The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-02-07
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More of Lees Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.


ed a favorable report on the bill tor
the holding OF the Jamestown expo
sition.
A delegation OF citizens from
Montgomery, Ala, called on Presl-
dent Roosevelt on Saturday and IN
vited him to visit Montgomery on his
trip south. The president stated 1t
would afford him pleasure to accept
the invitation, provided he could
make arrangements to do so.
Reuben A. Torrey and Charles NJ.
Alexander, American evangelsts'
have begun in London what is de-
scribed as the greatest revival IN the
history of that city. The revival was
opened in Royal Albert Hall, Lon
don's largest theatre, on Saturday
night, the audience numbering a<out
1000 including many of London's
most prominent people. 4 choir VA
1000 voices furnished the musaI-
Indictment for murder will De
asked for by Coroner Hoffman OF
Chicago against Johann Hoch, thea
legged poisoner of many wives. ln1or7
nation is being received every day
which charges him with the murder
Of wives in addition to those with
whose murder he is now charged.
Two Of the wives of Hoch have quar-
relied over money alleged to have
been fornd on him when arrested.
Manufacturers of hosiery or sots
cotton yarns in North Carollna'
South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee
and Alabama met in Charlotte on
Saturday and completed the organl-
zation of the Southern Soft Yarn
SINNERS association, the principal
business of which will be the enforce
ment of contracts between the SPIN
ners and commission houses or knit
ters for the purchase OF yarns.
Judge swayne has made formal re-
snonse in the United States senate
TO the articles of impeachment made
bv the house of representatives. IN
~ c,ee the fact charged was ad-
mitted but explained from Judge
swayne's point of view, and IN adol-
t;on it was contended that even II the
conditions were true as arsed they
syere not of a character to justify
proceedings for impeachment tor
'high crimes and nlisdemeanors'
"Flagrant,'' wilful and continuous
violation" of the law during the past
FIVE wears is the way in which the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa re
railroad is arraigned in decision
which has been promulgated by the
interstate commerce commission on
the 'talleged unlawful rates and prac-
tices" of that road in the transporta-
tion of coal and mine supplies, III
volving also the Colorado Fuel ana
Iron company. The decision charg-
es that the Colorado Fuel and Iron
companv has been favored to the de-
triment of individual competition.
In the course OF an address before
the American Academy of Political
and Social Science, in Philadelphia:
on Saturday night, Booker I. WASH
ineton advocated the development OF
the negro race not only mentally, but
manually, in order that the negro
might be properly trained to supply
the wants that naturally follow eou-
cation. 1T is cruel in many cases.
he said, among other things, TO IN
crease the wants Of the black youth
bv mental development alone, with
ont at the same time increasing MS
ability to supply these increased
wants along the lines in which he can
find employment"
Two trainmen lost their lives and
score or more passengers were IN
iured in wreck on the New York
Central railroad three miles west OF
Utica, n. Y, on Saturday morning.
As the western express was passing