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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28

A Mayors Singular Election.

1t so happened once upon time that
dispute arose among the burghers of
Limerick, Ireland, as to who should be
Mayor, writes Mary Banim in the Prov
idence Journal. One party urged the
claims of their favorite; Others fought
hard for their own selection; feuds ran
high and neither side was inclined to
give in; there was no Mayor, no appar-
ent possibility ofeither side being content
with whoever should be chosen from
among the burghers.
There seemed no chance Of any elec-
tion being made, until at last it was pro-
posed that some one indifferently alike
to all parties should be chosen. The
citizens determined to elect by chance,
and agreed that upon the following day
the principal members of the corporation
should assemble at the foot of Thomond
Bridge and take as their Mayor the
first man who should cross into the town
from Clare.
1t was market morning when the bur-
gners took their stand on the bridge and
they were not many minutes there before
a poor peasant from Cratloe Hill came
trudging along with bundle of heather
brooms on his back-an old trade in Ire
land is that of cutting heather of broom
on the mountains and moors, making it
into brooms, the stems bourd into han
dies, the soft tufts of purple blossom and
dark green foliage punching out into a
brush or :'broom."
The old broom maker of Cratloe was
known at "Shaun-na.Scoobe," or John
of the Brooms. Brooms and all, he was
carried off by the Aldermen to the City
Hall, dressed in robes of office and In
stalled as Mayor of Limerick. No chror-
iclc has been kept as to how he bore
himself in office, but many time, long
ago, has Munster nurse told me the
story of how, ,Shaun-na-Scoobe not return
ing with the price of the brooms, his
wife set out to look for her old man and
found him at last in the City Hall,
dressed in a scarlet robe, all trimmed
with fur, a gold collar around his neck
and the wand of office in his hand.
"Shaun, do you know the woman be.
fore you?" she asked in Irish.
NO, woman, I do not know you," he
answered; chow could | know YOU when
| do not know mysclf!"
And the Vanitee (wife or woman of
the house, went home, and at the end OF
tho year, it being market day again,
Shaun shouldered his bundle of brooms,
hawkcd them around until they were all
sold, then carried home the money to his
old wife on Cratloc hillside, and his year
of office as Mayor of Limerick town was
counted by the honest couple as only one
of the strange dreams of their life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28
RELIGIOUS READING.

TRUST.
Be not anxious for the morrow!
lie who portions joy and sorrow
Knoweth what for thee Is best;
And whate'er its skies may bring
Thee fjoy or sorrowing,
Comes at his behest.
Anxious thought can never yield thee
Grace to bear nor faith to shield thee;
Should the morrow trials bring;
But. if thou in patience wait,
He will help thee in thy strait
Give thee song to sing.
His Is love that lasts forever,
Faithfulness that faileth never!
From thy mind forebodings cast;
And, t. know what he will be,
Should morrow rise on thee,
Read it from the past.
When at last thy home thou nearest,
And the gloom of death thou fearest;
May be then tomorrow's light,
Given thee for faithful trust,
Shall upon thy memory burst,
Pluming thee for flight.
When hath ceased all sin and sorrow,
Where thy life hath no tomorrow,
Sun, nor threatening cloud nor moon;
To the love thy past that planned,
Mid the harps Of heavens band,
Thine shall find tune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28
A PERFECT DAY.

White roses are swayins
And meekly displaying
Their shell-fashioned petals,
So fragile and cold.
While bluebirds are flying
Where alders are signing,
The winds on the wavelets
The lilies unfold.
Ger meadows the brightest
Drift cloudlets the whiteSt,
Down softest and bluast
Of summery skies.
The apple tree twinkles,
And in the air sprinkles
Its blossoms that futter
Like white butterflies.
The crystal brook gushes,
The wild flower bushes,
The trailing arbutuS
Is pink on the slope;
The valleys a-tremble,
That Eden resemble,
Are sunny and fragrant
With kisses of hope.
Oh, hours serenest,
The rosiest, greeneSt,
Gold-veStured and graceful
AS swans on a stream.
Our souls keep repeating,
"Oh wherefore so feeting,
Like faces We only
Can see in a dream?'
(. .Nunkittrick, in Youths Companlo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28

The irony of fate is seen in the sad
fate of Captain Couch, the Oklahoma
boomer. After devotirg his time and
energies Tor several years to organizing
raids into that forbidden region, and
thus doing much to force its opening
settlement, he was so beaten in thA
race for land when the day of jubilee!
came that he was compelled to Jump
another mans claim, and was shot in
the Leg and died few days aasrward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28

A single factory in Durham, N. c.,
manufactured s32, 100000 cigarettes last
year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28

A woMAN's strange gait may not al
ways be caused by her gaiter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-05-28

| am so impatient" Was ever mortal so
happy?
June 15th--Happines is sportive god.
1t is never an abiding possession. So
happy yesterday, and tonight, as write
these lines, how wrctched! And from
such trihe, too. My darling asked me
why did not come home earlier to din
ncr. laughed at her remark, and gave
a bantering reply. 81 am not jestinS, "
she rejoined. ''You used to spring up
the stairs, and now you saunter slowly. "
''But, my love, am tired when come
home" eff you really loved me-" She
responded, "you would never be fatigued.
But you are tired of me, suppose" and
she burst into tears. l felt really vcxed
at her want Of sense, and such a cold,
dull pam, born of disappointment and
despair, seized me that answered harsh
ly. She looked at the thermometer, and
my paralyzcd gaze noted it swiftly fall
ing, despite my imploring gestures.
Down, down, sank the psychic force un-
til it reached twenty degrees (avcrsion),
and with shuldcr she left the room, re-
marking stingingly: "Thisis your work,
sir My work! My work! And l
adore her, despite my harsh reply. Oh,
life, life, thou art mystery! And
woman, thou art doubly mystery. And
Angelica, thou art trcbly mystery.
There was 10 German lesson to-day. 49,.
TO think that she cherishes aversion
she Of all beings. And thought it
would be "bliss heat forever. -.
have not the heart to continue these
extracts from my diary. Their general
tenor can be very well gathered; they re-
corded such changes in temperature that
we were both in despair. Each mood on
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Bribery Hearing at Boston.

BosToN, June 23.-At the House bribery
hearing today, John Shepard, one Of the
Ames- Shepard elevated road, said that
Gilman was general counsel for the compa.
nv and to him was left all matters pertain.
ing to the employment of persons at the
State House. The witness did not know
personally who was employed and no bills
have been received for such services.
They had not yet settled with Gilman.
The witness was thoroughly in favor of
the elevated road, and when he found that
the West End was in earnest in the matter
he withdrew in their favor, believing Pres
ident Whitney was the right man to build
il. Whitney had paid him some money and
be had transferred knowledge and facts
that the Ames Shepard Company had OBJ
tanned in its Investigations, to that gentle
man. The agreement was wholly between
Whitney and himself. Being asked if he
had any objection to telling the amount
paid him BY Whitney. he objected to an
swering and thought Whitney was the man
to ask. He thought no private individual
should be obliged to tell his private busi-
ness or be questioned upon it.
Shepard stated that he was under no le-
gal obligation 70 pay any money received
from Whitney to any of his associates. He
held this money today on his Individual ac-
count, simply subject to an honorable onli-
CATION to pay proper expenses and make
some settlement with Titcomb and Gilman.
Hon. Chas. J. Noyes testified and was
consulted once for opinion by the WeAt
End Company and received $1,000 a. re-
tainer. Hearing adjourned until ,omor
row morning when arguments will proba
bly, be made.
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CON DEN SED DISPATCHES

The Nah h~itti Indians Of British Colum.
bis. are reported a. enjoying cannibalistic
traits, by a traveller in that country.
The Atlantic Color Work. at williams
burg, N y. were burned Monday night.
Loss $50, 900 on stock 10000 on build
ings.
Two hundred and fifty women and girls
employed in the plug department Of Lori
lsrd's tobacco factory. Jersey City, struck
Monday for more wages.
Five negroes were killed, tive white
men badly hurt. and several negroes shot
and cut up In . drunken row on an EsV
Tennessee train. near Elmwood. Ca, Sat.
urday night.
The directors OF the California Club
say that there hss been no postpOnement Of
the La Blanche Mitchell fight, set for the
9Th inst. despite the declaration that the
chief Of police would stop the contest and
arrest oil the participants.
The steam tug Alice y Grew, lying At
the pier at the foo, OF Van Bsunt street.
South Brooklyn, N. Y, Monday morning
vas blown into pieces BY the explosion Of
the boiler, and four Of Ave men asleep in
her cabins we're instantly killed.
The locomotive, baggage car and one
passenger car Of the south bound express
train on the PhilAdelphis & Eeading Rail-
road. jumped the track Monday morning
near Tuckerton station, 1--WE miles above
Reading. Penn. Lewis Heller. engineer.
vas killed; Fireman Geo. Heller, his
brother. vas fatally injured; others were
injured.
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Tho Euslish License Question.

LoSpoS. June ?S--Smth sAid In the
House OF Commons tonight, that the gov
ernmcnt had arrived at the conclusion that
it would be impossible to pass the licenss
clause Of the local tsxStion bill In its en-
tirety.
Tne clause contained three proposals..
First, that certain portion Of the new
tsxstion on intoxicants be appropriated for
the purpose Of extinSuishing licenses; sec
ond. that power be conferred on county
councils ,ol purchase and sxtinguish IL.
censes; third, that the issue OF new licenses
be suspended. The first proposal re-
ceived the assent Of the Home,
I. far as England 10 concerned.
The Government, therefore, would pro-
ceed with the proposal a. affecting Scot
land and Ireland. The second proposal
the Government would not proceed. but
would ask the House 10 allow money for
the extinction Of licenses TO accumulate un-
til parliament should direct otherwise. The
third proposal was approved by all secti0ns
Of the House and would remain.
Government would Ask the House TO agree
to an amendment whereby moneys allotted
TO extinguish licenses should be invested or
accumulated until an act be passed direct
ing dow to apply them.
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SIGNAL SERVICE.

Weather Indications for the Next a.
Hours.
WAR DEPARTMENT, \
Office Of the Chief Signal Officer,
WARRINGTON. June "a, l A. M.
For Maine Fair slightly warmer south.
easterly wind.
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SPARKS FROM MAINE w1aEs.

o. s Andrews of Rockland, died sud-
denly Sunday afternoon, aged 70 yesY..
He leaves wife. one scn Just about to
graduate at Orono, and four daughters.
Mrs. Ruth MeKellsr died At her home At
Spruce Head. early Sunday morning, at
the advanced age Of 95 years. Her hus-
band. Who died few years ago. was the
original settler Of Spruce Head i,Iard.
Benjamin Mann Of MiIliown. about so
years old, was carried over the dam at
Salmon Falls and drowned Monday fore
noon. Graphing for his body 10 nov 60
ing on. He leaves . wife and several
children.
The State League Of Farmers, Organized
Ut Auburn Saturday with the following
officers: President. T.. A. Gilbert, North
Greene; vice presidents, George MendsIl,
Greene; p. o. Spinney, Brunswick; II.
o. Pierce, Monmouth; treasurer, A. C..
Chandler. New Gloucester; secretary.
Solomon Lsrrabee, AubuYn.
The buildings Of Mrs. Ellen Phillips
Of Hartland. we're eadrely consumed BY
Gre Sunday night Two Of the inma,ea
barely escaped with their lives. Moot Of the
furniture in the main house vss saved.
Cause Of the FIRE 10 unknown. Loss, 4s 900
insurance ou household furniture and
buildings; u $50.
There were two county committee NEE.
ipss st Rockland Saturday afternoon. The
republican county ,mmittee met NJ Bod
veil Granite Company cfics. elecsins
VIM. Case chairman, and VIM. L. Black.
iugtsn secretary and treasurer. The dem.
ocrstic county committee met 1t the Cour,
House and elected Oliver Otis chairman
and Fnnklin TrussslI secretary.
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RUSSIA DEMANDS
Payment Of The War Indemnity
By Turkey
And Bulgaria AXIS for The Recognition
Of The BllSaRisl GoYsl1neat
The King OF Dahcmsy commeno:s
Fighting with the Esbas.

BERlrs. June 2S.--Au ominous note vas
presented to the Porte by the Russian am
bsssador, NJ. Nelidof{. It suggests the in
tention Of the Car 70 interfere actively In
the Balkans. The note declines the re-
quest Of the Porte that Russia wait until
November for the payment or the var In
demnity by Turkey. and demands imms-
diAte pay ment. The note declares that, In
the event Of rcfusal. Russia reserves the
right Of taking all necessary measures 10
compel payment.
NJ. Vulkovitch. the Bulgarian envoy.
presented to the Porte note from Mr..
Stambalo6 demanding an extension Of the
religious liberty # Bulgarians In Turkey.
and also demanding . recognition Of the
Bulgarian government. NJ. Stambulo6 10
acting in concert with Russia, without re-
gard to the personal interests Of Prince
Ferdinand, the ruler Of Bulgaria, and u 10
expected that his action will develop =
proclamation of the Independence Of Bul-
garia. under prince who will be agree
able to Russia, with the absorption Of .
part Of MAcedonis into Bulgaria.
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Pension Fraud Captured.

PARKERsnuRG, w. Va. June 23-Sam.
Bonnett, known as DIR. Morris and by other
aliases. who has been travelling over Penn
sylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, system
aticaily defraudinv pensioners and appli-
csnts, has finally been captured in Gilmer
county by Special Agent Roome, brought
here for trial and lodged in prison. Bon
nett wore full G. A. X. uniform covered
with badges the better to impress his VIC
Tins. He had on his person blank pension
papers, applications and letters from appi
cants in Ohio and Pennsylvania. He is
alleged to have been working the old sol
dier for year. The Government has had
dozen men men bunting for him during
that time without success. until Captain
Roome got on his trail and ran him into the
mountains, where he captured him yester-
day. Warrants have been issued in all
three States for Bennett charging him with
frand and personatng United States
officer.
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A MAD DOG SCARE.
Brunswick Seeks Protection
from the nid CANNES.
Death Of Z Rockland Hsfnit. .--KaiAt
femplifs Il BllnsYict.
Mysterious Dfsappsaeance Of Three
Men from Cushing.


lSpsciai 70 the Kennebec Journal
BRusswIcK. June 24.--There vas . mad
dog scare here few weeks sgo, caused by
dog belonging to Wallace Call running
smuck' through his canine relatives, kill
ing two or three and biting several others.
lie was killed. and, it vas supposed. all
that bitten: but Sunday, . large masti6 be-
longing to Chas. Melcher developed signs
OF mental disturbance and went on the var
path, biting several other dogs. One or
two Of Brunswick's policemen prscticed
ta'gst shooting At him unsuccessfuliy Sun
day evening. while chained. but Monday
morning we'll directed shot from . nfie
closed his career. People are beginning
to get siArmed, and Monday evening q
special meeting Of the citizens vas called
by the selectmen, 10 zee what could be
done.
The town tonight voted to kill oil dogs
suspected Of having been bitten, and muz.
zle the others.
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NEwBuRG. N. r., June 23.-Mfs. NJ. L.
Devessey. woman With N. d. and . lot
Of other sffixes to her name, 10 posing - q
defendant in . suit brought against her by
Lizzie Moore Of Middlesovn. Through
her agency Lizzie met Q man named Lee,
anil within two months vas married to him.
Miss Moore paid el0o for the Devessey
voman's services in her behalf. but she
nov sues for its recovery. The doctor. on
her part. states that il cost her agency $500
70 ASCERTAIN the standing Of husband Lee.
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The House went into committee Of the
whole on District business, taking up the
Atkinson bill amendatory of the act author
izing the construction Of the Baltimore &
Potomac railroad in the District of Co!um.
bia. For nearly four hours III. bill was
debated, and at 8 o'c'o;k the committee
rose without final action.
Morrow Of California, reported inability
of the conferees on the general pension
appropriation bill to agree. and at his in.
stance the House insisted upon its disagree
lnent 10 the Senate amendments.
The House at sos adjourned.
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The Land OF the Leper.

BALTIMORE. June 23-RiQbt Rev. Will
liam wulfingh. of the Redemp,orist Order,
Bishop of Dutch Guiana. is in Baltimore.
He says savsges still inbabit the forests and
it is supposed that. buried in the depths Of
the primeval woods Of Guiana there are ma
tives who have never been brought into
contract with civilization, nor beheld the
face of white man. Much has been told Of
Molokai and the heroic labors of Father Ds-
mien, while Surinam, where leprosy ex-
listed to an alarming extent, has remained
comparatively unknown. Three of the Re.
demptorisis have been attacked by leprosy,
and one of them is now slowly dying of it a,
the Ieper station of Batavia. His fingers
have already disappeared. The other priests
of the kedemptorist Order are with him
The Rev. Charles Cnrrier of Boston, who
has also been among the lepers. accompan-
les Bishop Wulfnsh.
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Death OF a Peculiar Character Doc
tors on for Europe.
Special to the Kennebec Journal. !

toPSNihi W tuC NtubcOCI bVunAts
RocKLASp, June 23-Romanzel Young,
who died here quite suddenly Saturday
afternoon, Was very peculiar persosage.
He was about 80 years Of age, very peculiar
in appearance and without any known rel.
atives. He lived At the North End and was
always known as the Hermit" HE house,
or rather hut. 10 . curiosity in itself. 1t is
built near the bank Of the river. half un-
dereround. perfectly fitting habitation for
queer man. II 10 rumored that he vas
the possessor Of large Gums Of money,
which is being searched for. His life
would form 9 good story, coming from the
rom sntie locality that il does.
DIR. +. +. Hitchcock left today fol
Europe. where he will remain some time.
In England he will meet bis wife. Who has
been there q short time. He will be accom-.
panied by DR.. Gordon of Portland. They
expect to attend the English Medical Con-
vsn.iou at Birmingham. also the Inter.
national Convention at Berlin.
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Braz!l's New Coostitut,on

Rio JANEiKo, June 23. - The new
Constitution. promulgated to day, recog-
nizes the federal system based upon that Of
the United States. The President alone IL re-
sponsible TO the nation. The ministers are
replaced by secretaries of state. snswera-
BILE to the president alone. Parliament
will consist of = house Of representatives
and senate.
The powers of these bodies to be Of .
purely legislative character, an adverse
vote by either chamber will not entail
change Of ministry. The new House Of
Representatives will be elected triennially,
the new Senate every nine years. The
Presidents term of Office .ix years. The
first Presidential election by Congress 10
fixed for November.
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BATES collsss Junior Rxhsb,ssoa.

LExIsros, June 23-The trouble last
week shss led to suspendins sixteen men,
bess Of the Bates Sophomore class, pre-
vented the Prize debate on the programme
for this a1tesnoon.
This sssning the junior e1hibitioa vas
held in he Main Street Free Baptist
church. The music vas furnished BY
Givsn's Oschsstrs- The feliosing pro
gram vss given:
Durability Of the Federal Government.
Fred g. Libbey
Costinen, Of Republics.
Ia Woman seneaisd By College Eaaeaties.
Is Progress Unfayorabis to Poetrys
Grace n. Bray
Our Soa Church Going Population.
An Agricultural PopaiAtion the Reserve Force of
Our Nation.
D<eiine Of American Patriotism,
Tbs Probable Union of the Church,
Stella Chapman
The Justice of Time,
Alice A Beal
Il Social Inequality an Eviis
Florence Lsrrabee
Silent Forces,
Leonora Williams
Over Taught aad Under Educated,
Maud Ingalls,
The attendance will be large during the
week. Ex-Gov. Cheney Of New Hamp-
shire, Peter Page Of New York, Editor
Beekford Of the Morning Star. Boston, and
l.. W. Anthony Of Provide nee will be here.
A friend has promised conditional!y 5000
towards the Y. NJ. C. A. building, and
Professors Anthony and Jordan. who spent
last year in Europe. will return in August.
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oraduatss Of Harvard Annex

BosroN, June 20 The members of the
graduating class OF the Harvard Annex and
friends assembled at the residence of Miss
Alice Lougfellow in Cambridge this after
noon, when. after an informal reception,
Mrs Agssiz read . paper reviewing the
years work. She announced that Joseph
Fay Of Cambridge had donated e. 900 to
found y first scholarship of the annex. and
OIL 900 to enlarge the annex building.
Twelve young ladies graduated in full
classical course, receiving degrees cor
responding to bachelor of arts in Harvard
College.
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Hon. Geo. W. AcCraTy OF Kansas City
Dead.

Sr. JosEru. Mo, June 23-Hon. Geo.
W. McCrsry of Kansas City. died in this
city this afternoon. He was born at Evans
vile. Ind. August 29th. 1885. He began
to practice law at Keokuk, Ia, in 1856. In
1868 he was elected to Congress and served
until March, 1877. In 1876 he introduced
in Congress the electoral commission bill
which resulted in the choice of Rutherford
B. Hayes as President.
Pres. Hayes gave McCrary the war port
folio, which he held two years. He re-
signed to accept = judeeship of the United
States Court, to which he was appointed IN
December, 1879. In March, 1854. he Ie-
signed his judgeship and removed from
keokuk TO Kansas City, where he became
the general consulting attorney for the
Atchieon, Topeka 4 Santa Fe Railr al
Company, the position he occupied at the
time of his death,