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

A report has reached Johnson City,
Tenn, of an immense opening on the
top of Iron Mountain, near the Ten
nessee and North Carolina line, which
is six feet wide and one and one.half
miles long. 1t is thought to have been
caused by the recent very hard rains
IN that vicinity. The ground became
so saturated that it gave way, causing
this mammoth crack. The story is
reported by an eye witness whose
veracity is beyond question. .-Chatta'
uoogs (Tenn.l Times
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27

rooms and their sizes, closets, etc.,
are shown by the floor plans. Cellar
under the whole house, with inside
and outside entrances and concrete
floor. Laundry under kitchen. Fur
nace cellar under library and dining
room. Vegetable cellar under parlor
and hall, separated by brick partition
walls. Attic floored but unfinished !;
space for three rooms and storage.
Sliding doors connect par!or, library
and dining-room. Open tirep!aces in
parlor, library, diuiug-room and two
bedrooms. Hat and coat closet of
yestibule.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
Green WhiSkerS.

Every conceivable kind OF merchanI
disc is vended on the streets Of New
York, but it is only lately that the
street fakir has taken to vending beau
tiful pea green whiskers, which ap-
parently have ready sale. Exactly
what the staid stream of business men
that passes along Park row want OF
green whiskers would be difficult to
say, but the men who sell them state
that business is brisk. New York
Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27

this preliminary bath the wool is
rinsed off in clear water and dried III the
air and it is then ready for the black
dye, which is made of logwood and
fustic.
The chips OF these woods are packed
in bags aud boiled in water for some
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27

radiation in the second story would be
about $3.50. Radiators should be
placed as near the windows as pos
sibie in psrlor, dining.room, library
and hall down stairs, and in the three
larger bedrooms and bathroom in the
second story. The estimate is based
on New York prices for materials and
labor. In many sections of the coun-
try the cost should be less.
Cop wright 1896. go. !
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
What is Indicated bY the Tongue.

A white tongue indicates febrile dir
turbarce, says the Medical Age; 4
brown, moist tongue, indigestion;
brow, dry tongue, depression, blood
poisoning, typhoid fever; red, moi
tongue, inAammatory lever; a red
glazed tongue, general fever, loss 9
Digestion; a tremulous, moist an
fabby tongue, feebleness, nervou
ness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27
Remarkable Case of Mansiaughter.

Nune Mack, sculptures in Pari
had boy for model. She put "
plaster on him to make mold, ar
ne took cold and died. She vi
charged with manslaughrer, put, b
ing acquitted, his father Is suing h'
for $4,000 damages.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-27

Three thousand four hundred and
fifty dollars is the actual cost to build
this house, not including heating ap-
paratus, and fair estimate for sys-
tenn of hot-water heating giving in-l
direct radiation downstairs and direct
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
CIVIL SERVICE ORDER,
Issued by the Pre1ident and Brings 10000 More
Employees Into Service

Issued by the Prelident and Brings 10000 More
Employees Into Service.
The long-expected order of the President
including in the civil service most OF the
Offices now remaining outside Of the classified
service was issued Wednesday.
The order will include within the civil SER
vice almost 30 O00 additional Government en-
pIoyes. Practically the only persons left
outside the civil service will be assistant
secretaries. heads OF bureaus and in few
cases private secretaries and laborers. Inc
Older is TO take effect Immediately.
The number Of classified places which art
excepted from examination has been re-
duceL from 2OJJ to rs, being mainly posi-
lions AS cashiers in the customs postal ana
internal revenue services. Indians employed
in miuor capacities in the Indian service are
necessarily put in the excepted list. Amos
all of the positions in Washington which
have heretofore been excepted have been in
cludcd in the competitive list.
The only classified position in Washington
which will be excepted from examination I'm
der the new rules will be priya.e secretaries
or confidential clerks (not exceeding two
to the President and to the heal Of each c
the eight executive departments. No pos
ton will hereafter be subject to non-con
petitive examination, except in the cases
Indians employed in teaching capacity in th
Indian service.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
THE MURDERER's S CAREER.

According to Detective Geyer, Herman
Webster Mudgett was born in Gilmanton, n
TT. ON Nav 16. 1860. On the F~ur.h OF July,
1878. he was married at Alton, in his native
State. to Clara A. Lowering. In 1887, on
January %, he married Myrta b. Beiknap
but az his first wife was not dead he decided
for obvious reasons to change his name and
call himself Harry Howard Holmes. Less
than n month after his marriage to Myrta
Belknap Holmes filed III the Superior
Court OF Cook couny ILL.,. n libel in divorce
ayaint Clara A. Lowering Mudgett, but this
action was thrown out Of court because Of
his own failure to appear. Then in Chicago
two wears later. he met Georgiana Yoke who
or January T, 1874, became his third wife,
neither of the other two wives being dead or
divorced. fact of which she was unaware.
She knew him as Henry Mansfield Howard.
Tn the fall of 1898 Holmes made his first
move-not his first on the chess board Of
crime--but the tirst in the game that led to
his undoing. BE made application to the
Fidelity Mutual Life Association for a SlO,-
900 2O-vear policy. which WAS granted. A
few months later the same company insured
for s1O 900 Benjamin T. PitezeI. Holmes
partner iu crlme and bis first victim. In
August this man. under the uame OF &. +.
Perry. rented a house at 1915 Cailowhlil
street. Philadelphia. On September T. Pite-
eel was found in an upper room Of this house
dead. 1t was arranged between the twt
men that Pitezel or Perry, as he was known
to the neighbors, should be burned by an eX
nlosion. from the effects Of which he shonl(
apparently die, but instead a corpse hired Of
purchased for the occasion should be palm
ed off on the insurance company as his. Th
was the plot as Pitezcl knew it. Holmes in
tended however. tnat the explosion no
only should burn but also kill his confeder
ate. Dead men tell no tale-, and ther
would be ono less to share the TlOO 900.
II was through the determined effort
Of the defrauded Insurance company tina
Holmes was finally brought to punishment
Holmes had Il long and fair trial IL
m1de sensation early in the court proceed
ings bv dismissing his counsel and attempt
ing to handle his own case. Another lawye
was assigned by the court and the case wen
on. A large number of W tnesses came fror
all parts of the country TO testify. An at
tempt to get new tria, after the jur
brought in a verdict of guilty in the n'st de
gree was unsuccessful.
While Holmes was convicted of murdern
but one person. Pitezel, there is not tn
shadow OF doubt that he subsequently, mul
d red three Of PitezeI's children and plotte
to kill their mother and the other two. Al
ter he became convinced that he could DC
escape the gallows, he conf, ssel to the Kill
ing Of several other people, but his aileSe
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
CABLE SPARKS.

ce-Admiral Sir Robert O'Brien titzroy'
K. C. B., OF the British navy is dead.
The Duke aud Duchess Of Saxe-Meiningen
we're recently waylail and robbed by high
yaymen within few miles Of Rome.
Electricity is to be introduced upon the
street railways of Mexico City, which have
been purchased by a London syndicate.
Chinese are arriving in Montreal in largo
numbers, where they await favorable op-
oortunity to be smuggled into the United
States
Mrs Langtry has accepted s5O,OOO in set
.lement Of her claim against the London
bank which gave her jewelry to thief on
forged order.
The famous insurgent Cuban leader Socor'
ras. who was wounded at the engagement
recently fought at Cascarajicara, died on the
following day.
Herr Strobach, anti-Semite, has been
elected burgomastcr in the place OF Dr.
Lueger. who resigned at the request OF EN-
peror Francis Joseph.
King Humbert has donated 100000 francs
% the families Of the soldiefs killed and
wounded in the African campaign and lOO :
700 francs to the Red Cross Society for tho
benefit OF the wounded.
At the inquest held in London upon the
remains OF the late Colonel North, physi-
,ian testified that he had previously noticed
symptoms of heart disease, which he as
serted. was the cause Of the COlonels death
At Alosno. Province OF Huelva. Spain,
some miscreant set fire to the building In
which a dance was in progress. Six per
sons were burned to death and many wer'
injured in consequence
President Krugers speech at the opening
Of the Parliament Of the Transyaal is char
acterzed as moderate in tone. but firm in in
dicating a determination on the part OF m
Dutch in South Africa to resist British aS
gression.
The position of the French in the dispute'
territory Of Guiana is increasingly precarl
GUS owing to the support the squatters re
ceiye from the Brazilian government. Man
Rraziiians are said to be entering the cOuntr
in dispute.
The Deryishes have arrived at Adarama i
dismayed condition. The families OF O'
man Digna and the other leaders have fle
to Ell Damir on the Nile. 1t is reported ths
1000 Deryishes have been ordered to reir
roe DOngOla
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
confession" has proved to be largely tie
sue Of falsehoods.
WORK AND WORKERS.

The Milwaukee sreet railway employees
struck for an advance in wages and for rec
oenition of their union. Every line in the
city was tied up
Four hundred union plumbers, gas and
steam filters went on strike in Kansas City
for eight hours work and the same wage@
heretofore paid them for nine hours.
Eighteen of the 14O building contractors ID
Newark, n. j., have agreed to the carpen'
ters' demand for uniform scale OF 81 10
nor dav. and 400 Of the 1909 strikers returned
to work.
Such of the 1909 painters Of Boston as bad
NOT previously secured the eight-hour work
dav went to work on the shorter day last
week. There was no opposition to the
charge.
In Newark, New Jersey, 1iOo carpenters
struck for an advance from 90 to - Is pei
dav uniform scale, and eight hours on Sat
urdav II is said that all other trades un-
ions will strike in sympathy If the carpenters
do not win within the week.
General Superintendent Kimbali, Of the
Iife-saying Service, has issued circular
forbidding members Of life-saving crew.
during the active season, ferrying, boating
oystering grabbing, fishing, shooting game
gathering moss, or engaging in similar EN-
ployment for pay or market, in competition
with other persons engaged in such business
The Chicago and Indiana Coal Company
At Duggar, and the Ehrlich and Vigo Com
oanies. cast OF Terre Haute, on the Van
ialia. have posted notices that they would
cav 50 cents. and the men are at work. AL
,tbar bituminous mines in Indiana, north o
he Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern road
are idle.
According to a despatch from Duluth
Minnesota "yast beds Of anthracite coal
which are said to rival in richness and ex
ent those in Pennsylvania, have been dis
covered in the northern part OF that state
and James J. Hill. President Of the Grea
Northern Railroad, their sole owner has be
gun to develop the property"
A despatch from Bildeford, Maine, say
that a general cut-down in all department
of the Pepperel and Lacouia Mills, to tak'
efrect Nav f8. was officially announced. The
average reduction is about nine per cent.
and the new schedule practically conforms
with that in effect prior to the increase made
in juno of last year, About 35Oo hands ar
affected
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

Hundreds Of acres Of fine timberland near
Halifax. Nova Scotia. have been destroyed
oy forest fires.
A fire at Kingston n. Y, destroyed tlsner
Rlgney's hote', the loss exceeding @oo o00'
Six firemen were injured
J. c. Sommers, a wealthy banker, OF heo-
Suk, Iowa, was run over and fatally injured
by train in Bur ington, Iowa
The school building at Barrackyllle, W.
Va, was struck by lightning. Miss Hattie
Goust was killed and three others were IN
iured, one probably fatally.
Ranslowe A. Boone, prominent merchant
If s.. Clair. Pa, was instantly h lea ny
oeing thrown from his carriage. His wlle'
who was with him. was serious injured
Another body was recovered from the
:uins of the wrecked building on Walnut
street. Cincinnati making the death ron
,eyen. The list Of missing now numbers II,
but may be less.
Samuel Bisseu. aged g. a commercial
rave er for New York dry goods company
te from a thlrd-story window OF the 7 ant
ers' Hote in st Louis and was fata ly In
pred.
The steamer Miowoca brought to Victoria
B. c., the particulars Of the exp. osion In the
Drummer Colliery near Wellington Ne"
Lea aad on March 27 OF the sixty miners
sntombed not one escaped death.
Mrs Minnie Hue nan was burned to death
and her infant son fata y injured at their
home in St. Louis. Mrs. Huelsman was Ill q
ing the tank of a caso inc stove, when th'
fluid exploded,
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
HOLMES HANGED.
The Murderer Meets Death
Without a Culver.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
His Neck Broken As He went
Through the Trap-i'is Looy
Carted Away Accompanied by
the Poundings on the Wagon
of a Crowd of eoye-

of a CrOWd OF EOJS-
Herman W. Mudgett. alias H. II. holmes
was hanged in Moyamensing Prison. TNll-
adelphia, at 1917 minutes after 10 o'clock n
NJ. That is the time the drop fell 1t wac
fully half hour later before he was offclally
nronounced dead. A half minute before ne
was shot into eternity he made this decara-
ton to the solemn assembly gathered about
the scaffold
"Gentlemen: | have very few words TO
sav Tn fact l would make no remarks nj
this time except that by dispensing wouiu
appear to acquesce in my execution. onlS
wish to say that the extent OF my wrong-do-
inr taking human life consisted in the ceath
Of two women, they having died at my hands,
as the result Of criminal operations. WISH
10 also stute here, so that there can be no
chance Of misunderstanding hereafter, that 1
am not guilty of taking the lives OF any oil
tho Pietzel family-the three children ana
BENJAMIN, the father, Of whose death 1 was
convicted. and for which l am today TO Le
hanged. That is all have to say.
It will be seen that the words wero we'll
chosen. They were equally well-pronounced.
The voice never quayerei; the haGds clasPen
on the dark railing OF the scallold did not
tremble The nerve which had all along
characterized this most marvellous OF assas-
sins had not deserted him to the very end.
As the last syllable fell from his pallld lips
be turned to his attorney. ClaspnS his right
hand in that Of the young lawyer Holmes
gave him firm grasp--frm even at that
terrible moment-he laid his left on the other
mans shoulder, and gazing straight INTO
their eyes uttered in loud voice. Goou-
bye"
Then he carefully buttoned his coat, oIded
to tho Sheriff. and in an instant he was hurled
to his death.
He was undoubtedly the most stohI oil any
in that assembly of so odd men. Tie paiIor
Of his face Was no deeper than the ordinary
prison-bIeach. and he stood erect gazing
steadfastly before him, until tho horrible
black cap shut out his last look at earthly
things.
Ho spent his last day of life uneyentiuiiy'
During part of the day. Father Daily OF th'
Church OF the Annunciation visited him ano
said prayers. In the afternoon the lawyer
Samuel P. Rotan, called for short time
The balance of the day Holmes occupied
reading his Bible and other devotional BOOKS
Father Daily came again early in the even
ing and remained until 10. 10 o'clock.
After he left Holmes wrote letters OF fare
we'll until midnight. 1t is understood ina
these communications were addressed to III
wives one in Oimanton. y. H., an
Georgianna Yoke. of Franklin, Ind, the thlr
wife. whose testimony did 80 much to brin
about today's execution. He also penne
a letter Of instructions to MIR. ho'ah' IL
counsel. Absolute secrecy is maintained r'
gardng the contents Of these letters.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
ALL READY TO ADJOURN.
Congress to Fad ItI Session Monday May 49,
Many Pension Bills Passed

The House Wednesday served notice on
Senate and the country that it had transact
ed its business and was ready for the final
adjournment by pas ing, withon. division, IL
resolution for final adjournment Monday,
May IS.
The House then proceeded under the
sp 'cial order adopted previously to consider
private pension bills, and acted on them at
the rate of about one every five minutes. BY
the terms of tho order, debate on each bil
was limited to ten minutes. In five and one
half hours Y bills were fayora Dly acted
upon. Among them we're bills granting the
widow of the late Secretary Walter @.
Gresham a pension of 500 per month; to
Elizabeth Watts Kearney, daughter of Gen.
Phil Kearney, s25 per month; 10 the widow
If the tie Senator George +. Spencer OF
Alabama, $50 per month; 10 General
James c. Parrot, $50 per month; to g
widow of Gen. James II Blunt, Of Kansas,
e75 per month, and to Gen. Nat an Kim.
ball, 500
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
"No. He is armed and in a position
whera We cannot dislOdge him.

"No He is armed and in position
where We cannot dslodge him."
Dcspard started from the place.
81 give you an hour to decide your
lovers fate," he cri d, warningy, to
lneI
What tie outlaw had reported was
true Ranger Ra phi had been dscov-
creL Driven to a place behind some
rocks. however, he he'd the bandits at
bay.
They were forced to retreat before his
rapid fire. Sti he knew that when re-
endorsements came he INST necessarily
he dislodgod and captured, =,
With some dismay he saw DeSpard ana
others arrive on the scene. His situation
was a critical one. Hopelessly he glanced
up at the perpendicular walls tefore
him
Then he roso we'd to battle desperately
when his foes made another attack. just
then he seemed to hear a voice on the
cliff abo G him. At the same moment a
Iasso dropped nearly before his face.
"The lasso-seize it, quick" spoke q
low, silvery voice.
The myslified scout Obeyed. Some
strong hand lifted him foot by foot from
the ground
A series of savage yells escaped the
bandits as they witno sed his ascent A
score of blletS fattenel against the
| cliff.
Steadily the lasso was drawn in. The
s ont reached the top of the cliff unin-
ured by tie shots of the discounted
bandits.
A small but sinewy hand drew him
over the edge of tn cliff and led hin
ont of view uf the outlaws in the valley
| below
With profound curiosity Ranger kalpf
surveyed his strang rcscuer. A cry O.
amazement escaped his lips as he reco3
nj ed her. 1t was VIII te Fawn, th'
ModOc VrincnSS.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1896-05-15
A CIergyman's Advice.

The Rev. DR.. Than David OF, Of Isl-
ngton, Engla d, In sermon to young
M II. mad the following remarks on life
Insurance: "if some Cf You VIII act upon
the a 1vice | am going to give you yoH
will thank m fer it some day. Nhlle
,oIare 10 hope and plerarc for long
lie vCu arc to cOhtemp ate the oSS.b J.
ity of beng suddenly called away, and
YOU ave to make provision. even in thi
wor d. agairs' such contingency IL
is n eanly self h for a man. dying in the
mr. me OF Ii @. and pro 'eSsing a Christian
20 @, to be Te. fe ty happy while ne
k ow3 thai a. he steps iIto heaven ms
wife and chi dren viii step into the work
lolse. say it is a5ominablo. II YOU
nave the faintcst prospect of laving any
.pcndcnt up you, you lave no bust
ness to spend On gra ilication all your
weekly or your yearly sa ary 1T i rOs
vorrs to spend. The first few sh liinyS
or the fir t few 20 n Is belong t. them
and should 60 t. ay The p:cm'um on
Dolicv Il at at east W II keep them from
,cgarv. Excuse me frCm 10 mt 0 lirg
this, but l am really provoked to see
mon. thcOrgl sh e. thOught'essncSS, az
ing ND for their families trouble Il a
m ght a ily have ba,n sTa"cd al they
only ,sured their lives in Som' sound
and resi- ectabe office. Now, next year
is not the time to do it, if YOU can do 1t
to m ,rroN: fer you don need me to tell
Won the soon r you take the stcp the
ligh .er the burden will be. "
Swearing VS.. Praying.
Old AblCr Ki. by is oae of tie best
known men in Milwaukee. He OWLS the
Kirby House IN ire, and is gea erally
good citizen I'd pl ointment man. Mr..
Kirby is at the lead of very fiLo tam'
jlv. who, orc and all, with Il exception
of himself, are regular attendants at the
church of Rev. DR.. Ashley Profanity
s5e ms t. be one of Mr.. Kirby's strong
points; he is noted all over the Cream
CITY for his pro ifc swearing, and one
dav when he met the c crIyman, that in
diyidual asked if he cou'd not be induced
f. attend church with his family, saying,
II will do you good" ain what way?"
askel Mr.. Kirby; 81 am not re i5iously
inclined" "NO. [ SUPP o>e not. said the
prcacEcr."but that doesn t cut any figure;
come to church anyway; Ie' hals il you
do YOU won't swear so much. "Ne !,
now, Doc o." said the old geat' 'eman,
81 don't know that it hurts me 10 swear;
Noa zee, ! swear a good deal ard You
rray a good deal, but we don't either OF
is mean anyth hng b. it."-ArkdnSdlO
IrdrGlcr.
VALUABLE bird dog owne lby Grass
Valley (Cal) man was recently shown a
parrot. Ho immed ately "pointcd," i"
when polly marched up in front of him
and said, YOnrc rascal" The ter
riied dog turned tail and IAN away, and
is ruined for hunting as h cannot now
b, induced to "point" at any sort Of
bird.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-08-21
Harvest Excursions.

In order to give everyone an opportu'
nifty to see the grand crops in the West
ern states and enable the intending set
tier to secure home, the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul R'y has arranged to
run a series OF harvest excursions to
South and North Dakota, and to other
states i'll the West, Northwest and South
west on the following dates July 81,
August 4 and Is, September l, 10 and
% and October 6 and 20, at the low rate
of two dollars more than ONE FARE for
the round trip. Tickets will be good
for return on any Tuesday or Friday
within twenty-one days from date of
sale. For rates, time of trains and fur
Their details apply to any coupon ticket
agent in the East or South, or address
Chas. A. Brown, New England Passen-
ger agent, Boston, Mass.