Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-02-14
Straps and facts.

was exposed today when Governor
Elect Hoke Smith gave out letter he
received telling of the details of the
plan to project a plague. According 10
the letter two men, one of whom is
Texan, have in their possession 100000
live insects which they intend to dis
tribute. The writer declared he had
promised to conceal the conspirators'
names but felt it his duty to Illustrate
their scheme.
Columbus, O.. February II: Presi-
dent Taft in letter, dated December
20, 1910, read in three thousand Sunday
schools in the United States today,
sounded the keynote of a total alb
stainers' movement. The letter is ad-
dressed to Sunday school pupils as
MY Dear Young Friends" and reads:
THE excessive use of intoxicating IL
quors is the cause of a great deal OF
the poverty, degradation and crime OF
the world and one who abstains from
the use Of such liquor avoids a dan
gerous temptation. Each person must
determine for himself the course he
will take in reference to his tastes and
appetites but those who exercise the
self-restraint to avoid altogether the
use of alcoholic liquor are on the safe
and easier side" DR.. Howard H. Rus
sell Of westerville, o., founder of the
Anti Saloon league, also is founder of
the Lincoln legion, which instigated
todays services throughout the United
States. The movement will be directed
as the total abstinance department of
the Anti-Saloon league with national
headquarters at Westerville.
- Springfield, ILL.,, February II:
President Taft today took his most ad-
vanced position with regard to Cana
dian reciprocity. In an address before
a Joint session of the Illinois legisla-
ture he warned the leaders of his party
that If they should defeat the conces-
sions contained in the reciprocal agree
ment now pending in congress and
should persist in retaining, in these
times of high prices and gradually eX-
hausting food supply, tariff not based
solely upon the difference in cost or
production at home and abroad, with
a reasonable profit to the American
producer, an opposition will be aroused
that will know no moderation and will
wipe from the statute books the last
trace Of protective tariff. This an
nouncement came on the heels Of news
from Washington that the reciprocity
agreement had met with favorable
report in the house committee on ways
and means only through the help of
Democratic votes. President Taft feels
keenly the opposition to reciprocity
agreement by members of his party,
but he Is sanguine In the hope that
they will see the light" before 1t is
too late.
- Eufaula, Ala, February IL: liver
Peterson, a negro about IS years old,
was lynched early this morning by
twenty Of the most prominent citizens
of Eufaula. His body was strung up
to a limb and riddled with bullets.
Last night about o'clock as Mrs. E.
A. Hudson, a prominent woman of Eu-
faula, was going from a neighbor's
house to her home, negro who was
identified as Peterson, grabbed her and
attempted to assault her. Her screams
brought several of her neighbors to
the scene in a few moments and the
negro fed. Peterson was captured
this morning at o'clock at his fathers
house just in the rear Of the home Of
Congressman Henry D. Clayton. Dep
uty Beverly, accompanied by a Mr..
Spencer, in the latter's automobile,
started with the negro for Clayton,
the county seat, fearing that lynch
ing might result If the prisoner was
left in Eufaula. At the eighth mile
post from Eufaula on the Clayton road,
the automobile was halted by mob
of citizens and the negro quickly rush
ed into the woods nearby where he was
lynched.
London, February 12: Since the
beginning of the winter the chief func-
tionaries Of the British court have
been busily absorbed with preparations
for the coronation of George ", which
will surpass in pageantry and in his
torical interest all former ceremonials
Of the character. While the ceremony
in Westminster Abbey on June % will
be almost Identical in form with that
which has been followed in the inves-
titure Of British sovereigns since Will
liam w and Queen Adelaide, the aux
iliary functions are expected to exceed
in pageantry and magnificence any
thing that the nation has witnessed in
the past. These will include the pro-
gress of the court through London the
day after coronation and visit to the
guild hall with a reception with the
king and queen by the city authorities
there, a great naval review, gala per-
formance at the opera with minor cell
ebrations and pageants, among which
will be a festival or empire at the
Crystal palace. Business men and
transportation companies count upon
an influx Of something approaching q
100000 visitors to London during the
coronation season. A considerable
proportion of these will be foreigners,
Americans and colonists probably pre-
dominating. Hotels expect to be able
to cope with the invasion. There is
every indication that the erection of
the abbey and the progress through
London will be on a scale more eXten-
sive than for the coronation of King
Edward in 1902. Owners and tenants
are asking the highest prices ever
quoted for building sites and windows.
A lively insurance business has begun
at Lloyds against the death of the
king, any event necessitating the post
ponement of the coronation and
the present archbishop of Canterbury,
will officiate in the abbey, in success
sion to the aged Archbishop Temple,
who crowned King Edward. The re-
Gently appointed dean of Westminster,
DR.. Ryle, who is at present bishop of
Winchester, will assist the archbishop.
placing the imperial mantle and pail of
cloth of gold on the kings shoulder.
This mantle is being embroidered at
the royal school of art needlework.
From the end of this month to the cor
onation Westminster Abey will be clos
ed to visitors while workmen are en-
gagged preparing the building for the
ceremony.
Raleigh, N. c., Feb. II: Literally
covered with shackles and ropes and
surrounded by heavily armed guard
of ten men, Lewis West, the outlaw
who shot to death Deputy Sheriff
Mumford and wounded Chief of Police
Glover in Wilson a week ago, was ush-
cred into the state prison here this af-
ternoon to keep him from the venge-
ance of infuriated citizens until trial
can be arranged for in the speediest
way possible at Wilson. 1t was Chief
of Police Dunlap of MaXton who cap
tured the negro last night in that town
as he was eating his first meal in three
days, having purchased it through
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