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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
sWAYNE WENT THE. LIMIT.
Always Drew Allowance Of $40 Per
Day for Expenses,

Always Drew Allowance Of $40 Per
Day for Expenses.
w. O. Bradley, of the treasury de-
partment, was the only witness before
the house judiciary committee at
Washington Tuesday in the Judge
Charles Swayne hearing.
He testified to the correctness OF
the accounts of Judge Swayne, which
/were charged at the rate Of SO day
while he was holding court outside of
his district. The legal allowance is
not to exceed SO a day, the law pro-
viding that the judge shall have his
actual expenses, which are paid on
his own certifcation.
Attorney higgins, for Judge Swayne,
wanted to show that other judges
charged the full rate allowance, but
the committee ruled that the action OF
other judges had no bearing upon the
acts Of Judge Swayne.
AS no other witnesses were in at
tendance, the committee adjourned un-
til Wednesday.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
Given Sentences BY Judge
Newman in Federal Court.
LITTLE GETS MAXIMUM
Men Found Guilty Of Counterfeittno
Sent to Federal Prison to Serve
Terms-Fines Are Also
Imposed.

In the federal court at Atlanta SAT-
urday morning, Judge Newman passed
sentence on P. s. Coffee, J. N. Little.
Clarence W. Rebb and Oscar McMi-
chael, the four men recently convicted
in the famous counterfeiting case.
]. N. Little was given the heaviest
punishment Of any Of the prisoners.
Immediately after the conviction OF
Coffee, Little pleaded guilty to the en-
tire indictment, ,containin three counts.
The Judge sentenced him to two years
and a fine of $500 in one case, and to
one year and one day and a fine OF
$3.50 in each Of the other two counts,
making a total fine of $1,000 and SEN
tence Of four years and two days.
P. 8. Coffee was convicted on two
counts in the indictment against him.
Judge Newman gave him a sentence OF
two years and $500 fine in each case,
making a total Of four years and a
$1,000 fine.
Clarence Rebb was sentenced to
three years and fine of $500, and Os-
car McMichael drew the lightest SEN
tence, two years and $500 fine. Nc.
Michael got a lighter sentence owing
to the fact that he was only charged
with printing the bills, while Rebb was
charged with both printing and passing
the bills. The sentence Of each man
commenced the day that he pleaded
guilty, or was convicted.
These sentences end up for several
months at least, the counterfeiting
case. There are still three more cases
to be tried, one against Will Wynne,
another against Charles Mansion,
charged with conspiracy and the other
against Eugene Mansion, CHARGED with
intimidating a government witness.
These cases will not come up, howev'
er, before next March at least.
J. N. Little was the only one Of the
prisoners to make a speech before the
Judge passed sentence. He stated that
he was driven to the crime by neces'
slty, by the wants of his wife and chill.
dren. He said that he was unable to
get work, and in a moment Of despera:
ton the tempter came and he yielded
He claimed that Captain Wright bad
promised to tighten his sentence. This
Captain Wright positively denied.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
TREATY WITH GERMANY SIGNED.
Way Clear for Arbitration OF Any
Trouble that MAY Arise.

Way Clear for Arbitration OF Any
Trouble that MAY Arise.
The American German arbitration
treaty was signed in Washington Tues
day at the state department by Secre-
tary Hay and Baron Sternberg, the
German ambassador. 1t Is identical
with the American-French treaty.
AS he left the state department Ba-
ron Sternberg expressed his hearty sat
isfaction that the treaty had been con:
,cluied so promptly.
1T was" he said, "a pleasure to
postpone my departure for Europe in
order to sign this convention, the i'm
portance of which in its effect upon
the maintenance of the good will and,
amity between the two countries can
not be over-estinated. can assure
you that this is happy day for me,
as it Is for my sovereign and my peo'
ple."
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
THiRTY-FlvE PEOPLE INJURED.
A Frishtfui Train Wreck Wherein Not
a Single Passenger Lost Life.

A Frishtful Train Wreck Wherein Not
a Single Passenger Lost Life.
Thirty-flve persons were injured late
Sunday afternoon by the derailment OF
passenger train No. on the Mobile
and Ohio railway, one mile east Of Co.
lumbus, Miss. The train left Mont
gomery, Ala. at 10:30 a. m. and was
in charge of Conductor W. E. Hopper.
The injuries Of none, It is thought,
will prove fatal. The place where the
wreck occurred is ON a perfectly
straight track on IA embankment 20
feet high on both sides. No definite
explanation has yet been given as to
the cause of the accident. The com.
bined baggage and express car rolled
down the embankment, and the other
two coaches, both passenger, were torn
loose and fell to the bottom of the
embankment.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
GoMPERs AGAIN HoNoRED.

American Federation Of Labor over
whelmingly Reflect 'iim President.
Samuel Gompers was unanimously
reelected president Of the American
Federation Of Labor a. the meeting In
San Francisco, except that Victor Ber.
ger, of Milwaukee, a leader of the So
cia1istic element in the convention,
voted in the negative, and asked that
his vote be so recorded.
Gompers promised to try to do much
more for the labor movement In the
future than he had done in the past.
Secretary Frank B. Morrison and
Treasurer John B. Lennon were unani-
mously chosen to serve another term.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
CUBA MUST CLEAN UP.

President Palma and Press urg Con-
aress Of Island to Take Action.
A Havana special says: President
Palma has definitely announced that
he Is not willing to undertake the
street cleaning of the eastern cities OF
Cuba without the authority of congress
and funds for that purpose, but he is
urging the matter On the leaders OF
congress, and early action is expected.
The newspapers unanimously urge
that congress take action in the mat
ter and not furnish a reason for inter-
vention on the part OF the United
States.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
FIVE YEARS FOR dsuTfoN:s
Bartender Convicted OF 4<idnapinaae
- fenced to Long Term.

6artenoer Convicted or fNionAPtt8a0H
~ fenced to Long Term. s
O. N. Sutton. tried in BainbEtd
Ca, for kidnapping Alice skelton
been sentenced to fve years in
penitentiary for his offense. S'
The jury was out five hours and W
turned their verdict at Il o'cl0cx
night. The Judge was present
vened court and at once passed -
tence. The verdict and 4senxe.
meets with popular approval rs
The case against Sutton for atter
ed assault may not be tried ct t
term Of court. Judge Spence has
called home on account Of fllnesg
his wife, and Judge Sheffield who
presiding, holds that he Is disQ1
fed On account Of relationship to
defendants wife. :'s "a
The testimony Of the defense
nesday, tended to show that the
girl, Alice Shelton, was dissatia
with her foster parents, snd left h9
voluntarily:
The defendant made his statepl
to the effect that Alice ,skelton 30
him to take her away, as she Ws1
satisfied; that he had no evil Del
and only attempted to better her
dition, taking no liberties with hsi
the S0-mile drive, nor having amt
at heart except the best motiVeg
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
SICK JUROR STOPS TRIAL.

Nan Paterson Murder Case is Brought
. 70 a Sudden Halt.
The illness Of a Juror caused sud-
den and unexpected adjournment in
the Patterson murder trial in New
York.
When everything was in readiness
to proceed Saturday morning, it was
announced that Juror Edward Dress.
Ter was too i'll to leave his home.
There remained no alternative but to
suspend the trial for the time being,
and an adjournment was ordered by
Justice Davis.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
STRIPPING DENIES THE CHARGE
Florida District Attorney Says STOCK
ton Was Badly Mistaken.

Florida District Attorney Says Stock.
ton Was Badly Mistaken.
When the Swayne inquiry, before
the house judiciary committee. was re-
sumed at Washington, "wednesday,
Joseph N. STRIPPING, United States
district attorney for the southern dis
trict of Florida, was called by the de-
Tense.
He denied a statement made by the
witness, J. N. C. Stockton, who had
testified that STRIPPING had asked that
the war on Judge Swayne cease, and
that if Stockton would bring about
such a result, he (Stripling) was in
position to see that Stockton could
have what he wanted in the way OF
receiverships.
Stockton was never more mistak.
en- in his life," said Stripping.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
THE UNsPEAkABLE TuRlss

Anglers Americas Counsel at Att
dretta and He Lowers FLAG
A Washington dispatch says:
pleased by some action OF the naki
Mr.. Davis, the American counsel
Alexandretta, is reported to have ls
cred the American flag at the cQJi
ate during the recent celebratioh
honor of the accession Of the sulk
Officials and people Of AlexandtG
regard the act as an insult, and
expected at the state department.
a complaint on the subject win re1
here soon from Constantinople
Should the Turkish government g.
quest the recall Of Mr.. Davis, 1t w01ll
be necessary to comply with the 81
quest, and he probably would be s33
another assignment until It was Sfo
his action was unwarranted.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
JUMPED FOR THEIR LivE4S

Thirty Negroes Saved by LeapIra
Windows to Tarpauiins
At st. Louis Tuesday thirty neefoe
men, women and children, living a
the second and third floors eta bNsS
ing Morgan street lodging hoH
saved themselves frcm death by 5E1
ing from the windows into tarpan9l
held by fremen, by cropping their M
to the street down smoke and 49l
filed stairways and by cIimbt
through scuttle to the root ~
thence to adjoining buildings to H.
taken down by flremen. ss5
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
SOCIALISTS FLooRED AGAIN.

Federation of Labor Convention De-
feats Attack on State Troops.
The American Federatin Of Labo,
at San Francisco, Tuesday, overwhelm'
ingly defeated a resolution coming
from the socialistic element, recon-
mending that the convention vote for
q measure abolishlng the militia as 1t
uow exists.
The resolution called for the substi'
tuition of the system now in vogue In
Switzerland, where every man bears
arms. but each individual Is permitted
IN keep mis- weapon in his own home.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
SHORTAGE IN FUNDS OF BANK.

institution at Davisboro, Ga, Alleged
to be Looted by Cashier.
Since Cashier Marc S. Potter, of The
Dayieboro, Ca, bank, skipped out sew.
Dayisboro, Ca, bank, skipped out sew.
has been put to work on the books ct
the bank and there is found to be a
shortage Of $4,000, the paid-up CAPT
tai
It is not thought the creditors will
lose anything by the shortage, but the
stockholders will probably lose all OF
the paid-in capital, which amounts to
about $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
MOVE ON PORT ARTHUR.

Japs Ordered to Make Final Onslaught
Against the Fortress.
A Washington special says: The
Associated Press learns on excellent
authority that the Japanese army
has been ordered to renew its at
tack on Port Arthur at once and to
take the main Notifications at any
cost.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
WOMEN ARE REARREsTEr
Sensational Turn Given the CT
Williams Murder Case,

Williams muroSf Cd9es ~;
At .Wrghtsville, Ca, Wednefd
the Clayton L. Williams murdered
were again called Lotion 0utl&N
first put on trial and the case q
sumed the entire day. objectiom 4
ing been made by defendants TO al!
Allen, the. case was heard By az!
Prescott, who ordered that Out
be held for murder without bail Y;
A sensational turn was given
case by the issuance Of another q
rant for the rearrest Of Moorman
the women, Belle Williams and
zie Edge, who were released a
days ago. It is thought that #
state has discovered other srrongeSs
: idence than was developed at the
hearing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
JAPs FAILED TO LAND.

That Final Assault on Port Arthur
Was a Fiasco.
Imperial headquarters at Toxic Is
sued the following announcement Sum
day:
"The works for our attack having
been nearly completed against Sun
Eshu mountain (Port Arthur), and the
forts lying eastward therefrom, q
general assault was made on the at
ternoon of November 26, but owing to
the enemy's stubborn resistance our
object has not yet been accomplished
Tho fighting still continues"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
WORK OF ASSASSIN.

kentueklan Killed While Hauling Wa
ter to a Saw Mill.
Sebren Profit, a prominent citizen OF
Morehead, KY, was assassinated by
unknown men Wednesday while haul
ing water from Triplett creek to saw
mill.
Profit had a winchester, . shotgun
and a pistol on the wagon when killed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
ROOSEVELT AT THE FAIR.
Chief Elective Spends Strenuous Day
in Inspecting Exhibits at st.
Louis Exposition.

Saturday was presidents day at the
Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Although President Roosevelt was
not officially greeted by the exposi-
ton management until after 9 o'clock
the grounds were thronged long be-
fore that hour. D.,
The presidential special train ar
rived In st. Louis at $40 a. NJ, and
was taken at once to the worlds fair
grounds, where it was backed on. the
side track of the Northern 7fanspor-
tation building. Extraordinary pre-
cautions we-e taken to prevent acci>
dent after the special arrived within
the jurisdiction the Terminal
Association, $50 men having been sta
toned, on the right of way so close
together. that each man was-in sight
of the one stationed either side: Of
him. e
The distinguished party was early
astir, preparing for their day OF rec
ord breaking sightseeing. In the par
ty are President Roosevelt, Mrs.
Roosevelt, Miss Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, Secretary and
Mrs. Loeb and Surgeon General Rix-
ey, United States navy.
Shortly after breakfast had been
finished, President Francis, with May
or Wells and q comittee of exposition
officials and directors, appeared at the
car to pay their respects to the chief
executive. The reception was infor-
NAL. the party walking through the
car and meeting the members OF the
party. Carriages were then taken
and the party made the rounds of the
various buildings where the president
made hasty inspection Of the exhib-
it's in each.
Brief stops were made at the pavil-
ions Of the various foreign countries
and greetings exchanged with repre-
sentatives.
While being shown through the Hol-
land building, President Roosevelt
noticed a two-year-old child in the
arms of its mother. Stepping up he
patted the baby Oh the cheek, and
then turning to Mrs. Roosevelt:
"Oh, Edith, come here; want yor
to see a genuine little Dutch girl"
Mrs. Roosevelt smiling, rook the
child in her arms, and, for moment,
both the president and his VIE found
led the little tot.
In the odd and picturesque Chinese
pavilion, President Roosevelt was
presented with a painting 300 years
old. Mrs. Roosevelt was the recipient
of q curiously carved and ,inlaid box.
In response to the Fluctuations of the
commissioner from China, NJ. Wong,
President Roosevelt proposed this
loast:
MAY prosperity and unity attend
the Chinese"
At the Brazilian building, the party
was welcomed by Commissioner
Aguair, who presented President
Roosevelt with handsome saddle
and silver-mounted crop. To Mrs.
Roosevelt was given a bouquet Of
roses such as she had been the recip-
ient of in everv foreign nayilion At
the geological gardens, the next place
visited, the president was greeted by
cries of "Banzai!" by the Japanese
present. He responded in kind with
the Japanese word Milton"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
Roosevelt conaratuIates Nicholas.

RooseveIt consratuIates Nicholas.
A ST. Petersburg dispatch says:
Emperor Nicholas received a letter
from President Roosevelt congratulat-
ing him upon the birth of an heir and
rendering good wishes for a success.
full and illustrious reign.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
eARKEePER UNDER CHARGES.
Sutton Accused Of kidnapping Little

Girl and Attempted Assault.
The case Of the state against o. N
Sutton, charged with kidnapping and at
tempted criminal assault, was placed
on trial in the superior court at Balm
bridge, Ca, Monday.
Sutton is white man and a bar
tender, and his alleged victim is Alice
Shelton, very pretty little girl II
years old, also living in BalnbrMge
with her adopted parents she being an
orphan.
The evidence for the state showed
that Sutton became fascinated with
the little girl and remarked previously
that he was going to take her. About
two weeks ago he drove In his o'lggy
to the back of the Shelton home'
where he found Alice on the porch,
and took her by force into his buggy
and carried her about rs miles into
Baker county to house OF question
able repute. En- route the child says
that he made the alleged attemp1.
The next day she was found and
brought back by the officers and her
adopted father, who mad Sutton ar
rested
The defense opened with the intro
duct,on Of several witnesses whose tes'
ttmony tended to show that the girl
was dissatisfied with her foster pa
rents and left home voluntarily with
Sutton.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
SEASONS FOOTBALL FATALITIES.

Thirteen Players Lost their lives,
While 2e6 Were Injured.
The Chicago Record-Herald says
that thirteen deaths have resulted
from football this season. The casual
ty list is the same as last year, but
the number of serious injuries during
the season just closed will exceed that
Of any year ince the introduction OF
the sport.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
Notorious Safe Blower and
Murderer Meets His Doom.
GREAT NERVE EXHIBITED
Execution Took Place in Jail Yara
sat Birmingham, Aiabama-A Long
Chapter of Crimes
Closed.

Frank Duncan, said TO be one OF tne
most noted safe blowers in the coun-
try, was hanged in the county jail
yar5~~-at. Birmingham, v~ Ala. Friday
shostlgs before noon for the murder; OF
Policeman G. W. Kirkley.
nltFeFa minutes after the drop fell
Duncan was pronounced dead. His
neck was broken. Duncan marched to
sfhe scaffold with a firm footstep.
From the scaffold he made long
talk to the one hundred people who
were allowed to witness the execution,
reassertlng his innocence and declar'
ing that God and very one connected
with his case knew he was innocent OF
murder.
:. On the night of March q. 1900, five
men beat Night Watchman Clayton, OF
the Standard Oil Company, into insen-
sibiity at the Office Of the company In
the outskirts of Birmingham, and
blowing open the safe, robbed it OF
several hundred dollars.
%Shartly after midnight that night
Policemen J. w. Adams and G. w.
4 Kirkley arrested two men In the heart
of the city on suspicion of being two
Of the robbers.
While .en route to Jail the suspects
broke away from the officers and fired
upon them, killing Kirkley and fatally
wounding Adams:
A few days later two of the robbers
we're arrested in Admission and three
ia Chattanooga, former member OF
the gang having meanwhile Informed
On them.
Among those arrested were Frank
Miller and Frank Duncan, both OF
whom were identified by Policeman
Adams just before ne died as the muir
derers.
They were tried first for the murder
OF Adams, Miller getting a death SEN
tsnce and Duncan life imprisonment.
MILLER was hanged June %, 1901.
{ 8 Later Duncan was given death sem
tence for the murder of Kirkley, but
escaped from the Birmingham jail Yin
January, 1902, while his appeal was be-
fore the supreme court. A few weeks
ago he was recaptured in Florida,
where he had just robbed bank, and
was carried back to Birmingham and
resentenced.
Both Miller and Duncan, while not
denying participation in the safe rob-
bery, protested their innocence of the
tWo murders, laying them to one New
York Harry" an alleged member OF
their gang, it being admitted that Mil
ler was with New York Harry" at
the time, but only fired his pistol in
the air,
Miller and Duncan were known to
the police all over the country, and
: were said to be noted safe blowers.
Duncan was paroled from the Illinois
penitentiary in January, 1899, where
he was serving term for burglary.
John ID. West, Tom Fay and Frank
Edwards, three other members OF the
gang, were given long terms in the
Alabama penitentiary for their part in
the Standard Oil safe robbery.
Because Of the desperate character
OF Duncan and covert threats from
friends on tn eoutside, great precau-
ions were taken at his execution.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
NEW CONTRACT FOR coNvIcTs

Alabama Prisoners in Great Demand
by Big Lumber Companies.
A Montgomery, Ala, special says:
New contracts have been made with
the Hand Lumber Company, at DoliVe,
and the Horseshoe Lumber Company,
at River Falls for convicts. Each gets
seyenty-fye men at s29 month, which
is the best thing in the way OF price
ever received for southern convicts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
A NEW CREED ADOPTED.
Westminster Confession Of Faith ReIe-
gated to Oblivion.

Rev. DR.. David Schaff, professor OF
church history at the Western Theol'
ogical Seminary, Allegheny City, Pa,
has confirmed the report that the On
ion Theological Seminary in New York
had discarded the Westminster con-
fession of faith and unanimously
adopted a new creed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
Honor Conferred on AIexleff.

Honor Conferred on AIexIeff.
A st. Petersburg dispatch says: An
imperial decree issued Tuesday ap-
points Viceroy Alexieff a member ct
the council of the empire and Of the
committee of ministers.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-12-01
TRAIN DEMoueHEs euoeX.s
Girl Killed, Boy Wounded and oSA
Occupant Escaped unhurt

At Wartrace, Tenn, Tuesday mcf
ing passenger train ran into q butG3s!
containing three occupants.
Miss Sadie Waite. aged 16gMas tls
stantly killed and her brother, axsd 3
was 50 badly mangled that he
recover. The other occupant escaD
unhurt. ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-01-16
EACH COLOR TO ITSELF.
Haw the Cherokee Nation Ha's
solved 1os Themselves the
Nace ProblsnI.

The race problem in the Cherokee
nation is solved 10 the general salts
faction If the three races concerned
and the Intermediary mixed bloods,
says the Kansas City Journal In the
location OF homes the Cherokee full
bloods and negroes are mostly in set
Elements. The intermarried whites
largely are in towns and territory con
liguous to each other The Cherokee
speaking citizens much prefer TO asso-
ciate together
In the nation there are 30 schools at
tended by fniiblood Cherokee children
and Il by negro children The negro
blood schools are not so by legal re-
quirement, but as corollary of their
preference TO live near each other The
Cherokee and negro DO not in;ermarry
or socially mingle. Two seminaries
and an orphan asylum are attended
by fullbloods and mixed bloods, only.
the colored high school by negroes
only
III lHe incorporated ScuOol ulalIictS
whites and Indians attend the sisne
schools, and race prejudice and undue
I feeling on either side are being lost iii
/ fellowship and friendship cultivated in
the class room and on the playground.
Both sides are better satisfied in the
combined schools than they were when
they were kept separate, Fullbloods
seem to mingle as freely with white
renters and their families Of good char
aeter as they Go with mixed bloods.
OF the $500 citizens of the Chero-
/ kee nation the best statistical informa-
ton gives about $500 fullbloods, 5000
lstermarried whites, 22.S00 mixed
bloods. and 1900 freedmen.