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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.


EIGHT thousand persons attended the
semi-centennial of the Independent Order OF
B'nai Birth In the Grand Central Palace,
New York City.
WESTERN UNION wires were prostrated by
q storm In the Eastern and Middle States
house was blown down in Brooklyn, and
great gale blew in New York City.
HAVEN F. W1NN killed his two-year-old son
at Springfield, Mass, by cutting his throat
with razor and then committing suicide In
the same way. His wife obtained decree
for separate maintenance.
MUCH damage was done by the windstorm
in Buffalo, N. Y; three children were
crushed under falling building and killed
UNION COUNTY, New Jersey, was visited BY
band of fifteen tramps, who killed and ate
COWS and depopulated hen roosts until the
farmers rose up and smoked the lazy thieves
out of their rendezvous in a hut situated In
q woods near Oak Tree, N. J.
RESIDENTS OF Kingston, N. Y, celebrated
the 116th anniversary Of the burning OF the
city by the British.
The greatest wind storm OF the decade
swept over the Adirondacks Of New York.
Many houses and barns were blown down,
also telegraph lines. Snow, which followed,
covered the mountains.
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STEAMER WOCOKEN LOST.
Foundered in Lake Erie and Thir-
teen Of Her Crew Drowned.

Teen Oh dcr STc" DEo"ucus
The steamer Wocoken, from Cleveland,
foundered in ten fathoms Of water just above
Long Point, on the northern coast Of Lake
Erie, In the late storm, carrying down with
her all but three of her crew. The list OF
those drowned Is as follows:
Albert Meswald, Captain, Marine City
Mrs. Sarah Meswald, his sister; Captain
Jones, first mate, Cleveland Matthew Has
ler, second engineer, Marine City ;
Michael Hinkleman, chief engineer, Cleve-
land; Charles Minard, steward, Marine
City Henry Branch, watchman. Marine City
John Hinkleman, fireman, Marine City
George Smith, fireman, Marine City Ed
mund Eldredge, watchman, Marine City
Mike Kenny. deck hand. Marine City; Will
lam Eachl, wheelman, Marine City.
The Wocoken was bound from Ashtabula,
Ohio, to Duluth, Mimi, with a cargo OF
coal. She made nd her Eo ,aIIoa way to o. Ere Ire
consort, the Joseph Paigo, and pro-
ceeded up the the lake. The vessel had pro-
ceeded we'll out into the lake before she was
struck by the storm. She faced the gale and
prepared for the battle for life. After she
had been swept fore and oft by the tremen-
dous seas and had been almost dismantled
Captain Meswald saw that further effort to
combat the storm were useless. His boat
was being rapidly torn to piects, and the
only hope was to seek the protection ofLong
Point.
The Paige weathered the gale much better
than the steamer, and having the advantage
of position rode westward before the storm
and found safety behind Long Point with all
her canvas gone The Wocoken was not 80
fortunate.
AS the boat became waterlogSed, and it be-
came evident that 1t was question OF but q
few minutes until she must go down, the
stronger men began to jump overheard with
the faint hope OF being cast ashore without
being beaten to death on the rocks that
abound in that locality. But the most skill
full swimmers were hurled out of sight Of one
another by thstremendous waves that lashed
the sinking hull.
They went down in quick succession. The
three who escaped were tall, hardy and ex-
perienced seamen and sSilful swimmers, who
succeeded in keeping themselves we'll our
from the dangerous coast until the storm
abated and they were able to make land
ing. The Wocoken was owned by John Nit!
chell, of Cleveland, and was valued at $5Gi
900.
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LOOK HIGHER.

Take that thwarted ambition Of yours, re-
cocnize its selfshncss. and offer through the
experience, in its full pain and illumination,
Whittier's prayer -
"Change the dream Of mo and mine
To the truth o. Thee and Thine"
Make that stern disap oointment an austere
John the Baptist, to bring you TO the Christ.
II you pull down the nest Of asparrow, it will
build again in the same place; but II you pull
T. down several times. it will seek a home
elsewhere. Human beings aro not so wise;
they go on building babitations for happiness
and hope in this poor world Of ours, and they
see them pulled down and scattered to the
winds score OF times, and each time, alter
q brief interval Of sighs ard tears, begin
building again. Initiate the bird that, when
It's nest is destroyed. builds again. but high
er. Open your mind to the utter vanity OF
seeking for your heart Il home below the
heavens, and bid the stern experience well
csm. that sends you to the highest-tHsv.
George A. GorSon, u. D.
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Foreign.

The insurgents in Rio Grande do Sui sur
pr1sed and defeated the troops OF the Bra
lillian Government The battle was fought
at Quaratum. Two hundred OF the Govern
ment troops were killed and many more were
wounded.
The aeronaut. Charhonnet, set out from
Rome with his bride and TWO friends to 90
on wedding tour in Il balloon over
the Alps TO France. The balloon struck i
glacier in the Italian Alps. The car was
Smashed and all the travellers were thrown
out. Charbonnet was killed instantly and
his wife and friends wer@ injured severely.
S1xTy thousand British miners returned to
work at the old wages the mine oWncrs are
practically beaten.
ARGENTINA celebrated the end OF the re-
bellion with solemn service and military
fetes.
PRESIDENT BARR1os, Of Guatemala, has de-
clared himself Dictator, dissolved the extra
session of Congress and ordered new cleo
ton.
AT Toulon the French welcomed the hus-
sian squadron with extravagant enthusiasm
THrRrY-oSE tribes OF Morocco have en-
tered into q solemn oath bound alliance for
the determination OF the Spaniards ut
Melilla.
THE Franco Russian naval fete at Toulon
proceadad vith 1raat hriliannp and anoasss-
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RELIGIOUS READING.
TO RE AND TO DO.

Many veors 400 q little d i, who Ionped az.
most morbidly TO be loved. and who was
snendIno her strength and In 4, measure vast
inc her life In the efYort to make people love
her. was en,ancinated from crueI bondage by
a singIe aantenca In a snndav scbool hook,
1tTt is NOT % mncb what yon 10 ,s what YOU
are bat makes naonle lcyra ,.o,, - THAT ss1i-
tence MARRIED t,,rpira no,;,S In that yotI,e
sirfs iif.. - - = - p'..' : = y ~ u
II takes MANY ~ ma LONG tinne and rnI,cI,
eorrnuu to isarr +hot ~ q ! is @ not so nncb wb;st;
ua 40 40 wbat NO 10 that ,ea IN aveyv
relation The SonnSera ottse T1rder gof cha
y1n1;s Darehtara reooa,igaJ si tbjs, fart ,ten
thay toop mon tbeross.yps that mama and and
handed themselyes tocether rot r. ,io ls,ris.e
HU1 ,uorl, h,,t 20 Naaes : b;sbar .Ghriat;anl
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md ,uSnaa ~ ctiidrsn ~ tha. sre-a Thst tbsv
sho.t,,. Is,o,, ~ 90, ~ h 10
snns 80 M. 1,iehs
ba,. H., ..santea 70. III oisr.,e .nJses4a
itasi, ~ t,,,t tha orda, - thins,s
th;s .aret - itts ;ha, ,ynra Je and nnt iasS to
many neonia Me- ,aiiosn,,aju alie, SisnoseI seem fo
thini f At wn-Is ani,,thromch II am iifa 4,
on eonrae thn jifs cor cnmes Al rt as va -ses
very cearIv s,ho, ,,a oo-,s ~ JooL Into tI,a
mafter And tha rnore arduonaft,s wori, laid
mon ,,s the greater neceaeitv fo,: q ma that
hecomes ever deenar ands Hiohar and ynore.
HE chr,st .J cay, 40 aiI +hjn - !, aa5d Pani
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PRISONERS ABANDONED.
A Night Of Terror in the Baltimore
(Md.) Jail.

(Md.) Jail.
Fire started in the electric light plant OF
the Brush Company, at Baltimore, Nd,
about 10 o'clock p. m. It was caused by the
crossing of electric wires. Soon the exten-
sive plant was in flames, and no effort could
save 1t from complete ruin. Suddenly the
cry went up that the city jail and the
Maryland penitentiary building, 'front.'
ing on Madison street, half block
away, were afre. The sparks found their
way down the ventilating shafts OF the south
wing of the city Jail, a big stone structure.
In the jail hundreds OF prisoners were con-
fined, while across yard the Maryland
penitentiary had locked in its cells 600 con-
victs.
Instantly there was On uproar among the
prisoners in the Jail. Smoke was filling the
corridors, and the guards, satisfied that the
flames would soon be extinguished, examined
the locks to see that no prisoner could escape
and then went out in the air. Fear turned
into mad panic as the smoke thickened, and
the confined men shrleked, cursed, and prayed
as the thin tongues Of fame crept along the
stills into the windows of their cells. They
beat their heads and tore their clothes In an
agony OF terror. One poor fellow was later
on carried out with fractured skull.
meantime the SuarQS, carrying INC Keys
which would have liberated the men from
the horrible smoke and fire trap, had real
lied that the danger was great. They at
tempted to return to the upper tiers Of the
south wing and liberate their charges, but
were driven back by the impenetrable
smoke. The flremen, urged on by the
shrieks of the tortured as we'll as by
the cheers OF the multitude below, staggered
through the corridors. smashing lock after
lock and releasing the occupants OF the
cells.
Many Of the prisoners were found uncon-
scious, others in their mad haste to escape
jumped from the upper tiers to the floor be-
low. Charles Dunn, colored, was fatally
injured In this way and died next morning.
It was more than two hours after the jail
took fire before the last unconscious VIC
tim wes carried out. The patrol wagons
and ambulances conveyed thirty Of the
more seriously injured to the nearby hos
pitfalls. The other prisoners were treated
and confined in the north wing OF the jail
or removed to the penitentiary. Seven
ty-eight women were in another wing OF the
Jail. Great excitement prevailed there, hut
Matron Bishop gathered the females IN the
lower hall and qaieted thet, fears.
The fire was confined to the south wing OF
the Jail, which was gutted from roof to cellar.
The loss is estimated at $55,00O.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
The Senate.

HrH DAY.-The debate on the Repeal bill
was continued, Mr.. Stewart holding the floor
nearly the entire day. A night session was
held during which tine fiibustering was con-
tinued.
18Th DAY.-Several important amend
ments to the rules were offered. Mr..
Jones, of Nevada, spoke all day against re-
peal.
56TH ,DAY.-The morning hour was de-
voted to q discussion Of proposed amend
lnents to the rules, after which the silver de-
bate was resumed.
57-u DAY.-The whole day was devoted to
discussion of the proposed amendm'Gst to the
rules.
5srH DAY.-The whole day was spent in
debate OF the rules, during which MIR. Nor
gun again attacked Mr.. Hill
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many presents wers given tH5 russian sail:
ors in the evening q banquet and ball
were held.
The Brazilian insurgent steamers Urano
and Pallas were fired on by Rio fort and
much damaged, several men were killed.
THE British Mediterranean squadron, un-
der the command of Admiral Sir Michael
Culmer Seymour. arrived at Tarranto and
will visit other Italian seaports. This de-
monstr,,tion Is believed to be intended as an
Offset to the visit Of the Russian squadron at
Toulon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
Express Cars Guarded in Maine.

A strange sight in these days OF peace is
that witnessed on the Pullman trains east or
west from Waterville, Me. When the train
comes to stop man appears from the
baggage ca. with Winchester repeating
rife in his hand, and takes \ tour OF the ex-
press car He looks under. over, and On
top OF it. to be sure there is no one seeking
to make entrance to the American Express
Company's valuable freight. This man with
the rife is not its only guard. There are
two men In the car with the most improved
Smith l. Wesson revolvers in belt which
they are obliged to wear upon duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
KILLED BY APACHES.
A Postmaster and Two Other Men
Murdered.

Fears for the safety of George Waterbury,
Special Postoffice Inspector in Arizona, have
been allayed by the arrival OF his report.
At Monitor postof1ce, in On Isolated part OF
Arizona, he found the body OF A. 8. Potter,
Postmaster, about seventy-fve yards from
his cabin, with the body of q comrade
named Foster and that of young Mexican.
All were killed by Apache Indians, whom
Potter had ordered of placer grounds Of
which be was custodian.
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WORLDS FAIR TOPICS.
The Grounds to Remain Open to
Visitors After October 80.

The Worlds Columbian Exposition will
close on the night OF October 80. Persons
will be allowed to enter jackson Park after
that time at the regular admission fee OF
fifty cents. This information was given
out by Director-General Davis n:-
ter the meeting Of the committee
on demolition. At the meeting It was de-
clded 10 hold conference with the Park
Board with o view to getting an extension OF
time for clearing the park. The Exposition
wants a years grace for this work, claiming
that by additional time more money can be
made on salvage, and the vast undertaking
completed in 4 more workmanlike manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
CHRISTIANITY IS NIT QUITE "rLAYED OUT" /"

CHRISTIANITY Is NIT QUITE PLAYED oUT.
Mr.. Moody estimates that from $4,000 TO
10000 people have becn reached by MS
special Sunday evangelistic services. This
multiplied by seven days easily foots up
about 200, 900 brought weekly within reach OF
the Gospel. The Worlds Fair hos been
closed on Sundays for went OF attendance,
but the religious services are daily growing.
Every good opening for the Cosroi Is readily
seized. When Forepaush's great circus tent
mad been set up in the city Dir. Moody tied
to secure it for SUNDAY. He Was granted tine
use O: it for Sabbath morning service, but
as the manager expected Sunday IN
Chicago to be q great harvest day
he reserved the tent on the afternoon
and evening for his own performance. FIJI
teen thousand people came to hear the SIM
ple GOSPEL preached and sung at the morn
ing service. The circ7s, however, was 30
poorly attended in the afternoon and even
ing that Sunday exhibitions were soon aban-
doned. More than that, the manager said ne
had never been in the habit OF giving per
fO-nanccs on Sunday ind should not attempt
it again. and he offered. IL Dir. Moody would
appoint an evangelist to travel with him, to
open his tent thereafter Oh Sundays for Cos
pel meetings and 10 responsible for all eX-
penscs, It was the Srlne with tbs theatres.
At first they declined 10 allow religious SER
vices on Sunday. Their performances on
that day not having proved as successful as
they anticipated. now Mr. Moody can hire
.Imost any he wishes to secure.-[Rev. A ].
Gordon. ,'E,
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In the Orangebuyg 0s. o. Court Of Gem
eral Sessions recently three colored men
were charged with murder. One was sew
enty years of age, the second twentySwo,
and tho third nine, -
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TWENTY-FOUR LIVES LOST:
Devastation Caused by Bursting
Waterspouts in Mexico.

WaterSpOutS IN WeAICU'
Bursting waterspouts in the Territory
VI Tepuc, Mexico, caused great loss OF life
On several haciendas. Twenty-four
persons are known to have been
drowned One man who was caught by the
food in his cabin swan until ths water
reached the roof He then burst hole
through the top of his dwelling and escaped:
The town OF Santa Ines, in the State OF
Oaxnca, was inundated and the Town Hall
anil many other buildings were swept away:
( 10 were similar disasters in other toWna
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Buffalo Bill has bought fine house In
North Platte, Neb.. near the spot where ne
killed his first Indian and there, 1t Is said,
he intends to make his home In future.
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s1scrs1Ty N ERROR.

An excellent oppotunity for testing and
exnosino the ancient fallacy,. ssIt makes no
difference what Won believe so long az you;
are sincere is af7orded this wear In tho
worlds CONGRESS OF Religions. lust held at
Chicago T6ere wore gathered the repre-
santat5yes of nearly ali fhe relieions under
es baosan Rud dhism Conf,,cianism. shintoisn.
rHH TinSTi.ro iI pa-siism hIobamme9anjsm IN.
daism and the oreat historic ehurches OF
Gbr;stan don, wers ali represented ttere. and
ali hv the s yory flower OF their adherents. the
u rneni,vho % cs1ne IRON, China from india. from
perein % M md other distant lands 10 take part'
IN this Congress. wurc Ior the most part men
~ Gccn enrnestnosa of entire sincerity. Yet
orr n +, amid that tbe beliefs Of All these are
o. of the he " ynlnc fo themselves that a beIief IN
Gbr;ut ,.onIS be2 - - :; 1 -,
Ut Thaoa h" odharcn.s ot etranoe rel,etons ara.
rrohahi,, non ~ hlameIoss lIfe sar,fi az
yely ptopa9 tns eI ~ Eo ,and ~ hnrnanitys =
stlos ueet9 tSo, ~ ,.nIS . ret e haSa conoa TSav
.,, y. 1eo, ~ daep irtnai yearnincs hfrh
lnHy no nem W I, s,,c, man era lis
i tsSo 'u, ~ iEtarest in nnriarnent ike
~ 1aae yae ,rn,,id az onrone 1hp noninaily he-
ieSes n oS cbrst and enioys the the priylsees of
Cbristion national and social life. exchange
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Word has been received from Samuel j.
Ertriken, ono OF Lieutenant Peary's party,
of watermelon party given by the explorer
at Godhavn on their arrival. Lieutenant and
Mrs. Peary on landing carried big Water-
melon and lot of lemons and oranges,
which they piled on the table OF Mrs. Ander-
SON, wife Of the Danish inspector OF the
Greenland settlements whom they were WIS.,
itinc. None of her household had seen
these products OF the tropics for manyYears
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AT the present time there are seventy-one
public buildings in course of construction in
the United States, and the plans for forty
nine new ones, for which appropriations
havo been made, are being prepared In the
Treasury Department.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-12
SHER1FFs SALEM cHANcERY or NEw

SHERTFFs SALEM CHANcERY OF NEW
NJ Jersey.
Between The Lincoln Building ana Loan Asso-
citation OF Jersey tity. complainant, and Robert
Irving ct al, defendants.
Fl. IA.
For sale OF mortgaged premises.
Return able Cetober 1orm A. u. 1898.
William c.. Gudlipp, Solicitor.
BY virtue OF the above stated writ to me directed
and delivered, | shall sell by public vendue at F. G.
Wolberts Real Estate anu Auction Rooms, NO. ~
Montgomery street, Jersey City, on
THURSDAY, the Seventeen h DAY Of August
A. D.. 1898.
at two O'Clock in the afternoon, all the TO flowing
aucess being the same described in said writ, that
Is to soy:
All that certain lot of land situate in JERSEY City,
County Of Hudson and state OF New Jersey,
described as follows: beginning at a poiat In the
southery line OF montgomery street distant
eiRht y- three 1881 feet ana -four ~ inches
westerly from the westerly line ~
Henderson. street; ihence running southsr1y
parallel with Henderson street 10, through AID
beyond . party wall standing partly on the prem.
Uses hereby conveyed and partly on the premises
adjoining easteriy thereto one hundred tlUO feet,
thence Westerly parallel with h ontgCmery street
sixteen no feat and eight tS1 incnes; thence nor.
therly parallel with Henderson street one hundred
along The line OF montgomery street sixteen do
feet and eight ll incGes TO the point OF beginning.
Being the same premises conveyed to Robfrs
Irving by Elizabeth 4. Keau and Thomas Kean.
her husband, by deed dated October 81. 1856. and
recorded In the Registers Office of said County OF
hudson In book 42S OF deeds on page $50, SO
EDWARD q. Sheriff
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-12
Dated July II, 1895.
SHERIFFs SALE rs caANcERY on NEw

SHERIFF's SALE IN CHANCERY OF Z
Between Martin Ward, complainant, and Ann
Fiannlgan OF ais. descendants
III. IA.
For sale of mortgsged premises.
Returnabls October Tecln, A. u. 1898.
Carrick ami Wor5Andyke Solicitors.
By virtue of the above stated writ TO me directed
aae W asi1esss 8 Real ! in ns5,s ssl an ni p aneston ns aooIns as 70.
a. Montgomery street, Jersey City. on
THURSDAY. the Iwenty-fourth day of August
at two O'Clock In the afternoon. all the following
described Land and premises; with the sppurtsn.
ances. being tins same described in said writ, that
Il, that certain lot, tract Or parcel Of land and
Hudson and State OF New Jersey. and described as
follows, VIZ. beginning at a point on the division
and twenty-five 60, o. block numbered
aiinety (sE1; o on the maj map vo Of the fsrT S
on file in the otics OF the Register Of Hudson
said division line is at the distance Of one hun
line OF Gilbert, now Brupswlck, and eighty fact
north of tha nortnerly line OF Wayne street; thence
nunbcfed eleven ami twelve on s lid block eight ~
feet 80 f0 20 = point foety feet south OF the souther
thence southeriy along the division line between
lots 2 ,mbsred ten lol a1d eleven dD, and los
north Of The northeriy lime OF Wayne street;
thence easterly parallel wish Wayne street TWEEN.
ty.nye feet CTS f. to the place OF beginning. Be
ing alot twenty-five feet wide and eighty feetdeef
onoaeh side formed by parts of said lots n 9rp6 ersd
numbered ninety t9u7 on. said map. Being tbs
same premifes c%onyeyed by William s.: Giloeri
Keyss BY dsed date i May i, 1862. ana recorded III
li1er st OF deeds Tor Hudson County, p. ss2, SO
and devised by lass will ana testament Of Nat
thew Reyes to Irene Keyes.
EDWARD R. STANTON.
T- H-A &- r. NSh6Tim