Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-09

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things-quite by chance!"
(To Be Continued.)
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of Interest Gathered From All
Around the World.
| The New Jersey senate, with only
one dissenting vote, has passed a bill
to abolish capital punishment in that
state.
| Governor Carlson signed the bill
which makes state wide prohibition
| effective in Colorado on January l,
1916.
| The American steamer Pacific, Gal
weston to Rotterdam, laden with cot
ton, has been seized by the British
navy and taken to Dover.
| A new oil we'll, with a flow Of rs
barrels per day. has been drilled on
a farm near OIL City, Pa. OIL was
struck at a depth Of sS7 feet
Germany has arranged through the
| Swiss government to exchange $4,000
| French civilians interned in Germany,
| lOr SU,OUU IeFiudh CiNhioho,
| in France.
The attendance at the Panama Pa
cific exposition, San Francisco, during
the first fifteen days, totaled 1000, 600.
| The average daily attendance Is 50,OOO
to $4,000.
England has agreed to raise the
| embargo on wool to the United States
from England and her colonies, on
guarantee that the wool will not be
reshipped to Germany.
| The Princess Stakhovsky, who be-
longs to the Russian aviation corps,
has made several flights over the
| German lines and Is said to be doing
satisfactory work as an air scout.
President Wilson has appointed
Houston B. Teehee Of Tahlequah,
| Okla, to be register Of the United
States treasury, and also appointed
Samuel L. Rogers Of North Carolina,
to be director Of the census.
The 2sth infantry has been ordered
from Governors Island, New York, to
the Panama canal zone. The addition
of this regiment will bring the num-
ber of U. s. troops in the Canal zone
up to 5000.
The total resources Of savings
| banks of New York last year In
creased by $29,000.000. The total re-
| sources Of savings banks OF Penn
sylvania are reported at $244,26S'
5s2.
A London dispatch says that the
Hamburg American line steamship
Noorderdyk, Rotterdam to New York.
| was torpedoed in the English channel
on March. She was able to return
to Rotterdam.
| The captain of the American tank
steamer Gulf Light, from Galveston,
laden with cotton, reported at Brem-
en-, Friday, that he saw two British
| freighters sunk by submarines as he
passed through the English channel.
| Bread has become so scarce In
number Of provinces Of Spain that Sc
rious bread riots are breaking out IN
towns and cities. Spain is suffering
more from the war than any other
country except the belligerents.
Thos. H. Matters, widely known
| Omaha, Neb., lawyer, has been con-
victed in the Federal court IN that
city on the charge Of aiding the Of
ficers of the First National bank OF
Sutton Neb, to wreck that institution
and misapplying funds.
The stock fire insurance companies
doing business in the United States,
last wear wrote the largest volume
| of business in their history. Net
| premiums written totaled $330,431,
a74 Losses paid totaled $196,sO7,
Ola.
| Brigadier General Hugh l. Scott
left Washington last week for Utah,
where he goes to make an effort to
pacify the rebellious Piute Indians
and induce them to surrender their
leader, who Is wanted for murder.
The Indians have been giving much
trouble for the past month.
| Lobbyists have been given notice
that they must stay off the floor OF
| the Capitol building at Harrisburg
while the local option liquor fight is
being fought out in the Pennsylvania
legislature. Governor Brumbough
has raised the ire of the liquor in
terests by his determined fight for a
local option law.
| Mrs. Helen M. Angle, aged 40
years, is on trial at Bridgeport, Conn.
on the charge Of having murdered
Woldo R. Ballou in June last. Bal
LOUIS body was found on the SIDE
walk, in front Of Mrs. Angles apart
ments. She claimed he had fallen
down the steps.
For the seven months ending Jan
uary 81 the exports from the United
States totaled $1,334,660,14S. The
total increase in exports for January
compared with the same month last
year, was $63,S12,710. The total trade
balance for January in favor Of the
United States, was $145,506,996.
Sixteen hundred miners were en-
tombed at Cabeza Del Buey, Spain, on
Friday by a terrific explosion. 1t is
feared that hundreds will be found deac
when the mine Is again opened. Sc
severe was the shock Of the explosion
that three persons were killed and
number injured outside the mine.
A herd of 142 prize Guernseys, SO
Of them registered thoroughbreds, al
Haddonield, n. j., valued at $50, 600
has been ordered destroyed by the de-
partment of agriculture because the
herd IS infected with foot and mouth
disease. A herd of 40 head at Frank
ford. y. j.. was slaughtered Thursday
The German National bank of Pitts
burgh, Pa, closed its doors Thursday
For years since it's organization 1t has
been chara acterized as the pittsburgh
Brewing company's bank" 1t is stat.
ed that "mismanagement, politics and
prohibition" contributed in equally
/
German National bank.
Secretary Bryan is reported to have
last week made very strong protests
to General CarranZa, to bring about
an immediate end of the intolerable
conditions existing in Mexico City. A
reign of terror in the capital city Is
feared by the American authorities
and the representatives of other ma.
tions located in Mexico.
An official French ministry Of ma
rine report says that German sub
marine Of the U-2 type was sunk In
the English channel, March 4, by g
French destroyer. A London dispatch
claims that three other submarines
were sunk during the week, two OF
the undersea boats being victims OF
merchant vessels. The Us was sunk
off Dover by a British destroyer and
the crew Of % members has been
landed at Dover as prisoners of war
The Almanach de Gotha for 1915
credits Germany with having 12 sub.
marines.
After celebrating for three-quar.
ters of an hour, the jury in the case
| n olo ,tyith ha l.