Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-10
MERE-M MENTlON.

Rev. VIM. White Wilson, leading
Episcopal minister of Chicago, was
killed by a street car in that city Fri
day night . Percy Alexander, we'll
known lawyer of Shreveport, La, died
Saturday from a wound inflicted the
previous week by a half-witted negro.
Rev. H. Greene, Lutheran min
lister, was burned to death at Paulina,
Ia, Saturday by being caught under
an automobile. The Democrats OF
Georgia, will try to raise $4,000 for
the Wilson campaign fund. Roam
Baker, a negro, was shot to death py
Sheriff Dunehoo on the Coosa river near
Rome, Ga, Saturday. The negro had
been arrested, and got away, stabbing
a deputy sheriff, when he was shot by
the sheriff. =. Gordon White, the faith
er of an alleged victim Of negro. as
sailant, was arrested at Princeton, w.
Va, on the charge of murder, 1t being
alleged that White Is one OF the
lynchers of the negro. Four Mexi-
can rebels were killed in Arizona Sat
urday, in a fight with United states
soldiers. None of the Americans were
wounded. The trouble with the coal
miners of West Virginia, has not been
much improved since the declaration
of martial law by the governor a few
DAYS ago. .... Lieut.. General arthur
Macarthur, U. S. A, retired, died at
Milwaukee, Wis, Thursday night. ....
Bob Burman drove an automobile one
mile in 47.S5 seconds at Brighton
Beach, N. Y, Saturday from a flying
start, beating all former records. .....
Nathan Allen, retired merchant or
Kenosha, Wis, on Saturday, paid the
IN
his liability in a civil suit growing out
of a smuggling charge in New York In
1903. The United States subma-
rine boat FL made a worlds record for
deep diving near San Francisco last
week, attaining depth Of 2S3 feet. :.
Greece, Bulgaria and Servia are SAID
to be combining forces to protect
themselves against Turkey. .Chas. w.
Morse, the ex-convict banker, has again
opened offices in New York. 80: Two
British army aviators were killed near
Gravely, England, Friday by a. falI
with their machine from a height OF
i 900 feet The public schools Of
New York occupy nearly $50 buildings,
employ over $4,000 teachers and there
are over 100000 pupils. The cost Is
more than $40,000,00 annually. .....
Chicago surgeons on Saturday opera
ted on a man for terrible pains In his
stomach" and took therefrom nine
teen pocket knives, seventeen nails,
five knife blades, a dozen screws and
a silver dollar. .....A recently pub
lished estimate by the United states
bureau of trade and labor, estimates
the amount of capital in the world
invested in various forms OF securities
is between $4,000. 100000 and $1l5,-
900, 600, 900. O....... UP to last Saturday
night $4,000 persons had contributed
s175,O0O to the Wilson campaign fund.
In a motorcycle accident at
Newark, n. j., Sunday afternoon. six
persons were killed and three serious
~ injured. The tragedy was caused
by the rider losing control Of his ma
chine and running off the track.
]. H. Helton, a book dealer. was shot
ten times with an automatic revolver
by w. H. Curtis, travelling salesman,
at Jackson, Miss, Saturday afternoon.
The salesmans wife is said to be the
cause of the killing. 1.-TWO tramps
were killed and three others are
missing as a result Of a railroad wreck
on the New York Central near Fort
Plain, n. Y, Saturday.