The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-08-07
Scream of News. :
Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
Of Each Day.

against Postmaster Walker by the clti-
zens of Toccoa, Ga, and a petition
asking for his removal forwarded to
the president.
Two thousand candidates have an
nounced for Office in South Carolina,
and the campaign is nearing its close.
In fire at Lancaster. KY, Sunday,
nine horses in livery stable were burn
ed to death. Hotel, opera house and
several business houses were Destroy
ed, causing a loss Of $4,000, with
$4,000 insurance.
The republican tex. book for this
years campaign is out. 1t devotes
about twenty pages to the trust ques-
ton.
Although the cholera is on the de-
crease at Manila, reports from other
parts of the island show that the
scourge is increasing.
Committee of Georgia State Bar
Association prepares amendment to
the constitution designed to relieve
the state supreme court Of a part OF
It's burden.
Five murders has been committed
in as many months in Simpson county,
Mississippi.
Addressing a great gathering OF
miners, President Mitchell urged them
to fight to the last
|. General Jacob Smith, who ordered
Samar desolated, burst into tears
when informed. on arrival at San
Francisco, of his retirement.
willard C. Vanderlip, a leading at
torney of Boston, has been arrested
for squandering large estates which he
has been managing.
Application has been made to the
Atlanta council by company propos-
ing the erection of an electric pow
er plant on the Chattahoochee river,
for the right to place poles and string
wires in the city of Atlanta.
+ Women cheered mob as they
lynched negro in Virginia. Many exc
cutions reported.
Repeated earthquake shocks in the
valley of Los Alamos, California, have
caused great damage and the people
are fleeing in terror
The presence Of two regiments Of
troops at Shenandoah, Pa, has had a
quieting effect and no further trouble
is expected. Labor chiefs fear the call
ing out of troops means failure OF
strike.
The democrats Of Michigan have
nominated Durand for governor. Du-
rand is gold man and was fought by
the silver element.
May Yohe has arrived in London
and Is roasting Putnam Bradlee
Strong, who, she says, is great liar.
speaking Of the liberal league,
Lord Rosebery declared that the recent
tory defeat in North Leeds is fearful
blow to the prestige Of Premier Bal
four.
The finance committee of the At
lanta city council appropriates $4,000
to pubic schools. This appropriation
is intended to provide additional room
for the 1000 new applicants for ad-
mission.
Hon. William A. Broughton, one
of the most prominent men in Geor-
gia, is dead at Madison.
Wife murderer at Norfolk, Va, re-
fuses to ask for new trial and wants
death sentence of court executed as
soon as possible.
Preferred stock of South Carolina
cotton mills is assessed at 100 By board
Of equalization and owners protest.
Twenty persons were shot in a
strike riot at Shenandoah, Pa, Wed
nesday. Governor Stone ordered two
regiments to scene of trouble.
The funeral Of Chief Rabbi Joseph,
in New York, Wednesday was marked
by a riot. The mourners were attack
ed by outsiders and pitched battle
ensued.
Senator Thomas C. Platt has AS
sured President Roosevelt that he will
have solid delegation from New York
in 1904.
The republicans Of Iowa in conven'
ton Wednesday settled the fight on
platform by rsafirming the declaration
in regard to trusts.
Warden Ponder is held for death
of convict at Georgia camp, caused
by sweating system of punishment. Dr.
Minder charged as accessory, was dis
charged.
Senator Tillman says he will not
take hand in the gubernatorial cam,
paign in South Carolina and that fac
tional lines have been obliterated.
Judge Simonton has remanded to
state courts the case of South Carolina
against the VirginiaCarolina Company
in it's war against trusts.
Commander McCrea, Of the Ma
chias, has informed the state depart
ment that he has forbidden the bonn
bardment of Cape Haitien without due
notice. He reports mob in control OF
the town.
-Rioting prevails in the anthracite
regions. Thousands of men and wo-
men are marching and assaulting the
Don-union workmen.
GOTHAM HEBREWS AROUSED.
They Form Vigilance Committee as
Aftermath Of Bad Treatment.