Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-12-03
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.

SENGhNl NEWS NOIe GO
Items of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.
Banks Of the large cities Of the north
are complaining Of an unprecedented
scarcity Of one dollar bills.
A Reading, Pa, man called in his at
tempt to commit suicide Monday, al
though he used razor, poison a bullet
and gas
Orville A. Derby, an American, in
the employ Of the Brazilian government
since 1875 as geologist, committed
suicide at Rio Janerio, Saturday.
President Wilson entertained more
than so Of his Princeton classmates Of
the class Of '79, at the White House
Tuesday night.
Large quantities Of toys are arriv-
ing in the United States from Japan.
This trade was formerly largely sup
piled by Germany.
Thomas Miller, Philadelphia club
steward, committed suicide Sunday
morning. He is the third Of three
brothers to commit suicide within
eighteen months.
A radium hospital for the treatment
Of cancer patients, rich and poor. was
opened in New York Monday. The in
stitution Is the first of its kind in the
United States.
Rev. Frederick Krieger, formely Of
New Briton, Conn.,, for many years a
missionary in East Africa, is in a
British prison camp In India, charged
with being German spy.
Three persons were killed and three
seriously. injured on grade cross
ing at Tarentum, Pa, Sunday night.
The train struck jitney bus, which
was doing business because Of a strike
stopping the electric car system.
Serious rioting continues at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, in connection with the
street railway strike at that place.
Personal violence has been threat
ened against the families Of officials Ct
the railways.
An American prelate stationed at
Rome, estimates that nearly 100000
Armenians have been slaughtered
since the present slaughter began
several months ago. He says that Of
$4,000 who once lived in a single
CITY, only 100 are left.
Federal authorities are investigat-
ing an anonymous threat to destroy
waterfront property at Seattle, Wash,
that is being used for loading sup
destroyed by a mysterious fire on
October 2S.
An unconfrmed dispatch from Am
sterdam, says that information has
been received there to the effect that
several thousand women gathered be-
fore the imperial palace at Berlin on
Saturday, demanding the return Of
their husbands from the front and
better food conditions.
Congressman Howard Of Georgia,
will propose to congress that in order
to maintain a large standing and re-
serve army in the United States that
an army post be established In each
state, with enlistments Of six years
two years with the colors and four
years in the reserve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward l. Dramond
and two other persons have been PLACED
under bonds Of $4,000 each, charged
with manslaughtcr, by a New York
coroners jury. Dramond and his
wife were owners Of building recent
ly destroyed by fire, in which a dozen
or more young women lost their lives.
Joseph Campbell, a negro convict.
was found guilty Of numbering Mrs.
Maizie Allen, the warden's wife. at
Joliet, Ill., Monday. The negro was
a trusty and murdered Mrs. Allen in
June last. Allen resigned as warden
because he refused to live in the prison
apartments, as required by law, fol-
lowing the murder Of his wife.
Several railroads running into New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore have
found it necessary to place an en-
barge on freight shipments from
western points destined for export
through these cities, on account Of the
freight congestion due to lack Of ships
to carry the immense quantities Of
freight abroad.
The four-masted schooner Judge
Boyce arrived at Philadelphia on Mon
day from Opobo, Africa, bringing
cargo of palm oil in cakes, the first
shipment Of palm oil ever landed in
the United States direct from Africa.
The mate Of the Judge Boyce present.
ed an African chieftain with a silk
umbrella and the chief insisted on
presenting to the mate eight dark
African bellies. The mate declined the
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