Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-16
MERE MENTION

Two negroes are reported to have
been lynched near Mulberry, Fla, on
Monday night. The negroes were
charged with having murderously as
saulted a white man who had testihed
against them in court prosecution.
-. The Mexican cabinet, at re-
cent meeting, decided to default In the
payment Of interest on bonds for in
ternal and external debts maturing
during the next six months. ..... Dis
patches Of Tuesday, from Japan are to
the effect that thousands OF natives
have perished as the result Of volcano
and earthquake disturbances during
the past few days on one Of the Jap
anse islands, of which Kagoshima was
the principal city. One report says
that Kagoshima, a city of $4,000 pop
ulation, is almost buried in ashes. 49,.
The name of Sara Bernhardt, the no
ted actress, has been added to the roll
of honor Of the French Legion or
Honor. Past efforts to have Bern
hardt's name put on the roll have been
opposed by strong element OF French
society. ...... President Wilson and
family returned to washington on last
Tuesday, after three weeks in Missis-
of Robert E. Lee will be generally cell
ebrated throughout the south next
Monday, January 49,. The River
side, w. Va. plant Of the United States
Steel company, resumed operations on
Tuesday, after being closed for four
months, giving work to 5000 men. -.
An ex-magistrate Of New York adVis-
es that all judges should serve a term
in prison before sentencing any pris-
oner to a term Of Imprisonment. He
says that judges would then be more
ALL
anese butcher, shot and killed Tessie
Miller, an American girl with whom
he was infatuated, at Roslyn, Long Is
land, Wednesday. and then committed
suicide. ..... Mrs. Alice Ray, wife of
Brigadier General James M. Ray, c.
S. A., died at her home near Ashe-
willie, N. c., Tuesday. Mrs. Ray was
first to conceive the idea Of Confed-
crate Veteran reunions, the first being
held at her home in July, 1S79.. .Ad-
vices from Washington are to the ef-
feet that President Wilson's plan for
controlling the trusts Is by means Of
a Federal Trade Board, which will
have general supervision Of all ques-
tions arising under the trust laws.
Because of a cloud burst and hurri-
cane in the vicinity Of San Francisco,
Wednesday, the city was put in dark
ness, parks were turned into lakes,
and all railroad traffic was paralyzed.
"A New York produce company
plead guilty on Tuesday to selling cold
storage eggs for fresh eggs, and was
fined $500. -Four tenement house
fires occurring simultaneously in
widely different sections Of New York
city, Tuesday morning, drove nearly
1000 tenants to the streets, causing
intense suffering because of the low
temperature prevailing. The Unit
ed States now has 5000 islands under
its possession. supporting population
of 100000, and showing a combin-
ed commerce of $300,000,000 annual
ly. -. 1t is reported from New York
that a number of capitalists have ar
ranged to import thousands of tons of
beef from Australia, New Zealand and
the Argentine Republic, with the end
in view Of smashing the high prices
now prevailing for American beef.
The steamer Cobequid, bound for st.
John, N. F., is on the rocks Of Trinity