The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-29
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Outside Of the State.


las, n. c., on Monday afternoon. 1t
is said the cells had been irSecurely
locked and the men ran past the
guards at the door.
Two persons were killed and seven
injured on Monday night in col
lision between a passenger train and
an electric car in Indianapolis. The
locomotive struck the front OF the
electric car, throwing the car twenty
feet
The first new rice OF the season,
seventy-nine sacks. has been received
in New Orleans from the Teche sec
ton of Louisiana 1t is reported that
the crop this season bids fair to be
the largest and the best ever raised
in the state.
Fire on Tuesday destroyed the
largest electric cable wire factory in
St. Petersburg with the loss OF about
S1,25o,ooo. A large quantity OF cables
and wires intended for use III the war
was destroyed.
1t has now been definitely decided
that the formal notification to Judge
Parker OF his nomination tor the
presidency will take place on August
10, and to Senator Davis OF his NOM
ination for the vice-preSidency on .Au
gust II.
There was a desperate battle last
ing fourteen hours between the Rus-
SLAMS and Japanese near Ia Tche
Kiao this week. There were heavy
losses on both sides, the Russians
finally being forced to retreat. 1t
was desperate artillery duel.
In a freight wreck on the Southern
railway at Patton's mill. near Jones'
boro, Tuesday morning. caused by the
spreadings OF rails, five persons were
injured. two seriously. ten cars were
wrecked and two engines. were bad
ly damaged.
Henry c. Davis, democratic candi-
date for vice-president, has ernphat-
ically denied report sent out from
Washington this week that he would
shortly wed Mrs. Catherine Reynolds,
a lady OF Shepherdstown. W. Va.
aged about seventy years. Mr.. Davis
was flooded with kilograms asking
about the truth of the report the
day it was announced and emphati-
cally and unequivocally denied it.
John ]. Ryan. a race horse owner.
whose horses won the first and third
races at Brighton Beach on Tuesday.
was arrested on the track on Tues
day afternoon on warrant charging
him with larceny by means u a get
rich-quick scheme. OF which he is
said to be the head The amount in
volved is said to be $500. .ooo The
detective in the case SAID i was 4
case in which readers OF St. Louis
newspaper advertisements We're ask
ed to GO into plan inr large profits.
Four persons were seriously !nJur-
ed in race riot at StokeSland. near
Danville. Va The tro,.Jie started
with some negroes who abused par
- of white men. accompanied by 40
men. because OF the refusal OF the
whites to give them matches to light
pipes. The women escaped without
injury. Most OF the population OF
the settlement turned ont under arms
and a race war was narrowly avert
ed.
Former Senator James X. Jones,
of Arkansas. Senator John w. Dan
iel, of Virginia, and Daniel J. Cham
pau, of Michigan. have been recent
callers upon Judge Parker. Senator
Jones, who managed both a Mr.,
Bryan's campaigns. was not a Par
ker man before the nomination. but
he now confesses that he is complete
ly won over and may be counted on
for any service he can perform in the