Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-08-19
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Paris. August Il: Leblanc, in
the Bleriot, monoplane, won the
great cross country aviation race or
four hundred and eighty-five miles
in eleven hours and so minutes and
55 seconds. Leblanc made an aver
age of forty miles an hour. Auburn
took the second prize. finishing IN
twenty minutes behind the winner.
Two hundred thousand people wit
messed the finish of the great race.
TumultuOus cheering burst from the
enormous crowds as Leblanc appeared
above ISsy and from nearly quarter
of mile i'm height before he planed
down to the earth. In close success
sion to Leblanc and Aubrun came Le-
ganeax and five army officers who act
ed as escorts 10 the ColllelSNdlS IN
the last stage of the flight.
The first aerial race between the
birds of nature and of mans produc-
ton took place at Amiens, France last
Monday in the course of the great aeri-
nj cross-country competition and was
easily won by man. A flock of ~ car
rier pigeons was released at Doual
at the same instant that Leblanc, in his
Farman biplane, started from the
mark on his so mile flight to AmienS.
Rushing through the calm air the bl-
plane soon out-diStanced the birds ana
when Leblanc reached Amiens the
flock was not yet in sight, the first
pigeon arriving six minutes and 20 sec
onds after Leblanc. Before the last or
the flock had come in. La GengneuX.
who had started at the same time as
Leblanc. but consumed nine minutes
more on the trip. arrived, beating the
last pigeon by IL minutes.
Pedro Montt. president of Chile.
died suddenly at Bremen, last Tue =
day. within a short time of disembarN-
ing from the Kaiser Wilhelm de
Crosse President Montt was recent
visitor to the United States, and would
have had Mayor GaynOr as a fellow
passenger across had the mayor not
been shot just as the vessel was about
to sail. He died of heart disease to
which he had been subject for quite a
while. Pedro Montt became president
of Chile on September IS, 1906, and his
term of office extended to 1911. He
succeeded German Riasco as chief
executive. He was elected by an enor-
nous majority and was supported by
a really national party. Pedro Montt
was a member of one of the best
known families in Chile, for his faith
er. Manuel Montt, was president of the
Chilean republica from 1851 to 1861
New York. August IS: The con-
gestion of baled cotton at this port fol-
lowing the bull operations of the So
called PatUen pool has created a con-
dition in shipping circles here which
on the surface would be indicative of
the early establishment of the
country's trade balance We're it not Off
set by Stagnation at other ports. Ow-
ing to the abnormal quantity of the
staple brought here for delivery by the
shorts. steamship lines have been
swamped with freight all through June
and July and it is only now that the
vessels engaged in rans-Atlantic
freight can find accommodation for the
merchandise offered them for passage.
What New York gained in exports of
cotton, however. was lost by New Or
leans, Galveston. Savannah and other
SOulHSIn pOIlS' TIE COllOu exports LOT
July covering the entire country show
ing a decrease over 1909 of 10000
600 pounds. At New York however.
exports of merchandise during July
increased upwards of s5.000,000.
- Nashville, Tenn, August 16: Capt
Benjamin W. Hooper, of Newport,
Cooke county, was this afternoon
nominated for governor of Tennessee
by the Republican state convention.
which assembled in the Ryman Audi
torium here at noon today. The name
of Alfred a. Taylor, of Washington
county, was the only other one pre-
Sented to the convention, and immedi-
ately following the announcement of
the result of the first ballot the nomi-
nation was made unanimous. The bal
lot stood, Hooper 3S2 9-14 Taylor 201
5-14 The convention also endorsed
the candidacy of b. A. Enloe, Inde-
pendent. for railroad commissioner
from West Tennessee. The Independ-
ent statewide Prohibition Democrats,
who have fought Governor Patterson
every step of his official career. are eX-
pected to support the ticket nominated
today as against the regular Demo-
cratic nominees, which include Patter-
son for reelection, and the coming
campaign promises to be one of vigor
and bitterness.
- Chicago Illinois, August 16: De-
claring that nearly all the Veniremen
had been approached in connection
with the retrial of Lee O'Nei Browne,
Judge Kersten today dismissed a panel
of - who had been Subpoenaed for
the picking of jury. This action
came after several days endeavor to
get a jury to try Browne, Democratic
minority leader of the Illinois legiSla-
ture, for giving Representative Charles
j. White a bribe to vote for William
LOrmer for United States senator.
Judge KernSten pronounced the situa-
ton "deplorable" The veniremen
were Immediately taken to the office
of States Attorney Wyman, where the
judge asked each man if he had been
called on by any one in connection
with his possible service as q Juror.
Nearly all answered il the affirmative.
They We're instructed to report in
court tomorrow for further inveStiga-
ton. Mr.. Wyman made the assertion
in court that he could prove by de-
tective employed by the defense that
the latter had Systematically sought
out every prospective Venireman eth
er personally or through members of
his family. p. II. O'DOnnel of counsel
for Browne. asserted that the venire-
men had been seen" by agents Of a
third interest. neither defense nor
prosecution but some one interested
for political reasons in the downfall of
Browne. Swan Dahlberg, a member
of the panel, stated in court that he
had been seen" by some agent whose
real purpose he did not know. Dahl
berg said this agent told him that he
need not answer the subpoena. Dahl
berg acted on this advice and was in
consequence brought before the judge
today to explain why he should not be
adjudged in contempt of court Then
he told his story. Judge kenSten
leaned over his desk and said solemn
ly: THE court wants TO know if this is
going to be a fair trial or traVeSty on
justice. The situation has reached a
point where an investigation is neCes-
.,ary." 4 sixth panel which was or
uered to report tomorrow Will be
questioned. If il is found that investi-
gators have been talking to them this
panel will be dismissed also.
- New York. August 16: Theodore
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