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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
MURDER SOON EXPIATED.
Fate of a Tramp Who Killed q Plant
er When He Was Unarmed.

A murder and lynching occurred few
days ago, in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisi-
ana. A wealthy planter named Cotton was
alone in his store when a tramp entsred and
asked for pistol and cartridges. Being told
there were none in stock, he proposed to bor-
row Mr.. Cotton's pistol, to which the
planter replied that ne never carried one.
When he had ascertained this fact the
tramp drew out revolver and ordered
Cotton to give him 500. Several colored
men came into the store at this juncture,
but as none Of them had weapon they
were intimidated by the tramp and fed.
Mr.. Cotton turned to fee, when the tramp
fred at him, inflicting mortal wound.
The tramp then robbed the store cash box
Of S2O0, and was about to depart when
party Of whites and blacks came on the seems
and ovarpowered the murderer.
Swift vengeance was meted out to tha
murderer. The infuristed crowd dragged
him to tree and strung him up. He died
with anathemas on his lips, declaring that ms
brothers, living in Franklin, Miss, would
ayen9e his death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
KILLED HIS BABY SISTER.
Five. .Year-Old Willie Applied Fire To
Her Curls and Clothing.

Bertha Schmidtetter, child seventeen
months old, died a few nights ago after
being badly burned while playing with her
five year-old brother Willie, at Philadelphia,
Penn.
The two children were left alone for
short time amusing themselves with straw
basket full of candy eggs. Willie took the
basket to the range, lighted it and applied
the blaze to one Of Bertha's long golden curls
and again to her clothes. ~
When neighbors, attracted by the childs
screaming, rushed in and extinguished the
flames, curls and clothes had disappeared,
and Bertha was soon Q blackenpd corpse.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11

THE total visible supply of cotton for the
world is 4, 285, ,1sl bales, of which s, 62a, asl
bales are American. against 3,2lS, ,4Is and
1,552, O7S bales respectively last year. Re-
ceipts at all interior towns, 26, 847 bales Re-
ceipts at plantations, AZ, 4l4 bales. Crop in
sight, 8, COO 9S3 bales.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
AN AWFUL CRIME.
J. a. Cockerham, While Drunk, Kills
His Wife, Her Helper and Himself.

J. II. COCkefn8u, " uhc DrUhA1 nhn
His Wite Her Helper and himself.
James q. Cockerham went to the home Of
his divorced wife, Nancy, near Des Moines,
Iowa, fired through the window. and in
stantly killed William T. Davis
her hired hand. he then pursued Mrs.
Cockerham to the road and shot her dead.
and reloaded his gun and blew his own head
of. Mrs. Cockerham secured q divorce
from her husband last year on Q owing OF
ten years OF terrible cruelty, eliminating
in desperate assault upon her in April,
1891, when he told her he was going to kill
her and her daughter. Losa, and commit
suicide. BE was drunk, and the daughter
then saved the mothers life by seizing his
two revolvers and throwing them away.
The couple had trouble oil last summer
about the seven.acre place Mrs. Cockerham
owned, and Cockerhsm had recently threat
ened to kill her and his daughter and also
her lawyer James q. Jones. Cockerham
was drunk when he committed the awful
crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
Blew or His Head.

Edward Crosman. well-to.do farmer, OF
Middle Hope, N. Y. committed suicide the
other morning by blowing out his brains
with shotgun. He had been at the Middle
town Insane Asylum all winter, and was
brought home In q much improved con.
dition. He was thirty-ave years old, and
leaves q widow and two children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
GOLD IN VIRGINIA.
Rich Fields "Panning" Out just Like
Western Mines

The Old Gold Fields, in Virginia, which
before the war were worked in the crudest
manner and then suspended, have resumed
operations by the aid of Northern capital,
both milling and washing, and ara pan
ming" out equal to the Western mines,
Welding from $40 to 800 per ton. The e9-
citement just now though is due to the rich
"washngs" Some of the diggers secure as
high as $130 day and none less than $40 in
Fluvanna and Goochland Counties. Some
Of the nuggets found weighed nearly two
ounces. A few Of the farmers have stopped
plowing and offered their places for sale at
four times their price ten days ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
A Brockport Banker Suspends.

John h. Kingsbury, private banker at
Brockport N. Y, has made general as.
sipnment The liabilities to depositors
will amount to $4,000, most of the
creditors being Brockport business men, who
had deposits ranging from 300 to $loOoo
each. The amount of assets is not known,
owing to tho illness of Kingsbury.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11

m. j.. T1ERNEY, q freight conductor on rne
Louisville and Nashville road. recovered
$40, 900 damages from the Standard Oil Com
pany for injuries received through the e1-
plosion of barrel Of naphtha Improperly
labeled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
VOLCANOES IN ACTION.

Violent Eruptions Near the Gulf OF
California.
A Yuma ,Arizona) dispatch states that
the volcanoes near Lake Sullulee, close to
the Gulf of California, vera in eruption
soon after the recent earthquake shocks.
For more than twenty miles around the
country was illuminated by burning sulphur
and molten ROCKS thrown hundreds of feet
in the air
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
KIDNAPER'S KILLED.

Iney dau StOlen TWO bOyB FrOm
Saginaw, Mich.
. Three tramps. who had kidnapped two
boys from Saginaw, Mich, went to Fair
mont, W. Va, and camped near town, keep
ing the boys In confinement
That evening the gang was Joined by
man named Tracy. Of Dunbar. Penn. A
row was started and the gang turned their
pistols on each other. Tracy was killed, one
tramp was shot and another had his jugular
vein cut. Ali are dead. The boys gave the
alarm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
The Monument.

Harper's Weekly gives the following de-
scription Of tho Grant Monument: The archt-
tect, Mr.. John q. Duncan, Of New York.
has designed classical structure. with an
exterior composed OF material as light as
will stand the severity Of the climate.
The interior Is to be pure white, with the
exception of some welI-chosen ornamenta.
ton In black The foundations Of the edifice
are now finished, and the first course OF
granite, ten feet in height, has been put
under construction. The structure, which
will be visible from all points Of the upper
part Of the city, is placed at slight angle to
the Riverside Drive, SO as squarely to face
the point to the south on that approach
where it first presents itself to the Observer
and it forms the terminus to the vista Of 1SSd
street looking toward the west. In general
dimensions It is square Of about lOo
feet at ground-line, exclusive OF the steps
and portfco projection. The total height OF
the mausoleum will be about 1850 feet from
the base-line, or nearly 300 feet from the
water.level OF the Hudson River. From the
centre of the main hall floor to the dome
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
Killed His Niece and Himself.

Milton Trottman. Of Pape City, Utah,
shot and killed Hope Fuelling, his eighteen
year-old niece, of whom he was enamored,
and then put bullet into bis own brain
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11

FRANCES war on Dahomey is said to be
one for treasure rather than for suppression
of the slave trade, as there is said to be over
100, ,OOO, 900 francs stored at the capital city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11

TEE total of wheat stored at Duluth,
Mimi, Is about 10, 265, 600 bushels, ana an
but l4O. 900 bushels is Of the finest milling
grades.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
FATAL BLAZE.
Halt q Score Perish in . Fire at Sc.
Petersburg.

A fatal fire occurred at st. Petersburg,
Russia, the other day. A blaze was discov-
cred in a three.story tenement, and when the
occupants of the upper floors reached the
staircase they found it a roaring mass OF
flames. The panic.stricken people ran back
to their apartments aud many OF them
Jumped from the windows. The building
was destroyed, and IN the ruins were found
the bodies of nine persons who had been
burned to death. Fifteen others were miss
ing and supposed to have also perished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11

TIE British Government has largely IN
creased its grant for tho exhibit at tho
Worlds Fair, Chicago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
Dynamite in Paris.

An explosion occurred in Paris, France, at
10 o'clock, q few nights ago, at Very's
restaurant on Boulevard Magenta, the place
where Ravachol, the Anarchist, was ar
rested. Six people were injured. The e1.
plosion completely destroyed the front OF
the shop and the counter. The proprietor
OF the restaurant was killed, and his wife
and daughter severely injured.
The bomb was placed In the cellar under
the restaurant as the front Of the establish.
ment has been constantly under police sur
veillance since the arrest OF Ravachol. I'm
mediately after the explosion the detective
watch arrested on suspicion three workmen,
who were apparently making their escape.
A waiter In the restaurant said that since
Ravackors arrest NJ. Very had received no
fewer than fifty or sixty letters from the
Anarchists friend threatening his life and
property in revenge for the betrayal.
Very died shortly before midnight. Three
arrests have been made. including { man
who, just after the explosion Of the wine
shop, shouted at the next corner. "Vive
rAnarchie!"., A revolver and knife were
found on him. he processes to know moth
ing of the perpetrators Of the explosion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-05-11
Triple Tragedy.

George Moore, of Dennison, Ohio shot his
wife, Killing her instantly, also Edward
McClerland, saloon-kesper, badly
wounding him, and then fatally
shot himself. Moore was employed by
the PAN Handle Railway and worked at
night. McClelland boarded at Moors's
house. Moore and his wife had had great
deal of trouble lately, growing out OF jeal-
ousy on Moors's part.
When Moore returned from work he
found his wife sitting at work at her sewing.
machine. Without saying word. hs DIRE"
head, killing her instantly. He then
ran into an adjoining room, where Nc
Clelland was sleeping, and fired two shots at
him, one striking him in the forehead.
Moore then ran from the house to the resi-.
dence Of his mother-in-law, near by, and shot
himself through Ghe head.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
CLEVELAND AND PENSIONS

The following is a condensed state
ment of facts that every professional
veteran in the land will do well to
put in his hat for reference during
the present campaign: This the
record made of Cleveland friendship
TO the soldier who was honestly en-
titled TO the gratitude of his country
-ZI5 ur0re pension bllls approved
than were approved by all five of the
republican presidents who preceded
him, in the twenty-four years of their
administration more bills APP
proved than were approved by
Benjamin Harrison, who followed
him. This certainly does not show
any hostility to the veterans of the
cival war. It shows that the pres
ident, in pension matters, as in all
other business, endeavored to act in
accordance with his official oath in
performing the duties Of his onice-to
ne just at once to the government and
to those that made claims upon it.
Of the claims vetoed nearly 100 had
been examined and rejected by the
pension bureau under republican
Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
TIL SUM-
prnhibitinn conuantinn.
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS,

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE VILLAGE
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
A TRIBUTE OF THANKS TO DR..
SUTHERLAND.

Who shall say that Charity has
grown cold in these latter days
There are deeds of generosity now
aye, and valor too as worthy of being
recorded as Were those of any time in
our worlds history. All events are
local as regards some particular
place and yet when given an historic
value in some volume for general in
.struction they form a precedent from
which is drawn lessons to teach men
that it requires no special nature to
do good and valorous deeds. The in
habitants of our little city need not
go furthur back than the past three
weeks for an admirable example of
generosity and self-sacrifce. If the
visitation which the good God in His
all just and all merciful Providence
thought fit to send some of the chill
dren of the Indian Industrial School
was even 9ore severe, there is not the
slightest doubt in the minds of the
Sisters but that Doctor Sutherland
would have devoted himself with
equal care to the help of the In
stitutiop. For the past two years
and longer he has responded to the
call of the Sisters whenever needed,
and has received no remuneration
whatever, tho some of the services
rendered by him have been such as
would put hundred dollars or more
into the hands of any other surgeon
in the State. Such was the ampu-
tation of the leg of one of the Indian
children last February. It is now
three weeks since the dreaded
Diphtheria lin a mild form has made
its appearance among the children,
and no day passed without the kind
Doctor coming twice day to see the
stricken ones, and to inquire about
the well being of the others, until the
danger was all passed and they were
on the sure road 20 recovery. Every
one is aware of the dleadful conse-
quences that might ensue if the
disease assumed a yiruleLt from and
become prevalent in town.
Tho words are but words, SO is
everything else only just what it is
and no more. Things derive thier
value from just With what eyes we
look upon them. Let then the few
words of out thankfulness be
freighted with all the gratitude our
poor hearts are capable Of. The
Sisters of Mercy beg all the citizens
OF Morris to unite with them in giving
Doctor Sutherland the just praise due
him as we'll as the r highest gratitude
next to Goo. For they feel that it is
owing to ] is skill and earnest en-
deavors MOI only they, but all the
people of NJ iris have been delivered
from Diphth ria. God has raised up
III our midst great healer may all
the days of his life be blessed!
SISTERS OF NJ RcY.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
A Million Friends.

A friend in need is friend indeed,
and not less than one million people
have found just such a friend in DR..
Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs, and Colds. II
you have never used this Great Cough
Medicine, one trial viii convince you
that it has wonderful curative power
in all diseases Of Throat, Chest and
Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to
do all that is claimed or money will
be refunded. Trial bottles free al
Hulbsird l. Cos. Drug Store
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
correspondence.

Fellow citizens of Morris and
vicinity, we have just had some races,
and some gambling. The horses are
| now gone, and the gamblers have
folded their tents like the Arab; and
they have gone also. Did you ever
think gentlemen, that by allowing
such work here we are bringing our
town into disrepute abroad; we are
giving CUR children the most COM
petent teaching that can be given in
any community to make of them
gamblers, thieves, robbers and Williams.
No place Of business is safe from
robbery. No man known to have
money, is safe on the streets after
dark. No man can pass down our
main street without receiving the
jeers and insults of the kind Of men
that make a business of gambling.
Can the citizens of Morris allow such
things to go on and expect it to
prosper as town.
Do the saloon keepers know that
every saloon that has allowed these
games of chance to go On in their
premises has violated his license, and
can be prosecuted, and have it taken
away from him by any man that sees
fit to complain of him.
The gamblers doubtless under
stand that they are each and all liable
to fine etc. but they feel their way
and take their chances of prosecution.
But can the citizens of this place
afford this thing to go on. Is there
resident here that has no thought as
to the welfare of his child and his
neighbors child; and will he allow
this to go on another time; or will
they say one to another let us act to-
gethor and stand by the right prin-
ciple, and stop this sort of thing in
the future,
A TooEEp ON IN VEyIcE
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
Grover C1eveland's letter of accept

Grover C1eveland's letter of accept
ance is a sound, concise platform of
democratic principles. Tariff reform,
ciyal service, and just distribution
of pensions being leading thoughts.
As he was the only cival service re-
former we ever had in the presidential
chair; and as he signed more pension
bills than all his predecessors; and
several hundred more than president
Harrison did, his views on these
points, should command respectful
consideration by all who are not
poisoned with party venom,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29

We desire to say to our citizens, that
for years we have been selling DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consum-
ption, DIR, Kings New Life Pills,
Buci1lin's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We
do not hesitate to guarantee them
every time, and we stand ready to
refund the purchase price, if salts
factory results do not follow their use
These remedies have won their great
popularity purely on their merits
For Sale by IL. l.. Hulburd & Co.
Druggist,
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
Oh saw

Did you know Barnes has opened
a fine confectionery, fruit and tobacco
store2 Everything in this line fresh
and new. Also hot peanuts and pop
corn. We have lunch table and
bakery in connection; good sweet
homemade bread at the usual price.
Give me call, and get a good lunch
at my stand in the Croonquist build
ing on Pacific Avenue.
Yours Truly,
..,:ls l.. Y. BARNES.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29
Deserving Praise,

A LOCKER ON IN VENICE.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29

There will be prohibition convention
for the legislative convention held at the
court house in Norris, OF | o'clock, p. N.
Oct. 5, for the purpose Of nominating two
candidates for Representatives. The basis of
representation will be delegate at large
and one for every 25 votes cast for Clinton
B. Fisk in 1888. Counties will be entitled
to representation as follows: Grant county
8; Big Stone county Stevens county 4;
Traverse county.
C. o. WINGER,
A, A. STONE,
Committee.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29

Mr.. Elliott has got his new art
gallery completed, and is now ready
to renew his BUSINESS of taking those
aristo photographs which have ere
ated such a sensation recently. 4Otf
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29

If you wear shoes don't pay too
much for them, take advantage of
our very low prices. We stay by tho
goods we sell, and guarantee them
to be the best and cheapest to be got.
1t viii pay you to come a few steps
farther to get such bargains as we
giye,in everything you want. Ladies,
&c is and childrens foot wear in great
variety. Come and see us before buy
ing. lit KOHL &isgpaIcKI,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-02-12

ercised good judgment converted
his cotton into money; the farmer
who exercised poor judgment has
been holding the staple since early
in the season. If warehouses had
been built, many farmers who
have disposed of their cotton, would
nave stored in said warehouses and
The loss would have amounted to
about two cents per pound, equiva-
lent to ten dollars per bale, besides
interest, lUss IN weight, storage,
commissions and extra tax for
buildings. Owing to the wisdom
of our lawmakers, the farmers
have not been subjected TO the dire
full calamity that the enactment of
the sub>treasury bill into law would
have produced. For this reason.
The leaders of the scheme are still
permitted to roam at large unmo>
Tested. Should they ever succeed,
then their policy will no longer be a
theory but reality and the evils of
the measure will follow. Then a
day of reckoning will come, and
the close of the fanatical leaders,
careers will be stormy, for to touch
a mans pocket book IS to touch
that which is near to his heart.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-02-12
Reading and Amusement Room.

EDITORS BULLETIN-rhe enthu-
siasm and energy of our citizens has
secured a good school for our town.
While they are thinking of the
welfare of the children, l wish to
say something for the welfare of our
young men. Business men, pa
rents, have you ever thought about
recreation for the young men after
business hours? 1t stands to reason
that they will want some pleasure.
They do not wish to 90 Immediately
to bed after business houses are
closed, and the question presents
itself, where are they to gO2 1t is
too late to make a call, and where
then must they go9 The saloons
always welcome them-they have
billiard tables, pool tables. etc., to
amuse them, and the young men
are cetrain to find others in search
of amusement here. And yet, if
the old people hear oft, the young
men are talked about and as rule
the report goes out that they are
drinking, gambling. etc., which of
course Injuries any ones reputation.
You ask any OF the boys why this
is, and they will in variablY reply by
asking you, where else will they
go? And this ends the CONVERSE
ton, for really there is no other
place of amusement. Right here |
wish to suggest something. Why
not rent two rooms, sUbscl ibe to
several daily p,rpers, pictorial pa
pers and good magazines; buy a
billiard table, Indian clubs, dum-
bells, etc; furnish the rooms in an
inexpensive man ner. so that our
young men will have some place
to go. This plan has been tired in
other places aud has been found to
work admirably. Have the boys
elect a committee to draft rules,
ETC., and let them have these rules
very strict. But some "croakeP
will say that even there gambling
and other bad habits will be in~
dulged in. The rules must he made
to govern this-and every member
caught gambling in aHy form ought
To be expelled. Mr.. Editor, our
young men are not so bad az some
would have us beIleve-give BEN I,
chance. ami l believe that what
say will he verified. One word now
in regard to the reading room. We
do not advise that expensive books
be bought at present, but that the
best daily and pictorial papers aud
magazines be subscribed for. Every
young man can be interested in
these. We have talked with sever
al young ladies, aud they all ex-
pressed themselves as willing to
give some kind of entertainment, aud
devote the proceeds to the above
cause. We think this Is a project
we'll worthy the assistance of our
business men. Mr.. Z litOr let us
have some comments from you-leI
us see what can be done for our
young men, CITIZEN.