Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-29
MERE-M ENTION.

A Jacksonville, Pa, man who is a
religious fanatic, belonging to a sect
known as Devil Chasers," tried to
her Of a devil. 80. .Gaetano Miletello,
an octogenarian, was taken from the
ruins Of Messina on Monday alive,
but much exhausted after being buried
for twenty nine days. 80. The Cana
dian Pacific railroad Is preparing to
alectrify It's lines in western Canada,
making use Of numerous waterfalls In
the mountains to develop the necessary
electric power. ...... Sidney c. Love, a
Chicago and New York broker closed
out business in Chicago on Monday
that was rated at $25,000,000 a year,
in the space Of four hours, and retired
from business with a fortune Of ST.
900, 900. .....T The new battleship Maine
arrived in Havana harbor on Monday
the 25th, and anchored alongside the
old battleship Maine which arrived at
the same place on March 25, 1898. .....
The Anti Saloon league has a local
option bill before the legislature Of
Pennsylvania and expresses confidence
that it will become a law. John R.
Binns, the Marconi operator on board
the Republic, which was wrecked at
sea Saturday, was eulogiZed by Con-
sressman Boutell on the floor Of the
house on Monday. He said IN part:
"Binns has given the world splendid
illustration of the heroism that dwells
n many who are doing the quiet, un-
noticed tasks Of life. Is 1t not an in
spiration for all Of us to feel that there
are heroes for every emergency. and
that in human life no danger is so
great that some Jack Binns Is not
ready TO face it?". Secretary Of
State Elihu Root has rendered his res
ignation to President Roosevelt. He
will be succeeded by Robert Bacon, the
assistant secretary. Mr.. Root has
been elected United States senator
from New York. .... Mrs. Brodt Of
New York. was given a verdict Of
$4,000 in q London court on Monday
for personal injuries sustained in
wreck on an English railway In July,
1906. w "A resolution was passed by
the senate on Monday calling for
sweeping investigation Of the navy and
result of magazine articles charging
wastefulness and mismanagement In
naval affairs. .....A Chicago packing
house has started a business Of pre-
pairing horse flesh and shipping it to
Europe under the label finest timed
beef" The board of experts ap-
pointed by the president, has rendered
a decision that completely reverses the
findings Of DR.. Wiley, the pure food
expert in regard to the harmful ef-
fects Of benzoate Of soda. DR.. Wiley
may resign his position. ;. The gov
ernment has filed thirtyfive suits
against several railroads and more
than 100 private individuals Of Oregon
and California. to recover an aggre-
gate Of 353,2SS acres Of land valued at
more than $15.000,O00. State Sem
ator Blay has filed charges in writing
against United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson of Wisconsin, charging
that Stephenson gave his campaign
manager $250.O0O for the purpose Of
"bribing and corrupting n sufficient
number of voters to encompass the
nomination of Stephenson in the last
primary election. -. Randolph Rose,
one of the largest liquor dealers in the
country, says he will retire from the
liquor business on July !. when the