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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Drowned Under tho Ice.

Lillian McSIullen, aged fifteen, employed
at the stock farm at North Haven, near Sag
Harbor, Long Island, N. Y. was drowned in
an air hole in the ice at South Ferry. The
girl was walking on tho ice with two
children, daughters OF the: superinten-
dent OF the pond. She slipped when near
the air hole and fell into the water
The two children hastened to her assisteure.
and they, too. foil through. Lillian. instead
Of trying to get out herself, brayely grasped
the rough edges Of the ice and hold on until
the children climbed to her shoulders and
thence On the ice. Then she sank to her
Inath
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
A Living Death.

Nine. Joniaux. the Belgian poisoner, has
entered on term of life imprisonment, tt
which death would be far preferable. She i,
confined In a cell to which ray OF light can
not penetrate. She will never so much as
hear human voice. Her food will be
passed to her through a slit in the wall. She
will probably go mad before many months.
IL death does not come first.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
OLDEST LIVING ODDFELLOW."
He Died at Fishkill Landing After Fifty
eight Years OF Membership.

eight Years OF Membership.
Amand Miller died few mornings ago at
Fishldll Landing, N. Y, aged eighty years.
He Is believed to have been the oldest Odd
fellow In the country.
He was native Of Lorraine, France (noM
German provincs), and came to this coun-
try when boy. He was initiated into Odd
fellowship in New York City in 1887. He first
others, withdrew and organized new lodge
Mechanics No. 1873, Of New Yory City, Of
which he remained q member to the time OF
his death. .f.s :
For long time he was the only living
charter member Of this lodge. He was 9
member OF the State Grand Lodge. Hd
served several terms as an Assessor of the
town Of Fishkill, and held other local posi-
lions, ..E
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
ADMIRAL TING KILLS HIMSELF.

He and the Chinese General Commit Sui
eide After Surrender of Wei-Haf=Wei.
Admiral Ting, the Chinese naval COM
mander, and the General commanding the
Chinese forces on the island Of Liukungtao,
In the harbor OF Wei-Hai-Wei, is said to have
committed suicide,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Ero.en In the Blizzard.

Reports have been received of a severe
blizzard in the hills east OF Aberdeen, South
Dakota. Mrs. Neiving and four children!
living near Webster, attempted to go to
neighbors during the storm, but became be-
against a wire fence. Tho mother and two
children were dead, and the other two chill
dren badly frozen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06

The echoes of the blizzard OF February G.,
land g are Just now being heard from the
far outlying districts in Missouri. From
,Buford Mountains, eight miles southwest OF
:Irondaie, Mo-, comes news Of a woodchopper
named John c. Warner, his wife and three
children found frozen to death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
ARMoR NOT EVEN CRACKED.
Remarkable Test of Fiftcen-Inch TurI
ret Plato. -l-s.s ~

A Remarkable Test of a Fifteen-Inch TurI
ret Plato. ~
A curved armor plate of Harveyized nickel
steel, fifteen inches thick and representing
nearly 500 tons Of errnor for the tur-
rets of the battle ships Indiana
and Massachusetts, was tested at
the proving grounds OF. the Bethlehem Iron
Company, at Redington. six miles below
South Bethlehem, Penn, with remarkablc
results. Two shots were fired at 1t at dis.
tance of about $50 feet. One shot was to try
to crack tho plate, and the other to try 10
pierce it. Although the toughest projectilaI
that could be obtained was used
in the 10-inch gun that was fred
not the slightest crack appeared In
the plate after either shot: Both proiecttles.
were welded;into the plate and fattened out
like the smudge Of a wet SNOWFALL. The
armor beat the gun with ease, and the e1-
perts present said that there never was q
more successful armor test In this or in any
other country. 49,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
CsDtain and Two Men Lost.

Captain Thomas Mclean. Of the British
bark Vaiona, left his vessel in small boat
for Darlen. Ga. He Was accompanied by two
of the crew. Captain Patterson. OF the tug
Mallonce. reports finding the boat bottom up
near Sutheriand's Bluff. There is no longer
anv d,uht as to the party's being lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Cold Killed 1900 Sheep.

News has reached Helena, Montana. Of the
total determination Of band OF $500 sheep
belonging to Helena men and the death Of
Eugene Watts, one OF the herders, In q bliz-
"a ri nenr Ola
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
lsohhera Shot the CnRhier.

A bold but frrlitless attempt to rob the
bank OF Azllsa, Cal, was made about mid
night. Cashier Daniels was III the bank
when the two men effected IN entrance. A
lively exchange of shots followed, and
Daniels fell with bullet in his shoulder
One robber was captured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
a Kings Daughter Dies In Pennsylvania

a KINGS UauShter DIGS IN FehHsyIVanIuI
Mrs. Harriet A. Eskins, whose father
reigned as King OF Guinea, died few days
since at Lebanon, Penn. aged Ill years.
She leaves two daughters. Francis J. Eskins,
If WillIamsport, and Mrs. H. A. Baker, OF
Lebanon, besides forty-four grandchildren,
hirty-scven great grandchildren, eighteen
great great grandchildren and fourteen great
great great grandchildren.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
RUSSIAN DIPLOMAT A SUICIDE.

First Secretary of the Legation Shoots
Himself In Washington City.
M P. Bogdanoff, First Secretary OF the
Russian Legation, killed himself at 1915
o'clock a. IN. by shooting himself in the head
Mt his boarding house in The fashionable part
otwashirgton City. He had been sick Tor two
or three weeks. and his suicide is supposed
to be attributable to tho suffering he had I'M
dergoro.
N. Bog'iaaoT was between thirty and
thilty-tive years Of age and unmar-
ried. He vas First Secretary OF the Russian
Legation. and was highly esteemed among
the memh..rs - the Diplomatic Corps. He
had been suffering FOR several weeks with
severe pains in his lower limbs. the result
probably, .: heavy cold. which had de-
veioped into grip. 1t is thought that he had
1,ecome desp0ndent over his illness. which
did not seern &c he leaving him. and that in a
moment Of despair he killed himself.
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Never Rode On n Railroad.

r. G. Robinson, wealthy farmer. who
went TO Monmouth, ILL.,, in 1929 Is dead. He
was noted for his eccentricities. Although
over three score and ten he was never out OF
the county since he went there except to
Galesburg. He never set foot on train OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
North Carolina Wants Immigrants.

North Carolina now expects to got m in
creased number Of immigrants. The States
manifold advantages in the way of soil and
productions are becoming known every
where,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
THOUSANDS STARVING IN CHICAGO.

Fully Ono Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Persons In Need OF Immediate Assistance.
According to report made by the Out
door Relief Committee of the County
Board there are 100000 persons in
Chicago who require immediate assist
ance TO avoid starvation; $4,000 par-
Sons have already been supported
at their homes at public expense. Many are
said to be industrious persons who have been
out of employment until their credit and re-
sources are exhausted. Many more are in
danger Of being evictod from their homes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Twenty-Five Persons Frozen to Death.

There is yet no abatement Of the cold
weather throughout Austria Twenty-Five
persons have been frozen to death In Galicia,
and several cases of death from exposure to
the cold are'reported from other regions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
A Popular Pilgrimage.

The report Of Colonel J. M. Wilson show:
that 1,O45, ,009 persons have assembled to the
top of the Washington monument since 1t was
optned to the public.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
PATENT COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

Citizens nf Connecticut Lead the List in
Number of Patents Granted.
COMMISSIONS Of Patents John S. Seymour
submitted - Congress his report of the work
ot his bu-aau :o- the yoar 1894. He says that
during the year thore were 20.S0S patents
granted ani 1909 trad" marks registered. and
II. 920 patents expired.
The tota, expenditures were 81 l00, ,047.
The receipts 0vsr expenditures were SS7, ,S92,
and the, total balance 10 the credit OF the
Patent Office in the Treasury OF the United
States amounts to 81 ,S69.l35. In proportion
TO population. moro patents were issued 10
citizens os Connecticut than to those Of any
other STATE.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Thirty Students Drowned,

Thirty StudenN DrOWneU.
While students we're skating on the Moskva
River, Moscow, Russia, the ice gave way and
thirty OF them were plunged Into the water
and drowned. None OF the bodies have been
recovered
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Killed by @ Falling Tree.

John Brablts and his son James. Of Mont
gomery, Mimi, were struck and killed by q
falling limb while telling trees.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
MINISTER GRAY IS DEAD.
Our Representative to Mexico Succunbs
There to Pneumonia.

The Hon. Isaac P. Gray, United States
Minister to Mexico, died in the American
Hospital at the City Of Mexico, very sudden
Iy. Minister Gray had been on short visit
to his home IN Indiana, and had hurredIy
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Total. .$106, ,s75, TAO. So

The actual amount Of gold in the Treasury
on July and January l, 1894, applicable to
the redemption fund was as follows:
July y1.................... .S64. STE, ,024. IS
January NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. /. 80,891 ,60O.1S
The amount Of gold received from the sale
of United States bonds from January l, 1884,
to December 81, 1894, both inclusive, was
ell, 1886, ,282:74.
The amount of Treasury notes and United
States notes redeemed in gold between tbs
same dates was as follows:
Treasury notes. es............... 1904 ,045.0C
United States notes. ..... 123, ,94l .059.00
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
HISTORY OF THE PETITION.

Contains Millions of Names From All
Quarters OF the World.
Hitherto the largest petition ever framed,
and tho only one approaching this In the
number of its signatures, has been that OF
the British Chartlsts, in 1S41, asking for the
repeal of tho corn laws; this had nearly l.
600, 900 names, and it carried it's point. Miss
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
Total expenditures. .... .ss77, ,764, ,663. CO

The balance Of cash in the Treasury on
December 81. 1894. available for the current
expenses of the Government, but not inciud-
ing the gold reserve fund:
Silver dollars and bullion. $7,650, ,305. 90
Fractional silver coin. ..... 14,4S3, ,636. IL
United States notes s....... 349l4 .l57. 81
Treasury notes of 1890. ...... 2s,369, 95O. 90
National bank notes ......... 4,759. ga IS
Minor coin ................ 1,104, 1876. ~
Deposits in banks .......... 15,0S1, ,275.O9
Bonds and interest paid. ...... 12.247.92
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
State Of THE TREASURY
Secretary Car|isIe's Special Report on
National Finances.
SENATE'S QUESTION ANSWERED.

The Reply to the Gorman-Allison Resolu-
ton Goes Fully Into the Subject Mat
ter of the Inquiry---Assets OF the Gov
ernment january 81, 18o5---Amount of
Gold Applicable to the Redemption Fund
Secretary Carlisle has sent to the Senate
reply to the Gorman-Allison resolution CALI
ing for information as to tho condition
OF tho Treasury and the Treasury Sink
ing Fund. The reply is very voluminous
and goes fully into tho subject matter of the
inquiry. After quoting the resolution the
Secretary says:
The original gold reserve, augmented by
the gold proceeds of the sales Of bonds,
was diminished during the period of twenty
five months to the extent Of S172 ,674, ,315.47,
of which s1O5, ,0O2, ,143 25 was directly or indi-
rectly devoted to current expenses and S67,-
672, 172.22, which had been converted into
notes by the process Of redemption, was still
on hand.
That the assets and liabilities OF the Treas
ury in excess OF certificates and Treasury
notes outstanding were:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06

TT liabilities $3.50. .45O Gs1 80 s1sa, ,297, ,277.os
The receipts Of the Government exclusive
of postaD from January !, 1894, to December
81, 1894, were as follows:
Customs. ms..................S .S131 $40, 769s so
Internal revenue ............. 156, 0,034 SO
Miscellaneous ............... 1852, 1908
Deposits for redemption OF
National bank notes .... 1915, ,o51.OO
Sale of S1O0, 100000 five per
cent. bonds. s................ III, ,79571
Total receipts .......s SAL ,594, ,774 43
The expenditures Of the Government
exclusive Of postaD from January l, 1884, to
December 81, 1894. were as follows:
Civil and miscellaneous Gn-
cuding 81, ,299, 285. 80 for pub
lie buildings). ............. .$1O1. 1866, ,S41.26
War (includiag $l0,291 ,30S.95
for rivers and harbors). 81, 1920, ,215.13
Navy. ................ 1884 ,37437
Indians 1855, 9,135. 80
Pensions Observation-Disclosures lac, ,164 ,521.05
Interest on the public debt. 2S,S74 1854
Redemption OF National bank
notes. ..................... 1885, ,51o25
Sinking fund ............ sa,202.20
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

II once invented" said n man who lived
in the suburbs, "a burglar demoralizerthat
was very effective in its way, but | never
got il patented because | didn't think
ought to. 1t was avery simple contrivauce,
1t consisted merely of a stout wire stretched
across the floor at such Il distance from the
door and windows that any one entering
would get under neadway before reaching
it and low enough so that he would fall
over it, There had been number of bur
garies in our town, and so fitted up the
lower floor Of our house with the demor-
Elizer. We adjustel the wires the last thing
at night when we were locking up
zone night, about three nights, | think
il was, after we had set them up, we heard
a noise at the back door, and we knew that
somebody was coming We gathered around
the head Of the back stairs and listened.
The burglar got in without much trouble
and closed the door softly behind him, and
then for a moment everything was very
still. Then there was n great thud that
fairly shook the house, then another mo-
meut OF Stiffness and then the suppressed
but steady sound OF II human voice. 1t was
the burglar sitting on the Kitchen floor and
cussing.
After awhile we moved around a little
up stairs to let him know we were on deck,
and he got up and went away. lie didn't
take anything, but Mrs. Suburb said she
had rather he had taken everything there
was in the house than to hear him swear
so, and that is why never got the demon
alizer patented. Ii was effective, but il
would have seemed like offering IA premium
on profanity. New York sun.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

I'm bet that woman has on n new style
of dress" said IA man to ne in Broadway
car as he pointed toward a well dressed
woman who had just entered.
"Why, how can You telii' asked.
Its easy enough. | know nothing about
dress or style, but can tell when "A woman
has new dies> On the moment she enters
the car, provided there are more women in
the car and some Of them are her friends"
Now watch-see those two women over
thereS See how they look at the dress, nod,
talk, look again ut il, nod more, talk mor1.
See those other two women doing the same
thingl Well, all they are doing is sizing
up that dress, not the woman, but the
dress, and are making comments on the
style and make.
III il were an ordinary dress-that Is, not
new fashiou-one glance would be sufli-
cient for those ladies but it amt and must
be talked about, aud there you are. IL
[ that woman had on a new fashioned bon
| net or hat, gloves, ring or new outfit in
anything, you could easily tell il. for otLer
women's gllnces would direct yours to il.
"Wheneyer you get on "A car just watch
] the women in IL when another enters, and
/ I'll bet you will mighty quickly tell what
the last conner has on, providing, of course,
its something new In design or make. just
watch the other women."-NeS York Tel
! egram
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

Dueling Is now pretty generally recog-
nized as a relic Of barbarism, but perhaps
its most satisfactory form is that practiced
by some tribes OF western Indians. Quar-
rcls are rare in a tribe, most of the lighting
being reserved for outsiders, but when
feud arises between two braves Of the same
tribe all their friends unite to see fair play.
The duelists ARE stripped, aud the seconds
toss up "A piece OF bark. The winner then
seizes piece Of hard wood seasoned by
years OF service and stained with the blood
OF former duels With this warclub he hits
his opponent as hard a blow as his strength
will permit The injured man then picks
up the club and hits back, and the blows
alternate until one brave or the other has
had enough and declines to pick up the
club again. The punishment Inflicted by
these clubs Is frightful, every blow bring
ius blood and causing deep cuts and bruis-
ss.-Cineinnau Enquirer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

Travellers tell us that when the os-
trich is pursued it hides its head in
the sand, the silly bird appearing to
think that if it cannot see its pursucrs
they cannot see it..
Equally absurd are those medical ad-
visers who prescribe for the symptoms
and not the source of disease. Of
tentimes they do this because the
patient desires it, unwiscly demanding
that eruptions or other skin troubles
be effaced ut once. To do this it is
necessary to use poisonous applica-
tons, which must sooner or later ag-
gravate the disease or cause it to ap-
pear in new and more dangerous form.
There is scarcely a single i'll to which
flesh is heir but what has its origin in
impure blood. Therefore, the only
way to cure these troubles is through
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

Montreal and also visited the Worlds
Fair in the hottest weather last summer.
Was on the go all the time, but
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15
Poisoned With Creeping Ivy,

testimonial as to its value. have several
times in my life been badly
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

1t may be truthfully affirmed that the
public press is an educator; that it is the
champion of right, the defender of the in
jured, and the terror of evildoers, and
what is of encouragement to all is the fact
that it keeps in the advance and carries
its standard in the front of civilization
and of refinement. If not the ideal lead
er, it is at least a living exponent of best
thoughts Of good men, and is, as a rule,
found upon the side Of truth and right
Fort Worth Tex Gazette.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

The fact that women live longer than
men is thus illustrated by the Westminster
Gazette: The excess of females of all ages
over males of all ages in England and
Wales is only about 3]9 per cent lin round
figures, 600 minus $4,000 to 1l0OO,OU0
plus 50,OO0). But when we begin to COM
pare women over GO with men over 60 the
female majority becomes much greater,
and when we once pass So the old men are
nowhere. The female nonogenarians near
ly double the male; there are S54 women
over 05 to only 1854 men, and 104 gammers
to AZ CATERS who own to a century.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15
Had No Recurrence

Of the burning and itching sensation
which had marred every previous sum
mer's outing. /, therefore, have occasion
to be enthusiastic in my praises of Hood :
SAMUEL s. SCHNELL, pas
tor OF Free Baptist Church.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15


times in my life been badly
Poisoned With Creeping Ivy,
once when boy and once when in mature
life, so badly that / had to have medical
treatment. As the old school OF medicine
simply tried to remove the symtoms instead
OF trying to remove the source of them,
much OF the poison was left in my system
to appear in an itching humor on my
body with every violent exertion in warm
weather. At all times there were more or
less indications of poison in my blood, up
to year ago last winter, when
Large Sores Broke Out
on my body. / then purchased OF our
druggist, l.. n. Hopkins, a bottle of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, and after using that
and a half of another bottle, the sores
and humor disappeared. l attended
the Christian Endeavor Convention in
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15
WILLIAMS ART GALLERY.

Having resumed business and taken
advantage of the past two weeks to
renovate our studio we are better pre-.
pared than ever to fill orders for views
of ancient Hawaii and, OF the stirring
events of tine late troubles. Portraits
of the leading characters a speciality.
Our portrait department is open foi
engagements, and our work, as in tn.
past will he up to all of the modern al.
vancpmenis in our line.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-15

Hood's Pills become tie favoriie Caihar-
tic with everyone who tries them. 25c. per box.
ON P.HN Y, H6ents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-02-16

A stranger from Texas sauntered
into tho capitol and fell into the
halls of n guide who offered to show
hin the sights of the building.
Good enough" quoth the Texan.
"iefUe wo begin let's take II drink.
Being of an accommodating ma.
trc, the guide consented, and the
tvo Qualfed II couple of quai1s ri ht
pyly. The guides eyes bulgcd when
Ito Texan drew from his pocket a
hg fist full of bills in paying for the
lluor, and he scented II handsome
fe. He led the Texan all over the
hiding, from the crypt to the dome
ad into both houses. He pointed out
al the celebrities, and then, by way
& Il windup, took his victim to Stat
rrry hall and placed him on one OF
to whispering stones.
Stay hero" the guide said, It'll
ou hear me speak"
Then the guide disappeared in the
cowd to the othcrStone. a lady was
landing on it, and the guide waited
smoment for her to leave The Tex
IN, who was getting uneasy, locked
lpund, and, not seeing the guide, set
10 thinking Just then he saw II
Young girl look at him and smile,
Ind later two boys did the same. A
reat light suddenly brokeupon him.
Instantly he left the stone. and rs he