Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-10-04
MERE-M ENTlON.

The steamship Cordova, from Ham
burg to Central American ports, last
week accomplished the feat of keeping
in wireless communication with Ger
man wireless station for thirteen days
until it had travelled a distance OF 2,400
miles Organized labor engaged in
a demonstration" strike Of one day at
Lawrence, Mass, Monday, on account
of the imprisonment of two labor lead
ers charged with a murder committed
several months ago. There was much
rioting during the day. An Allen
town, Pa, undertaken held the corpse
of a man until the funeral expenses
were paid him. Wife No. l, divorcee
Of the dead man, paid the expenses OF
the funeral, and allowed wife No. 2,
the widow, to take charge of the body.
Both women attended the funeral.
Secretary Wilson says that there is
small prospect of lower prices for beef
and advises people to eat more mutton,
which sells at about half the price of
beef on the hoof. ... Lord Roberts,
England's most famous living soldier,
celebrated his S0th birthday Monday.
BY means of a mock lynching
the sheriff of Kenasha county, Wis"
forced a confession from negro prls-
oner charged with grand larceny. The
negro had stolen a gun and after ms
confession dug the gun out of pile or
leaves where he had hidden it. The
British foreign office denies the pub
iished story to the effect that England
and Russia would partition Persia. ...
A Chinese leper, held in detention
camp near Pittsburg, Pa, had not been
seen about his shack since the outbreak
of smallpox in the city. A guard peer
ed into the shack and inquired OF the
Chinaman as to why he had not been
outside as usual for some days. 'Neliy
much afraid of the smallpox" was the
Chinaman's reply. ..... The Pulltzer
School of Journalism, of Columbia COL
lege, was opened in New York on Mon
day, with an enrolment of 100 stu
dents .. The Pennsylvania Railroad
company has recently placed orders for
125,000 tons of steel rails, at cost'o
S3.5OO. 900. ....A Paris dispatch says
that fifteen thousand Macedonians in
the United States will Immediately go
home to volunteer for the expected
Balkan war. In the primary elec-
ton held in Atlanta Wednesday for
the nomination of mayor, James u.
woodward led the ticket. He will go
into a second primary with Aldine
gia railroad has thrown one thousand
persons out of employment at the Lii
thania Granite quarries. VIM. Finn,
the Roosevelt political boss of PennSyl-
vania, testified before the Clapp senate
committee at Washington on Tuesday
that he had contributed $144,3OS to the
Roosevelt campaign fund this year
most of which he had spent in Penn
sylvania in the interest of the Bull
Moose. Jas. ]. Corbett, former
heavyweight champion pugilist of the
world, is in a serious condition in a
Philadelphia hospital following an ope-
ration for appendicitis. His recovery is
doubtful. .... Col Roosevelt finished
his Swing around the circle" at New
York on Wednesday, having Travelled
10000 miles. He is testifying before
the senate committee in Washington
today. The trial of forty-siX de-
PENDANTS, accused of completely in a
widespread conspiracy against employ
ers of nom union labor, began at lndi-
annapolis, Ind Tuesday. The trial may
last a year. BY the explosion of a
turbin on the U. S. torpedo destroyer
Wake, at Newport, r. l., Tuesday
three men were killed and eight were
seriously injured. David Bruce
Brown, wealthy young sportsman oi