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Sheffield 3-4. 1essemer o-o.

Sheffield, July 4.-(Speclal )-Manager llutchcraft pulled his team out of last place by winning a double-header today frcm Bessemer, shutting them out for eighteen innings in two Of the fastest games of the season. Score of first game:
 R.H D. Bessener ..... .......... 900 900 0O0--g 0 Sheffield , ....... .0O0 GOO 0S*--3 6 2 Batteries: Spencer and Stevens; Orr and Barnes.
 Score of second game: R.H h. BesSemer ..........Voo ooV wv ( Sheffield .......0 GOO 100 30+4 0 Batteries: Mclaughlin and Stevens; Myatt, Sawyer and Barnes
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Bessemer Won.

A sensational game of ball was played by the Bessenser team and J. Blach X Sons Juniors yesterday which resulted in a victory for the Bessemer boys by score of to g. The features of the game was the pitching of Smith for Bessemer and Roberts of Blach x Sons. The bat teiies were Roberts and Riddle for B1ach and Sm44n and OBrien for Bessemer.
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PIttsbura 11.7, Chicago e-2.
lst Louls 3. cinclnnatl 2.

St Louis, July flowing to the rain this afternoon the St. Louis team played but one game with Cincinnati today, the visitors winning Sanders was batted out of the box in the first inning. Attend anoe sSeO. Score: R.H.E. st Louis ...... 100 001 1O0--3 1 Cincinnati ......... .50O 200 00*-7 13 o
 Batteries Sanders. Dunlevy and Ear foss: Walker and Schlei. Time, 1:40.
 St Louis Cincinnati afternoon game postponed; rain.
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Cleveland 
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Morning games:
 Louisville 4. Indianapolis s. Minneapolis 0. St. Paul '. Toledo 1, Columbus 3. Afternoon games:
 Louisville II. Indianapolis 4. Toledo 4, Columbus 6. Minneapolis 1, St. Paul 5 Kansas City 0, Milwaukee 5. Kansas City 5. Milwaukee l.
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Meridian 7, Mobile 6.

Meridian. July 4.-(Special) )-About a thousand persons saw the local team de- feat the Mobile baseball team this after noon. The game was full of errors but was exciting throug'hout Score: R.H E Meridian ... ... .... . 500 002 G0*-7 II 5 Mobile ... .... ..... 300 GOO 9O0--e 6
 Batteries: Francis and Braun; Walton and McCarty and CalmetH.
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sLAoPlLE SETTINGS.

Accorslnl, the erstwhile catcher for Nashville and Memphis joined the Fisher men yesterday and participated in the afternoon game.
 The attendance at the games yesterday was somewhat of a surprise to the man. agement Eight thousand five hundred paid admissions assists materially in in- creasing the bank roll.
 Holingsworth appeared on the field yes- terday wearing a Birmingham uniform. He participated in the practice both morn ing and afternoon and he brought forth much applause from the grand stand and bleeehers through his fast work In the lnheld.
 There was some disappointment at the line up for Birmingham in both of the games yesterday against Nashville.
 In the eighth inning yesterday morning Jimmie O'Brien stole home clearly. but Hennager, who was at the bat did not see him coming and flew out to second base. This was the game. however. as there were two men out and two strikes on Birmingham's second baseman.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE.

Savannah. July 4--Score:
 Morning game RfH D. Savannah .....,iW iV4 zl.-3 10 b Jacksonville .... .... ... 100 002 031-f 4 Batteries: Taeher and Holmes; Chap belle and Curran.
 Afternoon game R.H b. Savannah .. .... ......O00 900 000-0 1 Jacksonville .... -. .. .0o0 001 OO0-t 5 3 Batteries Welch and Holmes; Suggs and Curran.
 Augusta July 4.-First game, eleven in- nings. Score: R. II E Columbia .... .... 1000 GOO 100 01-2 F o Augusta . . ... 900 00l GOO O0-1 5 5
 Batteries: Comet and Akers and Shea; Polchow and Roth.
 Second game: R.H. D. Columbia .... .... ......0o 0l0 O0O-3 Augusta m .... ....... .000 GOO O0O-0 1
 Batteries: Heisman and Shea McLaugh- lin and Roth.
 Charleston, July 4-Morning game: Score R.H D. Charleston ....ol2 0@ 2ST-ll 10 Macon ... ... . GOO GOO 000-- ? 5
 Batteries: Murray and Chandler; Bayne and Harnish.
 Afternoon game R.H D. Macon .... -. .... ....120 0S0 OOO-6 10 5
 Battefies childs and Chandler and Smith; Matthews and Quinn
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L. l. L.,s Min.

Loveman, Joseph & Loeb defeated the crack North Highland team by a score of r to !. The feature of the game was the two home runs by Hammett of Ioveman, Joseph & Loeb.
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OTHER GAMES.
Cnrdoua 5. Palos 4.

Cordova, July -(Speeal)-The Cor dova baseball team defeated Palos to- day in hard fought game by score of to 1. Batteries: Cordova, Sides and Proctor; Palos Milligan and Price.
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Summary: Two base hits-Russell. Sac rifice hits-Vaughan. Double plays w. Smith to Vaughan; Smith to Russell Stolen bases-vaughan, O'Brien. Bases on baIls-Off Clark 5: off Plat, 5. Struck out-By Clark, 4; by Plat, 3. Hit by pitch ed 'ball-By Clark, 1. Passed balls-Ben- nett, 4. Time of game, 200. Umpire. Pfenninger. Attendance $500.
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RIaohs g. Kings Q.

The Blach's Sr., team was awarded game yesterday evening by Umpire Moore on account of failure of the Kings team to show up on the ground at all
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At New York.

New York July 4.-Major Daingerhed. 20 to l, won the Lohg Island handicap. one mile and furlong, at Sheepshead bay today. The Major had to be ridden out to beat High Ball by one and a half lengths Hurstpark vas third. Salvatella. who was played for a good thing, went to the front at the lifting of the barrier and made the pace to the stretch, followed by Sweet Alice In the stretch these two stopped, and Major Dainger6eld and High Ball challenged, and in a hot drive Major Daingerfield won.
 Tradition, favorite, won the Vernal stake for 2-year-olds while Foxhunter, in the Independence steepleechase scored an easy victory.
 First race, the Independence steeple-
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morning game by better fielding and the c. o. B. s being unable to hit O'Mara when hits were needed.
 Score. morning game: Jasper 5; c. o. D.. 2.
 Batteries; Jasper, O'Mara and O'Mara; c. o. B., Crews and Ellis
 The afternoon was one sided from tho start, Jasper winning easily by hard hitting and the good pitching of Eynch.
 Score of afterfoon game Jasper, 13; c. o. B., 2.
 Batteries; Jesper, Lynch and Smith; c. o. B., Crews and Ellis.
 Attendance, G00
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Boston 5-s, Washington 2-2.

Washington, July 4.-Boston won the afternoon game from Washington wing to Young's effectiveness with men on bases The feature of the game was the batting and fielding of Collins. Attend ance. eOO0. Score: R II fc. Washington :. .. ....... GOO 900 200 ? 10 Boston .. :. ........ .103 010 00O-5 i2
 Batteries: Patten and Clark; Young and Moren. Time. 1:30.
 Morning game R.H.E. Boston ....'..,........ ...'...'....o i4 l Washington .. ...................2 10
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PAN MICHAEL WINS READVILLE EVENT We'll Known Pacer Lowers His
 Own Record DAINGERFIElD IS VICTOR Major Had to Be Ridden Out to Beat High Ball at sheepshead
 Bay--other Racing
 Events.
OAINGERfIElD IS VICTOR

Readville, Mass, July 4-Eight thous- and people attended the trotting races here today. Seven events were on the and the contest in each was very close. Though only the pacers. Pan Michael and Cascade, appeared in the 2:06 pacing class, yet the two had a splendid battle, and in the opening heat won't the fastest mile In the first race this year, 2.06Da This race lowers Pan Mi- chaels record Ia seconds. The finish was very close In tho next heat Cascade went to break soon after entering the home stretch. and the full brother of Boralma (20O then had 1t easy to the wire.
 In the 2:SO trotting race the gelding
 Isonjero, which is entered in the $100O0 M and M. stake at Detroit this month was forced to yield first place to the gray mare Texas The winner was campaign cd through the grand circuit for two sea- sons and this was the first time that she had won a heat.
 Brigham Bell was the only favorite out side of Pan Michael to win during the afternoon. Summarizes;
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Jasper Wins Both Games.

Jasper. July 4.-(Specia1.)-Jasper won both games today from the C. O. B. team of Birmingham. Jasper won the
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chicaqo 1-2. Detroit e-5.

Chicago. July Attacked by perfect fielding the phenomenal pitching of Don ovan held the locals to one hit and single run, making thrce straight de- feats for Chicago. Attendance 1o,'vO. Score. R.H L. Chicago ...... GOO coo 01O--1 1 Detroit .........s 300 Oil 001-6 1o 0
 Batteries: Altroclk and Mcfarland; Don ovan and Buelow. Time, 1:2S.
 Morning game R.lIE D. Chicago .. :. ....... .................2 0
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Special through trains leave East Lake at lO.3O, lO.45 and II o'clock every night
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Score by innings:

Summary: Two base hits-Wiseman and Feldhaus Sacrifice hits-Kennedy Ben nett and Andrews. Bases on balls-on Minahan ', off Piatt 8. Struck out--By Minahan :, Piatt 3. Time of game-1.40. -Pfenninger Attendance, 5000.
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COAL BARONS AND FTSHERNEN
 BREAK .EVEW FOR THE DAY
SOUTHERN LEAGUE STANDING.
MornIna eame Yesterday.

Morning Game Yesterday. Birmingham, 5; Nashville. 4. Montgomery, {; Atlanta. 0.
 Afternoon Game Yesterday. Nashville, 6; Birmingham. 0. 5 Atlanta. Il; Montgomery. l. New Orleans. 2: Memphis. l. Little Rock, 0; Shreveport, 0.
 Games Today. Nashville at Birmingham. Atlanta at Monttomery.
 Memphis at New Orleans
 Shreveport at Little Rock.
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Totals :. :. .. ...33 4 %25 6 sOne out when winning run was made.
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Cleveland g, St. Louis 4.

Cleveland July 4.-cleveland won the afternoon game from St. Louis by hitting Glade hard and often in the seventh and eighth innings. Attendance, 1881. Score:
 RH. E. Cleveland ..... 900 100 44f-9 12 3 St. Louis .... 900 1O2 100--4 10 3 Batteries: Moore and Bemis; Glade and Kahoe Time. 1:55.
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Try The Ase-Heraid Engraving depart ment for cuts.
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Score by innings:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5-s, Philadelphia 2-a.

Philadelphia, July 4.--Griffith out-piclied Wadd ell today. Isuncnsj Gits iii the fourth and ninth gave tue locals their two counts. Attendance, 16,732. Score:
 N'' D II IT
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J. RIach 6 Sons Win.

Robinson and Fleming.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-17

The candidates for congress are COM
ing out thick and fast.
Go to Frank Bamberg's if you want
the best buggy on earth for the money.
The sickness of some Of our force
and rush of new spring advertisements,
has put US in bad shape this week.
Senator s. G.. Mayfeld announces that
he will be candidate for congress from
this district, to succeed the late g. W.
Croft.
Bright, new, attractive spring goods
just arrived at Brabham's. Big values
See them.
The Branchville Masons are going to
have big meeting Friday night, and
several from here will 90 down to it. A
banquet will be served after the meeting
Yes, we are filing orders for Charles
ton Flat Lawn Grass roots. If you in
tend to plant lawn this spring, try this
grass. BAMBERG NURSERIES.
On account of securing power and
house room, the crate and basket factory
will be located at Allendale for this sea-
son, and will be in operation by the 10th
OF April.
The Woman's Home Missionary Soci'
ETY. will meet next Tuesday afternoon
March %, at the residence of Mrs. R. Lee
Risher, at 4 o'clock. All of the members
are urgently requested to be present.
have big lot of horses and mules on
hand, and to keep from feeding them
over have decided to reduce the price on
them. Will save any one money who
wants to buy. G.. FRANK BAMBERG.
The family and relatives of the late j
Walter Free feel very grateful to the
manv friends who extended so much
kindness and help during their recent af'
Fiction, and they take this method OF ex'
pressing their thanks.
In another column Governor D. c.
Hayward offers a reward of one hundred
and fifty dollars, in each case, for the ap.
prehension and conviction of the parties
who robbed and burned the stores of
Messrs. J. Scott Breland and J. o. Kearse,
C.R. Brabham & Sons are now exhibit.
ing the prettiest line of spring goods in
town.
Dr.O. A. Darby, a prominent member of
the South Carolina Methodist Conference,
died suddenly Wednesday of last week.
His wife died about ten days before this.
DR.. Darby was we'll known here. having
been in charge of the Bamberg Methodist
church some years ago.
Your buggy needs new wheels? If you
put them on you will need something else
to make it 60. We have about thirty
frst-class horses and mules-some not so
good. We give you a chance to buy
them at prices that will make them go
with you. c. F. R1zER, Olar, S. Q.
The board of directors of the Cotton
Oil Company held an informal meeting
last Monday morning at the mill
Office. Afterwards they went to Den
mark to inspect the mill recently built at
that place. The meeting was for the
purpose of taking steps to purchase ad-
ditional ginning machinery for both
plants. The capacity of the ginneries at
both points will be largely increased dur
ing the coming summer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-03-17

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SPECIAL
SALE!

We find that at this season of
the Year ave have too mamy
ooods on hand. The stock Is
too large, and sve must reduce
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all there Is to IT.. In order to
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Bio Attachment Suit Filed.

To recover property valued at $l50,
600, suit by attachment was filed in
Atlanta, a few days ago, by an attorney
representing the South Georgia Cat
tie Company, against George S. Bax-
ter & Co. The plaintiffs reside in Del
aware and the defendants in New York
and Florida.
Twenty-one miles of railroad, two
locomotives, two large saw mills and
10000 acres of timber land have been
attached in Clinch and Echols coun-
ties, this state, and the suit for an
Indebtedness amounting to $150,0O0 is
based on these attachments.
The suit is a trover proceeding to
recover .25,0O0,0O0 feet of lumber, 1O0,'
600 gallons of turpentine and 5000
standard commercial barrels OF rosin
alleged to have been taken by the de-
PENDANTS from the lands Of the cat
tie company.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
MAKING War on IdIers.

The county and city authorities at
Valdosta have declared war on the va
grant classes and are making a deter
mined effort to rid the community OF
daadbeats anu loafers. Sheriff Pass
more has instructed his deputies to
arrest all such characters, and the po'
lice have received like instructions
There is plenty of work in Valdosta
and Lowndes county for every one
and if the idle and thieving negroes
and whites will not work they must
hunt more congeniaI stopping places
This early in the harvesting season the
farmers are finding trouble in employ
ing hands to pick their cotton, while
the streets of the city are throngeC
with idle negroes.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
LAYTON DECLINES TO SERVE
III Health Given as Reason-Wooten
Heads Inquiry Court.


Col A. r. Lcwton, Of Savannah
who was to have been president Of the
court of inquiry appointed by Governor
Terrell. to investigate the Statosboro
matter. asked to be relieved from duty,
and the governor named Col. W. E.
Wooten. of Albany, to act as presI-
dent Of the court, and named heuten-
ant Jordan F. Brooks, Of Savannah,
retired. as a member Of the court
to succeed Col. Lawton.
Major R. L. WHY Of ThomasVille'
who was named as a member OF the
board. did not receive his official ap-
Dointment, because it was ascertained
that military courts of inquiry, under
the law, may consist of but three
members and a recorder.
The board, as finally constituted,
is as follows:
Col w. E. Wooten, of Albany, presi-
dent; Lieutenant Col w. w. Barker,
of Atlanta; Lieutenant Col. Jordan F.
I Brooks. of Savanna, retired, and Cap
tain Warren Grice, Of Hawdnsvillo
recorder.
Governor Terrell endeapored to per
suade Col. Lawton to act as presi
dent of the court, but the latter de
clared that his health would not per
NIT, whereupon his resignation was &C
opted.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
mnnher Of Mob Dies Of Wound.

John Sexton, young farm laDoreF'
shot during the lynching OF the
negro. Jim Glover, near Cedarto"n'
succumbed to his wound at his home,
n East View, a mill s-tucm24,
joining Cedartown,
The shooting Of Sexton occurred du-
ring the reckless firing OF the mob.
After the capture of the negro he was
carried near the home of his victim,
13-year-old Livia Reeves, three miles
from town, and chained to a tree. I'M
mediately a hundred or more guns
and pistols were fired.
Whether Sexton was taking part in
the lynching or not is not known. It
is thought, however, that he was stand
ing near the negro and one Of the plS-
tol bullets intended for the negro
struck Sexton in the upper part Of
the abdomen.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
State Tax Rate $3.50.

The state tax rate for the year 1904
has been fixed at 4 $40 mills, reduc-
ton of 2-10 mills from that of last
year, and IL mill from the rate in
force at the Inauguration of Governor
Terrell.
The fixing of the tax rate is placed
by the law in the hands of the gov
ernor, comptroller general and the
state treasurer. This board met re-
Gently in the office of the governor
deducted from the total appropriations
the amount to come from the rental
of the Western and Atlantic railroad
and from special taxes and then fig
ured the proportion between the bal
ance of the appropriations and the to
tai taxable property returned this
year. This proportion was the tax rate
that is. for every $1,000 of property
$3.50 must be paid in order to realize
for the state an amount equal TO the
appropriations after the revenue from
special sources has been deducted.
The aggregate expenditures of th'
state viii be about the same this yea
I
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Farmers, Institute Held.

Farmers of Campbell, Coweta, Merl-
wether and Douglas counties met in
Warm Springs last Friday to attend
the Farmers Institute of the Thirty
sixth senatorial district. The institute
was under the supervision of the
State University and the direction OF
Hon. Harvie Jordan, state director
The local officers are: j. NJ. Barnes,
president, Stinson; Hon. S. E. Ligh,
vice president, Newman, and Hon. W
S. Howell, secretary, Greenville.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Son Kills Father.

w. j. Shivers, farmer living about
five miles south of Griffin, in Pike
county, was shot and instantly kill
ed by Henry Shivers, his 17-year-old
son, a few days ago.
There were no witnesses to the
tragedy except members of the family
and at first they claimed the killing
was accidental - that Mr.. Shiyers Sc
cured the gun to shoot his wife, but
in scuffing he fell over a chair and
the gun fired.
One of the smaller children told
neighbor that Henry did the shooting
and later he confessed to the killing
He claims bis father had large knife
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Held as Accessory.

At Preston, Saturday. w S. Nor
San had a preliminary trial on the
charge Of being an accessory before
the fact to the willing of Joe Phil
liDs by Bill Ellis Shepherd, and was
committed to Jail.
Shepherd swore that Morgan hired
him to do the killing. Morgan is the
brother of H. B. Morgan, convicted for
burning Preston, and is cousin of Sid
new Harrell, to be tried for the same
crime. Joe Phillips was an important
witness for the state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31

gregate taxable property according to
the 1903 returns, was $504,617947
while this year the aggregate returns
amounted to $53O,734,947 gain OF
S26122, goo. This Includes the proper
ty Of railroads and quasipublic cor
porations, as we'll as the property Of
private individuals and corporations
that Go not make their returns direct
ly to the comptroller general
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-08-31
Refuses to Call Election.

Ordinary J. w. Roberts, of Terrell
county, brings the dispensary fight
to sudden standstill by refusing to
call the election aud denying the right
of $50 petitioners to have prohibition
election in the county. While the pc
tition was properly signed and pre-
scented, the judge refused to call the
election on legal grounds.