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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

Editor Joynes OF Walhalla was In town
Monday night on legal business before the
Probate Judge. He won his point In law, and
during spare moments gave US some valuable
in formation as to the building OF factories.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12
HAPPY UNION.

Thp NRrrfagP Of MISS Annn AEneW
and Mr.. II. II. Deylin.
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss Anna
Agnew to Mr. R. H. Devlin, which event Will
take place this afternoon at three o'clo In
the home OF Mr. S. J. Nance In this city.
Immediately after the wedding the room
anu his bride will leave for his home In Yer
derry, where reception will be given from
half-past six to half-past seven O'CLOCK OF The
same evening.
Mr.. Devlin is one OF the most prosperous
citizens of Verdery, aud Miss Agnew Is one
of our best young ladies. \ host OF lriends
wish the happy pair much happiness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

GetH. d. Reese to engrave your name on
YOUR cane and umbrella.
Lawson's wagon delivers oil every day
Buy from the wagon.
paines Celery Compound is the TOME for
the neryUuS Hystein.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

The Sumter District Conference will
this wear be held in Camden instead Of
in RiShopville,-on account Of the re-
cent serious fire in the latter town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

The twenty-fourth annual meeting
of the State Teachers Association of
South Carolina, is to be held at Con-
verse College, Spartanburg, S. e., June
3O-July I, 1895.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12
GOOD HEALTH.

The Town In Splendid Sanitary Con.
ditiOn.
The Secretrry OF the Board OF Health, MIR.
W. II. Branch, reports the sanitary condition
as better than at any other time in the his
tory of the town. The Board has been vigi-
liant in the discharge Of their duty and The
pe0ple have cheeriully co-operated with them
In the effort TO preserve the health "i The
town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12
Lock Carefully at hs9 Prices will You, they are "SllDeS' Bea
in mind too that the quality Of the goods is always at
The top and Prices at The b0ttOn

WOULD
purchase
he has
anoa
Idoheu
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

The DEVILS rope is around the neck
of the man who thinks he Can drink
ar let il alone,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

Fine, nice, smooth, hand engraving, any
style letters and monogram work, no rough
scratch work, and your watch repairing done
promptly ut r. G. Bernau's. the ieweler.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-06-12

The resignation Of Rev. Marion OAR
gan as Financial Agent Of the Column
bia Female College takes from that
institution the able services Of an
able mana Christian gentleman.
We see it stated in the papers that
Bro. Dargan will return to regular
pastoral work. 1t is safe to say that
in whatever field Of labor his lot is
cast he will acquit himself well in
conscientious work for the advance
ment of Christ's kingdom on earth.
We regret his departure, and wish him
a devout Godspeed.
All but three of the Columbia Fe-
male College teachers resigned last
week. The trustees elected the follow
ing persons TO fill vacancies Miss G.
\. Jones, of Tennessee, mathematics,
astronomy and geology; Mrs: NJ. b.
Cofield, Of Newberry, S. c., history !;
Miss Ellen Stanley, of Columbia, S.
G., elocution; Miss Fannie Galladay,
of Tennessee, art. The selection Of
successors TO Prof. and Mrs. w. Il.
Wallace was left to President Rice.
The President was also instructed to
act as financial agen :, in place OF Rev.
Marion Dargan, resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
GOV. SHEPHERD HERE
He Will Remain Two or Three Days With
His Wife and Daughter.
The Family 10 Sail for Europe In a
Few Days for n Two Months
. Stay abroad.

Ex-Governor Alexander R. Shepherd, ac-
companied by Mrs Shepherd and their
daughter Mary, now Mrs. E. A. Quintard
of Tennessee, arrived in Washington early
this morning from Batopilas Mexico, and
are stopping at the Arlington Hotel Gov
Shepherd left his Mexican home on the
21st of June with Mrs. Shepherd and their
young daughters Grace and Isabella In
forty-eight hours after leaving Chihuahua
they had crossed the plains, which 1t need
ed forty days to cover when the governor
first took his family to Mexico The
younger ladies were left at Suwanee, Tenn,
where Mrs. Quintard resides with her chill
dren, but they will Join their father and
mother i'll a few days in New York. When
Star reporter called upon Gov. Shepherd
at the Arlington Hotel this morning he
smiled and said:
4 don't think there is anything more for
me to say to your paper. With its ac-
customed enterprise The Star sent one of
its young men nearly five hundred miles
to meet me. and we talked blue streak
yesterday afternoon and evening all the
way through the valley Of Virginia. My
plans are very simple. With Mrs. Shep-
herd and my daughters Grace and Isa-
bella 1 will sail for Europe on the Ger
manic on the 31st of July. We will be gone
two months. We will come back to Wash
ington in October and stay here two
months, and after that my movements are
uncertain. 1 told your young man who
met me in Tennessee that would probably
take a trip to China and Japan if my pres
ent disposition continues and l find the
time. l left everything in Batopilas in
charge of Mr.. Lyndon H. Stevens, who has
been my partner and associate in the man.
agement of the business since 1879, having
charge of the New York end, and who
every one loves that has the privilege of
his friendship. I will probably be in Wash
ington two or three days. Yes, l have had
a good many callers this morning, and have
kept close to the hotel and have had no
opportunity to look around town."
Mrs. Shepherd is looking remarkably
well, although she suffered severely
yesterday from an acute attack Of
headache. She is delighted to be in
the land Of civilization, green leaves
and flowers again, but her chief sat
isfaction seems to lie in the fact that
she has at last succeeded in getting her
husband away from the arduous labors to
which he has been making a martyr of
himself for so long. Mrs. Qutntard is de-
lighted beyond all power of expression, as
she puts it, at having her father in the
sta tes again and at being with him. and 1t
would be difficult to find family happier
than the Shepherd family as represented in
Washington. The governors views on
various important questions, and particu-
larly those affecting Washington, will be
found In another portion of The Evening
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
TO SECURE ORIENTAL TRADE.

Mr.. DoOlfttlc's Reasons Why Silver
Coinage Seems Desirable.
Representative Doolittle of Washington
terminated brief visit to Washington to-
day and went to New York. He expressed
himself freely to a Star reporter on the
all-absorbing topic Of silver coinage. and
said he was for it heart and hand.
During the past twenty-five years." said
Mr.. Doolittle. but little money has been
made by the United States outside of COM
me rec with the European countries. OF
course. they have taken the surplus of
our small grains. live stock. meats. etc,
saries of life from their own people at
home or in their provinces. 1t has been
through no disposition to reciprocate that
they have made these purchases. simply
q cold and enforced business transaction.
"England's great field for money-making
during all this time has been in India,
China, Japan and Latin America. For
many years past she has been the cham
pion Of the single gold standard par ex-
cellence Of the world. but has not hesi-
tated in her dealings with all the countries
mentioned to avail herself greedily of the
opportunity presented for the use Of silver
and has traded and traff1cked in that metal,
charging discounts both ways. thus to an al
most incredible extent enriching her peo-
pie engaged in trading, banking and in
is we syes ksy II sse
locked the door to these opportunities
Mexico, of course, has been greatly bene-
flied in finding in those countries a ready
use for her silver coin. which for many a
day has been a standard Of value in the
orient.
"Citizens Of the United States have not
even had the advantages extended to the
producers of the white metal in Mexico.
The countries of the orient and South
America today offer the only opportunities
to the United States for the building up of
commerce in a way to benefit our people
very largely; but without the use of silver,
this cannot in my judgment, be accom-
plished. England, as / have stated, was
able to succeed In no other way. She was
able to discern that fact and has used
silver SO coined as to be accepted by the
people of those countries. This seems to me
to be the important question presented to
the people of the United States; shall we
reap a harvest resulting from a compli-
ance with conditions existing abroad by
furnishing a money those people will un-
derstand and make use of. by building up
our merchant marine, revising our con-
sular service, and purchasing sufficient
grounds to establish our representatives in
those countries in a respectable way. or
shall we continue to act blindly in disre-
gard of all these opportunities for the ac-
quiring Of prosperity and the upbulding
of our commerce across the Pacific?
I'VE may all be sure Great Britain is
not letting opportunities slip anywhere,
but is embracing every one of them in the
most intelligent manner possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
UNCLE SANS DISPATCHES.
What Government officials Pay for
Their TelcErams. -.'

Their TelcErams. -+'
After its customary method at the begin
ming of a fiscal year, the Post Office De-
partment is now sending out to postmasters
instructions about the use of the wires on
official business. All te,egraphic dispatches
sent By department officials in the per-
formance of their duties are charged for by
the telegraph companies under a schedule
arranged by the Postmaster General ac-
cording to the several laws on the subject
passed by Congress. According to this
schedule, the government pays a uniform
day rate of twenty cents for twenty words,
or multiples Of twenty, sent over distance
not exceeding thousand miles, twenty-five
cents for the same number Of words sent
1,5OO miles, thirty cents when sent 1000
miles, thirty-fve cents when sent $500
miles. and forty cents when sent 5000
miles,
The night rate is fifteen cents for mes
sages sent any distance up to 1000 miles,
and twenty-five cents when sent any dis
tance over $500 miles. In estimating dis
tances they are taken from the capital Of
the state when the message is sent to the
capital of the state of destination.
In all, from July "a. 1866. when the law
went into effect, 105 different telegraph
companies have filed their acceptance of
the terms of the act. The Western Union
Company did so June s, 1857. A large part
OF the other companies hapet-en absorbed
by the Western Union.
Among the latest accessions to the list
are the following companies: The Atlantic
Postal Telegraph Company, New
York; the New York Submarine Cable and
Telegraph Company, Brooklyn, N. Y; New
England Printing telegraph Company. Bos-
Company, Salt LaEe City, Utah; Oregon
Telegraph and Telephone Company, Port
land. Greg. Gle Franchise du TeIegraphe de
Paris a New York; United States Postal
Printing Telegraph Company, Wa shiugton
D. c.; the Board of Trade Telegraph Com
pany, New York, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
DEATH OF WILLIAM e. CLARK
A Useful and Busy Career Ended Last
Evening
Sad Occurrence at Hayneld, Va
Many busipess Enterprises
of the Deceased.

Mr.. William E. Clark, one Of the best
known and most respected business men
of Washington. died last evening at 11:15
o'clock at his country home, Hayfeld, Va.
Although he had been sick for long
time and his friends here knew that there
was no hope of his final recovery. yet there
was marked change for the better in his
condition yesterday. Thursday Mr.. Clark
was not 80 well, but yesterday he bright
ened up considerably and was out for
drive. Toward evening, however, he be-
gan to fail. and from that time he sank
rapidly until death came. HIS end was
absolutely painless. He was conscious to
the last, and was convers.ng with his wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
ed the opening meeting on the commons
at noon.
The Meeting on boston Common.

at noon.
The Meeting on boston Common.
The noon rallies were held today at the
usual places in the streets, wharves, halls
stores and manufactures. The largest OF
these was in Faneuil Hail. All were well
attended despite the counter attraction OF
the common meeting.
A downpour of rain just before the noon
day interfered with what would otherwise
have been the largest religious mass meet
ing the world ever saw. However, the en-
tn hdsiaSm of the Christian Endeayorers
carried through the great meeting success
fully and great tidal wave of enthusiasm
ana religious zeal flowed over the common.
The band stand below the soldiers monu-
ment was utilized for pulpit
President Clark presided at this immense
meeting and George K. Somerby led the
mighty song. Rev. s. F. Smith, DID, READ
beautiful poem written for the occasion.
Gov. Greenhalge. who was to speak. was
unavoidable absent, and Lieut., Gov VOL
colt took his place. His address was sort
OF OF continuation OF his remarks of last
thursday which aroused such enthusiasm
The first. speaker was B. S. Capen of
Boston. He spoke Of THE Civic Religion
of the Christian Endeavor Society and SAID
that any patriotism which leaves out God
lacks the highest Inspiration.
Mayor Edwin U. Curtis of Boston dwelt
at length on municipal reform and CITY
life, and said 1t was the duty Of all Chris
tianS 10 take an interest In the muntctpal
affairs and to see that the best interests
OF the Inhabitants were honestly served.
DIR. S. F. Smith was introduced amid
great applause, and as compliment a
verse of America" was sung. followed
by verse of God Save the Queen.'
By this time the rain began to pour down
IN torrents, drenching thousands who were
without umbrellas other shelter. and
President Clark Immediately announced
an adjournment to the big tents
Fifteen thousand persons soon found sea ts
In these, and the services were resumed
Immediately. president Capen briefly
opened the meeting in Tent Williston.
Lieutenant Governor Wolcott's speech On
Good Citizenship was heartily applauded.
Rev. Donald McLauren, d. D.. of Chi
cago spoke next on the same theme. DR..
s F. Smith read his original poem, pre-
vtously read in the other tent The sery-
ice closed with the benediction
In Tent Endeavor President Clark intro
duced Rev. DR.. Nehmiah Boynton of Bos-
ton to preside. He asked for the grandest
Chautauqua greeting the world ever saw
to the venerable DR.. Smith.
Fully 5000 handkerchkfs waved aloft,
making magnificent spectacle.
In clear voice DR.. Smith read his poem
1t was followed by chorus selection, and
the address of Mayor Curtis upon Ameri-
can citizenship.
The services closed with the singing of
hymn the words Of which were written
by DR.. Smith and by the benediction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
WILL RACE TOMORROW.
Defs nder and vigilant Will Try Their
PAGES.

BRISTOL. r. l., July 13.-Capt Nat
Herreshoff's face wore a satisfied look this
morning when he conducted Messrs. VAN
derbilt Iselin and Morgan, members of the
Defender syndicate, aboard the yacht and
found that his workmen had practically
completed their labors on Defender and
that she would be ready to sail for New
port between and 5 o'clock in company
with the Vigilant. It Is likely that De-
fender will be turned over to the syndicate
today.
On the run to Newport Defender win so
under easy sails and tomorrow she win be
given a trial with Vigilant off Newport.
E. A. Willard, manager for the Goulds,
will sail on the Vigilant this evening. and
he expects to give. Defender a good con-
test off Newport If the weather is favor
able
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
The Dawes Commission.

Gen. Armstrong OF the Dawes commis-
sion Is in the city for short time, before
returning to the Indian territory to re-
sumo work with the commission. He says
that it is not possible to do much until
after the tribal elections in August Some
tribes change all their government officers,
others elect only part.
Gen. Armstrong says the tribe officials
are. opposed to the allotment of land in
severalty, but the people favor it. He
thinks the matter Will be arranged success
fully. The commission meets at South Nc
Alester early In August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
GOUGJNG POOR JACK.
Court-Martial at New York to Run
Down Vsurers.


Down Usurers.
Naval officers here are very much inter-
ested in the outcome of an investigation
pow being made on board the receiving
ship Vermont at New York. Recently
Paymaster o. c. Tiffany was relieved from
duty on that vessel by Passed Assistant
Paymaster F. T. Arms. 1t is said the
change was the result of complaints to the
Navy Department that system of lending
mercy to teamen at usurious rates pre-
vailed among the subordnates of the pay
department Of that vessel This particular
change on the Vermont was also followed
by a general shifting of other pay officers
IN duty at the New York yard. A court Of
inquiry was appointed to investigate the
charges against the officers on the YER
mont, ana 1t Is now in session at New York.
Pay Director Billings is president Of the
court and Paymaster Calhoun the Judge
advocate.
The court is instructed generally to ex-
anime the accounts and business methods
OF the pay officers and to investigate the
charges of usury and alleged irregular pay
ments to members of the crew. That money
has been advanced to the men at excessive
rates has been known for a long time, but
1t has always been asserted heretofore that
the practice was confined to subordinates,
and in this instance 1t is not known that
direct charges have been preferred against
any officers Of high rank. AS Is will known,
1t is an easy matter to impose on the Jack
tars'' in money matters. The majority of
them will pay any rate of interest for a
little ready money when they have shore
leave. Under a system said to obtain even
now on vessels foreign stations, the
lender will take voucher, or II. o. U.,"
from his victim for double the amount
loaned, and on pay day collect the amount
of the voucher from the ships paymaster.
In recent case sailor borrowed s15 from
the ships barber four days before pay day,
and on pay day the barber collected $50
transaction. In that case the interest
charge was at the rate Of 100 per cent a
year. The present investigation may have
rich developments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
The Star Out of Town.

THE EVENING STAR will be sent
by mail to any address in the United
States or Canada for such period as
may be desired at the rate of fifty
cents per month.
EBut all such orders must be ac-
companied by the money, or the
paper cannot be sent, as no ac-
counts are kept with mail subscrip-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
ST. LOUIS MAKES BETTER TIME.
Average Speed Increased From 1888
to 1917 Knots an Hour.

10 1b.l5 hnOtS an Hour.
NEW YORK, July 15-The American line
steamer st. Louis arrived from South
ampton today, on her second voyage
to this port. She left her dock at
Southampton July 6, at fifteen min
utes after noon, passing the Bishops
Rock light at 40 PM. same date, and
reached the Sandy Hook light ship at 3:15
this morning. Her time of passage was 6
days. Is hours and Al minutes. The days
runs were 443, All. 476. 4S9, 4S9, 467 and
2S6 to Sandy Hook, covering a total dis
tance of 3.121 knots. The average speed
was 1917 knots an hour, against 1888
knots her first trip.
The ST. Louis brought 301 saloon. 124
second cabin and 539 steerage passengers.
Among the passengers were Senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota. William T. Ad-
ans. Joaquin de Aguero, Benjamin Brew
ster. James Clark, Logan Carlisle. Dr.
Stanton Colt w. Bourke Cochran, Or. z.
Taylor Emery. Mrs. Moreton Frewen, c.
Stanley Hurlbut, Mrs. George Inness. Ed
ward I. Jeffery, Mrs. John Leslie, Gen. s.
E. Merwin, Representative ]. H Outh-
waite, +. Thompson and A. K. Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
INDIAN BEEF GUARANTEED.
A Large Shipment Delayed Under tn
New Regulations.

The shipment of a large cattle supply for
the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians in Ok
lahoma has been delayed by the new regu-
lations of the Agricultural Department.
which now govern transportation of ami
mails and their carcasses within a state or
territory The cattle, numbering about
5000 head. are. now in the upper part Of
the territory. The Indian bureau has post
poned the shipment, provided for in con-
tract that took effect July 1, pending in
formation as to what action might be taken
under the new quarantine regulations of
the department, which took effect at the
beginning of this fiscal year. Agricultural
Department officials say that there is no
suspicion Of disease among the cattle, but
that the inquiry of Indian bureau officials
is to determine any question that might
arise in view OF conflicting federal and ter
ritorial regulations on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
Appointed Dis patch Agent.

Acting Secretary Dabney has appointed
J. P. Roosa of New York city dispatch
agent at that place for the Agricultural
Department. Mr.. Roosa has the same office
under most of the other government de-
partments, receiving a salary Of $500
year from each. His duties are. to attend
to official transportation business there, in
cluding custom house. freight and express
matters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
She Did 1t.

The double-turreted monitor Amphitrite
has returned to Hampton Roads after
trial Of her great guns at sea. She was
sent out with instructions TO fire the big
T0-irch guns directly across her decks with
full service charges, to settle doubt as to
whether this could De done safely ard
without injury TO the decks. A telegram
received at the Navy Department from the
commander of the vessel today contained
the gratifying information that this had
been done with satisfactory results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
Gen. Pleasonton,. Illness.

Gen. Pleasontcn, who has been ill IN his
lodgings, corner 18th and streets north
west, for some time, has developed new
complication within the last few days which
is causing him intense suffering. He con-
tractsd cold several nights ago, conse-
quent upon sudden change in the wealth
er and severe neuralgia pains set in to
sleep so necessary to one in his weakened
condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
TEACHERS SIGHTSEEING.
Adjournment Of the EducatioEni Com


DENVER, Col, July 13.-The National
Educat tfonal Association convention. which
closed last night had a registered attend-
a,ce of os41 Several thousand of the lead
ers left the city today for Manitou and
other points in the mountains 10 spend
their vacations. and hundreds haze de-
parted on excursions to Salt Lake. Cali
fornia, Yellowstone Park and the City of
Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13
Naval Movements.

The cruiser Atlanta left Santiago de
Cuba this morning for Key West, on the
lookout for flibusters. The flagship San
Francisco has Joined the Marblehcad at
Stockholm. The monitor Amphitrite is at
Fort Monroe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-13

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