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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-02
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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-02

for Infants and Children.

"cAstOriaissowe wen adapted TO children that
recommend itas superior TO any prescription
known 70 me" II. A. ARCHER, N. d.,
III So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, NY.
"The use OF 'Castoria is 50 universal and
It's merits so well known that it seems a work
Of supererogstion TO endorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLos MARTIN. D. D.,
New York City
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

HUGH F: De -,sEY, District Master
Workman Of the Knights OF Labor, was
found guilty as indicted in the trial OF the
Homestead Penny poisoning case.
TEE United States practice cruiser Ban
croft had her preparatory speed trials over
the mile course at Newport, 4. l.. and the
results were satisfactory.
MAYOR HoRAT1o S. SANFORD marched
on the City Hall Of Long Island City with
multitude OF supporters, and with the help
of the police who dssartsd thsir old ruler
elected Patrick J. Gleason. Gleason re.
fused TO abiicate. and Chief Woods and two
policemen tried to drag him over the rail.
He finally surrendered and the new govern
ment took possession. Gleason sat up
rival administration.
MRS. CATHARINE SHARP, widow Of John
@. Sharp. hero Of the War Of 1872, died at
Philadelphia. Penn., a few days since. She
was born February 5th, ITS, and was
therefore about LIS years old. She was said
to be the oldest pensioner on the rolls OF the
United States Government.
Two persons in sleighing party were
killed and two severely injured on the Erie
Railroad at Passaic, N. j.
The Nav Jersey Legislature at Trenton
took the final vote on United States Senator
and ratified the selection Of James Smith,
Jr., of Essex, by the Democratic caucus.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08

The Legislature OF Texas in session at
Austin has just reelected Roger. 9. Mills to
the United States Senate. In the state Sem
ate Mills was chosen on the first ballot. The
vote was: Mills, 90: Nugent 4 In the
House the vote was: Mills, ia; Thomas L.
Nugent. 8; N. W. Quincy. l. Judge NuZent
was the Populist candidate for Governor at
the late election. Cuuey Is leader of the
coIored Republicans and Collector OF the
Port of Galveston. The Legislature then
adjourned until next morning, when the
Joint session was held. 1t was brief, as Mr..
Mills received the entire Legislative vote
except that OF the nine Populst members.
Roger Quarels Mills is a native OF Ken.
lucky, having heen born in the old town OF
Salem, in Told County, that State, in 1892.
He was seventeen years old when he re-
moved to Texas anu took up the stu1y OF
law. He was elected member Of the state
Legislature few years afterward. with
the breaking our of the war he Joined the
Confederate Army as Colonel OF Texas
regiment OF infantry. He was wouned sew
eral times, though not seriously. Retiring
from the army be returned to his home IN
Corsicana ami resumed the practice OF law
In 1872 be was elect,d to Congress on the
Democratic ticket, and has been ln actlva
public lie ever since. MIR. Mills was always
. tariff reformer, and he was selected oy
Speaker Carlisle ln;ths Fittieth Congress to
frame tariff bill In line with thu views or
President Cleveland. The measure which
bore his name was the result. In spirited
contest for the Spbakership of the House or
Representatives last winter, Mr.. Mills was
defeated by Mr.. Crisp of Georgia, the vote
standing Crisp, 1fa: Mills, l04; McMiiiin, T.
He was elected United States Senator March
3, 1892, to fill tFe unexpired term of John
III, Reagan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
BAD BANK FAILURE
The Capital National of Line oln, Neb,
Goes Under.

The Capital National of Line oln, Neb,
Goes Under. -.
The Capital National Bank OF Lincoln,
Neb., has failed. and the State Treasurer is
caught for about ss5', 900. It is stated
that the failure is bad one. 49,
The deposits amount to about 1926. 0o).
and of this amount between $175, 200 AMI
$3.50 900 are State funds, for which the bond
Of tho Treasurer will be liable. The capital
stock of $3.50, 900 is all paid up. Gas hier D..
C. Cutcalt stated that the assets wo uld pro
tect the depositors, but there is gre at doubt
expressed as to the correctness OF 81 his state
ment...r . - .'&...
A aneeting Of bankers was b cid at tbs
Lincoln to discuss the situation. It was
feared that the trouble would pre- cipitate a
run on some of the other bauks and one OF
tho first things done was to make, arrange
ments to prevent it.
The O naha banks were called on and they
Immediately responded by send ing repre-
sentative on special engine to assure the
bankers here that every courtesy would be
extended and that all needed ass istance to
meet any run that might take place would
be Forthcoming. 1..e --.. ..i.,.
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South and West.

A BRIDGE over the Wabash River at Peru.
Ind, collapsed, precipitating train into
the river; two people were killed and seven
severely injured.
ELEVATOR &C" in st. L3uis No., was
completely destroyed by lire, together with
about 1850, 900 bushels OF wheat. The total
loss on the building aud its contents will
foot up, in round numbers, Sl.SOO.O9O.
In boiler explosion at the waterworks at
Napanee, Ind, Councilman Cornelius French
and Engineer William Parker were killed,
Electrician johnson was fatally hurt, and
Isaac and James 8. Whistler were seriously
injured.
AMoB broke open the jail at Convent, Ls.,
and forced the jailer to open the cells OF
Robert Landry and Pick George, two col.
ored murderers who were taken to shed
near by and lynched.
The ice gorge at Belmont, KY, broke. The
Government steamer Kirus and several
barges were caught in the, jam and sent to
the bottom OF the river. Three coiored decb
fore assistance could reach them. The Kiru.
was valued at $50, 900 aud the barges' al
$6O00
The principal part Of the town Of E 1ison,
Washington. was burned, causing total
loss Of $25, 900. It was believed the fire was
caused by an incsndiary.
MRS. NARY A. FORREST, widow Of Gen.
eral N. Bedford Forrest. one OF the most
famous commanders Of the Confederacy,
died, few days since, at Memphis, Tenn.
The RIGHT Rev. JOSEPH DwENGEe,
Bishop Of the diocese Of Fort Wayne, Ind,
died few days ago Of organic disease o.
the heart, from which he had been an in
valid for three years. He was born In
Mercer County, OHIO, in 1887.
On the day after the oil explosion near
Alton, ILL.,, three deaths occurred at st.
Joseph's Hospital. This increased the death
roll Of the horror to twenty. At that time
twelve men were expected to die in a few
hours.
THE annual convention of the National
Farmers Alliance opened in Chicago; only
three States were represented.
AT his farm on Little Muskingum Greek,
four miles east of Marietta, Ohio, John
Nicholas Haas killed his wife and then made
away with himself. Haas was an old mnn.
fully seventy-hve years Of age, and his muir
dered wife was his third one.
WILLIAM M. STEWART was re.slected to
the United States Senate by the Nevada
Legislature at Carson. He was the Silver
party candidate and received unanimous
vote.
AN oil stove exploded at Baltimore, Nd,
while Mrs. Owen Rice was preparing sup
per. Her two children, boy Of seven and
a girl Of four, were playing near by and
their clothing became ignited. The mother
tried to rescue them, and all three were
burned to death
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PHILLIPS BROOKS DEAD.
The Bishup of NIass-cnusetts Expires
Suddenly While Coughing.

The Bishop of NIass-cnusetts Expires
Suddenly While Coughing.
Bishop Phillips Brooks died at his resi-
dence, 233 Clarendon street, Boston, Mass,
few days ago, Of heart failure, brought on
by a fit Of coughing. The death was entire
ly unexpected. He was taken ill four days
before with sore throat, but nothing serious
showed itself until the evening OF his death.
About 6:30 the patient was seized with .
coughing spasm which lasted for q few
moments and his heart CEASED to beat.
Bishop Brooks preached his hast sermon at
the Church of the Good Shepherd, On the
Tuesday evening before his death.
The Rev. Phillips Brooks D. D., was born
at Boston, Decsmber 18th. 1888. He received
the degree Of b. A. OF Harvard University
in 1885, and subsequently that OF D. D. he
studied in the Episcopal Theological Ssmin-
ary at Alexandria, Va, was ordained in
1859, and in the sams- Year became rsctcr Of
the Church Of the Advent in Philadel phia.
where he remained until 1852. when he was
transferred to the Churca of the ,Eoly Trin.
ity. Since .STJ he had been rector OF Trim
ity Churco, Boston. Mr.. Brooks was re-
garded. as one Of the most eloquent OF the
American clergy. aud was frequently chosen
as orator OH public occasions. At the request
OF the late Dean Stanley, DR.. Brooks
preached in Westminster Abbey, England.
In May, 1886, he was elected assistant
Bishop Of Pennsylvania, but declined the po-
sition. He has publis he'd several books OF
lectures and sermons. In 1891, after much
controversy and against some opposition,
Mr.. Brooks was elected Bishop Of Massachu'
sets.
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Washington.

The National Board Of Trade ended It's
annual session at Washington.
ALL the Government departments were
closed for the day on account Of the funeral
Of the late ex-President Hayes.
TIE Deficiency Appropriation bill was
reported to the House. It carries $40, 844, :
4S7, of which $14. l49. 437 is appropriated for
pensions.
THE President made the following nomi-
nations OF United States Consuls: John J .
Platt, at present Consul at Cork. at Dublin; /;
Adolph G. Studer, at present Consul at
Barmen, at Singapore; Rounseville Wild
man, at present Consul at Singapore, at
Barmen.
A DINNER in honor OF Monsignor Satolli,
the apostolic delegate, was given at the
Catholic University, W ashington, by Bishop
Keane.
THE President sent to the Senate the
nomination Of Frank G. Partridge, OF
Vermont, to be Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipoteatiary of the United
States In Venezuela.
) TIE White House quarantine has been re.
moved. Little Martnena Harrison has en-.
tirely recovered from her illness, and the
Health Oficsr took from the entrance to the
private part Of the mansion the cards warn
Ing persons bL6U SChEI6V l6V0k oAioV0A
in, tho four weeks limit for their display
having expired.
COUNT CoNrAcuzENo. thenewly appointed
Russian Minister, arrival in Washington.
He went Immediately to che Russian Lega-
ton, where everything was In readiness for
his reception. ..-&
WHEN the United States Supreme Court
met chair heavily draped in mourning,
again told the story that there had passed
away one Of its members. Chief Justice
Fuller announced Mr.. Justice Lamar's death
in a few words. Tue court crier at once de-
clared the court adjourned. The Justices,
with few exceptions. will attend the run
eral Of Mr. Lamar.
WANAMAKER is
sued an order calling attention to the fact
that hereafter all special delivery stamps
furnished by the department Postmasters
will be light orange instead Of dark blue as
heretofore.
In the United States Senate the creden-
tials Of Senators Gray, OF Delaware, and
Bate, Of Tennessee. were presented and
placed on file.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08

James Smith, Jr., was born in Newark
N. J., and was educated at private schools
in his native city up to the time he went to
college at Wilmington, Del. After graduat-
ing he located in New York in the dry goods
business, his "a ther having been in thisline
for many years In the same city. He did
not like the business, however, and soon re-
turned to Newark, where he engaged in the
manufacturing of patent and enamelled
leather. To-day he Is the sole owner Of the
largest concern in that line Of busi-
ness in the country. Smiths first
Office was that Of Councilman,
having been elected in 1888, when
the Council was a tie. The ward he ran in
was Republican; he was elected. he at
once became leader, and in the following
fall refused a unanimous nomination tor
Mayor. He has had offered to him every
office in the gift Of the people Of his city.
county and State but has always declined
to accept any Office except that Of President
of the Newark Boa I'd Of Public Works. Mr..
Smith is no orator, but talks well. He has
digniied and easy manner. and Is as
shrewd as any Of them In dealing with men.
HIS gray hair gives him an appearance older
than his actual ago. Personally hs is popu::
lar and naturally amiabls. he is married
aud has several children.
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EoreiHn,

A PROCESSION of unemployed men In
Amstertam ,Same riotous and was dis.
the evening tapoltce were busy scattering
disorisrly crowd2ole
The report that the. Spss been reeoa-
ciliatioa between ex-KinI Milan, ce Servia,
and Queen Natalie has been officially con.
firmed.
JAMES FRANCIS EGAN, convicted Of par
ticipation at Birmingham, England, in 1884,
in an Irish dynamite plot, and sentenced to
twenty years penal ssrvituie, has been re-
leased from Portland prison by order Of
Home Secretary Asquith on the ground OF
i'll health.
AN ice field forty miles wide and 200 miles
long, extends from the moutn Of the Danube
to the northwestern coast OF the Crimes.
HERMANN HosowIrz, conspicuous finan-
cier In Vienna, Austria, went mad suddenly
and killed himself.
EGYPTIAN affairs have assumed suca a
threatening outlook that Englani has de-
cidei to increase her military forcs in that
country aud sand :h.es warships there,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
4 PUBLIC ENEMY.

The saloon has nothing to commend it.
It's social feature is cheat and delu.
sion. 1t is a curse, ani nothing but curse.
1t is inimical to our best interests. It wars
against the home, and tho church. and the
community. 1t olights and curses all who
follow it us means of living, all who pat.
ronze it as pleasure resort, and all who
frequent it tor the gratitictt!on of tastes
which it has created and Developed. It de-
serves no recognition from the orier-loving
and the man-loving. Itshould be legislated
out of existence. 1t should be hated. de-
spised and spurned by all who feel its de-
moralizing effects. The State should de-
clare it foe to good citizenship. The
church should anathematizs it. We would
lave better politics, safer homes, purer civ
ilzation, more orderly society, and more fire.
auent rsvivals Of religion, if it was buried
beyond tho power OF resurrection
tsriau Observer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
JUSTICE L. O. @. LAMAR.

Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
died at Macon, Ga, at $50 o'clock few
evenings ago. The death was sudden In tho
extreme, for although he had been ailing for
some time. Justice Lamar appeared to be
gradually gaining in health.
He went from Washington to Macon about
month before. and had been visiting at tho
residence OF w. B. Virgin. in Vineville. .
suburb of that city.
During the afternoon at about ] o'clock
Justice Lamar took his overcoat, intending
to 20 to the city, but was met at the door by
friend. DR.. Liswellyn, with whom he re-
turned to the sitting room. At that time.
and during all the afternoon he was In good
spirits, and at dinner at 6:5O.in the evening
he seemed to have q good appetite. DR..
Llewellyn left the house about o'clock, aud
few minutes later the Justice was seized
with violent pains in the heart, and died at
the hour mentioned.
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar was
born In Putnam County, Ga, September L
1925. He was graduated from tho Emory
College in Georgia in 1S45, and was admitted
to the bar in Macon in 1847. In 1849 he held
the place Of adjunct professor ot mathe-
matics in the University of Mississippi. He
was elected to the Georgia Legislature in
1853 and 1854. Then he returned to
Mississippi, and IN 1851 was elecCe0 70 Con-
gress. He was reelected in 1859, and re-
Signed to take his seat in the Secession
Convention Of his State. Later he
entered the Confederate Army as
Lieuteuant-Colonel in the Nineteenth
Mississippi Regiment. BE resigned from
active service on account Of i'll health,
and was sent as Commissioner to
Russis. He did not get there until 1858.
when his services were useless. At the close
of the war he resumed teaching IN the v uni-
versity of Mississippi. He was elected to
Congress again in 1872. Reelected in 1877
and in 1916 was chosen United States Sena-
tor. On March 5tb, 1885, lie became Sscre-
tary OF the Interior in President Clevelanfs
Cabinet.
President Cleveland appointed him to the
Supreme Court bench in 1888. Just after en-
tering Mr.. CIeveano's Cabinet he was mar
ried Tor the second time, the bride being
Mrs.. Henrietta D. Holt. widow Of W. 3.
Holt, Of Macon, Ga. He lost his first wife
while he was a member Of the House. By
her he had two children, a son and daush-
ter, both now married. and well known in
Washington society.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-02-08
THE LABOR WORLD.

UNCLE SAM has 800, 900 drummsra
FrrcHBURa. Mass., has neyer had q strike.
THE cattle yards in Chicago give employ
ment to Is 009 people.
NEW YORK musicians earn salaries rang
ing from 500 to $50oa
a CENTRAL LABOR FEpERATIoH is to be
established IN Philadslpnia (,
THERE are 450 industries in New Orleans,
La, In which women labor.
! Coal miners in many parts Of Pennsyl-
vania are said to bs starving.
TILE Central Lsbor Union Of Indianapolis
has been made secret body.
CHICAGO policemen are about to make q
concarted stand for higher salaries.
TIE American Federation OF Labor has
decided not to join the Central Labor Union.
KRuPP's great gun works at Essen, Gar.
many, consume 1865 tons Of coal and coke q
day. =.
THE Denver fCoI.l Trades and Lsbor As
sembly has voted in favor OF State owner
ship OF coal mines
TIE striking Garman miners who have
lost their struggle, are resorGing to dyna.
mite as q means OF revenge
THE Federation Of Labor Is to enter into
an educational campaign, and desires the
use OF public school buildings for aoor
meetings. .a5,
IT is estimated that 1000 man, $500
horses and 100 steam engines were occupied
in harvesting the ics from the surface OF
the Huuson.
+. LABoREns in Russia must work 267 days
every year; in Scotlant 276, England 27S,
Spain go, Austria 295, Franco 3Ja Swedsa
3H, Hungary BIZ.
BAGGAGE AGENT SErKINs and his assist
ants aG the Union Station, Pittsburg, Penn,
handled nearly 1000. 700 packages and pieces
OF baggage during the past year.
THOUGH American wages are higher than
European in iron and steel industries, yec
the labor cost Of manufacture per similar
unit Is NOT proportlonaIely more. a~-'.
HAvERHrLL, Mass, manufacturers are
considering plan to orIng dtIeen hundred
colored men North and set tie n to
work in snos factory wnica Is soon Io be
built there. ."..
CHICAGO has more than 30, 600 children
outside or scnool doors IN the poor wards, :"
and hundreds OF these children are at work
as cash boys and glrls or In tho factories and
sweat shops ..
In Massachusetts, mills women and chill.
dren are from two-thirds to fve-sixths OF
all employed, and tbs proportion in all the
manufacturing portions Of Now England u
nearly the same.
Two THOUSAND men discharged by the
street railway and other corporations OF
Montreal, Canada, nearly mo0osd the Al
dermen IN the City Hall for considering
peutlon OF csr5srS Tor the withdrawal o.
Street cars, on rne plea tnat tney ruin the
streets.
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MARTIN FOR SENATOR.
A Democrat Selected by the Votes Of
the Populists in KANSAS.

W. .
Amid intense excitement aud under tho
most peculiar circumstances surroundings
slection Of the kind, Judge John Martin,
leader Of the Fusion Democracy Of Kansaa,
was elected at Topeka to the United States
Senate by combination OF Popuitsts and
Democrats Judge Martin recerved the solid
vote Of. che twenty-five Popuiists and
Democrats In the Senate: In the; Popuiist
House he received sixty-two votes this
aumber including several OF those who have
BEEN seated by the P3pulists on contests.
When the vote was completed the Lisuten-
ant Governor announced the result as fol-
lows: John Martin, 81; n. w. Coburn, 4;
Hanna. l: Snyder, /; Close, L The
Lieutenant Governor then said: John
Martin, having receiver majority OF the
votes cast for United States Senator Is de-
.lared elected United States Senator. The
Republicans Of both Houses then went into
ioint committee, but the combined force OF
the two bodies was only. seventy-eight five
less than quorum. A ballot Tor Senator
>was taken, resulting in seventy-eight votes
-: John Martin was born in Wilson
connty. Tennessee, on November u, 1888,
mis- parents being natives OF South Carolina.
Bic studied law In Lebanon, fenn., and In
1855 accompanied Rush Elmore, United
States District Judge, to Kansas. where be
has sines resided, most Of the time at To-
oeka. He was clerk Of the Territorial
Eeeisls ture which met in Shawnee County
in 1857, Assistant United States Attor-
ney in 1855. Reporter q the Supreme
Court in 1869, member OF the Legislature in
1872 and Judge OF the District Court OF
Shawnee County in 1888. He has sewers!
Central Committee and delegate to the Ma
tional Democratic Convention. He was the
Democratic nominee for Governor in 1876,
and again in. 1882, but declined the latter
ncmination on account of the platform
adopted. -. 49,
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g0LLIERS PERISH
A Fearful Explosion in On
Austrian Mine.
More Than -Four Score Crushed
and Sufocated.

Eighty miners were killed and scores
were injured BY an explosion at the Fort
schritt tAustria, mine . few MORNINGS ago
when the SHIFTS were changing. Acage full
Of miners had bean lowered half way down
the shaft when the ground trsnablsd and
rumbling report was heard. and the cable
attached TO the cage gave such q lurch that
the lowering machinery broke.
A rush OF air and dust from the pits
mouth, the sounds OF crashing dmbers, and
the cries Of the men In the cage gave warn
ing to the mep above OF the extent Of the
disaster. Help was summoned, the machfn-
cry was repaired after q dslsy Of half an
hour, and the cage was raised.
Ten Of the occupants had been killed in-
stantly by ths shock, ten had suffered fatal
fractures, hve who mad broken limbs and
internal injuries will live. They had bsen
half suhocatsd by the gas rising In the
shaft and said that no man could live be-
low. 75s i
An hour later the superintendent Of the
mine and I've miners from the night shift
went down IN the cage. They were sunAbis
to 20 more than hundred yards from ths
shaft into the gallery, but thsy found FOUR
teen dead bodies. s5
or the hfty men who were waiting for
the cage tsn had been killed and forty had
/; bean partially crushsd by falling timbers or
half guffocatsd by tha foul air. A short.
distance from the shaft the superintendent
found four bodies which had beeu crushsd
beyond recognition by falling beam.
The bodies and the injured wsre taksn 20 Z
had esthsred to watch the work Of srescua,
Tue man who had been brought up from the
bottom said that few minutes after the
exnloaions f1ay had heard criaS and groanS