Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-05
MERE.M ENIlON

Prof. James Geikie, a
ed g~eologist, died at Edinburgh, Scot
land, Tuesday, aged rs years..
Robert w. Wooley Of Fairfax, va,
has been nominated by President
Wilson for the position Of director OF
the mint to succeed Geo. w. Koperis'
resigned. Col. Manuel Hlrsch,
n of the wealthiest oil men in Ok
lahoma, died at Tulsa, Okla, this
week, aged "a years. The senate
of New Jersey has passed a Dill pro-
viding for referendum on the ques-
ton of local option in regard to the
sale of liquor in that state when ~
per cent Of the citizens of a munich
pality request a special election. 49,.
Robert Layfleld, quarterback OF the
Johns Hopkins football team, MUIR
ed in a game last October, died at MS
home in Wilmington, Del, Tuesday.
He suffered a fracture OF the Verte-
bra.......A total Of 40,959,731 bush-
els of wheat has been exported from
Galveston, Texas, since July l, last,
according to figures made public this
week by the Galveston customs house
Shipments in February were 3,653,3O6
bushels, as against 2%95,0000 bushels
during February, 1914. .Represen-
tatives of the Rockefeller Foundation
of New York, have arrived In Guate-
mala for the purpose Of combating
the hookworm in that country. They
will be assisted by the authorities OF
that country. IA receiver has been
appointed for the Western PACING
railroad;:;..;Passenger trafhe across ross
week. Lieut.. Col. Jos. F. Kuhn
has been appointed military attache
for the United States embassy at Ber-
lin, Germany, succeeding Maj. Geo.
T. Langhorne, who has been ordered
to Washington for staff duty. The
United States senate on Tuesday con-
firmed the nominations of Joseph +.
Davies of Wisconsin; Edward N. Hur-
ley of Illinois; w. j. Harris OF Geor-
gia and w. H. Parry Of Seattle, WASH
as members Of the Federal trade com
mission. The confirmation of George
Rublee Of New Hampshire, as the
fifth member Of the commission, has
been held up...... About $50 men
were entombed by an explosion which
DESTROYED the Bayland mines OF the
New River and Pocahontas CONSOLE
dated Coal company, near Quinne-
mont, w. Va, early Tuesday morning,
Most of the entombed miners are OF
foreign birth. 1t Is feared that nearly
all lost their lives. .....The state de
partment at Washington has learned
that all the members Of the crew OF
the Evelyn, recently sunk in the North
n fireman, have been saved. ...
Miss Ella Frances Hobby died ir
a New York hospital Wednesday from
the bite of a dog inflicted fifteen years
ago. Forty different physicians had
treated her Emperor William
of Germany donated $12,500 for the
relief of German soldiers and civil
ians held prisoners in France -.
Hans Wagner, the veteran baseball
shortstop signed his 1915 contract to
play with the Pittsburgh Nationals
Wednesday. The contract which calls
for a salary Of $4,000 e year, i:
the sixteenth that Wagner has slgnet
with the Pittsburg club.......O ierr
Lott, the famous French author wht
is also a retired officer Of he Frencf
navy, has asked permission to re1oir
the colors for the purpose of fighting
against the Turks. Frank Abarne
and Charles Carbone, Italian anarch'
lists arrested in New York Tuesday
after their unsuccessful attempt tC
explode two bombs in st. Patrick:
cathedral n. Y, where several hun
dred worshippers were at mass are
being held under $25,0 0 bono each
......J. Y. Partee, a fireman of At
-ianta, Ga, was killed When a pas
senger train crashed into a freight
at Buckhead station, Ga, Wednesday
......The White star steamship
Arabic which has been delayed a
Liverpool for more than a week or
account Of the activities Of German
submarines, left Liverpool Wednes'
day for New York. The vessel carried
more than 700 passengers and abou'
5000 sacks of mail...... Manse
and H. NJ. Candy, white fishermen
accused of stealing hogs were taker
from officers and shot to death by {
mob near Clarendon, Ark, Wednes'
day......A fieet Of aeroplanes, man!
of them driven by noted aviators
flew slowly above the cemetery a
Lepine, France. Wednesday, during
the burial Of Lieutenants Mouchart
and Maillard, aviators, who were killet
Monday