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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
LATER NEWS.

THE Chamber OF Commerce. tho New
York Historical Society and the American
Geographical Society united in giving a
brilliant reception at the Waldorf, Now
York City, for the Duke and Duchess Of
Veragua and their party. 1t was carried
out on magnificent scale.
TIE citizens Of Lexington, Mass, cele-
brated the 18th anniversary Of the firing
of the 'tshot heard round the world" The
celebration was the most successful the old
town has held since the Tooth anniversary in
1875.
A TORNADO at Usage City, Kan, killed
two persons, injured several and wrecked
40 buildings..
THE Arethuse, the French flagship, ar
rived in Hampton Roads, Va. Crews from
the several men-of-war rowed four boat
races, all Of which were won by the San
Francisc0s men.
SAMUEL iPAsco, Democrat, has been
elected by the Florida Legislature, at Talla-
hassee, United States Senator for ths term
commencing March 4th, 1893. and ending
March 4th, 1899, by vote of ninety five out
Of 100 in joint session.
TIE ninth annual report OF the Civil Ser
vice Commission has just been issued. The
Commissioners urge that the classified ser.
vice should be extended as rapidly as prac-
ticable. The whole number Of places subject
to competitive examination under the rules
Is now 42,92s. ..
sEcHKrARY MORTON ordered the dismissal
of forty-one assistant mioroscopists, one
clerk and bookkeeper, attached to the
Bureau Of Animal Industry and assigned to
duty In Chicago. The reason Of the dis
missal Is the reduced condition OF the work.
THERE were more severe earthquake
shocks in Zante.
FORTY houses at Slivno, village OF Bo-
hemia, have been destroyed by fire. Four
persons were killed and forty injured.
TIE Infanta Eulalia started from Madrid,
Spain, on her way to America and the
Worlds Tair. Don Antonio accompanied
her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
BALANCE OF TRADE.
It Continues to Turn Against the
United States.

The adverse turn of the balances OF trade
against the United States continues to be
shown by the figures of the Bureau OF Stat.
istics at Washington. The total exports OF
breadstuffs for last month were Sl3, S66, 600.
For the corresponding month OF 1892 they
were s23, 073, 600, falling of for the mon1n
Of So, 900. ,ooo
For the nine months ending March, lSS5,
the exports OF breadstufs were Sl43, ,o32, oJo.
For the corresponding nine months ia IN dan the
previous fiscal year they were SSoa, I23ooV'
a falling of in nine months Of sSS, LIZ, oJo.
The decrease in the expectation OF hog,
beef and dairy products has been almost
equally marked. For tine month aSa,s Of March msra
60 Ss1 OOo. for the corresponding month Of
1885,, Sill SIS GOO, a falling off Of 50, ,sss, 900.
exports Of these products were ssI, 3Oo, o0o;
for the corresponding nine months OF the
previous fiscal year $50, $4,000. falling or
Of So 8s3. 900. =
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A soNo OF THREE

Wave and wind and willow
Speak . speech that no man Z
Tree that sigheth. wind that
Wave that bloweth to the se
Wave and wind and willow Z
Peerless perfect poets ye,
Singing songs all songs exceihn
Fine as crystal music dwelling
In q yelling fountain free,
Peerless perfect poets three.
Wind and wave and willow H
Know not aught Of poets rhymt
" Yet they make a silver Ginning
/; Sunward climbing minstrelsY.
Soother than all songs that bel
Blows the wind il knows not WI
Flows the wave it knows not viii
And the willow swayeth hither,
swayeth thither witlessly.
Nothing knowing save to sigh.
.,. 1EsEl William Y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
a CRUISER LEAVES.

Serious Trouble at Grenada and One
Vessel Less for the Big Review.
One Of the British war vessels pulled up
her anchor and left Hampton Roads, Va,
hofore the final maneuvers and naval pa
rade ON q serious erraud. It was the
Partridge, CAPTAIN McAllister. She was
ordered to Nassau by the Admiral.
Te p @ received word that there had been
an an uprising Of colored people at Grenada
and that Captain Taylor, OF the gunooat
Mohawk, was shot and badly wounded L:
Grenada is the chief Of the Grenadlne Isl
ands.. This is a British possession. Ihe
Partridge is a full sister to our gunboats
Ynrttown. Concord and Bennington.
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IT has been decided to keep the Worlds
FAIR open to the public until II O'CLOCK. 70
chose who, on account OF money consldera-
r,ous, are unabis 10 spend much time at
Chicago, Ii will be OF the greatest lmpor-
rance that the opportunities Tor seeing the
rair should be as great as they eau W mace.
They will not mind the strain lnvolved uY
so many hours OF sightseeing, Tor they eau
resi- atLsr tuey reacn uoue.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
ANTARTIC SEALING.

Dundee WhaIers Make Remarkable
Catches of Fur Seals.
News has reached Dundee, Scotland, that
the three Dundee whalers which went to the
Antartic Ocean last autumn are returning
unsuccessful as far as whaling is concerned,
but that they found an enormous number OF
fur seals. One vessel aloue is said to have
60, 600 skins on board. It is reported that
the shippers prevented the scientists who
accompanied the expedition from taking OBJ.
servations In order to preserve the secrets OF
the whereabouts Of the sealing grounds
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
Custom Founded by sun Worshipers.

How many can tell the origin of the
habit of closing the eyes in prayers Far
hac!, in the past tho sun was the uni
verssl object of worship. As it rose
above the horizon the devotee thanked it
for its return to bless the world. As it
set IA the west he imp.ored its early re-
turn. Ills face was always toward tho
>un in prayer, and his eyes were closed
TO prc rent blindness. The habit has
pssscd do"-n from father to son for thou
sands of years. Though the ooje5s OF
worship has been changed, the Gus
tom survives. Progress Thinker.
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FOREIGN.

THE strike for the ballot spread through.
out Belgium. Gendarmes had to charge the
crowds at several points.
THE Mayor of Brussels, Belgium. was
sioner of Internal Revenue. He served in
this same capacity under Cleveland's pre-
Yious Administration; also John W. Rid
die, of Minnesota, to be Secretary Of the
Legation of the United States to Turkey.
THE treaty between the United States
and Ecuador, by which the, right to acquire
a coaling station on one Of the Galapagos
Isles Is given the United States, failed OF
ratification by the Senate because Of the
pressure Of other business. The treaty does
not become void.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03

II UNDERSTAND young BrieaesS Is
about to marry the daughter Of old
Bonds, the millionaire. eyes, so !
am told" will he give up the law
business?"' "Yes; he will give up the
law business and go into the son-in.
law business. Texas SiftingS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03

Do YOU take the Texas Agricult-
urist?" Il used to, but I don't any
more. The editor insulted me. I"
"Really! In what way?" The other
day l called on him and asked his
opinion as to the best way Of raising
hogs, and he told me to pull myself
up with a derrick. "-TeXas Siftings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03

the nine months OF the dscal year ended
March 81, 1898, the aggregate receipts from
internal revenue sources ware $120, $40, 016-
sS gain over the corresponding period Of
1892 Of 81, 7,2O807s.
THE invitation to Mrs. Cleveland from
the Board of Lady Managers to open the
woman's department at the Worlds Fair
the 1st Of May was presented at the White
House by Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs.
Read, Of Baltimore. Mrs. Cleveland said it
would be impossible for her to attend.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03

The emi ration from Eeiani continues to
3how u Ease. Ihs number or einl-
grants f.. lrelan1 la Io91 Is officially
stated TO 10 DUen 5l,UOj, against oS, 40 III
1871. a. ..ecreaSe Ill Lu5 nunOer v. einl-
grants fro. tue Province y. Lelnster was
3l2s, from -nunster +62S. anu Ulster 1I99,
wulIe Con ,Aagat shows al increase OF III az
compare Win tine previous year.
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THE SPRING REPORT.
The Condition of Farm Animals in
the United States.

the United States.
The spring report Of Henry Robinson, the
statisticiar Of the Department Of Agricnl'
ture at Washington, now in press, presents
the following as the condition Of farm ami
mails in the United States: Horses-Average
sanitary condition, 97.c; ratio of losses to
the country at large, L.7per cent, as against
Is per cent. last year. Cattle-Average
losses from all causes, 3.4per cent. Sheep
Average condition, 94.9 as against ee.a in
1892; losses from all causes A. per cent:
Swine-Average condition, 96. 4. the highest
figure for several years, as against 9o.2 TOR
for 1872; ratio of losses, 6.S per cent. Ths
following are given as the approximate
number OF these several classes OF farm ami
mails in tba whole country: Horses, 10,
2O7, 900; cattle. 5237s,o ,oOo; sheep, 41,274,O 4,Ouo;
swine 46 C95. Quo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-05-03
PITH, AND POIN.

Always on 'tOP-lue shy.
A rash afair-Scarlet fever.
A summer redection-A shadow.
A trial balance judges CHI
A slaughter pen-The critics pe
A bone of contention-The jawb
A turkey gobblcr-Fhe average
boy. -" '--2
Time out of mind-Delirious id
walls. = g
Depends on the whcther-The engd
ment. S,4 ~
With the lawyer, cases alter circu
stances.
A friend in need is friend indeed,
But q friend, indesi, is never In need
- -rrutt
The outcome Of a courtship nowada
is largely q question OF income.-Elmr
Gazette. =. -
It appears to us that these meeting
between debtors and creditors are large
over dun. - . tt
A lady describing an ill-natured man /
says, "he never smile, but ne feels
ashamed Of it."
The Astor baby has $1,000 cradle
It will take lots of '.roc ks" to Keep thai
going. .-Yonkers Stat esman. i5i
siDid you get that bald head OF yours
from your flasher, BrowuY' ''No; my
father never had but one bald head andti
he's got that yet. ."-Pnarmaceuticsl Era.
What makes you wait for the change
before you select your gloyes2" 3Be-
cause there may be some new style De-
fore it gets back. &c licago Inter- Ocean
He looks down on tenement dwellers
With vision full. OF gloom; !,
But tits not with pride or scorn on his SIDE
For his Is an attic room. fs
"Your behavior is most singular, sir, =
said q young lady to 4 gentleman VINO
had lust stolen kiss. ''If this is all"
said he, "I Will soou make it plural. -
Mercury.
Young Man-t'ls wish your opinion,
cir. as to whether your daughter would
make me good witeT' Lawyer-.No,i
sir. She would not. Five donars,
please. boston Bulletin.
Brown-ssThe facial features plainly
indicate character and disposition. In
selecting your wife were you governed
by her chin2" Jones-s'No, but have
been ever since I married. ="
81 wish was one of my Jokes,
erosned the hunorist, as he picked
himself up from the slippery sidewalk.
"Wheuever, they fall fat no one laughs
at them indianapolis Journal; "
81 want" said the astronomer, ian
inscription for my new telescope which
shall be in the nature of an address to
the stars" Show would Here's look
ine at YOU do2"-Buffalo Express.
The fat man is not sincere believer
in the ideas of the greatest good to the
greatest number. If le were he would
be the first to give up MS seat when
ladies are standing in horse car.
Washington Star.
Life greatly resembles q basket Of apples
You'll find, il to think for a moment you
rh. smaller nRs ones are all far down in the
bottom, IA ~ 'sFSs..
And the big fellows cougregate up at the
top.
"What means this coolness between
Jonson Joanes-is there difference be-
between them2" "Difference9 should
saw so! As much difference as there is
between a gentleman and donkey"
ssH'n! But which is the gentleman and
which the donkeya" swell, it is just
there where they differ. boston Tran
acrint - - - n,
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CRUSHED Under A CANNON
It Fell While Being Hoisted at the
Worlds Fair.

Sergeant Warwick and Corporal ke:nlss
were cci!entaily crashei under large
piece of modern ordnance forming parb o.
the United States exhibition while it was
being hoistsd into piac, by themselves an
a squad of their conra les. The weapon
weignS fjurtesn tons.
Warwick was n2tten ei inco pulp. keraies
was MT so badly crush FL by the immense
mass, but his injuries were pronounced
fatal
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A TERRIBLE TORNADO.

Seven People Killed and a Town Al
most Destroyed.
News has been received at Little Rock,
Ark, Of fearful tornado in Fourche VAL
lev, Scott County. The town OF Boles was
almost entirely. destroyed. Seven persons
were killed and large number injured.
The nath of the storm was half mile in
width. and everything was swept before it.
The bodies Of a number of the billed were
carried over half mile by the storm.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

Mr.. Comstock's work as head of the So
ciety for the Suppression of Vice is well
| known and variously commented on
throughout the country. Many consider
him to be most despicable person, and it
| is probably true that in some cases he has
overstepped the mark, especially In his
seizures of works of art and the stoppage
of certain publications. But on the other
hand his efforts have certainly been produc-
tive of great good in many instances He
has suppressed n very large number of OBJ
| jectionable publications Of one kind and
another which formerly could be bought In
most cities almost as openly as the Bible
and the dictionary, and which cannot now
be found at all. No one could meet him
and talk with him for 10 minutes without
being convinced of his sincerity. His face
bears a scar which was inflicted by a rascal
that he had brought to justice in Newark,
N. j. He Is man of unquestionable cour-
age and superior intelligence, aud when he
can be induced to talk his conversation is
extremely interesting
Since his raid in Bridgeport the legisla.
lature of Connecticut has passed law
making the green goods schemes felonious
offenses, as they have been for some years
in New York and New Jersey.
goods men of New York city has for the
last two or three years been in the suburbs,
the most of them live in the city along the
upper portion of the Boulevard. There they
are very popular, for few of their neighbos
know of their occupation, excepting posi-
bly, the saloon keepers, of whom the swim
dlers are of course excellent customers
They live well and spend their money freely
making friends with as many people as pos
sible and taking care to conduct themselves
unobjectionably near their own homes.
The men who make living by shady
transactions in horsehesh live in the same
locality and are frequently sin cahoots"
with the green goods men, and when the
green goods business is dull, as 1t sometimes
is, the latter occasionally turn to the horse
business for relief Totheir neighbors they
are known by ordinary names, and In, some
cases probably their own, but among them
selves they are called by various pictur-
esque titles, such as Paddy the Pig"
george the Coon" "Sam Sly" EASY
Jack" Dutch Jake, ""Fizz Mike" "Pret-
ty Brooks" Poodle Murphy" Hand
some Frank" and the like, all of which are
undoubtedly derived from some feat or
characteristic of the persons SO called.
Sometimes they do business nominally as
diamond merchants, commission mer-
chants and as agents of one kind or an
other. Their sense of humor is probably
very highly developed, for they have been
known to send their circulars to very well
known men. Russell Harrison received
one of them last year, and he made an un-
successful effort to have the sender run
down. l. ID. MARSHALL
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

of arbitration, not to mention the
worlds fair, the adjournment will not
come for many days. This is also a
young order, having been organized in
1891, with four hundred and fifty men,
bers all told. The numbers now run
into the thousands.
The only considerable body of wage
workers in the world which is pro-
hibited by its constitution from TAX
Ing part in strikes or from interfering
with or making standard of wages
meets In national convention at Cleve-
land from September to 0, inclu-
sive, and is tho National Association of
Stationary Engineers. The associa-
tion has now some $50 branches in al
most every state in the union, and
this, the twelfth annual convention,
will be by far the largest and most
important in the orders history
Should all the delegates, alternates,
officers and committeeman elected at
tend, there will be between 500 and
1000 persons at the sessions, not count
ing spectators or visitors.
The Coopers' International union
gathers at Milwaukee in Sep
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

though much less crying an evil than
formerly, will be rigidly investigated
and much of the debate at the sessions
is to be on that subject. Secretary
John b. Lennon, of the union, Is also
an executive officer of the American
Federation of Labor, and the delegates
who will go with him to Chicago, in
December, are to be chosen by the st.
Louis meeting.
The Brotherhood of Brass Workers
sends its representatives to New York
this year, and the 1st of August is the
opening day of the convention Secre-
tary C. C. McGlogan is already on the
ground making his plans, and the
president anticipates the attendance of
two hundred delegates to say nothing
of visitors. The brotherhood is only
about two years old, but it has now
over forty local assemblies In the
United States and Canada.
The deliberations are expected to be
over in week. Such well-Snown labor
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

southern C y, MISS ANNA b. WEISS
and thousands of male and female
workers in retail stores, large and
small, all over the country will follow
the proceedings with a members in
terest. President James Morrow
thinks the sessions will continue some
days and the presence of women
will be somewhat of novel
ty for n labor gathering. Miss Mary
Burke, OF Findlay, O., is a mem
Der of the unions executive board.
One great question will be that of
women's labor. The union has striven
hard to raise their pay and condition
with such success that the female
membership has grown enormously,
and the second vice president is now q
woman, Miss Anna b. Weiss.
The tackmakers have a gathering at
Boston on july Is. This country and
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

Vacation time is coming, and the sea-
shore dweller is getting ready to go to
the mountains, the tired city man is pre-
pairing to go to the country, the dweller
Of the interior is looking forward to a
visit to the city and the shore. Each de-
sires change, and so illustrates the law
that rest and recuperation come not so
much from cessation of activity some
times as from variety of occupation and
new surroundings, new faces and new
scenery. 1t is well that this is so, for
the visiting of new places and the max
ing Of new acquaintanccs tend not only
to strengthen and refresh the tired toiler,
but to make him broader in his views
and filter to understand the large prob
lens that as citizen of this age of change
and progress he must grapple with.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

On July 8, and, In turn, unions of retail
clerks, harness makers, engineers,
coopers, plumbers, tailors, machinists
and every variety of manual laborers,
will successfully have q gathering In
all the principal cities from Boston to
San Francisco. They are so timed as
not to interfere with each other, while
various measures, social, industrial
and even political, will be taken up
and disposed of in turn.
Strikes will be much discussed by
the table-knife grinders when they
come together at Wallingford. The
delegates, especially those from the
district where the Turner's Falls strike
ragged, are inclined to discountenance
any further war on capital, and Gen
eral Secretary Thomas Pinseglone,
who comes from Bay State. Mass, is a
very conservative man, when drastic
action is proposed.
The retail clerks, statesmen and
women, that is, whose national pro-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06
Secret Thoughts.

Secret Thoughts.
hold 1t true that thoughts are things
Endowed with bodies, breath and wings.
And that we send them forth to I'LL
Inc world with good results-or i'll.
That which we call our secret thought
speeds TO the earth's remotest spot
ana leaves its blessings or its woes
Like tracks behind it as it goes
It is Gods law. Remember It
In your still chamber as you sit
with thoughts you would not dare have
known
And yet make comrades when alone.
These thoughts have life, and they will fly
anu leave their Impress by and by,
Like some marsh breeze, whose poisoned
breath
Breathes into homes its fevercd breath.
And after you have quite forgot
Or all outgrown some vanished thought,
Back to your mind to mako its home,
A dove or raven, it will come.
Then let your secret thoughts be fair,
They have vital part and share
In shaping worlds and molding fate
Gods system is SO intricate.
ELLA Wheeler Wilcox.
The Keenest Grief.
The miser who finds his wealth is gone like A
shaken rose,
The mother who hears her son, her only SON,
Is dead,
Each knows-each knows a grief yet not SO
darkly knows
AS the welded hand that finds the heart Is
still unwed.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

business The union issues label for
slack work and stamp for tight work
which are recognized, the first by the
millers and the second by the brewers,
distillers and others who use tight
packages.
The International Machinists union
goes to the worlds fair city on Septem-
Der 18. This is one of the new organi-
cations, and its organization is due to
the fact, to quote General Secretary N.
Morse, that the national organization
already in existence refused to strike
out the color line in its constitution and
affiliate with the American Federation
of Labor"
The delegates will represent abou,
thirty-fve local unions and thousands
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-06

petition and agreement combined, set
ting forth that each shop employe who
would sign it to ask for charter and
agreed to become a member of what
shall be known as the Railway Shop
Employees of America Brother, | had
some difficulty at first to get signers to
this spetition, but was determined the
men should not be beaten if could
help it, and that day at noon had
forty-five signers. | appointed the
next day for meeting to organize
them. When the hour of meeting ar
rived there were mustered 10 out Of
As signers and they were organized.
eve have now nearly thirty lodges
and are still growing"
The month of October win witness
national conventions of cotton mule
spinners at Boston, and of railway
trainmen in the same city, and of ma
chine woodworkefs in st. Louis. In
November the electrical workers will
send delegates from all over the coun-
try to Cleveland. The journeymen
BARRIERS do the same in December. but
the representatives assemble in Cincin-
natl
Finally on December II the annual
meeting of the American Federation
OF Labor at which will appear dele
gates elected at all these various con-
ventions will assemble in Chicago
with Samuel Gompers presiding, and
organized labor's work for 1899 will
end when it adjonrna