The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-08-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Outside of the State.

Some OF li!S -\NDi"'N" +
have bolted the state ticket put out
bv the iusionistS. The bolt Is head
ID bv Thomas II. TibbleS. candidate
ior vice-presidcnt OF the popu!lSt
ticket
The report comes from Chcioo that
during severe lighting at Port Arthur
one Japanese shell struck the corner
OF building in the place and Killed
or wounded two hundred people.
Caesar Young, the proprietor OF a
colored restaurant at Toms Creek,
Va. as the result OF an attempt to
burn his way out OF the town lookup,
was roasted to death before assistance
could reach him.
It has been learned that the flood
ing OF the Barringer gold mine, near
Gold Hill. \. c.. in which eight lives
were lost, was caused by terrible
waterspout such as has not been Wit
messed in that state for years.
The engineer was killed, the fire
man mortally wounded and negro
enplove killed in the wreck OF pas
senger train entering the yards at
Texarkana Ark, caused BY the tram
running on a defective rail.
The arrest and Imprisonment OF a
British subject at Tangier has caused
much indignation among European
residents there, who say that lie and
property. especially where British
subjects are concerned, are unsafe.
Bailey NJ. MCGOWAN. former assls-
tant post master OF Ohoopee. Tattnall
county. Ga. has been bound over Tor
trial on the charge otiraudalently mis-
appropriating postofticc funds. Dur
MIG the absence OF he postmaster he
went on a spree and when the post
master returned the funds could not
be accounted for.
Willie Mungen. alias Frank Davis,
colored. was hanged at EbenSburg.
Pa. on Thursday afternoon iCr the
murder OF Laura Davis. Mungen
had slashed the woman's throat with
a razor and then turned the blade on
himself. Davis recovered and entered
q plea that the woman had attempted
TO kill him.
Ten persons were drowned by the
capsizing Of a naphtha launch on the
Potomac river off Georgetown, near
Washington, during the annual Po-
tomac regatta on Saturday afternoon.
The races kept on in the midst of the
tragedy, nor did it dampen the ardor
OF the enthusiastic thousands OF spec
tators.
There was wild stampede OF the
residents of an Italian district OF New
York on Saturday nigh, caused b.
fresh paint on big ga, ta':k Watching
fire, the explosion OF the bis tank be-
ing nlnr:entarily expect! The ter
riD?c explosion was prevented only
by the prompt action ol The fire de
partment. and fortunately no one was
hurt.
Tony Rodi. Is years old, and John
Doncelo. aged 3. OF New York, had
a quarrel in a tailor shop in which
they were both employed. when one
challenged the other to tight duel
with pistols and he agreed. 1t. was
fought in Fourth street in sight Of
many people. Neither of the duellistS
was hurt. but bullet struck a small
boy, passing through his shoulder.
The boy was not seriously injured.
The democrats and populists OF
Nebraska have combined on fusion
state ticket. The division Of offices
gives the populists five and the demo-
Gratis three. George W. Berge, pop
ulist, of Lincoln, was nominated for
governor. The completion OF fusion
was victory for Bryan, who was op>
posed to Thos. F. Watson, OF Geor-