The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-14
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More of Less Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

OuIS, Va, anu Ndl'So lii<'i ~ ''-
has been sentenced to five years at
labor in the state prison.
By the will OF the late James I.
Carter, which has been made public
in New York, 100000 is left to Har-
ward university and $4,000 to the
University of Virginia. The value OF
the estate is probably more than ST.
100000.
William Buckner, a negro was
hanged at Hamburg, Ark, on Friday,
;or the murder OF Joseph Burton,
Cuban, near Montrose, January 20
last. Buckner. who was convicted
on circumstantial evidence, made
confession several days before the
execution.
One more body has been recovered
from the Virginia mines, near BIZ
n2ingham, making the total number
Of bodies removed io-. 1t IS expect
ed that but three or four more bodies
will be found. The state mine COM
mission has begun its investigation
into the cause of the explosion.
While seven men were being hoist
ed in the carriage in the Clear Spring
colliery at west Pittsburg, Pa, on
Thursday, the rope broke and the
men were hurled to the bottom,
distance of $50 feet. All were killed.
The bodies of the seven men were
found in heap at the bottom OF the
shaft horribly mangled.
VIM. H. Harrell, prominent nler-
chant of Cochran, Ca, was shot ON
Friday afternoon by John J. Blount.
1t is reported that Blount cursed
Harrel1 and attacked him in the lat
ter's store, shooting him down and
probably fatally wounding him.
R1ount was arrested and placed in
jail.
The coroner's jury in Honolulu has
returned a verdict that Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford died an unnatural death. The
verdict says that death was due to
strychnine poisoning, the poison hav-
ing been introduced into bottle OF
bicarbonate Of soda with fclonious in
tent by some person or persons un-
known to the jury. All the present
and former members of the Stanford
household are being watched in San
Francisco.
The deaths from the plague in CAL
cutta week before last numbered 34,-
600. Statistics show that the deaths
from bubonic plague in India within
a few years reached nearly 100000.
In 1908 the mortality in India from
the plague alone was $50. The num-
be of deaths recorded week before
last while extraordinary is not un-
precedented. The infection recently
spread to Burmah where it is max
ing rapid strides. This season Of the
year always favors its spread.
Grand Chief Stone. OF Cleveland
Ohio, of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers, On Friday revok-
ed the charter OF the striking Inter-
borough engineers in New York. Mr..
stone stated that this action was TAX
en- on the ground that the Brother
hood had a contract with the Inter-
borough company covering a period
of three years which had been signed
in September last, and that the en-
gineers struck without consulting the
officers of the Brotherhood and in
clear vioaltion Of the existing agree
n1ent.
United States Senator William B.
Bate, of Tennessee, twice governor
OF his state, veteran OF both the
Mexican and Civil wars, rising from
private to major general in the Con-
iederate army, for eighteen years
conspicuous member OF the upper
house OF congress, died at his hotel
apartments in Was ;ngton on Thurs