Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-12-20
MERE-M ENTION.

The Rev. Billy Sunday has just clos
ed revival at McKeesport, Pa, during
which 10000 persons professed CONVEX
sion. The mayor Of the city was among
the converts and announced that he
was going to cleanup all resorts and
gambling dens in the city. The an
nouncement produced panic among
the denizens Of the Bad Lands. .....
Archbishop Norrel, provisional presi-
dent Of the Domican republic present
ed his resignation Sunday, after hold
ing office only thirteen days. He later
withdrew his RESIGNATION pending de-
gagged the Greek fleet OF the island of
Lemnos, Off the Dardanelles, Monday.
The Turks lost cruiser and torpedo
boat and the Greeks cruiser and two
torpedo boats. .... Three road SUPER
visors in the vicinity of Easton, Pa,
were on Monday fined a total Of $400
for failure to keen their road sections
in passable condition. -. Announce
ment has been made In New York Of
the approaching marriage Of Miss Hell
en- Miller Gould to Mr.. Finley ]. Shep-
herd of st. Louis. 49,. The women's
crusade for lower prices eggs in Phila-
delphia. has been pronounced a sue
cess. The movement has spread all
over the north and west. In Pittsburg,
Pa, the price Is 20 cents dozen. .....
Six persons were killed in collision
between a passenger train and an elec-
trio car on a grade crossing at Ashta-
bula, o., Monday. 80. .Matteo DelpOmo
was electrocuted at Sing Sing prison,
New York, Monday, for the murder OF
three persons. The hnal crop re-
port Of the agricultural department, Is
sued Monday, estimates the 1912 corn
crop Of the United States at 24,746,-
600. The winter wheat crop Is estf-
matcd at 399,919,000 bushels, and spring
wheat at 330,S48,00O bushels. The total
farm value of all crops Is estimated at
$500, ,489, 900. 1t Is quite probable
that the body OF White,aw Reid, who
died in London, Sunday, will be sent to
the United States on a British man-of-
war. President Taft will sail for
Panama from Key West, Fla, Saturday
night on the battleship Arkansas, to
make a final visit to the canal while ne
Is president. go. Paul Smith, the most
famous guide and hunter Of the Adj
rondack mountains, died at Montrea',
Canada, Monday, aged 81 years. He
died a millionaire. go. President Ialt
has accepted an offer Of the Kent pro-
fessorship of law at Yale university.
He will enter upon the duties OF the
position next spring. Judge II: w.
knight, Of Chicago. committed suicide
in a Jacksonville, Fla, hotel, last Wed,
nesday. presumably because Of III
health. .... 1t is about settled that
President Taft is to appoint Col. Goe-
thals as governor Of the Cana! zone, al
though It Is understood that the ap-
pointment may not be made until AFTER
the visit that the president Is to make
to the zone. 49,. Mrs. Eleanor Gunby,
of Tampa, Fla, has filed suits, looking
to the recovery Of 100000 worth OF
Atlanta property, that she claims be-
longs to her from the estate Of her
grandfather go. Portions OF Mime
sofa were on Tuesday visited by the
worst blizzard In years. Duluth and
vicinity were covered with five feet OF
snow. j. B. F. Rinehart. form
er Pittsburg, Pa, banker, serving a
sentence In the Western Pennsylvania
penitentiary. for the wrecking OF
bank, has been pardoned by President
Taft and will be released on January
Is. In the prison Rinehart reorgan-
lied it's business methods and his plans
have made 1t one Of the most efficient
ly managed prisons in the country. 80.
Two Rock Island trains collided head
on at Minnekah. Okla. Tuesday. one
person, a tramp, stealing a ride, was
killed. and twenty passengers were In
jured. w. ]. Flynn Of New York
has been appointed to succeed John
E. Wilkie as head Of the United States
secret service. Mr.. Wilkie has been
appointed chief supervising agent OF
tho customs service Governor
Mann of Virginia. has refused an in
vitation of business men Of Richmond
to take part in big dinner to be given
to Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan. .....A party
of twenty-five suffragettes left New
York last Monday to march to Albany
a distance Of 145 miles, to deliver q
to Governor Sulzer. All but
three. including Miss Rosalie G. Jones,
the leader. had dropped out yesterday
These three arrived at Fishkill last
night.