Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-12-15
NEWS OF THE DAY
Various Current Happenings Of More
or Less General Interest.

Various Current Happenings OF More
or Less General Interest
Senator Norris continues to insist
that the senate investigate the recent
election expenses Of Senator Penrose
Of Pennsylvania, and Senator-elect
Sullivan Of Illinois. Senator Norris
insists that Senator Penrose was elect
ed by a slush fund contributed by the
liquor interests. The city council
Of Philadelphia has appropriated $780,
600 to be used in giving work to the
needy unemployed Of the city.
A coroner's jury at Minersville, Pa,
has exhonerated Mrs. Nicholas De-
medic Of the charge of numbering her
husband. wealthy Italian. The wo-
man killed her husband in a duel. -.
A milk company at Atlantic City, N.
j., proposes to furnish patrons with
milk through a pipe line from q
central station, the patron to secure
milk by Observation-Disclosures device.
"A relief ship for the benefit Of
the destitute Jews Of Jerusalem, will
probably soon be started from New
York, being fitted out by Jewish or
ganizations Of that city. The Turkish
government has given permission for
such a ship to carry supplies
A Montana beet sugar grower says
granulated sugar will 90 to IS
to $40 hundred pounds within the
next eighteen months. ...... Joseph
Smith, president Of the Reorganized
Church Of Latter-Day Saints, died at
Independence, Mo-, Thursday, aged
80 years. Smith was a son Of Joseph
Smith. prophet and founder Of the
Mormon church. The new head Of
the reorganized church Is Frederick
M. Smith, son Of Joseph Smith, Sec
ond. Rev. Chas. L. Merriam was
killed and his wife fatally injured
when an automobile in which they
were riding was struck by passen-
ger train at Haekensack, N. j., Thurs
day. ;. .Adylett Turner, IL years old,
was overcome by gas and fell in a
bath tub and was drowned at his
fathers home in Elizabeth City, N.
c., Saturday. 49,. The postoffice at
q
suburb. was robbed by yeggmen, Sat
urday morning. The thieves got
away with about $1,000 worth Of
booty, including $4,000 stamps. .....
Congress will probably adjourn De-
cember % to 2sth for the Christmas
holidays. go. The New York stock
exchange on Saturday, resumed its
regular functions after being closed
since July 80. The house rules
committee by vote OF to 3, has
voted down Representative Gardners
demand for q hearing on his resolu-
ton for an investigation Of the ma
tion's military preparedness. ......
Watkins Lewis, negro, was burned
to death by q mob near Sylvester. La,
Friday night, accused Of completely In
the murder Of Chas. NJ. Hicks, post
mEster at Sylvester. Lewis was the
fifth negro lynched in Caddo parish
within ten days, and the eighth In a
bankers are reported to be in London,
en- route to New York, to consult
bankers with view to bringing
about a settlement Of the European
war. -. AT joint. meeting Of Of
ficers Of the International Sunday
School association and the Worlds
Sunday School association, held in
Pittsburgh, Pa, Friday, plans were
made to send Bible to each soldier
in the fighting armies Of Europe.
Colorado has contributed trainload
Of twenty cars Of -four, more than l.
900, 900 pounds, for the relief Of the
Belgians. A second trainload is to be
started soon from Denver, via New
York. go. The city clerk Of Eliza
beth, N. j.. on Friday refused a mar
riage license to Mrs. Arthur Irwin, to
marry John Gerlock. Irwin died on
Thursday. 80. Heavy clouds made
the city Of Philadelphia 80 dark at 8
o'clock, Friday afternoon, that street
lights had to be turned on in order
to keep street traffic moving. The
report Of Gen. Mills, chief Of the di-
vision Of militia affairs Of the war de-
partment, shows that at the close Of
the last fiscal year, there were total
Of 119.251 enlisted men and 8,792 Of
ficers in the militia Of the United
States. In nearly all states the num-
Der Of enlisted men is below the pre-
scribed minimum. -. More than L.
900 churches Of all denominations Of
New York city. have combined forces
to keep the unemployed Of the city
during the winter.