Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-25
MERE.MENTION

According to New York dispatcn
of Saturday, Mrs. Schwartz, a dwarf
weighing only twenty pounds, mas
Just celebrated her 1O6th blrtnoay
..... The freight steamer Mariana
which will ply in coastwise and South
American trade, was Launched at
Newport News, Va, Saturday, in the
presence of a large crowd, among
them being 200 delegates to the Pres
byterian general assembly now sitting
in Newport News. .. Eugene n. Foss,
three times elected governor or Mas.
sachusetts by the Democrats, Will
seek the Republican gubernatorial
nomination at the September primary
OH the single issue of nationwide
prohibition. ..... George Poston ana
Ernest Lowry, negroes, were convict
ed in Gastonia, Saturday, Of the muir
der of Grant Davis, an aged negro,
near Bessemer City, n. c., several
months ago. They were sentenced to
be electrocuted. 49,. More than fifty
persons were killed at Gretna, Eng
land, Saturday, when a troop train,
local and an express train crashed
together. 1t is stated that Gen.
Won Hindenburg will take charge or
Austro German troops sent against
Italy. .. "A baby girl, the second
grandchild of President Wilson, was
born Friday night to Secretary and
Mrs. VIM. G. McAdoo. The baby will
be christened Ellen Wilson, in honor
of the presidents deceased wife. .....
Cuba celebrated the thirteenth ami
yersary Of her independence Thurs
day at the Panama Pacific exposition
with civil and military ceremonies,
formally opening the Cuban building.
Mrs Mary Edmond, Great Brit
aims Oldest woman, died in Cardiff,
Wales, last week, aged 1O5. ..... More
than 1000 men and women Joined in
bread riots at Hermosillo, Mexico,
Thursday night, and looted two
American and thirteen Chinese stores.
.... Admiral Won Essen, commander
of the Russian Baltic fleet, died or
pneumonia last week. 80. Capt. Ed
mund Thery of Paris, widely known
as an economist, estimates that the
total military expenditures for the
first year of the war will be S1O,OOO,-
900 for the seven allies and $7,4OO,OOO,-
900 for Germany, AuSria and Turkey.
This makes an average OF S4S,4O0,OOO
a day, or $2,000,000 an hour. ......
Gov. Whitman of New York, has sign
ed bill putting "jitney buses under
jurisdiction of public service commits
sions and municipal authorities.
Willie Bell, a negro, was convicted in
der of b. n. Mann, a BUSINESS man of
that city several months ago. Rob-
berry was the motive. Mrs. w. >.
Elkin, Jr., a prominent society woman
of Atlanta, Ga, was instantly killed
Saturday, when a revolver fell from a
dresser in her room to the floor and
was discharged. ... Martin Curry, a
keeper in the New York city prison
on Blackwelrs island, has been ar
rested, charged with furnishing drugs
to prisoners. Twenty-Five tins OF
opium, valued at $500, were found on
board the Dutch steamer Ares, which
arrived in New Orleans, La, last
week. 80. William Marconi, inventor
Of the wireless telegraph, sailed from
New York Saturday for Italy. where
he will serve under the Italian flag
against Austria and Germany.
Ten persons were killed and more
than a score injured as the result OF
an explosion of dynamite which was
being carried in an automobile in
Syracuse, n. Y, Saturday.