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Evening journal., 1900-07-14

Miss Parker VIII Sing
Miss Parker, of New York. will sneak
in Mt Pleasant NJ. Z. Church to-mor-
row evening.
Evening journal., 1900-07-14
"lfs a Dandy y

Il tell you. old fellow. they certainly
have a nice spring Of water over there
at the county workhouse."
The speaker was Lawrence B. Jones,
former secretary and treasurer OF the
Board Of Public Education.
He had just boarded a Wilmington
and Brandywine Springs car at Green
bank and sat down beside the Way
farer
ITS a dandy" he continued. wall
ed up. the water four or five feet deep
and just as clear as crystal. I don't
believe ever saw a better spring. and
really, l envy the prisoners their good
fortune in having such splendid water
TO drink when they are taken over there
from New Castle jail"
Evening journal., 1900-07-14
Mary Cowan Anoat

Anchored in the mouth of the Bran
dywine, but a few hundred feet below
Seventh street bridge, is a small sloop,
rather the worse for age. want Of paint
and new canvas. She has been there
several days, and at the present time
her occupants are two men and two
women. One of the women has an un-
savory reputation. She is Mary Cowan,
who was such an important witness for
the prosecution of Jim Pierce, of Ches-
ter, who, with his brother, was ac-
cused Of numbering George b. Eyre,
the popular young clubman Of that
city.
1t will be remembered that she swore
that jim Pierce confessed to her that
he killed Eyre. Her testimony placed
him in such a desperate position that
on the eve OF his trial. he hanged him
self in his cell in Media jail.
The death of Pierce does not seem to
weigh upon her, for she and her com
paniCns apparently are enjoying them
selves ahoat
The Wayfarer saw them late yester-
day afternoon while out sailing and as
soon as the Cowan woman and her
companion beheld the other sloop ap-
preaching they left and concealed
themselves in the cabin.
Evening journal., 1900-07-14
An Economists Kick

Those rubbish cans put on the street
by the Board Of Directors Of the Street
and Sewer Department are good things.
but they will not last more than two
or three months unless the city Off
cials punch holes in them to let off the
water after heavy rains" said a tax
payer this morning. IF you will look
in them now you will find the bottoms
flooded with water, which a few small
holes would let of In short order.
Evening journal., 1900-07-14

in the woods had made them rougher
looking than ever. They noticed that
they were eyed closely. and that the
locks they received were anything but
friendly, but had no idea Of the cause.
Finally some townsman accosted
them and put them through a rigid
examination.
Young Mr. Bradford explained who
he was and what he was. but IL was
the longest while before he could con
vince his inquisitor that he and his
climber were not the men who had
committed the burglaries the night be-
fore.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
MOB HANGS MURDERERS.
Half Brothers Swung Up In Jail Yard ut
Ft Scott. Kansas.

Half Brothers Swung Up In Jail Yard ut
Ft. Scott. Kansas.
Saturday night, George Silbee and
Ed Meeks, half brothers, convicted OF
murder, were lynched by a mob in
the county jailyard at Ft. Scott, Kan
sas. Their bodies were left dangling
from two trees in the yard. The au-
thorities were completely surprised.
The two men, who hailed from Kan
sas City, had been convicted OF muir
der in the first degree, their victim
being q young German farmer named
Leopold Edlinger. The murderers
disposed of Edlinger's pair OF mules,a
horse and a wagon in Bates count y.
Amos Phillips, an accomplice OF the
two brothers in the crime, was con-
victed Friday of murder in the first
degree. The evidence showed that
the three men belonged to gang OF
thieves who had been regularly dis
posing of their plunder in Bates
county.
Before being swung up Silbee shout
ed to the mob in defiant tones that
he himself shot Edlinger and that
Amos Phillips struck him on the head
with an az. He insisted that his
brother Ed did not participate in the
crime.
BE sure and get Phillips" the
doomed men urged.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
UPRISING IN NEGROS.
The Newly Installed Officials Re-
beIled Against American
Authority.

Mail advices from Manila bring par
ticulars of the uprising last month in
the southern part of Negros island,
in which Lieutenant A. G. Yedyard,
Sixth infantry, was killed.
Instead of being an unimportant re-
volt of native police, as was at first
reported, it appears to have been an
attempt to overthrow American author
ity. This movement was started by
the chief officials of the autonomous
government, the men who were elected
and inaugurated with so much cere-
mony last November.
Eleven of these officials, including
the president and several councillors,
were lodged in Jail on a charge OF
plotting treason. Several secured
their release under heavy bonds, but
others remain in prison.
General Smith found evidence that
The revolving police were following the
orders Of the autonomous government,
which designed to use the forces IN
der its control to overpower the Amer
icans. The plot failed through being
started prematurely. Two companies
of the Twenty-sixth infantry were hur-
ried from Iloilo to reinforce the garri-
son at Bacolor.
The officials arrested include some
of the most prominent men in Negros'
It is believed that they will be ex-
pelled from the island.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
ROBERTS COMMITTEE REPORTS.

voluminous Document, Covering tho In
vestigation, Read In tho House.
The reports of the special committee
of investigation in the case Of Brigham
n. Roberts, of Utah, were presented
to the house Saturday. The majority
report, signed by Chairman Tayler
aud six of his assistants, is voluml.
nous document, and is accompanied
by q summary of the law and facts.
It gives the details of the hearing, the
ample opportunities afforded to Mr.;
Roberts to present his case, his refusal
to testify and the unanimous finding
of facts heretofore published. 1t pro-
ceeds:
"The committee is unanimous in
its belief that FIR. Roberts ought not
to remain q member of the house OF
representatives. A majority are OF the
orinion that he ought not to be per-
mitted to become a member; that the
house has the right to exclude him. A
minority are of the opinion that the
proper course of procedure is to permit
him to be sworn in and then e1pel him
by a two-thirds vote under the constl-
tutional provision providing for e1pul-
sion
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
JOHN RUSKIN DEAD.
Was Great Critic and Essayist But q Queer

Was Great Critic and Essayist But q Queer
Character.
A London dispatch says: John Rus
kin, English critic and essayist, died
Saturday afternoon of influenza, aged
81 years.
One of the most remarkable facts in
his career was his divorce of his wife.
He engaged the great painter, Sir John
Millais, to paint picture of his wife.
Millais snd Mrs. Ruskin fell IN love
with each Ather, but they remained
silent. Ruskin soon realized that his
wife and MiIlais were bound BY true
love, but made no objection to it, ar
ranging himself divorce for his wife
so that she could marry the painter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
TO RECOGNIZE TRANSYAAL.

Kruser's Representative Will Be Re-
ceived by President Mckinley
It is stated in an authoritative quar-
ter that if Montague White is equipped
with proper credentials from the
Transvaal government, he will be re-
ceived as ita representative by the sd-
ministration.
General Obiern's rejection was os'
tensibly due to his American citizen
ship, but there is no doubt that the
authorities would have preferred that
the matter of the Transvaal represen-
tation be left undetermined. However,
when Mr.. White calls at the state de-
partment Secretary Hay will see him
and his status will then be determined. /.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
BULLER SENDS REPORT.

Names Of Dead and Wounded a. Result
of Sundays Fighting.
Just before midnight Monday night
the London war Office issued the follow
ing dispatch from General Butler:
'sSPEARMAN's CAMP, Jan. ~, p.
m.-The following casualties ale re-
ported in General Hare's brigade as
the result of yesterdays fighting:
Killed, Captain Ryall, Yorkshire reg
imeut, and five men. Wounded: Sec
ond Lieutenant Andrews, Border reg
iment; Captain Mclaughlin, Inni-
skillings; Lieutenant Barlow, York
shire regiment, and seventy-fve men.
Missing: Eight men. Other casual.
ties will be forwarded when received. !"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
BRYAN IN BALTIMORE.

Talks to Free Silverites on Imperialism'
Trusts and the Currency.
Hon. William J. Bryan delivered an
address in Baltimore Saturday night
upon the political questions of the day
to an audiance which filled the Music
Hall.
The meeting was held under the
auspices of the Maryland Democratic
Association, one of the free silver
wings of the the Democratic party OF
the state, and was not encouraged or
discouraged in any manner by the reg,
ular Democratic organization. Intact
the latter held strictly aloof from the
affair.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
TRACING THE FLOUR.

There II Doubt As To tho Disposition OF
tho Stuff Seized By Britons.
Ambassador Choate is prosecuting
his efforts to learn just where the pro-
visions are that wore seized off Della
goa Bay on the Mashona, the Maria
and the Beatrice. He has reported
that the goods on the Maria are in the
custom house at Durham subject to the
disposition of the owners.
The goods carried on the Ma
shona ara believed to be still on
board that ship at Cape Town.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
TOBACCO GROWERS MEET.
Agreement Adopted Looking 70 Fisf
A1afnst Trust.

Agreement Adopted Looking 10 Fisns
Against Trust.
The North Carolina State Tobacco
Growers convention met in Raleigh
Thursday and adopted the following
agreement:
1--WE agree to enter into q contract
with J. F. Jordan and his associates to
sell to them our tobacco raised during
the next fve years at an advance OF
not less than IL per cent over the
prices of the same grade OF tobacco
during the last FIVE years, thes said
price to be fixed by a commission, q
majority of whom shall represent the
seller"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
PENSION BILL PASSED.

Many Members Attack Pension Commie
sioner, While Others Defend Him.
The pension appropriation bill, car
rying $145, ,245, $50, was passed by sne
house Friday. 1t was made the vehl-
Gle of an attack upon the commissioner
of pensions by northern Democrats.
All inveighed against the lack of lib
erality in the administration OF the
laws. The commissioner was ably
defended by a score of members from
both sides of the house.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
KNOXVILLE DEMOCRATIC.

Hon. s, G. Heiskell Elected mayor o'
tennessee Town by s42 Majority.
IN the municipal election at Knox
Vile, Tenn, Saturday, the Democratlc
ticket carried every voting precinct
Hon. S. G. Heiskell was elected mayor
by s42 majority over G. ": Hender.
son. Henderson led the independent
citizens, or "Googoo" ticket. Inc ao'
ministration, which is Republican
backed the citizens ticket. No Ke'
publican ticket was out. This is the
biggest victory Democracy has ever
had in the city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
DExSON,S NECK BROKEN.

Negro Murderer Pays Penalty OF Crime
at Bainbridge, Ga.
Phillip benson, colored, who was
sentenced last Eovember to hang for
the murder of Will Lane, another ne
gro, expiated his crime on the gallows
at Balm bridge, Ca, Friday. The trap
fell at IL 80 O'Clock and Denson's neck
was broken and death instantaneous.
He was hanged with the same rope
used at the execution of Charley Will
liams week ago, they being sentenced
to hang at the same time, but the gov
ernor respited benson one week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
BOER LOSSES TO DATE.

Figures Arc Approximately Fixed From
Reliable Reports at s,425 Men.
Advices from Rensburg, Cape COL
ony, Friday, state that carefully COM
piled figures from reliable sources,
some of which have been investigated
and found to be correct, show the
Boer losses up to date are approx
mstely 6,425 men, including 1900
casualties during the siege of Lady
smith.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Will Help Rural Delivery.

Will Help Rural Delivery.
A Washington dispatch says: 1t has
been decided by the postoffice depart
ment to permit the star route system
in a measure to supplement the system
of rural free delivery. Second AS
sistant Postmaster General Schallen-
berger has found that it is feasible to
permit carriers on star routes to de-
posit mail in proper receptacles placed
along their lina OF travel. This plan
will be inaugurate3 in South Carolina
beginning July 1st, and will be e1-
tended to other parts OF the country
as rapidly as possible. This lnnova-
ton makes necessary change in the
postal regulation which forbids mall
contractors and their drivers access to
mail matter or any mail locks or Keys
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Cuba'S Receipts.

The war department has given out
the statement that the total receipts
for the entire island OF Cuba for the
month of December were sl,733,2 ,2ll.
The total receipts for the entire island
for the calendar year ending Decem-
Der 81, 1909, were $15, ,217, 497.42.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
DRAINAGE CANAL MIDDLE.

snpreme Court Of tho United States Takes
Notice of Appeal.
Thursday the supreme court OF the
United States took informal cognizance
Of the motion of the state of Missouri
for leave to file bill of complaint
against the state of Illinois asking for
an Injunction against the Chicago
drainage canal to the extent of stating
to Attorney General Grow, of the fer
mer state, that some announcement
would be made Monday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
GOVERNOR. OFFERS REWARD.

su.u of $50 Will Be Paid for Arrest and
Conviction of Royal.
A reward of $3.50 is offered by Gov.
ernor Gambler, of Georgia, for the ar
rest and conviction of Clement Royal,
alias Bud Royal, who shot and killed
D. J. Luke last December in Irwin
county.
Both men are sons OF prominent
farmer of that section and had been
the best friends until the tragedy. A
neighborhood quarrel found its cul-
mination in store at Sicamore, whom
Royal ended the life of Lnke.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
HONORS ACCORDED DAVIS.

President Kruger, Of Transvsal, senos
Private Car For American.
Webster Davis, assistant secretary
of the interior, arrived at Lourenzo
Marques Sunday on his way to Preto-
ria and called upon the governor gen.
eral, Captain Alvaro Dacosta Ferrelra'
who gave him a most courteous recep'
tion and requested him to convey a
message of special friendship to Presl-
dent Mckinley. The Transvaal gov
ernment has informed Mr.. Davis that
President Kruger's saloon carriage
will convey him to Pretoria.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
4 SHPELESS MASS.

Diver Makes Inspection 20 Vessel at
Bottom Of tho Sea.
The tug Ingraham returned to st.
Johns, N. F.. Friday from the wreck
of the Heligoland in St. Mary's bay.
A diver who went down to inspect the
wreck found the steamer shapeless
mass of from, sails and cordage. Her
mizzenmast was hurled over when she
struck; her funnel probably went at
the same time, and her n,ainmast fol-
lowed. Her foremast alone is now
standinr.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Steamer Marie Released.

A dispatch received from Durham
says the German bark Marie, loaded
with sulphur, which was captured
early in January by the British cruiser
Fearless and taken to Port Elizabeth,
has been Internationally released.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
The Yaquis Vanquished.

A battle has been fought between
the Mexicans and the Yaquis, the Va
auis being defeated with heavy loss.
Their killed numbered 200. Five hun
dred were taken prisoners.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Counterfeitafs Coraled.

Officers of Rutherford county, Ten
nessee. have unearthed a gang OF
counterfeiters that has been in opera
tion for at least two years. John and
Andrew Edwards, brothers, Will Mer-
Ger and Will Wright are under arr est
md others are under surveillance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
LAWYERS EXONERATED.
Was Not sun.

Committee Says Evidence Was Not Sum.
cient to Cause Disbasment.
At 8 meeting of the Atlanta, Ga.
Bar association Saturday the report
of the committee appointed to investi.
cate the charges of unprofessional
eonduct made against Attorneys Leo
Langley and s. G. Tapp, BY Mr. J. d.
Austin. was read by the chairman.
The committee found that the yars'
ous G harges made against these mem-
bers of the bar were not sustained ~
the evidence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25

A bill by Mr.. J. F. McLaurin, OF
Marlboro, attracted general attention.
It provides for elections in towns OF
over 10000 inhabitants to decide on
what they want in the liquor line. For
the rest, one big dispensary will fur
nish county dispensaries their liquor
at actual cost. with margin for e1pen-
ses. The counties will conduct their re-
spective businesses, and there will be
no state board to "control."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25

Americans Occupy Santa Crux.
A Manila special says: The. Ameri-
oass have occupied Santa Cruz, On
Laguna de Bay, Laguna province. =
was reported many insurgents were
concentrated there, but the town was
found deserted. (
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Woolen Mills Burned.

The Ashland. woolen mills, at ASH
land Ore, one of the oldest industrial
establishments in the state, were de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. Loss, S65, 600.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Cheraw Posto fice Muddle.

Cheraw is all agog over the appoint
ment of a postmaster. NJ. D. Nc
Farlan, colored lawyer, who held the
place under Harrison. and who was
ousted by Cleveland and reappointed
by Mckinley when he went in, has
Ior some cause resigned, ana Tor sew
eral days the race for his place has
been kept lively. both in Cheraw and
in Washington. It WAS thought an
appointment would be made this week,
but some hitch exists at the capital.
Delegations, letters, kilograms and
petitions have been the order of tie
day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Gigantic Trust Impendins.

The New York World says . generai'
consolidation Of all the gas, electric
light and traction systems ot the ctty
under the supreme control Of ne
Rockefellers is impending.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Southern Baptists In Conference.

In Covington, Ky, Monday, a large
number of Baptists representing all
southern states met to hold five days
missionary conference.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Legislative Notes.

The joint assembly of the state held
memorial services in honor of the late
Governor W. 81. Ellerbe. The atate
officers and supreme court attended in
a body.
The house has decided to cede to
the government Sullivsn's island, near
Charleston, for United States gov
ernment post.
The building Of the state capitol,
stopped by the civil war, will probably
be completed at cost of $3.50, 900.
A South Carolina monument to cost
$4,000 will be erected on Chickamau.
ga battlefield.
Marriage licenses will be required
in this state hereafter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25

! SOUTH CAROLINA
( STATE NEWS ITEMS.
'~cJe1@e9S~@i
Charter Issued.

Charter Issued.
|, A commission for q charter has
been issued to the Seaboard Invest.
ment Company, of Charleston. The
rporators are: Messrs. Samuel 81.
Wilson, James U. Jackson, r. G.
Rhett, Morris Israel and Henry Buist.
The capital stock is to be 100000.
The company proposes dealing in real
estate.
Work at winthrop Reviewed.
DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry, Of Washington,
was in Columbia the past week. he
called on Governor McSweeney and
with President Johnson reviewed the
work at Winthrop College.
-.
Counterfeiter Arrested.
John NJ. Wise, Jr., young white
man of the Hymansville section, OF
Florence county, has been arrested
and is now in Jail under charge OF
counterfeiting. He is about twenty
years old.
Elicit Backed BY Records.
A Columbia dispatch says: A good
deal has recently been said about the
discovery of gun cotton by Prof. Wm.
n. Elicit, of the South Carolina COL
lege. There have been efforts made
to take that honor away from Prof.
Elicit.
Mr.. Jesse T. CAN'T. of the secretary
of states Office, has been looking into
the matter, and has made valuable
historical find, which establishes a
good deal, as it comes directly from
the records, and was prepared at the
time of the discovery, before others
came into the field for the honors.
Mr.. CAN'T in his statement says:
81 have noticed with much interest
references in the newspapers recently
to an almost forgotten South Carolina
scientist, William d. Elicit, whose
labors while he occupied the chair of
chemistry in the South Carolina Col
lege reflected as much honor on his
native state as did the labors aud dis
coyeries of Garden and Ravenel in
bo&ny and Simms in medicine.
'Professor Elicit was a contempo-
rary and fellow worker at the South
Carolina college with another famous
Carolinian, Professor Lieber, *ho,
though native of Germany, compiled
at the age of 26 the American encyclo-
pedia.
professor Ellett's discovery of the
process of making gun cotton, although
it has not fulfilled the hopes of our too
credulous legislators that it would
supplant gunpowder and consume
half the cotton crop of the south,
deserves to be remembered. The re-
port of the legislative committee
which investigated the discovery at the
time gives the best account of the
achievement. This report, together
with Professor Ellett's letter disclosing
his process, dated November q, 1s46,
is preserved in South CaroIina's legis'
lative records.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Tablet Unveiled at Columbia.

The legisisture took holiday in hon.
or of Lees birthday. A beautiful
tablet in memory of the color bearers
eff Greggs' brigade, all of whom were
killed in one battle, was unveiled in
the statehouse. The tablet was erect
ed by the South Carolina Daughters
of the Confederacy, assisted by the
Wade Hampton chapter of Columbia.
Judge A. C. Haskell presided.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
Ballentine Tired Of Life.

In Laurens county, few days ago,
A. L. Ballentine, leading man in the
county, attempted to commit suicide
by hanging. he had once before at
tempted his life and his wife, being
anxious about him, went into the car
risge house, where she found him sus-
pended from a beam by pillow line,
unconscious. He had used buggy
for a scafold. Mrs. Ballentine cut
the rope.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-01-25
rhraa J.o.,1 Option Bills,


Three local option bills have been
introduced in the house of representa-
tives. The significant feature is the
fact that the authors OF the bills have
heretofore been strong dispensary men,
and one of them is the brother OF A.
Howard Patterson, of Barnwell, who
will run for governor on the straight
dispensary platform
Mr.. J. G. Patterson proposes to
abolish the state board of control and
the people of each county are to elect
their dispensers. The Legislature is
to elect liquor commissioner with q
salary of $1,000, and liquor inspec'
tor with salary of 1900. The duty
of the commissioner will be to buy
liquor on bids to be opened in public.
No liquor and no money is to pass
through his hands
Representative Josh Ashley intro
duced bill abolishing the state dis
pensary and providing for vote IN
each county at the next general eiec.
ton on the questions "dispensary, -
ssno dispensary," "license."