Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-06
MERE. M ENTlON.

MEHE-MEN lON.
Rev. DR.. John Wesley Hill and
Rev. ]. c. Hogan, prominent preach
ers Of New York state, engaged in a
fist fight at Hartford, Conn.,, Monday
night. They had gone to Hartford to
take part in a debate on Socialism
......A special election to name a
successor to Senator Johnston. will be
held in Alabama on May 11........
There was frost as far south as Miami
Fla, Monday. -. A bill has been in
troduced in the legislature Of Massa-
chusetts to prohibit the tango, lame
duck, Argentine, chicken flop, bunny
hug and grizzly bear dances in pub
lie. IS. L. G.. Rhodes, one Of the
five West Virginia legislators, sent ur
for bribery in connection with the
election of a United States senator, is
critically i'll at the state prison. .....
Mrs. Catherine O'Neill died at Hart
ford, Conn, Tuesday, at the age OF
LOG years. Her husband died sixty
years ago. -. In New York up tC
Monday night at IL o'clock, $4,000
income and $1,000 corporation tax re-
turns were filed with the collector OF
internal revenue for that city,
The $500 national banks Of the United
States have a combined capital OF
$1,OO9,SS4,675, and outstanding cir
culation Of $753,16S,S3S, according to
a statement issued by the treasury
department on February 2S. 80.
The worst storm of the winter broke
over eastern Pennsylvania, New Jer-
Fri
day morning. Railroad and surface
car traffic was paralyzed, telephone
and telegraph wires were torn down
and suffering among the poor was
most severe. 80. Clifford Pinchot has
become q citizen Of Pennsylvania and
announced himself as Progressive
candidate for the United States senate
against Senator Penrose. -. Lincoln
Beachy, the aviator, while looping
the loop" at Santa Barbara, CAL
Sunday, lost control of his biplane
and with it fell 1900 feet, but man
aged to right himself 40 feet from
the ground and escaped with slight
injuries. 800. Physicians in Philadel-
phia a few days ago vaccinated 1900
persons. Policemen guarded the city
block while the doctors were at work
..... King George Of England, has
offered a cup for the winner Of a
series Of yacht races to be held dur
ing the Panama-Pacific exposition
The census bureau will soon is
sue a bulletin giving the Indebtedness
Of the forty eight states Of the Union
On June 80, of last year, the total in
debtedness of all the states was $342,
$4,000, an increase in ten years OF
$107,342,000. In Iowa the debt, less
sinking fund assets, is only three cents
per capita. .Dade City, Fla, has
passed an ordinance which seeks to
put the muzzle on knockers" The
ordinance provides for not less than
fifteen days in prison and fines OF
$500 to 5000 for whoever ISLANDERS
the title of any property in Dade
City," etc. Said Pasha, for many
years grand vizer of Turkey. died al
Constantinople, Sunday. An army
of the unemployed" including twenty
four companies Of ninety men each
left San Francisco, Tuesday, proposing
to march to Washington. The army
has all the officers Of military regi-
ment. except paymaster.. .... The
Cologne, Germany, Gazette, a semi
official publication, created a sensation
in Germany, Tuesday by publishing a
statement from its st. Petersburg cor
respondent to the effect that Russia Is
preparing for war with Germany.
Marcel Rodureau, 15 years old, Is on
trial at Nantes, France, charged with
the murder of seven persons on Sep
tember 80, last. More than 400
cases of typhoid fever are reported
from towns along the Richelieu river
in Canada. Joseph w. Harrison
a New York banker and director OF
the United States Express company, is
authority for the statement that the
company may liquidate and go out OF
business. -. Adolph Segal, Phila-
delphia promoter, has been forced into
bankruptcy His liabilities total ST.
S93,731, and his assets are given al
$3.50. The Geographical Society OF
Washington. at its banquet on Tuesday
night. presented a gold medal to Col
George w. Goethals chief engineer OF
the Panama canal. The presentation
was by President Wilson. .... Bishop
Thomas Bowman, the oldest bishop OF
the Methodist church in the United
States, died at Orange. n. j.. Tuesday
aged 81 years. .... So great was the
Indignation at the acquittal of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Little, charged with the
murder of J. J. Van Cleave, that Judge
Land, responding to public demand
on Tuesday at Shreveport, La, issued
an order forever barring from jury
service the twelve men who composed
the Little jury. The school board
of Boston has put the ban on school
boy athletic contests which take them
away from their homes over night.
Arizona grown long staple cotton OF
the Egyptian type, Of the 1913 crop
was sold on the Liverpool market a
few days ago at % 1-3 cents pound