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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18

baby, E. Fl. Sherwood, Lawrence Day.
two unidentified women, two unldenu'
fed men.
It was currently reported that seven
negroes caught looting houses tues
day night were shot to death. They
were all on a raft and were surprised
by guards who shot them down ana
threw their bodies in the water. While
this is not confirmed it is known
that there was heavy firing on the
north side where these negroes are
said to have been NlIed.
Gave Lives for Ceer.
The deaths of JonD Kool;sh, Ioi-
Ism carpenter, and his three chlidren;
two BOYS aged and I, respectively,
and a girl Of 12 years, were drowned
by trying to save three kegs OF cHer.
The Koolish home had been sur
rounded by water for several d'ys.
The family had been living in the sec
ond story. Tuesday night decided to 80
to land Koolish took two sons and
his wife and three-months-old BABY
safely to land. He then returned for
his other three children. Getting
them safely into the boat, ne stopped
at a submerged house to take Off three
kegs of beer as requested ny the own
er, a friend. In trying to load the
kegs into the boat the craft was over
turned and the occupants were swept
to their deaths by the swift current IN
full sight of the mother.
Scene Beggars Description.
The scene in East st. Louis besgar3
description. Hundreds OF families
from the choicest residence portions
of the city carrying trunks, grips
bundles Of clothing and valuab!es. BE-
gan to cross Eads bridge toward ST.
Louis. Most of the refugees were
scantily clad. Strong men carried aged
women in their arms. Barefooted
children were in the procession which
continued steadily over the bridge.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
sUiciDED WITH DYNAMITE.

love-Lorn Crane Blows Himself to,
Quick Doom in Passenger Coach.
Joseph L. Crane, who resides at
Rossville, Ca, committed suicide on a
Central of Georgia train near Lafay'
cite, Ca, SATURDAY afternoon about
four o'clock in most unusual manner.
He went into the toilet room and
there exploded a stick Of dynamite,
which frightfully mangled his body and
blew out the rear end OF the train.
There was no one sitting near at the
time and Crane was the only person
on the train that suffered.
Crane boarded the train at Cedar.
town ,and was seemingly all right un-;
til Trion was reached. Here he was
heard to say: 81 am going to blow
this train up and kill everybody"
No particular attention was paid to
him and in a few moments the man
retired to the gentlemen's closet with
a small satchel in his hand.
Soon deafening report was heard
and for a few moments the most in
tense excitement prevailed. InVesu-
cation disclosed the fact that the man
had exploded dynamite shell in the
closet, fearfully mangling his body and
shattering the sides Of the closet and 9
portion of side of the car.
Crane left the following letter ex-
planning his reasons for the deed:
written at Rome, by J. NJ. Crane
June IL, 1903.
"Ty My Friends and Relatives
was born October 13, 1878: At date OF
this writing 1 am "a years and 8
months Of age. To be printed If any
one wants to.
"The cause of my death is love
Mrs. E. C. Abingdon, Of Rossville, Ga.
I love her dearly. OF course, l hate
to have my people grieve over me, but'
it will not hurt them any worse for me
to do this way than to take sick.
81 have only got one time to die,
and just as well this way as any, and
I am ready to meet my Savior and
God TO ali my friends, 1 want to
meet you in heaven. Ny dear mother,
do not weep; have gone to rest, TO
the heavenly rest. l am willing to die,
perfectly willing, and hope l will meet
nv dear grandmothers and fathers
and my dear mother and father In
heaven. God bless and be with you
all now and forever is my hearty pray.
ar JOSEPH M. CRANE"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
BESSEMER BANKER SKIPS.
Cornwall Steals in Neghborhood OF
s2so,oo0 from Depositors and
Goes to Parts Unknown.

With President T. J. Cornwall IN
parts unknown and short nearly S2So'-
600. the Bessemer Savings oank, at
Bessemer,| Ala, one of the strongest
institutions in the district, will close
it's doors and ask for a receiver.
President Cornwall, VINO was mem
Der of the late constitutional conVen'
ton and one of the most prominent
men in the state, left behind MIN
three notes explaining the shortage.
In one addressed to the public, ne
says that he lost the money in trying
20 make back $4,000 he lost in leglt'
innate business transaction. He 1ur-
ther exonerates all the officers OF the
bank ano takes the whole blame on
himself.
In. letter to his wife, which she
was instructed to open Wednesday
morning, he stated that he would not
commit suicide, but would let her
know if he died. In laird letter, ao-
dressed to Cashier CockriIl, he states
that he had nothing left for him 10
do but wander on the face OF tho
earth or become a convict in the state
coal mines"
The shortage was not discovered IN
til Wednesday morning, when Presl-
dent Barr, of the First National BANK
of Birmingham, presented checks for
$500 at the window of the Bessemer
bank, and stated that the bank had re-
fused payment on them. fhe officers
we're surprised and an Investigation
followed showing the shortage.
President Cornwall left Sunday ana
stated that he was going to walker
county, to dispose Of some land and
get some money. He has not been
seen since
The shortage will not effect the Biz
mingham banks, as they all have ta-
ken their parer out The Bank OF
Commerce of Bessemer has made ar
rangements 10 borrow all the money
they need In case OF run oh 'he' IN
stitution, so no further trouble is ex'
pected in any of the banks.
It is understood that = great part
of the money was in the deposits OF
the merchants and miners, together
with employees of the rolling mills,
furnaces and industrial plants of Bes-
scmer. The city Of Bessener loses
$1,000.
The bank will probably not be able
to make a payment Of more than a
very small percentage on its deposits
The bank was organized in 1891, with
capital stock of 100000, and had
deposits of about 100000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
HAD PISTOL DURING TRIALS.

Convicted Murderer Wilcox Greatly
Surprised Jailer at Elizabeth City.
A special from Elizabeth City, ~
c., says: Jim Wilcox. twice convict
ed of the murder of Nellie Cropsey,
left the city Monday in charge OF
Sheriff F. T. Winslow, to. begin his
thirty years sentence in the peniten-
tiary at Raleigh. Previous to the ar
rival of the officers at the jail, he
offered to sell the jailer a pistol, and,
to the latter's amazement, took a
thirty-eight caliber revolver from his
pocket and fired three shots, then
gave it to the jailer. He claims that
he carried this pistol during both
trials. 1t was fastened to his leg by
his garter.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
MINERS IN CONVENTION.

Delegates Angered Over Refusal OF
Operators to Recognize conciIiators
The special convention Of the Uni
ted Mine Workers Of the three anthra-
cite districts, called for the purpose
OF dealing with the refusal Of the op-
orators to recognize the conciliators
appointed by the Joint executive
board, opened at Scranton, Pa, Mon
day, with National President John
Mitchell presiding and $40 delegates
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MRS: TANNER BOUND OVER.
Young Woman Must Answer to Charge
of POISONING Husband.

W TSsoS'""S s'eSS'
The commitment trial Of Mrs. Onle
Tanner occupied the entire day at
; Gainesville, Ca, Saturday, in justice
court, and the room was packed from
the opening al o'clock cntil the con-
clusion Of the hearing at $3.50 in the
afternoon, when the defendant was
bound over to the superior court TO
answer to the charge of poisoning her
husband on May % at their home ID
Clinchem district.
A majority of the citizens Of Clinch-
EN- district were present, either as
witnesses or as interested spectators,
and every word of the vast amount OF
testimony was eagerly listened to. Es-
pecially was the testimony OF STATE
Chemist McCandless given close atten-
ton, as he went into details OF the
analysis he made of the stomach and
vessels from which milk was poured.
John Tanner, father of the young
man who died, was the first witness,
and he was put through an examina-
ton lasting for two hours. His testi-
mony recited the details OF his. sons
death, the conversation with Mrs. onie
Tanner relating thereto, and the inves-s
LEGATIONS made by him into the cause
Of his sons death. G
He reiterated the confession Mrs.
Tanner is alleged to have made TO
him and went into details as to when
and how the alleged confession was
made.
Various other witnesses testified,
but no new sensational evidence was
brought out.
At the conclusion OF the argument
in the case, Justice Dorsey bound Mrs.
Tanner over to the superior court.
holding that she was either guilty OF
murder or was as innocent as babe,
there being no middle ground upon
which a compromise verdict could be
reached and he deemed this the proper
course for the case to take.
Mrs. Tanner was taken to the county
tail soon after the case was concluded.
She was not placed in a cell, but was
allowed the privilege Of one OF the
rooms down stairs, In the building oc-
cupied by the sheriff's family.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
HORROR IS NOW IN OREGON!
Town Whelmed by Cloudburst and
Hundreds Find Watery Grave.

ner and a wall of water like the CO.
lumbia river rushed down the valley.
Had No Warning.
The roar of the storm deafened the
roar Of the water and the people had
no warning of the oncoming food.
Suddenly it rushed through the
town, sweeping houses from their
foundation and drowning the people
in the wrecks of their own homes,
the dead bodies and wreckage being
borne down the valley. Scores are
still unaccounted for. The flood sub
sided quickly.
The railway, telegraph anc tele-
phone lines were badly damaged In
the valley.
At Heppner the residents suffered
most, though the business section was
flooded. The county authorities are
taking care Of the sufferers. Besides
the dead from 100 to 200 people are
reported injured.
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Gigantic icsAvalanche of Water
SWooped Down Upon
Victims Without
Warning.
one-Third of Population of Little Viii
iase of Heppner Sent to Their
poonn-Besides the Dead,
over Two Hundred are
lnjured-A Eire
Calamity.

~ Following clOSGCursI, a wall VI
water 20 feet high rushed down the
gulch of Willow creek at dusk Sunday
and drowned nearly half of 1880 In
habitanss of the little village OF Hepp-
ner, Oregon. The furious water car
ried the residence part Of Heppner
away. So great was the force OF the
water that powders weighing a ton
were rolled along the gulch. crushing
everything, +, in their path. Wires,
bridges and railroads were swept away
and complete reports have not been re-
ceiyed. The most reliable reports, how
yer, say that the loss OF life at Hepp-
ner win be at least 500, though the
numberso of dead probably is larger.
A report from lone, II miles from
Heppner, says that 500 bodies carried
there By the food have been recovered.
The food came with sucn suddenness
that the Inhabitants were unable TO
seek places of safety and were carried
down to death by the awful rush OF Wa
ter. Some of the business part OF
Heppaer, which is On the high ground,
escaped. Early in the afternoon a
thunder storm occurred, covering a
wide region Of country, and later a
heavy rainstora set in. many OF the
small streams overfowing their banks
in a short time. Bridges We're swept
: away like straws, and the darkness OF
TIE night soon made the situation more
appalling.
AS soon as possible after the food
/. subsided the work of relief was begun
BIZ the surviving residents.
Dozens of bodies were found lodged
along the bends of the stream, and in
several places, they were piled two or
three deep. Up to 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon 200 bodies had been recoV
Z cred within the town:
Many >of the buildings which were
not carried away We're moved from
their foundations or tcppled over.
Hundreds of horses, cattle, sheer
and hogs that had gone into the
creek bottoms for water, perished.
AS soon as possible news was sem
DIV courier to the nearby towns ask
z ing relief for the stricken people
5 The sOregon Railway and Navigation
Company started relief train, witt
doctors and supplies, from The Dalles
shortly after noon with party ol
100. sinc1uding three doctors, four
nurses and supplies Of all kinds. AT
1:3OSo'cIock Monday afternoon re-
!. lief train, with doctors and supplies
started for the scene from Portland.
The citizens of Portland started a re-
: lief fund as soon as the news of the
disaster spread over the city, and
within a few hours $4,000 was raised
Supplies viii be rushed to Heppner.
Fifteen buildings in Lexington. 8
miles below Heppner. on Willow
creek, were washed away, but no
loss sof life, the inhabitants having
time to save themselves from the
surgirg torrent.
ATT lone, II miles away, damage
was done to buildings, though no loss
of life is reported.
ssAH Houses Swept Away.
Heppner is situated in the narrow
valley of Willows creek. Advices to
The Portland Chronicle stated that a
great storm was raging Sunday af
ternoon at $50 and cloudburst oc
CURED a short distance above Hepp
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
NEW PHASE OF FEUD.
Even Hotel at Jackson, Kentucky,
Eurned and Five of the Harsio
Faction Arrested.

At G o'clock Sunday morning Joe
Redman, watchman at the lumber
yard of Swami & Day, discovered
flames Issuing from the roof of Ewen's
hotel, situated on the mountain side,
900 yards from the depot. The alarm
was given, and Lieutenant Kinnard,
with the provost guard, turned out to
render assistance. Soon hundreds CT
people were on the scene.
Heroic work on the part Of the SOL
diers and citizens saved possibly the
entire south side of the town.
The Even hotel IS at the end OF q
long row of miners cottages, all CT
which were in grave danger. When
those in the hotel were notified, the
fire was under such headway that the
guests who had not arisen had only
time to save part Of their clothing.
John Carey, of Louisville, a telf-
graph operator, who was sent by the
Postal company to Jackson to handle
the matter sent to the newspapers dur
ing the feud trials, was asleep on the
second floor. In the excitement ne
was not awakened until the flames
had shut off escape from the front
stairway, and he was almost sufocated
while coming out Of the rear stairway
and fell unconscious and half dressed
on the ground, when he finally freed
himself from the danger.
Mrs Even and her children were
left poorly clad and lost everything
The hotel and furniture had been in
sured, but only week ago Captain
Even was notified that on account OF
the threatening conditions In Jackson
the company had decided to cancel his
policy
The house and fixtures we're valued
at about $4,000. The property repre-
sented the savings Of lifetime, and
Even and family are homeless and
dependent on the hospitality Of the
| troops IN camp.
Gray and Jim Haddicks and Jerry
Luntz, workmen at the Swami & Day
| lumber yard, reported having seen
Joe, Crawford and Ed Tharpe, wagon
srs for the Hargis brothers, come
across the bridge and return Just be
fore the blaze was discovered and Ma
for Allen ordered these Men arrested
They were taken into the military
camp by the soldiers and manacled IN
the gusrdhouse. Gray Haddicks was
detained by the provost guard as wit
| ness.
Soon the Hargis people were active
They sent after Attorneys John o
O'Neil, Of Covington, and B. B. Golden
of Barbourville, defending Jett ane
White, and swore out writs OF habeas
corpus before Judge Redwine, making
them returnable at once.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
AsHooT HIM ON THE SPOT.

Author of Famous Sentence Passes
Away at Ase of seventy-one.
George Bethune McCarter, promi'
nent democrat of New York and one
of the first chiefs of the bureau Of en-
craving and printing in Washington,
is dead at his home in Salem in the
seventy-frst year of his age.
Mr.: McCarter wrote in dictation as
private secretary 10 General John A
Dix, secretary of the treasury in
President Buchaaan's cabinet, this
message:
eff any man pulls down the Ameri
can flag shoot him on the spot"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
GIRL sLAYs sTEPEATHER.

Protected Little Brother Who Was
Being Whipped-Used an Axe.
A special from Sneedville, Tenn,
says: Lewis Bolin, aged about 6o
years, was murdered by his 12>year'
old step-daughter, who struck him IN
the back Of the head with an axe,
sinking the blade of the weapon deep
into his skull.
Bolin was chastising one Of his STEP
sons, when the boy called to his sister
for help. The little girl responded
with the above result. These two and
another step-child are in tail at Sneed'
vile.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
ROBBED ON THE OCEAN.

PASSENGER on Steamer Germanic Re.
ports Loss of $4,000.
Robert Neill, a wealthy resident OF
Los Angeles, CAL, who was q first cab
in passenger on the White Star line
steamer Germanic, which arrived at
New York from Liverpool Friday, re-
ported to the police en- his arrival that
he had been robbed while in midocean
of drafts and money to the amount
of about $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
WEST VlRGINlAN is SELECTED

To Take Charge of North Georgia
Agricultural College at DahIonega.
At the meeting of the board Of trus-
tees of the University of Georgia, at
Athens, Monday, DR.. e. S. Avis, OF
West Virginia, was elected as presi-
dent of the North Georgia Agricultur-
al college, a branch of the state uni
rersity, situated at Dahlonega.
Dr.. Avis succeeds President j. S.
Stewart, who has resigned to become
field agent for the university.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
WILCOX MUST SERVE TERM.

Appeal Of Nellie cropsey's Slayer Is
Turned Down by Court.
< The North Carolina supreme count
has handed down its opinion in the
case of Jim Wilcox, the murderer OF
Nellie Cropsey. No error is found and
the verdict Of thirty years imprison.
nent against Wilcox stands.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
PIRATES DEMAND A RANSOM.

state Department Advised OF kIdnap'
ing of American in China.
The following cablegram has been
received at the state department from
limited States Consul General Nc
Wade at Canton, China, dated Wed
nesday:
american kidnapped by pirates
while proceeded from Canton to Heun-
CHAN. Nine thousand dollars ransom
is asked. l have sent the Callac
american gun boat) to the rescue
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
FIRED FIRST SHOT OF WAR.

Major Gibbs, of Columbia, South Caro-
lima, Joins Silent Majority.
Major w. II. Gibbes, who is said to
have fred the first shot of the civil
war, upon Fort Sumter, died in Co
lumbia, S. c., Friday.
Major Giboes was gunner in Cap
tain George James company, to whom
General Beaurcgard sent the order to
opan fire upon Major Anderson.
He served as postmaster OF Column
kia under President Cleveland,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
A SPECIES OF SLAVERY

For Corporations to Be Forced to EN-
ploy Only Union Men.
Sixteen strikers, alleged to have vic
lated an injunction obtained by the
Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Com
pany. were fined SO each in Judge
Holcombe's court, at Chicago, satur
day.
"For corporation to be compelled
to contract with a union to have in it's
employ only union men," he said, "i'
q species OF slavery and unlawful
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
sERvlANs ELECT NEW KING.

Without Ripple of Excitement, Pc
ter of Jaw-Breaking Name, Installed.
With scarcely the excitement which
marsk an ordinary fete day in the
capital, Servia Monday instituted a
new dynasty. Within less than two
hours from the time of meeting in the
wing of the royal palace where King
Alexander and his queen were shot
down, the senate and skupshtina, in
joint session, had legally and with
due formality elected Prince Peter
Karageorgeovitch king of Servia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
GEN. WHEELER DENIES STORY.

Saws He Received no Discourtesy at
at New Orleans, as Reported.
In a long letter to Colonel James
Dinkins, chairman of the recent con-
federate reunion in New Orleans. Cen
eral Joe Wheeler denies that he was
discourteously ire 2ted at New Or
leans during the reunion: that ne
wore his uniform as a general in the
United States service. and denies
categorically the other stories told
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
WANT FRANCHISE LAW PRo3ED

New York Republican Club Asks
Congress to Make Investigation.
At meeting Monday night the Re-
publican Club of New York took up
the negro question and adopted reso-
lutions urging congress to make
speedy and thorough Investigation
into the conditions in. the south where
suffrage is abridged in violation OF the
amendments to the constitution Of the
United States and demanding that
measures be taken at once to render
these amendments effective.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
WORST OVER AT ST. LOUIS.

Crisis in Flood Passed and Citizens
are Greatly Encouraged.
That the crisis of the food situation
in East St. Louis has passed so far as
that city is concerned was generaliy
accepted as a fact by the citizens OF
East st: Louis Thursday night. Boat
crews which, on Wednesday, strained
their energies to the point OF exhaas'
ton in resuing the prisoners of the
food occupied themselves THURSDAY
in saving property and in bringing 70
higher ground belated refugees.
There were no reports OF droWnings
during the day, nor were any BODIES
recovered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
MORE PEoNAGE ARRESTS MADE.
Four Alabama Citizens Placed Under
Bonds Of 81 1000 Each.

A Mon omery, Ala, dispatch says:
Deputy United States Marshals Gibson
and Colquitt brought in Saturday four
more prominent white citizens OF Tai
lapoose county charged with peonage.
Thev ere ". D. Cosby, under six in
dictmelts Jerre Berry. five indict-
ments; Allan Turner three indict-
ments, and Jack Patillo, two 1ndict'
ments, All made bond Of $1,000
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
LOST CASH IN SPECULATION.

Watson Appears in Washington court
and Pleads Not Guilty
James Watson, the clerk in the au-
ditor's Office of the district govern
ment, at Washington, who was arrest
ed for alleged embezzlement of large
sums, appeared in the police court
Wednesday, pleaded not guilty and
waived a preliminary hearing. Bail
was fixed at $4,000, which Watson
was unable to give.
According to the authorities. most
of the money Watson is alleged TO
have embezzled was spent in stock
speculations His books are in de-
plorable condition.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-06-18
cLOUDBURST SWEPT CANCN.

Thirty Persons Reported Drowned by
DeIuge in Arizona.
Seven bodies, the greater portion or
which were those of women, have thus
far been recovered at Clifton, Arizona,
after the torrent from the cloudburst
of Tuesday night had spend its fury.
Thirty persons are missing and the
property loss will exceed 100000.
The Arizona Copper Company, loca-
ted in a canon through which the Wa
ter swept. was the worst sufferer, IS
loss will reach $4,000.
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Reward Offered for Cornwall.
The governor of Alabama has offer
ed a reward of $500 for the arrest and
delivery to Jefferson county jail of the
defaulting Bessemer bank president,
T Cornwall, of Bessemer.