The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1903-10-01
Minor Hention.

The biggest strike Newark. n. j..
has had in almost twenty years began
last week, and extended until at mid
night not a street railway wheel was
turning, except under such cars as
were run out by inspectors and under
a heavy police guard. The Newark
trolley men declare the strike will be
general through Essex. Hudson. Pas.
sale and Union counties before noon
to-day. The men have demanded %
cents an hour, the abolition Of the
split runs" system and recognition
of the Union.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in Balti-
more and was met at the station by
an imposing delegation Of leading
citizens. including representatives OF
all the leading Catholic societies.
Major Robert M. McLane, who was
accompanied by the members Of the
= city council. welcomed the Cardinal
home in few appropriate words. The
Cardinal replied briefly. expressing
the great pleasure which 1t gave him
to get back among his home friends.
Notwithstanding the strict quaran-
tine which Laredo, Texas, has en-
forced against Monterey and Neuvo
Laredo, because yellow fever is
known to exist in both cities. two
cases have developed here. Little news
of reliable nature can be learned
from Monterey, where the authorities
declare there is no case Of fever.
A Munich journal contends that
there Is more Danish, Scotch and espe-
c;ally German blood than Norwegian
in lbsen'S veins. His great-grandfather
Peter Ibsen, was Danish fisherman.
who cmigrated in 1920 to Bergen. and
there married the daughter of Ger
man. Peters grandson, Henrik Peter
Isben. married the daughter Of
wealthy German merchant.
1t is curious fact that the most
artistic modern houses in England are
those of the very wealthy and the very
poor The rich are building their own;
the poor, in a few favored places, are
having theirs built for them, and in
their different ways they are the near
est approach we have to model homes.
Between these extremes comes the
great wilful and inartistic middle class,
for whom there is being provided on
al! hands architecture which would be
laughable were it not so sad.
Chief Justice Sullivan, Of the Ne
braska Supreme Court, in the state
ment Of his nomination expense, filed
the other day in the office of the Sec
retary of State, tells the story Of what
il cost to get the nomination: Author
lied local committee to call on me, il
necessary. for $25 to help defray the
expenses of the convention. They have
not yet called on me, but l am appre-
hensive."
1t takes little grains of sand to ena-
bic some men to imbibe little drops OF
water.
The extreme Radicals made uncx-
pected gains at the Servian elections.
Arthur R. D. Elliot. who resigned
as financial secretary to the British
Treasury. says a general election in
Great Britain cannot be distant"
AS a result OF direct negotiations be-
tween Bulgaria and Turkey hopes Of
peace are now entertained at Sofia.
N. Labardesque. duelist, Tas a2-
pointed General-in-Chief by Jacques
Lebaudy, Emperor Of Sahara
An observer, writing in the London
Times, say Americans now work much
harder than IL years ago.
The Germany Army is experiment.
ing with dummy targets which fire
blank cartridges.
Mountain Top Hotel, in Nelson couD-
ty, was burned