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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
RAWLINGS LOSES OUT
Before Supreme Court OF the United
States-OnIy Hope is Now With
Georgia Prison Commission.

The supreme court of the United
States has declined to interfere with
the Judgment cf the Georgia state
courts in the case of ]. G. Rawlings
Of Lowndes county, sentenced to death
for the murder cf the Carter children
and the question of the infection OF
the death penalty now rests wholly
with Lowndes county superior court
There IS no law, or precedent for
that matter, to prevent the execution
of Rawlings at once by order Of the
Lowndes superior court, should the
court see fit tc pass that order This
has already been decided, by the state
supreme court
It is now With the Lowndes county
superior court to say on what day old
nan Rawlings shall be hanged. There
is no necessity even to await the ar,
rival of the mandate Of the United
States supreme court. Attorney GEN.
eral Hart says. The Washington trib-
unal has, however, ordered that man
date Immediately transmitted.
Old man Rawlings fate having been
finally determined by this decision. .of
The United States supreme court, Moth
ing further stands in the way Of the
lrison commission considering the ap-
plications Of his sons, Milton and Jes~
Sc, also sentenced to he hanged for
the same crime, for executive clem-
ency. It. is asked for the boys that.
their sentences be commuted to life
imprisonment, and the prison commits
sion will take up their cases for con-
s;deration and action at its next meet
ing.
Following is the dispatch from
Washington announcing the courts de-
cisicn in the Rawlings case:
"TGe. supreme court Of the United
States today affirmed the decision OF
I the Georgia supreme court in the case:
OF John G.. Rawlings, under convlc.
ton in Lowndes county, of that state
on the charge Of murder, the effect sof
the decision being to compel the exc.
cutior Of Rawlings, urless his Law
yers succeed in finding other means
of securing stay Of proceedings
Rawlings who is a white man, and g
preacher. was charged with employ
ing negroes to- murder a family Sc
neighbors. Two children were decoy-
ed out Of the house and shot but
the other members Of the family saw
ed their lives by remaining Within
the shelter Of their home" g;
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08

missioner Sargent and a corps OF in
spectors and interpreters, and were on
their way to different parts of South
Carolina.
The first man to land was Ma olas
Niemann of Hamburg, who had s10,.
GOO with him, and who will set up as
merchant in Charleston.
The Wittekind had $50 steerage and
IS cabin passengers. Commissioner
Watson performed 20 marriages on
the trip over.
The following delegation from Geor-
gia were present to meet the W!tte-
kind and get information for the Geor-
sia bureau of immigration:
Colonel J. H. Estill, F. M. Oliver. F.
w. Garden, William Kehoe, E. Brob.
ston, A. NJ. Kitchen, w. J. Donlan
MIR. Watson plans to bring 1,1oi
more in December.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
VICTORY FOR STATE OF georgia
Question Of jurisdiction in Copper Case
Settled in High Court.


A washington dispatch says: IN the
case Of the State Of Georgia VS.. tie
Tennessee Copper company, an effort
or the part of Georgia to secure the
suppression Of the fumes of smelters
located at, Ducktown, Tenn, the su-
rreme court of the United States on
Monday overruled the demurrer fled
by the company without prejudice.
Final neariag was set for February
q next. A temporary restraining or.
der was denied
This action OF the United States su-
preme court means that Georgia's
Elea for Injunction to prevent fur
The destruction of it's forests and
vegetation in the northern section of
the state has a standing in that court,
aid that it will be given e. hearing
there on it's merits.
It also mems chat Georgia has.prac-
tically won her main contention, that
as to the jurisdiction of the United
States supreme court. It was a night
in which the copper trust was in
volved, for there ere numerous other
cases of a similar nature in other
states which can now be brought be-
fore that court It was decision
which primarily upholds the right OF
a state to sue in the United States
supreme court, citizens of other states,
on behalf of the state or its citizens
In this it establishes an important
rule of practice for which there has
heretofore been no precedent.
The widespread and growing de-
struction to forests and vegetation
caused by the processes of smelling
copper ores by those Tennessee com
NAMES have aroused the people OF
North Georgia to determination to
put an end as speedily as possible to
this evil.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Coil Famine Threatens Mills.

Spartanburg city and county, with
it's thirty-seven mammoth cotton mills,
is threatened with coal famine, and
unless coal is delivered by the South.
ern road within the next few days,
the wheels OF many Of the largest
cotton mills in upper South Carolina
will be stilled and thousands of oper-
atives will be thrown out of employ
ment. The situation is most acute,
and the presidents of the cotton mills
are greatly alarmed, for the closing
down of the mills means that 671,'
944 spindles will lie idle until the
railroads deliver the coal.
Not only are the mills in Spartan
burg county and city face to face
with a coal famine, but the oil mills,
the city waterworks company and the
spartanburg Street Railway, Gas and
Electric company are in the same
plight.
The famine also threatens Green.
Vile and the entire Piedmont section
of the state.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
CASHIER SHORT IN ACCOUNTS.

An Alabama Bank Checked Shy the
sum of $22,115.
A special from Montgomery says
Cashier H C.. Dubese of the Monroe,
hank, at Monroeville, Ala, has been
checked short s22,115, and the same.
reported to State Bank Examiner Rut--
ledge. The bank is perfectly safe, as
the surplus and profits make deposit
ors whole. D. D. Minis has been ap-s
pointed cashier.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
GEORGIA ACTS BELATED.

Doings Of Last Legislature Finally Is
sued by State Printer.
Several weeks overdue, the acts OF
the Georgia general assembly finally
came from the hands of the state
printer Monday morning.
Only about a dozen copies were de-
livered to the state librarian, which,
will serve to relieve the immediate
and pressing demand only.
Considerable criticism was heard OF
the state printer for getting out the
house and senate journals in advance
Of the cast. 1t was held that the jonr-
mails are Of minor importance as COM
pared with the acts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
SAYS JAPs WANT ISLANDS.

captlin Aldrich Sees Opening Wedge
in Muddle at San Francisco.
Captain J. H. Aldrich, nephew OF
Major General Shafter, and formerly
rrovost marshal for the middle prov
ince of Luzon, sees in the present
Iapanese agitation against the exciu-
sion OF pupils from San Francisco
schools move in campaign to &C.
ouire possession of the Philippines.
Captain Aldrich declares that ever
since Dewey captured Manila the
japanese have been eager to get the
islands. He says Japanese are now
pouring across from Formosa to Lr-
zon and settling In the extreme north
ern part Of the island.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
ANOTHER STRIKE SETTLED.

Machinists on Southern Pacific win
Fight for Adv1nee in wages.
The strike of machinists, appren'
tices and helpers in the Alglers snops
of the Southern Pacific railway was
settled Saturday afternoon, and the
MEN will return to work. The rein
statement of the men discharged by
the master mechanic and all employ
ees of the shops are to receive an
advance of 25 cents per day in wages.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Married Twenty-Five Couples.

Married Twenty-Five Couples.
The Lloyd steamship Wittekind ar
rived on schedule time at Charleston
with nearly FIVE hundred Immigrants
IN board In charge of Commissioned
Watson.
Wathin a few hours all but about
forty had been inspected and admit
ted into the United States by Com
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
WAGE INCREASE REFUSED.

Perennial Strike Troubles at FaU
River Seem to Be Brewing.
In reply to their letter requesting,
an advance in wages Of 10 per cent,
the textile council at Fall River,
Mass, received Monday a reply from
the manufacturers association that
the request was premature, and that
there must be a longer run OF the
present improved business before the
proposition could be considered.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
aIjeoed Assassins Caught.

Pete Heath and Fate Nash, both
colored, have been committed to jail
at spartanburg, Heath being charger
with murder and Nash with oelng al
accessory 10 the crime.
Several months ago T. c. Thomp-
son was killed while sitting before
the fireplace in the house, OF man
named Anderson. The shot was fired
through a window. At the inquest
no testimony was adduced to show
who committed the crime.
The case will be tried at the pres
ent term of the court of general ses'
sionS.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
ANOTHER RloTER CONVICTED.

Man Who Took Part in Atlanta Trou-
BILE is Found Guilty.
l. H. Carr, charged with r1otlng
on the night of September q, was
convicted in the Atlanta criminal court
Monday morning, Judge Calhoun pre-
siding. Sentence was deferred.
Carr was indicted along with a
number Of other men who were charg'
ed with participating in the disturb
arces in which number of negroes
were killed. His case, however, was
tried separately and the others Will
he taken up later.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Palmetto State News |
Painter Falls to His Death.

While painting the front of prog
ress News" a newspaper building, at
Union, Will Palmer slipped from the
ladder upon which he was standing
and fell forty feet to the ground, dy-
irg almost instantly.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Neu-o Murderer Executed.

negro MufoeIeT G$SSuee3'
William Bennett, colored, was hang
ed at Beaufort for the murder OF a
white man, Harvey, on Ladies' Island
Only q few witnesses saw the exc
cutioil
Bennett had been despondent until
the last few days of his life, since
when he was bright and cheerful.
lie was baptized by a>negro preacher
and declared he was ready to die
having made his peace with God and
repented.
Rennett's crime was a brutal one,
and there was much difficulty in effect
ing his capture.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
Train Master Given Life Sentence.

Train Master Given Life Sentence.
George spivens train master for
Cole Brothers circus, and Campfire
Fill alias Jack McCoombs, colored,
charged with the murder Of ]. E. Gall
lard at Manning several weeks ago.
were convicted with the recommenda'
tion 70 mercy. The trial was held at
Sumter, lasting several days. The SEN
fence for murder, when the jury rec
ommends mercy, is life Imprisonment,
and this sentence was imposed. Unless
q new trial is granted the prisoners
will soon he serving the term in the
penitentiary.
When the cole Brothers circus was
at Manning some weeks ago, ]. E..
Gaillard, a popular young white man
of Sumter. rode up to the circus traif
lust before it pulled out OF the sta
tion and was accosted by the COOK,
rampfire Bill Several shots were fired
after a few words, and Gaillard was
wounded and died several days later.
Camrfire Bill was arrested at Bish-
opville. some miles away. and was car
rfed to Columbia by circuitous route
to avoid danger of iynching.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
,avs SHOOTING Was Accidental.

Dr.. Ethan W. Foster, aged 25 years,
the dentist at Union who shot him
self with q 32-caliber pistol, declares
the shooting was an accident.
The shooting was enacted in the
Union hardware store. When assist
ance reached the young dentist ne
made a statement that the shooting
was accidental.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
PROFESSORS HAVE A asNAP."

They outnumber Students In This.
Highly Endowed College.
Preparations have begun In Boston
for the celebration next year Of the.
centennial of Andoveg Theological
seminary. There are only eleven SIN
cents, all told there now, but it has
an endowment of one million dollars
and its professors outnumber the stu;
dents.
Last year only six gained degree
During the last six years sixteen stu
dents were the highest enrolment for
any one year.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
WIS Leader of Women Suffraeists.

Mrs. Virginia D. Young, editor OF
the Fairfax Enterprise, died a few
days ago at her home in BarnWell
county. after brief illness of pneu"
monia.
Mrs. Yonng was the leader of the
Woman's Suffrage movement in South
Carolina, and had for years been an
ardent advocate of woman's rights.
She was g. bright writer and had
frequently delivered addresses and lee
lures.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
rwo Neoro Children Burned.

Two negro children were burned
to death in different sections of An
derson county one day the past week.
One was the seven-year-old child Of
Alexander Moon, the other little
negro child about a year old, whose
parents lived OH Mr. E. B. c. Snipe's
plantation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
New Cars Are Lacking.

General Superintendent Lynch Oh
the c. W. c. railway was asked when
the new train would be put on to run
between Greenwood and Spartanburg'
arriving in spartanburg about 10 a.
M. and leaving at about 5 p. m.
Mr.. Lynch says that the company
has been disappointed in not getting
the necessary cars for this train, and
It may be month before it can be
nut in operation. He says, however,
the management will allow nothing
to interfere with it's plan to establish
this train service as soon as the nee
essary equipment is secured.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
GAVE BIRTH TO QUADRUPLETS.
Ills Alabama Negro Woman Strict
Anti-Race Suicider.

DR.. Robert L. Young OF West
Greene. Ala. writes ihe Mobile Reg
ieter that on October % he attended
Norv Williams. negress, who gave
with to four c''ildren-two boys and
81 girls. They lived only three
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08
DOCTOR USED A FoRTY-FouR.
Savannah Man Perforates His Head
With leaden Slug.

At the Savannah Yacht CluD, al
Thunderbolt, one Of the leading So
cial organizations of Savannah, late
Monday afternoon, DR.. Edgar H. Mich
ols 8 we'll known physician, blew
his heart out with 44-caliber revolv'
er. He died instantly. DR.. Nichols
left no note giving the reason for his
suicide.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-08


most ready to live in, isn't it, Benz"
eyes," he answered gravely, but
I can't live in it alone, Mabel"
Cant you? Better ask some nice
girl to lie there with you, then"
II have. I asked the incest girl
in ,ne world, two three times, but
she has not said she would
Mabel laughed, and said softly:
"Perhaps if you ask her once more
she will"
He laid one strong hand over the
small ones in her lap, and said
earnestly:
Then I'll try it. Will she go,
Mabel?
Il think she will, Ben
"My dear little girl" Ben's arm
We suddenly round her, and it was
good thing his horse was steady,
! and did not scare at the big auto
| which just then went laundering by,
for Ben wasn't minding the hor' ::
all. you're not afraid to trust me,
/ tnen?" he asked, presently.
"No, Ben, I'm not. am sure that
a Young f~'.ow who would be so good
and kind to an old lady, will always
be gooL to a youn. one, and so I've
| made up mind at last, dear. You
can have me-, if you want me-
It did not take Ben long to con-
vince her that he did want her. 1t
may be that two happier young folks
cot home from the fair that Thurs
day evening, but Ben and Mabel
didn't think so.-Indiana Farmer.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05

The remains viii reach here from
jamestown this afternoon. and will
be met by a committee from Hamil-
ton Lodge l. 0. .. r. Of which he
was a member. The funeral Will
take place tomorrow. Hamilton
Lodge meets tonight 10 make ar
engagements for the funerals 49,
Mr.. A. I Cloves. who has been
quite sick. IS able TO be out.
A case Of Smallpox has broken
out near IOano.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
Confederate Memorial Exercises,

The annual Confederate Memo
rial Exercises will be held in BrutOn
churchyard this afternoon al four
O. clock BY the Confederate Veter-
ans. Sons Of Veterans and Daught-
ers Confederacy. The exercises
sill be opened with prayer by the
chaplain. DR.. L. b. Wharton. The
orator of the occasion will be Hon.
Lyon O. Tyler. president OF Wa
liam and Mary. Mr. VIII Evans
will recite a poem. Reoessional. At
yer the exercises at the churchyaro
those present Will proceed &c Cedar
Grove where the graves Of the Con
,ederate dead will De strewn with
flowers. All are invited 10 attenc
and bring flowers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
Mrs. Il. II. Wright.

Mrs. George Wright. wife of Mr..
p. H Wright. died Wednesday at
her home al Mulberry Island. War
wick county. after ar illness Of
twelve months. Mrs Wright was a
devout christian lady. and the high
esteem in which she was held was
attested BY the large number Of
people who attended the funeral
from al parts of the county. Rev.
ID. 7 Merritt conducted the funeral
services from Warwick Methodist
Chapel yesterday afternoon al ?
o'clock. The interment was in the
family burying ground.
Besides her husband. she is sur
vived by two children. Mrs. J. T.
GarTow and Mr.. K. T. Wright.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
To the Trustees Of Williamsburg
"A. E. Church

Gentlemen
Always have YOUR church buy hnseed
oii az barrel prices. Don't let them paw
Sl.5o for canned od. which ought 20 cost
1ut go cents "a gallon. Ready mixed
paint is about halt oh aud have paint
Buv oil fresh from the barrel. and AL 20
to thv l.. - N. paint. which Is sent
mixed. and YOU then get iuli CALLER o
paint at the lowest price
gallons l.. n ~ mixed with gal
Ions Linseed Oh vii paint q moderate
sized house.
Actual cost l.. 81 NJ paint about 81 20
per gallon
4. y Andrews. EN Mayor. Danbury
Conn. writes. " Painted nav house l.
years ago wiJh l. So Al Looks wei
today
Sold hv J.. 81 LN>t William.
burg. Va. ~ CLEMENTS ~ Co. &C.
Hall VA ~ X RRA>cH. Toano. Va
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05


wonderfully successful IN promptly curing
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commended for everything but Il you have KID
oey liver or bladder trouble II vill DC found
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Sho have no, already tried u. may have a
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When writing mention reading this generous
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send your address 20 Saf7ExEl3k 49,
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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
Brooks
General Insurance Agent

0ChNiai AhhAl AuSC NhCuA
Representing the fOllOw.n
6irst-class Companies
Va. Fire K Marine and \
State, Richmond. Virginia.
Home. of y. \. Hamburg
bremen, Norwich Unlo d
Pennsylvania Fire and Fire
Association. OF Philadelphia.
| also represent the Fidel-
lty X Deposit Co., of Md. and
the Fidelity and Casualty
Co. OF y. \.
All business entrusted
whether fire insurance bond
or OF indemnity on Otficiah
or employees will receive
prompt attention.
Office Over Spencer 6ros. Store,
WILLIAMSBURG Va
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
4 Delightful Porch Party.

Several young lady friends gave
porch party Wednesday night at
The Williamsburg in honor of Miss
Ella Chandler. a charming guest of
that place. The upper porch was
gay with many Japanese lanterns
and other decorations. During the
evening progressive euchre and 9TH
CT games were played and refresh
ments were served. Those present
were Misses Chandler. Virginia B.
Braithwaite. Emily Christian. Eliza
beth Russell. Mrs. Jas. II. Stone.
Mrs. J. w. Richie. DR.. Mary Low
ell; Messrs. Hayden. of Urbanna;
Crone. of Baltimore; Aaron. of
Richmond; Barber, Beasley Dur
kee and g. L. II. Johnson, of VIII
liamsburg.
Miss Chandler and her cousin,
DR.. Lowell, left for their home Ia
Boston Thursday evening.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-05-05
Capt. Jno. Spraggina.

Capt. John Spraggins. of this
city. aged oS years. died yesterday
al 2 o'clock at the home OF his
brother near Claremont. He had
been a valued employee at the hos
pital TOT several years. and had long
suffered with heart trouble.