Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-05-29
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the west, north and northeast stimuli
taneously. Every obstruction was
leveled. The scene of the devastation
presents a sickening aspect today
The Macdonald family, living near
Ingerson, sought safety in a cyclone
cellar. This was unroofed and the oc-
pants were buried under the debris.
The baby of Mrs. Guy Hutchinson has
not been found. 1t is believed the
wind carried it some distance, or that
it is buried in the ruins of the home.
- Cleveland, n. c., Star: One Of
the severest electrical storms this sec
ton has witnessed in many day
visited Waco Monday night Of last
week. The display was spectacular
one and before it was over consider
able damage was done. The house OF
Mr.. T. D. Putnam was struck and bad
ly damaged. One of his little daugh-
ters, Eunice, was terribly shocked,
her face being badly burned. She was
knocked senseless and was picked up
by the terrified father as dead, but
subsequently revived. Barring bad
ly burned face, her injuries were not
serious. Another daughter, who had
retired, was hurled out of the bed by
the force of the bolt, which ran down
under the bed, played around on the
bed springs and hurled springs, mat
tress and occupant of the bed out into
the middle of the floor. This young
lady was not injured in the least.
New York. May &c: Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw, through her counsel, today
withdrew the suit which she nstitu-
ted some time ago for the annulment
of her marriage to Harry *. Thaw.
The motion for withdrawal was sane
toned by Referee Deyo, who had
been appointed by the court to take
testimony in the proceeding, and the
case was dismissed without cost to
either party to the suit. Immediately
following the dismissal of the action,
Daniel O'Reilly, personal counsel for
Mrs. Thaw, issued statement in
which he declared that Mrs. Thaw
had been an unwilling party to the
proceeding from the first. 1t was
only because Of pressure on the part
of her husbands relatives that she
took any part in such a proceeding,
said Mr.. O'Reilly, and she withdrew
the action because she believes her
husbands present position demands
her loyalty.
- Bristol, Tenn. May &c: TIE sec
ond trial of Ack Hale for the murder
of his sweetheart, Lille Davis, in East
Hill cemetery in this city on the
night of March 81, 1907, began at
Blountville today. over $50 talesmen
were examined, but of this number
only eight were accepted. The ma
jority of those examined had formed
such opinions that they did not think
they were competent to sit in the
case. The jury will be completed
Wednesday morning, when the intro
duction of witnesses will begin. The
youthful prisoner showed the effects
of his long confinement when he ap-
peared in court this morning. The
case is attracting wide attention. At
the former tria! eight of the jurors
were for hanging, three for life i'm
prisonment and one for complete ac-
quittal. Hale's defense is that the
girl committed suicide with his pistol
which he lent her. His brother,
Roy Hale, was recently given a 20
year sentence for the murder of lrby
Davis, a brother of Lille Davis.
New York, May 20; Julius Katz, an
expert cloth examiner, ended his life
by poison today after a supreme act
of self-sacrifice. He became sick sew
eral months ago, and when Informed
by a physician that he was afflicted
with cancer of the stomach, started
to save money for an expensive oper-
alton which would relieve him at least
temporarily. Four weeks ago, just
as the necessary sum had been OBJ
tained, his little daughter was strick-
en- with spinal meningitis, and the
question arose as to whether father
or daughter should go to the hospi-
tai. Katz settled it without a mo-
ment's hesitation, and today the little
girl has practically recovered from
the dread disease. But the little fund
which Katz had saved had been eX-
hausted. In the meantime the sick
mans malady had been steadily pro-
crossing. He worked all day yeSter-
day balancing the books of several
Of ha c.
urer and after they had been balanc-
ed to q cent he swallowed the poison.
- Charlotte Chronicle: Contrary to
the general belief of the shOuters,
Colonel Bryan is not yet nominated.
Florida went against him and should
North Carolina refuse to instruct,
things will look blue for the Nebras-
kan. There is an actual chance TO
nominate somebody who could be
elected. The situation as viewed at
Johnson headquarters in Washington,
is summed up in the statement that
Democrats, among them three
fOurths of the Democratic senators
and many of the representatives in
congress, who do not believe that it
would be wise to nominate William j.
Bryan this year, are rejoicing over the
result of the Florida primaries, in
which the avowed Bryan candidates
were defeated. They think that the
tide may be turning. The south holds
the key to the situation, and the cor
dial welcome given Governor John
son, Bryan's most promising rival, in
Richmond last week and his candida
cy, is cited as an indication of the
change Of sentiment" The statement
concludes that of a total of 60 dele
gates already elected, Mr.. Bryan has
4lO, while go, instructed and unin-
structed, are opposed TO him. OF those
yet to be elected, 126, it is said, will
go to Denver uninstructed. At most
the Nebraskan would have but GIG.
1t takes 66S TO nominate. Should the
Charlotte convention fail to instruct,
it would make Bryan's nomination a
certain uncertainty.