The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
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eIuOf "A. y. montague, OIL flFSluld, Was
the guest Of the occasion.
-Lucian L. knight, of The Atlanta
onstitutions editorial stan, will leave
journalism to enter the Presbyterian
ministry.
Confederate veterans of Macon
Ga, have adopted resolutions admin.
istering stinging rebuke to the Rev
R. J. Cooke, Of Chattanooga, who in a
recent editorial assailed the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy.
"A serious fire occurred in Valdos.
ia, Ca, Monday night. 1t started in
an oil mill, and serious apprehension
for time was felt for the city's safe.
! ty. The loss was kept down to about
| s5QO00.
I'm many cities OF the south the
birthday of General Robert E. Lee vas
observed with appropriate ceremonies.
Crosses of honor were presented to
many veterans.
Admiral and Mrs. w. S. Schley lefi
Savannah Monday for Washington.
p. G. Thebaud, Of New York, con
fronted the man held in Gretna, La.
and fully identified him as Valet Kern
who stole 100000 in jewelry from
him.
President Roosevelt Transmitted
the supplementary report of the 18TH
mian canal commission to congress
Monday. The commission unanimous
ly urges the acceptance Of the offer
of the Panama company.
In the debate on the urgency def
cheney appropriation bill in the house
Monday, Representative Champ"
Clark made a humorous attack on the
embassy appointed to attend the core
nation of King Edward.
The Colombian and rebel fleets
met in the bay Of Panama Monday.
One of the government vessels was
sunk and General Alban, the governor
VI Tduduld, was hllleu.
Admiral Schlel and party returned
to Savannah Sunday night from the
deer hunt on St. GATHERINGS island.
The admiral killed his first deer, and,
following the inviolate custom, his
face was smeared with the blood Of
the slain buck.
An analysis Of the scum OH water
from the newest artesian we'll at AL
bany, Ca, has been declared by State
Chemist McCandless to be crude petro-
leum. Much enthusiasm has been
aroused.
Mrs. Eliza PREFER, who came
south as a missionary to the negroes,
was criminally assaulted by an 49,
year-old black at Norfolk, Va. A mob
stormed the jail, but dispersed when
being told Of the illness Of Jailer Hy.
bert's wife.
Mrs. John Linker, of Rowan coun
ty, North Carolina, while going to her
fathers home, was pursued by a ne
ero. She ran and leaped barbed
wire fence, escaping and giving the
alarm. The negro was caught in the
meshes of the fence.
An Injunction granted against sui
phur plants at Duektown, Tenn, on ac'
count of the Objectionable fumes from
the works, may close them down. This,
IT. Is said, would he to visit dread
calamity upon the operatives.
Prince Henry of Geormany, is de-
lighted to know that Rear Admiral
Evans has been appointed to receive
him on his visit to the United States.
"A dispatch from Constantinople
says that news has been received that
Miss Stone and Madame Tsilka, who
were captured by brigands, will soon
be rei ased.
Eleven men Of the Second infan-
try, who were tt avaling in canoe in
the waters Of the Philippines, have
either been captured or have perished.
BY the explosion Of a boiler near
Barcelona, Spain, half Of village was
destroyed and about sixty lives lost.
The serious situation in Cuba
now before the home mission board
Of the southern Baptist convention
is said to have been brought about
by Rev. A. J. Diaz, a native Of the
island.
Five Georgia military companies
will be disbanded on recommendation
Of the military advisory board.
The failure Of the Commercial
bank of Albany, Ga, was announced
Friday.
"A Good Roads Association was or
ganized at Columbus, Ga, Friday.
Thirteen counties Of Georgia and Ala
bs1ma were represented in it.
Joel E. Smith, formerly editor of
The Monticello (Fla.) Constitution,
has been arrested, charged with using
IAS A0allS LII IL ouo pun pOSCS.
Dispatches from Amsterdam are
to the effect that Mr.. Kruger and the
other Boer leaders are willing to make
tentative overtures for peace.
The Rev. John Hewitt, Of Colum-
bus, Ohio, chaplain of Ohio camp, No.
1181, United Confederate veterans, has
found the battle flag of the First and
Fourth Florida regiments, captured by
the One hundred and seyentvfourth
Ohio at Murfreesboro. Steps will be
taken for the return of the flag.
j. E. Asbury, negro physician in
charge of the West Mitchell street
sub-postoffice station in Atlanta, Ga,
is in jail charged with embezzling
funds of the government
The transfer of the Parsons street
railway interests, including all such
lines of Savannah and Chatham coun
oopco1;doti Fdicop