Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-01
MERE-M ENTION.

The whole town Of Kavatagh, In
Russian -Turkestan, numbering ABOUT
II, 900 people, was buried by noun
tain slide following an earthquake OF
a few days ago. The governor of the
town and his mother were the only two
people to escape. -. Four people were
killed in a wreck on the Wabash rail-
road, near Venice, Washington county
Pa, last Wednesday. ..... More than
thirty villages were damaged by the
great earthquake which visited south
ern Italy last week. The exact num-
Der of the dead is not yet known. =.
From June % to October 25, there
were 5,O39 cases Of smallpox reported
in the United States. OF the number
only sixteen were fatal. .... The COM
mission of senator's and representatives
appointed to examine into the business
organization and administration OF
the postoffice department will report to
congress against the parcel post
scheme of Postmaster General Meyer
President Roosevelt has issued
a proclamation by which 4S0,451 acres
of forest in California are added to
the national forest reserve. .... New
York bankers have made arrangements
to import $17,500,0O0 in gold from
London. Further deals are expected
to bring the amount up to $3O,OOO,OOO
..... "A steamship off the South caro-
lima coast a few days ago picked up
a portion Of a wireless telegraph mes
sage being sent by a steamship In the
Pacific ocean off Panama. President
Roosevelt will on November 16th, Is
sue a proclamation proclaiming Okla
homa a state of the Union. Oklahoma
will make the forty-sixth state. e.......
DR.. Walter r. Gillette, former vice
president Of the Mutual Life Insurance
company, recently convicted In a New
York court, Of perjury, has been SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment In
the state penitentiary. ..... The New
Haven railroad, running between New
York and Boston, has laid off 2,7OO men
within the last few days in an effort to
cut down expenses. go. .Absalom Ma
gee, New Jersey farmer was muir
dered on the Boardwalk at Atlantic
City early Sunday morning and robped
Of $4,000. A nephew is charged with
the crime. .... Fire caused a property
loss of 100000 at Nome, Alaska, last
Friday. Two persons were killed
in a wreck on the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas railroad last Sunday. These
were the first passengers killed in the
history of the road. ..... The recent
trouble with the Ute Indians In South
Dakota, Is said to be due to an effort
on the part Of the agency officers to
make the Indians work. The auto
mobile hearse has been introduced to
the streets Of New York. .....W. II.
Adzetts, formerly an American ma
rine, Is under sentence Of death at
Hong Kong, for the murder of Ger
trude Dayton in August last. He has
confessed his crime and will be exc
cuted November IL. The total value
of all farm products produced in the
United States during the year 1906,
was S6,794, 900, 900. .... Leroy Brown, a
negro prisoner, was burned to death
in the Jail at Enterprise, Ala, Tues
day morning. The Jail was fired by
another prisoner, Aerie Cons, who
made his escape. During the past
ten days Secretary Cortelyou has de-
posted $5O,0OO,O0O in the banks Of the
country ... All kinds of meats were
reduced 10 per cent in price at Omaha,
Neb.. Monday. Edward A. Cudahy Of
the Cudahy Packing company express
ed the belief that the prices Of all
commodities would be materially re-
duced There will be elections In
twelve states next Tuesday. Six gov
ernors are to be elected. The Dol
lar Savings bank Of Akron, o., closed
Monday temporarily because of the
suicide Of Fred A. Brown, the cash
ier, who had defaulted in the sum of
S25, 900. . The 225th anniversary OF
the landing Of VIM. Penn, was cele-
brated at Chester, Pa, Monday. .....
The gross earnings Of the Pullman
Palace Car company for the year end
ing July 81, were $S2,OOO,0OO.