The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-11
NEWS IN BRIEF.

The Pike County Fertilizer Factory,
at Troy, Ala, was destroyed by>hre Oc-
tober &. Loss, $4,000, insurance, $So,-
900. \ negro man was burned IN the
building. The fire originated III the
tire-roonl.
The exclusion act will have the effect
of clearing the decks of vessels OF CHI
nese crews, Collector Hager refusing to
land them. The Chinese cook and
steward of the American ship, {. +.
Sargent, which arrived at San Francis
CO from Nanimo, B. c., were not per-
mittcd to come ashore.
Seven Cinnamon were captured at
Port Townsend. while being smuggled
into this country, in an effort to evade
the exclusion law. They will be re-
turned to Victoria tomorrow.
The suit CT Kate ClaNton against J. Z.
Kingsley u Co., Of the Continental Ho-
tel, Philadelphia, to recover 1890 TOR
loss of diamonds in that hotel has ended
in disagreement of the jury, nine to
three in favor OF defendants.
Tie Mcclellan Hotel at Birmingham,
Ala, was totally destroyed by fire early
this morning. The fire was discovered
shortly before o'clock last Saturday
morning, and there was panic among
the guets many Of whom barely escap-
ed with their lives.
The official bulletin Of the yellow fe-
yer at Jacksonville for the twenty-four
hours ending at 6 p. NJ. is us follows:
New cases 81, death 5; total cases to
date, 3,l03, total deaths to date 2S2.
The new cases are: Charley Richardson,
(colored), Role Martin, Westborough;
Mrs. Mary Degnhard, Maggie Griffin,
Brooklyn; infant Of Mrs a. +. Morgan,
Edwin Marin.
Astonishment is expressed IN Eng
land that Americans should allow them
selves to be ridden by such combina-
tions as trusts" which We're long ago
exploded in that country. It is consid-
cred certain that before long these ag-
gressive aggregations Of capital will
ruin themselves by their own eXcesses.
\ curious, fatal accident occurred
on the baseball grounds at Cummings
Vile, Ohio, Sunday, October I. At
the close of the game 4 member OF the
athletic club gave an exhibition. A
Young man named Brunswald was
gwinging club to which was attached
an iron ball. The ball flew off and hit
Joseph Caull on the head, crushing his
skull. The boy died the same night.
Shortly after eight o'clock last Satur-
day Browns powder magazine at Roam
oke, Va, blew up, giving the entire
city a terrible shock, breaking great
number of plate glass store fronts and
hundreds Of panes Of glass in private
residences. The magazine was situated
about mile from the city and contain
ed 400 kegs of powder and $500 pounds
of dynamite. The entire population
was terribly scared and much excite
ment prevailed until the extent and
nature of the disaster was known.
Long distance telephone connection
was successfully accomplished Friday
between Portland, Maine and Philadel-
phia via Boston, Providence and New
| York. Providence works as distinct as
any short distance line; New York quite
clear; Philadelphia more muffied. These
connections will be permanent.
A horrible story of widespred destitu-
ton comes from Ramsey County, Da-
kota where the entire population is
said to be on the brink Of starvation.
Mayor Smith received yesterday all ap-
peal signed by county officials and
prominent citizens Of Ramsey, urging
the people of St. Paul to take steps to
alleviate the distress existing in the
county. The appeal to aid is accom-
panied by statement to the effect that
the recent frOsts have destroyed thous-
ands of bushels of wheat and left desti-
tute the residents in all but one of the
townships in the county. Application
has been made to the county authorl-
ties for assistance, but it has been dis
covered that the wants are so great that
it would financially ruin the county to
attempt to alleviate it.
4 New York correspondent writes
that it is the exception and not the
rule for the sons of rich men in that
city to,squander their patrimony, and
saws: 4f1c4sanderbilts are rapidly in
creasing their wealth, the Astors have
never known prodigal in their family,
the Goelets Of to-day are as thrifty as
their ancestors. Peter Cooper's wealth
isin good hands, and Jay Gould appears
to have no son who will throw away
his money.
The Virginia Agricultural, Mechani-
cal and Tobacco Exposition was formal
ly opened last Wednesday, and Rich
mand has been resplendent with col
ored bunting and agl"S' with 'e&cfee-
ment ever since. lie city was
thronged with visitors, and it is esti-
mated that the Exposition was opened
in the presence Of about 10000 people.
Mrs. Lee, wife of Governor FiNhugh
Lee, set the machinery in motion by
pressing all electric button. The occa-
sion was signalized by general suspen-
sion of business in the city and a street
parade.
Over one hundred people injured is
the record Of an accident which took
place at half-past last Sunday after
noon, during the ceremonies attend
ing the laying of the cornerstone Of the
new st. Mary's Polish Catholic Church
in Reading, Pa. Men, women and
children were thrown in a confused
mass, with joist, brick, stone and NOR
tar on top of them. The excitement
was intense, but willing hands at once
commenced the work of eXtricating
the unfortunates, many of whom had
to be carried out and placed in neigh
boring houses, where their injuries were
attended and they were then removed
to their home or to hospitals. 1t was
fully two hours before the wounded
were all cared for.
4 Child Killed.
Another child killed by the use of
| ODiatps riven in the form of Soothing