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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18
CROP REPORT.
Figures Showing the State Of Cotton In
Different Sections.

Figures Showing the State of Cotton in
Different Sections.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Sep
tember cotton crop report for the De-
partment of Agriculture shows a de-
cline from the August condition of the
crop, whi n was T.9 to 70.S per cent,
q decline of Il per cent OBJ.
This makes the lowest condition
since 1881, when it was reported at
70 per cent. The next lowest since 1881
was the condition of 1898 when it stood
for the same month at 1873 Cotton suf-
fered severely during the month of
August from the drought which char
acterized the early part of the month
and excessive rain which succeeded.
The presence OF boil worms has work.
ed great injury by shedding and rust.
The causes mentioned by Texas cor
respondents for the deteioration in
that State are as follows: :.
Drought, hot weather, floods, boil
worms, sharp shooters, Mexican
weevil, caterpillers, army worms and
weeds.
There is striking unanimity in the
pressimistic tone adopted by cores
pondents throughout all fthe cotton,
raising States. The State averages are
as follows:
Virginia "a, North Carolina q.
South Carolina 81, Georgia 81, Frorida
79, Alabama "a, Mississippi n, Louis
ana rs, Texas 56, Arkansas 70, Ten
nessee rs, Kentucky %.
THE WEEKLY BULLETIN.
The following is the weekly wealth
er crop bulletin issued by the weather
bureau:
South Carollna-Hot and dry week;
growing OF cotton practically stopped,
bolls opening rapidly and picking
general except in the western portions
few boil worms reported.
Georgia-Favorable week for crops
and farm work; rainfall scattered, ,bu4
generally sufficient; cotton opening
rapidly and packing becoming gener.
al, except in most northerly counties;
shedding and rusting still reported.
but no insects.
Florida-Rainfall deficient and
week favorable for harvesting; cotton
still ravaged by rust; is generally IN
unsatisfactory condition it is opening
rapidly on highlands.
Alabama-Temperature high and
fshowers frequent, though conditions
more favorable for cotton than for
some time past; lower crop of cotton
opening rapidly and picking becom-'
ing general but slow on account of
damage by worms, rust and rot; top
| crop backward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18

A curious use for a husband is re
ported from Clerkenwell, near Lon
don, where a Mr.. Lamb and his wife
keep small shop. For fourteen years
the firm has avoided paying taxes by
the wife's sending the husband to Jail
to serve out the legal time for unpaid
taxes, while she remains at the store
attending to business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18
BE THOU MY PILOT.

BE THOU MY PILOT.
Be Thou nv pilot In this troubled sea;
No other hand can guide bark
As this that bears my spirit back to Ihee-
Celectial Helinsman! guide itthrougn Inc
dark.
And as the lowered light upon the shore,
Is to the wandering marin er at sea,
With the home the harbor that his hopes
are for,
NV father and my guide be Thou to me.
Be thou the mouth toward which my com.
pass tends
And when at last the stormy voyage ends,
May Heaven be tho calm ard welcome
port.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18


thereof electors shall vote by ballot
and every male inhabitant of such
cities, towns or village 81 years OF age
and upwards, except idiots, insane
persons and paupers, and who shall
have been a resident of the State for
twelve months and of the city, town
or village in which he offers to vote
for six months, and of the voting pre-
cinct or ward for one month, and who
has never been convicted of treason,
murder, robbery, duelling, bribery,
burglary, arson, obtaining money or
goods under false pretence, perjury,
larceny, embezzlemellt, forgery or
bigamy, and who shall be able to read
| any article of this G Constitution, or any
section of the Statutes of this State,
and who can write his own name, or
| who, in his own right, shall be possess
ed of taxable property in such city,
town or village of the value OF one
thouand dollars as appears on the tax
books, and who have paid all OF his
taxes TO said city, town or village,
shall be deemed qualified as voter
and on registering as provided by law
shall be entitled to vote at all elections
by the people for the officers in sucn
city, town or village.
Section 2. That in all elections IN
incorporated cities, towns and
| villages of this State for the
purpose of bonding the same, or for
raising revenue, the voters of said
cities, towns or villages who are quail
fed according to the preceding section
and are real estate owners IN such
cities, towns and villages, or author
lied agents of real estate owners there
of, shall be deemed qualified to vote
in such elections. :,
Section 3. The General Assembly
shall provide by law for the registra.
ton of all electors OF persons qualified
to vote in the elections to be held IN
incorporated cities, towns and villages
and suitable remedies by appeal or 9th,
erwise shall be provided for the cor.
rection of improper registration and
for securing registration to any who
may be improperly denied, and oper:
| son shall be allowed to vote who shall
not have registered according to law;
registration by the proper officer is
hereby declared a condition prere-
quisite to the exercise of the suffrage
in such elections.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-09-18

Wnen Uttle mary reLurneu 10 ueI
uncle she was bursting with eager
ness to repeat Mabel's reply. Sud
denly, while the old woman was
pouring out some milk, the child ex
claimed:
"Uncle Art'ur, you'se handsome
Saints alive!' cried the woman,
spilling the milk.
"Why-why--Mary!" calculated
the professor.
"You is Mabel says you is"
The professor said not a word, but
he ate heartily and after suppe,
smoked his pipe with uncommon
zest.
When Mary went to visit Mabel
the next day she carried with her q
very pretty box of bon-bons for thai
young woman and when she returned
she bore some choice berries plucked
in Mrs. Rikers garden by Mabers
own fingers.
The last detail caused the professor
to refrain from eating the barries
He put them away in a secret place
where they were subsequently found,
a lot of hard, black pellets.
How long this communication ot
spirits might have gone on it is i'm
possible to say, but it was interrupt
ed in a way which broughtgreat ankle
ty to the professors heart.
One evening Mary was much paler
then usual and she complained oi
pain in her head.
"You've been playing too hard,
said the professor, with his newly &C.
quired air of paternal wisdom.
So he sent her to bed early-to he,
own bed, in which she had finally
consented to sleep.
But in the silence of the night she
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
BRIEF NOTES.

The Wilkes-Barre and Syracuse clubs
will play at Athletic park again today.
The mines at Nanticoke closed down
much coal on hand is the reason as
signed.
In stating the surplus of the Wyom-
ing National bank the figures should
have been $27O,OO0, not $170,OOO in yes
terday's Tribune.
The Wilkes-Barre Base Ball club
starts out well and some of the enthu-
siastic ones think the pennant is al
ready within sight.
j. Il. Toole, who Is now playing "Kil-
larney and the Rhine" in Music hall,
will play RIP Van Winkle'' in the same
theater the first three nights of next
week. ~
The alumni Of Lehigh university had
their annual banquet at the Wyoming
Valley House last evening. A large
number were In attendance and the
affair was very pleasant one.
The managers of the Traction COM
pany should give orders to their motor
men to stop their cars when passengers
desire to get on or off. Failure to do so
may result in damages to the company.
Some beautiful baskets Of trout have
been brought to Wilkes-Barre from the
neighborlng mountain streams the past
week. Whether caught or bought, the
bearers OF the baskets were very
happy. ,tr5r; sn
The Wilkes-Barre Traction company
is giving the public first-class service,
and there Is now less complaint than
ever before. This company manages
to run the cars on all Its extension lines
with almost absolute accuracy as to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
PERSONALS.

Mrs. William M. Miller is seriously Ill
with an attack of the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. w. Miller are taking
in the Bermudas on their wedding tour.
Attorney Emmett d. Nichols is now
located in excellent rooms in the Ian
ing building.
Miss May Dunnng is visiting the
family of Mr.. Fl. NJ. Alder, editor of
Harper's magazine.
The family of Mr. Hugus, of Sheldon
Axle works, have moved to their cot
tage at Glen Summit.
DR.. Hcllister is recovering from a
severe attack of illness that has laid
him up for several weeks.
DR.. Charles Miner, son of Honorable
Charles A. Miner, will complete his
medical studies in Europe.
Miss Harriet Lacair will today re-
turn from Scranton, where she has been
the guest of Mrs. r. f. Penman.
Attorney John II. Lenahan is at his
best when he is fitted against half a
dozen lawyers in a murder trial
Hervey Blackwood, of Scranton, was
in town last evening He will play the
cello at the spring concert of the Con-
cordia.
Fred Stark was in Hazleton on a
business trip yesterday. Mr.. Stark Is
the agent for the American Forcite
Manufacturing company, OF New York.
Jesse Kline has rendered his resigna-
tion as bookkeeper in the Wyoming Ma
tional bank, to accept the position Of
cashier of the White Haven Savings
bank
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
AVOCA.

The Athletic base ball club will hold
a grand ball May 30 Tickets, so cents.
Mrs. Hopgood, of Pittston, is the
guest of Mrs. Hoskins, of Lincoln HILL
Miss Sarah Taylor Is in Scranton to-
day, attending the funeral of rela-
tive.
The members of the Methodist Epis-
copal church extended their new pas
tor a reception at his residence Thurs
day evening. After spending delight
full evening, and partaking of a bounti-
full repast, they repaired to their homes,
wishing Rev. j. B. Wagner a successful
mission in Avoca.
The Traction company made an at
tempt to pass through the town Thurs
day evening, but on learning that the
members Of the council were waiting to
arrest them, they decided to abandon
the trip. The council is determined not
to allow them to run the cars through
the town until they have complied with
the ordinanc agreed to by former
council.
Mrs. Il. G. Yates, of Grafton, West
Virginia, is the guest Of Mrs Newlin.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
WiIkcs.Barrc's Streets.

Wilkes-Barre can be congratulated
on its street-cleaning service. 1t may
be questioned II any other city in the
state can boast of cleaner or better
kept streets than are those in Wilkes
Barre. This refers, of course, to the
asphalted ones, which are thoroughly
swept daily and the accumulations
carted away. There are several i'm
portant streets that ought to be as
phalted, notably South Main below
South, North Main above Union, Wash
ington and Canal their entire length,
and Northampton between Main and
Canal. If these streets were properly
paved Wilkes-Barre would be able to
boast of the best streets of any city in
the state. The streets alluded to were
some years ago covered either with
oobbles or wooden blocks, and the
property owners appear to be content
to have them remain in their present
wretched condition. As consequence,
these streets are avoided as much as
possible, property Is deprecated in
value and they do not receive their pro-
portion of business that would seek To-
cation there If they were properly
payel.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
Our Neigbbops Down tbe Valley.

time. The managers Of some other
traction companies could. with benefit,
take lessons from the manager Of the
Wilkes-Barre company.
A number of Luzerne county people
attended the funeral of the late Hon
Robert KlotZ, at Mauch Chunk, yes
terday. Among them were several who
served with the deceased in the Mexi-
can war.
Instead of receiving harsh criticism,
District Attorney Fell should be COM
mended for asking for the assistance
of Counsellor John r. Lenahan in try
ing the men charged with the murder
of Barney Reick.
DR.. A. r. Dougherty, of Ashley, yes-
terday brought suit for damages In the
sum of $4,000 against the borough of
Sugar Notch for damages sustained in
being thrown from his sleigh owing to
the bad condition of "a street
The Hazleton Sentinel, instead of de-
nouncing Herman Earrings detective
agency should urge that Barring and
his keen men be employed to run down
some of the numerous murderers in the
Hazleton region. They would most
likely succeed in doing that very thing.
And now the News-Dealer Is dis
pleased with the appointment of James
b. Ford as alderman of the Eighth
ward and alludes to him as a Scran-
tonian temporarily residing in Wilkes
Barre. The fact Is that Mr.. Ford Is a
permanent resident Of this city and has
been for several years. Moreover he
had a number OF the most prominent
Republicans here among his hackers.
Alderman Ford Is all right, and he will
be elected alderman of the Eighth ward
next February for the term of five
years. His name Is in the city direc-
tory too.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
Young People Dance.

Last evening very pleasant dance
was given by Mrs. II. II. Derr for her
son, Olin, and her three nieces, Mar
jorie Dow, Natilie Young and Ruth
Goff. Oppenheim furnished the music
and the young people enjoyed them
selves immensely until about midnight.
Those present were: Misses Natilie
Young, Marjorie Dow, Ruth Goff, Gui-
da Brotherhood, Laura Hand, Eleanor
Murray, Grace Fogel, Grace Post, May
Post, Ruth Morgan, Helen Dodge, Mol
lie Jordan, Alice Rhone, Airline Frantz,
Dorothy Dickson, Bessie Leach, Nora
Wood, Louise Stark, Ruth Struthers,
Fanny Asborne, Marjorie Scott, Alice
Leavenworth, Ida Hansen, Jessie Bet
terly, Lydia Patten, Flora Martin,
Leila Hemstreet, Edna Fregans, Kitty
Frantz, Edith Powell. Mable Deemer,
Clair Tubbs, and Louise Nugent, of
Kingston, and Lena Mercur, of Pitts
ton; Messrs. Olin and Harry Derr, Paul
Sterling, Baird Dow, Jack Fuller, Har-
old Shoemaker, Ruliph Carpenter. Ed
ward Hartland, Edward Murray, By
ard Hand, Paul Jones, Plate Bennett,
Fred Parrish, Lanceford Foster, Bow
man Mulligan, William Ingham, Harry
Palmer, Roscoe and Harry lee, Earle
Crawford, William Lee, Robert Smith.
William Wasley, Roy Walters, Guy
Long, Laning Harvey, Josuha Miner,
Wells Atherton, William Swift, James
Atherton, George Weaver, Walter
Luce, Harold Stark, Clay Osborne, Vic
tor Dodson, Robert Tubbs, and Reigh-
fer Gordon
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
THE HENDRICKS TRIAL.
Important Witnesses on the Stand-IIcn-
dricks' Numerous Confessions.


Ray Boyer, the woman at whose house
Hendricks lived, was again on the wit
ness stand during the morning session
Of the court. The woman admitted
having sworn falsely on former occa-
sion, but if she tells the truth now, then
Hendricks was undoubtedly one of the
murderers of Barney Reick. She testi-
fled that about o'clock on the evening
of the murder Hendricks and one of the
others came to her house with their
hands covered with blood, that after
having washed themselves Hendricks
drew a roll of bills from his pocket and
the two sat down at a table and divided
the money. They stated to her that
they had robbed Barney Reick and
Hendricks also admitted that he struck
Reick harder than he intended to. One
of the men gave her $40 of the money.
The next witness was Detective Smp-
son, who was largely instrumental in
bringing Hendricks within reach of the
law. Simpson detailed now he had as
sumed the role of a criminal and been
lodged in the county Jail in a cell ad-
Joining that Of Hendricks and won the
latter's confidence. After Hendricks
discharge from Jail Simpson managed
to keep track of him and finally met
him in Hoboken, New York and Brook
lyn. Hendricks, supposing Simpson to
be fellow criminal, talked freely to
him about the killing of Reick, as freely,
In fact, as he had to the Boyer woman
During the course of their interviews in
New York and Hoboken Hendricks sug-
gested other crimes; among them plan
for robbing an express car of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Rail-
road company. He also admitted that
he knew all about the blowing up of the
Italian boarding house on the noun
tain near Laurel Run, and that he had
received a portion of the money secured
from that robbery. The evidence of
Detective Simpson was very much the
same as that of the other detective who
operated with him, and to whom Hen
bricks had also made admissions SINH
lar to those made to Simpson and to
the woman.
The last witness examined yesterday
was Mr.. McSweeney, of the Barring &
McSweeney detective agency. His evil
dence was merely corroborative of that
of the two detectives, Simpson and
Keighron. The witnesses for the prose-
cution haveall been frightfully badgered
by the counsel for the defense, their
purpose evidently being to impress the
jury with the idea that detectives have
a financial interest in convicting the ac-
cused. Court adjourned at o'clock
with McSweeney still on the stand.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04

this stage of the game and neither do
the commissioners. The fact that the
county treasurer has announced his de-
termination to refuse to pay the $lO,OOO
unless ordered to do so by the court
has had the effect of making all con-
cerned more conservative. The rela-
tions existing between the architect
and the commissioners are entirely mar
monious, but the outside feeling against
architect and commissioners Is intense
ly hostile, and is growing more so every
day. There probably is an understand
ing between the former and the COM
missioners by which the former VIII
defer making a demand for the second
instalment of $4,000 as such n demand
would only intensity the popular in
dignation at this time, when 1t is very
desirable to allay and pacify pupllc
wrath
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
TUNkHANNOCk.

The Triton-Factoryville ball game
comes off this afternoon, and the home
team are expecting to cover themselves
all over with glory. The team Is the
same, with two exceptions, as the one
that held the championship last year,
and is a strong one. The absent men,
bers are j. Il. Frear, who is laid up
with a sore finger, and s. d. Streeter,
who is away at college. The number Is
made good by the addition Of Wolfe,
third base, and Atkinson, center field.
The balance of the team are: Bard
well, first base; Hodge, second base;
Harding, shotstop; Northrop, left field;
Cortright, center field; McKown, catch
er; Sampson, pitcher.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
MILKES.BHRRE.

1.-THE Tribune, has opened branch Of
nee at No 20, Lanning building, Public
Square, Barre, for the transaction
OF business. The publishers propose to
extend the circulation of The Tribune In
Wilkes-Barre and the surrounding towns,
and to that end will present a very COM
plete department of Luzerne county news.
For success In this undertaking depend
ence Is placed solely upon the superiority
news of the day--domestic, foreign. local,
commercial and financial. The general in
terests of the people of Wilkes-Barre and
the Wyoming valley will have in The Trib-
une an earnest advocate. editorially and
otherwise. 1t Is the purpose of the pub
fishers to issue n newspaper as valuable
to the general public as the metropolitan
dailies, and deliver 1t to the people
throughout northeastern Pennsylvania
from three to five hours earlier than the
Philadelphia and New York papers can
reach theml.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
ANGRY HAZLETONIANS,
They Threaten Political Retaliation for
the Defeat of the Quay County Bill.

They Threaten Political Retaliation for
tho Defeat Of the Quay County Bill.
A number Of the people of Hazleton
are SO angry over the defeat of the
Quay county.bill that they are threat
ening to Tetalate on the Republican
party of Luzerne. Senator Quay also
comes under the displeasure Of these
angry people. 1t appears that an earn
est appeal was made to the senator to
go to Harrisburg and exert his influ-
ence in behalf Of the new county that
was to be named in his honor. Evident
ly the senator declined to do this and 1t
Is even now proposed to drop the name
of Quay and return to the original
Halle. The Hazleton Sentinel says that
a number of prominent Republicans of
that section have held conferences and
resolved to send strong committees to
Harrisburg to make final desperate
effort to pass the bill before the present
session of the legislature ends. Threats
are thrown out that the Republicans of
the lower end Of the county will here
after act Independently in local politics
and in this way inflict punishment on
the party brethren at the county seat.
There is no question that the political
revolution which has in recent years
made Luzerne county Republican is in
large measure attributable to the work
of the Republicans in Hazleton and that
section. There are good politicians in
that end of the county, as is shown by
the fact that they have wrested the
state senatorship and the congressman
from the Wilkes-Barre end. The Re
publtcans of the county seat took this
in good part and thought the lower end
might remain content in the old coun-
ty. There is no doubt that the Halle
ton new county boomers will make one
more desperate effort to reverse the
action of the house in the new county
bill, and unless the county seat oppon-
ents of division do something to resist
the onslaught 1t may yet succeed.
The people of Wilkes-Barre are not
by any means unit in opposition to
the new county project. There are
many here who quietly sympathize
with the lower end people and would
not be at all sorry to see them set UP
for themselves. Politically the lower
end Is an uncertainty quantity, and the
cutting off of that section would make
the balance of old Luzerne more as
suredly Republican in ordinary cam
paigns. If the new county project fails
and the lower end Republicans carry
out their threats OF retaliation the
party will have rough shedding in Lu-
zerne next November.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
ARCHITECT MEYERS AGAIN.
He Comes to Town and Has an Interview
with the Commiss toner's.

He Comes to Town and Has an Interview
with the Commiss toner's.
Architect Meyers, the elder, came to
town unheralded on Thursday and he
had a private interview with the COM
missioners before dt became generally
known that he was here. He respect
fully, but very decidedly, declined to
be interviewed by the newspaper men,
1ntimating that he had not been very
welu treated by the local press. 1t Is
unofflcially announced that Mr.. Mey-
ers has brought his perfected plans for
the million-dollar. court house with him,
but that he will not at this time make
a peremptory demand for the payment
Of the second instalment Of 100000 due
under the provisions Of his one-sided
contract with the county commission
era He does mot court litigation at
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04

Earned runs-Wilkes-Barre, 2: Syracuse,
1. First base by Wilkes-Barre, l;
Syracuse, G. Left on bases-Wilkes-Barre
II; Syracuse, u. First base on ball-Of
Meekin, s; off Day, 2. Struck out-By
Day, /. Three-base hits-McMahon,P Power.
Stolen bases-Moss. Double plays-Moss
to Eagan to Power; Lytle to Smith; Smith
to Eagan. Hit by pitcher-By Meelsin. ].
Umpire-Gaffney. Time of game-Two
hours.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-05-04
OLD FORGE.

Miss Martha Carey is suffering from
an attack OF quinsy.
Mrs. George Drake jr, is confined to
her home by sickness
Contractor J. B. Carey has begun
work on e. l.. Van Campens new house.
John b. Dills, after being confined to
his home for a long time by Illness, Is
able to be out n part Of the time