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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
A REMARKABLE CASE.

A Wisconsin Conductor Dies in Way
+ Rare in Medical Annals.
. Conductor Bob Duffy, Of the Omaha road,
died few days ago, at West Superior,
Wis, and his aged father dropped dead on
bearing of Bobs end. Duffy fell from his
train breaking leg susrng hs no cot other ntd IN
10 ~ Coma from which DR.. Connor was
rr % hls to arouse him. His case is remark
sb;e even in railroad surgery, for although
his Seath was due to pressure on the brain,
caused by blood flowing from a rupture OF a
vessel vessel in the spinal column, he suffered no
pain nor paralysis, and few minutes before before
he became unconscious he sat up and wrote
a letter,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16

THE Neah tribe Of Indians who occupy the
northwestern corner Of Washington State
are expert seal hunters and much in demand
for ships which go sealing in Bering Sea.
This year the Neah Indians have refused 20
ship in several schooners which have stareea ssa
from Seattle for the north, having struck for
a larper share Of the catch than they have,
heen accustomed to get. Thus far the cap
tains have not yielded to the demand, but
have shipped white crews.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
South and West.

Mr. SwEAR1NGER and Miss Bratley were
married at Newport Ark, and were visited by
a serenade party. The crowd called upon the
newly married couple to appear, and as thet<
refused to do so some one shot through the
window. fatally wounding the bride.
Ex-Governor WILLIAM WORTH HOLDEN,
of North Carolina. died at Raleigh at the
age OF seventy -four years. His health had
long been failing.
THE Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans,
La. was more brilliantly celebrated and
drew a larger attendance than at any time
since 1884. "Symbolism Of Colors" was the
subject OF the magnificent train Of tableaus.
Rex was impersopated this year by Robert
s. Day, prominent young lawyer, of hand
some face and physique.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
A VAST POWER FOR EvIL.

The saloon in this country has becom||
vast organized power for evil. 1t corru|
politics, debases society, inaicts vast burd'
on the people, destroys multitudes Of souls
Is acknowledged by all to be the chief cal
otpoyery, misery and crime. It is.evci
where the foe Of the Christian Church q
an obstacle to what tho CHURCH seeks TO
It can best be met and overcome by thI
who have nothing to do with that In whI
It Ideals and by which itliyes. The Christi
must give all the weight OF hts influence
example and word aud action against
great eyil.-Sacred Heart Review.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
A HOGS BITE FATAL.

A Year After 1t Was Received ene
Victim Died a Horrible Death.
A year ago Lewis Asher. prominent
merchant, of Springfield, Ohio, was bitten
by hog he was attempting to drive into a
nan. A short time aso black spot ap-
neared on his tongue and soon had spread
over the whole surface. Then the organ be-
osn to swell. Despite the efforts OF physI'
Clans the swelling continued until his mouth
s Gas stretched wide open and filed with the
enormously swelled organ. The other day
he died from blood poisoning, which was inc
result Of the bite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES,
Fire Causes a Loss of 100000 in
Brooklyn, N. Y.

Brooklyn, N. Y.
Just while the Brooklyn IN. Y, churches
were emptying their teeming thousands af-
ter the forenoon service fire broke out in
the heart of the business section Of that city
which proved one OF the most disastrous in
many years.
The flames completely wrecked the mag
ni6cent eight story clothing establishment of
Messrs. Smith, Gray & Co. on Fulton street,
and seriously injured many adjoining bust.
ness buildings. Fifteen persons we're injured
during the fire, including two Of tho brave
fire laddies, who were probably fatally hurt:
Falling walls crashed down on the elevated
road and for hours travel to and from the
bridge was suspended. The fire paralyzed
the surface and elevated railroad trafic OF
nearly the entire city and for about eight
hours 1t was impossible for travellers to use
the cars. The total loss is estimated at
nearly million.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
SEALERS PERISH.
Many Frozen to Death in Trinity Bay,
New FoundIand.

Many Frozen to Death in Trinity Bay,
New FoundIand.
A cablegrAm from st. JOHNS New Found
land, says: There was a terrible disaster in
Trinity Bay few days ago. Two hundred
and twenty men went out in small boats seal
hunting. A furious ''northeaster" suddenly
arose and the temperature fell to zero.
Most OF the boats were driven into
or across the bay. The sufferings. of
their occupants that night were terrible.
Several OF the men reached land the next
day, fearfully frostbitten. The bodies OF
thirteen men who had been frozen dead in
their boats have been brought in. The
latest reports stated that from 100
to $50 men were missing and 1t was
feared that many of them had perished
of cold and hunger. ALI tfs victims were
able bodied Inen. The House Of Assembly
adjourned on the receipt of the news. The
sealing steamer Labrador was sent to search
for the dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
rHE EyrEcr OF DRINK on rHDUsTRY.

A large factory in london, which, emply
1000 hands. has been compelled to susp4
business because so many were disabled /
Sunday drunkenness This caused an {
mai loss of s175,0OO. The Akron tOH
Iron Company, with force Of $50 msn
their rolling mill. estimates that drink
creases the productive power OF their q
fully twenty five per cent. AZ time
causes the loss OF whole heats OF iron.
discharge man ior getting druak once:
q. |PennypacSer| of Philadelphia. with
force OF $50 men, has to employ twenty.
cent. more than }e would IL all werc sof
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS,
In the Senate.

10TH DAY.-The Vice-President being
absent from the city, the President pro tenn,
Mr.. Manderson. called the Senate to order
Tho rainfall report Of Mr.. Dyrenforth
Dubois -Claggett contest-Mr Vest spoke
about the Reciprocity policy and was
answered by Mr.. Hale.
41sT DAY.-In the absence Of both the
Vice-President and the President pro tenn,
MIR. Manderson, Mr.. Harris, of Tennes.
see, occupied the Chair-Mr. Morrill,
reported among other bills one making an
indefinite appropriation for the purchase of
site for the erection Of a building for the
Supreme Court Of the United States
Claggett spoke on his own behalf In the Ida
no contest.
42D DAY.-Vice- President Morton, having
returned from his visit to Philadelphia, pre-
sided over the Senate, and laid before it the
credentials of Mr.. Daniel. of Virginia, for
his new term beginning March 4, 1898, and
they were ordered to be placed on file
Messrs. Claggett and Dubois spoke in sup
port OF their claims to the Idaho senator
ship--Among the bills reported and re-
ferred were the following: To amend
providing that persons occupying such lands
and entitled to purchase them shall have
one years additional time to do So Mr..
Stanford introduced bill to determine the
value of legal-tender dollar. Mr.. Villas
introduced bill to amend the pension laws
Referred to the Committee on Pensions.
43D DAY.-Discussion of the Dubois-C -Clag-
gett contest was continued--Amongt the
BILLS referred were the following: To pun
ish the violation Of the treaty rights Of
aliens. To purchase the historical part of
George Bancroft's library. To pro-
vide for the establishment Of q qua
factory for the finishing and assembling Of
heavy ordnance on the Pacific coast--An
priation bill appropriating s200.00J for the
amendment to the Postoffice Appro-
distribution of the mails in rural districts
was referred to the Committee on Appro.
priations.
44ra DAY.-Consideratio OF the Dubois
Claggett contest was continued-Mr. Kyle
reported bill providing for an investiga-
tion relative to the ''slums of great cities"
Calendar-Mr. Allison reported bill ap.
propriating 5000 for the expenses Of the
typhus fever and immigration Investigation.
Passed-Mr. Dolph. in presenting petitions
from his State favoring Government aid for
the Nicaragua Canal, spoke in favor Of such
legislation
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
TEMPERANCE.
LOGIC.

A bartender said to teetotaler: 'Sil
seven-eighths Of your body is water, and
greater part Of whisky Is water, what ha1
can whisky do your 1.-The alcohol in
whiskey," said the teetotaler, "wouM eat
the water that is in my body, and leave
in a state Of fever, and 30 ruin my nerI
and flesh and blood. ."-Temperance BsnnI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16

Two blooded Clydesdale stations In ths
stahle of William Price, Of Charlottesville,
Ind. escaped from their stalls aud began
fighting. One of them kicked and bit nus
opponent to death, and was nlmseiI oauiy
injured. %he dead animal was Vaiueo as
$1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
BURNED THE WIDOW.
She Was Suspected of Having Muir.
dered Her Husband.

dered Her Husband.
A frightful atrocity, perpetrated by
several unknown men, is reported as having
occurred at the town Of Menin, Austria. A
handsome young widow named Leppers was
supposed to have murdered her husband.
There was no legal proof sufficient to es-
tablish her guilt, but number Of persons
believed her guilty. Several of these visitei
her home and seized and bound her securely.
Then they poured kerosene oil over her and
set it on fire. The woman died in frighttul
agony, while the lynchers looked on cal
lously waiting until she was dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS.
Verdicts Handed Down in q
Number of Important Cases..
The Mckinley Tariff Bill De.
olared Constitutional.

The United States Supreme Court rem
dered decisions in Washington affirming the
constitutionaIity of the Mckinley Tariff and
Dinley Worsted bills, and, incidentally, of
Speaker Reeds method Of counting q
quorum; it also denied the application for
a writ Of prohibition in the Sayward case.
The decision against the Chicago Anarchists
was affirmed and the right of Holy Trinity
Church, of New York City, to import q
rector was sustained.
The three cases In which importers sought
to test the econstitutionality Of the Mckinley
Thrift act have been decided by the United
States Supreme Court.
The title Of these three cases are: Boyd,
Sutton & Co. and Herman Sternbach & Co.,
each VS.. the United States and Joel B.
Erhardt, Collector of the Port Of New York,
and Marshall Field & Co. vs.. Clark, Col
lector of the Port Of Chicago.
The erounus on which it was maintained
that the tariff was unconstitutional were
that the tobacco rebate section OF the bill
had been omitted in its enrolment, after
passage by Congress, and therefore that the
bill signed by the President was not
the bill passed by the legislative department
Of the Government, that the reciprocity lea.
lure WIS q tTduolulSolOu w shO
the law-making power and therefore void,
vitiating the whole act and lastly that the
act was void because Of the sugar bounty
provision.
The Court affirmed the judgments of the
New York and Illinois Circuit courts Of the
United States in favor Of the constitution
ality of the act.
Justice Harlan read the opinion Of the
Court. he said that the Court had given most
careful and deliberate attention to the ques-
ton, now raised for the first time. as to the
Courts determining whether an act signed
by the President was actually the law passed
by Congress.
The object Of the journal required to be
kept by Congress, he said, was not that 1t
might be consulted to determine the authen-
ticity OF an act Of Congress, but that there
might be publicity OF proceedings. The
signatures Of the two presiding officers ana
of the President was complete authentlca-
tion OF that bill, providing the forms re-
auired had been complied with.
The suggestion that there was deliberate
conspiracy between presiding officers and
President, to make law not passed by Con-
gress, the Court said, could not hold. The
enrolled act, the Court held, was conclu-
sive.
As to reciprocity, the Court says various
decisions of the Court and the practice or
years establish the right Of Congress to give
the President power by proclamation, at
future day. to revoke or modify certain
clauses Of the act.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16

DR.. LESLIE e. KELLEY, Of Dwight, H.,
has concluded to contract with the United
States Government to purchase his remeoleS
and treatment for the cure Of the liquor and
opium habits In the aE1I.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
Washington.

THE President left Washington in q
special car for Virginia Beach, Va, where
he expected to enjoy weeks vacation. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Harrison, his two
grandchildren, Mrs. Dimmick, his private
secretary, Mr.. Haiford, and two servants.
SECRETARY NOBLE was the first witness
examined by the special House Committee
appointed to investigate the management OF
the Pension Office.
The President has nominated Homer G.
Powers, to be Collector OF Internal Revenue
tor the District Of Louisiana.
SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES g. BLAINE
has made puolic personal statement IN re-
gard to his youngest sons marriage to MISS
Nevins, in which he defends his wife from
charges Of harshness toward their daughter
in-law,
MEssRs. PAYNE, Reed, Burrows, Nc
Kenua and Dalzell, composing the minority
of the Ways and Means Committee, sub
initted to the House their report in oppo'
sition to placing binding twine on tle tree
list, as proposed by the majority of the COM
mittee.
A TREATY was signed in Washington to
refer the Bering Sea controversy to an in
ternational board Of arbitration.
SEoRETARY TRACY has written a long let
ter to Senator Hale, Chairman OF the SUB
Committee on Naval Affairs, which has the
Revenue Marine transfer bill under con-
sideration, in which he heartily indorses the
measure and urges prompt consideration by
Congress.
The District of Columbia Appropriation
bill was reported to the House: The aggre'
gate amount, exclusive OF the Water Depart
ment is "a, 726 528, which is s567, ,6O9 less than
the bill for the current year, 81, 5S7, BY less
than the estimates of the District Commis-
s:oners, and ST., 900 less than the amount
recommended by the Secretary OF the
Treasury. The appropriation for the Water
Department Is S28l, ,02S.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
The "No Ouorump Case.

The mo quorum" case, in which the
legality of the Dingley Worsted act was at
tackled by Ballin, Joseph g Co., importers
was also decided by the United States Su-
preme Court.
Congress through the action Of Speaker
Reed, in counting quorum when there was
q Quorum of members present but NOT
voting. The importers maintained thar
Speaker Reeds action was in violation OK
the Constitution, and that the act passed In
this manner was void.
The United States Circuit Court for the
Southern District of New York decided
against the United States and In favor OF
the importers on this ground, 80 that the
case came before the United States Supreme
Court.
This Court, in an opinion by Justice
Brewer, holds that the mo quorum" rule
was valid, and that the House Of Represen.
tatives had right to make such a rule.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
Against Great Britain.

The Saywood case, involving the jurisdic-
ton of the United States over Bering Sea,
was decided by the United States Supreme
Court against the British Government. JUS
lice Field was the only member of the Court
dissenting.
The MAN point in issue in the case was
whether Bering Sea was an open or closed
BODY OF water. The schooner Sayward was
seized fifty-nine miles from land.
By this suit, brought in the ename OF Cooper
by the Government Of which he was q SUD-
ject writ of prohibition was sought to re-
strain the United States District Court for
Alaska from proceeding to carry outa de-
cree of forfeiture rendered by the ALASKA
Court. The Court decided in favor OF tne
United States and denied the petition FOR
writ Of prohibition.
Joseph r. Choate, of New York City, and
Calderon Carlisle, of Washington City, In
behalf Of the Government Of Great Britain,
opposed the argument of Attorney-Genera
Miller and Solicitor-GeneralT Taft who rep
resented the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16
May Import q Pastor.

In the suit brought by the Church OF thu
Holy Trinity, Of New York City, to test the
question as to whether or not 1t was viola
ton Of the Contract Labor law for the
church to import its rector, the Rev. E.
Walpole Warren, under a contract agree
ment, the Supreme Court OF the United
States decided in favor OF the church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-16

Last Hope of the Anarchists Gone.
The Supreme Court extinguished the last
hope OF the two imprisoned Anarchists by
affirming the decision of the Supreme Court
OF Illinois In the cases Of Samuel Fielden
and Michael Schwab against the Warden Of
Joliet Qn.l Penitentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05
An Island ALI .AhIaxA.

The steamer China has arrived from
Hong Kong and Yokohama. While the
steamer was between Hong-Kong and
Yokohama on the return trip to San
Francisco an imposing sight was wit
messed by the passengers and crew.
The great earthquake at Yokohama
had taken place short time previous,
and many of the islands in the Yellow
sea were in a state Of volcanic disturb
ance. About o'clock on the evening CT
Nov. 3 the China was passing the Aleu-
tan islands, in Van Dieman's straits,
when suddenly the island of Succa
seemed all ablaze, and flames and lava
shot up to distance of 500 feet in the
air.
The steamer was twelve miles distant
and the spectacle as seen from her deck
was grand. The night was dark and the
eruptiOns from the crater of the volcano
took place at intervals of about fifty sec
onds. They were accompanied by deto-
nations which in the distance sounded
like bombs exploding, and after each
discharge of molten lava and flames the
burning fragments descended like sparks
from a gigantic Roman CANDLE
Francisco Examiner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05
Pilgrims to Mecca.

To kiss the black stone which, according
DO all true believers, fell from heaven, and
20 drink from the well Zemzen. the waters
of which are daily replenished from the
fountains of paradise, are the main objects
of the 100000 pilgrims or so who annually
visit Mecca. Unfortunately those who are
responsible for the health and good govern
ment of the holy city make no manner of
provision for the periodical influx of the
devotees, who have to herd like cattle in the
fields and open streets. In spite of the
presence of the holy well the water is filthy,
and thousands ofpilgrims who reach Mecca
in good health either perish there or return
with the seeds of disease and death in their
frames. So far as the pilgrims from Bonn
bay are concerned, 20 TO 30 per cent of those
who leave the port for Mecca never return
in one year QSSS) out of Is, go who sailed
from Bombay 1865 were reported "miss-
ing" They had, in fact, either died at
Mecca or on board the pilgrim ships Dur
ing the past six years, out of "a, 63S true be-
levers dispatched from Bombay to the Red
sea, upward of 2l,000 periShed.--London
lancet
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05

A strange man rang the bell of house
on Cas- avenue, and when sharp visaged
female opened the door he asked politely:
''Do you keep boarders here?"
mo, sir, we don't. This amt no board
ing house, nor won't be while I'm in it. -
Excuse me, madam. | must have been
misinformed. Perhaps you rent rooms2"
NO, | don't rent rooms either, and
think you have great deal of impudence
to come here and ring our bell on any such
errand. dare say you want chance to
rob the house You look like that sort of
gentry"
Strange" unused the man, but your
description agrees exactly with one fur
nished me of lady in this neighborhoOd
who has just opened boarding house
Fair complexion, fine color, golden hair
beautiful figure, sweet voice, sparkling
eyes'-
"Oh, don't mind renting a few rooms
to genteel people I will show you what
we have, sir. 1t must be some one who
knows me sent you here. Come right in.
Your appearance is reference enough.
know gentleman when | see one"
He got the best room In the house.-De-
troit Free Press.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05
Redeemed After MANY Dav..

Several years ago a resident of Deli
placed seven five dollar bills for safe
keeping in the fancy piece surrounding
the parlor stove. The latter hardly ever
came into use, and it was his intention
to remove the money on the following
day. 1t so happened that few days af-
terward some guests arrived at the
house and a fire was started in the stove
AS the stove redeemed into a glowing
heat a wreath Of smoke assembled from
the top piece, and it was soon realized
that the bills were undergoing the proc
esq of cremation. -Four of the bills
were entirely consumed, and the other
three were charred almost beyond recog-
milton. The owner. thinking them of no
particular value, kept them in the leaves
of book as a curiosity. A short time
ago he called a friends attention to
them, who said they could be redeemed
at Washington. He sent them on and
last week received three new FIVE dollar
bills in exchange for his trou ble.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-05

An Exciting Chase iiler Burning Tug.
-Four men struggled for their lives on
d burning tug three miles from shore
one morning recently in the gathering
dawn. The men were the crew of the
tug John A. Miller, suddenly aroused to
find the engine house mass of flames.
A gallant struggle to check the flames
was of no avail With a full head of
steam on the boat was headed for the
shore, but the rapid fire drove the
wheelsman from the pilot house, and
then the blazing and unmanageable tug
plowed the chOppy waves in a great cir
Gle, the flames swiftly eating their way
to the stern. where the four men stood
helpless against the fury of two ele-
ments. They had fought the fire till
almost exhausted. their hands and faces
were burned, and in despair they glanced
in every direction for sign that help
was coming.
A mile away east the crew of the tag
Welcome saw the flames of the burning
boat. The throttle was thrown wide
open, and the little boat, with the
NhAot4O IOOtll-o 4tppo IOl blIO iii pOA LEU
crew, plunged through the heavy sea
toward the burning tug. Blazing al
most 10 the waters edge it was running
mad race through the waves. Two
brothers of the Welcomes captain were
on the burning boat, and, in danger of
collision or Of catching fire, the Wei
come shot after the Miller On its course.
1t was a thrilling race. Round and
round the boats went before the We'll
come could touch the Miller. The four
men crouched astern. The flames leaped
toward them. They were scorching the
faces of the men. With squirt the
Welcome crushed into the Miller Three
pairs of arms shot out over the bow
and in moment two of the four
exhausted men were ON the Welcome
and it steered clear Of the burning boat
Another squirt and the rescuers managed
to haul out the other men.--Chicago
Tribune