Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-09
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ry Ii back and return 1t to its owner.
The snake rested it's head against her
cheek and while 1t would show it's ton
que to the astonished spectators, did
not attempt to harm her.
For several months past the United
States census bureau has been inves-
tigating the matter Of divorces in New
York and Chicago. This investigation
has brought to light very interesting
situation In New York. The divorce
laws of New York require, among
other things, that the DEGREES Of the
court shall be recorded and filed and
the census investigation has disclosed
the fact that not one divorce decree IN
five has been recorded and as re-
suit there has been a test case begun
In the courts Of New York to decide
the question as to whether or not fail
ure to record divorce decree win in
validate such a decree. If the courts
decide that the recording of the decree
Is a vital point in divorce proceedings
1t will have the effect of invalidating
such divorces and also Of illegitimatiz-
ing the offspring under a subsequent
marriage.
Atlanta, Ga. October s: The first
arrest in connection with the riot Of
Saturday, Sept %. which resulted in
the death Of eighteen negroes and one
white man, was made today when
Walter Edmonds, a butcher, was
placed in jail on a grand jury indict-
ment charging murder. Edmonds is
charged with having killed Frank
Smith, a negro messenger, while the
latter was running across the Forsyth
street viaduct pursued by a mob. The
police say they expect to make other
arrests shortly. In one true bill found
by the Fulton county grand jury to-
day after an investigation Of the kill
ing OF County Policeman Heard at
Brownsville, on Sept Esd, in connec-
ton with the recent riots, sixty ne
groes suspected OF being implicated
were indicted on the charge Of muir
der. In all the grand jury today re-
turned sixteen true bills, several Of
which 1t Is understood are against
white men. charging rioting.
"A great mob of 100 Italian women
made squally times for the teachers
In the Brooklyn public schools last
Friday. 1t seems that a contagious
affection Of the eyes broke out in the
school district and the board Of health
was instructed to investigate the mat
ter and learn the cause. The children
had gotten wind of the situation and
advised their mothers that the murder
doctors were coming to the school
next morning to cut their throats. The
ignorant women were alarmed and
they turned out in large numbers.
Advised of the coming of the women
by telephone, the teachers barricaded
the school building and called for the
police Finding the doors locked the
Italian women sought to break into the
building and actually succeeded in
smashing one Of the doors before the
police arrived. When the police reach
ed the scene, the women fought with
great fury and the police had to be
reinforced before order was finally
restored. Several of the women were
arrested.
The Vanderbilt cup automobile
race on Long Island last Saturday was
won by Louis Wagner, driving ma
chine Of French manufacture. The to-
tai distance of the race was 297.1
miles. and the winner made the dis
tance in a fraction over 290 minutes.
The race was witnessed by more than
100000 persons. One Of the specta-
tors, in order to get a better view of
the flying cars, stepped out on the
track and was struck by a machine
travelling at the rate Of about ninety
miles an hour. He was knocked flying
through the air and when picked up
was dead. Several other accidents of
more or less seriousness happened
during the day. There were seventeen
cars started in the race, and Of these
fourteen were running when time was
called. The race consisted Of ten laps
around the track of 29.71 miles. The
fastest single round of the course was
made by a driver named Tracey, who
covered the 29.71 miles in 26 minutes
and 21 seconds. On some parts Of the
track at turns 1t was necessary to re-
duce the speed to twenty-five miles an
hour. Then to bring up the average
to sixty miles an hour, 1t was necessa-
ry at times to attain speed Of ninety
miles an hour or more. This Is the
third consecutive year that the Van
automobile.
New Orleans, October 5: This re-
gion was today the center Of cyclonic
disturbances, at least three of which
were tornadoes, and caused the loss Of
six lives, with nine persons fatally in
broke throughout the country within
100 miles west, north and east Of New
Orleans. Tonight reports of sugar
cane and cotton crops blown down or
sugar mills demolished are coming in
from this entire section. while damage,
including that done in New Orleans
Is placed at over $1,00O,O00. The worst
tornado was north Of New Orleans,
where 1t devasted portions of three
parishes. New Orleans was visited by
another tornado, and another passed
northward of Biloxi on the gulf coast.
The first tornado struck west of Baton
Rouge parish about 6 o'clock killing
Mrs. Theo. Forest and her daughter,
Mrs. White. Mrs. Forests body was
found in a field near her demolished
house. Two children In Mrs. Forests
house were fatally injured and five
men were injured in the collapse Of a
sugar refinery on the st. Delphine
plantation. The city of Baton Rouge
was slightly damaged. In ST. James
parish one woman whose name has
not been learned, was killed, while
Mrs. H. r. Webber and daughter and
Mrs. John Meyer, and also a negro,
were reported fatally injured. Fifteen
buildings were blown down in this par
ish. At Ponchatoula, which the tor