Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-10-06
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/ Col. Roosevelt is campaigning in
Pennsylvania, in an effort to help Gift
ford Pinchot, Progressive Republican
defeat Senator Boise Penrose for re-
election to the United States senate
.... Twelve men are known to have
been killed by a cave-in OF zinc
mine gallery at Webb City, Mo-, on
Thursday. Fifteen others were lead
to safety by a blind mule through
abandoned galleries. 1t is believed
that the dead as the result of the ca
tastrophe, will total fifteen. -. The
214th scholastic year of Yale univer-
sity, New Haven, Conn.,, opened last
Thursday. 1t is stated from New
York that the German government is
seeking to make arrangements to buy
through a neutral government, a
large supply of baled cotton in the
United States. D.. American shipments
of wheat to Europe last week aggre-
gated 100000 bushels. The de-
partment of agriculture Is trying to
push the slogan Made in America,
to increase the popularity Of American
made cheese. Up to June 80, 63,7S4,-
313 pounds Of cheese were imported
during the fiscal year. Most of the
imported limburger" cheese sold in
this country, has been made in the
United States for years. ... Only 1850
immigrants arrived in United States
from foreign countries during Sep
tember. The total for the nine
months ending September 80, was 3O,-
00S, as compared with 5S,S24 for the
same period last year. During
the week ending September 80, 5S,-
144 bales Of cotton were shipped from
the United States to foreign coun-
tries. .... Mr.. Bryan will make cam
paign speeches in Ohio, Indiana, Iowa
and Nebraska between now and the
November elections. .". .Seventy-two
persons were killed in New York dur
ing the month of September by We
hicles of various kinds. Of these 35
were victims of automobiles. =. I'm
ports of precious stones for the month
of September, aggregated $5S4,334, as
compared with $6,522,207 for the
same month last year.. The total
value of gold produced in Alaska VI
to January l Of this year, aggregated
$22S,392,540. Last years production
was S15,626,S ,S13.. Three persons
were killed and more than 25 injured
in a collision of interurban electric
cars near Sherman, Texas, Friday. -.
The Carnegie Steel company at Pitts
burg, Pa, has posted notices to its
employees that the wage agreement in
force during the past fifteen years,
will be terminated January lst, on
account of business conditions due to
the European war. The most val
liable single piece Of real estate in
New York city is the Grand Central
station. 1t is assessed at $4,000,
000.. ..... David Reid, Confederate
veteran, accidentally shot and killed
Price Lilly, aged %, near Harrison
vile, Va, Saturday. Grief stricken,
the aged veteran tried to kill himself,
but a kinsman Of Lilly interfered.. -.
Col Samuel Reber, head Of the United
States aviation corps, has been recall
ed by the government from Paris. -.
| Shipping along the west coast Of South
America has been almost suspended,
owing to the reputed presence of the
German cruiser Leipzig, reported to
have sunk two British steamers in
the past week. Secretary Bryan
made two addresses in New York city,
Sunday, in the interest of peace. 80.
Fred F. Stacer, a wealthy citizen OF
Tennille, Ca, was killed Friday night
| by a passenger train. PROPOSED
increases in freight rates on cotton
from California points to Mississippi
river transfer points and eastern des-
| ltinations, averaging about seven per
cent, were suspended Saturday by the
Interstate commerce commission un-
til February. Roy Allen, aged 49,
was killed in a football game at Sa-
pulpa, Okla, on Saturday" The
North German Gazette admits the
presence of cholera in Germany as
we'll as in Austria. ..... Secretary and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan celebra-
ted the thirtieth anniversary of theil
marriage, Oct. l.. Reports from Sofia
say King Charles Of Rumania is criti'
cally i'll. "A. Rustem Bey Turkish am
bassador to the United States, left
Washington, Saturday, from whence
he will sail this week for Constantine
| pie. In a statement before leaving
n said he is quitting his post on his
| own initiative. ...A A dozen buildings
were destroyed by fire at Stone Noun
tain, Ga, Friday. DR.. John George
Adams, one of the worlds foremost
Iauthorities on tuberculosis, has en-
listed as a private in the corps being
raised by McGill university of Mon
treal, Canada, for the British service
in the European war. see. President
Wilson last Friday signed the rivers
and harbors bill, appropriating $20,.
600, 900 to be expended under the di'
retion of the war department on pro.
jects now under way. The Ameri'
can hospital ship, Red Cross" ha:
reached France. The United State:
war department has announced thai
| the American forces will not be with
drawn from Vera Cruz before Octo'
Der II. The Indiana Pipe Line
company, a Standard Oil subsidiary
on Friday declared a quarterly divi'
dend of $3.50 a share, a reduction OF
fifty cents from the dividend declared
1aIf 4
train No. 101, The Sunset Limited
was held up and robbed Friday night
near Cotton, Cal, by two bandits.
President Wilson has nominated
Richard w. Walker of Huntsville
Ala, to be United States circuit judge
for the fifth circuit. ...." The house
judiciary committee formally filed its
report Friday, recommending that the
impeachment proceedings against
Judge Emory Speer of Georgia, be
| dropped. ..... Ten million dollars ir
gold were shipped from New York tC
Otatawa, Canada, Friday. THE an
nual meeting of the American Prison
association is being held in st. Paul
Mimi. .Suffragettes of Ohio, held q
monster parade in Columbus, Satur-
day. The French minister of f.
nance, estimates that the war is cost
ing France S7,000,000 a day. A
suit to break the will of James Camp
bell railroad promoter, whose estate
is estimated at S16,000,00O, was filed
in ST. Louis, Mo-, Saturday, by chill
dren of P. P. Campbell Of West Vir
ginia, a brother. ..... Sixteen men wer'
killed and twelve injured by gas eX
plosion in a coal mine near Ensley
Ala, yesterday. The house yester
day rejected the Lever cotton Nan(
grain warehousing bill, authorizing {
nation wide system of warehousing un
der Federal supervision, by vote o
Ala, yesterday The Federal reserve
bank for the fifth or Richmond, Va.
district, was organized yesterday b!
the election of George j. Seay as chair
man. has rented temporary quarters
and is ready for business as soon as th'
Federal reserve board gives the neces
sary orders.