Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-12
MERE MENTION.

Fire destroyed a Great Northern
railway grain elevator at Duluth,
Mimi, Saturday with a loss of $780,
600. .... Emperor William of Germany
is visiting his uncle, King Edward of
England. .... Tom Johnson says that
he is not seeking the Democratic pres
idential nomination, and that his only
political ambition is. to be elected may
or Of Cleveland for the fifth time.
A French banker Is authority for the
statement that the United States will
get $2OO,O 900 in gold before Christ
mas from foreign countries. go. For
the first time in fifty-one years a por-
tion of the state of Delaware, includ-
ing two counties, prohibition is in
force. Russian officials are ex-
pecting another season of terror and
blood upon the convening Of the new
douma, which is soon to take place.
The British empire celebrated the 69th
anniversary Of King Edwards birthday
last Saturday. The gold received in
New York and engaged on account of
the stringency amounts to more than
fifty million dollars. .... John H. Es-
till. editor and proprietor of the Sa-
vannah News, died at his home in Sa-
vannah last Saturday in the 9th year
Of his age. The fourth trial of
Caleb Powers for the assassination OF
Governor Elect Goebel Of Kentucky,
was commenced at Lexington yester-
day. j. n. Scale, manager of the
North Eastern divisions of the South
ern railway is paralyZed at Washing
ton. .... Secretary of War Taft left
Manila last Saturday on his homeward
journey. Some of the German finan-
ciers are charging the situation in
America to President Roosevelt. ......
Six inches of snow fell at Marquette,
Mich. last Sunday. .... Frank Foley
and William Hopkins fought duel at
Fernald, KY, last Sunday, to settle a
quarrel over an election bet. Hopkins
was instantly killed and Foley was IA
tally wounded. -. Authentic informa-
ton from the town Of Kavatagh, ST.
IBERIA, which was recently destroyed by
an earthquake, put the number of
killed at 5000. :. During the year end
ing June 30th. 5000 persons were kill
ed and 1926 were injured by rail-
roads in the United States. ....... The
Jamestown exposition company has
liabilities Of $2,400.000 and assets of
only $1,100,000. DIR. Estrada Palma,
former president of Cuba, has declar-
ed himself as favoring the annexation
of Cuba by the United States. "A
seat on the New York Exchange sold
for 100000 last week. This Is $4,000
below the high water mark for an ex-
change seat. The Arnold Print
works of North Adams, Mass. one of
the largest textile plants of the New
England states, was placed in the
hands of a receiver last week. Liabii-
tiles amount to S9,500,000. Pig iron
prices dropped a dollar a ton in Pitts
burg, Pa, last week. ...... President
Roosevelt will go to Hampton Roads
to review the battleship fleet before 1t
sails to the Pacific on December 18th.
... Nine prisoners made their escape
from the Madison county, Ala, jail.
early Friday morning by saving the
window bars. ... The Alabama house
of representatives has passed local
option prohibition bill. The Nation
al w. c. T. U, convention is in session
at Nashville, Tenn. More than
90. 900 people of Pittsburg, Pa. are
suffering from severe pulmonary dis
eases.