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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-23
THE NEWS EPrToMlzEo
washinrten Ies,uaa,

Attorney. General Harmon argued In the
United States Supreme Court that the Anti
Trust law applies to traf1: agreements by
railroad companies.
A building for permanent Republican Ma
tional headquarters in Washington was
selected by Chairman Hanna.
Representative Wilbur. OF New Nork, is
preparing bill 10 impose duty OF 800 on
each male immigrant. lf-"
The War Department has made awards OF
contracts for building coast defense works as
follows: For gun and. mortar battery en-
placements in ,San Diego (Cal.) harbor. to
the California Construction Company, at
$109,417; for like emplacements on Dutch
Island, Newport harbor, B. L, to Robert NJ.
Dudley, for $58 967; for smplacements on
Sullivan Island, Charleston harbor, ). O., TO
Jacob Friday & Sons, at 3l1O,s1S.
The General Pension Appropriation bill
and three postal bills were passed In the
House. ..z.
Attorney General Harmon made an argu-
ment In the United States Supreme Court
against the combination OF railroads known
as the Trans-Missour Freight Association as
violation OF the AntI-Tru.t law.
S. ". Woodward declined the appointment
as Chairman OF the Committee Of Arrange
ments for President-eiect McK,nley's 1nau-
guration, and c. J. Bell, President Of the
American Security and Trust Company. OF
Washington. has accepted the honor. Gem
eral Horace Porter, Of New York, was ap-
pointed Marshal OF the Inauguration parade.
In a report submitted to Congress with the
Presidents Message, Secretary Onley gave
an exhaustive review ofthis Governments
relations to the Cuban and Venezuelan
troubles. sr
Ambassador Baya,d has notified the State
Department In Washington that he has de-
clined to receive the testimonial proposed by
the London Daily Telegraph.
Charles Wilson and Louis Milligan, who
are wanted in PlainAeld, N. j., for stealing
$4,000, were arrested in Washington, and
confessed to squandering the money.
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CONGRESS REASSEMBLES
Convocation Of the Last Half Of thu
Fitty-tourth Session.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE READ

Galleries OF Senate and House Crowded by
visitors---Little Business Was Done.-.
Each Branch Adjourned After the Mes.
sage Fad Been Read---Tribute to the
Late Ex-speaker Crisp, of Georgia.
WASHINGTON, DC. (spaclal). second
session of the Fifty-fouth Congress was
called to order at noon, Monday, in the Sem
ate by Vice. President Stevenson and in the
House by Speaker Reed. The bodies re.
sumed business In the presence Of one Of the
largest crowds that have ever witnessed the
opening of short session. A perfect day,
and the possibility that the Presidents last
annual message to Congress might contain
something sensational relative to the Cuban
question. proved to be irresistible attractions
at the Capitol. All interest In this session
attaches to the Senate, because the House
has nothing whatever to do except pass the.
regular appropriation bills and act on such
measures as may come from the Senate.
Speaker Reed cleaned up the House calendar
completely last session, md the Senate is
now alone responsible for legislation during
the brief remainder Of the life of the Fifty
fourth Congress.
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Cycling Notes.

Ten thousand bicycles are to be bought
by the British Postoff1ce for the use OF car.
riers.
The punctureless tire has not made much
headway, in spite of the volumes Of talh and
large advertising about 1t.
After much experimenting, it seems pretty
we'll settled that larger sprocket wheels will
be used In the 1897 machines, with the re.
suit OF greater use In propulsion and better
management of higher gear. +%
Experts agree that the rush 30 make the
lightest possible wheel has come to stand
still, and that henceforth. ar least for SONS
little time, there Is likely to be more con.
servative tendency In the matter Of weight.
Bicycles will be trlae heavier than dug
SSR 100
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engagement that the Spaniards found the
two corpses, not separated In death, which
they have identified as those OF Antonio
Maceo and Francisco Gomez. -
Major Cirujeda, OF the Spanish Army, hav-
ing received Information that insurgents had
arrived near Punta Brava, in the Havana
Province. started, with his command, In tho
direction In which they were believed to be.
The Spanish troops met the main body of the
insurgents, 1000 strong, at San Pedro, and
engaged them in battle. -
The insurgents entrenched themselves bs-
hind stone fences, where they held their
positions until nightfall, when they were
dislodged and compelled to retire. Tho
Spaniards then returned to- Punta Brava.
They lost in the fight three privates killed
and three Lieutenants AMI twenty-eight
privates wounded. Over forty of the In
surgents were left dead upon the field.
These was found among the dead insur-
gents the body OF a we'll dressed man, on
which there we're documents which lead to
the belief that the dead man was the son of
Maxine Gomez. Among the papers found
was one on which, written with lead PEN
ctl, was confession that the writer had COM
mitted suicide rather than abandon the body
of Antonio Maceo. The war diary Of Maceo
was also found. In it there Is an entry which
says the insurgents crossed the trocha on
december 4. 20. .s..- -.'.E'
It is concluded from these circumstances
that Maceo was killed in the engagement
with Major Cirujeda's command. The news
of his death has caused the greatest kind OF
a sensation In Havana ,s.
The loyallsts are jubllant, believing that
with the killing Of Maceo blow has been
struck at the rebellion that Will result in lis
speedy suppression. The tnsurgent sympa-
thizers, though they dare not give public
expression to their views, apparently feel
very despoDdent over the loss Of the leader.
though a considerable number Of them place
little reliance In the news.
Though .he Spaniards are confident that
Maceo Is really dead. some of the Cubans
profess to believe that the finding OF the
confession and, d,tha diary was due to trick
OF the insurgents to delude the Spanish into
the belief that Maceo was killed, while he
pursued his plan of reaching Gomez.
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HEAVEN EVERY Day.

There is a very effective saying
with God makes a majority. y .
follow out the thought; the size
jority and the influence itexerts
pend upon the greatness of III
brilliancy of.his gifts, or the adv
high social position. IT depend
extent Of his union "
The weakest and the humblest
a power above the str6ngeS
most exalted it. the ;surreRde d
more complete. And this IS, th&
the only secret, OF heaven'ever
soul. What we seek will npt bel
, ness OF heaven, but the usef f1lak
whose meat 1t Is to do the will OF
Then happiness will come as al
fruit. Cares and anxieHes WILL
in an unfaltering trust, and the
eternal life will be ours. Th SOD
ward, in "Heayen Every Day"
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VENEZUELA ACCEPTS.

Agrees to the Proposed Settlement OF the
Boundary Dispute by Arbitration.
Venezuela has accepted the, arbitration as
agreed upon by Secretary Olney and sir
Julian Pauncefote. -.
Secretary Olney has received cable mes.
sage from Minister Andrade at Caracas that
the memorandum between Great Britain
and the United States for the settlement OF
the boundary question is aceepteu py Ine
Venezuela Government, aud that an extra
session of the Venezuelan Congress Will be
called as soon as possible in order that the
memorandum, may be carried Into efiect py
the necessary treaty between Great Bri'aln
and Venezuela.
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Shot and Killed His Mother.

A sad accident took place near Hancock's
Bridge, Salem County, N. J. Mrs. Samuel
Baker, the wife Of prosperous farmer, was
shot and killed by her sixteen-year-old son.
The boy was loading his shotgun IN the
kitchen. The boy, whose carelessness caused
his mothers death, is frantic with grief, as
It was purely accidental. no charges have
been brought against young Baker.
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Inquiry Into Trusts.

In the United States Senate Mr.. Chandler
(Rep., N. H. secured the adoption without
comment Of a sweeping resolution directing
the Committee on Interstate Commerce TO
INQUIRE into the prevention OF competition
by the Joint Traffic Association. composed OF
the railroads OF the country; also the re-
ported combination Of the -four and milling
interests OF the country; also the reported
combination OF the window glass interests.
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FOOTBALL IN THE WEST.

A Motion to Prohibit It to Be Made at q
Meeting of College Presidents.
It is said that at the meeting Of the Assocl-
tion Of College Presidents OF the Middle
West, to be held In Madison, Wis, a propo-
sition will be made entirely to abolish foot
ball from the list OF college sports Presi-
dent Adams, Of Wisconsin, Is President OF
the association, which. embraces the colleges
OF Ohio, Illinois, Michigan. Wisconsin, Min
nesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Mis-
souri. The mdn purpose OF the nesting Is
to discuss the relation OF universities and
preparatory schools and agree upon uni
form standard OF admission TO the universe
ties.
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WEEK . KsIls,

4 r. q horses knees are weak So that he 8d1s
bies at small obstacles and Is apt to trfpsend
fall at the most unlock d-tor moments bis;
value Is greatly impaired 0ne would seae0efy
care 70 have, even as gift, q steed bgrd6ned
with this serious bfemish. And men itilus
faulty are similarly discounted HoyeyeE
honest they may be, and amiable however
well-meaning and otherwise yirtn0ns; III
they don't stand firmly upon their legs ttiey
are OF little use Ia, times OF 9raatHst need M
their knees smfte one against the. 0therf
as Belshazzar' did, and are 4 & NJ ge8k s6S
water, ;" like those In Ezekiel 's szat6ny
whenever confronted by special zdf ffac
then, alas for such as trust In them Knees
bowing In prayer to God aret bean tfnl but
knees that bite the dust In fear OF man be-
cause of cowardice are contempt ibi0. s 4t. ia
not Of such that Gideon bands are tMhda,s
but Of those that sts6d upright, even though
no enemy be distinctly Visible or immedtatey
II at hand. They stand against the Winds
Of popular favor, bfaced :all the mora tirmiyS
when the gale Is rough. They. stand inAyis
dence that no danger can daunt or dfEmA9
true manhness, and that there Is something
more to. be priced than human applause,
The head may bend, q token of humility and
fit courtesy. but the knees, never. Such:
lfeebleness God rebuke and men despises
There Is for too much of st both IN chareh5
and state, In private walks and spubitc lite.
Strength In the knees Is one OF the main
marks to be looked for in choosing msn foyaa
posts Of moral peril OF; heroic endsayo
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CHINESE WcERoY AGAIN I'M DISC
ii Hung Chang Fined a Years Sal
the Emperor.

Viceroy Ii Hung Chang is again +
grace. He entered the Imperial Parl
hunting grounds at Peking, China, vi
sanction. The punishment for this b
Is to Se deprived OF all his. ranks and De
lions, but the Emperor has decided;5
'enient, and has merely deprived hin
years, salary, amounting to- 26, 600 "a
The Count, 1t Is believed, will ask
allowed to retire to his native provlnt
me plea OF ill!health, rs he has been
pointed In the hope OF obta ming q pos
Of influence In the Pekln Government.
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LAME Ir,EIsE.r.t

The lame; :tte our pity, and harsE Ex:
natural right, II. Is; commonly held, to expect
orr aid. The Apostle bids US take hSe.t 10
our ways and straigh hten our pafns that the
twisted sor shattered feet OF the weaker.
brother may not be incommod oded Gonsid def-;
alton Is called for on our part, IL M6ss ssfDl
whole, toward those who are not quit q iftsl
tegral Certainly there Is 8 duty here toqss
seldom regarded. Can It syer be em phaa
sized enough r. Power undo doubtedl ly 3mpoeess
careless, defiant, cruel cry Am 81 lay,
men. But how IL the Cripple has gstneq
II the feet that compel him to limp Where
once he ran ere simply thesabfdings ideuce
that he made evil use OF the powers With
which be was originally and most Reners
ously endowed Does this not, OF neceegftys
somewhat alter our feelings toward him and
our duty Are we bound to ereatiy SEe6tts
ourselves out that the penalty OF his sin HaF
be made as light as possible Ri Is Il nct khes
duty Of every man to AXE good care of 1sis,
own feet, and use all proper preca aqttohs
attached punishment to the ihiringe geme1t
His laws, that we may the ttsr len s
obey. And however difficult 1T may BE toEs
us, with our fsllible human judS neat t0
Say when the lameness which We zee ~ cur;
snefghbor Is sin and when merely 1nf
noeent infirmity, there Is no doubt that Tho
closest possible scrutiny of the road on f0uxs
part Is In order, that We dash not nesdI Iessly,
our foot against GONE mispl laced Qt even
some seruceable necessary stone. "a K
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Cuban Filibuster Seized.

A flibustering vessel which was preparing
for voyage to Cuba has been captured by
the British authorities at Anotta Bay, on the
north side OF jamaica. West Indies, about
twenty-two miles west OF Port Antonio.
when captured the vessel was embarking
rifles, ammunition and other war material;
The members OF the Cuban Junta here dis.
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Carnegie Company Under Fire.

The Carnegie Steel Company is again un'
,,er fire, and an Investigate IN has been or.
dare,lby S .,cretarY Herbert. The Secretary
OF the Navy appointed board OF naval OF.
flcers to thoroughly investigate and report
the facts connected with the discovery OF al
lege defective steel manufactured for the
..attleships building at Newport News.
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Explosion KILLED seven.

The main boilerof the Wilcox Lumber Com
pany's mills, at Seville. Ga, exploded killing
one white employe, tramp and Ave colored
employees. Every one at the scene OF tue
accident was killed. and no one Is LETT who
zknoMs anYthing about the. accident.
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N,a.sacred by spain's Soldiers.

A massacre of insurgent prisoners in the
island OF Luzon, Philippine Islands, is an
nounced In an official despatch from Manila.
Several prisoners had succeeded In escaping
from the fortress OF Cavite, the fortified sea-
port of Luzon. The fugitires were pursued
BY the troops, and the soldiers killed sixty Of
them in the streets. .,,.
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One Year for Beating Slot Machine.
Michael Foley was sentenced to years
Imprisonment by United States Judge Sage
at Columbus, Ohio, for making nine five
cent pieces and passing them into slot ma.
chine. They were rudely made and could
not have been passed In any other way.
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Ladybugs In Donand.

At the annual convention OF the California
Fruit Growers Association, Sacramento,
Cal. President Cooper urged further impor.
tation of ladybugs from Australia to destroJ
insect pests. He said the annual loss by In.
sect pests in the United States Is over sS,
ono 600 -.
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Death or the Largest Land o wner.

William D:ury, the largest land owner in
the United States, died at his home in New,
Boston, H., aged eighty years. Mr.. Drury
vas multi-milllonaire, his landed posses
atoms extending into thousands OF acres in
various parts OF the. South and West, prjnci-
m,iIy in Nebraska, Colorado and Texas. He
leaves no he1r except his widow.
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Let Us do our duty, and pray t6e =
do:our duty here, now, today ;snotfasd
sweetness, but TO active ensrgy;tn 4
green oasis Of the future, but In, ,ths (
desert OF the present; NOT In the ind
tions Of otherwhere, but in the, reaii{
now---Canon Farrar. 81 I.
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Caucus OF Republican Senators.

CAUCUS OF Hepubuncan senHtorS'
-, The caucus Of Republican United States
Senators In Washington referred the Dingley
bi,lto the Steering Committee. This, it Is
believed. destroys all chance OF the passage
OF the bill at the short session. Senator Du-
bois, OF Idaho; Cannon, OF Utah: Mantle, OF
Montana; Petligrsw, OF North Dakota. and
Squire, OF Washington, refused to attend the
caucus. Senator Dubois resigned as Score
tary OF the caucus. ~ "
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.MACEO REPORTED dead.
The Cuban Leader Said to Have
Been Slain in Battle.
HIS ALLEGED. BODY IDENTIFIED.

The Spaniartls Claim to Have Found
aceo's Diary and the Body of Gomez's
1n---Ground for Believing That the
sumor 10 False---Brave Insurgents Had
just Crossed the Spanish Trocha.
HAVANA, Cuba CBy Cable).-It is an
nbunced in most positive terms by the
Spanish authorities that Antonio Maceo, the
great insurgent leader and the heart and
Soul OF the Cuban cause, has been killed in
u Havana Province, after having effected the
passage OF the Western trocha near Mariel at
its northern extremity. With the Cuban
leader died the youth Francisco Gomez, son
Apf Maxine Gomez who accompanied the
eulatto general on his passage Of the trocha.
Most explicit details Of the finding Of the
U6rpsesos>she fallen Cubans and Of the facts
6 relied upon for their Identification are at
hand through the report OF the Spanish COM
nander, Major Cirujeda, who lately contest
.ed the passage OF the trocha unsuccessfully
s with Maceo, and who sustained another con-
4 fiict with the forces under the insurgent
S leader. It was In reconnaissance after the
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PosToFFIcE's GROWTH.
Postmaster-Genera1W Wilson's Annual Re
port Tells OF the Great Service Rendered.

port Tells OF the Great Service Rendered.
WASHINGTON, D. O. (SpeciaD.-Postmas
ter-General Wilson, in his annual report
depicts the growth of the postal servic,
from an organization OF seventy-fve post
masters in the first year OF Washington'i
Administration, and mail service costing
SS2, 900, confined to the carriage Of letters
to an organization Of over 10000 postmas
ers and service costing $92. 900, 900. oper
to the transmission Of almost all kinds o.
matter. H. ,.f. q. ~. ...'.'t -.
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Th, Connecticut oyster Bed,.

Oystermsn report from PIE oyster-beds OF
the Western Connecticut shore the worst
scourge Of starflsh ever known. An esti-
mated loss Of .$l00, 900 has already been
caused and many vessels are e1-sged in de-
atroyinR the pests
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Castaways Give Thanks.

James T. Jeifers ami Elijah Cash, ,castaways
rescued In the Caribbean Sea after eleven
days suffering. gave thanks in public at the
Moody meeting in Cooper Union, New York
City, for their preservation.
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Report on the Census.

Labor Commissioner Wright, in his report
TO Congress, advocates the establishment OF
a nerrnanent census bureau, and says that
the ceusus should be taken at least every
flys wears. g. IS .e a..
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,,nr,ered His Wife After Fifty Years.

Murdered His Wife After Fifty Years.
Elton Deacon, an old and prosperous
brmer, living four miles northeast OF Argos
murdered his wife and then committed
-. hy Awning himself in a shallow
Y at his barn for watering
49, = as seventy-four years old
Ayounger. They had been
and had a family Of
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Revelation In Uruguay Ends.
The revolution in Uruguay, according to
O. cable despatch from Montevldeo, has been
suppressed by the Government. ..r
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was her husband and she defeated him by
1000 votes. She Is q Mormon and Demo
crat, and proposes to direct her attention to
legislation affecting sanitary and educational
matters. rJ. ) .st.i s-
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Spafn Not Pleased

Spain was displeased with President
Cleveland's references to Cuba In his mes
sap0
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RELIGIOUS READIN NG
LIMP BAcxBosEs

For an animaIto be without a backbone,
! him sadly in the scale OF being. It takeS
away his brain and spinal cord !. things'
that not only indicate high respectable
ity; OF descent but impaft power ot'
thought and personal influence. Even
birds and fishes, claiming kinship through
their backbones with the other yertehfatesf.
their cousins man and his four -toOteds
friends, look down a long was to. the fn9tgs
nifcant worms md snails and clans pnq
polyps. Great is the back bone J! Nons eandts
pute It's supremacy in the physical king d0ur
In the mornl kingd ON It Isl no less pniss4nr
and much more infreIuent, How pienttfhf
are Inollusks and other interior classes sofS
men, whose backbones SEEM by some strangs
oversight, to have been omitted or at least
so imperfectly formed as to be gf Httie nse5ss
They are; ;fabby and hfmsy, soft and dspengyss
compelled to depend for support on what
ever Is nearest. Withdraw their props Ard
they tumble. "A very slight p1sh sends them:
over. Ills pittful to see their: hell pless5 eoDSs
dftion. Yet pity must be mixed with con-
! tdemnation so far as We are onstncsd is lei
quired deprayity. Moral courage :o&n ipefsss
tainIy be cultivated. Steadfastness and sta4
biiity Of purpose increases it the right mennHs
are used 1rfesolItion, SO fatbl to achieves
ment, so undi igniied and disgusting IS n0k
always disease, 1t Is frequeDtl B. Disgrace.
It is closely allied with that self fishnesE which
considers first, last and all The time, H. own
interests and dtgains, It's own place, p1sl lttSn:
and comfort. Its merits rebnkes ft should
be striyen against and thrust undcr frot
Happy and honor worthy they who HAYS
the right regardl dlesspf personal iconBeqt qtence8xi
When the love of God taxes fuH : nossAasi0fff
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CLEVELAND TO cREsPo.

He Writes to yenezuela's President, Highly
| aN PnisinS the Treaty.
At Caracas, Venezuela, the Government
publishes personal letter from President
Cleveland to President Crespo, in regard to
the Guiana boundary treaty, which has been
agreed upon between Mr. Olney, the Ameri-
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DEFEATED HER HUSBAND.
Mrs. Martha b. Cannon Elected State
Senator In Utah.

Mrs. Martha Hughes Cannon has been
elected to the State Senate Of Utah and is the
first woman in tho country who has achieved
such distinction. Her opponent on the ticket
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kby Poison.

by Poison.
eam Eckert, who
Me murder OF
Rpiy z, 1895.