Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
MERE-MENTION,


The postofice authorities at Sea Girt,
n. j., last Saturday intercepted an IN
fernal machine directed to Governor
Fort of that state. The sending OF the
machine Is supposed to be an outgroWth
of the recent efforts Of the governor TO
enforce the excise laws at Atlantic
CITY. Mrs. Jefey Parker, aged 25,
shot her stepfather to death at East
Birmingham, Ala, Saturday morning.
She claims self defense. .Washng-
ton dispatches received in Atlanta, Ca
master E. F. Blodgett Of the latter
city, along with other officials, Is to be
removed from office. DR.. David De-
we're attempted to kill his Wife, from
whom he was separated, at MorristoWn'
Tenn, Friday, and then committed sui
eide. :. .Chas. E. Davis has been placep
under bond at Omaha, Neb., on the
charge Of having murdered DR.. Fred
T. Rustin Of that city. .... The Denver
and Rio Grande Railroad company, has
made arrangements to issue $15O,OOO,-
900 Of bonds for construction work. -.
Neal Ryals, negro, was legally hang
ed at Baxley, Ga, Friday, for GRIM
inal assault on a Mrs. Overstreet in
September Of last year ....... Jas. T.
Reed, assistant postmaster at Newport
News, Va, Is under arrest on charges
|
Harold Mckinney, farmer, was baled
alive in a bale Of hay, near Hammond,
Ind, Friday. He was caught in the
machinery and drawn slowly into the
press. His injuries are fatal. .... Hen
ry and Herbert Dawson, brothers, were
assassinated near Dawson, Ca, Thurs
day night and their bodies robbed Of
5000 or more. ...... The Atlantic fleet
reach Albany, Australia, early Friday
morning. ....... Comptroller General
Wright Of Georgia, estimates that the
tax levied for the sale Of near-beer In
that state will total between $25OOO0
and 100000, a greater revenue than
was derived from licenses for the sale
Of liquor. E. John Temple Graves was
formally notified Of his nomination as
vice president on the Independence
League ticket, at Atlanta, Ga. Friday
night, last. .....St. Petersburg, Russia,
is threatened with the most violent
; outbreak Of cholera in history. There
have been forty y-eight deaths and $50
cases are under treatment. The mill
tary has been called upon to assist the
health authorities in fighting the dis
ease. 80. Wilhelm Hagenbeck, the IA
nous animal trainer, was perhaps IA
: tally clawed by a bear, at Berlin, Sat
urday. The trainer was trying to
/ drive the animal into cage when 1t
3 turned upon him and with a stroke Of
it's paw ripped open his abdomen. .....
2 Jas. ]. HILL the great railroad manip-
ulator of the northwest, says that un-
= less the Republican party does some
strenuous and effective work through
out the west, Mr.. Bryan will probably
defeat Mr. Taft. .Lemuel G.. Alte-
mus, q society man Of Philadelphia,
: has gone into bankruptcy. His liabil-
tiles are given at $57,61115 and his as
v OF uf q
: of millionaire. VIM. ]. Bryan
D made a vigorous assault on Speaker
\ Cannon in speech delivered at Evans
willie. Ind, Thursday. -. In the, Feder-
= al circuit court at Philadelphia on
Thursday, decision was rendered
e which declared the commodity clause"
Of the Hepburn railroad rate bill to
d be unconstitutional. 80. The property
l. Of VIM. ]. Bryan, located in Lancaster
:, county, Neb., Is assessed at $S2,625.
e The Commoner is listed at $19,250. Mr..
n Bryan's farm Of 159 acres Is assessed
!. at 1913 an acre. .... A battleshtp was
|. launched at Newcastle Tyne, Eng
d land on Friday, which Is being built
= for Brazil that 1t is claimed, will be
h the most powerful battleship ever built.
s Her main battery will include twelve
e 12-inch guns. 49,. Candidates Taft and
n Bryan are to be guests at a banquet
t Commerce on the evening Of October
4 7th. .... The Westinghouse Electric
n company Of Pittsburg, was last week
x awarded a contract for $4,000 worth
8 Of electric machinery by the Rio janet
g TO (BraziD Light and Power company.
e This Is the first important contract Of
= the kind ever secured by an Ameri-
n can company in Brazil. .... More than
g 5000 men applied for a porters job at
: a London hospital last week. The job
Is worth $3.50 a week. 80. A dispatch
s from Rome Is to the effect that the
6 wedding Of the Duke Of the Abruzzi to
8, Miss Katherine Elkins Is to take place
8 in the United States next month.
1t has been practically settled that
q Governor Hughes will be nominated by
= the Republican party for governor of
= New York. The Democrats will prob
ably nominate Mayor Adams Of Buff
= falo. .....A German aeronaut, in a
el dirigible balloon, last week made rec
- ord distance of 200 miles in 13 hours
10 and minutes. 80. The plant Of the
81 Cosmosdale Cement company, at Cos
e mosdale, KY, was destroyed by fire
= Friday night with a loss Of 100000
. Philadelphia Is preparing for a
p week of unusual festivities during the
e week Of October to 10. under the IT,
tie Of Founders Week" Visitors to
IS the number Of million and a half
le are expected to visit the city.