Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-21
INTERVENTION.

ed States postal authorities, for steal
ing registered mail in San Francisco,
Is under arrest, in Faris, France, and
will be brought back for trial. The
supreme court Of Indiana has declar-
ed the local option law Of that state
to be constitutional. Under the local
option law the saloons In 65 Of the 90
counties, have been closed Senator
John Raines, Republican leader Of the
New York state senate, died on Thurs
day at his home at Canandiagna, NJ
Y, after an illness Of several weeks.
He was the author Of the Raines u
quor law Of New York state. Henry
Sibley has been sentenced to seven
years in the Louisiana penitentiary
for the murder Of DR.. Mack White.
Sibley's defense was the unwritten
law. Calvin Ballard was sentenced to
ten years for killing his brother. Both
Of the trials were held at Shreveport.
$50. John L. Collins, said to be one
Of the slickest forgers ever operating
in the United States. is under arrsst
at New Orleans. under the specific
charge Of obtaining $500 from q Bir-
mingham, Ala, bank on a forged
check. - Eight persons are report
ed killed in a wreck on the Santa Fe
road at Fulton, NJ. NJ, on Saturday.
The wreck was the result Of broken
rail. IN. ]. cartmel, an American
athlete, on Saturday broke the worlds
record at London, by running 220
yards in 21A seconds. The north
ern portion Of Alabama was cover
ed by four inch fall Of snow on Sat-
urday. 80. "A party Of automobiles
were held up in Coiquitt county,
Tenn, Saturday. by lone robber who
was armed with Winchester rifle...
Five Of the six employees Of the Amer
lean Sugar Refining company. who
have been on trial in the Federal
court at New York, have been con-
victed and are liable to sentences Of
four years in prison and fines Of $10,-
900. They were charged with frau
dulent weighing Of sugar at the time
It was being weighed for the customs
duties. The prosecuting attorneys say
that they are now ready to 60 after
the men who are higher up In the
sugar company. .....A brick ware
house and 1000 bales Of cotton were
destroyed by fire at Locust Grove. Ga, (
Saturday. The cotton was only part
ly insured. Seven persons were
killed in a wreck on the Lake Shore
railroad at Cleveland. o., Saturday. A
fast passenger train collided with q
switching engine. -. The new Chi
nese minister to the United States to
succeed wu Ting Fang. Is Mr.. Chan
Tin tang. -. Rev. David G. Hughes.
the father Of Governor Hughes Of
New York. died at the executive man-
sion at Albany, Wednesday night, and
was buried in Brooklyn on Friday.
The steamship st. Louis left New
York on Friday, carrying 5000 mail
sacks and 5000 mail packages for
European countries. Most of the mail
was Christmas presents and money.
80. .One fireman and five girls were
burned to death In a Philadelphia
factory fire Thursday night. Fran
els Drysdale, shot through the heart
with a pistol bullet on November "a.
at st. Joseph, Mo-, has so Tar recover
ed as to be able to sit up In his bed.
-. The grand jury Of Fulton county.
Ca, has made report strongly con-
demning the superintendent and
guards in charge of the Atlanta city
stockade. The report says that the
conditions were 'fnhuman, incred-
ible and vile.". ..... The estimated
expenses OF the Japanese government
for the fiscal year 1901 are an
nounced as s2s7,000. 600. -. Joseph
e. Murray, an orderly Of the New
Jersey insane asylum. on Friday shot
Miss Mamie Can ~ to death. fatally
wounded VIM. Bostick and committed
suicide in the parlor Of Philadelphia
apartment house, The cause Of the
tragedy was jealousy. Miss Juli-
ette Hero has won verdict for $4,000
damages In a New York court against
Dr. Anibal Zelaya, son Of the presi-
dent Of Nicaragua, for beach Of
promise Of marriage. -Four per-
sons were killed and q number in3ur-
ed at Harris City, Ga, Friday In q
collision between a Central Of Georgia
and a B. & A. train......I VIII re-
quire more than $4,000 enumerators
to take the 1910 census.