The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-07
NERAL NEWS NOTES.
Eof More Of Less Interest Con.
Eensed Outside the State.

Eral Coleman, of Kansas, for the
ointment of receiver and to oust
ge Standard Oil company from Kan
sas.
Savannah men interested in sports
are making an offer tos Jimmie Britt
and Battling Nelson to pull off their
next fight in Savannah. 1t is stated
the offer is liberal one.
The Bryan Cotton Oil company's
plant, at Bryan, Texas, was destroyed
by fire on Friday. The loss is esti-
mated at over 100000, with about
$4,000 insurance.
The birth rate for England and
Wales during the year 1904 was 27.o
per 900 OF the population, decrease
of IS per 1000 compared with the
average for the ten years 1So4-19o4,
and lower than the rate Of any other
year on record.
The Texas legislature last week went
on record in both houses in warm
endorsement of President Roosevelt's
policy in regard to the Standard Oil
company and the alleged beef trust.
The speaker appointed the house part
of the joint committee to confer with
the federal authorities, looking to
suppression Of the beef trust.
In a rear-end collision on Friday
night between two special passenger
trains from Cleveland on the Cleve-
land and Pittsburg railroad en- route
to Washington, six men and one wo-
man were killed and probably fifty
others were injured. The accident
happened eight miles west Of Pitts
burg, and was caused by the first
special stopping for hot box and
the second following so closely that
the flagman had not time to get back
far enough to prevent the collision.
Binger Hermann, member of con-
gress from Oregon, and former COM
missioner of the general land office,
has been indicted by the federal
grand jury of Washington on the
charge of destroying public records
1t is alleged that he destroyed thirty
five letter press copy books, contain
ing copies. Of official communications,
written By him as commissioner of
the general land Office. Bail was fixed
at $500. Mr.. Hermann denies the
charge.
President Roosevelt on Friday
transmitted to congress the report OF
the commissioner of corporations up
on the beef industry, submitted in
compliance with the resolution of the
house of representatives adopted
March 7, 1904. The report holds that
high prices of beef in 1902 were due
to high prices of cattle, and that the
packers earned smaller profits than
usual. It is further stated that there
is no general interownership Of stock
by the six companies which slaughter
about IS per cent of the meat con-
sumed in the United States.
Rev. Richard Jones, colored, has
entered suit against the city Of Roa-
roke for $4,000, and another against
Mayor Joel Cutchin and City Ser
geant J. A. Manued, who are sued as
individuals, and not as officials, for
$4,000. Jones is the colored Baptist
preacher who was charged with
preaching an inflammatory sermon
in Roanoke shortly after the terrible
assault year ago on Mrs. Shield by
negro, and was afterwards forced
to flee from mob, and has since
been residing in Pennsylvania. The
allegation of the bill OF the plaintiff
is that the city made no effort to dis
perss the mob although the authorl-
ties had been notified in writing by
the. plaintiff that it had threatened to
do him injury.