Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-20
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ish party Is protection to foreigners.
An outbreak at Adana, few days
ago was directed against the Arme-
mans and Christians. 1t Is reported
that 1000 people were massacred, and
among them were two American mis-
sionaries, Messrs. Rogers and Marier.
There are riotings and massacres at
other points, and the whole Turkish
empire seems to be convulsed. Great
Britain, France and Germany have or
dered warships to Turkish ports and
II looks as If there Is going to be Dig
trouble. Most Of the Turkish army Is
under control of the young Turkish
party, which stands for protection OF
Christians and foreigners, and the sui
tan is being charged with violation OF
the constitution and of instigating the
massacres. Some of the dispatches IN
dicate a possibility Of peaceable set
tlement; but that Is very improbable.
Charlotte Observer: Cuba, the land
which Flaglers railroad has tied SO
closely to the United States and which
ed, seems to be coming forward as the
Mecca of the tourists. 1t appears that
since January 1, about ten thousand
people of the United States have WIS.,
tied Cuba, during the short winter
season ending March 1. Havana, OF
course, profited chiefly by this tide OF
tourist travel, but the whole island
got the benefit Of II. 1t Is estimated,
as a low figure, that the average So
journ of these Americans was four
days, and that they spent $16 day.
which Is a richer proposition than the
island ever knew under the reign Of
Spain. The 10000 tourists are sup
posed to have left in Cuba 100000,
and probably, during the first two
weeks of March, there was an expen-
diture Of a proportionate amount
bringing the total up to $750ooo, and
this is considered an underestimate
AS a matter of fact, Cuba is going to
get much Of the American money that
formerly went to Europe. and In turn
ing their attention to this new field
of pleasure, the American people are
showing their good sense.
Topeka, Kan, April 16: The Fed
eral grand jury returned indictments
here today against the Cudahy Pack
ing company of Kansas City, Kan, on
737 counts for defrauding the govern
ment out Of $4,000 by violating the in
ternal revenue laws. The charge is
that the company had defrauded the
government out Of over $4,000 in rev.
enue on oleomargarine. The maximum
fine on each of the 1877 counts is ST.
600. The revenue law provides that
each pound of uncolored oleomargarine
must bear a revenue stamp Of a quar-
ter Of cent, but that each pound to
which coloring matter has been added
to give it the appearance Of butter, a
10-cent revenue stamp must be at
tached. The indictments charged that
the Cudahy Packing company has sold
the colored product under the quarter
OLA cent tax. 1t Is claimed by the
government officials that the Cudahy
company has succeeded in monopoliz-
ing the oleomargarine market by sell
ing the colored product and paying the
tax on the basis Of uncolored. District
Attorney Bone will bring a civil action
In the Federal court against the COM
pany to have the plant and machinery
used In the manufacture Of oleomar-
garine confiscated. The oleomargarine
manufacturing plant Is connected with
the Cudahy Packing establishment in
Kansas City, Kan.
= Oklahoma, April 16: Four promi-
nent cattlemen were taken from the
county jail here and lynched by a mob
Of one hundred citizens. The victims
are ]. B. Miller of Fort Worth, Tex;
B. 3. Burrell Of Duncan, Okla; Jesse
West and Joe Allen Of Canadian, Tex
The mob is said to have organized In
the Commercial club rooms and march
ed to the Jail at 8 o'clock today. Only
one man stood guard at the prison
and he was quickly overpowered and
the four prisoners seized, taken to
pdlh huiio AiOhi SiS tNAs
ers. The men were held on the charge
Of completely in the murder Of former
United States Marshall Bobbitt who
was shot from ambush on his way
home. The examining trial was held
Thursday, but no indictment was ever
returned. Miller had killed six men
in his life and was "chum" Of the late
Patt Garrett, the famous manhunteri
and was with Garrett when. he was
killed at Lascrues. The mob was COM
posed Of many Of the prominent citi-
zens Of the city and only a few were
masked. The authorities were power
less to prevent the lynching as the ear
ly hour placed them at disadvantage
The entire formation of the mob and
the lynching which followed was per-
formed in the most methodical man.
ner. So intense was the feeling during
the preliminary hearing Of the men
that Judge Brown prohibited the pub
lication of the evidence. Burrell was
a nephew Of Miller and turned states
evidence against Miller and told Of the
complete plans Of West and Allen to
murder Bobbitt long time enemy Of
both. No arrests of the lynchers have
been made.
Director Neff, of the Philadelphia
board Of health. in an address before
the Medical club of Philadelphia, Fri
day night, said in part: During the
first year of my administration l con-
Quoted the affairs Of my Office as any
physician would have done. I locked
the doors to reporters and attended to
business. But at the end Of the first
year 1 realized that was not attaining
the results that l should, and I came
to the conclusion that the best inf1u-
ence 1 could set in operation was edu-
cation, particularly public education.
So 1 called the city hall reporters to
me, and told them that If they would
keep politics out of the department