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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
BANK OFFICIALS SUICIDE.
Defaulting President and Cashier
End Their Miserable Exist
ence Together.

Charles Brown and E. L. Candy
president and cashier respectively o
the First National bank of Vancouver
Washington, which was closed Satur
day by the comptroller of the curren
cy, committed suicide Saturday nigh
two miles from the city, by shooting
themselves with revolver.
Their bodies were found Sunday
morning lying together in small
clump of bushes about one-half mile
north of the Columbia school, which
is situated on the outskirts Of the
town.
They both used the same weapon,
and Candy evidently died first, as the
revolver was in Browns hand. 1t is
evident that Candy put the muzzle o'
the revolver in his mouth and blew
the top of his head off. Brown then
took it and shot himself in exactly the
same way, falling over Canby's body.
The fact that Browns bicycle and al
umbrella belonging to Candy were
found a short distance out of town
led to the belief that the two bank Of
fcials had taken their lives. Early
Sunday morning a searching party
started out and alter several hours
hunt the bodies were found.
Friday evening, Candy, upon being
told by Bank Examiner Maxwell that
the bank would not be permitted to
open Saturday, went out in the yard
behind the bank and attempted to
shoot himself. His revolver failed to
explode, although all FIVE chambers
were loaded. After failing to shoot
himself Candy went back into the
bank and he and President Brown
left together, the latter taking his re-.
volver.
When Examiner Maxwell confronted
the bank officials with the shortage oi
$4,000, which he had discovered,
both men admitted their guilt. 1t i
admitted that Brown and Candy had
been speculating in stocks. Besi.le
Browns body there was found pack
age containing S25 and a note saying
that the money belonged to his daugh
ter. Upon Canby's body the following
brief note was found:
"My Dear Wife-I feel what I am
about to do is for the best. Forgive
me if you can and try to live for our
dear children. God bless you all.
Goodbye. NED"
While Bank Examiner Maxwell, whs
is now in charge as receiver, has made
no official statement, it is known that
the bank has loaned large sum Of
money on insufficient security. Ac
cording to his report to the comptroll
er of the currency there is shortage
OF $81, 900 in the banks accounts and
it is understood that a considerable
portion OF this was loaned to Brown
and Candy on their personal notes.
About year ago the bank reduced its
capital stock from 100000 to $780,
900. At that time about one-half OF
the so-called bad assets was "charsed
off,"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
GASPED IN COFFIN.

Supposed Corpse Showed Signs Of Life
During Funeral Services.
Mrs. Frank Marlow's funeral SER
vice was being conducted at her late
home at Merrimack, Ala, Thursday
afternoon, when to the great astonish-
ment of all persons present, the sup
posed corpse gave gasp and showed
every sign of returning life. Relatives
sent for a doctor, who examined Mrs.
NARROW, found her body warm and
discovered 8 feeble pulse. For an
hour and half the physician worked
with her in an attempt to bring the
woman back to consciousness, but she
eventually died.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
REDC0ATES VIOLATE RULES.
Beers Charge Britons With Con-
duct of Savages and rlany
Acts of Barbarism.

Captain Otto Won Lossberg, captain
of the second battery, Transvaal state
artillery, who left the Boer army in
January, being incapacitated with
wounds, arrived at New York We'd
nesday morning from Europe with
Montagu White. He left Wednesday
night for New Orleans, his old home.
In an interview Captain von Lossberg
said:
sI talked with General Louis Botha
before came away. You may go,
he told me. You have fought we'll.
I give you your discharge. When you
come back we shall be free or fighting.
shall fill a patriots grave. Go, my
boy. God be kind to you.
THAT is the kind of men who fight
for the Boer cause" continued Cap
tain Won Lossberg. "The English
have violated every law of civilized
warfare. They have armed 5000
Kaffrs, who are in Steinacher's horse,
which is the scum of South Africa.
They fight like the Hessians fought
you-for hire. They get twelve shil-
lings day. They plunder and pillage
everybody, young and old alike.
"When was ounded I was put in
a Red Cross am bulance and started
for Lourenzo Marques. We were held
up by so Kafirs who wore nothing
but breech clouts and carried British
rifles. They took everything we had
and turned me back to Pretoria.
"I complained of the violation OF
the Red Cross flag and robbery to the
British officers. They investigated
and admitted that I had been shame
fully treated. They promised restitu-
ton safter the war; You Americans
have little conception of the resources
of the Beers. Delarey alone has
3,OOO,O 1000 rounds of ammunition. We
have twenty guns and Long Tom.
The latter is hidden for future need.
We need nothing but ambulances and
surgical supplies.
"Tbe Holland societies sent Us three
ambulances and Lurses several months
ago via Lourenzo Marquee. The Brit
ish there had them held up and they
are there yet, while our men are dying
for the need of them.
"Our forces are distributed like this:
Delarey has 5000 men, Botha 1000,
Dewet 5000 and the rest are in flying
corps. They constantly harass the
British. Most of our men are fighting
south of Pretoria.
"The Americans with our army, and
particularly the Irish-Americans, are
doing magnificent fighting.
"The British recently desecrated
the Lutheran church at Rusterly mis-
sion. The Tommies took the church
organ, and while one Of them played
the others danced to the music with
the Kafir girls. At Lynchtenberg the
British desecrated cemetery by max
ing it cattle pen.
"Our winter season begins In May
and ends in September. The Beers
will take to the hills until it is over.
They have little baggage to impede
their movements, while the British are
weighted down. We will play havoc
with them when the winter sets in"
The captain denied that General
Dewet is insane.
"He is the most dangerous insane
man that England ever coped with, "
he said. General Dewet is q mill
tary genius. He has made his raw
troops into one of the best disciplined
and most dangerous forces IN the
world. They love him like father
and would follow him into the very
laws of death"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
COLORED METHODlSTS MEET.

They Consider the Financial Condition
of Their Church at Board Meeting.
Representative colored men from
every section of the country met IN
Washington Wednesday in attendance
upon the aunua! session of the hnan-
cial board of the African Methodist
Episcopal church. Bishop B. W. Ar
nett, of Wilberforce: presided. Since
the organization of the tnanc Al de-
par,ment and the collection If dol
lar money" from the church members,
1866, 900 hal been contributed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
ALLEGED ASSASSlNS ARRESTED.

Murder of DIR. scruggs Leading to Sensa-
tional Developments.
A Memphis special says: Sensa-
tional developments have been made
in the DR.. Scruggs assassination case
and strong evidence is being accumu-
lated which may uncover plot with a
number of persons implicated as the
result of a political feud in the COM
munity in which the physician lived.
J. W. Skinner, a wealthy dairyman,
and John Phillips, carpenter, are be-
hind the bars charged with the deed,
and other equally sensational arrests
may follow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
BOERS CAPTURE SUPPLIES.

they Swoop Down Upon Train Load OF
Cattle and Coal.
Advices from Cape Colony state that
train loaded with cattle and coal was
captured by the Beers near Molteno
Friday evening. The locomotive es-
caped and ran to Stormburg and re.
turned with troops, who found the
train on fire. A couple of natives
were killed. The train hands had
been stripped and then released.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
AGUINALDO IN NEW QUARTERS

Captive Filipino Leader is Transferred to
aPriyate Residence.
A Manila dispatch says: Aguinaldo
has been removed from the Malacan-
ang Palace to private residence, No.
Sc Solano street. The guard placed
over him has been modified.
General Macarthur informed the
representative of the Associated Press
that the effect OF Aguinaldo's address
to the Filipinos would undoubtedly
be beneficial.
Aguinaldo composed his address
without assistance. The original was
in Tagalog. 1t was afterwards trans
lated into Spanish.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
DRIVEN OUT BY SNOW.
uerd-rS On smoky Mountains In Tenne

Herd-rS On Smoky Mountains In Tennes-
see Flee For Their Lives.
party Of hearders reached Knox
Vile, Tenn from the Smoky noun
tains, having been driven ont by the
heavy SNOW. They report they left
400 10 500 cattle behind, all Of which
tLey say have f',z IL I, death by this
time Thu suow WAS from four to six
teet deep when tL~y started home
ward Thursday T'sy had to flee for
their llv.s. Their No! ses were too
numb 10 carry human load and had
10 be led out If the mountains.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
DEALT IN GREEN GOODS.

Two Men and y Woman Under Arrest at
Buffalo Charged With Swindling.
Two men and woman who are said
to have done such an extensive business
in green goods that their monthly ex-
penditure for postage stamps repre-
sented $500, were arrested at Buffalo,
n. Y, Saturday evening. They are W.
A. Clark and his wife and brother, Lee
L. Clark
The inspectors say the gang has been
vpe, atipg in the vicinity for several
months, some of their victims coming
sll the rsy from Texas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
UNITED STATES JUSTIFIED.

Decision in Russian Sugar Case Announc-
ed BY Classification Board.
The board of cl essifcation of the
United States general appraisers at
New York announced decision in the
Russian sugar case Friday. The
board, by majority vote, holds that
the United Sta'es government was
justified in imposing countervailing
duty on Russian sugar.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
PEEIN PALACE BURNED.

Won waldersee Headquarters In Chinese
Capital Destroyed by Fire.
Field Marshal Won Walcersee re-
ports that the best part of the winter
palace at Pekin was destroyed by fire
Wednesday evening. Gen. Schwartz
kopf met his death in the fire, the
cause of which is not explained. He
adds that the French and japanese
troops gave the most prompt assist
ance. The field marshal and the other
officers lost nearly everything.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
SIX DIE IN FLAMES.

Holocaust In Hotel Fire at st. Msrys'
West Virginia.
By the burning of the Commercial
hotel at St. Mary's, W. Va. Sunday
night, six persons lost their lives:
The dead are: Samuel Cunningham,
driller, Roxford, Pa; John George,
oil man, Bitter, Pa; Harry Robinson,
tool dresser, Corning, O.; Bert smi'
lev, shooter, Smiley's Mate, name un-
known, and John Slater, son of Mrs.
Slater, proprietress of the hotel.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Regulates Sale of Cocaine.

The indiscriminate sale Of cocaine in
Atlanta has been stopped by the city
council. The ordinance regulating the
sale OF the drug III the city was adopt
ed by council at Wednesdays meeting
aud will soon become law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
HALF BILLION IN GOLD.

United States Treasury Il Running Ove-
With Yellow Metal.
Wednesdays summary OF the United
States treasury report shows that the
governments aggregate gold holdings,
for the first time in history, have
passed the half billion dollar mark
The exact total was 00,278, 500, OF
which s252,O7s,s59 was held against
certificates in the hands of the outside
public, and $3.50, 100000 as a reserve
against outstanding United States
notes, the balance being free assets.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
COLONEL ABAD SURRENDERS.

Insurgent Leader Gives Up Struggle and
Takes Oath Of Allegiance.
The war department has received
the following cablegram from General
Macarthur at Manila:
"Colonel Abad, insurgent leader,
Martinique, nine officers, 70 soldiers,
249 small arms, surrendered (Major)
Frederick A. Smite 18th, oathed with
impressive ceremony and released.
This ends insurrection there.
"MAcARTHUR."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Heavy Snow at Knoxville.

The heaviest snow OF the year be.
gan falling in the vicinity of Knox
willie, Tenn, Friday night about 6
O'Clock. 1t is the first time in years
that snow mas fallen this late in April.
The change in the weather from a
spring to a winter day was very sud-
den.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
>1~J~DC1c$
{ SOUTH CAROLINA !
( STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Fun For Politicians.

A Washington dispatch says: South
Carolina politics is just now occupy
ing the center of the national stage by
reason of the bitter personal conten'
ton between the two United States
: senators from the Palmetto State.
Senator McLaurin's recent speech at
Charlotte, when he practically put
himself outside of the regular demo
cratic party, aud the singing rebuke
from Senator lillman, accompanied
by a challenge from the latter to GO
before the people of South Carolina
and fight ont the issue on the stump,
is being widely discussed.
Senator McLauriG has repeatedly
declared that he proposed to 60 before
the people of his state and explain
why he voted with the Republican
party in the senate last winter on
nearly every national question. 1t
was thought that he was courting
Joint debate with his colleague, Sena-
tor Tillman, who publicly and pri'
rately derounccs the course OF his
young colleague. The announcement
that Senator McLaurin refuses to meet
Tillman in joint discussion is a sur
prise to politicians in Washington,
who are watching the South Carolina
struggle with the keenest interest.
It seems almost impossible to keep
the South Carolina senators apart dur
ing the coming campaign in that state
for Tillman is not the man to be baIk-
cd by an ordinary dec'inatlon on the
part of McLaurin to engage IN joint
debate. The latter is sensitive to a
high degree aud it is believed that he
will not require much urging from his
friends to enter the political ring with
his trough and tumble" colleague.
Such a bout would naturally be at
tended by sensational results and pol
iticians without regard to party antlc-
ipate the most exciting and memorable
campaign that has ever taken place IN
that state.
Senator McLaurin declares that be
will not be drawn into a controversy
with Tillman for the benefit Of some
one else.
"This is no new role for Senator
Tillman," he exclaimed. ''Ho began
his career slandering and abusing bet
ter men.
"I have contempt for an intellectual
bully aud shameless pretender masq-
uerading as statesman, moral pig
my posing as a champion of hone st7.
I neither count nor desire his FREUD
ship or good opinion"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Georgia Labor Federation Meets.

The Georgia State Federation OF
Labor met in annual convention at
Columbus Wednesday. During re-
cess given for the benefit Of the Gre
deptials committee Hon. John d. Lit
tie addressed the meeting in an
informal talk in which he paid a
great tribute to the working man.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
CHARGED With EmbeZzlement.

A. J. Schrotz, boookkeeper in the
First National Bank of Birmingham,
was arrested in Pittsburg, Pa, Thurs.
day night by United States Marshal
Leonard, charged with the embe zzle-
ment of $4,000 of the banks funds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
APPEALS Of no USE.

Presidents Itinerary to Pacific Coast
Cannot Be Changed.
A Washington dispatch says: The
itinerary Of the presidents tour to the
Pacific coast is now complete and no
further appeals for changes in route
or stops will be consider ed. The
party will spend Sunday, June I'd, at
Salt Lake City, as originally planned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Van Wick Yetoes Revised Charter.

Mayor Van Wick, of New York
city, sent back to Albany by special
messenger the revised charter as pass
ed by the legislature. With the char
ter was tho mayors vote and memo.
randum giving reasons why the city OF
New York refused to accept it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
NURSE DIES FOR BABY.

Heroic Girl Gives Her Life To Preserve
That of Her Little Charge.
At Memphis. Tenn, Tuesday after
noon, while attempting to board a
street car, Kate Macklin, a fourteen
year old nurse girl, carrying the three
vear-old child of A. Herzog. was struck
and sustained fatal injuries. The girl
Lad but moments warning. With
rare presence of mind, she threw the
child into the middle of the street in
time to escape serious injury.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Suit Against Treasurer.

Monday Attorney General J. N.
Terrell, of Georgia, filed suit in the
superior court at Atlanta asking in
the name of the governor that man
damus issue against State Treasurer
R. E. Park to compel him to pay the
school teachers of Georgia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
ROerS Ambush BritiSherS.

Lord Kitchener, in dispatch from
Pretoria under date of Thursday, says:
81 regret to report that party of the
Ninth Lancers have been ambushed
and Lieutenant A. Mcdonald and
three men killed and five wounded" ;"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Failed For Half Million.

W. 81. Thomas & Son, wholesale
LIQUOR dealers at Louisville, filed pc.
tition in bankruptcy in the United
States court Thursday. They owe
$500, 532. IA, and no assets are listed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Florida PO.tG flee i.abIeI

The postoffice at Tarpon Springs,
Fla, was entered and robbed Thurs
day night of more than Thousand
dollars in cash ami large nunber OF
stamps. There is no clue to the per
petrators.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Heavy Frost In Arkansas.

A heavy frost fell in the vicinity OF
Van Buren, Ark Wednesday night,
accompanied by light freeze. Fruit
growers are divided as to the amount
Of damage done.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Rig tanning Plant Burned.

The tanning plant of the A. Platz
Leather company at Racine, Wis. was
destroyed by fire Friday. Loss, $780,
600. Insurance, S75, 900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
No Freedom For Carter.

A Washington special says: The
United States supreme court Monday
denied the application OF former Cap
tain Oberlin NJ. Carter to be admitted
to bail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
to week the names of the contributors
to the fund have been published.

Doctor Assaulted by Barkeeper.
Fearing smallpox, the Charleston
board of health recently ordered COM
pulsory vaccination, and extra physi-
clans were employed for the work.
While vaccinating negro DR.. ". u.
Wilbur, appointed to act by the board,
was attacked by J. A. Bertocci, bar
tender in whose place the negro was
being treated. Wilbur, acting under
instructions from the board, swore out
warrant charging Bertoc.i with as
sault and battery. The bartender was
promptly arrested.
The attack of Bertocci was unex-
planned, as the negro had requested
DR.. Wilbur to vaccinate him. Wilbur
says he was smashed over the head
with a bottle, and he is confined to his
room. The trial will test the city )
right to order compulsory vaccination.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Enforcing the Fish Law.

Governor McSweeney has received
letter from Mr.. Luder c. Behlng,
magistrate at Megget's, relative to
violation of the fish law.
Governor McSweeney has written
to all of the magistrates IN the lower
part of the state, urging them to en-
force the fish laws.
This is the first response that the
governor has received. Mr.. Behrling
says that on receipt of the letter he
went to the Edisto River, and that
most of the fishermen had gone and
some had few fish which were caught
in the limits of the law. He said that
the law would be enforced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Governor Reduces Fines.

Governor McSweeney has commuted
the sentence of Thomas Frater and
Lon Pr,ter, both of whom were con-
victed in Laurens county of violating
the dispensary law. The fines were
reduced from $500 for the two to $500
for the two. Judge Watts, who tried
the cases, recommended the commuta-
ton of the sentence imposed by him,
and strong petitions were presented in
behalf of the two men, who are we'll
to-do white men.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
Wholesale Grocery Chartered.

A charter has been issued to the
Norris Cooner- King Company, of Co.
lumbia. The firm is to do wholesale
grocery business with headquarters i'll
Columbia. The officers of the COM
pany are: J. B. Norris, president and
treasurer; Alex E. King, vice presi-
dent; B. R. Cooner, general manager;
G. W. Sawyer, secretary; j. B. Nor
ris, A. E. King, B. R. Cooner, NJ. G..
Heath and W. K. Dufie, directors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
A Plea For Cureton's Life.

Mr.. J. w. Givens, of Fountain Inn,
has written to Governor McSweeney
urging him to commute the sentence
of Miles Cureton, convicted Of murder
in Greenville county, to life imprison-
ment. He says that there is no doubt
but that Cureton killed the notorious
negro, but had all the provocation in
the world. Three white men testified
that Cureton's victim had killed three
men, and had warned Cureton that he
must leave the state or the world. Mr..
Givens asks that in the name of hu-
manity the ignorant negro should be
pardoned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-04-25
State Reunion of U. c. v.

S'6Cc neUnAOH VI ~ W
The reunion of the South Carolina
division U. C. ", so far promises to
be one of the most successful ever
had in the state. The several COM
mittees of ladies and citizens have
rendered loyal service and are trying
to make everything pass off pleasantly,
so far as entertainment is concerned.
1t is to be regetted that so many who
have been invited to attend find it i'm
possible to do so, as the Memphis re-
union follows so quickly the one held
in Columbia May s, 9 and 10. Gen.
J. B. Gordon sends regrets. Gen.
Evans, pressing engagements demand
his time; and Mrs. Stonewall jackson
sends a kindly worded note express
ing desire "to meet with both your
veterans and your citizens, but I think
it will be impossible"
General A. J. West will come, rep
resenting one of the brigades of Geor-
gia's veteran organization; and General
Thomas L. Rosser, "le beau sabreur, !"
who rendered such distinguished serv-
ice at Trevillian Station, June II, II,
1864, whose brilliant charge probably
saved the day, will lend his presence.
But it is hoped that all camps will
be we'll represented at this reunion.
Columbia will certainly pay all the
honor to the men who wore the gray.
The ontributiors for the reunion
continue to come in, AMI there has
not in recent years been such a gener-
GUS response to any call. From week