Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-05-08
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Instructions relating to possible
mobilization Of the national guard has
been mailed to the organizations Of all
the states from Washington. Rich
ard olney Of Boston, has declined the
appointment of President Wilson to
become the head Of the Federal reserve
bank board. 800. The proposed visit Of
the queen Of Bulgaria to the United
States has been postponed until fall
on account Of the Mexican situation,
in which this country is at present in
terested. General Daniel E. Sickles
who died in New York, Sunday. Is to
be blried on the Gettysburg battle-
field, near the point where troops he
commanded, were engaged in that ia
nous battle. Unless unexpected de-
velopments In connection with the
Mexican situation arise, leaders of
congress hope to adjourn July 1. 80.
bankers Of Philadelphia, have gone
into bankruptcy The assets Of the
concern are given at SO, 3,100,000 and the
liabilities at $3,600,000. Unlucky stock
speculation Is given as the cause Of
the failure. :. :. Morris Fox, IS years
| old, died in Philadelphia Tuesday, the
result Of accidentally shooting himself
in the head with an air rifle. -. AL
though conditions are favorable at
Vera Cruz, Gen. Funston in command
| OF the army, has had quite a number
| Of field guns landed from the battle
ships, in order to have them convent
ent for use in case Of need. More
| than fifty lives were lost in fire
| which destroyed the business section
Of Valparaiso, Chile, Monday. The
burned buildings covered two and a
half acres. The International Coun-
Gil OF Women Is in session in Rome.
Italy. with 500 delegates from % coun-
laux, husband Of the woman who killed
Editor Calmette, fought duel Mon
day, with Fernand d'Aillieres. Call
laux fired In the air; his opponent fired
| twice at Caillaux, but missed him. %.
DR.. T. Kennard Thomson Of New York,
proposes that the city undertake the
filling Of the East river from He'll
Gate to the Battery and thus really
make Long Island a part Of Greater
New York. -. q. .Wladyslaw Szalinec, a
young dentist, Is under arrest in Phil
| adelphia on the charge Of having as
sisted in stealing $175.000 worth of
jewels from wealthy woman Of War
| saw, Russia He confessed the theft
with a laugh and told Of numbering
his sweetheart at the time Of the kill
ing. A reward of $4,000 was offered
for the dentist and his accomplice.
who Is still at large. More than 100
bodies have been taken from the
wrecked coal mine at Eccles, w. Va.
The explosion was on Tuesday Of last
week. ....... .Kard Dressner. confessed
perjurer, says that Lieut.. Of Police
John Becker, brother of ex-Lieut.
Charles Becker, fixed up the tissue Of
lies" that he swore to in an affidavit
intended to save the four New Yor.
gunner from execution. >. The New
York legislature convened in extra
session Monday night for the purpose
Of acting on financial bills. The senate
Is Democratic and the lower house In
Republican, and neither side is willing
to concede anything to the other party.
80. Rev. BILLY" Sunday has agreed to
conduct q two-months' evagelical cam
paign in Philadelphia during January
conduct a two-months evangelical
campaign in Philadelphia during jan
uary and February, 1885,. Two
hundred and fifty Mohammedans,
captured by Epirote invaders, were
crucified in the Orthodox church in
Kodra, Albania, on Monday. The Ep-
irotes then set fire to the church, al
motormen and passenger were kill
ed and a number Of passengers were
injured when two streets cars collided
in Detroit, Mich, Tuesday. 80 Two
Greek laborers were crushed to death
and thirty passengers and trainmen
were more or less injured when the
Continental Limited train of the Wa
bash railroad was wrecked near De-
catur, ILL.,, Tuesday night. -. The
twenty-frst annual meeting Of the
Airbrake association, an organization
Of railroad officials, is now in progress
in Detroit, Mich. Railroad men Of
the United States and Canada, Europe
and Central and South America are
in attendance. -. Jewellers of all
the larger cities turned the Office Of
the secretary of the United States
senate into a sample room this week,
displaying several hundred thousand
dollars worth Of their wares. The dis
play was for the benefit Of the sena-
tors who wanted to select a wedding
gift for Miss Eleanor Wilson. 49,.
Kermit Roosevelt, second son Of the
former president, will be married to
Miss Belle Willard, daughter Of the
United States minister to Spain, in
Madrid, during the second week Of
June. ..... The seventeenth quadren-
nial conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. South, is in session in
Oklahoma City. Okla. Chester Bur-
nell Duryea, a New York chemist
killed his father, General Hiram Dur
yea, a millionaire starch manufactu-
rer, In their home in Brooklyn, early
last Tuesday. The son stated that he
had received spiritual message from
George Washington to kill his father,
who was 80 years Of age. He has
since become violently insane. ......
The English Labor party will put 100
candidates in the field to contest for
seats In the English house Of COM
mons. :. Two more Of Uncle Sans
sailors have died as the result of the
wounds received at Vera Cruz They
are Harry Pullman and Clarence
Hurschburger. The total death list as
the result Of the seizure Of the port
Is now nineteen. Miss Bertha
Sem, for fifty years maid in the en-
ploy Of Mrs. Samuel Klotz in New
York. celebrated her 63rd birthday on
Tuesday at a party given in her hon.
New York, accused his friend, John
Echer, Of stealing a bag containing
$3.50, this week. When 1t developed
that Echer was not guilty Of the theft.
Vasco was overcome with remorse,
and committed suicide by hanging
himself. 80. Bryan Bronnerberg, a
l4-year-old school boy Of Anderson.
Ind. refused an anaesthetic prepara-
tory 10 the amputation Of his finger.
until he learned whether or not he
had passed an examination admitting
him to the eighth grade. He passed.
..... Oliver w. Norton, a millionaire
Chicago manufacturer, has inherited
$3.50, and a request that the money
be expended for the very best cigars.
..... Philip Stacey and his wife.
Marie, Of Oregon, n. Y, tried to per-
form an operation on a young mus
tang pony a few days ago, with an
ice pick. AS a result of the opera
ton Stacey has four broken ribs and
his wife a broken leg. ......A $780,
900 fire occurred in Hodgeville, KY,
this week. 80. The mediators who
are to try to settle the differences be-
tween the United States and General
Huerta, are to meet at Niagra Falls,
Canada, on May IS. 80. The Colora-
do legislature Is in special session in
order to try to settle the strike situa-
ton in the coal fields Of that state.
VIM. L. Finley, Democratic
hao y,1n In1