Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-17
MERE M ENTlON.

The Maryland legislature mas eleCteu
Senator White to fill out the unexpired
term Of Senator German. .... Mr.. D.
A. Thompkins Of Charlotte, N. c., slip
ped on some ice the other day and
broke his leg. Sixteen young peo-
pie out Of party Of thirty, who were
skating on q pond in Paris the other
day were drowned by the breaking OF
the ice. President Finley Of the
Southern railway has announced a re-
duction in the salary Of the general Of
ficers of the road, amounting to 10 per
cent. The company Is considering re-
trenchment all along the line. The
Russian douma has been asked to ap-
propriate two billion dollars for the
purpose Of creating five fighting naval
squadrons. Atlanta, Ga, police court
fines have decreased more than half
since the sway of prohibition began In
that city. Lawson Emerson, former
clerk of the supreme court Of Ohio, and
former State Senator Tustin have been
sentenced to ten days Imprisonment
and a fine Of 500 for falsifying the
court records. 49,. Congressman Sab
bath of Illinois, has introduced bill In
congress to tax the dowries that &c
with American wives to titled foreign
ers 25 per cent. 30. L. Burton, for
mer employe Of the Southern Express
company in Atlanta, Ga, pleaded gull
ty to a misdemeanor on Tuesday and
was sentenced to twelve months on the
chaingang. Burton was originally
charged with embezzling $4,000.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland has been ap-
pointed manager Of the State Village
for epileptics at Skillman, n. Y.......
Chas. K. Wolf, known throughout the
country as VIM. J. Bryan's double,
died at his home in Dallas, Tex, Sun
day. .... The Pennsylvania state dairy
and food commissioner Is making q
fight against certain cereal foods, al
leging that the box labels misrepresent
the facts as to their food qualities. 80.
General Stephen D. Lee, commander-in-
chief Of the United Confederate veter-
ans is opposed to the proposed reunion
of the "blues" and "grays" at WASH
ington in 1909. 80. .Maclay & Co., New
York stock brokers, suspended Mon
day with liabilities Of $i,500,0OO. .......
VIM. Mitchell, DR.. Chas. H. Harle and
Leslie E. Hurlburt, three Americans,
have been sentenced to twenty years
Imprisonment in the fortress of San
Juan de Uloa, Vera Cruz, Mexico, for
the murder Of two other Americans.
During The first six years Of imprtson-
ment they will not be allowed to speak
to anyone. ..... Sir Thomas Upton has
announced that he will issue another
challenge for the Americas cup in Sep
tember Of this year. The Georgia
railroad commission has accepted the
Southern railways proposal of a two
and-a half cent passenger rate In that
state. The New York postoffice Is
sued 1926, 304,437 worth Of money orders
last year. The poStoffice's earnings
from domestic and international money
orders was $3,522,978. 49,. .Adolph S.
Ochs, president of the New York Times
Publishing company, is suing Hearst s
North American for 100000 damages
for libel. 49,. Governor Guild, (Rep),
of Massachusetts, delivered an address
before the National Association or
Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, In New
York, Tuesday night, in which he de-
manded a revision of the tariff. ......
The miners who have been entombed In
the Alpha mine at Ely, New, for the
past six weeks, will be released In about
ten days. .EX- Governor Beckham,
Democratic nominee for United States
senator, lacks four votes to insure his
election by the Kentucky legislature;
but it looks like a deadlock. Two
hundred men went on strike In chi
cago on Tuesday, because non-union
made pipe was being placed to pipe un-
ion made beer in a brewery. 49,. Con-
gressman Moore of Philadelphia, Will
introduced a bill in congress providing
for the restoration Of the motto, IN
God We Trust" to United States coins.
w. F. Bayard, a prominent men,
ber of the New York Stock Exchange,
since 1861, has been suspended for SIX
months for violation of the exchange
rules. 49,. Chief Engineer Goethals or
the Panama canal commission, estl-
mates that the total cost Of the big
ditch will be 100000, 900. ...... James
Ryder Randall, author of Maryland,
My Maryland" died in Augusta, Ga,
Tuesday afternoon. He was born In
Baltimore in 1S43. The Spanish
government on Tuesday finally paid the
United States claim which has been
standing since 1884, growing out of the
spoliation Of American merchantmen by
Spanish pirateers. The original claim
was $4,000. The whole amount or
interest paid was $2,160,000.