The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-04-18
GENERAL NEWS T
Items of More OF Lees Interest Con-
densed Outside the State.

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Col, presented President Roosevelt
with a big stick" during the stop OF
his special train there on Friday. Inc
president spoke briefly.
The saloons and cigar stores OF ST.
Louis were closed on Sunday, the au-
thorities having decided upon a strict
enforcement of the law requiring
stores to be closed on Sunday.
Hardy Watkins, a negro, was IN
dicted at Evergreen, Ala, on Sat'1r-
dav, charged with the murder OF his
wife by throwing her on a burning
brush heap, and holding her there url-
til life was nearly extinct.
Hon. Alton B. Parker deli. cred
the principal address at the JeH~rson
day banquet in New York on lhurS-
dav and Hon. William Jennings
BRYAN delivered the principal address
at the Jefferson day banquet in Chi
cago.
The largest deal Of oil ever made
in the south took Place on Friday
Messrs. Carnes, Bass & Bencken-
stein of Beaumont. purchasing from
Messrs. Laertel & Gallery, of Frank
lin. 10000 barrels of oil in storage
at Jennings. The sale gave the pur-
chasers a total of 100000 barrels IN
storage at Jennings.
Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement, issued from New Orleans
on Friday, shows for the IA days OF
April an increase owe last year OF
10000 and an increase over the same
period year before last of 100000. For
the 226 days of the season that had
ELAPSED the aggregate was ahead OF
the same days Of last year ~I,7o5.ooo
and ahead of the same days year be-
fore last 1,351,oo3.
Mrs. S. w. Wider, wife OF a news
paper man, shot and killed Mrs. H. 4.
Douglas. of Colorado Springs, in the
National hotel in Cripple, Colo, on
Thursday. Mrs. Wider, very much
excited, raped on the door Of a room
in which were Mr.. Wider and Mrs.
Douglas. Mr.. Wider opened the
door. His wife pushed by him and
before she could be disarmed shot
Mrs. Douglas in the breast. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wider were arrested. The
couple, who have three children, have
been separated. Mr.. Wider says Mrs.
Douglas had told him she was a d.
vorced wife.
The largest bequest ever made by a
colored person to Tuskegee institute,
Booker Washington's school at Tus-
kegee. Ala, was recorded in New
York when the will Of Mary {. Shaw.
OF Philadelphia, was probated. 1t
bequeathed $4,000 10 the institution.
Over three years ago Samuel
Greason was convicted in Reading,
Pa, of murder, the wife Of the dead
man testifying that Greason had as
sisted her to kill her husband. On
the eve of the date fixed for the eS-
ecu,ion OF both, the woman declared
that the man was innocent, and appll-
cation was made for a new trial tor
him on her confession.
While on her way to her regular
station at Washington from Florida
waters, the presidents yacht Sylph,
which had been left at Jacksonville
by Mrs. Roosevelt and children. met
with an accident, her starboard en-
sines exploding and badly 7caldlng
TWO men. She was towed to Nor
iolk Va The commander OF the
pyiph said that while the yacht was
lying at anchorage displaying signals
Of distress the United Fruit ON
pany's steamer Oteri passed and re-
fused to give assistance. The yacht
was compelled TO remain at anchor
all night until picked up by the Fl