The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-11-05
ABOUT PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Briefly Told.-Gathered from
In and Out of the State, Nation
and World.

+ Is estimated that the plurality
for Gavnor will reach $4,000 or more
Il appears that Tammany has elect Ct
ed head Of ticket, but lost the\ OIL
cials who control purse strings OF
the CITY. Hearst ran a poor third
Estimates from 900 election districts
placed him $4,000 behind Barnard
who in turn was 39,563 behind Gay
nor.
Chairman A. NJ. Roadway, OF the
,,en7,bliean central committee has
issued a statement claiming the ma
ior;ty election of Herman Baehr, re-
publican. Mayor johnson, democrat
has been notified that Baehr has car
riea the city. johnson IS now serV.
ing his fourth term as mayor OF
Cleveland.
The Geographic Society halls
Peary's feat, and votes him gold
medal for discovering the North
Pole. Experts agree as to the Com
.mander's achievement, after passing
on MS records and Inspecting his IN
srruments. A subcommittee OF eN-
perts has been appointed to probe in
to the matter Of DR.. Cooks dlscov-
erv. with authority to send for such
papers and make such Journeys as
may be necessary to arrive at some
definite understanding.
At the regular fall meeting of the
Carnegie Hero Fund commission
Wednesday, fifty persons through
this country and Canada were re-
warded for acts Of bravery and IL
lustrious conduct.
The balloon. Melba II, with Capt.
John Berry as pilot and Miss Julla
,Horner as aide. ascended at St. Louis
Wednesday, in an effort to secure
the Lahn cup.
Dusty. and travel-sore the cara
van Of autoists reached Atlanta III
blaze Of glory, shortly after one
o'clock Wednesday. This Is the
most successful cross country tour
ever inaugurated.
Judge Mann's majority for govern
or Of Virginia is about twenty-five
thousand. The legislative result
assures the reelection Of John W.
Daniel 70 the United States Senate.
Thirty Of the students of the
Georgia Military Academy who were
poisoned last week, are still in bed
bu. are reported to be doing very
we'll.
George ". Murray the colored ex-
congressman Of Sumter, is now IN
Chicago pending negotiations for his
extraction to this State. Murray was
conviete1 of forgery il Sumter in
1904 and there is an indictment
against him charging perjury. The
petitio:: asks for a pardon on the
condition that he remain out of the
State. The paper has large num-
Der of signatures.
Congressman Wyatt Aiken Of the
Third District Of South Carolina, de-
clared Tuesday that he would intro
duce y bill for prohibition IN the
District Of Columbia, at the next
session Of Congress. Mr.. Aiken is a
member Of the house committee on
the District Of Columbia, and he be-
lieves the prohibition in the South
wherever it has been tried has prov
en- beneficial to the people.
\ young rattle snake with 'Wo per-
feetly formed and developed heads
each head displaying a forked tongue
of Lively characteristics, was found
bv uegro farmer at Runnymede on
The A,A!y river.
L. c. Wheeler of the United States
secret service arrived in the City OF
Charleston Monday and met the com
mitteas in charge Of the arrange
ments for the reception Of the Pres
ident. going over the plans and MAX
ing suggestions such amendments
As wi: better insure the safety OF
the president on his visit.