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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
ROOSEVELT .NIMROD
Arrives at Hunting Camp in Mis-
siss;ppi Canebrake.
PREPARED TO yANQUlSH BRCIN
Eouipped Like Pioneer Western Indian
Slayers, He Engages in Pleas
urable Pastime With Deadly
Winchester.

President Roosevelt and his party
arrived at Smedes, Miss, shortly be-
fore 4 o'clock Thursday afternoon and
in their hunting togs started for the
camp on Little Sunflower river. AS
the distance was about fifteen miles
and the trail rough and bad, 1t was sf-
ter dark when they reached the camp.
Smedes is simply a siding on the
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley railway,
where cotton is loaded from the big
Smede plantations A plantation store
and the residence of one of the mana
gers are the only structures except
negro cabins within sight. Work on
the neighboring plantations was sus-
pended during the afternoon, and sew
eral hundred negroes were at the SID
ing when the train stopped. Most OF
the men sat on cotton bales, but the
black mammies and the pickaninnles
stood along the track.
When the president stepped from
the train he was clad in hunting cos
tume-khaki riding trousers, heavy
leather leggings, blue flannel shirt. cor;
duroy coat and wore on his head
brown slouch hat Around his waist
was buckled his cartridge belt and at
his side hung his ivory handled hunt
ing knife. The other members OF the
party also wore bunting suits. While
the guns, blankets and other small
baggage were being loaded into four
mule Wagon, the president chatted
with the manager Of the Smede estate
and two ladies, who were great admir-
ers of him and who had come especial
ly to greet him.
When all was in readiness the mem
bers of the party, except Mr.. Fish and
MIR. Dickinson, mounted small, Wiry,
tough-looking horses and dashed away
fer the woods at a breakneck canter.
The presidents mount was a black
horse. He did not look spirited, but 1t
was explained that he was just the
sort of animal needed to force way
through the dense undergrowth. Mr..
Fish and Mr.. Dickinson were too heavy
to ride horsebacl, and followed the
others in a blackboard drawn by TWO
mnles
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
LEADERS WRANGLING
Old Quarrel Between dompers
and Shaffer Starts Afresh.
AIRED In LABOR CONVENTION
Sensational Feature at Meeting Of
Federation in New Orleans-Fiqht
Between the TWO Men Will
be to a Finish.

A New Orleans dispatch states that
either Theodore Shaffer, president OF
the Amalgamated Association Of Iron
Steel and Tin Workers, or Samuel
Gompers, president Of the American
Federation of Labor, Is destined to
pass under a cloud. The eclipse may
be temporary and the man who goes
under way emerge at some other time,
but an eclipse there will be for one or
the other. 1t is fight to the finish,
and at present the odds favor Com
pers.
The old dispute between the two:
men broke out afresh in the labor con-
7ention Monday morning.
The charges were originally made
by President Shaffer, after the termi-s
nation of the great steel strike OF
1901. They were to the effect that
President Gompers, Of the American
Federation Of Labor, and President
John Mitchell, Of the United Mine,
Workers, had been guilty Of un.union-
like conduct in refusing to support his
organization in it's fight. Monday, on
the other hand, Gompers asserted that
the association over which President
Shaffer presided was trying to v1o-
late its agreements and that his stand
was untenable. Delegate Sheridan, OF,
| the Amalgamated association, col.
league of President Shaffer in the con-
vention, threw a bomb by asking
unanimous consent to introduce a 1es-
olution calling for an investigation OF
the charges. Both parties announced
that they courted the investigation,
and 1t will be referred to a special
committee of five, two to be selected
by President Gompers. two by Presi-
dent Shaffer, and the four to choose
the fifth. After adjournment Prest-
| dent Shaffer asserted with great em-
phasis:
'"The entire thing is a scheme to in.
lure me and to discredit me so that
1 cannot be reelected. had no part
in the presentation Of the resolution
offered by Sheridan and l believe that
he and Gompers are in collusion re-
garding It,"
When this statement was made TO
Mr.. Sheridan he denied that there
was any cooperation between himself
and President Gompers. The latter
said: "
"Mr. Shaffer may be entirely cor
rect when he says he did not desire
the introduction of the resolution, but
It is utterly false to say that am IN
league with Mr.. Sheridan or anybody
else in this matter"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
"Kina Of cupids" Reisns Again.


Judge Tom D. Green has been sent
mack to Ten Mile Hill. Ordinarily
this fact would not be worth record
ing, but when Green went there be-
fore every trap known to the wild
negroes from the phosphate fields was
set to kill him. Ten Mile is the most
notorious negro settlement in the
south. and it was Green who first re-
formed it. He did not accomplish
this, however, until six of sls consta'
b!cs had been killed. On several oc-
casions the vicious negroes organized
death committees to put Green out OF
business. and as he walked along IN the
moonlight buckshot and slugs whls-
tied by his head. One morning COT
fin was put on his door step with a
crude note ordering him to leave the
section. To show how much he cared
for the threats Green smashed the
coffin and cooked his breakfast with
it. That night he was fred on again.
but a charm seemed to be hanging
over his life and he lived to make len
Mile habitable by white people.
Green is called the King of tho Gu
pids because he promulgated a law
that all men and women living togeth-
er had to accept the rites of matri'
mony. Among the wild negroes the
marriage laws are unknown. Green
concluded that a man would not tight
as quickly for his wife as he would
for his woman, so he decided to make
everything in ragged petticoats a
wife. They tried to assassinate him
for this ruling, but it failed to work.
and in the first few months the judge
united 1000 couples in the holy bonds
of wedlock. He had constables to go
out and chase the negroes into court,
and without much ado he tied the
knots.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
TRIAL COST HALF MILLION.
MoIneux Case Most Expensive Judi
.jaI pro.eedinn Ever Known.

MoIineux Case Most Expensive Judi
ciaI Proceeding Ever Known.
A New York special says: 1t has
been estimated the trial Of Roland B..
Molineux has cost more than any other
for capital offense in any country
where the English system Of jurispru-
dence is in vogue. The cost to the
county of New York in the first trial
amounted to $25o,Ooo 1nis was ex-
pended in various directions, largely
In fees for Handwriting experts, who
were brought from distant states, anu
for detectives who endeavored to trace
Molineux's movements from his fiji
teenth birthday to the time Of his ar
rest.
The defense expended about $4,000
In the first trial, and it is estimated
that the total on both sides for the
two hearings will foot up nearly
$5O0.O00.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
THE HALF NOT TOLD.
Terrible Losses of Both Life and Prop
erty EntaiIed by Volcano Santa
Maria in Guatemala.

Astonishing revelations Of great loss
of life and property caused by the
eruption of the Santa Maria volcano
are being made daily, says a cable
gram to The New York Herald from
Guatemala city, transmitted by way OF
San Salvador. Eruptions continue.
Many hundreds of human beings
perished and the destruction of prop
erty is considered greater than that in
the island Of Martinique by the erup-
tions of Mont Pelee.
All of the estates in The neighbor-
hood of the volcano are buried under
volcanic ashes, which reach to the
tops of houses.
The richest coffee estates are COM
pletely ruined. The principal losers
are the large coffee planters, mostly
United States citizens and Germans,
whose properties are ruined.
Two or three new craters have been
formed on the SIDE OF tne VOlCdno.
There were no eruntlons from the
summit
Pumice and ashes were carried
chiefly In the southern and eastern di-
rections. The sea has a coating or
volcanic material extending for many
miles.
The loss of the coffee crop, which
is Guatemala's principal export, has
completely demoralized commerce and
the government finances generally.
The national paper currency, which
is the only circulating medium, has
fallen to Z cents gold for one dollar
laper.
Prices for all necessaries have risen
20 a prohibitive figure for many per-
sons. The authorities are trying to
force the dealers to sell goods at the
usual prices, but the condition OF az
fairs is such that business IS entirely
paralyzed.
Violently worded hand bills anc
posters are being circulated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
Trsoedv at GreenviIle.

Tragedy at GreenViiie.
B. F. Rush, well-knoWn merchant
of Greenyille and ex-alderman, shot
and killed ]. T. Stephens, freight con-
ductor on the Southern.
There were four shots fred by Rush.
one penetrating Stephens BRAIN an
other entering his neck, while two
were landed in a wall near by.
The shooting is said to have been
the result of relations that existed
between Stephens and Mrs. Rush. 1t
is also stated that owing to a culmi-
nation of domestic infelicity Mr.. Rush
left home two months ago and went
to California. In the meantime Mrs.
Rush left Greenville, and it is reported
that she is now living with an uncle
in Texas. Stephens remained IN
Greenville, continuing his work as con-
dnctor.
Mr. Rush returned to GreenVille
three weeks ago and resumed charge
of his grocery store in North Main
street. While returning from the
Southern railway warehouse on the
day of the killing, Stephens accosteo
Rush and said he wished to speak
with him. Stephens then mace
some remark, to which Rush replied:
1,sI don't want to hear anything more
about that matter" and walked off'
followed by Stephens, who caught
Rush's coat lapel, pulling him around
STEPHENS then attempted to pull his
pistol. but Rush got the drop on him
and fired.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
w.oee Increased Ten Per Cent.

Wages Increased Ten Per Cent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Compa-
nv Thursday announced an increase
of 10 per cent of all the employees of
the company east of Pittsburg and
Erie and now earning less than $500
a month. The advance became opera
tive November /.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
VOLCANOES VICTIMS
In Unfortunates Guatemala Reach
Thousands in Number.
A GREAT AREA DESOLATED
p.o,,. Fled In Vain to Escape Fiery
Ashes and Molten Lava Flowing
Down Mountain Side.
Towns Destroyed.

The Pacific steamer Newport WHICH
arrived at san Francisco Wednesday
from Central America brought details
., the eruption of the volcano Santa
Maria which spread ruin over a Sec
t,on of northern Guatemala on Octo-
hor o. Advices brought by the New
mort show that Guatemala Is Using e''
erv effort to suppress the 1acts con-
cernins the eruption and TO hlniin'Ao
the amount Of damage. >:
At Champerico, however, the conui
tions were such that the news c0uiu
not be suppressed. The whole 'o"n
and the long pier that juts into the se'
were covered during the Newport >
visit by a heavy cloak of white asnes
that still continued and covered inc
steamers decks and made Dreaming
difficult.
Americans in Champerico said tne
town of Palmar, San Felipe, COLOMBIA
and Coatepec had been destroyed Win
probably great loss Of life. the asneS
thrown from. the volcano still lay over
the nlantations and towns to deptn
of six or seven feet and houses nao
been crushed by the weight OF mud'
stones and debris. The towns CT Ke-
talhuleu, Mazatonago and Quazalte-
mango are reported to have suffered
very little. Details Of the real sltua-
ton were, however, Just beginning TO
he received at Champerico in intelll-
gent form.
The news brought by the Newport
amounts to almost a positive PROOF
! that many lives Cere lost as result
! of the fall Of ashes from the volcano;
that thousands of horses, cattle and
other animals were killed and that lie
! rich coffee districts Of the republic
| are ruined.
It is reported that the loss OF the
new crop of coffee will amount to 15,
900 tons.
Some of the finest and most expen
| sive plantations in Guatemala are en-
tirely ruined and rate of exchange mas
risen to 1900 per cent. Roads ant
bridges leading inland from Champer
leo were ruined by the weight ci
ashes, mud and stones, falling from
great heights.
Some of those on the Newport saic
that fully thousand persons perished
In the upheaval.
The destruction Of crops and live
stock in the interior makes famine i'm
minent. One firm, with headquarters
at Champerico, offered $4,000 to any
one who would go to their plantation
near the volcano, and secure definite
information of conditions. out no one
would take the risk.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
PRESIDENT MUNcHEs 'PossUM.

How Sunday Was Spent by Hunting
Party-PartiaIity to the "colonel."
Sunday was a quiet day at the pres
ident's camp on the little Suntiower,
says a dispatch from Smedes, Miss.
There was no hunt, the president and
several members of the party spent a
couple of hours in the morning ram
bling over the forest trains on their
horses. Dinner was the chief event
of the day. The menu included roast
bear paws and postum and sweet 70
tatoes. Dinner was served in camp
style, on rough pine board table set
up in the open air. Tin plates and tin
cups were used. There was not enough
knives and forks to go around, and
the colored cook announced to the
amusement of everybody as the party
sat down, that on account OF the scare
itp of the articles he had distributed
them only to the colonel" as the pres
ident is invariably called in camp, and
the foreign gentlemen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
!. Must Specify Charges.


Mayor Smith and other leading cit
izens of Charleston, who lodged COM
n,aint.. with President Roosevelt
against the appointment Of DR.. ". D.
Crum, colored, as collector OF customs
have been requested to specify the
grounds on which the complaints are
made.
It is said that the answer or cltl-
zens stated that Crum was negro
was not identified w.th the business
and commercial interests of the port,
and that because of his color ne would
be obnoxious to the community.
lust what effect this will have is
problematic. President Roosevelt
has practically put himself on record
as favoring DR.. Crum, and he has IN
timated that the question of his color
viii, not enter into the matter.
While much bitter talk has been
heard there is no indication that 'he
appo1ntment will be vigorously op
posed py mass meetings or other pup
lie demonstrations. Crum IS bacKe'
bv one of the leading factions IN th'
state republican organization. lh'
newspapers of the city have atacAe>
the appointment.
The main reason that Crums ap
pointn.ent has been favored by th'
president is due to the fact that n'
is supposed to control the South Car
olina vote in the republican nominal
ing convention. In the event OF nj
defeat the state vote will not be cas-
for President Roosevelt. and the ad
ministration, which has this IN m!nd
is merely playing game OF politics
The attempt to build up whit
republican organization has been
signal failure and it appears taa' N
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
Furman Wins Championship.

Furman Wins Championship.
In hard fought game with South
Carolina at Greenville Furman won
the championship of the state in foot
bali. The final score was Furman
10; Carolina 0.
The Furman lion ate the Carolina
rooster, which had spurred the roar
ing Clemson tiger.
The game was the finest exhibition
of football ever witnessed in Green
vile. The teams were evenly match
ed. and it was a strenuous contest
from start to finish. The result was
in doubt from the time the first kick
was made until the last shrill whistle
of the referee was heard. Ae ex-
ci.sment throughout the game was
intense, and at times the crowd Of
spectators went wild with enthusiasm.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
BEARS oLTWiT ROOSEVELT.
Combine Seems to Have Reen Effect
ed in the Bruin Family.

Combine Seems to Have Reen Effect.
ed in the Bruin Family.
The bears in the swamp country
around the presidents camp on the.
Little Sunflower seem to have erected
a successful combination to prevent
the president from having single
shot at one Of them. The only one
the dogs started Monday fed at the
first cry Of alarm, and did not stop
running until. he reached the cane;
brake about nine miles from camp
There he was overtaken by Mr.. Dou-
gal, one Of the managers Of the Smede
plantation, who killed him at 70 PAGES.
The president, who had started IN the
rain with Holt Collier, did not hear.
the dogs after they first struck the
trail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
PRESIDENT IS CRITICISED.

Tar Heel Republicans Sore over HIS
Seeming Throw.Down.
A Washington dispatch says: North
Carolina republicans are awfully sore
over President Roosevelt's throW-doWn
of Senator Pritehard. Whhe the sena-
tor himself is careful to say nothing in
criticism of the president, his Heuten'
ants do not hesitate to use the strong
est kind of language in their discus
sion of what they term the preslden-
tial "repudiation" Of the practical plan
to build up white party in the souIn'
with which the North Carolina sena'
tor has identified himself
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
WILL APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.

CHAR Makers of Tampa to Lay Griev-
ances Before Roosevelt.
A New York dispatch says: After
the thorough discussion of the kidnap-
ing of fourteen leaders of the union
cigar makers strike in Tampa about
a year ago and more recent abduction
Of the mayor of that city, because OF
his alleged sympathies with the strik-
ers, the Central Federation OF LABOR
at a meetinf Sunday unanimously de-
cided to lay the matter before Presl'
dent Roosevelt and request him to call
for a report Of the commission which
he some time ago appointed to inves'
tigate the matter first mentioned 1t
was also voted that the question be
placed before the national Federation
of Labor, in session in New Orleans.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
",,vE BEEN MARTYRED."

With This Declaration Molineuxs
Spouse Seeks Divorce.
Mrs. Roland B. Molineux has taken
apartments Of three rooms in the Cat
aract hotel in Sioux Falls, Iowa, ana
will make her home there during tne
six months that it will be necessary
for her to remain in order to estaDllsn
q residence before she can file her
divorce suit. The grounds upon "hlch
the suit will be based cannot be ascer-
tanned, her only answer to inquiries
being: 81 have been martyred' and
am justified in seeking my freedom
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST PERRY.

Meqro's Sweetheart Had Waten Cha'"
Which Belonged to Murdered Girl.
The Cambridge, Mass, police spent
Wednesday investigating the past lie
and movements Of George l. 0. Perry
the negro who, upon the release OF
Alan G. Mason, was charged with the
murder of Miss Clara A. Morton.
Perry's sweetheart was located
and after persuasion, the police got
her to exhibit whatever jewelry she
had received from Perry. Among the
trinkets was a gold chain which was
Immediately recognized as having be-
longed to Miss McPhee.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
MILLARD LEE DOOMED.

Georgia Supreme Court Decides
Against Slayer of Miss suttIes.
Millard Lee. the slayer OF Miss Lila
MAJ Suttles, will be hanged for his
crime. The Georgia supreme court
Thursday affirmed the decision OF the
lower court, which decision was that
Lee must hang.
Lee will be resentenced by Judge l..
s. Roam as soon as the remittur is sent
down from the supreme court to the
superior court.
Lee killed Miss Suttles in a church
at Ben Hill, near Atlanta, on Sunday
afternoon early in the spring. because
she had refused to marry him. The
killing created great excitement at the
time
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
AN EXECUTION POSTPONED.

Supreme Court of Georgia to Pass
Upon the Case Of Henry Bryant.
John Henry Bryant, the negro SEN
fenced to hang in Moultrie, Ca, did
not pay the penalty on the galiows
Friday.
His case was carried to the supreme
court by his attorneys in Moultrie'
and will be given hearing some time
within the next thirty days. For this
reason the execution will not take
place until passed upon by the SUI
preme court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
BATTLE WITH ROBBERS.

Hiqhwayman Has His Head Shot oHs
and Marshal is Badly Hurt.
Marshal Henry Krohn was shot ana
an unknown burglar had his head
blown off in bloody battle in Elyria'.
Ohio, early Friday morning. Tne
shooting occurred during the fight
with four robbers, who completely ter
rorized the town.
The gang stole horses and rigs, en-
tered several houses and shot reck-
lessly, in a wild charge down the main
street of the town. A posse was as
once foxmed and went IN pursuit OF
the robbers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
Msycr Attacks Attorney.

- mayor AlldSSS Htso'"SJ'
In the Charleston city council Mayor
Symth read statement in which he
bitterly attacked Corporation Counsel
Legare for failing to prosecute blind
tiger keepers. The matter was refer
red to special committee, and Mr..
Legare refused to allow this commit
tee to sit in judgment on his official
life.
Friends Of Legare claim that he
will spring a sensation by naming Or
dinances which are flagrantly violated
in Charleston. There is no friendship
between Smyth and Legare and for
this reason the fight is exciting all the
more interest.
Legare is preparing to resign, as ne
has been elected to congress from
the Charleston district. Smyth is just
entering upon his campaign for a
third term as mayor.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
( SOUTH CAROLINA
; STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Missing Girl Located.

1t is stated that Miss Leila Turner,
who suddenly disappeared from her
home at Clifton, last week, has been
located and that her attorney is aware
of her whereabouts. C. A. Turner,
father of the girl, has told the attorney
to say to the girl that if she will con-
sent to enter school at any point she
may choose that he. her father, will
gladly bear all expenses. Several par
ties say that they saw the girl in Spar
tanburg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
TWENTY YEARS FOR ASSAULT.

Neoro Gets Limit of Law for Ravishing
One of His Own Color.
Ware superior court adjourned at
Waycross, Ca, Thursday night after
q two weeks session. Ebert Davis, a
a young mulatto, was tried and con-
yicted of assault. Judge Dart sentenc'
ed him to twenty years in the peniten'
tiary. tnis being the extreme limit OF
the law. Davis victim was 4-year'
old negro girl.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
SPECIAL ELECTION CALLED.

By Governor of Georgia to Elect e''0-
cessor to Senator Sullivan.
Since the funeral of Senator sulli-
van. at Augusta, Ca, Tuesday, the
ouestion of his successor has been ac-
tively discussed, the fact that the leg
fslature is in session and the district
without representation requiring
prompt action.
A special election has been ordered
bv the governor for December 6.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
Bankers Name Hardy for President.

Bankers Name Hardy for President.
The AMERICAN Bankers Association
in session at New Orleans, selected for
president Caldwell Hardy, president
Of the Norfolk national bank, of Nor
folk Va. Vice presidents representing
each state In the convention also were
nominated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-11-20
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE VICTIM.

youno Woman In Charge Of "Fa'th
Healer" Succumbs to Typhoid.
Miss Louie Hoge, Of Evanston, llls.'
who has been i'll in washington Tor al
most a month, and who has been un-
der treatment of Christian Science
healer. died Wednesday night from ty-
phoid fever. Miss Hoge Is the daugn'
ter of Holmes Hoge, the assistant
cashier of the First National bank, OF
Chicago.