Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-06-11
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crowd is in control Of the national Re
publican executive committee the talk
Of a Roosevelt. bolt is growing strong
er; but the public, Of course has heard
too much talk from the politicians to
lregard II seriously. 80. The c. c. &
10. railroad corporation has been au-
thorized by the Virginia corporation
commission to increase It's capital stock
from $4,000 to $4,000. 49,. The Unit
ed States supreme court has handed
down a decision in which II holds that
L the commerce court cannot substitute
Itself for the interstate commerce
commission. The employees OF the
Boston elevated railway are on strike
and are making a lot Of trouble. .....
Thugs, dressed as women, attacked
New York woman in her apartments In
fashionable fiat house, Friday. and
got away with $4,000 worth Of gems.
John Hays Hammond, one Of
commission Of five, who visited Euro
pean countries, inviting exhibits at the
Panama exposition, has returned home
and reports that practically all OF the
European nations will have exhibits at
the exposition. I. 4. Sultan Mulai Hafid
of Morocco, has left Fez,, presumably
for Paris, and 1t Is supposed that the
sultan will not return to his throne.
Count Tisza, president Of the Hunga-
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get Of lunatic's pistol fire Tuesday.
Tisza was uninjured. The would-be
assassin, a member Of the chamber OF
deputies, committed suicide. The
American Medical association, at It's
session at Atlantic City, N. j., last
week, passed resolutions strongly urg-
ing congress to pass laws regulating
the sale Of morphine. cocaine and
other habit-forming drugs. ....... The
price Of beef has become 80 high that
Pittsburg. Pa, people are starting
movements to curtail the eating OF
meats In restaurants and private homes
49,. Atlantic City, N. J., is today
holding a primary election to nominate
ten men as candidates for the five po-
sitions as public commissioners when
the city passes under the commission
form Of government. "A Tuscarora,
Pa, man on being told that heavy
shock would kill bed bugs, put piece
Of dynamite under his bed and explod-
ed 1t. The man had a narrow escape,
the bed was blown to splinters and
the house was almost total wreck. >.
Two wireless telegraph stations are to
be erected on the New Jersey coast
that will be powerful enough to COM
municate direct with London. a dis
tance Of 3,100 miles. Two boys
were killed by a bolt Of lightning at
Water Valley, Miss, Thursday. "A. L.
Alderman, postmaster at Marietta, Pa,
was last week sentenced to serve ten
months in jail and pay a fine Of 5000,
the amount Of his embezzlement while
postmaster. "A statue OF Christopher
columbus, erected by the government,
was unveiled in Washington Saturday.
49,. Senator George 8. Nixon. Of Me-
vada, died in Washington last Thurs
day night Of meningitis. He was
buried at Reno, New. yesterday. .....
The stocks Of opium In the hands Of
dealers at Shanghai, China, have de-
preciated in value $10,000,000 since
May 1st, because OF lack Of demand. -.
ars. Laura F. Schenck, who was tffeS
at Wheeling, w. Va, last year on the
charge Of attempting to murder her
since been held under bond has been
released from custody Of the court. -.
Rev, Charles Emelius, Lutheran min
lister. Is under arrest at New Sweden,
Me-, charged with the murder Of his
father-in law. 49,. Wall street Is bet
ting three to one that Taft will beat
Roosevelt in the Chicago convention.
..... The Seismograph instruments at
Georgetown university, Washington,
indicated heavy earthquake shocks be-
ginning Friday morning and continu-
ing through SATURDAY morning. IL ID
estimated that the shocks were most
pronounced at some point within 2,400
miles Of Washington. -. DR.. Harvey
Wiley has declined the position Of
chairman Of the Boston board of
health. DR.. Wiley gave as reasons that
he had previous engagements taking up
his time, and further that as the Boston
board would be composed Of three
members he didn't care to accept Job
where he could not have full sway.
The Republican National executive
committee. holding sessions in Chica-
go, has so far decided "a contested
seats in the convention In favor of Mr.
Taft. &. :. Eight bodies, all mutilated
almost beyond recognition, were found
murdered In the home Of Joseph Moore,
prominent merchant at Villisca,
Iowa, yesterday. The murderer killed
his victims with an axe. Revenge is
given as the motive. The strike Of
hotel and restaurant walters In New
York has not yet been settled. There
was considerable rioting about the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel last night, the
police making 1875 arrests. :. BY q
vote Of 10 to the board of aldermen
Of Charlotte voted to forbid the sale
Of liquors by Charlotte druggists on
prescriptions or otherwise