Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-21
INTERVENTION.

CTdS. II. TREAT, lT6dSuTcT VI TIC OuiL-
ed States, has resigned after holding
the Office since July 1, 1905. 49,. -Four
men were killed, twelve were seriously
hurt and twenty or more others were
buried beneath the walls Of a building
in course of construction in Chicago
Friday. -. .Adjutant General Bonner
of the Army and Navy Union. which
met at Erie, Pa. a few days ago In
annual session, is charged with being
unable to account for $1,000 Of the un-
ions funds. %. George II. Stewart of
Helena, Ark, a blind tiger, and Holmes
Perrin, a deputy sheriff Of Robinson
vile, Miss, had q pistol duel on the
streets Of Memphis, Tenn, Friday.
Neither Of the principals were hit, but
a bystander was hit by stray bullet
..... Eight persons, six Of them wo-
men, were seriously hurt in Philadel-
phia, Friday, in q collision Of street
cars. The report that James VIII
son, secretary Of the governments
agricultural department, is to retire
from office, is again current In WASH
ington. In a few weeks Mr.. Wilson
will have broken all records for length
Of service Of cabinet officials. Eight
Gravesend race track, New York, Fri
day, on evidence secured by detectives
under the personal direction OF Gov
ernor Hughes, and the evidence is be-
lieved to be strong enough to send the
gamblers to Jail. -. Twelve persons,
a whole family, were killed at Riaco,
Italy, Friday, by the explosion OF
fireworks factory. %. "A dispatch from
Mogador, Morocco. tells a story Of the
killing Of 200 men at that place Fri
day, by the explosion Of a powder mag
azine. =. Information was received
at Mobile, Ala. Saturday, telling OF
the destruction Of the ship Nicholas
Castana, from Havana to Cienfuegos,
on August %, by an explosion. The
crew Of twenty-seven, and two pas
cracked a safe at Macon. Ga, Friday
night and got away with $500. In
answering the invitation Of the COM
mittee having in charge the Lakes to
the Gulf cruise" via the Mississippi
river, for which forty governors have
been invited and Of which Mr.. Taft Is
to be the especial guest Of honor, Gov
ernor Marshall of Indiana said, IT my
wife cannot go on the trip, viii stay
at home" The committee at once
made arrangements to take care OF
the ladies on the trip. DR.. Frederick
A. Cook, the discoverer Of the north
today on the steamship Oscar II. A
magnificent reception and banquet
will be rendered the explorer In New
York on Thursday night, at which Ad-
miral Schley will preside. e....... The
banks Of New York state, operating
under state charters, now have assets
$4,000, 100000, an increase
during the past eighteen months Of
$500, 100000. These assets are divided
about equally between the trust COM
panies and the savings banks. DR..
Mich, under a $4,000 remand bail.
while the police are investigating the
recent death Of young woman In
that city by an alleged malpractice
operation. Mrs. Margaret Byers,
an eccentric widow, 65 years old, Of
Warrington, Pa, Is being held under
$4,000 bail on charges Of incendiarism.
It Is alleged that she i5 responsible for
the burning Of ten barns and resi-
dences within radius Of one mile
during the past three months. Eu-
ropean advices are to the effect that
King George Of Greece, will probably
abdicate his throne at an early date,
as result Of military agitation at
Athens, growing out Of the failure OF
the government to make decided
stand to take the island of Crete un-
der Greek protection. King George
was elected to the throne Of Greece In
1853. ... The T. H. Bunch company,
Of Little Rock, Ark, one Of the largest
grain brokerage houses in the country,
went into bankruptcy Friday. The
concern did business asgregating
about $5,000,000 a year. The latest
from Governor John A.
Johnson of Minnesota, Is that the
chances now are in favor OF his re-
,overy. During Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, 1t seemed that his condition
was all but hopeless.