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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-23
THE FAN FAD.

-An English paper that is quite pro.
glvssive in its methods recently offered a
prize for the prettlest fan designed.
There we're thousands CT competitors,
but the palm was taken and the prize
was carried off by little school girl only
fifteen years Of age.
The fan was so very pretty in design
that it deserved The prize. There is no
doubt about it. Itrepresented peacock's
feathers done upon changeable electric
blue and green background. There was
ons very large feather extending from
the side Of the fan almost all the way
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-03-23
Tie Chinese WAY.

If Chinaman wants you to stay to
dinner he gives no invitation; if he does
not he requests you to remain.
Servants receive no pay in China.
To revenge himself on his enemy a
Chinaman hangs himself on his neigh
boris door. The law then executes the
whole family.
No bank failures have occurred in
China for 900 years. For failure the
officers must lose their heads. Chicago
News.
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A CHAIR CARRIED BENEATH THE GOWN.

One of the most original inventions Of
the day is little portable and invisible
chair, which is very light, and easily ad-
justed under lady's gown, so that it
does not interfere at all with her walk
ing. Arrived at the point where the
person desires to rest, all that is neces-
sary is to assume position as if about
to sit down on an ordinary chair, by
which motion the apparatus adjusts it
self.-Ncw York Journal.
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Best Of All

To cleanse the system in gentle and truly
beneficial manner, when the sprlngtime
comes, use the true and perfect remedy,
Syrup OF Figs. One bottle will answer for all
the family and costs only 50 cents; the large
size 81. Try it and be pleased. Manufactured
by the California Flo Svrun Cn. only:
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II HAVE BEEN AFFLICTED with an affection
diphtheria, and have used variou, remedies,
but have never found anything equal to
Browns BRONCHIAL TRocHEs. Ret. G. IT,
f. Hampton, PkesUM. KU. Sold only In boxes.
If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
ron r Eye-water. Druggists sell at 5c. per bottle
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.oPYkcafissi
Il picture

II ,psctatTe
of health-the woman who has
faithfully used DR.. Pierce's Favor.
ite Prescription. She feels we'll and
she looks SO. It's medicine that
makes her well, whether she's over.
worked and "run-down," or afflicted
with any of the distressing diseases
and disorders peculiar to her sex.
T. builds up-and it cures. For
all chronic weaknesses, functional
arrangements, and "female COM
plants - of every kind, it's an un-
failing remedy.
And it's the only one, among
medicines for women, that's guar.
anteed. If it doesn't give satisfac-
ton, in any case, you have your
money back.
Can anything else be "just as
good ?"
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"They're about as bad as the
disease /" Not all of them, though.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are
pleasant nt-both when they're taken
and when they act. They cure per-
manently Sick and Nervous Head
aches, Biliousness, Costiveness, and
all arrangements of the Liver,
Stomach and Bowels.
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Beauty often depends on
(plumpness; SO does comfort;
SO does health. If you get
thin, there is something
wrong, though you may feel
no sign of it.
! Thinness itself is a sign;
sometimes the first sign;
sometimes not.
The way to get back
plumphess is by CAREFUL
/ LIVING, which sometimes in
cludes the use of SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil.
Let US send you-free-a
little book which throws much
light on all these subjects.
Scorr & BOWIE. Chemists. I3s South 9Th Avenue,
! New York.
Your druggist keeps scott's Emulsion Of eod.liver
| oi-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
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BEEcHAM's PILLS have been in popular use
gentle remedy. l6 cents box.
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II have in my employ a man who has been
tried all kinds OF treatment, and have tried
various remedies on him. Yonr Bradycrotine
helps him more than anything ever did" o.
d. Kingsley, Md. White Plains, n. Y. 50 cts
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FITS stopped free by DR.. KLtNK's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and 81 trial oottls
Tree. DR.. Kline. m Arch St. Phtla-. Pa
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Aab,tual Constipation is cured by Hoods Pills
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For Ladies',
II Did Make Me Better
Hoods SarsapariIla

does to perfection, is the best Constitutional
Treatment, and in many cases does away with
ali Local Treatment In the many diseases with
which women are anaicted" MRS. MAKTHA REED,
1856 Ramsey Street. Baltimore, Nd.
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W. l.. DOUGLAS $3.50, 1926 and
$500 SHOES are excellent shoes for
every day. Workingmen all wear them.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Trying to Avert a will Contest.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Nov 15.-Delos A.
Blodgett, one of the richest men in the
state, has divided all his possessions into
three parts, retaining one-third himself and
giving One-third to his son, John w. Blod-
gett, and the remainder to Edward Lowe
and wife, nee Blodgett, his daughter. The
estate includes the largest tract of Michi-
gan pine now standing, about half a mill
ion acres of southern timber lands, large
Investments on the Pacific slope, the
Times building and other real estate in
Chicago, valuable business property here
and various other assets The total il in
ventoried at s., 200, 600.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
The Great Cotton Lockout.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-There is no prospect
of cessation of the cotton strike, or lock
out, as the operatives prefer to call it. The
second week Of the cotton lockout opens
with increased prospects of trouble. There
are 6,000,000 spindles still at work OIL full
time, and L, 6OO, 900 are stopped The Mas
tiers federation has asked the owners of
the spindles on full time to shorten ours
on Thursday All have assented e-cept
those at Bolton, who spin Egyptian cotton
chiefly They plead that their hands are
full of orders. The leaders of the spinners
state that if the employers generally adopt
short time, with corresponding reduc
ton of wages, the struggle will terminate.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
SLAIN BY HIS SONS.
Atrocious Crime Unearthed in
an Illinois Town.
MURDERED AND HIS BODY BURNED.

Story of the Foul Taking-Of of A. NJ.
swaI sAout-His Crematory the Straw
Stack, and His Murderers Watch the
Flames as They Do Their CHASTITY Work
The Body Also Dismembered and Part
Found in a Slough-The Two Accused
Men Arrested.
MoRRIsoN, Ills, Nov. 15.-One of the
most atrocious crimes ever committed in
Illinois was perpetrated in Lyndon town
ship, this county, last Thursday evening.
For cold-blooded treachery and brutality
it is doubtful if it has an equal in the
whole country. The victim, A NJ.
Swarthout, residing about two miles west
from the village of Lyndon, was one of the
most prominent and wealthy farmers of
the township. He owned large farm of
200 or 300 acres of fine land and was con-
sidered one of the most well-to-do farmers
in the county. He drove to this city Thurs
day afternoon, and after attending to
some business matters started for home,
arriving there about O'Clock.
Shot and Then Cremated.
His two sons John and Ernest Swart-
bout, were engaged at work around the
barn when their father returned, but no
words were exchanged between them. Mr..
Swarthout unhitched his horse and put
him in the stable. After he had unhar-
MESSED his horse some one stepped behind
him and shot him through the head. His
body was then placed in a cart and wheeled
about 100 rods to a straw stack, carried on
top, and rthen the straw was set on fire
A daughter of the murdered man was the
first to discover the fire and give the alarm,
when the two sons rode to the stack. but
made no effort to Quench the flames.
Didn't Search for Their Father.
Upon their return to the house they in
quired where their father was, but as he
had not entered the house after his return
the daughter and Ernest's wife had not
seen him. They ate their supper without
making any search for their father, and
when neighbors called and made inquiries
for him they were informed that he had
probably gone to Lyndon. NoAsearch was
made for the missing man until neighbor,
a Mr.. Sturtevant, had called for the third
time upon the scene and insisted thai a
search be made for Mr. Swarthout. He
could not be found
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
DISCOVERY OF THE AWFUL CRIME.
Bones Found in the Ashes and a Thigh in
a slough.

Bones Found in the Ashes and a Thigh in
slough.
Friday morning the ashes of the straw
pile were examined, when portions of the
skull and olher bones were discovered In
the afternoon coroner's inquest was
held. The two sons and one sons wife
were the only witnesses. Nothing could DO
learned from them which would solve the
mystery. The jury's verdict seemed to be
unsatisfactory even to the jurymen them
selves. Saturday morning the case was
placed in the hands of States Attorney Sta
ger, who began IA systematic investigation
and soon discovered clews which led to a
startling result.
Traced the Path of the Assassins.
The place where the murder took place
was found and each clew followed up,
thus finding the path in which
the body was conveyed to the
straw stack. Then, returning from the
stack, the cart wheels were traced to a
place in the slough between the barn and
stack, where portion of the skull.
through which the bullet passed and to
which one ear was attached, was found
Here also one of the thighs was found.
Following up the clews other things were
found which produced the greatest excite
ment among those who were making the
search.
Bloody Clothing of the Sons.
Clothing covered with blood was found
in sheds, and this belonging to the sons
suspicion was at once aroused that they
were the guilty parties. On their evidence
before the coroner's jury they testified that
they had seen no one around the premises
and heard nothing that would lead them
to suspect any providers around At the
time of Swarthout's death he carried a
valuable goll watch and quite sum of
money These have not been found.
The Motive for the Murder.
Saturday evening the two sons were ar
rested and taken before justice of the
peace at Lyndon for hearing Demand
ing an attorney TO assist them and there
being none there the preliminary examin-
alton was postponed until next Friday.
The fact that Mr.. Swarthout intended to
marry again was something that was dis
pleasing to the children, as il might inter
fere with their interest in the property and
turn Ernest and his wife away from the
farm
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Receivers His Speech.

Alphonse Hemphling. of Summit town
ship. Butler Co.. Penn. made an affidavit
that his l2-year,old son. who had
had st. Vitus dance for twelve years, los,
his speech, WIS completely cured after
using three bottles of DR.. Miles Restora-
tive Nervine, and and also recovered his
speech. Thousands testify to wonderful
cures from using it for nervous diseases.
dyspepsia, nervous debility, dizziness, con
fusion of mind, headache, etc. -Four
doses of this Nervine cured Mrs. W. E.
Burns, South Bend. Ind, who had been
suffering with constant headache for
three months Trial bottle and elegant
book free at Hartz & Bahnsen's.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
BUFFALO ELECTION FRAUDS.
A Conspiracy to Count Out People Gener-
orally Conceded.

BUFFALO. Nov. 15.-As the investigation
becomes more and more convincing that a
conspiracy existed to count out the Repub-
lican candidates for district attorney and
superintendent of education. This view is
acquiesced in by the most prominent citi-
zens regardless of their political faith. Mr.
John q. Milburn, leading Democrat and
one of the counsel selected to prosecute the
cases of fraud, is quoted as saying that
never in his experience as a lawyer has
clearer, stronger or more convincing proof
been presented to him than in this instance.
Plan of the Prosecution.
Mr.. Spencer, Clinton, another leading
Democrat and also of counsel in tie case,
says that no matter who they are the
guilty men Will be brought to Justice
MI Clinton outlined the course to De pur-
sued by saying: "The plan of procedure, so
far as the counsel in the case feel at liberty
to disclose it, is to institute proceedings at
once by writ of mandamus to com pei the
board of inspectors in cases where false or
fraudulent returns have been made to
make correct returns.
viii Strike for the Instigators.
"The proofs submitted to the court will
disclose plainly that fraud has beer COM
mitted and the inspectors in some cases
will be compelled to correct their returns.
In all cases where there is proof of fraud
ulent alteration of returns criminal pro-
ceedlngs will be instituted and pressed to
speedy termination. If behind the in
spectors there are other persons who have
lnstlgated these frauds, and this can be
shown, no effort will be spared to bring
them to account and to punish them
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
THE WAY WE FOOL WITH LAW.
A Wife Murderer Who should Have Been
Dead Long Ago

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15-The District of
Columbia has on hand in the District jail
convicted wife murderer, a colored man
named William Douglass Cross, who is
constructively hanged dead. but who is still
unexecuted. He was found guilty OF muir
der for the second time and sentenced to be
hanged on the I'd of January last. Tie day
before that named for his execution a writ
OF error was allowed to the supreme court
of the United States and the execution
was postponed till June 10 last.
The Resourceful Criminal LAWYER
The supreme court dismissed the writ of
error on May Is, and thus affirmed the
decree of the lower court that Cross must
hang on June TO- But on May 20 his coun-
sci filed petition for a writ of iabeas
corpus which the District court refused to
issue but nevertheless granted an appeal
to the supreme court from its ruling. Chief
Justic Fuller yesterday dismissed this
appeal, holding that the jurisdiction Of the
supreme court in appeal cases of arplica-
tons for writs of habeas corpus did not ex-
tend beyond those cases in which a
monetary value enters as. an element.
Depends On the Presinent Now.
Consequently Cross is construcrively
dead, as far as the records of the courts
show, having been adjudged legally hanged
June 10. But the District court has re-
sentenced him to be again hanged Dec. 2
and on that day the sentence will be car
r1ed out in law and in fact also, unless the
president intervenes with executive Glenn
ency
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

| A Philadelphia and Reading engine ex-
| ploded at Connor's Crossing, Pa. Five
men were killed and considerable property
destroyed. Following are the dead: Henry
c. Allison, engineer; William Mackey,
| fireman; William Cowhey, engineer; VIII
liam Kendrick, conductor; William Meyer,
fireman.
Angelo Petrillo was hanged in the New
Haven, Conn.,, Jail yard for the murder of
his brother-in-law, Michael Demeo, on
April 49, 1891.
Amos Shinkle, the original promoter of
the Cincinnati and Covington suspension
bridge, is dead at the age of "A.
Fleming Riggs and Mahala Priddy
eloped from Mumfordsville, KY, and were
married at Jacksonville, Ind. The groom
is rs and the bride 10.
Obituary: At Waukesha, Captain Elihu
Enos, formerly state school superintendent
of Wisconsin, aged g. At Lockport, Ills,
Captain James Leighton, aged So. At Gin
| cinnati, Elihu Falls of Bloomington, Ills,
aged 49, At Washington, Captain
Z. S. Densmore, doorkeeper of
the White House. At New York, Ly-
sander Thompson, the actor, aged so.
Mrs. Belmont, OF New York, widow of
the late August Belmont and mother of
August and Perry Belmont, is dying.
Minneapolis pastor shocked his con-
gregation by riding to church on bicycle.
United States Minister Thayer, The
Hague, denies the report that he intends to
resign.
California has again been shaken by an
earthquake.
At a recent meeting of the Society of En-
gineers in Vienna, Herr Roster described
his invention of an electric railway calling
into use a motor which will travel 1913
miles an hour. The building of a railway
of this description is projected, to be built
along the banks of the Danube, from
Vienna to Budapesth. Each carriage will
be provided with motor and will be de-
signed to carry forty persons.
Another disastrous fire in Milwaukee de-
stroyed T. l.. Kelly & Co IS dry goods store.
causing loss of $4,000
AT the Duke of Marlborough's funeral
many English notables attended The
dowager duchess will get fortune in life
insurance money.
John Hill, a st. Louis street car hand,
was bequeated 5000 recently and didn't
stop till he had blown it all in" drinking
and gambling.
The residence of Captain Elijah Wheat
on, at Tuckahoe, n. j. has been robbed of
S35, 600 in cash, which was left in the house
while the family was absent on visit.
A block of business houses at Winston.
Ala, was destroyed by fire, causing loss
OF SSoO,OUO; insurance, $3.50, 600
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Phyaictans Puzzled.

Many persons are unable to sleep on
their left side. The cause has long been
puzzle to physicians. Metropolitan
papers speak with great interest OF DR..
Franklin Miles. the eminent Indiana
epecislist in nervous and heart diseases.
who has proven that this habit arises
from diseased heart. He has examined
and kept on record thousands of cases,
His New Heart Cure. wonderful remedy,
IS sold at Hartz & Bahnsen's. Thousands
testify to its value as a cure for heart
diseases. Mrs. Chss. Benoy, Loveland,
Celo., says Its effects on her were marvel
GUS. Elegant book on heart diseases free.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
What an Indian Mother Found.

PORTLAND, Or, Nov. k.-An Indian
woman on Colville reservation, in Wash.
ington, while out picking berries left heI
papoose strapped to board as usual, and
leaning against the stump of tree. She
heard the baby crying, but paid no atten.
ton to it. Half an hour afterward she
went back to the stump. To her horror she
found large rattlesnake coiled about the
child's neck. She dispatched the reptile
with a stick, only to find her baby was
dead, having been bitten several times by
the rentilp
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
No Water to Fight Fire

MCKEEsPORT, Pa, Nov 15.-Fire which
started in a grocery by the explosion of a
lamp yesterday swept away six build ngs
and was only stopped by tearing down
buildings, as the drought had left the town
without water and nothing could be cone
by the fire department until the National
Tube works pumped water into the city
mains, enabling three lines of hose to get
to work. Loss about $40. 900
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15

CINCINNATI. Nov Is. = The trial for
heresy OF Rev. Preserved Smith began be-
fore the presbytery yesterday and Mr..
Smith made long argument against the
legality of the charges and against the
quality OF the jury which is tr, ing him.
lie urged that his case was prejudiced in
the minds of at least three of the jury, and
that all had read church papers which con-
demned him. His objections were over
ruled on both points and Smith will con-
tinue his defense today.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Capital on the Cnrnerie Comnanx.

P1TTsBURe, Nov. 15.-The Carnegie COM
company, limited, has had recorded
the documents detailing the reorganization
of the concern. The total capital stock is
SOS. 00O, 0O0-the greatest aggregation of cap
ital in limited partnership in this section
OF the capital Andrew Carnegie holds 3d.
S33, 1888. 33, giving him more than $1,O000OC
above the controlling interest. Prick has
S2,75O,OOO. There are in all twenty-three
member of the company.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Shingles Made of Fire CLAW.

STEUBENvILLE, o., Nov. 15.-Slate roofs
are to be crowded out by shingles mani fac
tured from a peculiar kind of fire CLAW.
The material used is a rich plastic CLAW.
which burns fast red and is found at var
ious points in this part of the upper Ohio
valley. The clay shingles are said to lie as
durable as the best slate and can be SUD-
piled at much lower figure. A manu- fac
tory is to be started here or at Torono
There is one at indianapolis.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills.

Act on new neutrality-suspicious. the
liver, stomach and bowels through the
nerves. A new discovery. DR.. Miles
Pills speedily cure billiousness, bad taste,
torpid liver. piles, constipation. Un-
equalled for men. women, children.
Smallest, mildest. surestl 80 doses 25
cents. Samples free at Hartz & Balm.
sen'e.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
It's a Grewsome Relic.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Is. - The scaffold
upon which John Brown was executed at
Harpers Ferry, w. Va, arrived here Sun
day for shipment to the Worlds fair ex-
position. The timbers are in a good state
of preservation, though they have served
the purposes of porch to the residence Of
a son of the man who built the scaffold.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Give the DIXIE His Dine.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-lt has been stated
that the duchess of Marlborough's money
was used to permanently improve Blen-
helm, her late husbands property, but
which she cannot inherit, thereby doing
the lady great financial injustice This
Is false. The money to improve Blenheim
was raised by selling some Blenheim prop
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Death of Justice Merriman.

RALEIGH. N. c., Nov. 15-Soon after Q
O'Clock yesterday morning Chief Justice
Augustus S. Merriman died at his home
near here of diabetes, after several mon tbs
of critical illness. He was born Sept 49,
1880, in what was then part of Bunco1lbe
county, and early in life after having re-
ceived only a common school educat ion
showed high ability.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
A Miscreant Gets HiS Deserts.

LONDON, Nov. 15.-Mr. Thomas Neil
Cream, the poisoner, was hanged in New
gate Jail this morning. This villain had
made business of numbering women of
bad repute, and had a bad record on both
sides of the Atlantic. 1t is not known how
many were his victims, but they were nu-
marauS
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
Died of His Injuries.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 15.-Rev DR.. J. r.
Moffett, pastor OF the Baptist church in
North Danville and the recognized Prohi-
bition leader, who was shot by j. T. Clark,
lawyer and prominent Democratic poll
tician, last Friday, died Sunday morning at
2 O'Clock
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-11-15
His Conscience Walked Up.

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia conscience
contribution of $l7 from Port Huron.
Mich, was received at the treasury depart
ment yesterday.