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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

EX-SENATOR DAWES. OF Massachusetts. IS
to deliver O course of lectures at Dartmouth.
Rev. BENJAMIN JowErT, one OF the fore
most classical scholars OF Great Britain, Is
dead.
"TRUsr in God and defend thyselt bravely.'
Is the motto on q sword presented oy the
German Emperor to his ten-yesr-old SON.
Ex-CoSGREssMAs HEFLrN, of Alabama.
boasts that he lived in Washington for 800
month, and saved $4,000 OF his two years
salary.
SIR JOHN GLADSTONE, nephew OF the Grand
Old Man, is tall, broad shouldered young
giant, as ardent Conservative as his uncle
is the reverse, and one Of the most extensive
distillers in Scotland.
MR. BA1rouR, who will, 1t Il thought, be
Premier of England some day, is also thought
to be the most interesting bachelor in Eng
la1d. He is iorty-fve ye1rs old, and an un-
married sister presides over his househoid.
The Rev. T. NJ. Hitchcock, of Glens Falls,
N. Y, eighty-seyen years old, preached on
recent Sunday in the Fifth Avenue Metnooist
Church, Troy, sermon in rhyme. Mr.
Hitchcock has preached for fifty years In the
Troy Conference.
THERE has lust died at Mietschisko one
Herr .Wendt, in his Tooth year. born
Pomeranian, he took part In the war OF
freedom against Napoleon. and had both
eyes shot out. Herr Wendt bore his sorrow
to the day of his death with fortitude and
resignation.
MRs. FRANCES R. LYBRAND, OF Ohio, has
been on the examiners corps in the civil
engineering department Of the Patent ONCE
at Washington for about ten years. Railways
are her specially, and she has the annual
task Of passing upon about 5000 alleged in
ventions, OF which dozen may perhaps be
practicable.
PRINCE BISMARCK, according to corre-
spondent who recently visited him, is still
erect and vigorous looking. His head is
bald at the top and fringed with hair, which
is now nearly white. His voice is somewhat
husky and his breath short, but the face, as
it is raised in yome emphatic sentence, shows
doggedness, determination and iron will.
KING LEOPOLD, Of Belgium, is always look
ing out for the main chance and speculates
heavily. 1t Is limited that ifthe true inward
ness Of the Panama speculation on the Paris
bourse Is brought to light, His Majesty will
figure as one Of the chief manipulators. He
Is NOT at oil popular with his subjects, and Is
set down as cold-bloojed, insincere man
Of the world, who cares for nobody but him.
SELL
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UNITED STATES RAILROADS. d 3
Interstate Commerce Commission
Report for the Year. 4

The fifth statistical report of the Inter,
State Commerce. Commission has Just bess
submitted :or the year erded June 80, la92,f
The total railway mileage Of the countryYa1I
III, ,5SS.52 miles, being an increase during
the year Of $3.50 miles, the smallest increase;
for number OF years. {
The total number OF employees In the eers
vice Of railways was s21 ,415, being an in-,
crease of 81 $50 over the previous year. The
capitalization Of the 162, ,397 miles coyeredb BY
the report was $40, ,226.74s, 134. The total
number Of passengers carried BY the railways
during the year wls $50, 958, ,2n. The gross,
earnings from operation Of railways were
$1,171, ,407, ,343. Tho operating expenses Rcrd
$3.50, ,9s7, ,9ss. 20 =
The number OF railway employees killed
was 1854, being less than the number Killed
during the previous year. The number OF
employees injured, however, was In excesa OF
the number injured during the previous year,
being 23,267 The number OF passengers
killed was largely in excess Of the number
killed during the previous year, being $40
In 1892 as against 29S In 1891, while the mum
her OF passengers injured was 3227 In 18a2,
as against 2972 In 1891. 81
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

At Trinity Church, Boston, the Rev.
William Lawrence was copsecrated ProteS-
tant Episcopal Bishop OF Massachusetts.
LIGHT winds prevented the conclusion OF
the first of the Americas cup races of New
York between the Vslkyrie and Vigilant
within the necessary six hours. At the time
it was declared off the Valkyrie had long
lead, but it was duo entirely to q fuke-
About $1,000 people watched the race from
craft OF all kinds.
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir pre-
sumptive to the throne OF Austria. arrived at
New York.
The New York Democratic State Conven-
ton at Saratoga named ticke. headed by
Isaac H. Maynard, for Judge Of the Court OF
Appeals, and Cord Meyer, Jr., for Secretary
of State.
THE Republican State Convention at Syra-
cuse, N. Y, nominated State ticket, headed
by Edward C. T. Bartlett, of New York, for
Judge OF the Court Of Appeals, and Captain
John Palmer, OF Albany, for Secretary OF
State.
TIE Cunard Line steamer Lucania has
made n new western record from Europe to
New York, beating the Paris's time by fifty
nine minutes. She went over the passage In
five days. thirteen hours and twenty five
minutes.
The Massachusetts, Republican State con-
yention met ut Boston and nominated full
ticket, headed by F. T. Greenhalge for Gov
ernor and Roger Wolcott for Lieutenant
Governor.
In East Providence R. l.. Frank Nelson, q
colored boy. sixteen years old Edward Vol
ker and other lads were playing Indians.
Nelson and Volker had rifles. and snapped
them at each other. The one held by Volker
was loaded, and the ball struck Nelson In the
forehead, death resulting In ten minutes.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE, Williamstown, Mass.
celebrated its hundredth anniversary.
THE first yacht race of Sandy Hook. N. j.,
for the Americas Cup, between the English
cutter Valkyrie and the American sloop Vigil
ant, was won by the latter, the British yacht
being beaten five minutes and forty-eight
seconds.
THE second race in the contest OF 1893 for
the Americas Cup between the British cutter
Valkyrie and the American s!oop yacht
vigilsnt was sailed by previous stipulation,
over triangular course off Sandy Hook, N.
J. The Vigilant again won by ten minutes
and thirty-fve seconds.
EIGHTEEN hundred weavers in Rhode Isl
and wooden mills went out on strike against
q reduction in wages.
A FATAL grade crossing accident occurred
four miles west OF Brunswick, N. j., by
which James T. Ferguson, aged ffty-two, OF
Brunswick, and Miss Annie Jacobus. aged
twenty-six, living near Franklin Park, were
both instantly killed.
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South and West.

A TRAIN carrying non-uniou workmen
from the Big Four Railroad shops at Indi-
anola, Ind, was attacked by o crowd OF
sympathizers with the strikers one man was
killed and one injured.
THE Democratic State Convention at Lin
coin, Neb., declared for prompt and uncon-
ditional silver repeal, and denounced the
movement for q commercial division OF the
country.
A CONGRESS of Young Mems Christian As
sociations of the world was opened In Chi
cago.
TREASURER McCURT1N, Of the Choctaw Na-
ton, made his report to the National Council
at Tushkahoma, Indian Territory. He is said
to be short over 100000, and, after report
Ing, fed,
A TRAIN crushed into an electric car near
Cincinnati, Ohio, killing two persons and In
iuring several Others.
The South Baltimore (Md-) Car Building
Company assigned.
TIE tornado in Union County, Arkansas,
proved to be disastrous one. Many houses
we're destroyed, two women were killed and
Iv o fatally injured.
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Foreign,

THERE were 400 cases of cholera, with 220
deaths, in Palermo. Italy, during = week
five death believed to have been due to the
plague occurred a. Bradford, England.
PALLAs, the Anarchist. who attempted to
kill Captain General Martinez de Campos,
was executed at Barcelona, Spain. He was
shot III the bacS.
The anniversary Of Parnells death was
observed in Cork, Ireland, with imposing
ceremonies.
The holy men OF Morocco arc preaching
the determination or expulsion OF all Euro
peans from their country.
PRINCE BISMARCK reached his home at
Friedrichsruhe but little fatigued by the jour-
ney from Kissingen and In cheerful frame
OF mind. An ovation was extended to him
along the route.
r. G. MCCONNELL. commissioned by the
Ottawa (Canads) Government, reports that
he has discovered the head waters OF the
Mackenzie Rivera lake at the head OF
Findlay River. Gold was found in abun-
dance for fifty miles along the river.
THE panic at Rio Janeiro. Brazil, has sub
sided, and business is going on as usual
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
TRAIN ROBBERS KILLED,
HUNTED DOWN IN THE ROCK.
les IN A SNOW STORM.

Blackfoot Scouts Trailed the Gang
Which Held Up the Northern
Pacific Train to a Hut-Three
Robbers and an Indian Killed
Two Bandits Captured:
Three train robbers and one member OF an
Indian posse were killed in pitched battle
which took place in binding snow storm
near Two Medicine Greek, on the east slope
OF the Rocky Mountains, not far from Kali
spell, Montana.
Their names were Charles Jones, alias
Charles Kincaid, John Shipman and Ben
Hall, alias Ben Mattocks. robbers, and Henry
Schiber Of the Indian police. Several other
members of the posse were wounded. The
robbers were members of the gang Of four
which held up the Northern Pacific passen-
ger train near Livingstone, Montana, on
August IS.
They were traced from Livingstone by two
Blsckfoot scouts, who finally ran them to
ground near Two Medicine Creek. The
scouts returned to Kalispell and notified
United States Marshall Jackson, who started
out on the trail with posse Of about thirteen
Blackfoot Indian police. Where the robbers
camp was struck at Two Medicine Greek wac
within mile OF the Great Northern Rail
road.
From signs about the tracks of the road 1t
Is believed that the gang intended to wreck
or hold up a Great Northern train. There
were five men, one Of whom probably joined
the Northern Pacific robbers after their es-
cape from Livingstone, encamped in log
house, which had been erected by Shepherd,
Stems d Co., railroad contractors. When
Marshal Jackson reached the camp heavy
snow storm had set in.
The cabin was surrounded, and Marshal
Jackson approached it with flag Of truce
and ordered the men to surrender. The
answer was sheet OF flame from the win
aows of the cabin.
Henry Schiber was instantly killed. The
fire was returned, but without effect. The
robbers were again summoned to sur
render, but responded by another volley.
Marshal Jackson sent a messenger to
Helena and Kalispell for reinforcements.
The reinforcements of lis men arrived at
night under Sheriff Curtiss, OF Helena, and
Sheriff Granger, OF Kalispell.
The besieged and besiegers had kept up
steady firing in the mean time, and three OF
the robbers had been killed by the Indians.
The fourth robber, Brown, and the unknown
man kept up the firing for an hour after the
reenforcements came, but their ammunition
gave out and they finally surrended.
None Of the robbers had anything to eat
for four days. All the booty, with the ex-
ception OF few articles, was recovered.
Brown and the unknown man, who said
his name was Sinclair, were taken to Kali
spell. They may be lynched before their trial
comes of.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
RESOURCES OF ALASKA.
Interesting Facts From Census
Agents Report

Interesting Facts From census
Agents Report
Charles H. 1sham, Deputy Collector o.
Customs Of Alaska, who was assigned as
census agent, to the duty OF preparing sta
tistical data Of the Territory, arrived at Port
Townsend, Washington, from Sitka tho other
day, and gave out some Information con-
oerning the resources OF Alaska which has
not been published before. He estimates the
annual gold product at about 81, ,OoO,o ,oCo.
Miners who ascend the Yukon River In the
spring usually return with from $4,000 to
5000 in gold dust, and about S700, 900 in
gold is taken out annually BY the Treadwell
mines. For the year ending June 80, 1893,
llS vessels entered from foreign ports, and
ITO cleared; coastwise vessels, eighty-five
and eighty-nine. In the district there ere
Rfty-flve vessels documented. The value OF
domestic exports to foreign countries was
s14,sl1, and foreign goods exported to
foreign countries, 5000, making total OF
$17,s31. The valuation Of the imports for
the same time was about $50, 900. The GUS
toms receipts from all sources amounted to
$11, ,7B954, but the expenses of collection
were s1s. 1925.
In the customs district OF Alaska there are
thirteen employees, including six deputy COL
iectors. one at each OF the subports-Mary
Island, Wrangle, Juneax, Kadiak, and Una
laska. Speaking OF the fishing industry,
Mr.. Isham says "The cannerles that belong
to the combinations entered into an agree-
ment not to put up more than 400, 600 cases
this year. From reports received to Sep
tember l. estimate their catch at 250, 600
cases. Tho independent canneries have
packed about 1000. The whole output will
not exceed 800, 900 cases. The codfshine
business is now principally operated by a
continuation controlled by 4 San Francisco
firm. The base OF their operations Is be-
tween ropoG AMI Sanakh Islants. The lssh
are taken 10 the salt house and then trans
ported to San Francisco, where they arr pre-
parod for market. Tho cltcE III 1881 Cater
figures are not acecssible) WAS 1880, 900 fish
valued 1t $500, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
TEXAS HIGHWAYMEN.
After Looting the Stage Mail They
Remind the Driver Of Lots Wife.

Particulars Of the latest stage robbery
have lust been received. Three miles east OF
Robert Lee, in Coke County, Texas, the
Ballinger and Robert Lee stage was held up
by two masked highwaymen at point in
the road whore there are ravines and thick
underbrush, who ordered the driver to
throw up bis hands, pointing six-shooter
at him. They rifed the mail SACKS, securing
.ahout ss1OO. which was being sent from the
hank at Robert Lee to other banks through
out the State. After securing thefi booty
thew ordered the driver to turn his face to
the rising sun and drive fast and remember
the command given by the angel OF GOD to
Lots wife"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
ua1cAGo's BIG DAY.
Paid Attendance at the Worlds Fair,
Breaks all Records. q

Breaks all Records.
Seven hundred and eighteen thousand two
hundred and dtwenty-three people the great
est crowd that ever congreSated In America
visited the Worlds Fair on Chicago Day,
This breaks the greatest one-day record et
Paris with many thousands to spare COM
pletely smothers the s'big day" figures OF any
other exposition ever held, and establishes o
mark which, It Is safe TO predict, the present
generation will never again see attained. To
this end glorious October weather contrtbut-.
ed. ~ sP Z u,
When the gates opened at $50 O'clock
fully 1000 people besieged each passage
eager for admission. From that hour untal
late in the afternoon there was q constnnt
Jam at every gate The Department OF Adj
missions had an extra force on duty, ands
every turnstile was kept registering ~
the highest speed. Yet these facth-
ties were inadequate, and at O'Clock.
Superintendent Tucker ordered every wagon.
gate opened and stationed o corps OF men at
each to take tickets When the wagon gates
were closed &C o'clock 500 900 people had
been admitted, and 1s1, 900 more were sddeds
In the next three hours. At midnight cons
servatiye estimate place the attendance for;
the day at 100000. y ~ ~
The total number Of paid admissions since:
the opening of the Fair Is 18, ,492, ,070 The;
greatest day at Parfs was S97, ,15O and at
PhiisdeIphis 217. .528. 8 !
Every Exposition building, great and,
small. was decorated. but the illinois Build
ing wss the most gorgeous OF all The dcnlo!
/. was covered with days and stresmers, and
tie, walls. wings and roofs were brilliant
With colors Of all nations. In the west en-
z tra.ee ths name Chicago burned n eIoc-
Z TIC tights In the night. q q.
The exercises. began with the introd1ction
3of two Indian chiefs at o'clock. q.
The old Pottawatomis chief, Simon Poka-
gon, whose father decided the LAND upon
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
A TRAIN BLOWN UP.
Its Freight Of 200 Kegs Of Powder
Exploded.

An eastbound freight train on the Pitts
burg, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad
passed the village OF North Lawrence, afew
miles east OF Alliance. Ohio. Five minutes
later the inhabitants o. tho village wers
startled by a terrible explosion.
The train had car containing over 200
hundred kegs Of powder, which In some mys-
terious manner was exploded, completely
wrecking the train. The track was torn to
pieces for distance OF $50 yards and IN ex-
cavation twenty feet deep beneath the pow
der car was made. Engineer Colvin and bis
fireman. Thomas MCGOWAN, We're fatally
burned. The damage will reach $24, 900,
and traffic was suspended for twelve houra
or more
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS KILLED
Terrible Disaster at Barracks In
Central Russia.

The Newsky infantry barracks at Rosla7i,
province OF Smolensk, was burned few
nights ago. Tine fire was discovered shortly
afte- 10 o'clock by Il non-commissioned Of
flcer. He gave the alarm. but before all the
men could be reused the flames had spread
through mos: OF the building.
About 400 men ran out in their night
clothes. OF the sixty who were driven to tho
roof and obliged to jump for their lives,
eleven were killed and eight Were injured so
severely that they will die. Twenty-three
men and FIVE non-commissioned officers were
overcome in the halls or rooms by the smoke
and heat, and were burned to death.
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The Secretary OF War has awarded q
medal OF honor to Captain Ernest A. CIR
Ilngton OF the Seventh Cavalry ''for distin-
guished gallantry at Wounded Knee Creek,
South Dakota, during the Sioux war OF the
winter Of 1S90-91." Captain Darlington was
badly wounded in the battle. His regiment,
the Seventh, WIS nearly wiped out in the
Custer massacre.
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FIVE hundred boys and girls from the
Carlisle Indian Training School visited the
Worlds Fair. They paid their own expenses
from their earnings Of the pact six months.
Their band OF thirtr-two pieces and choir OF
eighty voices gave concert every day, and
there was dress parade and drill on ths
grounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25
RHODE ISLAND DAY AT THE FAIR.

Rhode Islands day has been celebrated In
fitting manner at the Worlds Fair. The
Rhode Island National Guard was represent
ed by the staff officers OF the Newport Artil.
lery and lis men, Governor D. Russell
Browns personal staff, and many military
officers on the general staff. At the Rhode
Island Building Governor Brown aud Pro-
fessor Williams delivered addresses.
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allowed to succeed himself. The legislative
branch Of the Government is constituted by
an assembly, the members Of which are
elected by the people. The President ap-
points his cabinet Of SIX secretaries, in charge
of departments of foreign affairs, interior
and justice, public works, war, treasury and
posed of a chief Justice and supreme court,
and the system Is very similar to that Of the
United States.
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JEALOUS wife OF Perpignar, Francs,
soaked her dress with petroleum, locked the
house door and then called her husband TO
her. Just as he approached she lit match
and set her clothes on fire. Then, sezlng
her husband in her arms, she held MIN tight
till they were both enveloped In hames. me
woman died and the man Is crazy ana nXelS
In die
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RrAox bears are unusually bold and
numerous this fall in the mountains along
the entrance Of the Columbia River, oregon,
and farmers and orohard1sts are suneine
much damage through their depredationa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-10-25

LEADING lumbermen ofthe Northwest nave
organized an insurance concern patterned
after the old English Lloyds plan OF lnsur.
snce, which will operate over Wisconsin anu
a number of other States.
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SUPERIOR and Duluth produced 1,01o, ,s4S
ton for september, iss9, was 5ss, $50 barrels.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-08
Will Probably Cost the Government
$4,000 for Repairs.


Will Probably Cost the Government
$4,000 for Repairs
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.-Informat ton
received at the Navy Department from
Norfolk shows that the injury to the
new battleship Texas at the Norfolk
navy yard through the weakness of her
boiler kolsons will cost the Government
between $4,000 and $4,000, and the
loss of two or three months time while
the vessel is being repaired in the dry
dock.
The accident was caused by filling
the boilers with water, thus bringing .
heavy weight to bear on the nelson's
with the result that the nelson's gavo
way, crushing in the inner bottoms and
frames under them. To make the re-
pairs il will be necessary TO take out
part OF the ships bottom and this will
cost the greatest OF the amount stated.
The Texas is built on English plans
contem plating an extreme lightness of
structure and it is said that this light
ness is partly responsible for the acct
dent. Some naval officers think that
the vessel is too fragile and that it will
be necessary to Tighten her in severa
particulars to her stable.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-08
ROANOKE. VA. NOVEMBER 5, 1889
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.

Gallant Col Charles Z. O'Ferrall, the
Plumed knight Of the Valley. will be
the next governor OF the State OF Vir-
ginia, elected by majority which
we'll shows his popularity throughout
the State from the edge of the blue
waters on the east to the mountains
above the border on the west.
1t has been desperate battle in
many sections, and it has been glori-
ously won. Six times chosen to repre-
sent his district in the national House,
Colonel O'Ferrall has had another honor
conferred upon him by being thus so
unanimously chosen as the chief execu-
tive of this State. The people are to
be congratulated that for the next four
years the affairs will be in so capable
hands.
In spite of the Democratic apathy and
dissention in this city and surrounding
counties, it now seems probable that
the entire ticket is elected by good
majority. j. Allen Watts has scored
some great victories throughout the
district on account of his popularity and
acknowledged fitness for the position he
is to fill. The Populists, hoping to take
advantage of dissatisfaction in the
ranks of the Democracy, stepped in
stealthily to be sure but with presump-
ton enough to make one think that
they were apparently on the high road
to victory.
Jack Garst has proven himself Just
what The TIMES said he was, an sun
known" He may be good miller, but
he is not yet wanted TO represent this
district in the house of delegates.
Tho Democratic party is conceded TO
have elected two-thirds Of the delegates
to the legislature, and the State in the
future viii be safe against the adoption
OF any wild ideas which the Populist
cranks might introduce. The State
puts itself on record as ready to embrace
the opportunity to revive with it's sister
States from the condition into which
the financial crisis has placed them.