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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
A Maniac Bride.

ELKHART, Ind, Dec. 21.-Frank
Perry and Frances Conley, the daugh-
ter Of wealthy parents, after court
ship of four years, eloped last Sunday
because of parental objections. Yes
terday the young bride became raw
ing maniac, and was prevented from
killing herself only by the herculean
efforts of her husband. She attempted
to throw herself from the third story
of the St. Joseph Valley bank build
ing. Her hallucination is that her
parents would reproach her and that
She would not become heir to her faith
er's estate. Her cries brought a thous-
and people to the bank building, where
Mrs. Perry hung tow-thirds out of the
window, making frantic efforts to cast
herself to the payment. Perry in an
instant grasped her about the body and
for several minutes the struggle for
mastery was witnessed by the horror
stricken throng. When assistance
came, she was saved from horrible
death. The unfortunate woman was
taken to the house of her parents, she
partially recovered her senses but
there is little hope that she will be
sane again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
A Horrible Fate.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 2S.-Mable
Shelton, aged years, was burned to
death, her 5-year-old sister was killed
by being thrown from second story
window, and the mother lies injured
at the city hospital beyond hope of
recovery as the result of a fire
at 40 Echols street tonight.
The family lived on the second story
of a frame house. The mother had
just put the children in bed when the
fire burst through the dsAr- prevent
ing excess except by way of the win
dow. The mother threw one child out
of the window, crushing its head on
the pavement below. She started to
get the other child, but her own cloth
ing took fire, and she was forced back.
Then she jumped through the win
dow. The skeleton of the burned
child was found after the flames were
s,,hduad
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

The New Orleans Daily States says:
Governor Tillman prides himself on
being something ola talker, but he will
reafze when he gets into the Senate
that he is mere whiffet compared to
the tireless old storm caves, who con-
stitute the membership Of that once
august body"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

The gallows has been abolished in
Michigan. The severest punishment
that can be inflicted upon murderer
in that State is Imprisonment for life.
From October Is to November 80,
there were eight murders and proba-
bly, half a dozen rnurderous assaults
committed in the State. These facts
will be brought before the coming
legislature in an argument favoring
the re-enactment of the old law carryl
ing the death penalty.
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WITHOUT attracting a large degree
of public attention, the ife-saving
service does it's work faithfully and
well from year to year. The annual
report of its operations for the last
twelve months shows nearly 1000
shipwrecked persons rescued and
neerly SS,OOO,0OO worth of property
saved, all at a cost of 81, $50, 600. More
disasters occurred during the year than
in any previous year in the history of
the service.
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Killed For n Girl.

ANDERSON, S. G., Dec. PA homi'
eide was committed at Pendleton last
Saturday night, the party doing the
killing being John Dickson, who shot
and killed Henry McAlister, both
young white men. 1t seem that the
two were rivals for the hand of a
young woman by the name of Carroll.
They met at her fathers house. Dick
son asked the young lady to go out on
the piazza with him. She declined to
do so and Dickson startled out of the
house. At the door he turned and
cursed McAllister and drew his pistol
and shot him dead. Dickson escaped
and has not yet been apprehended.
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Tillman's Portrait.

COLUMBIA, S. G., Dec. pa life
size portrait of Ex-Governor Tillman
painted by an Atlanta artist has been
bought by the friends and admirers Of
the senator elect and was presente) 10
the house today, in special message
from Governor Evans. The house ac-
cepted the picture and ordered that il
be hung in a conspicuous place on the
walls. 1t will 60 up somewhere near
the portraits of Butler and John B.
Gordon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
TIE HOUSE BACKS DOWN.

& The House took back water on all
|(the appropriation bills, but not until
|the members were satisfied that the
Senate was right from legal point of
view.
1t was, about 3: 30 o'clock in the
morning when the Committee on Free
Conference on the question of the per
lem Of the members reported to the
House recommending that it agree to
he Senate amendments to the bill,
hese amendments, it will be remem-
ered, put the per, diem Of the mem
ers at b per day, while the House
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02
SIXTY families of Hollanders. who

SIXTY families of Hollanders, who
have lived in Machigan for number
of years, are said to be ell route from
Kalamazoo to Raleigh and engage in
the raising of celery They say that
in North Carolina they will be able to
raise celery the year round. Three
hundred acres will be planted in celery
at once, and the acreage will be grad
ually increased.
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rHr PRESS coMpLIMENTED.

g. Mr.. Garris, of Colleton, yesterday
offered, and the: House adopted, the
following resolution: =.
Resolved, That the House wishes
50 express its appreciation of the cour-
tasy and gentle demeanor of the
Representatives of the press-Messrs.
Kohn, Price and .Watson-who have
BEEN untiring in their efforts to serve
snaembersand officers.
Resolved, That we also appreciate
the fairness and impartiality of the
reports Of these gentlemen.
Mr.. Garris is one of the youngest
members of the House, and at the
snme time one of the most efficient
scolIetop, County lacks only a few
acres Of being as large in area as the
|State Of Rhode Island.
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THEY GOT FRoLIcsoME.

From 8 o'clock in the morning until
: j 40 o'clock, when adjournment was
taken, the House was serious and
frolicsome by1turns. No business is
done in the last hours, except to settle
differences between the two bodies
5over bills; to send these to the enroll
inT department. and later to ratify
them. Recesses were frequently taken
4 and the intervals are spent in holding
mock sessions
Several mock sessions were held be-
fore daylight yesterday, Mr.. Connor,
OF Orangebnrg, presiding. He is pos
sessed OF 3 barrel Of humor, and the
mock dignity with which he presides
deceives members and officers who
Z happen to walk in after an absence
and And him in the chair.
With q great deal Of gravity the
House yesterday passed various reso-
lutions of a witty nature, among them
the following:
ssResolved, That members be re-
auested to keep off the grass unless
their feet are clean"
& Mr.. Connor referred this 70 the Ju-
dietary Committee"
About S o'clock, when the members
were sleepy and thirsty, and Mr.. Con-
| nor was presiding, a resolution was
passed requiring dispensaries to open
Simmediately for the convenience of
members. = -
a resolution was also passed abol-
shing the Senate for its tardiness.
Speaker Jones never takes part in
6ese divarications from the dignified
ltstoms Of the lower b. ly and. is gen
serally absent from the hall when the
s1rolcs are in progress.
81 Wythe, Of Newberry, is one of the
leaders in the mock session frolics.
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The only member of the House who
has received any applause from the
floor this session is Mr.. Floyd of Ker-
shaw. He made a strong speech on
the metropolitan police bill and was
applauded by his fellow members.
When interested on a subject Mr..
Floyd makes a ringing speech: He
uses good language, Is graceful in his
gestures, although one-armed, and has
a splendid voice. He is a promising
member of the lower body.
Shortly before adjournment the
House resolved itself into committee
of the whole, Mr.. Garris being request
ed to take the chair. Mr.. Bacot made
the following speech and offered the
accompanying resolutions. .,
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen !:
Before offering resolutions appreciat-
i've of our various officers, permit me
to say word to the members of the
House of Representatives collectively
and individually. As....'.
"The carol of the Christmas-tide is
now ringing in our ears, Peace on
earth good will towards men, as we
are about to HE us to our several
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-02

BulSt ana BarnWel1, parClcularly Ine
latter, were much opposed to the NOM
inees sent in by the Governor, partic-
ularly to his refusal to nominate JUS
tice Burnet, who has held his position
ever since re, and who has the esteem
of the entire Charleston Bar. The talk
was simply wasted breath for the ap-
pointments went through with a rush.
When Richland was struck the re-
suit was somewhat different. The first
appointment for this county opened a
fight. Senator Sloan did not want the
appointment of DR.. Hopkins as Coun-
ty Auditor confirmed, and talked out
in meeting. He had not word to say
about DR.. Hopkins personally, nor
could he have made any objection on
that score for DR., HOPKINS is as clever
gentleman as there is in Richland
County. Senator Sloan fought the ap-
pointment on another line entirely
He held that the appointment ought
not to be confirmed because the place
in his opinion belonged to Mr.. Squier,
who was nominated for it in the Dem
ocratic primary which was held prior
to-the bolt which carried Columbia for
aRepublicall Congressman and Rich
land for an Independent gubernatorial
candidate. A number of the Reform
Senators conceded with this view of
the case, and, owing to the absence of
several of the" "stalwarts, " the appoint
ment of DR.. Hopkins went by the
board, the confirmation being refused.
The effect upon the situation will be
small, for DR.. Hopkins will get the po-
sition without regard to the Senate's
wishes.
Senator Moses of Sumter took lit
tie hand in enlivening the proceedings
and secured the defeat of four out of
eight of the Trial Justices nominated
for Sumter County. In each case he
gave more or less plausible reasons
why the appointments ought not to be
confirmed. The nominees were turn
ed down and the reasons given by Mr..
Moses are as follows:
J. W.. Broadway, nominated to be
Trial Justice in Privateer and Manehes-
ter Townships; turned down because
he did not want the position, Mr.. Moses
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-08-07
THE NEWS EPIToMlzEo
Washington ItemR.

Fire destroyed the building occupied by
the Young Mems Christian Association, on
New York avenue, also damaging buildings
adjoining. Loss about $50 900.
The state of Florida has decided to the
United States Bowditch Point, on Este-o
Island, for lighthouse purposes.
W. E. Curtis, Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, returned to his desk after an alb
sence CT six wesks In connection with the de-
livery In London OF $50, 900 United States
bonds to the Belmont-M Morgan syndicate.
The President commuted to Imprisonment
for life the sentence of death imposed on
Thomas J. Taylor, who was to have been
hanged for killing his wife.
The President amended the Civil Service
rules by putting certain places In the United
States Geological Survey under the classified
service.
The United States cruiser Atlanta has
been ordered by Secretary Herbert to remain
of the Florida coast to intercept Cuban fill
clustering expeditions.
Secretary Herbert decided upon double
turrets for the new battleships.
An order from President Cleveland was
prom ulgated, placing the employees OF the
several pension agencies Of the United States
under civil service regulations. They num-
Der between 500 and 600.
Master Sovereign. Of the Knights OF Labor,
has Issued manifesto to his organization
and to the Farmers Alliance, Peoples Party,
reform clubs and kindred societies, recit-
ing the wrongs Of the masses and calling
for general boycott on National banB
notes In all dealings between individuals.
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as follows: G. F. Hammond, Conservative,
12. .sS3; W. D. Cruddas. Conservative, IL, ITO;
John Morley, Liberal, II 1902; J. Craig, Lib
eral, II ,154; F. Hamill, Labor, 1902. At the
election Of 1892 there was only one Conserva.
tive candidate opposed to two Liberals, and
the total Conservative vote then was Il, 1928,
to 25,O53 polled during the election just
ended, gain of II ,230 votes for the Conser-
vatives. Mr.. Morley, IN 1892. polled II, 905
votes and when he was reelected In the
same year on taking Office as Chief Secretary
for Ireland, he polled 12,92S votes, conse-
quently he received 1126 votes less than
he did when reelected In 1892.
The defeat of Mr.. Morley caused great
sensation throughout Great Britain. After
the result Of the election was announced
Mr.. Morley, in speech at Newcastle, said:
"This is one of the most tremendous battles
ever fought in any British constituency, and
I greatly regret to say we have been defeated.
But we have before shown that We knew
how to bear triumph with moderation, and
hope we shall show that we know how to
bear defeat with cheerful courage" (Chees).
At the conclusion OF bis remarks Dlr. Nor.
ley paid tribute to tho fairness Of his op-
ponents In the contest, and thanked his sup
porters for their efforts during the cam
paign. His defeat is considered a death
blow, for the present, to Home Rule for
Ireland
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Prominent People.

Ex-Governor Garcelon, OF Maine, is eighty
years old, and vigorous man.
Unlike most other boys at his age, the Ger.
man Crown Prince Is allowed no pocket
money.
The King OF Italy has mado Crispl prince
by way of vindicating him against the attacks
of his enemies.
The Hawaiian Government proposes to
give Princess Kaiulani pension Of 5200U to
quiet her pretensions.
John Hayter, OF England, has Just passed
away at the age OF ninety-fre. He was
famous us portrait painter.
Governor Atkinson. of Georgia, is rapidly
recovering from the operation recently per-
formed on him for appendicitis.
Lord Rosebery, tho resigned Prime Minis
ter of England, has numerous interests In
this country, including cotton mill in the
South.
At the Prince OF Wales sale OF hackneys,
at Sandringham. William Waldorf Astor paid
the highest price, $4,000, for q pair Of harness
horses.
William Winter, the well-known litter
ateur and dramatic critic Of the New York
Tribune, has been made LID. by Brown
University.
Lord Chief Justice Russell OF England,
has gone back to the old custom of "1ding
circuit" on horseback from one assre town
to another.
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Tho National Game.

Pittsburs has thus far tried nine pitchers.
Pitcher Stratton has been released by Chi
cago.
Hotrer Is Baltimore's most successful
pitcher.
Brooklyn shut out Louisville three times
this season.
Cleveland has not yet won game in Chi
cago this season.
Pitcher Meekin, OF New York, appears to
be all right again.
Ehret, of St. Louis, seems to be complete
failure this season.
Turner, Of Philadelphia, generally gets
two strikes before he hits the ball.
When the Cleveland Club Is defeated the
attendance drops more than in any other
city.
Hassamaer, of Washington, has not made
an error in illty-siN games, AMI but two this
season.
In thirty-shree games McKean, Of Cleve-
land, has lailed but twice to make at least
ono hit.
The good work OF the New Yorks in the
West has boomed the game once more In
Gotham.
Since Davis has joined the team New York
has settled down to good work. His batting
was missed.
Rrsie declares that he considers LnnSe,
Of Chicago. tue most valuable outilelder III
the League.
Hosriever, Of Cincinnati, has stolen more
bases than any ons except Hamilton, OF
Philadelphia.
All the League teams have now been Shut
out, Baltimore being the last to succumb,
at Cleveland.
Baseball is now being played extensively
in Mexico. 1t ranks next to cycling as a
popular sport.
The New York Club has purchased Pfef.
fer's release from the Louisville Club and be
will play second base.
At Rockford, ILL.,, a dozen society young
ladies have organized baseball team and
will play several amateur clubs.
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THE vIdILANT.

The race was on. Every steamboat skip
per In the fleet rang his jingle bell, told the
engineer to keep plenty Of steam on her and
shaped bis course to follow the yachts.
It was grand race. well sailed from start
to finish, in breeze that held fairly steady
throughout. and In water that for smaller
yachts might have been considered rough,
but which for these giant sloops was COM
paratiyely smooth.
In the race Of fifteen miles to windward
and return the Defender beat the Vlgilant
BY two minutes and forty-fve seconds. or
this time the Defender gained two minutes
and four seconds In the beat to windward
and forty-one seconds in the run home. Az
ter the race C. Oliver Selin, head Of the pa
triotic syndicate that built her, said; II am
perfectly satisfied with the Defender"
The Defender proved her ability to carry
sail better than the Vigilant and to foot
faster. She also has an easier motion
through the water, and she beat the Vigtlant
In conditions where 1t was thought she would
VIZ, head sea and good breeze. But
possibly the most creditable part OF her per-
formance lay in the fact that she also beat
the conqueror OF Valkyrie IL In the run
down wind.
A conservative view Of the race would seem
to be that, while the Defenders performance
was good one, it will require the greatest
efforts Of the Defender folks 10 work her up
to cup winning form.
The result of the race between the Defender
and the visilant may be said to mark the
downfall Of the centreboard as an American
institution. The Vigilant was peerless two
years ago. But last season she made but
sorry showing in English waters. The
challenge for the cup made it necessary
to build another yacht that would show
the world that the science OF yacht
building progresses in this country with
able strides. In days to come, when
boys OF to-day will be graybeards, they will
recount this trial because 1t marks the time
when keel boat was put forth as the ablest
product Of American yacht designing: Ihls
Is the elimination Of series of unbroken
victories, extending over nearly fifty years,
victories won by center boarders.
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STEAMERS IN COLLISION
The 0rtigia and the Maria P. Crash
Together in the Mediterranean.
OVER A HUNDRED PERISH.

The Disaster Occurred In the Middle OF the
Night When Most OF the Passengers
! Were As!eep---A Terrible Panic Ensued
and Only One Boat Got Away---Fright-
full Scenes on Board.
An accident resulting in the death OF l4S
dves occurred near the mouth of the Gulf OF
Spezzia, Italy. At ~ o'clock a. m. the
steamers Origia and Maria P. ran into each
other. and the Maria P. was damaged so bad
~ that she sank in very short time.
The Maria P. had on board in addition to
her crew 176 passengers bound from Naples
tor the River Plate. Most Of them were emf
grants. It was pitch dark when the collision
occurred, and there was a terrible scene
aboard the sinking steamer.
Most OF the passengers were asleep in their
bunks at the time and were awakened by the
crashing Of the steamers plates, deck beams.
and deck planks. They rushed on deck and
ran hither and thither, alternately calling Tor
boats and praying aloud to the saints.
From the reports of the disaster received it
was impossible to determine whether any at
tempt WAS made by the Maria P. to clear away
and launch hersmall boats, but. judging from
the accounts given by the excited survivors.
1t Is surmised that the steamer went down too
quickly to leave time for lowering all the
boats But one boat got away.
The force Of the collision was terrific. Inc
Ortigia struck the Maria P. squarely on the
starboard side, and her stem penetrated eight
cen feet.
When she backed out. great volume OF
water poured through the hole, and the YES
gel began almost Immediately to settle. From
the statements Of some Of the crew. it ap-
pears that the disaster was the fault Of the
rOrtigia. The crew Of the Maria P. numbered
seventeen. OF this number, fourteen were
saved in the boat that got clear OF the ship.
This boat also saved the thirty passengers.
The Maria P. was q schooner-rgged iren
screw steamer Of 722 tons. She was built in
Sunderland in 1886. and was ITS feet long,
81 feet beam, and 20 feet depth of hold. She
had five compartments. Her engines were
Of the compound type. She was owned by
Aarini Brichetto, and her hailing port was
Genoa.
The collision occurred of Isola del Tino.
The Maria P. was bound for Genoa, where
the emigrants on board of her were to be
'transhipped to the steamer Sud America,
which was to convey them to the River
Plate.
1t was learned that the lookout man on
the Ortigia saw nothing Of the other steamer
until it was too late to avoid a collision.
The officers Of the Ortigla contend that no
boats were lowered by the Maria P, and
that their vessel saved all the survivors. The
Ortigia remained in the vicinity Of the acct-
dent for several hours, hoping that she
might be able TO rescue others.
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Foreign Notes.

An Imperial order has been issued by the
Sultan of Turkey granting amnesty to all
Armenian political prisoners. Many have
already been released.
In the General Parliamentary elections
held in New South Wales, Premier Reid has
defeated e5-Premier Sir Henry Parkes in
Sydney.
Japan demands s37 ,50o,000 additional in
demnity as compensation for the rctroces-
sion to China OF the Liao TunS Peninsula
In TN encounter at Uakup, Macedonia, be-
tween the insurgents and the Turkish troops,
the former were defeated with a loss VI
thirty killed and thirty wounded.
verdict of wiful murder was returned
by the Coroncr's Jury at Toronto in the case
OF Alice Pletzel, and the Canadian authori-
ties will take steps 1T once to have the man
Holmes the insurance swindler, brought
from Philadelphia for trial.
Revolution is reported in three of the
States OF Colombia.
The official returns on the crops through.
out Hungary show that the harvest does not
exceed the average. 1t Is equal to that OF
1894. and in quality the crops are generally
good.
In the battle at Bayamo, Cuba, only the
presence and skill OF General Campos pre-
vented Spanish defeat by Maceo. He led
after General Santocildes fell. He killed
horses and mules to make hseastworks when
the insurgents charged. The Spanish lost
fourteen officers an117U men.