Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-01
FRIDAY, JANUARY I, 1915,
MERE.M ENrIoN.


one of the most prominent physici-
ans of Milwaukee, Wis, committed
suicide in London, England. this
week. Brig. Gen. r. H. Hill, u
S. A., died in Chicago. Tuesday, aged
II years. ..Steubenville, Ohio, coal
companies have made out notices
calling on $500 families of striking
miners in Ohio to pay to the coal
companies by January 10, the ten
months house rent they owe on pain
of eviction. The steamer Geor-
gia. left Savannah, Ga, Tuesday, car
rying 900 bales Of cotton to Rot
terdam. Holland. DIR. Don A. Bis
bee. a druggist, is on trial in Middle
hurry VT. charged with manslaughter
in thirteen cases. The druggist sold
whisky supposedly containing wood
alcohol. and the deaths occurred
therefrom "A tablet has been
placed in the court Of appeals in
Paris. France, in memory Of forty
nracticing attorneys killed in battle
since the beginning OF the war.
The battleship Oregon, Of Spanish
American war fame, has been over
hauled to take her place at the head
of the naval parade through the Pan
anna canal on the occasion Of the
onening of the exposition. ... May
or John r. Hurley Of Salem, Mass,
has been recalled by the voters in a
special election. It was the first elec-
ton recall in New England. Prof.
Henri F. Nicoleau of Brown Univer-
sity. Providence r. l., who enlisted
in the French army at the beginning
of the war, he's been taken prisoner
by the Germans. Col. Theodore
Roosevelt ate dinner in the munich
nal Iod ging house Of New York, Tues
day. The colonel wanted to see how
the homeless were fed by the city,.
In a speech .bdore the Boston Bar
association this week, former Presi-
dent Taft said that national prohi-
bition is dangerous proposition"
walter campbell, a negro bar
ber, was burie in Little Rock, Ark,
this week in ne most elaborate cas-
ket ever seen p that city. Before the
Jefferies prizeight several years ago,
Campbell mad a wager with a white
undertaken tht II Jefferies won' the
barber was b shave the white man
free Of charg the balance OF his life,
and that If Dhnson won, the under
taker vas toprovide a state funeral
for Campbell The undertaken car
ried out hispart Of the agreement.
Senate Bristow Of Kansas, on
TUESDAY. intpduced q bill in the sem
ate proposin that all postmasters re-
ceivins NOR, than $500 be chosen at
"nominatinselection by the people, I"
and reouirig that the postmaster
general appint the victor for five
Years. robber secured $4,000
from the hnk at Bingham, Utah,
last nnesda He was later captured
and the moey was found on his per-
son According to dispatches,
several attnpts have been made re-
Gently 10 low up the plant Of the
RethiehemSteel Co., at South Beth
lehem. Pa. German and Austrian
workmen Re said to have instigated
the deed Admission Of the state
Of Texas 10 the Union So years ago,
was celeblted throughout the state,
TUESDAY. !. The secretary OF COM
merce haiissued a statement OF the
effect tina American exports during
Decembefup to the 26th, exceeded
imports " $8S.000, ,000....... Two
Americarhunters were killed on the
Niagara Ner this week, by Canadian
soldiers According to reports
made toke interstate commerce COM
mission. he nine large express COM
panies Grating in the United States.
the grosrevenue for August was ST.
$4,000 Iss than for the same month
last Yea The decrease Is largely due
to condition Of the parcels post.
Here have been SO deaths In
Philadshia this year, due to motor
car acdents. The two months
reyivalo be conducted by Rev. Billy
Sundaln Philadelphia, Is to open
Sundanext. The specially built tab
ernacliwill seat 10000 people, and
zoo users are to be used in seating
the pple. President wilson
ceiebfed his 5Sth birthday, Monday.
King eorge Of England, was among
the fit to cable congratulations.
Four iouses were wrecked, one glrl
was He'd and several persons inlur-
ed ng Georgetown, CAL, Monday,
whenan avalanche OF rock crasneo
downhe side Of Republican noun
tain ] Representative Mann mas
introaced a bill in congress, whlch
nrorses the establishment Of per-
manit tariff board. Tine seat OF
IJncJ Joe Cannon will probably be
conuted before he is allowed to take
his at in the next congress. A grand
jurys investigating charges or whole-
ale.lection corruption in Uncle joe
Gtct and his seat is by no means
sna. Beginning January 2, the
mid States department of COM
nee at Washington, will begin the
DAT publication of the Daily Com
metal Report. 1t is intended to
proote the foreign commerce or the
Uned States. 49,. The minority OF
thsnouse naval committee will stren-
uosly advocate the building OF four
bateships, when the naval appropri-
,tin bill comes before congress.
A-teel car boat with a capacity OF
scars, is soon to be put in service
bWeen Key West, Fla. and Havana,
Ga The coroners office OF
Ccago. has this year held 4,153 IN
osts following violent or premature
dths. Railroads killed 2S2, auto
miles 143, street cars ZAP, 176 were
owned. Alcoholism is charged with
deaths. Fernando Somoza
Vas, consul general of the republic
oHonduras, was arrested at san
Rncisco, Monday, on charge OF
aon. Wheat sold for 1882 per
bhel at Portland, Ore, Monday, o.
o. bushels changing hands at that
rce. John Andrus Of Mckees-
mt, Pa, inventor Of "zoline. says
ctain capitalists are knocking MS
pduct in the hope Of beating him
d of his discovery. 49,. .Chas. A.
Whitman took the oath Of office as
Wernor Of New York, last Saturday.
During the fiscal year ending
Jne 80, the 46 breweries Of MISSOURI
pduced 4,142,160 barrels of beer,
Vued at s29, 900. -. Nine white
nm we're arraigned in the Tifton. Ca,
j,tice court, Wednesday, charged
vh "white-capping." The men are
carged with taking several prominent
cizens from their homes and toggine
tenn. Capt. Castellme, Spanish
amy aviator. was killed near Mao,
RI, Wednesday, when he fell 30u
fet President Wilson on Wed
rsday, received a cablegram from
hiser William of Germany, congrat-
uating him on his fifty-eighth birth
6y. More than a half million
0llars was spent by candidates OF
al parties in the campaign proceed
ig the first popular election or Unit
d States senator's last November. Inc
democrats spent S242.S59.9O, and the
republicans s156,SS4.33. ...... Amer
ON farm products during 1914, ecllps'
d all records for value, the total De-
ig nearly $10.000,000, ,OOO.. ROD
hers who held up the Sunset Ex-
uess near Cline, Texas, Wednesday
secured $4,000 in money and SS,OOO IN
fwels, and then made good their es'
ape. Jose Martinez, wealthy resi-
dent of Durango, Mexico, had in his
sateroom which the bandits over
Looked, $4,000 and valuable jewels
Martinez distributed sums OF from