Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-02-19
MERE-M ENTlON

District Attorney Perkins Of New
York. announced Tuesday that ne a
investigated and established as un-
founded, charges made against FORM,
err Governor Dix of New York anu
others. in connection with q PARDON
granted Albert r. Patrick, a New YORK
LAWYER, under sentence Of death for
murder 800. Five freight steamers,
carving 1000, 900 bushels OF gram
have left Portland, Ore, for Englsn
ports since February 6......The triai
of Harry K. Thaw on the charge OF
conspiracy to escape from the Matte
awan insane asylum has been set 1or
March 1......The New Jersey senate
has passed the woman suffrage
amendment to the state constltutioh
The amendment had already passed
the lower house and only awaits the
signature Of the governor to become
law ......C Counsel for Charles Becker,
the New York police lieutenant, con-
yicted Of the murder OF Herman KOS
enthal, more than two years ago. nave
appealed for a new trial, based on an
atidavit made by James Marshall
one Of the states witnesses IN the
case, in which he r~epudiates his form
er testimony. Trial Of Gen. Chris
tian De We and other leaders of the
South African rebellion against Great
Britain is now in progress at Bloem-
fortein, South Africa. They are
charged with treason against the
British government.......More imam
900 Mexicans were killed Tuesday in
a battle heal Monterey, Mexico, caus-
ed by a misunderstanding between
several thousand troops of Gen. villa
and about an equal number OF ex-
Federal soldiers. Federal District
Attorney Clyne of Chicago, has an
nounced that Jack Johnson, the ne
gro heavyweight prize fighter, will be
e%xtradited to the United States and
tried for conspiracy TO violate the
United States laws. is to
fight Jess Willard, a white hope at
Juarez, Mexico, next month The
Massachusetts legislature has agreed
to submit the proposed m sur
frage amendment to the constitution
to the people at the November cleo
ion......T III general assembly OF
North Carolina has passed resolutions
endorsing the administration ship
purchase bill and urging is passage.
......The belt worn by Napoleon at
the battle of Waterloo, which shows
his girth, then, vas Al 1-2 inches, has
been presented to the French military
museum by Madame Poilpot, in whose
hands it has been for years. Mrs:
VIM. G. Story of New York, president
~ IL Va lAS
can Revolution, has announced her
candidacy for reelection. The election
will be held during the annual session
in April. ..... Two firemen were KILL
ed and six others injured in a fire
which destroyed the Odd Fellows
building in Danville. Va, Wednesday.
The property loss is 500, 600. .....J.
Franklin Baker, a famous baseball
player Of the Philadelphia American
league team, has announced his inten-
ton to retire from baseball. He Is
20 years old and has property worth
several hundred thousand dollars. -. =.
The American steamer Herman Fran
ces left Norfolk, Va, Wednesday, car
rying 10000 bales of cotton to Brem-
en-. Germany. .... Eight miners were
killed and six were seriously injured
in Il gas explosion in a coal mine at
W~ilkesbarre, Pa, Wednesday,.
James Murphy, a store keeper on the
Adriatic, and James Warren, a fire
man on the steamship Lusitania, were
sentenced to eight months imprison-
ment each in New York. Wednesday,
after they had plead guilty to SNUG
Cling opium into the United States
from Liverpool. -. Fifty-three-year-
old diphtheria germs caused the death
of Raymond Miller's three children
at York. Pa. this week, according to
medical authorities. They claim the
germs had been lurking in the house
for more than a half century and
were reused when Miller q some
repairing done. .Twenty-siX mount
ed and heavily armed men left Cortez,
Col, Wednesday, OF a 90-mile ride to
FLUFF, Utah. to arrest Use Ne Cat. a
Piute Indian, charged with murder.
The Indian has gathered a band of
about fifty outlaws about him, and Sc
rious trouble is expected when an at
tempt is made to arrest him THE
Federal government has filed suit at
Los Angeles. Cal. against the Stand
ard Oil and subsidiary oil companies,
for the recovery of lands in Kern
county. Col. valued at more thar
500. 600, 600.