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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
Tillman's Great Speech.

In speaking of Tillmans speech in
the Constitutional Convention on last
Friday night on the suffrage plan as
reported by the committee the Charles
ton Sun says whatever may be the
foibles and shortcomings of Ben Till
man, the white people of this State,
without regard to faction, owe him
debt of gratitude for the vigorous and
telling effort of last night in the Con
stitutional Convention, in which he
marshalled and gave to the world in
overwhelming array, the facts in con-
nection with the era of corrupt Re
publican rule in this State. 1t is an
expose which goes far to condone even
in court of conscience the expedients
to which the white race in this State
has been compelled to resort since the
dark days of 1S68-1876, and it is the
best and most convincing argument
that can be made in palliation or ex-
cuse for the further expedients to
which it is now proposed to resort. 1t
relieves us from the stigma of resting
under the recent arraignment OF the
colored delegation from Beaufort and
shows conclusively that whatever may
have been the devices to which the su-
perior race were reduced to rid them
selves of such ruinious maladministra-
ton the original responsibility for it
all attaches to the Republican misrule,
and it was no insignificant circum-
stance that he was able to retort upon
two of the colored delegation, Smalls
and Whipper, who had taken heaven
to witness the injustice they claimed
to have been done their race, that they
themselves participated in the carnival
of corruption that had marked the ne
gro reign and stood on the records as
convicted bribe-takers. 1t shows that
our colored population has not made
much advance since 1876, ." they still
follow the leadership of Inc rascals
who abused their trust and relegated
him to political obscurity and infamy
by their misconduct nearly score OF
years ago. The utter moral depravity
which characterized their brief but
ruininous rule then is thus presumpt-
lively shown to be the controlling in
stinct among them yet, and it will 60
far to condone in the eyes of the world
any expedient to which the minority
race may resort to preserve themselves
and their civilization from the possible
return of that saturnalia of crime and
corruption"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
The Charleston Sun says as an ef-
or+ to rooLn po1itical canita1 Trhv,s

The Charleston Sun says as an ef-
fort to make political capital Irby's.
speech in the Constitutional Conven-
ton Friday will fall fiat. The Sun
goes on to say that its purpose is too
transparent and its scope too confined
in its nature, and that the subsequent
effort of Tillman whom Irby has seen
fit to single out as his enemy and to
direct his thunder against far-over-
shadowed him, for Tllman demon
strated the fact that his mind was oc-
cupied with matters of wide public in
terest, for the time being, while Irby
plainly demonstrated that he was
chewing the cud of his own bitter po-
litical fancies, with an. eye single 70
his political ambition and personal ag-
grandizement,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13

You could scarcely compete with men
of selfish and fraudulent methods.
Bankruptcy might overtake you. But
in making the sacrifice you would
have the fellowship of Christ. You
would manifest His spirit, magnify
His truth and grace, and extend the
conuuests of His kingdom. This
would compensate you thousand
times for your material losses. 1 am
confident that among the men who till
the soil of this country there is more
incorruptible integrity than can be
found in any other element of our
population. For more than two-thirds
Of acentury agriculturalists dominated
the government and social life of this
nation. It is now dominated by mo-
nopolists. money lenders and specula-
tors. We need not to be told that the
change has been prolific of anything
but good either to the material or NOR
al interests of the people. 1t requires
no prophetic gift to see that return
of the agricultural classes to power
would result in a revival of that virtu-
Gus simplicity and uncompromising
integrity which characterized the
American people in the latter days Of
the republic.
Gentlemen of the Farmers National
Congress, if you are fighting for the
enthronement of truth, purity, fair
dealing and Christ-like charity in the
government and social life of your
country. and are determined to be
loyal to your convictions, even to the
last extremity you are knights of
nobler chivalry than ever unfurled a
flag or unsheathed a sword on any of
the worlds historic battlefields, and
for each of you invisible fingers are
weaving an imperishable chaplet.N
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
4sEHBY ! S$HBY

What do we want? We want every no.
tel, Restaurant, College and private house
in the South to send US their worn Silver
ware to repiate In triple silver. Old
spoons, folks. &C., can be made equal to
new. We plate anything In gold, silver,
nickel Or copper. We plate pistols,
watches, chains, rings badges and swords,
scabbards and other military accoutre.
ments cleaned and plated equal to new.
3uggie Rails and Trimmings, Harness
Trimming, &c plated in nickel or silver.
All kinds tarnished brass such as tenders,
shovel and toDgs lamps, chandiliera, &C.,
refnished equal to new. Rusted stone
rails, trimmings, &C., re.nicke:ed. Surgical
instruments Of all kinds polished and
plated.
WE WANT all bicycle owrers to send
US their old wheel to repair. We can re-
finish In nickel and baked enamel equal to
new. We have latest improved Electro.
Plating Plant, with comrlete polishing,
butfing and engine lathes land guarantee
work to be first class.
Correspondence solicited. Address,
CAROLINA ELRCTRO
PLATING WORKS.
W. NJ. GAKv1N, Mani ger, Blackvllle, $. G.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13

Gov. Clarke, of Arkansas, like Gov.
Culberson, of Texas, has completely
knocked out both Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons, the prize fighters, in one round.
1t begins to look as if prize fighting in
this country is at an end.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13

THE Springfield Republican says
lone J. A. Mette, who halls from
South Carolina, is so thoroughly dis.
couraged at the botch his neighbors are
making of Constitution forming that
he has printed pamphlet urging that
all Constitutions, United States, and
all. be abolished off-hand. What is a
little thing like the Constitution be-
tween friends, anywayG-let's make
Mette happy and get along on the by
laws"
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IL.
Mr.. MCGOWAN said the women who
had property would be perfectly safe,
because no property holding men
would vote tax on their own proper
ty that would be onerous.
Mr.. McMahau thought it would be
we'll to allow the women 10 decide
when there was close vote,
Mr.. Meares said thatpolitical voting
was concerned before; that was not
the case now-it was pure question
of property.
Mr.. Henderson renewed his motion
to lay the amendment on the table and
on this Mr.. Meares demanded the roll.
The vote resulted as follows, the
amendment being killed:
Yeas-Alexander, Anderson. Ashe,
Austin, Barry, Bellinger, Bowen,
Breazeale, Brice, J. S.; Bryan, Buist,
Carver, DELAY, Dennis, Douglass,
Doyle, Efird, Field, Fitch, Fraser,
Gary, Glenn, J. L.; Gunter, Hamel,
Harris, Harrison, Henderson, D. S.;
Henderson, VIM; Houser, Howell,
Hutson, johnson, I. E.; Johnstone,
George; Keitt, Kennedy, K. j.; Nc
Gowan, McMakin, McWhite. Mat
thews, Mitchell, Morrison, Mower,
Murray, OTIS, Prince, Reed, 1. r. ;
Rowland, Russell, Sheppard, Smith,
jeremiah; Talbert, Waters. Wells,
White, A. H.; Wilson, Stanyarne;
Wilson, w. B.-57.
Nays. Governor John Gary Evans,
Atkinson, Barton, Brice, T. w. Cum
ningham, Derham, Dudley, Evans,
w. D.; Floyd, Gage, Gooding, Hay,
Hemphill, Jones, I. B.; Jones, Willie !;
McCalla, McCaslan, McMahan, Meares,
Miller, Moore, Parler, Rosborough,
Shuler, Smith, A. J.;Taylor, Tillman,
B. R.; Wharton, White, S. E.; Wigg
--29.
The vote was clinched on motion of
Mr.. Bryan.
Mr.. Johnstone moved to amend by
inserting after the word receipt" on
line S, the words "or duplicate receipts
of the officer collecting the same. "
This was tabled.
Mr.. Gage offered an amendment 10
make the section apply to counties as
we'll as cities and towns. This was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-11-13
SUFFRAGE PROVISIONS.
HOW THEY WILL STAND IN THE NEW
CONSTITUTION.

The Convention Completes the Article on
this Important Subjrct.--Detalls OF the
Proceedings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
LOOyED BY BURGLARS.
Daring Night Raid on q Mansion /,
Ne1C York.


NetC York.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. I. Townsend Burden of No. Madi-
son square, North, went to the opera last
night, with their daughter, leaving their
two sons and six servants to care for the
house. At 10 o'clock those left in the
house retired.
At 10:30 o'clock William, the 20-year-old
son, heard some one moving about in his
fathers room on the second floor. He
went downstairs and found the door of the
room locked. Thinking his father mad re-
turned from the opera and had locked
himself in the room, William went up
stairs and retired to bed.
At mignight Mr.. and Mrs. Burden and
their daughter returned from the opera,
and upon entering their house discovered
that the place had been visited by burg
lars.
Mrs. Burden at once examined her jewel
cases and found that they had all been
despoiled. The first thing she missed was
a $4,000 diamond necklace. But every
thing was gone. Not a valuable article of
jewelry had been left to her except what
she had worn to the opera. She said that
the stolen jewels were worth $50, 600.
Upstairs everything was topsy- -turvy,
but it did not appear that anything but
the iewelry had been stolen.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
WILL NOT Be WELCOMED.
Theatrical People May Refuse
to Perform With Zella
NicolauS.
There Is a Decided Rebellion Against
Exploiting Notorious Persons
on the Stage.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 81. The
members of "The Hustler company,
which is playing at the Ninth street
Theater this week, do not know whether
they will play with Zella Nicolaus or not,
in case Davis and Keough add her as an
attraction to the show. The word comes
from st. Louis that Zela's husband, Rub
mann, is negotiating there with Manager
Cud Givens.
"The Hustler" plays one-night stands
from Kansas City and begins a week at
Havlin's Theater, st. Louis, on January 5.
There is a decided rebellion among
theatrical people against the exploiting
of prize-iehters and other notorious per-
sons on the stage, and Zella's theatrical
ambitions, on the strength of her $40, 900
suit against George Gould, do not meet
with favor. Zeila could be very easily in
iected into the scheme of "The Hustler -
and if she is there are mutterings among
the company that they will go on strike.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
AN EXPLOSION or DYNAMITE.
1t Caused Chicago and Vicinity to Be Vo-
fenhy Shaken as though by an
Earfhquuke

LOCCKORT, ILL. Dec. 27.-The powder
house of Smith & Eastman s section of the
drainage canal, containing about 1000
pounds of dynamite, blew up at 4 o'clock
this morning. No one was injured. The
watchman had left the magazine, and it is
supposed that an ember from the stove
fell upon the floor. The shock was the
severest ever felt here. Reports state that
il was teit at a distance of thirty miles.
Many buildings at the works were badly
shattered.
CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. pa terrific and
widespread vibration of the earth fright
ened the people of Chicago and residents
of the country for fifty miles around at 4
O'Clock this morning. The origin was at
first in doubt, but word was received later
that the shock was caused by the dynamite
explosion in the powder-house of Smith
& Eastman, between Lockport and Romeo
thirty miles south of this city.
Reports indicate that the whole north
eastern part of the State, extending as far
as Hammond, Ind, experienced the shock
and attendant fright.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28

tiously adding to her ballast so as to sink
her four inches deeper in the water than
when she was measured for the determln-
alton of her racing length.
Mr.. Askwith referred to the positions OF
the two yachts on the night of Sunday,
September g. He said that they were both
in the Horseshoe inside Sandy Hook and
that the Defenders tender, the Hattie
Palmer, lay alongside of the American
boat and her crew were at work on her
until 1 o'clock in the morning. The next
day those on board the Valkyrie and on
the City of Bridgeport noticed that the
Defender was visbly deeper in the water
than on the day defore.
After the first race Lord Dunraven spoke
to Mr.. Fish, the representative OF the cup
committee, and asked for remeasure-
ment of the Defender and marking OF
the load water line on the hull. Before
thiSwas done. Mr.. Askwith said, the De-
fender lay off Ray Ridge all night with the
Hattie Palmer beside her, and there was
ample opportunity to remove the extra
ballast
On the Sunday following the first race
when both yachts were remeasured-their
water length was found to be substantially
the same as when first measured.
Mr.. Askwith finished his presentation of
the case at II: As P. NJ. While he was talk
ing ]. Pierpont Morgan, the chairman, was
called downtown on important business,
and ex-Minister E. J. Phelps took his place.
Lord Dunraven was the first witness. He
had only begun his testimony when re-
cess for lunch was taken.
After recess Lord Dunraven continued
his testimony. He told in detail the move
ments of the yachts before and after the
first race. His counsel led him on from
point to point until he had stated all that
he knew of his own personal knowledge
about the alleged change in water line.
Lawyer Choate objected to any hearsay
evidence being introduced and the pro-
ceedings were kept within legal lines.
When Mr.. Askwith finished with his
client Mr.. Choate took his lordship in
hand and put him through rigid cross
examination. The Irish Earl had a very
uncomfortable time of it for over an hour.
Mr.. Glennie was the second witness. He
went over much the same ground as Lord
Dunraven, and was also cross-examined
by Mr.. Choate.
When this was finished Mr.. Askwith
presented depositions made by Captains
Cranfield and Sycamore and members of
the Valkyrie crew. After these had been
made MIR. Askwith announced that Lord
Dunraven's case was closed.
Mr.. Choate then called Nat Herreshoff
as the first witness for the defense. Mr..
Herreshoff, who built the Defender, stated
that between thirteen and fourteen tons
of lead would be required to sink her four
inches after she had been measured. He
said that it was not possible to add that
quantity of lead to the yachts ballast and
remove it without being seen by many
persons. He had not finished his testi-
mony when, at a few minutes before 6
P. NJ, the committee adjourned the hear
ing till 10 A. NJ. tomorrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
One Portion of the Confession of
the Murderer That Was
Withheld.
HARRY HAD LOVED THE GIRL.
So He Enticed Her Husband and Her.
self From Home and Put Them
to Death.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. Pin the con-
fession of Harry Hayward one portion was
suppressed. Whatever doubt may rest on
the remainder of the curious confession,
there is none in this portion.
w. L. Hale is leader at the bar of the
twin cities.
When he was, year ago, retained as
counsel for Hayward, the community was
loath to believe Haywards guilt; but
Hale withdrew from the ca,e, still retain
ing his interest in the criminal, who had
been favorite with the family, and stand
ing by him publicly.
1t now transpires, according to the con-
fession, that this man, who was asked to
be a counselor for Hayward, had been
bereft of daughter and a son-in-law by
the same assassin who has secured the
death of Miss Cling.
In his confession Hayward stated that
Miss Helen Hale was the only girl he had
ever loved. When she was about to be-
come the wife of DIR. Hayworth, a promi-
rent physician of Chicago Hayward and
1I5 cousin, Ed Goodsell, the confession de-
clares, hired detective to dog the steps of
the groom to see if something could not be
found that would injure his matrimonial
prospects. Nothing definite was founu.
Shortly after the marriage, which was a
brilliant affair, Dr. Hayworth and his
bride came to Chicago. Later Mrs. Hay
worth returned to Minneapolis for visit.
While there her husband suddenly died.
Hayward, who was in Chicago, notified
the bride that her husband was very i'll
and need ed her presence
She went at once. found her husband
dead. and Harry Hayward, as friend of
the family and of herself, took charge of
the necessary arrangements. He dined
with the widow at the Wellington Hotel,
and, according to his confession, poisoned
her. She very mysteriously died there.
The confession also states that the death
of the husband was caused by Hayward,
though in what manner the confession
does not tell. Much of the story, it is
said, is corroborated by Goodsell, for
whose benefit the co nfession was made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
CLEARING OF A MYSTERY.
Disappearance Of a Deadwood
Banker Explained After
Several Months.
The Body of a Murdered Man Ex.
humed and Identified by the
Widow.

DEADWOOD, S. D., Dec. 27.-The mys.
terry surrounding the whereabouts OF
Banker Glenn r. Kimball, who left his
home here September while in a state
of mental alteration, has at last been
cleared up.
On October the body of man was
found lying near the railroad track be-
tween Alliance and Reno, Nebr, with the
skull broken and portion of the face
eaten away by field mice. He had been
murdered.
From the description given at the time
Mrs. Kimball thought it was the body OF
her husband and the conviction grew
upon her until few days ago, when she
took Deadwood undertaken with her to
Alliance and had the body exhumed. She
returned to-day positive that it was her
husband.
She identified the peculiar shape of the
feet and ears, large scar on the left knee,
a catarrhal affection of the nose and an
impression of the mouth taken by a
dentist before he left, as also by other
marks.
Several hundred dollars had been spent
ih searching for the body of the banker,
who was last heard of alive at Tecumseh,
Nebr., September "a.
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FIRE nv A BIG BUILDING.
Baltimore Merchants Suffer Loss o
Three Hundred and Fifty Thou
sand Dollars.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Dec. 27.-The most
exciting fire that has occurred in this city
recently began early this morning at the
corner OF Charles and Baltimore streets,
and before the flames were extinguished
$3.50, 900 had gone up in smoke.
The fire was discovered in the four-story
iron building occupied by Oehm & Co.,
one of the largest clothing establishments
in the city. The district around Charles
and Baltimore streets, the heart of the
city, is occupied by massive wholesale and
retail establishments.
The efforts of the fremen were greatly
hampered by the network of wires around
the burning building, and the flames
spread through the different floors rapidly.
Within two hours Oehm's buildings were
gutted by the fire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
WILL WE'D IN LONDON,
Reported Engagement of Lady
Churchill and William Wal
dorf Astor.
Their Union Would Increase the Pop.
ularity of the American
Colony.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec. PA special to a
morning paper from New York says: On
authority il is announced that an engage
ment or marriage has been made between
William Waldorf Astor and Lady Ran
dolph Churchill. 1t is said that the we'd
ding will in all probability be quiet
affair and will be celebrated in London
next autumn. A report that these emf
nent representatives of American society
abroad would come to this city to be mar
ried is denied by an intimate friend of the
Astor family.
This gentleman said: civilian Waldorf
Astor has given up the idea of ever again
making his home in America. He dislikes
this country and has few ties to bring him
here. OF his reported engagement with
Lady Churchill I can only say that Mr..
Astor has kept his own counsel, and if he
contemplates marriage he has told no one
here. He does admire Lady Churchill
very much, and should they marry it
would increase the popularity of the
American colony in London"
A gentleman who met the son of Lady
Churchill in Europe a couple of years ago,
and at that time became quite friendly
with him and who entertained the young
man in this city a few weeks ago upon his
return from Cuba, says that young
Churchill declared to him that there was
probability of his mother remarrying,
but he did not mention the name of Mr..
Astor in this connection.
William Waldorf Astor, the fourth in
the line of wealthy Astors and the present
head of the family, was born in New York
in 184S and is consequently 4S years old.
Like all the Astors, he received business
training, and in addition took a course in
law. He served for three years in the New
York Legislature and for an equal time was
Minister to Italy. He has already been
married. His first wife was Mary Dahl
gren Paul, Philadelphia beauty, by
whom he has had three children. For sew
eral years he has lived in London. He
has literary ambitions, having written
several novels and having published the
Pail Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
ADVENTURE OF SKINNER.
Claims to Hare Been Robbed by TtcO
NegT0es.


MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Nelson
E. Skinner arrived in this city on Christ
mas day. He had been missing since
Saturday last, and told a remarkable story
of robbery and assault. He drove to New
burg: last Thursday on collecting tour.
At that place he made the acquaintance of
two colored men. He continued his col
lections until Saturday night, when he had
$40 in his pocket. Suddenly and without
warning. while waiting for a trolley car at
Ryerson's bridge, he felt his arms clutched
and he was held fast. He struggled, and
saw that his assailant was the shorter of
the two colored men he had seen in New
burg. The tall one suddenly hit him in
the back of the head, and that is the last
he remembers until he woke up in the
Goshen jail
He was found lying along the Erie
tracks on Thursday night and taken to
Goshen, where he was locked up as
drunk" He says he never drinks, and
when he came to his senses he told his
story and was released. He found that $50
of his money was gone, the thieves having
overlooked his inside poket. His watch
and chain, hat, collar and tie were also
missing. He says that he lay near the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-28
DROWNED IN Il RIEER.
That Vas the Fate of a Nan Pursued b
q Mob.

That Vas the Fate of Man Pursued by
a Mob.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Dec. 27.-A special
from South Bethlehem, Pa, says: Edward
Mill and two companions named Yocum
started on a spree here on Wednesday and
went to Alneyville to visit woman named
Gutrey. TIE visitors got into fight with
a crowd OF men residing in the neighbor-
hood.
Mill was badly beaten. He plunged a
knife into several of his assaiants. and the
crowd withdrew to arm themselves with
guns and rope. They returned and fired
into the house where the strangers were.
Mill fed. The mob pursued him to the
Lehigh River bridge. Mil, seeing that he
was about to be overtaken, sprang from
the bridge into the river. He tried to
wade ashore, but the mob drove him back.
He then made'for the opposite bank, but
was drowned.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of the members of the mob. of whom there
were about twenty-five.