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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
CHARLESTON SORRY
Presidents Visit to Exposition
Abandoned at Last Moment.
SONS ILLNESS THE CAUSE
Roosevelt Goes to Groton, Mass, to Be
With His Boy Who Is Suffering
From an Acute Attack
of Pneumonia.

President Roosevelt, accompanied
by Secretary Cortelyou, left Wash
ington Saturday night at 1910 for
Groton, Mass, in a special car at
tached to the regular train over the
Pennsylvania railroad Late in the
evening the president determined to
disregard the request of his physician
and visit his boys bedside. 1t is
stated the president felt his presence
would be a comfort to Mrs. Roosevelt,
and that as the critical period of his
boys iliIess was on, he should be
near his son. 1t is also stated that
the trip to assachusctts is taken On
the presiGeI.s own initiative and is
lot due to any alarming news which
has reached him concerning his sons
condition.
The following statement was issued
at the white house Saturday.
The condition of the presidents
son is favorable. The doctors say that
the president should not 90 to Charles
ton. as at any tine within six days
the disease may take sudden turn
for the worse"
Owing to the request of the physl-
clans the president has abandoned his
trip to Charleston.
Mrs. Roosevelt With Son.
Mrs. Roosevelt and maid reached
G-otcn early Saturday morning. AT
the school Mrs. Roosevelt was recciv-
ed by President Peabody, and a few
miutes later was at her boys bedside.
Subsequently an attempt was made to
obtain from Mrs. Roosevelt state
ment for publication regarding the ILL
ness Of young Theodore. but through
President Peabody she declined to de-
part from the course approved by
President Roosevelt. According to this
plan all necessary information con-
cerning the lads condition will be
transmitted to President Roosevelt.
who will determine what news shall
be made public.
Charleston Is Disappointed.
The greatest disappointment is felt
in all circles in Charleston at the
abandonment of the presidents pro-
posed trip to the city. Arrangements
had been made for a splendid recep-
ton and everybody was looking to the
occasion as the great day of the expo
sition. Everything VII have to be
called off, as the president was the
central figure of the program.
The president arrived at Groton at
2:3o o'clock Sunday afternoon, after
an uneventful trip of fourteen hours
from Washington. There were no
crowds at any of the stations, except
at Aver, where there was gathering
of about five hundred. The president
came out of his seclusion and bowed
to the crowd from the back platform,
his appearance being greeted with
cheers.
Upon his arrived at GrotOn he did
not find his son, Theodore. Jr.. alarm
ingly i'll with pneumonia. but the boys
condition was not sufficiently reassur,
ing to warrant the presidents imme'
diate return to the national capital.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
A DIAROLICaL DEED.

Negro Woman Throws White Baby
Out of a Car Window.
Sheriff Flanders has placed in jail
at Swainsboro, Ca, negro woman,
Anna Rabb, for one of the darkest
deeds over committed in Emanuel
county.
Last Wednesday the woman got on
the train at Garfield, Ca, with a white
baby three weeks or a month old. She
was asked what she was doing with
the child and she said it had been left
in her care and she was going to take
it to Stillmore. At Monte, on the Mil
len and Southwestern railway, she was
left in the car alone. She then raised
a window and threw the baby out. The
fall did not kill the baby, but it froze
to death before daylight. The little
one left it's sign where it scratched
and kicked in the sand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
PRINCE MAY NOT COME.
Unless Illness Of Young Roosevelt
Takes Better Turn Visit Will
Be Postponed.

A special from Groten, Mass, says:
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr, the oldest
son of President Roosevelt, has dou-
b!e pneumonia. Otherwise, his con-
dition was unchanged Monday night.
The boy is seriously sick, but it is too
early to say what the chances are for
his recovery.
This was the statement issued by
George B. Cortelyou, secretary TO the
president. and was made after a care
full examination by DR.. Alexander Lam
bert, the family physician of Presl-
dent Roosevelt, who arrived from New
York at 6 o'clock Monday evening.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt spent
a long, anxious day in the inflrmary
awaiting the crisis of the disease
which appeared to have taken such
strong hold cf their son.
Change For Worse.
The change Ior Inc worse IN tAe
boys condition occurred during the
night, and showed itself when the reg
ular morning examination was mace
BIZ DR.. Shuttuck and Or. Warren. Sec
retary Cortelycu, who is the only
means of communication with the SICK
room, made the announcement this
morning CT the patients serious cond!-
ticn, although he said then 1t was not
alarming.
"His temperature is higher said
Mr.. Cortelyou. land his respiration is
weaker than yesterday, but his pulse
is better
He also said there was no imme-
date change, only the natural prog
ress Of the disease. He announced
that the disease had spread and IN
yolved both lungs.
This sudden and unfavorable turn
warned the president that the I!ost
skillful medical treatment was neces-
sary and so he has called TO the
aid Of Drs. shattuck and Warren. MS
family physician. DR.. Alexander Lam
bert, Of New York, an eminent rraca-
toner, and a man we'll acquainted
with the boys physique.
Prince May Postpone Visit.
A Washington special says: Un'
less there shall be a decided change
for the better in the condition Of tne
presidents sea before the end Of the
week. it is probabr. that Prince Hen
~, Of Prussia, may be impclled to de-
fer his proposed visit to the United
States until later in the year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
CONSOLIDATION EFFECTED.
One Big Corporation Will Now Control
Atlanta Street Railways, Etc.

One Big Corporation Will Now Control
Atlanta Street Railways, Etc.
The Atlanta Railway and Power
Company, the Atlanta Rapid Transit
Company, the Georgia Electric Light
Company and the Atlanta Steam Com
pany have at last been merged into
one giant corporation controlling the
entire street railways, electric lights
and steam heating plants of the city.
This state Of affairs is the culmina-
ton, on last Saturday, of a series of
long drawn out negotiations between
H. NJ. Atkinson and the city of Atlanta
looking to the merging Of the several
properties named.
The city receives $4,000 in cash as
soon as the consolidation agreement
goes into effect. For the first year
the city will received per cent OF
$1,1O0,000, or $1,000. During the
second year, allowing for an increase
of 100000, the city will receive 1 per
cent of s1,2OO,O00, or $4,000, total
for the first two years of $4,000, in
Guiding the $4,000 in cash.
During the next twenty years the
city will receive per cent Of the year
ly gross receipts. Basng the increase
on the proportiorate increase of popu-
lation, the average for the next ten
years will be s1,500,0OO, the clty's
share of which will be $4,000 per
year, or 100000 for t<n years. The
total for twelve years will be s373,OOO.
During the ten years following a
reasonable estimate Of the increase
will cause the average to reach $1,000
900, of which the city will get 2 per
cent. or S40 900 per year, making to-
tai of 100000 for the ten years. At
this ratio Of increase the city will re-
ceive a total of $4,000 for the first
twenty-five years.
For the period of ten years from
1924 to 1884. it is estimated, on the
basis already outlined, that the aver
age gross receipts per year will be
$3,000,000, of which the city will re-
ceive per cent per year, or 100000
per year for ten years, total OF $780,
900 for ten years. At this rate the
city will get total of s1,673, 900 dur
ing the first thirty-two years of the
agreement, including the $4,000 in
cash.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
POWDER AIDED FLAMES.

North Carolina Town Suffers $4,000
Damage-One Life Lost.
One man killed, loss Of $4,000 in
buildings and $4,000 on goods is the
result Of disastrous fire at Washing
ton, N. c., Saturday afternoon.
The fire began in the ceiling of the
Atlantic Coast Line depot and the fire.
men could not cope with it. The freight
depot and seven cars were destroyed.
Kegs of powder were blown up, but
no one was injured.
A falling wall of one CT the stores
killed Ed Peed, a colored fireman. who
was terribly crushed. Five stores, two
offices and two saloons were destroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
ILLINOIS MEN IN CHARLOTTE.

Cook County Democratic Club Re.
ceives Sunday Welcome.
The Cook County, ILL.,, Democratic
Club arrived in Charlotte, N. c., Sun
day night and was met at the depot
by a committee of citizens, who escort
ed the visitors to the Elks' Club.
There was no official welcome or
speech making, but the visitors were
quietly entertained at the rooms of
the Elks' Club and the Southern Man.
ufacturers' Club. They left at 4
o'clock Monday morning for Charles
ton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
TOO BAD, IF TRUE.

Washington Paper Says President Will
Decide Against SchIey.
The Washington Post of Thursdays
issue contained the following:
1T was stated last night that the
presidents response to the appeal of
Admiral Schley would be made public
next Saturday. 1t is understood that
the response will be adverse to Schley.
A visitor at the white house yesterday.
with whom the president talked upon
the subject, quoted the president as
saying that he thought the verdict of
the majority of the court ought to be
sustained"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
shriners to Tackle the Midway.

shriners to Tackle the Midway. Il
The Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine OF
the two Carolinas, represented In
Charlotte as an organized body by
Oasis temple, are preparing to make
a pilgrimage to Charleston on April 4
eext, and the event is looked forward
to with extraordinary interest.
Wednesday, April 2, will be given
over to visiting Charleston's numerous
attractions, the local Mobiles being the.
hosts for that day, and that night will
be fitly celebrated as "Shriners" night
On the midway. The managers OF the
exposition have officially designated
Thursday, April 8, as Shriners day,
and if the present arrangements ares
carried out the occasion will be a red
letter day, not only for the Shriners,
but fer the exposition itself.
The Carolina Mobiles are counting on
a goodly attendance Of their Georgia
fellow Shriners at the Charleston
meeting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13

omon. heretofore employed az clerk
in McFarran's cut-rate ticket Office,
who is accused of swindling S. VAIN
wright, jockey, out of $25.
Wainwright was under contract to
ride in Nashville, and several days
ago he left S25 with Solomon for two
tickets to Nashville When he called
for the transportation he was told to.
return two hours later, and when he.
called again the clerk was not there.
McFarran claimed that he was not
responsible for the loss, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Wainwright held Sol.
omon's receipt. -
A telegram was received saying that
Solomon was in Atlanta, and was go-
ing from there to New Orleans. Aps
plication will be made for requisitions
papers in case Solomon is caught, and
the railroad authorities will assist IN
the prosecution.
A bitter fight Is now being waged
against the scalpers and Solomon viii
not be allowed to escape. &
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
NEW COTTON SEED MILLS.

Cincinnati Capitalists to Operate Prop
critics In Southern States.
The Buckeye Cotton Oil Company,
of Cincinnati, Ohio, has decided to op-
crate extensively in the manufacture
of cotton seed products in the south,
and has purchased the interests CT F.
G. Kinney & Co., at Birmingham, Ala,
and at Greenwood, Miss.
The company has closed contracts
for the erection of five other mills,
one to be located in Arkansas, two
in Georgia and one each in Alabama
and Mississippi with headquarters IN
Birmingham for the seven cities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
CARNIVAL AT PENSACOLA.

Street Fair Week Ushered In BY
Gorgeous Flower Parade.
Carnival week at Pensacola, Fla, be-
gan Wednesday with gorgeous flower
parade, the first ever held in the city,
In which there was a large number Of
beautifully decorated carriages.
The coronation of Miss Daisy Meyer
as floral queen took place at the opera
house Tuesday night.
Numerous tented attractions will be
in full swing during the fair.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
ELBERToN SUFFERS HEAVILY.

Two Business Blocks In Thriving
Georgia Town are in Ashes.
Fire broke out in the heart Of the
business section of Elberton, Ca, at
an early hour Sunday morning, and
before the flames were checked over
100000 had gone up in smoke.
Two of the main business blocks Of
the city are in ruins and the loss is es-
timated at s1O4,500. OF this less than
half was covered by insurance, the to-
tai amount Of insurance on the burn
ed buildings and stocks amounting to
only s41,750.
The fire is by all odds the most dis
astrous in the history of the Granite
City. The buildings burned were on
Mcintosh street. the principal business
street of Elberton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
BONE BOYS GIVEN FREEDOM.

Governor Gambler Pardons Two Men
Convicted Of Highway Robbery
julius and Lem Bone, two Atlantis
Ga, boys, who were convicted Of high;
way robbery FIVE years ago, and who
were sentenced to ten years in the PEN
Itentiary, were pardoned by Governor
Gambler Friday. Julius Bone is at the:
Coal City camp, and Lem is at Chickar
mauga.
The majority Of the prison commits
sion declined to recommend a pardon.
but Judge ]. s. Turner, the chairman,
dissented and gave strong reasons Why
the two boys should be released.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
PAINTERS DASHED DEATH.
scaffolding Gives Way and Wor<men
Fall Fifty Feet.


Fall Fifty Feet.
A dispatch from Atlanta, Ca, says:
Two men are dead and another Lies at
the Grady hospital with small hopes
Of recovery as the result Of a horrible
accident in the Eiseman building, nov
in course Of erection on the viaduct,
Friday morning.
The three men were on scaffold
painting the skylight in tn: center Of
the roof when, without nome nt's
warning, the scaffold gave way and
they were dashed through the open
court to the floor three stories below, g
distance of nearly fifty feet The dead
men are:
Charles NJ. Cole, of % Windsor
street; Henry Reynolds, of 20l Carter
street.
G. w. White, of Senoia, the third
man, is probably fatally hurt.
Lee Bailey, another painter, had a
very narrow escape. He was just step
ping on the scaffold when it broke.
By jumping he managed to catch hold
CT a nearby column and cling to it.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
TALKS ON GOOD ROADS.

Convention at Charleston Well Attend
ed ey- Exposition Patrons.
The National Good Roads Conyen-.
ton began it's sessions in Charleston
Thursday.
The exposition patrons listened to-
addresses on highway bullSing and
relative subjects by Martin Dodge, OF
the department Of agriculture at
Washington; NJ. A. Hayes, Of the
Southern railway; E. L. Tessier, OF the
Charleston exposition, and w. W
Crosby, of Baltimore.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
INVITATION TO CUBA.

NewIands, of Nevada, introduces An.
nexation Resolution.
Representative Newlands. OF Neyada,
from the ways and means committee
who was author of the resolution an
nexing Hawaii, introduced joint res
olution in the house Wednesday inTit
ing the general public of Cuba to be-
come part of the United States as 9
territory, and then as a state OF the
union, to be called the state OF Cuba;
also authorizing the rs per cent reduce:
ton of duty on the present crop OF Gu
ban sugar in consideration of the Gu
bans granting preferential rates to the
United States.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
COSTLY CEMENT PLANT.

Million Dollar Concern Slated FoS
Town of Rockmart, Ga. y
A million dollar Portland cement
plant is shortly to be erected and put
into operation at Rockmart, Ga, by
the Southern States Portland Cement
Company, to be organized in Atlanta
within the next week, backed by the
powerful Michigan organization known
as the Peninsular Portland Cement
Company.
The principal Offices of the new com.
pany are to be located in Atlanta.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Smith Bradley Dead.

Smith Bradley died a day or two
ago at his home three miles from
GreenvilIe. He was a prominent farm
er and his death is a great loss to that
section Of the state. Besides widow
he leaves mile children and a large.
number of relatives. The funeral took
place at White Oak church.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
AN UNUSUAL APPOINTMENT.

South Carolina Governor Makes Geor.
gian Member Of His Staff.
Colonel J. II. Estill, Of Savannah,
Ca, has received a letter from Gov
ernor McSwecney, of South Carolina,
notifying him of his appointment as an
honorary aide cf the governors staff,
with rank of lieutenant colonel.
The appointment was surprise to
Colonel Estill, it being unusual for a
governor to make such an appoint
ment outside his own state. Colonel
Estill is already colonel by virtue of
having formerly filled such a position
on the staff of the governor of Geor.
gia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Pansacola's Grand Carnival.

Priscius, king Of the Pensacola Mar
di Gras carnival, arrived on the royal
yacht Rosepen at noon Monday and
was escorted to the royal palace By a
military guard composed of United
States artillerymen, United States
marines and Florida state troops. The
city was thronged with visitors.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
QUORUM WAS LACKING.

Second Republican Caucus on South
ern Suffrage Held In Vain.
A Washington dispatch says: Inc
second caucus of the house republl-
cans to consider the question OF action
looking to reducing the congressional
representation of the southern states
which abridge the suffrage was held
in the hall of representatives Monday
night, but a quorum was not present
and after two and half hours OF dis
cussion tho caucus adjourned until
ceyt Monday without action.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Larqe Still Destroyed

The past week Revenue Collector
Aiken. assisted by several deputy mar
shals. near Sunny Side, Pickens coun-
ty. destroyed a large Illicit distillery
outfit. consisting of 200-gallon cop
per still, thirteen fermenters and o.
900 gallons of beer.
The still was in operation when dis
covered. and the operators, Stanley
and Conley, were arrested. Officers
say it was one of the largest outfits
ever destroyed in that section Of the
state. .....
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
JUSTICE COWART INDICTED.

Grand jury at Chattanooga After
Wrcng-Doing Officials.
The grand jury at Chattanooga,
Tenn, Thursday returned an indict-
ment against Esquire Thomas Cowart,
prominent democrat and member
of the county court and candidate for
county registrar, on charge of ille-
gal collection OF fees in cases tried be
fore him.
|. C. Morgan, formerly constable,
and Esquire J. Z. Silver, were rein
dicted on the same charge, former in
dictments being quashed on technical
tiles.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
CHARLESTON DlsAppoInTsD.

Cancellation Of Presidents Trip ct
Last Moment Causes Much Sorrow.
The greatest disappointment IS felt;
in all circles In Charleston at the
abandonment of the presidents trip 70:
the Exposition City.
Arrangements had been made for g
splendid reception and everybody was
looking to the occasion as the great
day of the exposition. Everything has
been called eff, as the president was
the feature Of the program and the
only feature practically Of the occa-
sicn.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Senator Quay In Florida.

Senator Matt Quay, of Pennsylvania,
arrived at his winter cottage in st.
Lucie, Fla, Monday night direct from
Washington. He is much improved
from the recent attack of illness at the
capital. His stay will depend upon
the condition of his health.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
O;or naefroved at New York.

Pier Destroyed at New York.
Fire destroyed pier G Of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company at New
York Sunday morning, and the loss,
including damage to shipping, is $780,
900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
CONSIGNED TO MOTHER EARTH.

Bodies of Biddie Brothers Are Buried
In a Single Grave.
At Pittsburg Wednesday morning the
remains of Edward and John Biddie
were quietly inferred in single grave
at Calvary cemetery.
There were not more than twenty
five people, including the brother,
Harry Biddle, that accompanied the
bodies to the grave.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Anderson Votes to Issue Bonds.

Anderson Votes to Issue Bonds.
The election on a $4,000 sewerage
bond issue at Anderson ended in vic
tory for sewerage by 1O5 majority out
of 269 registered voters. Plans are
now being prepared by Engineer Lud-
low. The system will be installed at
once. -,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
OFF FOR THE SOUTH.

DELEGATION of Cook County, Illinois,
Democrats Begin Tour.
A special train bearing 245 local
members Of the Cook county democ-;
racy left Chicago Thursday over the;
Big Four road, bound for Charleston,
S. c.. where they will be the guests.
of the exposition officials. Several
other southern cities are included IN
the itinerary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Mother ard Children Burned.

Mrs. Ed Kushner and two children
were burned to death in their home
at Waterloo, Ind, Tuesday night in
fire caused by the overturning Of a
lamp. One other child was fatally
burned and three others seriously in
jUred
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Indiana Nax at Exposition.

Tuesday, February 25, will. be In
diana day at the Charleston exposi+
ton. Governor Durbin and staff, I'M
uniform. will leave Indianapolis Thurs!
day. February 13. They will leave
Miami, Fla, for Cuba the following
Sunday, and VIII spend four days at
Havana. sightseeing. leaving there
Friday noon. Tuesday will be spent
at the exposition. They will reach In
dIanapolis Thursday, February q.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
NEW KIND OF GIN.

peIlnting Company With Large Capt.
tai Is Incorporated.
The National Cotton Seed Delintlng
Company, of Baltimore, capital sA,.
100000, to manufacture machines for
delinting cotton seed and to manufac-
ture cotton seed oil, has filed a. certif-
cate of Incorporation at Dover, Del
The incorporators are Charles Eagan,
William A. Ragsdale, Baltimore, and
J. C. Gray, Wilmington, Del.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
SSGo(Se>3
( SOUTH CAROLINA
( STATE NEWS ITEMS.
SoIons Visit the Expo.
s~~1c1SScSCSS

Governor McSweeney and the gen.
cral assembly of South Carolina were
the guests of the South Carolina and
Interstate exposition one day the past
week. Many of the members partici-
rated in the good roads convention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
DAUGHTER FOLLOWS MOTHER.

Two Women Die Suddenly In Same
House at Chattanooga.
Elizabeth Eastwick, aged So, vas
found dead in bed at her home in Chat
tanooga Tuesday morning. Heart dis
ease was the cause.
In the afternoon at 5 o'clock her
daughter, Mary Hilton, aged 22, drop.
ped dead of heart disease in the same
house. Both were widows and beth
lived In the same house.