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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
Murderer Set on Fire in the Public
Square at Tyler, Texas.

Square at Tyler, Texas.
Henry billiard, coIorsd, who killed Mrs.
Bell, was burned at the stake on the public
square at Tyler. Texas. The crime for,
which he was punished was the murder Of
Mrs. Leonard Bell, the wife Of young far
mer. living four miles northeast OF Tyler.
She was outraged, her throat was cut, her
body cut half in two lengthwise. She was
found lying in the public road a short time
afterward.
Hilliard fled, but was arrested at Long!
view and hurried back to Tyler, then taken
by mob from the officers and removed to
the scene Of his crime. be made a'full con-
fession. ~. y
81 was coming down the road" he said,
"and saw Mrs. Bell In the road. She was
scared of me. and knew that II passed her
she would say that tried to attack her, and
I concluded that I would assault her and
then kill her. cut her throat and left.
1t was unanimously decided to burn Hill
lard, and it was agreed that he should suffer
his penalty in the public square.
Twelve thousand persons were assembled
there. Large crowds Of women and children
we're spectators. A scaffold was erected in
the centre Of the square and kindling wood,
coal oil and straw were placed in position.
The murderer was lashed to an iron rail
extended through the platform. and Mr.t
Bell. the husband of the murdered woman,
applied the match.
The flames shot upward, enveloping the
man In sheets OF fire. He bagged for mercy,
but was not permitted to burn at once. The
fire was frequently quenched, and, after the
lapse OF few minutes, started again. From
the time the match was applied until hs
death was fifty minutes. 3
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
The Labor World.

st. Andrews Bay, Fla, is pining for a
barber.
Knights of Labor are recognizing long
shoremen.
The wages OF the Hooking Valley (Ohio)
coal operators have been increased.
A great many new reduction plants have
been erected in Colorado during the year.
Glassblowing has commenced at Brighton.
n. j., giving employment to aoous 3oo men.
France il about to establish evening man
nal trimming in all schools for primary educa-
tion.
The strike of the gold beaters fo- m in
rrpase OF wages from - IL week to S12 be-
came general
The strike has been broken by the reSump-
tion of york by the miners Of the Camp
Creek (Ohio) mine.
In railroad circles car shops are reported
10 be opening up in all parts Of the country,
some OF them having been closed for years.
Delegates to the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor will be required to
vote on the question whether its local unions
shall be permitted to affiliate with Knights
Of Labor.
The Southern Pacific morning trains are
now carrying out from New Orleans
large numbers of laborers, who are seeking
the Louisiana cane fields for the harvest.
These laborers are colored and Italians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Foreign Notes.

Advlces from San Domingo say that fur
ther serious upriSings occurred in the north
ern and eastern parts OF that Republic. Gov
ernment troops were sent to the scenes OF The
disturbances.
A dispatch from Tinntsin says IN agree
ment was signed with China granting 10
Germany crown concession.
President Faure, Of France, summoned NJ.
Bourgeois, RapubIican Radical. to the pal
ace, and requested him to form Il Ministry.
NJ. Bourgeois accepted the invitation.
Unconfrmed alvi"es from Havana were to
the effect that General Maxine Gomez, the
Commander-:n-chief Of the Cuban insur-
gents, hid resigned on account Of his
wounds.
The steam trawier British Lion OF Yu--
mouth has been run down in the North
ST.. and five OF har craw drowned.
The Belfast and Glasgow shiphuIle.s have
conceded the demands Of their employees So
al in,.rase OF five per cent. in thnir Tdsc-.
Tno Increase is to 50 into eff FtD-aa-r !
next.
Th". lent, < aTr1rr,nl ~ s." J. ~:
j:',wn Put.-sJG. 20 n""ly n""nit: ~ |
Chief $ Rotary u t.!s Colony Of Victoria.
Tho Sranish eunaoat Ava:ldo. which.
while on her waT from hcc builders on the
CLYDE 10 Cunl. was severely iiinaShi iy cDi-
lision with the schooner Tyrconnri ana " IL
subsequently, taken to Queenstown inr re-
pairs. and there arrested III the instance q
the s"h0on".'s owner, has hera release! o..
bonds FURNISHED by he- bull ers.
Tho British Admiralty Cour. mas 0ro-
noun"ed iu l,mrrt in the 'ase OF the sinkiH
OF the Netherlands t'np-i I'm line sten ner
Elan by the British steamer Turie Itar Off
Start Point on September 10. rae Cour
fin Is that tn" lux ,stan alone is b!anrb!"
for tn. collision. inrsnu III rs sh, shou'
have rev -rse h = :.l;iu.s sooaer thaa she
i'd.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
milton OF the Cuban insurgents rs belige-

milton OF the Cuban insurgents as bellige-
rents.
1--WE must" said Senior Palma. 'rely to a
great extent on the sympathy Of the Ameri-
can people. This sympathy 1 am confident
will be backed by the Government of this
country"
Delegate Palma received letter from the
Chairman OF the committee in charge of the
Cuban celebration which was to have taken
place at the Atlanta Exposition. but which,
on request Of President Cleveland, was post
poned. The writer says that the postpone
mcnt was entirely satisfactory to the COM
mittee.
Tomas Estrada Palma fought in the last
Cuban revolution for almost ten years. Early
he was made Prime Minister. and on the
death Of General Carlos de Cespedes, Presi-
dent Of the Cuban Republic, he became head
of the Provisional Government. In the clos
ing year of the war Palma was taken pris-
oner. He was released after hosttlities were
end I'd and came to this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Horrible Fate OF Two Cowboys,

Adviees were received OF the horrible fate
thar befell two cowboys. Warner Reid and
Bob Christian, working on the J. A. ranch,
near Silverton, Briscoe County, in the Texas
Panhandle. The men, with others. were
rounding up cattle when vivid fash of
lightning enveloped them and their herd
Of cattle, throwing the latter right and
left and knocking down the norses ridden by
the cowboys. A great hole was burned In
Rcid's head and mis- spine blistered all the
way down. Christian was killed by the
shock without especial external manifesto
tlons. Reld's legs were also badly burned,
his horses legs scorched, the saddle torn to
fragments and u deep hole made In the
ground where the bolt entered. Many ofthe
cattle were killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
They All Ate Onions.

Miss Foster. school tea:her Al PacatoIicG.
H.. severely whippeda pupil, the soa of Eti-
tor Nate Colby, ~ the Pccatonicu News, a
few days ago because the odor Of onions wa :
OF his breath,
She does not like onions, and had so ex-
pressed herself, anu on this OCCASION took
stronger measures to show ner uisapproval
Inc children III the school promptly re3aliet
against the Introduction OF the rou us pun
1snment for eating onions. anu all have eaten
that ouorou5 vegetable raw ut every scnool
day meal since. Inc parents OF Pecatonica
nave given up the sucreI cause OF liberty
even TO the extent OF going around enveloped
in the odor OF onions, and tho town OF Peca-
touica is shaken TO the core over the matter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
TWO LIVES CRUSHED OUT.
Tho Locomotive Hurled From the Track
Into a Canal.

Tho Locomotive Hurled From the Track
Into a Canal.
Daniel wolfkill, engineer. and j. W.
Haines. fireman. on q Pennsylvania passen-
ger train we're killed in wreck near Baileys,
Penn. Their homes were In Harrisburg.
AS passenger train and freight train
were passing shortly after two o'clock a. m.
an axle on freight car broke, throwing
several cars In front Of the passenger train.
The engine plowed into the cars and the
passenger train piled up on top OF them.
Fire started Immediately. and four mail cars
and their contents were destroyed, excant
few sacks for Louisville, Ky, st. Louis, Mo-,
and Oregon.
Wolfkill and Haines were thrown from
their cab into the canal and their engine
tumbled in on top of them. Their bodies
we're recovered in horribly mutilated con-
dition. G. A. Chamberlain, Of Harrisburg.
Penn, q mail clerk. had an arm broken.
Seven other mail clerks were iniure1 slightly.
No passengers were hurt. The total loss.
through the destruction Of mail. will! II J.;
believed, amount to 800. 900. The registered
letter pouches from New York, Boston. Hart
ford and Harrisburg, for delivery at Pitts
burg and Chicago, were burned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
SENATOR CHANDLER PREDICTS WAR.
He Says That the United States Must
Fight Great Britain.

The Concord On. H. Monitor, Senator
Chander's newspaper, contains leader
from his pen in which war with England is
predicted. 1t has for its caption, sour
Coming War With Eagland-A Prediction. I"
1t is summarized thus:
War between the Unlted States and Eng
land is inevitable. It will arise OH account
Of British disregard for our direct interests.
1t will also be forced by British encroach-
ments upon other Nations all over the world.
1t will be fought by US, having Russia as our
European ally.
As a war offensive on our part it may not
happen within twenty years. As defensive
war it NAV come sooner AMI should be well
coined. One sure result will be the capture
aud permanent acquisition Of Canada by the
United States
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
TWO ELECTRICAL EXECUTIONS.
George Smith and Charles Davis Put to
Death In Clinton Prison.

George Smith and Charles Davis Put to
Death In Clinton Prison.
George q. Smith and Charles N. Davis
were executed by electricity at 11.39 and
11.57 respectively few mornings ago In
Clinton Prison at Dannenora, N. Y. Ef
Both executions were perfectly satisfacto-
~. A current of 1850 volts was turned on in
each case, maintained for five seconds, and
then reduced to 200 volts. In Smiths case
it was allowed to continue for one minute
and twenty seconds, and in Davis's for one
minute and thirty-flve seconds. In neither
case was there sign OF life after the first
shock. The official time for the two execu-
tions was twenty-one and half minutes.
Smith was convicted OF the murder on
June Is of this year OF Philip Rlchtmeyer,
an aged German for whom he had worked.
The motives were revenge for supposed i'll
treatment and also robbery.
Davis was convicted ofthe murder on May
10 of this year OF May Shannon, q six-year-
old child who lived at Cohoos, N. Y. 1t was
evident that the child had been assaulted be-
fore she was killed. Her body was found in
an abandoned part Of the canal near Cohoes,
frightfully mutilated. When Davis was ar
rested indignation against him ran SO high
that he was hurried away to Albany for safe
keeping. he was convicted on September
Is. There was no appeal in the case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
ANNUAL PENSION REPORT
Commissioner Lochren Tells How the
Nation Rewards It's Heroes.
ROLLS CONTAIN 97O,524 NAMES.
During the Year SO. 1876 New Pensions Were
Granted and 1906 That Had Been
Dropped From the Rolls Were Restored
---There Were 27 ,s1e Deaths and 14,576
Pensions We're Dropped.

Judge Lochren. Commissioner Of Pensions.
has submitted his annual report to the Secre-
tary Of the Interior. 1t shows that up to
June 80, 1894. there were 969, ,544 pensioners,
and during the past year 3s,185 new PEN.
sions were granted and 42os restored that
had been dropped from the rolls, making an.
aggregate roll OF 1.012.ss5. There were27.-
SIG deaths and Il, ,575 pensions dropped dur
ing the past year. making the number on the
rolls on June 80, 1895. 970,524, an increase
during the year Of $50. s "
Unless further pension legislation Is en-
acted the Commissioner thinks that the ap-s
preparation OF $4,000, 900 will be sufficient
for the payment OF pensions for the fiscal
wear ending June 80. 1896 The estimates for
1897 are the same as for 1896. except for an
additional $4,000 for better quarters for the
agent at Buffalo, n. Y.
The Commissioner states that aside from
discontinuing illegal pensions, the work OF
the Board Of Revision has been beneficial In
discouraging the filing of claims without
merit. l8&
The wolk of the law division was excel
lent IN detecting crimes. in pension prosecu-
tions, and in discovering illegal practices
among pension attorneys Two hundred
, and ninety-four persons were convicted. the
most important being ". Bowen Moore. of
Buffalo, N. Y, and George NJ. Van Leuven,
OF Lime Springs, Iowa. both attorneys with
large pension clientage.
The Commissioner compliments the work
Of the Pension Examiners In the field and
says that the fact that this force pervades
the entire country and is likely to discover
and bring to light any frauds that may be
attempted. exercises q constantly restrain
ing influence upon dishonest claimants and
attorneys. b. I
The act OF March 2. 1895, increasing the
rate Of certain pensioners to SO per month
made an increase Of 81, 5000 o annually in
the payment Of pensions, and the act. re-
pealing the act Of March s. 1893. which
forbade the payment OF pensions to nom
residents after July l, 1898, increased the
payments during the last four months Of the
year 1895 about $275, 600.
Over lou dismissals of clerks were made In
the bureau during the year. The Commits
sioner thinks It would be equitable and
humane for Congress to make soma moderate
provision to aid the clerks disabled by long
and faithful service who cannot perform their
work and are discharged. .i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
CONDITION OF THE ARMY.
High Standard Of Discipline Attained and
Higher-Grade Men Enlisted.

The annual report Of Inspector-Gen"7a'
Breckinridge shows that the Unitei States
Army has attained high STANDARD OF dis
cipline, and that the officers, generally AZ.
very marked improvement in the character
of the men seeking admission to the
ranks, and the great care With which
recruits are selected, it Is said, is evil
denced by the fact that only about one in
eight is found to possess the requisite quall'
ficntions. Applicants for enlistment have
been numerous. In one city alone over 500
applicants presented themselves
At the close OF the year there were lOi
schools and colleges at which military in
struction was given by officers OF the army
to 1885 pupils, an increase OF nearly sUO
over the number OF pupils at the close OF the
previous year. Every year, it Is stated
shows a marked increase In the popularity
OF the tAilitary feature OF instruction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Through the Air to Death.

Josephine Atrea, wife of Erasmus G. Atrea.
were run down and instantly killed at Trot-
ting Course Cove, near Glendale. Long Isl
and, N. Y, by train. Mrs. Atrea
was forty-one years old. while her com
panion, Mrs. Scala, was thirty-nine. The
women were engaged with two other
Italians gathering cinders. When
they saw the locomotive almost upon them:
they seemed to lose all presence OF mind AMI
did not stir until they were struck by thr
locomotive. They were hurled distance O.
twenty-five feet and fell dead at once. Both
bo,lies were mangled. When the bodies were
examined S6523 was found sewed IN Mrs'
Atrea's corsets. Mrs. Scala had Sloo nlouen
away In the same manner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
10000 ArmenianS in Revolt.

According to Turkish informating, $4,000
Armenians have revolted at Zeitun. The
Porte decided to call out part Of the reserves,
but lack Of funds rendered mobilization OF
troops difficult. The Porte sent a circular
note to the Turkish representatives abroad
in regard to the recent disturbances in the
provinces, in which t il declared that the
Armenans were the aSSreSsors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Asks for Anti-Lxnching LEGISLATION.

Governor Atkinson sent his annual mes
sage to the Georgia Legislature. he recon-
mcnds that the General Assembly pass law
giving the family ofa person taken from Of
flcerS and lynched the right to- sue the county
for the full value Of his life. He also asks
that the Governor be authorized to remove
from office the man from whose custody a
person who was lynched was taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
The Cleyelands Go to woodIey.

President and Mrs. Cleveland, their chill
dren and several servants moved from the
White House, bag and baggage, to Woodley,
the Presidents country place. near Wash
ington. They will make Woodley their
home until the social season begins. The
President will come to the White House
every day his presence Is necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Killed In a Collision.

A stock train on the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad backed in on the "Y" at Bowie.
Nd, to permit an express train to pass. A
work train on the Popes Creek line ran into
the rear of the stock train. The following were
killed :: F. A. Ellis, a drover, of Fort Springs'W.
Va. exit" Hearn, a construction foreman.
OF Baltimore. The following were injured:
A. E. Johnson, a drover, Of Fort Springs. W.
Va. head bruised and cut; W. W. McClel-
land, drover, OF Greenbrier County. W.
Va. breast injured; J. NJ. Stages. drover.
Of Greenbrier County, W. Va, head injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
HONoRS FOR PALMA.
Elected Head of the Cuban Party Outside
of the Island.

TOMS J: IA: Palma, delegate OF the
Cuban revolutionary party, received advices
in New York City that the Cuban Assembly
(or Deputies) have appointed him Minister
Plenipotentiary. The election took place in
Jimaguayu and was unanimous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Sent to Church as Punis hIn ent.

A peculiar penalty was inflicted upon three
men at Norristowr, Penn. John jenkins
Mahlon Mar,iley and James Dolan were ac-
Quilted on the charge Of assault and battery
on the promise that they would accompany
the prosecutor. J. 3. Fisher, to church for
the next twelve Sundays.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Terribly NIaupled.

At Long Point, N. Y, Fall Brool, passen-
ger train struck George Turner as he was
driving across the track. Turner was in
stantly killed and his body terribly mangied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
British Blue Ribboners.

There are at the present time 100000 to-
tal abstaners from all alcoholic drinks in
Great Britain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Lowerei a Bicycle Record.

A. B. McDonell. of Rochester, n. Y, rode
100 miles on bicycle in 4.40.09 lowering the
record
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13

The office of Minister Plenipotentiary
makes Senior Palma. the head of the entire
Cuban party outside Of Cuba with power to
act on its behalf as he sees fit. Senor Palma
said that the most important duty he will
have to perform as Minister, is to ask the
Government of the United States for recog-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
/. 4. HOLMES TO THE BAR
Trial Begun Of the Alleged Greatest
Murderer Of Modern Times.
CONDUCTING HIS OWN CASE.

The Killing of Pitezel One of tho Twenty
two Murders of Which Holmes Is Ac-
cused---Court Refused Postponement,
Thereupon the Prisoners Counsel
Withdrew.
One of the greatest criminal cases OF the
century began at Philadelphia, Penn, when
Herman ". Mudgett, better known as H. d.
Holmes, the confessed life insurance swind-
Ter and the alleged murderer, was placed on
trial in the Court Of Oyer and Terminer on
the charge ofhaving murdered Benjamin F.
Pietzel. Judge Arnold presided. Tne
Commonwealth was represented by District
Attorney George s. Graham and Assistant
District Attorney Thomas W. Barlow. and
the defence was in the hands of W. Il. Shoe
maker and Samuel P. Rotan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
PerIshed at a Railway Crossing.

Richard Rourke, a grocer, formerly O.
5chuylerville, and his wife, while attempting
to drive over the Rock street crossing, Sara
toga, N. Y, were struck by an express train.
The tiagman had warned them Of danger. bnt
they paid no heed. Rourke was instantly
killed and his wife sustained fatal injuries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Fired n Trestle.

Local freight train south-bound from
Columbia On the Florida Central and PENN
sular Railroad was wrecked four miles from
Savannah, Ga. Some one set fire to a
trestle over ravine and fourteen cars Went
down. The cars were burned, as were 42o
bales of cotton and other freight. The total
lnas is about $50. 600.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13

Attempt to Take the Life OF the Man Who
Had Killed the City Marshal-Doors
Battered Down and the Sheriff Dis
acknowledgements Fight by Maddened
1Tor,,ere-JJiIitia Cr,lered Out.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-12
NOTICE.

We, the undersigned corporation, nam
ed in All order of the Circuit Court of
Tazeweil county. made on the 10Th dny Of
May. 1891, incorporating the ''Eldorado
Mining. Manufacturing and Improvement
Company of Virginia." which said charter
was ratified and confirmed by nm Act of
the General Assembly of Virginia. APP
proved March End, 1892, do hereby accept
the provisions of said order and aet and
call meeting of the incorporators and
subscribers to the capital stock of snid
company. I be held at the office of Chap.
man Gillespie, Tazewell, Virginia, on
the LIST day OF May, 1895, Mt IL M, to
adopt BY Laws, receive subscriptions to
the capital stock of said company. to com.
plptc the organization of the company, and
10 transact such other business as may
come before the meeting.
j G.-WATTS,
j. s GILLESPIE,
HENRY 30 NEN,
HARTMAN NEWBERRY.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-12
G0oJbYe to "The farm Aome. !.

Goo5byo to 1.-The farm-Home.,
Thank God for the feeling, as standing
this ey' ming
Where memory paints the bright scenes
of lost years,
That casts FER my brow the shadows Of
sadness,
That battles this lov'd coil with unseen :
bht true tears.
Thank God for the joy this land hath
Ger given,
To footweary straggler on tines dasert
shore:
Though now must leave you, though,
now we must sever,
My heart wills that L must still see thee
once more.
promise that l. in the land of the
Will turn with sigh to thy scenes. as
of old;
Though fortune may own me, though
pleasures may crown me,
My heart these old valleys too dearly
will hold.
In dreams will come, as child to
thy bosom,
The flowers Ill pluck, us in days tina,
are dead
o. Land, that has nurtured my bright.
est, best mem 'ries,
My heart fills with love that hath never
been said
Though lips may portray to the world
thy green pastures.
Though voice may unfold to thy mem nv
due prise,
The boy, who hath loved thee from ear
liest mem ny,
In silence his longinss to heaven musl
raise
For words arc too feeble to tell the fond
story
OF friends, whom the trials of yeaf
have found true;
And this-ol We pastures the story in
memry.
This is my feeling, affection for you
Goodbye must leave you, and sorl "
Is er me -
stand on thy soil; and heaven l;u rt
when
This foot shall again rest upon thy rue
BOSOM;
The land where my happiest hours lrye
been.
would YOU could feel how dcol is the
mem'ry;
Each hill and each valley, each brook
let. each spot,
Have NIL got place in my heart dear
est Treasures
And ne'er through tho years, can these
lov'd be forgotl
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