The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-10-09
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Brief Summary Of Most
Imbortant Events
of Each Day.

SHIFTS to the amount OF $2OO,OOo
will be instituted against railroads
for back taxes in Mississippi.
If orders of officials of United
Mine Workers are obeyed, 1900 min
ers will strike in Alabama.
Members of the conference he'd
at the white house Sunday over the
strike situation are reticent and noun
ing can be learned about the proceed
irgs.
The mayor of New Orleans or
dered the street railway company TO
run their cars by 10 o'clock Monoay
morning.
The Grand Army Of the Republic
encampment began at washington
Monday.
1t is said that King Leopold, OF
Belgium, will abdicate as soon as puo'
lie works he initiated have a fair
start.
Rear Admiral Casey, who Is at
Panama, issues orders that no Colon
Dan soldiers will be allowed 10 De
TRANSPORTED across the isthmus Win
out a special permission.
Voters Of North Carolina can reg
lister, but cannot vote unless poll Tax
is paid.
ALL the governors in the United
States will be invited to be present
ct laying OF corner stone Of new cap
itol In Mississippi on June 8, the Dlrtn
day of Jefferson Davis.
in the establishment OF new IN
dustries in the south all records nave
been broken in past nine months.
The coal barons and John Mitch
ell met President Roosevelt in confer
ence Friday, but nothing was ac
complished toward settling the strike
At Maryville, Mo-, 1,5o0 persons
were thrown to the ground by the col
lapse of circus seats Two hundred
were injured, some fatally.
Wall street was thrown into
panic by a rumor that Comptroller
Ridsely had declared Secretary
shaw's plan for relieving the stringen
cy illegal. Ridgely denies making an!
such statement.
Augusta, Ca, railways and elec
trio light plant has been sold to east
ern syndicate.
Eighteen thousand is majority
given Judge John S. Gambler for asso
ciate justice of Georgia supreme court
mississippi has declared war on
alleged cotton oil trust.
Election managers at Dothan
Ala. brand as false statement tna'
ballot box was tampered with.
United States Senator Dolliver
discussing the Iowa idea" before the
League Of Republican Clubs, asserted
that there was no need to be alarmed
about the trusts, as they would De
destroyed by time.
In the trial Of Robert NJ. Snyder
at ST. Louis, on the charge of brlbins
councilmen, evidence was given to thu
effect that the accused paid large
sums to secure franchises.
President Castro, Of Venezuela
has fallen back before the rebels ant
taken up a strong position near Cara
cas-, where he expects to give battle.
General Chaffee and Vice Cover
nor Wright have sailed from Manila
for the United States. Their depart
ure was the occasion Of great demon
stration at Manila.
Captain Evan P. Howell is cnosel
for mayor of Atlanta by majority o.
537 votes over Doth his opponents.
Judge John S. Cand!er is elected
associate justice of the Georgia su
prese court by large majority. Very
light vote polled for state officers.
Officers of Peoples Bank o1
Barnesville, Ca, give bond for sun
involved In litigation and temporary
receiver is dismissed.
Negro defies Savannah, Ca. po
lice and with Winchester rifle holds
them at bay until darkness covers MS
escape.
Bird S. Coler was nominated fol
governor by New York democrats anc
Devery excluded from the convention
The platform demands national owner
ship of coal mines.
The Moros are offering little re
sistance to the column under Captain
Pershing. Several forts have been ia
ken without casualties to United
States troops.
The ship combine, promoted by
]. Pierpont Morgan, has been incorpo
rated under the laws Of New Jersey
The capital is fixed at $120,OOO,00O.
James Wilcox, condemned tt
death for the murder Of Nellie Crop
sey, at Elizabeth City, N. c.. is givel
a new trial by the supreme court.
No cars are run in New Orleans
on account of the strike, and mum
Der of officers Of the union are ar
rested, but released on bond.
Republicans will put out canol
dates for congress in every district III
Alabama.
Alabama miners employed by TN
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Raliroae
Company have been ordered to strlke
President Roosevelt has summon
ed the coal magnates and John Mitch
ell to Washington to confer with ref
erence to a settlement Of the strike.
Burglars dynamite vault at For
Mills. S. c., and get away with abou
$4,000.
-Faircloth and Smith were hanged