Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-03
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George Eels, Philadelphia police
man, so years old, shot and killed one
woman, fatally wounded another and
slightly wounded a third Sunday night,
while in a jealous rage. About
seventy miners lost their lives in coal
mine explosion at Hanna, Wyo., which
occurred on Saturday. The work of
rescue is being delayed on account of
the mine being on fire. go. .LuciuS b.
Norton, president of the National Mer-
camille company of Hartford, Conn.,,
has been placed under a bond of $10,-
900 on a charge of embezzlement. .....
New York city is now the recognized
center of the worlds anarchism. .....
John Mitchell, after ten years leader
ship of the United Mine Workers of
America, retired from the presidency
on Tuesday and was succeeded by
Thos. L. Lewis Of Ohio. .... The con-
dition of Governor Curtis Guild of
Massachusetts is gradually improving
49,. The Pennsylvania railroad is max
ing exhaustive tests of a new motive
power car. The car is driven by elec-
tricity generated in the car by a gas
olene engine. The outfit made the trip
from New York to Philadelphia, about
ln!hety-five miles, few days. ago, In
1lj minutes, including a number of
stops. IT. The Federal railroad tunnel,
five miles long, through the Alps noun
tains, was completed Monday after
four years Of work. -. From 10000 to
$4,000 miners and prOSpectorS are ex-
pected to go the new gold fields of
Alaska before July 1st. Fabulous riches
yuskuk district, where single pans run
to $3.50 each. ... The state troops OF
West Virginia, will be used to protect
tobacco farmers from might riders" If
such action Is necessary. .... VIM. j.
Bryan said at Kansas City, Mo-, Mon
day night that Senator LaFollette
could come nearer carrying the Repub-
lican party to victory in the next ma
tional election than could Mr.. Taft. -.
The Indiana railway commission has
ordered the express companies doing
business in that state to reduce, its
charges from to 10 to IL per cent. 49,.
Chester Gillette was electrocuted in
the Auburn, N. Y. prison early Monday
morning. He confessed to the killing
| of Grace Brown. .... There has been
rise Of so per cent in the price of
fresh pork in the western markets
within the past ten days. Shortage of
supply is given as a reason. .... Re
wards aggregating $4,000 have been
offered for the arrest and conviction OF
the person or persons who attempted
to blow up the residence Of General
Bulkley Wells at Tulleride, Col, a few
days ago. . The British and Chinese
governments have signed an agree
ment whereby the opium business of
China will be obliterated. The pres
ent shipments Of opium from India to
China are $1,000 chests. These ship
ments are to be curtailed 10 per cent
each year and it is figured that the
shipments will cease in ten years. ......
Call money reached the rate Of one per
cent in New York on Monday, the
lowest rate since last September. At
one time last fall the rate touched 125.
......A Westchester county, N. Y,
Judge on Monday sentenced an "eVen-
ing clothes" burglar to tWenty-Seven
years Imprisonment in Sing Sing.
Railroads throughout the west are get
ting ready to. give employment to 300,-
900 additional men in repairing road
beds, tracks and equipment, prepara-
tory to doing tremendous fall bust-
ness. .... Tobacco growers of Wiscon-
sin are giving up the growing Of the
weed and will go into the raising of
sugar beets on a large scale. .....T The
Prince Of Wales is soon to make a
semi official visit to Canada and will
probably make visit to Washington
and other cities Of the United States.
e. H. Hartman has gained con-
troll of the Southern California trolley
lines, representing $4,000, 900. :. .Chas.
NJ. Orr was convicted at Macon, Ga,
Monday on the charge of looting the
Exchange Bank, a state institution. to
the amount of 100000, and was SEN
fenced to seven years Imprisonment.
It was predicted that Orr would be ac-
quilted on account Of family infiu-
ence.". Thirteen men were killed
by an explosion Of naptha on the ship
Ingewood at Mandal Norway. Mon
day. The General Electric compa-
ny is making an effort to get control Of
the Westinghouse Electric company,
its biggest rival. -. Thousands of for
eigners who have been working in the
cotton and knitting mills Of New Eng
land, are returning to their native
lands. .... Delegates to the Democra-
tic National convention from Boston
are pledged to Governor Johnson. The
balance of the Massachusetts, delega-
tion will be unpledged. E. Safe crack
Calhoun, Ga, early Tuesday morning
and got away with $3.50. .....A COM
mittee representing 1900 depositors
of the defunct Chiyoda bank Of Japan,
after fI.uitless efforts to obtain pay
ment, sent a request to the president
that he commit hari-kari (Suicide) as
an act of eXpiation. The gentleman
didn't reply. United States marines
were landed at POrt-au-Prince, Hayti,
Wednesday. The situation is consid-
cred grave. .... Thirteen Of the twen-
ty-eight Massachusetts delegates to the
Republican National convention are
pledged to Mr. Taft. DR.. n. K.
Vance formerly surgeon with the
United States marines, committed sui
eide in Atlanta, Ga, Tuesday night.
III health is given as the cause. .....
Mrs. Helen Griffin was shot to death
at Los Angeles, Cal, Wednesday, by
Mrs. u. u. DeArman, while in jeal-
Gus rage because the latterS husband
had given Mrs. Griffin tips on the
races by which she had won cOnsidera-
BILE money. ....... JAS. Mahon was shot
to death in Baltimore Tuesday night
by VIM. Harig as the result Of polit-
ical quarrel Harig claims self-de-
fense. . The Westinghouse Machine
company of Pittsburg, has been taken
out of it's receivers hands and restored
to its stockholders. This is the third
of the Westinghouse corporations to
recover from the panic of last fall. 80.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who
has been critically i'll for two weeks, is
convalescent. q. About $4,000 coal min
ers of the Pittsburg district are idle
on account of failure of the miners and
operators to agree on scale contract
to take the place of the contract eXpir-
ing Tuesday night.
A large number of representative
farmers from different parts of North