Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-01
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The Standard Oil company had A.
100000 copies Of pamphlet contain
ing criticisms OF Judge Landiss s2s,-
900. 900 fine and In some sections gave
away a copy with every gallon OF oil
sold :. George J. Jones and Chas.
C. Brown, wealthy citizens Of New
castle, Pa, were last week committed
to the workhouse for thirty days each
-one for running q gambling joint and
the other for leasing a building for
gambling purposes. 80. Figures COM
piled by Missouri railroad officials.
put the losses Of the railroads In three
months operation under the 2-cent
rate law at $1.500,00o &c.,. Hundreds
of British Columbians have signed
petition to the Canadian parliament
asking for the absolute exclusion OF
all Orientals from Canada. ....,. The
transatlantic steamship companies are
engaged In a rate war. and rates have
been cut from 25 to 40 per cent. .....
About 100 persons were drowned by q
flood in the Guadalmedina river In
Spain. last week. -. A French invenA
tor claims to have discovered a meth
cd by which electrical energy may be
transmitted long distances by wireless
ltelegraphy. 49,. Three men engaged In
digging well near Chapel Hill. N. G,
on Friday were blown out Of the well
by a premature explosion Of dynamite.
;. "A steel bridge across the railroad
yards in Atlanta, Ca. was knocked
down Friday morning by q derailed
car striking one OF the main supports.
Three men were killed and two
were injured at Unionport, N. Y, FRI
day, by the explosion Of an oil tank
containing 10000 gallons OF oil.......
President Roosevelt will approve the
constitution OF Oklahoma, but Is re-
ported to have said that his personal
opinion Of the document SIS not fit for
publication. IAN automobile drf-
yer at Atlantic City. N. ], Friday,
forced to choose between running
down a woman and two children or
into dray wagon, chose the latter al
ternative and wrecked the wagon and
the $500 automobile. AL the mills
of the United States Steel corporation
will be idle during the month Of Oc-
tober because Of the abrogation Of
several large contracts. ..... Secretary
Of War Taft and party arrived at Yo-
kohama last Saturday morning.
The Lusitania cut the record time
from New York to Queenstown by
three hours and twenty-five minutes.
...... More than 1000 young women
from England, Scotland. Wales and
Ireland, landed at New York last Sat-
urday, who come to America In search
of husbands. ;. Prince Charles Gus
tave Of Prussia, was killed Thursday
night by sliding down the banisters
at the regimental mess Of the Prussian
footl guards. He fell from the banis-
ters and his skull was fractured. ......
Brund Hasse, New York grocer,
committed suicide Friday. because he
had read in q newspaper that the end
of the world would come in few days.
A mother and three children were
W ucttu q hSS S%@~
by fire started by the children while
playing with matches. =. Charles Herr
ry Gilman, father of Mabelle Gilman
Corey, threatens to sue Corey for the
alienation of his daughters affections.
Three men assaulted and robbed
a man in Dauphin county, Pa, Friday.
of $50. Before night they had been
arrested, indicted by a grand jury, and
had begun to serve sentences OF two
years each in prison. -. Fifteen per-
sons are dead and score injured as
the result Of a collision Of a Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train with freight
train in the railroads yards at Beila1re.
Ohio, Saturday. ..Joe watts was
convicted at Abbeville, Ga, Saturday,
of manslaughter in the killing OF Oren
and Pete McDuffie, and sentenced to
fifteen years imprisonment. All the
parties were white. j.. Former United
States Senator Carmack has announc-
ed himself as a candidate for governor
OF Tennessee. -. :. Mrs Henry Holmes
and Mrs. u. G. Munsee Of Springfield,
Mass, were killed by Norfolk and
Western switch engine at Norfolk, va,
Saturday night. Fremont older,
manager editor Of the San Francisco
Bulletin was arrested Friday on q
charge Of criminal libel. Older has
been one Of the most persistent fight
ers against graft.
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