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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-06
Uniform Bales,
f. w. MCMAsTER,
columbia, s. @.

From time to time there has been
complaint in the great cotton markets
of the world at the want of uniformi-
ty in baling cotton. There has been
much talk of docking cotton not reg
ularly baled, and in some cases this
has been done. To avoid further
trouble the cotton exchanges have
taken the matter up. At meeting
recently held in Augusta resolutions
were adopted recommending: :
First, That producers, ginners and
packers use bagging weighing not
less than Q nor more than A pounds
to the yard, the bagging to be woven
and calendered to allow for clear and
distinct marking.
Second, six ties to the bale of mate.
rial, weighing not less than 40 nor
more than so pounds to the bundle OF
80, II to III feet in length. . "
Third, Farmers and manufacturers
urged to conform to these recommen-
dations.
Fourth, That compressed bales have
shipside density 22t pounds per cubic
foot and 8 bands, weighing an average
of II pounds per band.
Fifth, That sample hole patch be
used in compressment OF bales.
Sixth, That railroads decline to re-
ceive compressed cotton of lesser dem,
sity than 22t pounds per cubic foot.
Seventh, That attempt to enforce
arbitrary penalty of five pounds per-
bale by Liverpool exchange will only
retard every movement looking to
correction of evils complained of.
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Fatal Error After Forty Years.

CHARLESTON. S. c., April 3O.-Dr.
A. M. Cohen, a druggist of long stand
ing, on upper King street, has been
charged with causing the death of a
negro child, last Friday by carelessly
compounding medicine. A coroner's
inquest has been held and the verdict
states that the child came to it's death
through DR.. Cohen's scarelessness. The
accused was bound over for trial be-
fore the next term of the sessions
court. 1t is claimed that DR.. Cohen
put into the medicine five cents worth
of strychnine instead of one-fifth grain
of the same poison. DR.. Cohen is
well known in the city and has been
in the drug business for forty years.
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A Case Of Self Defance.

SPARTANBURG, S. O., April 29.-This
morning about sunrise stranger call.
ed at the Jail and asked to see Deputy
Dean, if he staid there. Dean said he
did. The stranger, whose name was
w. M. Scruggs, said he had killed a
man by the name of Turner, and had
come to surrender. On Sunday night
two men, Henry Blackwell and Tur-
ner, went to the House of Scruggs.
near Ezell's postoffice, aroused and
threatened him, and then went off.
After they left the parties said that
they intended to return, and Scruggs
loaded single barrel shotgun. When
they returned. Turner alone went
TO the house. and was forcing his way
in a threatening manner when he
shot him. He did not wait for arrest
but came to town and surrendered.
Those who were at the inquest yester-
day say Scrugg was acting in self. de-
fence. He was about 81 years of age.
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A Sea Horror Near Shanghai.

LONDON, April 30.-A dispatch from
Shanghai received here today says
that the steamer Ohwo has been sunk
by colliding with the steamer New
Chwang off Woo Sung, ten miles
north Of Shanghai. The Onwo went
down Immediately and the New
Chwang was beached to prevent her
from sinking. 1t is feared that the
accident has been very disastrous.
Five foreigners and $50 Chinese Of
those who were on board are missing.
A News Agency dispatch from Shang-
hal published in the Globe says that
by the sinking of the British steamer
Onwo many lives have been lost. The
European survivors of the sunken
vessel are Second Officer Cooper and
Third Engineer Allen. The drowned
include the captain and five English
officers and 300 Chinese. The United
States war ships Olympia, Boston,
Yorktown and Detroit sent boats to
the assistance of the Onwo and saved
many lives.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-06
The Candidate and the Editor.

A candidate sent an editor a note
informing him that he was in the race
for a certain Office and requested the
editor if he said anything about the
candidates candidacy to send him a
marked copy of the paper. This was
too much for the editor and he indig-
nantly published the following: I'VE
didn't do it. We ANT going to do
it. We amt saying a word: We
amt going to say a word unless the
cash is IN 81 ght. And we can see smil-
ing of the Goddess of Liberty on one
side of the dollar of our dads, and
count the tail feathers in the Great
American eagle on the other. La
times past we have given away COL
umns of paper, and reams of paper,
and great gobs of ink in political
campaign. And what did we get In
return2 Nothing but the privilege OF
wading in the mud behind the band
wagon, and spilling coal Gil on our
only coat and getting shot in the tie
with a Roman candle. But times
have changed and our feelings have
changed. Everything have changed
except our pockets. There is no
change there. We amt no pack mule
to carry no candidate into office and
get the cold shoulder. And perhaps
the cold mutton after the election.
Our enthusiasm is gone. 1t has leak
ed through the holes at our elbows.
Glory is good thing but cold cash is
better. Campaign thunder will no
longer reverberate through these col
umns, except so much per thunder, in
cold cash. Our campaign rooster has
to be fed, and wherewith shall we feed
him without the cash. ae's lost his
tail feathers from the LIST campaign,
and needs some extract of gold or sill
yer right now. Our tow line is sag
ging in the middle, and uJraveled at
the ends. The candidate is fnt for the
office. We ar for cash."
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Thrown out as q Feeler.

COLUMBIA, April 3G:-Col. E. w.
McMaster has taken hold of a move
ment to have a Convention here Of
sound money men. He urges that
some action be taken, and has issued
the following address: z s 8
1T is manifest that a majority Of
the business men of the State are OPP
posed to the free coinage Of silver, and
that if there is free silver plank IN
the Democratic platform the Repubh-
can party must win. ss3
by prompt action on the part OF
the business men of our State we may
avoid the catastrophe.
"Let a convention Of sef-appointed
Jefferson Democrats met in Columbia
at IL o'clock M. May IS. Let ten men
come from Charleston, five or, more
from Columbia, Spartanburg, and
Greenville, and two or more from
every town and village in the State. Z
"Let this Convention, representing
themselves to be true Democrats, pass
the following platform or some paper
embodying the idea: y {.
"We, Convention of citizens OF
South Carolina protesting toYepresent
the majority of true Democrats in the
State, declare that we are in favor OF
sound money, and tariff sufficient
to meet the expenses of the Govern
ment. 'S ~
''That we heartily endorse the poll
cy of our noble President, Cleveland,
in maintaining our present gold stand
ard, and in preserving the credit ofthe
nation.
''That we are upalterably opposed
to coming silver at 16 to 1. =. n
"Let the Convention thus constitut-
ed elect delegates to represent the true
Democracy of South Carolina. Let
these delegates 60 to Chicago and
claim their seats on the ground that
the Tillman delegates are not Demo-
Gratis insomuch as they advocate cheap
and therefore dishonest money. p
IF the delegates thus appointed by
our business men succe ed in gaining
their seats the National Conventions
may and probably will have a majori-
ty of votes for sound money, and the
truculent Benjamin will receive 9
stab under the fifth rib and the weight
of his mailed hand being removed
his deluded satellites will flop over TO
true Democracy and South Carolina
will be delivered from Egyptian dark
ness.
F. w. MCMAsTER,
columbia, s. @.
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BETRAYED Confidence.

LONDON, April 30.-Dr. W. Play
faci. against whom a verdict for &l2,-
OOO was recently rendered in an action
brought by Mrs. Kitson alleging sian
der and defamation of character, has
withdrawn the appeal which he enter
ed against the judgment of the court.
The terms of settlement with the
nlaintitf are not made public. The
doctor betrayed professional conf
dence, and it was charged was mista-
ken in his conclusions besides, and
the result was the heavy verdict stat
ed.
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DESTROYED BY FIRE.
THE WHOLE MINING TOWN ALMOST
' SWEPT AWAY.

The Fire Was Small at First But Soon
spread-people Barely Escaped With
Their Laves-The Town to be Built Again
More Substantially.
CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, April 25.-
One million dollars is conservative
estimate of the damage done by lire In
the heart of Cripple Creek this after
noon. Some estimates are as high as
two millions. The amount of insur-
ance will not exceed $3.50, 900. $50
When the fire broke out in Careys
second hand store, the danger of q big
confagration was not perceived, and
was thought that the firemen, who were
early on the scene would have the
ames under control in We ry few
minutes. But in a short time the fire
had spread to the jadjourning building
and brisk wind sprang up. The oc-
cupants began to move out, but many
had waited too long and were unable
to get their goods. Some barely es-,
capped with their lives. Several women
were dangerously burned. The heat
became so intense that buildings ON
iuto service, and goods were hauled
away. Not a tenth part of the goods
were saved. By the time the postoface
had caught, it became evident that the
only way to stop the progress ofsthe
fire was to blow up the buildings with
dynamite. This was done under the
supervision of the firemen, and @
number of buildings had to be sacri.
feed, before the fire had reached them.
While one of the fremen was placing
a big charge under the Sisters Hos
pital the dynamite exploded blowing
his leg off. .5s
The fire was started about 1 O'Clock,
and by four it had demolished the
blocks between Third and Fifth streets,
on Myers, between Third and Fifth
streets, on Bennett street, stopping be-
tween Third and Fifth, on Carr.
With the exception Of a few buildings
on the Third street side, nearly all the
buildings between Third and Fifth
were destroyed. Many people lost
everything they had. The people not
affected have offered shelter to the
homeless, of which there ARE several
hundred. The burnt district is to be
rebuilt at once with brick and stone
buildings. - -
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Killed by Lightning.

BUcKHEAD, Ga, April 3O.-Richard
Flerno, a negro preacher, was killed
by lightning about six miles from
here, on the farm of Mr.. Leve Wat
son. The negro was standing by a
tree when struck.
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the war of the secession" The effect
of Gomez's order is clearly seen at pre-
sent. The island is ruined and Spain
is obliged to furnish all the money re-
quired for the war out of her own ex-
bausted treasury. For one year, for
two years perhaps. Spain may be able
to borrow. But afterwards what shall
she do2 The war expenses Of Spain
are estimated at $6,000,O00 every
month.
If it asked from what sources the
Cubans derive their money, it is neces-
sary first to explain what's the Cuban
government and how it works. On
April l. 1895, Jose Marti landed in
Cuba. His frststep was to issue call
for the election of representatives of
the Cuban people to form civil gov
ernment. He was killed in an encoun-
ter with the Spanish, but his call was
complied with. Twenty representa-
tives from all the provinces were elec.
ted to the constituent assembly, which
met at Jimagnayu, province of Puerto
Principe, September 49,, 1895. On
September 16 the assembly adopted a
constitution of the Republic OF Cuba.
And on the 18th the provisional gov
ernment was elected in accordance
with the terms of the constitution. II
is composed thus:
President, Sabrador Cisneros Betan
court of Puerto Principe.
Vice president, Bartolome Masso of
Manzillo.
Secretary of war, Carlos Rolotf OF
Santa Clara.
Secretary of the interior, Santiago
Garcia Canizares of Remedies.
Secretary of foreign relations, Ra'
fael M. Portuondo of Santiago de
Cuba.
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RESULTS OF CUBA'S WAR.
THE INTERIOR OF THE ISLAND HELD
BY THE PATRIOTS.
Spanish Armies Numbering 23S,e9o Men
Unable to Check kThem-Organization OF
the Cnban Governm ent---The Futility OF


Unable to Check Them-Organizati OF
the Cnban Governm ent-.- The Futilits OF
Trochas.
The importance of the results achiev,
ed thus far by the Cuban insurgents IS
demonstrated By the owe.iul army
which Spain is oblige ed to keep IN the
island and with which she is still un'
able to put down the revolution. In
"El ano Politico" (the political year,
a book just published at Madrld by a
member of the cortes, SenorSolderilla,
the following estimate is made from
official sources, of the number of men
sent to the field against the patriots by
the Spanish government;
Spanish regular troops IN Cuba
when the revolution bro.e
out Feb. "a, 1895. 13, 900
First expedition from SPAIN. S,59S
Second expedition. .......... 7,477
Third expedition. i 1OoS
Fourth expedition............. 2,96s
Fifth expedition. 9,6OI
Sixth expedition. .......... 29,OoS
Seventh expedition. 26, 6S9
Eighth expedition. 9,OSS
Ninth expedition. lo,9ol
Cubs Cuba, ba,................... " 1862
Cavalry detachment paid by the o,o
merchants at Habana....... 3OO
Naval infantry Incorporated in oo
the army. o,Ooo
Volunteers of Habana. ....... 1000
Volunteers sent from SPAIN: 2,5UO
Criminals pardoned in Spanish
diers. . w $500
s the dead. I.... NATURALIZATION. ".. ~ $4,000
+>em end ieae Of isss. ...e. ......... o.' 5000
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rupee we can double the price Of wheat
thal comes into competition with our
wheat and. therefore, double our wheat
sus TO its debt paying cauiCity.
The same argument holds good IN the
silver peso of the Lntn-Amer can coun-
tries, and the prlcc of our meats anu
live stock. Ii holds good. 100. III the sill
yer ruhle and the price of oil.
1t holds good in maay ways 700 numcr-
Gus to mention, Instead OF foreigners nur.
chasing the product Of our silver mines
and With this silver buN,nc produce tsom"
Of which comes In dire cpmre' upn wth
our productionD. from South America and
the Orient, they would have to pay at
the rate of 81 % per ounce.
IT, which : not probable. the SUldbugs
are reht n their Gyil pred sl2ns and ~. .Hr
dollnr-well, we would then have the most
perfect protective t.mlrt we ''Ncry htd,
md the excess of exports over lmror.s
would he 80 great thrt the dollar would
other e. up or The pound come down TO
the same relative positions that they now
occupy.
When questioned wheth HIS free coin
age views were recently formed, he said
he had always been In favor of the free
coinage Of silver and guessed he got his
ideas from his father. He IS iatorcs' ID in
Mexican = liver mines. "hw. MT nearly 50
extensively as In gold mines" and wished
he hadn't anything to do with either.
In explanation of this wish he said:
y mans a fool thai1 tries to produce any
,HhE. ilcd have much better sense 81
he, followed the business principle cf
today, and instead of trying to NJ edur.
wealth s'impy turned his litre stake into
money and loaned 1t to some fellow on
Iil''-C ass security at "A good rate of In
forest. end in a little while he'd re soy
'ral pon.s ahead Of the game.
That's about the way the farmers and
other producers are beginning to think.
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AMERICAN MANHOOD AT sravr


r..s ever h''ore was much shameless.
,bs 'lf'' IN political campaign IN
a.. as mar INV churaoter.zlne
ma p.,".t or the republican manarers
:, '"I''s'Fik'rs
,,s,,.a., ,.'"n 70 arouse rot only the ou-
-" n"' me unlimited .n' guation or
~ "'n'mehnins ana honest citizen In
~. ''''' states
ST., ""r"' az papers ana their gold
"u''s are tramrfar all 3o.
anna Wut1iulncss ara falracsa u,,.
W. '""', ana in the- 1osprrat. or.la..-
o'' u iHs'ea the chains ~ a finance
~ numerical slavery snll more ,tpbti,,
upon tn' people, are fnIGlgtnr g. 49,
HeaheSi' lowest. most vicious. ahu.lv. ...i
.o'"e'npi'h!e course eyer followed hetC-,
ny any considerable portion Of ,bc 49,.
,'"n press Tho manufacturers bav, 80,
insulated to close their factoriet o,t
t"''di'h 10 keep Them closed uriu NJ.
Nlh'ey was elected thus h.,rfie..sl,.
throwing lab"inE mon out OF cr..io,-
ment aur bringing o.,,.
ana innocent women ana chDJr.., p.,
road systems tn the East nu.g W., 80.
cosrcod emp.1yes l., v,c.r 49,,
badges and Join the hiuuo5ro,,, 80
PROFESSIONS to Canton vi,n ,r. ',..' a''Ye
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Justice of the supreme court lassed the

Justice of the supreme court. i,ssed ,ho
following law:
That all the bonds of the unitrJ statos
issued or authorized to nc issued unier
the said acts Of congress le,,ini,f,rn
iccited are payable. principal ard interest,
nttcd states, In silver loilurs O. ia ,
coinage o: the United states con, mini,
ar grains each of stantdrl slte Nh
t9at to restore TO Us aoinase such silver
CONS as a legal .enurr ia payment N
.pld bonds, prin 'ipil an, iu'c. est, IS moi
m violation of the public fnth ncr In
dorogation OF the rights OF tee. rliblir
crcdi .of. N
a grccnback IS bond OF the United
states. silver certificate is not. nor
Is 1t. legal tender. y silver Iantr of
the United States Is a standard ard ar
corling to Secretary Ci"ii.ie Is iei,em.
able In nothing; =, o'hc, wnl,'s. II is
nat OF government. d 4 / ON the stlicsi
days has been 50 nnti' tor mat u, +, @ "a
tho laws and The GORE spon fence above
nave been introd Iaed to jog the public
mind.
The question for Mr., Carlisle 70 decide
is, how he could, IN his official capacity.
ln!oriE q senator a. h" I'm ed STATES
that a silver dollar "ts NJ re ee ri.i'lsI
III solu' ana hen, wiihin Il YER, tell an
other gcntlcm iii hat 3, was ",lecrlable
STRIPPED of verbi,gc this Is what MIR
Carlisle has lone. lie mas ignored the
iohS I'M OF sta.lt"s ana opuuous siat-
llS nat SILVER . Sitn lard ana if I
may be pardoned f"f cons;rrtn,s his rea-
son has gone 20 The Sherman iereal If
Ter niger post to guide him ON his ne 4
road 49,
MIR. Carlisle dare not produce Senator
paniel's letter AMI lis reply N rct5 as n |
contribution to th's contro1etsy.
Nottim"r A. Downiag
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s>trersassN ny the desperate agents of the
ess'eSS aAxSrchN. Z nothing else. should
l.sss@ every honest c.tlssi's arm 10 strike
10" ~ re9oei!cAr.sr and is hrool
x 81 gaNa;es ard trusts On the 81 OF No
r'se1ercr- Tns hauiczss. the iyiug and
sc rDrcsaa aea c1trareeus,y h.sh-handed
1z'2sas'os aSagte2 BY Hanna and h.s sub
r-''l-asss sal undrvs,r.ke-s need 20 be
sss@sss3 a. mitch as ihe ceutrnlsnc ten
-sraSss ani sTecl aut class protection q
~ 7sp4el.c2n pnrty. for the peoples very
et*-,ieS Az a, stake IL RS campA .sn.
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Aco.r,itr,.
iietIN e murh ,he cleyert.st mn m Nir.
'il7' Nai Nial parry " VIC
In Chira not la i.. ,,,r,,-.,,
snme soaI utshsn ~ 49, ~ ltnpies that
says ou- OF III Ifu,,o 'tNrp place 50
how : k1inIn' o-lir'.'" az nioIi ms is
After the ,srji.r.,,.i,, ~ pr 'ec.l Rhodes
g.ie.D yf,..rt, ''' '''h agreed TO-
nv t."ot pn"'h t'. almost every
n,.,,,i . ,,,,sN oi noe published. and hcr ex
,euu i..,,,,,,5" 'i'e;ttlre ~ an -'r,s Is over
.r 9'"'9 '''I''hS per annum.
wye 'Wprlor OF RUSSIA. tlurtr., tis ,.1.,,
~ iAlm"rl. Is to be cneria.n1d Ia. ~ ~,
IA, Nf, Ho wt.h series of deer drives
'' '''' i'N''
II !7 stated that Sir Henry TI,y.io,i,
N".n g.. Intends leaving far M I,,s
~ ii" raaf-' of ie0 DAYS or ~ io ,v',,,.a
re military OF rati1us In .ouunct '',,, ,;.i
the ii''nE m crete. wen
Here Jullns ,.,f, p,,.., t
Of Franz Jcsof nm 'i'' u'seoVerer
that inc rn,.tin,, ~ 'Artlhei
SON e,na,,i,lr,,s , .NH",'n ana jack
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MORE SCHOOL HOUSES WANTED

I The slrosi criminal inarten,ion 70 the
tslrf matters % concern. which We too
( otiea see in municipal aimnis;ra ions.
I a as s.riSirsly cxempll;iei last week when
( SD" school children in the grea; city OF
/ New YORK were turned away from the
] school houses for want OF accommoda.
,ions.
The Safe has gone so far as to pro.
vide for imprisonment or heavy fine OF
che New York parent who fails or re-
fuses to send his children 70 school. The
overshAdowins Importance therefore, 70
So.vty az the education Of thq yo.n- IS
recognized In the most solemn ana cn-
phAtic way, II is q crime In the eyes Of
the law 70 keep -he children ouy Of hool
In this instance the administration OF
the nunl-iYal government o. New York
city have cutnmlt.ed ;he crime. They are
leaving 5i.rJ children on the stree in
illencss and VICE, while tat SALARIES are
teirg enjoyed whi-h ought 20 have po.4e.
u the money could rot otherwise ue OBJ
talHed, iuio school houses ana to pay
hool ;elchers. OVercr 1wdilg Ia tne
schools Is hardly less an evil lhan no
shool-. Poor ms reaction. bad sanitary
surroundings and sickness necessarily oil
low. This IS tn community o. tina.
1-ics lfsoH upon lts metropolitan |
Textures nd Affects to look wiih d IhIrg- |
siie4l ar ZION the wild ana woolly" {
Wet, OF the ignorant" South AM yet /
wiki COVE nmen, 100 corrup, or ndf |
'erent toward ci1ca;!on to provide school /
luu es ior ,,s chlir %.
The school OF city sh uld b. one OF
~ hielest olje- Of Local care ana prize.
There Is no excuse Tor wan, OF school
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RELIEVES IN COTTON.


me Is O. ranch settlers across the river
N,t max iuE line cotton crops this year.
Mtlog MelteynolI Informs US that ~ W 10
IaIltu cotton in any qulatity are having
are IA good spirits ard IN good frau tial
81 circumstances The major is strictly a
p 30, o. 2"n and believes that we have
4lWays urges his settlers to plant cotton
T. a nloh"Y crop, all the cotton they can
,ilnuie so thHy can pay for their lands
49, 9'ao urges them to plant some corn
i've at home
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WORKING ron THE PEOPLE.

"'"-W@ "WuI9IF NWWs,
The Houston Post IS u reliable paper
and is working for the welfare ~ IN.
usople, 80 u should receive their support
We take pleasure IN recomnlsa Ilng il to
c ar readers.
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srRICTL.Y pEMOcRArIc

'iarIand Ncws.
rms Is a democratic State a democratic
ron,ly and democratic precinct. And
SAf.and ID str.cuy 4 democratic town.
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-FOUR TO oNh'

velasco World wili rolf !.
s. ,m% %SSss o ss c sssrs ~
H. feet and Win cav