Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-02
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1908.
MERE-MENTION.

Miss Silvey Speer, II years old, a
rich heiress and high in social cir
cles of Atlanta, Ga, was married
Monday morning in that city to Rus
sell Thomas, chauffeur Of her father.
The marriage has caused social
sensation in Atlanta. ...... The steam
yacht Argonaut, collided with the
steamer Kingswell, Tuesday, of the
coast Of England and sank. Her 25O
passengers and crew were saved IN
small boats. ...... The leading rner-
camille establishment Of Erie, Pa,
was destroyed by fire early Tuesday
morning with a loss Of $500, ,OOO.. 49,.
Mrs. Mary Dougherty Of New York,
while cleaning house Tuesday morn
ing, closed a folding bed In Whlcn
two-year-old baby was asleep. When
she thought Of the child and opened
the bed the baby was dead.
Six students Of Guilford college were
arrested at Greensboro, N. c., Tues
day on a charge of assault and bat
terry upon fellow student whom they
were attempting to haze. Three
men were killed and two wounded,
one perhaps fatally, as they were
standing in a church door at AntEras,
Tenn, Sunday morning. The killing
was the work Of a drunken mob. ......
The semi-annual meeting of the Ma
tional Association Of Cotton Manu-
facturers Is In session at Saratoga
gan falling in the Adirondack noun
tains, New York, Monday night and
it Is hoped the forest fires which have
been burning for several weeks will
be extinguished. Many lives were
lost as the result of the forest fires
Large numbers Of bears are be-
ing killed in Yellow Stone National
park. The bears are being killed by
soldiers because they are too numer-
Gus for comfort. The Method
ist conference Of California, In ession
at Los Angeles, passed a resolution
Monday calling on the Methodists
of his district to give Speaker Cannon
"a vacation Of two years without pay"
More than 100000 persons look
part in a demonstration against g. IL
cense bill now before the English par
Lament in Hyde Park, London on
Sunday ...... Chairman Hitchcock Of
the Republican national committee,
claims that out of total Of 4S3 votes
in the electoral college, Mr.. Taft Will
receive 307: Mr.. Bryan 1853, and 1s are
doubtful. .... The cholera victims OF
Russia up to Sunday numbered 15, SS3;
of these 7,1O2 have died. Sanitary con-
ditions have slightly improved during
the week, with a slight decrease in the
number of new victims Of the scourge.
... John E. Redmond, leader OF the
Irish Parliamentary party of Ireland, Is
making a tour Of the United States In
behalf Of his countrymen. TWO army
officers went up in balloon near Dus-
seldorf, Prussia, Monday to heighth
of 5000 feet. At this altitude the gas
bag collapsed. After descending 1000
feet the torn balloon opened out, acting
nhtafn n
the earth without serious damage. 49,.
Train robbers made a successful raid
on a train near wilma, Russia, on Mon
day, getting away with 100000.
number Of railroad guards were Killed.
In a Marathon race run at Milan,
Italy, on Sunday, a 19-year-old boy
covered a distance Of 26a miles in
hours, 56 minutes and seconds. .....
Forest fires destroyed the village OF
Homestead, Mich, Monday, rendering
twenty families homeless. ..... New
York state on Wednesday, had cash
balance in its treasury Of $4,000, 900.
The states Indebtedness totals $26,23O,-
$50. The thirty fourth annual ses-
sion Of the American Bankers asso-
citation Is in session at Denver, Col. -.
The United States Steel corporation
will expend $15,000,000 during next
year in improving its plants in the VI
cinity Of Pittsburg, Pa. During the
year 1907, 3,125 men lost their lives In
coal mines in the United States; 5,316
others were more or less injured. 80.
Twelve counties Of Ohio on Tuesday
under new local option law, voted
dry" This makes fifteen counties in
that state to vote for prohibition under
the new law, closing nearly 400 saloons.
The population of the fifteen counties
is 100000. The strike Of mechanics
of the Canadian Pacific railroad, which
has lasted for about one month, has
collapsed Election bets in New
York have changed recently from to
/ in favor Of Taft to to and 3 TO 1.
The change is said to be due to the
interference of President Roosevelt
The opinion being that the president
has helped Mr.. Bryan's chances of cleo
ton. Governor Hanly of Indiana,
has demanded investigation by the
legislature of a charge made against
him to the effect that he offered bribe
to a representative to secure his vote
for the recently passed local option
bill