Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-02
MERE.MENIIoN.

after March 81, when the present wage
scale agreement comes to an end.
The third railroad tunnel under the
North river between New York and
Jersey was opened clear through on
Wednesday. The tunnel will be ready
for use by July list. +. >. Jos. L. Bris-
tow, the newly elected senator from
Kansas, says that Edward H. Harri-
man and his associates, looted the
Chicago and Alton railroad by in
creasing its bonded Indebtedness $32,-
100000, without adding dollar to the
property value. He says that the pro-
moters personally raked Off s56.O00.000.
%. Otto H. Droege, a city magistrate
Of New York, was removed from Office
last week on charges Of releasing pris-
oners illegally and trying to bribe
newspaper reporter. -. Three white
school boys were stabbed to death by
an 1S-year-old negro at Cincinnati. O.,
Wednesday night. "A bin is before
the New York state senate which pro-
vides that person who kills another
and pleads insanity, shall be deemed
guilty of second degree murder and
given a sentence Of life Imprisonment.
49,. The court Of appeals Of Georgia
has handed down q decision in which
| it is held that a sheep-killing and
suck-egg dog is an outlaw and may be
slain at any time and place without
fear Of the law. IA Washington dis
patch is to the effect that Secretary
Wilson has been rendered the secreta-
ryship Of the agricultural department
in the Taft cabinet, and that Mr.. VIII
son has accepted. 1t is probable
that the printing in connection with
the 1910 census will be done by pri-
vate concerns, because 1t is likely that
the work can be done at less cost by
contract than by the government
printing office. q. Passengers arriving
at New Orleans report that there are
$4,000 cases Of smallpox In Guatemala
City and its immediate surroundings.
......A bill is before the legislature OF
Pennsylvania, which provides for the
payment Of a reward Of $4,000 for
an effectual remedy for tuberculosis
Of the lungs. 49,. The jury in the case
Of Ed Marshall, one Of the night
riders on trial at Union City, Tenn,
was unable to agree after celebrating
for sixteen hours and mistrial was
ordered. A motion to allow Marshall
liberty under bond Of $4,000 was
refused by the court. Oliver p.
Hazard, a Germantown, Pa, broker,
Is under arrest on a charge Of acting
as fence" or go-between for gang
Of yeggmen operating in that state. 30.
Blizzards, sandstorms and tornadoes
did considerable damage in several Of
the western states Friday. A number
Of persons were seriously hurt by
windstorm at Sedalia, Mo-. 49,. Mr..
Taft and his party arrived at Colon,
Panama, Friday morning. :. Geo. z.
Paillie Of Niles, Mich, has been award
ed a verdict Of $1,000 against a Port
land, Ind, church, for alternating the
affections of his wife through inn
buing her with fanatical religious
ideas. -. .Robt. p. Geyer. lawyer Of
Trenton, N. J., was sentenced to two
months in the county Jail and fine of
$1,000 Friday, on conviction Of embez-
ling money from client. Geyer tried
to act as counsel for both sides In a
lawsuit. :. Showing its confidence In
returning prosperity. the Pennsylvania
railway on Friday placed orders for
2,200 new freight cars at cost Of $2,-
225, 900. ...J. 8. Prettyman, former
cashier, and Jacob Kapner, were SEN
fenced to seven years In prison and
Abraham Kapner to five years. at CO.
lumbus, o., on conviction Of wrecking
a National bank at Dresden, O......
DR.. Paul Pritchett Is under arrest at
st. Louis. Mo-, on charge Of man
slaughter, in connection with the death
Of his bride Of a week. 1t Is alleged
| that Mrs. Pritchett's death was due to
an illegal operation at the hands of
her husband. Henderson Cremeans,
died at Point Pleasant w. Va, Friday
at the age Of lis years. He leaves 21s
descendants. The December grand
jury reports the names of 5000 ex-con-
yicts and criminals on the registration
books Of st. Louis, Mo-. Daniel J.
keefe, appointed commissioner general
Of immigration by President Roosevelt,
whose nomination has been held up by
the United States senate since Decem-
ber, on the ground that the appoint
ment was in payment Of political
debt, was confirmed Friday. 80. The
anniversary Of the birth of VIM. Nc
Kinley was celebrated throughout Ohio
and Pennsylvania on Friday. -. The
legislature of California, now in ses-
sion, will pass law putting stop to
race track gambling in that state.....
Isaac Stephenson, recently nominated
by primary election for United States
senator from Wisconsin, lacks three
votes Of having enough to elect him
in the legislature. Charges have been
made alleging that Stephenson bought
his nomination. p. c. Edwards, 81
years old, commission merchant Of
Norfolk, Va, fatally wounded his wife,
attempted to shoot his little daughter
and committed suicide Friday. .....J.
P. Morgan & Co., have purchased a
$29,000,000 issue Of Louisville and
Nashville railroad bonds. VIM. K.
Williamson, trusted by everybody, the
model citizen" of Ocean City, N. J.,
has mysteriously disappeared. He got
other peoples money tangled with
his. 80. The bureau Of engraving and
printing at Washington has completed
the printing Of $50O,00O.000 Of the
emergency National bank currency au-
thorized by the act Of May 80, 1908.
These notes are to take the place Of
the old National bank notes, which will
be retired as fast as they reach the
treasury. 1t is probable that the
head Of Abraham Lincoln, will soon
appear on one side Of silver half dol
lars instead Of the figure Of Liberty.
...... .Chas. Herndon, alias Howard,
uanted In Kent,,cky on tho cha roo of