Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-12
MERE m ENTioN.

MEHE-MEN IION.
An international conference of cot
ton growers, manufacturers and deal
ers is to be held in Atlanta, Ca, or
October Z, s, and 8 next. ....... The
chief inspector Of the Ohio railroad
commission has just completed an in.
spection Of the Georgia railroad al
the invitation of the Georgia commits
sioner and reported the road go pei
cent perfect" according to Georgia
standards. IA snow storm lasting
several hours was general from New
York to Virginia last Tuesday. The
Texas legislature has passed a law
prohibiting bucket shop speculation
-. The secretary of the navy has
granted to Commander Robt. Z. Peary
another three years leave Of absence
for another trip into the Arctic circle
The Minnesota legislature has
passed a practically unanimous reso-
luton recommending the nomination OF
President Roosevelt for a third term
"A passenger train Of the St
Johnsbury and Lake Champlain rail-
road went over forty foot embank-
ment near Hardwick, VT, Wednesday
killing one person and injuring eigh-
teen. Robert NJ. Grove attempt
ed to commit suicide by shooting him
self In the abdomen while witnessing
a vaudeville performance at Pittsburg,
Pa, Wednesday. He will probably die
The Minnesota legislature has
adopted a concurrent resolution con-
demning the violent attacks made
by E. H. Hartman and his crowd
upon President Roosevelt. The
Lincoln Savings and Trust company OF
Philadelphia, has suspended business
on the order of the state commissioner
Of banking. The total resources OF
the trust company are $421,00O......
Charles Henry Rogers has been ar
rested in California on the charge OF
numbering three persons at Middle
town. New York. in October, 19O5.....
Sidney Perham, former governor OF
Maine, who signed the bill making
Maine a prohibition state, died We'd
nesday, aged eighty eight years. :. An
incendiary fire at Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, was the cause Of the loss
of Is lives. 80. Two tramps killed, the
fireman missing and fifteen passen-
gers injured Is the result Of a wreck
of an Oregon railway train Wednes-
day.. The president has appoint
ed Ralph w. Taylor, colored, OF Ohio,
to be auditor Of the navy for the treas
ury department. The United
States supreme court has handed down
a decision to the effect that the Isle
of Pines is Cuban territory, instead
of belonging to Uncle Sam. The
Mormon conference Of Utah has con-
tributed twenty tons Of -four to the
Chinese famine sufferers. .....A SIN
gle piece of tapestry belonging to the
estate of Stanford White was recently
sold at auction for $1O,5O0. Its ap-
praised value was $4,000. King
Alphonso Of Spain has offered a cup
to be awarded the winner OF a Sc
ries of Spanish-American yacht races
TO be sailed in Spanish waters next
fall. Fifteen hundred cigar max
ers are on a strike at San Juan, Porto
Rico Since August 1st, 1906, there
have been more than 1000 executions IN
Russia by legal authority and assas-
sins. The hunt for Horace Marvin
Jr,. the Delaware child who was KID
manned several weeks ago, still goes
on. King Edward Of England has
been visiting King Alphonso OF SPAN
this week, Eastern and western
railroad passengers agents are soon 10
meet in Chicago to consider the pro-
posed abolishment Of communication
tickets. Secret service agents nave
discovered counterfeits OF the Slo
"Ruffalo" bill and $50 national bank
note Fire at the League Island
navy ward Tuesday destroyed the mt
tines for the new battleship Kansas,
besides a large quantity OF valuable
natterns. The Amsterdam Broom
company's plant, Amsterdam, N. u
was destroyed by fire Tuesday. LOSS
SLOT. 900. The plant Of the Evening
Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, was dam
aged $150,OOO by fire Tuesday. ...'...
Governor Beckham Of Kentucky, oners
5000 reward for evidence to convict
might riders" who are guilty OF de-
stroying tobacco beds and barns IN
western Kentucky. Congressman
elect Geo. K. Favrot, who five montns
ago shot and killed DR.. K. n. Al
drich at Baton Rouge, La, has peen
liberated from Jail. The grand jury
refused to return an indictment. line
Atlantic fleet of the navy sailed Weu-
nesdav from Guantanamo, Cuba, for
Hampton Roads to take part In the
exposition exercises. ......
Fire destroyed a compress and dig lol
of cotton at Chickasha, /. T., yesterday.
The loss is estimated at s6oO,OOO' COW
cred by insurance. Emile Benoist'
a prominent banker and financial edi-
tor of Paris, was assassinated yester-
day by a dissatisfied customer. ...E.
H. Hartman has been reelected pres
ident of the Southern Pacific railroad.
Geo. w. Bunderick gave himself
I'D to officers in Los Angeles, CAL, yes
terday, with the statement that he
wanted to be sent back to Georgia and
hanged for a murder committed In
that state in 1902. 49,. .Missouri's leg
islature yesterday adopted a resolu-
ton lauding VIM. j. Bryan and de-
claring that Roosevelt should retire
and make way for Bryan. William
Johnson, a Philadelphia negro, was on
Wednesday, sentenced to be hanged
for numbering Re,ecca Johnson, col
cred -. Relief is being asked for TO-
900 900 starving peasants in the south
ern provinces of Russia. :. After the
marriage of Miss Gertrude Schwab to