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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
FOR SOUTHERN EDUCATION.
Association Is Organized In New York
City-A Million Dollars Available.

City-A Million Dollars Available.
Announcement was made Friday
that there had been organized in New
York city an association to promote
southern education, to be known as
the general education board, and that
more than a million dollars had been
placed at the disposal of the board of
trustees. The underlying principle Of
the association is stated % be the rec
ognition of the fact that the people
Of the southern states are earnestly
engaged in the promotion of public ed
ucation, and that in this effort they
should receive generous aid; and to
this end, and in pursuance Of this and
kindred objects, the association will
seek gifts, large and small from those
in sympathy with it's plans. The board
of trustees is Els follows:
w. H. Baldwin, Jr., president of the
Long Island Railway Company; DR.. ].
L. NJ Curry, executive officer of the
Peabody and Slater funds, former
minister to Spain and eX-memher Of
congress; F. T. Gates, formerly Sec
retary of the National Education So
ciety; DR.. Daniel C. Gilman, formerly
president Johns Hopkins university,
now president Carnegie institute,
Washington; Morris K. Jcsup, trustee
and treasurer of the Slater board;
Robert C.. Ogden, president of the
board of trustees of Hampton institute
and president Of the Southern Educa-
tion Board; Walter H. Page, George
Foster Peabody and Albert Shaw.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
ALICE STAYS AT HOME.
President Decides That His Daughter
Cannot Attend Coronation.

President Decides That His Daughter
Cannot Attend Coronation.
Miss; Alice Roosevelt, daughter of
the president, will not attend the coro-
nation of King Edward. While the
white house officials decline to discuss
the matter, it vas stated by those in
position to know that the president
had decided that the reason why Miss
Roosevelt will not attend the corona
ton is because it has been found prac-
tically impossible for her to go sim
ply as a young American girl travel
ing privately in the household of Spe-
cial Ambassador Reid.
When Miss Roosevelt's status be-
came a matter of international discus
cussion the president first considered
the advisability of cancelling the visit,
but not until it was found that an invi-
tation to visit the emperor and en-
press of Germany was on the way to
America was it decided that, in view
of the extreme youth Of Miss. Roose-
welt and the international conditions as
well as courtesies she would be called
on to meet, the English visit and all
it's delights would have to be relin-
quished.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
CLAIMS ARE REFUSED
No Compensation For Families Of
Battleship Maine Martyrs.
TURNED DOWN BY COMMISSION
Barred BY Fact That Officers and Sea-
men Were Injured In Line OF
Duty-One Commissioner Files
Dissenting Opinion.

Thursday the Spanish claims COM
mission at Washington handed down
a decision against the claimants for
death and injuries by officers and sea-
men in the wreck Of the battle ship
Maine in Havana harbor. The COM
mission holds that:
Individual claims of citizens Of one
nation may arise against the govern
ment Of another nation for redress OF
injuries to persons or property which
such citizens may have sustained from
such government, or any OF its agents.
But such individual claims do not
arise in favor of the officers and sea-
men of ship Of war, who receive, in
the line of duty, injuries to their per-
son for which foreign government
is responsible. The claim against the
foreign government is wholly national,
and all injuries to such officers and
seamen are merged in the national In
jury and can look only to their own
government for such remuneration as
it may choose to give them.
"a seaman injured by the explosion
which destroyed the battle ship Maine
in the harbor of Havana, Cuba, on
February Is, 1898, had no individual
claim against Spain, even If that gov
eminent was responsible to the United
States for the explosion, and therefore
such a seaman is not entitled to an
award In his favor from the Spanish
treaty claims commission, organized
by the act OF congress Of March :,
1901, to adjudicate the individual
claims of citizens OF the United States
against Spain, which the United States
released to. Spain, and agreed to pay
by the treaty Of peace of December
10. 1898"
The claims so far filed with the COM
mission, which will be affected by this
decision, amount to about $2,5O0,O0O,
which probably would have been in
creased to $5,000,000 had the decision
been favorable to the claimants.
Commissioner Chambers filed a dis
senting opinion. He said that II the
steamer, City of Washington, lying
near the Maine at Havana, had been
blown up and its sailors killed, "this
commission would present the anomal-
Gus aspect of Investigating for the pur-
pose Of adjudicating the claims OF all
these private citizens who were In
jured or killed upon the me1ihant ship
while the claims of the equally unfor-
tunate sailor citizens whose injuries
were received or whose lives were
sacrificed while in the line Of duty, at
the same time OF the battle ship
Maine, are denied hearing. To my
mind no principle OF law. divine or
human, international or municipal.
recognizes or could justify such an in
congruous procedure"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
BOERS GET METHUEN
Bloody Battle in Which Red
Goats Meet Disastrous Reverse.
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED
Outside of the Casualty List Given
Over One Hundred Britishers
Are Missing-Most Decisive
Victory Vet.

It was announced in London Mon
day that General Lord Methuen and
four guns had been captured by the
Beers commanded by General Della
rev. The news came like a thunder
bolt to the public. The extra editions
CT the evening papers giving an &C.
count of the disaster were eagerly
bought up and their readers hurried
through the streets with anxious faces
and bitter remarks were passed on the
subject of the governments declara-
ton that the war in South Africa was
over. The news came too late to aftect
business on the stock exchange, but
excited curb dealings quickly followed
tho closing, on which South African
slumped heavily.
The news was received in the house
Of commons amid great excitement.
Tn ereading of Lord Kitcheners tele-
gram by the war secretary, Mr.. Brod'
rick, was listened to in deep silence,
which was broken by loud Irish
cheers. Instantly there were cries OF
Shame! Shame!" from the govern
ment benches. Then the Irish mem
bers seemed to think better of their
outbreak, and suddenly subsided. The
subsequent eulogistic references to
General Methuen were received with
cheers.
In brief, Lord Kitchener announced
that when General Methuen was cap
tured, wounded, with four guns, three
British officers and thirty-eight men
were killed and five officers and seven
ty-two men wounded. In addition one
officer and two hundred men were re-
ported missing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
ROOSEVELT STEALS MARCH.
outwits Congress by Securing import.
/. ant Section in Census Bill.

Outwits Congress by Securing impcns
/. ant Section in Census Bill.
A Washington dispatch says: Pres-
fdent Roosevelt has outwitted Con-:
gress. Both house and senate
passed the bill for a permanent CEN
sus bureau with the understanding
thu; all of the twent-aaree hundred
clerks now In the bereau should, upon
the bill becoming law, be placed in;
the classified service.
But President Roosevelt would not
have it that way. He sent for Sena-,
tor Quarles and Representative Hop
kins, members of the conference COM
mittee, and directed them to put Sec
tion In the bill providing that only
such clerks as are in the census Office
July 1st shall go into the classified SER
vice without examination.
The clause was inserted. Then Hop
kins and Quar- les reported back to the
house and senate that the conferences
committee had agreed upon the bill
practically as it had been adopted.
Thereupon it was passed without fur.
ther question. It was not the orig
inal bill, but a gold brick.
Under the Roosevelt clause, Direct
or Merriam viii fire all clerks In the
bureau before July first, except the.
eight hundred he needs for the permars
nent bureau. He is a republican and
will Of course, 2ick out eight hundred;
republicans for retention.
Between now and July first, fifteen
hundred democrats and republicans
will get the axe. Congress knows to-s
day the trick has been turned and
there Is general dismay.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
CABINET MEMBERS MUzzLED.
Presidents Orders Forbidding Them
to Give Out News to Reporters !,
Creates CONSERVATION. Il

A Washington special says: The
announcement from the white house
that hereafter all news concerning
cabinet meetings must be given out
b the secretary to the president and
that members Of the cabinet must NOT
discuss cabinet meetings with repre-
sentatiyes of the press IS generally re-
garded as the hardest slam that any
president has ever given the members
Of his cabinet.
It is, in effect, notice to members OF
the cabinet that the president does not
consider them the possessors OF judg.
ment or discretion. The heads OF the.
different executive departments do not
take at all kindly to this reflection
upon them, especially as their friends
in the senate and house are inclined
to poke fun at them concerning the po-1
sition in which they have been placed
No previous president has ever gone
to these lengths. There have been
times when, before cabinet meetings
broke up, there would be a generat
agreement that certain matters should
not be discussed with outsiders, but
even Mr.. Cleveland, who was criticised
for keeping members Of his cabinet In
the background and dominating them,
never went to to the length Of forbid
ding them to discuss such cabinet mat
ters as in their judgment they saw dt.
President Mckinley had the happy
faculty of impressing all those who
conferred with him with the feeling
that he reposed absolute confidence IN
them, and on, important matters this
confidence was not misplaced, either
in the case Of members Of the cabinet
or Of others.
There are one or two members Or
the present cabinet who SCENE to be-.
lieve that the newspapers OF the coun-s
try have no right whatsoever to know
what is going on. These are men who
have never before figured in public
life and whose heads have suffered de-
cided enlargement since their selection
to high place in this administrators.
These men are understood to indorse
the mystery which the president seeks
to throw around his conferences with
his official advisers. But the men OF
widest political experience in the cab.s
met and out of it construe this action
of the president as not only an unpol.
tic move, but one which Is distinct
reflection upon the members Of the
presidents official household who are
told, in effect, that they are mere de-
partment chiefs whose judgment cans:
not be relied upon.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Five Stills Smashed.

Revenue officers destroyed five illic-
it distilleries one night the past week
in the upper section of Greenville
county, known as the Dark Corner. Of
the number, three were standard cop
per stills, the others wooden.
They also destroyed forty-three fer
menters and about 1000 gallons of
beer and mash.
The raiding party consisted of Reve-
nue. Collector Aiken and Deputies
Jones, Bell and Whitmire.
Notwithstanding the frequent raids
of the revenue officers, the mountain
eers continue to make blockade liquor
in that section, always having a sup
ply Of stills on hand to begin opera
tion shortly after their outfits are de-
stroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13

pa; Offices Of Columbia to be filed In
the coming democratic primary, ex-
pired.
Before that hour all of the candi-
dates whose announcements had been
made had complied with the require.
ments of the party rule. The list goes
forth to the people with number of
candidates sufficient to make each
race an interesting one.
The candidates are: F. S. Earle, NJ.
C. Wallace, A. F. FundeTburk and w.
J. Cathart. Mr.. Earle is the incum-
bent. Mr.. Wallace, while not running
as a labor candidate, will be generally
supported by members of the unions.
He is president of the South Carolina
Federation of Labor and foreman Of
Phe States job office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
SCHOONER PREY OF FLAMES.

Three.Masted Vessel Caught In Ice
FIoes and Burned.
A dispatch from Cape May, N. j.,
SAYS: A three-masted schooner, the
name of which has not been learned
was burned at sea Monday night. The
fire which was plainly visible from
Cape May, started about 5 o'clock
Monday afternoon and burned until
after 9 o'clock. The schooner came
to a point about six miles on shore
duripg Saturday night, and was caught
in the ice field flowing out Of Dela.
Ware bay.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
WILL MEAN REVOLUTION.

Understood in London that Irish
League Will Be "ProcIaimed."
A London special says: 1t is under
stood that at the cabinet council the
United Irish League will be proclaim
3D." although George Wyndham, chief
secretary for Ireland, IS averse to such
a strong measure. Mr.. Wyndham,
however, is not in the cabinet and his
opinion Is likely to be overruled. The
Irish leaders declare they will well
come such a move, which would re-
suit, they say, in revolution IN the
south Of Ireland.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Doctor Dies Suddenly.

DR.. Richard Ferguson, Jr., % years
old, formerly of Richmond, Va, who
located in Columbia eighteen months
ago and achieved great success as an
eye and ear specialist, was found dead
in his house the past week.
He had been highly nervous and 1t
Is supposed while attempting to put
himself to sleep with chloroform his
head fell into saturated handker-
chief.
His young wife was on a visit to
Hampton, Va, at the time. The local
Elks took charge of the remains. DR..
Ferguson was regarded as one of the
brightest men in his profession in the
south.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Atlanta Day at Charleston.

Atlanta day at the Charleston expo
sition is now an assured success, ac-
cording to news from the Georgia cap
ital. Atlantians have entered into the
spirit OF the occasion with rare de-
gree of enthusiasm and the day will
be made one of the biggest Of the en-
tire list of big days at the exposition.
Each day some fresh feature is added,
and by the time April 4th approaches
it is expected that fully 500 people will
make up the party. An effort is now
on foot to charter a train and run a
special train to Charleston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
"cAN'T DO IT." SAYS LEE.

Ticket Agent Refuses to Make Goo<'
Money Secured BY Robbers.
Southern Railway Ticket Agent Sam
Lee. at Durham, N. c., claims that last
Sunday he was attacked, sandbagged,
his office key taken and the safe open
ed and s4OO of the company's money
taken. The company makes demand
for s14O of him, baslng its claim upon
the fact that he ought to have put the
funds in another safe. Lee denies re-
sponsibility and says he will not make
good what the robbers secured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
MOTHER AND BABES cREMATED.

Mrs. Bouchard and Her Nine Children
Lose Lives In Flames.
News comes from Matane, Quebec,
that fire, which originated in the kitch-
en- Of the residence of Arthur Bouch-
ard, caused the death of Mrs. Bouch-
ard and nine children.
The fire was discovered by a SER
want, who Immediately gave an alarm.
Mr.. Bouchard jumped fro man upper
window, and was about to be followed
by his wife, but she failed in her at
tempt and perished, together with her
nine children, six boys and three girls,
the eldest being boy Of IA years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Information has been sent out

Information has been sent out Of a
sensational shooting few days ago.
in EdgefielG. 1t is to the effect that
George Whatley, of Edgefeld, a stu
dent at the Edgefeld county institute,
Of that town, shot Crawford Clink-
scales, a fellow-student. The school
room was crowded and for time in
tense excitement prevailed, it being
supposed that Clinkscales was dead.
He, howeve-, is not mortally hurt. De-
tails as to the cause Of the shooting
are lacking
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Charleston to Bid For Bout.

Al McMurray, matchmaker for the
Southern Athletic Club of Charleston,
announces that that club will make
bid for the Jeffries-Fitzsimmons fight
to be pulled off at Charleston.
McMurray and a Savannah capital
ist who is backing the Southern Ath-
letic Club, will discuss with one of the
leading officials of the exposition the
arrangements for bringing off the
fight.
The exposition official referred to is
quoted as saying that there will be no
legal objections interposed to the big
mill being held in Charleston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
ELLIOTT WIRES WILLIAM.

President of Harvard Enthused Over
Visit of Prince Henry.
Emperor William at Berlin has re.
ceived the following dispatch from
President Elliott, president Of Harvard
university:
Harvard university thanks your
MAJESTY for your inspiring message to
Prince Henry and for your munifcent
gift. May your act draw together two
kindred peoples"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Story of the Defeat.

The text off Lord Kitchener's dis
patch announcing the capture of Gen.
eral Methuen is as follows:
pretoria, Saturday, March 81
greatly regret to have to send you bad
news of the Methueu. He was NOV
in gwith nine hundred mounted men,
under Major Paris, and three hundred
infantry, four guns and a pompom,
from Wynburg to Lichtenburg, and
was to meet Grenfell, with 1900
mounted men at Roviraines Fontein
today. Yesterday morning early he
was attacked by DeLarey's forces be-
tween Twe-Bosch and Palmeiteknill.
The Beers charged on three sides.
Give hundred and fifty men have
come in at Maribos and Kraaipan.
They were pursued by the Beers four
miles from the scene Of the action.
They report that Methuen and Paris,
with the guns, baggage, etc., were cap
tured by the Roers. Methuen, when
last seen, was prisoner. I have no
details of the casualties, and suggest
delaying publication till I cand send
definite news. I think this sudden
revival Of activity on the part OF De-
Larey Is to draw off the troops press
ing DeWet."
Beers on Each Flank.
In second dispatch, dated Sunday,
March 8, Lord Kitchener says:
Paris has come in at Kraaipan
with the remainder of the men. He
reports that the column was moving
in two parties. One, with the OK wag-
ons, left Twe-Bosch at 3 a. m. The
other, with the mule wagons, started
an hour later. Just before dawn the
Beers attacked. Before reinforce.
ments could reach them the rear
guard broke In the meantime large
number of Beers galloped up on both
flanks. These at first were checked
by the flank parties, but the panic and
stampede Of the mules had begun
and all che mule wagons, with terri
BILE mixture of mounted men, rushed
past the ox-wagons. All efforts to
check them were unavailing. Major
Paris collected forty men and occu-
pied a position mile in front of the
ox-wagons, which were then halted.
After a gallant but useless defense,
the enemy rushed into the o8wagons
and Methuen was wounded in the
thigh. Paris, being surrounded, sur
rendered at 10 a. m. Methuen is still
in the Boer camp"
Then follows the number of the
casualties, as already cabled. The
killed included Lieutenants G. R. Vim
in. gand T. P. W. Nesham, of the Roy
al artillery, who were both killed while
serving their guns with case shot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
EXPLOSION KILLS THREE.

Saw Mill Boiler Bursts, Employees
Meet Death and Building Burns.
The boiler of Cakes savmill in Fer
nandina, Fla, exploded Friday morn
ing killing three negro employees and
slightly injuring Gordon Hall, the man
ager. The mill and contents were to-
tally destroyed by fire.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
To Utilize Cotton Waste.

President R. T. Fewell, of the Ar
cade cotton mill, at Rock Hill, has
completed a plant for the consumption
of mill waste" AS the name implies,
it will be put into marketable shape
that which is lost from Eie ordinary
cotton mill. The output Of this mill
consists of "feit" and commercial
"bats." The plant is located near the
arcade, of which Mr. Fewell is the in
dividual owner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Mob Failed to Get Gibbes.

Solicitor Wilson Is preparing for a
special term of court at Florence to
try the negro Gibbes, for criminal as
sault. 1t will be the first special term
under the new law.
A party of fifty masked men at
tempted to get the negro out CT jail
last Friday night, but Sheriff ,Burch
and deputies, armed with winchester
rifles, successfully resisted the mob's
efforts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
MORE STuMPS FOR CANAL.
Nicaragua and Costa Rican Protocols
Now Out of Date.

Every fresh turn in the development
of the isthmian canal project discloses
a new obstacle. 1t now appears that
the protocols negotiated last spring
with Nicaragua and Costa Rica, where
by those countries outlines the terms
upon which they were prepared to en-
ter into permanent treaties with the
United States, conveying the9 neces-
sary rights for canal construction, are
no longer of effect.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
Educational Week at Exposition.

The first week in April has been set
aside at the Charleston exposition as
"educational week" An effort will be
made to have all the pupils of colleges
and schools in the state attend during
that time. The board Of directors has
granted a special rate of 25 ceAts to
student bodies of twenty or more and
this rate will prevail from April to
25. Railroad rates will be as low as
usual.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
"pLL DO THE TALKlNG."

Is New Order Of President Regarding
"stuf" For Newspaper Men.
At a cabinet meeting Friday Presi-
dent Roosevelt requested the mem
bers not to talk to newspaper CORE
spondents about matters under discus
sion at the semi-weekly meetings. 1t
was thought best for the president
himself to make public such matters
as he deemed proper to be given out.
Hereafter the president will do this.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.

List Of New Postmasters In Georgia.,
Alabama and Louisiana.
The president, Thursday, sent the
following postoffice nominations to the
senate:
Georgia-Lula M. Farmer, Thomson.
Alabama-S. f. York, Athens; John
A. Bingham, Talladega; Robert Cloud,
Tuscumbia.
Louisiana-B. NJ. Young, Morgan
City; Elwyn Barrow, st. Francisville.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13

The textile workers in the King
mill, of Augusta, Ca, have demanded
10 per cent increase in all depart
ments and ask for a reply on March
II. The mill management declares a
raise impossible, and strike may
follow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
MEETING OF METHOCsSTS.

Workers. Conference Will Be Held In
Chattanooga March 11-13.
The Workers Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, south,
will meet in Chattanooga March II,
12 and Is.
All officers of Sunday schools and
Epworth league boards, mission
boards, officers of same and annual
conference Epworth leagues and CEN
trail missionary committees east Of the
Mississippi river are members Of the
conference.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-03-13
= 1uTHERN FLOUR MILLS.

census Summary Shows Extent Of
Business and Capital Used.
The census preliminary summary
of statistics of Touring and grtst
mills of the United States in 1900
shows a total of 25,25s such establish
ments with an aggregate capital Of
s21s7141o4; wage earners averaging
81 073 drawing s17,713,41S in wages;
miscellaneous expenses $10,325,6SS.
and cost of materials used s475.S26-
345.