Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-06-15

rested him in Ohio last week, that Col
ogero Vicarrio, alleged head Of the
American Black Hand society, was d.
rectly connected with the murder of
Lieut.. Petrosino Of the New York po-
lice force, in Italy several weeks ago.
A petition containing more than
| 5000 names will be presented to the
next session of the Georgia legislature
asking that body to pass a compulsory
education law. =. "A plan to raise $780,
900 for the erection Of monument
to the Confederate dead at Arlington
cemetery, Washington, is being consid-
cred by the Arlington Confederate
Monument association. President
Taft has started the Federal grand
jury Of New York into a vigorous in
vestigation of the methods of the
American Sugar Refining company and
criminal prosecutions will probably re-
suit Otis D. Smith, a young white
man, was hanged at Jacksonville, Fla,
Friday for the murder Of his sister.
-Four persons were killed at Sue
ders, Tex, Thursday by a cyclone. The
property loss was very great. .... Tine
police of Chicago has about failed In
| its effort to make murder charge
against DR.. Heldane Cleminson on ac-
count of the death Of his wife, which
has some mysterious aspects. .....O.
G. Venable was sentenced to thirty
days in the stockade, fined $500. and
placed under $4,000 for court by
police Judge in Atlanta, Ga, Friday, on
charges Of inducing a witness In
blind tiger case to leave town. MRS.
Emma Holston, a white evangelist, was
assassinated at Virgins, Miss, Thurs
day night, while she was preaching to
congregation Of negroes. 1t Is
announced at Omahas Neb., that VIM.
]. Bryan will be a candidate to succeed
Elmer ]. Burkett in the United States
senate in 1911. A cable from Toulon,
France, is to the effect that the French
cruiser julie Ferry left Turkish wa
ters for Toulon sixteen days ago and
has not since been heard from. 1t is
feared the vessel is lost. .... A statue
to the memory Of General Stephen d.
Lee, was unveiled in the National cem-
etery at Vicksburg, Miss, on Friday.
General Clement A. Evans, General
Fred D. Grant and Hon. George r. Peck
made addresses. Twenty towns In
southern France were violently shaken
by an earthquake on Friday. From
rs to 100 are dead and the injured
number more than 100. The re-
cent death Of scores of work horses in
New York Is said to be due to the mix
ture Of oats and barley as feed. This
is said to be certain death to stock. -.
AS the sheriff was adjusting the black
cap to Retugio Jaureque, an Italian
sentenced to death for criminal assault
at Floresville, Tex, Friday, the pris-
oner plunged dagger, made from
spoon handle into the breast of the
sheriff, fatally wounding the officer. A
deputy then unceremoniously hanged
the prisoner without black cap......
The arguments in the bribery cases
against Patrick Calhoun, began at San
Francisco yesterday and the case will
probably go to the jury Thursday or
Friday. One man was killed and
four were injured at Detroit, Mich,
Saturday, by the collapse of a ware
| house. The Russian submarine
boat Kambala was sunk in collision
with the battleship Rostislar in the
Black sea Friday night. Twenty lives
were lost. .... Seventeen Japanese,
leaders in a strike Of Japanese labor
ers of Hawaii, have been indicted by
the grand jury at Honolulu on charges
of having conspired to incite disorder
in the Hawaiian islands. 80. Ninety
deaths from malaria caused by mos
quitoes, is reported from Cape Town
South Africa. The personal expenses
Of Mayor Mcclellan of New York in
Cured in the mayoralty recount forced
by VIM. r. Hearst, totalled $4,000.
The bill will be paid by the city.
Life took 526 persons from the
steamship Antonio Lopez, which was
stranded off Fire Island, New York,
Thursday. -. The town council Of Sc
ney, Ca, has passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting the running Of automobiles on
the streets Of the town. Two $50
gold pieces struck from the Philadel-
phia mint in 1877 were sold in New
York on Friday to VIM. H. Woodin,
a wealthy coin collector, for $4,000
| each. The two coins are, so far as
known, the only $50 gold pieces ever
made by the government. .... San
Francisco is preparing for a great
| celebration on October next, to COM
memorate the earthquake and fire of
1906. 80. The steamer Shearwater,
carrying an excursion party of more
than sixty, sunk in the harbor Of Phil
adelphia on Saturday morning. The
passengers and crew were saved by
police boats. -. Wireless telegraphy
has again figured in a thrilling rescue
at sea. Wednesday night, shortly be-
fore midnight the &c. Q. D." message
was flashed out from the steamship
Slavonia, which was aground on a
the Azores group. The message was
caught by the Princess Irene, $50
miles away. The Irene at once loca-
ted the distressed vessel and started
to the rescue, arriving Thursday af-
ternoon, and this vessel together
with the Batavia, which had also an
swered the distress call, during Thurs
day night took the 410 passengers of
the Slavonia on board, the Slavonia
being a total wreck. The crew of the
wrecked vessel reached land in small
boats. Jesse Bunker, aged 4S
years, and youngest son of one of the
| famous Siamese twins, was killed by
| lightning at his home in Surry coun-
ty, n. c., Friday. He was prosper
Gus farmer. "A man plead guilty
to embezzling $1,000 at Norristown,
Pa, Saturday and was sentenced to
four months in prison. Another pris-
oner plead guilty to the theft of six