Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-05-14
MERE. MENTloN

The sailing Of the Cunard line
steamer Mauretania, sister ship Of
the Lusitania, which was advertised
to leave London for New York on
May 20, has been cancelled. .....A
Swiss engineer, who arrived in Ge-
neva, Switzerland, Tuesday, from
Hamburg, Germany, says the ship
yard there Is turning out three sub
marines a month, two Of the larger
class and one Of the smaller type.
The Japanese cruiser Asama, which
ran ashore on the coast Of Lower
California on February 4, has been
re-fioated, according to an official an
nouncement. .Bondholders or the
Pere Marquette railroad filed suit In
the United States court In Detroit,
Mich, Tuesday, seeking to have
Michigan's 2-cent passenger fare law
declared unconstitutional on the
ground that 1t is "confiscatory Of the
railroads property. Z. 4. Another case
Of bubonic plague has been discover
ed at Havana, Cuba, the 18th since
the outbreak Of the disease there six
weeks ago. ..... Governor Ferris OF
Michigan, has vetoed bill which
would legalize ten-round boxing
matches in that state. go. The case Of
the Riggs National bank Of Washing
ton, D. c., against officials Of the
United States treasury has been set
for trial next Monday. go. More than
5000 delegates are In attendance upon
the Southern Baptist convention which
convened in Houston, Texas, Wednes-
day. The convention closes May II.
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occurred in all parts Of England this
week. Numerous shops conducted by
persons who have German names have
been wrecked and in many cases the
proprietors have been mobbed. d.......
The national conference Of charities
and corrections was held in Baltimore,
Nd, this week. .. An Asheville, N.
c., jury on Wednesday, returned
verdict Of $1,80c for Mrs. Texana
Pate against 8. C. Brink, the latter
having thrown q bucketful Of dirty
water into the face Of the former. 80.
Otto F.. Fleichsmann, president Of the
Fleischmann Vehicle company and a
member Of the F1eischmann family,
who made a fortune as makers Of
bread, tried to commit suicide In
New York hotel Wednesday, because
he was tired Of living. The bi-
ennial convention Of the order OF
BDith Abram, in session in Philadel-
phia, Pa, this week, voted to tax
each Of it's $4,000 members 25 cents to
be used for the aid Of Jewish war suf-
ferers. 80. 1t is estimated that since
May /, German and Austrian losses OF
officers and men have been 165,000.
Russian losses in prisoners during the
same period have been $4,000. :. The
Austrian government has confiscated
the property in Austria Of Sir William
Edward Goschen, former British am
bassador to Austria. .....A recruit
ing station for the recruiting Of FORM
er sailors into the United States ma
val reserve, In accordance with the
recent act Of congress, has been open
ed in Philadelphia. .... The Consoli-
dated Colored Cooks, Walters, Bell
mems association will hold conven-
ton at Atlantic City. N. j., June 81
%. Tips will be a live topic. .......
The Roosevelt Barnes libel suit will
reach the end Of its fourth week In
course Of trial at Syracuse, n. Y, to-
Charlton, an American, for the muir
der Of his wife at Lake Como, Italy,
in June, 1910, is set for trial in July,
at Como. :. Exports from the port
of New York for the week ending
April 8, totaled $24,532,245... The
Anchor liner Pennsylvania, carrying
834 passengers and crew and flying
the British flag is due in the war
zone tomorrow, and grave fears are
felt for the safety of the vessel. .....
More than 1900 conductors and
motormen Of the Detroit Railway Co.,
are on a strike. -. The plant Of
the Newport News Shipbuilding and
Drydock Co., was closed yesterday
afternoon as a mark Of respect to its
late president, Albert Lloyd Hop
kins, who was lost on the steamship
Lusitania. 80. w. w. kirkland, who
was a brigadier general in the Con-
federate army. died in Washington,
D. c., yesterday, aged 80 years.
A series of anti-German riots have
taken place in johannesburg, Africa,
during the past week.