The Democratic advocate., 1909-05-14
NEWS or THE WORLD.

! James Boyle and his wife were con-
victed at Sharon, Pa, on Saturday Of
kidnapping Willie Whitla. The form
er was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life and the latter was given Is
years
Marie From, 20 years did, danced
herself to death IN a public dance hall
Monday night, in Chicago, according
to the verdict of a coroners jury. The
girl possessed frail constitution, but
waltzing was a mania with her
The New York Central Railroad
Company on Wednesday paid to the
United States Circuit Court the sum
Of $4,000, In settlement OF fines inn
posed upon 1t by that court for the
granting of rebates to the American
Sugar Refining Company.
Constantinople witnessed another
batch of executions Wednesday morn
ing, when "a mutineers OF the army
and navy we're hanged IN public With
In the city limits. This makes a total
Of 3s executions within the capital
since the revolution Of April l3
To save five cents bridge toll, 1--WE
foreigners. who had been out OF work
for many months, attempted TO cross
the Monongahela River, near Pitts
burg, Tuesday. In small boat, which
sank as they got into midstream,
drowning three Of the men.
The Supreme Court of New York
decided that the proprietorB OF sight
seeing automobiles In that State may
not draw the color line among pas
sengers. The court granted damages
OF 800 to Estelle Green, a neKress,
who was refused seat on one Of the
cars
The Pennsylvania Railroad is plan
ming to set out this spring more than
100000 trees. This will make a
total of 3.430.00O trees which have
been planted In the last three years
20 provide for some OF the companye
future requirements Ia timber and
cross ties.
Twenty persons are missing and
all OF them are believed to have been
drowned when gasoline launch sank
in the middle OF the Ohio River. near
schoenville, four miles below Pitts
burg Tuesday night. OF the 80 occa-
panta Of the boat only 10 are known
to have escaped.
Captain Peter Q. Hains, Jr., was
on Tuesday found guilty OF man.
slaughter IN the first degree for the
killing OF William r. Annis. al the
BayHide Yacht Club. Flushing, l.. l..
August rs, 1905. The penalty for
manslaughter IN the frat degree IA
from one year - 20 years Imprison-
iNeut
Thos. n. Netherland. the clerk Al
the White House who, during the en-
tire Roosevelt administration, waa IN
charge OF the official social functions
OF the White House. fatally ailot him
self Tuesday night The nervous
strain under whcih be labored during
tho years Of hIa work had completely
wrecked him.
Wilbur Wright. who has been teach.
Ing the military ayintora OF France
and Italy the art OF flying In the
Wright aeroplane. arrived IN New
York Wednesday He was accom-
panied by hig brother. 0rvilla Wright.
They will begin demonstrations 81
Fort Meyer IN few days for the u.
5, Government.
AZ least 20 men were killed We'd
neadhy by premature blast of dyna-
mite IA q stone quarry operated by
the CALLAHAN Road Improvement Com
pany, near South bethlehem, II miles
southwest OF Albany. New York. one
thousand pounds OF dynamite cxplod.
cd, and the bodies OF the victims we're
hurled hundreds of feet BY the coneus-
sion and so badly mutilated as 10 be
almost beyond recognition.