Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-07-28
MERE-MENTION

day, by an assassin, who shot him in
the cheek and arm. The woulu-oe
murderer was killed by guards.
The eleventh case of bubonlc plague
has been reported in New orleans
Joseph Schmidt, a janitor, is the VIC
tim. .Chas. S. Parnell, aged "a, Of
Brooklyn attempted TO hold up New
York. New Haven and Hartford train
within the city limits of New York,
SATURDAY. night. The would-be bandit
shot and wounded two men ana Wo-
man. He was captured by the police:
Lieut.. Col. John G. Porte will
not attempt to fly across the Atlanuc
ocean until October lst, the delay be-
ing on account of needed repairs on
his flying boat. Several hunureu
men. women and children stampeded
from moving picture airdome IN
Cincinnatti, Saturday, when the place
became infested by swarm OF grass
hoppers. ..... Morris Bolick, OF tails-
burg, n. Y, was electrocuted In ms
home, Saturday, when he attempted
to turn off an electric nght py means
of a chain. Albert McQulSiih' d
handless man of Terre Haute, lnu'' mas
been arrested charged with forgery.
McOuiglin, both of whose hands are
cut off signed his mothers name to
checks, holding the pen with his teeth,
and only experts could detect the
false signatures. ..-. .kier Harole, q
member of the British parliament,
made a scathing attack on King
George of England. Saturday, in con-
nection with the Ulster troubles.
Among other things he said: klng
George is not statesman. he is not
the pleasure-loving scape-grace MS
father was, but like his father, ne Is
destitute of even ordinary aDlllty'
Born in the ranks of the working Glass;
his most likely fate would have been
that of a street corner loa1er.
John Schrank, the man who tried 10
assassinate eX-President Roosevelt IN
Milwaukee, Wis, in october, 1872, VIII
probably never be tried on the charge
of assault with intent TO Kill. SchranK
is steadily growing worse from men,
tai standpoint. More than i,oVV
tons of Manchurian con, one OF the
first shipments to arrive in the Onlteo
States since the removal OF the tarll,
is being held up in Seattle, Wash, un-
iii II can be determined whether the
weevil with which il is infected, is de-
structive. President Wilson has
nominated E. A. Brand of Virginia, 10
be first assistant chief of the bureau
of foreign and domestic commerce.
Attorney General Thos. F. Carmody
and ]. A. kellogg, first deputy attor-
ney general of New York, Will resign
September lst. Both men VIII prac-
tice law in New York city,. Count
Alexander Roma of Greece, who lead
the famous Garibaldi legion, during
the recent Balkan war, died in Athens.
Friday. He was formerly speaker or
the Greek chamber of deputies. -:
Three of the six policemen or ROCK
willie Center, y. Y, have been arrest
ed on warrants charging them with
burglary. Trunks containing So'o0O
worth of valuables have been tound IN
chicken coops in the yards OF two OF
the policemen. .Brlgadler General
VIM. H. Loomis of Grand Raplus'
Mich, has been elected major gen.
eral of the Uniform Rank, knlgnts ol
Pythias, in session at Terre Haule'
Ind. Mrs Susie Woods of Colum-
bus. Ind, has filed suit for divorce
against her husband, d. c. Woods, al
leging that Woods has not taken
bath in the past four months.
Daniel Cavisky of Simpson, Pa, was
locked up Saturday night, charged
with swearing at his wife over the
telephone. w. j. Neill, an employe
of the Southern railway at Aslanta,
shot and killed his divorced wife ana
then killed himself, Saturday. Neill
shot his wife upon her refusal to live
with him. w. J. Baber, former
chief of police of Tulsa, Okla, mas
been arrested and held without pall'
for the murder of Deputy Marshals
Holmes, Davidson and Plank or Okla
homa. BabeT shot the men when they
attempted TO search his home tor con-
traband liquor. ...... ALEXANDER n:
Brooks, a prominent business man OF
Asheyille. y. c., has been sentenced to
serve six years on the county chain
gang for the killing of F. B. Hugill.
in an Asheville suburb, last May.
Eleven sailors of the liner Baltic, were
injured Saturday, by the fall OF
boat during fire drill One of the
injured men will die. 49,. .Cardlnal
Gibbons, head of the Catholic church
in America, celebrated his SOth blrth-
day in Baltimore, last week. k.......
Charles Hurotin, first president OF
the Chicago stock exchange, died sud
denly in that city, Saturday. Sa-
yannah, Ga, officials refused to allow
the steamer Laila bound for havana
Cuba, laden with 100 tons or dyna-
mite, to enter that port saturday. Ihe
steamer wanted to stop at savannah
for needed repairs. john Lane oi
Jersey City, y. j., has been sentenced
TO two years Imprisonment for steal
ing two cents from a church box.
4. e. Sinclair, a travelling salesman
was on Friday, fined Sc at Jackson,
Miss. for giving ten cent tip TO
porter The porter was also hned 80
for accepting the tip. The fines were
remitted, 5. Richardson, an
SO-year-Old negro of Elizabeth Clty'
y. j., has asked permission OF the
city council TO dig in Jefferson PARK
for pot of gold, the location OF
which, he says, spirits have reveaieo
TO him.. The yacht, Shamrock w.,
MI I INT
the Americas cup, is on its way across
the Atlantic, and according to wireless
messages, is making good time.
The New York limited, passenger
train on the Louisville and Nashville
railroad, was held up by two men,
four miles east of New Orleans, Friday
night. A flagman is reported to nave
been killed. 4 large amount OF loot
was secured. Republican MEM
hers of the senate let it be known on
Friday. according to washington
dispatch. that they would do what
they could to expedite the administra-
ton bills in order TO get them out OF
the way, 50 congress can adjourn py
September 1St. VIM. Waldorf AS
tor has sold the Pail Mall Gazette and
the Observer, the two London papers
he owned. 1t is understood that ne
sold them at price much less IMAM
ne Ddlu LOT lHSill. OilSlS wv OSN-'
non, campaigning for his return TO
congress. gives as a reason for his de-
sire that he wants to bring about the
good old days" The old united
States battleship MISSISSIPPI, recently
sold to Greece, has been formally
transferred to representatives, of that
government at Newport News, Va, and
the vessel has been renamed the Kill
kis. and will sail in Il few days for
Greece. in charge of Greek crew.
VIM. w. Cleary, town clerk OF Harer-
straw. n Y. for the past fourteen
years, and Democratic boss of Rock
land county, is in Jail charged with
the murder of his lS-year-old son-in-
law, Eugene NJ. Newman, who had
secretly married Cleary's lS-year-old
daughter. Roswell a. Clark.
cutlery manufacturer at Hotchklss-
Vile, Conn. has been arrested, charg-
ed with having recently caused
$500. 900 fire loss at his factory. He
had $l2O.000 insurance on the plant:
Jacksonville. Ind, suffered loss OF
$4OO, 600 by fire, Friday. One man was
killed. General Huerta and his