Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10

Ninth U. S. calvary. made up of ne.
groes, sailed Monday from San Fran
cisco 70 rservices in the Philippines
Two Of the states most importan,
witnesses in the trial Of VIM. D. Hay
wood at Boise, Ia, accused OF the
murder Of Governor Steunenburg
have disappeared. .... Alexander X
Chisholm, charged with embezzline
100000 from the First National
bank of Birmingham. has been con-
victed and sentenced to six years In
the Federal prison in Atlanta, Ga
The Florida limited of the Mo
bile and Ohio road, ran head-on into
freight train at Percy, ILL.,, Mon
day. The rolling stock was badly
damaged, but there were no fatalities
William Rice Of Washington,
wounded his baby and committed sui
eide Tuesday. -. Charles Davis, a
carpenter, in a fit of insanity, killed
six persons in a San Francisco board
ing house Tuesday. :. .Chas. e. Holli-
we'll, vice-president of the American
Tobacco company, died suddenly OF
apoplexy in New York Monday night
The strike of the longshore-
men of New York and Brooklyn
against the coastwise steamship COM
panies is still in progress. The long
shoremen of five transatlantic
steamship lines have also joined the
strikers. -. Charles S. Fairchild, a
former secretary Of the U. S. treas
ury, is under indictment in New York
on the charge of forgery in the third
degree as a result Of disclosures made
in the Armstrong insurance investi-
CATION. Negotiations are in prog
ress between France and Japan look
ing to an understanding guaranteeing
the political and commercial interests
of the two powers in the far east. :.
Burglars stole 200 yards Of silk from
a store adjoining the police station In
Atlanta, Ca, Monday night. ...... The
French transport Poilou was wrecked
off the coast of Uruguay a few days
ago, and 1t is reported that there has
been a loss Of more than 1870 lives. 49,.
Ten railroads, operating in Alabama,
have secured an injunction from the
Federal court restraining the state
railroad commission from putting GER
tain laws affecting the railroads into
effect. :. .Hoke Smith, governor elect
Of Georgia, has just returned from a
interest of immigration to that state.
New Orleans Is making plans
for an international exposition to be
held in 1915. .... The embalmed BODY
of Lord Beresford, a bogus English
lord, is used by an Ashevilie, N. c.,
undertaking establishment as an ad-
vertisement. Edmund G. Ross. for
mer United States senator from Kan
sas, and whose vote saved President
Andrew Johnson from. Impeachment,
died at Albuquerque. N. NJ, Wednes-
day. The American Bankers as
sociation will hold its next annual con-
vention at Atlantic City, N. j., In the
week beginning September %. .......
Lauro Jandero, a millionaire, and Jose
Maria Beltran, municipal director or
Flatanqui, fought duel in the streets
of Pueblo, Mexico, Wednesday, and
both were mortally wounded. They
were rivals for the hand Of the daugh-
ter Of a Mexican planter. ...... .Chas
M. Schwab, chief owner Of the Bethle-
hem Steel works. says his concern lost
50, 500 900 on three ships recently COM
pleted for the United States navy at
San Francisco. The companies max
ing up the Association OF Life lnsur-
ance Presidents, have decided to with
draw from Texas on June 1st, when
the new insurance laws Of that state
go into effect. .... The chief OF police
of Wilkesbare. Pa, has received
note signed BLACK Hand" warning
him to leave that city at once. Bar
bara Krupp, second daughter Of the
late Herr Krupp, the German steel
magnate, was married Tuesday to
Baron Tilo Won Wilmowski. ..... The
British government will give the is
land Of Jamaica $750000 and guaran-
tee a loan Of s5,000,000 to assist its
rehabilitation after the earthquake.
The legislature Of Pennsylvania has
a bill before 1t providing for the NOM
ination Of United States senators In
that state by primary elections.
Drought is causing devastating forest
fires In Cuba and cattle are dying by
q. q. President Roosevelt has
granted a pardon to John William
January, who escaped from prison
years ago, and afterwards married and
settled in Kansas City, and became a
merchant. The pardon Is
effective July 10, three months from
the date of his rearrest. Barnes
boro, Pa, had 100000 fire last We'd
nesday morning, which the authorities
believe to be Of incendiary origin and
the work Of the BLACK Hand" society.
.....J. Barry Mahool, Democrat, was
on Tuesday elected mayor Of Balti-
more. .. Senator Foraker Of Ohio, has
his opposition to Secretary
Taft as Ohio's choice for the next Re-
publican presidential nomination and
now shouts for President Roosevelt's
choice. Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, in
dicted for the murder Of ex-senator
Brown Of Utah, will depend on plea
Of insanity for a defense. .... Two
women, Miss Awilda Mass and Mrs.
G. w. Boyce, were killed in New Jer-
sey Wednesday by the overturning OF
an automobile, which was running at
a high speed in a race with a passen-
ger train.