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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-01-21
Foreign.


THE inundations have caused great dam
age throughout southern Italy.
MANY cotton mills owned by twelve COM
panies were destroyed by fire at Cologne,
Germany.
SEVEN suicides took place almost stimuli
taneously in London, England, the persons
guilty Of self murder choosing the last hour
Of the expiring year for their act.
ADMIRAL AuBE, of the French Navy, for
merly Minister of Marine, is dead.
PRINCE CH'UN the father of the Emperor
of China, is dead.
THERE was terrific explosion OF coal damp
in the Heinrich Gustav coal shaft at Bocnum,
Germany, Sixteen dead and ten wounded
have been taken out Of the debris.
The Queen Regent of Spain presented the
Pope with Malacca cane as New Years
present, and when the recipient touched the
Stick the top opened, emitting small shower
of gold pieces.
THOMAS KELLY and James Hanratty, who
were, convicted with eight others at the BEL
fast IrelandD Assizes In 1888 for connection
with an Irish patriotic brotherhood at Cross
magher, have been released from prison.
DIR. Boas Of Kaschau, Hungary, has dis
covered q remarkable cure for dphtherla.
he has been using it in his private practice
for some time and reports that only two and
half per cent. of the cases treated prove
fatal.
A FAMILY of five persons without home,
who have been tramping through England,
we're found by roadside near Cambridge all
frozen to death.
PROFESSOR KOCH has asked permission OF
the German Government to reveal the secret
of his lymph for consumption.
THERE has been an almost total failure OF
the coffee crop in Java, which is estimated
at only about sixteen per cent. OF former an
nual averages.
THE Pope has consented to act as mediator
between Belgium and Portugal in connec-
tion with the disputes as to the frontier IN
Africa between the Congo Free State and
Angola.
A ArEaRrnLE explosion of fire damp took
place in the Trinity pit, near the Polish town
of Ostrau. Fifteen bodies have been re-
covered, and twenty-four miners are miss.
ing. The $50 other men in the miEc escaped
by open shafts.
A COMPANY has been organized IN Jamaica
with capital of s250,O0 for the purpose OF
cultivating fruits and vegetables on very
large scale for the United States market.
NINE persons have died as result of the
school festival disaster at Wortley, England.
THE wife of United States Minister
Terrell died at Brussels, Belgium, OF rheu-
matte fever after an illness Of nine weeks.
The railways Of Germany and Denmark
are blockaded by snow.
MEssRs. PARNELL AND OBR1EN held an
other conference at Boulogne, France.
AN unknown English vessel foundered on
the Sicilian coast, and twenty-four men were
drowned.
The Scotch railway strikers attacked q
dormitory at Coatbridge, near Glasgow, oc,
cupied by non-union men, and were -epulsed
by the police aftera lively fight.
TIE wholesale millinery house of j. A.
Patterson g. Co.. Montreal, Canada, has
made an assignment. The total liabilities ara
| placed at 500, 900.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.


Won Motke is a teetotaller, even to beer.
Miss Willard wants the Worlds Won ans
Christian Temperance Union to hold Sunday
services at the Columbian Exposition. !.
George Ehret, the celebrated brewer Of
New York City, is the owner of chattel mort
cages on over 200 beer-saloons, valued at
Sa4a, 200. y
The Sheriff of Glasgow says $1,000 people
get drunk in that city every Saturday night
and that crime is increasing six times faster
than the population.
A Montreal saloon-keeper has been COM
PEELED to pay 500 and costs to woman
whose husband he furnished with liquor az
ter having been forbidden.
While drunk on recent Sunday night,
Francis Campbell, farmer near FortVlle,
Ind. fatally shot his aged uncle and tried to
kill his wife. Is not the devil In the cups
Charles Guillemot Of New York, inherit
cd $50, 900 fifteen years ago: AS soon ne
got his money he went on big spree from
which he has just emerged without cent.
Formula for solution of the liquor prob
lem: Inherent right OF citizen TO ssa IN n
toxicating beverages, O.; inherent right OF
62.G22, $50 citizens to authorize the sale OF in
toxicating beverages, 0x62, 622, $500.
The Offices of the National W. c. T. q.
have been removed from Chicago to Evans.
ton, the suburb in which Miss Willard and
Mrs. Buell., the Corresponding Secretary,
reside. The present arrangement will prob
ably hold until the completion Of the temple
when the various interests Of the W. Z. L. U.
will again he centralized in Chicago.
A drunken man was lying in the road
with q very bloody nose, upon which he had
fallen, when a pig passed that way. You
waLow pretty well," said the pig, "b1tX
fine fellow, you have much to lea~ '
man Who gets drunk and plar
the gutter can expect to ge'
hog, who has been there P
rsed TO it.-Foice,
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FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.
In the Senate.

26TH DAY.-Although the attendance was
far short of quorum, no notice was taken
of the fact and business was proceeded with
Mr.. Manderson offered a resolution
which was agreed to, directing the Superin
tendent Of the Census to report at the earliest
possible moment the population of the United
States, according to the ceEsus OF 1890
by Congress districts and counties. =.
The joint resolution directing the erchi
tect OF the Capitol to cause to be placed on
the east and west fronts Of the main portion
of the Capitol building fagstaffs, and to have
the American flag float therefrom from sum
rise to sunset each day Of the year, and ap
priating $500 therefor was passed: .The
Force bill was further discussed by Messrs.
Morgan, Sherman, Hoar, Evarts and Teller:
27TH Day The Senate simply met and
after roll call adjourned for three days.
2STH DAY.-The Democrats, with the aid
of eight Republican Senators, voted to dis
place the Election bill and take up
the Financial bill. The Financial bill
was then discussed, and was strongly
denounced by Mr.. Sherman. .. Mr..
Mcconnell, Of Idaho, presented his creden-
tials and was sworn in. q. Mr.. Plumb intro
duced bill to create board Of women
commissioners Of immigration. Mr.. Sawyer
introduceda bill to create the Office OF Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General with salary
Of $4,000 year.
Doth DAY.-The silver debate was re.
newed, Mr. Teller speaking on the Financial
bill and making reply to the criticisms on
his action in voting to dlsplace the Election
bill. Mr.. Evarts offered bill for the re-
lief of the assignees Of John Roach, in placs
of one which was pocketed last session by the
President
Both DAY.-Messrs. Daniel, Plumb and
Hiscock discussed the Financial bill. :. Mr..
Teller introduced bill for the colonization
of colored people in Lower California. The
House bill to provide for elementary and In
dustrial education in Alaska, appropriating
500, 900 for 1892 and $4,000 for 1893, was
passed.
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GENERAL SPINNER DEAD.
The Famous Ex.Treasurer q Victim
of Cancer.

General F. E. Spinner, ex-Treasurer OF the
United States, died Of cancer at $3.50 o'clock
on a recent evening at Jacksonville, Fla.
Francis Elias Spinner was born in German
Flats NOW Mohawk), N. Y, on January 2l
1902
His father, a native Of Baden, who was
oncs O Catholic priest, and aftsrward q
reform preacher, died at German
Flats in 1s4s. Francis Elias learned
the trade Of confectioner in Albany,
and afterward that OF O saddler in
Amsterdam. He engaged in trade in Herki-
mer in 1924, and was Deputy Sheriff of the
county in 1929. He was an active Republi-
can from the organization of the party. He
was twice reelected to Congress, serving al
together from December, 1855, to March,
1861.
He was appointed Treasurer of the United
States by President Lincoln III 1861, and held
the office until June, 1875. He suggested
and inaugurated, under Secretary Chase,
the practice OF employing women
in ths Government offices. he signed
the Treasury note in peculiar handwriting
that became famous for the purpose of pre-
venting counterfeiting. General Spinner
went South for his health after leaving Of
fice, and has for several years lived in
camp at Pablo Beach, Florida. i.
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LATER NEWS.

TIE Republicans organized tho New
Hampshire Legislature and elected Hiram A.
Tuttle Governor.
GENERAL CHARLES DEvENs, a Justice OF
the Massachusetts Supreme Court, died sud
denly in Boston.
DEMOCRATS in the Massachusetts, Stat,
Senate, dividing that body evenly with th'
Republicans, allowed tho Republicans to
organize it, in order not to delay the inaugu.
ration Of William E. Russell, the Democratic
Governor-elect.
CoNNEcrIcUTs Legislature became dead
locked on the election Of Governor. Th.
Democratic Senate declared Luzon B. Morrh
elected, but the Republican House refused
to concur.
The Illinois House of Representative,
elected Democratic Speaker, and the Sen
ate Republican President pro tenn.
CAPTAIN GEORGE D. WALLACE who wa,
killed by Indians in the battle of Wounded
Keee, South Dakota, has been buried in thu
cemetery at Yorkville, s. G., his old home.
SEVER SEELEY, County Treasurer, is be-
hind prison bars at Chippewa Falls, Wis,
charged with being an embezzler and de
faulter to the amount of nearly $4,000.
RAILROAD towns in Nebraska are full Of
fugitives from the Indian country who are
panic stricken. General Miles takes more
hopeful view Of the Indian situation. In.
dians are gradually leaving the camp Of the
hostiles and coming into Pine Ridge Agency.
THE President has nominated Horace c..
Pugh, Of Indiana, to be United States Con
sui at Palermo, Italy.
The amount Of ~ per cent. bonds re-
deemed to date is SS,1T,450.
ORDERS were issued from the War Depart.
ment directing that Army officers should act
as agents at Pine Ridge and several other
Indian agencies; the correspondence showing
tho Indian policy Of the administration was
made public.
Two Idaho Senator'S drew lots for terms,
andto Mr.. Mcconnell the panhandle mem.
ber, fell the two months term, which expires
on March 4.
SECRETARY TRACY severely csnsures
Commander G.. C. Reitec, Of the Navy, for
failing to give proper protection to General
Barrundia in the harbor Of San Jose, Qua
temala, last summer. He is relieved OF the
command of the Ranger.
TIE international Monetary Conference
met at the State Department. Secretary
Blaine made brief address Of welcome. On
motion of DR.. Zegarra, Of Peru, Senior
Romero, of Mexico, was chosen Temporary
Chairman.
THIRTY families in Paris, France, were
made homeless by fire; the total loss was
100000.
Four persons have died Of the injuries
they received by the explosion which oc'
CURED on board the new steel torpedo ram
vesuvio at Genoa, Italy, few days ago.
ROME, Italy. was visited by terrible
hurricane and storm Of snow and rain,
the midst Of which the Palace Of the 20"
ganda was struck by lightning.
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MILES OF FOG.
Western Telegraph System Aband.
oned for O Time.


oned for O Time.
A telegram from Chicago, ILL.,, says: A
arre part of thu telegraph system Of the
United States wes idle tonight. Through
,ut the West ano Couthvest heavy mist
.oyerad the land, and the wires from city to
.ity were lfeless.
Scores Of telegraph operators sat at their
ables In this city watching for chance
,lick Of their saunders =,
The first symptoms Of trouble were noticed
;outh of Louisville, KY, and the trouble
rev to such proportions that long circuits
had to be abandoned and roundabout routes
were substituted.
Last night tie country west and north.
vest of Chicago began to bs affected. and
to-day the efficiency Of the eastern wires was
seriously impaired.
Tonight the situation had grown SO
desperate that an Associated Press
trunk line usually working in con-
tinuous circuit between Washington,
Minneapolis and New York, taking
in all the important intermediate
cities, was cut into short lengths, scarcely a
sixth Of the usual distance, and extra opera
tors proyided OF each svb-rarmiuus. Even
then very little business was done.
The ASPECT of the streets here this after
noon and evening was remarkable. A dense
fog prevented more than the shadowy out
lines of objects being seen more than JEW
feet away.
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A NOTED THEATRE BURNED
The Fifth Avenue in New YORK
Totally Destroyed.

A half.burned cigarette thrown into
lunch Of infammab!e debris in the property
room OF the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New
York City, started confagration few
NIGHTS ago and within an hour a famous play.
house was practically destroyed, Herrmann's
Theatre was on fire and the entire BLOCK IN
crave peril. The Sturtevant House, l6e
feet front across Broadway, was set on hre
and empt;ed Of its guests.
Fanny Davenport played cleopatra" az
the Fifth Avenue Theatre the night OF tne
fire. The play was over at li:3o, and hVe
minutes afterward the audience had lett the
theatre. No one was left in the building, eA
rantino the old watchman of the Gilsey
properties BENJAMIN Finn, and two actors
who were dressing.
Finn was on the stage passing through the
theatre when he smelled smoke. The hrst
alarm was rung at 11:50. Five minutes
afterward a second and third alarm were
sounded, bringing dozen fire engines:
The firemen found the theatre filled with
smoke, lighted by only enough ire to redden
its rolling volumes here and there. IheJ
chopped holes in tue flooring opposite tns
entrancs and turned their streams into the
black space under the auditorium.
Then began q series Of violent explosions
each of which was followed by .volcano.like
bursts of fire and glowing cinders. There
were half dozen or more Of these explo-
siops. They were the blowing up by the
heat Of tanks of oxygen and hydrogen gases
used to produce the calcium lights for scenic
effects on the stage.
A shower Of sparks few across the street
and the woodwork Of the windows OF the
Sturtevant House took fire. The hotel brt
gade extinguished this, but in less than five
minutes it was ablaze again.
The fire was under control at 1:4O but the
entire efforts of the Department were re
ouired to protect the Sturtevant House,
Herrmann's Theatre and the buildings on
the adjoining blocks. All this property
was finally saved.
The Fifth Avenue was refurnished anc
decorated by Manager Henry G. Miner, last
summer at costof $4,000. This MIR: Miner
had partially insured, but his loss, which WI
be large in consequential damages, from thy
inability to complete his contracts, viii;
be very great. Fanny Dapenporl
lost all the costumes and scenery
Of Cleopatra" costing over $4O,ooo.
The estimated loss on tho Fifth Avenue
Theatre was s1OO, 900 by b. c. Miner and
100000 BY the Gilsey estate.
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TEMPERANCE m FINLAND.

In Helsingfors, Finland, is a temperance
society which was organized just FIVE years
ago, and has a membership Of 5000 This
society tries to initiate against drunkenness
instituting popular theatrieals, readings and M
Sso%dsd esosT ear Of the eg sag tea an eo
houses where poor laborers can get o meal
for nothing. 1t makes 1t special business
to open such tea houses in the neighborhood
Of rum shops. December this society cele
brated its fifth anniversary, at which the
highest Government representative were
present, and complimented the leaders on
the useful work they carry on. There Is less
drunkenness in Helsingfors than In any other
city in the Russian Empire.
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BESIEGED BY INDIANS.
Army Provision Wagons Inter.
cepted and Attacked.
The Guards Fight Behind Breast
works Until Relieved.

Another engagement has taken place
near Wounded Knee Greek, South Dakota.
As number of wagons with supplies were
known to be coming on the road from Rapid
City to that point, it was thought best to
send out detachment to protect them. So
thirty men were picked and immediately
started down the road. They had not gone
over ten miles when they discovered the
wagons thirteen in number, drawn up IN the
form Of a square, and STACKED by about
fifty Indians. The detachment put their
horses to full gallop, and the Indians with
drew to an adjoining hill.
The detachment now joined the teamsters,
who numbered only nineteen. Sacks OF
grain, bundles and boxes were thrown up in
front of the beseged as breastworks. The
Indians, noticing this, Immediately re-
turned and began the attack, ,circling around
the wagons. but keeping at a distance of SD
yards. As result the shots from their
Winchesters were not very effective, often
falling short of the mark.
The carbines Of the soldiers were used with
much more effect, number of Indians
being seen to fall from their horses. Mean
time their number was augmented until they
numbered 100 warriors, besides some they
had posted off in the adjoining hills.
One soldier, while arranging the breast
works, was shot in the shoulder but not
seriously wounded. A soldier was detailed
to return to camp and report that the de-
tachment was besieged by the Indians and
that they were attacking the wagon train.
He selected fast horse and made break
at an opportune moment. As soon as the
object Of the mo We was seen about tw enty
Indians gave chase to Private Collins and
fred shot after shot at him, but he distanced
them. They then returned with the Others
to the attack.
Three more Indians were seen to fall from
their horses and were picked up and carried
away by their companions. Four calvary
horses were shot and killed. While the large
body of Indians was engaged by the major
ity Of the soldiers and citizens few Indians
scattered about dismounted. and, getting as
close as possible, began firing into the horses
and trying to stampede them. This they
nearly succeeded in doing, and had not some
of the soldiers been guarding and holding
the horses, they would undoubtedly have
succeeded in attaining their object.
By this time things were getting pretty hot
for the besieged party and shots were flying
as thick as hail stones. The citizens had been
fighting them for six hours and the soldiers
about three hours.
A little before P. H. commotiou was
seen among the Indians, and they gradually
retreated, when it was seen that troops were
coming at full speed to the rescue.
The Indians scattered in all directions, and
Troop F gave chase. They were pursued un.
til nightfal, when the chase was abandoned,
the wagon trains and every one returning to
camp, bringing the dead Indians and some
ponies with them.
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JUDGE BROWN, Of Michigan, was sworn
In as an Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
MAJOR A. F. FARRAR, formerly OF In
dianapolis and brother-in-law Of the late
Major Gordon Of that city, died in Wash
ington Of paralysis Major Farrar was about
Rorty-eight years old, and was employed In
the Patent Office.
PRESIDENT HARRISON gave at the White
House the first State dinner Of the season to
members of his Cabinet.
SECRETARY WINDOW sent letter to the
House asking that an appropriation Of SlOO,-
200 be made to complete the projected build
incs on Ellis Island, New York Harbor,
which are being placed in readiness for use
as an immigrant station, and TO- provide
means of transportation to and from the
city of New York.
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Washington.

THE President and Mrs. Harrison held the
usual New Years reception at the White
House.
SECRETARY JAMES G.. BLA1NE's Dupont
Circle mansion was partially gutted by fire:
The loss on furniture and the house will
probably exceed $1,000
SECRETARY TRACY has written letter Of
censure to Lieutenant-C Commander Reiter,
who was in command of the American man
of-war at the time of the arrest and killing OF
General Barrundia.
GENERAL MILES has written to President
Harrison, urging the transfer of certain
Indian agencies in the Sioux country to the
charge of the War Department.
THE reduction in the public debt during
December, as shown by the monthly state
ment issued from tue Treasury Department,
was $11, ,005, 397. The total debt, less cash in
the Treasury, is 1862, 43o,54l.
The Secretary cf the Treasury has ap-
pointed A. L. Drunmond, of New York, to
be Chief of the Secret Service Division OF
the Treasury.
The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs has,
in compliance with a request from the Sec
retary Of the Interior, submitted amended
estimates of amounts required for subsist-
ence and civilization Of the Sioux Indians
for the fiscal year 1892.
SEcRETATY BLAINE'S note rejecting Eng
lands latest proposals in regard to Behring
Sea was delivered to Sir Julian Pauncefoote
a few days ago He intimated to Mr.. Blaine
that any seizure of a British vessel outside
the three mile limit would be met by imme-
diate and forcible resistance.
RANDOLPH CoYLE, Assistant United States
District-Attorney for the District of Colum-
bia, died recently in Washington at the age
Of forty-seven years.
4 STATEMENT prepared =: the Treasury
Department shows that there was net in
crease of s24. 199, $40 in circulation on Janu-
ary as compared with tie circulation De-
cember /.
SECRETARY TRACY has established new
system of inspecting vessels, which is to ia
cilitate repairs.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE BROWN, of the United
States Supreme Court, called on the Presi-
dent and thanked him personally for his ap-
pointment, it being their first meeting since
his nomination was sent to the Senate. He
was accompanied by Chief Justice Fuller and
Associate Justice Brewer.
TEE President submitted to Congress cor
respondence on the Behring Sea controversy,
with letter from Secretary Blaine to Sir
Julian Pauncefote. the British Minister.
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WORSE THAN WASTED.

While many in our overcrowded centres Of
population are pinched for bread, the great
waste of grain in whisky and beer making
continues and increases. According to the re-3
Tor the last fiscal year, ending June 80, 1890,
the quantity of grain used in tho production
Of distilled spirits the last year was 25 202 29t
bushels, an Increase over the fiscal year end
ing June go 1859, of 4211, ,9T bushels, and an
increase over the yearly average for the last
ten years of $3.50, ,954 bushels. This large ag-
gregate of grain is worse than wasted, be-;
cause the whisky made from it is the source
of untold misery and crime. Add to the
25, 0OO, 900 bushels Of grain used In the emanu-
facture of distilled spirits, the very large ag.
gregate Of barley consumed In the manu-:
facfure of beer, together with the wholesale
destruction Of wholesome and nourishing
fruit into wine and brandy making, and ths
total food waste is simply enormous ua-NG-
tional temperance Advocate. ~