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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Country Correspondence.

Mrs. J. w. Hill and two little
sons visited her mother Mrs. Susana
Folk Mcmillan, Sunday. Her sister,
Miss Sudie, was taken to a hospital
Saturday. Her many friends hope
she'll soon be herself.
Miss Alma Sandifer, who is teach
ing near Hightower's Mill this ses-
sion, visited her mothers family Sat
urday and Sunday.
We are sorry to report Mr.. ]. Pear
sons loss of mule last week. Loss
of horse or mule power is not sc
easily replaced.
Miss Elma Boynton, of Ulmer, re-
Gently visited her sister, Mrs ". F,
Hughes.
Mr.. j. w. Hill took his little
daughter, Virginia, over to DR.. Horl'
beck, of Columbia, Friday for eye
treatment. She has been absent
from school for several days, but We
hope she will soon return.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt EtchingS.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 3.-Mrs. Charles
Ehrhardt, who has been at the River
side Infirmary in Charleston, came
home yesterday much improved.
Messrs. Max Walker, Shack Ehr-
hardt, w. H. and Ernest Ritter went
to Indian Fields camp meeting Sun
day.
Messrs. w. H. Redmond and Frank
Kinsey went to Williams Sunday
afternoon. Some one said they in
tended walking home.
Several of our young folks went
grape hunting Saturday. They were
successful, so far as grapes were con-
cerned.
The railroad company has conclud-
ed to run a Sunday train, commenc-
ing yesterday. Did not bring us any
msil however, and very few passen-
gers. 1t is too new-not known
enough for the public to take advant-
age of it yet.
Cotton comes in as fast as could be
expected from the short crop that is
made. Some of the farmers say their
crop of cotton will not reach half as
much as last year. Not as good as
they thought it was when growing;
fruit too small and scattered. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Negro Burned for Usual Crime.

Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 4.-Six
hours after he had committed criml-
nal assault upon Mrs. Hiram Stuckey,
a prominent young woman of Gov
ington county, Bush Withers, a ne
gro "trusty" at the Henderson con-
vict camp, was taken from the ward
en- late last night while en- route to
prison at Andalusia, tied to a stake
by an infuriated mob of 400 men and
burned.
The lynching was conducted in a
quiet and orderly manner, after
which the mob, formed from adjoin-
ing towns, dispersed to their homes,
leaving no traces of their fury save
the ashes of the negro.
The crime for which the negro was
lynched was committed early yester-
day Afternoon when he went to the
farm of Mr.. Stuckey for the purpose
of getting drking water for his fel-
low convicts who were employed at a
camp nearby. Entering the house, it
is declared the negro assaulted Mrs
Stuckey, who was alone, after which
he cudgeled her into insensibility in
an effort to still her cries. Tais
morning it is reported the woman is
in precarious condition with little
hope of recovery. Fracture of the
skull is feared.
Before lapsing into insensibility
Mrs. Stuckey Informed her rescuers
of the assault, naming the "trusty'
whom she knew, as the perpetrato1
of the deed. The negro was caugh]
and hurried to the stockade Of Sam
ford, six miles from Andalusia.
Upon hearing rumors of a mob
Warden j. L. Long, at 9 O'Clock at
tempted to spirit the convict to the
prison at Andalusia, but was inter
cepted on the outskirts of the village
where his charge was taken from
him, tied to stake, shot and burn
ed.
The negro was sent up from Nor
gan county in 1901 on a-charge o.
robbery. Up to the time of yester
days assault he had been regarded
as a faithful employe at the lumber
camp and served as water boy for the
con-icts. He was about 80 years old
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
A STRANGE OCCURRENCE.
Coyey of Fat Partridges Caught in
Hotel Bedroom.

Messrs. Sheffield and Wolf, two
well-known travelling men from Sa-
vannah, had a rather unusual expe-
rience in Mr.. VOLTS berdoom at the
PIER hotel in Sylvania, Ca, Tues
day night, when they flushed up
small drove of patridges in the
room, about midnight.
The two gentlemen had been sit
ting up talking shop, and taking an
occasional drink of ice water in Mr..
Sheffield's room, until about twelve
o'clock, when Mr.. Wolf went across
the hall to his own rom and struck
a light. AS soon as he did so ne
was startled to hear the we'll known
whirr of patridges, as they rose
from the floor at his feet and sailed
across the room. Rubbing his eyes
to see if he was dreaming of being
out in the woods with gun and dog
he was fully convinced when anoth-
er large, plump partridge rose from
the floor and, in its flight, struck
him on the head.
Messrs Wolf and Sheffield sue
ceeded in catching the covey and
they proved to be large, fat ones,
nearly grown. 1t is supposed that
they flew in at the open window late
the afternoon before, and were roost-
ing in the room, as they are more
plentiful than chickens in the fields
and gardens around Sylvania.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Drink Carbolic Acid.

Covington, KY, Sept. 29.-While
playing doctor to-day a son and a
daughter of Thomas Cobb swallowed
carbolic acid and died soon after.
wards. They were aged 5 and :
years. The children were playing in
the kitchen of their home during the
absence of their mother. They found
a bottle of carbolic acid.
Lets play DOCTOR" one suggest
ed.
They obtained two spoons and two
glasses and divided the acid into two
portions, which they swallowed.
Their screams of agony brought
the mother from a neighbor's but
before physician could reach them
both were dead.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Lilly White" Meeting Next.

Washington, Oct. 4.-John e.
Capers, of Washington, Mart Floyd,
postmaster of Spartanburg, and L.
w. C. Blalock, of Goldville, arrived
in Washington to-day from New
York, where they attended John
Hays Hammond's dinner to the Ma
tional Republican league Saturday
night. Prior to the trip to New
York, Mr.. Floyd had attended the
meeting of the National Association
of First Class Postmasters at Rich
mond, being the only South Carolina
postmaster present. 1t IS stated to-
night that call may be issued in a
few days by Capt. Capers for a Re-
publican gathering in Columbia the
latter part of the month. 1t is un-
derstood that lilly white" affair is
planned.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
NEW YORK HAS BIG FIRE.
Large Area Swept-Property Loss
About $1,5OO,OOO.

New York, Oct. S.-Fire in the
vicinity of oath street and 18th ave-
nue. early tonight swept an area OF
500 by 800 feet, causing damage es-
timated at s1,500,00O. Chief Croker
announced that it was the greatest
burned area during his experience
in New York city.
The flames spread to the storage
warehouse of the United States Ex-
press Company. Firemen are at
tempting to save the branch depot OF
the Standard Oil Company.
The space swept over comprises al
most three acres of lumber yards,
factories and stables on 18th avenue,
oath and 25th streets. For nearly
three hours the fire was beyond the
control of the fire department., and it
was stopped at length by apparatus,
which combined, threw water at the
rate of $4,000 gallons a minute
Five hundred horses were rescued
from the stables, and in spite of the
size of the blaze and difficulty IN
fighting it, it was remarkably free
from serious accident.
One fireman was badly hurt by a
bucking hose and several others
were less seriously hurt.
The fire started in the lumber
yard of Moore Brothers, 18th avenue
and oath street, quickly destroyed 1t
and soon ignited a kindling wood
factory, which was likewise burned.
Besides these structures, the fol-
lowing were either destroyed or bad
ly damaged:
Six story factory of the New York
Metal Ceiling Company, stables and
storehouse of James j. Duffey, con-
tractor; the Pennsylvania Hotel,
three-story structure; warehouse of
the United States Express Company,
vacant two-story building of the
Metropolitan Iron and Steel Com
pany. four-story factory of the Atlas
Metal Bed Company.
For a while the flames threatened
the Baltimore and Ohio freight yards
and the speciality department OF the
Standard Oil Company, but hard
work checked the blaze in time.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Attorney Sues Mrs. Whittle.

Columbia, Sept. 80. Attorney
Frank G. Tompkins, of this city, has
filed a suit against Mrs. Alice D.
Whittle for $2,713.18, as the amount
he alleges she owes him, because OF
the compromise made by Mrs. Whit
tie and her husband for s1S,OS7.9O,
Mr.. Tompkins having been employed
by Mrs. Whittle and the case settled
out of court. Mr.. Tompkins was, un-
der the original contract, to get .
per cent. of the amount to be recoV-
cred, $4,000.
This is the suit brought following
the recent action of Mrs. Whittle to
recover jewels Mrs. Whittle gave Mr..
Tompkins as a retainer.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Arrested on Arson Charge.

Lexington, Oct. Jake Gadsden,
negro, was lodged in Jail last night
with the charge of arson resting
against him, it having been alleged
that he set fire to the house of H. E.
Vansant, prominent lumber dealer
of New Brookland, on last Monday
night. Gadsden was arrested upon
suspicion, but nothing has been
learned as to the nature of the cir
cumstances connecting him with the
crime. However, the negro bitterly
denies his guilt.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Planter Mysteriously Shot.

Rome, Ca, Sept. 3D.. J. Mil
ler, well known planter OF Everett
Springs, this county, was brought to
a sanitarium here to-day suffering
with a wound in the abdomen be-
lieved to have been inflicted by a
charge from a shotgun. He is not
expected to live, and refuses to tell
how or why he was injured.
1t is said that Miller and his wife
have been separated for some time;
that they met and a quarrel ensued
resulting in Miller being shot by his
son. No arrests have been made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Graft Cases to be Pressed.

Columbia, Oct. 1.-The scene of the
alleged graft cases has been shift
ed from Columbia to Chester and
Newberry. Attorney General Lyon
will press the big conspiracy indlct-
ment at Chester at the term of court
beginning there on October 81 and
the Hub" Evans indictment at the
term of court in Newberry in Novem-
Der.
The conspiracy" indictment was
handed out at Chester last fall. The
Newberry indictment came during
the past summer.
The fall term of court for Chester
county opens October 81 and lasts for
two weeks, Judge Ernest Moore, who
was recently appointed by Governor
Ansel to hold tAe courts of York,
Chester and other counties In the
late Judge Danzlcr's place, being the
presiding judge.
The court at Newberry opens No
vember %. Attorney General Lyon
will be able to return from Washing
ton in time to attend the court at
Newberry.
The case to be pressed at Chester,
it is understood, is the conspiracy
indictment. In this Indictment the
amount involved in alleged defraud-
ing in which the State lost money, is
$4,000. In this indictment are
implicated members of the board of
control and agents of whiskey
houses.
the conspiracy indictment is the
famous indictment of the dispensa-
ry graft" cases. In this indictment
is named the alleged rebate schedule,
which played so much of part in
the trials held here. G.
It is known here that there have
been a number of conferences recent
ly between those indicted and their
attorney, the latter of the most part
residing in this city. One of the
members of the old board of control
who is to be tried at Chester, Mr..
John Black, has been tried here once,
the case being declared a mistrial by
Judge R. Withers Memminger, when
copy of a newspaper was found in
the room of the jurors.
Two of those named in the conspir-
acy Indictment, Messrs. Joseph Wylie
and John T. Early, have turned
States evidence and have testified on
the stand here Mr.. Morton A Good
man will also not be prosecuted as he
is the one who gave the attorney gen.
eral the information in the "Hub'
Evans case, which is the one to be
tried at Newberry. 1t is also worthy
of note that Chester is Mr.. Wylie's 8
home town.
The only whiskey agent named in
the conspiracy" indictment, who
will probably be tried, is Mr.. H. Lee
Solomons, who lives at Estill. A true
bill was returned at Chester as to his
indictment, Mr.. H. L. Ferguson be-
ing foreman of the jury.
The charge against the board of di-
rectors in the conspiracy indictment
is that various amounts were paid
for alleged bribes and rebatlng and
that a schedule of rebates, which, it
will be recalled was big feature OF
the Black trial in this city was had
and that the State lost $4,000 by
the alleged conspiracy in the year
1906.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
WESTERN HOSPITALITY.
It's Always at Home Whether the
Folks Are or Not.

We were in the sand hill country
and lost, says Ella w. Peattie in the
Youths Companion. Noon found us
wandering hungry and tired among
these pale. yellow hillocks and chased
by tumblewood, which dried, globu-
lar shaped and of the least possible
weight, scurrie up and down the
draws"
One of our number, although not
a resident in that country and ignor-
ant of the roads, was perfectly famil-
lar with the customs of the people.
well be coming across a house
somewhere in here" he told us.
We'll find folks right enough if we
keep on."o
"But they may not be willing to
serve three hungry travellers" one
of us said. He turned look of SIM
pie wonder upon the speaker anu
made no reply.
Presently habitation lifted its
low roof in the wilderness. Our
leader was soon hallooing to the in
mates, but he had no response.
"The folks are out" he said with
no diminutior of cheerfulness, al
though the rest Of us were feeling
afresh the pangs of hunger.
The western man drove to the
barn, unhitched the team and put the
horses in the stalls, giving them feed
from the bag in which we had car
ried, and then went to the house, and
calmly walked in. We followed him
with some timidity.
what are you going to do?" we
asked.
"Do?" said he with i'll concealed
irritation. what should I do but
get dinner?"
I'm another mans house-and he
absent?"
"Well," said the western man with
heat. 81 guess he'd think we were
about as near fools as they make 'enl
if we didn't feed ourselves if we were
hungry. And what's more he
wouldn't thank US for going to his
place under the circumstances. We're
complimenting him, that's what we
are"
We said nothing more but helped
get the dinner. There were prune
sauce, stewed, and great loaf o.
gingerbread. We ate heartily, and 81
far as two of US were concerned will
a sense of excitement, something like
that which a burglar must feel.
The excellent meal finished, ouI
leader gave us his opinion that W.
had better wash the dishes and no
leave them for the women folks tt
do. We agreed, and with some aWk
wardness but excellent results pu
the dishes, clean and dry, back int
their right places.
| Our leader took a fifty cent piec'
from his pocket and laid it on tn
table.
They'd be mighty mad if the,
knew who was leaving that" he re
! marked, "but as they're not likely t.
find out it can't do no hurt"
A curious country we though
where the offense lies in paying TO
what one has taken and not in tn
taking of a thing unlimited.
We learned afterward that ou
leader had not uverstated the case
1t was the custom Of the hungry Il
feed themselves at any mans boar
and for the weary to rest on, an,
mans bed. Not to have done s.
would have been to give affront t.
those who had the food and the bed
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06

There is no doubt but that the cot
ton crop is very short in this Sec
ton. but if the price keeps up the
farmers will not be in such bad shape
after all.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
NEWSPAPER DESTROYED.
Manager Says Labor Unions Respon.
sible for Explosion

Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. 1.-The
building occupied by the Times Pub
fishing Company was destroyed by
fire early this morning. The death
list is estimated at between fifteen
and twenty.
The fire was preceded by an ex-
plosion in the building, which was
Immediately enveloped in flames.
The explosion occurred on the second
floor of an addition to the old build
ing. Crowds say they saw many men
fall back from the windows into the
flames. Other leaped and were in
iured. The entire building was in
ruins at 1:45.
In addition to the complete plant
of the Times, the building contained
the large jobbing and commercial
plant of the American Engraving
Company. The property loss is esti-
mated at 100000. There are said
to have been three distinct explo-
sions.
The Times plant was run by elec-
tricity and no steam boilers, so far
as known, were in the building.
Flames followed the explosion, and
those in the building had little
chance to escape. The force of the
explosion was greatest in the me-
chanical department of the paper,
and the most of the dead and injured
were members of that department.
Harry E. Andrews, managing ed
itor, said the building was destroyed
by dynamite, by enemies Of industrial
freedom. He said the Times itself
could not be destroyed, but would
soon be reissued from an auxiliary
plant and would fight its battles to
the last.
Gen. Harrison Grey Otis, owner OF
the Times arrives from Mexico this
afternoon.
The management places the blame
for the explosion on labor unions,
with which the paper has long had
bitter warfare. 1t is charged that
unidentified persons placed a charge
of dynamite in blind alley running
into the center of the building. The
explosion was heard for miles. All
the windows in the vicinity were
shattered. There were between f1fty
and seventy-five employees in the
structure at the time. It Is not yet
known how many lives were lost.
No other cause than dynamite is
advanced by witnesses except one
by William Firman, telegraph OPP.
orator, who said he detected an odor
of gas throughout the building in the
night and called attention thereto.
Harry Plake and William Irwin
were arrested and locked up on sus-
picion, the former few minutes az
ter the explosion, the other stllt
later.
Responsible heads of the paper, In
Guiding Harry Chandler, assistant
general manager, had narrow es-
capes. Chandler said there was no
doubt the outrage can be laid to the
doors of labor unions. Wesley
Reeves, his secretary, has not been
found since the fire. It is believed
he lost his life. Chandler, two hours
after the fire, ordered printing press
es, linotypes and stereotyping out
fit for a new plant from New York.
The issue of the Times was gotten
out to day from the Office Of the Los
: Angeles Herald and an auxiliary of
the Times in another part of the city.
The latter was established two years
ago and equipped, Chandler says,
with the expectation that the present
plant would some day be destroyed.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06

One of the vainest regrets of adult
life is that when we are sorely hurt
and buffeted we can no longer go and
tell mother and get her blessed balm
and comfort.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06

All fires are costly, but the cost
of burning tobacco in this country
annually foots up an appalling sum,
and there is no insurance recover
able.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06

A laugh can hardly be called the
center of gravity.
The wise man will not disturb a
sitting hen nor quarrelsome wo-
man.
Why are some newspapers like
man with cold feet? Because they
suffer from poor circulation.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06

Los Angeles, Oct. 1.-Assistant
Manager Chandler says an attempt to
destroy the Times auxiliary plant was
made a few minutes before the ex-
plosion at the main Office. The chief
of police says the building was ap-
parently wrecked by dynamite. He
said his men found some things which
seem to point to the authors of the
calamity.
The union labor parade, scheduled
for Mondoy, was called off after a
meeting of the city officials and ofici-
ais of the various labor councils.
The known dead are Harvey c.
Elder, Chas. E. Lovelace, j. Wesley
Reaves, R. L. Sawyer and Harry L.
Crane.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-10-06
Bomb Under His House.

Los Angeles, Oct. 1.-The secre-
tary of the Merchants and Manufact-
urers' Association telephoned to the
police station this morning that a
charge of dynamite had been found
under his house. Police were sent
to investigate and said they had found
a bomb.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-11-30
COOK COMES
FROM RETIRE.
MENT
Says He Does Not Know
Whether or Not He
Reached Pole.

New York, Nov. 30.-Dr. Cook, in
an article which was published in
Hampton's magazine, confesses that
he does not know whether he reach
ed the north pole or not.
Cook has been in hiding for more
than a year and informed the edi-
tors of the magazine publishing his
story that he will return to the Uni
ted States with wife and children
December % to spend Christmas
here.
Cook deals in a psychology story
of his adventure and says:
Fully, freely and frankly I shall
tell you everything and leave the de-
cision with you if, after reading my
story. you say Cook is sincere and
honest but half crazed by months of
isolation and hunger, he believes he
reached the pole, he is no fakir, then
shall be satisfied" The explorer
states that it would be impossible for
any man to demonstrate beyond
question that he has been to the
north pole. He characterizes the re-
gion as region of insanity, where
one cannot believe the evidence gath
cred by ones own eyes.
Washington, D. c., Nov. 30.--Rob-
ert E. Peary, commander of the ex-
petition which the National Geogra-
phical Society recognized as having
reached the north pole, declined to-
day to make comment on the con-
fession of DR.. Frederick A. Cook.
Il have absolutely no statement
to make" declared the commander.
Il wish the Associated Press would
make it as emphatic as possible that
l have absolutely nothing to say in
connection with the matter. I can
not make this too strong