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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
MOTHERS INSANE DEED.
Hangs Herself and Two Young Chill
dren to Rafters in Attic.

Hangs Herself and Two Young Chill.
dren to Rafters in Attic.
A terrible tragedy occurreS Thurs
day night in the Village Of Leroy, N.
Y, when Mrs. William Baxter hanged
herself and two children, Goodson,
aged 8 years, and Gladys, aged 8.
When her husband returned to the
house at o'clock he could not get in.
He waited for some time, then broke
in a window and searched the house
In an unfinished attic over the kitch-
en-, reached by ladder. he saw hang
ing, side by side, from the rafters his
wife and two children.
From indications the woman must
have carried the children up the Had
der one at time. The room was SO
low that the boys feet nearly touched
the floor. @ ~. ~
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
IOWA REPUBLICANS MEET.

Hold state Convention In Des Mosnes,
Name Ticket and Adopt Platform.
The republican state convention OF
Iowa, in session Wednesday at Des
Moines, nominated state ticket head
ed by A. E. Cummins for governor.
and adopted platform Of principles.
Harmony marked the proceedings OF
the convention, but speeches were
made which indicated that the republi-
can leaders of the state were not en-
tirely agreed as to the details of the
tariff policy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
COTTON PRICES TUMBLE.

In Small Sized Panic September op-
tions Fell Seventy Points.
In a small sized panic in the cotton
market at New Orleans Monday MORN
ing September options fell 70 points,
from 11.79 to 11.09. The selling In
September was terrific. New York
had an immense bunch of selling or
ders in local brokers' hands and the
first declines scared weak longs into
unloading as quickly as possible. The
consequences was that prices went
down 9 to 10 points at time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Killed Man; Whipped Women.

Nte3 !"cs' s''ssffSS -
!: Reuben Elrod, respectable old ne
gro livtag near Piedmont, Anderson
county. was shot to death one night
the past week and three negro women,
occupants of the same house, were ia.
ken out and given severe whippings.
The women, who testified ct the in
quest later, said that fifty white men
came to the house and after killing
Elrod, fogged them, warning them to
leave the state. The crime is deplorcd
in the community. The supposition Is
that the women, probably relatives Of
Elrod, were Objectionable in the com.
munity, and when the mob went to
whip them the old man interfered and
was killed. -. ....
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
CzAR AGAIN WARNS
Nicholas Repeats That He
Wants No Intermeddling.
GROWL MOTTO BE NEEDED
That Appeal In Behalf Of Jewe In Rus'
sla viii Go Forward Just the
Same, When II ie Ready,
Say Officials.

A Washington special says: The
Associated Press Is authorized to state
that the Russian government most pos
itiyely and absolutely denied the re-
port that 1t has offered any official ex-
planation to the American government,
either through the Russian embassy at
Washingtcn or the American embassy
at St. Petersburg regarding the klshl-
nef incident and declares that 1t has
never been addressed by the Ameri-
can government upon the subject.
The Russian government must cate
gorically refuse to receive from any
power any petitions, representations OF
communications relative to it's Internal
affairs. ...-.
Attitude Of State Department.
The position of the administration
regarding the proposed transmission of
the petition of the Jewish citizens OF
the United States to the Russian gov
ernment was made clear and positive
by a statement authorized by the state
department at Washington Wednesday
night. This statement was inspired by
newspaper publications rejecting the
attitude of the Russian government
In the event Of the presentation OF
such g petition through the medium OF
the United States embassy at st. Pc
tersburg, which had been brought TO
the attention of high officers Of the
government. It was given careful con-
sideration both in Washington and at
Oyster Bay before decision was
reached to make any declaration re-
garding the matter The statement Ia
as follows:
AT the state department It was
stated by high official, in the absence
OF Secretary Hay, that the delay in for
warding the petition Of the American
citizens of the Jewish faith as to the
i'll treatment of their co-religionists In
Russia was solely due to the delay IN
furnishing the address to the state de-
partment by the petitioners. The
state department would, OF course, pay
no heed to any statement purportintg
to emanate from the Russian govern
ment unless such statement was made
officially in some form or other to our
own government. The state depart
ment has been especially careful to act
only in accordance with all require
ments of official propriety, but within
the limits thus laid down it will most
certainly not hesitate to give express
sion to the deep sympathy felt not only
by the administration, but by all the
American people, for the unfortunate
Jews who have been the victims In
their recent appalling massacres and
outrages."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
YOUTHS GO TO ScAFFOLD.

Governor Beckham Refuses to Com
mute Sentences of Murderers.
Governor Beckham, OF Kentucky
has refused finally to grant commuta-
ton to life imprisonment in the case
Of Earl Whitney and Claude O'Brien,
murderers of Colonel Chinn, under
death sentence. They will be hanged
Friday, July oath.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
JUDGE ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY.

Associate Justice Fish, of Georgia Su.
oreme Court, Wants Another Term.
Associate Justice William II. Fish. Of
the Georgia supreme court, has an
nounced his candidacy for reelection
to the position he now holds. and is
now sending out letters to, his friends
in the state containing a copy OF his
announcement.
The letter was brought forth by the
candidacy of Judge Beverly Evans,
who has announced fer Judge Ffshs5
position.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
WHITE MANTLE IN COLORADO.

Leadville Reports Three Inches OF
Snow In Town and on Mountains.
A mantle Of white covered Leadyilie:
Colorado, Saturday morning, and on
the mountains thereabouts there were
two to three inches of snow.
During the night the temperature
dropped forty degrees and almost
touched the freezing point.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
GEORGIA BAR ASSOCIATION.

Meets In Annual Session at TalIuIah
FaIIs-New Members Admitted.
The Georgia Bar Association conVen'
ed at Talluluh Falls Thursday In an
nual session. After the routine organf'
cation business, including the adoption
of the daily program, thirty-fve new
members were admitted to the assocla-
ton.
The presence of Judge Alton b.
Parker, of New York, who delivered
the annual address, was an interesting
feature of the convention. .a .
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A Columbia news item Is as follows:
The town of Longmires, In Edgefeld
county, possesses a remarkable black
smith. While he was attempting to
shoe mule the animal kicked him in
the face. Blacksmith McGrath is not
as handsome as he was, but he Is do
ing business at the same old ttand.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
SNOW STORM IN JULY.

Fiurries Reported Throughout Noun.
tana and Heavy Fall on the Divide.
Snow was general in Montana Thurs
day, slight flurries being reported from
all over tse state. The fall was heavy
on the continental divide. The tenn
perature dropped to As. The snow al
ternated with cold rains and great
damage to crops Is feared.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
BIG PACKING PLANT BURNED.
Hammond Company at st. Joseph Sui
fers Loss of Million and Half.

Hammond Company at st. Joseph SUI
fers Loss of Million and Half.
The main building of the Hammond
Packing plant at st. Joseph, Mo-, Was
destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon.
The loss is estimated as high as Sl,.
100000. 1t is entirely covered by In
surance. Two men lost their lives In
the flames.
For a time the entire stock yards
district was threatened By hard work
the Nelson Morris plant, 300 feet north
of the Hammond plant, was saved, and
this saved the Swift plant. which is to
the north of the Nelson Morris build,
ing.
The fire started little after 2
O'Clock. BY 9 o'clock most OF the
building was gone.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
TWENTY BODIES RECOVERED.
Later Advices from Scene Of Sundays
Disaster at Oakford Park.

Disaster at Oakford Park.
A special from Jeanette, Pa, says:
AS q result of the breaking Of the Oak
ford park dam Sunday twenty persons
are known to be dead and sixteen are
missing. The property loss in the
valley will reach s1,5O0,ooo and the dis,
tress is so great that outside relief
will have to be asked for.
From a happy, prosperous, content
ed valley, this region in a single day
has been transformed into a great
household OF mourning. Homes have
been wrecked and great workshops
forced into idleness.
All during Sunday night and Mon
day volunteers searched along the
path of the torrent. While many men
searched among the debris for the
dead, others called the citizens OF
Jeanette together to provide means
of relief for the suffering residents of
the valley. .... ..... ...l
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Cheated In Examinations.

The Charleston county board of ed,
ucation has thrown out the examina'
ton papers of thirty negro men and
women VINO sought to be teachers in
the public schools because, as the
board alleges, the applicants Cheated
in the preparation of their papers.
The examination was acid May % and
the board has just announced that GER
tificates will be refused to thirty Of the
thirty-five applicants for the reason as
signed. .- 49,.
County Superintendent of Education
Milngan said that he saw the irregu-
larities being practiced and warned
the applicants that their papers would
be thrown out if they did. not desist,
but his warning had no effect. -
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
pEoNAGE CASE DISPOSED OF.

Three Young Men Plead Guilty and
ara Fined by Judge speer.
A Macon, Ca dispatch says: Shy,
Glawso1 and Turner, the three young
men who were arrested recently charg.
ed with hold a negro named Waters 10
4 condition of slavery" were arraign.
ed before Judge Speer in the United
States court Wednesday morning, and
o the charge entered a plea of guilty
The young men were ordered to pay
100 each and one-third the cost of
:OsecutiOp
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09

The lowest gas rate that obtains
in any English municipal plant IS tna'
enjoyed by Widnes, in Lancashire,
where small consumers pay only 81
cents per thousand feet, and large
consumers only "a cents per thousano'
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
SUSPECTED MURDERER LYNcRED

Mob In Norway, South Carolina, Takes
Law into Their Own Hands.
News from Norway, Orangebure
county, South Carolina, states that
Charles Evans, colored. suspected OF
the murder of John T. Phillips. was ia.
ken from the guard house at Norway
and lynched by mob of unknown
men.
Four other negroes suspected OF
completely In the crime, who were con
fined in the jail, were beaten into in
sensibility.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Ladv Bitten by Snake,

At Chesterfield few days ago, Mrs.
Fannie Funderburk, wife Of the Rev.
B. S. Funoerburk, while reaching in a
barrel of meal in a barn to get some
for her cow, was bitten by rattle
snake pilot. Although suffering in
tensely from the bite, Mrs. Funder-
burk is getting along as well as could
be expected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Beat Qauohcr to Death,

. Abraham Ancrum, negro, living
near Springtown, Bamberg county, Is
in Jail charged with beating his IA
year-old daughter to death. About a
week ago, it is said, Ancrum beat the
girl in a brutal manner, breaking her
arm and covering her body with
wounds.
Several days later he sent for a
physician, claiming that his daughter
was suffering from female troubles.
The girl aied finally from the effects
of the beating.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
Free Delivery for Anderson.

A Washington special says: The
postmaster general has issued an or
der establishing city free delivery ser
vice at Anderson, 8. c., on September
1, 1903, with four letter carriers, one
substitute carrier, sixteen street let
ter boxes and one package box.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
German Guns Doomed.

The German cruiser GaZelle, which
has been at Charleston for some
weeks, had appointed July for It's de-
parture, but the commander deter
mined to remain over in order that he
might participate in the Fourth Of
July celebration.
The cruiser fired a national salute
to the Stars and Stripes, giving gun
for gun with the harbor forts and tho
revenue cutter in port.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
ALL IS CALM IN RICHMOND.

Presence OF Soldiers Puts Decided
ouietus on Strike Disorders.
Monday was the most peaceful day
IN Richmond since the street railway
strike began. Absolutely no Disorder
was reported from any quarter. Cars
were run regularly on all the city
lines. The number Of militia guards On
the cars are being diminished and the
messenger travel Is decidedly greater.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
SOUGHT TO LYNCH WOMAN

Mob m PEORIA, TTITHUTs, WdHteu %
Avenge Whipping Of Boy.
At Peoria, Ills, Sunday night, a mob
composed of 800 white persons sought
the life of Minnie Pearl, colored, who
beat Perry Combs, white boy IL
years old with a club Sunday after
noon until his body was covered with
deep cuts and welts.
The woman was arrested and taken
to the police station before the mob
could reach the house. When the mob
discovered that she was gone they tore
down her house and threw the furni-
ture into the river.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
CORY WORK OF WHirEcAPs.
Aged Negro Man Killed and Women
FIogged Near Piedmont, 8. 6.

FIogged Near Piedmont, 8. 6.
Reuben Elrod, q respectable old ne
gro living near Piedmont, Anderson
county, s. c., for some unknown rea-
son. was shot to death IN his home
Tuesday night and three negro women,
occupants of the same house, were ta-
ken out and given severe whippings.
The women, who testified at the in
quest Wednesday, said that fifty white
men came to the house and after kill
ing Elrod, flogged them. warning them
to leave the state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
HORROR NOT EXAGGERATED.
Two Hundred and Thirty.Five Wer

Two Hundred and Thirty-Five Were
Killed in Wyoming Coal Mine.
A later dispatch from Hanna, Wyo
ming. says: OF the 3S2 men who went
into the Union Pacific Coal Company's
No. mine, 235 were killed by the ex.
plosfon of black damp that occurred at
1O:30 a. m. last Tuesday. Most Of the
dead are Finlanders and negroes.
Members of the rescuing parties tell
of pitiful scenes about the mine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09

Wheeler Dimes With Roosevelt.
. General Wheeler was guest of the
president and Mrs Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay, N. Y, Monday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
POSTAL EXPENSES HEAVY.

Deficit Of NJ, '!y Five Millions Caused
BY Rural Free Delivery Service.
Captain Castle, the auditor of the
treasury for the postoff1ce department,
Thursday made the official estimate
that the postal deficiency for the fiscal
year just closed will be s4,617, POP. The
deficit for the previous fiscal year was
S2,961,170. This big increase is attri-
buted to the enormous increase in ex-
penditures for the rural free delivery
service during the past year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09

The main objection to the snap-sno
photographer is that he is too candid
He never gives his subject chanct
to look pleasant.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09

of the Society of Cincinnati; Colonel
Charles Morris, for the United States
army. arI Captain Longnecker, for the
United States navy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
IN "SLlDE FOR LIFE"
Woman Performer on Tight Wire Rope
Fails to Tragic Death.

FANS 20 Tragic VedIH.
Clara Fox, of Omaha, was instantly
killed at Fort Dodge, Ia., Saturday
while making a slide for life" on a
wire stretched from the court house
tower to telephone pole half a block
away. The harness in which she hung
became unbuckled just after starting.
She fell int oa crowd 100 feet below,
striking a man named Wheeler and
probably fatally injurlng him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-07-09
FOUR ALLEGED LYNCHERS TRiEE

Prisoners Released on Bail After Pre-
llmirary Hearing in Scottsboro.
In q preliminary trial at Scottsboro
Ala, Friday, before Probate Judge Car
gile, Ed Harris, Albert Smith, Theo
dore Brannon and Roy Kelley, fou
men of Larkinsville who were arrested
as being a part of the mob that lynch
ed the negro, Andy Diggs, were aGmlt
ted to bail in the sum cf $4,000 each tt
await action OF the grand iNry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-25
snImon-Catching Center.

The six chief salmon catching cen
ters on the Pacific coast, in the order
of the quantity of fish packed lin 1901,
are Alaska, Puget Sound British Co
lumbia), the Columbia river, the Ore
gon coast, the Washington coast and
the California rivers. About four
fifths of the entire catch was in Amer
ican waters, one-ffth in Canadian.
For their extent and importance-th
annual product now being worth over
$50 900, 900, employing an army of men
and millions of capitalize Pacific
salmon fisheries are of surprisingly
recent development. Like every in
dustry in the northwest, they have
seemingly sprung into Importance
over night-yesterday nothing, to-day
a business of worldwide recognition.
Ray Stannard Baker, in Century.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-25
Sewer Essessment Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that by
virtue of an order and direction of
the Circuit Court of the County of
Middlesex, dated the sixteenth day of
June in the year Nineteen Hundred
and Three, the undersigned, the Com
missioners appointed by the said Court
to estimate and assess the benefits to
lands in the vicinity of the new sewer
laid and constructed in Barclay street
from Cornell street and connecting
with the sewer already laid in Wood
bridge Road in the City of Perth Am
boy, will meet at the Council Chamber
in the City Hall in said City on Mon
day the Twenty day of June in
stant, at two O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day, to give public hearing to
all parties in interest who may desire
to be heard in reference to the matter
of the assessment for benefits conferred
by the construction of said new sewer,
upon the lands and real estate in the
vicinity thereof, pursuant to an act of
the Legislature of the State of New
Jersey entitled "An Act to authorize
cities to construct sewers and drains
and to provide for the payment there
Of" Approved March 9Th, 1889, and
of tho several acts supplementary
thereto and amendatory thereof.
Dated June 18th, 1903.
John G.. Garre tson,
James e. Nolan,
Johan Jensen,
Commissioners.
1871 6.10-l0t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-25

WRESTLING GOSSIP.

Jim Parr is doing lot of prelimin
ary work for his coming match with
Dan Mcleod which is to be decided
in Buffalo in few weeks. The other
night at one of the Buffalo theatres
Parr met Soldier" McNab, a local
wrestler of some repute. In the bout
Parr showed his old-time speed and
skill, all traces of his recent attack of
rheumatism having vanished. Nc
Nab, who weighs only ITO pounds,
made gallant stand for three min
utes, but after that he was not in it
and was thrown. Parr, in addition
with his match with Mcleod, has
signed articles to meet Otto Betz, the
Ashtabula Fisherman. They will
come together at Buffalo, in a few
days.
Leo Pardello, who is looked upon
as one of the best heavyweights at
either catch las catch can or Graeco-
Roman style, has issued a challenge
to meet any of the big men. Pardello,
who is popular with the good class of
Italians, can command substantial
backing, and says he will post for
felt any time that any one of his
weight shows an inclination to meet
him.
In reply to the recent challenge of
John Tompkins, the "Tattoo Man, +"
Harry Pikinisky, the former 125-pound
amateur champion, says; "If Tomp-
kins is so much in earnest about an
other match, all that is necessary for
him to do in order to bring about an
other struggle is for him to post a
forfeit If he does this there will be
no trouble in us coming together. l
defeated him before and can do the
trick again. All ask is about two
weeks in which to train. "
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-06-25
Staten island Rapid Transit R. R.

Time Table in effect on aud after May IL 1868
Perth Amboy to New York Leave foot OF
Smith st. daily except Sundays and. Legal
Holiday Is, G IL 6. So, 1885, 795, 8 05, s g
rs, 1885, and l.55 m. IL 55, / 55 2.s0, 3.55.
4.SJ $50, 647, 7.55, S.55, 9.55, 11.20 P. M,
Sundays and Legal Holidays
6f5, 755, $50, OBS 1905. 10, 55 1.55 A. M 1855,
155,2 55 355, 4.55, $685. 6.I5 6.55 7.S5, 1919,
10. 0,P. M.
whitehall st. daily except Sunday and Legal
Holidays,l5 5, G.50, 90, 900, 1000, 11.00 q. m.
1900 l.. 0. 1.S', $50, $50 80. $40, $50 5.45,
6.35, 73O, $50, 1000, l1.o5 +l2.25.
Sundays and Legal HOLIDAYS.
Leave New York O5, 500, $40. 9.So, 1920, II 90,
IL 00,a.m ! OF, ztO, 3It, 400, $40, Co., 635
7.15, 7.55, 8.s5, 9.s5, 1920, 11.s5,pm.
Ftrry between Perth Amboy and Tottenville-
leave Perth Amboy dai x5. Is, x6 IL, 6.S2,
x6:5S, KISS, xs.05. xS55. x755, 1925, x1055
x4.30, Ks 81 600, x6 47,7 IS, H. IS ks 55, x955,
1914 XII cop. m. Il. 40 am.
Sundayssnd Legal Holidays 6.l5,l &c s., KISS,
x8.50 x9.2 XII .05, 10. 80, x10 IS. IL. .55. a. m.
x12.55, x1 .55, x2.55,x 355, x4.55, x5.35, ,x6 Is,
x65 x7.s5. xS.15 x9.l5, 9.35, xl0. 90 IL 20 m.
12.15,a. m.
Leave Toltenville daily xl.so, 5.55, e.22, 6.42
x7.1O $50 Ks is, x9.16. x1Oo5. 104O. XII. .05 q.
m xl2O5, x1 Cox .05, X 35, xS.4O, 4.1O, x4.40,
x54o, x6.1S x6.55, K 7.40, xS41, x9.40, 1929,
xl1.10, p m. xl21h, i.S0 A. NJ.
Sundays ard Legal Holidays *6 25, x7.15, $50,
x9.o5, $40. xi0.l5, x1O.4s, xfl35, a. m. x12.15,
xl.15,x e.l5, x3.15, K 4.10 x5.t0, 5 55. x6.20
x710.x7.5O xs.30, x9.22, x9 so, x10.45, XII 40 p.
m x1 Alp IN. x12. am.
*Legal holidays only
xTrain Connection.
J. VAN SMITH, PHI. CASSIDY,
Receiver GeD'l Traffic Agent.