Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-03
MERE.MENTIoN.

AtlOTHey GeneTdl reiQer, Congress-
man Hardwick and some half dozen
ed States senate from Georgia, to sue
ceed the late Senator Bacon. ;. Exam
nations to fill more than 5000 post
masterships, made necessary by an ex-
ecutive order placing all such Offices
under civil service regulations, are to
be held in April. Most Of the offices are
in the north and west. Mrs. Kate
Edwards, convicted at Reading, Pa,
thirteen years ago for completely in
the murder Of her husband and SEN
fenced to death, has been granted a
pardon by Governor Tener. Her exc
cution was delayed from year to year
because no governor would set date
for her hanging. .... Farmers of
Brooks county, Ca. last week sold
Al 900 pounds Of home raised bacon
to Quitman merchants at IA cents a
pound. Mrs. Minnie Beckett Of
st. Petersburg, Fla. on Friday finish
ed fast Of forty days, to let her "sys-
tenn catch up" she said. She lost "a
pounds In weight. 80. The Pennsylva-
MIA railroad has withdrawn eleven To-
cal passenger trains from service on.
the Pittshurg division. JOS. W.
Folk, ex-governor of Missouri. has ac-
cepted the position OF chief counsel,
for the interstate commerce commits
sion at salary of $4,000 a year. :.
The Bethlehem Steel company has.
closed contracts with the Chinese GOV
ernment to build two battleships Of
10000 tons each, and armed with "a.
inch guns. The ships will be built at:
the Fore River Yard at Quincy, Mass,
The contract price is $4,000. 600. -.
The gross income Of the Pennsylvania,
railroad last year was s1S5,000. .09N.
but owing to increased operating OK
penses, there was a falling Oft In net
profits. Philadelphia sugar refin-
cries began operations yesterday, af-.
ter being closed all winter. Yester-.
day was the first day on which the,
tariff reductions Oh sugar under the,
Underwood law became effective >.>.
The supreme court of Maine has rem
dered a decision upholding the right
of the governor to remove a sheriff
from Office for failure to enforce the
liquor laws. 1t cost New York
city $1.000,000 to remove the snow:
from the city streets last week, and
even that sum did not move all the
snow. UP TO Friday there had
be $1,000 income tax returns in New
York city. When all are In 1t is esti-
mated that the total will be 10000.
An English. syndicate Is planning the
expenditure Of $50. .000, 900 In q power
development on the Tennessee river
in Alabama. .., Warren county, KY.
strawberry growers have received or
ders for more than 100000 straw
berry plants for spring delivery.
In the Chicago municipal election of
last week, $1,000 women took advant-
age Of their suffrage privilege. ......
Theodore Lacy was found guilty by
jury at Montgomery, Ala, Saturday.
of the charge OF embezzling $4,000 Of
state funds, ,.,.... Mrs. Cynthia Buff
FUN was convicted at Little Valley, n.
Y, Friday Of numbering her husband
by slow poisoning. The convicted
woman was sentenced to die by cleo
trocution at the Auburn prison.. ......
Two Turkish army aviators were kill
ed Saturday while attempting a flight
from Constantinople to Cairo, Egypt.
Their machine collapsed while high In
the air. Alice Wages, Is years
old. Is In jail at Opp, Ala, charged
with the murder Of her father Since
she has been in jail she has given Of
flcials details of a mysterious murder
that occurred in that vicinity sixteen
years ago, the details Of which were
revealed to her by her father who
was a participant in the murder. 900.
Lisbon, Portugal, has been in a ste ,te
Of turmoil the past few days on nc
count Of strike of railroad en-
ployes. .. Baseball teams rspreA
senting New York and Chicaso anS
making a tour around the %orld, civ
| ing exhibition games, played i'm II
don. Thursday, before a crowdi iss IN
900. among whom was King 3o.-
and many of the royalty, ieorge
Helen Clegg Winters off ID ....M Mrs
filed a suit against Mrs. lyton, y:
man Of Darst, o., for $ ,usan Hun
ages for alienation Of z5o,oOO dam.
affections. Ex-PTey ner husoands
a luncheon guest dent Tart was
Mrs. Wilson in " OF President anc @
49,. Rob-. ]. y Iashington; Friday
at KarsasS Sr Ss" y in the Federal cour
use 81 ths ~ !. Mo-. Friday. Of mis-.
acres az Ex .ails in selling 10000
which tha, ,rida Everglades lands, or
h 600 IN ! realized profit Of s400.'
sol OIhN pair are liable to fines OF
Eyears and Imprisonment Of min,
EfaG.S each. A sneak thief Mon
ErSS J. Pike, a college graduate. ar
noS ed in New York last week OF
.arges of burglary, on Friday stood
n police station and with $4,000
worth of loot on Il. table. gave back
Y the greater part of il to his victims
z who had been notified Of the distribu
: ton. ...A Columbus. o., tax lister
e last week ran across SO, 1884, Of per
e sonal property stored in a warehouse
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