davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
LlNEvlTcH's HEADQUARTERS.

Directing Retreat Of the Three Armies
From the Crossing Of the sungari
River.
St Petersburg. BY Cable--General
Linevitch'S headquarters have been
established for the present az Chen
chiawatzu. situated ar the crossing OF
the Sungari river. whence ne Is di-
roofing the retreat Of the three armies
and disposing OF the fresh troops of
tho Fourth Corps just arriving from
European Russia The protection OF
the Sunrari bridge is vital 20 the sal-
Walton OF the army. as the river rs
not fordabic below kirin. and once
the line 0f the river is passed and
the bridge blown mp. the Japanese
pursuit will bc cfcctualy checked AT
the same time the second army lis
falling hack ON the line OF the rail-
road. while the first and third. with
The transports are rctreating along
the Mandarin road Goo Kirin. both de-
strcyiug bridges and roads. and de-
uudiur the country behind them. and
making 90 impossible for the Japanese
t0 live in the immediate wake OF The
retreat without their own c0mmissari
at
The Japanese are advancing over
the Grand trade route 30 miles west
OF the railroad. 30 Information Is
available regarding the strength OF
the Japanese column. but the War or
flee says it is hardly enough TO con
stitute menace with the dispositions
General Lineyitch is able to make of
fresh troops
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
g 81 9
Be Careful Of Your Carriage
BY o. =. AIaroien.


- ak II something
- a VII
l. and marx u fallen
Of IL
hands
A
Be u
Who Is q
hls
cher lung he
man fhneE
a would
be andd
Putc haraete
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
BLOWN UP
frightful Loss Of Life in a West Viz
GINA Coal Mine
DEATH LIST NOW IwESTy.fOuR

Second Explosion Causes the Death OF
the Entire Party Which Was En-
deavorlna TO Recover the elaeken-
ed Remains Of the Victims Of the
First-Naked Flame in Contaes
With Gas the Cause OF the OrisA
nal Traaedy-HesVens li9htes For
Miles by the Flames From the Orih
Mouths.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
THE FINAL DEMAND
Venezuela Must Get Ready 10 Make
Full Settlement
OUR MINlsTIa DELIVERS NOIE

n Demands TO Know Whether the
Government OF Venezuela Proposes
TO Arbitrate the Questions Pending
in Case Of Refusal. Necessary
steps to Secure Justice viii be
Taken by the United ststes-Esrly
Action by This Action Of America
Seems certain-Holland 20 Use Co
erciVe Measures to Secure Release
OF Her Subjects in Prison.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
e. @ @
Honor Or hOnOur---WhiCh?
81 Professor Thornas r. LOunsbti ~

majority % Instances
sspplard everywhere those in
4 outlyec 20 some
this one
bs 10
very
o.
O ca-u
es-rh trk hey
" nd O.
IS
those hc
uhic
and II IL
rs
the
Il because
n happiness be Increased oy
spell with rs instead o. oae
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-25
CHICAGO NorAsLEs INJURED.
wife Of Democratic nominee for May
or is Painfully Hurt.

Chicago. Special Mrs. Edward
+. Duane. wife Of the Democratic nom
inee Tor mayor, has been painfully in
ynred and Judge Dunn slightly bruised
when a team Of runaway horses dash
ed into the brougham IN which they
were riding. The brougham was
wrecked and one OF the runaways was
SO badly lacerated that a policeman
shot 81
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Jury in State House Case.

The jury in the State house case ap-
pears to have been quite talkative. Some
of the members of the jury have suggest
ed that if they had been more restricted
that verdict might have been rendered.
The attitude of the jury seems to have
been an entire surprise to the community.
The surprise was two-fold, but particu-
larly that majority of the jury should
have been in favor of verdict for
$65,0OO. This is talk from the jury room
and may or may not be worth much, but
the talk that has been circulated as COM
ing from the jury room is that eight of
the Jurors were in favor of verdict Of
$65NOO for the State; that one stood for
nominal verdict, and that after very
long and very acrimonious discussion the
foreman of thejury made tentative offer
to agree to nominal verdict, which
might approximate the cost of a second
trial, and that two of the members Of the
Jury would consent to no verdict, anG
and that these two bitterly opposed q
verdict of any sort. and that they would
never have consented to even one cent
verdict.-A. z. in News and Courier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Home Wedding.

Miss Lillian Bellinger and Mr.. w. u.
Faulkner, of Augusta, were quietly mar
ried at the home of the brides parents,
MI. and Mrs. John R. Bellinger, in this
city last Wednesday evening. Rev. 81
Carey Beckwith, Of Aiken, rector Of the
Episcopal church, was the officiating
minister.
The bride and groom Left on the eyen-
ing train for Augusta, where they will
make their home. Mr.. Faulkner Is .:
travelling salesman, representing the
Nixon Grocery Company, Of Augusta, in
this territory, and is well and fayorably
known to many people in this section.
The bride is young woman Of the most
admirable traits Of character, and she Is
deservedly popular among very large
circle of friends here and elsewhere. In.
deed her husband is to be congratulated,
and we, in common with all who know
her, wish for her 8 long life Of happiness.
She is very fine woman, and we regret
that her home is to be elsewhere than IN
Bamberg.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Bedding for Horses.

1t is important that the horse be sup
piled with warm, dry bedding, in close,
we'll ventilated stable. A horse kept in a
cold damp stable will require fully 25 per
cent more feed to keep him in good con-
dition or he must call on his own system
to supply the necessary energy.
It is not necessary to have the most ex-
pensive stables and modern barns to keep
the horse comfortable, for the cheap one
can be Just as comfortable. Close up the
cracks in your stable and you will have
gone long ways towards makingit as it
should be.
The cost of bedding on the average
farm is nothing, as there is generally
much material which can be used on the
farm. This is good way to make use OF
a straw stack, or some spoiled hay, which
will pay better to use for bedding than
feed. Don't make horses eat what is un'
fit, and sell the best; the best is none
too good for horses.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Mistrial Was Ordered.

COLUMBIA, December 6.-The jury in
the State House case against Milburn and
McIlvain. .Unkefer Company resulted in a
mistrial. After the jury had been out for
twenty-four hours Judge Gage asked the
jury if there was any hope of agreement
The jury did not think so, but he thought
it we'll after the case had been before the
court for nearly two weeks, to take
another try. 1t was vain hope and af-
ter noon Judge Gage directed that mis-
trial be entered, as it was evident that the
jury could not agree. The talk about the
range after the jury came out was that
majority of the members of the jury
were in favor of a verdict for damages
for the State against Frank P. Milburn
and McIlvain- Unkefer Company, but that
is another matter and all that the records
say and all that is of moment is that after
twelve days of work the trial resulted in
disagreement of the jury.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Where Are the Books?

There was hearing in Columbia on
Friday, which is regarded as significant
before the legislative committee appoint
ed to check up certain State officials. The
object is to discover the four missing
cash books from Secretary OF State
Gantt's Office covering transactions
amounting to many thousands OF dollars
These are the books about which there was
such heated controversy at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. The committee
has information that these books were
not burned as was intimated. Clerk Nc
Gown testified Friday that he was absent
in Florence when the books got lost, and
Clerk McLaurin did not know how the
books got away. Secretary CAN'T is sick
and his exami naion along with that OF
Clerk Means, of the sinking fund COM
mission, is deferred until they can beck
amined together.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
CAN'T HANDLE SKUNK SKINS.
R. F. D. Carrier Must Cut Out Offensive Side
Business

WASHINGTON, Dec. IA man can not
sell polecat skins and deliver the United
States mail from the same wagon at the
same time without getting in trouble with
the postofice department. This was es-
tablished when Mr.. De Graw, the fourth
assistant postmaster general, received q
complaint from farmer living at Little
Hooking, Washington county, Ohio, who
declares that the rural free delivery car.
rier who brings his letters and newspa'
pers disposes of'polecat skins as side
line. The complainant further says that
his letters and newspapers exude a very
disagreeable odor as result of this con-
tact with the skins. and that he thinks the
department should make the carrier cut
out the side line or resign from the gov
ernment service.
The rules of the department allow a
rural carrier to carry on other business,
provided it does not interfere with his
mail deliveries, and Mr.. De Graw is try
ing to figure out whether this is sufa'
cient interference"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Runaway Horses.

There were three runaways on Main:
street this week, one every day for Sum,
day, Monday, and Tuesday. Mr.. BUST
Brickle's horse ran away Sunday and
dashed up on the sidewalk in front OF
Rhoad's store. Mr.. j. p. Murphy was
passing and he was pushed violently
against the show window, breaking i.
Nobody was hurt much. Tuesday after.
noon the same horse ran away again, and
broke up the buggy against tree near.
Pearlstine's store. Mr.. Brickle and. the
negro who was driving were both bruised
up some.
Monday afternoon q house belonging
to Black & Black ran into wagon and
demolished one wheel ofthe road cart to
which he was being driven, but nobody
was hurt. s.. y.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
BURNED TO DEATH.
The Sad Fate of Mrs. Ben Willis, in Colleton
County.

WATERFORD, December 7.-News
reached here this morning of the death
of Mrs. Ben Willis, at her home at Cot
tageville, resulting from burns received
yesterday. It seems that Mrs. Willis was
alone at home with colored woman
She had given the colored woman some
money to 60 to store to purchase some
fruit to make fruit cake for Christmas,
as she expected her absent children to be
at home then. While the colored woman
was absent on. the mission Mrs. Willis's
clothes became ignited and before any
thing could be done for her she was so
badly burned that death resulted in few
hours. Mrs. Willis was the widow OF
Capt. Ben Willis, who died here about two
-ears ago, while sitting on jury in the
court house. She was "a lady of many
friends and justly popular in her COM
munity, and her death will come as a
severe shock to all who knew her.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Negro Slew His Son With Broom
stick.

ANDERSON, Dec. s-L.IJordan, negro
who lives on South FAINT street, this
morning killed his son, Wesley Jordan,
youth about 10 years old, with broom
stick. The boy had been unruly and his
father started to chastise him, using a
broomstick for the purpose. BE struck
the boy sharp blow across the head and
the boy sank into a chair and soon be-
came unconscious and died in q few
3minutes. Jordan sent for doctor and
was working over his sons body trying
to revive him when the physician arrived.
The physician says death resulted from 9
hemorrhage of the brain, caused by the
blow. Jordan remained at his house
until the deputy sheriff arrived and ar
rested him and carried him to jail. It is
generally believed that Jordan's story OF
the killing is correct.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
OlstOn Cuttings.

CoLsToN, December 12.-Mr. T. D.
Beard is spending this week in Charles
ton. He is attending the Masonic grand
lodge session.
Mrs. Kathleen Watson, of Mt. Carmel
returned home last Sunday, after week Z
visit to her father, Rev. s. P. Chisolm.
Master Rice Beard, of Bamberg, visited
relatives here Sunday.
Cards are ont announcing the marriage
Of Mr.. James Avant to Miss Blanche
Bishop, on December 21st.
Messrs. 81. w. and G. NJ. Warn visited
Bamberg last Monday.
Mr.. c. w. Clayton spent last Sunday a
Barnwell.
Mrs. J. B. All and little son went tt
Bamberg last Monday.
Mr.. Hubert Chisolm spent Sunda.
night at Bamberg.
The bird hunters in this section ar
having plenty of sport these days.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS.
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around
the County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

EHRHARDT, December 11.-Messrs.
Frank and Jacob HERS have hauled the
lumber on the ground for their store
building.
Capt. j. G. Westerlund will 60 to Char.
lesion today to buy some Christmas
goods for his trade during the Xmas
holidays. He expects to be in his new
place of business by then.
G. Ehrhardt & Sons will be in want OF
several mill hands at their saw mill plant
for another year. Good prices and good
quarters are furnished their hands.
Saturday was damp, cold day, and the
dispensary did good business. Lots OF
colored men were rich enough from the
effect of half pint to want to buy land
others were talking about their wealth
which amounted to five cents when asked
to show up. "Oh, how funny l feel when
I feel that way" is their song.
Mr.. A. W. Brabham is busily engaged
in legal contest for some lands IN Dis
neighborhood, which takes all OF his
spare time, but he can't give up his cotton
farm. Says his top cotton has commenced
to open since the last frost.
Mrs. NJ. A. Adams, of Bamberg, passed
through town Friday on her way to visit
her son, Charlie, who lives in Walter
boro. .
DR.. J. 81. Roberts went on a business
trip to Rock Hill last week.
Mr.. Charlie Kinsey has concluded to
work for Capt. J. M. Dannelly in his
general merchandise store.
DR.. ]. L. Copeland was the busiest man
in town last week. Seems as if every one
in the neighborhood wanted some medi'
cine.
C. Ehrhardt & Sons have choice lot OF
Hawkes. eye glasses: Don't forget to try
them when your eyesight fails you.
JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Gfnner Took Smallpox

BENNETTTvrLLE, Dec. 6.-The smallpox
epidemic is creating some anxiety not to
say alarm in some sections of the county,
and vaccination is almost universal. A
few days ago Mr.. James Mcdaniel died
from the effects Of smallpox. A few days
earlier a negro boy by name of Moses
Long also succumbed to the loathsome
disease. Several cases now prevail in
that neighborhood; there has been no
quarantine or compulsory vaccination.
Mr.. Mcdaniel was prominent farmer,
owner of public mill and ginnery and
contracted the disease by ginning some
cotton on which a negro had been sleep
ing who had the disease, without the
knowledge of Mr.. Mcdaniel. His head
and body swelled abnormally and friends
and neighbors of course could not jeopar-
die the lives of their families, as well as
their own, by rushing into. the dreaded
disease.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Court at WalterbOrO.

WATERFORD, December 6.-The last
two days of court were taken up in the
trial of William Cox, William DeHog
Edward J. Hiott, R. E. Lee, Elliot Mag
wood. It will be remembered these men
were sent to Jail here several months ago
accused of breaking open and stealing
from freight cars on the Atlantic Coast
Line Railroad. Twice they attempted to
break out of the Jail, one of them, j. E
Fludd, succeeding, and being still at large
Quite number of witnesses were exam
ined and considerable interest was mani
tested in the trial. The case was conclud.
ed yesterday and this morning the Judge
gave his charge. The jury was out
about fifteen minutes and returned YER
dict of not guilty.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Dispensary Matters.

COLUMBIA, December 12.-An effort
was made today to keep the Anderson
dispensary open under injunction pro-
ceedings, as was done in Greenville and
Spartanburg. The Anderson case was
argued before the supreme court today.
Messrs: Bellinger and Welsh appeared
and asked that q temporary injunction be
granted restraining the county board OF
Anderson from closing the dispensaries
which had been voted out. The usual
grounds of argument were used and the
court postponed decision in the matter.
The dispensary committee will prob
ably hold meeting next Monday to- plan
further work before the Legislature
meets. Monday is the day the Farnum
papers will be brought into the CourtsS
and some interesting developments are
expected.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
A New Excuse.

There was a man in Atlanta, says the
Woman's Home Companion, who once
suspected negro in his employ of tam.
pering with the contents Of his wine eel
lar, especially with certain brand OF
whiskey. The employer decided to
adopt measures to verify his suspicious.
He allowed the demijohn holding his
"private stock" to become empty; then,
instead of redlling it, he placed his pet
brand in bottles, labelling each one
"poison."
One evening on returning home sud
denly he caught his servant "in fagrantt
delicto." Selling the bottle from tht
darkey's hand the Atlanta man e1claim
ed in a tone of terror "Great heavens
Sam! Do you know what you have beer
doing? This bottle is marked poison 7
The negro took the bottle and surveyed
it closely. Then he shifted at it. 4
melancholy smile fitted over his dusk.
countenance. "'Tain't pizen, sah," h
said, dejectedly. "pse been fooled ag'in.'
"Fooled again?" repeated the maste
Indignantly. "What do you mean2"
"Well, sah," continued the darkey ii
the same tone of depression: ut am di
way. I Iknowed from de fust, from tn
way you acted bout dat demijohn, da
you had yo' suspishuns of me, an dat sht
made me feel pretty blue. I got distress
ed an didn't care. Why, sab, TO- mos
two weeks now Use been trying to com
nit suicide outer dat bottle"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Claims Placed on File.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-W. Boyd Evans,
attorney, today fled before the court OF
claims, claim for soldiers pay for mem
bers of the First and Second South Caro-
lima regiments and heavy artillery bat
terry in the Spanish-Americsn war, for
service from time of leaving home till
mastering in.
As documentary evidence 81 certified
company rolls were filed. Mr.. Evans
learned through Attorneys Calhoun and
Ssizer that the South Carolina soldiers in
the marine service are also entitled to
this back pay and wired Adjutant
General Frost to request Commander
Pinckney to prepare rolls. giving dates of
leaving home and actual musterings in.
Applications must be filed by Jan. l.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Sues Conference for Back Salary.

Sues Conference for Back Salary.
S a decidedly unusual suit is that which
has been entered against the Palmetto
I conference of the African NJ. E. Zion
church by s. 4. Meek of this city, who
seeks to recover $2,100 back salary. The
amount named is what he alleges is still
due him on salary, as presiding elder for
i for eight years service from 1896 to 1904
This suit, it is believed, is without a
parallel in the history of the church and
courts ID this state, and is thought to be
the result of not being given an appoint
ment by Bishop J. s. Caldwell, of Phila-
sdelphia, last year, when the bishop de-
sclined on account of Meek's not meeting
his personal obligations Union Prog
! Sress.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
FURIOUS FIGHTING

sFor seven years." writes Geo. VT
Hoffman, of Harper, Wash, Il had q bit
ter battle, with chronic stomach and liver
trouble, but at last won, and cured my
diseases, by the use of Electric Bitters.
recommend them to all, and don't intend
in the future to be without them in the
house. They are certainly a wonderful
medicine, to have cured such bad case
as mine.'' Sold, under guarantee to do
the same for you, by all druggists in Bam.
berp: Fielder & Matthews, Denmark; at
Soc q bottle. Try them today.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
A PiTlFUL ACCIDENT.
Little Child Killed, While Crossing Tracks, by
Passenger Train.

One of the most pitiful accidents that
has occurred in this section happened
Thursday about three miles above the
city, this side Of Felton's bridge, when
the only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon
Thompson was killed by the passenger
train due here at 10 o'clock.
The engine was in charge Of Engineer
Hughes and was running on regular
time. The track at that place is perfect
ly straight and considerable grade COM
ing this way. There are high weeds on
both sides of the track at the place where
the accident occurred, and the first Engi-
neer Hughes saw was a dog cross the
track just in front of the engine and Inn
mediately the child started to follow his
dog. The train was so close by this time
that no earthly power could have stopped
it in time to save the child, and it was
terribly crushed by the heavy wheels..
The train was stopped but nothing could
be done for the innocent little fellowl
Death was instantaneous.
Mr.. Thompson, the father, was at his
mother-in-law's, Mrs. Luther ]. Burriss,
when the accident occurred, and was
soon reached by phone, when he hurried
home to find his child, whom he had left
only short time before in health and
happiness, now cold in death.
Mr.. Thompson is a son Of Mr.. Bob
Thompson of the Lebanon section, and
his wife is daughter of the late Luther
]. Burriss. They had been married about
four years, and this was their only chile, J,
aud was about three years old.
Another sad feature is the mother has
been very unwell for some months, and
confined to her bed great deal OF the
time and was unable to give the child her
company and care as she would like to-
have done. IS
The Thompsons lived close to the rail-
road at the old D. NJ. brennan place. -
Anderson Advocate. 81 &
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-12-14
Search for Treasure Near Columbia,

Search for Treasure Near Columbia.
Parties living about twelve miles north
of the city are telling rather strange
story concerning search for $4,000 IN
gold supposed to be buried by paymas-
ter of Sherman's army. The land on
which the gold is supposed to be buried
is owned by Mr.. Joseph McGee, of this
city, and, composes tract Of about 1900
acres.
Mr.. McGee purchased the land some
time ago and recently inspected the boun.
daries. On his drive around he noticed
about hundred holes of various depths
dug and naturally inquired the reason for
this work of excavation. It took him
some time>to find out the history of the
case, but he eventually learned that a man
from the north has been living on prop
erty adjoining his for about year and
this man has done nothing but dig for
gold. The people living in that section
of the country regard him as harmless
lunatic, and no doubt the man does not
mind this as it lets him 60 ahead with the
search undisturbed.
Upon investigation it was learned that
when Sherman left Columbia he marched
toward Winnsboro. All along the way be
was worried and harrassed by Hampton's
brigade and number of skirmishes took
place. Man from the north now looking
for the gold is said to be one of party
guarding a paymaster once when they
sighted some of the men in gray. Rather
than have the gold captured the paymas'
ter buried it. In the skirmish that follow
ed several of the Federals were killed and
the searcher for gold escaped.
He afterwards went north and shor1
time ago managed to get enough money
to take it easy for some years. He al
once came here and since then has been
industriously digging for the $4,000.
As proof of the fact that there were g
number of skirmishes near there quan'
tity of brass buttons were recently un
earthed. Whether there is that much
money in the ground or not, however, iis
another matter.