The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-19
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
items Of More Of Less Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

The New Jersey democratic conven-
ton selected all uninstructed delega-
ton to the ST. Louis convention. This
was followed by boiling convention
OF the supporters OF William Ran
dolph Hearst for president. The
boilers. who numbered about 100.
claiming they had been deprived OF
seats in the regular convention hall,
met afterwards and elected II dele
gates who will go to St. Louis and
contest the seats of the men selected
at the regular convention.
Thigpen Whitley, I7-year-old boy
Of Washington, and negro who was
with him, were drowned at Red Banks
by the overturning of skiff. Whit
lev was drowned by the frantic lie
gro, who was unable to swim, seizing
him in an effort to save himself
Whitley's mother was at prayer when
they brought her news of her boys
death.
BY vote of 70 to II, after bitter
fight, the territorial democratic con-
vention of New Mexico instructed
the delegates to the national con-
vention to vote for VIM. R. Hearst
for the presidential nomination.
Senator Dietrich, OF Nebraska, has
been declared by a special committee
O: congress to be not guilty OF the
charges of bribery brought against
him in connection with the appoint
nent of a postmaster at Hastings,
Neb., and the leasing of postofflce
building in that city.
An anarchist in St. Petersburg was
blown to pieces by an internal ma
chine, which he had concealed in his
trunk and which prematurely eNplod-
. ed
D. T. Larkin, a deputy marshal of
Virginia, has been allowed $4,000 by
the national house committee on
claims towards the expense he was
put to in defending himself in the
courts for having killed moonshln-
er.
The presidential term in Mexico has
been made six years.
During recent practice the 12-lnct
gun crew Of the battle ship Texas
has gained the worlds record for fast
and accurate work, snatching the lau-
rels from the battle ships Wisconsin
and Alabama, between which ships
there was a dispute as to the cham
pionship.
Robbers dynamited bank building
in Leesville, Fla, wrecking the front
of the building and damaging the
vault, but not blowing it open. The
robbers were fired on and the shots
were exchanged but it seems that no
cne was hit.
A negro was hanged at Moultrie, Ga,
on Friday, his thirtieth birthday, for
the murder Of his paramour. His last
request was that he be given a birth.
day dinner.
High school students in Kansas
City declare that negroes will never
be permitted to reenter the school,.
The race feeling caused by the killing
of Roy Martin, a white freshman. by
a negro, is running high.
A negro is being closely guarded
in the Jail at Davenport. Iowa, be-
cause he swallowed a valuable dla-
mond Masonic emblem. The negro
distracted the emblem from tray
in a jewelers. store, and the clerk
turned just in time to see the negro
swallow the jewel.
The coroner's jury, in the investi-
CATION OF the Harwick mine disaster,
in Pennsylvania, in which 178 men lost
their lives on January 25th last, have
returned verdict that the state mine
inspector and the superintendent Of
the mines are responsible, and war
rants have been issued for their ar
rest, charging murder.