Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-04
MERE-MENTlON.

Inc trust Company OF America, one
Of the largest financial institutions of
New York, has succeeded in paying
off a loan of $25,000,OO0 which was
made necessary by the panic Of last
October. Gertrude Homeler, a IL
months-old child, died at Trenton, n.
j., Monday as the result of hydropho-
bia. 80. The Republican office hold
ers Of Philadelphia, are to raise $780,
600 for the national campaign funds.
The New York law, passed by
the last legislature, against bucket
shops, went into effect last Monday.
Bucketshop trading is made misde-
meanor, punishable by a fine of $5,-
900 or Imprisonment of five years or
both. The International japanese
exposition booked for 1912 will prob
ably be postponed until 1917, owing
to the fact that the affair is to be
much larger than at first contemplat-
ed . >. The approximate loss by reason
of the recent forest fires in British
Columbia, is given at $4,000, ,OOO....
The lumber production of the United
States for the year 1907, according to
a report of the census bureau, total
ed 4O,000,000,000 feet, gain of O.
SOC, 100000 feet over 1906. The state
of Washington led in production. -.
The Japanese cabinet counsel has re-
vised the governments financial budg-
ct and cut down expenditures by
$10O, 1000, 1000. The British admir-
atty has been making some highly
satisfactory tests of suction gas en-
gines for ship propulsion. Slack coal
was used for making the gas. ........
More than 100000 visitors are in To-
ledo, Ohio, in attendance upon the an
nual encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic. .... Three men were
arrested in Philadelphia on Monday
who had come to this country from
Germany a few weeks ago, for the
special purpose of flooding the coun-
try with counterfeit $40 and $40 gold
pieces. Their equipment was captur-
ed by the secret service officers. .....
Postmaster General Meyer will again
recommend the establishment Of pos
tai savings banks in his annual report
to the next congress. .The strike
of coal miners in Alabama has been
called off and 1900 miners returned to
work yesterday. The strikers gained
nothing by the strike. The great oil
fire at Dosbocas, Mexico, has been ex-
tinguished after burning two months.
The estimated loss is $4,000, ,000......
4 shortage of $53,135 in stamps has
been discovered in Havana, and the
chief of the bureau Of supplies is miss
ing. ..In a battle between troops
of the shah and Satar Khan in Tabriz
province, Persia, the first of the week,
the troops Of the shah were defeated
with a loss of 500. Twenty-Five
street car strikers were arrested at
Chester, Pa, Tuesday, on charges OF
conspiracy. ..~ Seven summer visitors
were drowned in Penobscot bay, off the
coast of Maine on Tuesday, by the cap
sizing of a small sail boat by wind
squall. Lieutenant Governor Prou-
ty, Republican, of Vermont, was elect
ed governor Tuesday by a majority of
about 10000. Especial interest was
centered in the Vermont elections be-
cause 1t is taken as a political barome-
ter in notional elections. 80. .Phila-
delphia on Tuesday received bids of
nicipal bonds. VIM. E. D. Stokes,
12 years DID, if Brooklyn, n. Y, has
recently invented a wireless telegraph
receiving box that has astOunded the
recognized experts. ..... The CalaVeraS
group Of giant sequoias, the famous
big trees near Sonora, Cal, are in dan
ger of being destroyed by forest fires,
started by sparks from an engine
hauling logs. .ChaS. O. Jones, an
aeronaut, was killed at WaterVllle,
Me-, Wednesday, in the presence of
$4,000 spectators, by fall Of 500 feet
from a balloon. ..... The net increase
of the population Of the United States
by immigration for the fiscal year
ending June 80, was 209, 1000. -. The
Canadian Pacific railroad is preparing
to issue $50.000,000 of additional capt.
tai stock for improvements to its sys-
tenn. E. DR.. Frederick T. Rustin, one
of the most prominent surgeons of the
west, was assassinated rs he entered
his home Tuesday night at Omaha
Neb. There were 3,2lS marriage
licenses granted in New York city dur
ing the month Of August The total
number for this year is 1924 mar
riage licenses. E. Candidate Taft and
Senator JOS. b. Foraker have buried
their hatchets and Foraker promises
to work for the election Of Taft. -.
The national banks of the United
States on July Is, owned bonds and
other securities to the total amount Of
An edict outlin-
ing the proposed constitution of Chi
ma has been issued. 1t provides for
a parliament.