Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered from Al
Around the World.

Around the World.
A bill is to be presented in the next
congress providing for the admission
of Alaska to statehood.
The Georgia legislature has ad.
journed its extra session without
adopting a state warehouse law.
The people of Canada are raising q
popular loan Of $4,000, 900 for Great
Britain.
w. Atlee Burpee, the well known
Philadelphia scotsman, died at his
home near Doylestown, Pa, Friday.
Colonel Goethals, governor Of the
Panama Canal zone, has a sign In
his office, that reads as follows: "Life
is one dam slide after another"
Wilkes-Barre, Pa, has quite a seri-
Gus strike of street car men on Its
hands. There has been considerable
violence up to this time.
Eighty persons are reported to have
been killed when train was dyna'
mited on the National railway neal
Tampico, Mexico, on November %.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. P. Stanton, promi-
nent people of Scranton, Pa, were
killed in an automobile accident neal
that city Thanksgiving day.
Twelve persons were killed and sc
injured and great property damage
was the result Of a terrific tornado
that swept over a rich farming section
near Little Rock, Ark, Thursday.
The Morning Eagle and Evening
Star, leading newspapers Of Newark
". j., largely owned by ex-U. s
Senator Smith, have been placed in
the hands Of receiver.
Andrew Carnegie celebrated his
S0th birthday in New York last Thurs
day. Mr.. Carnegie predicted an early
world peace and said he felt like he
would like to be hundred.
The dupont Powder Co., of Will
mington, Del, has pending contracts
for 500, 100000 worth Of explosives
in addition to the $65, 100000 contract
signed a month ago.
Thos. A. Edison has declined to 60
on Henry Ford's peace excursion to
Europe, which is due to leave New
York, December 4, on board the o.
car II. Scandinavian liner.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
last week disposed Of $50, 100000 of
5 per cent. refunding bonds, the first
allotment Of $500, 100000 to be dis
posed of by the railroad.
The copper roof Of the imperial
castle at Domaueschingen, Germany
has been stripped to supply copper
for the manufacture Of war munitions
The roof weighed many tons.
Victor Carlstrom, a Swedish aviator
on Friday completed a 600 mile flight
from Toronto, Canada, to New York
city, in 6 hours and 40 minutes actual
flying time, covering the distance at a
speed of 80 miles an hour.
The Liberty bell reached Philadel-
phia Thursday night, after its 10000
mile trip to and from the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition at San Francisco. Dur
ing the trip it was viewed by fully 2O,-
100000 people.
Reports OF committees Of the Ma
tional Security league conference, In
session in Chicago, on Saturday ap-
proved the preparedness programme
of President Wilson, but said the presi-
dents plans did not go for enough.
A farmer, his, wife, daughter and
son-in-law and two farm hands, were
found dead in the farmers home near
New Brunswick, n. j., Saturday morn
ing. The police theory Is that one OF
the dead men murdered the others
and then committed suicide.
The Atlantic City, N. j., trolley car
system has been placed in the hands
of a receiver, having been financially
wrecked by the jitneys Of that city.
Five wears ago the Atlantic City
traction lines were considered the best
paying in New Jersey.
Hernie Schultz, a deserter from the
German army, arrived In New YORK
last Thursday, a stowaway on Dutch
steamer. Schultz said he had lost his
father and a brother, was tired or
fighting and deserted. He will be held
at Ellis Island until the close of the
war.
Several thousand persons witnessed
the hanging Of Frank Grano at Snow
Hill, Md, Friday, in a woods near that
town. Grano killed L. B. Robinson,
Mrs. Robinson and a farm hand In
September last on account of Mrs.
Robinson, with whom he was infatu-
ated.
The coroner's jury investigating
the rear-end collision of Southern rail-
way passenger trains at Salisbury, N.
c., last Wednesday night, in which two
persons were killed and several IN
iured, returned verdict Saturday TO
the effect that the collision was due
to the carelessness and negligence OF
the engineer and fireman OF No. SO
and the tlagman Of the special.