Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.

Items of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.
Albert G. Spalding, known as the
father Of modern baseball, aged 65
years, died at Point Iona, Cal, on
Thursday.
Gen. Benz. F. Fisher, chief signal Of
ficer Of the United States army during
the Civil war. died Friday in Philadel-
phia, aged 81 years.
John N. Durick, crazed by heat,
jumped from the Goth floor Of the
new custom house tower, Boston, Fri
day. He was instantly killed.
Coney Island, N. Y, is having a
Mordi Gras celebration this week. 1t
is expected that 1000. 900 people will
visit the resort during the week.
The Cunard steamship Alexandria,
was torpedoed off the coast of Spain
Thursday. Twenty-eight Of the crew
were landed at Murcia, Spain, Fri
day.
Two French aviators were killed
Friday at Deyengcn, Alsace. when
they were forced to land by motor
troubles, their machine striking barb
ed wire entanglements, causing bombs
they were carrying to explode.
New York is now the coffee capital
of the world. During the year ending
June 80, coffee receipts totaled 1,11S,-
$50, 900 pounds. Of which 61,491,OoO
pounds were re-eXported.
Chas. A. Hounts has been appointed
receiver for the knights Of Honor, a
fraternal insurance order with $4,000
members. Tho liabilities Of the lodge
are s77S.O00 and it's assets are given
at s476,O00.
Ignatius T. T. Lincoln, a former
member Of the English parliament,
who recently admitted his being a
German spy, arrested in New York
several weeks ago, is to be extradited
to England to stand trial on q charge
Of perjury.
Forty-fve hundred cases Of toys
arrived in New York Friday from
| Germany and Austria, after being
held up for several months at Rotter-
dam, on account Of the British order
in council. It is estimated that there
are s167, 600, 900 worth Of German and
Austrian goods destined for the Unit
ed States, held up at Rotterdam.
Negro citizens Of Philadelphia are
behind a movement to produce a NOV
ing picture drama, in answer to 1.-The
Birth Of a Nation" produced to show
the progress Of the negro a C since
the close of the war. "The Birth Of a
Nation" is a picture based on n Of
Mr.. Thomas Dixon's novels dealing
with Reconstruction times in the
south.
A man weighing 100 pounds, jumped
into a swimming pool at Asbury Park.
N. j., Friday without noticing that the
immense tank was being emptied
through a 12-inch drain pipe. In
stantly he was caught by the suction
and in ten seconds, his body, horribly
Il DTulSeu dIlu Will JUL diIiS N
was dumped into the ocean $50 feet
away, from the swimming pool.
The first annual report Of the Fed
eral bureau Of var risk insurance,
shows that since it's creation the bu-
reau to September 10, 1.245 policies
were written, aggregating $S2,7Os,6S9.
Total net premiums amounted to
81, 004, 1855 while the losses paid on
the Evelyn, Carib, G%reenbricr and VIM.
P. Frye totaled s695.42O.9S, leaving a
surplus of $780, PA.
Business was suspended at Hick-
man, KY, while regulators, led by
ministers and some Of the more prom
inent citizens Of the town, visited rs
alleged blind tigers and forced their
proprietors and employees to leave
town. This action followed a triple
tragedy Thursday night, when Claude
Johnson shot to death William Col
Inns, a youth, and w. A. Naylor, a
deputy sheriff, and himself vas killed
by a crowd Of men and boys. Collins
had testified that he bought whisky
from Johnson.