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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
Prize For q Politician.

Early next month the new leglsla-
ture will convene at Columbia.
Among its members there are falnil-
lar faces, but many are fresh from the
people. Some are old and some
are young, some are bearded
and some are bald, some are
handsome, some are merely good
looking; all of them should be popu.
lar, but who among them all is the
most populara The State will take a
vote of the .people-the reading peo-
ple-on this question. and on the last
day of the session will present beau
tiful gold watch, to cost 1926. 90, to the
recipient of the highest number of
votes. The voting will be by coupon
coupons printed in every issue OF the
State, daily and semi.weekly, from
Sunday, 20th inst, until the end OF
the Legislative session.
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Beginning to See Light.

The New York Evening Post, one
of the sIblest papers in the east begins
to see the handwriting on the wall.
Although gold standard journal,
with free trade trimmings, it denounc.
ed the substitution of tariff for curren-
cy agitation, and it reminds men like
Senator Thurston that if the whole Re-
publican campaign had not been
changed from the tariff to the money
question, Bryan would have carried
every state west of the Alleghanies,
including Ohio. The Post adds:
"Does anybody fancy that the elec.
ton has changed this issue, so that
Republican leaders can say that they
are mot very much interested now
about any money issuea' That is a
most perilous conception-perilo to
the country, perilous to free institu-
tons. II the party cannot settle the
money question by positive action, so
that it shall be taken out Of politics
and really cease to be an issue, not
only will Mr.. Thurston lose his seat
when his turn comee, but there will be
such an emptying OF Republican
benches as has not been seen since the
people voted on the Mckinley tariff
itself six years ago."
Commenting on the above the Au-
gusta Chronicle says no matter how
The Post and World, along with The
Chicago Chronicle, and kindred or
gans, may gag, they must swallow
t.1-taritf dose now being prepared for
them. Meaa - true Democ.
racy, will see Mr.. ThmS.VBaaRst
from his senatorial seat and the inevi-
table "emptying of Republican bench
es.". Lot Mr.. Mckinley and his fol.
lowers bring on their tariff with all
possible expedition. The Bryan Dem.
ocrats are ready for the deluge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
An Editor Assassinated.

NEW, YORK, December 17.-A spe-
cial dispatch to the Tribune from Bir-
mingham, Ala, says: s'John J..
Thornton, assistant editor of the Clay
County Advance, published at Ash
land, was assassinated at his home in
that town Tuesday night. He was
surrounded by his family. his mother
being among the number. 1t was
just after supper, and he took up his
mandolin and was playing, when q
load of buckshot came crashing
through the window and penetrated
the back of his head. Death was al
most instantaneous. Thornton had
only recently moved to the town, and
had no personal enemies, but his con.
nection with the Advance was signal
lied by its initiation of series of ar:
ticles denou2cing certain Iawless
gangs, and kG',ght his asssssina:
Issss;; Ii;ss = " |, iss :;1i;,sa I; '3iss =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
An Important Measure.

The Augusta Chronicle publishes in
full an important bill introduced in
the House Of Representatives at Wash.
ington, December 9. 1895, by Hon. A.
G.. Latimer, of South Carolina, and
comments on it as follows: The pur-
pose of the bill is toequalizs the sever.
al States of the Union in the grant of
lands for school purposes. The Unit
ed States Government has granted to
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Mississippi,
Louisiana, Michigan, Arkansas. Flor.
ida, Iowa and Wisconsin the sixteenth
section out of each township within
said States for public school purposes,
and to California and all States since
admitted into the union sections six
teen and thirty-six in each township
therein for the same purpose. When
Texas came into the union she re
served her lands and has dedicated a
great portion of them to school pur-
poses. Mr.. Latimer's bill takes the
proper ground, that the public domain
is q common possession and should be
equally distributed, so that the people
of all States may enjoy the use thereof
alike. But this has not been done.
The original thirteen States have not
been dealt with honestly. They have
had either no portion of the public do
main or not their equal portion there
of, MIR. Latimer's bill is to correct
this injustice to the original States,
and even at this late day to give to
each for school purposes the land to
which it may be entitled. There is an
abundance of the public domain left
to satisfy the just claims of. the re-
sp,sctive States named in the bill. 1t
is never loo late to DO an act OF ma
tional Justice such as this bill contem-
plates. The old thirteen States have
If anything higher claims upon the
public domain than their younger sis.
ters. They need the proceeds of the
land for school proposes. If MIR. Lat.
liners bill becomes a law, and there is
reason, justice, honesty and sentiment
in its favor, South Carolina would re-
ceive grant for 1,208, ,Ss7 acres of the
public lands, and Georgia for 2, 062, ,222
acres. ...s ..-... ...,a
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Interestine Statistics.

The report of the executive board
submitted to the Baptist Convention
I'M Charleston last week gave an inter-
esting account of the mission work in
the State. Under the head of "Mis-
sionaries and Colporteurs" the follow
ing interesting statistics were given:
Number of missionaries and colpor.
teurs, So; stations occupied, 10T;
miles travelled, 81, 670; days in actual
service, $3.50; sermons and addresses,
4O4S; prayer meeting, 1,247; religious
visits made, 1928; conversions
566; y. baptisms sos; received by
letter, 4S7; restored to fellow
ship 45, total addition to mis-
sion churches 10,040; total member
bership in churches at station, 1874; /;
churches organized, 4; built, 4; ex-
pended on church buildings, $1,783,-
40; Sunday schools organized, 80; to.
tai number of mission Sunday schools,
ia; teachers and pupils, 5, ,116; con-
tributions of Sunday schools, $515, 49 !;
collected. for State mission, $876.75 ;
home missions, $137.74; foreign mis-.
sions, $34.34; for ministerial educa.
ton, $Ss. "a; Tor the Orphange, $147.-
81; for aged and infrln ministers,
$72. .03; families found destitute of the
Bible, IS.
According to the report of the CORES
ponding secretary and treasurer,
DR.. Bailey, the total receipts
from all sources were shown
to have been $9,92447, expen-
ditures $11, ,147.53, the difference be-
ing made up by a loan from the col
porteurs' fund of $1,223.06. The re.
port of the central committee of the
Woman's Missionary Union, which
held its annual meeting in connection
with the State Convention, showed
that the total amount received for all
purposes during the year had been
81, ,S76.15, which had been expended
as follows: For foreign mission $S,-
399.15, home nilsson $S27.87, State
missions $579.6s, expenses of the COM
mittee $69.45.
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Pianos by the Mile.

Sea Ludden and Bates new adver-
tisment Of one thousand Mathushek
planes. Suppose them all loaded on
to wagons in one grand procession,
allow Is feet for each wagon and
team and the line would be nearly
three miles long. That is just the
wholesale way this great southern
house does business. Having acquired
An interest in the noted Mathushek
Piano factory, they are now supply.
ing purchasers direct and saving all
intermediate profits. This means a
saving of from $50 to 500 on each
piano, and the securing of one of the
eldest and most reliable instruments at
a. remarkably low figure. Better write
them at Savannah, Ga, or at SO Fifth
Ave-, New York City.
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Total school fund. State.
Teachsrs, Journal.
To the Editorlof The State:

10 the Editor ;0f The State: ..E
MIR. q. Louis Schaife opened his ar
ticle yesterday as follows: "As South
Carolina is one of the few States
which does not support an educational
journal, it would be WE'LL" etc. For
fear that the impression that South
Carolina has no educational journal
will be widely circulated, I write to say
that she cannot now claim such an un.
enviable distinction. The Sheridan
brothers of Barnwell. well known
educators of the State, are publishing
monthly an educational journal called
Carolina Teachers Journal. have
received three copies of this journal,
and if the teachers of the State will
give it the patronage it deserves, its
publication will fill q long felt want
in the educational circles Of the State.
Possibly, Mr.. Schalfe has not seen a
copy of this journal. I know that he
and all persons interested in educa-
tional matters will be glad to know
that our State has an educational pa.
per worthy of support. Will the teach
ers support it2
E. s. DREHER,
Columbia, December %, 1896. -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

ACCORDING to the published state
nlent, the state dispsnsary sold during
II months of 1895, 3O6,016 gallons of
wlisbey. gin and rum. The Colum-
bin correspondent of The News and
Courier has done some figuring with
the result that he finds the sales equiv
alent to over 26, 900, 900 drinks, or not
less than an average of 26 drinks to
each man, woman and child in the
state. The brandy, wine, beer, porter
ale, alcohol, ETC., SOLD is not included
i'll tho estimate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

PAY PRoMPTLY.-Some people OBJ
ject to being dunned. The way to
avoid this is to pay all bills promptly
when due. We have reference espe.
cially to newspaper subscribers. No
sensible man should or ever does get
angry because a man duns him for
his money. A dun is not an impeach-
ment of q subscribers integrity, but is
simply an outpouring of a publishers
necessities. For instance, one thous~
and men owe a man from one to ten
dollars; he has to dun them in order
to pay his expenses. Instead oil get.
ting angry and stopping his paper be-
cause the publisher asks for what is
due. the subscriber should thank the
editor for waiting so patiently, and
pay up like man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
A suspenSIon Collapses.

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 22.IEAt
Littleson wire suspension bridge
over a creek broke down while crowd
ed with people returning home from q
church entertainment, and about 30
or 40 people were precipitated into the
bed of the stream One young man
was killed, two others were probably.
fatally wounded and eight or ten 9th.
ers hurt from seriously to slightly.
The victims are: Wilbert Hammond,
aged 1S killed; Miss Artie Brown and
Harry Ander,on, dangerously wound.
ed Miss Cora Murphy, Simmons Fox,
VIM. Mays and son and Newt Carnlarl,
less badly hurt. The fact that the
creek was low prevented greater loss
of life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
Epworth Orphansse.

Editor Register: A brother pro.
poses to give $500 to the orphanage if
50. 500 more is raised at once in csstl,
for the purpose of building another
house. at the recent session of our
annual conference we succeeded in
obtaining in cash and good cash sub.
scriptions all of this amount except
1865. We must have this 1856 at once,
to assure the success of the plan.
The same brother offers TO give 81
himself for every dollar the .chu:ch
and others give by the 1st.
It will give the orphanage a totas OF
$1,000.
. Do, brethern, come to our help right
now, and let ,ls work W hile every col
lar we give or collect will be worth 81
to us.
G. II. WADDELL, Supt.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

THE Democrats elected their candi.
date for mayer, in Lynn, Mass, the
other day, by a handsome majority,
reversing the November result. The
harder times, following the triumph
of "the advance agent of prosperity"
changed many votes and this will be
the case in many other places. The
newly elected mayor received a con-
gratulatory telegram from Mr.. Bryan
who said that Lynn had at last put
the shoe on the right foot"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
I am in favor of recog.

belligerency; but as to the in.
pendence, desire to study the ques-
ton"
MIR. Cullom of Illinois, member
of the Senate committee of foreign re.
lations, said: II voted for the Cam
eron resolution in committee because
it seemed the best thing we could do
to adopt that measure. I did not full
ly approve it, but I will be ready to
support it in the Senate unless some
one proposes a better measure"
Senator Perkins of California:
am not one of those who approves the
Cameron resolution. I generally ap,
prove of the course on the Cuban
question that has been taken by Sena-
tor Hale"
1.-THE Secretary" said Senator Nor
gan, former chairman and now the
ranking Democratic member of the
committee on foreign relations, takes
very high ground, and he cannot
maintain his position"
II cannot conceive" said Senator
Blanchard, "that Secretary Oluey
could have given utterance to the
statement attributed to him. What,
Congress without the power to order
the recognition of Cuban independ-
ence. If this authority does not exist
in Congress it exists nowhere"
Senator Fry, of the committee on
foreign relations: 81 have no doubt
that a majority Of the committee be.
lieve that if the resolution is passed
by two-thirds vote over the veto of
the President it would then become a
law that the Executive would be COM
PEELED to execute, as he is any other
law on the statute book"
Senator Hale of Maine, one of the
active opponents of the resolution:
"Mr. Olney is clearly right. Recog-
milton rests with the Executive. It is
well that Secretary Olney has made
the statement. 1t will afford an op.
portunity for the sober second thought
of the people to find expression"
Mr.. Dingley of Maine, who stands
next to the Speaker in the leadership
of the House, when asked for his
views upon the Cameron resolution,
said: Il have always believed that it
was the best policy for Congress to
leave diplomatic matters to the proper
department of the government.
When the legislative branch Of the
government attempts to interfere with
the diplomatic, there are likely to be
serious errors committed"
Representative Pearson of North
Carolina, of the foreign affairs COM
mittee of the House: "Mr. Olney's
interview surprises me more than did
the action of the Senate committee on
foreign relations. Its tone of assumed
infallibility, not to say of arrogance,
is likely to intensity the feelings and
add to the force and number of the
extremists in both houses"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

STANDING on the threshold of the
new year, with the star of hope guild.
ing the horizon of our future, let us
bury our diappointments and ami
mosities, take fresh courage, and, un.
der the inspiration of implicit trust in
the Ruler OF the Universe, gather
strength and wisdom for the achieve
ment of nobler ends and grander pllr-
poses. The above from the Americus,
Ga, Times is timely and should be
adopted by us all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
A Serious Shooting Affeay.

MANFIELD, Mo-, Dec. 3.-Owen
Rooth. constable, is dead, Tom Ap-
plin dying anu uhalf dozen others
were wounded as q result of a SHOOT
ing affray near the Douglass county
line, seven miles south of here, this
morning. Constable Booths posse
attempted to search the house Of q
German, named Coonsey, who had
been accused of burglary. Coonsey
resisted and opened fire with double
barreled shotgun with the above e.
feet. ...-
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in; seeing no one, anu Ioe4lG Z!
saw the doors of the safe lying
upon the floor. They at once
became frightened and proceed
ed up town to the holel, where they
stayed in the office until daylight, and
then returned to the depot, where
they found Agent Graham, and they
made known their rambling of the
night before, and upon investigating,
it was found that not a single thing
had been removed from the depot or
express Office, which can only be ac-
counted for by the fact that these two
Georgians arrived at the depot just
about the time the burglars accom-
plished their work and seeing them
they were frightened away. It can
scarcely be said that any clue az yet
exists to the robbery, though railroad
detectives were Immediately set to
work to hunt down the robbers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
A Clear Course,

The Augusta Chronicle thinks that
there is little doubt that Senator Tel.
ler and Senator German have, in q re-
cent debate, outlined the policy of the
Democratic and silver wings of the
House of Lords in the coming extra
session, so far as the tariff is at issue.
The Republicans are to be permitted
to pass their Mckinley bill, after full
and free debate, without any unrea.
sonable obstruction. Senator Teller's
plan is for the silver men to allow the
Republicans to enact comprehensive
tariff measure at the next election and
hold them responsible for it. The
western men will insist that the farm.
ers of all the states west of the ALE
ghanies shall have their interests am
ply provided for in the new tariff bill.
Teller's plan and that of his close as.
sociates is t1ofold: First of all, they
desire to get the tariff out of politics
entirely, believing that when the Re-
publicans have accomplished their
protective measures silver can be
brought to the front as an indepen-
dent issue and win. They believe,
further, that the tariff will not accom-
plish what it is claimed for it. and
hence they desire that the Republi-
cans shall be put on record as having
attempted to bring prosperity to the
country and failed. This is wise gen.
eralship. Let the Republicans have
full swing. If, as Mr.. Teller and his
friends believe, no prosperity shall
come with a high tariff and the gold
standard, the Republicans will be over.
whelmed at the congressional election
in 1898 and demolished in 1900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30
This Years Taxes.

COLUMBIA, Dec. 24.-Chief Clerk
Durham of the comptroller generals
office, gave out a statement yesterday
of the taxable property in the State
and the taxes now being collected for
1896, which is of more than passing
interest to taxpayers. The total value
of taxable property is shown to be
$17O, 755, ,474 while the taxes now being
collected on this amount, county,
school and State, is 50, 159, 065.4 .48.
The statement is as follows:
Total acres of land.... 1908, $40
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A Safe Blown Open.

KrNasTREE, Dec. 23.-The express
Office, which is situated in the north
eastern railroad depot at this place
was broken into last night and the
door of the. safe blown open with dy.
Mantle. The work was done by ex.
pert burglars, but fortunately the rob.
bers were frightened away just about
the time they succeeded in getting the
safe door open. It seems that two
men who were returning to Georgia,
drove up to the depot, thinking that
the fast mail train that passes here
between midnight and daylight, stop.
- and that they might be able to
u.L1pon going up to the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

The Welsh have a saying that if
woman were as quick with her feet as
with her tongue, she would catch
lightning enough to kindle the fire in
the morning..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

The trustworthy cure for the Whlskey,
Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits.
For further information address The
Geeley Institute, or Drawer 81, Columbia,
sc.
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It's Said

It. Is Said
That OF all the diseases that affect
mankind, diseases Of the kidneys are
the most dangerous and fatal. II this
be so, how important it is that the
kidneys be kept in healthy condi-
ton The use of Hilton's Life for the
Liver and Kidneys will do this. It is
the ''ounce of prevention" in these
+roubles.
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ey's statement pointing the
gal effect to the passage of
heron joint resolution was
Eth by desire to minimize
r of an outbreak in Spain on
f the excitable populace,
Irhaps more imminent than
realized in this country
than some such emer.
.gued, would induce the
epart so widely from
of refusing to COM
foreign relations,
5larly 9ollng the absence from
fngton of the President. Of
B the latter is committed, by the
ration of the first officer of his
net, to the view that Congress has
Constitutional authority to recog-
the independence of Cuba, for
hbating of this asserting of power
part would be construed as re-
don Of the action of the Secreta-
pd would probably cause a dis
vi Of the Cabinet
fse, Secretary Olney's state
kcates clearly that if the joint
don ever passes both branches
Congress and is sent to the Presi-
at, 1.-THE latter will veto it, not only
that ground of impolicy, but also it
Institutes an infringement of his own
Arogatives. Moreover, the Secreta.
l his interview, goes beyond this
PIat, and In almost as many words
u Mat no attention will be paid to
b ii of Copgre in this. matter,
Saf the rsolution is passed over
PRESIDENTS veto.
this case grave conflict of pow
f two branches of the government
be expected to follow, though
bow the issues may be made up so
# can be reached by the Supreme
rt the arbiter of all questions of
itGionality, is not clear at pres
1t is suggested, however, that if
e issue goes to that length. Cong Iess
ay achieve itspdfpose Indirectly by
ae exercise of a power certainly con-
fined toi exclusively by the Consti-
tution-namely, by a declaration of
war.
q SENTIMENT OF SENATORS.
s The pointed way in which Secretary
0lney expressed himself and the half
arcastic tone of his language rather
y the breath from many OF the Sen.
nand Representatives, and gave
k2Slsss discussion.
sndler said that the
kretary Olney was ex-
efore q resolution is
Ee committee" he
passed by the Sem
|assed by the House,
s6es a statement say
pass it by both Houses
coed; if passed by two
W over the veto it would
is the most startling
pg from an execu-
Rndrew Johnson"
ilson, who was
80 2M4zeyerest
icing in
will not
of. tWe-
shensi.
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Three Persons Drowned.

4 PADUoAH, KY, Dec. 23.-Allen
Greer and the wife and daughter OF
Bud Owens were drowned last night
in ClArk's river, six miles fry the
liky They were crossing the 1am
nae when the craft w
- yer has been
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Total value of real es.
tate.....s.....s......
Total value OF personal
property...........,
Total value of railroads
Total value of all taxa
bic property........'