Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-23
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One white man and four Flathead In
dians were killed near Missoula, Mont.
Sunday in a clash between the Indians
and game wardens. . H. Clay Pierce
head of the Waters-Pierce Oil compa-
ny. has lost his fight in the United
States supreme court against extradi-
ton to Texas, and will have to go tc
that state and stand trial on charges Of
violation of the Texas antitrust laws
..... The White Star steamship line
is preparing to build four steamers
each 1000 feet long. Their tonnage
will be $4,000 tons. .... Six persons
were killed, twenty were injured anC
much property was damaged in the vi
cinity of Clayton, N. NJ, Sunday night
as the result Of a cyclone and tornado
..... Forest fires continue to do great
damage in portions of Pennsylvania
and in the Adirondack mountains Of
New York. A rain Of several days du.
ration will be necessary to eXtinguist
the fires. .... Ten thousand Japanese
school children formed chorus
and sung the American nation
al anthem at thine reception ten.
dered Admiral Sperry and his Off
GERS at Toxic, Japan, on Monday. ....
The batleships Maine and Alabama
have reached the United States after 6
cruise around the world in advance Of
the Atlantic battleship fleet. The tota
mileage travelled by the ships on the
trip was 36,111 miles. The voyage con-
sumed 30S days and the Maine con.
Sumed $4,000 tons Of coal. -. Garfield
Wallace is under arrest in Philadelphia
on charge of perjury, having sworr
falsely in a suit against the RapiG
Transit company of that city, in which
he asked the sum of $4,000 for person
al injuries. ...... Mrs. Catherine B
Lewis of Buffalo, N. Y, has given $10,-
900 to the National Woman Suffrage
association to push along the work oi
securing the franchise for women.
The United States supreme court or
Monday dismissed the appeal, on the
ground that the court was without jur-
iSdiction, Of Herman Billik, convicted
in Chicago two years ago Of the muir
der of Mary Uzral, a child. Billik is
also charged with the murder of foul
other persons. 80. After a tour of the
states of Indiana and Ohio, Judge AL
ton B. Parker, expresses the opinion
that both states will give Mr.. Bryar
their electoral vote. 80. Guy Rasor Is
under indictment at Medina, o., on g
charge of numbering his sweetheart
Orie Lee, on the night of October
This case is similar to that of Ches-
ter Gillette of New York state yeal
ago. :. Mrs. Thos. Chapman, 60 years
old, was rescued from being buried
alive at Ellis, Kan, Tuesday, by the
examination of a physician. ......
Miguel de Latorre, collector of inter.
nal revenue for the province Of Hava-
ma, Cuba, is under arrest on a charge
of embezzling $195,000. ;. Butte, Mont.
was cut off from communication will
the outside world by great blizzard
Tuesday night. .....A typhoon in Chi.
ma on Thursday of last week destroyed
200 lives and $500 houses. .... .Chas
NJ. Schwab is preparing to build {
million dollar plant at Wilmington
Del, for the building of pressed stee
cars. .. Golfers Weekly publishes {
story this week to the effect that the
letters of the Standard Oil company
in possession of Mr.. Hearst were sto.
len from Mr. Archbold's letter file by
"a white man and the negro stepson o.
Mr.. Archbodr's aged butler. Levi!
Conner, a white man, died at Manila
on Tuesday from the effects of chol.
era. He is the first American victim
Of the plague. 80. David K. Finley !:
under arrest at Bristol. Pa, on {
charge of embeZZling $4,000 from {
firm of worsted manufacturers.