The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1909-09-30
WASHINGTON NOTES

Company, of this city, procured q
large amount of evidence pertaining
to the operations of the concern and
arrested Henry M. Lewis, manager
and secretary-tIeasuror. Lewis was
charged with using the mails in the
hrtherance of a scheme to defraud.
| Consul General Hanna. of Mont
Grey, has been authorized to draw on
the Department of State for $1,000
for the relief of the flood sufferers
In Mexico. The money has been pro-,
cured by the American National Red
Gross. This is the third remittance
to Mr.. Hanna anG makes the total
sum $4,000.
Whitelaw Reid, American Ambas-
sador to Great Britain. called at the
State Department Monday and paid
his respects To Actin" Secretary
Huntington Wilson. Mr.. Reid said
that he had no particular business
with the department. hut made the
customary call preparatory to return
ing 10 London by the steamer sail
Ing Saturday from New York.
A telegram to the State Depart
ment from the United States Embas-
sy IN Rome states that the Italian
Government is sending Admiral of
the Fleet Alfonso di Brocchetti to
represent Italy at the Hudson Fulton
celebration. The Admiral is a baron
and an ex-senator.
"A cablegram of Tuesday saws an
other massacre of Jews has occurred
at Kieff. Russia. 1t began on the
Jewish ney year day and lasted for
three days. Eighteen Jews were kill
ed while they killed several Russians.
1t is estimated that there were ZOO
casualties.
Bids for more than Sl.OOO.OOO
worth of big guns. most of which
will 60 to make up the armament of
the new 26.OO0-ton battieships, the
wyoming and Arkansas, were opened
Tuesday at the Bureau of Ordinance
of the New Department. The spci-
fications called for 10 l2-inch guns.
II 6-inch and 20 5-inch. All are to
be finished weapons
The President has denied n pardon
to John b. Powers. former Supcrin-
tendent of construction of the South
& Western railroad. who was con-
rlctcd at Statesville. \. c.. of peon-
age and charged in the official papers
with inflicting almost inconccivablv
brutal punishment on negro en-
pioye. Powers was sentenced April
% last 10 fifteen months imprison-
ment
Lee McClung, treasurer of Yale
university, has been selected as
Treasurer of the United States TO
succeed Charles III. Treat
Representatives of the Nicaraguan
government and the George +. Emery
Company. of Boston. whose claim.
growing out of the temporary annul-
mcnt Of the company's timber con-
c"sSlon. has been pending for some
time. have reached an agreement. the
NlcaraEuan government agreeing to
pay the company $500, 900 FOR the pur-
chase of the concession and the COM
pany waving all claims against Me
aragua. The issue has been Il notable
one and the delay of Nicaragua in
failing TO come to some basis of set
tl'm"nt came near resulting in the
breaking" off Of friendly relations be-
tween the United States and that
country.
A startling situation has developed
= IA Of ,,l. g 90
tn" forestry resources of this country
according to Treadwcll Cleveland.
dr.. expert in the bureau Of forestry.
1t has been shown. Mr.. Cleveland de-
clares, that We are taking from the
forest every year three and half
times as much wood as is added by
the new growth.
Unless there is a modification of
the new antiroOstcr ordinance. which
stlpulates that poultry must not be
Kept within so feet of any dwelling
In the District of Columbia. there is
likely to be test case i'll the courts.
The new ordinance also forbids the
keeping of roosters in the District un
less the consent of a majority of the
neighborS of the owner of the rooster
is obtained.
Protesting against the treatment
they are receiving at the hands Of
the Sta;e and county afficials of Okla
homa, 10000 Oklahoma Indians, COM
prislng the Greeks, Cherokees, Chicka-
saws and ChOctaws. have caused a De-