Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-17
MERE.MENTION

The liner Michaonael rammed and
sank the steam pilot boat New Jersey,
Wednesday. The crew was rescued
Leaf tobacco sales in North
| Carolina for the month OF June ag-
| gregated III ,006 pounds, an Increase
of $4,000 pounds over last year. 80.
Housewives Of st. Paul, Minn., have
started a boycott on meats. The
national convention Of the Federation
of American Motorcyclists Is in ses-
sion in St. Louis. Motorcyclists from
all parts of the country are riding
their machines up to the convention.
The Raleigh, n. c., Bar association
has endorsed Chief Justice Walter
Clark of the North Carolina Supreme
court as associate justice Of the
United States supreme court tn sue
ceed the late Justice Lamar. Two
English suffragettes whipped Thom-
as Wood, secretary of Scotland, and
with horsewhips on Wednesday. They
were arrested. .... By a vote or 132
| to 1913 the congress on tuesday
abandoned it's mileage reform" pro-
gramme. This means that the mile
age allowance for congressman and
senators will remain 20 cents a mile.
| ..... By the will Of former Con-
gresham Clardy Of st. Louis. each
of his sons is bequeathed gold
headed walking cane with the nope
| that they may find no more use for
them than did,. ....... All the sena-
! tors concerned in the charge Of mis-
use of official letter paper in connec-
ton with the Gold Hill mine in
North Carolina, have been exhonerat-
ed by an investigating committee.
The United States gunboat Sacra-
mento has been ordered to Guatana-
mo to await developments in the
revolutions now going on in the do
minion republic and Hayti. 49,. The
U. $. battleships Missouri and Illinois
are now anchored in the Thames
river, London, England, where they
will spend a week. Two Russian
aviators were killed by fall from
their machines near Otchakov. Rus
sia, this week. Women OF San
Francisco will soon launch new
Democratic daily newspaper in that
city. ... Charles Eastow, former
chief of police of Lake City, Fla,
committed suicide by poison in VAL
dorsta, Ga. on Tuesday. 49,. Mrs.
Bessie ]. Wakefield is for the second
time on trial, charged with the MUIR
der of her husband at New Haven,
Conn. She was sentenced TO electro
cution as result of the first trial, put
secured a new hearing. -. Frank
T. Robson of Connellsville, Pa, has
a house cat tnat Is nOlHeTlHS d WIN
cat The wild cat was given to. Robi-
son when only a few days old and
he gave it to the care Of his house
cat which nurses 1t along with her
own kittens. 80. Gregory Rasputin.
a monk, known as the "Richelien of
Russia" because of his influence with
the czar, was fatally stabbed by a
woman on the streets Of Pekroosky.
Siberia, Monday. The assassination
caused tremendous sensation
throughout Russia, as Rasputin was
recognized as the power behind the
throne. .... Nancy, the 2-year-old
daughter of r. r. NJ Carpenter, a
wealthy citizen Of Wilmington, Del,
was drowned Monday by falling into
a fountain on her fathers lawn"
VIM. Waldorf Astor the wealthy New
Yorker. who became a citizen OF
England several years ago, in the
hope of being able to buy an English
title. had such a violent quarrel with
one Of his sons that the son will
probably be disnherited. The quarret
was the result of a witty remark, aim
ed at the elder Astor by the wife OF
the son. ... Justice Lurton who died
at Atlantic City. \. j., Sunday, was
buried at Clarksville, Tenn. Wednes-
day. The annual convention Of the
Benevolent Order of Elks Is i'm ses-
sion at Denver, Col.