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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
DEATH-DEALING WRECK
Score of People Marg!ed or Burned to
Death in Destruction Of Swift
Special Wabash Train.

The Chicago limited on the Wabash
railroad, due in St Louis at p. M,
and half an hour late, was wrecked
Sunday night inside the city limits at
Litchfieli, III.
The train struck an open switch
and was overturned and seven Of the
nine cars were burned. .-
l. was first reported that twenty
persons perished in the second and
third coaches, and that forty were in
jured.
The train left Chicago at neon Sun
day with delegates to the st. Louis
convention. -~-
A later dispatch from Litchfeld
says: The list of dead as a result of
the Wabash wreck now numbers
eighteen, two persons among the in
jured having died. A wrecking crew
which got to work early may uncover
other victims in clearing up the de-
bris.
State; Attorney L. V. Hill, of Hills
Doro, who is on the scene with Coro-
rer Gray, is making an investigation
into the circumstances of the wreck,
and it is not improbable that arrests
may be ordered. The open switch is
a mystery which the officials are try
ing to solve According to the Wa
bash agent, Charles A. Corneau, the
switch had not been used during the
entire day by any of the trainmen.
A short time before the wreck q
southbound fast passenger train pass.
ed over the track in safety.
Litchfield was in mourning Monday
and the celebration of the Fourth.
that had been planned was declared
off. The citizens are doing every
thing in their power to care for the
wounded and dead. Ever since the
wreck friends Of those on board the
train have been arriving in town to
look after the dead and injured.
st. Francis. hospital is crowded
with the wounded, cots having been
placed in the corridors. to accommo-
date them and private houses have
been thrown open for the care OF
those not so badly injured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
Begin Their Duties as Part Of
Presidents Official Family.
TAKE OATH OF OFFICE
Moody Is Installed as Attorney Gen.
eraI While Morton Takes Charga
of the Navy Depart
ment.

A washington special says: Paul
Morton assumed the duties of secre'
tary of the navy Friday, succeeding
Secretary Moody, who becomes attor'
ney general Of the United States.
Mr.. Morton was accompanied to the
department by Mr.. Moody, who in the
the presence of the retiring secretary
and Assistant Secretary Darling, the
oath was administered by Solicitor
Hanna, of the judge advocate gener'
ais office, thus completing the formal
transfer of the department to new
hands and marking the induction OF
the new secretary.
In congratulating Mr.. Morton, Mr..
Moody said to him that in his contact
with the officers of the United States
navy he would meet some of the best
men in the world. Mr.. Darling eX'
tended his. congratulations and good
wishes, after which an informal recep'
ton was held in the big room adjoin:
ing the secretary's office.
There the naval officers on duty 10
the department. headed by Rear Admi'
raj Taylor, chief Of the bureau Of navi'
cation, were presented to the new
secretary, after which Mr.. Morton at
once took up his new work, finding a
batch of mail waiting signature.
Later he accompanied Mr.. Moody to
the cabinet meeting.
MIR. Moody was sworn into Office as
attorney general short time before
Mr.. Morton became secretary Of the
navy. The oath Of Office, which was
administered by Mr. Graves, the ap'
rointment clerxsof the department ;of
Justice, was takenSin the presence OF
Mr.. Knox and the chief of this de-
partment.
Mr. ,.Kncx assured Mr.. Moody that
he could count on the confidence AMI
complete cooperation Of all the Off.
cials of his new department, and he
bespoke for him the cordial support
and friendship that had been given to
himself.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
PROHIBITIONlS7S MEET.
National Convention of the Party As.
sembIes at Indianapolis to Name
Ticket.

The tenth national prohibition con-
ventioa opened at indianapolis We'd
nesday morning with four thousand
delegates, alternates and visitors
present. Tomlinson hall was profus-
ly decorated with the national colors.
On the platform hung pictures Of
Abraham Lincoln. Clinton B. Fiske
and Francis Willard.
The convention was called to order
by National Chairman Stewart, of
Chicago, who said the convention just
assembled was the only one that had
a real issue to present to the Ameri-
can people.
Mr.. Stewart introduced Homer l..
Castle, of Pittsburg, Temporary chair
man Of the convention.
Following Mr.. Castles address, w.
C. Calderwcod, of Minneapolis, took
charge of the records as temporary
secretary, and the committees select
ed at the state meetings and the
names Of the new national commit
tee were read and adopted.
Free admission was offered, and a
recess taken until o'clock.
The committee on permanent organ
ization held a brief meeting, and Sc.
lected A. G. Wolfenberger, OF Lincoln,
Neh, for permanent chairman, and
w. G. Calderwood, of Minneapolis, for
permanent secretary.
The report Of the committee on Gre
dentials was followed by the report Of
the committee on permanent organiza.
ton, both of which were adopted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
LYNcHING SEASON OPENS.
Negro AssaiIant Of Mrs. BanIster
- Swuno Up and Riddled with Bullets.

. swung Up and Riddled with Bullets.
A dispatch from Cartersville, Ca:
says: John Jones, the assallant u!
Mrs. Oscar Banister, was drawn up &c
a limb Of large oak by stout chain
and his body ridd1ed with bullets neal
the scene Of the assault Friday after
noon. He was carried from Car.
tersville to the scene of the assault.
which was at the 41-mile crossing on
the Western and Atlantic one mile
north of Altoona and six miles from
Cartersrille. -
Sheriff Maxwell, Deputy. Tinsley:
Sheriff Smith, of Gordon county, and
several others then drove out with the
negro in a hack to Barlow, where Mrs.
Banister is now living, in order that
he might be Identified.
AS soon as she saw the negro com
ing in the house she said: Take him
away; ne is the one On the return
a crowd gathered and followed and
preceded the vehicle until when tins
officers entered the Jail it was in the
midst Of hundred armed men, who:
after some parleying with the officers.
secured the negro and bore him once
more to the localiry@of his crime.
It was decided to hang Jones oy
means of a large chain attached to
the limb of a large oak and his body
riddled with bullets.
A hundred or so men with winches'
tiers, shotguns and pistols ranged
themselves in order and at a given
signal commenced firing and shot the
negro to pieces. At least five hundred
bullets pierced his body.
The assault was in an iron and
ochre mining region and the lynch
ers were from among the mining men
and farmers of the region.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
AS Candidate fer President
by the Prohibitionists'
CARROLL VICE PRESIDENT
General Miles Teiegraphed Convention
Not to Present His Name-Plat-
form Touches Upon Many
Outside Subjects.

SiIas ". Swallow, Of Harrisburg,
Pa, was nominated by acclamation fer
president by the prohibition conven-
tion at indianapolis Thursday.
At the last moment General Miles
telegrapned John G.. Woolley asking
that his name be not presented:
George W. Carroll, of Texas, was
nominated for vice president.
The platform was adopted without
argument after a long deadlock in the
resolutions committee. 1t was de-
scri5ad by l. H.. Amos, of Oregon, Sec
retary Of the committee, as the broad
est platform ever placed before the
people by the party. In addition to
the n1ank on the liquor question, it de-
clares the party to be in favor Of inter-
national arbitration, a suffrage law
based on mental and moral qualAica-
tions, uniform. laws of the country and
dependencies, popular election Of sen
ators, civil service extension, and the
initiative and referendum
The trust question was recognized
by a.demand for rigid application OF
the principles and justice to all Or
ganizations of capital and labor.
A reform of divorce laws is demand
ed and polygamy denounced. g..
Over sixteen thousand dollars was
raised by subscription, pledged from
the floor of the convention, which with
$1,000 in the treasury, will be the nu-
cleus of the campaign fund. National
Chairman Stewart and National Sec
retary Tate were reelected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
ALABAMA MINERS IDLE.
Seven Thousand Five Hundred Work.
ers Will Await Settlement Of the
New Wage Scale.

Seven thousand FIVE hundred union
miners in the employ of the various
furnace corporations in the Birming
ham, Ala, district, suspended work
July 1st pending the adoption of a
new wage scale, the old contract hav.
ing expired. Most of the commercial
coal operators employing 1000 men
have tentatively signed up renewal
OF the old scale on the understanding
that when the furnace operators and
the miners agree the agreement is
also to apply to the commercial COM
panies.
The furnace and large mine opsra.
tors are preparing for prolonged sus'
pension of work, as no agreement
seems to be in sight. 1t is understood
that during the next FIVE days, il no
agreement is reached, number OF
furnaces will be banked.
When the miners state convention
met in Birmingham Friday, National
Committeeman W. R. Farley report
ed that the committee on conference
with the operators had SO far been un'
able to agree He reviewed the prop
osition of each side and in conclusion
said:
If there is a conflict the contest
must be won by. keeping within the
pale of the law We have nothing to
gain by getting mad and violating the
law. Our very existence depends upon
our display of good citizenship and
showing to the public that We will
keep within the limit of the law"
Other speakers advised patience and
good behavior. .,
The Tennessee Coal and Railroad
Company closed down the three iron
furnaces in the Bessener district be-
cause of the suspension of work at its
mines.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
Twenty.one Russians Drowned.

Twenty.one Russians Drowned.
The submarine boat Delfin sank at
her moorings in the Neva, off the Bal
tic shipbuilding yard, Wednesday
morning, with the loss of an officer
and twenty men.
The accident was due partly to the
excessive number of the crew, mostly
inexperienced. men, and chiefly to the
unfortunate attempt of a man. to es-
cape while his comrades were screw
ing down the manhole.
The'Delfn's nominal capacity is ten
men, instead of which thirty-two en-
tered the boat. bringing her man-
hole in dangerous proximity to the
river level.
Just then tlg passed, sending
heavy wash against the boat. AS soon
as the water splashed into the subma-
rine boats interior - created a panic
among the novices and one of them
tried to get out of the manhole, which
the older hands were screwing down
preparatory to the descent, the sub
merging compartment having. already
opened. The water rushed in and with
ne manhole open, the submerged YES
sci sank like stone.
The officers and some Of the men
were saved by being blown up through
the manhole by the rush of escapi.
air. The Delfn shortly afterwards
was raised j IL !
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
Swallow May Decline.

Thursday evening, in response to: a
congratulatory telegram, DR.. Swallow
sent the following to Chairman Stew
art:
Harrisburg, Pa, June 30.-Hon.
Oliver w. Stewart, Prohibitionist Ma
tional Convention, Indianapolis.-r
honor referred to in your dispatch i'm
plies duties requiring my absence from
home, while / highly appreciate any
honor or duty the grandest party OF
the age can give me, yet unless Mrs.
Swallows health greatly improves, I
would be compelled to decline.
~ E s.' . "S. C.. SWALLOW"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
.JAPS NAIL RUSSIAN LIE.
General Oku Denies that Prisoners
Have Been MaItreated.

General Oku Denies that Prisoners
Have Been Maltreated.
A special from Toxic says: General
Oku has forwarded detailed report
to the imperial headquarters answer
ing charges preferred by the Russian
authorities that the Japanese troops
were responsible for atrocities COM
mitted on the field. He says the
charges are totally unfounded, but on
the contrary, that he had proof that
the wounded prisoners highly appre-
ciated the humane treatment they and
their comrades had received from the
japanese. It is the Russians, he de-
clared, that have cruelty mutilated the
Japanese who fell into their hands
wounded.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
RENFRoE CLAIMS SELF-DEFENsE.

Aged Fayette County Citizen in At
Ianta Jail for Safe Keeping.
stephen D. Renfroe, aged 70, who IS
said to be the oldest living lawyer in
Georgia, and a Confederate veteran, is
locked up in the Fulton county jail,
at Atlanta, charged with killing his
daughter-in-law at his home near Fay
etteville.
He was placed in the Atlanta jail
because mob violence had been threat
ened.
According to the story told by Colo
mel Renfroe he shot the woman in self
defense, after she had already fired
at him point blank.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
WALTHoUR SEVERELY HURT.
Champion Bicycle Rider Victim OF
Eriohtful Accident at Atlanta.

Frightful Accident at Atlanta.
During a, bicycle race in Atlanta
Thursday night Bobby" Walthour,
the champion pace follower Of the
world, was the victim of a most se-
rious accident.
While riding rings around Munroe
and DeGuichard, he was thrown from
his wheel in collision with his motor.
Walthour had darted to the front In
an effort to gain a lap. It was bat
tie of motormen and pace followers.
Hoffman pacing Munroe, saw that the
Albanian would gain the lap, and to
staHe him off rushed to the very top
of the track. There was a bare foot
between the flying Tennessee rider
and his motorman and the top track.
Seeing that there was no earthly
chance to squeez ehimself through
this opening, Lawson, Walthour's pace
maker, slackened his speed a little
and Walthour, unable to stop and not
expecting the move, plunged into his
motor and the next moment was
thrown into the stand.
He was thrown against three strong
posts 2 by inches, and broke two
Of them, splitting the third one. His
left collar bone was brokent, righ
elbow and fingers Of right. hand badly
bruised and torn, both hips and legs
bruised and cut in several places,
while one large wound was made over
the abdomen.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
EQUIPMENT FOR STATE TROOPS.
Usual Annual Allotment is Made by
!. Acting Secretary of War.


Acting Secretary Oliver, Of the war
department, has made the usual an
nual allotment of the s1,0G0.000 appro'
priated by congress to provide arms
and equipment for the organized mill
tia of the United States. Apportion"
ments are:
Alabama, s21,942; Arkansas, ST.
952; Colorado, s9,973; Florida, s9,973;
Georgia, s25,9S2; Kentucky, s25,sS2;
Louisiana, s17,s52; Maryland, s15,s5S;
Mississippi, s19,e47; Missouri, s35,905;
North Carolina, s23,937; District OF
Columbia, s1s,ss4; South Carolina,
s17,s52; Virginia, :s2s,ss7; West Vir-
ginia, s1s,9Ga; Arizona. s5,937; New
Mexico, s5,234; Oklahoma, S13,loS;
Hawaii, $500 -. .
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
MORE COUNTIES IN GEORGIA

If Constitutional Amendment Passed
by House is Successful.
Eight new counties may be estao-
Iished in Georgia, if the constitutional
amendment bill passed by the house
of representatives gets safely through
The bill provides for paragraph IN
the state constitution to read as 1ol'
lows:
"There shall not be more than one
hundred and forty-five counties IN tnls
state
The amendment, of course, strikes
ont the present paragraph on the SUD
iect, limiting the number OF counties
to 137.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
INJUNCTION AGAINST CITY.
Atlanta Trading Stamp People Make
Move TO Defend Customers.

The city of Atlanta has been tempo
rarily enjcined from proceeding
against a merchant who is using the
green trading stamps, for the purpose
Of collecting the license of 500 assess,
ed by on ordinance passed On March
9, 1904.
Petitioners allege that the ordinance
charging merchants an extra tax of
500 for using trading stamps is un'
just and against both the constitu-
tions Of the state and United States.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
MISSOURI DEMOCRATS ACT.

Indorse cockreII for Presidential Nom
inee at St. Louis Convention.
The Missouri democratic state con-
yention to elect thirty-six delegates to
the national convention at st. Louis
in session at Joplin Wednesday Sc
Iected the following delegates at
large:.
United States Senator Stone, Gov
ernor A. NJ. Dockery, Congressman
Champ Clark, Congressman D. A. De-
Almond. Thirty-two district delegates
were also chosen.
The convention indorsed Senator F..
M. Cockrell for president,
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
SILVER COINAGE CEASES.
Supply of Bullion Bought Under Sher.
man Act is Exhausted.

There VIZ, never be another silver
dollar coined IN tris country" said
George T. Roberts, director OF the
United States mint, in an interview at
Portland, Ore. Mr.. Roberts is en
route to Alaska.
mo. there will be no new silver dol
lars turned out by the government
plants unless by some chance Is TO
CONGRESS should be elected, for the
supply of silver bullion purchased un-
der the Sherman act is exhausted
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
HELEN GETS COLLEGE DEGREE.
Wonderful Deaf, Dumb and Blind Cir!
Awarded Diploma.

A dispatch from Cambridge, Mass,
says: Helen Kellar, the wonderful
deaf, dumb and blind student at Rad
chfe college, who comes from Tus'
cumbia, Ala, received her diploma
Wednesday with the honor Cum
Laude.
There was a sensational hush that
came over the great audience when
this remarkable southern girl was LED
forward to take her diploma, and the
applause that broke out a moment
later was tremendous.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
AMERICAN NURSERfMEN.
Adjourn at Atlanta After Most In
terestino Convention.

The American Association OF Nurse
rvmen closed it's convention in At
lanta, Ca, Thursday afternoon a1ter
q successful meeting, and the visitors
left the city Friday morning, first to
have a peep at some Georgia orchards
and nurseries and then to traVei nome
ward.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
BLOW OF LIFE SAVER FATAL.
Woman Rescued from Steamer Sloeunn
Eies Under Peculiar Circumstances.

pies Under Peculiar Circumstances.
q New York dispatch says: Erysip'
elias in the face has caused the death
ofsMrs. Christiana Gossman, who was
rescued from the ill-fated steamer,
General Slocum. The blow was struck
bysa fireman, who rescued the woman
from drowning. The fireman was
caught by the drowning woman, Who
choked him with death grip so tena-
cious that he was finally compelled to
render her unconscious with blow
of$his fist. She was hurried to hos
pital, but e slight cut produced by the
freman's fist developed e1ysipelas and
camsed the woman's death.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
MOVER TO FURNISH BOND.
President of Western Miners Fedora
ton Taken to Denver.

Sheriff Edward Bell took Charles F.
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners from Cripple Creek
to Denver Monday, where he will be
permitted to furnish security in the
sum of $4,000 in an information
charging him with murder and con-
spiracy to murder in connection with
the Victor riot.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
PHYSICAL Examination Rigid.

Out of twenty-five youths who mad
passed their mental examination Tor
admission into the naval academy and
were examined physically at Annapo-
lis Wednesday, only eleven were sue
cessful.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
MORE MINERS DEPORTED.
General Bell Sends Out Another Train
Load from Colorado.

Load from Colorado.
Another train load Of deported men
has been sent out from Victor, CAL,
with orders to unload the men at Col
orado Springs, but upon the arrival OF
the train at that place Captain Moore,
in charge, was met By Chief Of Police
Reynolds, and force of policemen
and ordered to not permit the men
to leave the train.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
PROBING sLocUM DISASTER.
Federal Grand Jury at New York Be-
oins Probing Of FrIghtfuI Horror.

At New York, Thursday, the federal
grand jury began its investigation OF
the General Slocum disaster.
General Henry l.. Burnett, the Uni
ted States district attorney, and AS
sistant United States District .Attor.
ney Henry A. Wise had charge of the
presentation of the case.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
FRENCH WARSHIP AT HAITI.
stonine Incident, However, is Said to
Be Amicabiy Settled.

The French cruiser Jurien de Ia Ora.
Were has arrived at Port-au-Prince.
The incident of stoning of the French
and German ministers is now asserted
to have been closed by renewed for
NAL apologies which have been accept
ed by the French and German minis
ters.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-07-07
vLAplvosToK FLEET TRAPPED.
Jan Admiral Meets Russians in South.

Jap Admiral Meets RUSSIANS III SoutH'
ern Entrance to Japan Sea.
A special from Toxic says: Vice
Admiral Kamimura evidently trapped
and attacked the Russian VlaaivostoS
squadron off the islands Of Tsu, in the
southern entrance to the sea or Japan
Thursday night.
The result of the encounter IS un-
known.
The Washington times., 1904-08-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Barry Farm-Matilda A. Wheeler et
al. to Thomas II. Wheeler. lot A. sec
tion Z, $40
Barry Farn1-Matilda A. Wheeler o. al
TO Mary A. Wheeler. lot 80, section I, $40.
Barry Farm-Ma tilda A. Wheeler ct al
TO Eulalia w. Thomas, lot 10. section 4
Barry Farm-Thomas II. Wheeler ct
al 20 Matilda A. Wheeler. lots 46, As.
30. section 7, so.
Pleasant Hills and Generosity-SamueI
T.. Redfern ct uX. TO Mary l.. Rcdfern,
life estate In trust OF ten acres. $40
1214 I Street northeast-John Shugrua
ct al. trustees, TO Giuseppe A Pcssagno.
lot 81. square 1902. 1.S00.
Twentieth and l. Streets northwest
Margaret l.. Sands 70 Margaret C.
Sands. original lot p suuart. N5 40
3iSJ Morgan Avenue northwest-Percy
II. Russell ct al, trustees, TO Charles j.
Butler, lot SO, block q. Holmead Manor,
s, so
no and 7is Seventh Street northeast
Matilda w. Payne to Robert a Payne.
lots p and q. square $50. $40
Trin1d ad-Esther a. GOldney to Mary
F. i. Goldney. lot q, block 5. $40.
Metropolis View-Wunam 0. Denison
CT TX. to Maud y. O'Donnen. lot 81 80
1874 Eighth Street Observation-Disclosures
Donohoe to Emma DonohOe. part lot II.
square 401, B
* Street southeast, between Third and
F0ur-and-a-half STRAIGHTFORWARD " cit
eel ct al. TO Charles .,chafer. part lot I6.
square 543, so: Charles Schafer Ct ux. 10
erty. so.
Metropolis Niew-Harry J. O'Connor
TO Clemens Krogmann. lot II, 800
81 X Street nOrthwest-MagdaleD
Krogmann et vir. Clemens. to Harry
J. O'Connor, lot %. square 81. 800.
1898 TO 1877 Georgia Avenue southeast
Frederick A. Hurleb2us 10 John B.
Rueth lots 8. 6. Z. square 1922 80.
West EckingtOn-Jnmes McLaren ct
uX. 10 Netle Ernst lot III. square g.
500
2I9 Fourth Street northeast-Joscph
Harper. executor. 70 Appleton Cady. lot
Z. square 814. $3.50.
215 Thirteenth Street southwest-Mary
+. Cumberland et vlr. George g. to
John II. Walter original lot 20. square
264 $40
1877 S Street noTthwest--George G.
Brown 70 Margaret S. BurreH. lot 49,
square l32. SO.