Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
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pulpit and after the sermon he sent
for the preacher, Rev. c. T. Walker,
whom he had previously met in New
York, and they exchanged effusive
greetings. 1t Is stated that when the
contribution box came around Mr..
Rockefeller deposited $50 therein.
The Ohio river is on a serious
rampage almost along its entire
course Many people are homeless
in various cities the total number,
including Cincinnati, footing up
something like 10000. The people
have been driven from their homes
on account of high water. big iron
foundry located on the river front at
Cincinnati caught fire last Sunday,
and the approaches being cut on by
the surrounding water, the firemen
were unable to get near enough to
fight the flames. The loss amounted
to several hundred thousand dollars.
- Seventy-two passengers on an ac-
commodation passenger train on the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and
st. Louis railroad, were killed at Ter
re Haute, Indiana last Sunday, In
rather unusual manner and thirty or
more were injured. The disaster
was caued by the explosion OF car
load Of powder on an adjoining side
track. Just how the explosion oc-
Cured is not known. Some of the
railroad people say it was the result
of concussion; but that is not certain.
The entire local passenger train, in
Guiding the locomotive, was thrown
from the track and hurled a distance
of fifty feet or more. Many of the
passengers were blown to pieces. Fire
broke out In the debris Immediately
afterward and a number of bodies
were burned. Wreckage was strewn
about the place for several hundred
yards. The explosions Jared the VI
cinity like an earthquake.
The United States last Friday
begun two suits in San Francisco to
enforce the provisions Of the treaty
with Japan. giving to the japanese
equal school advantages: One suit is
brought in the California supreme
court in the name OF a Japanese child
for the purpose OF obtaining a writ OF
mandamus to compel his admission to
one of the city's public schools. The
second suit Is q comprehensive bill In
equity filed by the United States In
the Federal circuit court, In which the
members Of the board Of education,
the superintendent Of schools and all
the principals Of primary and gram
mar schools are made defendants. In
both proceedings the government al
leges the execution of the treaty with
Japan in 1895, which provided that
"In whatever relates to the rights or
residence and travel the subjects or
each party to the treaty shall enjoy
In the territories of the other the
same privileges, liberties and rights
as citizens or subjects Of the most IA
vored nation" The bill alleges that
the Japanese are not in any sense
"Mongolians." but form a separate and
distinct race.
Quite a curious state Of affairs
has developed in connection with
American offers Of relief to the Ja-
maican earthquake sufferers. Shortly
after the destruction Of Kingston by
the earthquake, the United States bat
tleships Missouri and Indiana and the
gunboat Yankton, sailed into the har-
Dor, and offered their service to the
Jamaicans Marines were landed to
help patrol the streets and guard
property and they were also used In
clearing away debris. A hospital was
also established and the naval sur
geons gave free attendance to all COM
ers. It seems, however, that the
Americans failed to notify Governor
Sweltenham before they commenced
operations. After they had gotten
busy, Admiral Davis wrote to Cover
.nor Sweltenham, advising him OF
what had been done. and assuring the
governor of the willingness OF the
Americans to do anything further
that might lie in their power. Cover
nor Sweltenham replied in an ironi-
cal note Of studied courtesy, thanking
the American for what he had been
pleased to do; but assuring him that
everything would have been done by
the Jamaicans. Admirals Davis and
Evans both paid visits Of courtesy to
Governor Sweltenham; but the mat
ter passed off very coolly. The Amer
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the Jamaicans could handle the stu.
alton all right and that the governor
did not appreciate any "butting in.
In the meantime several shiploads OF
provisions which had already left the
United States were held up by wire
less and otherwise. The trouble seems
to have arisen out of the action of the
Americans in seeking to do relief
work on their own responsibility
without having first advised the ia
maicans. 1t is said that Kingston
reeks in stencil from dead bodies still
under the destroyed buildings and
that all kinds of lawlessness prevails
throughout the city.
e Washington, Jan. l9: With elab-
crate exercises and in the presence OF
a distinguished audience. the one
hundredth anniversary of the birth OF
General Robert f. Lee, the soldier
patriot of the Confederacy. was COM
memorated here tonight under the
auspices of the United Confederacy
and Southern societies of the District
of Columbia. The immense ball room
of the New Willard hotel. where the
meeting was held. was filled to over
flowing. The United States marine
band stirred the audience with Dix
ie' and other southern melodies. AL
most every mention of the name OF
Lee was greeted with applause. AL
though unable to attend. President
Roosevelt sent a letter in which he
extolled the virtues of the Confeder-
acy's great general in war as we'll as
I'm Deace His suggestion that the