The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-26
Cream of News.
Brief Summary Of Most
Important Events
Of Each Day.
Observation-Disclosures


wife with an Ak at HaZlehurst, Ga, Is
believed to be of unsound mind.
The report of the Florida commits.
sioner of agriculture shows a pnenom-
enal increase in farm products OF the
state.
The report of the committee on
the North Carolina convict camp says
tho bedding is filthy and unfit for use.
The Alabama house has approved
the senate substitute for the osteopa-
thy bill. This action Is a victory for
the regular physicians.
The North Carolina senate Friday
passed the child labor bill. Children
under ~ years cannot be employed
under this bill.
In hotel fire at Cedar Rapids, Ia,
Friday morning, ten lives were lost
and many injured.
The senate spent the entire day
Friday in executive session, the Colon
bian canal treaty being considered.
Admiral Schley, General Joe
Wheeler and Colonel Mcclure were
given an ovation at New Orleans Fri.
day.
In executive session Of the senate
Friday, Mr.. Quay attacked the New
England senator's, declaring that they
hate the south.
AT the jubilee Of Pope Leo, in
Rome, Friday, a tiara Of gold, valued
at $4,000, was presented to him.
Reports from north Georgia points
say that the loss Of the mountain
peach crop is greatly feared.
Chief Justice ope, Of South Caro-
lima, denied J. H. Tillman's applica-
tion for bail.
The Alabama house, Thursday,
passed the Starr-Waddell railroad COM
mission bill over the united opposition
Of the roads.
The report of the attorney gener-
al Of South Carolina for the past year
shows that while 233 men and women
were arraigned for murder, only three
were hanged.
AT Newark, N. j., a fast express
cut through trolley car crowded with
children, killing twelve and injuring
twenty.
President Roosevelt will call an
extraordinary session Of congress un-
less the canal and the Cuban treaties
are passed.
President Schurman announces
that typhoid fever, which is epidemic
at Cornell university, is due to polluted
water.
Six new warships are provided for
in the naval bill passed by the house
Thursday.
BY the explosion Of a storage mag
azine at Fort Lafayette, N. Y, four
men were killed outright and nine in
jured, two fatally.
Convention Of representative Geor-
gia citizens organize Greater Georgia
Association to work for the advance
ment of the state, held in Atlanta
Tuesday. J. K. Orr was elected presi-
dent.
Major G. M. Ryals, Of Savannah,
says the Georgia peach crop is unhurt.
Other authorities believe that the cold
wave has killed peaches.
The United States and Venezuela
have signed a protocol for the settle
ment of American claims. In the event
Of disagreement Queen Wilhelmina
will select an umpire.
Commissioned of Agriculture O. B.
Stevens, of Georgia, who has been In
Washington, mas secured cane syrup
station for the state, which will be
located at Waycross.
-Four negroes were hanged In
Mississippi Wednesday.
The passenger steamer Olive went
down in the Chowan river of the
North Carolina coast Monday night.
Seventeen people were drowned.
king Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra opened parliament in state Tues
day. There was nothing notable In tile
speech from the throne.
Ernest Won Wildenbrueh, the court
poet of Germany, has written an artl'
Gle advocating the union Of Germany
and the United States for the over
throw OF the Latin races.
kansas legislature, by q close
vote, bars women out of the voting
booth for presidential electors in that
state.
The entire republic Of Guatemala
has been declared In state OF siege,
says Berlin.
Grown Prince Of Saxouy obtains
his divorce from princess on the
ground Of unfaithfulness.
-Humbert case begins in Paris,
and Madame Humbert threatens some
startling revelations.
Columbus, Ca, is making elabor-
ate preparations for the state Young
Mems Christian Association conven'
ton. A number OF good speakers have
been secured.