The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-18
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items OF More or Less Interest Condensed
Outside the State.

| Aii'h hano Dill has passed
through both houses of the English
Parliament and now awaits the sio
nature Of the King to become law
The injuries to tho battlesbip
Massachusetts caused by striking on
Egg Rock Shoal out of Bar Harbor.
Mo, are greater than at first OK
pected and extensive repairs will bo
necessary
The defanlting clerk of the MTer.
chants National Bank Of Newark, N.
D., has been caught He is "a years
old. He has no hesitation in talk.
ing about his crime, which was em
bezzling $4,000 of tho funds of tho
bank.
The limited New York express on
the Pennsylvania road ran into an
open switch at Van Worts, Ohio,
Friday night, ono muu being in.
stantly killed, another fatally in
jured, and thirteen more or less in
jured.
The latest trust is Tailoring
Trust, and Charles Nj. Schwab, tho
Steel King and millionaire, Is said to
be behind it. The trust will estab-
lish tailoring houses all over tho
country, including Charleston and
Columbia in this State.
The hurricane which swept over
Jamaica last week carried appalling
destltutlon in its wake Thousands
OF people were rendered homeless
and deprived of everything they
possessed and numbers wer, killed
1t is reported from Salonica that
the Bulgarian insurgents have turned
tables Oh the Turks and massscred
tho inhabitants of the large Turkish
| village of Knnati, near NIonaatir
only twenty inhabitants OF tho town
escaping.
The eruption Of Vossuvius some-
what Increased. The stream Of Law.
lowing from tho orator is divided
into two branches. The longer
reaches distance Of 9, 500 feet other
q distance of 2,300 feet. The reportp
states there is no immediate danger
Kansas City il in peril again on
account Of high waters and traffic
between the Missouri side and the
Kansas side has been suspended, all
the temporary pile bridges erected
after the great flood in Juno having
been endangered by Il rise in the
Kansas river.
The last issue of tho Manufac.
turers' Record gives figures showing
Il steady increase Of exports from
Southern ports In ten years tho
exports Of New Orleans nearly
doubled and the exports at Calves
ton have more than trebed in the
same time.
Joseph Pulitzer has provided tho
sum Of $2,OOO,OOO to establish u
school Of journalism at Columbia
Universlty, Now York. $50O,000 il
to be expended in the erection of Il
building. 1t is expected to have tho
school completed by the opening of
the session Of 1904.
Congressman Henty Is. Gibson, Of
the "a Tennessee district, has become
heir to between $4,000, and 500,
OoO, by aprovision in the will of Mrp.
Martha Graves, recently y deceased in
Washington. The Congressman will
devote the money TO help worthy
young mon through college,, az Mrp.
Graves is said to have assisted him.
A through freight from Ashevillc
to Spart"nbnrg ran away coming
down the steep grade from Salud,
mountain on Thursday, gaining ter
rifle speed and jumping the track
Engineer j. II. Averill, dr., and hi,
fireman were buried under the wrecl
and brakeman's legs were cut off,
The accident was caused by the fail
ure Of the brakes to work.
Gilbert Twigg, of Winfield, Kan,
aged thirty years, supposed to be
insane, appeared on the principa'