Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-21
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered From All
Around tho World.

The cargo handled through the
Panama canal during March totaled
635.057 tons.
King Constantine of Greece. is
quite sick with pleurisy. His con-
dition is considered serious.
Princess Yasu, youngest sister OF
the mikado of Japan, was on Mon
day married to Prince Narukio Higa-
shi-Kuni. The royal wedding was
quite an imposing affair.
Naval authorities and designers are
considering the idea of installing 16-
inch guns on the battleships to be
built under appropriations made by
the last session Of congress.
The financial secretary Of the Eng
lish treasury estimates that the war
is costing England $3.50 a second, or
$12,96O,O00 a day. This estimate is
higher than that Of Lloyd George,
which was s10,500,000.
Seventeen thousand coal miners of
the Black country, near Birmingham,
England, have gone on a strike on a
question Of a war bonus. Drivers and
conductors of London street cars are
also on a strike.
An English naval authority says
that 1856 lives have been lost in
German attacks on merchant vessels,
including people of all nationalities.
No lives have been lost on marine
prizes captured by England.
The import trade Of the United
States for the nine months ending
March 81, was $1S4,69S,935 less than
it was for the same period Of last
year. The aggregate for the nine
months period ending March 81, was
s1,213,633,643.
The allies on Sunday destroyed a
Zeppelin airship in Belgium; on Mon
day, they brought down a second one
in France, and also so badly damaged
a third that it dropped out to sea,
and is believed to have been lost.
]. Edward Addickes, former Unit
ed States senator from Delaware, was
arrested in New York Saturday night
and spent Sunday in Jail, because he
could not furnish $4,000 bond. Ad-
dickes was arrested for contempt OF
court.
Rev. Billy Sunday has turned down
the invitation Of prominent English
men to conduct a prohibition cam
paign throughout England. Mr.. Sun
day was offered $1,000 cash, and all
expenses for himself and party until
he returned to the United States.
Fire on board the Japanese steam
er Chiyo Maru, from San Francisco
for Yokohoma, this week, destroyed
40 bales of cotton. No further dam
age is reported. The vessel reached
it's destination Tuesday. There were
444 American passengers on obard.
The Fore River Shipbuilding COM
pany at Quincy, Mass, is making un-
usual speed in the construction Of ten
submarines for England. The boats
will probably be completed within six
months from the time the keels were
laid. Two years has been required to
build a submarine heretofore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Scott of High
land, Kan, are the parents of 19
children, 13 of whom are living, and
all of the 13 are boys. Though mar
ried less than ten years, Mrs. Scott
has given birth to five sets of tripletts
and two sets Of twins. On one occa-
sion Mrs. Scott boarded a train with
her 13 children, all under years of
age and all rode on one first class
ticket
Governor Slaton Of Georgia, has re-
ceived approximately $4,000 letter
from all parts Of the United States,
urging a Communication of the SEN
tence Of Leo M. Frank to life impris-
onment. The letters are from all class
es of people, including men who are
prominent in all walks of life-gov-
ernors, senators, congressman, minis
ters. ex-cabinet officers, ETC. A hear
ing on Franks petition for commuta- :
ton will begin May 81.