The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-01-31
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More of Lees Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.


densed Outside the State.
The North Carolina Legislature has
received a favorable report on the
bill to prohibit bucket-shops. lhe
law conforms to a similar Missouri
law and Governor Folk sent the leg
islarure a message commencing 1t.
Ex-Mayor Samuel McCue Will
have to die on the gallows. The ap-
peal on the writ of error was den1eo'
and there is now no possibility or re-
vision of the sentence. The doomed
man was overcome by the news ana
hurst into tears. II will get justice
ia heaven" he said.
There were only three starters IN
the ffty-rai1e automobile race at
Ormond last week. The winds and
tides conspired to make the event
failure, and practically succeeded.
The beach was very unfavorable tor
racing. The race was marred by a
series of minor accidents, and only
one of the devil-engines finished.
A south-bound passenger train and
north-bound freight on the N. I. q
St. L. railway, met in collision IN
Tennesse, on Friday, killing four
traianen and injuring several pas
seneers. The trains met on a straight
track. Responsibility for the accl-
dent has not yet been placed.
Advices from throughout the or
ange belt show that 100000 boxes OF
oranges and grape fruit remaining on
the trees, about Is per cent, have
been frozen and made unstable. A
large portion of this loss falls upon
the buyers, who bought the crops on
the trees, although some of the plan
tiers themselves have been heavily hit.
The temperature in some portions OF
the orange belt went as low as I8
The committee at the Cotton
Growers convention in New Orleans
decided to hold the next meeting in
Asheville, N. C. 1t was decided that
the cotton growers of each respec-
tive precint should meet on Feb. II
and that the county conventions
should be held on Feb. 16., and the
various state and territorial conven-
tions should meet at the state capl-
tails on Feb. 81.
William Walters, an Arizona
gambler, walked into saloon at No.
gales, Arizona, on Friday and with
out word opened fire upon a crowd
of poker players seated at table. He
shot the leader twice through THE,
head, killed two other men, and then
turned the gun upon himself with fa-
tai effect. The cause of his deed is
unknown, except that he was out of
work and was despondent.
Judge Swayne, with counsel, ap-
peared in the senate on Friday to
make answer to the summons in
connection with the impeachment.
He was represented by two former
United States senators. They asked
and were granted a week more of
time in which to make ready and
complete the responses, and the real
beginning of the trial was fixed for
February 10. During the settling of
affairs the galleries were crowded.
Reports of the situation in the far
east are sensational and conflicting.
It is stated in some Of the press dis
patches that Kuropatkin has been
successful in his operations along the
front, and is now advancing toward
the Japanese. Another story, eme-
mating from Rome, has it that the
Russian army has been ordered home
because of the smouldering and po-
tential revolution. This latter re-
port, however, is not creditd. The
news from ST. Petersburg, up to Sum
day, was very meagre, and tended to
show that affairs at the capital were
quiet temporarily at least.