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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
ARMY JOURNALS PROTEST.
Roosevelt and Root Are Scored For
Brutal Treatment Of Miles.

Roosevelt and Root Are Scored For
Brutal Treatment Of Miles.
The service papers, the Army and
Navy Journal and the Army and Navy
Register, are strongly Of the opinion
that the president and the secretary
Of war went too far in rebuking Gen
eral Miles for his Cincinnati interview
The Journal says in part:
I'VE greatly regret to learn that
there is substance Of truth in the
statement appearing in the dispatches
from Washington to the effect that
the president openly rebuked the lieu
tenant general commander in the pres
ence Of others during the visit Of Gen
eral Miles to the white house. The
army regulations forbid such show
ing of disrespect toward even a non
commissioned officer by his superior
in rank"
The Army and Navy Register says:
'1The impression prevails that the tons
Of the Root letter is unnecessarily Sc
vere-out Of all proportion to the Of
fense. There are even those who think
the language employed is brutal and
that the publicity given the CORE
spondence was>a cruel advertisement
of the presidents Stspleasure. The at
tempt has been maSe to publicly dis
grace Miles, an effect which may not
have been fully realized iGview Of the
opinion On the matter entelSained by
the majority Of the people. AWever
much people may differ in opif0 On
the justice or necessity OF fierce re-
buke Of Miles and its publication in
semi-oficial form, there can be no
doubt on that other incident, said to
| have occurred at the white house.
where General Miles was personally
criticised by the president in the pres
ence of other visitors. If this is so,
General Miles friends may very we'll
ind their patience exhausted"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
DEATH CLAIMS SEWELL.

New Jersey Senator succunbs to Com.
pfication of DISEASES.
United States Senator William j.
Sewell died at his home in Camden, N.
j., Friday morning..
He suffered with diabetes, compli
Gated with stomach and heart trouble
Senator Sewells sickness had ex.
tended over period Of two years
serious until about year ago.
His constant attention to the duties
deyolving upon him in his political ca
pacity resulted, in 1899, in a collapse
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
ANARCHIST UNDER ARREST.

Wife of Grossman Gives Him Away
to the Authorities.
Rudolph Grossman, editor OF The
Gazette, in New
York, was arrested Friday, charged
with assaulting his wife with knife.
Mrs. Grossman declared her husband
to be an anarchist and said that he re-
peatedly told her he would consider
himself highly honored If he could but
do to President Roosevelt what Czol'
gosz did to President Mckinley.
She alleged that her husband on
December 9 last addressed meeting
Of anarchists in the city, where he was
introduced by Emma Goldman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
BRAVE CAPTAIN LEARY DEAD.
Was First Governor Of Guam and Once
Bluffed Germans

Was First Governor Of Guam and Once
BIuffed Germans.
The navy department has received a
telegram from Admiral Mortimer L.
Johnson, commanding the Boston navy
yard, stating that Captain Richard P.
Leary, United States navy, died Friday
morning at Marine hospital, Chelsea.
Captain Leary was the first governor
Of Guam after that island came into
the lpossesstoh Of the Unified States.
gard by his fellow-sailors because -es
the nerve he showed in the presence
Of two German war ships in the harbor
of Apia, Samoa, during the stirring
times which wound up in the tremen-
dous hurricane that wiped out the
German and American navies in those
waters in 1S99..
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
Exhibitors ORGANIZING.

The exhibitors and concessionaires
at the Charleston exposition have or
ganized a club for the double purpose
of forwarding the interests OF the e1-
position and that Of the firms which
they represent. The president Of the
club is H. C. Bliss, the vice president,
Wallace H. Shaw and the secretary
and treasurer, L. G. Good. The exhibi-
tors have made splendid progress IN
the last week in the installation OF
their exhibits. The attendance on the
exposition is steadily increasing. The
races are proving splendid attrac-
ton; the buildings and grounds pre-
sent a most charming appearance and
the railroads are doing a heavy pas
senger business. Arrangements are be-
ing made for the International League
Of Press Clubs and the Pen and Pencil
Clubs of Philadelphia, which will
spend two days at the exposition this
month, and an elaborate program Will
be made for the reception OF the LIB
erty bell, which will arrive on January
10th. ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
the phosphate producing lands in the.

RAASSf>Ss~S~ =
coast counties.
It is further alleged that having con-
troll Of the cotton seed meal, which Is
largely used as fertilizers, and the
phosphates, the, Virginia. Carolina
Chemical Company now fixes the price
Of fertilizers that the farmers must
buy, and in proportion as 1t advances
them, 1t reduces the price of cotton
seed that the farmers are forced to sell:
to its oil mills, having no other mar
ket.
The virginia-C Carolina Chemical Com,.
pany has paid out in South Carolina
for the ffty-fve or sixty mills and.
factories that it has acquired upward
of s., ,000, 900. The law provides that II:
is illegal for a monopoly to exist and
that the acquiring of competing con-.
Germs for the purpose OF getting 6
monopoly Is Illegal, null and void.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
WILCOX is RETICENT.

Excitement Over Nellie Cropsey Trag.
edy Is Gradually Subsiding.
The excitement over the Cropsey
case at Elizabeth City, N. c., is dying
out, and business is being resumed.
The talk of lynching James Wilcox
is heard no longer the people having
decided to permit the law to take its
course. The citizens committee are
collecting evidence against Wilcox 10
present to the grand jury when it
meets in March next.
Wilcox is still in Jail and refuses alb
solutely to make any statement re-
garding his conduct On the night Of
Miss Cropseys disappearance.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
OVER TWELVE THOUSAND WORDS
Written on Ordinary Postal card-Ait
Records Smashed.

Written on Ordinary Postal card-Alt
Records Smashed.
T. F. Glenn, credit man for the At
lanta, Ca, branch S. S. White Dental
Manufacturing Company, has just bro
ken the worlds record for the greatest
number Of words written on a postal
card.
Mr.. Glenn, after seventy hours OF Ia
Dor and the wearing out Of two dozen
pens has written the immense number
Of 1907 words on postal. The rec
ord before this feat of Mr.. Glenn was
5000 words, and when 1t was made 1t
was considered to be one that would
never be broken. W. T. Hicks, winner
Of the second prize, also smashed the
old record, though he was behind Mr.
Glenn.
The contest that caused Mr.. Glenn
to make this record was inaugurated
by the Mower-Hobart Company, Of At
!anta, office supply dealers. This firm
offered number of prizes for the con-
testants. The interest that it created
was surprising even to the promoters.
Mr.. Glenn is a we'll known and Uopu-
lar young Atlanta man and his feat is
one that will doubtless make his name
known throughout the civilized world.
The contest consisted in writing on
an ordinary postal card g IA by IL
inches) the greatest number OF times
the sentence, "Waterman's Ideal Foun-
tain Pens, sold by Mower-Hobart Co.,
81 Peachtree St."
The rules stipulated that the writing
must be in ink. Unly blank side Of pos
tai card can be used. No lines must
cross each other. Sentences must be
written on postal as printed above.
Every postal must contain senders'
name and address.
The first prize was Waterman's very
finest Ideal "Pen American" Fountain
Pen, with new spoon feed. elegantly
and heavily mounted with solid silver,
value $40. Second prize, IS Water
mans Ideal Fountain Pen; third prize,
a 81 Ideal Fountain Pen; fourth prize,
a $3.50 Ideal Fountain Pen; fifth prize
$3.50 Ideal Fountain Pen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
EDUCATORS IN COLUMBIA.

Southern Association Holds Annual
Meeting at Carolina Capital.
The eleventh annual session of the
Southern Educational Association be-
gan in Columbia, S. c., Thursday. The
gathering Is composed Of the most dis
tinguished educators in the south, men
from all the states from Maryland to
Texas and Florida DR.. Curry and
United States Commissioner Of Educa.
ton Harris are present, and there are
a number of prominent men from Mas
sachusetts and other eastern states. A
number of college presidents are on
hand, representing almost every south
ern state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
RossERs 4TAps THE COM

Hidden Gold Of TWO Women Secured
{. Bold Thieves, 81
A most shameful robbery occurred
at Barnett, Ga, Monday morning ipsts
before daylight Two old ladies, maid.
en- sisters. whose ages WIN average
seventy years. the Misses Battle, re-
side M a cottagesby themselves. which
they have occupied for nearly twenty.
five years. Between midnight and day
Monday morning three men one
white and two colored forced their
front door open aud as the women
got out Of their bed. they were coy,s
erred with pistol and cursed and cora-s
manded not to speak. - s
One was pushed on the floor and or.
dered oS1ay there while the other Was
given a severe choking.
The robbers then searched the house
carefully and succeeded II finding seys;
eral thousand dollars. -Four hundred
Of it was in twenty dollar gold pieces
which they had received nearly Hfty
years ago The robbers also carried
of sbout Sit, 8,Q0e worth Of Georgfa1
railroad stock and JohnP King EAc-
torystoek, together with deeds to-;
land, etc. -.
It has beeIS generally known t9r
many years that sthe Misses Hatt1eS
kept large sum Of money ln their
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
Phiiiopine Financial Problem.

1t was publicly announced in Manila
Thursday that the ratio for the first
quarter of 1902 will be $2.1o Mexicai
silver to one American gold dollar.
General Wright, the acting civil COVER.
nor, says that, though unsatisfactory,
this is the only solution Of the matter
the Philippine commission thought pos
sible. He hopes for early action by
congress on this subject
General Wright considers that the
situation in those parts OF the Philip
pines where military operations are be-
ing carried on is daily improving. he
has the greatest confidence in General
Chaffee's ability to end the Insured
ton in the islands and says perfect
harmony prevails between the civil
-saad -saad military authorities.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
MUST MAKE CHANGES.

chiIe-Arqentine Protocol Is Unsatis-
factory In Some Respects.
AGvices received Sunday by Seno-
Infante, the Chilean charge at Wash
ington, confirmed the news already
published that the Argentina minister
at Santiago had Informed the Chilean
minister of foreign affairs that Argen-
tina could not accept all the terms OF
the protocol heretcfc-e signed by the
settlement of the dispute and that
some changes would be necessary in
lhe instrument. ..:.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
in WAKE OF FLOODS.
High Waters Proved Disastrous y
Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee q
and Virginia.

While the intensity Of the storm and
subsequent flood that have been sweep
ing over parts OF Georgia and Alabama
have in measure subsidized, there Is
reason for belief that all danger y
not yet passed. -
Much colder weather has come An
the wake Of the unusually heavy downs
pour OF rain, accompanied BY high
winds. b
The condition OF affairs Is serious n
many places. The storm and food
have to their credit not only losses Of
lives, but damage to property In va
rious ways. Several places IN the
southern states are under water and
have had properties OF various kinds
either damaged or DESTROYED, whiie.
railroads hare had traffic impeded by
the havoc of the elements. 80
It cannot yet be announced with any
certainty what the total loss OF life and
!, damage to property are. Nor As It be-
Ieved this VIII be possible Tor several
days to come-not untii the storms
effects have completely subsided.
Special food warningS we're Issued
for the lower Tennessee With Ata&es.
at least three feet above the danger
lines, and for the James river at Rich-
mond Va. Supplemental warnings
were also issued as follows:
For Chattanooga TEN. Rome. fa;
Montgomery and Selma Ala, With.
stages frob 4e To- "a feet al Chattanoe.
ga, or seven to nine feet above the
danger lines for Rome, Ga, with stages
So feet, and Selma ss feet three feet
above the danger lines. and at Mont.
gomery, Ala, with a feet or SIX feet
above the danger line. The Potomac
river at Harpers Ferry viii crest nthe
neighborhood OF 20 feet at which stage
mo damage Of consequence, can result
to points below. ~;
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02

I SOUTH CAROLINA (
( STATE NEWS ITEMS. j;
Merchandise Store Dynamited.

The general merchandise store OF G.
W. Ragsdale, at Richburg, Chester.
county, was blown up with dynamite
one night the past week. The destruc-
ton was complete. Several young men
who had sleeping rooms above the
store were out visiting and so escaped.
There is no clew to the miscreant.
Bloodhounds followed the trail for
some distance, but were bafaed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
.ourlaW HATFIELp KIlLEp.

Arizona Sheriff Gets Drop on MenbAf
Of Kentucky Gang.
Robert H. Hatfield one Of the Ken
tucky clan, has been shot and Killed
at the Troy mining camp In the Pins
mountains of Arisqna 81
His siaysr was Deputy Sheriff De-:
vine who sore d ,sarrsnt for his artest.
ON the eharze of wife beating. 81
Hatfe,d sent word to the officer that
he would Kill any man who tried 80
take him. Deyine was forced to ssa
his gun. &
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
MRS. ATKINsoN eETssIIcE.

Wife of Ex-Governor Given Big shafas
Of Georgia. s,irsnce. ss
One hundred thousand dollars of
;Georgia's insurance which Is to- be
contracted for on January 6,stha dates
the present policies expire, VIII g6sta|
the companies Represented By MSs- IS
y. Atkinson, wife Of the late Goyeruor:
Atkinson. -. - ssss
The insurance contracts are entered
into by Adjutant Gene1EJ RohefsS;
son in his capartty sleeper Of Spgb
lie buildings and grounds. -;
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
CASUALTIES IN KENTUCKY.

Four Men Are Killed In Fights in the
Vicinity cf Midd!esbo!o.
In a free fight at Middles5oro, KY,
Christmas night Samuel Wells and
Henry Bass were mortally wounded.
At Four Mile, VIII Henderson was
killed by his cousin, Nathan Hendrick-
son.
On Taggarts creek, Thomas Haynes
was beated to death with a club by
Henry Bowman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
PERKINS sPURNs PORTFOLIO.

California Man Is Offered Longs
Place, But Declines.
AS an evidence that Secretary OF the
Navy Long will drop out Of the presi'
dents official family at the first oppor'
tunity, it has been intimated to Sena.
tor Perkins, Of California, that he
could have the navy portfolio. He an
nounced, however, that he had nc
taste for a cabinet position and would
not consider the suggestion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
MILITIA GOES FOR OUTLAW.

Alabama Governor Asked to Assist In
Capturing Uriah Porter.
The reign of terror which has exist
ed in the Crawford community in Ala
bama since the killing Of Joseph Fin
cher by Uriah Porter came to a climax
Saturday afternoon when the situation
became so acute that the governor of
Alabama was appealed to for aid. Gov
ernor Jelks ordered the Twin City
Guard to proceed to the scene and cap
ture Porter, who has been at large in
the community heavily armed and
threatening death to any who dared to
try to arrest him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
FOUGHT In a Gorqe,

The war department in a dispatch
received Thursday is advised by Gen.
eral Chaffee at Manila that Company
F, Twenty-frst infantry, had desper,
ate hand-to-hand encounter in a gorge
six miles south of San Jose, 3atangas,
on December %. twenty-five of the
enemy were killed. Patrick A. Connol'
ly received an ugly bolo wound in the
left cheek; Private Carney received
six bolo cuts in the neck and shoul-
ders.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
SOLDIERS START A RIOT.

One Thousand Engage in Bloody
Fracas at San Francisco.
During a row in saloon near the
Preside, at San Francisco. Christmas
night, William Ross, of the coast artil-
lery, was stabbed by an unknown sol
dier. A riot followed. Stones and
bricks were thrown and two shot:
were fred. About 1000 soldiers, it is
estimated, gathered. The provost
guard and police had to De caned out
to restore order,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
ILLEGAL JOINT DEMOLISHED.

Citizens of Erin, Tenn, Adopt Methods
of Aunt Carrie Nation.
The people of Erin, in Houston coun.
ty, Tennessee, went into the joint
smashing business Friday morning and
completely wrecked a saloon which
had been running in open violation and
defiance of the law.
The men who smashed the joint were
leading business and professional men
Of the place.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
SAMPSON GROWING DAFT.

AdmiraI's Mind Is Affected Beyond Re-
covery, Says His Wife.
John B. Weeks, of Champaign, ILL.,, a
personal friend of Admiral Sampson,
has received a letter from Mrs. Samp.
son in which she says that the mental
condition if the admiral is beyond re
coyery. The letter was written in re.
ply to a note expressing sympathy
with the rear admiral in the personal
annoyance he has suffered in the con-
troversy with Rear Admiral Schley.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
cHAUNcEY IS "sPLicED.

Senator Depew Weds Miss May Pal
Mer at Nice, France.
The civil ceremony Of the marriage
of Senator Chauncey M. Depew and
Miss May Palmer took place at Nice,
France, at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon
In the United States consulate.
The brides witnesses were Baron
Won Andre and Baron de ,Cantalause.
The bridegroom's were James Gordon
Bennett and Count de Sers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
Root on the War.

; In reference to claim Of the treas
ury department, Secretary Root, OF the
war department, has rendered the fol-
lowing opinion:
''The .nsurrection in the Philippines
against the sovereignty of the United
States and the authority OF the gov
ernment is OF such character and ex-
tent as requires the United States to
prosecute its rights by military force
and, therefore, creates the condition OF
war in said archipelago"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
Cotton From Egypt.

Comment has been caused among,
cotton men by the consignment OF one
hundred bales of cotton to the mills OF
the Clover Cotton Company, OF Clover.
S. c., from Alexandria, Egypt.
The consignment was Of high grade
and it could not be learned whether
there was shortage at the South Car.
olina mills or whether the cotton will
be used in making up some special
grade Of goods.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
URIAH pEFlES ARREST.

Fincher's Slayer Mocks AuthoritIe" OF
Whole Alabama County.
The Crawford community in Russell
county, Alsbana, las been in a state OF
the greatest excitement since the kill
ing of Joseph Fincher By Uriah Porter
few nights age.
The latest advices from CRAWFORD
are that Porter WAS still at large. arm
ed with a shotgun snd winchester rlA',
terrorizing the continuity and dsfginS
arrest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
ONE DEAD AND FIVE HURT.
Fast Express 'rrain Dashes Into a
Liaht EreiaKt-Enaine.

The local express which runs be-
tween the Canadian 500 and Webb
wood, Ontario, on the Canadian Pacific
collided with light freight engine a
few miles east of Thessalon, Mich,
Thursday. Engineer McDavit, of North
Bay, of the freight engine, was killed
and several others were badly injured
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
URiAH PORTER SURRENDERS.

fires of Playing the Role Of Desperate
and Calls on Sheriff.
After more than a week of terror,
bloodshe(: and disorder, the people OF
Crawford and Russell county, Ala
bama., can now rest safe, for Uriah
Porter, who, it is said, killed Joseph
Fincher and carried terror into many
homes in Russell county, is now safe
in the Lee county Jail in Opelika.
Porter arrived in Opelika Monday
morning about o'clock and surren,
dered to Deputy Sheriff 1eha L: Moon
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
To Fiaht AlIeaed Trust.

To Fight Alleged Trust.
The state of South Carolina, through
her attorney general, G. Duncan Bellin-.
ger, has begun suit against the Vfr.
ginia- Carolina Chemical Company,
charging it with being a trust" and
monopoly. Under the same act that
this suit is brought, six OF the large
South Carolina phosphate companies
that have been purchased by the Vlr-
ginia. Carolina Chemical Company are
sued in the same action.
The attorney general in his com.
plant sets forth that the Virgin1a-Car
olina Chemical Company has purchas.
ed or obtained absolute control OF:
phosphate factories and cotton seed.
oil mills in every county in the state
and as it owns all except three or four
minor concerns, already has q com
plete monopoly OF the fertilizer trade
in South Carolina. He further alleges
that the same company, to further Sc
cure its monopoly. and shut on compe
tition, has obtained control OF most o.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
pa.tof6ee Is pyaamited.

Postoffice Is Dynamiteo.
The postoface department at Wash:
ington has been advised that the posi-
office at Rossville, s. G., was blown mp
with dynamite and burned one night
recently. No details we're given.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
POWDER MILL WRECKED.
Conclusion Was Felt Fourteen Miles
Away-Four Men Injured.

A dispatch from Scranton, Pa, says:
An explosion of the barrel mill of the
Moosic Powder Company, at the Jer
myn works Friday blew the mill and
some adjoining buildings to pieces.
The shock was plainly felt in Scran
ton distance Of IA miles. Four work
men were injured by, flying debris.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
italians Killed and Cremated.

italians Killed and Cremated.
The finding of three bodies. OF ltal'
ians in the ruins Of cabin in the ltal'
ian settlement at Millinockct, Me-, has
led the authorities to begin an !nvesti
CATION of the case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-02
"PEG LEG" PAYS FINE.

Negro Exodus Promoter Arrested BY
TarheeI Authorities.
"Peg Leg" Williams, so we'll known
as the promoter of the great negro ex
odus here in 1890 and 1891, was ar.
rested at Maxton, N. c., Monday for
having no license. He paid the $50 fo.
license and was discharged. He is not
this time having much success in in
ducing negroes to leave the state.