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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
General Hazen, chief signal officer,

General Hazen, chief signal officer,
recently told the House committee on
war department expenditures, when asked
about the establishment of signal stations
outside of the United States, that every
year there were several general storms
extending over large area, and which
could not be predicted by observations
taken exclusively in the United States.
Many of these storms come from the
North Polar region, traversing thousands
of miles before reaching the United
States, and many of the most severe
storms affecting our commerce along the
Eastern coast came from the equatorial
belt, and after travelling a considerable
distance, struck the West India islands,
and then swept along the Atlantic coast,
doing great damage. The stations in
the West Indies had been discontinued
for lack Of appropriations, and the result
had been, witness said, that the public
did not have advanced knowledge of the
great storms which did great damage in
Charleston, Atlantic City and Coney
Island and that vicinity last year.
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A correspondent of the MiatfQ J0,:

A correspondent of the Mining JoHrnrl
writes glowing reports about the pros
poets of Alaska as gold field. He states
that the mill on Douglas Island is running
to its full capacity, and is turning out
bullion at the rate of $780, 900 month,
not counting the concentrates, which arc
rapidly accumulating for the want of
sufficient roasters in the chlorination
works. The capacity of the mine must
not, however, be judged even by the
value of both the bullion and concentrates
now turned out; it is large enough to
supply rock for half dozen such mills,
and the foundations for a second mill of
the same size as the one now in operation
are already laying. 1t is estimated that
there are at least twenty million tons of
quartz above the tunnel level. Concern
ing the Silver Bay (Fuller) claims, there
is nothing new. In the Silver Bay dis
trict there are some very rich mines, and
all that has been lacking until now has
been o reasonable amount of capital to
be honestly and judiciously applied in
their development. The success of the
Douglass Island venture will, it is thought,
assure the erection of more stamp mills
in Alaska during the next five years than
were ever in operation in California and
Nevada at one time. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

The New Hampshire forestry commits
sion, in report to the Legislature, recon-
mend as means of preventing damage
to forests by fires that the selcctmen OF
towns be constituted sire commission
ers" for their respective towns, with
authority to appoint watchmen and
patrols when, on account Of the dryness
of the season, they may deem it expo
dicnt to prosecute parties who may set fires
contrary to law, and to grant permits for
burning brush or waste material during
the summer season. The commission
also recommend that all persons be for
hidden under penalty to set fires between
the 1st of May and the 1st of October in
any pasture, field or other place, for the
purpose of clearing the land, if such
material to be burned be within mile of
any forest, without first obtaining a
written permit from at least enc of tho
secctmen; to make all offenders liable
in civil action to any person injured by
fire set without such permit for the
amount of damage sustained. When an
application is made for permit it should
be the duty of the selectmen to proceed
at once to the place and examine care
fully the situation, amount, and nature
Of the material proposed to be burned, its
pcomixity to other property, especially
forests, the dryness of the season, the
direction of the wind, the probability of
rain, so far as it can be gathered from
the appearance of the heavens, and when
practicable from the predictions given
out at Washington, and all other cir
cumstances which ought to have weight
with prudent man in deciding whether
a permit shoald be given.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

In the Mexican city of Zacatccas they
have monthly auctions for the queer pur-
pose of disposing of superfuous State
convicts. The shops of the Acordata, or
city prison, can employ a limited number
of skilled prisoners; the surplus, often
including rufians Of the vilest descrlp-
ton, are intrustcd to the highest bidder;
some responsible capitalist who agrees to
answer for the safety of his bondsmen
and can employ them in any way prom
ising to recoup his investment. The con-
vict may be rabid with thirst for revenge
against his informers and judges, but II
he is half Spaniard the idea of being
trusted on parole is generally enough to
insure his tolerably good behavior. Des-
pcradoes who would risk their lives to
break out of a public man-cage will
hesitate to abuse the confidence of pri-
vate citizen who has given bonds to1
their honorable conduct, and treat them
with humanity and to an occasional twist
of smoking tobacco.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

REV. SAM JONES says he never wrote q
sermon in his life.
EX-GOVERNOR GEORGE HoADLY, of Ohio,
is said to be much broken in health.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY finds it hard to pet the
Congo fever out of him, and he is sick-a-bed
again.
BEN: PERLEY PooRE's collection Of auto
graphs contains the writing of $1,000 promi'
nent people.
ELIJAH BAHBETT, Of Erie, N. Y, Is the
oldest practitioner at the New York bar. He
is ninety-two.
LEOPOLD Won RANKE, tho celebrated Ger
man historian, who is past ninety, works
away like sixty.
THE Prince of Wales, restricted by his
physician to a lean mutton chop and stale
bread for his dinner, is said to be very mel
ancholy dyspeptic indeed.
GENERAL LoGAN's mail Is, according to a
largest Of any member in either branch OF
Congress. It frequently exceeds 200 day
and seldom falls below l50
JEFFERSON DAVIS is going to deliver an
address in Montgomery, Ala, in May for
the benefit of charitable institution. A cot
ton warehouse capable of accommodating
5000 people has been secured for the occa-
sion.
LIEUTENANT GREELY the Arctic explorer,
has been q constant sufferer from acute neural
gia since his return rom the Polar regions; and
recently, as q remedy, had the nerves at
the base of the spine severed and the flesh and
muscles separated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

GRANVILLE, Mass, last year turned OUT
200, 600 drums.
A COMPANY of deaf and dumb amateurs are
to play Hamlet" in London.
Mr.. BoUcIcAULTs new comedy, The
Jilt," has made hit in New York.
MISS MARY ANDERSON will sail for Europe
on June 5. At present she is playing in the
far West.
Young Alexander Salvini, now with his
fathers company, gives every promise OF tu-
ture greatness
NINE. JANAUscHEK will shortly leave for
Europe, but will return next season for a
farewell tour.
FRANK JAMES, the famous Missouri ban
dit, is reported to have declined an offer or
Se5, ,GO0 year to travel with circus
MRS, LANGrRY is to appear in London in
Nav as tho beautiful Helen Of Troy il Mr.
Godwins Greek play modelled on sophocles.
FLORENCE MoLL1NELLI, fifteen-year-old
Denver Girl. has made her debut as Juliet, and
is sad t. show considerable genius for one so
young.
THE Young American cantatrice, Miss Ella
Parepa, 4 pupil of the Frankfort ConServa-
tory, has been engaged by the Berlin royal
opera.
ANOTHER actress has entered the lecture
field This time it is Miss Kate Reynolds,
formerly leading lady of the Boston Museum,
and now Mrs Irving Wmslow.
CALIFORNIA is about to launch new and
wealthy amateur OH the professional stage;
She is Mrs. Alfred Abbey, of Oakland, and
has ample beauty, huge bank accounta and a
sweet soprano voice.
SESoRA RUIZ and two female choristers OF
Mexican theatrical company were kidnap
ped by Indians during raid on Peto, Mex
ico recently. They were held TOR s3,ooo ran
lease:l.
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

THERE are now about 100 steam vecsels III
the transatlantic service.
THE spring drive of cattle from Texas Is
expected to exceed 300, 900 head.
THE emigration from Ireland for 1885 was
G2, 420, against 76, ,N3 during 1854
DURING the last five years G6,0O0 persons
have died of consumption in Paris.
THE amount of railroad building already
this year is one-half as large again as last.
A Boston court has ruled that divorce
obtained in Dakota is not binding III Massa-
chuSett5.
THERE are living in harrington. N. H.,
three men who voted for James Monroe at
his first election.
A NEW secret order, resembling the Knights
of Labor. and to be called the Knights OF
Industry has been formed
SENIOR ANTONIO MAYNER, the owner of the
large sugar plantltion Aurora, in Matanzas,
Cuba has dc Jared lis slaves free.
An international exhibition of industry,
scien< e, and art, will be held at EhnbIrGh,
Scotland, during the coming summer.
AN extensive mine of rubdium, {. rare
metal worth $1,000 per pound, has been dis
covered near Rcck Greek, Washington Ter
ritory.
FROM the IlFe otateS ol ne" OTh. TeHu-
sylvania, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Ohio
the government derives one-half Of all its
postal revenues.
II is believed that there are more fowls in
the country than at any previous period in
it's history. The supply of poultry and eggs
is very large i'll most cities.
THE new aqueduct building in New York
at present gives employment to over four
thousand men. and about fifty thousand
pounds of explosives are used every week.
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Novel Use Of Bald Heads,

A novel use for bald heads has been
discovered, accepting as true the state
ment of New York Ioaom Topics:
When the Crown Prince Frederick Will
liam made a sort of royal progress
through united Germany at the close of
the hostilities with France), each town
We'd with its ncighbor in presenting scme
novelty by way Of honor to his imperial
highncss. One capclmeistcr conceived
the idea of utilizing the ancient opera
goers, and upon the entrance of the
prince into the box, already decorated
for him, certain men in the pit stood up,
making the letters of "Unser Fritz" in
bald heads below.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

From explanations given by the Ger
man minister of agriculture, it appears
that Bismarck's scheme to drive out Poles
and settle Germans in Poland, i S aimed
at the large landholdcrs, not at the small
Polish proprietors, who are described as
"a sound, thriving, and well-affected
class" Bismarck sees 100, 900 Prussians
emigrating every year, and this volume
of surplus he hopes to keep at home by
dispossessing the great Polish landlords,
who naturally desire arestoration of their
nationality. The present is considered
an opportune time for taking action, as
the agricultural depression is forcing
great properties into the market, which
the government can buy at a cheap rate.
This movement is not new idea in Prus-
sia. In 1907 Stein began the creation of
peasant proprietors, and there are now
1,4O0, 900 of them in the country, adding
greatly to it's unity and strength. 1t is
proposed to apportion out the lands ac-
quired to settlers in lots of ten to 100
acres each.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

The last census showed total of H.
392, 900 persons engaged in labor in the
whole country, and these figures may be
fairly accepted as representing the aggre-
gate strength of the workers of America
in 1880. Since that time the army Of
toilers has greatly increased. At present
there are, it is estimated, s,OOO,o 900 en-
gagged at agriculture, 100000 in "rro-
fessional and personal SERVICE" 1900,
900 in trade and transportation, and
4,250,O00 in mechanics, manufactures
and mining. 1t may be set down that,
although the hardest physical toll in the
shop, factory and mine falls TO the lot of
less than 5000, 900 in all, the designa-
tion of workingmcn properly applies to
fully 100000, as more than three
fifths of the whole are really dependent
for their daily bread on the exercise Ct
their muscles as we'll as their brains.
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NEWS SUMMARY
Eastern and Middle States.

WILMINGTON, DEL, has lost its county jail
and neighboring property by fire.
WILLIAM BARTON, cattle dealer OF Port
Edward, Ont, while in state Of somnam-
bulism, walked off q train near Albany, n.
Y, and was killed.
The schooner Charles H. Morse, from New
York bound for Boston, not having been
heard from up to the 29th, was then believed
to be the vessel which recently ran into the
ocean steamer Oregon and Immediately went
to the bottom The schooner had nine men
on board.
JAMES ANDREWS, an old man, being reject
ed by Miss Elsie Williams, at Oxford, Conn,
killed her with an axe and then finished his
own career with poi. on.
Rev. "SAM" JONES, the Southern evange-
list will hold revival meetings for eight
weeks in Boston next fall.
A MYSTERIOUS and highly contagious
disease has attacked the people of Johnstown,
N. Y. Up to the 29th more than 200 cases
and over a score Of deaths had been re-
ported.
GEORGE NEALL. the Newark IN. J.) pound
keeper, died the othar day in horrible torture
from hydrophobia engendered by mad
dogs bite.
AFTER another conference between the
Knights of Labor representatives and Jay
Gould in New York on the Both Master
Workman Powdcrly telcgraphed to st. Louis,
ordering the strikers in the Southwest to re.
turn to work. Mr.. Powderly returned to his
home at Scranton, Penn, and three members
of the Knights Of Labor executive board
started for st. Louis to aid in settling the
strike by arbitration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

Professor Cook protests vigorously
against the notion that poison Gus honey is
occasionally produced. He says that all
cases of supposed poisoning from eating
honeymay be explained on other grounds.
Some people never can eat honey with
out injury. Any cne eating it IN large
quantities without other food is liable
to cohc. The fear of getting poisonc .
honey greatly detracts from the demand
and price of this de'icacy. AS the bee
secretcs the honey it could not take poi
sonous substance into its system without
injury to itself. What will not hurt the
bees cannot do serious damage to human
beings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
VERY OLD PEOPLE.

THE widow Giraud, who died recently in
France in her 123th year, lived for more than
quarter OF century upon brandy and soup
MORE than century old and very poor is
Donald Mcclellan, of Detroit. He is vet
eran of the civil war and the Seminole war,
but draws no pension.
MRS. MARY McCoLL, of Livingston
county, is ninety-seven years of age. She is
just now suffering from a fractured hip, but
otherwise is in the best Of health.
For more than niuety-two years Daniel
Smith, Of Merrick, l.. l., has enjoyed unin-
tcrrupted good health He has reared fam
lily Of eight sons and six daughters
PHILADELPHIA has a French soldier ninety
eight years old, who supports himself by violin
playing He is the father Of sixteen children.
Pierre Solidor Milon is his name.
BETsEY WARREN was rich resident OF
war. She left everything and came North.
She died recently very poor at Red Bank, N.
j., aged ninety-tive.
JOSHUA OwINGs, of st. Louis is ninety-six
years old and in good health. He uses neither
alcohol nor tobacco, and never was in debt.
His wife died ten years ago, after they had
been married sixty-ive years.
S1xTy-NINE years ago Chester Clapp, of
Ballston, was married, and he resided con-
tinuousy afterward in the home presented to
the bride by her father until it was destroyed
by fire, few weeks ago. Mr. Clapp is now
ninety-three years of age and his wife eighty
eight.
ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio, untilrecently boosted
of three mentally and physically vigorous
old people-John Mcclure, ninety-one years
old; Hull Foster, over ninety; and Mrs:
Kesah Cooper, ninety-four. The latter died
on February 2i The others are still seen in
the streets daily.
DURING the graveyard insurance craze
Magdalcn Miller, of Greenyille, Penn, was
insured for mora than 100000, but she out
lived all the companies: She has been tho
mother of twelve children and is noV ninety
yerrs Of age. She has been Il smoker for moro
than seventy years.
A BEAUTIFUL girl, formerly of New York,
more recently OF Washington, where she re-
signed position in the treasury department
in order to study for the stage, has just been
dismissed as incompetent by theatrical
manager. She resigned monotony and $40
a month for excitement, uncertainty and $40
month while "under study"
MISS BoTTsFoRD, young American girl
who is studying at Paris, recently attracted
considerable attention from the critics by her
violin performances. It is said that she will
soon return to this country and begin an ar
tistic career.
MORE than $500 babies have been entered
for the international baby contest In Paris.
One Of tho entries is Belgian boy Of five
years, who is four feet one and half inches
in height and weighs 15S pounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
Mermaids, it is facetiously said, use

Mermaids, it is facetiously said, Use
telegraph cables as skipping-ropcs, but
wolves are scared by telegraph wires.
From Norway it is reported that at de-
bate in the storthing, while vote was
pending on grant to new line, Il men,
Der remarked that, while his constituents
had no direct interest in it, they would
support the grant, because the wires
would drive away the wolves. 1t is said
that however hungry wolf may be he
will never go to spot that is inclosed by
ropes stretched on posts. 1t is stated as
q remarkable fact that since the first tele-
graph line was established twenty years
ago, wolves have never appeared in its
neighborhood.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
Steady industry is the ONLY Il

Steady industry is the only true path
to success, remarks the Cultieator. The
plodding man generally wins in the long
run. There is no royal road to wealth
any more than to learning. A few men
are suddenly enriched by speculation or
inheritance, but such wealth is seldom
permanent. Among the spectators VIC
only hear of those who win prize; the
nine hundred and ninety-nine who fail
of success never announce their failures.
Only the hard earned money is secure
in the hands of its possessor. The
sale business man or farmer never
speculates.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
THE RIOTS IN BELGIUM.
Towns and Villages Pillaged, anO
MANY Persons Killed.

Towns and Villages Pillaged, ana
Many Persons Killed. -.
The strikes in Belgium growing out OF snee
depresseI condition Of the iron aud steer
trades have resulted in terrible series OF
disturbances AMI collisions with the military
in ,ariu,,s part, of tie country. According
to one dispatch the damage to the properly
in the disturbed district was estlma5ea az az
S5,WW,OW. There were more than Io,"o
soldiers in the field. Every jewelrry store
snd gun shop in Charleroi, and nearly every
liquor warehouse and liquor saloon was
lootsd. Churches were robbed Of all articses
of precious metal. More than 100 couter'es,
foundres and residences were burned. HUI oa
Manv citizens were robbed in the streets In
daylight. One young woman who wore dla, !,
mond ring that was tight upon the finger bad
her finger amputated by ruffians with chlSel
and mallet. Scores of women were brutaily
assaulted. In two cases mothers had the brains
of their babies dashed out before their eyes:
Before order was restored more than NV
arrests were made. -'.-
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The death of sea captain recently
was ascribed by medical authorities to
blood-poisoning, caused by his vessel
carrying a cargo of nitrate of soda. The
sailors were affected with what they
called rheumatism. The captain, being
in the after cabin, suffered the full force
of the evaporation of the nitrate. 1t is
said that four captains in the employ of
a leading Eastern shipping firm have
died within a few years from this same
cause.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14

At Reading, Penn, boy, aged seven,
has a mania for fire, and seeks to burn
up everything he can lay his hands on.
He formerly lived with his parents in
Philadelphia, where he cremated his
brother of eighteen months, and when
punished for it threatened to kill the rest
of the family. lie was then sent to his
grandmother in Reading, where he has
roasted several cats, burned up shoes and
other wearing apparel, and has made
attempts to set fire to buildings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-04-14
Foreign.

FORTY rebels and one English private were
killed in an engagement at BurInah.
Two members of the British cabinet Mr.
Joseph hamberlain-president of the local
government board and G. o. Trevelyan,
fecretary for Scotland-have resigned be-
cause they are not in accord with Gladstone's
Irish policy. Their places have been filled
by James Stafford and the Earl of Dal-
I1ousie.
For refusing to publish certain semi.
official correspondence the well-known Cen
iral American newspaper, the Panama st ar
md Herald, has been suspended for sixty
days and the owners fined by the governor.
PRINCE BISMARCK has stated in the German
reichstag that if great European troubles
should arise they would probably become in
ternational, and that in his opinion the
french army was opposed to workingmen's
movements.
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An English clergyman has started
three butcher shops in London, to supply
the poor with wholesome meat at reason
able prices, and has demonstrated that
he can make profit upon selling not
only American beef and New Zealand
mutton, but even English beef and NUT
ton, at figures averaging at 20 per cent
less than those demanded by the regu-
lar butchers for the same quality OF
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Canadians are becoming anxious over
their loss of forests. In the more thickly
settled parts Of Ontario only ten per
cent. of woodland remains, and wells
must now be dug to the depth Of forty
or fifty feet, where formerly water could
be reached at six.