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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
FATAL RACE RIOT.
Negroes Near New Orleans Defy Authority
and Suffer the Consequences.

New Orleans, October 2o.-As a
result of a bloody encounter between
a band OF negroes, led by a white
man, and a constable's posse, three
negroes have been killed and seven
or eight wounded, in the rear of
Pecan plantation, in St Charles
Parish. None of the posse was
hurt. The surviving negroes and
their white leader, Pat MCGEE, fled
to the swamp and are being searched
for. Further trouble is feared.
MCGEE and the negroes have been
working for the Mississippi Valley
Railroad. Several days ago com
plant was lodged against them that
they had contracted debts and re-
fused to pay. Charges were made
and Constable Sopgy went out to
see the negroes. On his way he
met John Kinds, a negro assistant
OF McGee, who covered him with
shotgun and commanded him to
keep away from the camp. Songy
returned to st Rose and organized
posse. Near the camp the posse
encountered eighteen Of the negroes
and McGee, all heavily armed.
Both parties concealed themselves
III the high weeds and battle Of
twenty minutes resulted. The
negroes and McGee finally lost their
nerve and fled. The bodies of three
OF the negroes were picked up when
the smoke cleared away. Several
negroes were wounded.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
DEATH OF G. D. TILLMAN.
Youngest Son Of the Late Congressman
G. D. Tillman Passed Away
on Tuesday.

Clark's Hill, October a. Mr..
George D. Tillnan, aged % years,
Youngest son of the late Hon. Geo.
ID. Tilln,an, died at his home here
at 7 o'clock last night. He attend
ed the Citadel Academy, at Char
lesion, and was one of the most
popular students in his class. He
was Court stenographer of the sd
judicial circuit for number of
years and colonel on Governor Nc
Sweeney's staff. All of his imme-
diate family were with him when
he passed away, except Judge and
Mrs. 0. w. Buchanan, who were
detained III Winnsboro on account
OF sick child, who has typhoid
fever. The funeral services will be
held this afternoon at this place,
after which his body will be Inferred
beside the grave Of his father.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
ASSASSINS WORKED CHEAPLY.
Amounts Said to Have Been Paid Seryian
Officers Who Killed King
and Queen.

Vienna, October 2I.--A story is
published here to the effect that the
Gervian army officers who assa 81
mated King Alexander and Queen
Draga received payment as follows:
The Queens brothcr-in-law, Col.
Machin, now commander OF the
Belgrade and Danube divisions of
the army, 5000 Col. Mischitch,
recently departmental chief of the
ministry Of war, and two others,
$4,000. Junior officers from $500
to $I.oo NJ. Avakumovics, for
undertaking the leadership of the
provisional government, $IO,o 900.
There is no confirmation of the
story.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
To State Fair via c., N. & L,

The c., N. & L. will run special
trains to Columbia on account of
the State Fair On Wednesday, the
28th, Thursday, the 2oth, Friday,
the goth, and Saturday, the 31st,
leaving Newberry at 8 o'clock in
the morning, and returning leaving
Columbia at $50 p. H., except on
Friday night when the train will be
held until 10 p. III. in order to give
ample time to witness the Trades
Display parade. The price Of tick
cts for the round trip, including ad.
mission to the fair grounds. will be
81 .o4; except on Saturday when
the exceedingly low rate of SI.74
is offered on account of Barnum &
Bailey's circus in Columbia that
day. Tickets on sale October 2t-2o,
inclusive, good to return until
November ed.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
THE G., N. & L. ROAD.
Annual Meeting Stockholders C. Nose
ley Reelected Vice-PreSident and
NJ. A. Carlisle Director.

The stockholders Of t., NJ
bla, Newverry aud Ill
road held their amt, in
Columbia Tuesday. The re, It of
President Childs showed the road
to be in a hourishng financial con.
dition The road during the year
has purchased large amount of
rolling stock and passenger cars,
and now is fully equipped with
locomotives and cars. All of the
old officers were re-elelted for the
coming year as follows: w. c..
Childs, president; II. c. Moseley,
vice PRESIDENT; II. H. Gibbes, secrc.
tary. The directors Of the roads
are: w. G. Childs, H. G.. Nose
ley, w. H. Lyles, James Woodrow,
w. 7. Martin, M. A. Carlisle, T..
St. John, Portsmouth; J. Shelton
Williams, Richmond; Harry Wal
ters, Baltimore; J. R. Kenly, Viii
mington, and w. G. Elliott, Will
mington.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed
In the State.

David Toomey, colored, shot and
instantly killed Bub Allen, colored,
i'll negro barber shop in Greenville
On Saturday uight.
Charleston heads the list of naval
estimates for 1905, as approved by
Secretary Moody. The estimate
for the Charleston navy yard is
$9S1,5oo.
Mrs. B. r. Tillman, who was
painfully wounded recently in a
runaway, it is reported from Tren-
ton, is getting along we'll. For
several days she was critically i'll
and up until a week ago it was
feared her injuries would result
fatally. 1t is thought now, how
ever, that all danger is past.
John Dendy a noted negro despe-
RADIO of Greenville county, was shot
last week and seriously wounded
by Constable Davenport, of the
constabulary force, in a hand-to-
hand encounter. Constable Daven-
port, who was in search of an illegal
distillery, had entered the negro s
house after being satisfied from look
ing in the window and observing
the negro handling liquor, that he
was connected with the distillery he
was seeking.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
TROTTING RECORD AGAIN BROKEN.
CrcSceus Again Holds Worlds Record,
Having Gone Mile In Less Than
Two Minutes.

CresCeus broke the worlds trot-
ting record for a mile OH the Wich-
lta, kans., track Monday after
noon, going the distance in SO 3-4,
beating the previous record held by
Lou Dillon and Major Delmar by a
quarter Of a second.
The day was ideal and the track
could not have been better.
He broke when he first scored for
the word but on the next attempt
was sent off, going the first quarter
III thirty seconds fiat. There was
cheer when he reached the half in
s. "a, and when the three quar-
ters was passed i'll I.3o the cheer
became all uproar. Just before he
reached the wire Cresceus broke
and it is believed lost fully three
quarters of second. He caught
handily and flashed under the wire
i'll I.5o 3-4. No wind shield was
used. Cresceus was paced by Mike
the Tramp.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
SAFE-BLOWERS AT WORK,
Masked Men Make Unsuccessful Attempts
to Secure Money Near Ben-
nettSvllle.
News and Courier.

News and Courier.
Bennettsville, October 2I.--Last
night after midnight three masked
men called at the central telephone
office at McColl, this county, and
covered Mr.. Hood, the operator,
with pistols, securely tied him, took
him with them downstairs into the
bank. They placed him in the rear
room and then made five unsuccess
tul attempts to l. ow open the large
safe with explosives, After their
failure the operator was placed in
the iron vault and locked up, where
he was found and liberated this
morning. Had an entrance been
made to the safe several thousand
dollars would have been secured.
Officers wife bloodhounds have
been in pursuit of the safe blowers
today.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23

BY the breaking of steel cable,
carrying carrying five beams to
their position from a barge below
to a bridge in process of construc-
ton over the Monongahela river,
at Pittburg, Pa, letting the beams
fall upon the movable cranes, more
than dozen workmen were hurled
to death on Monday by fall of
more than 100 feet, striking the
water and two barges beneath.
Many more were injured and part
of the bridge is a total wreck.
w. Y. Hoskins, who killed John
Robertson, in Memphis, Tenn. !,
several months ago, has been ac-
quilted of the charge of murder.
This case has attracted widespread
interest because Of the plea of the
defense, the line of which was that
Hoskins shot Robertson to prevent
him from killing Mrs. Robertson.
Hoskins was disinterested spectator
of the difficulty and killed the man
when the woman's life became en-
dangered.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS.
The 5Sth Congress Will Meet OH Monday,
November 9, to Consider Cuban
Treaty.

President Roosevelt has issued
proclamation calling the Fifty
eighth congress in extraordinary
session November 9 at II O'Clock.
The proclamation states that The
purpose Of the session is to coll
slider a commercial convention be-
tween the United States and Cuba
which will require the approval OF
congress.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
An Old Negro Dead.

Vaughanville, October 22.-Ann
Grigsby, colorcd, died on October
10. She was far above the average
negro woman, and was we'll thought
of by the white people. She lived
Oh Mr.. J. w. Matthews place for
twenty. five years. x.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
THE PAINLESS TOOTH EXTRACTOR.
The Case Against Dr.. Harding In the Rich.
land Court C0ntinued-C. L
BlcaSc Of Counsel.

Columbia, October 2o.-Much
time was taken up in the circuit
court this morning with arguments
for continuance of the case against
DIR. Geo. r. Harding, a dentist of
this city, who has been indicted by
the State dental board on the charge
of practiCing without license. DR..
Harding has as his counsel A. NJ.
Boozer, of this city, and Cole. L.
Bleasc, Of Ncwberry, and they
asked for a continuance on the
ground Of the absence of material
witnesses and also on the ground
that DR.. Harding was suffering
from heart disease. Jno. J. Earle,
counsel for the dental association,
opposed the granting of a continue
ancc and asked that the case be
tried at once, stating that DR.. Hard
ing would be suffering from heart
disease at the next term Of court
and that the defendant had time
enough to get the witnesses here.
Judge Mccullough granted the re-
quest for continuance.
DR.. Harding is we'll known in
Newberry, having had considerable
practice during his appointments
here.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1903-10-23
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of More or Less Interest Condensed
Outside the State.

bile and Ohio railroad, On Monday,
three men we1e killed.
The American Bankers Associa-
ton is in session in San Francisco.
The convention is attended by
thousands of fnanciers from all
parts of the country.
The Alaskan decision has been
signed in London. The decision
grants practically all the American
contentious. Two of the Canadian
commissioners refused to sign, but
it was signed by majority and is
therefore final.
BY the death of Gordon Mckay,
millionaire inventor of the shoe
making machinery, which occurred
at Newport, R. l., on Monday, it
is understood that Harvard Univer-
sity becomes enriched by something
like 81 900, 900.
A steamer loaded with wheat and
carrying crew of twenty-five and
fourteen passengers struck on Blan-
co reef out of Marshfeld, Ore.
Monday evening during a heavy
fog. Of those On board seventeen
have reached shore. The others
are not yet accounted for.
The Southern has suffered an-
other wreck. In a head-on COLI
sion on its line between Keysville
and Meherrin, Va, OH Monday,
four trainmen were instantly killed
and five injured. Each train was
crowded with passengers who suf-
fered from the shock.
The lifeless body of well-dressed
man about DO years of age, was
found in his room at the Portland
hotel, in St. Louis, Mo-, on Mon
day. From letters found it is
known the dead man is Spofford J.
Moore, of Kershaw, S. G. From
signs On his body it is believed he
committed suicide.
A sensational shooting affair oc
CURED near Kinston, N. c., On
Monday. Mrs. Richard Ward went
to Cook E. Stroud, from whom she
was divoced two years ago, and de.
manded possession of her children.
Stroud refused to give them up and
quarrel ensued, in which several
shots were exchanged, both parties
being injured, but neither seriously.
The Maryland Trust company,
heavy hackers of Mexican railway
securities, and the Union Trust
company, fiscal agents for the
South and Western railway in Vir-
glnia, both failed Oh Monday. the
two failures succeeding each other
in rapid succession and causing
gleat excitement in Baltimore finan-
cial circles. The total liabilities Of
the two companies exceed ten mil
lion dollars. Money was promptly
shipped into Baltimore and the sit
uation was relieved.
The United States circuit court
at Little Rock, Ark, has granted
an order restraining members of the
local branch of the Brotherhood Of
Railway Expressmen, who are out
on strike, from interfering in any
manner with the new employees of
the Pacific Express Co. It is re-
ported from Houston Tex, that
two of the now employees Of this
company were pulled from the ex-
press car there and compelled to
StaV off
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-22
THE ANDERSON INTELlIGENCEh.

him and commence to cry. AS I had
no Que to cry over me | slipped off up
street. | bad 800 in Confederate
money and ielt all right; but after
got to hotel and had to pay $50 for
breakfast and bed l began to think
Confederate money wasn't much. It
was so late I could not get supper.
and another prisoner went to look for
a restaurant. We walked in and or
dered supper. We were both dressed
in nice clothes. The proprietor asked
US if we had come on the prison boat.
"Yes," We answered. "Then step 10
the back room," he said. don t
think | ever drank better peach brandy
or ever ate a better supper, and he
would not take cent.
Next morning I went up to the
capital and met VIM. D. Simpson, of
Laurens. He got me surlough, trans
portaticn home and 800 bounty. I
landed home dead broke, as Copfeder-
ate money had about gone up, as we'll
as the Confederacy.-J. A. H., in
Newberry Observer.
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The set.th Carolina College
for teachers.

athopghsnearly approaching Its ,cen-.
It6u3 ;1s saHntze1HaEy, the Southt CacoEyia'
College. 61aOgps snone OF the decrepidfde.
OF. OLD 1se.A but tIFatller -increasias signs
,gHut importanceto the College ana to
sthR State has just been inaugurated.
fE0fs:ssome years the College has had a.
,dcpartraent OF pedagogy, Tor the train
GTof'teachers; but last winter, for'the
dxst time. the Legislature created q
ships. one for each county. It 10 the
intention OF the Trustees sHd Faculty
to set these scholarships upon q high
plane. and to seek thereby 70 qualify
superior young men for positions Of
leadership and influence in our public
schools. However largely women may
be employed as teachers, the work OF
superintendence, direction and control
must continue to be most largely I'm the
hands OF the men; and It is to supply
these teachers OF leadership and in
fluence. in the community as well as in
the schools. that the College will chiefly
aim, through these echofarships. Hence
no young man under nineteen yeaF0 cz
age Will be eligible. and preference will
be given to those applicants who have
already taught with success for at
least one year. i, :
A special and technical couree OF
study has been established. on q high
yet practical plane; and It is intended
Ss>oS titt0 s3cQ~St tAtc0S 6uk1A NC "OfLnaIy
entitled 90 be called q College for
Teachers" All the work viii be dis
tincttvely normal, and apart from the
regular College classes. The Trustees
ana Faculty feel sure that in preparing
body OF strong and well equipped
men teachers tho College will aid In
snpIiying one OF the most important
needs OF the State. They hope, also,
that this work. In As success and It's
results. may meet with such public ap-
proval es 60 lead hereafter to its still
further enlargement. 5E
Circular. have been issued giving the
study.
The present session. nov nearly
ended. ha1 been very ENCOURAGING. Not
q ripple has Disturbed the internal
peace OF the College. The new Eresi-
dent has won golden opinIons, and has
more than maintained the confidence
and affection gained in his long service
as professor. The friends OF the Ccl-
lege look hopefully forward to the con-
t1nued succeagan increased usefulness
OF this veneraeed institution. which win
soon enter upon its second century OS
honorable history.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-22

A bachelor, says an exc change,
purchased o pair Of socks and found
attached TO one Of them paper with
these words: I'm !. young lady OF
twenty and would Ike to correspond
with q view 70 matrimony.' Name
and address were given. The bach
wrote and 10 afew: days got this letter,
Mama was married twenty years ago.
The merchant from whom you bought
those socks evidently did't advertise or
he would have sold them before. nv
mother handed me yonr letter. and said
possibly !migbt suit you I am eight
een SO -.
a woman ! figure seldom feels
the way it looks. ::.
Awoman judges her neighbor BY
her;clothesline s5.}g; .sg;ss;.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-07-22
An Eskimo Love Story.

The duke of the Abruzzi has brought
back with him from his polar expedi-
ion number OF Eskimo storias. One
OF these concerns young Eskimo who
loved the daughter Of en- enemy. The
two huts of these persons were close
together. but one night the terrific
cold ripped great crevasse in the iee,
and the young mans house was left
isolated. = gorge 100 feet deep and
20 feet wide separated it from che ig-
loo, or hut, containing the girl; but
there wa" q usrrow bridge Of ice left
across the orevasse, and this, the
young man found, would bear his
weight
I Eakiuos sleep in bags. The lover
decided that he would .tha. night
CROSS the ice bridge, steal the maiden
he loved. bear her TO his hut, aud then
break down the bridge, so that he and
she together might enjoy their honey
moon unmolested. he planned very:
sucoearfully. He crept in the dead
OF night into his enemy's hnt; be
snatched up the maiden IN her ssack
without awaking any one; be bore her
over the ice bridge safely, and then
he opened the sack TO embace his
bride. But, beholding ia contents,
he gave u loud cry. He had bsgged
tho old manl-Lnlidon Sooiety.
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Murder in Laurens.

Columbia, S. c., July ga homi.
eide was committed near Clinton, Lau.
rens County, this morning which star
tied upper Carolina.
Matte Simpson is a pretty girl. Is
years old, living with her sfather,
Thomas Simpson. Across the road.
way lived John G.. Wham and his
wife. Yesterday note purporting to
be from from Miss Coleman, sister-in-
law Of Wham, asking Miss Simpson
to pay her visit as she was alone,
was handed the girl.
Mrs. Simpson arst read the note and
became suspicious. She went T;sh
her daughter to Wham'e House and
found the man there alone. Wham
said he found the note after his sister
left and sent it over.
The Simpsons were not satisfied and
the girls father called at Wham's
house, who admitted the note was de.
signed for an improper purpose, and
that Miss Simpson has voluntarily
met him four times within year. The
girls father demanded q fight to the
death, but Wham would not meet him.
Mrs. Wham last night went to see
friend, L. W. Rsmage, to get him to
cot as q peacemaker. In the mean.
time Wham's house was surrounded
by men all night, who would have
lynched him if he had attempted to
leave. This morning at 8 O'Clock
Ramage and Reid Blakely, friend,
drove to Wham' house. Wham greet
ed them pleasantly.
"John, said Ramage, "this is bad
affair you are in.'
EYES," replied Wham, sand T am
willing TO make any acknowledgements
that are proper" !:
Ramage suggested that they ell 20
to Simpsons. but Wham said he must
wait till his preacher came. They
started into Wham's house, when
Blakely suggested that Wham dissrm.
He ran into his house, ordered Blake
ley out Of the yard, and while Ramsge
was talking to Wham's wife Wham
shot him dead. .
Then the wife did some acting.
Standing on her piazza, che warned
oil not to approach the house, as
Wham would commit more murder.
The friends Of the dead man feared to
go near the body for nearly three
hours. Even after the Sheriff came
Mrs. Wham warned him away. ALL
this time Wham was fleeing to safety,
the house being empty when searched.
Wham ran out just af.er the shoot
ing without being observed. Blood
hounds were sent from Columbia and
put on the track, but failed. Armed
men from ell over the County are in
pursuit. Wham bought the Simpson
homestead several years ago. He and
the man he killed are we'll known over
that section. They have large and In
fiuential connections. Dispatch to
Atlanta Constitution.
Lsurens, July l1--John G.. Wham,
the slayer Of Lafayette w. Ramage,
is in the custody Of Sheriff Thos. j..
Duokett at the county jail. Whan,
accompanied by friends, GENE in last
night st 10 o'clock and gave himself
up to the sheriff. Today he appears
to be perfectly cool and collected.
=.
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Where the Profits Went.

Daniel B. Hasbruck, the venerable
vice president Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway company, who has the
reputation CT slways having new
story about any old thing that may be
mentioned, tells one Of early steam-
boat days on the Hudson that is worth
repeating. !
''The pride sf the river at that time
was the new.side.wheeler South Amer
ioa. One Of the principal owners of
her stock was an Albany man, who
had great expectations from the enter.
prise. When ayear Of prosperous
traffic brought forth no dividend, ! he
became suspicious and determined to
find out for himself where the earn
ings were going. Calling bright
Albany boy, he took him into hia con.
fidence. s
sAleck, he said, there ia some.
thing wrong with the South America
company, and / want you to ferret it
out for mo. Go down to New York
and hang around that dock until you
can get place in the office. j don't
care what you do. or what you GET.
Ill stand your expenses FOR year.
Here 10 o City 60 start on y
Aleck started in high spirits, and
nothing aas heard Of him for asvaral
1 =. ~ q = -
Hiio capitalist was beginning
e. fear lest his plan should have fall
ed, when one day no received an nm
signed note on the lettarhead OF the
South America scmpans 5ing very
short and to the point, AMI undues-
ticnably 10 Alexis rcnad hanawrit-
ing: 3 s S.s,3 sg
Sell out your stook in che South
America. We All steai. ,,, Is
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aud the record as made will be ipdeli-
BILE. May the Loving Father give
him an ABUNDANT entrance into eter-
nal rest.-Mrs. W. II. FELTON,, in At
lanta Journal.
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With half the women that get
married they are too good For thsir hus-
bands, and with the other half their
husbands are not good enough for
chem. n y
Being ina girl 20 bedroom makes
. bachelor as uncomfortable as being
asked 20 hold the baby
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LANDING AY nIonMoNp.

When We got to Richmond there
vas big crowd mostly Of ladies to
meet the boat. Guards we're strung
all round the landing with tar barrels
burning FOR light; while the prisoners
were being sent 60 their camp the la
dies would ask: s'Do you know 60
and Ho9" eyes would be the an.
sver, ''Ta he ahoard2' mo, he il
dead" Then youwould hear . scream.
f lady saw q Johnnie she knew ahe
would pay no attention TO the guard,
but run up and throw her arms around