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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27

masters. Inc man VINO CANNOT Scc tOu III
our American history Is as blind Of soul as
II o'clock Of an unclouded noon see the
sun in the heavens.
As matter Of gratitude to Almighty God,
gentlemen Of the American congress, be
pleased to insert the four words suggested
by the Methods. conference. Not only be-
cause Of the kindness OF God to this nation
in the past should such reverential insertion
i be made, but because Of the fact that we are
going to want divine interposidon still
further in our national history. This gold
and silver question will never be settled un-
til God settles it. This question Of tariff and
Yfree trade will never be settled Until God
settles 1t. This question between the east
and the west, which Is getting hotter and
hotter and looks toward a republic OF the
Pacific, will not be settled until God settles
! it. We needed God In the 120 years Of our
past national life, and we will need Him
| Still more in the next 120 years. Lift up
! lyour heads, ye everlasting gates OF our
3glorious constitution, and let the King
Eof Glory come in! Make one line ol
that immortal document radiant with
: &pmnipotence! Spell at least one word
with thrones! At the beginning, or at
the close. or in the centre, recognize Him
from whom as a nation We have received all
the blessings Of the past and upon whom we
are dependent for the future. Print that
5ord "God" or Lord or eternal Father"
br "Ruler Of Nations" somewhere between
khe first word and the last. The great e1-
bounder 0. the constitution sleeps at Marsh
Held. Mass. the Atlantic ocean still hum
ming near his pillow OF dust its prolonged
lullaby. But Is there not some one now lir-
ng who in the white marble palace OF the
nation on yonder hill not ten minutes away
will become the irradiator OF the constitution
by causing to be aided the most tremendous
word In our English vocabulary, the name
pf that being before whom all nations must
bow or go into defeat and annihilatton-
'God?"
Again, before the approaching adjourn
kaept Of our American congress. 1t ougt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
TO CLEAR THE COMPANY.
Efforts of Cecil Rhodes and DR.
Jameson.

LONDON, Nay S.-The Times this morn
ing publishes a communication from Mr.
iilNhH!ey. solicitor for the British Char
tered South African Company, which con-
talns the minutes of the board meetings.
It's correspondence. etc, during the period
OF the excitement over the Jameson raid.
ana since. showing that Cecil Rhodes, be-
tore leaving London on his return to Rho
deSia, empowered Mr.. Hawksley to ten
der his resignation to the chartered COM
pany if it should prove advisable he being
actuated by supreme desire to preserve
the Companys charter.
Dr. jameson also, it is announced au
thorizcd MIR. Hawksley to exonerata IN.
directors in the chartered company from
raid. '''' ii+'
The directors at a meeting also placed
raid. u INC
Mr.. Hawksleys letter to the board ten
dering the designations of Cecil Rhodes and
aired Belt. the two directors directly i'm
phcated by the "TranSvaal Cryptograrn"
intimated that both these persons will
continue to devote their energies to Rho
dcsla in an unofficial capacity retaining
theIr diFectorships in other African rail-
ways and telegraph companies
The directors of the Chartered South
African Company on Monday cabled to
Cecil Rhodes at Gwelo as follows:
hesitate to accept resignation. What's
your WE'VE"
Mr. Rhodes replied from Gwelo on We'd
neSday:
belle tomorrow
The directors thereupon deferred thair
acceptance of the resignation
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain has init
mated to the directors that the govern
ncnt has not considered it it's duty to adj
wise the directors in The present situa-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
RANLINS WARNED GRANT,
A Frnn!s letter Evidently Inspired by
Warm Personal Regard.


At the Grant banquet, given recently in
Galena, H., II. D. E,stabrook of Chicago
read q letter from Gen. John \. Rawlins to
General Grant, written during the siege Of
Nicksburg, which, 1t was said, had never
appeared before, and Of the existence Of
which very few knew. Tie original is in
the possession of a citizen OF Galena. The
letter Is dated, Before Nicksburg,' Mss,
June g. 1852 l O'Clock an" and reads:
The great solicitule | feel for the safety
of this army leads me 10 mention what l
hoped never again to do-:ha subject OF
your drinking. This may surprise you, for
l may be, and | trust ] am, dOin,, YOU an
injustice by unfounded suspicion, bat if !
am in error it had better be OH the side OF
this countrys safety than in fear of Of
Tending a friend.
i have heard that Or. d, at Gen
eral Sherman's, Few days ago, induced
you, Notwithstanding your pledge to me-
70 take glass; OF wine, and today, when
found a box Of wine in front Of your
tent ana proposed to mp"e l., which ] did
l was told you had forbid its being taken
away. for you intcn!ci ID keep /, l,rtil
you entered Nicks5urg, that Won might
nave IT for your fTienis AMI tonight. when
You should, because If me condition of
your health If nothing else have bee, in
ned, l ind You where the wine bottle has
just been enptied, in company with those
VINO drink and urge you . u likewise, aud
a.
ciS!on and clearness in EXPRESSING y.,l1rvelr
IN writing conduces 70 confirm my sus-
picion.
You have full control oyer you~ anne
tite and can let drinking alone Hal Ven
not pledged me the sincerity of voEr honor
early last March that yOu would drink M
more during the war, ard kept tina: pledge
during the campaign. You would not lave
stood first in the worlds history IS 4 sac
cesSful leader. Your only salvation Gcyents
upon your strict adherence to that pledge:
you cannot succeed in any other way
AS | have before stated may bo
wrong in my suspicious. but if rne GEES that
which leads him to suppose a sentinel ;s
railing asleep on his post i: is his Tntv IN
arouse him. and If ona sees that which
leads him to fear the general corlnanI;nr-
a great army is being sa,lu.ad t. that s.a6
which ne knows VIII bring disgrace. lnCn
that general and defeat IL his coniniar. if
ne fails to sound the propar note of warn
ing, the friends. wives and children If
those brave men whose lives he rcrn,itg
to remain thus in peril will accus. him
while he lives. and stand swift Witnesses of
wrath against him IN The day when all
shall he tried.
"lf my suspicious are unt0unlnl LET my
friendship for you and my yea! for INV
country be the excuse for this letter. and ir
they be correctly founded, and .-ou deter
mine not to heed my admOnitions and pray
ers of this hasty rote by Immediately ceas-
ing to touch a single drop Of any kind of
liquor, no matter by WON asked or under
what circumstances. let my immediate re-
lief from duty in this department be the re-
STlt ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
TIiHtSHED THE ENGLISUMEN,
ROW ut Shanghai in Which the
PcircfS Wen Came Out Ahead

San FRANCISCO. May S-Fightirg with
champagne bottles as beginner and fin
ishing with knives. a dozen or so of ;he
tars Of the United States srlnboat PetreI
whipped twice their weight in Britishers al
Shanghai shortly before she sailed for this
port. whare she is now at anchor.
The row was caused Dy the big British
cruiser Spartan throwing its search light
on the Petrol in such manner that it was
Interpreted as an insult. Capt Emu
wrote a curt note to the commander of the
Spartan. and in return received a letter of
apology.
The reNt day eight or ten of the PetreTs
StI!le2 were seated in an upper room of a
SAIGON. En"n about twenty of the Spartan'S
NJ II entered the bar room. The Yankees
Nrre drinking and singing patriotic songs
and the biggest EngIishman in the fntrlrd-
ing CEo|d suggested that they throw the
Yankees through the windows.
The British tars started uD the stairs but
none Of them reached the top. The door
above them WAS suddenly opened and
through il came shower of glasses, bot
ties and cases Of champagne. which had
been stored in the little room. When every
gone the American sailors came flying down
the stairs. AID the battle became hand-to-
hand conflict. Knives We're drawn and used
freely. and the English forces were badly
cut up When they were finally routed half
dozen of their men lay bleeding on the
floor.
The british consul subsequently held an
official inquiry into the affair and the court
decided against the Spartan's crew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
RELIEF COLUMN STOPPED.
Assistance Not Now Required Mt
BuIuwayO.

LONDON, May s.-A dispatch from Cape
Town, Africa. to the Times says: Supplies
OF food are being sent from Salisbury to
Gwelo by native bearers. The Gwelo and
Salisbury column have gazetted Cecil
Rhodes as their colonel"
CAPE TOWN, May THE advance of
the imperial troops beyond Mafeking has
been Cancelled on Earl Gray's statement
that the back of the rebellion had been
broken. and that their assistance was not
required at Buluwayo. Earl Gray also re-
quested Gov Sir Hercules Robinson not to
send any more troops.
GWELO, May 6, via Cape Town. May =
Two Cape boys" have arrived here from
BelHngwe. and they report that forty
white persons have been compelled to stop
there. through the loss of their cattle. The
message reports that these men are hold
ing their own against the enemy. The
boys had narrow escapes from being
shot.
Cecil Rhodes. who has been delayed here
with his column on his way from Salisbury
10 the relief of Buluwayo, has made an adj
dress To the people of Gwelo, in which he
said that they should lose no time in thor
oughly thrashins the rebels and giving
them an everlasting lesson.
We will attack the enemy massing at
Mavin," Mr.. Rhodes said within day or
two. ana will then proceed to Buluwayo
with the smallest possible delay"
Mr.. Rhodes intends he said to remain in
Rhodes!a unit! the rebellion is crushed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
Washington stock Exchange.

Sales regular call-I2 O'Clock m Metropolitan
al " i : at ~ Mnr at 4t s a. 4 q 81 s
genthaIor Linotype. 10 at 1870. After caIl-Metro-
i''a oS'n%'n 'I oa ST. !e &. registered 1os
bid. lp1i- asked. L. ). Is. COUPON. lUlF, bid. u.
: Is, l3-5. li1's hid 1lS asked. u. ;. IS. 1904.
District Of Columbia Bonds.-2o- year fund IS. 1903
bid. 30 year fund Is, gold, los I'D. Water siocE
a. 1901, currency 40 bid Wat,r stock =. 1908,
currency, III lid. S.Gs. funding. currency, 100
Miscellaneous BondS.-Notropolitln Railroad Is
i"i hid Metropolitan Railroad r"ny. Is l2GIs
asked. E5bngtou Railroad Us. loo hid. iO3 asked
t"lufioit Railroad is, ll@ bid, ll4t2 asked. Wash
askct. Washington Gas Company is. series b,
hid. T. $ Electric Light COW. =. 100 lid. Gha,a,
pcakc and Potomac IeIcIhonc Is 100 hid Arncrf-
can Security and Trust 1s, +. ana A, 100 bid.
Washington MARKET Ca1nanv Isl q. u los =" i ,id
Washington Market Company imp Is. los bid.
sonic nan Association Is los bid Washington
National Bank socks Bank Of Washington. $50
lid. Bank of the Republic. go bid. Metropolitan
and Mechanics. 80 bid 5, rorl, 1874 I'D. l4o
Capital. liz bid. West End. 100 hid. Traders va
hid. lo2 asked. Lincoln. 1892 hid, 10 asked.
safe Deposit and Trust Companies National Safe
and Trust. lao hid I:I' asked American sen Se-
curity and TrIst l42 bid li32l asked. Washing
Railroad Sye.ks.-CapiiaI Traction Company. rs
hid. a. asked. Metropolitan ll54. b'd. 10 asked
Columbia. - bid 65 asked Nelt. 80 asked Elk
inGton. 10 bid. Georgetown and TnnullIytovn 10
bid. 30 asked
Gas and EIectri. Light Sto-LS.-wasAngt Gas.
I5a4 bid. III asked. tieorreio,yn Gas 10 bid. 81
asked. L. y. Elec.rir Light. llS bid ll9 asked.
Insurance S.-Firemcns Bar hid IS asked
Franklin. Is bid. Metropolitan. a. bid. Corcoran
20 hid Potomac, g. Ind. Arlington. 'l5S bid
'i"rinan- American l1u bid. National Union, 10
bid, II asked Columbia, II lid. Riggs, 1% bid
81 asked Peoples, 5% bid. Lincoln, 50 asked
Commercial. ~ bid
Title Insurance Storks.-Real Estate Title. 1O2
hid, ITO asked Columbia Title, STk hid. Washing
ton Title hid. District Title, 4 hid, 10 asked
Telephone Stocks.-Iennsyl vania. 3s bid, 80 asked
Chesapeake and Potomac, 51la bid. American
Graphophone. : bid, asked. Pneumatic Gun Car
riage. 20 bid, - asked.
Miscellaneous Stocks - Ner.,enthalor LINOTYPE
100 bid. l3l asked. Lanston Monotype, bid
Washington Market, 10 bid. Great Falls Ice l2O
bid 1870 asked. Norfolk and Washington Steam.
boat, % bid. Lincoln Hall. 30 asked.
SEX div
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08

Turner and Dunlop to Come to
America.

LONDON, May S.-Tne extradtion Of
William Turner and William Dunlop, who
were arrested here on the charge of having
stolen jewelry valued at 10000 from Mr.. l.
Townsend Burden of New York was grant
ed at the Bow street police court today by
the chief magistrate, Sir John Bridge
John ID. Lindsay assistant district at
torney of New York. sat on the bench be-
siie Sir John Bridge. and Mr. and Mrs
burden and Detective Sergeant Frank ~
Evanhoe. The special agent appointed by
Gov. Morton 10 take Turner and Dunlop
back to the United States were present N
court
Counsel Cor Turner tried to show that his
client did not know Of the robbery, and
tAat Dunlop was really the guilty man
The magistrate. however. overruled this
plea and granted the eXtradition of the
prisoners
Counsel fer Dunlop said ne did not desire
to address the court
AS to the reward offered for the recovery
OF the jewelry, concerning the right TO
which question has arisen between the
scotland Yard men and Streeter the Bond
street jeWeler, to when some of the stolen
stones were offered, Mr. Burden said TODAY
that the matter would be settled in New
ork when he obtained possession OF the
jewels.
ne detectives were asked why the pris-
cnerS were allowed 20 leave New York WITH
TIE Jewels, and replied that Mr. Burden
seemed to be afraid to adopt vigorous
measures. as he men had no previous crirn-
MAJ fecOr,iS. Consequently, it was added
the New Iori. detectives hesftatel I, az
rest anu search the two suspected men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
MORTON'S WITHDRAWAL
No Announcement of It Will Be Made
This Week.
Conference Between PIutt and His
Lieutennnts to BE Held Sunday
The Vice Presidency.

A private dispatch states that no an
nouncement of the withdrawal of Mr.. Nor
ton from the presidential candidacy will be
made this week. The conference which was
to have been held between MIR. Plat and
his lieutenants today or tomorrow is to oc-
cur on Sunday. The impression is that Mr..
Merton is strongly inclined to withdraw, and
that Mr.. Platt is exerting all his influence
to prevent his doing So 1t is doubted that
Plat will be able to keep Morton in the at
utude of a candidate very much longer
The talk of Tracy for Vice President is
merely speculation without significance.
His name, like the names of a dozen 9TH
ers is mentioned merely by way of suS-
SeStion. AS yet there is nothing subStan-
lial behinu any of these suggestions.
1t is understood that the Mckinley peo-
pie Will select Senator Th Irston of Ne
bIaSka as permanent chairman of the ma
uonal convention. Mr. Thurston is one Of
the most active and effective of the Nc
kinley leaders, and is particularly we'll
qualified to preside over large assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
The British Liberal Leader Cues
lions the Government.
TAKING Up THE JAMESON RAID
Responsible for 1t Before the Ma
ton and the World.
SIR WM. HARCOURT SPEAKS

LONDON May S.-The house of commons
was crowded this afternoon. and the peers
gallery was packed owing to the fact that
the vote On the colonial e Inmates was to
he taken. and it was to be made the Occa-
sion Of an important exchange of questions
and answers upon South African affairs
TniteI States Ambassador Bayard was
among those present.
The liberal leader, Sir VIM. Harcourt.
asked the government to make statement
resarE'--~- 80 ~~9H into the TransvaaL In
50 uO-..--. ---4 tnat the opposition had
heretofore not Unduly pres sed the govern
ment. q this important matter, but they
thought the time mad now arrived for the
house - he informed Of the governments
intention in the case.
the .,sgOnsihle dirsC,-,s of the British
Chartered South Africa Company at Cape
Town ana Joha1res,u rg We're. he said the
authors Of the raid, and DR.. Jameson was
OEI- t"n'- e'rh0~dinate.
The 80 comment. iae speaker claimed,
was responsible for tla acts of the char
tcrs- gr-'9d1y before the nation and the
Wort Applause from the opposition
heHcH,s.5
Continuing SIR William Harcourt re-
marked shat tine partisans of the COM
paHy were trying to pass eff on the ere
dulity Of the people that the raid was the
impu!SiEe action to protect the people Of
Johannesburg against outrage But he
could not think of anything more revolving
than the low slang of the ciphergrams
which showed the true aspects of the affair
Sir "illidT- Harcourt then prOceedcd to
anIlEze thr ,ele grams exchanged between
Cecil REod Col. Rhodes. Rutherford Har-
ris. Alfred Belt. Lionel Phillips, Dr. Jane
son and others just prior to the invasion of
the territory Of the South African republic
Later the OPP ositiCn leader euIoeized the
pr"InpJuess, DE- cision and courage of the
secretary Of state for the colonies Mr.
Joseph cha mberlain. and dwet upon the
course of the chartered company. declar-
ing that it comp Cmised Great Britafn's
reputation.
$'r "-- H3rc0urt also said he did not
teIIev- -.ldt Cecil Rhodes was actuated bv
the Ies-Te Of gain. but rather by greed OF
power.
The speaker also remarked that he had
noticed with regret the deterioration of the
morals of the English press in dealing with
the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
BOY TRAIN WRECKER GUILTY.
HiIdreth Convicted of Murder in Ihe
Second Degree.

ROME, N. Y, May Sat L am. the jury
with train wrecking. brought in a verdict
of guilty OF murder in the second degree.
The verdict of the jury recommended len
iency.
Hildreth's three companions implicated
in the train wrecking are now in Jail
waiting trial, and it is probable that after
the verdict of today their cases will be
taken up together, and it is believed that
they will conjointly plead guilty to the
lesser degree of crime in which Hildreth
was convicted.
Hldreth received life sentence today.
His companions, Plato and Hibbard, plead
ed guilty to manslaughter in the first de-
gree, and were sentenced to twenty years
Imprisonment on two indictments, or forty
years in all.
These boys and another named Fred
Bristol. who has since died of consumption,
We're accused of planning to wreck a New
York Central express train, for the nur-
pose of robbiug the passengers. The affair
occurred last November. a place selected
for the crime being near Rome. The en-
sineer of the train was killed and the fire
man so badly injured that he is only now
able to leave the hospital y clerk of the
railway mail service was also severely
hurt. The clue to the perpetrators was a
hat belonging to young Hildreth, which
was found near the week No one of the
lads was more than eighteen years of age
and. except in the case of one of them
their parents We're well-to-do people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08

The House committe on judiciary today
favorahly reported the bill defining the
jurisdiction of the Police Court, and pro-
viding for appeals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
Prot. Burr Going to Holland to Examine
Dutch Records.
No Definite Action Yet Taken as to
Spanish Archives-IIistOrical
Expert Appointed.

Prof Geo L. Burr, holding the chair OF
history al Cornell University. who has been
working in Washington, under the direction
of the Venezuelan boundary commission
for the past two months as special histori-
cal expert sails tomorrow from New York
for Holland, for the purpose of making
an examination of the Dutch records bear
ing on the boundary controversy. The spe-
cial reason why the commission desires to
have these archives examined is that ref
erence is made to them in a general way
in the British Blue Book and by histor-
ians without specifically designating the
particular documents upon which the state
ments of the Blue Book and of the his
torians rest. 1t is therefore deemed I'M
pOrtant to see the original documents be-
cause the commission in making up its
findings will rely upon the authority of no
historian, however eminent, but proposes
to go to the sources from which these his
tories themselves drew their information
With respect TO the Spanish archives no
definite action has vet been taken, as they
stand on a somewhat different basis The
blue book gives extracts from them speci-
flying the volumes from which they are
taken. The Venezuelan government also
is having prepared Transitions of a large
number of certified copies OF documents
from these archives, and not until these
documents have been presented to the COM
mission. and the commission has had an
opportunity to examine them will it be
possible to say what course the commits
sion will pursue with respect to their Veri-
fCatiCn and further examination.
Prof. Eurr being thoroughly acquainted
with new and old Dutch, French, German
and Latin, in addition to being a histor-
zeal expert, is regarded as being peculiarly
well fitted for the task upon which he en-
banks.
The commission has employed Professor
Jameson filling the chair of history at
Brown University, as historical expert, and
been set to work upon some of the his
torical questions that are under inVes-
tiCati
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
Baltimore Markets.,

BALTIMORE. May s.-FHour dull unchanged
receipts, lO,543 barrels: shipments, Is. 29 barrels
sales 5000 barrels. Wheat unSettled-spot, 10;
month. G9;.: July and August. GSa, a69 receipts
l0S,ST1 bushels: stock, 2l9.1j0 bushels; sales
do. grade. 1la.3. Corn firuer-spot and month
81; June. 3Jiaa3Jai: July. 257sa:is: steamer mix
I'd. a3a a3i-receptS. ?.5SI bushels: shipments 6S,-
BAL bushels; stock. G3l, $50 bushels: sales 10 600
bushclS-southern white corn. 35a35l5: do yellow
80 asked. Oats steady-No. 2 white WESTERN 25aia
20; No. mixed 90. 2ii2-receipts. 1887 bushels:
stock. l9I.330 bushels. Rye firiner-NO - 4lai3
nearly: 43a44 wcstern-rcceipts, l 42g bushels:
stock. 3s:lIG bushels. Hay firm-choce timothy
81 |1aSll.3o. Gain fr"igh:s steady business Hat
unchanged. Suga: steady. unchanged Butter
steady-fancy Creamery. l7aI7I5; do. imitation. 15a
%; dc" lade, II; good ladle. l0a1l: store packed,
Salo Eggs SteadI-fresh, 9i2. Cheese steady
faney New York, 60 pounds 104alOIs: do. 81
pounds, fai2a11- Whisky UNCHANGED.