Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-03-16
MERE-M ENTlON

Otto H. Tittman, superintendent or
the United States coast geodetic sur
vey since 1900, retired from office FRI
day, after IS years Of government
service. VIM. Washington Cole'
old time circus man. died in New
York last Wednesday. Coles circus
was one of the first big one ring cir
cuses to be put on the road. ....-By
the will Of the late Edward Wisner,
which was probated in New orleans
Friday, the sum of $1,000 was left to
each of the seventy-ive parishes In
Louisiana, the money to be used in
purchasing land for the purpose OF
teaching children how to become
practical farmers. The armoreo
cruiser Brooklyn, one OF the Meet
that destroyed the Spanish squadron
off Santiago in 1898, has taken her
position in the Presidents Roads,
Boston harbor where six German
steamers are interned for the war.
Delegate James Of Mingo coun-
Nv, w. Va, has introduced a bill In
the West Virginia house Of repre-
sentatives, providing a tax OF 50 upon
all bachelors between the ages or 20
and so. The money would be paid
into the county road fund.-.
Lewis johnson, a negro, was hanged
in the county Jail at Montgomery
Ala, last Friday, for the murder OF
a white farmer more than a year
ago. The negro protested his inno-
cence to the last. .... Secretary OF
the Treasury William G. McAdoo, was
operated on last week for append
citis. He is recuperating nicely.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Wife OF
Americas wealthiest man, died at
her home at Pocantico Hills. near
Tarrytown, n. Y, Friday, following a
long period of illness. Her husband
and son were at Ormand, Fla. at the
time of her death. $500. Two negroes,
a woman and a child, were killed and
two negro men were probably Ia
tally wounded Friday, near Hender-
sonville, n. c., when unidentified
persons, after pouring kerosene on
the home Of Joe Perry, colored, Sc,
the place on fire and then poured a
fussilade of bullets into the struc-
ture......A congressional tour of the
Hawaiian islands will be made this
veal under the auspices OF Prince
Ka~lanianaloe, the Hawiian delegate
in 81 who has completed the
arrangements. The party will include
fifty-ive senators n representa-.
tives and their families. and will
very likely leave San Francisco abou,
the last of April. The expenses OF the
trip will be borne by the Hawiians
Samuel Bowles, editor ano
publisher Of the Springfield Republi-
can, died Saturday. Count Serg1us
Julovich White, Russia's first prime
minister. died Friday night of in
fiuenza. He was 20 years DID,.
Col. w. H. Crook, disbursing officer
of the White House, who was Presi-
dent Lincoln's bodyguard, and whC
has been intimately acquainted with
every president, died at his home In
Washington Saturday. of pneumonia
......The state of Florida has let the
contract for the construction Of a
canal from Lake Cheechokee to st
Lucie river in that state, a distance
of "a miles. The cost is estimated al
$4,000, 600. III is announced that
the Kansas City stock yards will
spend $500, 900 in improvements al
once. The diet (congress) Of the
duchy of Gutenberg. in Germany
has empowered the government to APP.
propriate grain and provisions and
his prohibited the use Of grain by
distillers. Lincoln Beachy, the
most famous of American aviators
was killed while making an exhi'
bition flight at the Panama-PacifiC
exposition Sunday. At ar altitude OF
about 5000 feet. Beachy began
sharp descent. The wings of his
monoplane collapsed and the ma
chine plunged into San Francisco
bay, the daring airman supposedly
being drowned. The United States
battieship Georgia, arrived at Vera
Cruz, Mexico, Sunday. The u. S
b%attleship Delaware and the cruiser
Washington are already in the har.
Dor of Vera CruZ..... Fire destroyed
the plant of the Atlantic Coast Lum-
Der Co., near Norfolk. Va, Saturday
The loss is estimated at 100000.
A Leipzig citizen has offered a sec
ond reward of $3.50 to the crew of 6
German submarine which san
British troop transport.