Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-26
MERE MENTION

The crown prince Of Russia is suf-
fering from tuberculosis Of the hip,
and his complete restoration to health
Is not probable. "A Spokane, WASH,
jeweler, Is suing his physician for $15,-
900 damages, because the physician d.
agnosed a malady from which he suf-
fered, as cancer of the stomach and
told. him he would not live long. De-
string to leave his estate In cash, the
patient claims to have lost $4,000 by
sacrificing his stock. He has partially
recovered his health and wants the
physician to pay what he lost. .... The
Carnegie Steel company Of Pennsylva-
MIA, has been awarded a contract for
100000 worth Of armor plate for a
Swedish battleship. The forty fourth
annual convention Of the National
American Woman Suffrage association
Is in session in Philadelphia. up
to Friday the American Red Cross So
ciety had received s48,000 for relief of
sufferers in the Balkan war. ..... Miss
Cecilia Farley was acquitted by jury
at Columbus, o., Saturday, after
trial lasting two weeks Of the charge
of numbering a former sweetheart in a
city park, last May. The 1912 CAL
ifornia orange crop Is estimated at
24,000,000 boxes and this with the
Florida and Porto Rican crops will
make a total Of 33,500,00O boxes. This
will be the largest crop Of oranges ever
harvested in the United States and its
possessions. 80. Sylvester Myers, Of
Miff1inville, Pa, aged 80 years, veter-
an of the Mexican and Civil wars, was
married Thursday for the fourth time,
to a woman thirty years his junior.
A Russian aviatress on Friday attain
ed a height of 1900 feet, the highest
altitude on record reached by wo-
man. The striking coal miners in
the Kanawha district of West Virginia
have won out and the operators have
conceded practically every thing for
which the miners contended, including
recognition Of the union. ..... An ex-
magistrate of Sannois, France, has
surrendered to the police and confess
ed that he shot his wife to death fol-
lowing her repeated pleas that he put
her to death because of the intense
pain she suffered because Of being af-
ficted with cancer and complications.
900. The Robert Hoe library of rare
looks was sold at auction in New York
Friday and brought a total Of $1,932
00O.60. Secret service men arrest,
ed three counterfeiters, two men and
woman, in Philadelphia, Friday.
They had flooded the city with spuri-
Gus half dollars. 49,. DR.. Arthur B.
Smith has been indicted by the grand
Jury Of Clark county. Ohio, on the
charge of having murdered his wife
with poison administered with a hypo-
dermic syringe. -. Reports from Ber-
lin are to the effect that the Bulgarian
army has lost full third, 100000 men,
of it's organized strength, in dead,
wounded and diseased. The losses by
cholera are said to be very severe. 80.
One Of the first bills to come before the
United States senate next month Will
be the joint resolution offered by SEN
ator Cummins Of Iowa providing for
submitting to the states a constitu--
tional amendment fixing the term Of
the president of the United States six
instead of four years and limiting SER
vice to one term. ..... During the past
ten years, and regardless of the in
creasing number of automobiles, the
number of horses and mules in the
United States, has increased fifty per
cent in number and 144 per cent In
value. Pennsylvania expended near
ly $43,000,000 upon its public school
system last year, according to a report
of the state superintendent of schools.
-. The railroads of the United States
have this year placed orders for to-
tai Of $4,000 cars. -. During the first
ten months of 1912, twenty -one copper
mining companies of the United States
produced total Of 1,141, 100000 pounds
of copper. Samuel Gompers was on
Saturday reelected president of the
American Federation of Labor, over
Max Hayes, by a vote of 1874 to 5
O74. 49,. Senator Rayner, of Maryland
died yesterday and his pace will prob
ably be filed by Republican appoin-
tee. 80. The town of Black Mountain,
n. c.. suffered s50,000 fire loss yes
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