Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-06-28

val bill.
San Francisco dispatch: General A.
S. Burt, retired, who has recently ar
rived from the Philippines, has plan
for the solution Of the Philippines prob
lem. He believes he has arrived at
conclusion that will ultimately be ac-
cepted by the administration and the
country at large as the only solution.
Turn them over to the japanese" said
the general, 'let them have them on the
installment plan for the consideration
say Of $150, ,000, 900. Our government does
not need the money in lump sum and
they making proposition Of that kind
we dictate as to coaling stations and
make such reserves as are thought to
be best for trade interests. An ar
rangement Of that kind can be effected
that will give the United States as
broad a road into the markets Of the
Orient as If we retained the islands, be-
sides we will be making strong allies
of two nations that will represent our
interests on that side Of the globe with
out the necessity Of the presence Of a
large army at an enormous cost"
In the event Of the death Of King
Edward VII. the insurance companies
Of England will suffer the most stag
gering blow known in the history of
that branch Of financial investment 1t
will cause loss Of tens of millions of
dollars to the regularly organized life
insurance companies alone. much
greater loss will fall upon financial COM
panies of various other kinds, which
have taken risks on the kings life at
high rates Of interest. American life
insurance companies, however, will suf-
fer no loss, because, in this country, to
obtain life insurance policies the appli-
cant must establish an insurable in
terest in the person insured. King Ed
ward carries the enormous sum of 49,
600, 900 placed with English companies.
This is on personal policies, upon which
he pays premiums out of his private
purse. The total risks on his life, on
policies by business men, is placed at
$21, 900, 900. The cZar Of Russia Is said
to carry personal insurance Of $4,000
900, as we'll as 81, 100000 on the life of the
czarina, and $2500,0 600 on that Of the
Grand Duchess Olga. The emperor of
Germany carries s5,OOO,O 900 personal in
surance.
Says a Boston dispatch Of June "a:
Suspected of the death of eleven per-
sons, but indicted for numbering only
three. Miss Jane Toppan, who was yes
terday declared insane, has confessed
that she mas killed during her career
as a professional nurse no less than
thirty-one human beings. This state
ment was made to Judge Bixby. Of
Rrockton. senior counsel at the trial at
Rarnstable yesterday, when Miss Top
pan was found not guilty by reason OF
insanity. of the charge Of numbering
Mrs. Mary D. Gibbs. Judge Bixby said
also that Miss Toppan had admitted
that she had set fires and committed
other serious acts. She said she could
not help committing the crimes. She
argued however that she was not in
sane. She said she knew she was doing
wrong when she administered poison
to her victims. and she asked Judge
Bixby, how. under such circumstances.
she could be Of unsound mind. Nor
phine was Miss Toppan's agency for
producing death. Many Of her victims
were unsuspectng and most intimate
friends. others were the patients of rep
utable physicians who employed her as
nurse. Miss Toppan was so expert In
her knowledge Of how to employ drugs
and poisons that she was able to es-
cape detection for years. In the detail
ed story as told to Judge Bixby. Miss
Toppan did not enumerate her many
victims. although she admitted the kill
ing Of Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. Harry Gordon.
of Chicago, and Alden P. Davis, all of
whom died at Calument last summer.
Miss Toppan was indicted last Decem-
ber for these three murders. the state
electing to try her on the Gibbs count
yesterday Miss Toppan was taken 10
the Taunton insane hospital today to
begin her life sentence.
The coronation Of King Edward VII
of Great Britain. did not take place last
Thursday. as had been arranged. The
coronation ceremonies commenced on
Monday on a scale the like of which has
probably not been undertaken in mod
ern times. and the British people
throughout the world were looking for
ward with eager anticipation to the su-
preme event of Thursday. But the cor
oration was not to be. There had been
conflicting rumors of the state Of the
kings health for weeks. Sometimes
the story was that his majesty was
at the point of death, and then
again it was stated that he had
not felt better for years. The gen.
eral public had no way of getting at
the truth and the coronation prepara-
tions continued without cessation
London was filled with visiting royalty,
special embassies and sightseers from
all over the earth. For several weeks
previous the gayety in this mighty can
ital has been on an unprecedented scale.
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dition of the king could be concealed no
longer. Although King Edward is rep
resented as having made heroic efforts
to bear up until the conclusion of the
coronation ceremony, the progress of
the disease had been too great. The
surgeons decided that an immediate
operation was necessary to save the life
OF the king. They thought that the