Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-04-25
MERE MENTION

Because Of disclosures made by a
Socialist member Of the German
reichstag involving the Krupp firm
in scandal with the officials Of the
war office, the new military bill, In
volving expenditures Of $3.50, 600, 600,
has been cut very materially and a
number Of army officers have been
abolished. .'... Three of the famous
Paris automobile bandits were gull
lotined Monday. One of them, when
told that his time had come, replied,
THAT this Is the day without a to-
morrow. John Mitchell ex-
president of the United Mine Works
Of America, has been appointed labor
commissioner Of New York state, with
a salary of $4,000 q year. Gov
ernor Mann, Of Virginia. was operated
on for appendicitis at Richmond, Mon
day. His rapid recovery is expected.
....l. .Chas. F. Baker, q deputy as
sistant cashier Of San Francisco
national bank, was sentenced Monday
to serve ten years In prison. He stole
1907, ,o00.... The Delaware County
Bar association at Media, Pa, has
preferred charges against the sherifr
and two Jury commissioners. alleging
the stuffing Of the jury box last De-
cember. 1t is claimed the jury was
packed for the benefit OF politicians.
..... The liner Aguitania, the largest
ship ever built in England, was
launched Monday at Glasgow. The
vessel will carry a total of 1880 pas
sengers and crew.. The total num-
ber Of claims for damages out Of the
Titanic disaster is 651, aggregating
16,600,000. .... .Ex-King Manuel of
Portugal, is to. marry Princess Angus
tina Victoria Of Hohenzollern, Ger
many, The Chicago Bar associ-
alton has started movement to ELI
inmate politics in the election Of the
Illinois judiciary. President VIII
son will spend two days, May and 2,
campaigning in New Jersey in behalf
Of jury reforms that he instituted while
governor Of that state. ....- The In
ternational meeting of the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers con-
vened at Jacksonville, Fla, Monday.
"A Philadelphia man Is suing
John Wannamaker for the death Of his
wife. alleging that she was burned to
death by the explosion Of bottle iof
hair tonic, which she had purchased
at the Wannamaker store. .. The
recent row between Banker Glover
and Congressman Sims in Washing
ton Is, to be investigated by a con-
gressional committee. Reports
from New York are to the effect that
District Attorney Whitman has at
last succeeded in getting to the root
of the graft system In that city6 by
forcing Jacob Rouss, well known
criminal lawyer, to disclose his con-
nection with the "men higher gp in
the. system. -. :. Three meHS Here
ktI1ad ond oauon en- 1,Sr Ioy, o~-
plosion in packing house of a pow
der mill at Lake HapathCng. N. j.,
Tuesday. :. :. The 10000 conductors
and trainmen of the eastern railroads
Of the United States, have submitted
demands for an increase Of Is per
cent In. wages. Representative
Hull, Of Tennessee, author Of the new
Federal income tax law, estimates
that 1t will raise q revenue Of $107,-
$4,000, of which total the corpora
tions Of the country will pay $37,-
100000. On January /, there were 55.-
129 corporations in the United States
which will be liable to the tax. ......
The Office and plant Of the News and
Observer Of Raleigh, N. c., owned by
Josephus Daniels, secretary of the
navy, was destroyed by fire last night.
The loss was about 100000, and the
insurance was 80 per cent, One hun
dred and twenty men lost their lives by
a gas explosion in a coal mine near
Finleyville. Pa. Wednesday. Up to
Wednesday night more than seventy
bodies had been recovered. .Secre-
tary Of State Bryan will visit. Sacra-
mento, CAL, in an effort to soften the
effect Of the bills before the legislature
Of that state directed at the Japanese.
..... The board Of arbitrators on the
controversy between the fifty-four
eastern railways and the $1,000 fire.
men on Wednesday announced its de-
cision. The firemen secure increases
of 10 to IL per cent in wages. A
slide, said to be the worst in the his
tory Of the Panama canal, was discov-
cred a few days ago: 1t has only NOV
ed two feet so far but its extent can
not be definitely estimated at present.