The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-24
:Crean of News.
Brief Summary Of Most
Important Events
Of Each Day.

"A reign of terror is said to exist
IN the western section Of Worth coun-
ty, Georgia. In the last year five men
have been murdered and only one ar
rest has been made in consequence.
-McDonough, Ca, had a $1OO.00o
fire Sunday afternoon. The blaze be-
can at 5 o'clock and was not checked
Until 10. Two whole business blocks
were destroyed.
columbus, Ca, has at last been
granted the through line Of sleepers
from Washington for which It has so
long besought the Southern railway.
South Carolina state officers are
puzzled over what to do in Saluda
county. The sheriff stands accused Of
murder, but refuses to surrender MS
Office to the coroner and the. state Ia"
furbids the governors removing the
sheriff for any cause.
AT Frankfort. KY, Sunday three
negroes made daring escape from
Jail. One of them split the jailor'S
head with a bottle and the three then
made a successful dash for liberty.
in an attempt to escape from the
South Carolina penitentiary 81 convict
Grant Mcneil, was killed by Preston
Jefferson, a trusty, who will doubtless
be pardoned in consequence.
AT the negro Baptist conference in
Boston, DR.. Booker, president OF the
Arkansas Baptist ocllege.. told his race
that the best thing they could do was
TO initiate the white man and imbiba
some of his American enterpri1e.
Chicago Federation OF Labor sends
President Roosevelt long letter TAX
inc exceptions to his attitude on open
ST ops, as demonstrated in the Miller
case.
Posses in Montana are pursuing
"Kid" Curry, the train robber, WEo
escaped from Knoxville, Tenn, jail.
Sultan of Turkey expresses regret
at the atrocities perpetra.eu by the
troops and promises the Russian am
bassador that they will not be repent
ed. The murder of Bulgarians, how
ever, continues.
Lord Balfour, Of Burleigh, secre-
tsry to Scotland, and Arthur Elliott,
financial secretary to the treasury,
have resigned. The king has accepted
the designations.
The city of Linares, Mexico, Is
dead commercially on account OF yel-
low fever there. There are over two
hundred cases in Linares.
Tho longshoremen's strike at
Brunswick, Ca, has been brought TO a
close. The arbitrators' award OF IA
cents per hour pleases both sides and
all hands are at work again.
The City of Macon, for which fears
were entertained, reached Savannah
safely. The passengers tell OF har'
rowing experiences during the storm.
In the Alabama senate a motion
was made to rescind the resolution
giving DR.. ]. L. NJ. Curry place IN
statuary hall. The motion was ruled
out of order, but will be brought up
again. It's purpose is not known
The New Orleans longshoremsn
have gone on another strine. They
now claim that their leaders betrayed
them in signing the contract with the
lumbermen.
Booker Washington made an ad-
dress to the delegates of the colored
Baptist conference, at Philadelphia, in
which he said that one of the problems
ahead would be to find employment
for the negro.
Detective Thomas Hutchens, ut
Evansville, Ind, fatally wounds Chief
of Police Heuke and Police Captain
3rennecke and Injuries Councilman
Lutz. Hutchens then committed sui
eide.
-Frosts in Illinois, Missouri, Miu-
esota and wisconsin Thursday night.
United States Minister Powell
sends a strong protest to San Domingo
government against the project OF es-
tablishing the neutrality OF Dominican
waters and making certain ports free.
Mrs. John T. Griffin, charged with
the murder Of her husband, has been
carried back to Eatonton, Ca, where
she will be arraigned in Putnam supe'
rior court.
Judge John B. Estes, who las won
fame in Georgia as soldier, jurist and
LEGISLATOR, died early Wednesday morn
ing at his home in Gainesville.
Postal Inspector Erwin, indicted
bv the federal grand jury at Washing
ton, charged with conspiracy 20 de-
fraud the government, has been ar
rested at San Francisco.
The Alabama legislature Wednes'
day passed a bill paying the attorneys
for fighting the franchise suits filed
by the negro Giles.
The frequent escapes Of prisoners
from the North Carolina peniicntlarv
have led to the belief that prisoners
have been given aid. An investlga
ton is in progress.