Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-11
MERE-MENTlON.


Pittsburg, last week practically clos
ed a contract for 10000 cars for the
Gould-Harriman railways. The con-
tract represents S1O,O00,00O, and will
probably require five years for COM
pletion. Samuel Gompers, pres
ident of the American Federation of
Labor, is likely to lose his office as
the result of his promise to deliver
the labor vote to the Democratic par
ty in November. He is being warmly
criticised by labor leaders" More
than $4,000 employees of the Canadian
Pacific railway are on a strike. The
strike includes men in all departments
Of the service. .... The International
Paper company's mills at Corinth, n.
Y, are closed on account OF strike
of it's 700 employees. Seth M. Rlch-
creek, an absconding banker of In
dianapolis, Ind, who got away with
$l5O,OOO, has been located at johann
nesburg, South Africa. The Shan
of Persia last week negotiated loan
Of $25O,O0O by pawning the crown
Jewels. More than $375,0O0 in
cash has been raised in Germany
during the past few days to furnish
funds to Count Zeppelin with which
to build a new dirigible balloon to take
the place of the one destroyed by an
accident last week. .... John Tem-
pie Graves vice presidential nominee
on the independence party ticket, un-
derwent a slight operation in New
York hospital Thursday. He is i'm
proving slowly. During the thir-
ty-five days of fighting and rioting at
Tabriz, Persia, more than 800 people
have been killed. The property loss
is considerably over $1,000, 200. ..".
The building department of New
York city has approved the architects
plans for the 62-story building to be
erected in that city by the Equitable
Life Assurance society. Attorneys
for Harry K. Thaw have filed petit
ton in his behalf in voluntary bank
ruptcy in the Federal court at PITTS
burg, Pa. His assets are given at
s12S,O12.2S and his liabilities at $685.
14O.43. The railroads have re-
fused to give reduced rates to Lincoln
Neb., on account Of the Bryan notl-
fication tomorrow Ten officials or
Mile End parish, London, were con-
victed Friday Of grating after a trial
lasting thirty days and costing $5o'-
600. ...O One man was Killed ana
several injured in the wreck or
Southern Pacific train in the suburbs
of New Orleans, Saturday night.
Elmer E. Dover Of Ohio, has resigned
the secretaryship Of the Republican
national committee. ..". The battle
ship division of the Atlantic fleet
reached Auckland, New Zealand Sat
urday morning. The fleet Will sail
again next Saturday. .... The Lack
awanna railroad, operating in New
York. and Pennsylvania, Is expert
menting with the telephone IN ols-
Matching trains. The tests are prov
ing satisfactory. Mrs. E. P. Acroe-
fer is in a critical condition in Phll-
adelphia hospital. suffering from strep-
tococcic poisoning, caused by hy
bite received ten days ago. .John
G. Lund. former millionaire and poll
tician. committed suicide at Mime
apolis, Minn., Wednesday to escape
the disgrace of arrest for felony.
Two banks of which Lund was pres
ident were closed Thursday. He was
speculating in wheat. The oVernoW Oh
the West river in south emma lour
weeks ago which caused a rise or 4o
feet in a few hours, and the drown
ing of several thousands, has left hun
dreds of thousands homeless ana
starving ... The government crop
report issued Friday places its condl-
ton at 80.7 and the winter "heaI
production at 25,940,O0O bushels
against 4O9,442,O00 bushels last year
.Real estate men of New fork
claim that the city government pays
s25,OOO,O0O annually in salaries LOT
which the city gets no returns. ..".'
The United States immigration de-
partment is making determined hght
to break up what is known as the
"white slave trade" carried on
throughout the cities of the north ana
west The Audubon society mead
quarters in New York has launched
a national campaign to protect olrd-
life. It Is estimated that destructive
insects cost the country $SOO,OOO,OOo
last wear. and it is believed that saw
ing the birds will reduce this great
loss. .Asiatic cholera is making
steady advances in the Volga district
of Russia. A rumOr in London Is
to the effect that the German govern
ment is negotiating for the purchase
of three first-class battleships now
building in England for Brazil. ......
Lee Haseman, an 1S-year-old bank
messenger of Chicago, is under arrest
on the charge of stealing $1,000 from
his employers and an aunt. He spent
the money in automobile rides with
women. the collapse OF
factory building at Szedegin, Hungary,
caused by a hurricane, 100 workmen
were buried in the ruins.