Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-06
MERE

MEhE MEN ilON.
The 2-cent letter rate between the
United States and Great Britain went
into effect on Thursday last. Penn
syIvania's appropriations for school
purposes for this year total $500, 900.
900. .Morconi the inventor of wireless
telegraphy, says he hopes to see the
time come when trans atlantic mes
Sages will cost but one cent a word.
..... George W. Goethals, chairman OF
the Panama canal commission, says
that the canal will be open on Janua-
ry /, 1915. E. General E. Burd Grubb, at
one time minister to Spain, and life
long Republican, has been nominated
for congress by the Democrats Of the
Second congressional district Of New
Jersey. The production Of gold in
the United States last year had total
value of $90,435,700 the value Of the
silver produced was $37,299, ,700...
A New York night school has a pupil
who is 55 years old, who expects to
study law after he gets through the
night school. So. Grave anxiety Is felt
at st. Petersburg because Of the ILL
health Of the czarina. Her condition Is
said to be due to anxiety over her hus-
band and children. About 100000
persons were registered yesterday for
a chance to draw a quarter section Of
the Rosebud Indian reservation lands
in South Dakota, including $4,000
acres, which was thrown open by the
government for allotment to settlers.
..... .Thos. w. Lawson, the Boston A.
nancier, is said to be suffering from a
general breakdown. 49,. The National
Model License league, with headquar-
ters in Louisville, KY, Is sending out
an address to its membership, asking
that retailers obey all liquor laws and
to meet the will Of the people. :. Two
persons, a man and woman, were
killed at Detroit, Mich, Friday night,
in a collision between an automobile
and an electric car. :. Three men were
killed and three others were seriously
injured by the falling roof Of burn
ing building at Youngstown, Ohio, Fri
day. .... An Atlanta, Ga, man is ask
ing the courts Of that state to grant
him divorce on the ground that his
wife mistreats and beats him. .... Oil
yer NJ. Farrand, a wealthy diamond
importer Of New York, is looking for
his confidential clerk, Henry F.
Marsrhner who has disappeared with
$4,000 worth Of gems. A young wom-
an Is mixed up in the case. 80. The
largest German steamship ever built
u. and will be named George Washing
ton. .... One thousand men were put
to work in the Southern railway shops
at Knoxville last week The re-
ceipts of the United States treasury for
the month Of September were $48,320,-
ia and the expenditures were $52.904,-
0S5. making deficit Of $4.583971. 80.
Now York engineer proposes the
Of a system Of under
ground freight railways for New York
and estimates the cost at probably
500, 900 900. 80. Snow fell at Upper
lake. N. Y. Friday to a depth Of two
inches: Two New York men have
het $4,000 each on the election Of
Hughes and Chanler, to the governor
ship Of New York state. -. Senator
Foraker has issued a statement to the
effect that he will not make a canvass
If Ohio in behalf of his candidacy for
re- election to the United States SEN
ate. go. A fire destroyed pickle iac-
tory at Hicksville, Long Island, FIJI
day and with 1t 30,000,000 pickles. .....
Philadelphia Is this week celebrating
the 225th anniversary Of the founding
Of the city. ..... The loss Of life due
to the floods in the vicinity of Hyder-
abad, India, last week, is placed as
high as $4,000 lives. The financial loss
Mr.. Bryan has received information
to the effect that President Roosevelt
Is to make a speech-making tour
from the Atlantic to the Pacific, max
ing six special speeches enroute with
many short ones. ...... Three more
making a total Of twenty
two. voted for prohibition in Satur-
days local option elections in Ohio.
. 80. Three men and two women were
drowned in the Tennessee river near
Chattanooga on Sunday by the cap
sizing OF small boat. -. The 500
drivers Of taxicabs in New York city
are on a strike for more pay. .....
Night riders set fire to a negro's cab
~ year Hickman. KY, Saturday
night and shot a negro, Dake Walk
er, 5-year-old daughter and a baby
% death. and seriously wounded Wal
Ser's wife. Eighteen political
prisoners escaped from the Russian
prison at Strunsk, Russia, Sunday.
Lord Northcliffe Of England, has Of
'ered a prize Of $4,000 to the first
person who crosses the English chan
1el in flying machine. The to-
al imports for the month Of August
his year were $91,255,308, as COM
pared with 1925, 5,S06,O43 during Au-
Sust Of last year.