Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-12-10
Big Foot Race Christmas.
MERE ENTION.

MERE-MENTIoN.
The Liverpool cotton exchange Is to
be closed December 25 and 26 and jan
uary l and 2...... Congressman James
Of Kentucky, and Sleeper Of Texas,
have introduced bills providing for the
restoration Of the motto In God We
I. ST." on all coins. .... The japanese
al oassador, Aoeki, has been recalled
to make personal explanation Of the
Japanese immigration question. .......
Senator c.. A. Culberson Of Texas, has
been chosen as the leader Of the Dem
ocratic minority In the senate. 80. AT
q. caucus held Tuesday, the Democrats
Of the house decided to force the con-
sideratIon Of the tariff question as
much as possible. 80. John Harm and
W. F. Hunt Of Savannah, and George
Mooney and A. Jellot Of Atlanta, were
drowned In the Altamaha river near
Jessup, Ca, last Tuesday while on q
hunting exposition. go. The iron and
rolling mills of Bristol, Tenn, have shut
down, temporarily throwing hundreds
Of people out Of employment. 49,. Mrs
Mary J. Cutliffe died at her home at
Albany, Ga, last Saturday in the eigh-
tieth year Of her age. She was a
real daughter Of the Revolution, her
army. The Georgia Federation OF
Labor has gone on record as being op-
posed to a reduction in railroad rates
1T. s. Ernest, a mineralogist, claims
to have discovered diamond field
near Long Mountain, Texas, that Is an
exact counterpart of the South African
diamond fields. .Swarthmore college
Of Pennsylvania, has decided to reject
a bequest of several millions, made by
Miss Anna /. Jeanes, a Quakeress, on
condition that the college give up ath-
letic contests. The Kansas corn crop
for this year amounts to 146,000,0OO
bushels, with home value Of $63,000,-
900. .Patrolman ]. A. Manner, Of the
Atlanta, Ca, police force was shot to
death by a drunken negro in that city
Friday afternoon. The murderer was
captured by another negro. .... Mrs
Clara Bloodgood, a noted actress. COM
mitted suicide in Baltimore hotel last
Thursday night, while temporarily in
sane. 80. e. w. Swenson Of Smithville,
Texas, on Thursday, shot his former
wife and her husband to death and then
committed suicide. Nv. B. Trethaway
Of Norfolk, Neb., shot his divorced wife
to death and then committed suicide
Friday. The International Harvester
company has been convicted in the
state court at Topeka, Kan, on charges
Of restricting competition on 40 counts,
and Is liable to q fine Of $4,000.
F. L. Seely has succeeded John Tenn
pie Graves as editor Of the Atlanta
Georgian. The Oklahoma house Of
representatives has passed Jim
Crow" car law. ..... The body Of Da-
vid R. Rankin, cashier Of the Mer-
chants and Farmers bank Of Lawton,
Okla, was found in Cache creek, near
that place on Thursday. Rankin dis
appeared when it was found that his
books were crooked. -. Henry 0.
Havemeyer president Of the American
Sugar Refining company, died at
Northport, L. l., Wednesday. -. The
National Bank Of Commerce Of Kansas
City, Mo, suspended business Thurs
day as a result Of a run continuing for
the past six weeks. during which time
1t paid out to depositors $4,000, 900. ...
The United States supreme court de-
cided last week that the sale and use
of unused railroad tickets Is a wrong
full act under the new rate law. .....
King Oscar Of Sweden died last Sun
day. .Yeggmen cracked the safe IN
the store Of D. H. Pope at Hapeville,
Ga, early Saturday morning and got
only about $50. :. Governor Patterson
of Tennessee was married for the third
time, at Union City, Tenn, Saturday
afternoon. Seven entries have been
made for the proposed New York to
Paris automobile race. We're st.
Leger Goold has been sentenced to life
imprisonment and his wife to death by
the guillotine by Paris, France court,
on conviction Of numbering Emma Le-
vim, for her jewelry. "A six day
l. Of
Square Garden, New York, yesterday
morning at / o'clock. -. Wash Mus
say, a crazy negro, shot seven white
people at Augusta, Ark, Thursday,
before he was finally shot to death.
Only one Of Mussays victims was IA
tally shot. One man was killed and
another seriously wounded by a mani
ac in the ante-room Of the off1ce OF
Governor Guild of Massachusetts, at
Boston, last Thursday. Louis W..
Harris, IS years old, Is under arrest IN
New York, on a charge Of stealing Slo,-
900 worth Of diamonds from his EN-
ployers. .Nicolina Bebbie and ner
brother, Leonardo, were on SATURDAY
sentenced to death by hanging, at
Hahnville, La, as accessories TO the
murder of Walter Lamana, an S-year-
old boy several months ago.. Mrs.
VI.
Taft died at Millbury, Mass, Satur-
day, after an illness Of several weeks:
Harry S. New has been elected to fill
out the unexpired term of Secretary
Cortelyou as chairman Of the Repuoll-
can national committee. ....... VIM. j.
Bryan and family are to take another
trip abroad. 1t Is stated that Mr.. Bry-
an wants to leave the Democratic par
ty free to do as 1t likes.
The New York Tribune last week
gave the following summary OF the
panic up to date: Panic began on Oc-
tober 16. Ten banks in New YORK
have suffered runs, some OF whlen
In other cities suffered runs, Eighteen
deaths have resulted, either suicides or
through sickness brought on by worry
Seventeen banks in New York sus-
pended payment wholly or In part.
Fifty-four banks In other cities sus-
pended. Fifteen of this whole NUMBER
have resumed About $126,OOO,0OO has
been withdrawn from banks In New
York, much of it, however to be re-
deposited in other banks; $536,OO0,00O,
estimated, has been Withdrawn from
banks elsewhere. Gold engaged from
abroad, SS1,225,000. Money sent from
New York for relief Of interior, $780,
0O,OO0. Cities over 100000 population
using clearinghouse certificates, 2S,
Amount Of clearinghouse certificates
outstanding in New York, $75,O0O,O0o.
Mills and factories closed or partly
suspended, 125. Number Of employees
out of work, $4,000. Number OF fac
tories and mills assigning, IA. Amount
of money involved in failures, $2s,S06.-
900. Facts of previous panics; 1857,
specie payments suspended eight
weeks; 1873, specie payments suspend
ed six weeks: 1893, specie payments
suspended five weeks.
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