The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-12-06
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items Of More Or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the World.

General Joseph Nneelc1 OH FTlQdy
night. The diplomatic corps and the
American ambassador, its dean, were
present and a large number OF Amer
icar capitalists.
Ed. Huey, colored, was hanged at
Eldorado, Ark. on Friday, for the
murder OF Marshal Lawrence john
son. The murder was committed
while Marshal Johnson was trying
to arrest the negro.
An increased deficiency Of o255 pc,
cent. over the previous year is shown
by the financial statement for the pos
tai service incorporated in the an
nual report OF E. c. Madden, the third
assistant postmaster general, for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1904. The
report shows, however. that the in
crease in expenditures is on account
OF the rural free delivery service.
Were it not for this extra expenditure
the postal service would now be aboul
self sustaining.
A number Of additional southern
cities, including Mobile and Birming-
ham, have extended invitations to
President Roosevelt to visit them
during his contemplated southern
trip.
The bank Of Liberty. Randolph
county, n. c., was blown open by
dynamite and robbed, it being under
stood that $1,000 was secured by the
bandits.
General John H. Wilson, chairman
OF the inaugural committee, has ap-
pointed Lieutenant General .,dna R.
Chaffee, chief of staff, u. S. A, to
be grand marshal Of the inaugural
parade
Eight hundred passengers on the
ferry boat Paunpeck, of the Hoboken
ferry line, New York, were thrown
into panic on Friday evening and
several were injured when the ferry
boat was struck in 1nidstrean by
Hudson river steamer. The Paunpeck
was able to proceed to her dock under
her own steam. and there the injured
were cared for.
Mrs. George Henry Gilbert, the
oldest actress on the American stage,
died in Chicago on Friday night,
shortly after she had suffered a
stroke OF apoplexy.
Three trainmen were killed. one
other was fatally injured and score
of passengers were slightly injured
in collision between a passenger
train and work train on the Penn
sylvania road, near Columbus, Ind,
on Friday night.
Will Thomas, a negro fireman and
Jim Brasmon, negro brakemen,
fought a duel to the death early Fri
day morning in the engine cab Of
fast freight on the Seaboard Air Line
near Winder, Ca, The train was run
ming toward a tank at 40 miles an
hour when Brasmon began throwing
coal at Thomas. Thomas stuck his
knife into Brasmon and the latter
pulled his pistol and fired several
times. inhicting a death wound upon
Thomas. Engineer Shepard was
unable to interfere as he had to keep
his eyes on the track ahead Bras.
mon was lodged in jail in Atlanta.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition,
in St. Louis, closed on Thursday
night. L. is estimated that the total
attendance was in the neighborhood
of IS,Sooooo The exposition COM
pany expended about S22, 100000 since
the inception OF the project, and the
expenditures OF the several states
and territories reached total of So
100000. The receipts after the open
ing day amounted to about SI,ooo,ooo.
consisting Of admissions and conces-
sion royalties. 1t was announced
on the closing night that all debts
agains: the company had been paid,
with the exception OF few current
accounts, and these, It was thought,