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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

MAGGIE MITCHELL has new play.
ADELAIDE RIsToRI was born in Italy In !;
1921. ........ e.. .-J.@
ROBERT ELs1ERE has proven an une1-
pected success In Boston.
MRS. POTTER, the society actress has
bought farm on Long Island.
THE Biiou Theatre, at Melbourne, Austria
Liza, has been destroyed by fire.
GEoaan DREw-BARRYMoRE has signed
with w. q. Crane for next season. -.'SS' y
AMONG salaried actresses Ellen Terry
draws the biggest pay-s600 q week. a
THERE are thirty-four regularly appointed
opera companies travelling on the roaa.
ADELAIDE MOORE, the English tEaged1-
enne, is preparing for her American oour.
THE current theatrical seasons in Berlin
and Vienna has been unusually successful
A MUSICAL entertainment for the beneht
of the Home for Dogs In LONDON, ne1Seo
s25OO. ,....
CLAY M. GREENE has written q new play
Of New England life called "biackoerty
Farm"
N C. GOODWIN, the comedian, VIII be
under the management OF James y. Dun
next season.
TIE leading New York society ladies pro-
pose to erect monument to the memory Oh
Lester Wallack.
THE late Duchess of Cambridge used to pay
Sisnor Tosti $500 year to entertain ner
with music an hour every day. - :
THERE will be six or seven comic opera
companies bidding for the patronage OF ne"
York theater-goers this summer.
CATHERINE SINCLAIR, widow Of the rage,
dian Edwin Forrest, is seventy-two years oio
and a :esident Of New York city. II
MANAGER J. NJ. HILL, Of New York, has
discovered O new dramatic lun1lnary In
Gladys Orme, pretty ffteen-year-old girl.
Mrs. HA1LsToNEs-1N-TBE-ST STOMACH, who
will be with Forepaugh's circus next SUM-
mer, is described as the Langtry OF the Slou3
tribe.
S1GSoR NovARA, the well-mown basso,
has been engaged to support Pata during
her operatic tour Of the United States ne1'
winter
JOACHIM, the great violinist, hes returned
to Germany after brilliant season Ia Lon
don carving the six-thousand- dollar Htra@- 1lF
varius violin recently presented 10 nun oy
his British admirers. 80.
CHARLES W. DURANT, Of New ? ?ork, VINO
managed Estelle Clayton's theatrical - 0ouTs nn
and Who three years ago inherited sSoo' o'og,
claimed in court the other day that his sole
nossessions consist of watch and ring gwen
to him by Miss Clayton, and valued at sfoV.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
OKLAEOMA'S METROPOLIS.
Boomers Suffering at Guthrie for
Want Of Food and Water.

Boomers Suffering at Guthrie for
Want Of Food and Water.
A cattle train, carrying 200 men in the cs-
boose, which left Guthrie at P. N. arrived
at Arkansas City, Kan, at 8 o'clock in the
afternoon of the following day. 1t was the
first train that reached that point from
the South after Oklahoma was opened,
distance of only eighty-fve miles. The road
was almost completely blocked. There was
as yet no difficulty in getting into the Terri
tory of Oklahoma, but it was more than
doubtful when one could get out. People were
Guthrie by train, and as suffering greatly for
want of food and drink. No wells had been
driven yet in the town. The only water that
could be obtained was got at muddy creek
about o mile below the depot. 1t sold at 81
the bucket or ten cents drink, and required
an excellent set Of teeth and good digestion
to swallow and enjoy it. Food w.s scarce.
apiece. Any kind Of meal was worth all
the way from 81 to IS. The hotel tents were
doing an immense business notwithstanding
the prices they charged. The water tank of the
railroad was guarded by soldiers, under Or
lers to shoot any one who attempted to ob-
tain water. The order seemed cruel one,
but it was necessary to preserve the property
of the railroad and to insure the running Of
trains. One engine was laid up for several
hours for want Of water. The prices Of lots
in the town, excepting very few choice
locations, tlmbled with as startling rapidity
as they rose. One man offered three lots for
FIVE dollars and could find no takers. Some
lots could not be given away. The only
building in town was the land office. 1t was
a frame structure, containing only one room;
all other shelter consisted of tents. Thousands
slept in the open air every night.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
Washington.

FURTHER important appointments by the
President: DR.. Daniel Dorchester, of Boston,
Mass, to be Superintendent of Indian
Schools; Warren Truitt, of Dallas, Ore, to DO
Register of the Land Office at Lakeview, Ore. );
Thomas B. Baldwin, of Folsom, New
Mexico, to be Register of the Land Office at
Folsom, New Mexico; James B. McGonigal,
of Colby, Kan, to be Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Oberlin, Kan.
A DESPATCH from Auckland says that the
United States steamer Nipsic was again dis
abled while being towed in Apia Harbor,
Samoa. Netaafa has returned to Apia.
JUSTICE GRAY, of the United States Su-
preme Court, whose marriage with Miss
Jeannette Matthews, daughter Of the late
Justice Stanley Matthews, is announced as
about to take place, was received into the
Episcopal Communion by Bishop Parrett in
st. Johns Church, Washington. Miss Mat
!hews was confirmed il tie same church
about week before.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
NEWSY GLEANINGS.

a NEW AGlanClc CaDie IS pTOpOSeu.
RAILROAD earnings are increasing.
The apricot crop is reported short.
DELAWARE has adopted $500 saloon
license.
THERE are thirty-seven brands Of cham
pagne.
The Philadelphia police force consists of
1858 men.
UNwoNTED activity in tree planting pre-
walls.
MEXICO has about five thousand miles of
railroad.
THERE are 900 churches in Chicago.
STEEL rails are quoted at S27 per ton.
CATTLE are selling at $40 a piece in Nevada.
THERE is an abundance of maple sugar.
New YORK city has 9OG0 Chinese residents.
TEXAS is exporting large numbers of swine
to Mexico.
The Panama Canal won the first prize in
its own lottery.
THE biggest mine in the world is under
the Aspan Mountain, Col.
THE dog tax adds $50, 600 a year to Con-
necticuts Treasury.
Claus Spreckles, the California Sugar King,
is said to have corner ON the crop.
No fewer than 1000 horses are slaughtered
yearly in the market of Berlin.
PARNEIIs action in the Irish courts
against the London Times has been can
celled.
The Maine is the heaviest vessel Of the new
navy at present contracted for.
MEXICO has nearly fourteen thousand
miles of telegraph lines.
THE Catholic church in Australia has S0O,-
600 communicates.
IT is estimated that there are 10000 more
women in Washington than men.
THE new cruiser Chicago has been put in
commission.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS, of Louisiana, has
issued a quarantine proclamation.
THERE will be only two-thirds Of the usual
crop of peanuts harvested this year.
YELLOW FEVER is still raging in Rio Ja-
neiro, Brazil, the deaths reaching loO per
day.
THE Roman Catholic population of the
United States is S,l57,6T6.
In Saxony there is one suicide to every
S446 people.
A LARGE decrease of Chinese immigration
into British Columbia is reported.
THERE are eighty-one banks on the. tax
books of New York city, with 90, 262 share
holders
THE Salvation Army has abandoned Ber-
lin, the officers in charge having discovered
that the city lis not vet ripe for salvation"
The entire Ohio oil district is producing
about $1,000 barrels daily, on an average OF
300 barrels to 100-acre tract
The whole number of members of Baptist
churches in the United States is given as
2,297, ,10t.
CATS are being shipped to Dakota by the
carload, owing to plague of mice In the
granarics.
TWELVE Western railroads have suffered a
loss in thevalues of their stocks since last sum-
mer OF Sl21 100000,
The Corean Government has placed an or
der in America for fifteen tield-pieces, $500
rifles and 20. 600 shells.
THE rabbit drives in Fresno County, CAL.
are exterminating the pests which year ago
seemed likely to drive the settlers from Their
lands. Two thousand people recently went
over ground where q year ago they would
have corraled three or four thousand rabbits
and $50 were all they caught. Going. over
the ground again but single rabbit was
found.
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WILLIAM q. BARNUM.
Death of the Chairman Of the Ma
tionaI Democratic Committee.

Death of the Chairman Of the Ma
tionaI Democratic Committee.
Hon. William H Barnum, Chairman of
the National Democratic Committee, has just
died at Lime Rock, Conn. Mr.. Barnuns
health had been impaired for some time. he
leaves large fortune accumulated in the
manufacture of car wheels and from fortun-
ate investments in the Lake Superior mines.
William H. Barnum was a native OF Co
lumbia County, New York, and was born in
1915. lie obtained his education at the COM
mon schools. When eighteen years of age he
entered upon his business career. His politi-
cal career began with his election to the Con-
necticut Legislature in 1852. Mr.. Barnum
represented his district in Congress for eight
years. and subsequently served two years in
the Senate, filling the vacancy caused oy Mr.
Ferry's death.
He was Chairman Of the National Demo
cratic Committee in 1880, and had charge of
the Democratic campaign of that year Mr..
Barrum was sick man when he undertook
the management of the Democratic cam
paign last summer, and in few weeks broke
down.
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WASHINGTON TOPICS.
Some Important Happenings in
the National Capital.
No Homesteads for Government
officials in Oklahoma.

A Washington special says that the Gov
ernment officials in Oklahoma will get very
cold comfort from the officials there in their
efforts to deprive actual settlers Of lands in
Oklahoma. \ talk with Secretary Noble
demonstrates the view Of the administration
that the Government officials there were sent
to earn their salaries and not to take
up homesteads. It is considered vastly
preferable il T. Government official
like the United States Marshal, the district
Judge or the Register of the Land Office de-
sireS to enter land, that he resign his Office
and become homesteader. It may be ac-
cepted as a foregone conclusion that all con-
tests against entries made by officials will be
sustained by both the General Land Office
and the Secretary OF the Interior.
THE Government officials there are filed
with indignation over the tricks played by
the alleged deputy United States Marshals to
get into the country ahead Of the settlers, and
it seems quite likely that all Of Ghese people
will be deprived Of their land on the ground
that they Illegally entered the country ahead
of the date set by the President for the open
ing of the land Secretary Noble said:
"Ishall insist upon the military forces e.
Guiding every person who may enter the
Cherokee strip as soon as he may SET foot
thereon. There will be no dilatory business
about this, and no ooleration of infraction Of
the law. That strip is Indian country end
must not be invaded. On the other hand, we
propose to protect our homesteaders in Okla
homa from any invasion of their rights by
persons who have taken unfair advantage OF
them"
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WASHINGTON'S LETTERS.
Publication Of Some Characteristic
Ones Never Before Printed.


Ones Never Before Printed.
The New York Post publishes page Of
original letters of George Washington, that
have never before been printed. These were
all written before the Revolutionary war,
while Washington was at Mount Vernon en-
gagged in agricultural pursuits, and still
young man, being little more than thirty
years Of age. The letters are all characters.
tic of the man, disclosing his methodical
habits of business, his prroblty, his generosity,
and at the same time his caretulness not 10
allow himself to be cheated. |.. ~
In one of these letters Washington takes
his own measure for 9 suit Of clothes and
sends it to London, there being no tailors In
Virginia to make the kind Of garments that
gentleman wore.
In another he directs the selling Of slave
to the West Indies, but is particular to adj
wise buyers that the negro is "a rogue and q
runaway" A hogshead of rum would be
taken in part payment. It was customary In
those days to sell runaway slaves to the isl
ands, and this practice prevailed in Massa-
chusetts as well as in Virginia. 'FFE
In two letters Washington explains his Pc
cuniary embarrassnents to his creditors In
England at considerable length, and gives a
picture Of life at Mount Vernon Of exceeding
interest. -
In two othershe demonstrates with debtor
Captain Posey) who, while owing him e700,,
asks for his endorsement on C note for $500
more. ~
It appears that claim jumping was not un-
known in those days, for Washington re-,
monstrates against an act of this kind to his
own detriment, though not In the terms OF
evaporation which appear to be common In
Oklahoma. Another injustice which hea
complains of to Mr.. Black is that after he
had bought and paid for piece OF
land and a mill from that person, Mrs.
Black refused to release her dover without
''the customary compliment" Washington
declines to pay Mrs Black any compliment Of
the kind, and recommends Mr.. Black TO pay
it if necessary. Otherwise he will sue him on
his bond. The paying of the purchase
money before the deed was fully executed,
so contrary to good business methods, Is
satisfactorily explained.
The last letter is one to Lord Dunlnore, the
Governor Of Virginia, respecting land pat
ents issued to the volunteers who served
under Washington in the expedition to the
Ohio River in 1754.
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a DEADLY DUEL.
Row Two Alabama Farmers Settled
Their Differences.


Their Differences.
A deadly duel occurred few days since in
Jackson County, Ala, that resulted in the
death of one of the participants. Two far
Ter rcighbors living at some distance FROM
Scotsboro named j. D. Prince and j. T. Green.
luarreled over some trivial matter, and
Green threatened TO kill Prince and he pre-
pared himself With a shotgun. On the fol
lowing morning the two men met in pubic
road and Immediately disnounted from their
horses and resumed the quarrel. They finally
decided TO fight it ont. and Green made Tor
Prince with large dirk, making vicious
plunge at him. Prince doGgcd and seized
Green's arm and the deadly struggle began.
Pierce's gun was leaning against the fence,
ind the question with him was how to get 1t
before he was killed. With 4 sudden effort
&c tripped Green. throwing him to the
ground, and immediately made break for
ais gun, which he reached just as Green was
in striking distance Without leyeling the
gun. Prince thrust the muzzle against his en-
rased enemy, pulled the trigger, and lodged
a heavy load of buckshot in his breast, kill
ing him instantly. Prime gave himself up,
and was taken to ScotSboro jail. ;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-15
FOREIGN.

A STORM has destroyed all the crops in the
Goerlitzen district of Slesia. Five persons
were killed by lightning.
THE Spanish Government will soon sell at
auction $40, 900 900 worth of State woodland.
a order to cover the financial deficit to build
railroads, canals and highways and to estab-
,ish rural loan banks.
The Weldon Extradition bill, aimed at
American boodlers, has been passed by the
Canadian Parliament.
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The Public Partnership.

dorsement to that Of Senator Cullom and
other members of the Illinois delegation in the
fight for the public partnership. He has urged
upon the President the appointment of +. w.
Palmer, of Illinois. Palmer once owned the
Dubuque Qa) Times, published in Mr.. ALI
sons own town, and later he owned Assistant
Postmaster-Gener Clarkson's paper, the Des
Moines Qa.) Register. Mr.. Clarkson has given
Mr.. Palmers application c most unqualified
Endorsement and he has the full strength OF
Iowa, now joined to the full strength OF Hi
nois, to assure him success.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

THE Legislatures OF Rhode Island and Della,
ware have adjourned sine die.
FELIX kLEE, age fourteen. son of Adolph
Klee, {. prominent dry goods merchant OF
Paterson, n. j., was found dead from pistol
shot in his fathers woodshed. The boy was
chastised by his parents and cfterward shct
himself.
THE earth over the Boston mine ct Ply
mouth, Penn, covering an area of one acre,
caved in. Surface water poured into tho
mines and submerged ell The workings. 1t
will take six weeks to pump the water out.
In the mean time COO employees will be idle.
CHARLES E. WooDRUEF, of New Britain,
Conn, City Clerk. mas uttered forged papers
to the extent of $4,000. His victims are the
First National and Mechanics Banks of that
city, the three leading hanks of Middletown,
and banks in New Haven and Meridian.
Woodruff has practised forgery for nearly
six years according to his own confession,
during whic! time lie has forged notes to the
extent of 500, 600.
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THE SAMOAN CONFEREN CE.

Its First Session Held at the Resi-
dence of Prince Bismarck.
The conference of representatives of the
United States, Germany and England to con,
slider Samoan affairs opened in Con-
sress Hall of Prince Bismarck's resi-
tdence. The session lasted an hour, and
fifteen minutes. On the proposal of
Count Herbert Bismarck, it was decided that
the strictest secrecy should govern the dehb-
ierations of the conference.
The conference adjourned without fixing a
date for the next session. The sentiments ex-
dressed by the Commissioners we're of the
friendliest character.
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Rewardiic the Samoan Eiag.

Officials of the State and Navy Depart
ments are considering what can be done In
the matter of suitably rewarding the Sa-
moan King Mataafa for bis timely efforts to
rescue the American sailors and property
wrecked at Samoa. Admiral Kimberly'sre-
port contained a strong recommendation
upon this point which cannot be neglected.
It is probable that the warrant of Congress
must be held for the bestowal Of any suitable
reward, but the Navy Department may be
able meanwhile to give the King token OF
its appreciation in the shape Of boats or some
of the property now at Apia.
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SWEPT OVER THE FALLS.
Four Men Perish in the Columbia
River Cascades.

News has just been received Of the drowning
of four men at the cascades in the Columbia
River in Oregon, The victims are Peter Hali:
son, Peter Boomer, John Larson, and Larenc:
Maelstron. The men were all employed al
the locks and the canal on Government
work.
They took the Whitehall boat and started
across the Columbia q short distance above
the great rapids.
The river was rising and the current much
stronger than supposed. The boat was caught
in tine whirl, and despite all efforts was swept
over the rapids. When about half way doWr
the boat struck on the rocks. was throw
twenty feet in the air. and the occupants
were pitched into the roaring angry waters
Three of the men never rose to the surface
again. The fourth man clung to the boa
for some distance, but finally persisted. The
terrible accident was ;-7.i:nessed by many per
sons on shore, who were powerlesS to ref1del
any assistance to The -c:DlesS victims.
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PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
\ Reduction of q Little Over Ihlr.
teen Million Dollars.

The public dett statement just issued
places the whole debt at s1,672, ,O51,
GOTTA. Cash items Of reserve held
and net cash in the Treasury amount to
$50 44G a7s Is. leaving tine net debt at
81. 1Ol, Sos. 42S. .4G, which is c reduction OF
,:12 07S, 2%t.ll.
Since April last the total receipts during
the month were s2g. .S5l, 1880 and the eNpen-
ditures :'3!4 SG0. $3.50.
Treasurer Hyatt's report shows the assets
in the Treasury, $12G.41G. G671.53 liabilities,
sG45, 500. 0l3.3l, leaving net balance of SSO,-
SD 6f2422.
The coinage executed at the mint' during
the month amounted to s,3l2, 900 pieces,
valued at -, Gl3 500.
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PARNELL ON THE STAND.
Positive Denials Of Various Charges
Made by Bis Enemies.

fOSlClVe DenlalS OF various SuorScS
Made by Bis Enemies.
Mr.. Parnell was the first witress called for
the defense when the special Commission re-
umed its sittings in London after the recess
mir. Asquith, for the defense, asked Mr..
Parnell various questions about his fathers
position, his own early life, his entrance into
politics and the history Of the Land and Ma
doral Leagues. rs ta
Mr.. Parnell, in the course Of his answers,
denied all the important points that the IN
former Le Caron had made against him: He
testified that he did not know that Peter
Delaney was connected with the Amnesty AS
sociation. He had never heard of any attempt
being made on Mr.. Justice Lawson's life. BE
was never member Of a secret society. AL
though the late Mr.. Forster did not know,
Mr.. Biggar was Fenian until 1877, he adj
gised Mr. Biggar to resign his seat in Par
lament, but Mr.. Biggar refused 20.
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Pensions for the Veterans.

There was an aggegate Of $50 pension GER
tifcates issued By the Pension Office the
other day. The list includes certificates for
original pensions, reissues, increases, etc..
and is the largest issue that has been made in
any one day since Commissioner Tanner as
sufned charge of the Pension Office.
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Mrs. AMMoy, an old resident of Sheakley-
Vile Penn. is pauper. She is the mother
of the celebrated Goal Oil Johnny" Steel.
At different times he asked his mother to
choose farm for herself and he would buy
it, but she waited too long. and before the
farm had been bought Johnny;s millions had
been suuandered.
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General Land Office Commissioner.

The Presidents appointment Of William
NJ. Stone. Ex-Governor of Iowa, as Assistant
Commissioner of the General Land Office IS
interesting. Governor Stone was one OF the
strongest candidates for the Commissioner
ship when the Senate was in session, and 1t
was the warmth of the fight between him
and ex-senator Chilcott, Of Colorado that
caused the President to hold up the appoint
ment. Now the Land Office has its hands
full looking after Oklahoma affairs. For
this reason the President announced to
Senator Allison that he would not make any
changes in the Conamissionership at present:
Governor Stone accepted the position OF
Assistant Commissioner with the understand
ing that in doing so he did not relinquish his
claim on the Commissionership. In the po-
sition of Assistant Commissioner he Will be
able to familiarize himself with the affairs OF
the office. and when the President determines
that he can safely supercede Commissioner
Stockslager, Governor Stone will be on hand
with his application as heretofore.
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CAPTAIN HEzENAH WILLIAMS, who was
at the wheel of the Merrimac during the Con-
federate rams encounter with the Monitor,
died recently in Norfolk, Va, aged seventy
two
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The Southern cadets, Of Macon, Ca, were
awarded the first prize Of $1,000 offered for the
best drilled company by the sub Tropical Ex.
position managers.
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In Italy there are IL, 94S persons who have
received licenses to beg, and who are, there
fore, unchallenged by the police.
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THERE are 1900 persons of the name Of
Smith employed in the United States postal
service.