Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-26
MERE. ENTION

MERE.MENTIoN
DR.. H. M. Hamil. chaplain-general
Of the United Confederate veterans
died at Tate Springs, Tenn, last
Thursday night. The state OF
Alabama will become prohibition ter.
ritory after July l, 1915. 49,. Harry
X. Thaw is again in the hands Of New
York authorities, having been return
ed from New Hampshire. He will
soon be tried on a charge Of con-
spiracy, the charge being based on
his escape from Matteawan insane
asylum more than year ago. ..-..
Austria, has rendered his resignation
to Emperor Franz Joseph. go. Lon
ME Rowland, confessed slayer of q
Jacksonville policeman, was hanged
in that city, last Thursday. "A
portrait Of President Wilson, painted
by Seymour Thomas, was hung in the
White House gallery Friday, with
the portraits Of other presidents. 80.
A dead whale which drifted ashore q
few days ago on the northern part OF
the Dutch coast, was found to have
been killed by three-inch naval shells.
Presumably it had been mistaken for
submarine by some Of the patrolling
warships. 80. More than $6,000,000
have been placed at the disposal of
the Italian authorities for alleviating
conditions in the earthquake zone.
Extensive relief work Is being done.
..... .Forty-four acts Of heroism,
largely those Of young men and wo-
the United States and Canada, were
recognized at the eleventh annual
meeting Of the Carnegie Hero fund
commission held in Pittsburgh. Pa,
last week, by the award Of eleven sill
yer medals and thirty-three gold
medals. &. . AN Austrian aviator bear
ing messages to the besieged fortress
Of Prezemysl Friday morning, col
lided with a Russian airman, who was
trying to intercept him. Both ma
chimes were hurled to the ground and
the aviators killed. Gov. General
Harrison Of the Philippine Islands,
on Saturday, directed that Gen. Noriel,
a noted insurgent leader Of the Phil
ippines, be executed on January 27,
for the murder Of native, the MUIR
der being committed in 1902.
Isidre Cortes, a citizen Of Mexico City,
charged with having fired the shot
er of former President Madero, at
Mexico City, February 10, 1913.
German airmen attacked the town
Of Dunkirk, France, Friday night,
throwing bombs and killing and
wounding a number Of people.
The postofflces at Lowell and Nc
Adenville, n. c., were broken into
and robbed at an early hour Saturday
morning. Several hundred dollars
worth Of stamps and about $135 In
cash was secured by the robbers. ....
Garland Pearson, a negro butler of
Greensboro, n. c., has been sentenced
to eighteen months Imprisonment for
using indecent language over the tele-
phone. .... The United States cruiser
Washington has been ordered to pro-
ceed to Haiti on account Of q revolu-
ton in that country. .... "A Seattle,
Wash, firm has been awarded a con-
tract for 5000 railroad cars to be
used by the Russian government. 9.
Miss Katheryn Clark at a special
election in Oregon, last Thursday, was
elected to the state senate over two
male opponents. She Is a Democrat
and the first woman to be elected to
the Oregon senate. :. The American
steamer Matanza, left Norfolk, Va, on
Saturday, carrying $500 bales Of cot
ton to Bremen, Germany. Edward
V. Metcalf. former president Of the
Atlantic National bank, and Henry de-
Kay, New York broker, were con-
victed at Providence, R. l., Saturday,
Of mis-appropriating $4,000 Of the
weighing seventy-five tons each, were
lashed to the deck Of the steamer
Pennsylvania, when she left New
York, Saturday. The guns were con-
signed to an Irish ship building COM
pany. .. Paxton Thomas, cashier Of
the Citizens Bank and Trust COM
pany of Batesville, Ark. locked him
self in the banks vault and shot him
SELF Saturday. III health Is said to
have caused the act. ...... 1t has been
discovered that Ed Johnson, Vicks-
burg, Miss, negro who was lynched
by a mob last week, was an innocent
man. Johnson was charged with
stealing and making away with COW.
Forty-eight hours after the lynching
the cow. which had strayed away, re-
turned to its owner who had not even
accused Johnson of the theft.
Figures given out at Washington. on
Friday, stated that there were $780,
900 900 bushels Of wheat in the United
States available for export. Profess
sional crop reporters Of Chicago, say
that the government estimates are
from 100,000,000 to 1S0,000,O00 BUSH
els too high. .......L Low water in one
Of the boilers of the United States
cruiser San Diego. caused an explosion
while the vessel was In the Gulf of
California, Thursday. Five men were
killed and eight injured. The Amer
ican steamship Wilhelmina cleared
from New York. Friday with a cargo
of 1000 tons Of grain, flour and gen.
eral food supplies, valued at 5000, 900,
for Hamburg. Germany, for the con-
sumption of civilians. .....- Mrs. Anna
G. Sharp. wife Of Rev. Arthur B.
Sharp of Richmond, Va, committed
suicide In Philadelphia, Friday, by
jumping from a fifth floor window Of
hospital, in which she was being
treated. 80. The army appropriation
bill, carrying a total Of s104,124,511,
was passed by the national house Of
representatives. Friday night.