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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
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SOUTH CAROLINA
STATE NEWS ITEMS.

Receiver Qualities.

William D. Melton qualified as re-
ceiver for the Southbound railroad.
This action was unexpected. The or
der Of Judge G. W. Gage appointing
Mr.. Melton receiver was issued June
1st. Mr.. Melton at once took out
bond for $4,000 and later appeared be-
fore the clerk of court and assumed
the duties Of the receivership.
The attorneys for the Southbound
had made an appeal from Judge Cages
former ruling in which he ordered that
a receiver should be appointed. The
appeal could not work a stay unless
the court below agrees to the stay OF
the order.
Mr.. Melton Immediately Issued an
order in which he takes charge OF the
entire Southbound road between Cam
den and the Georgia line. This order
was dispatched to all agents along the
line as we'll as to the general Offices
of the Southbound and Seaboard sys-
tens.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
COTTON DUCK TRUST
Takes In and Will Operate Sev-
eral Mills In Georgia.
CAPITAL STOCKFlFTY MILLIONS
HoaansvilIe and Lagrange Plants
Bought Outright, and West Point
Mills Will Be Operated
Under a Contract.

A meeting for the organization OF
the United States Cotton Duck corpo-s
ration was held in New York city We'd
nesday, at which the following were
elected directors:
S. Davies Wargeld, Baltimore; =. A.
Brinkerhoff, New York; Spencer Tur-
ner, New York; Sigmund Lehman,
New York: William H. Yelling
ton, Boston; Richard Cromwell, Bal
timore; James E. Hooper, Baltimore;
Michael jenkins, Baltimore; Charles
X. Oliver, Baltimore; David II. Carroll
Baltimore; Thomas M. Turner, New
York; theodore Hooper, baltimore
Henry A. Parr, Baltimore; Trenor Il.
Park, New York; James NJ. Barnard,
LAGRANGE, Ca; w. K. Cromwell, Bal
timore; Horace s. Sears, Boston; =. =.
Carpenter, Manchester, N. H; q: H
Sheridan, New York; Robert s. Grup.
Elizabeth, N. ].
The United states Cotton Duck cor
poratiop has an authorized capital OF;
s5O,00o,O00 divided into $25.0o0, ,0Oe 81
per cent cumulative preferred stock,
$25, 100, 900 common stock. There WIZ
be issued at this time, to meet all
present requirements, $16,100, 900 pre-
ferred and $10,o00,000 common stock
This company acquired. through
ownership of stock or by direct pur-
chase, the Mt. Vernon-W oodberry Cot
ton Duck Company, which was COM
solidation of fourteen cotton duck
mills located in various parts OF the
country, the capitalization OF which =
s23, SOC, 600; the Stark mills, Manches.
ter, N. H.; Lagrange mills, LaGranga
Ca, and the Hogansyille Manufactur.
ing Company, Hogansv4ie. Ga. in
connection with these properties, the
new corporation will operate under
contract, with option to purchase, the
West Poin. Manufacturing Company
Lanette Dye Works and Bleacherys
and the Riverdale Manufacturing Com
pany, all of West Point, Ga. 49,
To Operate 100000 spindles.
The United States Cotton Duck cor.
poration will operate 100000 spindles,
producing nearly all Of the heavy
ducks, a large portion Of the lighter
ducks and nearly all Of the high belt
ing and hose ducks manufactured u
this country.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
DYNAMITE DEMOLISHES TRAIN
Enoine Crashes Into Carload OF Ex.
plosives and Five Men Are
Blown to Fragments.

While freight train on the Lacka-
wana was taking water at Vestal, ten
miles west Of Binghampton, N. Y, at
9:45 Saturday night. it was run into
from behind by double-header wild
cat freight. In the second car from
the caboose Of the stationary train
was a large quantity OF dynamite
which was exploded by the impact.
Six men are known to have been
killed and three others fatally hurt
Both trains were blown to atoms,
but the remainder Of the crews es-
capped with slight injuries.
Much damage was done by the con-
cussion, most of the windows in Yes
tai and Union, across the river from
vestal, being shattered. Binghamp-
tons plate glass fronts did not escape,
many Of the largest glasses in the GEN.
ter of the city being broken. The
shock was felt at a distance OF thirty
miles.
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ONLY ONE LEFT.
With Long Sentence Before Him Bank
Robber Leaps to His Doom.

With Long Sentence Before Him Bank
Robber Leaps to His Doom.
A dispatch from Toronto. Ont, says:
OF the three men, Fred Lee Rice,
Thomas Jones and Frank Rutledge,
extrsdited from Chicago to stand trial
for the robbery of bank in Aurora,
Ontario, Rice Is the only living surviv'
or Of the trio to serve out the twenty
one years imprisonment to which he
was sentenced Friday morning. Two
tragedies have put Jones and Rutledge
beyond reach of the law. Jones died
from bullet wounds received several
days ago in a desperate attempt to es'
cape from the officers, who were trans
ferring the prisoners from the court
house to the jail, and Rutledge COM
mitted suicide Friday by jumping from
the gallery in the jail to the stone
court thirty feet below.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
OPERA BOUFFE, SAYS TILLMAH.
Senior South Carolina Senator Sick q
DisgraeefuI Wrangle and
Recalls Resignation.

A Columbia, 8. c., special says:
Replying to the scathing letter OF Gov
ernor McSweeney Senator Tillman..
;. eanesday, decided to withdraw bis!
resignation. In his letter to Governor:
Mcsweeney Senator Tillman says:
"I have Senator McLaurin's COM
munication in which he graciously ccnS
sents, at your request, to hold on %
his commission as United States has
tor and continue to serve the state a.:
he has done in the past to the best:
Of his ability
"This leaves me one OF three alter
natives: To appeal to the democratic
executive committee to take the mat
ter up and determine what the best IN
terest Of the party requires to be DONE
to appeal to the senate itself to deter
mine the question as to whether 9 re-
signation from that body, to take effect
at some future time, is binding, or
withdraw my own resignation.
There are no precedents on this:
subject, because In the 125 years q:
our national life, with more than zoo
resignations from the senate, no sens:
tor he's hitherto been willing to occu.,
- lespicable attitude now as
sufnel ustar McLaurin, and
forced on m. AeertaiH Of one
thing: That the executive of q stat6
has no authority to decline a resigna-'
ton that has been rendered, and ] am
equally certain that had your excel.
lency confined your action within legal
bounds that your appointees would be-
seated in the senate when that bcdyS
meets in December, and hold their
seats until the legislature should act
in January.
"My chief regret is that am forced
by your action to engage in what the
outside world will consider game Of
opera bouffe, by withdrawing my own.
resignation after Senator McLaurin's
undigniied and puerile action; but the
purpose for which it was rendered has
been thwarted by Senator McLaurin's
precipitous acceptance Of executive adj
vice. Bob Acres has been outdone
for once. have already said had
no motive or purpose in resigning ex-
cept to force McLaurin's, and there is
nothing for me to do but accept the
situation and withdraw my own resig-
nation, If it be lawful to 10 So"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
STORM IN OKLAHOMA
Worst Disaster Ever Experienced
Ia the New Territory.
MANY LIVES REPORTED LOST
Thirteen Are Known to Be Dead,
While the List of Injured Is
Heavy-Great Property Dam.
age Entailed.

The storm which passed over east
ern Oklahoma Friday night was one
of the most severe since the opening
of the Strip. A feature Of the storm
was the extent Of territory covered,
sweeping down from the Kansas state
line and covering about fifty miles in
width. the rain, wind and nail swept
over the country as far south as old
Oklahoma. The rain simply fell in
torrents from early in the evening un-
til midnight.
The fury Of the storm centered in
tornado at about $3.50 p. M, which
formed at a. point near the Kansas
state line and just on the county lines
of Kentucky and Grant, Oklahoma.
The twister took southeasterly
course and was most disastrous on
belt ten miles square in eastern Kay
county, and the little town OF Eddy
was struck and Of the twelve or M
teen buildings in the place all were
leveled to the ground except the rail-
road station and elevator. Flying lum-
Der was scattered for miles.
At Eddy three persons were killed
and seven more or less seriously hurt.
It is reported that two persons were
killed at Billings, but this cannot be
verified.
Five farm houses with barns and
out-buildings were blown away, but
the occupants all escaped without in
iury. Fine fields q. wheat in the midst
of harvest we're laid waste. The tail
end of the tornado fell with terri.
BILE force upon Tonkawa. Thirty dwell
ings and business houses were scat
tered like so much loose lumber. The
citizens Of the town had been watch
ing the advance of the tornado and
had sought shelter in caves and Gel
lars. No fatalities are reported at
this point.
Strange to say, only few persons
received even a scratch. A few miles
from this point the tornado seemed
to go up in the air and the country be-
low did not suffer much from the
storm except by washouts, a stin
wind and the hail which damaged
wheat and fruit.
The financial loss by the storm is
about 100000.
Two big church buildings and about
twelve residences were damaged at
Tonkawa. Twelve houses were blown
away, leaving absolutely nothing.
Seven Persons Killed.
The storm was particularly severe
in Noble and Kay counties. The gale
commenced at 10 p. m. and by a. m.
was blowing at tornado speeu, carry
ing everything before it. At Billings,
Noble county, much damage was done.
Seven people were killed and many Sc
verely injured. A cloudburst occurred
near Hennessey, King Fisher county,
and King Fisher city suffered severely.
At Blackwell three persons were
killed and much damage to property
done. J. H. Crawley, prominent con-
tractor, was killed by lightning. Eddy,
a town twelve miles southwest OF
Blackwell, was blown away. At that
place several persons were killed and
others injured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
NEW TRIAL WANTED.

Noted Camp Creek Damage Cases TO
Come Up Again In Atlanta.
A motion for a new trial in the case
of Mrs. Rosa H. Lawrence against the
Southern Railway Company, the "a
nous Camp creek damage suit, has
been filed with Judge William T. New.
man in the United States court in At.
lanta by Attorneys Hoke Smith and H.
c. Peoples.
In sounding the docket Of the court
Judge Newman stated in reference to
the Camp Creek cases that he would
not try any more of them this term.
lhis means that they go over until the
October term of the court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
DR.. KERFooT SERIOUSLY ILL.

Well Known Baptist Divine In Critical
Condition at His Home In Atlanta.
Rev. DR.. F. H. Kerfoot, correspond
ing secretary of the Baptist Home
Mission Board, is critically i'll at his
home in Atlanta, Ga. His attending
physicians gave out the following
statement Thursday night:
"Dr. Kerfoot returned from New Or
leans in a very exhausted condition
with high fever associated with acute
gastritis and incessant nausea and
vomiting. He is now suffering from
uremic poisoning in consequence OF
Bright's disease, and his condition Is
extremely critical"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
BeIIinaer Scores Governor.

Bellinger Scores Governor.
Attorney General Bellinger, OF South
Carolina, who may be canoldate next
wear for McLaurin's seat in the United
States senate, touching on the Till
man-McLaurin situation said that Gov
ernor McSweeney had acted without
advice in refusing to accept the resig'
nation of the two senators and in do
ing 80 had transcribed his power. The
destinations, he said, were self opera
tive. and there was nothing for NC
Sweeney to do but accept them. He
declared that the governor had over
stepped the bounds Of his authority
in his action. The impression has gone
forth that the governor acted on the
advice of the attorney general wnen
he declined the designations, but &C.
cording to Mr.. Bellinger this Is by no
means the case. The attorney general
was not consulted, and if he had been
the conditions might have been otner-
wise provided, of course, that his legal
advice had been followed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
cIaurin Not Satisfied.

With the governors "last word" at
Senator Tillman and the withdrawal OF
the senator's resignation, all would
seem to be over; but Wednesday night
Senator McLaurin, after speaking very
bitterly of the senior senator, made
the declaration that If Tillman will
now tender to the governor the un-
conditional surrender of his Office, he
(McLaurin) would consider this d.
rect challenge to him and would like
wise resign and enter the contest fo1
Tillman's place.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
INCORPORATED TOWNS CENSUS.

Bulletin Issued at Washington Shows
Large Increase In Urban Population.
The census Office at Washington is
sued a bulletin Saturday giving the
population Of incorporated places in
the country. The bulletin shows that
there are 10,602 such places as com.
pared with 7,47s in 1890.
The incorporated places contain, in
the aggregate, 35,S49,516 inhabitants,
as compared with 26,079,S2S persons
living in incorporated places in 1890.
The combined population in the incor-
porated towns and cities constitute Al
per cent of the population of the en-
tire country as against Al per cent In
the towns of 1890.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13

A later report states that five men
were killed and seven injured in Sat
urday nights wreck at Vestal. The
killed are:
John P. Kelly, head brakeman; 8. r..
Polhamus, conductor; Elmer Polha-
mus, trainman; John Coulter, fireman;
Fred Witherby, fireman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
Will COERCE CUBANS
Administrator Insists on Uncon=
ditioHal Action on Amendment.
CABINET DISCUSSES MATTER
Until Our Terms Are Fully Complied
With, Soldiers Will Stand
Guard-A Breach Of
Confidence.

A Washington special says: The
cabinet was in session over two hours
Friday discussing the Cuban and Phil
ippine situations. A communication
has been received from Governor Gen.
eral Wood regarding the prospect for
the unconditional acceptance OF the
Platt amendment, but its contents are
not made public. It can be stated.
however, that there is a hopeful feel
ing In administration circles that af-
ter the first soreness wears of the
convention will see the wisdom OF
adopting the terms Of the amendment
The answer to General Wood is to be
sent and the language OF that commun-
fcation was under discussion at the
meeting. Meantime, the existing stat
5 us in Cuba is to be maintained. No &C
ton looking to the calling of another
convention Is in contemplation, II the
present convention should decline to
accede to our terms.
While no new propositions have yet
been submitted, it is probable that the
convention will not accept the Platt
amendment outright until another
proposition has been made to this gov
ernment. The administration is fully
determined that the Cubans must &C.
cept the Platt amendment without
qualification before there can be any
T. xi~ .&a af,,c NS Htsho
Confidence Betrayed.
During the conference between Sec
retary Root and the Cuban commits
sion some weeks ago, the secretary
wrote letter to Senator Platt, OF
Connecticut, who introduced the Platt
amendment, asking for his views rela-
tive to Intervention as mentioned in
: the third clause of the amendment.
Senator Platt replied and his letter
was furnished the commission conf
dentially by the secretary of war, and
It was incorporated into and made a
part of the acceptance of the Platt
amendment by the constitutional con-
yention. The letter, however, to the
surprise of Washington officials, ap-
peared in a Havana paper and Friday
was made public by the war depart
ment.
Cuban Naval Station Selected.
The naval surveys which have been
In progress for some time along the
coast of Cuba have disclosed the most
available harbors for coaling and ma
val stations, in case these are estab-
Iished in accordance with the Platt
amendment. -Rrobabzly the most i'm
portant points are Cape San Antonio.
at the extreme western extremity of
Cuba, and Cape Maysi, at the extreme
eastern end.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
ARBITRATION AGAIN SUGGESTED
United States Anxious that Hague Tri.
bunat Settle Chinese Middle.

United States Anxious that Hague Tri.
bunat Settle Chinese Middle.
The United States government has
again appealed to the powers to sub
NIT the present issues at Pekin over
the indemnity propositions to the ar
bitration of the Hague tribunal.
Mr.. Rockhill, who has been watch
ing for an opportunity, cabled Secre-
tary Hay triday night for permission
to make application, and the secretary
Saturday morning cabled him author
ity to do SO.
It is believed the ministers at Pekin
have become involved beyond extrica-
ton in the present issues and, this
proposition may be the only way out :
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
cHAFFEE At MANILA.

Transport Sumner Arrives at Philip
pine Capital With Troops.
Major General Chaffee and staff and
two companies Of the Ninth infantry
arrived at Manila on the United States
TRANSPORT Sumner. The general was
received with a major general salute.
General Chaffee will be General Mac.
Arthur's guest at the Malcanang pal
ace.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
KILLED WOMAN FOR MONEY.

WouId.Be SwindIers Of Insurance Com.
panies Get Their Just Deserts.
At Chicago Monday DR.. August M.
Unger and F. Wayland Brown, on trial
for. conspiracy to defraud insurance
companies through the death Of Miss
Marie -Jefenbach. were found guilty
and sentenced to the penitentiary un-
der the intermediate act. Frank H.
Smiley, indicted with Unger and
Brown, pleaded guilty and turned
states evidence.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13

Former Surgeon General Suicides.
Major w. H. DAILY, surgeon general
on the staff of Lieutenant General
Miles in Porto Rico, committed suicide
at his home in Pittsburg, Pa, Sunday
by shooting himself in the right tenn
pie.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
PATRICK DECLARES INocENcE.

Alleged Murderer Of Millionaire Rice
Arraigned and Pleads Not Guilty.
Albert T. Patrick pleaded not guilty
of the murder of William Marsh Rice,
the Texas millionaire, when arraigned
before Judge Cowing. in the court OF
general sessions at New York Monday.
With him were arraigned David L..
Short and Morris Meyers. charged
with forgery in connection with the
case. They pleaded not guilty also.
All three were rcmanded back to the
Tenbs.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
CONSOLIDATED TOBACCO co.

Big Corporation Is Formally chartered
at Trenton, New Jersey.
The Consolidated Tobacco Company,
with an authorized capital Of $30,0OO,-
900. was incorporated at Trenton, N.
J.. Wednesday afternoon. The COM
nany is authorized 10 cure leaf tobacco
and to manufacture and deal in tobac'
co in all its forms. The capital stocK
is all common, with shares OF the par
value of $100.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
FLORIDA QUARANTINE STATIONS

Will Be Leased to Government In Pur.
suance Of Legislative Act.
A special meeting Of the Florida
state board of health was held in Tai
lahassee Tuesday for the purpose OF
considering proposal submitted to
the board from the United States trea-
sury department through the marine
hospital service to turn over the mari
time quarantine service to the state
and lease all quarantine stations to
the government as authority through
a Joint resolution Of the legislature
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
GREAT ANGLo.AMERIcAN BANK
Rumor that Millionaire Morgan Will
Organize Big Institution in London.

Rumor that Millionaire Morgan VIII
Organize Big Institution in London.
According to the London correspond
ent of The New York World, it is re-
ported that J. P. Morgan is engaged
in arranging for the establishment OF
a great anglo-American bank with a
capital of s1OO,o0o,OOO. 1t is said that
it is proposed to abolish all OF the prin'
cipal financial agencies and banks al
ready engaged r.sglo-American bust.
ness.
The proposed institution, it is said,
will be the largest of its kind in the
world and is intended to be the prin-
cipal agency for the already vast and
rapidly growing banking transactions
between Europe and America.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
NEAL GETS APPOINTMENT.

North Carolin; Governor Names Last
Of Superior cour, Judges.
Governor Charles B. AycocK' OF
North Carolina, has appointed the last
of the judges of the superior court
w..ich was directed by the last legisla-
ture, recently adjourned. The last ap-
pointment, which mas just been made
for the eighth judicial district, is Hon.
Walter II. Neal. The counties in
which he will hold court will be Chat
ham, Moore, Scotland. Arson, Union
and Richmond,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
Objected to the Foreman.

Objected to the Foreman.
All drivers at Soddy coal mines, In
Tennessee, went on a strike Wednes7\
day afternoon as protest against Il
appointment of a foreman obnoxa
to the men. The mines will be
down temporarily.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
Prominent Physician Suicides.

Prominent Physician SuIcIoes'
DR.. Ablecht is dead at Denver, COL,
from a dose of cyanide of potassium,
taken with suicidal intent. He was
formerly one of the most prominent
physicians and surgeons in New Or
leans and for several years was de-
monstrator of Tulane Meulcal college
in that city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
Prizes For County Exhibits.

The commissioners having in charge
the state exhibit at the Charleston ex-
position have offered three prizes
$1,000, $500 and $250-for county ex-
hibits. They have also set aside ST.
900 for a mineral and forestry exhibit.
Clemson college and the South Caro-
lima college were voted $500 each and
the Citadel academy $3.50 to supple
ment the funds already appropriated
for exhibits by these institutions
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
phiIippine Tariff Not Abolished.

THIIIPF'"S 'o'" wv
A dispatch received at Manila say
ing the Philippine tariff stands until
the new tariff is put in force, dissi-
pates the excitement occasioned by
Colonel Edwards's Washington dis
patch indicating the abolition Of the
Philippine tariff.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
SUNDAY LAW OBSOLETE.

GoIfist Acquitted In Court on Charge
of Desecratins the Lords Day.
A verdict of not guilty was return
ed by the jury at Yonkers, N. Y, that
tried Benjamin Adams, member OF
the board of education of that place,
on the charge Of violating the law in
playing golf on Sunday. There was no
dispute as to the lacts, but counsel for
Adams argued that the arrest was
made under an obsolete law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13

Quakers at Charleston SF
Philadelphia city fathers 8
joint resolution appropriate
to be expended for a prop9
tation at the Charleston
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-06-13
Two MYSTERIOUS Deaths.

iva m$oICt TWO S
Two rather mysterious deaths oc-
Cured in the artillery garrison at Fort
Fremont, near Beaufort, recently. W.
E. Wright, Of Indiana, who was con-
nected with the hospital corps, died
very suddenly and the next morning
Emmett w. Easterling, who served as
clerk at the post headquarters, was
suddenly struck down and died in con-
yulsions almost Immediately AFTER
wards.
Both men had imbibed very freely OF
the miserable liquor sold in the Vicln'
ity of the post, and there are rumors
Of foul play which will be Thoroughly
investigated by the authorities at the
fort