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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13
rExpssLscE NEWS AND NOTES.


There aie sd 600 families homeless In Lon
don through iatemperance.
Rev. Charle$ Garrett, in presenting the
annual report bf bis Liverpool mission, said:
1.-The great enamy the mission had 70 con-
tend with was drink"
Maine has no breweries ordinilieries outn
has thirty loan and building associations in
operation. with 6710 shareholders, an increase
during the year Of 1774.
Any white mao found giving Intoxicating
DRINK to an aborleine or halt, caste in any
district in Fiji is liable to penalty OF hfty
pounds or imprisonment.
The Hon. Carroll D. Wright, the we'll
known statistician, is authority tor the
statement that for every dollar paid in by
the saloons for licenses about 81 Is paid OUT
by the people.
Provost McL,ea1. Govan, Scotland, lectur-
inc recently on Eighlan1 "reminiscences, re-
membered beiuy at funeral where there
wsre no less than fifteen toasts drank before
the remains wcreremoved to the grave.
The Florida congregational Association
has entered it's priest against the legahzed
Honor traffic I'D a et Of resolutions pledging
its own influence and recommending the
,Uorl, of the Woalan's Christian Temperance
Union
General Booth Of the Salvation Army,
was welcomed inIGn611oq his return from
Australia at bsnlup9 IL4Sn in his honor, at
which over 5OO0t3t lists participated
and 10 600 Others ~ ~ and tea was the
only beverage E m
The growth "a s kendrick Qdahol
Woman's Chrt8h6 4hperance Union
typifes that Of wSfy 65Q1f earnest workers
who find that. ~ 1fforts have been
blessed beyon& ectations" Their
little union Of > bers has grown to
twenty-four aI six saloons have
passed out du1 u OF the unions ex-
istsnce. MH&s< S*3z#
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13
About nine," said Flip, promptly, 'or

About nine," said Flip, promptly or
Nine" echoed Dowker; then in that
case he must have stayed in town all
night, as the last train to Shoreham !s
about half-past. I'll look into this busl.
ness, but meantime want to ma out
Desmond's little game"
Flip had now finished his meal, and
was waiting impatiently for instructions
from his chief.
"Wot's h'up, guv'nor?" he asked. his
black beady eyes fixed on the detective.
Dowker glanced at his watch.
@It's about @" he said, replacing it,
-and want you to meet me at the Mar
bic Arch about quarter to g."
"Wot for?"
ITO follow a lady and gentleman and
overhear what they say" said Dowker;
sI'll show you whom I mean. Don't lose
a word of their conversation and then re-
peat it ell to me-"
4I'm hy," said Flip, with wink, and
then this curiously assorted pair depart
ed, Dowker to his Office for few min
utes, and Flip to wend his way to the
rendezvous at Marble Arch.
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Those who &C vocate this idea say that
if our common roads were improved by
some such plan as this, we should soon
have them in charge of competent and
educated engineers. The national roads
would probably be in charge Of army
engineers; the State roads in charge of
engineers graduated from the agricultur-
al and mechanical SCHOOLS, and the neigh
boorhood roads in charge of local men,
who, once having had the example set
them of how good roads are built,
would be entirely competent to do what
is usually necessary to be done in making
road of lesser Importance. But even
under such plan as this, each county
should have an engineer to design the
difficult work, determine upon location
of routes. and inspect cons tructions and
repairs. Strange as it may seem. the
proper location of country highway
presents to the engineer more complex
problems than the location Of railroad.
Country people do not understand this,
and ara not willing to believe it, there
fore the cross roads storekeeper and the
village blacksmith are usually thought
to be entirely competent to decide upon
the best route for country road.
The condition of the common roads
has very interesting economic soaring
of direct nature, and an indirect one
not less important. In the matter OF
the earning capacity and value Of horses
and other draught animals the common
roads have direct effect. II horse can
do one-rhird more work on good road
and be in working condition one.third
longer than be can on bad road, then
his earning capacity, hence his value, is
increased just one-third. This assump-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13
DRUNKENNESS IN EUROPE.

The Chicago Tribune reports Paris doc.
tor as saying: II think more liquor Is con-
sumed in Paris than in any city IN the world.
Regarded as matter Of drink supply, 4
have no hesitancy In saying tuat France isl
country Of drunkards. saw some sta
tistics as was leaving which showed that
5000 people have been sent to inebriate
asylums; they had drunk themselves crazy.
This is frightful. And the appalling part Of
it Is that the majority Of them were women.
The proportion was three to two. Drunk.
euness Is also increasing in Austria, in Ger
many and in England. Belgium is reeline
from drink" ~
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posrosR1cEs,1S SALOONS.

The latest rallying cry Of our temper.
ancers is, mo more postofices in saloons
Il seems that there are at least eight in the
bsery metropolis Of Milwaukee, Wis, and
plsntly elsewhere In the Badgar State and
In the South. Crusaders, '.let no guilty
man escape" It is too late IN the day TO
tolerate liquor and letters in the same shop.
Will not our Brother Wanamaker move In
the NATTER We believe he win and that
right speedily. Union Signal =. ~ 80
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IT is disheartenine to learn there
are several million barrels Of oatmeal
in this country that must be eaten as
soon as possible in order to meet
existing emergencies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-13
COUNTRY. ROADS.
TIE MOVEMENT FOR BETTER
RURAL THOROUGHFARES.
Roads in This Country Worse Than
In Any Other Civilized Land
Suggestions for Better Roads
The Economic Aspect.

HE common roads
and country high
ways in the United
States, says John
Gilmer Speed in
Harper's Weekly,
are worse tn O n
those to be found
in any other coun-
try in the world
pretending to be
civilized and enjoy
ing a stable form of
rovorpnopt Aait
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4 Simple Style Of Spring Hat.
A simple style of spring hat is shown
q the illustration. A fine straw hat,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
CaICAGO's ANARCHISTS.
A Brief Filed in Their Behalf in th
Supreme Court.

A Brief Filed in Their Behalf in the
Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON Jan. 2.-The brief of the
counsel for Samuel Fielden and Michael
Schwab, the Chicago anarchists who are
now confined in the penitentiary at Joliet,
ILL.,, under life sentences for completely in
the Haymarket riots was filed in the United
States supreme court to-day. The cases
are to come up within two weeks
for argument. The brief, which,
including appendices, makes l35
pages, is signed by Benjamin f. Butler and
Mr.. Salomon. The chief point in the case
is we'll known. 1t is that Fielden and
Schwab were mot actually present in the
state supreme court room on Sept. IA, 1884,
when the judgment and sentence of death
subsequently commuted by the governor
to life impris1nmeut) was passed upon
them, and that this was in violation of
the provision of the federal constitution
that no person shall be deprived of life or
liberty except under process Of law. The
counsel maintain that the supreme court Of
Illinois erred in prOnouncing sentence
of death upon the prisoners when
they were not actually present
in the court TO say why sentence should not
be passed upon them; IN reciting on the
records Of the court that they were present
at the time, when as a matter OF fact they
were not present, and in refusing to amend
the record SO as to show that the prisoners
were not present.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
NEW SILVER COIN.

The Coinage of Pieces of the New De-
sign to Begin at Once.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The director OF
the mint will inaugurate the new year by
an issue of new silver coins, so cents, 20
cents and 10 cents, having the new designs.
The mint at Philadelphia started on the
coinage of these pieces to-day, and the
mints at Sau Francisco aud New Orleans
will start as soon as the dies reach
them. The silver used in this
coinage will consist of the uncurrent silver
coins now in the treasury awaiting recoin-
age. and the coinage will be continued until
the balance of the appropriation available
for recoinage, now about S22, 600, has been
exhausted. The director hopes to recoln at
least 81 ,O00, 600 of the uncurrent coin
in the treasury into the new
coins under the existing appropria-
tion. and when it is exhausted,
congress will be urged to make deficiency
appropriation to continue this coinage. lhe
new pieces will be transferred from the
mint to the treasury at Washington and
the different sub treasures as rapidly as
coined. so that they may distributed in all
parts OF the country, and the pnbAc got ec>
ouaiuted with them.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
RAVAGEs OF THE GRIP.
Hundreds of People Attacked by the
Disease at Indianapolis.

Hundreds of People Attacked by the
Disease at Indianapolis.
CHICAGO, Jan. "A special from Indian
apolis saysi There is considerable alarm
felt in this city over the prevalence OF the
grip. 1t seems to be sparing but few per-
sons. Physicians say there is scarcely a
family In Indianapolis in which some per
son is not under treatment and hundreds of
persons have the disease who have not gone
to doctor for treatment. There have not
been great many deaths from it until
this week, but since Monday morning
the physicians have been making daily re-
turing Of deaths from the malady. The per-
sons who died were nearly all old, or those
who had been in bad health before con-
tracing the disease. These deaths reported
are for the grip without complications,
many persons dying from diseases which
have been made worse by the grip. The ply
sicians are almost exhausted.
A MAYOR sUCCUMBs.
TBRRE HAUTE, IND, Jan. 2.-Mayor
James M. Allen died Lass evening from an
attack Of the grip. The night Of the Loyal
Legion banquet, few weeks ago, he con-
tracted a cold and thSt led to his death. For
eight years before his election last spring by
the democrats he was judge Of the superior
court Of this county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
LOOKS BAD FOR FORAKER.
The Opposition Ca 7didats for Speaker
Wins in the Caucus.


COLUMBUS, o., Jan. at was nearly s
o'clock before the republican House caucus
got to work. The candidates for the speak
ership were Lewis G. Laylin Of Huron
county and John e. McGrew of Clark
county. Laylin was nominated on the first
bahOt, the vote being 80 to 54-an ominous
sign for ex-Gov. Foraker.
The result Of the speakership fight in the
caucus has failed TO ing from the Foraker
men an admission thatit settled the senator
ship contest. The Sherman men say the
fight is over, but ex-Gov. Foraker himself
SAYS the fight has lust begun.
and will not end until caucus has
been held. Senator Sherman this evening
receiv, telegram Of cOngratulatiou frOm
Secretary Foster, which has further iu-
creased the feeling of ex-Gov. Boraker'5
friends against the administration. They
say that Secretary Foster has been all the
time the agent of the administration in tue
efforts TO elect Senator Sherman, and this
telegram is but a scheme to demoralize ex-
Gov. Foraksr's forces and cause a stampede
to Senator Sherman. Ex-GoV. Foraker is
not discouraged
sHERMAN's FORCES CHEERFUL.
The Sherman forces are very cheerful
They lay claim to two-thirds vote for
Senator Sherman in the Senate. Senator
sherman lett the city at O'Clock this even
ing for Lancaster. o. 1t is generally un-
derstood that the senatorial joint caucus
will not be held until Wednesday or Thurs
day evening of next week, so that the
decisive result oaunot be known until
that time. Ex-Gov. Foraker is still in the
city aRd will remain until the fight is over
1hree-fourths Of the members OF the general
assembly left for their homes tonight, but
the most active lieutenants Of both Senator
Sherman and ex-Gov. Foraker Will remain
on the ground to watch the situation.
THE sENATE's PRESIDENT.
At the caucus Of the republican senators
this afternoon Senator Elbert L. Lampson
of Ashtabula was unanimously selected for
president pro tempore, all the other candi-
dates having previously withdrawn. Sen
ator Lampson is claimed by both ex-Gov.
Foraker and Senator Sherman, but thus
far he has failed to declare himself The
same is true of five or six other doubtful,
men, and it Is now said that they will not
define their position until after the organ
lzatlon OF the two houses next Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
RlOIOUs STRIKERS.
Imported Plasterers Driven From
West Superior.

Imported Plasterers Driven From
West Superior.
CHICAGO, Jan. "A special from st.
Paul, Mimi, says: Contractor James Cul-
Ion arrived from West Superior last night
and says the labor element of the town is in
control Of a mob of union plasterers, and
that he and his men taken from st. Paul a
few days ago were driven from town,
one Of them being probably fatally injured.
Mr.. Cullon said: The labor elements
OF West Superior made big kick about my
importing st. Paul woTktpen. l employed
all Superior men except half q do2sn fln3
isheTs. Delegates who waited on me from
the Superior Plasterers' Union boasted that
they ran the town. Everything
went right until Just before quitting time
Wednesday evening. Then a crowd began
to gather about the place.
THREE HUNDRED STRONG.
"They yelled and hooted, and by o'clock
there were 300 Of them there. The first of
my men to leave the building was Four
nier. He was Immediately knocked down
with billy and then kicked through this
mob like foot ball The others hung back,
except J. II. Jasper. The ringleader yelled
for rope Let's hang the -
ho kept calling. A couple of revolvers were
in sight, though, and no one
brought a rope. One man, att
ing as spokesman, said
that they must leave town at once for st.
Paul This was agreed to, and the crowd
ran them down to the depot. Fournier is
badly hurt, having a compound fracture Of
the skull. George Root. manager of the
Root Adamant Company, has telegraphed
to Gov. Peck OF Wisconsin asking for pro-
tection."
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
EORsEs GET THE GRIP.
A Large Number Of Roadsters At
fected at San Francisco.

A Large Number Of Roadsters AT
fected at San Francisco.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 2.-The grip, which
has been prevalent here this winter, has be.
gun TO affect horses and largo numbers Of
them are sick. The in1rmaries for anil
mals are filed with sick horses. No
large stables have as yet been
seriously affected, the disease being most
prevalent in small stables Of private indi-
viduas. The appearance Of the disease Ia
horses is marked by a Discrimination for
food, a rough coat, repugnance for water
in the early stages and a feyerish
appetite for It later, running at the
eyes. and finally swelling OF
the glands Of the nose. throat and other
respiratory organs. Unless the disease is
checked the swelling and accumulation of
pus closes the tubes of the throat and suf-
location ensues. So far the disease seems
to be confined to San Francisco aud vi
cinitY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
A NEW TREATY WITH FRANCE.
1t VIII Give This Country the Benefit
OF the Minimum Tariff

1t VIII Give This Country the Benefit
OF the Minimum Tariff
PARIS, Jan. 2.--The Temps says that the
government is on the eve of concluding
convention with the United States for the
partial application of minimum tariff.
This agreement, the TEMPS says differs
from those pending between France and
some # the other European powers In re-
quiring that IL be submitted to parliament
for ratification. The government has au-
thority to grant to countries already hold
ing convention tariffs the advantages of the
new French minimum tariff. Having no such
treaty with the United States the conven-
tion must have the sanction of the Chamber
OF Deputies. The new convention, the Temps
adds, secures q continuance on the American
free list OF a number of French products,
including skins, sugars and molasses. The
paper further says that President Harrison
intended on Jan. l to enforce against these
products duties applicable to imports from
countries that refused TO ooncede to the
United States reciprocal advantages. To se-
cure an unbroken enjoyment of exemption
from the payment of those duties, M
Rbot, minister Of foreign affairs, nego-
tiated the convention referred to, by the
terms of which the United States get the
minimum tariff on products entering
France, the export value of which amounts
to 12,OO0,000 francs annually, and which
equal in value the French products exempted
from duty by the United States
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
DUBLINS EXPLOSION.
No Longer Any Doubt That Il Was tho
Result Of AIalciousness.

49, -~-+ANA @AAs -fgAOs A41A ~ " ad kAlD
Result Of AIalciousness.
DUBLIN, Jau. Mo outsiders are al
lowed in tho caste, and IL is a very hard
matter to obtain accurate information as TO
the results of the investigation which is
being carried on by the authorities to as
certain the exact nature Of Thursdays ex-
plosion. But to-day it was learned, beyond
doubt, that the affair was not due TO
natural causes, ana that some kind OF
explosive had been placed in the cellar with
malicious extent. The gentlemen who arc
conducting uhe Investigation in examining
the floor directly over the cellar where the
explosion occurred found that number of
small pieces OF metal had been deeply i'm
bedded in the timbers. This is ev-
idence beyond question that the
explosive, whatever it may have
been, was inclosed in a metal case, for there
was no possible way Of the metal getting
into the wood save by means OF the explo-
sion. The investigation is still going on.
Many persons believe that the explosion was
the work Of the physical force" party, and
it will require strong evidence 10 convince
them 70 the contrary.
WATCHING FoR DYNAMIrERs
Since the explosion in Dublin castle
Thursday last the police have been extraor-
dinarlly yigilant in watching for suspected
dynamiters. The customs officers, too,
have developed extra activity in searching
the effects Of passengers landing at
Queenstown from transatlantic steamers.
They have always made it point to seize
under the law any arms or ammunition
brought into the country by either resi-
dents or foreigners, but since Thursdays
affair they are stricter than ever in their
examination Of paSssngers luggage. The
first person TO fall victim to the Gus.
toms officers newly awakened ardor
for the safety Of the country is Thomas
Ryan, an army pensioner on the lists of the
United States. who was passenger on the
Cunard steamer Etruria, which arrived at
Queenstown this morning from New York.
he landed at Queenstown, and his foot had
no sooner touched Irish soil than he was
taken into custody on a charge of conceal
ing loaded revolver and a supply Of am
munition for that weapon.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03
QUAY's NEx1CAN SCHEME.
The Senator Preparing g Speech 1
Favor of the Purchase.

The Senator Preparing g Speech in
Favor of the Purchase.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2-Senator Quay,
nothing dsunted by the unfavorable com
ments in the newspapers on his res
olution directing the foreign relations
committee to report upon the advisa-
bility Of our acquiring the upper
positions of the states of Sonora, chihuahua
and Coahuila, in Mexico, Is preparing q
,Heech Ia favor of the proposed acquisition,
wL'ch he expects to deliver in the Senate at
an s'riy day. The present unsettled
state - things along The Mexican
border seems TO Senator Quay
to furnish another argument tor
Americans and O. American interests seems
the union Of that sect n Of Mexico in which
most of the American l Nnch and mine iu-
vestments have been mad. Above all, the
fact that the investment Of 'he Quays and
Camerons in the ranch at Hatopias, $50
miles south Of their ranch in N,w Mexico,
are now more in danger than -er, seems
to Senator Quay conclusive argument.
MEXICO RRAssURED.
Minister Romero has informed Pres lent
Diaz by mail as we'll as by telegraph that
Mexico has nothing TO fear from Senator
Quay's resolution. 1t will, he says, after
having talked with members of the foreign
relations committee, either be reported ad-
versely or pigeon-holed and that 1t will
probably be reported adversely so as to give
the Senate G chance to kill it by decisive
majority, as he predicts it will.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-03

Brig. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs was
born at Augusta, Ga, May 3, 1878. After
graduating from West Point in the class of
80, he was appointed second lieutenant in
the First artillery July l, 1886, from Penn
sylvania. At the end of the same month he
resigned to accept an appointment in the
engineers corps, with the rank Of brevet
second lieutenant. Rising rapidly in rank
he became colonel of the Eleventh infantry
NAV "A. 1861. In the same year he was made
brlgadier general in the quartermaster's
department, and was promoted 10 brevet
major general July 5, 1864, and was retired
Feb g, 1883, on age. Besides distinguished
military services during the war
some Of bis most conspicuous
achievements consisted of work
upon harbors and Notifications on the
Delaware river and bay, and surveys for
Mississippi river improvements, and upon
the harbor at st. Louis. lie also built Fort
Wayne at Detroit and Fort Gradiot at
Lake huron outlet, beside assisting uDon
the improvements Of Fort Montgomery on
Lake Champlain, and il the construction
OF the aqueduct at Washington in 1852, and
the wings and dome OF the United States
capitol and other public buildings Forts
Jefferson and Taylor in Florida were also
put in repair by him in 1860. During the
civil war he materially aided In the
relief Of Fort Pickens and provided
the supplies for Sherman's army
in Savannah IN 1865. Thence
he moved upon Goldsboro and on to
Raleigh, Barrison's Landing and Fortress
Monroe and joined Grant in the battle Of
the Wilderness, taking command of the
army supplies at Belle Plain. Among his
most important battles in active service
throughout the conflict were Bull Run,
Chattanooga and Mission Ridge. At the
time Of his death Gen. Meigs was member
Of the American Philosophical Society Of
Philadelphia, the Washington Philosophi
cal Society, the United States Military In
stitute. the National Academy Of Science,
and was also a regent of the Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D. G.