Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-10
Scraps and facts.

produce the Wall street letter If Har-
mon would write a note denying that
his friends tried to buy Bryan votes
On being advised Of Mr.. Bryan's dec
laration, Governor Harmon issued the
following statement: "I most emphati-
cally deny that any one authorized by
me or by my authority attempted tc
uurc hase any delegates at the Denver
convention in 1908"
-Orozco's Headquarters, near Esca-
lon, Mexico, May 8: Gen. Pascual Oroz-
CO today gave the order to his troops to
advance on the federals. The latter
have been coming northward from lot
reon. Within twenty-four hours the
greatest body Of rebels and govern
ment troops that has ever come to-
eether is expected to clash In what
is thought will be the turning point OF
the revolution. Two columns or l,O0U
men each moved today along parallel
lines east and west of the railroad TO
attack Bermejillo and Mahimi. towns
not far from Torreon, the railroad gate
way to central Mexico. Supporting the
columns from the rear centre are 4,OOO
men under Gen. Luis Fernandez. Be-
hind these Is another large body OF re-
serves. The general staff Of the in
surrector Is thirty miles behind the ad-
vance guard which is near Peronal.
The insurrecto columns are moving
slowly. Scouts report a gradual ad-
vance of the federals.
Columbia State, wednesday:
Three score passengers narrowly es-
caped death early yesterday when the
Southern railways fast passenger
train, No. 81, due here at $40 O'Clock
was wrecked near Fairwold, four and
one half miles north Of Columbia.
Thirty-six passengers were injured.
several suffering serious cuts and
bruises. Two Pullman cars and the
dining car on the rear OF the train
left the track and rolled down an en-
bankment turning over. The wreck
was caused by a broken axle on the
driving wheel of the engine. The
baggage, mail and express cars and
day coach were thrown off the rails
but did not turn over. All Of the cars
were of steel construction and were
not crushed in. The train was In
charge Of ]. P. Dodd Of Charlotte,
conductor; A. D. Worth, OF Spencer
n. c., was the engineer Neither
were injured. The track was torn up
for over 400 yards. A wrecking crew
was sent to the scene and the track
will very probably be cleared early
today. All passengers were trans
ferred around the wreck and brought
to Columbia.
New Orleans, May s. Fighting
against time and the rushing hooo
waters Of the Mississippi river, scores
of relief parties today succeeded IN
bringing in refugees by the hundreds
to the different points between Baton
Rouge and Natchez, still above the
water. Many lives have been lost IN
northeast Louisiana. Nearly every In
coming boat is loaded, mostly with
women and children, and the thrill
ing tales of adventures in the swift
currents from the Torras crevasse,
which tonight was reported 5000 rect
wide. were only repetitions Of previous
days. The United States army officers
are actively engaged in directing at
fairs, and nothing Is left undone that
can be done to get the hundreds or
people yet remaining in the stricken
district to places Of safety. 1t Is esti-
mated that more than 10000 per-
sons are in the concentration camps.
There were no more breaks in the
main line levees today, though there
were many rumors and considerable
excitement. The work of strengthen
ing the embankments is continuing.
A few more days Of sunshine will be
more beneficial than anything else.
The workingmen's compensation
bill was passed in the senate last
Tuesday, 64 to Is, substantially as
framed by the employers liability
commission, and amended only to in
crease its benefits. The measure,
sharply fought by some Of the Demo-
Gratis for several days, now goes to
the house. A number of amendments
were offered, but only a few were ac-
cepted and those were the acquies-
cence Of Senator Sutherland in charge
Of the bill. The principal changes
provide that compensation for acci-
dental injury and death of railroad
employees shall continue to children
until they are 16 years old, and would
extend payment in the case of daugh-
ters until they are 20, unless sooner
married. In general the bill would
provide an exclusive remedy and
compensation for accidental disabil-
ity or death to employees Of railroads
in interstate commerce or the District
of Columbia on the theory of insur-
ing each employe against results of
injury in employment without refer
ence to contributory negligence or
any of the rules Of common law linn
iting employers liability. 1t would
provide medical service for the injnr-
ed and means for money recovery
proportioned to the pay OF the victim.
1t is the outcome of long investigation
by thee commission and was strongly
urged by President Taft. In the long
debate which preceded passage of the
bill many senators took part and there
were spirited passages.
Washington, May s: The Rev. Car
oline Bartlett Crane of Michigan, told
the house committee on expenditures
in the agricultural department today,
how in her opinion the meat inspection
law had been vitiated by regulations
made by the bureau of animal indus
try in the department Of agriculture.
Mrs. Crane appeared in support of the
resolutions Of Representative Nelson
which asks for a congressional inquiry
into the administration of the meat in
spection law. The witness resented
the suggestion that she charged con-
spiracy between the beef trust and the
department of agriculture. She said
she simply was trying to show how the
regulations of the department had low
cred the requirements of meat inspec-
ton and the possibility of fraud a."
deception on the part of packers. Mrs.
Crane made no specific charges OF
fraud against any packer. Here is an
object lesson" said Mrs. Crane, produc-
ing a lard can embellished with the la
bel of a we'll known packing house AT.
tached to the label was the legend, IN
spected by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and Passed" In
side the lard can was the government
seal. Quickly breaking the seal Mrs.
Crane exhibited the lard" 1t proved
to be a couple of pounds Of brown taffy
done up in tissue paper. When the
laughter had subsidized Mrs. Crane pass
ed the candy around. Mrs. Crane re-
counted her experiences in packing
houses in several cities to show that
the ante-mortem examination of cattle
and hogs was perfunctory and that
condemned meat was not so labeled al
though the law requires that 1t be
stamped and destroyed.
Counsel for the family made pub
lie in New York last Monday night
the will Of John Jacob Astor, as drawn
in September last, only a few days
after his marriage to Miss Madeline
Talmage Force, and approximately
seven months before he perished
with the sinking of the Titanic. Vim
cent Astor, a son, who will come to
age within the year, is made the prin-
cipal beneficiary and residuary leg
atee. No hint as to the value of the
great estate is given. and by the crea-