The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-01-22
T Cream of News.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
of Each Day.

NAV involve several Jackson bankers.
-Abram S. Hewitt, former congress-
man and mayor of New York, died
Sunday.
The North German Lloyds steam
er Lehn is ashore near the rock OF
Gibraltar. At high tide attempts were
made to float her, but they failed. The
passengers, about one hundred OF
whom are Americans, will be trans
ferred to some other vessel.
The memorial arch to Won Ket-
tier, German minister who was killed
by the boxers, was dedicated at Pekln
Sunday.
AT council investigation of the At
lanta police board Sergeant Whitley
testifes under protest, declaring that
his job would be in jeopardy. He
makes charge that commissioner
Jones tried to influence juryman
through him.
-Turpentine went to 5S cents per
gallon last Friday, the highest price in
fifteen years.
The weekly papers published al
Indianola, Miss, are now dated from
Steadman.
One of the grand jury at Frank
fort, KY, on trial of Youtsey, charged
with aiding in the killing of Governor
Goebel, testifes that detective tried
to bribe him to reveal what Youtsey
said in jury room.
United States Marshal Johnson
and Postmaster Edwards, Of Macon,
had talk with the president Friday re-
garding conditions in Georgia.
Cuban veterans threaten to cause
trouble unless they are paid for their
services by March.
The new Piedmont hotel, one OF
the handsomest in the country, opened
it's doors in Atlanta, Ca, Thursday.
Colonel Higdon, formerly in com
mand Of the Third Alabama regiment,
will enter suit against Governor Jelks,
alleging that the governor has reflect
ed on his character as a soldier and
citizen.
North Carolina grand lodge Of Ma
sons elects officers and adopts COM
mittee's report providing for a temple
Of the order.
In the trial of James Wilcox,
charged with the murder OF Nellie
Cropsey in North Carolina, one OF the
jurymen is negro.
The house and senate have pass
ed the bill providing for rebate on
imported coal equal to the duty named
in the Dingley bill.
The charges Of blackmail brought
against certain republican politicians
in Georgia by Congressman Fleming
have been sustained and President
Roosevelt will have the guilty parties
prosecuted.
Senator Tillman made bitter
speech in the senate Wednesday, at
tacking the trusts and Attorney Gener-
al Knox.
The German reichstag in an effort
to strike the Standard Oil trust may
put q differential duty on crude petro-
leum.
The South Carolina legislature
met in Columbia Tuesday. Governor
McSweeney's message dealt largely
with child labor.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
sent a letter to congress Wednesday
recommending that s1,OO0,000 be ap-
propriated for site and public build
ing at Atlanta, Ga.
1T is announced at Savannah, Ga,
that the bondsmen of Greene and Gay
nor are now ready to forfeit their
bonds, which aggregate $4,000.
Excitement prevails throughout
the Atlanta city police force over state
ment that policemen will be called to
testify as to conduct of commission
ers.
State legislatures convened Tues
day in South Carolina and Alabama.
At both Columbia and Montgomery in
terests centers in the speakership race.
There is a lack of news from Fee,
Morocco, and this causes much uneasi-
ness at Tangier. The pretender seems
to be a better strategist than the sui
tan.
The cold weather and the coal
famine continue and much suffering is
resulting in the north.
The extreme cold weather and the
scarcity of coal are causing great suf-
fering throughout the country.
In her suit against The Times
Mrs. Tingley was awarded $500 in
the trial at San Diego, CAL, Monday.
The Crum appointment puts an
end to the white mans republican
party" in South Carolina, says Wash
ington dispatch.
Baby Josephine" the we'll known
child actress, was rurned to death in
Chattanooga Sunday. At Charlotte a
little girl was burned to death while
trying to save her doll.
Solicitor Osborne decides that the
Savannah pawnbrokers have no claim
on the jewels stolen by Mamie De-
Christ. They will Re returned to the
jewellers who originally owned Them.
Hon. Abram S. levitt. of New
York, is dying. He is SUI .ering from
obstructive jaundice.
Congressman Ton ue, OF Oregon,
dies suddenly of heart failure follow
ing an attack of indigestion.
Charleston is promised another
liquor fight, as Governor-clect Hey
ward has promised to enforce the dis
pensary regulations.