The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-05-03
Current Events,

B. Black and Ramberg Pharmacy.
Current Events,
Twelve pounds is the weight Of the new
automatic machine gun under inspection
in the United States army. 1t fires $50
shots minute and can be carried by one
man.
Admiral Dewey confirms that interview
published to the effect that he will accept
the presidency of the United States should
the American people desire him to fill
that Office.
On April Lord Roberts reported that
five companies, of British troops were
captured by the Beers near Bathany.
The House naval affairs committee has
reported in favor of paying $545 ton for
armor plate, and the big firms are willing
to furnish it at that rate. Last year, when
prices generally were much lower, the
firms asked exactly the same rate.
Bishop Potter has returned from the
Philippines and states that study Of
conditions there has convinced him that
expansion is all right.
The signal service of the army is max
ing a complete system of telephone and
telegraph communication for the islands
of Luzon, with cables across Manila bay
and Lagoon bay.
Gen. VIM Ludlow, who has been at the
head of the military department of Hav-
ana city, Cuba, has been ordered home,
and Lieut.. Col Hugh. L. Scott, of the U.
S. Volunteers, has been assigned to duty
at headquarters of the division of Cuba.
By order of the president, the control
of the Dry Tortugas Islands off the south
ern extremity of Florida has been trans
ferred from the war department to the
navy department Hereafteri is to be
exclusively coaling station for pur navy.
Secretary of War Root, has sent to the
Senate the report of the engineers and ar
chitects approving plan for the memo
rial bridge over the Potomac between
Washington and Arlington. The esti-
mated cost is $3,630,672, but improve
ments recommended by the board add
more than a million dollars to this.
A decrease of 25 per cent. in the man
ufacture of cigarettes in New York State
is reported by the internal revenue collec-
tor for 1999
Frank H. Cushing, one of the most
original and successful scientists ever
connected with the government bureau
of ethnology, died at Washington last
Tuesday, aged AZ.
The famine continues its devastating
work in India and there are now 5,OO0,-
600 people dependent on the government.
Local elections were held in New Jer.
sey last Tuesday with some notable gains
by the Democrats on local issues. Jersey
City went Democratic by $500 majority.
The Idaho prohibition convention mt
on April and nominated Miss Amanda
Whey, of Boise, for representative, among
others composing the prohibition ticket.
The Populists of Alabama, in conference
this week, have agreed to put full ticket
in the campaign this year on the platform
advocating the whiskey dispensary sys-
tenn which has been adopted in South
Carolina.
Frederick E. Church, one of the most
famous of American landscape painters,
died at.New York April Z, in his 10Th
year.
A bill has been passed by the lower
house of the japanese imperial diet, pro-
hibiting persons under twenty years of
age to smoke and imposing fine on Of
Tenders and on persons who sell tobacco
to them.
1t is learned from leaders of the Repub-
lican party at Washington that the name
of Gov. Roosevelt, of New York, will not
be further considered as candidate fol-
the vice-presidency along with President
Mckinley.
A great army OF flaborers is now at work
on the rapid transit tunnel for New York
city.
The navy department has contracted
with the Holland Submarine Torpedo
Boat Co. for the construction Of several
submarine boats like the one named Hol-
land for it's inventor. For the Holland
the government is to pay $15O,OO0 and
fixes the price of $4,000 for any boats
of the Holland type to be purchased here
after. NETTIE DANNELLY.