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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
(Wilmington Messenger.)

On yesterday a lynching In South
Carolina was reported in the Messenger.
It was to punish with death a brute
who had violated the person Of a
young woman of virtue. A trial was
given, 1t was coducted with all due
solemnity, the brute died without a
thrill of fear--stolid, self.contained,
without any more compunctiom than
a wild beast-and said he was ready
for bis end. The inscription pinned
to the body voiced the sentiments and
reflected the purpose and feeling OF the
white men of the South, 1--WE do not
know any better than to protect our
wives and daughters"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
(Rellgious Herald.)

It may not be too late to suggest, In
view of their recent Exhibition, that
our Virginia Agricultural Society Ii
missnamed. II 1t were called 1.-THE
Society for the Promotion Of Petty
Gambling" the title would be much
more accurately descriptive of the
thing itself. Just why lot OF dis.
reputable rogues should be allowed to
ply their gambling arts under the au'
spicies Of this organization, 1t is diff
cult to see. It is certain that gambling
affairs were conducted without moles-
tation thiAyear upon the grounds of the
Society, which could not have remained
open on the streets of Ricmond hVe
minutes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

The following extracts from Felts
"Annals of Salem" give glimpse OF
some of the singular punishments In
vogue in old New England:
In 1887, Dorothy Talby, for beating
her husband, is ordered to be bound
to post.
In 1888 the assistants ordered two
Salem men to sit in the stocks on lee
ture day for travelling on the Sabbath:
In 1914, Mary, wife Of Thomas Oh
yer, was sentenced to be publicly
whipped for reproaching the magic
In 164e, for slandering the elders,
she had a cleft stick put on her ton
que for half an hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
Black Spot on The White City.

The vacillation, tergiversation, and
dishonesty of the management Of the
Fair on Sunday opening Is black
spot Oh the White City as conspicuous
to every eye in a healthy condition as
q splash of mud on the face of fair
damsel. The Directory took two mill.
ion five hundred thousand dollars on q
condition announced that they would
comply with it; induced many per-
sons to make exhibits who would not
have done 80 without that assurance.
Then they tried to undermine the con-
dition by endeavoring to secnre its re-
peal. Failing in that, they determined
to do what the condition forbade, se-
curing a judgment from the United
States Court on a technicality allow
ing them to do so. An Injunction
having been obtained to prevent clos
ing the gates on Sunday, they took no
action to oppose 1t, as it fell in with
their views. Afterward, finding that
it did not pay, and that an influential
portion Of the community were dissat-
isfied, they decided to close. They
were fined for con tempt Of court; they
for time took no pains to make the
pldCC dLIl loCtifOy ulluluioulhS LILO az
tendance to an Insignificant figure.
Subsequently they reversed this, and
did everything to make it so, coming
as near as possible to having every
thing open. A more contemplate ex-
hibition of the absence of principle,
and of slavery to the changing phases
of public opinion, was never seen.
This spot Is both blackened and in.
creased in size by their refusal to re-
turn the money TO the government, or
to make any provision so to do. With
out the repayment Of that money they
are partners to gigantic steal. Hav-
4ng by false pretenses allured Christian
exhibitors, they refused to allow the
withdrawal of the exhibits.
Another spot was the licensing OF
the sale of liquor within the grounds
of the Fair-an act, as we are Informed
on good legal authority, contrary to
two distinct statutes Of the State of
Illinois.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

The third spot was the unseemly
and protracted wrangling over the dis.
tribution Of patronage, personal sen.
sitive ness, sectional jerlousy, and the
bitterness and viciousness displayed
for weeks together in the meetings OF
the Women's Board Of Managers. OF
these unsavory proceedings much will
doubtless be recalled IN all discussions
of introducing women into public life
but they should not be allowed to dis
tract attention from the admirable
charactes and meritorious work Of a
large majority of the board, which un-
questionably display marked abiliry,
and was the means Of adding impor.
tapt features of beauty, utility, and
grace TO the Exposition.-N. Y. Advo-
cate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

Prince Bismarck has left the water
ing place at which he has been stay
ing for some weeks past, and is going
home to his house at Frledrlchrupe 10
die. It is said there is no special all
ment threatening his life, but that his
own moody belief in the fatal charac-
ter of his illness battles and neutralizes
the doctors skill. He has taken Will
Jams sympathy with such bad grace
that any further personal demonstra-
tions of it will be difficult, though the
Emperor will, through officials, main
tain public show of interest in his
health.
However things may seem, no evil
thing is success, and no good thing is
failure.-Samuel Longfellow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

"Keep your heads and your hearts
full of good thoughts aud the bad ones
will have no chance to enter"
Politeness sometimes hurts an en-
envy more than savage words.
Go to the devil in your private life
and your business will follow you.
It does not take great man to be
a Christian, but 1t takes all there Is
of him.
1t is one thing to indulge in the
mere repetition of the set phrases. OF
religious experience, and quite another
thing to bear a personal testimony
for Christ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
Lost OF Iron elads In Peace.

The Westminster Gazette remakr =
"The Peace Bill of the navies Of the
world Is a very serious one. In the
last few months, a Haytian ship has
been lost with q cost of eighty lives |;
the "Victoria" disaster claimed nearly
three hundred and fifty lives the loss
Of the Russian ironclad "Roosalka"
runs TO q hundred and seventy or
and these are not the only
disasters. This IL a heavy tribute for
times OF peace. What will the War
Bill be, when to the perils Of the seas,
the break down of great guns and the
ravages Of torpodoes ?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

This Editorial from the "Pittsburg
Christian Advocate" is significant.
DIR. William Cox and Mrs. Dr.W. b.
Watkins declined to receive the
amaunts due them under the annuity
part Of the l. Ian, and distributed the
same among other claimants, accord
ing to theirjudgment Of the WORTH.
ness and necessities of the several
cases. This was o generous and noble
act on their part. 1t commends the
plan because il gives to all their dues,
and allows them to bestow a blessing
on others when they are able and feel
30 disposed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
The Treatment OF German Soldiers.

There was riotous demonstration at
the Trinity Cemetery, in Berlin, last
month when q Reserve private was
buried. He is said to have died as q
consequence of brutality during the
autumn man9uvres. Many thous-
ands of his comrades attended the fu-
neral and placed on the coffin a wreath
with an inscription attached express
sive of their sympathy and indigna-
ton. The flowers were taken away
by the police, and scene of great dis
order ensued. d.-Hearld of Peace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

In the notice Of the death Of Eva
Dent in the NElaHEoR of November 8,
the printer put "Mrs." for Miss, but
followed copy in the statement that
that she was "aged IL years."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

The average estimate of this years
cotton crop computed from replies to
circular sent out by the Secretary OF the
Memphis Cotton Exchange to promin-
ent authorities in the various cotton
States, is between 100000 and 7,5OO-
600 bales, or between 5000. and Il ,oOo-
600 in excess of the crop of last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
The Persecution Of The stundists.

The recent articles In the Christian
World and the Sunday Magazine on
the persecution Of the Stundists are to
be republished in pamphlet form by
the proprietars Of the Christian World.
The Editor says Ave cannot go to
war with Russia about the Stundists,
or dictate to her Government policy
concerning them. What is possible Is
to create feeling amongst ciyilised
nations the savagery of their religious
policy"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

Charles F. Deems, D. D., L. L. D.,
founder and pastor of the "ChAn6 Of
the Strangers in New York City,
died Nov. Is, 1893. The work Of the
learned and indefatigable Christian
man IL done. His works follow him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

What's q Friend / have In Jesus,
All my sins and griefs TO bear,
What privilege TO carry
Everything 10 God In prayer.
o what peace I often fol felt
what needless pain I bear
All because do not carry
Everything TO God In prayer.
Have trials and temptations7
Have trouble anywhere?
should never be discouraged -
Take IL TO the Lord In prayer.
Can find q Friend 80 faith full,
Who will all my SORROWS share?
Jesus knows my every weakness
Take IL to the Lord In prayer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
.szipped In. Bill Arp's letter in last

Slipped In. Bill Apps letter In last
weeks NEIaHBoR contained these
words II owe a few OF these darn
little just debts myselr'&c. We apollo
gize to our readers for not striking out
the word darn from the sentence.
The omission to do 80 impresses us
more than ever that no writer should
be followed In every thing he says.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
Mieht Have Been.

l might have been more patient.
Ahl would the angry word
Upon my lips have persisted,
Uuttered and unheard
Some heart would now be lighter
To wend its toilsOme way;
Some life would be more cheerful,
More sunshlny to-day.
might have been more kindly
How irifling Is the cost
or simple deeds Of goodness,
Whose power Is never lost!
The golden moment vanished,
And never to return;
The glory Of bestowing,
Too late, too late Learnt
II might have beeni".-sad burden
or life's remorseful song,
Within the heart forever
Its hunting echoes throng,
Oh, youth, upon the threshold,
To this sweet lesson bow:
For deeds Of love and kindness,
Life has one seasOn---nowl
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

The Lord wasted mud when He
made a man 80 mean as to tell the
postmaster to return his paper marked
when he owes two or three
wears subscription.-Bob Burdette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29
A Fable.

n F0uIes
A reed from the hand OF sower
Fell modestly into the ground.
ShrinHing and shrinking lower
TIL trace Of It could not be found.
The naughty pebbles seorned It
A. they glittered In tne sun;
No brauty yet adorned It,
For its growth had not begun.
But o cloud came by with It's blessing
And answered It's thirst with q shower,
And the sun with It's kindly caressing.
warmed It hour BY hour.
Then the life In the seed upstarting
Burs. through the prison wall.
And the silken leaflets parting
Were lifted graceful and tall.
Thus many 9 life 10 hidden
In thssshell Of circumstance.
Waiting the hour. God-bidden
To sieze ON It's glowing chance;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

Look to the cleanliness of your fowls
and YOU will find they require less
.Jod and give better results for 1t.
Turner-''How did Weeks come to
write poetry?" Wells-"He had dyss.
pepesia. and for long time. thought IL
was inspiration.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-29

See prices on our stock of coffee. We keep
and Arbuokle's Ariosa. Aug. w. Smith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
ELECTIONS OF 1898.
Something About the Nature of the
Contests In the Various
States.
In Most of Them, Including Few
York, the Issues Are Purely
Local.
In Ohio, As Is Well Known, the Cam
paign Has Been Fought on Ma
tional Lines.

New York, Nov. THE campaign
of 1898 closed with rallies in every city
and 1own, and while the issues are largely
local the fight has been marked by more
bitterness than has been engendered in
any election of recent years. In New
York state the contest has been waged
on the candidacy of Judge Isaac May
nard, the Democratic candidate for the
court of appeals, his opponent being
Edward 7. Bartlett Of New York,
and in Brooklyn the war made
by the Independents and Repub-
hcans on Mayor Body has been marked
by greater virulence than has been known
in the history of that city since Seth
Low, the present president of Columbia
college, was elected mayor. One feature
of the canvass is DIR. Talmage's advocacy
for Mayor Body.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
IN OLD VIRGINIA
The Campaign One of the Most Import
ant Since the War.

The Campaign One of the Most Import
ant Since the War.
The campaign in Virginia is one of the
most important known in that state since
the war. Its consequence consists not so
much in the election of chief magis-
trate and lieutenant governor as in the
election of members of the legislature
These legislators not only elect two
United States senator's, but members of
the supreme court, 100 county judges
and all the circuit judges in the state.
The results of this election will reach
away into the twentieth century, for the
members of the supreme court serve 12
years. Small wonder is it, then, that
Virginians at home and abroad take such
an extraordinary interest in the result
of this election.
This legislature, too, will likely be
called upon to consider the advisability
of changing the manner of election of
the judges and the length of their terms
of offices.
Congressman O'Ferrall was nominated
by the Democrats for governor by more
than three-fourths of a convention of over
1900 delegates
Captain Edmund Rannsselaer Cooke
of Cumberland is the Populist nominee
for governor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
IN THE HAwKEYE STATE.

The Contest Developed Personal Char
acter Altogether Unexpected.
The ticket in Iowa comprises COVER
nor, lieutenant governor, superintendent
of public instruction, railway commits
sioner, Judge of the supreme court, to
gether with full lower house of the
general assembly. and majority of the
members of the upper house. The legis-
lative ticket is considered of great i'm
portance, as at the next session sue
cor will be elected to Senator Wilson,
whose term expires in 1895.
At the Republican headquarters they
claim plurality for Jackson of 1900,
with little more ON the remainder OF
the ticket, ON account of the fight made
on jackson by the Prohibitionists, and
safe majorities in both houses of the leg.
islature.
The Democrats are equally confident
of the election of Governor Boies and the
remainder of their ticket. They feel that
Prohibition disaffection will deplete the
Republican ranks. They find it difficult
to make estimates because of the Popu
list vote, which is expected to come
largely from the Democratic ranks.
The contest for the governorship be
tween Horace Boies and Frank ID. Jack
son developed a personal charactel
altogether unexpected.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
AGAINST SETTLERS
Decision In Land Grant Case In
Favor of the Omaha
Road
BY Which Settlers on $4,000 Acres
In Northern Wisconsin Are
Ousted.
1t Is a Reversal of the Decision of
Local officials Made Last
Spring.

ASHLAND, Wis, Nov. 7.-Secretary
Hoke Smith has made another decision,
the full text of which has just, been re-
ceived at the United States land office,
by which the Omaha road secures I'M
disputed possession of $4,000 acres of
land. The case is entitled UNITED
States ex Rel. w. Houlton VS.. Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Railroad" The commission is over
ruled and quietus is put upon the eff
forts of Houlton and the settlers who
We're after the land. In 1856 a land
grant was made to Wisconsin and an
other in 1850, which was conferred upon
the La Crosse and Milwaukee road and
Is now occupied by the Omaha road
which has been running for many years.
In 1890 Houlton filed Aaclaratory state
ment for portion of the lands. Four for
mer decisions have been made Ly which
100000 acres remained Unappropriated
and was opened to homestead entry In
1887 Secretary Lamar was directed te
Make "a Final Adjustment,
+ which was begun by him and completed
by Secretary Noble Dec. 10, 1890. 1.-THE
road was debarred from reopening and
from making claims for more lands,
says Secretary Smith, .'then why should
not the government be prevented from
reopening!" Houlton claims the lands
which have been claimed by the railroad
company for 35 years. 1t might well b.
said by the defendant: The United
States, after years of considera
ton. made an adjustment which
they declared to be final and which thu
company was willing to abide by. TIL,
action IS now repudiated and declared
not to be final. We. the company, hav,
a right to final accounting and adjust
ment. If the officers of the government
are unable to make an adjustment th,
court should make final adjustment.
The commissioners decision of last Apri
is therefore overruled and the Omaha i
given undisputed possession.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
VIII Not Saw "a Word.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. "A special from
Batesville Ark, says: The two robbers
in Jail here refuse absolutely to talk.
Officers, railway men and jailors have
all failed to secure from the prisoners a
single word regarding themselves or
their accomplices. To all questions they
reply; "You may break our necks. but
you can't get giveway from us A
report that three more of them had been
captured grew out of the fact that the
fleeing robbers were SO hotly pursued
they dropped their hats and coats to
hghteA-I themselves.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
CHTcAGo's CONTEST.

The Election of "a Successor to Mayor
Harrison Still "a Bone of Contention.
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-At the meeting of
the city council, called by the Democratic
minority to elect a mayor pro TEN, there
We're no Republicans present, and the
session was adjourned until p. m, the
sergeant-at-ar1ns being instructed to COM
pei the presence of an alderman. The
Democrats still claim that no
electionhas taken place while the
Republicans hold that the tenn
porary successor to the murdered
mayor was chosen at Saturdays council
meeting, when Alderman Swift received
one more vote than the Democratic can
didate, amid scenes of great disorder.
Swift, having taken the oath of office,
will present his bond for approval at the
regular session of the council.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
M'KINLEY AND NEAL.
They Head the Tickets In Ohio But q
Issues Are Mostly National.

They Head the Tickets In Ohio But the
Issues Are Mostly National.
In Ohio the campaign between Law
renee T. Neal and Governor Mckinley
has been fought out on protectionist and
tariff reform lines.
The Republicans have practically re-
nominated their present state officers,
which brings Governor Mckinley and
Lieutenant Governor Harris as candi-
dates for second term. The Demo-
cratic nominee for governor is Lawrence
T. Neal of Ross county, and for ieuten-
ant governor, w. A. Taylor of Franklin
county.
Both Parties Confident.
The Republicans, resting ON the ma
tional reputation of their candidate, and
on the dissatisfaction among Democrats
growing out of the financial depression
and the disagreement in congress ON the
silver coinage question, have from the
beginning claimed the election of Nc
Kinley by majorities ranging from 25 COO
to 10000, although Harrison's plurality
with which comparison will be made,
. was only 1,o72.
The Democrats do not corlcede these
claims but they are by no means SO con
fident of carrying the state as are the
Republicans. Chairman Seward of this
Democratic state committee, states that
he has made no estimate Of the result
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
Mayor Powell,s Bomb.

LA CROSSE. Wis, Nov. Mayor
Powell creatsd breeze among the
saloonkeepers by ordering the chief of
police to call their attention to the Sun
day closing law, which is a part of their
license, and report to the council all
cases OF violation in Ssder that licenses
may be Cancelled. Tsis is the mayors
mode of revenge for opposition to his
efforts to appoint a new chief of police.
There is sure to be lively row about it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
Message of Starvation.

LONDON, Noy. 7.-Mr. T. p. O'Connor,
M. P, in The Sun, urges the government
to interfere in the coal strike, saying that
the failure of the negotiations is simply
a message of starvation and despair to
hundreds of thousands of people: "We
are face to face with great national
emergency and in danger of q natie4al
crisis. 1t is time for the nation to inter
fere as the coal owners have declared
war against the nation"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
THE oLIpaANT ROBBERS.
Two In Jail and Three Others on TIN
Way.


ST. Louis, Nov. IA special to the
Associated Press from Little Rock, Ark.
says: Dispatches from Batesville to The
Democrat says that five of the Oliphanl
robbers IN all have been captured. Two
are In Jail at Batesville and three are be-
ing carried overland to Newport. A con-
siderable part of the plumber was recov.
cred from the two men in Jail, in.
cluding pocketbooks, money, rings and
watches. The three men being carried
overland Were captured in White rive,
bottoms after the exchange of several
shots, which wounded one of the robbers
No names are given of those cap
tured. The two men in Jail at Bates.
vile give their names as Lemon and
Arnett. They are sullen and refuse te
talk. They have every appearance OF
desperate men
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
Indians After Deer.

SHELL LAKE, Wis, Nov. IA large
number of Indians from this locality are
leaving for Minnesota to hunt deer during
the open season. They have hunted during
October in this state, and win now put
in another month in the sister state The
change in the game laws of this state
gives them two months hunting now in
stead of one, as heretofore.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
A Montana Gold Strike.

RED LODGE, Mon, Nov. Great
excitement prevails here, caused by find
ing extensive gold fields within Is miles
of this point. Prospectors and miners
are focking here, from all directions. AL
ready over 200 claims have been taken.
Experts pronounce the gold in paying
quantities
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07
Temporary Commissions.

WASHINGTON, Nov. r. President
Cleveland has issued temporary commits
sions to nearly all those whose nomina-
tions failed of confirmation by the senate.
This will enable them to perform the
duties of their offices until they can be
again sent to the senate when that body
reconvenes in December.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-07

REDWOOD FALLS, Mimi, Nov. T.
The Van Dusen elevator here burned to
the ground at o'clock a. m. Indica-
tons point to incendiarism. The loss on
the building is $4,000, and on contents
$4,000. The elevator contained nearly
Is, 600 bushels of wheat, 4,e60 bushels of
fax, 1000 bushels of oats, and $50 tons
of soft coal, ON which there is but little
salvage