Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-01-06

November, but for December, nSures
Just out show the decrease under De-
cember 1912 was only about S2,I0O,-
900. The net balance in the treasury
general fund December 81, was $ll,-
S54,317 and the grand total OF assets
in the treasury $2,03S,S64,97I.
The possess that have been
Bingham, Utah, for Ralph Lopez, gave
up their work last Saturday night as
hopeless. After killing two deputies
in an underground battle on Novem-
ber 29, making six in all he had killed
within eight days, Lopez called TO MS
pursuers that six men would have TO
sacrifice their lives il they expected to
capture him. No more men were KILL
ed, but that he had escaped was con-
ceded by his pursuers. Sheriff Smith
declared that his sudden determine
ton to abandon the search was reach-
ed only after he was satisfied that the
desperate either had escaped or had
been crushed to death beneath some
cave-in, which would prevent his body
being found. However, many miners
planned to begin search on their
own account tomorrow, hoping that
Lopez's body was overlooked. A re-
ward of $1,000 was offered for MS
capture or the recovery Of his body.
Political conditions in Portugal
are regarded by many observers as
very chaotic. No man has yet been
found who can bring the diScordant
elements together, and the very worst
is prophesied in some quarters for the
republic. The recent latest attempt TO
start a revolution was, however, or the
comic opera variety. The authorities
are said to have been afraid to bring
;eh4 orin
navy would turn against the govern
ment, and the army has been kept on
the move for the same reason. the
only thing that prevents the govern
ment from being overthrown is that
the revolutionists are as badly on Tor
a leader as are those in power. All
this gives credence to the repeated re-
ports that the British and German
governments are in very earnest ne
gotiations in regard to the portuguese
colonies in Africa. There has long
been an understanding as to the d.
vision of these colonies when the eX-
pected breakup Of Portugal comes.
some have even gone so far as TO eX-
press the opinion that three German
ships now visiting the West Coast of
Africa are there to take over some OF
the colonies at an opportune moment.
AS to what is to become of Portugal
itself no one can be found to express
an opinion, but il has been suggested
that the country might come under
the protection Of Spain with the sup
port of the powers.
washington, Jan. 8: Announce
ment from London today that Great
Britain is about to transfer Sir Llonel
Garden, its minister at City or MEXICO
was regarded by official Washington
as a substantial manifestation or the
purpose of the British government to
remove every obstruction to the exc
cution of President Wilson's plans for
dealing with the Mexican situation.
At the state department it was denied
that the United States had made any
protest to the British foreign office
against acts or utterances ascrlbed TO
Minister Garden. From other sources,
though, it was learned that Ambassa-
dor Page did seek information at the
British foreign office some time ago
regarding the attitude of its represen-
tative in Mexico. About the time this
occurred a semi official statement was
issued in London repudiating state
ment attributed to Sir Lionel that
President Wilson's policy towards
Mexico would not have been adopted
had he not been in ignorance of the
facts. Officials here believe the trans
fer of the British minister will i'm
press the Huerta government with the
fact that there is no division among
the powers from which it might eX-
pect to profit. A cablegram from
Rear Admiral Fletcher today, dated
Saturday, said it was feared another
attack was to be made upon Tampico
In anticipation OF trouble the German
cruiser Bremen had gone there from
Vera Cruz
- Financial circles throughout the
country and especially in New York,
were much interested last Friday by
the announcement of the great bank
ing house of j. P. Morgan G. Co., that
the men making up that firm of finan-
ciers, had Withdrawn from the direc-
torates of about thirty corporations,
including railroads, trust companies,
induStrials corporations, ETC., and that
other Withdrawals were under consid-
Grafton and would be announced later.
The Morgan firm for many years has
been the dominant figure in American
finance and through its various officers
acting as directors, controlled a large
per cent of the enterprises in which
they were interested. 1t has been the
policy of the Morgan company for
years to carry on it's business affairs
as it saw proper and take the public
into its confidence only as it saw fit.
Contrary to this fixed policy, Mr.. j. P.
Morgan, Jr, last Friday, gave out a
statement to the effect that the men,
bers of his firm, five in number, had
decided to withdraw from some Of the
directorates which they held; first be-
cause it was inconvenient for them to
hold so many offices of this kind, and
further that the reason they held
Of 40
that the Morgan company had been
instrumental in organizing and reor-
ganizing a great many of these cor
porations and that in selling securities
to people all over the world they per-
mitted the use of their names on di-
rectorate boards in order to give con-
fidence to the investor. But times are
changing in regard to directorates.
Indeed" says Mr.. Morgan, lit may
be in the view of the change in SEN
timent upon the subject, that we shall
be in better position to serve proper
ties and their security holders If we
are not directors" 1t is generally be-
lieved in New York that the action Of
the Morgan company is due more to a
fear that congress will enact laws for
bidding interlocking directorates than
to a mere matter of attending direc-
tors meetings. The Morgan firm,
through its various members, held
directorships to the number TAG in
134 corporations, with total capital
ization of $25, 100000.
Pass Christian, Miss, January 8:
With the departure today of the scout
cruiser Chester, bearing John Lind,
the presidents envoy, back to Mexico,
to continue his observations Of MeXi-
can affairs, the mystery that has en-
yeloped Mr.. Lind's visit to President
Wilson was partially cleared. Just
why the nations chief executive de-
cided not to permit Mr.. Lind to have
any more shore leave" and took upon
himself the inconvenience of being
transhipped four times at sea, has not
been explained. President Wilson vol
unteered no explanation, but one of
the suppositions current is that he did
not wish the special envoy to be sub
jected to the inquisition of the news
paper correspondents. another theo-
ry is that the president desired to
show Mexico that there is no change
in the American policy and no actual
interruption of Mr.. Lind's mission to
Mexico. The peculiar movements of
the revenue cutter Winona and the