davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
The typical Aunt.

Two elderly ladies, living alone on
Selden avenue, are very proud OF Ger,
tain ve-year-old nephew of theirs, ana
whenever he deigns to visit them they.
lose their individuality and are his de-
voted slaves while he remains in the
house. :,
The other day, when he returned home
from a morning call upon his relatives,
he brought with him as souvenirs OF bus
visit great paper bag filled with hickory
nuts, every one of which had been neatly
cracked by their aged fingers, and BESIDE
these he bore a massive, old-fashioned
solid silver teapot and a heavy cut glass
salt cellar which had happened to please
his infant fancy. He displayed his spolis
to his parents, and his father said to his
mother after the inspection: ~ believe
those sisters of mine would climb up on
the roof and get down the top brick OF
the chimney for the little imp II ne
hinted that he wanted it.
The remark was intended for her ears
alcne, but Hopeful caught it neverthe
less, and as soon as he had bolted his din?
ner he put on his hat, overcoat, tlppeti
and leggins aud started off up street.
About an hour afterward one OF the
aunts rushed up to the house in state OF
great excitement. AS soon as she haa
caught her breath she explained that
ssour little boy" had just been to thell
bo,,ce and with tears in his eyes begged
for the top brick in the chimney, and
she and her sister feared that the dear
child's mind had been affected.
"Well, what did you do about ltS. the
mother asked, as her tender eyes tlilea
with moisture and she bit her lips TIL
they almost bled.
"Do about it? Why, the poor ooy
cried so for it, and we knew that ne
couldn't hurt himself with it, that we
opened the scuttle, pulled ladder up on
the roof, and sister went up and got IL
for him. We didn't do anything wrong,
did we?"-Detroh Tribune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
THE LABOR WORLD.

OHIO miners complain Of dull times all
over the State.
THE Weekly Pay bill has been passed in
the New Jersey House.
CoLoRED men have been taken to Dana,
Wyo., to fill the places OF strikers
MANY surgical-instrumentm makers are out
of employment, as business IS quite dull "ltn
their trade at present.
A BUREAU Of immigration is to be estab..
lished in Minnesota, but the organizations OF
that State are opposed to 1T.
ABOUT five hundred laboring men held
mass meeting at Toledo, Ohio, in the interest,"
of the eight hour movement
A BILL making the counterfeiting of union
labels criminal offense has been introduced
in the Legislature of Massachusetts,.
Coal has been discovered in the mountains
up Deep Greek, Mont. and work Will be Vlg-
orously pushed as soon as the weather seC1ieS'
THE Sailors and Firemens Union, accord
ing to statement by Secretary George w.
Reid, has 5000 members in the port OF Ne"
York.
BosroN capitalists have bought 1900 acre.
of land in Lexington County, 5. Y. Larg'
pottery works for making white table war;
will be erected there.
ALL the moulders employed in foundrie'
represented in the Iron Founders Association
struck at San Francisco. One Thousand
workmen were thrown out Of work
The Typographical Onion of Hartford,
Conn. desires Congress to restore wages tr
the Government Printing Office to the ratH
prevailing previous to March S, 1877.
CHARTERS have been issued by the Arneri'
can Federation Of Labor to the Rubber
Workers Union of Framingham, Mass, ano
the Hod Carriers of Martins Ferry, Ohio.
WITHIN two weeks thirty-two charters
and supplies have been issued new asseinblie!!
from the headquarters of the knights OF
Labor and seventeen lapsed locals have been
reinstaIei.
GENERAL MASTER PowDEaLY will address
| q public meeting Of workingmen at Dover,
n. H., April 4. The following evening he
| will speak at demonstration Of workers IN
Faneuil Hall, Boston.
Iris rumored that the Strong Locomotive
! Company will soon erect i'll the suburbs OF
| Cincinnati one of the largest establishments
for the manufacture of locomotives 10 Dc
| found anywhere west OF Dunklrk, N. I.
GROUND is to be broken in Chicago soor
| for the erection of two shops, respectively
1850 and 1900 feet in length for the manu-
facture of fire-proof steel cars a company
with capital stock of 81, 500, 600 has been or
| ganized in that city.
THE Ship Carpenters and Calkers' Union
of Buffalo, N. Y, object to Canadians com
! ing there to take the places OF natlve-Dor1
citizens. They claim that not less thar
$3.50, 900 is taken to Canada yearly by work
men of that country:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

CHALLENGES have been sent from New
York to the Earl of Dunraven, owner CT the
Vslkyrie. by the owners of the Katrina and
Shamrock for international yacht races IN
his country in the coming summer.
GROVER CLEVELAND. Andrew Carnegie,
Seth Low. Henry E. Rowland and Joseph
Il. Choate, at public meeting IN Ne"
York. spoke in favor o. extending that Guys
:ree circulating library system
EIGHT freight cars were thrown from tue
rack near Carlisle, Penn, and wrecked.
THE funeral of ex-governor English took
place at New Haven, Conn. Many protni-
aent people attended.
REUBEN E1sEHRART, foremen atthe cam,
.ron Mine, Shamokin, Penn, whlch mao
oeen on fire for several days, was overcome
oy black damp while in the mine, ana oieu
soon after being taken out.
WILLIAM BUcKNELL, the noted Phllade.-
phia philanthropist, died of apoplexy at the the
so5 Of seyenty-nine wears. He gave S142,0
| to Bucknell College about S525, 600 to Bap-
list churches and missions, and pronaoly
$500. 900 more to charities OF various KINGS.
THE Belgian steamer De Ruyter, Captain
Webster from Antwerp for Boston, Went
ashore at Lighthouse Point, Mass, in thick
snow storm. The crew OF twenty-seven men
got ashore safely.
4 NOTABLE auction sale of trotters has
lust taken place in New York. Elghty-seven
horses belonging to L. j. Rose, OF Los AN
peles. Cal, brought S235,945. The stallion
Alcazar sold for s25, 500, and the two-year-
DID Voodoo brought s24, 600.
The town of Casey Hill, Penn, has caved
in. The family of Thomas Kelly were IN
iured by their house topping over; Many
other buildings were wrecked. The town
was over an abandoned mine. Ihe Damage
to property will reach SEQ, ,0Oo.
JOHN PEW, the founder of the house OF
John Pew 6 Sons the largest firm In the
American fisheries, died at Gloucester
Mass, aged 81.
A COLD wave, with a temperature as low
in places as twenty-five degrees below zero,
prevailed in New York State and Ne" Eng
land.
Mrs. DAVIS, convicted in New Jersey OF a
theft of which she was mnocent, was par.
doned bv Governor Albeit, but learned that
her husband, who worked for her pardon,
had died the day before her release
THE schooner Blanche, which arrived at
Gloucester. Mass, from Grand Banks, had
on board Edward Fogarty and William Will
son. of the crew of the fishing schooner Nellie
G. Thurston, who were picked up at sea IN
an open dory.
A New YORK theatrical company left that
city for Washington by special train the 9th
er morning, played at matinee in the Ma
tional Capital and returned to the metropolis
in time for the regular evening performance.
The Court of Inquiry appointed to exam
inc into the charges against Commander
Bowman H. McCalla, of the United States
steamer Enterprise, began proceedings atthe
Brooklyn Navy Yard.
AT the annual meeting of the Pennsylva'
MIA Railroad it was decided to issue four
hundred thousand additional shares OF capl-
tai stock.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Dr.. KNoaR, Of Germany, has made S1,-
600, 900 out of anti-pyrine
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, Secretary Tracy
and ex-senator Platt were schootelo"s.
JOSEPH BIGGAR, the Irish Home Ruler,
left the bulk Of his estate to his son Joseph.
CONGRESSMAN ANDERSON, of Kansas, says
that Jay Gould is the brightest man ln Amer
ica.
WILLIAM D. HoWELLs, the novelist, Is
said to shrink from having his portrait pub
lished.
ANNIE BEsANT, the well-known English
Socialist, will shortly make visit TO THIS
country.
Grief JUSTICE CoMEYs, of Delaware, is
the possessor of feet inches of stature and
arobust intellect
THE Order of Commander of the Legion OF
Honor has been conferred by france upon
Perry Belmont, of New York.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw is said to travel SUI
miles on an average every week. besloes
this, he takes an annual trip to Europe.
REPRESENTATIVE REYBURN, Of PhIa-
dephia, the successor Of William u. heuey
in Congress, is several times millionaire.
GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER is said to
be able to quote the Bible more freely ana
more accurately than any other man in pub
lie life
ANDREW LANG, the English critic, seriously
discusses the probability of coming to this
country and making his permanent home Ia
New York.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has conferred upon
LAWYER Charles Gibson, OF st. Louis, the
Grand cross of tns Prussaa Order OF the
Royal Crown.
EDWARD BURGESS, the yacht designer,
coutempiates delivering, at the National
Museum at Washington, an illustrated leo
ture ON yachts and yachting.
CORPORAL TANNER is said to be making an
abundance of money in Washington. He
enplovs a force of twelve clerks and his
practice is worth at least SEQ, 600 year.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH is the sixth Penn
sylvanian in late years to be honored with tht
Russian mission, his predecessors having
been Messrs. Boxer, Curtin, Cameron
Dallas and wilkins.
DR.. PAUL NIEMEYER, the famous lecturer
and writer on hygiene, has died in Germany;
He aided Miss Nightingale in the editing 9 9
her s'Notes on Nursing" He was Dorn !"
Magdeburg, March 9, 1882
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
Foreign.

A DISPATCH from Melbourne, Australia,
saws that Henry George was welcomed at the
Town Hall by the Mayor of the city.
THE Car of Russia has received threat
ening letter from a woman who signed her.
self 3sTchebrikova." The writer said that
unless he modified his reactionary policy he
would meet the fate of Peter I'LL, Paul l.
and Alexander II.
THE French and Dahomans have fought
second battle in Africa, the natives being
beaten with heavy loss.
MAJOR WIssMANN, the German officer,
attacked and routed the Arabs in East
Africa.
SERIOUS differences arose among the
Portuguese officials at Mozambique. -Four
hundred imported soldiers from Goa, who
are British subjects, refused to drill or DC
military service.
DR.. RA1MoNDo ANDUEZA PALAcIo was
elected President of the Venezuela Republic
ITwas stated that the Portuguese Minister
in London had failed in his negotiations for
the settlement Of the African territorial dis
pute. and that he would return to Lisbon I'm.
mediately.
Two THOUSAND Socialists and Radicals in
London protested in public meeting against
the Siberian outrages.
SEVERE shocks of earthquake occurred IN
the Government of Kutais, Asiatlc Russia,
by which three villages were destroyed.
A DEMONSTRATION Of students was made
at the graves of young Czech mobiles at Wal.
schau in Bohemia. The students were dis
persed by the police and number OF them
were arrested.
THE officers of the United States squadron
in full uniform attended service in Naples IN
memory Of the Duke of Aosta.
HERR VoHsEN German Consul at Zanzi-
bar. acting for the East Africa Company,
has concluded a new treaty favorable to the
Germans.
THE firm of Browne 6, Wingrove, Lon
don, meters and refiners and dealers IN bui-
lion, have failed. Their liabilities are sl,5oo,-
000
IN an encounter at Elassona, Turkey, be-
tween the troops and a band of brigands, over
twentyof the former were killed ana SIX OF
the latter The brigands were dispersed.
HEAVY rains prevailed in the province OF
Murcia in Spain. The rivers overfowed their
banks and did much damage to the Sur
rounding country.
A DESPATCH from London stated that
frightful explosion had occurred in the Morsa
Colliery at Glamorgan, Wales. One hundred
miners were entombed. AS the mine was on
fire, it was feared that all would perish.
THE Toronto City Council has invited the
Women's Congress of the United states to
hold their next meeting in that city.
HERR Won T1szA, the great Liberal states.
man. of Hungary, resigned as Hungarian
Prime Minister, and was succeeded by Count
Won Szapary.
THE Portuguese Government dissolved
the municipal Government of Lisbon, SUBJ
stituting for it temporarily commission.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
Washington.

j.; subcommittee Of the House Worlds
FAIR bmmittee had a conference with the
Chicai o delegation, and went over part OF
the Fair bill.
THE President sent to the Senate the fol
lowing nominations: William NJ. Marine,
to be Collector of Customs ct Baltimore,
William D. Burchinal, Surveyor of Customs
at Baltimore; Milton G. Urner, Naval Of'
ficer of Customs at Baltimore: Cecil kars'
ner, Appraiser of Merchandise at Baltimore;
Alfred c. Barwick, Collector of Customs at
Burlington, n j.. Edward G. Duncan Col
lcctor of Customs at Beaufort, n. C.; John
F. Patty, Naval Officer of Customs at New
Orleans.
THE President has decided to appoint Lieu
tenant Colonel William Smith, U. ,. a,
Paymaster General Of the Army.
A COMMITTEE reported to the Pan
can Congress III favor of subsldizea lines "
ports of Mexico and OF countries along tne
Caribbean Sea.
x-CoNGnESsMAN TAULBEE, OF Aertuck!,
who was shot by Correspondent klncald ID
the House wing Of the Capitola short une
AGO is dead. Mr. Kincaid gave himself up
for trial. Taulbee had assaulted klncald for
publishing Oh article rejecting upon him III
a Louisville paper. Kincaid met Taulbee
soon after the assault and the shooting then
occurred.
THE House Military Committee reported
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
CORN And WHEAT STOCKS.
The March Report of the De-
partment Of Agriculture.
Plenty Of Corn Oh Hand, But a
Small Supply Of Wheat.

The statistical report of the Department
of Agriculture for March relates to the dis
tribution and consumption of corn and
wheat 1t makes the proportion of the corn
crop in the hands of growers 45.9 per cent,
or 97O, O0O, 900 bushels, and of the wheat crop
81 per cent, or 15G, 900, 900 bushels.
The stock of corn on Eand is the largest
ever reported in March of the largest crop
after the mildest winter. The average or
eight annual returns is 677, 600, 600 bushels;
that of last year, lS7, ,OO0, QUO bushels. Inc
estimated consumption to March is !, ,l43,-
OO0 900 bushels. a figure only exceeded last
year and in 1856. The proportion of mer-
chantable corn of the crop of 1889 is S5.7 per
cent, exceeded in recent years only by those
of 1854 and 1856. The average value OF all
corn December was 2S.3 cents per Dushel.
The average March was 2I.9 cents for mer-
chantable and 1872 for unn,erchantable,
making an aggregate of value $50, OOV, OOOless
than the December estimate.
The wheat crop of 1889 was exceeded by
the crops of 1850, 1882 and 1884. The aver
age remainder in the hands Of growers March
for ten years past has been i30, 600, 600 bush
els. Tie average crop during this period was
45O. 900, 900 bushels. Only in years having
product much below this average has the
March remainder fallen below l30, OOO,O0
bushels. with the sole exception of 1856,
when a crop of 457 ,000, 900 bushels followed
one of 357, 1000, 600.
Most of the wheat in farmers hands is in
States which have no surplus over consump-
ton, or IN those i'll which much the larger por-
tion is consumed at home. The six spring
wheat States have only 100000 bushels,
1900, 900 Of which will be required for spring
seed, and the remainder is scarcely more
than four months consumption of their popu-
lation. Ohio Michigan, Indiana, illinois,
Missouri and Kansas the only winter wheat
States east of the Rocky Mountains con-
tributing to commercial distribution, have
only &C, 600, 900 bushels, half of which will be
needed at home and part of the remainder
is commercially unavailable at present
prices. 1t is seen, therefore. that the avail
able supply for expectation and for home dis
tribution to July is small. The depleted
farm reserves have been measurably filled,
except in a few States, but it will require the
presence of high prices to squeeze any con-
siderable proportion of them into CONNER
cial distribution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
FTIsTY-FIRST CONGRESS.
In the Senate.

ED DAY.-A number of private lNlls were
passed. Mr.. Wilson introduced bill pro-
viding that the charge of desertion against
any soldier who served in the late war snau
be no bar to his right to pension, when 1T can
be reasonably shown that the disability on
Cured while performing actual service IN
the volunteer army In executive session
the consideration of the leakage" OF secret
session proceedings was continued.
54TH DAY-Mr Hale spoke against the
Blair Educational bill, and Mr.. Blair de-
Tended it. The public building bills on the
calendar having been reached, the following
were passed: For Sterling, ILL.,, $50 OOO; OAK
land, Cal, $500, 900: Cheyenne. Nyo., Sl5o,-
100000.
55TH DAY.-Amongt the bills reported from
committees and placed on the calendar were
the following: For public buildings at
Bridgeton. n. j., So, 900; Baton Rouge, La,
100000: Taunton. Mass. $4,000; Tacoma,
100000: Seattle. 100000; Spokane Falls,
s1o0,0OO, and Walla Walla, $50, COO; -:
The bill appropriating 500 01o for public
building at Salt Lake City, Utah, was taken
of the Blair bill, and Mr. Jones against it
-. Mr. Sherman's Meat Inspection bill was
discussed.
56rH DAY.-The credentials of Mr.. Allison
for his new term, beginning March 4, 1891,
were presented and ordered to be placed on
file :. Mr. Hoar called up his resolution for
the exclusion from the record Of the SEN
tences interpolated by Mr.. Cali in the report
of his remarks in the discussion with
Mr.. Chandler some weeks ago
A lively debate followed, but there was no
quorum to vote on the resolution. Mr..
Mitchell introduced joint resolution pro-
posing au amendment to the Constitution
providing for the election of Senators by the
votes Of qualified electors in the States, and
said that he would at an early day address
the Senate on the subject. Mr.. Daniels i'll.
troduced bill to provide for the issue of
National bank notes upon the deposit Of silver
bullion.
51TH DAy.-Progress was made with the
Blair bill to the extent of fixing the day when
the final vote would be taken. :. The Call IN
-terpolations into the Record wee ordered tc
becut out BY vote of SO to a =" Mr. Plumb
introduced resolution requirtlSthe vote at
secret sessions to be made PUBLIC.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
A TRAIN WRECKED
=,
Two Persons Fatally Hurt and Many
More Injured.

More Injured.
A train jumped the track one mile beyond
Graham's Bridge, near Pembroke ontario
and was thrown down twenty-five 1oot
embankment All the coaches, including
first class, second class, Pullman and dining,
went completely over and lie with thelf
wheels in the air. Two persons were fatally
hurt and many Others received serious IN
juries. =, II
The engine remained on the rails, but all
the rest of the train was wrecked. inere
were about thirty passengers on the tram. >,
The accident was caused by the ralis
spreading. If it had occurred a mile west;
at Muskrat Bridge nothing could have saved
the train from total destruction. Among tne
passengers was convict in charge OF ballltf.
He was chained to seat and when the car
turned over he hung in nidair He managed,
after considerable effort, to free himself and
then went to the assistance of his keeper and
helped him from the wreck. A gentleman
who saw the accident says the train went
over like huge wave and snapped the tele-
graph poles like pipe stems.
Doctors arrived at the scene of the wreck
from Golden and Pembroke.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
In the House.

G0Ta DAY.-The greater portion OF the day
was consumed in discussion of bill for the
compulsory attendance Of witnesses before
registers and receivers of land offices but nc
action was taken. "A number OF puoAt
buildings appropriation bills were passed
6lST DAY.-Mr. Haugen, from the Com
mittee on Elections, reported resolution
in the Alabama contested election case OF
Threat against Clark. The resolution, which
was unanimously reported, declares Clark
entitled 10 retain his seat. 1t was adopted
49,. The Speaker laid before the House the
Senate bill referring to the Court OF Claims
the claim of w. E. Woodbridge for the
use of his invention Of projectile: for riiied
Cannon. After some discussion the bill was
defeated-yeaS, Ill; nays, l2S. About h1ty
private pension bills we're passed
CPD DAY.-The greater part of the day
was consumed in discussion Of the bill pro.
viding for the compulsory attendance OF
witnesses before registers and receivers OF
land offices, which was passed. A number
of public buildings appropriation bills We're
reported favorably from Committee OF the
Whole, but the House found itself without
quorum, and SO further action was post
poned.
63D DAY.-On motion Of Mr. Owen the
Senate resolution was concurred in providing
that the SeIate Committee on immigration
and the House Committee on immigration
and Naturalization shall jointly investigate
the workings of the various laws OF the
United States and the several States relative
to immigration from foreign countries.
The resolution was so amended as
to direct the Joint Committee
to investigate the effect OH Ameri
can workingmen which is likely to follow the
purchase of American industries by foreign
capitalists: also to report to Congress the Of
fetal correspondence on the proposal to make
Bedlows Island, New York, an immigrant
depot. .Aresolution was adopted calling on
the Secretary of War for information rela-
tive to the defective work on the Washington
Aqueduct tunnel, and whether the contract
ors are liable therefor.
64TH DAy.-Mr. Baker, from the Com
mites on Territories. reported the bill for
the admission of Wyoming. The House
went into Committee of the Whole to con-
slider the bill, despite objections by Mr..
Springer, who said the bill had been called
up in violation of the agreement made III the
Committee on Territories E. Several bills
for public buildings, involving an appropria-
tion of 81, ,S45, 600, were passed.
65TH DAy.-The Oklahoma bill was dis
cussed. and Mr.. Stewards motion prohibit.
ing the introduction Of Intoxicating liquors
into the Territory until otherwise provided
by law was agreed to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
FIRST FLOOR.

Height Of Stories: Cellar, it.; first story,
3ft.; second story, it.
Materials for Exterior Walls: Founda
and shingles; second story, shingles; roof,
shingles. -,
white plaster and soft wood trim. All wood
work to be treated with wood-filler and fin
lshed with hard oil, showing natural colors.
Exterior Colors: Entire body and gables
painted a Colonial" medium shade of vel.
low; all trim, such as water table, veranda
and balcony rails, all mouldings, brackets,
window and door frames, painted white:
Outside doors treated with wood filler and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-03-26
GUBA AND ANNEXATION.
A Havana Editor Imprisoned for Ex'
pressing His Views.

The agitation in favor of the annexation OF
Cuba by the United States has at last
reached crisis in the former country Inc
Journals which have been openly and boldly
advocating annexation, encouraged ap
parentl7 by public sentiment and immunity
from interference by the authorities have
received warming which has checked their
utterances The Havana journal, Ln Iordo'
which has been conspicuous for Its vigor,, g,
ous denunciation of the Government ana
advocacy Of Independence or anneTs-
ton, capped the climax recently 9y
M saving: HTho Spanish Government by its dis
rraceful and ruinous administration OF al
fairs in this island has done more than any.
thing else to throw Cuba into the ?, arms Oh
the United States" The editor OF the paper
was arrested shortly afterward and put III
prison. Other journals are now more
cautious, but agitation among the people Is
stronger than ever