Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-03-25
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A Brooklyn, N. ", man, In suit for
separation from his wife, told the
court that his marital troubles dated
from, the accidental killing Of pet
dog that his wife owned, by being run
over by a carriage in London. :. :.
More than 200 girls leaped from the
second-story windows Of laboratory
building in Philadelphia, Thursday,
because Of q fire having started on the
first floor. Only one girl was slightly
injured. 80. MRS. Jennie May Harrison
Eaton, widow Of Rear Admiral Jos. G.
Eaton, Is in jail at Plymouth, Mass.
charged with the death Of her hus-
band by arsenic poisoning.l. :. "A New
York and New Jersey bridge commits
sion has agreed on proposed bridge
site to connect Jersey City and New
York across the Hudson river at 57th
street. \ The estimated cost Of the
structure is $4,000. 900. 80. "A three
masted schooner reached Philadelphia
last Thursday after q voyage Of $50
days from Port Blakely, Wash, laden
with 100000 feet Of Oregon pine. It
was the first .lumber-laden vessel to
make the voyage around Cape Horn to
Philadelphia in fifteen years. The
date for the opening of the new Chi
riese national assembly has been fixed
for April 8th. ..... The country resi-
dence OF Lady Amy White, near
Staines, England, valued at 100000,
was destroyed by suffragette incendi-
aries Thursday. Much Of the tracks
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad company
is> now being patrolled by armed
guards on account Of violence of
striking section hands and other track
workers. The strike has been in pro-
gress for some weeks. "A stone ma
son, walking along street in Boston.
about to fall from a third floor window
and rushing across the street caught
the child In his arms before she could
strike the pavement. The child was
uninjured. :. Chicago police authori-
ties have arrested twelve out Of eigh-
teen alleged members Of the arson
trust" for whom warrants have been
issued. A family Of FIVE persons
was found dead in Chicago cottage
Thursday morning, the result Of a
leaking gas pipe. -. New Orleans has
q law which seeks to limit the length
Of hat pins worn by women and pro-
viding a fine of 81 to SO for violation.
...... Miss Fern Hobbs has been ap-
pointed private secretary Of Governor
West Of Oregon. at a salary Of $4,000
stocks on the New York stock ex-
change last Thursday evening, when
the exchange closed for two days,
were at the lowest price touched with
In two years. -. The surplus OF the
United States treasury for the present
fiscal year Is $10,941, 565, against de-
felt Of $18,272,543 for the same period
year ago. 80. The total amount Of
capital invested in all kinds Of indus
trial enterprises In the United States,
including railroads, mining, factories,
steel plants, etc., Is approximately
$50, ,O00, ,000, ,000. Edw. B. Mclean Of
Washington, has recently purchased
three high stepping harness horses
from Jos. w. Hartman. for which he
paid $4,000. The three animals were
all blue ribbon winners at the horse
shows. 49,. The law department of. the
University Of New York last week
graduated thirty-two women. ...1. Be-
cause Of an epidemic Of measles and
chickenpox, the board of health Of
Wyomissing, Pa, last week ordered
the closing Of all churches, schools and
places OF amusement. ..... "A granite
and bronze memorial fountain Is to be
erected In Straus Park, N. Y, In honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isidor Straus, who
perished In the Titanic disaster Of last
April. "A number Of dictagraphs
were discovered hidden In the desks Of
members of the Pennsylvania legisla-
ture at Harrisburg, last week. How the
tell-tale instruments got there or
where the wires ran to has not been
disclosed. The discovery caused a sem
sation among the legislators. -. Louis
Lepine, the famous prefect OF police OF
Paris, France, has resigned the posi-
tion after a service Of twenty years as
chief. Jack" Sullivan, held In
New York for completely in the mur-
der Of Herman Rosenthal last July, for
which Lieut.. Becker and four others
are under sentence Of death, has been
dismissed because of lack Of evidence.
:. :. The public service commission OF
New York and the presidents Of the
street railways interested, last week
signed contracts calling for expendi-
lures Of $326.000,000 for the construc-
ton of subway transit lines. The pre-
liminary negotiations have covered a
period Of four years. Julian Haw-
thorne and DR.. VIM. J. Morton, recent
ly convicted in New York, for fraudu-
lent use Of the mails in promoting a
mining scheme, have given up their
fight and will serve their sentence In
the Federal prison in Atlanta. 1890.
President Manuel Bonilla Of Honduras,
died at Tegucigalpa, Friday. John
Grenson, negro, was lynched by
mob at Union City, Tenn, Friday Tor
the murder Of an old white man. go.
Arthur Jones and VIM. Watson, white
men, were hanged at Birmingham, Ala.
Friday, for the murder Of a negro.....