Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-20
MERE ENTlON

Robert A. Taft, son Of eX-President
Taft, was married in Washington, Sat
urday. to Miss Martha Wheaton
Bowers, daughter of the late Solicitor
General Lloyd w. Bowers. 49,. More
than 1000 master bakers gathered
from all parts of the United States,
are in annual convention in Richmond,
Va, this week. -. The Argentine bat
tleship Moreno, built by the New YORK
shipbuilding company at Camden, N.
j., has been completed and will make
her trial trip next week. 80. Govern
or Slaton of Georgia, has issued
proclamation calling on the citizens
of Georgia to hold meetings in their
county seats, Saturday, Oct: "a, 10
consider the subjects of reduction OF
cotton acreage and the planting OF
food crops for next year. Direct
ors of the Amalgamated Copper com
pany on Friday, declared a dividend
of fifty cents a share, reduction or
$1.00 from the preceding quarter. 80;
A suit against Charles w. Morse and
the Hudson Navigation Co., charging
conspiracy was filed in the Federal
court in New York, Friday, by the
Manhattan Navigation Co. Damages
in the sum OF $1,050,000 are asked. -.
Prince William of Weld, dethroned
ruler Of Albina, has Joined the Ger.
man army. The Spanish council OF
ministers, last week, approved the ratl-
fication Of the treaty Of arbitration
between Spain and the United States
Michael Angelo McGinnis, math-
ematical genius, who won parole
from the Missouri penitentiary for MS
solutions of problems in figures and
algebra which had puzzled scientists
for years, died in Kansas City, Mo-,
Saturday, following an illness with
pneumonia. ..... One civilian and TOUR
U. S. cavalrymen were wounded, Sat
urday, by Mexican bullets falling over
the international boundary at Nacco'
Arizona, during Gen. Mayortevas' at
tack on the Carranza garrison Of Naco,
Sonora. Governor Stuart OF Vir-
ginia, on Saturday, gave instructions
for the institution Of a suit against
j. P. Morgan of New York, for re-
stitution Of Martha WaShington's Will
to the public records of Fairfax coun-
ty, Va. The paper was taken from
the Fairfax county court house while
it was occupied by Union troops
during the Civil war. .....A "A Georgia
farmer on Saturday, killed a snake %
feet long, by throwing a rope around
it's neck and choking ii to death. The
reptile is supposed to have escaped
. .
er Tuboontia, grounded off the English
coast, Saturday. The vessel was en-
route to Rotterdam from Buenos
Aires. The passengers were saved.
All of the forty victims OF
ptomaine poisoning at Mercer universi-
ty, Macon, Ca, are now considered
out of danger. Twelve of the students
are still confined to their beds. .....
The nail works and rolling mill OF
the Brooke Iron company at Birds
boro, Pa, which has been closed four
months. will resume operations on
November l, giving employment to
flasher of East Manch Chunk, Pa,
was working on top of a forty-foot
telegraph pole to which he was strap
ped, Saturday. The pole snapped at
the base and fell to the ground, Sc
riously injuring the man.. General
Carranza, first chief in charge Of eX-
ecutive power in Mexico, has been
made a member of the board of gov
ernors of the International Dry Farm
ing congress, which was in session in
Wichita, Kansas, last week. General
CarranZa was one Of two farmers ap-
pointed to the board, the other being
w. r. Motherwell of Canada. .......
Louis BOoklie of New York, is in Jail
box of poisoned candy to Robert Grier,
a millionaire manufacturer Of New
York. ... Mrs. Ruth NJ. Crook of
Hummelstown, Pa, died Saturday, as
the result of eating rat poison, with
suicidal intent. ...... Benny kauf OF
indianapolis, Ind, won the batting
championship in the Federal league
during the past season. His batting
average was 366. Owen Williams,
ten-year boy, of Wilkes-Barre
Pa, died last week from lockjaw,
which developed when he stepped on
a rusty nail and then walked into a
creek of sulphur water. The ma
tional convention Of the Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, held its annual session
in Baltimore, Md, last week. The
1915 meeting will be held in Los
Angeles, Cal. ..... H. j. Staub, n well
known citizen of Newbern, n. c., was
found dead near that city, Saturday
Indications are that he was murdered
... James II. O'Drain. a bOOkkeep-
er Of the baldwin Locomotive works,
philadelphia. is being held under bail
of $4,000 on account of having en-
bcZZled $4,000 from the company
during the past three years. The
alleged interview of Sir Lionel Car
den. former Prtish ambassador to
Mexico, said to have been given rs
the minister sailed from New York
for England. some time ago. in
which severe criticism was made of
President Wilson. has been repudiated
by Sir Lionel Garden through the
British foreign office. .... .Camillus
Howard, a negro. was last week, Civ
en- a verdict of $1,000 against the
city of Philadelphia, for the loss of
one of his legs, alleged to be due to
careless and negligent" vaccina-
tion hy a municipal physician. -.
Thousands of tons of rock and dirt
slipped into the Panama canal at
Culcbra cut last week. effectively
blocking transportation until the de-
briS can be removed. All the avail
able dredgcS were put on the job OF
taking out the obstruction. .....A
sailor on an inbound British vessel
captured an American eagle on the
top of the main mast, when the vessel
was $50 miles off the coast of New
Jersey. last week. The bird was
ChriStcned Kaiser" .... The Demo-
Gratis of Fayctte county. Pa. claim
that there are $500 phantom" names
ON the registry list of that county.
Senator Penrose, Republican. and his
friends are opposing any effort Ia
remove the fraudulent names. .....
President Wilson has given his en-
dOrScment to the candidacy of Gov
crnOr Glynn of New York, for re-
election to the gOVeruurShip. ."Th"
institution for the Financial Assist
anCe of Young Women Contemplating
Marriage" is the title of corpora
ton recently formed in Albany, y,
Y. It's objects are ITO assist young
women contemplating marriage. III
defraYing the expenses incidental
thereto" .... Following the collapse
of Il chain of six private banks con
Quoted by Adolf Mandel in New York
few weeks ago, there hay" beer
six suicides among the banks de-
PASTORS. .... VIM. y. Maginis,
New York lawyer, for % years. has
been sent to prison for Il year on 4
plea of guilty To Il charge of taking
money from an estate of which he
was trustee. ...... Philadelphia has
contributed nearly $l0.00O for the aid
of distressed nun-COmbatantS in Bel
gium ...At the national congress
for Industrial Safety in session in
Chicago. last week. 500 men repre-
senting employees of more than 1900