The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More or Less Interest Con-
densed Throughout the World.

A new 9lO CouAtSiA~41 A1
discovered.
The money situation in Berlin has
been tightened by excessive specula-
tion.
An alleged plot to create boer
republic has been uncovered IN 0er-
man Southwest Africa.
Fe1low-passengers of Gen: Jose MI
pueI Gomez, who arrived in New
York suspect he is on a secret mis-
sion.
A receiver was appointed for E. I.
Resented, general manager OF the
Western Life Indemnity company.
Emperor Francis Joseph deferred
answering a Hungarian delegation on
a question of universal suffrage.
Joseph Ramsey, Jr., has applied tor
an Injunction to- restrain the annual
election of the Wabash railroad stock
holders.
An explosion of gas under the
county commissioners office at Gin
cinnati. O., killed George Zimmerman
and Russell Blair, clerks.
Generals Chaffee and Crozier were
declared the weekly bank statement
guests at a luncheon given by LORD
Mavor Pound, of London.
The United States is inclined to al
low France to compel reparation from
Venezuela, as long as she does not
violate the Monroe doctrine.
The petition for writ of error IN
the case of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick,
the champion borrower" came up
in the United States count at Cincln-
matt. 49,.
Stockholders of the New York Life
Insurance company have asked At
torney General Mayer for permission
to begin suit against President Nc
Call and other officers to compel res
titutaon.
The National Wholesale Druggists
association began its annual meeting
in New York.
President Roosevelt is dead in ear
nest on the subject of railroad rate
LEGISLATION and is just as determined
as ever that Legislative regulations
shall be enacted looking to federal
supervision of the freight rate sltra-
tion.
Geo. F. Knapp a bank cashier IN
New York, tainted and fell over the
sill of an open fourth story window.
His wife and son grasped his feet and
held him for time, but his weight
was too great and he fell to the
ground below and was instantly killed.
Ratifications of the treaty OF Ports
mouth will be exchanged at Wash
ington between Baron, Rosen, the
Russian ambassador, and Mr.. Taxa
mira, the Japanese minister, as soon
as these important documents are
received from St. Petersburg and To-
kio.
Price Baker, aged 28, member ot a
pronlinen ent family, was shot and kllled
at Mobile and Hamilton Mexican,
aged 26, and Joseph Hart, Jr., aged
2S, were wounded by john Fischer,
an engineer on the Seaboard Air line
ppitf1 headquarters at Raleigh, N. Z.
The shooting occurred in a saloon.
At the annual meeting of the trus-
tees of the Peabody education fund it
was decided rhat the matter of grant
inc a million dollars for the erdow-
ment of the institution at Nashville,
which was decided on at special
meeting, held at Washington on jan
uary "a, be postponed, owing to tech
nical considerations connected with
die grant made by the state OF len
messee.
Chancellories at Paris and through
out Europe are taking the keenest in
eerest in THE possible and even prob
able fromation of a new European al
aiance consequent Upon the ternairla-
ron of the war and the conclusions
Of closer Anglo Japanese alliance.
This has advanced beyond discussion
IN the newspapers and has already