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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
ROOT IGNORES CHARGES:
Rathbone's Complaint Against Wood
is Promptly Turned Down.

Rathbone's Complaint Against Wood
is Promptly Turned Down.
Monday Secretary Root took official
action on the charges made by E. G..
Rathbone against Brigadier General
Leonard Wood. He made an endorse
ment on the papers saying that no
answer to the charges was required
from General Wood, and no action will
be taken thereon, that it was known
to the secretary Of war that the charg-
es in every respect were without justi.
fication.
The secretary refers to the part
taken by the military governor In the
postoffice cases in which Rathbone fig
ured as defendant saying General
Wood at every step had the approval
of the secretary war and exercised
such control as was necessary as mil
itary governor. .......' +
He refers to the game of Jai Alai
and declares that the gift accepted
by General Wood had no relation
whatever of any official action of his,
but was part of the expression of graf
itude of the Cuban people toward the
representative Of tie United States.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
cORPSES LEFT IN ROAD.
Two Wagon Loads Of Dissected cada'
vers Deserted by Drivers.

Two Wagon Loads of Dissected Cada'
vers Deserted by Drivers.
News comes from Atlanta that
eighteen headless bodies Of men and
women, white and black, were found
in four broken boxes on two wagons in
the public road one mile from the city
Saturday morning.
The bodies had been taken from the
Eclectic Medical college, where they
had been used by the Atlanta Dental
college for dissecting purposes. They
had been placed in charge Of David T.
Howard, a negro undertaken, for In
terment, and he had hired two negroes
to place the bodies in boxes early Fri
day night and take them to OakvieW
cemetery, near the river. A thunder
storm coming up so frightened tho
drivers that they deserted the wagons
q mile from the city and returned with
their horses. All night long, the Wag-
ons with their grewsome freight, stood
in the public road, and one OF them
was directly opposite a residence.
The eighteen bodies were incased
In four boxes of the type used as the
outside covering Of easket, and a
grave was to be dug for each OF these.
This would necessitate five or six
bodies being in the same grave, ne.
groes and white people, women and
men together, in indiscrimnate heaps.
Tho people living in the neighbor-
hood declare that investigation Of the
affair will be had. They seriously OBJ
ject to having wagon loads Of decay
ing human bodies standing in front of
their houses all night and big part OF
the day.
Some of the boxes in which were
bodies had been broken by the weight
of human flesh. Headless bodies and
feet were hanging out Of the ends OF
these flimsy receptacles. The sight
was a most horrible and disgusting
one
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Suit to Collect Back Taxes.

One of the biggest suits for back
taxes from cotton mills was made pub
lie at Spartanburg few days ago. A
suit for $4,000 has been instituted
against the Spartan mills for back
taxes for the year 1890. The city
granted to the Spartan mills, in 1890.
exemption from AL taxes. This ordl-
nance has now been declared illegal.
The petitioner in the case is j. II.
Miller, a taxpayer of Spartanburg.
Chief Justice Pope, OF South Caro-
lima. has already granted an order re-
q1iring the city and mills to show
cause at Newberry, on April I, why
peremptory mandamus should not
be issued against the city to assess
the taxes of the mill for the term OF
ten years and then to compel the
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Colonel Robinson Dead.

Colonel R. B. A. Robinson, who
has represented Anderson county in
the legislature since 1890, died at his
home In Martin Township, Anderson
county, the past week OF Bright's dis
ease. He was 60 years old anu leaves
wife and two children. He served
in the civil war in the Twentieth
South Carolina regiment. He served
on Governor Hagocd's staff with the
rank of colonel He was conspicu-
Gus in the legislature for his advocacy
of liberal appropriations for Winthrop
college.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Racket In San Domingo.

Advices from San Domingo, Re,
public Of Santo Domingo, state that
the revolutionists under General Pc
pin attacked and captured one Of the.
forts defending the city. Many men,
were killed on both sides. The poiitt-
cal prisoners of the fort were released.
The revolutionists are in full pos
session Of the city Of San Domingo.
They have taken charge of the cable
Office and of the government land
liens. Foreign Minister Sanchez has
sought refuge in the United States
consulate. The fighting continues. As
sistant Governor Echenique and the
commander OF the government forces,
General Pena, have been killed. 1t is
expected that the government tfoops
outside the city will attack the revolu-,
tionists, who are in San Domingo;
General Wos Gil has assumed com-:
mand Of the revolutionary forces.
The number OF men killed or wound-
ed is not known, but 1t Is reported
many have been killed on both sides.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Movement for Greae Fair.

A Columbia dispatch says: Already
a movement is on foot to make the
state fair of 1903 the most successful
in the history of the association.
There will be changes and improve
ments in the physical appearance or
the property, new buildings will be
erected, the arena will be made larg-
er and the appropriations for pre-
miums will be increased to $4,000.
The executive committee has decid-
ed to tear down the old building on
the north of the arena, it being of lit
tie service. Buildings will be erected
in which there will be sleeping quar-
ters and a dining hall for the use OF
exhibitors who wish to live cheaply.
Secretary A. w. Love has been au-
thorized to travel over the state dur
ing the summer to revive interest in
the fair.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
FlLlPlNoS UNTAMED
Rebels Capture Town and Kill
Many Of Constabulary Force.
ROUGH HOUSE In SAN DOMINGO
A Town Nearer Home is Taken by
Rebels After Fierce Fighting In
Which the Casualties
Were Heavy.

A special from Manila says: The
town of Surigao, in the northeastern
part Of the Island OF Mindanao, was
captured Sunday by ladrones, who
killed Constabulary Inspectory Clarke
and several others. A detachment OF
thirty men, belonging to the Tenth IN.
fantry, under the command OF Lieu.
tenants Patterson and Brown, is hur.
rying from Iligan, on the northwest
coast Of Mindanao, to Surigao. on the
transport Riley, with orders to recap
ture that place.
Brigadier General Sumner, COM
manding the department of Mindanao,
has been ordered to send two addition
al companies of troops to Surigao. Il
Is reported that the ladrones are hold;
ing the town, but details Of the fight
have not been received. The fate OF:
the white officials and other foreign.
ers Is not known. II they have been.
captured vigorous measures will be-
taken to rescue them. This is the
first time American troops have been;
used since the peace with the Moros
was declared.
Governor Taft and General Davis
are going to Jolo for conferences
with the sultan and leading Moros OF
Jolo, In the hope Of averting trouble.
They will leave Manila on the trans
port Ingalls,. No advices have been.
received from Jolo since Saturday.
The situation there is regarded as be-:
critical, although Governor Taft and
General Davis hope to quell the uIi-3
rest and to succeed in making the:
Moros understand the Intentions Of,
the Americans.
The burial ship Preteus has arrived.
at Manila from the Jolo archipelago
bringing the bodies Of FIVE hundred
soldiers and few citizens. The bodies
will be sent home on transport.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
MURDER BY WOMEN NO CRIME.
Sentimental Jury is Roundy Scored
by a Cleveland Judge.

"A weak and sentimental jury has
made the public proclamation that
murder committed by a woman is no
crime IN this country.
With these words Judge Neff, at
Cleveland, Ohio, Monday, in Lrimina!
court, assailed the jury that Saturday
night acquitted Mrs. Wiur. -owski Of
completely in the murder or her hus.
band and made her a free woman.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
MAY BE GENERAL STRIKE.

Atlanta Printers Union Makes Anoth-
er Move Against Foote & Davies. e
The Atlanta, Ca, Typographical
Union has acted favorably on the per-
mission sent out from national head
quarters at Indianapolis to call union
men out OF all the Employing Printers
Club shops that accept work from
Foote & Davies.
This means that there will be a gem
eral lockout in nearly all the printing
shops in the city If any Of them ac-.
cept work from Foote & Davies.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
A HOLp-UP THAT FAILED.

Trolley Passenger Fired on Masked
Men and Fatal Duel Followed.
Three masked robbers attempted to
hold up a car on the Los Angeles and
Pacific Electric railway between Los
ANGELES and Santa Monica, CAL, Sat
urday night, and after a pistol fight
between C.. W. Henderson, passen'
ger, and one of the robbers, the other
two highwaymen began shooting
through the crowded car.
H. A. Griswold, Of Manson, Iowa,
was killed and three other persons
were wounded. It Is believed that one
Of the robbers was wounded, but the
three desperadoes escaped.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Brckshot fer Three.

r. G.: Cheatham, Robert Quattel-
baum and Clebe Penn. thee we'll
known farmers of the Phoenix section
of Greenwood county, were seriously
shot from ambush one night the past
week.
Cheatham received charge of
buckshot in his chest and arms, and is
the most dangerously wounded.
1t is reported that the attacking
party were negroes and nat seven or
eight volleys were exchanged.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
ON CHARGE OF PIRACY.

Recently Released Venezuelan War;
ship Is Seized by British Cruiser.
The British cruiser PaIlas has selz-
ed the enezuelan warship Restaurador
on the ground that she is pirate, ca
bles The New York Herald's CORE
spondent at Port of Spain, Trinidad.
The case against the Restaurador
cites that soon after she was handed
over to the enezuelan authorities b.
the German commodore she began
again acts of piracy and robbery on
the high seas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS.

Adjourn at Madison, Georgia, After
Highly Successful Meeting.
The Georgia State Sunday Scnooi
convention adjourned at Madison
Thursday afternoon after one OF the
most successful sessions In its MS
tory. .
The association meets next year IN
Macon. One Of the most Important
features of the closing session was tne
subscrfution of over $1,000, raised for
a state helper in Sunday school WorA
N Georgia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
FATAL WRECK ON SOUTHERN.

Engineer Miller, Fireman Thompson
and Negro Tramp the Victims.
Southern railway passenger train
No. Sc, which left Atlanta, Ca, Mon
day morning at 8 o'clock, three hours
late, was wrecked at Currahee Cross
ing. four miles south of Toccoa, at 6
o'clock, and as a result Engineer Ed
Miller and Fireman Fred Thompson,
both Of Atlanta, died shortly after
ward from injuries received.
A negro tramp, said to be Ounce
Wright, of Westminster, S. c., who
was stealing a ride between the en-
CINE and the fast mail car, was liter
ally torn to pieces.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
RAILROAD DEAL coNsUMMATED.

Rock Island Secures Common Stock
and Control of Frisco System.
A New York special says: 1t Is un-
derstood that the deal by which the
Rock Island Company will secure the
common stock and control OF the st.
Louis and San Francisco system has
been completed to the last detail.
An announcement Of terms and de-
tails is to be made by J. P. Morgan &
Co., but it is said will not be forth
coming before March ~ or thereafter
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Gonzales Succeeds Brother.

At a meeting of the board OF direc-
tors of The State Company, the 7resi-
dent of the company, Ambrose E. Con-
zales, was authorized 20 fill the vacan-
cy in the editorship caused by the
death of the late N. G.. Gonzales.
The appointments: of W. E. Gonzales.
who for several years past has been
news editor, was also announced.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
cHUM is REAPPoINTED.
position, PresI.

Notwithstanding Opposition, PresI.s
dent Again Names Negro.
A Washington special says: The
President Friday reappointed DR.. W.
D. Crum, colored, collector ce customs
at Charleston, S. c., and William N.
Byrne, United State district attorney
for Delaware. Both OF these noBaina'
tons failed of confirmation at the re-
cent session of the senate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Colonel Caldwell to Speak.

Secretary C. c. Langston, of the
State Press Association, Announces
that Colonel J. P. Caldwell, of the
Charlotte, N. c., Observer, has accept
ed an invitation to deliver tho annual
address before the association at its
annual meeting in July next.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26

A Washington special says: The
president has reappointed DR.. W. D.
Crum, colored, collector of customs at
Charleston, S. c., and William NJ.
Byrne. United States distric, attorney
for Delaware. Both of these nomina-
tioas failed of confirmation at the re-
cent session of the senate.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Anxiety Over Peach Crop.

Much uneasiness is felt by the farm
ers for the safety of the peach crop.
The season is thirty days in advance
of what it should be, and there is
some fear that frost may yet destroy
one of the finest prospects that ever
gladdened the hearts of the growers
of the ridge" section.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
six DIE IN EXPLOSION.

Workers WheImed by Frightful Accl'
dent In illinois Coal Pit.
A terrific explosion OF gas in the
mine of the Athens Coal Company, at
Athens, ILL.,, Monday, resulted in the
death of six men and serious injury of
others.
Nine men were in the mine at the
time. Some Of the men killed were
O hundred feet away from where the
explosion occurred.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
TRlPLETS WE'D TRlPLETs.

elk People Born on Same Day Link
Fortunes Together.
A most unique wedding took place
at Hayton, Wis, recently. John,
James and Andrew Andrews, brothers,
were married to Agnes, Elsie and
Clara Maxwell.
The brides are the daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Hiram Maxwell, Of Hayton.
All six young people were born in the
same day.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
MIAMl'S NEW CHANNEL.

Active Work Begun on Shorter Wa
terway to the Sea.
Dredging began actively at Miami,
Fla, Thursday morning on the new
channel, 100 feet wide and Is feet deep,
as provided by recent congressional
enactment. The new channel to the
sea will be less than 3 miles, whereas
the present intricate canal is some IL
miles to deep water.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26

". c. Whitney has purchased sew
eral tracts of land adjoining his prop
erty nesr Aiken. He paid as high as
500 an acre for some of the land
purchased, which amounted to $4,000
in all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Columbia Wants Reunion.

A committee from the Columbia
chamber Of commerce has begun q
canvass of the city for funds to jus
tify extending to the veterans of the
state an invitation to hold their next
reunion in the capital city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
EIGHT HELD FOR MURDER.
Among the Number arc Six Brothers.
Victim Was a Detective.

Victim Was USIeCITVe'
A dispatch from Wynne, Ark, says:
The coroner's jury whicn has been in
vestigating the recent killing OF John
H. Brown, of Memphis. returned YER
dict Thursday charging eight men with
murder in the first degree. The eight
will be held without bond to await the
action OF the grand jury. Fifteen ar
rests were made Immediately after the
killing and of the eight men connected
with the crime six are brothers. Brown
was in that section with other detec-
tiyes investigating alleged whitecap-
ping raids.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26

Spartan mills to pay sucn taxes from
said time. A similar proceeding TOT
$1,000 in taxes has been Instituted
;gainst the Beaumont Manufacturing
Company. The case has created great
interest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
PRIVATE LEVEES COLLAPslNG.

Thousands Of Acres OF CuItIVated
Lands Flooded In Mississippi.
The private levec, protecting the
Hamp Davis place in IssaQuena coun-
ty, gave way late Sunday afternoon,
and flooded thousands of acres of cul-
tivated land.
The breaking of this levee will Sc
riously effect the weakened levees ex-
tending from Duvalls to Chotard, a
distance of four miles, and news of a
break in that line is momentarily ex-
pected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
FoRclBLE CURE FOR LAzINEss.

Indiana Whitecaps Severely Flog Man
Who Refused to Work.
Twelve white caps took Henry Math-
IS from his log cabin a mill south OF
Nashville, Indiana, Thursday night
tied him to q fence post and beat him
numerically with 4 buggy whip. The
members of the mob wore handker-
chiefs over their faces and battered
down the door of Mathis log cabin
with rails.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
No War Vessel VIII Be Sent.

NO war Vessel WIZ DC S0u@s
A Washington special says: No war
vessel will be ordered to San Domingo
for the present. The Atlanta is under
orders to proceed from Pensacola to-
Monte Cristo, near Haitien, and in the
event Of American interests being en-
dangered at San Domingo she will go
there.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26

New Tobacco Company incorporated.
The Hilson Company, capital ST.
100000, was incorporated a. Trenton,
N. j., Thursday, to grow tobacco and
tc, manufacture cigars and cigarettes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Shaw Favors Ship Subsidies.

Sna" fdSoTS SHtp SupSio'SS'
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was
the principal guest at the first annual
banquet Of the New Orleans board OF
trade Saturday night. In the course
Of his speech he strongly advocated
ship subsidies.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
KILLED BY RUNAWAY CARS.

Three Killed and Half a Score Injured
in Peculiar Mine Accident.
The breaking of q coupling followed
by the runaway Of string OF loaded
coal cars in the Sunshine mine at
South Fork, Pa, late Thursday after
noon, caused the death Of lnree men,
the fatal injury of one, and more or
less serious injury to nine others.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-26
Kino Given Life Sentence.

w. C. King, white man living in
Florence county, who shot and killed
both James Rogers, an old man, and
his son, Samuel Rogers, on January
81. was tried at Florence the past
week and was found guilty of murder
and recommended to mercy.
He was sentenced to the peniten-
tiary at hard labor during his natural
life.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-04

\ woman with her little son, child
of four years of age, inquired of man
standing in one of our railroad stations,
"Can you tell me what time the next
train leaves for Scranton
AT t-t-wenty m-m-inutes p-p-past
flour" About five minutes later she
again put the same question to the
same man, and he repeated the same
answer in the same suffering way.
When she approached him for the third
time with the same query, he said to
her: "W-why do y-y-you a-a-ask me
$3.50 m-m-many t-t-times? IL a-a-al-
ready t-t-told you t-t-twice."
Il know you did" replied the wo-
man, but my little boy likes to see
you work your mouth. h."-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-04
SOUTHERN SUPERSTlTlONS,

If you kill frogs, your cows will go
dry"
Tickling baby will cause the child
to stutter.
To throw hair combings out of the
window is bad luck.
To thank a person for combing your
hair will bring bad luck.
No person who touches a dead body
will he haunted 10y its spirit.
Cut a dogs dew claws" and it will
not die from poisonous snake bite.
To kill a ghost it must be shot with
bullet made Of silver quarter dollar.
To dream of live snake means enc
mics at large; of Il dead snake enemies
dead or powerless.
To dream of unbroken eggs signifies
trouble to come; if the eggs are broken,
the trouble is past
If you boast of your good health,
pound wood Immediately with your fist
or You viii become sick.
To cut baby's finger nails will de-
form it, If the child is Il month old, it
viii cause it to have fits.
To allow Il child to look into Il mirror
before it is month old will cause it to
have trouble in teething
4 child will have Il nature and dispo,
sitiOn similar to those of the person who
first takes it out Of doors.
TO hear screen owl is bad luck.
To prevent hearing its cry turn the
pockets inside out and set the shoe
soles upward.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1903-03-04
PONIES AND COBS.
How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.

How the Distinctions Between the
Two Are Defined.
A correspondent writes, says the
Badminton Magazine. to ask me what
a pony" is-not the pony of the bet
ting ring; he refers to the animal. The
dictionaries which he has consulted tell
him no more than that n pony is "A
little horse" and he wants to know
where the pony ends and the horse
begins. The term is, of course, very
loosely used. At Newmarket, where
one might expect accurate definitions,
the trainers seem TO call all sorts of
animals ponies. Il will send round
your pony at O'clock" is n familiar
phrase TO me, and in two cases it has
always portended the arrival of an ami
nal of quite 14.2. l have searched for
authorities for some time past and
only accidentally came upon one the
other day. \ pony, l find it stated, IS
strictly applicable to an animal under
Is hands. Above Is and up to 1873 the
creature should be known as gallo
way. and over 1873 it becomes horse.
This, however, is not the modern inter-
pretation, though when the phraseology
was altered do not know. According
to the Hurlingham rules of polo, "the
height of ponies shall not exceed il
hands . inches" and such an animal,
according to my old time authority,
would be quite Il full sized horse. One
cannot, of course 20 against the Hur-
lingham nomenclature, but | should
be inclined to say that in general par
lance anything under II hands is a
pony. | am glad my correspondent did
not ask for an exact definition of Il
cob for | could do no better than
suggest that thickset pony from
about 1873 to 14.2 would come under
the head. The term ''cobby," at any
rate, has a significance of its own.