Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-20
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iSh rule. AS the lnndDltdllS VI 1SLiSh
are Mohammedans,, like the Turks,
the rebel>chief proposed to stop the re-
bellion for a time, lend the sultan his
100, 900 trained warriors until the ltal-
ian "unbeliever" could be defeated,
then he would resume his rebellion
against Turkish power.
Macon. Ga. October 10: Eugene
Ely. the well-knOwn aviator, was IA
tally injured at the state fair grounds
here shortly after o'clock this al
ternoon when his aerOplane refused
To rise after a sensational dip and
plunged with him fifty feet to the
earth. In the presence of nearly S.OOO
people he fell to the middle OF the
enclosure of the mile track. almost
clearing the machine by a desperate
lean that he made when he realized
his peril. His body was broken in
score of places and he died eleven
minutes after the fatal fall. Just be-
fore the end he regained conscious
ness and muttered: Il lost control
I know l am going to die
Columbus. O.. October II: Special
dispatches received here say that Troy
and Elias Hatfield, two of the Hatfield
family of feudists, living near Fay
etteville. w. Va, were killed today,
and another man, Geromie, an Italian
is believed to have been killed, as the
result of a shooting. The Hatfields
are alleged to have begun the fight by
charging the Italian with peddllng
whisky in territory that they thought
belonged to them. Geromie denied the
Allegations of the brothers by firing
four shots and wounding both. The
Hatfields replied to the fire and a run
ming fight ensued.. PaSSerSby found
the two brothers lying in the road:
Elias was dead, but Troy was still
alive and managed to say before he
died: You don't need to hunt for the
man who did this; he is dead, TOO.
A search is being made for the pody
of Geromie, which had not yet been
found.
- There was a sensational escape
from the state prison farm at Mil
ledgeville, Ga, last Tuesday morning.
when Old Bill Miner, the notorious
train robber. who is serving twenty
year sentence, joined with Tom Moore
and John Watts and assaulted
guard. The guard was bound and
gagged, and it was some time before
he could give the alarm. Bloodhounds
were put on the trail of the men, ana
the dogs ran the trail well for tew
minutes. but a hard rain came up ana
they were unable to do any more. Ihe
men were headed toward Macon. Tel
egrams have been sent all over the
state notifying the sheriffs or the es-
cane Old Bill Miner robbed South
ern railway train last year near
Gainesville and was sentenced 10
twenty years in the penitentiary. rom
Moore is serving life sentence for the
murder of his brother, in Burke
county. having killed him to secure
the life insurance money. John WAITS
is serving twenty years from PULASKI
county for murder.
New Orleans, October 10: That
the southern states issue bonds TOT
the yaloriZation of the cotton crop III
the same manner as the Brazilian gov
ernment has done with the co1ee crop
of that country, is a suggestion whlch
Theodore H. Price, the New York cot
ton operator, will make to the confer
ence of cotton states governors whlch
will meet here October 80 to discuss
a plan to check the downward price
of the staple. Mr.. Price, In a letter
brazilian committee by the valoriza-
ton plan had advanced the price OF
coffee in two years several cents a
pound and that the country, which
was rapidly becoming Impoverished
is.now more prosperous than ever be
fore in it's history 1T is possible that
II NAV be unconstitutional for some
of the southern states to issue the
necessary bonds" writes Mr.. Price
but it would be easy to amend the
constitution. as it would be for the
benefit of all the people. 1 viii guar,
antee that the plan will be hnanceo'
he concluded
Austin. Texas, October 10: All
governors of southern states, except
Florida, expect to attend the COTTON
convention that has been caile1 10
meet in New Orleans, october 80, TO
consider the price of cotton and the
cotton crop interests in general. rms
information today reached the office
of Governor o. B. Colquitt with the
last of the replies to his call for the
conference. The governors OF Mlssls-
sippi. Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma
have written that they will not only
attend but will bring their commls-
sioners of agriculture. They nave
also assured him that they expect TO
be accompanied by bankers. cotton
men and newspaper men, and that
they anticipate much benefit to be
derived from the deliberations. In
several instances, the governors have
not completed their appointments. NO
list of prominent delegates is yet
available here. The governor OF
Florida writes that official duties will
prevent his attendance, but that ne
will try to appoint a suitable num-
Der of delegates, and that he bespeaks
the heartieSt of we'll wishes for the
movement i'm the interest OF the cot
ton industry of the south.
-. Danville. Pa, October 10: Moving
picture men lost a grand opportunity
by not being in the vicinity of the
game preserve of Alexander Billmey-
er. at WaShingtOnville. Friday, when
they might have snapped fight Tor
supremacy between the monster elk,
Jumbo, and his younger rival, JOB.
The fight. which was a thriller from
the start, lasted one hour, and result
ed in the downfall Of Jumbo and the
eXaltation of Job. The wild animals
fought ferOciously and without min
ute's let up. Mr. Rillmeyer describes
the fight as unparalleled by anything
he has ever seen. The bulls were de-
horned about the last of August, and
yesterday was the first time they nave
been permitted to come together since.
Jumbo weighs about l,4OO pounds,
while his rival weighs but loo. JOB,
however, is younger, and had the ad-
Time after time the animals would
retreat a distance from each other and
then come together with such force
that they were thrown by the recOil
back on their launches. The herd OF
elks stood about watching the fight
and ready to accept the victor as their
leader. From now on Jumbo takes
second place.
- Columbia. October IS: There have
been a number of increases in the
revenue from the various depart
ments and the state levy will very
probably be about 81 mills" said A.
w. Jones, the comptroller general, to-
day in discussing the situation in this
state. No definite statement can be
made with reference to the levy, ac-
cording to the comptroller general
because the levy will depend on the
appropriation bill as sent in by the
ways md means committee of the
house The state levy in 1909 ana
1910 amounted to 50 mills. The
state last year borrowed 100000 for
running expenses. and it is expected
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