Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-09
Scraps and fatts.

negro who had suffered at the hands
of an Ohio mob brought suit to recov-
er $4,000 for his death. The jury
considered the matter carefully, and
gave a verdict for $125. Half OF the
money will go to the lawyer who pros
ecuted the case and the remainder
to the undertaken who buried the
mob's victim. Thus is the law vim
dicated in Ohio.
- Senator Tillman on Monday pre-
sented, and the senate adopted reso-
luton calling upon the postmaster gen
eral for information as to the num-
Der of postal clerks killed in railroad
accidents during the past five years
also asking how many steel cars are
now used in the postal service and
whether fatalities have been so
great in those as in other cars. In
presenting his resolution, Senator
Tillman said he had noticed the fire.
ouent fatalities to mail clerks. in rail-
road accidents and that he wanted
to ascertain whether more security
for them could be secured by means
of stronger mail cars.
There was a double killing at
Thomasville, N. c., last Tuesday un-
der rather peculiar circumstances
It seems that as Section Boss Hughes
was preparing to leave of work and
20 In with. hrs dump car three
tramps asked for permission to ride.
Mr.. Hughes readily granted permis-
sion to two Of them; but refused the
other on the ground that he was too
drunk. The. drunk man, whose name
was Dave Darr. drew a pistol ana
began firing at Hughes. negro
section hand named Hunt jumped at
Darr and took the revolver away
from him; but not until after Hughes
had been killed. Darr started to run
and Hunt fired at him striking him
in the back. Darr was mortally
wounded. The other men Of the par
ty Immediately telephoned for the
coroner and a physician; but before
the officer and doctor arrived the
men were dead. Hunt was compli-
mented by the people of the vicinity
for his action in behalf Of his boss.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday:
An individual may count himself for
tunate II he lives beyond the half
century. The hair Of many a man
Is grey, his eyes are dim, his step
tottering even before he reaches the
age of fifty-six years. Many hold
that the greater part Of a mans
work has been accomplished be-
fore he reaches that age. To say
that a dog had lived fifty-six years is
something that is passing strange
and hard to believe. But 1t Is stated
on the very best Of authority that
Jack Wallace" a pointer belonging
to Mr.. r. NJ. Wallace, had seen that
many years and until five years ago
was as strong and vigorous as many
q dog that has not a decade to his
credit. The dog, has been In the
Wallace family since his puppy-hood
days in 1850 and when he died Mon
day, the family is said to have grieved
as II one Of their own number had
been called to the great beyond.
Jack Wallace was buried and flow
ers were placed upon his grave. A
stone should be placed to mark the
spot where lies the oldest and one
Of the most faithful dogs that ever
lived in Mecklenburg county. =.
kept me out Of office twice" "
That Is the only debt William Jen-
nings Bryan told the Filipinos he
owes the Republican party when he
was touring the islands. Mail ad-
vices from Manila give in detail an
account Of the great Commoner's s
tour in the archipelago. At a ban
quet given in his honor at Manila, he
said: I'm the two campaigns Of my
party I was defeated. A majority of
the American people voted against me
and my party, yet I believe as firmly
in the patriotism Of those who voted
against me as I do in those who
voted for me. believe that a majority
yes, all, of the American people with
out regard to party are sincere we'll
wishers for the Filipinos and their
country and 1 want you to have as
much confidence in the Republicans
in power as I have. Do not expect
our people to administer authority
without making mistakes and if we
Democrats get in power, as good as
we are, we will make mistakes. The
Spaniards made mistakes here and
so would the Filipinos If they were
in power" He concluded his re-
marks by praising what the United
States had done in the Philippines
for education.
Mexican Herald: The American
owners Of the Guadalupe de los Re-
yes mines situated in the state OF
Sinaloa, are still mourning the loss
of 500, 900 of gold and silver bullion
which was lost several months age
in a remarkable manner. The train
of donkeys, loaded with bullion
were on their way to Mazatlan, al
which point the precious cargoes
were to be shipped to San Francisco
by water. The animals were going
along a narrow trail bordering high
above the Piaxtia river. when the
roadway, softened by the rains, sud-
denly caved into the river the ami
mails and bullion and a number OF
the Mexican drivers disappeared in
the current. AS soon as news Of the
loss reached the owners of the mines,
a large force of men was sent out to
search for the treasure. a search that
has been in progress for some time,
but not a single bar of the bullion
has been recovered. 1t Is supposed
that the animals with their freight
were swept down the river into the
Pacific ocean. The hunt for the bull
lion is still on, and a group Of en-
ployees Of the mines are patroling
the river day and night for a dis
tance of more than one hundred miles
FrOpo onH