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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-09
Six Hunared Pergons Poisoned.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Dec. What
is thought to be an attempt at whole
sale poisoning, in s. large measure
successful, was reported to the health
department to day, when information
was given of the sudden and serious
illness Of about one hundred families,
numbering between 500 and 600 per-
sons, living in the North western part
OF the city. The cause OF the sickness
was traced to bread sold at a bakery
owned by Otto Figlesthaler, which
has a very large trade. Tonight an
analysis of the bread showed that it
contained arsenic. The 600 persons
poisoned are living, but large mum.
ber of cases are considered serious, if
not critical. Mrs. Figlesthaler, the
wife of the baker, stated to day that
she thought thatsome one had delib-
erately put poison into the box con-
tanning the flour from which the bread
was made. The police are convinced
from the investigation tonight that
arsenic was placed in the bread with
intent to cause the death or serious
illness of Figlesthaler's customers,
with the object of running his business.
Arrests will be made tomorrow.
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Democratic-R Republican Party.

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1.-Chairman
w. D. Bynum, national committee of
the gold Democrats, has returned
from New York where for five days
he reviewed the political field with
some of the eastern money men. As
a result he has called a meeting of the
national committee to be held
in Indianapolis, December 10, at
which time several matters of in
terest to sound money Democrats
and to the world in general will be
discussed. Among them will be the
future of the sound money Democracy.
This is one of the principal topics IN
political circles and there seems to be
a general belief that there is now no
hope for the reconciliation of the gold
and silver wings of the party. This is
the belief of the eastern men or many
of them," said Mr.. Bynum. There is
movement on foot among some of
the prominent leaders of the party"
said Mr.. Bvnum, ito form another
and new party, to be known as the
Democratic Republican party, around
which will rally the commercial inter
ests of the country under sound
money flag and with proper tariff
regulations elected under the advice
of commission of BUSINESS men,"
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Power OF Magistrates.

SPARTANBURG, Dec. 3.-Judge Gary
prepared a decree yesterday bearing
upon the widely discussed legal status
OF the magistrates of the State under
the new Constitution and the recent
legislative act creating and defining
the duties of such officers. Hs rem
ders a decision at variance with the
recent opinion of Judge Earle and de-
lares that magistrates have jurisdiction:
He holds that the evident intention of
the Constitution makers was that legls-
lation enacted previous to the adop-
ton of the Constitution should remain
in force until repealed and that the
practical and only material effect OF
the act of the last legislature was to
change the name of the magistrial
office from that of trial justice to mag
istrate, who retains and is now author.
lied to exercise all the power formerly
held by the trial justice e.-State.
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The Keeping Of Liquor.

COLUMBIA, S. G., Dec. Sin the
Supreme Court yeterday there came
up case on appeal, the circumstances
of which are unknown to the people
generally, and which involves not
only the rights of the citizen, but the
legality of the Dispensary law itself.
From the facts submitted to the Su-
preme Court it appears that Anderson
Chastian, a white man, was arrested
last July, charged with storing and
keeping liquors contrary to the Dispen-
sary law. The case came up from
Oconee County. On the face of the
proceeding appers that Chastain was
raided by constables and in his place OF
business there was found two and a
half gallons of corn liquor which was
seized and confscated. Chastain was
brought up before the court, Judge
Townsend presiding, for trial. The
defendant argued, through his attor.
neys, that it was no crime for man
to have liquor in his possession in his
own house for personal use, and that
the State must show that he kept it
for the unlawful purpose of barter or
trade or sale. Judge Townsend, in his
charge to the jury, used the following
language: "If one keep liquors he
must have the proper stamp on it.
The question is, did he have legally
the right to keep the liquor without
the stampsG If so, he must show that
he bought it through the regular chan
nels, the Dispensary, or that he OBJ.
tanned from the commissioner the
proper stamp" The attorneys for
Chastain, Messrs. James and Shelor,
hold that the Judge erred in making
such a charge, because he should have
charged that there was no crime in
having liquor in ones possession for
ones own personal use, and that one
had a right TO so keep it unless it could
be shown that he kept it for purposes
of violation of the law, which does
not seem to have been proven. The
decision of the Supreme Court in this
case will be awaited with much inter-
est, for upon it depends whether the
most law abiding citizen can keep
liquors for his own use in his own
house under the Dispensary law, or
whether every man who does so is
liable to be hauled up before court.
The Register learns that the gentle
man in question was not, is not nor
never has been a dealer in "blind
tiger liquor" and if that is so the sen.
tence of one year on the chain gang
should be abrogated. Register.
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JJnfulQlled Prophecy.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The tidal wave
of renewed prosperity which was pre-
dicted to follow McKinley's election
has not yet reached New York. So
far from it every one says business IS
poorer now than it was before the elec-
ton. OF course, the thoroug hfares
present their usual thronged and rush.
ing appearance at this season, but the
stores are not doing the business they
are accustomed to. and. every other
line of business is suffering in proper
ton. The only explanation offered is
the old familiar one: ''There is no
money in circulation" But how it is
to be got into circulation is conun.
drum which no one now even attempts
to solve. The claim of the newspapers
that a healty business revival is being
felt is mere stock in trade, which the
great metropolitan journals do not
seem to be above condescending to-,
in common with the more provincial
press at need. One of the brightest
business men on one of the bigg est OF
the big dailles is authority for the
statement that business all along the
line is even more depressed than be.
fore the election. He comes in contact
with business men of every descrip.
tion and should know whereof he
speaks. The opening up of a few fac.
tories after the election was the merest
pretense and was lacking in bottom
ard substance. But the reaction will
come because it must come, say all but
the most conservative prophets are
fain reluctantly to defer the turn OF
the tide to next fall l.--Columbia Regis
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Spanish Atrocities.

HAVANA, Nov. 25.-.'oSe Vera, oO
years of age, was murdered few days
ago in Caraballo, near Jarucco, pro-
vince of Havana, By the Spanish gusr-
rillas commanded by Major Gregorlo
Soria. The case of the unfortunate
Viera is another proof of the cruel
warfare carried on in Cuba by the
Spanish army. Eiera was man OF
wealth in Caraballo and esteemed by
his neigh bors for his charity. Among
his properties was rich tarm near
the Village, to which Soria went with
his guerrilla and notified him that be-
fore two days he must leave his estate,
which would be burned. Viera pro-
tested against this measure to the mu-
nicipal authorities Of Caraballo, but
the only answer was his arrest, and
the only Judge of his cause the same
Soria was appointed. He was chained
and guarded in the church, which IN
Caraballo as in every other small town
under the Spaniards, is now prison.
He was left there two days without
even water to drink Meanwhile So
ria and his men reduced the buildings
on his farm to ashes and outraged his
family. After this atrocious act the
guerrillas returned to Caraballo, and,
taking Viera out of the church at II
o'clock at night, they tied MIN up and
after a short verbal sentence pro.
nounced by Soria, he as-torn to
pieces by the Tffatchets of the soldiers.
HIS terrible cries did not save him
from the assassins. The son of Viera,
as soon as he knew the fate of his
father, enlisted with Cuban guerrlllas.
He wrote a letter to Soria in these
terms: II will avenge the death OF
my father, be sure. You and all your
countrymen only know how to XII
old men, women and children, but
not to fight face to face those who can
stand against you. Is this the way IN
which Spain intends to win the love OF
the Cubans2' The guerrillas OF Sorla
killed near Caraballo another OLD man
of "A years. He was D. Felipe Photo,
also a wealthy farmer. He was ar
rested with his five daughters and was
shot before their eyes as a traitor. Ills
only crime was asking Soria not to
burn his estates.
But these are not the only crimes OF
the Spanish troops near Caraballo'
Senior Secundino Rodriguez, a mer-
chant of large capital, whose business
is worth from $50, 900 to $50, 900 a year
and who was also engaged in sugar
raising on the estate Rosario" re-
ceived word from the Spanish Major
Lanrada to abandon all his properties
IN accordance with the last decree OF
Gen. Weyler ordering all the country
people to gather in the towns. He
asked permission to appoint some
guards on his estates to take care OF
them during his absence. Laprada ar
rested him and sentenced him to death
without trial. Cases like these are OF
daily occurrence since the decree OF
Weyler above referred to. The Span
ish columns burn all the country es-
tates and kill all the paciicos they
find in their way. As in the first
months of Weyler's rule in Cuba a
reign of terror is in full sway again.
In the Spanish official reports OF inag.
mary engagements with the rebels all
the victims of barbarous massacres
appear as insurgents killed
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So Died a Hero.

A few days ago we published the sad
story of young professor, wounded
to the death in the machinery at Glenn
son college, s. c., sending a message
announcing approaching end to his
old preceptor, Gen. Stephen D. Lee
in Alabama and receiving loving
farewell in return. We republish to
day from the Norfolk Virginian an
account of Engineer Will James's dv-
ing adieu to his former chief, Capt. v.
E. McBee-a message pathetic for the
very courage of it: II will die this
morning from injuries received in rail
road accident" The engineer had
made his last run, and at that supreme
hour his heart yearned for the approx
al and sympthy which he knew his
friend and superior officer of other
days would accord him. In this re.
public where we have no royalty, men
do homage only to heroes, such as the
brave engineer who daily takes his life
in his hands. To those who knew
him, Will James was an ideal engi-
neer. A man of splendid physique,
fine looking, fearless, swift but sure,
he lived the ideal engineer; he died
the ideal engineer. In the widest,
wierdest, spot on his mountain run,
he lost his l;ffee..-fi seems fitting that
saeh a man as he should 60 to meet
his God from such place as that cut
at Round Knob, where the iron road
tolls around and around the grim,
forbidding mountains side until at
last, in glee and triumph, it
mounts the giants shoulder,
and, thence, runs smoothly on
into the river vale beyond. There
is always the reminder in this picture
sque place nat here science and skill
have overcome nature and received
the reward of success, as Jacob in the
older days wrestled with the angel un-
til he won the wished. for blessing.
Here man has asked of God and re-
ceived, and, here we choose to believe
God heard the prayer of the dying
engineer for mercy on his soul. The
brave mans wife and little child have
a rich inheritance in the honor of his
ame.-Richmond Dispatch.
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How TO CARVE A TURKEY.-Insert

How TO CARVE A TURKEY.-lnsert
the carving fork across the middle of
the breast bone. Cut through the
skin between the breast and the thigh.
Bend the leg over and cut OFT close to
the body and through the joint. Cut
through the top of the shoulder down
through the wing Joint. Shave off
the breast in thin slices. slanting from
the front of the breast bone down to-
ward the wing joint. Carve only
from the side nearest you. Tip the
bird over slightly, and with the point
of the knife, remove the oyster and
the small dark portion found on
the side bone: Then remove the fork
from the breast and divide the leg and
wing. Gut through the skin between
the body and breast and with a spoon
remove a portion of the stulfing.
Serve light or dark meat and stu fling,
as preferred.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-09
It Is Said

That of all the diseases that affect
mankind, diseases of the kidneys are
the most dangerous and fatal. If 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
troubles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-09
Japaense Auctions.

japanese auctions are conducted in
the following manner: Each bidder at
an auction writes his name and bid on
a slip of paper, which he puts in a
bcx. When the bidding is over, the
box is opened and the goods declared
the property of the highest bidder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-09
Shocking Fate OF a Lady.

FLORENCE, S. G., Dec. 2.-About
3: 80 o'clock this afternoon Mrs. BUCK
heit wife of Carries A. Buckhelt, the
baker of this city, was burned to death.
While in one of the rooms OF her
dwelling house, by SONS means or
other her clothing caugt on lire and
before assistance came her life was de-
stroyed. She leaves five children, the
oldest not more than twelve years.
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Advice to Mothers.

We take pleasure In calling your atten
don to a remedy so long needed IN carry.
Ing children safely through the critical
stage Of teething. It is Al, ircalculanie
blessing to mother and child. II you are
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will give instant relief, and regulate the
bowels, and make teething safe and easy.
It will cure Dysentery aud Dlarrhaa.
Pitts Carminative Is an instant relisf ZOE
collie Of infants. 1t will promote digestion.
give tone and energy to the stomach and
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Of the household. 1t is very pleasant TO
the taste and only cost rs centslpsr bottle.
Sold by druggists and By
TIE MURRAY DRUG co.,
Columbia, 8. O.
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The trustworthy cure for the Whiskey,
Opium, Morphine and Tobacco Habits.
For further information address The
Keeley Institute. or Drawer 81, Columbia,
). e.
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generally coincident. In other words,
when the barometer pressure is high
the temperature is low. In the sum.
mer type of weather there exists an
area of quite stationary high barome-
ter far to the north ward of the borders
of the United States, and storms gen.
orally form near, when it is remem.
bered that continental distances are
considered, the southern edge moves
to the southwark, further south dur
ing some years than on others, and
consequently the area of probable
storm development moves also farther
south. If this deduction is true it should
follow that during the November Just
past, especially during the latter por-
ton OF the month, the storms of the
north should have developed in the
middle and Rocky Mountain slopes
instead of the northern slope and the
British northwest. An examination
of the daily weather maps for the past
two weeks shows this to have been the
case. This answers briefly why we are
experiencing mid-winter weather full
ly a month or two in advance of the
time it is usual to expect it.
AS the reason for the early south
ward movement of the high area is not
known, it is impossible to accurately
predict its continuance, or to say pos
itively that the winter will be one of
unusual severity, or that the advent of
spring will bs early or late.
1t is not even known whether the
solution of the problem involves ter
restial or solar investigation, but the
first manifestation of the answer will
be seen in the northwestern portions
of the United States and British Amer
lea. ]. w. Bauer,
Observer Weather Bureau.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12

1t is not always the strongest persons
who accomplish most, and here is a
story to prove it. which the Rev. Anna
Shaw, a woman preacher, told in a SER
mon the ether day. She said that one
day i'll prairie town where she was
preaching, the church doors being open.
a big Newfoundland deg walked in and
sat himself down in the aisle. Two or
three men got up one after the other
and took hold of his paws and tried to
pull him toward the door, but the big
dOggie did not understand what was
wanted of him, ard he was SO strong
and heavy that all the pulling did not
bulge him an inch. Then some more
men took hold Of his collar and pulled.
The collar came off over his head, but
the dog sat gravely still SO he was left
in the aisle, and the men went back to
their seats. When everything was quiet,
freckle faced boy, not more than
years old, reached over and patted the
dogs head. The dog looked up as if he
liked it and wagged his tail. The little
boy came out of his pew, and, still pat
ting the big, shaggy head, said, Come,
doggier and moved toward the door.
The dog went with him willingly, and
in a moment both were out of the
church. The boys coaxing had done
what the mems force could not
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
Tree Climbing Rabbits,

The London Field has an item that is
likely to call out discussion among
English correspondents of that paper. 4
man writes that ''when shooting with q
friend in Banffshire last December my
friend called out, There's rabbit nj
a tree!" Sure enough one was there at
least ten feet from the ground. The tree
was an upright fir, and the man had
seen the rabbit run up the smooth bark
as easily as squirrel The rabbit stop.
ped on the first branch to look down.
What is more, there is a lot of
blown timber in the wood, and / sup.
pose the rabbits have got accustomed tc
climbing on it, for l have often seen
them jump on to a root and run up the
slanting trunk till they were sometimes
Is feet from the ground" which must
have been u dizzy height for an animal
of such ground habits.
Corroborative letters will probably
come in, and rabbits will have an es.
tablished reputation as climbers. 1t is
said that in Australia the imported rab.
bits have begun to develop hooked
claws, with the aid of which they are
able to climb the rabbit proof fences.
A large number of animals with hab
its acquired because of environment
have been noted from time to time
foxes that climb trees, rats that arc
beasts of prey, birds that build nests
adapted to certain conditions, and sc
ON indefinitely.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
A Alisical Queen.

Queen Marguerite of Italy is, Of all
Se royal aud imperial Ladies Of Europe.
tnd to be the one who is the most en-
thusiastic disciple Of Wagner and is
never SO happy as when at her piano.
Indeed music, it is averred, is the sur
est way to her good will, and that is
why several Of the great powers CT Eu-
rope makOa point of choosing for their
ambassadors at Rumc diplomats who
are more conspicuous for their musical
tendency than for their statecraft. Thus
the former German ambassador, Baron
Won keudell. used to spend the greater
part of his days in playing duets with
her majesty, and his successor is that
Baron Won Buelow who is known
throughout Germany as one of the clev-
crest of amateur performers on the piano
Queen Marguerite's devotion to Wag-
merriam music, which is attributable to
the fact that she received her education
in Germany, is a source of sorrow is
her husband, who. like King Leopold of
Belgium, simply abominates music, for
which he has no ear whatsoever, and
which has the effect Of putting his teeth
on edge. AS he is extremely fond of his
wife, he submits to the infection as
long as he can. But when the strain be-
comes too great to bear, he threatens
the queen to sing and even goes so far
as to chant q few bars in an excruciat-
ingly fiat and rasping voice. That al
ways has the desired effect and causes
her majesty's piano to close with a
bang. Gazette.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
Her Dilemma.

They met at the linen counter, an6
the girl in blue looked SO sadly perplex
ed that tho girl in brown said sympa
thetically:
'Why, May, what is the matter? Yor
look SO miserable
I'm bothered" acknowledged May
You see, Rudolph and quarreled bit
terly last night And to save my life
can't make up my mind whether to e
on buying household linens in expecta
ton of q reconciliation or to buy me ar
organdie to begin new campaign.
1T is botherins," agreed the girl il
brown. "Ah! Newcomer have SO many
hard problems to solvev'-New Yorl
journal,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
It Fooled the Dog.

In New York restaurant, where an
orchestra plays during the evening din
ner hour, one Of the numbers recently
was accompanied by novel imitation
of feline Romeo serenading his Juliet.
This so excited the feelings Of the pro.
prietor's fox terrier, which was tied in
the cellar, that it set up terrific bark
ing and could not be quieted for an
hour. The musician who initiated the
cat was vastly pleased, and all the GUS
TONERS seemed greatly amused.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-12
ONE spoRTsMANs AMBITION.
1t Is to Hunt In the Undiscovered Patche
Along America,s Coast,


''I'n tell you what I would like to
do" said man whose life is spent row.
ing about from city to lumber camp
and from park to forest. 'Iwouid like
to own schooner fit to weather any
gale on the seas and travel in it up and
down the American coast from Labra-
dor to Cape Horn ard north again to
Bering strait There's whole lot of
odd places one could visit seldom or
never heard of.
Take it about Cape Hatteras. Now,
what do you know about the mainland
alongshore there? What can yen tell Of
the people in the swamps there and of
the game these people find in the
woods? It's SO little, you have to guess
at it. Then there is q whole lot of the
gulf of Mexico's shore line, not to men,
ton the islands and lands south of there.
Why, only the other day heard of a
tribe Of Indians on some islands some
where down that way that buy buckshot
to kill deer with and poor shotguns,
using only dram of powder for a
charge Just think what sport fellow
with a good rife would have among
them-if they'd let him. What is more,
they pay for what they buy with pure
gold, ard if ever a white man visited
them he did not come back to tell about
it, nor will the Indians say where they
got their stuff.
when you come to think about it,
the sportsman nosing about in these out
of the way places could get more game
and curiosities than he could get out of
Blue Mountain park or from any other
of the big preserves.
II hope to make just such n trip some
time. I'll take $3.50, 10 gauge, a
90 gauge and a target pistol, with stacks
of fishing tackle Of all kinds and no end
Of ammunition. The specimens will
gather will pay for the trip, as 1 shall
go along prepared to skin and dry any
thing from a tapir to crocodile, from
a condor to beetle, not to mention
snakes and other things. New York
Sun.