Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-12-02
FRIDAY, DECEMBER z, 1e1c
MERE-M ENTlON.

In a murder trial at Cambridge,
Mass, last Tuesday, lawyers argued
all day over the two questions whether
an alleged dying statement could be
taken as evidence and whether It could
be referred to by the prosecution.
A sleet and rain storm prevailed at
Admission, Ala, last Tuesday night.
Lee county Virginia has voted 100000
OF bonds for road improvement. ......
Major General George Elliott, COM
mandant of marines has been retired,
after forty years of active service. 80.
Jos de La Campo, Brit Russell and j.
F.. Bartlum. leaders in the recent
strike at Tampa, Fla, were on last
Tuesday convicted of conspiracy in
trying to prevent by force, striking ci-
gar workers from going to work and
each was sentenced to one year In JAIL
The government Is offering for
sale the Winslow and the Siren, two
torpedo boats that have been con-
demned as being too antiquated for use
in the modern navy. 1t was on the
Winslow that Worth Bagley, the only
American naval officer who was killed
in the Spanish-American war, lost his
life. The Ministerial association OF
Johnson City. Tenn, at its meeting
last Monday, issued an address to the
women of that city urging them to re-
move their hats at Sunday evening
church services. The address, signed
by every minister in town except one,
states that it is not because the min
listers do not admire the lovely crea-
tions worn but in order that the gospei
NAV have full power. 80. George w.
forroor Shiar nf tha R0ckfOrt
National bank, who was recently in
dicted for the alleged shortage of about
sS. 600, committed suicide on Tuesday
by shooting himself through the head.
.The navy department is looking
for William w. Spunier, formerly
blue Jacket. He saved the life of Lieu
tenant NJ. E. Smith of the U. 5. ).
Pennsylvania in the Mediterranean sea,
and the navy department has medal
and a cash reward for him. 80. .Ine
CITY of New Orleans has adopted an
ordinance recurring all vehicles. how
ever propelled to carry red light when
travelling in the dark. Two New
York boys, one aged IS and the other
l9, fell out over a cent loan Wed
nesday and one killed the other. 49,.
Delegates of three branches of the
Methodist Episcopal church, are IN
session in Baltimore considering a
movement looking to eventual organic
union. The trustees Of the Central
Trades and Labor assembly have fled
a suit against the city of Tampa. Fla.
for $4,000 damages for closing the la
Dor temple of Tampa for period or
three weeks during the strike. and for
the alleged loss Of valuable papers. -.
Heavy damage was caused to snip
ping along the coast Of Spain last
Tuesday by a wild gale. ...... .Porhco
Diaz was sworn into office as president
of Mexico for the eighth time yester-
day Investigation of the recent ac-
cident at the Indian Head proving
grounds, whereby four men were killed
as the result of the blowing out or
breech block, developed that the trou-
BILE was due to faulty designing OF the
mechanism. The city OF Macon,
Ca. has re-opened the old fight to take
the state capital from Atlanta, oilerns
to donate S250,000 for the erection OF
the necessary building. .Novem-
ber treasury receipts showed sur
plus Of more than s1,000,000. 49,. Pres
ident Taft has completed his annual
message to congress. E. Forty per cent
of the leading producers of steel, rep
resenting about 95 per cent of the out
put of the country, have agreed that
there shall be no reduction in prices.
Ebert Merida, died at Nashville,
Ind. last Wednesday, aged go years,
and II Is claimed that during his whole
life, he never shaved or had his hair
cut. In Columbus, Ga, the other
day, Frank A. Stockton was convict
ed of selling liquor and the judge SEN
fenced him to $500 or ten months; but
would leave the state for two years.