are constantly being indict-
ed" said Judge Fite, "for shooting
crap, but ladies and gentlemen who
play for high stakes at social func-
tions escape. 1 want exact justice
for ALL" Under Judge Fite's charge
some of the leading people of Dali
ton will be indicted. 1t is supposed
that stories of recent heavy losses at
card parties here are responsible for
the judges charge.
- Atlanta, Ga, April g.: Lewis Per-
sell, a military prisoner at Fort Nc
Pherson, was shot and killed today
while making his third attempt with
in four months to escape. He was
driving an army team and lashed MS
mules into a run in the endeavor to
escape. Guard Lawrence Ludham'
who had Persell in charge, called him
to stop and fired when the third COM
mand was not obeyed. Persell,
whose home was at Washington,
Tenn, enlisted with the Thirteenth
cavalry at Knoxville last September
as q private. He deserted at Fort
Riley last December. He surrendered
at Birmingham, Ala, and while being
brought to Fort Mcpherson to await
trial he made a second successful at
tempt at escape, jumping from a train
near Tallapoosa. He was recaptured
at Newman, Ca, and was brought to
Fort Mcpherson.
News and Courier: The supreme
court of the state of Oregon has just
rendered a decision in which 1t is held
that a telephone lineman cannot re-
cover damages from injuries sustain
ed by him while in the performance
of his duties, holding that he assumes
the risks of this employment, and
IL he is careless or negligent, or If
the other workmen are careless or
negligent, the telephone company is
not responsible, and 1t is not matter
for 1t to regulate by rules. The po-
sition of telephone lineman Is one
which involves great hazards, and the
bystander who observes the lineman
at his work must frequently be hor-
ror-struck at the perilous situations
in which he places himself. But one
who engages in this employment does
so voluntarily, with his eyes open to
the risks that he will be called upon
to run. and the decision of the Ore
gon court would seem to be founded
on reason and common sense.
Washington, April 8: The opinion
is generally conceded that the great
debate now in progress in the United
States senate on the railroad rate
question has seldom, If ever been
equalled in brilliancy and ability in any
parliamentary body in the world. This
being so IL is interesting to note that
the speeches scheduled for the present
week will probably mark the culmina-
ton of the debate and make the next
six days the most noteworthy In the
history OF recent congresses. Tomor-
row is especially looked forward to as
a great day. Senator Bailey. the DEM
ocratic leader, conceded to be one OF
the best constitutional lawyers in pub
lie life, as we'll as one of the most able
Moro than mil
sual interest is manifested In this
event, because he has announced his
purpose to reply specifically to the ar
guments advanced by Senators Knox
and Spooner, who are recognized as
the leading lawyers on the Republican
side In their opposition to Mr.. Baileys
proposition that the courts may be
prohibited from issuing temporary in
functions, suspending orders of the in
ter-state commerce commission.
The postoffice appropriation bill
was taken up last Wednesday and Mr..
Overstreet of Indiana, chairman of
the committee on postoftice and post
roads, undertook to explain its pro-
visions. The bill carried an appro-
priation of $19l,S73,S4S. He ex-
planned that the deficit In the postal
service for the fiscal year 1905 was
upwards of fourteen millions. The
total receipts for the fiscal year 1905,
$152,S26,5S5, exceeded the total eX-
penditures of the fiscal year 1904 by
$464,46S. The department estimates
that the receipts for the fiscal year
1907 will be $1S1,573,264, based upon
an estimate of nine per cent increase
over the estimated receipts for the fis-
cal year 1906. Mr.. Overstreet was
compelled to answer rapid fire OF
questions when the franking privilege
came up In the course of his general
outline of the bill. The new legis-
lation which the bill provides, makes
it unlawful for any person entitled
under the law to the use of frank
to lend his frank or permit its use
by any committee, organization, or
association, or permit its use by any
person for the benefit or use of any
committee or organization or asso-
citation.
- Manila, April Z: There is renewed
fear among the Filipinos that the is
lands are to be sold to Japan, and
the fear is widespread. Secretary
Taft's denial OF any such intention
on the part of the United States has
not proved effective. The native
press is attacking Americans and Is
especially bitter against President
Roosevelt for abandoning Mckinley's
policy. The Manila dailies publish
numerous individual protests. APP
parently the provincial papers anticl-
pate immediate sale and assert that
Ex-Governor Wright. the new Amer
lean ambassador at Toxic, is going TO
japan to really arrange the terms
of sale. The presence of numerous
Japanese in the character of peddlerS'
who are said to be exploring various
towns and making maps of the coun-
try, enrage the people of the prov
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