Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-14
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Policeman EDWARD Burke dl NcW-
ark, N. j., Friday morning shot his
wife to death and then committed
suicide Jealousy Is ascribed as the
cause of the tragedy. .Frustra-
ted in an attempt to commit suicide
with a razor with which he had slash
ed his throat, Jamestown, Pa, man
starved himself to death, eating moth
ing for several weeks. Delaware
good roads enthusiasts are advocating
the issuing of $15,000,000 of gold
bonds to build state highway l60
miles long, to be paid by automoDiie
and motorcycle owners. -. French
troops defeated large force Of Moors
near Mogador, Morocco, Friday, kill
ing 500 Of the latter. The French loss
was 12 killed and so wounded. .....
VIM. H. Schroeder, engineer OF the
Lackawana train wrecked at Corning,
n. Y, the 4th Of last July, has been
indicted on q charge Of manslaugh-
ter. The engineer is alleged to have
been drunk the night before the
wreck. Forty persons were killed and
rs others injured in the collision. -.
Annie Gross, a negress, has been
convicted in London, and sentenced
to five years penal servitude, for
manslaughter. Her victim was an
actress whom she accidentally killed
when shooting at her husband, who
escaped injury. 1.-Two women made
their escape from the city jail at Og-
den, Utah, Thursday night by sliding
down a rope made Of blankets, from
a second floor window. The Greek
in the vicinity Of Janina, up to Fri
day last, had been 1000 killed and
wounded. 80. Congressman Roden-
berry Of Georgia, held up considera-
ton of 237 private pension bills
Thursday afternoon, by flibustering
methods The army appropria-
tion bill, as reported to the house Fri
day, carries a total Of $93,S30,117, an
increase Of nearly $3,000,000 over the
previous year. The late White
law Reid left his entire estate of
$40, 900, 900. except $4,000 in special
bequests, to his wife. Not a penny
was given directly to his son or daugh-
ter. 49,. Ella Ewing, said to be the
tallest woman in the world, died Fri
day at Gorin, Mo-, aged 40 years. She
was feet, inches in height. -.
A Chinese woman was executed by
shooting at Shanghai, China, Thurs
day, for violating stringent mani
ifesto, issued Christmas day, pro-
hibiting the people from indulging In
the habit Of opium smoking. It Is |
stated that $60,000,000 Of smoking
opium is stacked in Shanghai, and
Hongkong warehouses. IA pack
age of human ashes were mailed at
St Louis, Mo-, Thursday. by par
GELS post, to party at Edwardsville, |
ILL.,. ...... The steamship Ambrose col
lided with a fishing smack In the
Mersly, England, Thursday. The
smack sank and the fishermen were
drowned. DR.. VIM. T. Kirby, owner
Of a defunct savings bank in Chicago, |
and his wife have been placed in jail
by Judge Landis for contempt Of
court, until they are ready to tell
where $4,000 Of the banks funds
are to be found. John B. Glet- |
son, attorney for Harry K. Thaw, in
his trial for the murder Of Stanford |
White. sued Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw
for $4,000 counsel fees for defending
Thaw. The Federal court Of New
York last week returned a decision in
favor Of Mrs. Thaw. Levi Shoe
maker died at Somerset, Pa. Thurs
day, aged 101 years. 49,. The river
steamer James T. Staples, blew up in
the Tombigbee river near Bladen. Ala,
Thursday. Five men were killed and
eight others were hurt. Nearly
100000 garment workers, makers Of
women's wearing apparel, in New
York, are on a strike. The strike has
been in progress for ten days or more.
Higher wages and better working con-
ditions are demanded.