The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-02-05

:Creann of News.
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Brief Summary Of Most
important Events
Of Each Day.

Importan nt Events
Of Each Day.
j. H. Land and family, Of East
Alabama. were drowned in a freight
car that plunged into the Mississippi
at Vicksburg.
"A bill is to be introduced in the
Alabama legislature seeking to relieve
Birmingham of the criminal element.
The house met in Washington
Sunday and eulogies were pronounced
in memory of the late Senator McMil-
Ian, of Michigan.
Senator Quay has changed his
tactics and will not insist on night
sessions for the statehood bill.
The Pullman Car Company an
uounces increase of pay of employees.
They will get ten hours pay for nine
hours work.
Governor CT Connecticut sends
troops to Waterbury because Of strike
riot there.
The Jefferson Memorial Associa-
ton pleads for funds to erect monu-
ment for the acthor Of the Declara>
tion of independence.
General Miles dined with King
Edward at Windsor Castle, Sunday
night.
The crown princess of Saxony and
NJ. Giros will come to the United
States shortly.
Sultan of Morocco attacked the
pretenders forces at daybreak
Thursday near Fez and completely
crushed them.
Health authorities at Mazatlan.
Mexico, attribute the bubonic plague
due ia an American vessel, from San
Francisco stopping there.
Young couple engaged to be mar
ried, killed by the cars necr Savannah.
Misses Be1ning, daughters Of the
late general, at Columbus, Ga, are
protesting against the destruction o.
a sycamore tree their father planted.
Senator Pettus, Of Alabama, re-
elected by the Alabama legislature.
Six men killed by the explosion Of
boilers at Admission, Ala.
In the habeas corpus case at Kos
ciusko, Miss, the court denied the
writ andthe eleven white men charged
with killing two negroes were sent
back to -jail.~----.-D~'~~'-'-'''''S''7''''
Before the strike commission At
torney Darrow charged that the oper.
ators are responsible for the coal
shortage
Twenty persons were killed in the
railway horror at Plainfleld, ~. j.
Miss Dickinson, who is to be a wit
ness in the Young murder trial, has
been threatened with death if she re-
yeals secrets Of the Mormon church.
1t is reported a. Washington that
Judge Emory Speer Will be promoted
to the circuit court o. appeals, and
that District Attorney Marion Erwin
will succeed Judge Speer.
There was snarp colloQuy in the
senate Wednesday between Senators
Carmack and Beveridge over cruel
ties in the Philippines. Senator Car
mack practically called Senator Beyer-
idge liar.
The special court to try the suit Of
the crown prince of Saxony tor divorce
has convened at Dresden.
The British, German and Italian
ambassadors have urged their govern
ments to accept Minister Bowen's
last proposition and raise the block
ade.
"A negro labor agent was killed
Monday in a lumber camp In Harrison
county, Mississippi. He had refused
to leave when ordered.
Eli Rogers, crazed man Of Union
count, North Carolina, Monday after
noon killed Miss May Presley and a
negro boy.
The democrats of the Alabama
legislature in joint caucus Monday
nominated Senator Pettus to succeed
hiNself.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, Is
making a fight on the Panama canal
treaty.
The house has adopted resolu-
ton calling for information In regard
10 the Indianola affair.
IKE Afro-American council has Is.
sued an address condemning the south
for t:s treatment Of the negro,'.
Philip Doblin, who swore that
IDemuel Quigg offered Congressman
Lcssler $4,000 for his vote, confesses
that he perjured himself.
Judge William r. Day, Of Ohio,
has been offered and accepted he 20.
s'tion of associate justice of the Un'-
ted States supreme court.
Lieutenant Armstrong, OF Ala
bama, Is dead of the smallpox at Ma
Mia.
AT Wartburg, TeLn., Morris Jett,
a youth, was killed by an exploding
gun. His aged grandmother died after
hearing of his death.
AT Durham, South Africa, the bu-
bonic plague is committing such raw
ages that the people arc fleeing.
Three alleged widows are suing
for damage for the death of a negro
fireman at Spartanburg, S. G.
Steamer Dawson City, eighty-six
days out from Nome, reaches Port
Townsend, Wash, with no losses.
Senator Teller says if he is re-
fused a certificate of election by the