Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-08-13
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1909.
MERE-MENTlON.

Col. Albert j. Pope, a pioneer in
the building Of bicycles and automo-
biles and one Of the strongest advo-
Gates of good roads in the country,
died at Cohasset, Mass, Tuesday af-
ternoon. -. Albert Smith, a negro
was hanged at Oceola, Fla, Tuesday,
for the murder Of VIM. Draft. The
wife Of Draft was sentenced to life
imprisonment as Smiths accomplice.
..... Tariff receipts throughout the
United States on Tuesday were $780,
944, against $676,57S a year ago under
the Dingley tariff-law. wv. A. Bel
cher, a well known young farmer, was
assassinated near Baxley, Ga, early
Tuesday morning. The killing is
supposed to be the result Of a feud.
..... Eleven lives were lost in a ho-
tel fire at Vernon, B. c., early Tues
day morning. Four other persons were
seriously injured. .... The strike Of
laborers throughout Sweden, which
has been in progress for some days,
still continues. but is apparently on
the wane. Good order Is being pre-
served throughout the nation by the
army. 49,. The police Of Atlantic
City, N. J., raided a gambling joint in
that city early Sunday morning, cap
turing about $500 in money and s5,-
600 worth Of gambling paraphernalia.
No arrests were made, as the police
only wanted to break up the joint.
The national encampment Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic was held
in Salt Lake City, Utah, this week.
city during Wednesday and Thursday.
-. James ]. Hill, the great western
railroad owner and manager, has
placed an order with the Baldwin 10
comotive works, Philadelphia, for fif-
ty-seVen locomotives. The order rep
resents $1,000,000, and Is placed on
the strength Of returning prosperity
as seen by Mr.. Hill. Five men are
under arrest at Milwood, w. Va, on
the charge Of counterfeiting. They
had s25,000 worth Of spurious money
in their possession. The French
government is seriously considering
the feasibility Of enlisting 100000
West African negroes for service in
its army. 80. Sixteen trolley car pas
sengers were killed at a railway cross
ing at Long Juneau, France, Sunday
night. A number Of others were seri-
ously injured. Forty babies are
reported to have died in New York on
Monday as the result Of the terrific
heat wave that has held the city for
several days past. The Pittsburg
and Lake Erie railroad, part Of the
New York Central system, is consid-
ering plans for changing its motive
power from locomotives to individual
cars, eighty feet in length, to be oper-
ated by gasoline engines. -. A French
balloonist has successfully crossed
the Alps mountains in a balloon,
reaching an altitude Of 1888 feet.
..... Investigations by an auditing
company Of the books Of the county
officials of Cobb county, Ga, show
shortages Of various officers ranging
in amounts Of from $500 to $4,000. -
Wallace Miller, a negro, was lynched
by a mob in Trigg county, KY, Mon
day night for an attempted criminal
assault on an eleven-year-old girl.
Antonio Spizziri and his wife, Anna,
locked themselves in their parlor in
Chicago on Monday, and fought duel
to the death. The woman received
two stabs and two pistol shots and
will die. The husbands jealousy OF
his wife is believed to be the cause Of
the tragedy. 49,. The temperature
reached 9S degrees in Philadelphia on
Monday and was the hottest day Of
the year. -. John Evans, aged SO,
died at his home near Irwin, Pa,
Monday, leaving an estate Of 100000
in cash in his hut. Governor CO.
prohibition bill recently passed by the
legislature. The bill makes it unlaw-
full to sell or store liquors containing
more than one-half Of one per cent
alcohol. The possession Of q United
States revenue license Is made prima
fecie evidence of guilt. {. :. The in
terror department has announced the
opening Of 1,65S,640 acres Of land in
Montana to homesteaders. 80. The
total yield Of wheat in the United
States for 1909 Is estimated at 703,-
26S,000 bushels; the estimated corn
crop is now placed at 1884, 900 BUSH
els; the oat crop Is estimated at 1,027,-
100000 bushels. al Thompson. white,
shot his wife to death, and seriously
wounded w. H. Seaman, her para
mour, at Manteo, N. c., Wednesday.
Willard Webb, a negro, was convicted
at Marietta, Ga, Wednesday Of crimi-
nal assault and sentenced to be hang
ed September H.. James Frazier
Is in Jail at Greensboro, n. c., charged
with the murder of Miss Lydia New
man Of Guilford county several weeks
ago. He is also charged with arson...
James McSorley, an ex-convict, shot
Daniel Fenton to death at Watertown,
n. Y, Wednesday, and then committed
suicide. McSorley killed Fenton, be-
cause the latter had given evidence
that convicted him Of a crime. .....
Japanese coral fishermen to the num-
ber Of 457 lost their lives off the Kobe,
Japan, Tuesday, as the result Of sud-
den squall capsizing their boats. ..-..
The state Of Pennsylvania Is suffering
from a protractsd drought. The rivers
are lower than ever known and crops
have been injured millions Of dollars.
The Clyde line steamer Arapahoe
broke a shaft off Diamond Shoals on