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THE HALLS OF CONGRESS.

The Senate accepted the Marquette statue;
settled.
Abill was introduced In Congress appro-
priating $500, 900 for monument to General
Grant In Washington.
The Senate Committee on Commerce d.
rected Mr.; Frye to make favorable report
on his bill for the protection of the Yacht
owners and shipbuilders of the United
States.
favorable report on the bill Of Mr.. Evans,
Kentucky, to allow the bottling Of distilled
spirits In bond under regulations Of the
Treasury Department.
The House OF Representatives passed the
Plekler General Pension bill by vote of
lS7 70 81; the Republicans and Populists
voted In favor Of the measure and the Dem
ocrats, with six exceptions, against 1t.
The Aldrich, Republican, vs.. Underwood.
Democrat, election contest from the Ninth
Alabama District was considered by House
Elections Committee No. 1, and was practt-
cally decided In favor Of Underwood, the
sitting member.
The River and Harbor bill, as reported to
the Senate, contained some changes from
the measure as 1t passed the House. The
most important was the reduction OF the ap-
propriat1on for the Improvement Of the Del
aware River from s500,O00 to S250,0O0.
The Senate agreed to the House substitute
for the Senate concurrent resolutions pro-
viding for Joint committee OF the two
Houses to sit during the recess OF the Con-
gress to inquire into the conditions OF the
new library. and to report at the next ses-
sion; also to report plan for the organiza-
tion. custody and management Of the new
building
Representative Mccall, Of. Massachusetts,
submitted favorable report on bill to aid
and encourage the holding Of the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition at Nashville. Tenn,
in 1897, and appronriating $4,000 for q
Government exhibit. The report says that
the one-hundredth anniversary Of the ad-
mission of Tennessee as a State into the
Union Is an event entitled to proper celebra-
tion, and such as to commend itself to ap-
propriate recognition by Congress.
Representative Woodman, Of Illinois, in
troduced resolution providing that the
House of Representatives directly request
the President to make immediate proelama-
tion that condition Of war In Cuba is rec
ognized and that 1t Is the purpose OF this
Governmental preserve position OF neu.
trality, and that the United States will look
with especial disfavor on the continuance OF
any methods Of warfare not recognized In the
rules Of war as pract1ced by tho leading Ma
lions Of the civilized world.
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SPAIN'S ACTION.
The Army and Navy Council Will Revise
the Court Martial's Doings.


the Court Martal's Doings.
MADRID, Spain, May 12.-It Is understood
that the Spanish Cabinet has decided to
place the case OF the men captured on the
alibustering American schooner Competitor
before the Supreme Council OF the army and
navy for revision Of the proceedings OF the
court martial held In Havana.
A depatch from Havana says that Captain
General Weyler is angry because OF the atti.
tude OF the United States, and that he will
resign unless the sentences are executed.
The despatch adds that the conduct Of the
American Consul General Is very irritating
to the loyal Spaniards. He shows himself
everywhere, and his talk Is menacing.
The anti-American feeling among the
Spaniards has been bitterly revived by the
action OF the United States Government in
the case of these flibusters.
The British Consul at Havana has cabled
to Queen Regent Christina asking her to
pardon William Kildea, the Englishman who
WIS mate on the schooner Competitor.
The best opinion comedies with the state
ment that the fate Of the Americans con-
cerred will be decided by the Spanish Cab
met at Madrid. the impression prevails
that they will not be executed.
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RUSSIAN SEIZURE AT cHlFU.
Land Appropriated That the British
Claim---Anxiety in England.

Land Appropriated That the British
Claim---Anxiety in England.
A despatch from Shanghai, China, says
that the Russians, through the medium OF
American Agent Smith, have taken possess
sion of the disputed territory Of Chifu, over
which the British maintain claims. The des-
patch says that six Russian warships and
four United States war vessels are lying at
Chifu.
The facts Of the Chifu affair arc these: The
Russian Steam Navigation Company secured
a tract Of foreshore belonging to the English
firm OF Ferguson at Chifu, AMI proposed to
build pier thereon. Other firms objected
to the Russian company having possession
Of tho property, whereupon the Russian Gov
ernment interviewed and compelled the CHI
nese authorities to accede to the full trans
fer of the property to the Russian company.
The Lond On Globe, in special article en-
the subject, says that England Is bound to
regard the affair rs an unfrIendly act, and
that the result will be awaited with the
greatest anxiety.
A later despatch from Shanghai says that
the land seized by the Russians ut Chlfu COM
prised part Of the British concession Of that
Mace.
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GREATER new YORK now.
Governor Morton Signs the ConsoN-
dation Bill.
WORLDS SECOND METROPOLIS.

A. Memorandum From the Governor Ex-
planning the Reasons for His Actions
The vetoes OF Mayors Strong, OF Ne"
York City, and wurster, Of Brooklyn.
Dlsregarded. =
ALBANY, N. Y, May 12.-Governor Morton
signed the Greater New York bill at 1 o'clock
yesterday. The act consolidating New York,
Brooklyn, Long Island City and theil
environs into one great city on January l,
1893. is now Chapter 4ss Of the Lawn Of
1895. The Governor signed the bill with
fountain pen. gold-mounted. The pen
goes to the Manhattan Eye and Ear Hos
pital, to be sold for that institutions benefit
The Greater New York district now has
HOO churches, 80 postofaces, exclusive oi
stamp stations, debt Of s170, ,000. 900, q taxa.
BILE property Of 1858 ,S24, ,32s. $1,000 bust.
ness houses, 1870. 900 dwellings,, 5000 acres OF
parks, 900 miles OF paved streets. HOO miles
and $50 public schools. Tho population OF
Greater New York Is aboutS 900 900 persons,
and the area is 800 square miles. n,
By the 1st Of February, 1897, the commits
sion is to report the chatter, and the COM
mission goes out of existence March 1, 1897.
Consolidation goes into effect on January /,
1898, and the first Mayor OF Greater New
York will be elected in the fall OF 1897.
The Governor. In the message accompany
Ing his approval Of the Le1ow bill, goes owe,
the provisions of the measure, briefly re-
views not only the vetoes of Mayors Strong
and Wurster, but also the history Of the agt-
tation and legislation. including the result
at the polls In 1894, when the consolida-
tion was carried In the proposed terri
tory by an aggregate majority Of A, 1873.
He states briefly the reasons for his own
judgment In favor Of the Greater New York
bill, and snys. in effect, that there is no
doubt in his nlnd that the commission to be
appointed by him will be we'll able to draft q
good charter in the time allowed. I
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The National Game,

Lowe is hitting in the best form of any Of
the Eoston players
Breltenstein, Of st. Louis, is still the king
Of the Southpaw tvyirlers.
For players to lork after gates and count
tickets interferes with team work.
short right field In Washington is calcu-
lated to give the local batsmen some adyan-
tage this season.
Reach says the best natural players come
from the vacant lots and need no education
in the minor leagues.
Brouthers. of Philadelphia. has evidently
q " lease Of life. He Is batting and field
Detroit "Big Four"
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OUR PROTEST HEEDED.
The KIlling of the Competitors Crow
win Be Postponed.

The Killing of the Competitors Crow
win Be Postponed.
WASHINGTON, May 12-The State Depart
ment gave out the following:
SIN the Competitor case 1t can be author
itatively stated that at the request Of the
United States, the Spanish Government
will postpone execution Of the death
sentence upon American citizens un-
til the views Of the United States
respecting the application to their cases Of
the treaty of 1876 and the protocol Of 1877
can be presented and considered"
The sentences Of the Competitor prisoners
were forwarded to Madrid, where they were
met by Secretary Olney's frm remonstrance
against the precipitancy and apparent preiu-
dice with which the extreme penalty was 80
hastily imposed. and there the entire matter
s now under consideration, our own author
tiles being confident that, upon calm refec-
ton, either revision Of the trial involving
proper representation Of the defence will be
forthcoming, or commutation OF sentence
will be granted.
The report comes from Havana that Cap
tain General Weyler resigned because Of the
action OF the home Goverement IN the case
,t the Competitor 1lbusters.
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breeze when his father was assassinated.
Tabreeze Is the most important city In Per-
sis, up In the northwestern corner. The
new Shah was therc enthroned, and be Is
now on his way to Teheran by the great car
avan route. Mr.. Curzon, the English trav-
eler, now In Parliament. says Muzafdr-ed-
Din Is man OF intelligence and energy, but
his life Of seclusion has left him unified for
providing Persia with a liberal, progressive
Government
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
The Official Cotton Crop Report.

The cotton report to the Department OF
Agriculture for May relates to the progress
of planting and the proposed or contem-
plated area. The proportion OF the contem-
plated area already planted on May was
S7.s per cent. which approximates very
closely the brea .th usually planted at that
date, which is estimated ut sS.2 per cent.
The returns OF correspondents in regard to
contemplated acreage indicate a considera-
bile increase over the area planted last year.
The average for the country Is 114.8. As q
general til ne the plant is said to be In good
condition, with favorable season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
MISSOURI FOR M'KINLEY.
Tho Republican State Convention Also D
clared for Sound Money.

Tho Republican State Convention Also De-
clared for Sound Money.
I ST. JOSEPH. No., May 13.-The Republi-
cans Of Missouri IN State Convention yester-
day declared for "sound money" protection,
and reciprocity, and elected delegates to st.
Louis pledged to vote for William Mckinley
for the Presidential nomination. The re-
suit was victory for the Chauncey I. Fllley
faction OF the party. Filley was elected
Chairman OF the State Committee and dele
gate to the National Convention at st. Louis.
Extreme turbulence characterized the
opening Of the convention. For an hour or
more not was imminent.
At 10 o'clock a. m. no less than 1000 men
stood In front OF the Crawford Theatre,
where the convention had been called to
meet. They clamored boisterously for ad-
mission, but their appeals were not needed.
During the crush In front Of the theatre
when the opening hour arrived, men were
Knocked down, and the police we're forced to
handle obstreperous individuals In forc1'
bic manner.
There was notous wraagle about admis-
sion tickets at the start. John L. Blttinger,
representing r. c. Kerens, got possession OF
tho KEYS to the Opera House and undertook
to limit tho number Of tickets given to the
State Committee for distribution. The Ser
eeant-at-Arms was Filley man, however,
and In the end his friends got In and had
things their own way.
An assault was made by the anti-Filleytes
on the back door, but they were repulsed by
the guard, who used scantling.
Finally n compromise was effected, AID at
half-past twelve o'clock Chairman Filley led
the State Committee through the front door.
The mob that choked up the street cheered
liked madmen when they saw his hat.
More than hundred fights occurred In
the crowd outside the building. Some Of
them partook of the nature OF small sized
dots.
The committee wrangles continued until
nearly eleven o'clock at night, when major
fly and minority reports were presented by
the Credentials Committee. After a long
fight the majority report was adopted and
the 10S Filley delegates from St. Louis were
seated. Contests from Clay and Pike Coun-
ties were also settled in Filley's favor.
The platform favors reciprocity and pro-
lection and demands sound money. The
delegates are instructed for Mckinley for
President. No other residential candidate
was mentioned. Wild applause greeted Nc
Kinley's name.
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Prominent People.

Gladstone it is said. amuses his leisure
with wood carving.
james Whitcomb Riley has become VIC
tim of the bicycle habit.
John ". Mackay is about to return to gold
mining az an investment.
Charles A. Dana, Of the New York Sun, Is
O high authority on forestry.
Since ex-senator Butler has retired from
Congress he has built up the most lucrative
law practice In South Carolina.
a,The King of Greece Is an excellent swim
mer, and has a perfect passion for fishing.
This year the Prince of Wales will have
been Grand Master of the English Free Ma
sons for twonty-one years
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
FILIBUSTERS SENTENCED
Five Men Of the Competitor Con-
demned to Death in Havana.
THE EXECUTIONS POSTPONED.
Prisoners Captured on the American
Schooner Hastily Convicted by Span
ish Court Martial---Consul General
Williams's Demands for a Civil Trial
f0S Toporad-

for Americans Ignored.
HAVANA. Cuba, May 12.-The five prisoners
captured on the American schooner Com
petitor have been sentenced to death. The
prisoners were: Alfredo Laborde, born IN
New Orleans; Owen Milton, Of Kansas; Will
lam Kinlea. an Englishman. and Elias
Bedia and Teodoro Della Maza, both Cubans.
Captain Ruiz acted as President OF the
Court, which consisted of nine other military
and naval officers.
The prisoners were given mock trial.
They were not given copy Of the charges
against them, nor were they allowed to EN-.
ploy counsel nor summons witnesses In their
behalf. Spanish naval officer was ap.
pointed by the Court to "defend" them.
The accused men pleaded not guilty and
witnesses admitted that when the men were
captured they were not armed and offered
no resistance. Nevertheless, the prosecuting
officer demanded the conviction OF the
prisoners and their condemnation to death.
United States Consul General Williams
filed formal protest against the trial, but 1t
was disreGarded.
The Competitor sailed from Key West, Fla.
u6lWGeu " Guu IL v ClOCh Ou tuo AtShl Va
April 20, and had on board twenty-five or
thirty Cubans She was commanded by Cap
tain Alfredo Laborde. resident Of Tampa,
but It was rumored that Captain Russell
Wacca. who commanded the schooner Mar
tina, lately forfeited to the United States for
violation of the Revenue laws, was In
hiding on one OF the keys north OF Key
West, waiting to take command OF the
Competitor and run her over to Cuba.
A few days after the schooner sailed from
Fey West she was captured by the Spanish
gunboat Mesagera near Berraces. on the
northern coast Of the province OF Pinar del
Rio. She Was loaded with arms and am
munition.
The schooner, Competitor Is vessel Of A
tons, "a feet inches long. 20 feet wide and
feet In depth. She was built at Bellport,
Long Island, In 1857. The American Record
gives the names Of her captain and owner
respectively as A. Albury and s. Plndar, and
her hailinp mort as Kew West
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Killed His Brother.

A very sad and fatal shooting occurred at
Huron, Ind. Walter Pierce was married, and
warned his old associates not to carry out
their plans for "bellins" him and not to
come near the house wnerc he and his bride
were staying. Frank Pierce, his brother, led
the party 10 the new nome. Walter met the
noisy party with his gun and fired at once
from the doorway. Frank dropped dead and
the others fed. Walter Is prostrated with
grie. He did not know his brother was In
the party until he picked up his dead body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
A Pair of Forgers Caught.

Two long sought for men belonging to a
gang Of forgers, check raisers and swindlers,
who have conducted operations involv-
ing thousands Of dollars, were ar
ton detectives acting for the
American Bankers Association, and Captain
I. w. Lees, chief OF detectives OF San Fran
cisco. Their names are Charles Becker and
James Cregan, the principals in the swind.
ling on December 18, 1895. one OF S22, 900 OF
the Nevada Bank, Of San Francisco, Cal,
with draft on the Bank Of Woodland, CAL,
raised by Becker from S12 to S22 900.
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River and Harbor Bill Passed.

The River and Harbor bill was passed in
the United States Senate, leaving only three
Of the annual appropriation bills to be acted
on. These are the District OF Columbia bill,
the Fertilization bill, and the Deficiency bill.
The bill as 1t passed the House appropria-
ted $40. .594 ,7ls, and authorized contracts for
thirty-two projects involving an aggregate
liability Of s5l, ,72l, ,21o. AS 1t was. reported
to the Senate the amount appropriated was
S12,614,550. That sum was increased by
various provisions in the Senate, including
the deep sea harbor in Southern California
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Colonel F. X. Hahn Killed.

Colonel Frank K. Hahn, OF New York City.
was run over and killed at Clifton Springs,
NY, by freight train OF the New, York
Central Railroad. Colonel Hahn had been
suffering for many months from nervous
prostration, caused by overwork. Franklin
Kntzie Hahn was Wce-President and general
manager OF the Manhattan Elevated Railway
system. He was born In 1896.
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FIVE YEARS FOR HAMMOND.
reported That the American Will Spend
That Time in Prison.

A private telegram received in Berlin, Ger
many, says that the sentence of Colonel
Francis Rhodes, brother Of Cecil Rhodes, e1-
Premier OF the Cape Colony; John Hays
Hammond, the American mining engineer;
Lionel Phillips and George Farrar, who
were condemned to death by the High Court
at Pretoria, upon charges Of treason,1n being
active members of the johannesburg Reform
Union, which was held to have instigated DR..
Jameson's raid into the Transvaal, have
been commuted to Imprisonment for term
Of five years.
The sentences Of other members Of the Re-
form Committee who were found guilty In
connection with the conspiracy and raid,
and were condemned to Imprisonment and
Punishment, and to pay fine OF $40, 900
each, have been reduced to one years i'm
prisonmcnt.
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OFF WITH ARMS FOR CUBA.
The Laurada Takes Cannon, Rifles and
100000 Cartridges.

Ihe LauraQ8 IakeS OduHOu, nlhCs aA0
100000 Cartridges.
The American steamer Laurada, with a
cargo OF munitions Of war as large as tha
which sailed recently on the Bermuda, If not
larger, got away from New York Harbor. she
will stop somewhere along the route to Cuba
and pick up large number of men. Only the
commanders of the expedition and the arms
an ammunition were taken aboard at the
Port OF New York. The expedition WILL 1t Is
said, be piioted by Captain John O'Brien,
who Is known as "Dynamite Johnny" and
who has run number Of expeditions into
Cuban ports, notably the Bermudas, despite
the surveillance OF the Spanish gunLoats.
The cargo Is composed Of 1000 900 rounds
Of ammunition, consisting mostly OF Mauser
cartridges, 1000 rifles, three cannon, one
twelve-pounder, and large quantity OF
dynamite and medicines The expedition
was fitted out at cost OF $3.50, 1000 by the
Junta IN New York City. The cannon are
Gardner guns and the rifles are Winchesters.
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PERSIA'S NEW RULER.

The Late Shah's Successor Is Energetic, /
but Has Led Life of Seclusion.
The eldest son OF the late Shah Of Persia Is
I'll Es Sultan, Governor Of Jshahan, and!
practical ruler OF Southern Persia. He had,
given some trouble and the Shah In 1880
greatly reduced his power. The Shah named
his second son, Muzaffir-ed-D Din, as heir-elect
to the throne. The new Shah was ut Ia
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Eorsign Notes,

Earthquakes and hurricanes continue to
do great damage and cause the loss OF many
lives in the mountain provinces OF Ecuador.
General P. ]. Joubert, Commander-in-Chief
of the Transvaal forces and member OF the
Executive Council, has been elected vice.
President of the Transvaal Republic.
despatch from Berlin. Germany, says
that forty persons were arrested for lee
Frankfort.
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Condition q. Canadian Crops.

The Canadian Department OF Agriculture
has issued spring crop bulletin. which says
that the general condition of the fall wheat
crop is poor, with Il reduced acreage. Clover
reports are at present unfavora5le. There
was considerable freezing out during the
winter aud spring. The remarkable EARL.
ness of the growing season is alluded to, and
fruit Is said to promise well.
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i.udyard KiplIng Wins His Case.

Rudyard Kipling, the author. was success
IN, at Brattleboro, Vt, in the prosecution Of
bis brother-in-law, Beatty Balestier, for as.
sault. Balestier was placed under $500
bonds bonds, s4oo to keep the peace and s4oO to
insure his appearance at the County Court.
The DISTINGUISHED author, however, an
nounced, to the dismay Of the crowd OF
Green Mountain folk who assembled at the
trial, that he had fully made up his mind to
leave the country. ''I'm dead sick OF this
whole business" was his lament.
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Killed in q Sham Battle.

In a sham battle at Caracas, Venezuela,
bullets were secretly used by both sides. As
> consequence, one man was killed and sew
sral were wounded in the excitement Of the
fray. The Caracas press In commenting
upon the affair grimly observes: 1--WE have
outlets for Englishmen."
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China Paws Up.

Consul Read, the Chairman Of the United
States Chengtu Commission, has succeeded
In securing payment in full Of the Baptist
Missionary Union claims for property losses
in the Sechuen riots. Thus all the American
claims have been settled in a friendly man
DER, China paying the whole amount de-
handed
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Crime of 81 Jealous Lover.

Joseph Graham, carpenter. OF Freehold
n, j., shot and killed Annie Anderson and
then killed himself. The scene of the dol-
bic tragedy was the residence OF Charles l.
Baumgartner, on West State street, u FASH
ionable residence thoroughfare Of Trenton,
N. J. Miss Anderson was employed as
domestic servant In the BaunSartner house,
hold
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Foreigners In Our Navy.

Responding to a resolution, the Secretary
of the Navy sent n letter to the United States
Senate stating that OF the 9593 blue jackets
in ths navy, 44U0 are foreign born, and that
sci Of the 20l7 marines were also from out
size the United States.
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Postal Recelpts Increasing.

The gross receipts of the thirty largest
postofflces of the United States for the.month
of April. 1886, as compared with 1895, were
81, 1886 .03O, against 1862, s15 In 1895, a net
increase Of Sl73,l15. New York heads the
list, with Chicago second. Philadelphia
third, Boston fourth, and st. Louis fifth.