The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-02-28

Murder Trials at Charleston.
The February term of the criminal
court convened at Charleston last Mon
day. Several murder cases were
brought over from the last term, and
these, with the new cases, will give a
great deal of work.
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To Manufacture Soap.
The Chickasaw Soap Company of
Spartanburg will commence making
soap about March 18th. The company
has been incorporated with capital
stock Of $4,000. Two grades of
laundry soap will be made and travel
ing salesmen will be employed. New
buildings have been put up and new
machinery purchased. The site is
that of the old Carolina soap works,
started by G. W. Henneman, a native
of Germany, and was at one time
mayor of the city.
Arrested For KIDNAPPING.
A. P. Donoway, formerly of Green
wood, but recently working for James
Smith, the big farmer at Smithsonia,
Ca, has been arrested at Greenwood,
and bound ov er to the court of ses-
sions on the charge of kidnapping ne
gro boys. It is charged that he in
duced, or otherwise pursuaded, several
young negroes to accompany him to the
Smith farm, where they went to work
as laborers. The father of one of the
boys, Nedwards by name, swore out
warrant for Donoway, had him ar
rested and taken to Greenwood.
Second Snow In Fifty Years.
The snow at Charleston the past
week gave the city the second fall of
snow known in fifty years. Two years
ago there was a snow storm which had
a disastrous effect. This latest fall,
which was followed by rain and sleet,
amounted to depth of one and one.
tenth inches, and the temperature
dropped to twenty-four degrees, which
is record d-breaking cold for the climate.
It is believed that the great truck in
dustry above Charleston has been
badly injured, as the snow was frozen
and the tender crops will suffer. The
shipment of early vegetables to New
York may be hindered, although the
extent of the damage cannot be ascer-
tained as yet.
Fight Gets Into Courts.
The religious fight, which has grown
olt Of the action of the Columbia city
council in appropriating money for
the support of Catholic orphan asy-
lum, is waxing warm, and committee
of citizens has issued a call for new
helpers. Funds are being raised to
take the matter to the courts and
counsel has been engaged to handle the
fight. Opponents of the new law have
made the claim that council violated
the constitution of the United States
and the constitution of South Caro-
lima by its action, and as the request
to repeal the ordinance was refused,
the fight now has to be transferred to
the courts.
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Superintendent New Innovation,
Hon. John J. McMahon, state su.
perintendent of education, was in
Spartanburg the past week looking
into the appointment of a county su-
perintendent of education. 1t is pro-
bable he and the governor will make
the selection. The term will be for
nearly two years, the deceased Super
intendent Bullenger, having been in
for few months only.
Mr.. McMahon sees in this vacancy q
rare chance to put into practice his
idea of expert supervision, and lie is
anxious to do ss is done in Augusta,
Macon and other places-have the
schools of the city and county under
the management of one man-the best
trained man to be found. It is expect
ed that an innovation will be put into
effect in Spartanburg, making 1.-The first
step toward taking school officers out
of politics.
A Quick Trial.
The case of the negro, Livingston,
who confessed to having been impli-
notod in tho nurdor of Tho 1auohtor nj