The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items OF More or Less Interest Condensed
outside the State.

"A granite monument marking the
site OF the birth place of President
Chester A. Arthur was dedicated at
Fairfield, Vt last week.
One man was killed and another
fatally injured in trolley car acc,,
dent at Braddock, Pa, Thursday.
Inc car ran away on steep grade.
ltis reported that Germany's tinan.
oes are bad and that Baron Thie)mnn
retired from the treasury department
because of his inability to manage
the situation.
John Ellsler, father of Ellie EIlsler.
the actress, and tho nssocintc of ,Joo
Jefferson, and himself a veteran NO.
tor, died in New York on FRIDAY at
the age of eighty two.
Dick Childs, young white painter
of Columbus, Ga, committed suicide
last week by swallowing lnudanum.
He had attempted suicide at least a
dozen times before.
The Mobile vessel John II, Stan
hope WAS lost in the great W,s, In
dian hurricane but tho crew we're
picked up by passing vessel and
brought safely into port.
Eleven prominent white planters
OF Poynsett county, Ark, have been
arrested on u charge of white capping.
The negroes employed at snw mill
Iii the county were recently forced to
leave undor threats of vioence
| United States Senator Nj. S Onnv
In an interview given out last week
while the Senator wax ia pittsburo
says that in hia opinion his State,
Pennsylvania, will support President
Roosevelt at the national convention
next year.
The Citizens National Bank ot
Beaumont, Tex, has gone into the
hands of Il receiver on account O.
losses amounting to about $3.50, 600
caused by loans to it's president, II
Oliver, and enterprises in which h,
is Interested.
The Salem Wooden mills anf
Salem Pants factory, at Roanoke
Va, were destroyed by fire Frdn,
night. The loss was about 500,
OOO. The fire started from Ian
tern Of the night Waterman coming
in contact with some combustibl
matter.
A negro WAS lynched at Halifax
N. e., on Thursday night for as
saulting ond then brutally murder
, ing an 13 year-old white girl Afte
, numbering the girl the negro tie,
up the body in sack and place,
in the stables OF Capt. Griffith, ht
grandfather. The negro confessed
The G. A. R. encnmpment at 6a
Francisco adjourned on Friday. j
g =. Black was chosen commander ir
chief, and the pensionlng Of veteran
OF 02 years of age WAS favored in
resolution. Greetings we're @,
changed between Commander Blacl
of the G. "A. r., and Commander
Is. Gordon, Of the Confederat
Veterans.
= The colonial Office at London h,
received details OF the destruction
the town OF Burmi, in Northcl
Nigeria, Africn, by British force
thirty whites and five hnndrt
t natives. The enemy's loss was 7(
e killed, and the British loss was
: killed and G2 wounded.
t Miss Emma Strickland, beaut
% % fnl l8 y""r old girl living ne
Lithin Springs, Ga, WAS criminal
II assaulted by Il negro man on Fride
An angry mob pursued and ca
tured the negro, and lynching "
only prevented by the father Of t
young lady pleading that the law
allowed to take it's course.
President Roosevelt hns writt
T. to the heads OF the various depaI
ments OF the government aaylr
that it will be his policy to recogni
II no union among the employees. Th