The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-01
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
items of More Of Less Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

" QSSlloS GU DN tH> i'''N N1''>'- 1'N
devastated many parts OF Michigan
during the past several days.
Elijah W. Campbell. division super
intendent of the Texas and Pacific
railway, was accidently killed in the
railroads yard at Dallas. Texas, on
Tuesday. being caught between two
moving cars and crushed to death.
Gen. William H. Payne. counsel
for the Southern railway. a diStln-
guishe Confederate officer and COM
mander OF the famous Black Horse
Cavalry at the first battle OF Bull Run
died at his apartments in Washing
ton on Tuesday. aged IS years. He
lived for many years at Warrenton.
Va. and practiced law i'll the Virginia
courts. He became brigadlcr gener-
al in 1861. commanding brigade rn-
der General l'itzhugl, Lee.
Returns from the Arkansas primary
show that Governor Jefferson DAVIS
will be entitled to enough delegates
in the state convention TO assure his
election. Judge Wood. his opponent,
has conceded that on the face or the
returns he has not enough counties to
win the nomination. but he will ap-
peal to the state convention and con-
test the vote as returned in number
Of counties.
Four men were drowned on Tues
day in Lake Calumet, near Chicago,
by the capsizing of their boats while
hunting ducks.
Walter Nc cal was shot and killed
near Pearson, Ga, early Tuesday
morning, by Henry Cook, his father
in-law. The killing was the end OF a
quarrel that had been nursed by the
men for some time.
While at work in Marx peanut fac
tory, in Norfolk. Va, on Monday.
Henry FELTON, accidentally fell into a
rapidly revolving Ay-wheel and before
his plight was discovered, about half
an hour afterwards, the mans body
had been torn into fragments. Eel
ton was at work alone N an upper
story and the continuous pounding OF
his body on the floor attracted the at
tention of other occupants OF the
building, who found the mans re-
mains
According to a dispatch received
from Hamburg, there were 90 killed,
including 13 white persons. in the
cyclone which caused ruin through
out the island OF Reunion March FL
and 22.
Mr.. Gillett OF Massachusetts, made
an uncalled for speech in congress on
Monday on the negro question, as
serting that he did not believe 1t talr
or wise for the democrats OF the south
to say that they intend forever to
r;event the negro from participating
IN government.
J. c. Cole. policeman and deputy
Sheriff at Battelle, Ala, was killed on
Tuesday by his ten-year-old son. The
boy had been fighting with other
boys and his father whipped him fo5
1T. The child afterwards secured the
parents pistol and blew his fathers
head off.
It is reported from East St. Louis,
ILL.,, that w. T. Scott, negro candi-
date for president, has announced that
preparations have been completed for
a national convention for the noulina-
ton of a negro candidate for presi-
dent. The convention will be held in
St. Louis on July E, the date set for
the national democratic convention.
The name of the new party is the
National Civil Liberal Party" and
a platform will be adopted which,
Scott says, will call for government
ownership of transportation facilities
and a pension list for former slaves.
The national house committee on
ways and means has taken unfavor-