The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-05-14
:Cream of News.
Brief Summary Of Most
Important Events
Of Each Day.

night.
Colonel E. C. Machcn, protector OF
the Brunswick and Birmingham rail-
road, has sold his entire interests in
the road to New York bankers.
The Southern Baptist convention
met in Savannah Friday morning.
Governor Terrell was the chief speak
er. The old officers were reelected.
Miss Claudia Perkins, student at
the Georgia Normal and Industrial
college, Milledgeville, has smallpox.
James T. Wills, OF Bradford coun-
ty, Florida, has been appointed judge
of the new eighth judicial circuit.
AT Grundy, Va, Mrs. Beavers, a
young widow, married Miles Charles,
indicted for murder, the wedding talk
ing place In Jail.
DIR. ]. H. Musser, Of Philadelphia.
was elected president of the American
Medical Association, which adjourned
Friday after a successful session at
New Orleans.
AT Los Angeles, President Roose-
welt reviewed the annual flower pa
rade Friday.
AT the Congress Of Mothers, In
session at Detroit, Mrs. Kate Waller
Barrett made a plea for the elevation
Of negro mothers.
1t is reported that the Goulds
have formed an alliance with the Sea-
board Air Line so that the former
may reach the south Atlantic.
Miss Louise Hurley, chambermaid
at an indianapolis hotel, has been dis
charged for refusing to make up a
bed which hai been slept in by Book
er Washington. .-...... ,..
Postmaster General Payne has re,
moved R. w. Machen, general superin'
tendent Of the free delivery service,
from duty, pending the result OF the
postoflce investigation.
ALL the state-owned railroads OF
Victoria have been tied up by strike
Russia Is moving troops into Chi
nese territory. The United States
Great Britain and Japan may form an
alliance to resist Russia.
The Augusta Chronicle, Oldest pa
per in Georgia, was sold at public out
cry Tuesday. H. H. Cabaniss and
Thomas W. Loyless, Of Atlanta, were
the purchasers. The price paid was
10000.
The confederate Battle Abbey Is
made an assured fact by the appro
priation of s5O,oOO by the general seun
ell Of Richmond. Va. .>-..
Annual fair and horse show Is DEF
initely decided en- at meeting OF stock
holders Of the Southern Interstate
Fair Association in Atlanta Tuesday
Old officers OF the association are re
elected. ,..
The sugar growers convention
met in Macon, Ca, Wednesday.
The American Medical Associat
ion opened its session in New Orleans
Tuesday.
Judge A. E. Maxwell, who was q
member of the confederate senate
died at Chipley, Fla, Tuesday.
The Florida legislature has beer
asked to pay fee Of $165,000 for ser
vices rendered in getting the Indian
war claims fund.
Three cadets have been expelled
from the Georgia Military college a.
Milledgeville for refusing to marcf
behind a negro band.
Postmaster General Payne an
nounces that he proposes to purge tne
postofice department Of all dishon
esty.
Final permission has reached tne
italian British and German embassies
at Washington to sign, with Mr.. Bow
en-, the Venezuelan protocol. ..r
The Clyde steamship Saginaw ane
the Old Dominion steamer Hamilton
collided off the Virginia coast early
Tuesday morning. The Saginaw was
sunk and twenty or more lives were
lost.
The Florida house Monday votet
to apply a large part OF the 1ndlar
war claims fund to the payment OF thf
states public debt.
On his trip through New Mexico
President Roosevelt was warmi!
greeted. At Santa Fe the presiden
acted as godfather at christening O
son Of a Rough Rider.
The assassination OF Attorne!
Marcum has caused a reign OF terror
at Jackson, KY. Men were afraid t
enter the court house, and Mrs. Mar
cum had to care for husbands corpse
The thirtieth annual session o
National Conference of Charities ant
Corrections opened in Atlanta Wednes
day morning.
Major F. H. French, OF the Six
teenth United States infantry, begal
the inspection Of the Georgia state
troops at Savannah Monday night.
The Chinese minister called OF
Secretary Hay Monday and discussed
the Manchurian question.
Police reserves are called out II
New York to Quell disorders growing
out of the various strikes.
Senator Mark Hanna, OF Ohio
thinks it possible that the democrat:
nay nominate Grover Cleveland for
third term.
The United State supreme cur