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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
TAE NEXT EXPOSITION.
GREAT SOUTHERN DISPLAY
AT ATLANTA IN 1895.

Foreign Nations Will Take Part
Gates WIZ Open September IS
and Be ..osed December 81
Twelve Exhibition Buildings and
Midway Plaisance.
Tie New York Times has newsY ilus.ra =
tel account Of the great Exposition or South
srn products and progress which will BIZ held
at Atlanta, Ga, in the latter part OF 1895.
Through the courtesy OF the Tlmas We repub-
lish its illustrations and make the following
extracts from its interesting article:
Varied and wondertui rs were the exhibits
at the W orlds Columbian exposition 1t Chi
cago, which closed little over q year ago.
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South and West.

TEE official vote OF every county in the
State OF Tennessee, certified to by county
officers, shows that Evans Is elected Cover
nor by plurality Of S4l, the vote standing
Evans (Rep.) los, ,167 Turney CDem.), 104,-
1926.
THREE robbers held up train within
eight miles OF Fort Worth, Texas. and were
said to have cot away with plunder amount
ing to $4,000.
STEWART CRAvEEs, aged twenty-four, a
student at the Culver Military Academy,
Maxinkukee, Ind, died from an injury re-
ceived in game OF football played three
weeks before between the cadets OF the acad-
envy and the indianapolis High Schoolteam.
BURGLARS blew open the vault OF the First
National Bank at Marceline, ILL.,, and Sc
cured $4,000.
Miss EvANGEL1SE DRoEaE, of Carthage.
Ky., drowned herself shortly after having
been given $780, 900 BY her father.
CALIFORNIA Republicans have begun a
contest to prevent Governor-elect Budd from
taking office.
ADRY HAYWARD confessed at Minneapolis,
MINI, that his brother instigate1 the MUIR
der of Catharine Cling and that Engineer
Blixt fired the fatal shot. All mystery sur
rounding the murder OF Janitor Barnes, in
Chicago, was dispelled by the confession Of
Annie Mahoney.
CHICAGO police believed they had arrested
Seely, the defaulting bookkeeper OF the
Shoe and Leather Bank, OF New. York City.
The prisoner corresponded almost exactly
to seely's photograph and published de-
scription.
TIE convention of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor opened In Denver, Col. Presi-
dent Gompers read his annual report.
TEE northbound Rock Island train was
held up In Kansas near tbs Indian Territory
border. The express car was looted
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
SWEPT BY A TIDAL WAVE.

Many Persons Drowned In Coiomoi"
and Buildings Overthrown.
r A despatch from Santa Marta, capital OF
the 1ebartment OF Magdalena, Colombia
says the town was inundated by a tidal wave;
Heavy rains and strong winds caused
+ha Manzanares River to overnow
its banks. At the same time great
wav.s of the sea swept over the city, wash
Ing away houses and forcing the inhaoitaI,s nus
70 take refuge In church steeples ana t9e
Hottest buildings. Many persons perlsn.sao'
The town of Lalra has completely ois-
appeared and fourteen were drowned tasrs.
Santa Marta does large oanaua ttnuo .o
with the United States. II Is on tns 49, iao q
nonulation of about four thousand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
GOLD PRODUCTION.
The Immense Yield In the Cn1ted
.,..,. States During 1894.

The United States Treasury Department
hss received returns in regard to the pro-
duction of gold in the United States
during the calendar year 1894 which
WatfanIHI Iii annroTImate s49,00O,000. The
a.. SS.a+es of Colorado, Montana. Idaho
amounsinr an% in the aggregate to 1000, 900. OF
the total PRODUCTION Of the year it is essmst
ed that California will contribute SlS.lSo'-
eoo m Colorado, s11, ,275 900; Montana, a.
SIS, 600, and Idaho, 1925, ,ooo.
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MURDERED IN COURT.

A Judge Killed by a Desperate
Criminal, Who Escaped.
R.H. Capehart, Justice OF the Peace at
velpin, Pike County, Ind, while trying q
railroad man, name unknown, for some
minor ofrense, was struck on the head by
the prisoner and almost instantly killed.
The murderer escaped IN the confusion and
the Sheriff at once started In pursuit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
SLEW FAMILY AND SELF.
A Missouri Farmer Murdered His
Wife and Three Children.

David Spragg, farmer residing in Ham.
ilton County, Missouri, cut the throats OF
two OF bis children. Their cries brought
their mother to their aid. Spragg then
cut his wlfe's throat from ear to ear and she
died instantly. The murderer then killed
siI-months-old baby In Its cradle.
After killing the baby Sprasg returned to
where his wife's body lay and cut his OWL
throat. He died on his wiie's corpse.
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TRAMPs MURDERED.
Two Men Jumped on Car and killed
Three Men.

In fight between party OF tramps IN
box car on Baltimore and Ohio train three
men we're killed. The murder was discoV
cred when the train reached Fostoris, Ohio
and dying tramp told the story OF tn
shooting. He said that two men boarded
the train at Deshler, and leaped from the
train before it reached Fostoria, and es
caped. They shot the tramps in the car.
The men killed in the fight were: Henry
Harris. Auburn, Ind, leaves widow and TWO
children Henry Reesh, Auburn, unmarried |;
Arthur E. Brown, Auburn, unmarried.
murderers were supposed to be roushf
driven out OF Garrett.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
SELF-sLAINWITHD DYNAMITE
Michael Davis Blows Himself Into
Fragments at O Quarry.

Michael Davis, son Of Joseph Davis, living
in Marvin Hollow, near Walton, N. Y, has
committed suicide with dynamite, literally
blowing his body into fragments. He left
the house, saying he was going to kill him
self, and went direct to quarry and Into
storehouse, built fire and began thawing
out stick ..oi dynamite. This took about
three-quarters OF an hour. Then, returning
to the house, he left his watch and started
for the fields nearby.
His father, who was In bed, on being in
formed of what young Davis had threatened,
dressed himself as quickly as possible and
Just as he reached the door heard the explo-
sion. AL! that could be found was large
hole In the ground. The trees and bushes
near were covered with flesh, and at dis
tance and in different directions both legs,
one arm and the head were found. The head
was 500 feet away. 1t went nearly 800 feet
before 1t struck the ground the first time,
and bounced nearly dozen times IN the
other 200 feet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

TIE Century Road Club OF America has
accepted the long distance bicycle record
made by R. P. Ssarles. He rode from Chi
cago to New York In six days five hours
and thirly.iour minutes. Mr.. Searles has
been presented with gold medal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

The Secretary OF War has made such Q
GERS and sending them to frontier posts
that he has caused great break In the
ranks ofthe young bachelors at the Capital
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

C. ALEXANDER, OF Paris, Ky., has sold to
M. Goldsmith 545 head OF Durham cattle,
averaging over 1900 pounds, the lot bring.
ing about S60, 900. They were shipped to
Paris, France, and London and Liverpool
tor the Christmas market.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
WHITE MEN LYNCHED.
Three Members Of the Meacham
Gang Shot in Alabama.

Gang Shot In Alabama.
It is reported that three white men
George Brunson, Charles Smith and Les
Brown-were lynched at Coffeeville, In
Clark County, Ala. - 49,.
The victims Of the lynchers were members
OF the notorious Heacham gang OF moon
out ofthe country into Mississippi last year,
after n fight In which ten OF the Meachamites
were killed.
Recently the members OF the gang have
been returning orc by enc. About ten days
ago Murphy Fink. who was one OF the lead
ers in driving them out; was assassinated.
He lived long enough to proclaim Brunson,
Smith and Brown as his murderers. The
men were arrested AMI jailed, and tho citi-
zens took them out an1 shot them to death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
TILLMAN a SENATOR,
Elected to Succeed NJ. c. Butler IN
South Carolina

B.R. Tlllman was elected United stases
senator bv the South Carolina Legislature
in Joint session at Columbia, receiving Ill
out of 155 votes cast. NJ. G. Butler received
21 votes the three colored members OF tne
House. voted-two for George Murray ana
one for w. D. Crum. The vote stood IN tne
Senate, 29 for Tlllman, 6 for Butler. ID tne
House In2 for Tillman, IS for Butler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
CHIEF CLARENCE PENsIONED

England's Grant to the Ex-Ruler or
Mosquito.
E1-Chiet Clarence, the former ruler ofthe
Mosquito Territory, has been granted
maintenance of s22 per day by the British
Government. The Nlcaraguan Govern"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

A CRUSADE for reforming the music hall
and other stages OF New York City, IS, 1t is
alleged. is to be 1naugurated Immediately
by Miss Francis Willard and the ladies OF
the Women's Christian Temperance Union.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

TIE people of Logan County, West Vir.
pinia, have voted for q division OF tho
county, the new portion to be named Kenna,
after the late United States Senator.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26

ines. The Fine Arts Building was designed
by WalterT. Downing, Of Atlanta. The Fine
Arts Building will bs covered with staff, like
thnt used 80 excessively at Chicago. Tho
other buildings will be built Of Georgia pine
covered with shingles. Some idea OF the
extent OF the principal buildings can be Oh.
tained from the dimensions:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
BURDEAU DEAD.

The President Of the French Cham
r. Der Of Deputies. =
NJ. Auguste Burdeau, President OF tn
French Chamber OF Deputies, died few
mornings ago at Paris. He had been suffer-
ing from congestion Of the lungs. In con-.
sequence of the death OF M. Burdeau, invita-
tions to all official banquets have been can
celled. President Casimir-Perier end all OF
the Ministers and foreign diplomats called
at the Palais Bourbon and inscribed their
names In the visitors book as q mark OF re-
spect TO the memory OF NJ. Burdeau.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-26
Washington.

TIE President nominated Francis q,
Woods for Postmaster Of Albany, N. Y.
THE House Appropriations Committee
agreed on the Fortifioations bill for the next
fiscal year. It carries an appropriation OF
81 ,S79, ,057, being $5, ,64s below rhe esti-
mates on which It is based, and $547, ,946 less
than the appropriation for the current fiscal
year.
TEE Pension Appropriation bill, as re-
ported to the House carries an eppropria-
tion OF S141 49,, $50, being $500, 900 less than
the estimates and $40, 200, 900 below ths ap-
preparation for the current fiscal year.
SECRETARY HERBERT notified the Cramps
OF the preliminary acceptance OF the cruiser
Minneapolis, and directed them to deliver
her at once to the Government.
TIE Chinese exclusion treaty was ratified
In Washington.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has intimated his
willingness to allow an American represen-
tative to accompany the proposed Armenian
commission in an Independent capacity.
Ex-SURaEoS-GENERAL BROWNE, OF the
United States Navy, died In Washington. !
Nh. OuTHwA1rE, OF Ohio, Chairman OF the
Committee on Military Affairs, reporte to
the House the Military Academy Appropria-
tion bill for the coming fiscal year. It car
rles an appropriation OF $457, 7,676.
TEE Presidents complete restoration to
his usual good health was demonstrated
when, in spite Of the inclement weather, he
drove In from his country home to attend to
public affairs at the White House. He also
resumed his public MONDAY receptions In
the East Room. -. - -
PROFESSOR LANaLEY's flying machine was
tested near Washington. 1t few short dis
tance.
The President nominated General J. O.
Black to the Chicago District-Attorueyship.
TEE United States Court Of Claiin, handed
down judgments In 225 lettes carrier cases
In favor of the carriers tes.xttra pay for
overwork under the eighe-&our law. The
judgments ranged from S1l to 1890 each.
SEcnErARY OF THE INTERIOR SNIrn ordered
Agent Day to foiow the Utes into South
western Utah and take them back to the
reservation.
the Currency Eckels gave their views on
currency reform to the House Committee on
Banking and Currency.
Foreign.
UNITED STATES Ministers Dun and DENLY
were reported to have cleared the way for
peace negotiations between Japan and
China.
An exciting scene occurred IN the Reich
stag, Berlin, caused by the refusal Of the
Socialist Deputies to join In cheers for the
Emperor of Germany. There was an up
roar in the Belgium Chamber, the Conserva-
tives cheering for the King, and the Social
lists for the people.
FIVE American citizens, returning to Ar
menia to visit relatives, were thrust into q
Turkish prison and then disappeared.
.. The French have begun hostilities in Mad
agascar.
TIE Chinese Government will immedi-
ately appoint an Embassy to proceed to
Japan to treat for peace.
BERLIN treaty powers have suspended
diplomatic relations with Turkey pending
an exchange OF views about Armenia.
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Manufactures and Liberal Arts. 216x371
Machinery. .100x500
Minerals and Forestry 8Ux220
Agriculture re................... .150x3D0
Electricity 91x251
TRANSFORMATION .126x413
Woman's Building ..110x22n
Fine Arts Building .10Jx245
Negro Building :. :. %. .100x30J
the Government Building Is OF Roman
esque architecture and has a floor area OF
about so, 00) square feet. A turrsted tower
surmounts the structure. having at its apex
a platform for RI. eXposurs OF the instru-
ments of the Weather Bureau. The Navy
Department will operate time ball and elec-
trio search light on the roof OF this building.
Ample provision is made for the requisite
offices. toilet rooms, stnlrcn.ez, etc.. which
ure situated in the projecting pavllions at
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
PENSION OFFICE REPORT.
Pensioners on the Rolls-New Claims
Falling Of.

The report Of the Commissioner of PEN
sions for the fiscal year ended June 80, 1894,
has been forwarded to the Secretary Of the
interior. It says that the number of PEN
sioners on the rolls June 80. 1893, was $685.
012; that during the year 99.095 new pen
previously dropped were restored, while
1881 have been dropped for death and
other causes, and on June. 80, 1894, the
number Of pensioners upon the rolls was
969.544 The number OF pension certificates
issued during the year was SO, ,213, AMI 1872
873 claims Of all classes were rejected.
On July 1. 1894. there were undisposed OF
and in different stages OF preparation and
advancement claims for pension and for in
crease to the amount of 619.O27, Of which
287, ,209 claims-originaIs, widows. and de-
pendents-are on behalf of persons not al
ready on the rolls. These claims. save
some recently filed, have been examined
more than once and found lacking in essen
tial evidence. They are the lame cases that
have come down through the past years.
New claims Of all kinds have fallen off from
363. .799 in 1891 to 40. 149 in 1894. the fact be-
ing that original claims for pensions unier
existing laws are substantially all in, and the
bulk of new claims are for increase, or for
widows and dependents.
The amount paid for pensions during the
year was $139. .e04 461. .05. leaving a balance
in the Treasury of s25 POS. 712.65 Of the ap-
proprfation. Much dishonesty and fraud
mainly attributable to inscriptions claim
agents. was uncovered, and there were l94
convictions In the United States Courts within
The year for pension frauds, perjuries, and
forgeries.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
NEW DIPHTHERIA CURE.
A Government Physician to Introduce
1t Into This Country.

Surgeon-General Wyman, Of the Unlted
States army, received preliminary report
from Passed Assistant J. J. Kinyoun from
the Pasteur Institute in Paris, where ne Is
making special study OF the methods OF
Professor Roux in the treatment OF dipther-
ia by means of serum injections. DR.. Kin
yOun says he is convinced that Professor
Roux has been too modest in his claims for
the efficacy of this treatment. The d!sooY-
cry is one ofthe greatest in medicine, and
has passed through the experimental stage
and laid a foundation for a new system OF
preventative medicine.
DR.. Kinyoun is acquiring familiarity in the
laboratory and at the diphtheria hospital
with the various steps which are the essen
tial in the preparation of the serum and its
administration, under the direct tutlage OF
Professor Roux. and is preparing to bring
with him on his return the necessary mater
iaI. He will be able to give such instruction
as may be necessary for State Boards OF
Health TO prepare it themselves.
From Paris DR.. Kinyoun will go to Berlin
to continue his special investigation. He
will return between the middle and last OF
November, and will put into operation in the
laboratory ofthe Marine Hospital Bureau at
Washington the results of his iahors abroad.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
A CRAZY MOTHERS DEED.
Burned Herself and Three Children
in u Barn ut Elizabeth, MI

Mrs. Thomas Harrigan locked herself ami
three little children into tho barn in the rear
OF her homo on GrIer avenue, at Elizabeth.
n. j., set fre 70 a now OF hay AMI all four
perished in the flames Mira Harrican was
suffering from temporary insanity, csusei
by malaria.
Mrs. HarriGan called At Farmer No
Candless's for her daily supply OF milk that
morning and he says tHRt ho ala not notice
anything unusual in her actions
About IL o'clock Miss Kate Harr.-An, a
stster-in-law of the dead woman, AMI Miss
Rebecca Hall, who 1.-Two near hy, discovcrnl
the barn In flames and gave tho alarm.
They then ran towards the house and saw
smoke pouring out OF the Kitchen window.
They rushed in and found "a large nCN full
OF wood burning alongside tho chimney,
which thoy tossed into the yar!
Meanwhile other ncighrors gathered Mt
tho scene, and surprise was expressed at tho
absence OF Mrs. Harrican anl her chilirrn.
Search was maize in the house, an ! the hor-
rihlo trutd began to dawn on tho assem-
bled people that they had perish i IN tho
flames in the barn.
There was nothing 10 DO hut wait until
the ilro burned itself out, as the place was
far removed from hydrauts.
1t did not take long in the nravy win
blowing for the barn 10 be entirely con
sumed, and then search was made in tho
embers for bodies.
The charred trunks OF the mother an
children were found lying in holp In u
corner OF the barn on tho Erouni. Women
tainted nj the frLghtiul spectacle.
Mrs. Harrigan was "a comelv woman OF
thirty years. The caiIdrcn wnrH Walter,
aged six William. aged four, AM Sab h'!iH,
aged fourteen months. Thomas Harriyan,
the husband and father, is u vegetable pod
dler
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
South and West.

PROPOSED amendments to the National
Banking law, designed to secure an elastic
currency, were adopted by the American
Bankers Association at Baltimore.
CEANDY MOORE, aged twelve, was ar
rested at Bells, Tenn, charged with wreck
ing the fast mail train, in which several per-
sons were injured, some probably fatally.
He has confessed.
AN explosion occurred in Dunds coal mine,
Keithsburg. ILL.,, killing William Walters and
Harvey II. Smith.
THREE men were killed and one njurei by
the explosion of a boiler in Ho lge's saw mill
at st. Louis, Mo.
ROBERT MARQUIS, aged seventy, of Koko-
mo, Ind, helpless paralytic, had his little
grandson hand him q saucer, which con-
tanned arsenic, and hold it to has lips. Mar
quis died in a few moments.
AN appointee of Mrs. Lease, the Kansas
Populist, made oath that she asked him to
rob the State for his AMI her benefit. and
told him tho State paid for her Worlds Fair
trip.
A DUEL to d5..:-. occurred between an Old
man named St!piing and his son, living ten
miles south Uf Waco, Texas. The father
was shot and mortaily wounded and the
sons skull crushed.
SARAH ROBINSON, wife of a convicted burg
lar, confessed, in Cleveland, Ohto, to tho
killing of Montgomery Gibbs, Buffalo
lawyer.
The Pacific Express Office, in The Dalles,
Oregon, was robbed of S14 900 or SIS, 600
A probable clew to the robh3r5 is that they
came on the train with the treasure box, and
knew where it WAS consigned with its con-
tents.
WILLIS GR1FFEY, coIoroI man, was
taken from the county Jail at Princeton, KY,
and hanged. Griffey assaulted Miss Lena
Berry, the adopted daughter OF wealthy
Christian County couple.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-10-26
Washington.

WILLIAM D. SMITH, of Elizabeth, N. j., an
ernploye of tho Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, was arrested by Andrew McWill-
Jams, chief clerk Of the Secret Service, for
stealing SO. 900 two cent postage stamps from
the Bureau.
JUDGE MCCoMAs, of the District Of Colum-
bia Supreme Court, denied the application
of Niles Sugar Company, of Louisiana, for
mandamu5 to compel Secretary Carlisle to
appoint inspectors to ascertain the sugar
production of the company.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HERBERT issued
an order charging the Bureau Of Construc-
tion and Repairs with responsibility for the
stability Of war ships.
SECRETARY CARLISLE decided that Levi P
Morton's under coachman, John james
Howard. will have to be deported as an alien
contract iabOrer.
The annual report Of Commodore z o.
Matthews upon the naval yards and docks
estimates the expenditures for the next tis-
cal year at 81 1861 1885. The leading feature
OF the report is the suggestion by the chief
OF the urgent necd for at least four new dry
docks, to be located at League Island, Penn. :;
Boston. Norfolk and Mare Island, Cal.
THIEVES stole $1,000 worth of diamonds
from Mrs. Melville w. Fuller, wife oe the
Chief Justice in Washington, and returned
them When it was found they were sus-
pected.