The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Items of More of Less Interest Con-
deused Outside the State.

CdOlllct lOON Liz PiNoSA4DNN
Office as the head Of their respective
departments on Tuesday.
A complete nervous collapse by
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick brought the
first day OF her trial in Cleveland,
Ohio, to an abrupt close on Monday
afternoon.
As the result of vigorous fight
made by the leading merchants, the
city council OF Wilmington, n. G., has
imposed prohbitive tax OF five hun
dred dollars a month on all trading
stamp companies.
The special session OF the United
States senate was opened on Monday
By loud applause ior Vice President
Fairbanks when he appeared III IT,
chamber to preside He at once rap
Ded the senate to order
Mrs. Sallic NJ Hanna, charged with
poisoning the family OF Hamilton
Faulkner in I-ynchburS. Va. on Feb
ruary II. by which sin persons nearly
lost their lives. wos indicted this
weey by the grand jury. Lille War,
her colored accomplice, was also in
dicled and will be tried Friday.
Bob Sutherland and Courtney Bak-
er, negroes, were hanged at Rome,
Ga, on Tuesday for murder. Both
negroes made lengthy speeches from
the scafold, admitting their guilt.
Sutherland killed two negroes and
wounded three others at dance last
Christmas; Baker killed his wife.
The president has sent to the SEN
ate the nomination of Representative
Aston G. Dfayton to be United
States Judge for the northern district
Of West Virginia, succeeding the ven
cradle John ]. Jackson, the oldest
member Of the federal judiciary.
Judge Jackson was appointed by
President Lincoln in 1862.
The safe in the office of the Nc
Alden cotton mills, at McAdenville,
n. c.. was opened and robbed Of be-
tween $500 and $4,000 and a num-
Der of valuable papers some time be-
tween the closing hour SAT-" ~
night and the opening hour Monday
morning. The safe was opened by
the combination, the work being
plainly that OF professionals.
Fire was discovered in Madison
Square Garden, New York. On Tues
dav night, a shor: time after the
thousands who had been attending
the Sportsmen's Show and the audi
ence in the garden theatre had left
the building. The damage done the
building and exhibits is estimated at
$4,000.
The plant OF the American Cereal ;
company at Cedar Rapids, Ia. the
largest of it's kind in the world, COM !
Drising two entire blocks Of brick and !
iron structures. was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night. The loss is estl-
mated at 81 100000, with insurance es-
timated at nearly SI,ooo,oo 1t is
feared several people lost their lives
but this is rot definitely known. The
fire started in the. hull grinding room
OF one Of the elevators.
In The New Jersey house OF repre-
sentatives on Tuesday resolution
was introduced authorizing the gov
ernor to return a Confederate flag
to the governor Of North Carolina,
captured by the Ninth New Jersey
Volunteersrat the battle Of Newbern.
The flag was presented to the Beau-
fort Plow Boys by the ladies OF Beau
fort. n. c.
The president has sent to the SELL
ate the appointment OF Chas w. An
derson of New York as internal reve-
nue. collector for the district OF New
York to succeed Charles H. Treat,
who has been appointed to succeed
Ellis H. Roberts. treasurer OF the