The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-12-26
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Governor Crane OF MASSACHUSETTS,
has been offered treasury portfolio TO
succeed Treasurer Gage.
-"Historian" Maclay has been fred
by orders OF President Roosevelt
The twelfth census bulletin just
issued, indicates that Georgia has a i
total of SS9, 9,7S9656 invested in indus
tries, with a gross value Of products
of slos,654,527.
General Maso, candidate for Gu
ban president, and his supporters, have
withdrawn and will take no part in
elections on the 31st inst. They claim
a fair election cannot be, held.
1t is stated upon good authority In {
Berlin that the German government Is
preparing for military action against
Venezuela in order to compel settle
ment Of German claims against that
country.
A disatrous fire visited the business
portion OF Huntsville, Ala, Sunday.
Two fremen were buried under q fali.
ing wall, one being killed. The dam
age to property is estimated at $49s-
900.
Endorsement Of the majority yer.
dict in the Schley court Of inquiry, the
dismissal of Historian Maclay, the re-
fusal to reopen the case at the behest
Of either Schley or Sampson, indicates
that the administration is weary OF the
entire controversy and desires that IT.
be ended at once.
The negotiations looking to the
consolidation Of the Atlanta, Ga, Rap
i'd Transit Company, the Georgia Elec-
trio Light Company and the street rail-
way, electric light and steam heating
systems OF the Atlanta Railway and
Power company were declared on
The Atlanta, Ca, depot commls-
sion will meet early in January TO or.
ganize and communicate with the seV:
eral railroads entering the city.
Arthur Price, sentenced to death
for the murder of Mrs. Rowland, IN
South Macon, says the confession he
made to his captors was true, ana
that he denied making it while on the
stand in order to tighten his sentence.
A deal has been arranged with 9
large party of Germans to coionize u
sou'h Georgia.
Friday two negroes, Will Redding
and VIII Winston were executed as 4
Birmingham, Ala. They both Killed
women. Cicero Harris, another negro,
was hanged at Bristol, Va, for the
murder Of Samuel ware. 81
George w. Morgan, charged with
the embezzlement of $4,000 in casnS.
and checks to same amount, has been
| bound over, at Birmingham, Ala, fer
TRIAL.
Charles Keller, of Chattanooga
claims. he has an invention by Wnlcn
vessels can communicate with eacn
other by wireless telephone. His IN
vention will also tell the distance be-
tween vessels.
Secretary Lyman Gage has an
nounced to President Roosevelt that
he intends to relinquish the treasury
portfolio as soon as the president ser
lects his successor.
The attorneys for Rear Admlras
Sampson have filed protest with Sec
retary Long against the opinion Clad
mfral Dewey that schley was IN COM,
mand at Santiago. Judge Advocate
| Lemly and attorney Hanna have Also
made a report urging that tie verdict
against schley be allowed to stand.
by the simultaneous explosion Of
four boilers in steel works at Pitts:
burg, Pa, three men were Killed OUT
right and twelve were injured.
in the presense Of distinguishes
gathering ground was broken at 81
Louis Friday on the site OF the WORLDS
fair. Congressman Tawney, OF Min
| nesota, made the chief address.
Negroes attempted to drive the
whites out of the stores at Davy, W.
| Va, but were routed by 1S-year.oid
Wayne Demon, who killed three ~
them.
in the Italian senate Baron Faya.
raised the question Of the lynching OF
Italians at Erwin, Miss. Foreign Min-
ister Pinetti stated that the United
States had been unable to punish me
lynchers, but offered indemnity.
Governor Taft has left the Philip.
pines for the United States. Before
leaving Manila he made an optimistic
address regarding the situation IN the
island.
Ann o'Delia Diss de Bar and her:
husband have been convicted In Lon
don of Infamous conduct. The wonan
was sentenced to seven and her hus-
band to fifteen years in prison.
An unexpected hitch in the agree
ment between the Atlanta, Ga, council
committee and H. M. Atkinson delays
the consolidation OF the public utility
properties Of the city.
Governor Gambler disapproyed q
number of measures passed by the
Georgia general assembly.
1t is reliably reported that Deputy
Collector w. E. Crockett, Of Gaines
vile, Ca, will be appointed 70 succeed
H. A. Rucker as collector OF internal
revenue for Georgia.
Arthur Price, the negro murderer
of Mrs. R. ]. Rowland in Macon, was
convicted in the Bibb superior co
Thursday and sentenced by judge
ton to hang on January 10th.
President Roosevelt has e
r. A. Grassland, a negro repu
Missouri, for minister to lI1
M,rooni coeoEino at