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The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
SWINDLING THE NEGROES.
4 White Rascal Arrested While at
Negro Church.

A dispatch to the News and Cou-
rier says a white man was arrested
Wednesday in a negro church about
a mile below Cross Hill, explaining
to the negroes a great scheme OF
leding them money at 5 per cent.
interest.
It seems that man was around
some two or three months ago and
arranged everything with the ne
groes, and this man was to receive
the commissions, and the money was
to be let to the negroes later. He
told the negroes a woman died in
the North some time ago and left
s50,000,000 to be loaned to the ne
groes at per cent. interest, but they
were to pay as matter of good
faith so much money down before
the money could be gotten, according
to their rating, according to the
property they had, some paying
1926, $40, $50 and $50.
He was just about ready to- re-
ceive their money when Officer Lane
and Policeman Koon arrested him.:
He is being tried now before Magis-
trate Culberson, at Cross Hill. He
was at a negro church Tuesday, and
it is said took in a good deal of
money from the negroes. The man
had an appointment Thursday at a
large negro church some five miles
from Cross Hill, where he would
doubtless have gotten more money,
as the negroes are well to do"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
ENGINE STRIKES YOUNG MUTE
Clyde Rogers Leaves Cedar Springs.
Perhaps Fatally Injured.

Spartanburg, November 1.-Clyde
Rogers, aged IA, a student at Cedar
Springs institute, whose home is in
Florence, ran away from the school
Monday morning, and wandering
through this city toward Greenville
on the main line of the Southern rail-
way, was struck by q shifting engine
and seriously injured. The boy had
Quarreled with several of his COM
panions and left the institute with
out telling any one of his intentions.
AS soon as the authorities learned
that the lad had run away they in
vestigated, made a thorough search
and also notified the local police,
who were looking for the youth.
No word was heard Of him, how
ever, until about noon, when he was
brought to Spartanburg on the shift
ing engine that struck him. A ter
rible hole was in his head and he was
otherwise injured. An emergency
ambulance was summoned and the
deaf and dumb boy moved to the
Spartanburg hospital, where thor
ough examination was made. 1t was
found that his skull was crushed and
that he has but slight chance of
recovery.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
A NEGRO FOR CONGRESS.
Republican Convention Met in Aiken
and Nominated Myers.

The "black and tan" wing of the
Republican party met in district con-
vention in Aiken last Saturday after
noon, and among other things that
they did, they nominated the negro,
Meyers, for congress, to run against
the Democratic nominee, James F.
Byrnes, Esq.
The Republican party of this State
is now split into two wings-the
lilly whites" and the "black and
tans." In this district the "black
and tans" are again divided into the
Boss Perry" and "Boss Eubanks'
factions. This convention was moth
ing but Eubanks, and the Perry
bunch did not have a look in.
The convention met in temperance
hall, and there were eleven delegates
present, and according to H. Rouse,
who really belongs to the Perry
bunch and tried to get on the Eu-
bank band wagon but was pushed on,
the convention was cut and dried,
and the convention did not represent
the Republican principles. Rouse
has an excellent flow of language and
his expression was that Eubanks
soured on him and would not let the
"gentman'' speak.
J. G. Eubanks was elected district
chairman, and the only business
transacted was placing Isaac Myers
in nomination for congress from this
district.
Rouse is good old darkey and the
reporter told him it was shame for
q dozen able bodied cotton pickers
to be wasting their time in a scheme
like this when the country needed
their work 50 badly at the present
time. Rouse agreed that it was a
shame to and especially so since
"Boss Eubanks' soured on him.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
CENSUS FRAUDS.
Director Strikes 4,66S Names from
Returns in Minneapolis.

Washington, Oct. 29.-The popula-
tion of Minneapolis was announced
tonight by Census Director Duran, to
be 301,40S. In connection with the
figures Mr.. Durand charged that in
dividual enumerators had fraudu-
lently returned 4,668 names. These,
of course, were not conuted in the
final report.
The announced figure is gain of
almost 49 per cent. Of the population
of 1900, which was 202,718.
Mr.. Durand said that as originally
forwarded to the bureau the report
contained 306,076 names. But while
more than 1000 of these had been
eliminated there was no evidence, he
said, of any concerted attempt. on the
part of enumerators or of the super
visor or any group of private In
dividuals to pad the census returns.
The greater part of the names elimi-
mated were in two out or l96 enum-
Grafton districts in the city.
"The enumerators for these two
districts may not have deliberately
intended to defraud, but it scarcely
seems possible that they should have
failed to note that they were, to say
the least, interpreting the instruc-
tions very loosely" said the director
"The overcounting in these two dis
tricts resulted almost altogether from
repetition of visits to lodging houses
and hotels. Not content with enum-
Grating all the people who were pres
ent in such lodging houses and hotels
on the census day or on the day OF
the first visit of the enumerator, these
enumerators counted very large num-
bers of people who were not present
at the first visit or on the census day
but who came to the lodging houses
subsequently"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
IN THE PALMETTO STATE
SOME OCCURRENCES OF VARIOUS
KINDS IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
State News Boiled Down for Quick
Reading-Paragraphs About
Men and Happenings.

The court house at Dorchester is
to be enlarged and improved to a
considerable extent, the contract for
such repairs and improvements hav-
ing been awarded.
Mr.. J. NJ. Sullivan, one Of the
members of the railroad commission,
suffered a stroke of paralysis one
day last week while seated at his
desk, and since that time has been
very ill.
The postofice at Newberry has
been designated as one of the postal
savings banks, under the act passed
by congress at its last session. 1t is
not stated when the arrangement will
go into effect.
T. B. Fraser, Esq, of Sumter, will
be a candidate for associate justice
of the State Supreme Court in case
the constitutional amendment pro-
viding for an additional justice is
adopted. Mr.. Fraser has been a
prominent member of the legislature
for several terms.
The suit against Smith greater
shows, which was instituted at Union
last Friday by Sheriff J. G. Long and
Mr.. J. G.: Long, Jr., as guardian FOL
his child, for injuries sustained wher
leaving the merry widow swing last
Tuesday night, was settled late Sat
urday night, by the Smith show com
pany paying $500 as compromise
Fire broke out Sunday afternoon
on the platform of a ginnery at Null
Inns, Marion county, on which was
stored 100 or more bales of cotton
About fifty bales were more Or less
burned. It was not stated how the
fire originated. The loss will be on
the farmers to whom the cotton be-
longed, it being stored on the plat
form at their risk.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
FIRE IN BARNWELL.
House of Col. w. Gilmore Simms
Damaged Saturday Night.

Barnwell, Oct. 29.-The handsome
residence of Clerk of Court w. Gill
more Simms was considerably dam
aged here early tonight as the result
of a fire which is supposed to have
been caused by rats and matches.
The blaze originated in the parlor
and ran up between the walls, por-
ton of which had to be torn down
in order to extinguish the fire. The
damage has not yet been estimated,
but was principally from water and
the moving of furniture, besides the
demolition of some of the interior
walls. This was the second fire in
Barnwell to-day and the fourth with
in week.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
COUNTRY NEWS LETTERS
SOME INTERESTING HAPPENINGS
IN VARIOUS SECTIONS.
News Items Gathered All Around the
County and Elsewhere.
Ehrhardt Etchings.

Ehrhardt, Oct. 31.-Jack frost
came in good shape Saturday night;
did not have to put on spectacles to
see him. When the sun came out it
showed up what he charged Mother
Earth for his first visit.
On Saturday night, while all the
folks were up in the hall, Boy
Kearse, a young negro buck about
grown, stole out Mr.. Frank H.
Copeland's horse and then went to
Capt. ]. NJ. Dannelly's and stole his
buggy and harness. BY the aid OF
the chain gang hounds the party was
located with out much trouble. The
party is in the Red Top Inn awaiting
the action of the council and magis-
trate.
Mr.. Laurie Copeland brought me
a sweet potato that only lacked an
ounce of eight pounds. Says that
his father made three or four two
horse wagon loads of them. They
are of the 40 to the hill variety.
Cotton is not moving as fast as at
the first of the month; must be get
ting scarce. The grade since the
rains is far below what it was at the
first of the season.
Mail came in on train yesterday
none went out as there was not any
mail agent on the train. Pouches
came in express car.
Farmers are planning for cane
grinding. Sugar boiling is the COM
mon name for this work; and then
next comes the hog killing time. The
young folks enjoy the sugar boilings
but don't have anything to do with
the hog killing only eating sausage
pudding and spare ribs.
A certain young lady was very
much disappointed on account of a
certain young man leaving town yes
terday on the down train. JEE.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
INJURIES MAY PROVE FATAL.
Florence Citizen Struck by Train in
Critical Condition.

Florence, Oct. 2S.-Mr. George w.
Moore, who was seriously injured by
being knocked from his buggy at the
Evans street crossing by Coast Line
train on Monday afternoon, and who
has been in the Ilderton Infrmary
for treatment, is now IN a critical
condition. 1t was found necessary
to amputate his left arm at the
shoulder last night, and the physici-
ans are unable to say whether or not
he will be able to pull through.
Mr.. Moore's horse that he was
driving and which had it's hip and leg
broken had to be killed, as the ami
NAL was too badly injured to over
come its injuries.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
Negro Confesses Murder.

Florence, Nov. .1.-Clarence Ham,
the negro under arrest for the. muir
der of Elihu Moye, has confessed, and
his confession duplicates four other
negroes. Some of them are sawmill
hands. some laborers Oh adjoining
plantations. A woman known to all
the men is held as suspect.
Ham confessed to Deputy Sheriff
James Burch and again to Deputy
Harrell.
He said robbery was the object.
The negroes knowing that Mr.. Moye
had money to pay of his hands, en-
tered the house when Mr.. Moye was
in Timmonsville. Aleck Willington'
a sawmill negro, was sent into the
house to hold up Mr.. Moye. When
it was discovered that the expected
money was not in the house the 9TH
ers watched outside.
AS Moye entered his home some
noise in the closet attracted him and
as he turned in that direction with
his cravat half united, he was shot
in the stomach. AS he staggered out
of the room he was shot again, and
as he lay on the porch of his house
he was shot again.
Conscience began to work on Ham,
who had been many years with Mr..
Moye and had nursed him in sickness
and been helped over and over again.
The other negroes are Aleck and
Henry James and Alice Wild. Ham
says he received about 81 from Will
ington, who seemed to be the boss OF
the gang, for his share in the crime.
Solicitor Wells will join in the Pc
tition for special term Of court since
this confession and the arrest OF all
the negroes implicated.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
HARRISON CONVICTED.
Doctor Found Guilty Of Issuing
Worthless Checks.

Gaffney, Oct. ga case that has
excited much interest, not only in
Gaffney, btu in other parts Of South
Carolina, was disposed of yesterday.
DR.. L. NJ. Harrison was tried and
convicted on three counts, issuing a
worthless check, obtaining money un-
der false pretenses and attempting to
breaking Jail.
This case has been very interesting,
not only now, but when Harrison was
CAPTURED. He came to Gaffney some
months ago and succeeded in getting
a draft on a bank at Winter Park,
Fla, indorsed by prominent citizen
of this city. He then disappeared,
and nothing was heard from him for
a long time. When the draft was
sent to Winter Park, it was found
that there was no bank at that place
and that Harrison was unknown
there. Harrison is wanted in four
Carolina towns.
Some three months ago a commu-
nication was received from Jackson
vile, stating that Harrison had been
captured there and would be turned
over to South Carolina authorities.
An officer was sent for him and
brought him back to this city. A rev
weeks after Harrison was placed IN
Jail, Sheriff Thomas walked into his
cell and found the doctor buslly al
work upon the steel bars of the CELL
He had succeeded in cutting two bars
and only one was left between him
and freedom.
Harrison is scholarly looking man
and is a graduate of the medical col
lege of the University of Maryland
having served two years as inferno at
a Baltimore hospital.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03

Reports were brought to Admission,
Ala, last Thursday of phenomenon
at Heflin, Cleburne county, Ala,
which has attracted much attention.
According to the reports an incessant
rain has been falling on a plot OF
land several feet square at Hefin for
the last week while everywhere
around the atmosphere was perfect
ly dry.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03
Fairfax FancieS.

Fairfax, Oct. 29.-Thanks to the
hold-on-ativeness and untiring ener-
gy OF Mr. Sam Talley, our popular
cashier, and Mr.. E. L. Young, OF the
F. M. Young Company, the concert
OF the lyceum course came OF on
Thursday evening at the school audi
torium. Words fail us in trying to
express the pleasure these gifted mu-
sicians gave US Gall of them blind but
one.) They poured out the liquid
music of their voices to quench the
thirst of our restless spirits, and Of
ten the strains sank deep in our
hearts, like the melody of a song
sounding out of childhood's days.
.'Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And come like the benediction,
That follows after prayer"
But there were also mirthful songs
the kind that make such gleeful
sensations that we feel like nails are
being pulled out of our coftins, for
Peter Pender says:
"Care to our cofins adds nail, no
doubt,
But every grin draws one out
The quartets were lovely, whether
in singing Dixie or something ope-
ratio. They played on so many diff
ferent instruments, and we are glad
for our school children to hear the
master touch of these various medi-
ums of communicating sweet, grand
sounds. A good house was present,
and we hope all the other attractions
of the lyceum will be as we'll attend
Mr.. w. E. Harter paid a business
visit to Barnwell this week, and Mr..
George Sanders to Augusta.
The stork visited the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Platts recently, leav-
ing lovely little daughter to be the
sunshine of the family.
Mrs. James Preacher and children
have returned from a two and half
months stay in the mountains of
North Carolina, showing great i'm
proyement in health.
Mrs. Luther Barker, of Imperial,
California, is visiting her husbands
parents here. She was travelling five
days and nights. She notes with
pleasure the many changes and i'm
proyements since she lived here about
five years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mixson are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Barber.
There was lecture recently at the
Methodist church by converted Tex
as cowboy. He passed around the
same old hat he wore years ago as
COW boy, at the close of his talk, for
collection to pay travelling expenses
Miss COPELAND, of Ehrhardt, is Wis
iting her sister, Mfs. Martin Light
sey.
The new Baptist parsonage is al
most completed.
Another play is on hand, to COM
plete furnishings for the school
house.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1910-11-03

Roberts dressed the wounded MEM
Der, and Mr.. P. goes on his way re-
joicing that the accident is no worse
than it is.
The Acetylene Apparatus Manu-
featuring Co., New York, is putting
in some lighting systems here
through their local agent, Mr.. 8. w.
Copeland. The following named are
putting in plants: 35 light plant for
the Methodist church.; 35 light plant
for DR.. J. H. Roberts; and so light
plant for DR.. J. L. Copeland. This
system of lighting is employed in sew
eral dwellings and stores in town
now; they are considered cheap by
the operators and, giving an abund-
ance of brilliant light, soft and easy
upon the eyes are proving highly sat-
isfactory.
A negro, Boy Kearse by name.
went on the rampage Saturday night
that ended in drunk on blind tiger
whiskey, his being trailed to his den
by bloodhounds, his capture and lodg-
ing in the guardhouse on yesterday
with the serious charge of stealing
a horse and buggy to his account.
There is another negro, Nose Jones,
and a tall, angular damsel, beauti-,
fully black, in the mix up. 1t is ex-
pected Nose will be captured to-day.
The damsel in question was taken IN
custody on the charge Of being ac-
cessory to and after the fact. She
lodged yesterday and last night in
the calaboose near enough her para
mour to hear him snore, (that is, II
he slept.) The first named OF the
trio stole Mr.. Frank Copeland's horse
and it is believed the buggy was
stolen from Dannelly's stables. The
three went driving in comparative
all night frolic. Mr.. Copeland dis
covered early Sunday morning that
his horse had been driven and 1mme-
diately went to the chain gang camp
for dogs to try and trail down the
culprit. The dogs took the trail
readily, which led to the house In
which Boy Kearse was found. And
here the wonderful intelligence OF
the noble animal was demonstrated.
The dog trailed up the steps, passing
a negro man in the house, till at the
room door in which Boy Kearse was
in bed he had to be held in his fierce
ness to keep him from jumping on
the negro. Noble animal! It's a
pity there is not fifty Of them to
where there is but one the county
over. Chief of Police Priester took
hand in the game, and is doing
splendid work in the whole business.
Copeland's hall was the scene OF
the second performance in the lyce-
um course to interest and instruct
here this season. Again it was
single performance, but Mr.. Hale's
impersonations, mimicry, songs ana
music gave much pleasure to his au-
dience.
Heavy frosts on yesterday and this
morning has, it is believed, done
much damage to the sweet potatoes
and sugar cane crop.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-17
Chicano BOARD Of Trade.

Chicago, Aug. 16.-Wheat prices de-
clined today and then recovered CLOS
ing from a shade to 1-2c up, after
having dropped from 7-S 20 ] 3-Sc pe-
low the previous close. Corn 'supi,
Gated the fluctuations of wheat. whi'o
oats kept within arrow limits, IN
ishjng weaker than the other grams
Provisions generally made gains PORK
being the weakest, closing from DC
up to 10c Off.
September wheat closed a shade W
M Si.O2 is to 1.02 is Log Ia al.
ter having touched bottom at VI % 80
100 rs.
The corr close was steady all around
with September is TO LAC OFT at %
as to So 1-2c, after having touched
SO 1-2c. Prices in the cash corn mar
ket were l LIE lower; Mo- 2 yellow
sold at Ga 1-2@65c.
The pats close was firm with sep
TENDER lac off at 36 lac. whlit
December closed 1-S@1-4c down a
3S 1-SM3S 1-4c.
Provisions were strong. Pork clos
ed from &c down to f0c up and early
products gained from 5 to 15c. Tht
close was firm. Final figures tor th'
September products were:
Pork, s21.55; lard. s11.92 IL, Z l-2c
up, and ribs. $12.05, 15c up.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-17
AND
COMMERCE
Wall street.

New York, Aug. 16.-Trading to-
aav I'm the stock market was more ac-
tive and embraced many ~specialties,
ench as Colorado Fuel and Iron, Colo
RADIO & Southern, American Beet
sugar, National Biscuit, American Ice,
Central Leather and International
Harvester. The movement in these
stocks was almost wholly manipula-
tive.
Later in the day the more active IS
cues. including Reading, Union Pacific,
southern Pacific, Atcison, st. Paul.
United States Steel, Amalgamated
copper and American Smelling show
ed advances
Sentiment was more cheerful on the
whole. traders taking the ground that
the immediate outlook seems conduc-
i've to a better market. The opinion,
however, was almost wholly negative
in character, being founded largely on
the belief hat many contingencies
have already been discounted by the
nresent price levels n that stocks
are no longer being pressed for sale.
There appears to be a more active de-
mand for the better grade of bonds
and the tone of the market offers
more encouragement than for a long
time past.
Local financial institutions continue
strong il cash but are disinclined to
make disbursements save for a legit-
mate purpose. Their attitude is bas-
ed on the fact hat a great many Of
the western and southern banks still
show heavy loan expansions on real
estate.
In the late session the market be-
came more brisk and a general higher
level of prices was recorded. h adj
vantage was almost wholly maintain
ed to the close, which was active and
strong.
London, where the line markets was
largely cheerful with the further re-
covery in consols, was again a seller
here at the outset, but bought moder-
ately in the late session. Closing
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-17

Public Forum
Continued from Page 81


Oklahoma and the republican plat
form of Nebraska promises the pco-
pie of Nebraska the same privilege.
kansas is as good as these states
Kansas should have the right to make
her own laws by a direct vote, Just
as she dominates and elects officers.
Also Kansas should have q right 10
submit any law passed by the legisla-
ture TO the people. BY having TINS
right the people could be ue-
prived OF their primary law nor OF
their a%ntl-pass law by a bought ana
paid for legislature. 1t wouldn't pay
the big interests to own legislatures
if the people had the veto power on
legislatures. Kansas has proved her
self worthy OF the power. she should
have 1t. other states are acquiring
this power. The legislature of Colo
RADIO just convened and is about TO
give Colorado that power. Kansas
should be abreast with the times.
Il. S. SLOWER.
Aug. 16, 1910.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-08-17

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twenty a next preceding the sur
vey Of the township. viz: Nicolas
Vallojos. DioniciO Mccoy. Francisco
Atanacio. Antonio Valverde, all OF
Cuba. n. NJ.
Any person who desires 10 protest
against the allowance OF said proof
or who knows OF n substantial roa-
son under the laws and regulations OF
the Interior Department why such
proof should not be allowed will be
given an opportunity at the above
mentioned time and place TO cross
examine the witnesses OF said claim
ant and 10 offer evidence in rehuttnl
~ that submitted by claimant.
MANUEL r. OTERO, R,gister.
7-29-S-2s