The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-10-03
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I Happenings Tersely Told.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

INC building.
--"Fighting Bob" Evans was a wit
ness before the naval inquiry court
Monday and went over the entire
Santiago campaign.
Senate committee at Washington
begins investigation Of charges
against Col. Heistand in connection
with alleged Manila hemp combine.
president McKinley's will was pro-
hatcd at Canton Monday. The coura
appointed Judge Day and Secretary
CGrtelyou administrators of the estate,
which aggregates about $4,000.
Democrats favoring ratification OF
new constitution in Alabama are or
ganized and will open the campaign
actively this week.
Railroads are preparing a grand
display Of trains at the Charleston ex-
position for the observation of winter
tourists
According to a Manila special Com
pany C of the Ninth infantry was al
most extcrminated by Filipino rebels
Saturday. Of the scventy-two men in
the company, fifty were killed and elev-
Ell wounded.
In a pitched battle between a mob
of strikers and policemen in San
Francisco Sunday seven men are
known to have been shot, one Of whom
Will die.
The guard at the Mckinley tomb
at Canton claims to have been atteck-
ed Sunday night. He fired shot, and
received knife thrust from second
man prowling about the vault.
Lord Kitchener is banishing cap
tured Boer leaders and confscating the
property of those still in arms. He
asks for $4,000 more mounted men.
The people of nineteen Russian
provinces are facing starvation owing
to the failure of the crops. The gov.
ernment is taking measures to relieve
the distress.
Prince Chun, the head of the Chi
nese expiatory mission to Germany.
left Berlin for home Monday. The
kaiser would not permit him to visit
other European capitals or the United
States.
The empress of Germany is report
ed to be seriously i'll. Professor Ols-
hausen, specialist, has been SUM-
moned.
The closeness of the first race be-
tween the Columbia and Shamrock
greatly raised the hopes of British
yachtsmen as to the outcome Of the
series.
-Georgia's department of agricu;-
ture has paid into the state treasury
s47,457.19 as receipts for the inspec-
ton OF fertilizers and oils for the past
fiscal year.
Saturdays session of inquiry court
developed the fact that Admiral
Schley's message was garbled and the
original cannot be found.
The yachts Columbia and Sham
rock succeeded in making their first
race Saturday. Tie Columbia won.
but the Shamrock was dangerously
close up.
Another effort has been made by
Kentucky officials to secure eXtradi-
tion papers from Governor Durben Of
Indiana for w. S. Taylor and Charles
Finley.
"A riot occurred at Canal Dover. o.,
Late Friday night between non-union
men and strikers in which two of the
Latter were killed.
The United States will pay no
money for ransom of Miss Stone, the
American missionary held by Bulga-
rian brigands.
Seth Low has accepted the nomi-
nation of the anri-Tammanyites for
mayor of New York.
The United States cruiser Clevc-
land was launched at Bath, Me-, Sat
urday. The vessel was christened by
Miss Ruth Hanna, daughter of Senator
Mark Hanna.
Owing to light winds the first
race between the yachts Shamrock
II and the Columbia at Sandy Hook
was called off.
The will of the late President Nc
Kinley was read to his widow at Can
ton Friday. He leaves the entire IS
tate. valued at $25o,O0O, to Mrs. Nc
Kinley, but specifies that $1,000 shall
be paid annually to his mother.
Before the Schley court Of inquiry
Friday a letter was read from Admi-
raj Sampson, asking that counsel
might appear for him. The court re
fused to grant the request.
According to Paris dispatch
Russia, France and Germany have
agreed to combine against Turkey.
-Nenezucla, Ecuador and Nicara
qua openly giving aid to Colon
bian insurgents.
president Roosevelt has assured
Congressman Griggs and Mr.. r. J.
Lowry, Georgiars, that he will seek
the best men to fill the offices in the
south, and in making appointments
will give due weight to democratic
opinions.
Thirteen prospectors who were
camped in a dry ravine in southwest
Texas were drowned in a cloudburst.
The men were sleeping when the wa
ter overwhelmed them.
BANISRING BOER LEADERS.