The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-03-15

{ SOUTH CAROLINA
!: STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Another Trial For Mrs. Hughes.

Another Iriat FOR MfS' nu8Ao"'
The state supreme court has lodged
the issue in the former jeopardy ap-
peal in the case of murder against Mrs.
Matte A. Hughes and she will be
tried fourth time next May in the
circuit court. The court says 1t will
not decide the interlocutory motions
or on rulings arising during the pro-
gress of the trial. The appeal is dis
missed without prejudice in the case
of final judgment. The merits of the
contention are not considered in the
decree.
When Mrs. Hughes was questioned
by newspaper correspondent on re-
ceipt of the news, she saidi
sInter-inter-what's that? I don't
know what that means, but I know
that will have to be tried in the cir
cult court next May, and that If 1 am
acquitted there I will still have my
former jeopardy plea to the supreme
court to fall back on. The decision is
not news to me; knew that two weeks
ago"
"How's that?" said the interviewer,
interrupting; "your attorneys did not
know it; the decision Vas fled only
this morning; is it not, possible that
you are for one time Mistaken
s'Not at all. cannot tell you just
who got my information from, but I
know it nevertheless. I got my in
formation from one of the supreme
court judges. I have not told my at
torneys about it, because they would
think was little too smart, and l
thought would just let them find it
out themselves.
Senator A. Dean, the leading coun-
sci for the defense, expressed great
surprise at the decision, as did all OF
the attorneys in the case, who were
shown the telegram.
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More Cotton Mills In Sight.
The record shows that $3.50, 600 ad,;
ditional capital is to 60 into cotton
mills as result of declarations fled
within the last few days.
On February 81 statement was
published showing that the capital in
vested or to be invested in cotton mills
for the present year aggregated 81.
825, 900. To this add: Woodruff Cot
ton Mills, $3.50, 900; F. w. Poe Cot
ton Mills, increase $3.50, 600; Croft
Manufacturing Company, Aiken, $3.50,
600, making total Of $3,575, 900.
This does not account for all that are
in sight, but gives only the actual deo-
larations that have been filed.
The F. W. Poe Manufacturing Com
pany of Greenville, mentioned above,
has filed declaration that it has in
creased its capital stock from $3.50, 600
to $500, 900. This is really the equiva-
lent of another mill and even better,
as it gives q wider scope to mill that
has already been established and is
running and making money.
4 commission for charter has been
issued to the Croft Manufacturing
Company" The plant is to be located
| at Croft's station, in Aiken county.
The corporators are: Chas. W. Davis,
of Augusta; Arthur 8. Watties, OF
Canton, Mass. B.. W. Tingley, OF
Philadelphia, and T. G. Croft and G..
W. Croft, of Aiken. The capital stock
| is to be $250,O0O.
Some Charleston Appointments.
The Charleston delegation has sent
in a list of suggestions for appoint
ments and they have been made by
Governor McSweeney as follows:
To be harbor commissioners under
the recent act of the general assembly:
| James @. Bemphill, James r. John
SOD, 81. A. Malony, Louis D. Simonds,
Henry P. Williams, E. O. Patterson, q
aeafaring man, and Geo. d. Swan, q
full branch pilot, and Henry P. Viii.
liams.
Board of registration for Charleston
Francis NJ. Bryan, Marcellus II. Sea
brook and John Tighe.
Township assessors for st. Andrews:
D. F. Hastle and Charles c. Pinckney.
New Vegetable Tariff Announced.
The Atlantic Coast Line has an.
nounced that a new tariff will so into
effect March 20, affecting all classes OF
vegetables and small fruits. The rate
sheet has been issued and shows re-
ductions in all items. On apples, cab
bage, potatoes, turnips, onions, squash,
! cymling, egg plant, kale, spinach etc ,
the reduction in barrels or barrel
crates is from three to five cents on
Washington, Baltimore, New York, or
Philadelphia, Providence and Boston.
The same reduction is found on beans,
peas. cucumbers, etc; also on potatoes
and cabbage in bulk. On asparagus
in crates the reductions are from ten
TO fifteen cents per crate.
The Southern Railway has also an
nounced a new vegetable tariff to go into
effect March 20, but the figures are
not yet available.
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Practice Cruise For Reserves.
Governor MeSweeney has been OIL
cially informed of the offer OF the fed
eral government to give the naval re.
serves of this state practice cruise, II
the state can meet the expense. The
| governor has no fund for the use OF
the naval reserves, but General Floyd,
who is very much interested in the
naval reserves, will do all that he can
| towards sending out the boys on this
trip. There may be an arrangement
by which the companies can anticipate
| in part their quota of the states al.
lowsnce for the support of the militia.