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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
Session Of the House.

The house convened in regular ses-
sion and listened to the reading Of the
presidents annual message to con-
gress. The extra session robbed the
first day Of many of the features inter
esting<to spectators. The house hav-
ing organized four weeks ago, the cere.
mony of opening was materially short
ened, it only being necessary to call
the roll to develop the presence of q
quorum and to provide for the custom
ary notifications to the president and
to the senate. ... .-
No reference was made to the spe-
cial session or as to it's termination.
the proceedings being the same as they
would, have been had the extra ses-
sion not adjourned. . ..
More than an hour and half was
consumed in the reading of the presi-
dents message, at the conclusion of
which there was general applause On
the republican side of the chamber. A
considerable amount of routine mas
ters necessary to facilitate the work
of committees was transacted prior to
the reception of the message. The
house adjourned at $3.50 o'clock, out of
respect to Henry Burke. OF Pennsylva-
MIA, member who died Saturday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
HANSON ELECTED PRESIDENT.
Directors Of Central Of Georgia Hold
. Annual MEETING in Savannah.

Directors Of Central Of Georgia Hold
. Annual Meeting in Savannah.
The election of officers by the board
of directors of the Central Of Geor
gia railway company, went through
Monday at the meeting held in Sa
vannah, just as was forecasted.
Major ]. f. Hanson, of Macon, was
elected president; W. A. Winburn, vice
president and traffic manager, and
Theodore Kline, general manager.
Colonel A. R. Lawton and Major
Hanson gave out the following state
ment:
"The resignation of Mr.. John NJ.
Egan as president and also as direc-
tor of the Central of Georgia Railway
Company, was presented to the board
and the following resolution was una
nimously passed:
"Resolved, That the resignation OF
Mr.. J. NJ. Egan as president and also
as a director of the Central Of Geor'
gia railway company, this day pre-
sented to the board, be and it IS here.
by accepted.
"Resolved further, That this board
tender to Mr. Egan its best wishes
for his future happiness and pros
perity.
"Mr. J. F. Hanson, now chairman OF
the board, was unanimously elected
president of the company. and pre-
liminary steps were taken for SO
amending the bylaws at the January
meeting of the board as to abolish the
Office of chairman of the board and
vest in the president all functions now
exercised by him. :
"There was no change made in the
Office Of vice president and traffic
manager now filed by w. A. Winburn.
The Office of general manager was ere.
ated and Theo. D. Kline, now general
superintendent of the company, was
unanimously elected to this Office.
"The vacancies in the board and in
the executive committee created by
the resignation Of Mr.. Egan were not
filed"
One of the directors of the Central
said that Major Hanson as president
of the Ocean Steamship Company and
the Central railway will receive s16,.
900 year, $4,000 from the Central
railway, and $4,000 from the Ocean
Steamship Company.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
Governor Peabody Declares Cripple
Creek Mining District in State
of Rebellion Owing to Strike.

A special from Denver, Colo, says:
Governor Peabody has issued proc
lamation declaring Cripple Creek ur1-
der martial law and suspending ,the
writ of habeas corpus. He declares
that the gold camp is in a state OF
insurrection and rebellion and that
the civil authorities are powerless.
In support of this action, the gov
ernor cites the blowing up OF por-
ton of the Vindicator mine and other
acts of lawlessness, and declares that
1t lis impossible to control the turbu.
lence of the camp by ordinary peace
able means.
The proclamation does not state IN
so many words that martial law has
been declared and that the writ OF
habeas corpus has been suspended, but
officials at the state house say that
both these things are intended. The
military will now deal with all alleged
offenders and try to punish them.
Colonel Edward Verdeckburg, COM
mander Of the military forces in Grip
pie Creek, was with the governor IN
Denver when he dictated the procla-
nation. He left for Cripple Creek
later in the day with copy OF the
proclamation. Wholesale arrests OF
strikers suspected Of implication in
the ViDdicator explosion and other
cases of violence will be made. The
"bull pen" will be enlarged so as to
accommodate several hundred prison.
ers.
C. G. Kennison, Sherman Parker and
W. F. Davis, the executive committee
of the Western Federation Of Miners,
Of the Cripple Creek district, against
whom informations were filed charging
murder and conspiracy to murder, are
now confined in the county Jail. Their
bail has been fixed at $4,000 each.
The accused men say the !. charges
against them have been trumped up to
get them out of the way.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
REYES AT WHITE HOUSE,
coIombia's Representative Has FeIicl.
tous Conference With President.
Gets Small Encouragement.

General Rafael Reyes, the special
minister from Colombia, practically
initiated his mission when he called
upon President Roosevelt at the white
house Saturday and told him why he
had come to the United States. Gen.
eral Reyes was accompanied to the
white house from the state department
by Secretary Hay, who introduced him
to the president, and by DR.. Herran,
the Colombian charge.
There was no exchange of formal
speeches, though the Colombians were
prepared to do so in case Of need. The
president greeted General Reyes infor-
mally as a former acquaintance, having
met him when the general was visit
ing the United States some time ago.
Instead Of standing to receive his
callers, as IS the custom in ordinary
diplomatic presentations, the president
himself sat down and invited General
Reyes to a seat beside him. The two
then entered upon an animated CONVEX
sation which touched upon some nota-
Bile exploits in General Reyes life, with
which the president seemed to be more
or less familiar, and gradually drifted
around to the subject or General
Reyes mission.
There was no definite proposition
advanced by the Colombians, for the
president intimated that the Panama
problem was a matter with which the
state department alone could properly
deal. So the conversation on this
point closed with an ; understanding
that General Reyes, who now regards
his mission as duly launched, should
hereafter make any representations
respecting Panama that he cared to
broach to Secretary Hay. Neverthe-
less, there was just enough limitation
in the presidents talk to make the
callers aware that he saw little pros
pect of being able to meet their
wishes.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
RRiTisHERs ARE HARD HIT.
Cotton Shortage Threatens Dire Ruiz,
to Mills Across the Water.

Cotton Shortage Threatens Dire Ruin
to Mills Across the Water.
Advices from London state that the
rise in cotton caused intense excite
ment in Manchester. and Liverpool
Friday. American cotton advanced
% to "A points over Thursdays clos.
ing prices.
. It is said locally that if the Official
crop estimate Of the United States de
partment Of agriculture made public
Thursday is correct, i means a terri
BILE calamity for Lancashire.
The cotton trade is divided in opin-
ION, one section contending that the
demand. for cotton goods, because OF
the falling of Of orders from India
and China, is not likely to be excep-
tional1y great during the coming year,
and that 10,000,o 900 bales, as estimated
by the American agricultural depart
ment, will be sufficient to meet all re-
quirements.
One of the largest firms Of cotton
spinners at Bradford announce that
they are preparing to erect mills In
the United States, to which they will
transfer hundreds of looms. with their
complement Of machinery, the dis
mounting of which has already COM
menced. In making the announce
ment the firm says:
"The American manufacturers re-
Gently have made such vast improve
ments in the manufacture and dyefng
of the finest classes of goods similar
to those we produce, on which we are
paying 100 per cent and upwards fn
duty, that we are confident our pres
ent American department will never
be able to pay its way more than three
four years more at the most
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
The Fifty-Eighth Congress is
Formally Organized.
THE MESSAGE IS READ
Transition from Special to Regular
Session Robbed the Day Of Many
Interesting Features of
Opening Exercises.

A Washington special says: Inc
first regular session of the 5Sth con-
gress began at noon Monday, but the
senate met half an hour previous to
that time in accordance with the ad'
journment of Saturday for the pur-
pose of permitting an orderly termlna-
ton of the called session.
The senate closed the extraordinary
session and entered upon the duties OF
the regular session, but the transaction
was so natural as to be scarcely no.
ticeable. The unusual features were
the close of the called session by an
nouncement from the chair and the Of
ferink of two prayers within half an
hour of each other. The business
transacted consisted of the reading ot
the presidents message and the begin
ming of the discussion Of the Cuban
reciprocity bill. On this bill Mr.. Col
lum, who has charge Of it, made
speech, advocating its passage in the
interest of American trade.
Mr.. Kean made a favorable report
from the committee on contingent ex-
penses in the resolution of Mr.. Pen
rose requiring the transmission to the
senate by the postmaster general OF
all the papers relating to the postof-
fee investigation.
Mr.. German suggested number Of
amendments, the effect of which was
to make it mandatory for the commit
tee to maintain and to compel the
committee to make a report to the
senate by May l next.
After some informal discussion the
resolution was laid over until Tuesday
and Mr.. Collum began speech on the
Cuban reciprocity bill. He spoke es-
pecially Of the effect of the bill upon
the trade with Cuba, which he contend
ed would be greatly stimulated by its
passage. Suituated as we were, within
q few miles of the Cuban coast, We
should control the Cuban market, but
as matter of fact this country sup
plies less than one-haf of the Cuban
imports.
AS bills and petitions were being
presented, Mr.. Hoar suggested that t
was not customary for the senate to
transact business pending modification
of the president, and his motion for
recess was taken at 1910 o'clock for
one hour.
Upon reconvening the, senate, Mr..
Hale reported for the committee that
the president had been advised and
would shortly communicate message.
Mr.. Barnes, assistant secretary to
the president, then presented the mes
sage, which was read at once. 81
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
WAR MOVE REPORTED.
Once More it is Given Out that Co.
Iombia is Marching an Army
Against Panama.

A rumor is in circulation at Colon
to the effect that three thousand SOL
diers have left Cartegena for the pur-
pose of invading the isthmus. No de
tails are known, and the rumor can
not be confirmed.
The only possible means Of ap-
preaching Panama is by narrow and
difficult mountain passes through the
Indian country. The United States
cruiser Atlanta is now off the Indian
coast.
Following the instructions received
December 4, from the navy depart
ment at Washington, United States
gunboats on both sides of the isthmus
have started or are starting on recon
noitering expeditions along the coast,
principally in the direction of Colon
bia, for the purpose of ascertaining the
condition Of the trails and roads be-
tween the Panama and Colombian
frontiers, the facilities of the country
for sustaining expeditions marching on
Panama and to generally determine
the best course Of action in case of
Colombian invasion Of the isthmus,
and also to learn the attitude Of the va
rious Indian tribes inhabiting both
coasts.
Tn: United States cruiser Atlanta
has gone to San Bias for this purpose
and probably will continue to the Gulf
of Darien. Another vessel will be
set to San Miguel, on the Pacific, and
a third to David, also On the Pacific,
but toward Costa Rica, to look over
the local conditions at Chriqui and
make a show of force, if it is thought
necessary, and study the possibility of
Colombia's landing small schooner ex-
petitions at Chriqui from southern
points.
The Panaman authorities are lend
ing aid to these efforts. They have sent
out several parties on both sides Of the
sisthmus to seek information and watch
possible movements on the part Of the
Colon bians
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
WROTE TO WHITE WOMAN.
colored EmpIoye of Pension Office
Gets Himself Into Trouble.

William Ferguson, negro clerk in
the census office at Washington, who
is put down as hailing from Alabama,
has been suspended by the director of
the census pending the investigation
of the charge that he wrote an entirely
too friendly letter to a white lady
clerk serving in the Office with him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
MARTIAL LAW RUINS TRADE.

Citizens of Cripple Creek Fear to Ven.
ture Upon the Streets.
The declaration Of martial law has
paralyzed business in Cripple Creek,
Col Heavily armed pickets of the ma
tional guard are stationed on all street
corners and many residents of the city
do not venture upon the streets. Pro-
vost Marshal Thomas e. McClelland is
occupying the mayors Office.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
EVEN DEFlES THE FEUDlSTS.
Witness Against White and Jet Now
Walks Streets Unguarded.

Captain B. J. Even, principal wit
ness against White and Jett in Breath
lit county. Kv., assassination cases. is
boldly walking the streets of Jackson
uneuarded.
His appearance on the streets i'm
mediatelv after all the soldiers were
recalled has occasioned surprise. He
has been closely guarded by a large
BODY of soldiers and on Vulnerable oc-
casions expressed the belief that he
would be assassinated if he ever re-
turned to Jackson.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
COTTON MILLS TO cURTAiL,
High Prices May Cause Further De.
ductions Throughout New England.

That a widespread curtailment OF
production by cotton mills in the Uni
ted States will be found necessary dur:
ing the next few months, on account
Of the great cost of raw material, Is
the opinion Of leading mill men in
Boston, from which the policy of many
cotton Nails in the north is directed.
The mills in New England employ
fully 175,00o hands, $4,000 of whom
had their wages reduced 10 per cent
this fall, and $4,000 additional viii
be cut within the next two weeks.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
DOWIE NOT A BANKRUPT.

A Claim of SoIvency is Made by a
Number Of Creditors.
Stronger proof of the fact that all OF
John Alexander Dowie's creditors are
not a unit in the desire to have his es-
tate administered by the bankruptcy
court, was given in Chicago Friday,
afternoon and seven prominent credi-
tors filed answer in the United States
district court in which they asked
Judge Kohlsaat to inquire into the
question of Dowie's solvency at once.
They denied that the head OF Zion City
is insolvent or that he was in that
condition when the bankruptcy pro.
ceedings were begun against him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
ARMSTRONG DOOMED TO HANG.

Alabama Youth Who Killed His Young
Lady Relative Found Guilty.
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant
guilty of murder in the first degree,
and fix the punishment at death"
This was the verdict Of the jury in.
the case at Tuskegee of Ralph Arm-
strong, charged with the murder OF
his cousin, Miss Allie Armstrong, at
Notasulga, on the night Of October %
The defendant heard his death war
rant read. He sat as if dazed and his
lips moved, but not sound escaped.
The Judge set the date Of his hanging
at January s.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
BANDITS SEIZE MERCHANT.
Sensational Disappearance Of Well
Known Bainbridqe, Ga, Citizen.

SENSATIONAL Disappearance OF WeT-
Known Bainbridge, Ga, Citizen.
Quite a sensation was caused in
Bainbridge, Ca, over the disappear
ance Of John Sapp, prominent mar-
chant of the city.
Sunday night he drove out to his
fathers home, about five miles below
the city, for his wife, who had spent
the day out there. Before going he
put all of the money in the store in his
pocket, amounting to $500. ..
While returning home with his wife
three men stopped his horse and drag
ged him fro mthe buggy and quickly
disappeared il the woods.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
DRUNKENNESS HIS PLEA.
urderer Armstrong Testifies Regard

urderer Armstrong Testifies Regard
ing the Killing of His Cousin.
Nervous and wringing his hands,
Ralph Armstrong, charged with killing
his cousin, Miss Allie Armstrong, took
the stand in his own behah in court
at Tuskegse, Ala. Thursday and tesa-
led that he knew nothing Of the Kill
ng. admitting that he was drunk and
lad been in that condition several
lays.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10

Chinese Boxers Again at Work.
5 A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
a report is current in Port Arthur,
in Chinese quarters, Of an
anti-Christian rising in the province Of
ze Chuan.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
CHARTER is HELD UP.
White Elks Claim that CoIored Order
is an infringement.

is an infringement.
Delegations from the Elks lodges o..
Jackson, Vicksburg, Natchez and Ne
Comb City, Miss, called on Governor
Longino Saturday and requested him
not to approve the charter for the COL
ored lodge Of Elks. They hold that the
name Elks has been copyrighted by
the white lodges, and that the charter
of the co!ored Elks is an Infringement.
The governor stated that II proof to
this effect was produced he would not
approve the charter. In the meantime
he will hold it up until the proof is
Forthcoming.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
NEEDS OF GOVERNMENT.
Secretary of the Treasury Asks for
Sum Of $624,5o2,146.

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw
transmitted to congress Monday the
estimates of appropriations required
by the government for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1905. The appropria-
tions asked for aggregate S624,502,146,
as against s5s9,1S9,112 asked for the
year 1904.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
BOIL WEEyIL IN CONGRESS.
Texas Representative Seeks lesisla'
ton AGAINST Dreaded Pest,

Representative Burgess, of Texas,
introduced a bill in congress Friday
to lessen the damage Of the cotton
boil weevil, directing the secretary OF
agriculture to appoint cotton CON-
mission in his department, to include
residents Of the states Of Texas and
Louisiana, to study the problem. The
bill appropriates $250,900
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10
EXTRA SESSION WAVES.

Both HOUSES OF V0IIgI coo lIS'o S'''5
Brief Sessions Friday.
A Washington dispatch says: The
house was in session but five minutes
Friday and adjourned until Saturday,
after transacting minor business.
The seiate was in session from
noon until 1926 o'clock, and also ad-
iourned until Saturday. The business
transacted was purely Of a routine
character.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-12-10

A Washington special says: Preiin-
mary returns to the bureau OF statis-
tics of the department Of agriculture
indicate that the actual growth OF cot
ton in the United Staes in the year
1903-1904 will amount 70 9.962.039
bales, of an average net weight OF
490.S pounds.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
GET THE HABIT--Get the Habit of
Trading at THE FAIR

money for
the is evenm
nouned HOLIDAY
O pftS -
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
Second Anniversary.

Today is the second anniversary of
the free mail delivery in this city.
The institution of the delivery SER
vice in this city was quite an event.
but the service now runs along as if
it had been in operation for years.
The carriers who are now carrying the
mail are the same as those who first
started when the delivery was in
augurated
The Sentinel de ;ires to go on record
in saying that no city in the country
has set of more conscientious car
riers than has Grand Junction. The
carriers are Edward @. Cotes. S. I.
Egeness. and Edgar A. Rider. They
have ever been faithful in the per-
formancs of their duties and Post
master Price has nothing but words of
praise for the force.
If this city continues to grow as it
has in the past year three carriers will
soon Re an insufficient force to accom-
modate the public.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
The CUBAN BILL.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The SEN
ate spent the day on the Cuban bill,
most of the time being occupied by
Mr.. Bailey of Texas in an elaborate
argument against the constitution
ality of the proceedings. He claimed
that no treaty changing the revenue
laws that was not first authorized
by legislation originating in the
house of representatives was valid.
Mr.. Bailey also opposed the bill as
a matter of general policy. Brief
speeches were made by Senators
Teller, Depew and Lodge. The lat
ter asserted that Cuba had adopted
the same immigration laws as those
of the United States i'll regard to
Chinese immigration.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
Pioneer Woman Died Today.

Lydia Moe Sharp. relict of the late
J. L. Sharp. who passed away Octo-
ber 21st, died this morning. The
deceased was SEVENTH five years of age
and the cause of her death was age and
general debility.
The deceased was born in Utica.
New York and there married her bus
band They were among Colorado's
pioneers and also this city's.
The funeral will take place tomor
row afternoon at two O'Clock from the
Presbyterian church and the interment
will take place in Orchard Meas Gem
etery. The funeral services will be
conducted by Rev. Weir of the Pres
byterian church. which church was
attended by the deceased during her
residence here.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
Locked Horns.

This morning when L. NJ. Miller
went out to look after the herd of
Angora goats he found two of the
bucks with their horns in a deadly
lock and the animals were rolling and
tossing about in frightful manner.
In his attempt to separate the two
goats he had his left hand badly lac
Grated.
Mr.. Miller states that the stronger
of the two bucks would give a sudden
ERIK overturning the other one and both
would roll down the hill. He was
sure that they would break each
others necks before he could get them
separated but finally secured their re-
lease with the accident TO his hand as
above stated.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
STEPPED ON A TACK.

San Diego, Cal, Dec. 15.-Jos-
eph H. Greer of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
is dead in this city as a result of a
slight injury. His wife and daught-
er have been here for a short time.
Mrs. Greer was recently stricken
with paralysis and Mr.. Greer left
Ft. Wayne for this city. While on
the way he stepped ON tack i'll
sleeping car, blood poisoning result
ing from the wound, and ending in
his death after his arrival. He was
about GO years of age.
The daily sentinel., 1903-12-16
BODY FOUND.

Trinidad, Dec. I5.-William How
ellis, president of District Union No.
Is, United Mine Workers of Amer
ica, today notified the coroner that
he had been informed that a body
of all unknown man had been found
near Segund coke ovens near the
scene of the battle between the
strikers and deputies a week ago
last night.
The body was partially covered
with brush and was evidentally hid
den there by friends. 1t is believed
the dead man was in the party of
strikers that was fired upon by dep
uties, when two men were known
to have been killed and a third in
jured.
Information was filed today
against Antonio Monti, charging
him with assault to kill J. II. Sher
man and others at Berwind.