The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-24
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Brief Summary Of Mos.
important Events
Of Each Day.

Thomas J. Blake, alias Ed. Han,
charged with murder and desartins
from tne navy, was captured in Nor
folk, Va, Sunday, after chase across
the continent, during which he was
twice captured, but both times man
aged to effect his escape.
The ending of the year 1908 will
see the closing of all bars in Raleigh,
as the North State capital is to have a
dispensary beginning January l.. The
saloon men are to give the poor chill
dren of the city big Christmas tree.
To save. a negro from lynching,
Justice Morris, of Driver, Va, gave
Charles Bynum, charged with firing a
barn, his preliminary trial by the light
made by the burning barn at a. m.S
The celebration at New Orleans in
commemoration of the transfer OF
Louisiana from France to the United
States a hundred years ago came toN
a close in New Orleans Sunday.
Two more bodies were taken from
the ruins Of Walden University, a col
ored institution at Nashville, Tenn,
Sunday, running the list OF dead up
to nine. Two more students are miss
ing.
Roscoe W. Derby, machinist OF
Cleveland, Ohio, kills his wire and
three children and then commits sui
eide. Believed crime to have been due
to. dependency over the impoverished
condition of the family purse and che
near approach OF Christmas.
Senate committee On military az
fairs unanimously report fayorably ON
Senator Foraker's bill to care for
graves of confederates who died in
federal prisons.
Letter Of Secretary Root TO Sena'
tor Proctor, acting chairman on mill I
tary affairs, sustains the president IA
his promotion of General Wood.
The Ohio river is frozen over and
many steamers are ice bound. A rise. /,
in the river causes great apprehension.
Frederick R. Coudert, prominent
New York lawyer, died Of heart dis
ease Sunday at Washington.
Glue works at Peabody, Mass,
burn, causing loss of 100000.
General Reyes, on being advised
by President Ma:roquin that any nego-
tiations which do not tend to the re.
establishment of the integrity OF Co
lombia would be acceptable, informs
Narroquin that any aggression against
Panama would prove disastrous to Co
lombia.
Turkey has agreed to the demands
Of the United States government and ].
has ordered the governor Of Alexan-s..
dretta to make apology to Consul Da-
vies for the insults to which he was
subjected by the police of Alexan-
dretta.
-B1itons are angry with Empefcr
William on account Of remarks about
German soldiers preventing the annt-
hilation Of the British at Waterloo.
Prospects Of war between Japan
and Russia increases. Last note OF
Russia wit be rejected by Japan. The
outlook for peace is e. gloomy one.
Leo Cribb, the Coffee county, Ga,
murderer, who killed the town mar
shd and boy in cold blood at Mich
oils, was hanged at Douglas Friday.
Two white men and negro, eash
under six years sentence for highway
robbery, broke from the Cedartovn,
Ga, jail Friday night and escaped.
The exercises celebrating the
transfer OF Louisiana from France b
the United States began at New Or
leans Friday with naval review BE-
fore the city.
The grand jury Of Hillsboro coun-
ty, Florida, declared the county COM
missioners wholly incompetent to pd-
form their duties.
The Alabama miners in session
at Birmingham, voted a tax OF 81
cents per month to maintain strikes.
General Henry Kyd Douglas,
"Stonewall' Jackson's chief of stan y
during the civil war, is dead at HageFs-
town, Nd, at the age of 63.
The house, by resolution, has au-
shorized the committee On expenti-
lures in the postohce department 10
request the postmaster general 10
furnish that committee tho papers In
connection with the recent postcfhce
investigation.
At washington, John A. Benson,
al the head Of wlat is styled as the
California Land Syndicate, was arrest :
ed on a charge Of bribing an interior
department employee, Wocdford Har-
lsn. He was held in $4,000 bail.
The senate executive session rati-
fed the treaty for the extension Of the
commercial relations" between the
United States and China and then Pc
moved the Injunction Of secrecy.