Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-05
MERE-MENTION.

The striking coal miners and opera
tors of Illinois and other middle west
ern states, are likely to settle their diff
ferences during the next few days.
More than 1000 section hands Of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton rail-
road are on a strike for higher wages
.... John Lewis, a well-to-do Italian
of the East Side, New York, was snot
to death Friday, from rapidly pass
ing automobile. The killing was the
result of feud.. The northern sec
tions of Austria were swept by lorna
does and storms on Friday. Millions Of
dollars worth of property were destroy
ed. 80. Alma Kellner, an S-year-old
girl of Louisville, KY, who was kidna)
ped in December, was returned to ~.
parents on Sunday. 1t is understood
that $4,000 ransom was paid for her
return. One woman and one man
killed and another woman fatally shot
was the final result Of an attempted
burglary of home occupied by women
at Springfield, Mass, Thursday night.
The women were snot In their home
and the man Is believed to have been
killed by the bandit as he was leaving
the home of the two women victims.
... Bob Hilton, a special policeman.
was killed instantly and Otis Kearney
was fatally shot at Herrin, ILL.,, Friday.
The latter was trying to interfere in an
arrest and pistol duel resulted. The
Georgia division Of the Travellers Pro-
tective association, in session at Sa-
yannah, has started a movement ask
ing for the repeal of the national bank
ruptcy laws. Eight persons were
burned to death Wednesday and Thurs
day in Louisiana, by forest fires. ....
A flying machine at Berlin, Germany,
Friday, while 900 feet above the earth,
turned turtle and fell to the ground.
Both the operator and q passenger were
injured, but neither fatally. Six
men were killed in a coal mine eXplo-
sion at Wilberton, Okla, Thursday. 80.
Albert w. Wolter, the 19-year-0ld boy
of New York, who Is charged with the
old girl, will be given a speedy trial. 1t
is believed that Wolter was connected
with a gang of white slave traftick-
ers Red Tracy, The Smith and n |
fellow named Itsky. were arrested IN
New York recently on charges OF burg |
larry The trial magistrate asked for
$4,000 bail bond for each, pending |
preliminary trial, but later reduced the
bail to $4,000 each which was furnish
ed. When the case was called last
week, the accused were not present,
and the magistrate believes tnat JOB
was put up on him by the thieves law
yers in order to get reduction or the
bond. A Chicago dispatch says
that the railroads Of the country have
recently granted or offered its employ
es increases of wages that will total
$50 OOO, ,OOG a year. The Pennsylvania
railroads increases to its $4,000 en-
ployes will amount to $7,000,0OO year.
Christian f.. Walters, charged with
larceny, plead guilty in Chicago court
him to prison for life, because he was
an incurable victim of morphine. .....
Ellen Holmes, 80 years old, believed to
be a pauper, died in Utica. \. Y, few
DAYS ago. Sewed in her clothes. $4,000
in bills and gold coin were found. .....
Squire ]. B. Hall of Maysville. Ga, told
q lawyer who quoted william Black
stone" as an authority on a question
Mr.. Blackstone into court To testify. as
he did not want any hearsay testimony.
. The conditions in Sicily in the vi
cinity Of Mt. Aetna are growing steadily
fire continues with unabated fury.
More than 10000 peasants have left
their homes on account Of the eruption.
The postoffice department for the
quarter ending December 81, shows a
surplus of $2,111,3 1868. being the larg-
est quarters business i'm the history
of the department 1t Is estimated that
last years deficit of $17,000,O0O will be
reduced below 100000 this year.
Washington, ID. c., business organiZa-
tions. have undertaken a scheme to
have the Panama exposition of 1915.
held iE that city. A part Of the plan
is to have Mr.. Roosevelt head the eX-
position company. ....A sneak thief
got away with tray of diamonds val /