Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-01-07
Scraps aud fatts.

One hundred masked night riders,
marched into Russellville, KY. Friday
morning, seized the police and fire de-
partments and the telephone offices and
then proceeded to wreck the town
They set fire to the Luckett & Ware
tobacco warehouse and the American
Snuff companys factory, a planning
MILL grocery store and other property
The loss amounted to 100000. Three
citizens were more or less seriously
shot. The rioters made their escape.
Atlanta, Ca, January 2-President
Harvie Jordan, Of the cotton associa-
ton, has issued a call for a meeting
of the national executive committee
to be held at Dallas, Texas, on Februa-
~ 10 next. The annual convention OF
the association also will be held al
Dallas, Texas, February 19 and ~
The regular annual meetin~ of the va
rious state divisions Of the association
will be called to meet at their state
capitals throughout the cotton belt on
February 5. The annual meeting OF
the state and divisions and national
executive committee on the dates VIII
be for the election of officers ana
mapping out programme for handling
and marketing the cotton crop for lSOS
and pressing forward the work of the
association.
The New Jersey police have at last
succeeded in establishing the identity
Of the woman whose nude body was
found in a lonely pond near the town
of Harrison. She was Mrs. Lena Whit
more. The body was identified by
her husband Theodore Whitmore OF
Newark. The detectives learned that
Whitmore had left a box at the saloon
Of one Radin. There was ground FOL
suspicion and when Radin was made
to give up the box it was found to
. contain jewelry. Whitmore said that
the jewelry belonged to his wife who
had gone away without making any
explanation to him. He told several
stories about the affair that made the
whole matter look very suspicious, and
the police believe it is quite probable
that he is responsible for the death OF
his wife.
- Washington special of Saturday, to
the Charlotte Observer: Mr.. Joseph
Pearson Caldwell, editor Of the Char
lotte Observer, and Miss Adelaide
White Williams, were married in the
parlors Of the Metropolitan hotel to-
day at noon. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. Donald c. Mcleod
pastor Of the first Presbyterian church
Of Washington, in the presence OF
several witnesses. Mr.. Caldwell, prior
to his leaving Charlotte Thursday
night, wired Miss Williams to meet
him in Washington. The marriage was
a very quiet one Mr.. and Mrs. Cald-
we'll will arrive in Charlotte within
few days and will make their home
there. It has been reported that Mr
Caldwell and Miss Williams were mar
ried in New York during 1900, and it
is known that she obtained South
Dakota divorce in 1908. r., E.
London, January 4: Sir Charles
Dixie, NJ. P, in an interview today on
The; Worlds Politics in 1905" ex-
presses the opinion that there will not
be a war between the United States
and Japan. why should there be!
he asks. You cannot have war unless
one side wants it. What possibly could
be gained by war? japan is supposed
to covet the Philippines, but she has
not yet digested the slice of Manchuria
that the Russo-Japanese war gave
her. nor has she even settled For
mosa. Does she not know that even II
she did defeat the American fleet, her
triumph would not be forever, since
the United States would build new
fleet, and Japan's expenditure in blood
and treasure might be for nothing!
Referring to the cruise of the battle
ship fleet under Rear-Admiral Evans
to the Pacific, he says 1t is a demon
stration of the power Of the American
navy and likely to enhance its pres
tige.
NN~-~-~~-
ly authorized, method for making the
books Of banks balance on all occa-
sions has been discovered by the Unit
ed States bank examiners. This meth
cd for balancing was found to be in
active use in a small and primitive
institution in Kentucky. While exam
lining it's accounts one Of the bank
examiners noted deficiency Of $lOO
When he demanded an explanation
the cashier said he could adjust the
difficulty. He then proceeded to do sc
by taking a 500 bill from a private
money drawer There" he exclaimed
in triumph. This will fix it." How
will you enter that to make good the
balance?" asked the examiner. The
cashier looked startled for moment
but finally said that he did not con-
slider it necessary to enter 1t at all
Then came the explanation Of his re-
markably effective method for balanc-
ing books. you see," he added, that
drawer from which just took the $1OC
bill to make up the balance is what
we call the outs and over drawer.
Georgetown. KY, January 4: After
being out more than forty-eight hours
the jury in the case of Caleb Powers
tried on a charge Of completely in the
murder of William Goebel, today re-
ported for the second time that they
were unable to agree upon a verdict
and was discharged by Judge Morris
This was the fourth trial of Powers
In two Of the former trials Powers was
convicted and sentenced to life impris-
onment and in the third he was con-
victed and given a death sentence. The
jury stood ten for acQuittal and two
for conviction. Foreman ]. L. Price
and ]. w Renaker, juror, from Har-
Tison county, held out for conviction
Powers was showered with ccngratu-
lations. He said: Il am pleased
There came near being an acQuittal to-