The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-03-19
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
Of Each Day.


ticn.
-Seventeen negroes have been ar
rested at McRae. Ga, charged with
robberies from the Southern railways
freight depot
Pastor Williams, of Trinity Meth
cdist church, at Savannah, Ca, Sun
day night reiterated his charges that
the Savannah courts arc to blame 1or
the prevalence Of gambling.
"A Mississippi man convicted OF
manslaughter has asked for a new
trial on the ground that a member OF
the convicting jury is not an American
citizen.
Mayor of Evansville, Ind, member
of labor union, was compelled to shut
off the gas from his house during the
boycott.
Colonel Cody (Buffalo BilD writes
to the president, appealing for the pro-
lection of unGerbrush on western
mountains from the rayages OF sheep.
That unless this is done settlers will
have to move.
Count de Bostari had a joyous
time while circulating s25O,OOO in forg-
ed checks in England.
During a storm in Havana harbor
Sunday. the crew of the Dolphin, Sec
retary Moody's vessel, rescued five
Cubans from drowning.
king Edward had a conference
with Colonial Secretary Chamberlain
Sunday and taxed about Chamberlain's
tour to South Africa.
The Ocean Steamship Company
has contracted for two large steam
ships which will ply between Savan-
nah and New York.
AT New Market, Ala, Joe Powers,
a white man. tried to eXterminate an
entire family.
President Roosevelt is considering
the advisability of calling an extra
session of congress to meet in the fall
to consider financial legislation anu
the Cuban treaty.
Secretary Wilson is interested in
silk culture in Georgia, and he Will
send DR.. Howard of the agricultural
department, to Tallulah Fails to in
spect the Magid plantations.
,-Highwaymen held up a stage in
Arizona, murdered six passengers,
two CT whom were women, and rifieG
the bodies.
1T is alleged that Standard OIL
men are planning to secure control OF
the American cotton trade.
The blockade Of the Orinoco river,
declared By President Castro, of Vene-
zuela. on March 7, has been raised.
The situation in Honduras has be-
come so grave that a squadron CT
American warships has been ordered
thither.
Secretary of the Navy W. H.
Moody sailed from Charleston, S. c.
Wednesday, with party of congress-
men for cruise of the West Indies.
&C. L. Watson, in Chattanooga,
thrashed a man who he claims spoke
disparagingly of a lady friend. He
rode 500 miles to do the work.
The strike of the transfer drivers
at Kansas City, Mo-, has resulted IN
violence
1t is said that James R Keene, The
Wall street speculator, is attempting
10 get control of the Southern Pacific.
Mrs. Pennell injured in the auto
mobile accident by which her husband
was instantly killed, died Wednesday
night.
The flood situation along the low
er Mississippi is still extremely threat
ering. If the levees break incalcula-
bic damage will result.
Miss Gonzales, native OF Porto
Rico, is held at Ellis Island on the
ground that she is an alien and has no
right to enter the United States.
The indications are that democrat
ic amendments to the canal treaty Will
be accepted and that a vote Will be
taken without delay.
The Cuban-American reciprocity
treaty has been approved by the Gu
ban senate.
Secretary Shaw Is in New York In
vestigating the Wall street situation
For several days the street has been
urging the secretary to relieve the
stringency.
Captain Abenheimer, who COM
manded the Irene at Manila, and VINO
had trouble with Admiral Dewey, has
been retired by the Kaiser.
After appearing against the Sea-
board in a Halifax, N. c., court Tues
day. Conductor Miller was crushed
under a train.
The steamship Karamania has
reached New York from Marseilles
and Palermo with a disease resem'
bling cholera aboard. Six persons died
during the voyage.
-Four men charged with safe
cracking were bound over to the Uni
ted States district court at Charlotte,
N. c., Tuesday.
North Queensland has been swept
by a cyclone. Scores of people were
killed.
At a meeting of stave manufacture
ers In Chattanooga Tuesday it was de-
cidcd to advance all prices 5 per cent.
Hon. James H. Blount, former
CONGRESSMAN, statesman and soldier,
a;o1 % Sunday