The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Cream of News. !
Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
Of Each Day.

guration of the strike cars ran in Rich
mon, Va, Sunday without armed
guards.
"A white man, the father of the
lynched mulatto, is said to be leading
the mob of negroes at Norway, S. C..
The troops have left Norway.
Fire destroyed the plant Of The
Hammond Packing Company at st. Jo-
seph, Mo-, Sunday. Value Of plant and
stock, $3,000,000.
A cloudburst at Jeanette, Pa,
Sunday engulfed an excursion party on
trolley cars and many persons were
drowned, some reports placing loss OF
life at over a hundred.
The latest bulletins from the bed
side of Pope Leo shows that he is n a
dying condition.
-Four men were given prclimi-
nary hearing at Scottsboro. Ala, as al
legged members of the mob that lynched
Andrew Diggs. They were released on
S2,C00 bail eacn.
General Cassjus NJ. Clay, the aged
Kentucky statesman and duelist, Is
said to be hopelessly insane.
Tho trans-Pacific Gable was ready
for business on the Fourth, and at noon
President Roosevelt sent the first mes.
sage.
The waters are receding at Gaines
Vile and other Texas towns and there
is no further danger. Fifteen lives
were lost.
1t is said that Great Britain and
Japan have sent a joint note to China
urging the latter ID demand that Rus
sia evacuate Manchuria.
A meeting held at Dublin to con-
slider the approaching visit of King Ed
ward was broken up by members OF
the. anti English party. who sang God
Save Ireland"
in an official statement issued at
st. Petersburg regarding the proposed
Hebrew petition, it is said that the
czar would not think of forwarding ar
anti-lynching petition to the United
States.
The Georgia state railroad cen
mission decides that the Atlanta and
West Point road can continue to
charge the present freight rates untp
April l, 1904,
B. F. Cosby and George D. Cosby,
convicted of peonage in the Alabama
courts aad sentenced to one year ana
q day, reached the federal prison al
Atlanta Saturday.
Five hundred teachers are at Ath'
ems attending the summer school OF
the University of Georgia.
Blizzard Burt, Of Hurtsboro, Ala,
16 years old, while examining pistol,
was accidentally shot and instantly
killed. - " 49,
y. F. Turner, of Alabama, charged
with peonage, through his attorneys is
fighting the charge on constitutional
grounds.
In a report to Governor Jelks, OF
Alabama, Assistant State Examiner OF
Public Accounts T. J. Rutledge makes
charges of wholesale land frauds.
I The Southern Educational Associa'
ton in session at Asheville. elected as
president Francis P. Vena5le, OF. the
University of North Carolina.
i'm spite of thewarnings by Russia
President Roosevelt persists in his
purpose to forward the petition rclat'
ing to the massacre of Jews.
A scandal has developed in regard
to the contract for supplying the army
with gloves. Congressman Littaur, OF
New York, is mentioned in connection
with the contract.
The treaties giving the United
States naval bases and coaling sta
tions have been signed at Havana
Cuba secures absolute sovereignty
over the Isle of Pines.
There was no disorder at Rich
mond, Va, Tuesday. The cars are get
ting a good passenger traffic again.
The conference of the miners aad
operators at Birmingham has reached
an unsuccessful termination and the
miners will strike. ...
The Atlantic and Birmingham rail-
road has absorbed the TiftOn and
Northeastern and the Tifton, Thomas
Vile and Gulf. giving it a greatly in
creased mileage.
AS a result of the disregard of or
ders given by Colonel Wooten, 1t Is
possible that the Columbus companies
of the Georgia state troops may tace
serious trouble.
Governor Jelks, of Alabama, has
called special term of court to try
Eve members of the mob that lynched
negro and wounded Sheriff Austin
at Scettsbore.
BY an explosion of gas in a coa'
mine at Hanna, Wye, Tuesday, prob
sbly It's men were killed.
The United States ship building
combine has been declared bankrupt
and q receiver will be appointed.
Charles NJ. Schwab has beer
practically shelved as president of the
steel trust. lie retains the position
.nominally, but an assistant will dis
charge his duties.
Comptroller Love, Of Texas, wa!
killed Tuesday in the capitol at Austil
by a discharged employe named Hill?
who also killed himself. Just befor'
he died Love blessed his assassin.
The Georgia supreme court has
handed down a decision making the
operation of turf exchanges unlawful.
Senator R. J. Williams, of the Six
teenth Georgia district, announces for
Judge of the Middle circnit to succeed
Judge Evans.