The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-12
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Outside of the State.

her husband, Mrs ". H. McCargo, of
Olive Branch. Miss. committed sui
eide by burning Alter saturating
her clothing with kerosene and setting
IRE to the oil. she rushed into the
street and fought all who attempted
TO extinguish the flames:
Three men were drowned in Little
Bay. near Willoughoy Beach, on Mon
day. The three men were out in a
small sailboat planting seed oysters.
when one OF the men was knocked
overheard. Another jumped in al
ter the first. and the second was taken
with cramps and called for assis-
tance. Then the third jumped in and
tried to save his father and connpar-
ion. In the struggle which follow
ed all three men were drowned and
went down together.
President Roosevelt refused to in
interfere in the case of John w. Bur
ley, a negro confined in the jail of
the District of Columbia under SEN
tence of death for the crime OF GRIM
inal assault. The president, in CIV
ing his reasons for this refusal to in
terfere in the case. said among other
things: The crime in question is
one to the existence to which we
largely owe the existence of that
spirit of lawlessness which takes form
in lynching. 1t is crime so re-
voting that the criminal is not en-
titled to one particle Of sympathy
from any human being. 1t is essen
tia1 that the punishment for it should
be not only as certain but as swift
as possible"
The United States government, III
a formal circular note by Secretary
Hay, has refused 70 assent
to the general proposition that
coal and other fuel and, raw cotton
shall be considered contraband Of
war. The circular is based on de-
claration by the Russian government
that coal, naphtha, alcohol and other
i1el have been declared contraband.
in his note Secretary Hay says thac
if these articles are treated as con-
traband Of war, it might ultimately
lead to a total inhibition OF the sale
BY neutrals to the people OF belllger-
ent states of all articles which could
be converted to military use.
An army of snens~are engaged IN
preparing the ground at Manassas 1or
the army manoeuvers which are 70
begin there on the 10th Of Septem-
Der.
Three constables from whose GUS
tody negro was taken last Saturday
while on his way to jail at Selma.
Ala, and lynched, have been held on
the charge OF murder in the first de-
gree.
4 stick OF dynamite was exploded
under all electric care at Tazewell.
Ala, on Tuesday afternoon. The
dynamite was put in the iange OF the
track by unknown persons. The
passengers numbered about half I
dozen ladies and as many men. and
thew were panic-stricken but no one
was injured beyond being severely
shocked.
A mother and her three children
were killed and a number or other
persons seriously injured in a col
lision between two trains at a cross
ing in Baltimore on Tuesday night.
The International Typographical
union has been in session in St. Louis
this week.
The detective agency engaged in
a search for 100000 worth OF Jewels.
the property OF Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
which were supposed to have been
stolen from Newport. has announced
that the Jewels were found in Mrs.
Goelet's safe in New York. Ii seems
she had placed them there and had
forgotten the incident. and coming to
the conclusion that they had been
stolen she employed a detective agen~