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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
CABINET TALKS CANAL,
Decision of french Court at Paris Dis
cussed by President Roosevelt
and His Advisers.

Washington special saps: A con-.
siderable part of Fridays session oi
tho cabinat was devoted to a discus
sion o< the situation relating TO lhe.
Panama canal.
Satisfaction was expressed that tnes
French court, by its decision againss, 81,
the Colombian government hao maue s'es1
it nossible for the United States 10
close negotiations with the Panama
Canal Company for the transfer OF lts
property and concession to this couE'.
try.
That no delay Of an unnecessary aa:
ture is now expected was evidenceo.
by a plan read by Attorney Genera
Knox informing the cabinet tnat 9
meeting of stockholders OF the cana
company had been called for April 2ss.
At that time a final action will be Ia;
ken by the company in the transfer o.:
the canal property to the Unite0s
States. When the legal technicalieies
have been complied with on the par:
of the company to the satisfaction Oh
the assistant attorneys, Day and RUS,
sell who are in Paris as representa-
tives Of this government, the united
states will be in position to pay over
the company the $40,000,00o for the,
anal property. At the same time
SIC, 900 900 will be paid to the republic
Of Panama.
Of the necessary amount $50, ,000s.l
900 is on deposit in New York subject
to the order Of Secretary Shaw. Tie;
remaining s2O,OoO,o0O will be paid out
of the current funds Of the treasury.
While the receipts Of the govern
ment each month now are exceeding
the expenditures, it is just possible'
that Secretary Shaw may issue an ad.
ditional call upon the national bank
depositor:es in order that the treasury
may meet the payment Of $4,000, 900
! without drawing too heavily on thu
funds now in the treasury. -
1t is desirable, in the opinion OF the
treasury officials, that the working
, balance of about $5O,000,000 be keps
in the treasury. The amount now on
! hand is about s56,oOo,0o0 and at ths
end Of the month will approximate
! $50, ,0o0, 900. ss
I To retain $50, 100000 in the treasury
/ therefore, it may be deemed necessary
! to call on the government depositories
for something like s1O,O00,0oo.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
TlsETAN ARMY SLAUGHTERED.
British Bullets Cut Fearful'y Bloody
Swatf in ADVANCING Host.

6rltiSn 6ulISSS SuI ESa''o''y D'eSSJ
swath in Advancing Host.
Advices from Tuna. Tibet, under
date Of April End, state that the lib
etan general, the whole of his personal
escort and FIVE high L'Hassa officials,
are among the hundreds killed in the
fighting of March 81 at Guru. Tibet.
The small British losses are ac.
counted for by the fact that the Tibet.
ans were SC huddled together that the
majority were unable to either use
their swords or to fire. The swords
men in the front rank could not reach
the sikhs, who had fixed bayonets,
while the men in the middle Of the
mob could not reach the enemy; but
many of them probably killed each
other In the excitement. The scenes
recalled old-time fights in cock pits.
the grim, determined faces Of the Tlb.
Giants lighted with savagery express.
ing contempt for the Sikhs, whom
they outnumbered six or seven to one.
When the HASA general heard ths
first shot, the Tibetans with wild
shouts drew their swords, fired their
matchlocks and surged forward.
Those Of the Tibetans who tried to
climb the wall were met with terri.
BILE magazine rife fire, but they did
not falter, those behind spr:nging over
the heaps of dead and continuing 10
fight until riddled with bullets.
When hnally the Tibetans retired
they tramped back slowly and stead.
lily, though followed by hail of bull
lets. A mountain battery was brought
into acton and tore the retreating
lines with shrapnel. A terrible trail
of dead and dying marked the line of
march. At length the last wounded,
limping Tibetan turned the point so,ne
400 yards from the scene Of the grin
tragedy where the best of the T.betan
army had perished.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
Title to Panama Canal is
Finally Strengthened Out
SUIT DECIDED AT PARIS
,,,.,,,e versiet in French Court Ia
Against Colombia and Last o.
stacle to Waterway is
Thus Removed.

An Associated Press dispatch Gays:
Tho first civil tribunal of tie Seine
Thursday decided the case OF the re-
public of Colombia against the Pana'
ma Canal Company in favor OF ths
defendants.
The complaint holds that the COM
p4aiut of Colombia is not receiFaoie
and condemns the plaintiffs to pay inc
costs of the acton. This decision mas
the effect of removing the legal oosta'
c1es in the way of the transfer OF the
canal commission from the company 10
the United States.
The decision is a lengthy document
fully reviewing all the early clrcun'
stances of the concession and setting
forth the various acts of the Coiom'
b:an congress, the treaties, etc., partlc'
ularly articles 20 and % of the treaty
of March 20, 1897. whereby the COM
pany acquired it's rights.
''These articles" the decision says
have the manifest purpose of assur'
ing the full exercise of sovereignty
over the canal! It results from what
is established before this tribunal that
Colombia is not in possession of the
territory traversed by the canal Com
ing before a French court in order to
sustain its rights over the canal, Co
lumbia tac:tly admits its inability it.
self to control the canal. 1t therefore
follows naturally that it has lost SOW
ereignty over the territory traversed
by the canal.
1T also appears that this sovereign
ty is maintained by the republic OF
Panama, which is in actual possession
of the authority and power of admins
tration. Under such circumstances it
only remains for the Panama company
to accept the actual situation Of au-
thority and the facts relative to the
territory embraced by the concession
Therefore the action commenced by
Colombia is hot receivable
The decision concludes with the spe-
ciic recital under the French code
that none of the claims set up by Co
lombia are valid; that it's request to
enjoin pending actions is not warrant
ed: that it's plea for costs against the
company is not justified and that the
entire cost Of he procedure are as
sessed against the plaintiff
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
CHARGES or WATSON FALSE
Declares Ex-Pres:dent cIeVeland IN
Reply to a Letter Of Inquiry. =.

CSCidfeS EA-fISS.SShe S'S' "
Reply to Letter Of Inquiry. =.
A Washington dispatch says:
Representative Bartlett, Of Georgia,
has received the following letter from
ex-President Cleveland, blsrerins
Thomas E. Watson for his charges
concerning Cleveland's attitude on
the negro question:
My Dear Mr. BARTLETT have .e-
ceived \ number Of inquiries similar
20 yours touching my invitation Of Fred
Douglas to a wedding reception and
signing, while governor of New York.
of a bill providing for mixed schools.
1 do not suppose that Mr.. Thomas E.
Watson believed, or had any reason
to believe, either of the allegations
when he made them. At any rate,
they are both utterly and absolutely
false. l cannot afford to devote
great deal of time to denying sucn
foolish tales. I shall, therefore, at
tempt to cover every phase OF the Sub
ject now for all. 1t 80 happens that
l have never in my official position,
either when sleeping or waking alive
or dead, on my head or on my heels,
dined, lunched or supped Or invited
to a wedding reception any colored
man, woman or child. If, however, I
had desired to do these things, neither
the fear of MI. Watson. or any one
else would have prevented me. When
I was governor of New York move
ment was made in the leg Stature 10
abolish separate colored schools in
New York city. 1 opposed this meas
ure and it failed. l do not find toat
l interposed veto and have forgot
ten the course the matter took, but |
know that whatever / did was in favor
of maintaining separate colored
schools instead of having them mixed.
Yours very truly.
(Signed) GROVER CLEVELAND.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
RUSSIANS LEAVE KOREA.
Harassed and Closely Pressed ty Ad'
vancine japanese, Post After Post
is Deserted by Cars Forces.

A special from Toxic says: The ac'
vance guard Of the Japanese army III
northwestern Korea occupied the
town of Sang Cheng Saturday after
noon without opposition.
Sang Chen is on the Pekin roac, -
niles west of Chcng Ju, and about 80
miles south of Wiju. When the Japa-
nese drove the Russians out Of Chens
tn last Monday the Russians withdrew
in two columns, one going over the
koa1, road and the other over the Pc.
kin road.
The Japanese advance from Chens
Ju was made very rapidly. 1t was an
ticipated that the Russians would re-
sist this advance, but they failed TO do
so, and now it is not probable that
there will be any further opposition
south of the Yalu river.
Cheng Ju, because Of it's superior
natural surroundings, is the strongest
place between Ping Yang and Win.
Besides these natural advantages thera
is an old Korean fort there which, had
it been defended with spirit, would
have been hard to take. The Japanese
are grat:fed at the comparative ease
with which they drove the Russians
from this fort.
Russian patrols are reported to be
in the country east of the Pekin road,
but it is not probable that there is
any considerable force of Russians in
that section. The patrols are with
drawing gradually to the north 10
ward the Yalu.
1t is reported that the ice on the
Yalu is we'll broken and in the future
the river must be crossed in junks a:
over pontoOn bridges.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
HALF MILLION LOST WEEKLY.

Cotton Operatives in England are:
Having Hard Time.
A London dispatch says: Charlss
W. McAra, president Of the Federation
Of Master Cotton Spinners' Associa-s
ton, issued an exhaustive statement,
on the situation of the cotton trade. It.
shows that the loss to the wage earn
ers resulting from the necessity for:
short time amounts to s550,000 weekly,
or s6.S75,0o0 since the short time was.
started. This amount is borne BY.
100000 people. The total loss to the;
employers is 100000 weekly, making
the loss to Lancastershire $750,5o0
weekly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
JUDGE SWAYNE CASE.
Is ia Come Before House and BE CIV:
en- a Test Vote, Says Wash. IS s
indton Post

a
The Washington Post OF Saturdays
issue says: An agreement has been
reached whereby resolution to ims'
peach Judge Charles Swayne. OF the!
northern district of Florida, viii be-
called up for consideration In the
house next Thursday. 5Ss
The time is satisfactory to Me-. Pal
mer, Of Pennsylvania, who prepareA
the majority report Of the judiciary
committee in favor Of impeachments
and also to Mr.. Gillett, Of CaLfornis
who prepared the chief minority re-;
port against impeachment. Speaker
Cannon has agreed to Thursday tor;
consideration Of the resolution.
An attempt will be made by some reg,
publican leaders in the house to have
the case recommitted to the jud!ciae9
committee, thus avoiding at this sss.:
sion a vote on the merits ct the case
What they content is tina simple jus,
tification for his course has been found
in the alleged TACT that the teStimohy
as published by the committee Is not
complete.
The charge is made that important:
papers and af1davits have been With:
held from the house, and it will be-
insisted that before the house Is ask
ed to vote on the resolution it has g;
right to all the information that was
before the committee when It agreed.
by vote Of 8 to 5, to pass resolution
favoring the impeachment Of Judge
Swayne.
II the leaders fail in their effort tp
have the case recommitted they v1fE
endeavor in some other way to prevent
a vote on the merits Of the case at this
time. It is suggested as an alternass
tive proposal that day after the com;
vening Of the next regular session OF
congress be set for vote.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
TWO NEcKS ARE SAVED.

Condemned Man Makes Confession in
Order to Save innocent Parties.
Almost within the coils Of the hang
mans rope Peter Neidermeyer, one CT
the car barn bandits, made what he
declared was true confession to save
two other men from the gallows and
one from long imprisonment.
Il killed Patrick Barrett in his sa-
loon at 1915 Wallace street last May"
said Neidemeyer John Lynch and
James Sammons are under sentence of
death, TO rthe crime and also Hugh
G'Re;lly who has been sentenced to
the penitentiary. are innocent"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
CARACAS PAPER BIFFs BOWEN.

Charges American Minister With Prac.
tiee Of Graft in Venezuela.
Secretary Hay has received a per.
sonal note from Herbert W. Bowen,
the American min ster at Caracas,
briefly recounting recent experience
with President Castro.
It appears that a Caracas neTspa.
per published in an apparently Official
form the charge that Bowen had pock.
eted several hundred thousand dollars
Of Venezuela's money. Bowen prompt
ly sent personal note of protest to
Castro, calling on him to take action
against the paper.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
ALLEGED SULLY PATRONS.
Failure Of Cotton King is Being Prob
ed in Federal Court.

The examination in which Edwin
Hawley, the president Of the Iowa Ger
trail railroad. and the Minneapolis and
St. Louis railroad, and Frank Ray,
head Of several large tobacco compa
MES, the alleged partner Of Daniel j.
Sully in his cotton operations, are 10
be questioned, began at New York
Friday before United States Commls-
sicner Alexander.
To ascertain fully whether or no.!
Hawley and Ray were practically Sui
ly's partners, is the object Of the ex'
animation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
BRYAN LOSES WILL CASE.

"SeaIed Letter" Excluded from Ben
nett's Last Testament by Jury.
A finding that the sealed letter By
which Ph:lo S. Bennett expressed a
wish that $4,000 should be given to;
William ]. Bryan and his family was
not a part of the last will Of Mr.. BEN
Lett, was returned by the jury Thurs
day in the superior court at New Ha,s
ven, in the trial Of Mr.. Bryan's appeal
from the decision Of the probate court
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
Postmaster General Depre-
Gates bristow Report.
TALKS WITH COMMITTEE
MIR. Payne's illness is Of Most Serious
Nature-A Member Of the Com
mittee Comments Upon
His Condition.

A Washington special says: On the
request of Postmaster General Payne
Chairman Mccall, Representative H1t''
Representative Richardson, or Ala
hama. and Representative Bartlett
went to the Arlington MOTEL Saturday
morning and discussed with the post
master general, at his bedside the
special report involving members OF
congress in the matter Of clerk hire
and leases at third and fourth-class
postofhces.
Mr.. Payne has prepared a statement,
which he wished 70 go into the rec
ord of the committee, and which, al
ter final revision, was made public.
The point in the statement is that MI
Payne was most positive in his pro
test that the names OF members
should not have been sent to the house
committee On postotfices and post
roads. The report N question was
first submitted to the committee anu
the second report, with the names
was sent to the capitol upon tele'
phone order from the house commit
tee on postoffices and post roads.
During the day Chairman Mccall re-
ceived an explanation from the gov
ernment printing Office concerning the
folio line at the top Of each page CT
the report: Charges concerning
members of congress"
This line was. it is said, a legit-
mate condensation Of the substance OF
the title page, submitted by the post
Office committee, and is also st.fiea
by the pay resolution, which contains
the word charges" in the same con-
nection. The line was made up IN
tie printing Office, as is the usual
custom.
The explanation from the public
printer also contains the statement
that the twenty-five advance copies
were in the hands Of the postottce
committee thirty hours before cor
Payne is Seriously ILL.,.
Postmaster General Payne is much
sicker man than the public has been
led to believe. Members Of the house
committee on Investigation of the Br.s-
tow report who visited him Saturday
were shocked at his condition. One
of these gentlemen said to the CORE
spondent of The Atlanta Constitution:
"He seems to me hardly alive. I
would not be surprised to learn Of his
death at any time"
Officials In his department are
aware of the serious condition of tle
postmaster general, but are very loath
to discuss it. The report is that his
heart action IS very bad and that when
he talks of business matters with
those around him, which he persists
in doing, it is a sort of dazed. semi
conscious, almost childish way.
It is, of course. certain that Post
master General Payne, will not be ic
the Roosevelt cabinet should the pres.
ident be reelected. Indeed, there has
already been q quiet casting about for
a successor, but nobody has supposed
that Mr.. Payne is now in such a pre-
carious condition. Those who hav7
seen him express the opinion that if
he does not die in the near future he
Will certainly be unable to ever re.
sumo the active duties OF his office
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
GREAT INSURANCE YEAR.
Companies Wrote Large Volume OF
Business in Mississippi.

Insurance Commissioner Cole, OF
Mississippi, gives out figures show ns
the amount of business done by the
fire insurance companies in the state
The risks written amounted to So.
BIT 7O7, on which s1,972,74s.07 was
collected, or more than 81 for each n,
habitant of the state. The average
premium was s2.1l per hundred. Fif-
ty-seven companies do business in the
state, and they paid losses TO the
amount Of ss60,1S3.77. the loss IN pro
portion to premium being 45 95 per
cent.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
CARNEGIE READY TO DONATE.

Founder Of Libraries Promises Cash
TO rthe Republican Campaign.
J. Washington dispatch says: An.
drew Carnegie has sent word to Presi-
dent Roosevelt that he need not worry
over rumors that the moneyed inter
ests of Wall street are not disposed to
chip into the republican campaign
fund.
The founder of libraries says he
stands ready to contribute any reason
able sum up to million dollars, Il
necessary, to Offset any defections by
the rich Wall street men.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
port Arthur Again Bombarced.

A dispatch to The Central News
London) from Toxic says the Japan
ese made another attack on Port Ar
thur the night of March 30-31. The
dispatch adds it is understood the at
tack was for the purpose Of taking
soundings and ascertaining the effects
Of the last attempt to bottle up the
Russian fleet. No details Of the attack
are obtainable
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
RUSSIANS SUFFER HORRORS.

Ia March Across Frozen Regions
Cars Army is Eecmated.
Letters Of Russian soldiers from
Lake Ba:kal and Irkutsk, the latter
now a great lazaretto, read like pass
ages FROM sergeant Bourgoy1es' Me.
moirs" of the retreat from Moscow,
1S12-1813.
The frost kills thousands, the wa.
ters swallow up whole battalions at a
time, hunger RACES, for food is ridicu.
lousy inadequate, and the clothes pro-
vided seem a mockery upon the awful
wind and cold
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
FOR HEARST TO THE LAST.

South Dakota Democrats So Declare
in Their state Convention.
The South Dakota democratic state
convention at s 'oux Falls, reahirms
the principles Of democracy "as enun.
ciated by Jefferson, Jackson and Bry
an" and instructs the delegates to
the St. Louis convention to support
William Randolph Hearst, first, last
and all the time for the presidential
nomination"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
DELAY IRRlTATES PANAMANS.

New Republic Put Out over Non-Pay'
rent Of Canal Money.
Great surprise is manifested in ali
circles at Panama over the alleged
nonfulfillment by the United States OF
the agreement on the exchange of ra5-
ifications Of the canal treaty the Uni.
ted States to pay the new republic tie
sum Of $4,000 000 1t is said the de,
lay Of the Un ted States to make the
payment has forced the governmen.
Of Panama to float a loan in New
York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
POSTMASTER UNo ER CHARGES.
Barnes is Accused 5y Step-Dauahte'
With Attnmote Assault.

Jesse Barnes. postSN.ster at Anda
lusia, Ala, has been arrested on a
warrant charging him n,4th attempting
to commit a criminal assault upon his
step daughter. a girl ibout IA years
old. The little girl boldly makes this
charge This is the sacond Alabama
postmaster in the past two weeks |,
DO arrested charged with attempting
assault.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
NEGROES MAY HAVE CANDIDATE
viii Hold Convention in st. Louis
With that Object in View,

w. T Scott, a negro, has announced
that preparations have been complet-
ed for a national convention for the
nomination Of a negro candidate for
president. The convention VII be
held in St. Louis July 6, the date ses
for the national democratic conven.
ton. The name of the new party is
the National Civil Liberal Party, and
a platform will be adopted VIII ch, 1t
is said, will call for government own
ership of transportation facilities and
a. pension list for former slaves.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
Two Dead and Dozen Hurt.

Two persons were killed and twelve
others injured in a collision betWeea
An express train and a freight on tha
PENNSYLVANIA railroad near Pottstown.
Ga. Saturday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
Consul General Barlow Resigns.

CohsuI GeNeraI BarIo" Resigns.
The state department has received
the resignation Of Andrew D. Barlow,
United States consul general at Mex
leo and has accepted it. No successor
has as yet been named.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
FOR DESIGNATING OLD GLORY
President Of Miners Organization
wiu =. proseeuted ia the Limit.

Special counsel have been sent from
Denver to Telluride. Colo, to take
charge Of the case Of Charles H. Mey'
er, president Of the western Fedora
ton OF Miners who is held In Jail on
a charge Of desecrst.ng the flag.
Governor Pc boil has declared that
Meyer will he p'cscrn'ed to the Ut
most limit
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-04-07
NEWSPAPER MEN PRISONERS.

to Release Pencil Pushers.
A washington special says: Secre
tary Hay has Instructed by cable Am
bassador Mccormick, at st. Peters
burg and Minister Conger at Pekin.
to take immediate steps to secure TIE
release of two American newspaper
correspondents now held by the Rus
slams at Niuchwsng for indiscreetly
br. nging in Japanese servants.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-22
GIVES HER LIFE TO
SHIELD HER BABY
Mother and Two Woman Compan-
ions Fall to Death at
Fire,

New York, Nov. 22.-Three women
were probably fatally hurt, and five
firemen were injured severely in blaze
that destroyed two buildings in Brook
Ign early today. The fire started in
the cellar. Three upper floors were &C.
cupied by three families consisting Of
fifteen persons. The flames spread up
ward SO quickly that when the sleeping
tenants wer aroused by the smoke and
cracking flames they found all escape
by the stairways had been cut off.
Bella Hill, Florence Seabrook and
Hetta Richardson, all of whom lived on
the fourth floor, made their way down
one story, and out on to a cornice. Mrs
Seabrook had her baby in her arms
The cornice gave way beneath the COM
bined weight Of the women, and they
were precipitated to the ground. Mrs.
Seabrook clasped the infant to her
bosom in such a way that when she
struck the sidewalk the little one
escaped injury. The women were hur-
lriedly carried to hospital where their
injuries were pronounced probably fatal.
Eight families, comprising thirty-four
persons, escaped or were rescued from
q building adjoining the drugstore be-
fore the house was destroyed. The fire.
men displayed great bravery in the
work of rescue.