Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-04-30
MERE ENTIoN.

A Philadelphia physician reports the
cure OF locomotor ataxia by the remo-
val Of diseased nerves from the spinal
column. -. The firemen Of the steam
ship Olympic went on strike Wednes-
day just few minutes before the time
for sailing from Southampton, because
of the failure Of the shipowners to sup.
ply a sufficiency Of life saving equip
ment. German ship owners have pro-
posed an international conference with
a view to bringing about improved life
saving equipment on passenger ves-
sells. 1.-THE body Of the late Gen.
Frederick Dent Grant, was buried i'm
the military cemetery at West Point,
NJ Y, Friday. :. Z. Hugo Lawrence
Ames, London author and Journalist,
and Mrs. F1orG Ames. his wife, were
sentenced to six months imprisonment
by an English court Friday, on charges
Of bigamy. Both the defendants had
obtained divorces from American state
courts from their former life partners.
The English court held the divorce de-
crees to be worthless. The British
government has ordered warship to
the west coast Of Mexico to look after
the interests Of British citizens.
Major Thomas L. Rhoads has been ap-
pointed successor to Major Butt, as
aide to President Taft. The Cana
dian Pacific liner Empress with 1,460
passengers aboard, narrowly escaped
disaster last Wednesday when she
glanced an Iceberg similar to that
which destroyed the Titanic. :. Gov.
Foss OF Massachusetts, has refused to
allow the use Of his name as candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
nomination on the statewide primary
ballots In Rhode Island. -. Joe L.
Montgomery, OF Admission, Ala, fell to
the ground from the third story OF
building In that city and received no
injury as the result of his fall. Will
fred j. Preston, IA years of age shot
and killed Frederick Baer, at Balti-
more, Md, on April 18th. He wanted
some money he said. ;. Attorneys for
Clarence v. T. Richeson, the preacher
convicted Of the murder OF his sweet
heart, Miss Avis Linnell, made final
appeal before Gov. Foss at Boston last
Friday to secure the Communication of
the death sentence to life imprison-
ment. The army transport Buford
left San Francisco last Sunday, bound
for the west coast Of Mexico for the
purpose Of picking up any Americans
who wish to leave that country. go. A
court OF inquiry into the Titanic dis
aster with Lord Mersey presiding has
been convened In London. Every sur
vivor Of the wreck who has returned
to London has been served with a
subpoena. "A wireless message from
the cable-ship Mackay- Bennett receiv-
ed at New York last Friday stated that
the bodies Of John Jacob Astor, Isidor
Straus and M. Hays have ben found
subpoena. -. Seven hundred nd
fifty children marched out In perfect
order from a burning school building
at Kansas City, Mo-, last Friday. The
building was completely destroyed. -.
The Democrats Of Georgia will tomor-
row decide whether the vote Of the
state win go to Champ Clark, Oscar w.
Underwood, Woodrow Wilson or Jud-
son Harmon. The big fight has been
between Underwood and Wilson, on
the theory that the triumph Of Under
wood means a victory for Clark.
The Turkish government has promul-
gated a decree expelling all Italians
from Constantinople. ... The torpe-
do boat destroyers Prebble and Perry
left San Diego, California last Sunday
for the west coast Of Mexico The
supposed mission Of the boats is to
give help to American citizens.