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

was the first TO be supported by a
button Representative Fitzgerald. OF
New York. appeared in the house on
Thursday wearing in the lapel Of his
coat handsome label. on which was
photographed the likeness OF Judge
Parker. and a caption declaring his
candidacy for the presidency. Mr..
Fitzgerald was beseiged BY many OF
his democratic colleagues for buttons
and supplied their wants TO limited
number.
The Southwestern Portland Cement
works. al White Cliff. Ark. with a
plant valned at S5,ooo.ooo and having
a capacity OF one thousand barrels per
day, has been placed in the hands OF a
receiver, on the application OF a man
owning 81 100000 OF the stock, who
alleges that it is inSolvenl through
mismanagement.
The internal revenue iaN OF SIN
cents pound OH leaf tobacco is elm
mated by the terms OF bill on which
favorable action has been taken by
the national house committee on ways
and menas.
Former United States Senator B.
F. Pettigrew was chosen chairman OF
the democratic state delegation from
South Dakota, after announcing an in
tention to bolt the national demo-
cratic convention if Grover Cleveland
or any, democrat like him is named.
Five girls and one man were killed
and four girls and one man fatally
wounded by an explosion in squib
factory, at Priceburg. Pa. on Thurs
day. Twenty girls were employed ill
the factory. What caused the eNplo-
sion is not known. but it is said that
one OF the girls threw a squib into
the stove and that the force .! the cx-
plosion was SO great that i wrecked
the building and set i, on fire. The
squibs are used in coal mining.
Governor Jennings. OF Florida. has
announced an intention OF writing to
the governors and boards OF trade OF
the southern states to send delegates
to a convention to be held at Tampa
during the spring festival. which be-
gins May ?. for the purpose OF dis
cussing the Panama canal project and
its advantages to the southern states,
and how best 10 develop them.
\ peonage case in Florida will so
to the United States supreme court
for decision This means that the
highest tribunal in the land will now
pass upon the various peonage cases
now pending.
The first tribunal OF the Seine today
decided the case OF the rupublic of
Colombia against the Panama Canal
company in favor OF the defendants.
The decision holds the the complaint
of Colombia is not receivable and
condemns the plaintiffs to pay the
costs of the action This decision has
the effect of removing the obstacles in
the way of the transfer of the canal
concession from the company to the
United States.
Three hundred and nineteen pri-
yate pension bills were railroaded
through the national house Of repre-
sentatives on Saturday.
The case against S. V. E, McBee
and K. S. Finch, charged with con-
spiracy in obtaining a receivership
for the Atlantic and North Carolina
railroad, was continued. on motion
made befoe the supeior court at Raj
eigh, N. G.
Two indictments for libel against the
American Field, SPoit' " caper pub
hshed in Chicago, have been returned
by the grand jury of Selby county,
Tennessee. The action was caused BY
a prominent Atlanta merchant, II
being charged that an editorial ao.
peared in the Field stating that a de-
cision in a shooting match was in
spired by intrigue"
Two persons were killed and doz-
en- were injured in a collision between
an express train and freight train on
the Penn. :lraria railnad near POTTS.