Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-03
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.


Sixteen miners were killed by a gas
explosion in a coal mine at Boswell,
Pa, Tuesday morning.
Killing frosts badly damaged late
truck crops in Wisconsin Sunday night.
In Iowa the thermometer registered
as low as "a degrees.
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan Is to be presi-
dent Of the recognized Winona chau-
tauqua, which was sold last Monday
at auction to settle the debts Of the
organization.
Portland, Ore, wants General Geo.
w. Cocktails, builder Of the Panama
canal, for its business manager, and
offers him the job with a salary Of $685.
900 a year
The 1915 Kansas wheat crop Is es-
timated at 98,690,000 bushels. The
corn crop is estimated at 149,4S2,OOO
bushels. The wheat crop has been
badly damaged by excessive rains.
A Constantinople correspondent OF
the Grandfather Zeitung, says that the
Allies losses on the Gallipoli peninsu-
la, from August 6 to 81, were in ex-
cess Of 10000 men.
Samuel s. Cord, a wealthy Philadel-
phia real estate dealer, was murdered
heal his summer home at Laurel
Springs, N. j., Monday night. Robbery
is supposed to have been the motive.
An Australian syndicate proposes to
raise the wreck Of the German raider
Emden, sunk by the Australian cruiser
Sydney, on Keeling island Of the Co.
cos group, in the Indian ocean,, and
use the vessel for show purposes.
An estimate by the agricultural de-
partment, places the number of sur
plus horses in the United States at
g. 900, 900, the surplus in horses being
caused by the increasing use Of auto
mobiles in all sections of the country.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
is said to have offered each Of his 1OO,-
900 employees a months vacation pro-
vided they go to military instruction
camps in pursuance Of the plan of
national preparedness.
The Russian minister Of agriculture
estimates the empires grain crop this
year as in excess Of 1000, 900, 600 BUSH
els, of which 571,0O0,00O bushels is
wheat. The total grain crop is esti-
mated as being 100000 bushels great
er than in 1914.
Joe Deberry, a negro, murdered his
benefactress, Mrs. j. H. Martin, at
Murphysboro, ILL.,. July 30. He was
indicted Monday morning, pleaded
guilty before the grand jury, and again
in the afternoon before the trial court
and was sentenced to be hanged on
October 18th.
Millions Of dollars worth Of German
and Austrian-made toys and other
holiday goods, destined for America,
but held at neutral European ports on
account Of the British blockade, are
to be released for shipment to the
United States, by agreement Of the
British government.
In an address before the New York
constitutional convention Monday,
| President Elihur Root delivered a
strong address against "bossism" and
invisible government" in state and
municipal affairs. Mr.. Roots address
| was pronounced one of the most mas
terly ever delivered on the subject OF
government by the power behind the
throne"
A Denmark paper, the Folkeblad OF
| Holding, a frontier town, says it has
excellent authority for the statement
that there was recently an alteration
in the reichstag concerning a national
service law. 1.-The law will increase
the age limit to 54," this newspaper
says. ut authorizes the calling gu
Of all men who hitherto have been
rejected on account Of their physical
condition, including even those who
previously have not been considered
fit for the unframed landsturm."
After maintaining for 35 years a
dual identity as banker and prominent
citizen of Forrest City, Ark, and as a
forger Of realty documents in other
parts of the country, John w. Kline
Of st. Louis, is under arrest in st.
Louis. He has confessed, according to
detectives, to committing swindles ag-
| gregating more than $780, O0. AS a
bank director in Arkansas, Kline was
known as John w. Barnhadt. He had
heen urged TO become a candidate for