Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03
MERE MENTION

The session of the United Mine
Workers Of America, at Indianapolis,
Ind, was thrown into a turmoil Fri
day, when the secretary Of the mine
workers publicly stated that Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation of Labor, got "gloriously
drunk" during the national convention
at Seattle, Wash, some time ago.
Gompers denied the charges yehem-
emily. Fire, starting In New York
piano factory early Saturday morning,
destroyed the factory and set fire to
six tenement houses and the Dora
Hirsch school for girls. Eleven per-
sons perished in the flames and by
falling walls, caused by explosions in
the piano factory. Later in the day
fire started In the basement Of o big
tobacco factory on East 99th street.
Six persons are reported burned to
death, and score or so are missing.
Congressman, Robt- g. Bremmer OF
for cancer in Baltimore sanitarium.
The radium treatment Is being used
and improvement Is reported. 80. Mrs.
Evelyn Schuster- -Wigle Is under arrest
at windsor, Ontario, and has confess
ed to having four living husbands.
The Catholic clergy Of New York, has
set in motion a movement TO boycott
all improper plays produced In that
city. General Francisco Villa, OF
the Mexican rebel army, has announc-
ed that hereafter all prisoners OF war
win be treated according to the rules
Of civilized warfare. During g. run
lasting five days on the Bank for Saw
ings, on Fourth avenue, New York, up
to Friday $1,000, 900 had been paid out
to depositors. Speaker Champ Clark,
Democrat, predicts that Senator Will
liam 2. Borah, of Idaho, will be the
nominee Of the Republican party In
1915. /. The Kentucky legislature has
passed a bill making the carrying OF
pistol felony in that state. ...... The
United States senate has passed bill
making postal money orders payable
at any money order office regardless OF
the office on which the oroer was
drawn. ... Under recently enacted
law West Virginia distillers win not be
permitted to manufacture their wares
in the state and ship them out OF the
state. The law becomes effective next
June. The new liquor law OF the state
will also effectively squelch the social
clubs of the state. The Federal CIR
cult court at St Louis has ordered the
sale of the Wabash railroad system.
The upset price is $4,000, ,000.. "A part
Of the governments exhibit at the
Panama exposition will be a model OF
the Panama canal. The model will be
about 500 feet long and will cost ap-
proximately 100000. .... Colonel Will
liam C. Gorgas, who drove disease out
of the canal zone, has been confirmed
by the senate as surgeon general OF
the army, to succeed the late General
Torney. =. Sixteen foreign nations
have tentatively accepted invitations
to send detachments Of troops to an
international encampment at the Pan
anna Pacific exposition next year,.
Prof. Livingstone, known throughout
the country as "A-No. l." professional
tramp, is to be married at Erie. Pa,
today. go. Jack Johnson, the negro
pugilist, now living in Paris, claims
that his flight from Chicago, cost him
$25, 900; alleging that he paid the
money to Federal officials. The charges
are being investigated by q grand jury.
The sub committee hearings In
the impeachment proceedings against
Judge Speer Of the Federal district
court of southern Georgia, came to an
end at Savannah, Ga, Saturday.
Capt. e. e. Johnson, commander OF the
ill-fated Monroe, which was sunk OF
the cost of Virginia, Friday morning.
has filed libel against the Nantucket,
claiming 100000 damages, and al
leging that the disaster was due to
carelessness on the part Of the Nan
tucket's navigators and officers. .....
A. s.. Colyar, who came into notoriety
about a year ago by dictographing
Thos. B. Fielder, in Atlanta, In connec-
ton with the Phagan murder case, is
under arrest at Raleigh, N. c.. on the
charge of impersonating Governor
Hooper of Tennessee. Colyar is said
to be wanted in Birmingham, on
charges Of obtaining money under
false pretenses. -. ID. -