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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

RAY RICHARDS and John P. johnson, aged
sixteen years, of Ellsworth, Me-, were
drowned while skating. Winfield Huntley,
his son Koran, and Alexander Huntley, all
of Machias, Me-, were drowned while cross
ing Hadley Lake in a boat.
EDWARD NJ. FIELD, son Of Cyrus W.
Field, has been indicted by the Grand Jury
in New York City for forgery in the second
degree. Field is said to have secured sl1S,-
600 by a forged bill Of lading
REAR ADMIRAL THOMAS PATTERSON,
United States Navy, died suddenly at his
home in New Brighton, Staten Island, y.
Y. Death was due to heart failure. He
was born in Troy, N. Y, February 8, 1922.
MRS. NANCY BRITT KENNEDY, the Oldest
woman in Augusta, Me-, died e few morn
ings since. At an early hour she got up and
commenced praying that she might die, and
continued her prayers for nearly three
quarters Of an hour, when she fell to the
floor dead. Her age has been extensively
reported as lis.
JOHN HoEY, who was deposed from the
Presidency Of the Adams Express Company
in New York City last October because Of
transactions which the directors thought
had resulted in his personal enrichment to
the detriment of the finances of the Com.
pany, has effected a settlement with the cor
poration, by the returning OF about $500, 600.
BERNARD READY, aged twenty-seven, and
Henry Linnen, aged twenty-one years.
at Pittston, Penn, were hoisted up a coal
mine shaft for the purpose Of removing
several huge pieces Of ice. When they had
assembled about $50 feet one Of the massive
icicles became detached and fell upon them.
Ready was instantly killed and Linnen
fatally injured.
The National Commissioners for New
York State OF the Worlds Fair-Messrs.
Depew, Allen and Thacher-yave a dinner at
Delmonico's, New York City, for the purpose
of considering New York's duty and inter-
est as related to the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position" Speeches were made by Chauncey
n. Depew, G.. N. Davis. w. T. Baker, Thomas
w. Palmer, j. Seaver Page and Others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06

AN old woman In the poor-house at
Butte, Mont, has received notice
that she is heir to an immense estate
in England. AS is usual in such cases,
a horde of relatives springs up, anx-
ious to take charge of the dear old
lady for the rest Of her life. People
never have so many devoted friends
as when they inherit vast fortunes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
HER CREW LOST.
The Steamer West Coast Driven on a
Reef by Heavy Seas.

The Steamer West Coas Driven on q
Reef by Heavy Seas.
Nine of the crew OF the shipwrecked
steamer West Coast lost their lives of Mem
docino, Cal. in trying to gain the shore in a
small boat. ~ r- .
The steamer was being hauled alongside
the wharf, at Point Arena, when her moor
ings parted and her stern lines fouled the
propeller. Captain Gerne ordered sails
hoisted at once, and the steamer had just
gained Roadway when two heavy seas struck
her, driving her on the South Reef.
Ten OF the crew took to the SINAI boat, but
it capsized, and two engineers, two mates,
the COOK, the cabin boy and three sailors
were drowned.
The only persons saved were the Captain,
the fireman and two seamen. The West
Coast carried a cargo Of railroad ties. She
will be a total loss. Her owner is a. Garth
wait, OF San Francisco. She is valued at
$500, 600, and is partly insured
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06

COMMISSIONER LANE of the Department
of Agriculture OF Alabama, has issued a cir
cular to every State Agricultural Commls-
sioner in the cotton-growins States Gaining
a convention Of the farmers OF the COTTON.
GROWING States to consider the expediency
and prscticability of decreasing the acreage
of cotton in the South. He names Mont
gomery Us the most suitable place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
An Agreement Reached for Its Sale
to the United States.

to the United States.
After more than two years OF
negotiations and four visits of the
Cherokee Commission to Tahlequah,
Indian Territory. an agreement has
been finally 'ccnsummated whereby the
Cherokees agreed to part with their
title to the strip, and only the action Of
the United States is needed to make it pub
lie land. The price finally agreed upon is
Sc, sos, 736. 10. The two commissions decided
upon the terms Of the agreement and i'm
mediately submitted it to the National
Council for ratification. It must now be
ratified by Congress.
By the terms Of the agreement the United
States agrees to remove all unauthorized
persons from the strip, and those Cherokees
now residents upon the strip may take
eighty acres of land e,ca, which shall cover
their improvements
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06

FRENCH physicians advance the theory
that the disease prevailing as an endemic
throughout Europe is not really influenza,
but a malady Of a typhoid form. The mum
Der OF its victims in Galicia alone is reported
at over 80, 900, and it is spreading, or rather
breaking out, here and there as if subject TO
no law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
SIX BANKS FAIL.
Private Concerns in Pennsylvania
and Virginia Suspend.

Private Concerns in pennsylvania
and Virginia Suspend.
A dispatch from Tyrone, Penn, says The
doors Of the Tyrone Bank, a private con-
Germ, were closed a few mornings ago. The
following notice gives all the information
obtainable as to the cause Of the failure, as
the stockholders are either out Of town o.
refuse to talk. IA drain on the resources
compels this bank to close for the present
The liabilities are estimated at $4,000, with
assets supposed to amount to $5',O0l. No
other banks will be affected by tine failure.
A dispatch from Woodstock. Va, says:
FIVE banks controlled by Rosenberger,
Shirley & Co., nave bean closed in the
Shenandoah Valley. Tbs banks are in War
renton. Gordonsviile, Basic City, Waynas-
boro and Newmarket. The liabilities of
Rosenberger, Shirely & Co. are about
Sl5o, 900. The small shopkeeperS suffer
most. Tightness in the money market is
assigned as the cause Of the failure.
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fo- the first time in fifty-six years a muir.
ssr has occurred in Ice|and. The population
ia sc. 900, but the island has No use Tor ]slls
and criminal courts. TIE recent murder
has caused as mucn excitement as would Dc
felt in the capitals OF Europa ove:. a general
war-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06

DANIEL MONROE, formerly Sheriff Of
Monroe County, Mo-, a defaulter, on his
deathbe l in Texas, has confessed to the muir
der OF Christopher McAllister, a young
farmer of Missouri, for whose murder q
Swede named Anderson was lYnahad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06

A PENNSYLVANIA girl has fled
from tight lacing. 1t is to be hoped
her example will not be wasted upon
her sex. Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
rrrEors on sraoHe pR1NK.

Speaking Of the effects OF strong drink
the gifted Henry W. Crazy sala: 10
night it enters an humble home 70 saiSe tne
roses from a woman's cheek; anu tomorrow
it challenges this Republic 70 tne haus OF
Congress. To-day it strikes q crust rom
the lips of a starving child, lano to-morroW
levies tribute from the Gtosernment ltseir.
There Is no cottage in chs Guy numole
enough to escape it-n6 paiace strong
enough to shut it out. 1t aenes Ine laws
wben II cannot coarce suffrage. 1t y fex-
ible in o. iole hut msrciIess is victory. 1t
ia the mortaI enemy of peace and order, the
despoiler OF mem and terror OF women, gne
cloud that shadows tho faceioR cniidren, tne
uemon that has dug. more graves an1 sent
more souls unshrived to judg,Sen9 taan all
the pestilencss that nave wasSed me Slnce
God sent the plaques to EgyR' ana al t9e
wars since Joshua stood beyond Jericao. ~
comes tn rnin. and IL shall profit mainly by
the min Of vonr cons and mine. 1t comes to
mislead human souls and .teuarush human
hearts under its rumbling wh{1eFF. ~ comes
to bring g~ray-hatred mothEn Gown IN
shame and sorrow to their gra{Yes: ltcomeS
to destroy the wife's love INFO despair ana
pride into shame. It cons$ 20 stiii the
laughter on the lips Of the lettle cnlldren.
II Comes to stife ali the music OF the home,
and All IL with silence and dfsolation. 1t
comes to ruin your BODY and mimi. to wreck
voIr home. md il knows it Must measure
its prosperity by the swiftness dnd certainty
with which it wreaks this WORLD"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
%ooD ALCOHOL,

A subscribJdliving near where wood al-
cohol is distilI writes asking IL it is ever
used for commanding drinks. We referred
this question I 1.-THE editors of the Scientific
American as Ugh authority, and received
this answer: sprdinary wood alcohol is not
used for drink tnless in exceptional cases.
Its offensive odd can not he disguised, and
it would be poit hous unless greatly diluted.
The process otlpurihcation Is expensive
Here, as we havd before pointed out, is one
step toward solving objections to the manu-
facture Of alcoholic beverages. Every pro-
hibitory law, constitutional or statuary, has
been fought withthe assertion 1.-The man.
uiacture of alcotpl is absolutely necessary
for mechanical Purposes" But wood alco-
hol is availabled fbf that use, while there is
very little danger pf its being used for drink
ing purposes; che risk is too great both to
seller and drinker A few years ago in this
State, FIVE out Of six young men who had
drank such decootion sold them in a low
down saloon, died, and the mar who sold it
to them is behind prison bars. With alco-
holic wine banished from the communion
table, uon-alcoholie medication demonstrated
by our Temperance Hospital, and wood al
cohol for use in mechanics and the arts, there
is no longer any need for prohibitory laws
to make the exceptions :.for mechanical,
medicinal and sacremental purposees"-
Union Siundl. TX .-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-06
MORAL ISSUE.

The suppression of the saloons is moreover.
q moral issue. 1t is mot a question Of fiscal
expediency alone. It does not appeal to
self.interest alone. Its claims reach the con-
science Of men and women, simply, directly,
and with tremendous power. It does not,
before reaching the moral sense, require Q
mars intellect to grapple w~ith..complex and
abstruse problems Of finance or commerce.
It contains the potency Of a great moral en-.
thusiasm, the only thing in this sublunary
planet that has ever overturned great or
ganized injustice. entrenched In govern
mental and financial authority. It strikes
at an evil that men see and feel. 1t stalks
before them on the street and thrusts itself
upon their notice on the railroad car, in the
street car, anywhere and everywhere. 1t
is an evil that comes close to men, in their
homes. among their friends. Men see and
feel and know 1T, and ONCE give to this move
ment for its extirpatioht a size and sweep
that give promise Of neRr success, and the
nation will witness such a tide Of moral en-
thusiasm, such a resistl4ss uprising, as, we
verify believe, was neveri before witnessed IN
this American Republic This is proven BY
the extent to which this issue, IN State
amendment contests. and despite the com.
bined forces of both old-pArty machines and
nearly the entire daily press, has stirred the
communities to their verytdepths. IL is an
issue men and women will brave death fori
it is an issue some Of them nave gladly dlea
for.-The Voice. t,
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
The Arm of st. Ann.

at the little French Church of st. Jean Bap-
tiste New York. there arrived last week in q
goid-lined casket large fragment of what is
alleged to be the arm of ST. Ann, the mother OF
the Virgin. 1t is claimed that the arm has
been guarded many centuries by the Bene-
dctine Monks at Rome. in the great basilica OF
st. Paul's, outside the walls. Now, by special
request of His Holiness Leo KILL q portion of
the now withered member has been sent to
increase the faith and devotion of all mem
bers of the Romish Church in the United States
and Canada"
While there is great reason to doubt the gen.
uneness of the relic, in spite Of the array OF
written documents attesting it, yet the fact
that the Pope indorses it is sufficient for Cath
o!ics, and thousands poured into the little
church to venerate the relic and kiss the cas-
ket. Several cures are reported, the mira
cles being declared evidence by the priests,
not of the strength of mind over matter, but OF
the genuineness of tho relic.
The relic has been taken to the Church OF
ST. Anne de Beaupre, on the st. Lawrence
River.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Sunk the Alabama.

Tho Savannah Ne'cs speaking of ths war
ships KeaTsqrge Newark, Vesuyius, and Phila-
delphia, which participated in the ceremonies
of merchants week. beginning May g. in that
city, contrasts the two styles of ships, old and
new, and then describes famous gun Of the
Kearsarge.
The famous gun which sunk the Alabama
stands in the center of the quarterback, the
first object the eye OF the visitor is attracted
to. 1t is highly polished, and has the name
Winslow" on its side in German text brass
letters. This name was given the gun in COM
pliment to Capt. Win5low. who commanded the
cruiser in her famous fight. Just above the
gun, on q brass plate. are the words Juno 10,
1854" the date of the battle. Below it. on the
steering wheel are the words "Sempsr PGratgs !"
always ready. The Winsow was 11-inch
gun when it sank tho Alabama, but il Is now
remodeled into an 8 inch rifle. In the forward
part of the cruiser is q companion gun 10 the
WinslOw which also took part in the Alabama
fight. It is called Thornton, in honor of the
Executive Officer of that name who was in the
engagement. Besides the two famous guns the
Kearsarge is equipped with four 9-inch broad
side rifles and 60-pound Parrot rife in the
forecastle.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Modern Miracle.


There lived in the vicinity Of Bcrgerac a
parish priest who was greatly beloved. His
parishioncrs decided upon getting up subscrp-
tion to present him with cask of wine. One
of the inhabitants supplied the casle, and each
of the rest came and poured in two iitres OF
the produce of his vineyard. One day last
week our cure invited some of the subscribers
to dinner, in order to taste the beverage which
formed a compound Of all tho wines grown in
the district. Tho servant went to turn the
tap, and came back with decanter full of
water in her hand.
Whatever is that?" was the general cry.
"That is the wine out of the barrel"
His reverence could not make it out; It was
altogether puzzling! The guests were splitting
with laughter. Each one had thought to him
self that the presence of two litres of water
would not be detected in butt of wine; but,
as it happened they had all acted on the same
idea.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
His Other Name.
Detroit Free Press. ]

He was not such dreadfully desperate
looking citizen, and when lie w.s ranged up in
front of the Judge of the Police Court, that
dignitary was disposed to be lenient.
"What is your nams?" inquired the Court,
rather kindly.
"John Smith, your Honor" responded the
prisoner, politely.
"That amt the name he goes by where be
lives, your Honor" put In the policeman who
arrested him and had noticed that the Judge
was prejudiced in his favor.
"Ah," said the Judge, he has two names,
has he? What is the other ono?"
"They call him 'Boardin' House Beef your
Honor" said the policeman.
"Very odd name" remarked the Judge ::
every odd. What do they call him that for !? Z"
Because. your Honor. ne is 3 good deal
tougher than he looks"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Minas That Arc Lost.

Everywhere throughout the West are lost
mines. Every State and Territory that has
gold or silver has several of them. Around
each there cings a halo OF romance. The lost
Pegleg Mine on the Colorado Desert ID the
latest to have an inning aud be noticed by the
press. There is Lost Cabin mine near Crater
Lake. in Oregon. Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
and New Mexico have lost mines of some sert
or other, all rich, and locked in tho depths Of
the Navajo Reservation in Arizona is another
lost mine. Men with guns and picks and burros
steal in from time to time in quest of tho latter.
Sometimes in referring TO the various lost
mines they are singulsrly mixed, until the
problem is made harder to solve as to just
where they are.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Take. Culcher to Do That.
IChfcnno Trihunc. |


81 shall not open the door, Harvardson,"
said the Boston wife at o'clock q. M, until
/ have satisfactory evidence that you have not
been spending the evening in riotous con-
viviality."
your precautions, my dear" replied the
Boston husband, who stood shivering on the
outside, is natural, but unnecessary. l have
been in attendance at an unusually interesting
session of the Zoroaster Club"
With clear distinct enunciation he then re-
peated rapidly this passage from Emersou's
essay On Plato: "Seashore, sea seen from the
Shore shore seen from the sea-"
And the door was thrown open at once.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Paper-Covared Bullets.

In consequence of the enormous initial We
locity of ths bullet In the new Nannlisher
rife. and the resulting friction and wear on
the barrel. it has become necessary to devise
some method preventing both of these evils.
The management of the Government lsbora-
tory at Thun, Switzerland, has consequently
devised method of inclo5ing the leaden bullet
in n thin metallic covering while over this he
places wrapper of specially prepared oleagin-
Gus paper. which reduces the wear Of the rifle
barrel to minimum, without interfering with
the course of the bullet.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
A Fair Fight.

Esquire Dick" Reese, just after the war, a
pig-headed lawyer of Leavenworth, Kan, was
almost pigmy in stature, but as plucky as any
other bantam. One day his dignity took affrent
at some speech of a Missouri legal light of un-
usual tallness, and springing upon the big fellow
like a cat, Dick began to claw, kick, and be-
labor him. The giant looked down at the
assailant clingng to his arm. and said, with
good -hnmored affectation, "Why. Dick, what
are you doing there?" Doingl" cried Dick,
wrathfnlly, "doing! Why, Pm fighting you,
sir and that ke hell"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
The Whole Story.
[Youth's Compunfon.I

It IS natural to boys and girls to desire TO
know how story "cones out" They are not
satisfied with an abrupt termination when
some good point is reached.
A bright boy once heard the story of William
Tell for the first time, and was very much in
terested in it. He followed eagerly the account
of the shooting of the apple by Tell from mis-
boys head, and looked unsatisfed when the
story came to a conclusion.
"Well. go on!" he said.
But that's all the story"
How can it be?" exclaimed the boy.
" You didn't tell who had the apple to eat I"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Sam .Joues,s Sons Diction.
[Net0 YorE Tribune ]

"Bob" Jones. the seven-year-old son Of the
Rev. Samuel Jones. professional revi valist was
among the score of sinners who went up to the
nourners' bench to be prayed for The good
brother, who was ''leadin' the meetin'" ex-
horted long and solemDly.
my young brother in the Lord" he said, in
conclusion, do you feel that the spirit of our
Father has descended upon you and washed
ysu whittier than suow?"
The church hold its breath for Bob's answer
and almost rose from its foundations when the
boy lifted his head and said
You bet"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Knew All the Signs.

Sammy Mammasboy-Goin to move in
May, Tommy?
Tommy Tufnut-Yep.
Sammy Mammasboy-Ho do you knowf
Tommy Tufnut-Ah! how d. I know?
Didn't m mother leiniao break celler wnder
t'other day an didn't say martin? How d.
knnW2 A-a-h Yoh
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Preferred Teaching.

Pretty Teacher (seyerely)-Did your mother
write this excuse?
Bad Boy-Yes'm.
Pretty Teacher-Humph! It looks very
much like one of your scrawls.
Bad Boy-Marnma wrote it; bat, please,
na'am she had sister Jennie In one arm cry
ing with bumped head, and brother Willie in
the other, with cut finger, and lot of sowing
on her lap, and she was rocking the cradle
With her knees, and she had to write with her
toes.
Pretty Teacher (in the evening)-I am very
sorry, Mr.. Poorchap, but 1 have changed my
mind. I shall never marry.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
Fun Enough.

at want to go to the funeral Of the little girl
across the street" said little Molly Fizzletop to
her mother.
mo, no, my child" said Mrs Fizzletop.
8" You were at a matinee yesterday afternoon;
last night you were at concert. and you are
going to "a children's party tonight. That is
enough amusement for little girl of II years
of age"
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
WON .s7.hIU OVER
How a Wary Wife Discovered that
Husbands Wander.
T. had certainly mar
From Me French Of Gustaus Dros.r

Z had certainly mar
ried for love, and had
thrown himself with
such enthusiasm into
his new life That, in a
day. all his relations
with the outer world
were shattered
glass. He shut HIM
self in his sanctuary,
turned the key on the
inside, and tasted his
happiness d 70 p by
drop. w h @ n by
chance you encoun-
tered him, he hardly
- L -
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-05-19
How He Spotted a Falsehood.


"What do you think of that artist who
nainted cobwebs on his ceiling so truthfully
That the hired girl wore herself into an attack
of nervous prostration trying to sweep them
DOWN."
"There may have been such an artist, but
never such hired girl"