The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-12-09
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the World.

,r7amDlcd. no one being killed, in a
serious panic at all auditorium IN Nor
folk Va. on Tuesday, the panic
being started by slight blaze caused
BY an electric light wire. The ire
alarm was turned in, and the tlremen
anally Quoted the audience, but not
:1ntil large number had received
serious injuries, mostly by being
-tran7plcd upon.
Six election officers were sentenced
10 Jail in Denver, COL, on Tuesday,
BY the supreme court for disregardlng
its injunction order at the late cleo
zion.
Thomas Harp was killed by D. ".
Reid, near Hawkinsville. Ga, Mon
day night, on the plantation OF a Mr..
Jordan. Reid claims that he was
forced to shoot in self defence. The
SLAYER surrendered and was placed IN
Jail.
The common council of the city of
Norfolk passed a resolution unanl-
znously inviting President Roosevelt
TO visit Norfolk on his intended
southern tour.
lust before Speaker Cannon rap
=oed the national house of represen-
21atives to order on Tuesday, ar el-
~derly man, occupying front seat in
the public gallery, uttered series OF
long drawn whoops Considerable
>commotion was caused before he wa'~
elected.
President Roosevelt has sent to the
senate for the fifth time the nomlna-
ton of the negro, W. D. Crum, for
: collector of the port of Charleston.
Marc w. Potter, young man who
is cashier of banks at Davldsboro,
Glenwood and Helena, Ga, has mys-
seriously disappeared, and his books,
which have been checked by an ex-
pert. show a shortage OF something
like $4,000. A feature of the de-
}falcation is that all Of the alleged
,crookedness in the accounts seems TO
have been accomplish. I'd within nine
. ~ DAYS before it was discovered ana
. the officials are wondering what dis
position Potter made OF the money
in 50 short time 1t is thought that
he did not take with him more than
$1,000.
Caleb Powers. former secretary OF
state OF Kentucky, has been granted
a new trial by the Kentucky appel
>3ate court. Powers was charged with
xcomp1icity in the ASSASSINATION OF
Go crnor Goebel. On the hrst trial
he was convicted and given lite
:sentence. The second trial resulted
in conviction and sentence OF death.
The principal grounds assigned IN
the main opinion granting a new
trial were: Because of improper re-
marks made by the late attorney 1or
the commonwealth; because sentence
was passed within two days after the
iurv rendered it's verdict, and because
che court refused to grant turther
niu,e to the defendants attorneys t.
6le reasons for a new trial.
NJ Deroulede and NJ. Jaures, the
socialist leader in the French cham
ss,er OF deputies, fought duel with
pistols at Hendaye, France, on Tues
dav. The exchange of shots had no
result. The political prominence OF
the participants in The meeting at
-tracted great attention.
The secretary-treasurer OF the
Commercial association OF DanVlNe'
Va, has received from the president S
private secretary the following COM
nnunication. in reply TO an invitation
extended the president to lncluoe
Danville in his proposed southern
:.r;p: MY Dear Sir: "lour 1'HoF
>,f the ed instant is received and the
-oresident thanks YOU cordially TOR
the invitation you extend to him. AS
vet however. no plans have been
>nade for a southern trip.
\ Judgment OF 81 200 and costs was
,+arad T., the circuit court in Nash