Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-09
MERE MENTION.

MERE-MENTIoN.
New York customs officers on Mon
day captured about $4,000 worth of
gloves that were being smuggled into
the United States without paying the
required duty. .....A French Supllld-
rine boat has accomplished the feat OF
running 693 miles under water. me
vessel was under water eighty one
hours. A riot developed in a JUS
tees court room at Los Angeles, Cal,
Monday, as the outcome of an attempt
to lynch a negro, who had confessed
to an attempted criminal assault. The
negro was sentenced to life imprlson-
ment Fourteen women tried TO
get their names on the registration
lists for the November elections IN
New York on Monday. The effort
failed Heavy fines having failed
to stop motorists who have mania
for high speed, a New York police
judge has resorted to placing Offend
ers in prison. New York city's
public schools will cost the tax payers
| of that city $33, ,031,000 for the school
| year 19OS-09. An incendiary hre
wrecked a large tenement house build
| ing in New York on Monday and eleV-
en- persons lost their lives. ...... DR..
Mary Walker, the famous Wearer OF
male attire of Washington, declares
that tuberculosis is caused by tobacco
smoke. DR. Charles E. Latimer,
wealthy New York physician, who
died recently, left $4,000 to the ma
tional Prohibition party, to push the
work of prohibition. The Atlantlc
| fleet will leave Manila today for ia
pan where elaborate entertainments
| will be provided for officers and men.
..... The near-beer license law of
| Georgia has been declared constitu-
tional by Judge Ellis of the superior
court of that state. An unknown
woman committed suicide Tuesday by
| jumping into the Niagara river above
| the falls In a minute her body was
| carried over the falls .... Election
| bets in Ohio are being placed at the
| rate of two to one in favor of Mr..
| Taft Governor Wilson of Ken
| lucky has been summoned before the
grand jury of Christian county, that
state, because Of his making the state
ment in a speech that he knew the
names of officials and members of the
night riding khan. .:..-... Mrs. Harvey
| Day of Elizabeth. \. j., died Tuesday
from the effect of dog bite received
seven weeks ago, despite treatment by
| the PaSteur institute for rabies.
The government of Mexico is prepar-
! ing to issue $50, 900 of bonds to be
used for irrigation purposes. .ThOs.
| w. Lawson was badly injured in a
runaway accident near Boston on
Sunday afternoon, his horse becoming
| frightened at an automobile. =. Ham
! iltOn Fish. assistant treasurer of the
! United States, has resigned the office
| to become a candidate for congress
| from the twentY-fr first district Of New
| York effort is being made to re-
strict the height Of skyscrapers in
New York city. E. .EX-COngressman
Sibley Of Pennsylvania, has demanded
| that VIM. r. Hearst publish all letters
that he may have written to John D.
Archbold from 1900 to the close of
his public service, in full. .... Captain
]. Clayton Erb a well known poll
tician and society man Of Delaware
county, Pa. was shot to death in his
home in that county Tuesday night.
Erb was suing his wife for divorce
after a number of quarrels with her.
! Mrs. Erb was in the house at the time
of the killing with her sister, and they
are both in Jail charged with the
shooting. the sister claiming to have
| fired the shots. George K. Smell
don, treasurer of the Republican ma
tional committee, is said to have had
| a rather acrimonious conference with
| Mr.. Roosevelt in Washington on Tues
dav. Sheldon is alleged to have said
| to Mr. Roosevelt, You furnish the
enthusiasm and I'll capture the cash"
A st. Louis brewer had placed
2 bet Of two to one that Mr.. Taft will
carry Missouri. a half-di of the
date of 1902 was sold in New York
on Tuesday at auction for $115. The
| "dryS'' added six more counties to
! the prohibition column in Ohio on