Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-02
M ERE MEN


Coyle, at Toledo, o., Friday, while in
a jealous rage, shot two women to
death and then fatally shot himself.
Alma Barere, 22 years old, was
shot to death by an employe of her
uncle with whom she lived in New
Orleans, while walking in her sleep
early Friday morning. She was mis-
taken for a burglar. .... A mob of
white men and women made a des-
perate attempt at COney Island, n. Y,
Friday, to lynch two negroes who
tried to battle in the surf with white
women and children. The negroes
made their escape. During the
week of July 1928 there were 5,979
victims Of cholera in Russia. Since
May there have been 1852 cases and
1861 fatalities due to the disease.
Forty-two provinces are stricken.
Storms in Kentucky during the month
of July, are estimated to have done
not less than $5,000,00O of damage.
...... President Boyer of the Western
Federation of Mines, who was called
an undesirable citizen" by Mr..
Roosevelt, has made a bitter attack
on Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation Of Labor, de-
claring that his retirement would be
blessing to the working classes.
The public debt of New York city is
given at 1854, 900, 900. The per capita
debt Of the city is $157.74.. The
strike Of Grand Trunk railway en-
ployes is still in progress. There has
been some rioting and destruction of
railroad property by the strikers.
The strike Of employees of the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company at
Brooklyn, n. Y, has been settled.
Both sides made concessions. .Theo-
dore Douglas Robinson, nephew of
Mr.. Roosevelt, running for congress
In the primary in the Oneida Herki-
mer district of New York, held Thurs
day, was overwhelmingly defeated.
The second trial OF Lee O'Neile
Brown, on charges of bribery in con-
nection with the election of United
States Senator Lorimer of Illinois, be-
gan in Chicago yesterday. The for
mer trial resulted in a mistrial. The
national banks of the United States
on June 80, held a total of $1,314,-
1910 in reserve funds. The coro-
ner's jury investigating the death Of
Ira G.. Rawn, the Chicago railroad
man, which occurred on July 20, re-
turned a verdict Friday to the effect
that he came to his death from pis-
tOl wound, but whether with suicidal
intent or accidental, it was unwilling
to say. Napoleon ]. Rivet was
electrocuted at the Massachusetts
state prison Friday, for the murder Of
his friend, Joseph Gallioux. 49,. AS
a result Of the temporary suspension
Of the Niederdeutch bank at Dort
mund, Germany, last week, the stock
has dropped from 1880 marks on
July to $50 marks per share.
The German government has refused
the plea Of President Madriz of Nj
caragua, that it interfere in his behalf
as between his government and the
United States. .... of the 1853 cities
Of the United States having )pula-
tions in excess of 100000 twenty-four
of them are dry. In the 15S cities
there has been a decrease Of 1892
saloons in three years. "A dispatch
of Saturday from San Francisco, says
that Joseph Vending wanted at
Louisville, KY, for the murder Of AL
ma Kellner, S-years-old is under ar
rest there and admits his identity.
"Wendling" has been arrested many
times before, but has always proved
to be the wrong man. go. The mil
lion dollar plant Of the Burno Box
company, Standard Oil contractors, at
Portsmouth, Va, was destroyed by
fire Saturday. -. Arthur r. Peavey,
a carpenter, fell from the ninth floor
Of a building in Atlanta. Ga, Satur-
day and was instantly killed..
Thirty cotton mills at Fall River,
Mass, closed Saturday until August
g, and 5000 employees are idle. Cur
tailment of product is stated as the
object -. The bill modifying the
declaration of religion required of the
king, upon ascension to the British
throne, has been passed by the house
h,r of
King George will only be required to
swear that he is "a faithful Protes-
tant The sum of $6,153 was sto-
len from the safe Of the receiving ship
Franklin at the Norfolk, Va, navy
yard, some time ago, and the lieuten-
ant commander of the vessel charges
the loss to some one Of the 1858 men
on board. Congressman Butler
Ames, Democrat, will make an effort
to defeat Henry Cabot Lodge, Repub-
lcan, as United States senator from
Massachusetts. E. The population OF
Oklahoma, lacking three enumeration
districts, is announced by the census
department as being 1,651,951.
The pastor Of a fashionable Presby-
terian church at Oakmont, Pa, has
been requested to resign because he
insists on having better church music.
The church is wealthy one and the
pastor says he has no notion OF resign
ing. Clifford Pinchot, chief forester
under President Roosevelt, Is being
mentioned as a possible candidate for
governor of New York on the Repub-
lican ticket =. Erwin Wider, default
ing cashier of the RusSO-ChineSe Dank
of New York has been arrested,
charged with embeZZling more tnan
100000. He lost the money trying
. hn
street John c.. Carlisle, secretary
of the treasury under Cleveland. died
in New York last Sunday, aged 70
wears Attorney General Wicker
sham has given out an opinion, which
has been endorsed by President Taft, TO
the effect that there is no law to pre-
vent the state of Virginia from putting
a statue of Robert f.. Lee in the Cap
itol Statuary hall at Washington. 800.
The cattle market of Chicago has been
smashed during the past week on ac-
count of the forced selling of thou
sands of head of live stock because or
the drying up of pasture lands in the
west, the result of continued drought.
... Last Friday was the tenth ami
versary of the assassination OF King
Humhert of Italy, at MonZa. ..... The
damage to the crops of France by con-
mated at $4OO. .000. 900. -. Eight mask.
ed men attempted to hold up stage
load of picnickers near Ouray, Col,
Friday, but were put to flight 10y uneN-
pected resistance on the part of ten
dcrfnut, who began operations with an
automatic pistol. .... There has been
much disorder and rioting in Columbus,
O.. the past ten days. the result of a
strike of street car workers. Tw" reg
imrntS of Ohio state troops are on the
scene trying to prevent rinting and de-
struction of property. There have
been several deaths in the riots. ......
Three persons were killed and two
others wounded in clash between
Texas state rangers and MeXicans near
San Benito. Tex, Saturday night. ...
\ third political party which styles it
self the "keystone" party, has nnmi-
mated the full state ticket in Pennsyl-
vania. .....A negro was lynched at
Dady. Fla. Saturday, charged with the
murder of n little girl. Bessie Morri- |
son Anpt her negro taken from the