Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-17
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Items Of Interest Gathered from Al
Around the World,

Items Of Interest Gathered from All
Around the World.
Typhus fever is reported to have
appeared in Berlin.
The Mansions hotel at Manitou, Col,
was destroyed by fire Monday. Loss
s250,O00.
During the year ending August 16,
Canadian bonds to the total of $146,-
S31,O19 have been sold in the United
States.
The Italian government is reported
to have placed an order for $1,000, 900
worth of war munitions with Swiss
firms.
The Great Council of the United
States of the Improved Order Of Red
Men convened in Chicago Monday.
with 5000 delegates in attendance.
The first Woman Voters's conven-
ton was opened at San Francisco,
Tuesday, with 5000 delegates in at
tendance.
The entrance Of western beet sugar
into the eastern markets during the
past week has caused a drop Of one
fourth to half a cent a pound on cane
sugar.
VIM. Kanaga Of Alexandria, Pa, on
Monday plead guilty to the charge Of
driving his automobile while drunk,
and killing David Fenner. Kanaga
was fined $3.50.
A British steamer, flying the flag Of
the Belgian Relief commission, is re-
ported from Muinden, Holland, to
have been sunk by a German subma-
rine Sunday.
There are now 124 cases Of typhoid
fever in the insane asylum at Danville.
Pa, and 80 cases in the town. Quite
a number Of deaths from the disease
have occurred.
Six carloads of player pianos left
New York this week for China One
player piano was shipped to Pekin
several months ago and the present
shipment Is the result.
The first general meeting Of the ma
val advisory board of inventors, Thos.
A. Edison, chairman, is to be held in
Secretary Daniels office in Washing
ton on October 9Th.
Thirteen wealthy families Of New
York city hold a total Of $205,404,815
worth Of New York realty, the Aston
family leading with a total of $685.
566,500.
Convict No. 265 at Sing Sing prison,
New York, has been awarded a prize
Of $50 for submitting the best name
for an unnamed film drama recently
exhibited at the prison.
A British steamship left Philadel-
phia Monday for ~Vladivostock, by way
of the Panama canal. The cargo in
Guided Is locomotives and 5000 tons
Of steel rails. All Of the cargo is for
the Russian government and the voy-
age will consume 4S days.
George Nelson, rs years old, shot
himself t death in San Francisco,
Cal, Sunday after holding off 60 po-
licemen for six hours. Nelson was
wanted for a bank robbery in Los An
geles, Cal, last month.
An arson trust" has been unearth-
ed by the police of st. Louis, composed
Of insurance agents, human torches"
and prominent" business men. One
agent and four torches" have been
arrested and one of the latter is alleg-
ed to have confessed, giving detailed
plans of the arson trusts schemes.
The public schools Of New York
city opened Monday with a total en-
rollment of nearly 500, 900 pupils. An
unusual number Of children between
the ages of IA and 20 years are en-
rolled because Of lack Of employment.
Because of skortness of funds there Is
a shortage of 665 teachers in the city
schools.
The police of Philadelphia have not
as yet been able to MAKE any arrests
in the Cord murder case. Cord, a real
estate dealer, was murdered and his
body found near Camden, N. j. At
first it was believed that he was a
victim of a business deal. Later de-
velopments show a woman in the
case"
Baseball pools" a gambling lottery
on the number Of runs scored by the
various big league teams during a
week, which have been conducted by
promoters for the last five years, at q
large profit and at the expense Of the
baseball fan" is being investigated
by United States attorneys and postof-
fee inspectors in Philadelphia. The
promoters Of the scheme are said to
be making more than $4,000 a week
out Of the swindle.