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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1888-03-14
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MARY ANDERSON sets the hair-dressing
fashions in London.
A FAIR young American named Gulzwiller
has sung in Paris with success.
"a MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM" is draw
Ing crowded houses at Daly's New YORK
Theatre.
There are 1000 theatres in the United
States, and 1000, 900 day is paid Tor
amusements in this country.
EMMA ABBOTT, the singer, is said to have
fortune of $500, 900, which she has accumu-
lated during the last ten years.
THE Boston Ideals and Mile. Zelie de Lus.
an recently presented an attractive series OF
operas at Nib,os, New York city.
REPRESENTATIVE CRISP, Of Georgia, used
10 be an actor His father, mother, brother
and two sisters were also on the stage.
Mrs. CoLMAN was the first English public
actress. She performed the part OF lantne
In Davenant's "Siege in Rome" in 1856
NILE. N1K1TA, the 16 year old American
prima donna discovered by Strakosch, has
been engaged to sing at Berlin next summer.
CHARLES CRozAT CONVERSE has added
another to the list of American nat onaI
anthems. The new one is called "God for
U.s."
EDWIN BOOTH carries a 1000 accident
policy since he began to travel SO extensive
", and the beneficiary is his grandchlld hV-
ing in Boston.
GRACE HENDERSON has been engaged for
leading role in "a Possible case, " to be done
at the Union Square Theatre, New YORK
City, after 1.-THE Henrietta"
FRANCIS WILSON is negotiating. for
theatre in London in which to bring out
"The Lady and the Tiger simultaneously
with its New York production
TT is said that Florence Girard Abbey, OF
Wallack,s New York, will retire from the
stage She is to accompany her husband on
a pleasure trip to the Bermudas.
AuaUsr1N DAILY. the New York man.
ager. goes abroad carly this year. He and
his company sail for England on the 18th OF
April. He will visit London, Paris and Ber-
lin.
PATTI had tremendous ovation in Madrid
IN LINDA di Chamounix." The stalls were
from 81 to $50, the occasion being the forty
fifth anniversary Of her birth, which took
place III Madrid
THE sum of $4,000 contributed by sympa-
thisers with Miss Nellie Wetherill, the actress
whose foot was recently amputated, has been
handed to her by Maud Harrison and Minnie
Conway Tearle, who had charge of the SUBJ
scriptions.
A BERLIN artist, Ernst Topper, claims to
have devised method Of securing incombus-
tible scenery for theatres. Instead Of canvas
he uses fine wire gauze and covers it with
peculiar kind of paste, which makes good
material for painting.
Miss LILLIAN OLcorT has commenced
suit against the Franco-American Dramatic
Agency for 900 for allowing Bernhardt
to play "Theodora' in New York city, after
they had sold her the exclusive American
rights for large sum Of money.
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Foreign.

A SYNDICATE of French, Belgian and
Dutch bankers has advanced loan OF S3O,
0J0, 600 to Russia, refusing the request OF the
Car for larger sum unless the Bulgarian
question was settled peacefully.
HEAVY snowstorms have prevailed
throughout Europe, causing general stop
page Of traffic.
CHOLERA has been raging in Valparaiso,
Chill There were ,2S8 cases, out Of which
GA resulted fatally.
GIDEON NYE, United States Consul at Can
ton, and the Oldest foreign resident in the
Chinese Empire, is dead. He had amassed
S6,000,000.
DURING panic, caused by false alarm of
fire in q synagogue at Warsaw, Russia, four
women were killed and sixteen other persons
badly crushed.
ELEVEN HUNDRED AND TwENTY-FoUR
recently by fire at Yokohama, Japan.
THE public stores, warehouse, factory,
several lumber yards, and 500 houses hav Q
been destroyed by fire at Hanoi, Tonquin.
Ten Chinese and one European were killed
ROBERT NEIL, who on January 13, SS7
murdered Prison Guard John Rutledge at the
Toronto Central Prison, where Neil was serv.
ing term on q charge Of larceny, has
been hanged in the Jail yard at Toronto,
Canada.
Two officers have been arrested at Staraza-
CORA, Bulgaria, for high treason. 1t is be-
lieved that Prince Ferdinand will be COM
PEELED to sanction their execution.
THERE has been panic in Russian none
tary circles, and stock prices were lower than
for fifty years. Several banks failed during
the crisis.
AN epidemic of virulent scarlatina and
measles is raging at Queenstown, Australia.
All of the public schools have been closed.
There have been five deaths daily on an
average during the prevalence Of the disease.
HEAVY snow storms in England and Italy
have seriously interfered with traffic.
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SUMMARY OF CONGRESS.
Senate Proceedings.

44TH DAY-A resolution was adopted re-
uuesting information from the President as
to the prohibition Of American products from
importation into France, and what CORE
spondence had taken place with regard to
participation in the Paris Exposition .... Mr..
Manderson spoke at length on The bill grant
ing pensions to ex-soldiers and sailors who are
incapacitated from the performance OF
manual labor, and providing for pensions to
dependent relatives Of deceased soldiers .and
sailors. The rest Of the session was con-
sumed by the consideration of executive
business.
45rH DAY.-A bill was introduced to estab-
lish Court of Patent Appeals. -. The con-
sderation of the bill to incorporate the Mari
time Canal Company of Nicaragua was be-
gun, and after tine numerous amendments to
the bill had all been rejected, it was passed by
vote of 38 to 49,. The consideration Of
the independent pension bill was taken up.
4GTH DAY-The following bills were intro
duced: Authorizing the issue Of circulating
notes to National banks to the par value OF
bonds deposited therefor; to prohibit the
manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors in
the Territories except for medical, scientific
and mechanical purposes; for the relief OF
sane persons confined in insane asylums....
Mr.. Paddock spoke in condemnation of the
Western Postal Service. IA bill appropriat-
ing 81, zoo, 900 for a public building in New
orleans was passed. lne Oendte "enb luto
executive session.
47TH DAY.--A bill was introduced to so
amend the immigration laws that no persons
of the Chinese race, without regard to the
Government to which the Chinese may owe
allegiance, and without regard to the port,
place or country from which he or she may
come to the United StS1es shall be allowed to
land -. A resolution was introduced urging
the President to make treaty with the En-
tt.... 1s...,, hot
no Chinese laborers shall enter the United
States; laid over. "A resolution was passed
for an inquiry into the advisability of having
seven or eight townships of the public
domain, surrounding and including Mount
Hood, Oregon, set apart as national park
-. A resolution was offered to annul patents
for certain lands which were issued by the
Secretary of the Interior without due au,
thority . The bill to establish a National
Art Commission was passed. The bill for
the compulsory education Of Indian children
was passed.
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THE NEWS EPITOM1zED.
Eastern and Middle States.

FIRE started in the five-story building at
Buffalo, n. Y, occupied by ]. E. Curtis,
glove manufacturer, and caused SSTO, 900
damage
THE Cunarder "Umbria" was washed by
a huge wave during her last voyage, and
thirty passengers were dashed against the
bulkhead, one of them being killed and nine
cut and bruised.
THE schooner Nellie Bowers was wrecked
at Richmond's Island, off the Maine coast,
and the Captain, together with three of the
crew, was drowned.
Mrs. FRANK DRAINE, of Wilmington,
Del, accidentally killed her five-months-
old babe by falling down Stairway
upon it.
THE village of Manlius, near Syracuse,
n. Y. is terror stricken by a malignant
form of diphtheria, which has caused numer-
Gus deaths and made the closing of the
schools necessary.
FIRE destroyed the Union Square Theatre,
New York City, and badly damaged the Nor
ton House, an adjoining hotel. There were
several minor casualties among the fipemen,
and the property loss aggregates about $500, :
900; fully insured
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NEWSY GLEANINGS.

RUSSIA wants to resume specie payments.
THE Society Islands want to be annexed to
France.
PROFESSOR SWIFT, the finest linguist in
Canada, is insane. "....
THE Indian tribes in Winnipeg are suffer.
ing terrible distress.
NJ. DE BRAzzA thinks that Stanley has
Joined Emin Bey, In Africa. ~-.-.-
A BRIGHT ten-year-old girl is page in the
Iowa House OF Representatives. =
THE English Government declares that it
medidates no attack upon Venezuela.
AUSTRALIA does not favor the trans-Pacifc
cable between Auckland and San Francisco
Two thousand persons are reported to have
been killed by an earthquake in the province
Of Yunnan, China. ,.F,.
IT is alleged that fatal blunders have been
.,ads in the construction Of the Lick OBJ.
servatory in California q
ST. PAUL railroad capitalists are talking
of bridging Behring Strait and running q
line straight through to China
IT is estimated that $4,000 head Of stock
perished in the Navajo country alone during
the severe storms of the winter.
A TERRIBLE dynamite explosion took place
fatally injured and three others badly hurt.
FETER ShANDhEAU, VI NdpduCCf O1tkol
provoked at his wife's joining the Salvation
Army, fatally shot her and then killed him
self.
WALLACE Ross, the American oarsman,
defeated George Bubear, for the champion
ship Of England, on the Thames River, win
ming by six lengths
MONTREAL, which started the craze for
tobogganing has this year but two tobog-
gan slides, and one of them will soon
close. Last year there were nine slides in full
blast ..e...-. 81 r.. -
A NEW disease, which the doctors call win
ter cholera, is epidemic in Minneapolis and
Cleveland. Three thousand people have been
afflicted with it during the past two
months. ~
C. R. TEEp, a Chicago faith healer, will be-
called upon to answer for criminal malprac-
tice in treating F. Benedict by the laying on
of hands, as the patient has died Of bronchial
pneumonia.
JOSIE HOLMES has been released from jaif
at Cincinnati, the court having granted 8
nolle proseaui in the matter OF the indict-
ment found against her because OF her part,
Of the Fidelity Bank affair.
A HUNGARIAN miner who was recently
treated by physician at Ph9nixville, Penn.,.
had been living for three months at an e1-
pense for food Of only Q cents a day. He was
earning dollar day, but ate only black
bread As consequence his teeth were fall
ing out when the physician began to treat.
him and he was slowly starving
TWENTY saloon keepers, of County. Cork,
Ireland, were summoned to answer charges
of boycotting the police. Nine went to prison;
and eleven were released on pledge Of supply:
ing liquor to the police. Then the townsfo!k
boycotted the eleven, who were obliged by
public opprobrium to withdraw their prone
isee and ask for month in jail instead.
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L-norgGn.
s-D1
Cnorgan-


In addition 10 this number the Territories
furnish 2O5, 800, and the District of Colun-
bia Al, ,2SG, making the entire number o. un-
organized men available for military duty
1920, ,76S, and the grand aggregate OF ayaia-
bic men in and out Of the militia force s,Wl,-
Cos Dakota leads the Territories in the
number of unorganized available men, it be-
ing credited with 81, 600; New Mexico has 21,-
0O0; Montana, 26, 800; Utah, 22, 600; Arizona,
$1,000; Idaho $4,000; Washington. 10000,
and Wyoming, 1000 Indians, which ranks
third in unorganized strength with her
$4,000 men, drops to sixteenth in
organized strength, her militia number
ing only 2,2S9. Ohio retains nearly
the same place Oh each list, ranking
fourth in available men, and third in Ell
rolled militia. Massachusetts, also makes an
excellent showing from a military point OF
view, rising from ninth in the unorganized
list to fourth in organized strength. The
most noteworthy showing of all the States is
made by South Carolina, whose 10000
available men place her twenty sixth in point
of available strength, while her 4, ,457 militia.
men take her up to the fifth rank in organ
lied forces. An opposite showing is made
by West Virginia, which stands above nine
States in her unorganized strength, but
brings up the rear in the column of enrolled
militia.
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ENGINEER CARTAGA shot and killed
Surgeon Brit, in Greytown, Nicaragua He
then leaped out of the window and was
killed on the pavement below. Both men
were members of the American Nicaragua
Canal Expedition Corps.
THE village of Valtosta, Italy, has been
half buried by an avalanche, and troops
have been ordered to the scene of the disas-
ter to assist in disinterring the dead. Twen-
ty-three bodies have been recovered.
THE Spanish Senate, by vote of 122 to
SO, approved a bill establishing trial by
jury.
MAYOR O'BR1EN, of Cork, Ireland, who has
been suffering imprisonment for assaulting
the police, was given grand ovation upon
the occasion of his release
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ST. LOUIS ON JUNE s.
Time and Place of the National
Democratic Convention.

Time and Place Of the National
Democratic Convention.
The National Democratic Committee as
sembled in Washington on Wednesday for
the purpose of fixing time and place for the
National Convention to nominate candidates
for President and Vice-President A full
Committee was present, all the office-holding
members being represented by proxies A
ballot resulted in the naming Of July as the
date for the Convention. Then several bal
lots were taken for the place without result,
the leading candidates being San Fran
cisco, Chicago and st. Louis, with the first
named city in the lead. The Committee
finally adjourned to the following day with
out coming to conclusion.
On Wednesday st. Louis was made the
unanimous choice of the Committee on the
second ballot, and the date for holding the
Convention was changed, by a vote OF ~ TO
II, to June S. -,
The Republican National Convention will
be held at Chicago on June 19.
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THE LABOR WORLD,

THE Union Pacific Railroad Company Is
about to place an order for :, 800 new cars.
WAGES have been reduced recently in
many of the iron furnaces in Pennsylvania.
The letter carriers are confident of the
passage OF their eight-hour bill in Congress
at the present session.
RHODE ISLAND is making fair lookin,
gold watch for S210, and q good looking
gold chain for eleven cents.
The tanning Of boa constructor skins forms
a branch of industry in Hamburg, N. j.
They are made into pocketbooks principally.
THE brick manufacturers of Pittsburg are
said to be endeavoring to form a syndicate
which will handle all the brick made in the
city.
THE color test is being enforced on the
Reading Railroad, and two engineers of forty
years experience have lost their places in con-
sequence.
The locomotive engineers on the principal
roads centering in Chicago are making sys-
tematic attempt to get an improved schedule
and increased wages.
J. w. TUFTS, of Boston, silver plate and
soda water appar atus manufacturer, who
adopted system of profit sharing with his
employees, has organized bank for their
benefit.
A DISPATCH from London says that an ef-
fort is to be made to find employment of some
kind for the many people Of that city who
have been superseded as servants by German
emigrants.
WORK is said to be very dull and almost
at standstill in the tobacco manufactures
on account of the agitation over the abolition
of the internal revenue tax on manufac-
tured tobacco.
Two Of the most meritorious bills before
the New Jersey Legislature require railroad
companies to use automatic couplers, and to
have hand rails on topof freight cars, for the
protection of brakeman.
TWENTY-FIVE per cent. Of the coke owners
In the Connellsville region have shut down in
accordance with the agreement made by the
operators. The suspension is for the purpose
of restricting production. This action throws
$500 men out of work.
AN engraver on brass usually gets salary
of 5000 year, and an engraver on steel
about the same There is as much skllt re-
quired in the one as in the other, put tne
brass engraver works on a somewhat soloer
metal, brass not being so hard rs steel.
THE working girls are. beginning to take
advantage OF the excellent musical and lit
erary treats offered them free each week by
Hiss Henrietta Markstein,o of New York city.
The attendance at the concerts for the wo-k-
in > women every Sunday is growing larger
eacb week, and the women are beginning 20
realize that they hold position in the c!tY.
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A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY.
Two officers Killed in the Discharge
of Their Duty.

A desperate family quarrel has resulted in
a terrible tragedy near Jeromeville, Ash
land County, Ohio. Lewis Chesrown is
worth $4,000. He has six grown sons.
Latel the old man was adjudged an
imbecile, and his son Lewis succeeded
in being appointed his guardian. He and
his brother Peter planned to have their own
way. and John, Elias and the other two sons
became desperate. Lewis kept the old man
carefully guarded at his house and forbade
the other four tosee him.
A short time ago the four watched until
Lewis left his house, and then KID
mapped the old man, maltreatlng MS
aged wife, who protested. Lewis and feter
went to law on habeas corpus proceed
ines, They were met in court by their
fonr brothers and decision was not reached
until few days ago. w. H. Kelley, a con-
stable of Jeromeville, was intrusted with the
writ He chose Jacob Helbert as his de-
puty. and accompanied by a dozen other
men went out to Johns house, whittier
the four brothers had taken the old gentle
man. The constable and his posse found the
brothers disposed to resist and they were re-
fused admittance. The crowd took a heaVy
At this point Elias appeared crazed with
anger. He had double barrelled shotgun,
with which he shot Helbert in the head
and Kelley in the bowels. Helbert
was instantly killed. The posse retreated
and two of the brothers seized Kelley and
dragged him into the house Men ran
to Jeromeville for reinforcements::
The brothers saw the danger, and
Elias got on a horse and rode to
Ashland, where he surrendered at the Jail: a
mob came back from Jeromevile, but when
fold that Elias had gone paid attention to
Kelly, who died in O short time.
In the evening Sheriff Address lodged tho
other three brothers in Jail. There was
some disposition on the part of the mob to
20 to Ashland and lynch Elias, but as 1t
IS ten miles distant cooler, counseis pre-
vailed. Elias, who did all the shooting, Is
single and twenty eight years old ne is
graduate of the Buchtel College ut Akron,
Ohio. and has followed civil engineering.
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INDIAN TERRITORY.
All Intruders to Be Elected Within
Ninety Days.

There is great rejoicing in the Indian Terri
tory over late decision of the Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs to the effect that the Cher
okees have the exclusive right to decide who
are and who are not their citizens. The do
cision virtually settles the long-mooted ques-
ton which has been hanging fire in the De
partment, and on account OF being unsettled
this nation has almost become ovcrrun with
intruders claiming Indian blood, whom Chero-
KEGS would not recognize rs such.
This late ruling of the Commissioner has
produced widespread CONSERVATION among
the intruders. They are organizing and de-
claring that they will not recognize the de-
cision Of the Cherokee Court. The Cherokee
Commission on Citizenship i now summon
ing all intruders to appear before, it at spec
ified time and show cause why they remain
in the nation in defiance Of law, and II they
refuse to appear, as a great many will who
have been there for O dozen or more years
and have valuable improvements. the Com
mission will decide against and give them
ninety days to dispose of or sell their proper
ty to citizens. If they do not act according
" they will be sumlnarily elected from the
nation.
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FATAL DISASTERS
Ayalanches of Snow In Italy Destroy
ing Villages and People.

ing Villages and People.
Snow storms of exceptional severity hav
been prevailing in Northern Italy. The mu-
nicipal authorities at Turin have ordered the
theatres, schools and markets to be closed in
order to prevent accidents through
the falling of masses Of snow. Several
roofs have already collapsed, including that
Of the railway freight depot. Several vii
lagos in the Alps have been destroyed by
avalanches and many lives have been lost
Troops have been dispatched to aid the suf-
ferers. Many villages near Genoa
and Lake Como are suffering for
the lack of food, and soldiers are
cutting their way through the snow to re-
lieve them. A custom house near Revere was
destroyed by an avalanche, and three guards
and four other persons were killed. An ava
lanche covered the village of Sterpone, near
Irerea, and thirty lives were lost
Several avalanches haveosccurred in the
Province of Oviedo, Spain, destroying a
railway bridge and number of houses.
Eleven persons were killed at Pajares
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WILLIAM MAKEPEAcE HOWE, descend
ant of the British Gen. Howe, who fought in
our Revolutionary War, is herdinig cattle on
a ranch in Dakota. His distinguished ances-
try is no assistance to him in his business,
and he has difficulty in making ends meet.
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s. r. JOHNSON, ot Omaha, was given a
chance few years ago to buy the Coronodo
Islands, in San D.igo Bay, for s75,ooJ, put
refused it, and they were sold to syndicate
soon after for $4,000. The syndicate mas
since sold $2, SOC. 600 worth OF los from the
tract and the balance is hald at $40. OOO.NO0
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CARRIE LETT, girl burglar at Bay City,
Mich, received probably fatal injuries yes.
terday in trying to escape from jail by means
Of rope Of bed quilts.
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HIS MIND MADE UP.
Mr.. Blaine Again Declares He ls
Out Of the Presidential Race.

The New York World publishes a long
interview with James G. Elaine at Florence,
Italy, on his recent letter withdraw
ing his name as a candidate for the
Presidential nomination. Mr.. Blaine relter
ates his determination not to be candi-
date and says that under no circum-
stance will he permit his name to be
used at the National Republican Convention:
He says that the decision is the result of
careful thought, and was long since deter
mined on.
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Ire Association of Chambers Of Commerce
Of Great Britain have passed resolution adj
vocating an arbitration treaty with the
United States for the settlement of all diff.
culties between this country and England.
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DANIEL DANE BrDwELI, Of Hartford.
Yale graduate Of 1856, has sailed for the ba-
chart inherited from his grandfather, who
received it from dying sailor.