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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
PENNsYLvANIA's NEW CAPITOL.
An Imposing Group OF Building to Be
Erected in Harrisburg.

An Imposing Group Of Building to Be
Erected in Harrisburg.
The new Pennsylvania State Capitol, as
designed by Henry Ives Cobb, Of Chicago,
will be an imposing group Of buildings, so
arranged that from every point Of view the
same impression Of simple and dignifled
massiveness will be given. The central
dome will be placed at the Intersection OF
State and Capitol streets so that four Diff
ferent vistas will open toward 1t. The leg
tslatlve halls will be In the central building,
and on either side, connected by wings.
will be two departmental buildings. The
appropriation Of $3.50, 900 Is not large
enough to permit the erection OF the whole
structure at once, but 1t is thought that the
legislative halls and enough committee
rooms for pressing needs can be put up
with that sum, and in all probability COM
pleted within year from the 1st Of Janu-
ary. The dome and departmental building
can then be erected later. It Is proposed
by the architect that the exterior OF the
building shall be constructed OF Pennsyl.
vanis granite or marble, the framework OF
steel and the interior walls and partitions
Of br ick and hollow tile. The legislative
building Is to be 100 feet high to the base
of the dome and the dome ninety-six feet
higher. The entrance to the capitol will
be from West State street. A wide corri-
dor leads to the rotunda, where elevators
run to the floor above, on which are the
legislative chambers. The Senate will have
the western end OF the building and the
House the eastern end. Each hall Will re-
ceiye light from three sides, Each ts to
have gallery, above which Is large space
for caucus and other rooms.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
BANK FAILURES SPREAD RUIN.
Marriages Stopped, Bride Deserted and
Small Depositors Despoiled.

Marriages Stopped, Bride Deserted and
Small Depositors Despoiled.
Three-fourths Of the people OF Perry
County, Indiana, have been afflicted and
many ruined by the failure OF the banks at
Leavenworth, Marengo and English. Five
towns in Perry County suffer, and perhaps
for twenty miles along the river In Ken
lucky are scattered victims.
President Willett and Weathers, his
brother-in-law, have fed, and In good
time, for the people would lynch them.
Both spent much time in. the banks at
night, and all the banks received deposits
up to the time Of the failure, and 1t Is
believed the bankers have carried OF much
money. ~ l:a -
It Is feared Mrs. Willett will die of grief.
Her husband left letter for her saying
she would never see him again. Weathers
was Sunday-school Superintendent.
Four weddings have been postponed be-
cause the prospective bridegrooms have
lost their money. One bride has been de-
serted because her patrimony was swal.
lowed up, and many tot will look for
Santa Claus In vain this winter. Hundreds
Of honest men cannot pay their debts.
Eli Van Winkle lost $1,000 pension money
just deposited. Simon Ray and wife sold
their farm to live In town, put everything
they had In the bank there and lost all.
Mrs. Ray walks the streets moaning aud
begging for her money. Miss Queen Bird
had saved $3.50. It Is gone. Miss Carrie
Patton, nurse, had saved 5000, which
was taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
LYNcHED BY coLoRED. MEN.

Run Was to Have Been Hanged, But
Fought 50 Hard They Had to Shoot Him.
A mob Of exasperated colored men at
midnight, frustrated In their plan to hang
him, riddled the body ofJosh Ruff, GRIM
inal, with rife bullets and left 1t lying in
the public road, mile from Gibson, Ga.
Hezekfah Norris, eolored man, confessed
that he shot Ruff, and It is known that
he was the head Of the mob. It
transpires that Ruff, who had just
been dismissed from the penitentiary,
had assaulted Norris's daughter and
threatened to kill Norris II he betrayed
him. He robbed the others. and 30 tyran-
nized them that they formed secret COM
pact to kill him. They had a rope and
would have hanged him, but he fought so
that they were forced to shoot him. Norris
is held for trial, but has implicated no
others so far. .... ...
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
FOOTBALLS DEATH RECORD.

shrue Bowles, October 13. 1896, Louis
Vile team, In Louisville, Ky.; kicked In
the side.
Benjamin Rich, October 10, 1896, in Tyr.
one, Penn; internal hemorrhages.
Bert W. Seri, November "A, 1895, Doane
College team, at Lawrence, Kan; concus.
sion Of the brain.
Joseph Kspp, November IA, 1896, Aerts,
In Brooklyn; hemorrhages of the lungs.
Louis 'Cordova, October "a, 1897, In
Bayonne; fractured skull.
Andrew Stafche, October 26, 1897. a New
York eleven, at Casino Beach; broken neck.
Robert Grange, October 29, 1897, West
End Juniors, in Sewickley, Penn; concus-
sion Of the brain.
Richard Won Cannon, October 80, 1897,
Georgia University team, In Atlanta; con.
cussion Of the brain. r .
William j. Heating, November 8, 1897,
North Homestead team, In swissdaie,
Penn; internal injuries.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
GERMANS Land IN China.
Admiral Diederichs Takes Possession
Of Kiaochou Bay.
CONSIDERED AN ACT OF WAR.

rho Kaiser's Demonstration to Avenge
the Murder Of Missionsr1es-The Adj
miral Occupied Kaioohou With 600
Tars Unopposed-The Chinese Garrison
at Once skedaddle Over tho Hills.
SHANGHAI, China (By Cable).-Admiral
Diederichs, commanding the German
Asiatlo Squadron, upon arriving in Kiao-
chou Bay, on the shantung coast, whittier
he had been ordered for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning satisfaction for the recent murder
OF two German missionaries, found three
forts occupied by Chinese troops. He ar
ranged his ships opposite the forts and
Trained his guns upon them. Then he sent
an ultimatum to the Chinese commander,
calling upon him to evacuate the forts In
three hours, after which he landed 600 men
with six guns, who marched toward the
forts.
The Chinese watched the sailors and
marines for few moments until they be-
came convinced that the "foreign devils"
were advancing in earnest, and then the
Ehree garrisons bolted across the hills be-
hind the forts. The Germans quickly oc-
cupied the positions and hoisted their flag,
which was saluted by the warships. The
Chinese General and his family alone did
not Zee. and it Is said that they received
German protection.
Official Chinese here consider that Ger
many, by landing an armed force and cap
turing the forts, has committed an act OF
war, but they do not believe that the Pekin
Government will treat 1t as such.
British and American warships have
been ordered to proceed to Kiaochou Bay
to watch developments there. It Is said
that the region Is immensely rich In min
erals. The harbor Is one OF the best on the
whole coast. It Is believed that the Ger
mans intend to stay there.
It Is now asserted that the murder OF the
two German missionaries near YEN -Chu-Fu
was not the work Of bandits, as originally
understood, but was deliberately planned
by Ii Pung Hing, Governor of the province,
prior to his departure for Seet-ChouaD, Of
which he has been appointed Viceroy.
Shantung is one OF the largest coast
provinces Of China, and about third OF 1t
forms very large peninsula jutting out
into the Yellow Sea. This peninsula gives
Shantung an unusual proportion Of sea
coast. The Great Canal from Pekin to
Hangchow passes through the province.
fGermany were permitted to possess her
self permanently Of q harbor in China, she
could hardly make better selection.
Steamers in Kiaochou Bay are hardly more
than q days sail from Tientsln. the port OF
Pekin on the north, or from Shanghai on
the south. It is true that Shantung abounds
with minerals, but little has yet been done
to develop the mining interest,":
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
DR.. THOMAS w. EVANS DEAD.
Tho Famous American Dentist Expires
in Paris.


DR.. Thomas ". Evans, the famous Ameri-
oan dentist who facilitated the flight of the
Empress Eugenie from Paris in 1870, died
suddenly at Paris, France. He never re-
covered from the shock OF his wife's death.
He died OF angina pectoria after twenty
four hours illness. ..... ..-,
No American has ever had more remark
able career in Europe than DR.. Thomas W.
Evans. He was born In Philadelphia about
seventy-fve years ago, and went to Paris
In 1912, where he soon became g favorlte
OF royalty through his advanced methods
and skill in his profession. He at
tended to the teeth Of the Emperor Ma
poleon, Empress Eugenie, the members Of
their Court and household, and, excepting
Queen Victoria and the Sultan of Turkey,
OF every sovereign TN Europe. as we'll as
OF graceful manners and many accomplish.
ments. .
When he went abroad in 1912 dentistry
was In crude state, and Europe was far
behind America In its advancement. DR..
Evans practically introduced gold filings
In teeth in Europe. -.-....- =
Dr.. Evans accumulated fortune OF $35,
600, 900 largely through the favor Of Napo.
leon. and resided in q magnificent house,
4S Bois de Boulogne. which Is one OF
the landmarks to Americans In Paris.
DR.. Evans visited this country in 1876, to
attend the Centennial Exposition. and he
came again last summer. His last visit
was to make preparations to leave the
principal part of his fortune to charitable
and educational institutions. - =.
His wife died q few months ago In Paris.
When he came to this country he brought
her body with him for burial in Philadel.
phia. They were without children.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01

which has made him popular with even the
most vehement OF his political opponents.
He is now Lord Chancellor for Ireland,
and will probably be succeeded In that Of
fee by Gerald Baliour, at present Chief
Secretary for Ireland.
The Right Honorable Edward Gibson,
Baron Asbourne, was born in Dublin In
1888. He entered Parliament In 1875, and
In 1877 was made Attorney-Genera for Ire
land. He was the chief spokesman for
the Opposition from 1880 to 1885, when
Irish questions we're under debate.
He received his title upon the
accession OF Lord Salisbury to office in
1885, and, in addition, was made Lord
Chancellor Of Ireland, post which he was
given second time, when Salisbury again
became Premier in 1895.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
THE NEWS EPIToMIZED.
Washington Items.

The Cabinet has decided to send the rev.
enue cutter Bear to relieve the ice-impris.
oned whalers.
Premier Laurier and the other Canadian
of1cials left Washington for Ottawa; re-
ports that their mission had proved fall
ure were officially denied.
Ex-Congressman Frank W. Mondell was
appointed Assistant Commissioner OF the
General Land Office by President Nc.
Kinley.
Secretary Algers favors the transfer OF
the management of volunteer soldiers
homes to the War Department.
President Mckinley signed the treaty
adopted by the Universal Postal Congress
recently held in Washington. thus complet.
ing its ratification on the part OF the United
States.
BY orders issued at the Postoffice Depart:
ment the salaries Of eight-flve clerks OF al!
classes In the main Office and stations OF
Brooklyn were raised, making an aggre'
gate Of $500 increase.
The Secretary Of the Treasury decided
that sugar produced wholly In Denmark
will be subject to count ter-valling duty OF
not less than .135 OF cent per pound. This
Is understood to point to like decision az
TO Dutch sugars.
The State Department finally decided not
to surrender Jesus Guerra to the Mexican
Government.
Ex-Congressman John NJ. Langston (col.
ored), Of Virginia, died In Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
NEW JERSEY GAMBLERS DEFEATED
Court Refuses to Order q Recount on the
Anti-Gambling Amendment.

Court Refuses to Order Recount on the
Anti-Gambling Amendment.
Justices Van syckel, Dixon and Collins. OF
the New Jersey Supreme Court, denied the
application for recount OF the votes on
the anti-gambling amendment to the State
Constitution. The opinion, which was
written by Justice Van Syckle, represents
the unanimous sentiment OF the Court.
In the opinion no view Is expressed as to
the power Of the Court to order recount.
1t Is held, however, that the matter OF hav-
ing O recount is not a matter OF private or
individual concern, but Is one Of public
policy, and concerns only the Government.
This leads to the conclusion that the appli-
cants have no standing in court. The opinion
goes on to say that the matter, being one OF
public policy, the Legislature had right
to say how the vote should be canvassed
and proclamation Of the result made by
the Governor, and the canvass having
been made and the Governors proclama-
tion having been issued In accordance
with the result OF the canvass, the matter
Is now closed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01

The Herald's selection for this work is
the Rev. George H. Hepworth, "whose
character as q Christian clergyman, and
whose sermons, as published every Sunday
in the Herald for years, gives assurance Of
full sympathy with his co-religionists in al
demands for religious freedom, while htl
experience as an observer, writer and
trained journalist, will assure rigid e1ecu.
tion of his mission. DR.. Hepworth has an
assistant thoroughly familiar with the
country and the Sultan's people, and Is &C.
companied by the Sultan's secretaries. He
Is also escorted by cavalry to protect him
from the rowing bands Of brigands that In.
fest the country"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
MOB LAW IN NORTH DAKOTA.
Three Indians Lynched For the Murder
OF the Spicer Family.

Three Indians Lyncned For tne muruef
/: OF the spicer Family.
i Alexander Coudot, an Indian half-breed,
and Paul Holytrack and Philip Ireland,
full-blooded Indians, the first OF whom was
sentenced to death for the murder Of six
members Of the Spicer family last February.
and had just obtained new trial from
the Supreme Court, and the latter two
:self-confessed accessories In the muir
ders, were taken from the County
Jail, at Williamport, In Emmons Coun-
ty, North Dakota, and lynched by q mob.
The lynching apparently had been planned
carefully, and was carried out without q
break in the programme. Williamsport,
where the hanging took place, Is about
forty miles FROM the railroad.
The crime for which the men were thus
executed was the brutal murdec Of six mem
bers OF the Spicer family last winter. The
bodies Of Thomas Spicer, his wife, his
daughter, Mrs. Rouse, and her twin chill
dren, and Of Mrs. Ellen Waldron, his mother
in-law, were found at the Spicer home all
horribly mutilated.
Fear that the men would escape punish
ment for their crime led to the lynching.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
DROPPED DEAD THROUGH GRIEF.
Father Of Swindler Lascelles's Bri'
Dies Because OF Shame.

Father Of Swindler Lascelles's Bride
Dies Because OF Shame. .
Alexander Pelky, the father Of the wife
Of Sidney LascelIes, the bogus Lord Beres.
ford, dropped dead ut Fitzgerald, Ga, his
death being hastened by keen sense Of
the disgrace Of his daughter.
Beresford was released from the peni-
tentiary few months ago and cut q wide
swath in Fitzgerald. In spite OF the fact
that he had been divorced, he captured the
heart OF Miss Clara Pelky, whose father de-
nounced him as an adventurer and refused
bis sanction to the marriage.
They defied him, had the ceremony per-
formed and took wedding trip. They re-
turned for few days and disappeared
again. An investigation OF Lascelles's al
fairs showed that he had swindled many
business houses.
The father OF his wife never recovered
from the shock, and has gradually declined
In health until his death, which the physi-
CLANS say was induced by excessive grief.
he leaves property valued at S50, 600. AS
Mrs. Lascelles is his only child, she will
doubtless inherit 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
Prominent People.

The Duke OF Argyle has held his title for
fifty years.
Ex-Secretary Carlisle has decided to To-
cate in New York City.
Senator German will retire from political
life at sixty years OF age.
Princess Kaiulani has sailed for Hawaii
to look for missing throne.
Major Handy, United States Commis-
sioner to Paris, has returned after securing
200, 900 square feet OF space at the great e1-
position Of 1900.
Mark Twain cables from Europe that the
report that he Is out of debt Is lie. The
genial humorist claims the right to gloat
over his poYerrY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
MUST READ ENGLISH.

Unseats Some Wyoming Officials Elected
by Foreign-Born Voters. r..
The Wyoming Supreme Court decided, in
a county contested election case, that the
educational requirement Of the Wyoming
Constitution, which declares that no foreign
born citizens can vote in Wyoming unless
able to read the Constitution, means that
the Constitution must be read In English.
Heretofore the numerous Fins and Huns
at mining camps who could not read the
Constitution in English, but could read 1t
in their own language, have been allowed
to vote.
The decision unseats several Republican
county officials who were elected by this
vote and gives their places to Democrats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
MOB SURROUNDED A COURT HOUSE.
Only the Glittering Bsyonets az the Sol.
diers Charged Dispersed It.

Only the Glittering Bsyonets az tho Sol.
diers Charged Dispersed It.
The timely arrival Of troops at Carroll.
ton, Pickens County, Ala, at daylight
thwarted the efforts OF mob to lynch Bud
Beard, colorsd, on trial there for assault.
ing a seven-year- old white child.
The lynchers were just preparing to close
in on the Court House, where the Sheriff
and dozen deputies had stood guard over
the prisoner all night, fearing that II an
attempt was made to take him back to jail
the mob would get him, when the Warrior
Guards, of Tuscaloosa, drove up In four
wagons and dispersed the throng.
Excitement was intense and the mob re-
fused to move until they saw the glittering
bayonets about to be turned upon them.
The soldiers then surrounded the court
house, allowing none but officers OF the
court and others interested to pass the
lines. Court was reconvened at O'Clock
a. m. and the trial was proceeded with. By
noon 1t was over and Beard had been SEN
fenced by Judge Pratt to hang on Decem-
Ler 10.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
CyCling Notes,

AT Sydney, Australia, ON September l5
Bill Martin. it Is said, rode q mile on the
highway with the wind at his back in l.19
The road was slight incline.
Somebody who likes to juggle with figures
has computed from some basis-he does
not say what-that there are 10,000,0O
bicycles In use in all the world.
At q recent wedding In Bellport, Long
Island, four generations we're represented,
all bicycle riders. o. II. P. Robinson, the
chief celebrant, is eighty-six years old.
The Italian rider, Fontana, recently rode
from Florence to London and back In
eighteen days thirteen hours, the distance
being 2625 miles. He rode only in the day
time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
A Great Food Discovery.

Experiments in the cross-fertillzation Of
cereals and other food plants have been
recently made at the Earl of Winchilsea's
farm in England. The process, said to have
been discovered by Mr.. Carton, an English
agriculturist, will, 1t Is claimed, convert
comparatively worthless cereals into food
plants of the greatest value.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
KELLEY PLEADS GUILTY OF MURDER.
Asks Not to Be Hanged Until His Con.
tract With the Devil Expires.

Asks Not to Be Hanged Ohth nis Son'
tract With the Devil Expires.
At Dover, N. H., Joseph E. Kelley re-
tracted his plea Of not guilty to the charge
Of numbering Cashier stickney, Of the Great
Falls National Bank, and pleaded guilty.
In addressing the court Kelley said:. =,
"This question Of retractinG my plea all
remains with your Honor. Ifyou will a1
the date Of my execution on January l6,
1899, then, your Honor, retract my plea
and plead guilty to the charge Of murder" D."
Kelley will be twenty-five years old on
January 15, 1899, and 1t has been mis- re-.
peated desire for months that he should not
be hanged until after his twenty birth.
day, for then his contract with the devil
will expire, he says, and he Will go t"
heaven. -,
Kelley's plea was accepted and the jury
vas discharged.
Kelley was pronounced guilty OF murder
In the second degree by Chiei-Justice Ma
son, and sentenced to serve term OF tnir-
ty years In State prison at Concord.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
Minor Mention.

The bubonic plague has attacked mon
keys in India.
Denver, Col, pays eightr-ave cents per
1000 cubic feet for gas.
Wilford Glover, fifteen years old, Of Trop-
leo, CAL, has confessed to killing DR.. r. P.
Moore, OF Los Angeles, for the purpose OF
robbery.
The United States Supreme Court rem
dered decision holding that the railroads
need not file their rates as against compel
ing water lines.
The new Mills Hotel in New York City has
this rule prominently posted throughout
the building: please pay nothing to any
OF the attendants"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
Politician Commits Suicide.

A. Gillian, manager Of the Jones-Nixon
Publishing Company, Of st. Louis, Mo-, and
Democratic candidate for State Senator at
the last election, shot and killed himself.
No reason Is known for the deed, except
that an injury received recently by Mr..
Gillian in bicycle accident may have af-
fected his mind
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01
Resentment Against Sagasta.

There is feeling Of resentment against
the sagasta Cabinet in Spain and in Cuba
on account OF the attempt to establish
nexation to the United States Is presenting
itself to all as the best solution of Cuban
difficulties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-12-01

Charles Page Bryan Minister to China.
The President has appointed Charles
Page Bryan, Of Illinois, to be Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. to
China. Mr.. Bryan is young man. He has
been prominent In Washington and chi
cago, and his. experience In pubic anairs
LEGISLATURE, where he was noted for his
efforts in behalf OF civil service reform.