Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-18
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OneQ III COdl IIiIiie dl Il uhuSheh' oo
pan, Tuesday, as the result Of an ex-
plosion. -. Another eruption Of Las
sen peak, the sixty-fourth Of the pres
ent series, occurred Tuesday. The
volcano hurled forth jet Of vapor to
a height Of nearly 5000 feet. :. Chas.
B. Reynolds, a prominent lawyer OF
Atlanta, wes shot and killed in a bat
tie with burglar in his home, Tues
day.. Lieut.. Commander s. M
Strife, who commanded the after S.
inch turret Of the Olympia, Admiral
Dewey's flagship, at the battle Of Ma
nila Bay, died at Hagerstown, Nd,
this week.. -. The London board OF
trade has awarded Liverpool seamen
an increase of $3.50 per month in
wages. The seamen asked for an in
crease Of SIS per month, owing 20 the
extra risks they have to run on ac-
count of the war. .SecretayT Of Ag-
riculture David F. Houston, IS spend
ing some time at Pinehurst, n. Co..
Edward Daniel Mier, past president of
the American Society Of Mechanical
Engineers, and one Of the foremost
mechanical engineers Of the world,
died in New York, Tuesday. .Chica- :
go authorities have announced that
five municipal dances as a sane cele-
bration Of New Years eve and as a
counteraction to the usual revel In
Chicago's cafes, will take place this
year.. "A son Of former Premier
Balthour Of France, has been killed in
battle at Tahaan. He was only 1S
years old. The New York supreme
court has dismissed the suit brought
by James M. Lynch, former president
Of the International Typographical
Union, against John Kirby and other
directors Of the National Association
Of Manufacturers, for publishing a
resolution charging the union with re-
sponsibility for the dynamite explosion
in the Los Angeles Times building In
1910. After 32 years Of service,
William S. Mcclure, who Is called
Chicago's model policeman, resigned
Tuesday. .... No damage to Florida s
citrus fruits resulted from the cold
wave Of this week. 80. The eldest son
Of Chancellor Won Bethmann-Holweg
Of Germany, has been captured by the
Russians. 80. Fire in the heart OF
Atlanta's business district on Tuesday,
destroyed property valued at 100000
49,. Grover Neves a young farmer OF
Fort Gaines, Ca, was shot and killed
by q negro, Jim Pink, this week. The
negro refused to surrender. and he In
turn was killed by a posse. 1.-THE
Ohio supreme court has refused to re-
view a lower court decision that
school teachers have a right to form
unions Former President Theodore
Roosevelt has declined to testify be-
fore the house naval committee. re-
garding the preparedness Of the United
States for war. Gen. Victoriano
Huerta, former president Of Mexico
now living at Barcelona, Spain, has
denounced as false a report that he
has offered his support to Gen. Villa
..... The store of August Klein al
Yonkers, n. Y, was robbed this week
for the sixth time in six years.
The Arkansas supreme court has just
insurance company, doing business In
that state, is required to pay back
taxes amounting to 100000. Fire
this week destroyed the famous Inter
national hotel, at Virginia City. New
The loss is 100000. .....W With an un-
finished Christmas poem upon her
desk, Miss Mary L. Bartlett, a Haver-
hill, Mass, school teacher, was found
dead Monday night in her apartments
having been asphyxiated.. Seven
thousand employees of Pittsburgh, Pa,
are unable to get the wages due them
by the city as the treasury Is empty.
An emergency bond issue will be re-
quired to pay the $290,000 due the
employees. The United States SEN
ate has refused to confirm the ap-
pointment of John r. Lynn to be dis
trict attorney for the western district
of New York, made by President Will
son. The confirmation was held up
at the instance of Senator O'Gorman,
because he had not been consulted. -.
New Zealand has rejected the propos-
ed nation wide prohibition measure
by an overwhelming majority. -.
New York trade experts estimate that
since the outbreak Of the war in Eu-
rope, Greece has spent fully $4,000
900 for war supplies and materials in
the United States. -. Seven persons
were killed and eight seriously injur-
ed at Cleveland. o.. Monday night,
when an explosion Of natural gas COM
pletely wrecked an apartment house.
..... When a moving picture theatre
at Wilmington, Del, caught fire Mon
day night, the 500 patrons Of the place
marched out in good order. The fire
did damage to the amount of $780,
600. ....... The walls Of a new school
building at Wilkes-Barre. Pa, have
sunk nine inches and are seven inches
out Of plumb, having been erected
over a coal mine, the roof of which
is settling. The house committee
on postoffices and post roads has re-
ported a bill carrying appropriations
of 1921, VIM. A. Orr, a
New York city newspaper man. has
been appointed private secretary to
Governor-elect Whitman, at salary
Of $4,000 a year. Great Britain
is said to be building ten battleships,
the first pair of which will be ready
within six months. The new super
dreadnoughts are to be armed with
ten guns each, of 1916 inch calibre. -.
T. S. Westgate. an oil refiner and eX-
pert of Titusville, Pa, says "zoline'
will do all it's inventor claims for 1t,
but that it's cost Of manufacture is
fully equal to or in excess Of the cost
of gasoline. 49,. Ronald F. Brennan,
former United States senator from
Delaware, with five associates. has
been indicted by Federal grand jury
at Wilmington, Del, for misuse Of the
mails in promoting fraudulent fire in
surance companies.