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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
Mayor Smyth to Explain.

Mayor Smyth, of Charleston, is at
work on a statement to be submitted
to the state board of dispensary con-
troll which is expected to show why
the dispensary law has not been more
properly enforced in the city. The
board has required the mayor and the
chief of police to show cause why the
dispensary profits accruing to the city
should not be withheld because OF the
open violation OF the law. The situa-
ton has become so fragrant in Charles
ton that the state authorities are deter
mined to drive out the blind tigers as
the city has not been able to do 1t.
There are said to be five hundred IT,
gers in the city. At the last term or
court the police made out cases
against nearly one hundred dealers IN
liquor, but the grand jury refused to
return true bills. This aggravated the
situation and now there is sensation
al turn expected.
Mayor Smyth will not give any inti-
nation of what he will have to say to
the state board when he goes there to
answer the rule. 1t is stated, however,
that he is gathering much information
which may be in the nature of bomb
shell and the chances are that he will
place the blame where it belongs.
The blind tigers have grown so bold
in their operations that the better ele-
ment in the city is demanding an i'm
provement. The fact cannot be denied
that the dispcnsary law is unpopular,
and the prejudice is so strong that 1t
is impossible to convict the tiger deal
ers. Still, the better element wants
a change, but in the drawing o. juries
men have been secured who seem to
be in sympathy with the blind tigers,
or at least they are so prejudiced that
they refuse to convict.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
BLOODY RACE RIOT RESULTED
Negroes at lronton, O., Attack Whites
| With Knives and clubs-Lyneh-
! Ing Narrowly Averted.

At Fleetwood park, Ironton. o., late
Thursday afternoon John and Albert
Slaghter, white, were probably fatally
stabbed by Luther Page and Abner
Owens, colored, and Charles Martin
and Riley Slaghter were beaten with
clubs. The trouble occurred over an
attack on a small white boy BY ne
gro. A riot followed. Finally the nc
groes were arrested and placed in the
county jail.
After midnight an attempt was made
to organize a mob and lynch the pris-
oners. A crowd gathered. but no one
volunteered to lead the assault on the
Jail. II the attack had been made, a
bloody battle undoubtedly would have
occurred. as fifty armed negroes we're
on guard in and around the jail where
their friends were imprisoned.
Page and Owens were secretly ar
raigned Friday afternoon in the coun-
ty jail. Arrangements were made to
remove them to Portsmouth jail for
safety Immediately, as the authorities
feared trouble Friday night.
The removal Of the negroes averted
a crisis. The two men were driven to
q train in a closed carriage, guarded
by Sheriff Dovel and Marshal Brice,
and halted square from the depot.
Deputy Sheriff Payne and the police
force waited at the station and formed
q Gordon about the prisoners as they
were led to the train in irons. Not a
dozen people were aware of the trans,
fer before the train arrived and was
gone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
WEDNESDAYS HEAT RECORD.
Heavy List Of Fatalities and Enormous
Number of Prostrations Re.
ported For the Day.

According to the weather report Of
the Washington bureau the hot wealth.
er continued Wednesday in nearly all
sections east of the Rocky mountains,
but as rule showed some let up
from the previous day. Reports re-
ceived at the bureau Wednesday
night showed that temporary relief
came from thunder showers in many
localities.
During the afternoon showers in the
upper Ohio valley and the middle At
;antic states caused a decided fall In
temperature.
Ninety degrees and over were re-
corded during the day in Atlanta, Bos.
ton, Cincinnati, Davenport Denver,
Oes Moines, Indianapolis, Little Rock
Memphis, New Orleans, New York,
North Platte. Omaha. Pittsburg, Salt
,.akc City. st. Louis. St. Paul, Spring.
lcld. ILL.,. and Vicksburg. Miss, while
= Kansas City the thermometer regis
cred 1o2. and in Phoenix, Arizona,
0G. Hot weather generally prevailed
Kansas and Missouri. these states
citing little relief.
In Washington the thermometer
cached maximum Of 96. Philadel'
,hia 9S, New York 81, Leavenworth,
[ans, 10S, Sedalia. Mo-, 104, Phoenix.
>r!zona, los and Kansas City. Mo-, 106.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
Charleston May Lose Shops.


The business people of Charleston
are trying to arrange satisfactory
settlement in the strike situation atthe
Southern railroad shops. Since the
union men went out it has been impos-
sible to get outside machinists to con-
tinue the work. New men have been
brought in on special trains and by
other means, but the strikers have
intimidated and prevented them from
working. The most serious aspect is
the probable loss by the city of the
railroad shops. The Southern railroad
officials have announced that the strik-
ing machinists will not be employed
again, and if the striking element
continues, however, to keep the new
men out, the shops will probably be
moved to some other city. During the
past few days the trouble at the shops
was quite serious, and with the hold
ing up OF the special train and subse-
quent driving off of the non-union men
from Ine city, has practically brought
the fight to a crisis, and it is not known
how soon the Southern railroad may
announce the necessity of moving the
shops. In the meantime. however, the
business men there are trying to pre-
vent this, but it is not known how we'll
they will succeed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
DAWES TENDERS RESIGNATION
Comptroller Of Currency Gives UP His
Job to Enter Senatorial Race
In Illinois.

Comptroller of the Currency Dawes
has rendered his resignation to the
president to take effect October 1st.
Mr.. Dawes resigned in order to enter
the race for the senate this fall. His
term Of office would not have expired
until January /, 1903. Mr.. Dawes let
ter to the president is as follows:
washington, July 3, 1901 William
Mckinley, Executive Mansion Wash,
ington, D. C.-Sir: In view of the fact
that will be a candidate for the Uni,
ted States senate from Illinois, here
by tender my resignation as comptrol,
ler Of the currency to take effect Octo-
Der next. Respectfully,
CHARLES D. DAWES.
In answer to an inquiry, Mr.. Dawes
in explanation said:
81 have resigned because of my In
tention to be a candidate before the
people of Illinois for the United States
senate. It would not be possible for
me during the next year to make a
canvass for the senate and at the
same time administer to my own salts
faction the important and responsible
Office now hold. l am Influenced sole
ly in this action by what seems to me
the plain proprieties of the situation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
Won HOHENLoHE DEAD.
Noted German Diplomat and Friend OF
Americans Succumbs to Old Age.

Noted German Diplomat and Friend OF
Americans succumbs to Old Age.
Prince yon Hohonlohe, formerly
German imperial chancellor, died at
Ragatz, Switzerland, Friday.
Prince Won Hohenlohe's death was
generally unexpected in Berlin, as he
left the city several weeks ago appa-
rently in good health, although his In
creasing weakness was evident. The
prince arrived at Ragatz extremely ex-
hausted. His death is attributed to the
weakness Of old age.
The officials Of the United States
embassy Informed the correspondent.
of the Associated Press that the death
of the former chancellor as much re-
gretted because of his uniform kind
ness toward Americans and American
interests.
Prince Won Hohenlohe's attitude,
through his chancellorship, was always
fair and conciliatory in regard to Ger
man.American relations. Although ne
was an extensive real estate owner, ne
did not share the agrarian hostility to-
ward the United States. 1t as GER
tainly owing in a large measure to
Prince Won Hohenlohe's friendly spirit
during several trying years that Ger,
many's relations with the United
States never departed from cordial
ity. He received many Americans IND
was always friendly to them.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
Sold to Hiqhest Bidder.

By virtue OF sundry executions is
sued out Of the court Of common pleas
of Beaufort county. the Port Royal
Land and Investment Company prop
erty in and near the city OF Port Royal
has been sold by the state to the high
est bidder for cash before the court
house, Columbia, at the legal hour OF
sale.
The holdings OF the Fort Royal Land
and Investment Company originally
embraced nearly the entire corporate
limits of Port Royal city, and the pur-
pose for which the concern was or
ganized and chartered under the laws
of the states of New York anu South
Carolina many years ago was ostensl-
bly, the development of the deep water
port of the south Atlantic coast.
The company was capitalized at
100000 and some attempt at improve
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
STRIKE STOPS CARS
Great Host Of Freight Handlers
Quit Their Jobs at St. Louis.
HIGHER WAGES THEIR DEMAND
Nearly Two Thousand Quit Work and
Not a Wheel Turns on Any Of
the Twelve Roads In
East st. Louis.

A total Of 1905 freight handlers. dri-
vers and platform clerks employed by
the twelve railroads in East st. Louis
went out Wednesday as result Of the
strike of freight handlers for an ad-
vance in wages. OF this number 1,155
were freight handlers, the others be-
ing 500 drivers and 300 clerks whs
struck out CT sympathy.
Deputy United States marshals
from Springfield. ILL.,, were called to
the city to guard the property of the
Vandalia Railroad Company, which Is
in the hands of a. receiver. Deputy
marshals patroled the yards, but nc
violence was attempted. Thousands
of loaded cars are standing still. Many
contain vegetables and perishaoie
goods and should have been sent 10
their destinations early in the week
Not q wheel is turning in the great
railroad yards except of switch en-
sgines which are making up" passen
ger trains.
8 The doors of all the railroad ware
houses except those OF the Chicago
and Alton and Big Four are closed.
The Illinois Central imported 12O car
pepters from Cairo to build bridges
IJpon their arrival an effort was made
to induce them to fill strikers places
but they refused. The same road I'm
ported two car loads Of negroes from
Mounds, ILL.,, but when they learned the
strike was ON they refused to go to
work.
Chief of Police Hauss keeps re-
serve force of men constantly at the
station to answer any call that may be
sent in.
Some agitators are now among the
ranks of the switchmen and the other
railroaders and it is said it Is possible
that a general railroad strike will fol-
low. Fearing this, Mayor H. Il
Stephens, of East st. Louis, has taken
the matter up and he worked all day ID
vain endeavor to effect settlement
The mayor had conferences with the
railroad companies and also with t!
leaders Of the men. He said that he
hoped that the strike would be settled
within forty-eight hours.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
FOUR FROM ONE GALLOWS.
At Vernon, Florida, a Quartet Of MUIR
derers Pay Penalty Of Crime.

derers Pay Penalty OF Urine.
At Vernon, Fla, Friday, four ne
groes were hanged for murder. The
names Of the negroes were Bolton
Hamilton, John Simmons, Jim Harri-
son and Will Williams.
Williams, Harrison and Hamilton
had been convicted of killing a help
less negro and almost killing his wife.
During the trial Hamilton. on cross-ex-
animation, confessed saying:
I'm guilty, before God l am guilty,
and ought to be hanged until dead"
By his confession the others were
also convicted.
John Simmons had killed another
negro.
The town of Vernon is without rail-
road connection and long rides were
made By all classes of people. At least
$500 were present.
The four negroes were made to as
ccnd the gallows at one time, at 10: :55
a. M, and after short statements from
each. who claimed to be on the road
to heaven, the trap was sprung and
the four were plunged into space, re-
naming suspended for fifty minutes.
Only ones neck was broken. the 9TH
ers having died from etrangulatlon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11

ment was made and the erection of a
grain elevator and numerous dwelling
houses in Port Royal resulted. Subse-
quently the company became involved
in debt, principally to Daniel F. Ap-
pleton, a New York Millionaire, and
the sale was the final outcome of an
i'll managed financial scheme that has
we'll nigh proved the ruin of Port
Royal.
The property disposed of was levied
on as belonging to the Port Royal
company at the respective suits of the
Morton Trust Company, Of New York,
trustee, against the said Port Royal
company and Henry A. Robbins
against the same. The aggregate
amount realized by the sale Of 1,16O
acres and a number of lots and build
ings in Port Royal was 100000. w. S.
Monteith bought Battery plantation,
500 acres, for $4,000, and Old Fort
plantation for $1,700. He acted as
agent for Patrick Calhoun, of New
York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
UNION IS INEVITABLE
United States and Cubl Cannot
Long Remain Separate.
so DECLARES MAKING GOMEZ
Noted Cuban Leader Attends BanqueS
Given In His Honor at New
York-Expresses His Sen ::
timents Freely. &.

A New York dispatch says: A din
ner was given at the Union League
Club Saturday evening to GenerA
Maxine Gomez and General T. Estra-
da Palma.
The dinner was arranged on the
spur of the moment, General Gomez
intending to return to Cuba during the
day and not deciding to remain over
until morning, when he accepted the
invitation, and the guests were sum.
moncd by telegraph.
The Cuban general was the nero
of the occasion and was warmly re-
ceived. He made brief speech, which
was interpreted by General Gonzales.
General Gomez said he was almost
touched to tears by the remarkaDies
reception he had received in the Uni-
ted States. He knew Cuba was IN
debted to the United States, but he
never knew until he came here how
deep that debt was-that 1t was not
merely the obligation OF one people 10
another, but of brother to brother.
Every Cuban, born and bred, he said.
! lived and died with the idea OF Cuba
libre before him, with the hope OF the
people being free and relieved OF the,
yoke of oppression.
Cuba and the United States, said the
general, belong together. 1t is only 9 .
question of gravitation when they VIII
be one. But at present, after The greas
struggle in which hundreds OF thou
sands of lives were sacrificed and when.
men returned to their homes only %;
find their wives and children starved
TO death In the restricted barriers IN
which Weyler held them under his poll
icy of Recommendation, they felt tnas
they must have Cuba lbre. 1t Is real
lied fully, he said, that Cuba cannot
get along without the United States.
but the Cubans do want to feel tree
! dom.
General Gomez referred to General
Palma as the hold-oyer president OF
Cuba. having been elected during the
insurrection of 1868, and he pointed 70
his fellow Cuban as the first president
of Cuba lihre.
General Palma made feeling re-
ply. warming to the subject OF Cuba
libre, and speaking enthusiastically OK
the future Of the Pearl Of the Antilles.
After the dinner General Gomez said
to the newspaper men that he wished
to express his gratitude to the press OF
the United States and OF the world
for the great good they had done 70
the cause of Cuba libre. He said that
when he came here years ago ne was
very sad, but that on this visit ne was
very happy and was glad to RECOGNIZES
how mucn the American people naa
done for Cubans.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
THE FOURTH IN LONDON.

American Society Assisted In Their
Celebration by Prominent Britons.
Five hundred persons sat down
Thursday night at the banquet OF the
American Society in London, given at
the Hotel Cecil. 1t was remarkable
gathering. Interspersed between the
members of the United States embassy
and prominent Americans sat members
of parliament and representatives OF
Great Britain's loyal colonies, all par
ticipating with hearty good will in cele-
brating the 125th birthday OF the re-
bellious sister who founded new EN-.
pire in the western world.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
CONGRESSMAN STOKES DEAD.

Represented Third South Carolina Dis.
trlct-IIIness Was Of Long Duration.
DR.. J. W. Stokes, congressman from
the third South Carolina district, died
Saturday at his home in Orangeburg,
after a long illness.
At Washington the following COM
mittee of representatives as appointed
to attend the funeral:
Representatives Elliott, Talbert,
Latimer, Johnson, Finley and Scarbor-
ough, of South Carolina; Small and
Thomas, North Carolina; Adamson.
Livingston, Maddox and Fleming, OF
Georgia.; Senators Tillman, McLaurln,
Pritchard, Simmons, Clay, Taliaferro
and Carmack.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
DEATH CLAIMS LoRiLLARD.
Well Known New York Millionaire
surrenders to Grim Reaper.

Well Known New York Millionaire
surrenders to Grim Reaper.
Sunday afternoon Pierre Loriliard
died at the Fifth Avenue hotel, In New
York. where he was taken from the
Deutschland when that steamer ar
rived from Europe July 4th.
Pierre Lorillard was the eldest SON
of Peter Lorillard, founder OF the for'
tune which made the family name "a
nous. He inherited much OF the anit-
,ty of his father and marked success
attended the commercial enterprises
which he planned and executed.
Various estimates have been maae
Of the value of Mr.. Lorillard's estate,
and. while its exact value at the pres.
ent time is not known. 1t Is oeAeVed
to be more than s25,ooo,ooo. AS long
ago as 1854 it was said to be from $le.-
000. 900 ta>S20, 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
LIST OF CASUALTIES
Resultant From Patriotic Feryor
Ia Celebrating the Fourth.
PRESENTED BY CHICAGO PAPER
Number Of People Actually Killed is
Less Than Last Year, But List
of Injured Is consid-
erabIy Larger.

The Chicago Tribune in its issue OF
Friday presented reports from all over
the country showing the number of
persons killed and injured as result
Of celebrating the Fourth of July.
The number OF actually killed Is less
than last year, being nineteen against
thirty then, but the number of injured
is considerably larger, the figures be-
ing 1,611 against 1925.
The real list of fatalities will, how
ever, not be known until the number
OF deaths resulting from lockaw caus-
ed by toy pistol wounds comes in.
Last year in Chicago there were no
deaths reported on July 5th from toy
pistols, but before the month was out
twenty-five had died from the resulting
lockjaw and the remainder OF the coun-
try sent in equally fatal records.
Chicago last year had one death and
forty.two injured. This time no death
is reported, but there is a list OF 1oS
injured.
The number of wounds from toy pls-
tolls, however, is limited to five, which
would indicate that the prohioi put
on that dangerous toy was at least par
TALLY effective.
OF other cities Philadelphia makes
the largest showing. 1t reports 175
casualties of every kind and descrip
ton and Cincinnati comes next with
$50. New York was singularly lucky
being behind Chicago in the list OF in
jured, but it had three deaths result
ing from an explosion Of fireworks
and New London had premature ex
plosion of cannon by which two more
were killed.
In Quincy, ILL.,, there was also a IA
tality from a runaway caused b!
horses becoming frightened at fire
works, and there we're number OF IN
juries in various cities growing ou'
of the same cause. In the list of fatal
tiles explosions of fireworks and the
careless handling of firearms caused
the majority of the deaths, but ovel
one-third of the injuries were caused
by the careless handling of fireworks
especially skyrockets.
After fireworks comes the toy pisto
In the casualties list. Two hundred
and forty-nine children were injured
by these toys" in various cities OF thu
country and the question is now Wha
will the fatality list amount to?
BY the premature explosion OF can
non in the hands of people who are no
accustomed to their use, in severa
cases unfortunates lost hands ant
arms. A lamentable case occurred II
a small town in South Dakota, where
boy was instantly killed by the explo
sion of an anvil which was being used
in lieu Of cannon.
The loss by fire resulting from the
careless use Of fireworks or their pre-
mature explosion was less than in pre-
vious years, the fires as rule being
small ones and the damage light. II
the entire country, from reports re
ceived. it amounted to but little over
$4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11

Kansas City was the center Of the
hottest area in the country. Within a
radius of 200 miles of the city the TEN.
perature ranged from 96 to 10S de-
zrees. In central Kansas hot winds
are reported as literally burning up all
vegetation. At Leavenworth the high
est point recorded in that part OF the
country for years was reached, the
government thermometer in that city
marking 10s degrees at 5 o'clock.
New York Morgue overerowded.
A New York special OF Wednesday
saws: Most Of the hospitals are al
ready crowded to their utmost capac
ity and many of them have erected
tents on their grounds for the accom-
modation of the heat victims.
Tie death rate has increased with
such rapidity that the morgue is being
taxed as it never was before, and ev.
cry available foot Of that institution Is
now occupied by corpses. Hospital
attendants are coilapsing under the ex-
traordinary strain to which they have
been subjected ano were it not for the
volunteers who have come to their aid
the situation would be greatly, exag-
gerated by enforced neglect Of heat pa
tients.
Although the ambulance service has
been augmented by the addition OF au'
tomobiles which have been loaned for
the purpose, it is generally inadequate.
The horses used have been most care
fully nursed along to preserve their
stamina, but notwithstanding this
many of them have given out. Their
places are being filed from outside
sources.
There were eighty-nine deaths and
1o7 cases of heat prostration in the
boroughs Of Manhattan and the Bronx
during the hours between 2 a. m. and
10:S0 D. m. Wednesday.
At 1890 o'clock Thursday morning
It was estimated that the total deaths
from the heat in six days to that day
In Greater New York was 600.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-07-11
Steadman Partial to Courts.

A Columbia dispatch says: J. E.
Seadman was last fall fined $50 by the
intendent of Cross Hill for selling
malt liquor. He thought the fine exces-
sive and appealed to the circuit court,
although it cost him that amount to
appeal. Judge Benet dismissed the ap-
peal on the grounds that the Cross Hill
mayor stated that Steadman had plead
ed guilty. Steadman denied this, so
he appealed to the supreme court. and
ordered a rehearing before the circuit
court. So for selling bottle of Malt
Extract Steadman will get into at
least four courts. He has spent sever
al times his fine in appealing.