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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
STOLE 100000.
Revelations as to the WreckinS of WILL
mantic's. First National Bank.

Revelations as to the WreckinS of WILL
mantic's, First National Bank.
The report Of James E. Hayden. Receiver
of the Natchaug Silk Company of Whitman
tic. Conn, was submitted to court. The re-
port is the sensational climax Of the wreck
ing of the First National Bank of Whitman
tic by its cashier, the late o. H. K. Risley.
The report shows that Risley sunk over
$500. 900 in the Natchaug Silk Company, steal
ing the banks assets and capital stock to do
it, and covering up his tracks by forgery and
Misrepresentation.
How successfully he did this is shown by
the fact that at the time Of his death the
stock of the bank sold above par, and there
was not breath OF suspicion that the bank
was not in hourishins condition. As a
matter Of fact, it had been robbed of every
available asset, and there was nothing to
show where the money had gone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
HELPED BY A GERMAN IRoNcLAD.

She Goes to the Assistance Of q French
Transport In Distress.
The debates In the French Chamber OF De-
puties upon the action Of the Paris Govern.
ment in sending warships to Kiel have added
Interest to the comments ofthe German papers
upon recent instance Of German courtesy to
French ship in the Red Sen. On May Is,
the French transport ship Commorin
was observed by the German lronclad Kaiser.
cruising in the Red Sea, to signal that she
was unable to proceed owing to disarrange-
Kaiser sent one Of that vessels engineers on
board the Commorin to render what assis.
tance he could. The German engineer
helped to put the Commorin's engines In Or
der and the Kaiser afterward towed the
Commodn for short time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Hawaii's New Minister.

Tho Hawaiian Government has commits
stoned William B. Castle as its Minister to
Washington. Mr. Castle will proceed to his
post in August with his family. He was the
second member of the Commission. of which
Mr.. Thurston was the head, which negotiated
the treaty of annexation with President Har-
rison in February, 1893.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Seeking a Cure for LeproSy.

The Board of Health OF Honolulu, Hawaii,
has established at kalih: near Honolulu, q
hospital for the treatment of lepers. with a
view to discovering remedy. The patients.
twelve in number. were taken from the lepel
colony at Kalawao Island, on the Island OF
Mol 2kai. Hot medicated baths will be used.
Remedies which experience has suggested
will be tested in the treatment Of the disease.
Careful notice will be taken of the patients
progress during the different stages OF the
dicapct
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Breaks His Arm In Throwing.

William H. Soper, sc dental student
from Greensburg Wis, met with curious
accident on the baseball f1c!1 at Ann Arbor,
Mich. He was playing in a class game, and
In making a throw home from the outteld
gave his arm q jerk that broke 1t near the
Joint. The doctors are much puzzled as to
how the fracture could have occurred.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Loot His Life to Save a Woman.

Mrs. Mary Pass and Mrs. John Ross, of
Noristown. Penn, in company with Angelo
Brown, went to the Schuylkill River few
afternoons ago above West Conshohooken to
bathe. Mrs. Pass got beyond her depth and
Brown went to her assistance. The burden
was too much for him and he had to release
his hold.
He was 80 exhausted that he sank and
drowned. In the meantime Thomas Smith
went to the woman's assistance and rescued
her. She was unconscious, but was brought
back to life.
Mrs. Pass's husband committed suicide b!
drowning several weeks ago. and she was en-
gagged to be married to Brown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
President Cleveland had no personal 40

President Cleveland had no personal ac-
quaintance with the new law officer Of his
Administration and had never seen him.
Judge Harmon, when seen by reporter at
his home in Cincinnati, said that he had no
intimation that Mr.. Cleveland was even con-
sidering him for the place, and that when he
received a despatch from the Presi-
dent rendering him the place he
could hardly believe 1t. There was
hasty consultation with one or two tnti-
mate friends, and then he submitted the
Hoadley, Harmon, Colston and Goldstein.
When a reply came back commanding him
to accept he instantly wired the President
that he would do 30.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Spain VIII Push the War.

Preparations are under way in Spain to
nave 40, 900 troops ready to sail for Cuba in
August. besides the 10000 men who will start
Tor the island next month. There are now
about $4,000 Spanish troops on the island.
The Senate has passed bill authorizing the
Government to raise 600, 100000 pesetas
ts120, 900. .O0c), should that amount be neces-
sary to put down The insurrection. An Of
fetal dispatch from Havana says that In
,urgents have appeared in the Camaguey dis
trict Of the central province. This is regard
I'D as important
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
INHALED GAS FOR FUN.
Kentucky Boys Have Discovered New
Way of Producing Dreamy Sleep.

A policeman found several boys, in deep
slumber, lying on the grass by the roadside
at Covington. Ky. It required some workto
awaken them. Each had handkerchief
spread over his mouth, and the policeman
thought at first that he had run across sui
eide club.
The boys finally said that they had climbed
one of the city lampposts and had turned on
tho Gas until their handkerchiefs had been
thoroughly saturated. Thenthey had climbed
down and retired to the grass to lie down
and have good sleep. They described the
sensation produced from inhalins the gas as
delightful. producing dreamy condition
lasting for an hour. The practice has been
going on among hundreds Of boys for some
time, and many OF them are gas drunkards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
South Carolina Wins.

The celebrated South Carolina registration
case was decided In the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals at Richmond, Va. Judge
COTS famous Injunction Is dissolved and the
original bill will be dismissed. The de-
cision of the Court was announced by Judge
Hughes. An outline of the Courts position
was given. Judge Hughes submitted a
strong individual opinion, and the order re-
versing Judge COTS decision was entered at
onca. - ...-.----.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Drowned in tho Harlem Mere.

Several boys were playing ball near the
Harlem mere In Central Park, New. Yorl
City, Just before dark. The boy at the bal
hit the ball and sent it flying into the water,
The boys made vain effort to reach the
floating ball with sticks. Finally one OF int
boys, held by playmate, in leaning lar oyei
the brink Of the lake, lost his balance ano
fell into the water, dragging with him the
boy who had hold OF him.
John ]. Irving got one of the boys ashore
and then waded and swan out to the place
where the other, Joseph Genther. had gone
down. He dived repeatedly, but could not
save the boy. The body wns recovered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
new CABINET OFFICERS.
OIney, Secretary Of State and ]udson
Harmon, of0hio, Attorney-General'
CLEVELAND GIVES A SURPRISE.

The Attorney General Promoted to the
State OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Harmon, OF
Cincinnati, the New Attorney General
His Selection Had Not Been Looked Tor
by the Politicians.
President Cleveland gave the country q
genuine surprise when the official announce
ment was made from the Executive Mansion
that he had selected Hon. Richard Olney, OF
Massachusetts,, for the position Of Secretary
of State, to flll the vacancy caused by the
death OF the late Walter @, Gresham, OF
Illinois. and that he had chosen Hon. Judson
Harmon, OF Cincinnati, as Attorney
General, to succeed Mr.. Olney in that office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
IcUTTlNc A DASH" ABROAD.

E1-Tammany Chief Croker Gives Numer'
GUS Dinner Parties In London.
Richard Croker, the Ex-Chief Of Tammany
Hall, since his latest trip to London from
New York has been hobnobbing with the
swells of English society, according to cable
idispatches. He gives numerous dinner par
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Growth OF Cremation.

At the meeting in Boston OF the New Eng
land Cremation Society President John
Storer COBB gave interesting statistics, show
ing that the number of cremaions In America
has steadily increased from thirty-six in 1885
to s76 in 1894. To-day there are seventeen
crematorie> in operation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Bows Drowned Trying to Save Another.

Three boys we're drowned in Lake Erie,
Cleveland, Ohio, near the life saving station,
two OF them in an attempt to save their com
panion. They were: Michael Sheridan,
eleven years old; Patrick Morris, twelve
years; Emmett Sweeney, eleven years. They
were bathing in six feet OF water, all being
GOOD swimmers. Morris was taken with
cramps and Sheridan went to bis assistance,
but his strength gave out. Sweeney then at
tempted to rescue them, but all three be-
came locked in frenz!ed grip and were
drowned
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Waziris Show Fight.

Waziristan tribesmen made an attack upon
Fort Sandeman in the Waziri territory, In
dia. killing Lieutenant How Of the British
Army and eleven of his attendants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Killed in n Mine Collapse.

The top of the Doe Run Lead Mine, at
Flat River, Mo-, caved in, killing three men
and badly injuring fourth. The dead are
Robert Penhorfy, Robert La1ayure. John
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
ATToRNeY.cENERAL HARMON.
Justice Harlan, of tho Supreme Court, Ad
ministers tho Oath Of Once.

ministers tho Oath Of Onnce. !
The new member Of the Presidents official
family, Attorney General Judson Harmon,
has been formally inducted into Office. BE
arrived in Washington at 7.so o'clock a. m,
and went at once to the Arlington Hotel,
where he will live for the summer. After
breakfast the new Attorney-General walked
over to the White House to see the President
Judge Harmon was obliged to introduce him.
self to MIR. Cleveland, because 1t has been
five years since they met In 1880, and then 1t
was at public banquet.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03

French Naval Expenditures.
The French naval expenditures for the
coming year are estimated at S54, SOC, 1880.
with 81 ,60O,000 for new ships.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
EMBARGO on Crops.

The Cuban revolutionists are putting an
embargo on the coffee, cacao and tobacco
crops in the interior. They have forbidden
planters to transport these products to
market. Yellow fever Is increasing on the
island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
His Body Found in the Hudson.

The body Of Frank B. Hull, son of District
Attorney Hull, of Washington County,
Secretary of the State Firemen't Association,
was found in the Hudson River near Troy,
NY. Hull had been missing for about a
week, and it Is thought to be a case Of
suicide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Two Lynched In Texas.

Alexander White and John Cherry, the col.
ored murderers OF a man named Johnson
were lynched by crowd of citizens at Keno,
Texas. The effects OF the murdered man
wore found on the victims.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Trespassing or shooting on these prem
ises Is positively forbidden.
GROVER CLEVELAND.

The new barn Is on the southern sweep Of
q little hill near turn in the main drive.
This Is for the Presidents COWS and work
horses
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03

ties, and has box at the opera. Mr.. Croker
has also rented magnificent house in Lon
don. A few days ago Mr.. and Mrs. Croker
left London for Ireland, where Mr. Croker Is
to conclude the purchase of an estate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
A CONNECTICUT MEMORIAL:
State Monument In Memory OF the
Twelfth Regiment.

The first regiment of Connecticut which
has adopted plans for a State monument to be
erected on one of the battlehelds OF the war
under the new law is the Twelfth, and the tes-
timonial will be placed in the National Gene
terry at Winchester. Va.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
FOUND VATERY GRAVES.
A Long Chain Of Summer Drowning
Accidents.
FOUR YOUNG WOMEN PERISH,
or a Party Of Seven Girls Who Went
Bathing, Three Only Were Rescued
Died to Save Another---Three Boys Lost
in the Lake at Cleveland, Ohio--Half
Score Sink in Russia.

Details of distressing accident. which re-
suited in the drowning of four girls at Big
Run, hamlet near Dubois, Penn, have just
been received. The unfortunate ones wero
members of a party of seven girls, whose
ages ranged from thirteen to sixteen. They
were bathing in small stream called Ma
honing Greek.
Their names were Sadie and Maggie An
thony, Rosa Rimer and Cora RuHh. only
oae of the girls could swim, and when Mag
gle Anthony suddenly disappeared in hole
of deep water panic ensued. All weresoon
beyond their depth and crying for aid. -,
The girl who could swim rescued two OF
her com panions, but could do no more. Be-
fore aid could reach them the other four
had disappeared for the last time beneath
the surface. The bodies were all recovered.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
Motber Saved : Five Children Lost.

A sailing vessel capsized on the Stint Lake,
Russia, and twelve out Of sixteen persons on
board drowned. A woman who was saved
lost FIVE children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03
MRS. CLEVELAND.

The Consolidated road has also built
snug little station near the Cleveland cottage
and called It Gray Gables. Henceforth the
Presidents visitors will stop there, for the
main drive to the house leads from that
point. Mr.. Cleveland has shut off his grounds
with substantial fence. A new sign orna-
ments board. fastened upon post at the
terminus of the cross-country path. 1t reads:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-07-03

People Within Our Borders Must Not
Help the Patriots-Gficer of the United
States Enjolned to Execute the Laws
and Bring Offenders to Trial and Pun
misunderstanding Florlda's Coast.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13
NEW YORK WORLD.


The Twice.a-Week Edition OF the New York
World has been converted into the Thrice-a-
Week. 1t furnishes three papers OF six pages
apiece, or Is pages every week, at the old price
of one dollar a year. This gives ljf papers a
year for one dollar and every paper has six
page, eight column, wide or Is columns in all.
The Thrcc-a Week World !, not only much
larger than any weekly or semi.weekly news
paper, but it furnishes the news with much
greater frequency and prumptncss. In fact it
combines all the crisp, fresh qualities of a daily
with the attractive special features of Il weekly.
The REFoRMER will continue to send TO its sub
scribcrs the Thrice.a Week World ut the old
price, 81 l. for the two papers.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

Comptroller Bowlcr's decision or
the sugar bounty case was made public
Friday. He disposes of it by sending
it to the court of claims under the
provision of the statutes which pro-
vides that whenever any claim is
made against any executive department
involving disputed facts or controver-
ted questions of law, or where the de
csion will effect IA class OF eases or
furnish precedent for the future act
ion of any executive department in
the adjustment of class of cases,
or where ''any authority, right priv
iege or exemptions. is claimed or de-
MED under the constitution of the Uni
ted States, 'such claims may be refer
red to the court of claims for adjudi-
cation. He makes strong argument
in support of his position that
although congress has made an APP
preparation for the payment OF the
bounty, giving it all the effect of law
that legislation can give, the decision
of the supreme court of the district
of Columbia that the bounty is uncon-
stitutional, as we'll as the decisions of
the federal supreme court on similar
points, compel him to doubt whether
the law is valid or not in conflict
with the constitution. The real ques
tion is whether as an executive officer
he has any authority to refuse pay
ment and he passes this along with
the rest for the court of claims to
pass upon. There is very little chance
that the sugar growers can get their
money when once the question gets
before the courts, and this is the
practical evil of making laws that are
as was the sugar bounty clause of the
Mckinley act was when it was passed.
Many sugar planters depending on
it made improvements and invest
ments which will ruin them and
long stretch of other interests back of
them, including perhaps some banks
that made advances on their claims.
1t was because of this situation that
congress passed the act for the pay.
ment of the bounties for the year
during which the law was repealed:
but it was as well known then as it
was at the original passage, that it was
unconstitutional and that the money
could only be got out of the treasury
by disregard of the fundamental law
Of the land The only miss in the
was that this might be
lone by the authority of congress
whereas the comptroller regards it as
mis- duty to determine whether con
yress has exceeded its authority.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

Postmaster General Wilson in his
admirable address before the gather
ing of the letter carriers association AT
Philadelphia last week, por trayed strik
ingly the wonderful growth of the postal
service until it has become probably
the greatest business machine in the
world. The entire revenue, he said, of
the postal system in the first year of
Jefferson s administration would not
pay the salaries of one half the letter
carriers of Philadelphia. In 1890
there were but 10 postoflices throughout
the United States, and only 1878 miles
postal routes. The PostmasterGeneral at
that time, Samuel Osgood, proposed to
put his Office and that of his assistant
and their one clerk into the city post
Office, to see that the mails were as
sorted and made up correctly. The
salary Of Mr.. Osgood was l,500 per
annum.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

The experience of the Northern Pa
cific railroad under its receivership will
not be adduced as an argument in favor
of government management of railroads
or afford encouragement to the advo-
Gates of this socialistic system. who a
short time ago saw in the court con-
troll over SO many roads through the
agency of receivers a long step toward
their ideal. The road went with re-
ownership through the decree of
Judge Jenkins of the circuit of the
eastern district of Wisconsin and I'M
der his sanction 50, 600, 600 worth OF
certificates were issued to keep the
business going. But now comes
Circuit Judge Gilbert of Portland,
Ore. declaring with all needed en-
phasis that Jugde Jenkins had no au-
thority under the law to name receiv-
ers. not having jurisdiction, and that
the 81. 900. 600 certificates issued with
his consent and approval are not le-
galy valid. The receivers have. con
sequently, been ordered to file their
bond in another court. to which the
entire management of the great North
ern property will be transferred. and
by which the status OF the receivers
certificates will have to be determined
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13
a DAILY AND 4 WEEKLY FOR Sc. 80

There j. no brighter or ncwsier paper in New
England than the Boston Daily Traveller, a large
SPACE paper, sending out IS columns OF informa.
ton from all parts OF the world everyday. To
induce subscribers TO pay up arrcarages and pay
in advance for The REFoRMER, we have made
arrangements with the Traveller, and will send
the Daily, price 50, and the REFoRMER, price
Sl.50, for $3.50 to every subscriber who will pay
up arrcarages and pay a year in advance for the
REfoRMER. 1t is the best newspaper offer ever
made, $3.50 for $50 Offer Is open for a short
time only.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

The gold exports continue. Above
81, 900, 900 has gone abroad this week,
and the treasury reserve has for four
days been below the 500, 600, 600 mark.
The syndicate deposited $1,000 600
Wednesday, not quite enough to fill
the hole, and some of this was contrib
uted by the banks, indicating that the
syndicate's resources are exhausted
Secretary Carlisle feels positive that
the exports will cease early in October.
Another marked evidence of the
progress of right opinion on the cur
rency question among Democrats was
afforded Wednesday when Senator
Mills, long an aggressive free silver
man, came out with a strong letter
against any experiments in free coinage
until it can be undertaken by interna-
tional agreement. These things are
happening while the Republican lead
ers are assiduously lodging.
The Pennsylvania Democratic con
vention Wednesday pronounced against
free silver and stood by tariff reform.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

These be joyful days for the Repub-
lican bosses since Quay's sweeping
triumph in Pennsylvania Gen. J. S.
Clarkson, ex-chairman of the national
committee, says in an interview:
Senator Quay can now get anything
he wants | do not know one aspirant
for the Republican presidential nomi-
nation who would not be glad to have
Mr.. Quay manage his campaign. Sen
ator Quay has not yet been discussed
for president, but | do not see why he
would not make an excellent candidate
and still better president.
Clarkson is not nearly so wild as
many good people would like to be
lieve. Prospects such as the Republi-
can victories last fall raise, always
bring these fellows to the surface of
any party. And they are the ones, if
they get control, that always spoil
the prospect sooner or later.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-09-13

There is goood deal of "a rumpus
in Spain, which may overthrow the
present ministry, over an after phase
of the Alliance incident, in which this
country exacted an apology from Spain
for firing on and overhauling that
ship. A French passenger on board
now comes forward with belated
story to the effect that the Alliance got
only what she deserved beca use she
was in Spanish waters and was carry
ing contraband, of war for the Cuban
insurgents. The ex-Spanish Minister
Muruaga, who was recalled because
he talked too much, declares that he
knew this all at the time and offered
sufficient evidence of it, and got into his
trouble because he was not willing that
his government should be unjustly hui
INFLATED. But at least all these yarns
at this late day have a very suspicious
look