Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-22
MERE. ENTION

Foxworth Distilling company OF Chi
cago, whose name has been mention
ed in connection with the forgery Of
whisky warehouse receipts, commit
ted suicide Wednesday, rather than
face arrest. The grandson Of Pres
ident Wilson has been named Francis
Sayre. He received no middle name.
.. The Italian freight steamer
Varese, was sunk in the Adriatic sea
Wednesday. by coming in contact with
a mine. .... One man was morta1ly
wounded and 1S others, all striking
employees Of the American Agricultu-
raj Chemical company, were shot dur
ing a clash at Roosevelt, n. j., Tues
day, between several hundred strikers
and sixty sheriff's deputies. The
firm of M. Rumley & Co., manufac-
turers Of agricultural machinery, and
capitalized at $30,000,000, has gone
into voluntary bankruptcy. Jas.
Z. Ferguson was inaugurated govern
or Texas, Tuesday, succeeding o..
B. Colquitt.. Ensign Nicholas
Renoit, chevalier Of the Legion Of
Honor, who was the first to start the
organization Of Boy Scouts in France,
has been killed in battle, while lead
The government Of Denmark has de-
cided to confiscate all wheat In Den
mark Of foreign origin. This supply is
valued at 100000. ...... Prof. Luis
Lindsay Dyche, widely known ex-
plorer, died in Topeka, Kan. We'd
nesday, aged IS years. The United
States senate has passed a bill pro-
viding for the creation Of a coast
guard, which will be an auxiliary to
the navy in time Of war. The meas
ure calls for an expenditure Of $397,-
700.. The annual meeting Of the
American Engineers Is being held in
New York this week, with more than
600 delegates in attendance.... .Ac-
cording to a report issued by the Chi
cago Welfare committee, 100000 peo-
pie Of that city are out Of work. 49,.
Ed johnson, a young negro, was
lynched by a mob Of twenty persons
in Vicksburg, Miss, Wednesday. He
was accused Of stealing cattle.
Mrs. Maggie O'Leary, who for forty
years lived alone in little house
near Escanaba, Mich, died. Wednes-
day. Her neighbors declare she was
the woman whose cow was credited
with having caused the great Chicago
fire by kicking over lamp In the
early 70's.... Senator Works OF Cali
fornia, proposes to introduce q bill In
the senate to abolish collection OF
ufacture Of liquor in prohibition ter
ritory and to abolish all revenue tax
on liquors after January 1, 1916.
According to figures compiled by the
French customs administration, the
foreign commerce Of France dtmtn-
ished in value In ten months Of 1914,
compared with the total OF similar
period in 1913, the sum Of 100000
00O. -. Seven men plead guilty at
Fort Smith, Ark, Tuesday, to the
charge Of conspiracy against the Fed
eral government, the cases growing
out Of the violation Of an injunction
intended to prevent interference with
the operation Of coal mines In the Ar
kansas strike zone. Two persons
were killed and several were hurt
when a passenger train on the s. A. L.
railway was wrecked near Raleigh, N.
c., Wednesday,. Rev. Billy Sum
day preached a special sermon to an
audience Of 5000 people in Washing
ton, D. c., Monday. In the audience
were Secretaries Bryan, Lane, Daniels
and Redfield. 800 members Of the
house and all but IL members Of the
United States senate. and also the
Chinese minister to the United States,
Kai Flu Shah. The Federal tnves-
tigation into the election Of Jos. G..
Cannon in the 18th congressional dis
trict of Illinois, promises to be very
sensational. Several workers for
Cannon have offered to testify for the
government in return for leniency by
the prosecuting attorney. Many poll
ticians are said to be preparing for
quick visits to "health resorts" -. "A.
Leo We'll, a lawyer Of Pittsburgh, Pa,
arrested last week in Williamson, W..
Va, has been indicted by special
grand jury Of Kanawha county, on a
charge Of attempting to bribe MEM
ber Of the state public service COM
mission. Latest estimates Of the
pecuniary losses incident to the. Ital-
ian earthquake Of last week. are now
placed at total Of $4,000, ,000.....
DR.. Martin G. Brumbaugh, former su-
perintendent Of the public schools Of
Philadelphia, was on Tuesday inau-
gurated governor Of Pennsylvania. -.
The new immigration bill recently
passed by congress. Is now In the
hands of President Wilson. There
is considerable doubt as to the presi-
dent signing the bill, on account OF
it's containing the restrictive literacy
test, to which the chief executive Is
said to object. Governor Whit
man of New York, will cause an In
vestigation Of the prosecution in the
case or the state against WIN. ".
Cleary who was acquitted In Rock
land county, in December, Of the
charge Of numbering his son-in-law
last July. Formal charges Of malfeas-
ance in office will be made against the
district attorney Of Rockland county
-. Customs officials seized $25, 600
worth Of opium on the British steam
ship Vedamore, at Baltimore. Md, on
Monday. Three members Of the crew
are alleged to have been trying to
smuggle the drug into the United
States .As one physician on Mon
day, announced the death Of his moth
er to Congressman John M. NORM, at
Pittsburgh, Pa, another physician
was waiting to tell him Of the birth OF
daughter. Wheat Is reported
to be selling at higher price In Lon
don today than at any time during the
rast fifty years.