Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-08-08
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mEh6 mEN tON
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has
returned to Washington, after a three
weeks visit to the Pacific coast. .....
William Lusty, young man, was shot
to death In New York restaurant
Monday night, by four gangmen. The
gunner made their escape In an auto
mobile. -. The government bonded
warehouses throughout the country
contain goods to the value Of S105, $685.
1884. This vast amount of goods Is held
I'm the warehouses pending the passage
of the tariff bill now before congress.
80. A proposed child labor law before
the Georgia Legislature, putting the age
limit at IA years, has been killed by
the senate. -. DIR. Pierre Roux, direc-
tor of the Pasteur institute, Paris, an
nounces the discovery and perfection
of an anti cholera serum. 49,. Militant
suffragettes are believed to be respon-
sible for the destruction of the resi-
dence of Sir Georges Newnes at Lynton
England, Tuesday morning. .. .Twen-
ty-two miners lost their lives In coal
mine fire at a colliery near Glasgow,
Scotland, Sunday night. -. Secretary
Of State Bryan has Cancelled number
of chautauqua engagements In Kansas,
on account of official duties In Wash
ington. .....A 14-inch gun exploded at
the Indian Head. Md. proving grounds
Wednesday, July Soth,. due to too great
pressure at the breech. 80. The navy
department on Monday opened bids
for the building of six torpedo boat
destroyers. The bids ranged from
sS25. 900 to $685., 900 each. 80. Demo-
cratic leaders of New York, have given
Governor SulZer vote Of confidence
in his fight against Chas. F. Murphy
and Tammany Hall. 30. "A gold field Of
exceptional richness is reported as be-
ing discovered in the province OF Kat
anga, In the Belgian Congo. -. -Four
thousand salmon fishermen have gone
on strike on the Frazer river, British
Columbia. :. An aviation pupil died
at Berlin, Germany, Monday from in
juries received on Sunday. He was the
300th victim of aviation since the
sport began in 1908. 80. The trial ar
rangements of the famous Diggs- Cam
inetti white slave cases in California,
have been changed so that the defen-
dants will be tried separately on six
counts each, making the defendants
liable to sentences Of ten years each.
In addition, Caminetti, and his attor-
ney, Harris, are to be tried on charges
of subornation Of perjury. :. Governor
Hodges Of Kansas Is being urged to
call an extra session of the legislature
to provide relief for farmers in the
drought-s stricken counties of western
Kansas, so as to prevent actual suffer-
ing. 80. Abraham Fink tried to kill
Rebecca Silverman on Fifth avenue,
New York, last Saturday, and then
committed suicide Fink has since been
identified by the Philadelphia police as
the king of the White Slavers". 49,.
Emma Krill, q trained nurse, is under
arrest at Cornwall, N. Y, charged with
the murder of DR.. s. e. Iron, a Utica
physician, by poison. go. Anthony w
Grace was electrocuted at Sing Sing
prison, New York, Monday, for the
murder of his brother. .p.. The first
bale of the 1913 cotton crop sold al
Selma, Ala, Wednesday, brought 16
cents a pound. President Wilson and
Secretaries Bryan and Daniels have
conditionally accepted invitations to
attend the Southern Commercial con-
gress, at Mobile, Ala, in October. 80.
Richard d. Drysdale, county COM
missioner Of Duvall county, Florida, is
under arrest at Jacksonville, charged
with forgery and raising checks. 80.
The Georgia house Of representatives
has passed a bill to license automo-
pHeS ~ 90 edCH iOT Stdtt rOdu puf-
poses. 49,. Attorney General Mercy
ommendation of the Federal pardon
board for the release of Nathaniel
Hawthorne from the Federal prison at
Atlanta. Robert C. Ogden, the wide
ly known philanthropist, died at his
summer home at Kennebrook Port.
Maine on Wednesday. He was a re,
tired member Of the firm of JOB,
Wanamaker.. Senator Luke Lea,
Of Tennessee has introduced a bill to
provide revision Of Aldrieh- Vreeland
currency act..... "A negro named Sid
Taylor, threw cigarette into $50
pounds Of dynamite at Osyka, Miss,
last Wednesday, and was blown to
atoms. :. "A mail car on Louisville
and Nashville train from New Orleans
to Birmingham, was rified by bandits
Tuesday night. The thieves handcuffed
the mall clerks together. ~. Two men
were killed and two injured Tuesday,
when Wabash freight train was
wrecked near Des Moines, Ia, by rum
ming into bull asleep on the track. (.
A 2-year-old child was drowned al
Paris, ILL.,, Tuesday, by falling into an
S-gallon jar Of vinegar. 49,. Guests to
the number Of IT'S, were forced to flee
for their lives from fire which destroy
ed the Blue. Mountain hotel at Pen
Ma, Pa, Tuesday morning. The loss
was $500,000, including jewelry to the
value of $250,000 belonging to guests.
......Jack Donaldson an Australian,
broke the worlds 300-yard sprinting
record at Manchester England, Tues
day, by covering the distance in 20 3-5
seconds. The record Of 30 seconds for
the distance had stood since 18S4.....
The pig iron production for the first
six months Of 1913, was the largest on
record, being 16,4SS,602 tons. -. Earn
ings of the United States Steel corpor-
alton for the three months ending June
80, indicate approximately 100000, 900
for the year. 80. Col. F. s. Cody, the
American who has been doing so
much in aviation in England, was kill
ed yesterday while flying with pas
senger. The passenger was also killed.