Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-06-16
MERE MENTION.

1t is reported from Denver that
President Wilson has notified the coal
mine operators of Colorado, whose
mines have been affected by long
continued strike that they must agree
to arbitration by June 20, or suffer the
penalty of having the mines closed.
The militant suffragetteS of England
last Thursday afternoon exploded a
bomb under the famous coronation
chair in Westminster Abbey, seriously
damaging the historic old relic. ......
Hannibal Mesa, wealthy Cuban, has
been sentenced to serve eight years at
a Cuban prison, for having killed Ru-
dolph Warren, an American, in duel
in April, 1913......A Lincoln, Neb,
| firm of machinery dealers recently re-
ceived in one shipment fifty carloads
of threshing machines for Nebraska
farmers. New York's shipments Of
| gold to European banks last week were
| the largest on record for six days
Within the past two months about
$35, 900, 900 have been shipped to Eu-
rope In order to reduce expenses
every employe Of the St Louis South
western railway, from president to Of
| flee boys will be given a three-day va
cation during the month of June. .....
| President Wilson attended reunion
of the class of '79, of which he was a
urday. -Four state banks of Chi
cagO, with which ex-senator VIM. Lor-
| inner was connected, being president
of one, were closed by Illinois bank
officials, Friday. The banks carried
| large deposits for the city Of Chicago.
The run on the four banks started
about three weeks ago, and were pre-
cipitated by a divorce suit against a
man named Brady, who was thought to
| unsecured
| loans with the Lorimer banks. This
| impression made depoSitorS uneasy,
and the run was begun. .lmpeacn-
ment proceedings have been started
against Judge Aston G.. Davis of the
Federal district court of Virginia. ....
Congressman Sharp of Ohio, has been
nominated by President Wilson to be
| ambassador to France. The present
ambassador is Myron T. Herrick. 49,.
Congressman Moore of Pennsylvania,
has introduced bill to appropriate
500. 900 To be used for Federal aid to
different states in eradicating the mos
quito. 49,. Earl lies of Chicago, who
| for seven years has been known as u.
r. r." having lost his mind, is recov-
ering his memory as the result OF a
| bloOdlesS operation. A dislocated YER
tebrae of the spinal column had been
| knocked out of place and this pressing
-
| a hard pressure snapped the Vertebrae
in place and recovery is we'll under
way. ... The world congress of the
| Salvation army now in session in Lon
don, includes more than 1000 dele
gates from A. countries, speaking %
| languages. .....A party of five auto
mObiliStS were killed at Toulouse,
France. Friday. when the machine
went through a bridge. .... Four Ger
man soldiers were killed near Berlin,
Friday, by the explosion of benzine
tank. -. The thermometer dropped to
| u degrees Farenheit in the Bergundy
district of France. Friday All crops
were destroyed. .... The Jail governor
was aSSaSSinated and many convicts
killed at the Spanish prison at Figuer-
as. Spain. Friday. The convicts were
| killed by soldiers. .... Francis A. Og-
den. who died at Houston. Texas, a
few days ago, apparently a pauper,
left an estate worth more than $12.-
| 100000. ogden owned land in four
| teen states and had much valuable real
estate in Chicago. AT the immigrant
station at Philadelphia there is being
detained as undesirable aliens a band
| of 80 gypSieS The tribe has about
| $4,000 in gold and owns about $780,
900 worth of jewelry and trinketS. 1t
| is said To be the wealthieSt company
| of immi grants that ever reached Phil
adelphia. The band owns twenty jew
| cled belts. valued at $4,000 each. .......
| Senators West of Georgia and Narda-
man of Mississippi. shook hands Fri
| day. after almost coming To blows the
| previous day on the floor Of the SEN
ate. Nick Wilburn. a young white
! farmer. was hanged at Gray. Ga, Fri
! day. for the murder of Jas. f.. King.