Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-25
MERE. MENTION.
A straw ballot taken by 4

A straw ballot taken by the Worlds
Work, a New York magazine, In
which 2,415 votes were cast, repre-
senting every state in the Union in
double its number Of electoral votes,
gives Woodrow Wilson 579 votes Taft
402, Roosevelt 274, Harmon 96, La
Toilette 81, Clark As for the 1912
presidential election. "A Mrs. Har-
mon and her 1-year-old baby were
killed at Pleasant Hill, Ala, Saturday
by stroke Of lightning. The at
torneys for the defense In the Camor-
ra trials at Viterbo, Italy, went on a
strike Friday and refused to appear In
court because of the alleged insulting
Eighty-five horses and a score Of auto
mobile trucks and wagons belonging
to a clothing concern, were destroyed
by fire in Chicago, Friday night. -.
Charlie Reese, negro, at Bay Springs
Ga. Friday night, killed his wife. a
negro man. a negro boy, wounded a
negro woman and a white man and
then killed himself. He had been
drinking. A Reading railroad train
was derailed at Siousca, Pa, Saturday
morning. The engine and four cars
rolled down a 15-foot embankment.
The engineer was killed and two pas
The nude body of Miss Mary Priddy,
aged 60, was found near the govern
ment light at Knob shoals on Great
Kanawha river, Ohio, early Saturday
morning She was the keeper Of the
light house and her death Is mys-
terry. In an attempt to fly from
London to Edinburgh and return be-
ginning Saturday. two Of the aviators
were hurled to the ground, and their
machines wrecked. Neither OF the
aviators were seriously injured. .....
figuring on a 100000 bale cotton
crop in that state this year. =. There
have been nine deaths from Asiatic
cholera at Swinburne island, New
York's quarantine station and there Is
one genuine case of cholera at Belle
vue hospital in the city. ..". Nine
horses, ridden by eastern tourists.
were killed by a bolt Of lightning In
the Yosemite valley, California, Sat-
urday. None Of the riders were seri-
ously injured. =. .Mohammed All Mir
"a, the ex-shah Of Persia, is making a
strong effort to regain his throne and
few days ago he and his followers
defeated a strong force Of government
troops sent to check his advance to
Teheran. The Turkish government
is alarmed over news Of coming
slaughter of Armenians but says 1t Is
unable to protect the Armenians be-
cause Of needing its troops In Albania
and Arabia. .... .Chas. B. Fisher, a
wealthy real estate owner of Spring
field, O.. died last week in the work.
house at Xenia, where he had been
sentenced to one years imprisonment. I
He left $4,000 to religious organiza-
tions. and $4,000 to friends Of him
self and mother, and cut off two sons
without a cent. .... Joseph Wenari a
prominent merchant Of Porto Rico, |
now in New Orleans, says the Porto
Ricans will soon declare their inde- |
pendence Of the United States. go"
During the past year Mrs. E. H. Har-
riman. widow Of the railroad man,
has received 5000 begging letters. The
total amount asked for was $110.OOO.- |
600. Yeggmen blew open bank
safe at Stevenson, Ala, Friday night |
and got away with $1,000, mostly in |
currency and overlooked $4,000 in |
currency in an inner drawer