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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
BOMB EXPLOSION IN PARIS.
Occurred Near the Railroad Station Which,
President Faure Had just Left.

PARIS, France (By Cable).-A bomb was
exploded near Care du NOrd about the time
that President Faure was taking train
from that station for Russia, and for few
minutes great excitement prevailed. The
explosion took place at the corner Of the
Boulevard Dc Magenta and Rue Lafayette.
No one was hurt. The bomb was eX-
podcd five minutes after the President had
passed that point on his way to the station.
1t consisted Of Il lead tube ten inches long,
filled with gunpowder and nails, and WIS
placed underneath flower stand on the
corner. The material damage was slight.
No arrests were made.
NJ Girard, Director Of the Municipal
Laboratory, declares that the bomb was
constructed by an expert. Fortunately the
tube was cracked: otherwise the explosion
would most likely have killed or wounded
4 number Of persons.
The President received IN ovation from
the public, large crowds Of people lining
the. route from the Elysce Palace to the
railroad station and greeting the President
with enthusiastic cries Of "Vive la Rcpub-
lique! Yivc In Russo. Vive Faurc." etc.
President Faure was accompanied on his
way to Russia by VI. HanotauX, the Minis
ter for Foreign Affairs and by Admiral
BeSnard. the Minister of Marine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
A REMARKABLE PREACHER.

He Is the Heart and Brain of the Unique
Philadelphia Temple.
Rev. DR.. Russell H. Conwell, pastor Of
the Grace Baptist Church Of Philadelphia,
Penn, Is one OF the most remarkable men
IN America. He is the heart and brain Of
the Temple, church organization the like
of which exists in no other place. DR..
Conwell has built up congregation large
enough for four churches, but he holds it
together by the power OF work. In the
Temple are four auditoriums, a college, an
academy, training schools for almost every
profession and calling, and the head
quarters for the direction Of outside work
OF so large and varied an order that no less
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
THE NEWS EPIToMIZED.
Washington Items.

". W. Warbrick, Of Cincinnati, has been
appointed Chief Law Clerk in the office OF
Comptroller Of the Treasury, at Washing
ton.
The Treasury Department will permit
boats bound for Dyea, Alaska, to land at
Skagway if weather be bad.
General David G.. Swain, IS. A., retired,
died in Washington, aged sixty-three. He
was born in Salem, Ohio, in 1884, and came
of family which has been represented in
every war ever waged by the United States.
Instructions were issued by the Navy
Department for manGuvres OF battle ships
and torpedo boats.
President Mckinley received the report
of General Miles on the condition OF mill
tary affairs in Europe.
Nathan A. Hitchcock, Of st. Louis. ac-
cepted the post of Minister to Russia offered
to him by the President.
The body Of Pom Kwang Sob, formerly
Korean Minister to this country, who died
from over eSertion while learning to ride
bicycle, was eremated in Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Prominent People.

". L. Pickncll, the wcll-known artist.
died at Marblehead, Mass.
Assistant Secretary Of State Day is n base.
ball crank. When Judge Day was Il student
at the University Of Michigan he played or
the varsity nine, ana he never lost interest
in the sport. He seldom misses Il game in
Washington, and is usually accompanied
by one or more of his four sons.
An old woman was picked up from one OF
the cutters of Hamburg, Germany, recent.
ly suffering from alcoholism and concus-
zion of the brain. Shortly after she had
been taken to hospital she died. She was
Countess Terlinska, 4 direct descendant OF
Sobieski, the great King OF Poland,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
The National Game.

Manager Selee Is said to be negotiating
tc purchase Pitcher Kennedy from Brook
lyn.
The signing Of Beekley was one OF the
most fortunate transactions Of the year for
Cincinnati
The fall of the Chicago and Philadelphia
teams is greatly deplored oil over the
League circuit.
New York has won nine straight games
from st. Louis, and Cleveland has won
eight straight from Washington.
Pitcher Cuppy, of Cleveland, says it's n
mysterious fact that every third year his
arm goes back on him. and he can't pitch
curve
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
i've Deaths in One Day From Lightning.

five Deaths in One Day From Lightning.
Five deaths from lightning were reported
in one day at Louisville, Ky. Green Belcher,
u Logan County farmer, was struck by q
bolt and instantly killed while standing in
his barnyard. Near stephensport, on the
Indiana side OF the Ohio River, three per-
sons fell victims to the lightning. One was
a colored man named Head. The others
were two farmers, Samuel Headley and
Richard Jones. The twelve-year-o!d son
Of j. B. Ellis, Of Gave Hill. Warren County,
was instantly killed by bolt which struck
the house.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Held lin a Missouri Bank.

The Pineville (Mo.) Bank has been
robbed. Three men, supposed to be tho
Indian Territory bandits, armed with
rifles, rode into Pineville between 9 AID
10 O'Clock q. m, and proceeded to intimi-
date the people by firing their guns. They
then went to the bank, which two OF them
entered, while the other kept up the firing
outside. One man held up the bank cash
ier while the other secured all the cash in
sight, between 5000 and $1,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
CAPTAIN AND MATE KILLED.
Murder of the Officers of the Schooner
Olive Pecker.

A cable message received in Boston, Mass.
from Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic
says that J. W. Whitman, captain, and
william Saunders, mate, Of the schooner
Olive Pecker, which sailed from Boston On
June 27, have been murdered by tho crew.
The principal owners of the vessel are j. P.
Ellieott & Co., of Boston, who also sant out
the barkertine Herbert Fuller, on which
Captain Nash and his wife and Mate Bam-
berg were murdered.
The message containing the information
was from banking firm In Buenos Ayres,
and it gave only the bare fact Of the muir
der together with the statement that the
vessel was afterware burned, but the crew
escaped and landed Mt Bahia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
BOMBS IN TWO CAPITALS
Explosions Occur in the Streets Of
ConstantinopIe and Paris.
SULTAN AND PRESIDENT MENACED

Assassination May Have Been Planned in
Both of the Countries-Offlces of the
Grand yizler Wrecked ut the Porte
Explosion in Paris After President
Faure Had Left on Train for Russia.
LONDON, England (By Cable).-Bombs
exploded in Paris and in Constantinople,
Wednesday, and it is believed that there
we're plots on foot to kill President Faure,
Of France, and the Sultan Of Turkey. These
fresh outbreaks Of Anarchist fury have
caused the widest CONSERVATION through
out Europe.
The explosion in Paris occurred in the
Boulevard de Magenta, five minutes after
NJ. Faure had passed on his way to the rail-
road station to begin his trip to Russia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
NEW RAILS FOR THE B. AND o
Preparing For the Business Boom by
Laying New Tracks.

preparing cOr the business Doohi ny
Laying New Tracks.
The new eighty-ave-pound steel rails
that the Receivers of the B. and O. pur-
chased several months ago, at an exceed
ingly low figure, are now being delivered
at the rate of five thousand tons q month.
AS fast as it comes it is being laid, and il
the weather continues good at least 10000
tons Of 1t will be In the track by Christmas.
Nearly million cross ties have been bought
in the last year and placed In the track
ready for the new rail. Ballast trains have
been kept busy up and down the line, and
the work has progressed with such rapidity
that when the new rail is down. the tracks
will be practically bran new from Wheeling
to Baltimore. There are lots Of good rail
in the old tracks, not heavy enough for the
new motive power, which will be taken up
and laid on divisions where traffic IS not as
great as 1t is on the main line. About ten
thousand tons of new steel will be laid on
the lines west Of the Ohio River this fall, II
weather permits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
SLAUGHTER IN INDIA.

1900 Natives Were Killed by One Volley
During the Recent Riots.
The London Evening News publishes
letter from Calcutta under the date Of July
12, throwing light upon the condition OF
affairs In India. The writer says that 1900
rioters were killed with one volley Of forty
Founders in the recent rioting near Cal
cutta, circumstance which the news.
papers have not revealed. All mon In Cal
cutta he says, go about their daily duties
to their Offices and elsewhere with revolv-
ers in their pockets, not knowing what mo-
ment they will be attacked. and the houses
are all equipped with revolyers, rifles and
bayOnets
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Foreign.

The Canadian yacht Glcncairn H. defeat.
ed the American boat Mono for the Sca.
wanhaka-Corinthian Cup near Montreal.
The cup will stay in Canada another year.
Twenty Polish students were arrested in
st. Petersburg, Russia, suspected of Mill
ism, and hurried off to Siberia.
Steamer Queen arrived at Victoria, British
Columbia, and, according to Purser Car
roll, few of the 1900 men in camp at Skug-
way and Dyea will get over the pass to the
kondikc this winter. Packer, from Port
land lost eight horses and packs by falling
down a cliff.
At least seven persons were drowned by
the capsizing of q ferry steamer ut Dres-
deH, Germauy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01

Minneapolis (Iinn.) lathers organized.
Columbus Qnd.) tanners struck against
a cut.
Findlay, Ohio, has Trades and Labor
Assembly.
Detroit (Mich.) Polish Alliance (union)
demands $3.50 day for laborcrs.
Boston (Mass.) molders struck against
the introduction of the piece system.
Cincinnati LOhio) Women's Union Label
League has appealed To merchants TO nan
die only union-labeled goods.
indianapolis Qnd.) bootblacks have
asked the Central Labor Union to compel
shoe merchants to drop the practice OF fur
n;shirg free Shines
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01

closing oil the doors and gateways, but 1t is
rumored that a similar outrage was at
tempted within the palace limits and that
the approaches were barred to prevent the
exit OF the would-be assassin.
In many parts of the city. particularly
around Police Headquarters and tho State
Council Eouse, the shops were closed. 1t
was necessary to call out the entire police
force and the military before anything like
calm was restored.
Reports say that Abdul Hamid is in his
rooms surrounded by guards and fearful
for his life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
LYNcHED IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Sheriff Outwits Mob, But Is Finally Over
taken at a Railroad Station.

Miss Kitty Henderson, q crippled girl Of
Weaversville, N. c., was knocked down
and assaulted by colored man named
Bob Bracket. He left her unconscious.
A mob of farmers at once began to search
Tor him. He was captured and identified
by the girl. Later he confessed. He was
taken to Asheville jail, but was spirited
away later, while mob beat at the jail
doors.
armed with guns. pistols, axes and sledge
hammers boarded an east-bound train from
Asheville and met the Sheriff, who was to
get on the some train, twenty miles from
AshevilIe, and took his prisoner from him.
The mob grabbed the culprit and told the
Sheriff to get on the train. The victim was
taken to the place Of his crime and hanged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
} one was hurt, but the bomb Is believed

No one was hurt, but the bomb Is believed
to have been Of Anarchist make.
The widest kind Of terror reigns in
Constantinople. An Armenian was arrested
in the Imperial Ottoman Bank while trying
to explode bomb. Another bomb was
thrown near the police headquarters, but
did not 60 off. Still another bomb killed
q man and wounded several others. The
London police are said to fear an inter-
national Anarchist plot, and are watching
all arrivals from the continent closely.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
A,,par knnckIas D0<rn

In response to the note Of protest and
warning addressed to the Ameer OF Afghan
istan by the Indian Government, in
regard to melting Mohammedans Of India
to revolt against British rule, the Ameer
has issued tlrman forbidding his subjects
to Join the Indian rebels. The Ameer has
prescribed severe penalties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
The Largest Hay Crop Ever Grown.

Four hundred delegates and visitors at
:ended the opening session Of the fourth
convention Of the National Hay Associa-
tion at Pittsburg, Penn. Addresses OF
welcome were made by Mayor Ford and
President Bindlay, OF the Chamber Of Com.
merce, after which the convention heard
the annual reports Of the officers and
standing committees. The report Of the
Committee on State Of Trade showed that
the present prospect is for the largest hay
crop ever grown in this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Had the "Klondike Fever"

J. ". Kendall of Tacoma, WASH, hai
Klondike fever so bad that he swapped hii
business for farm, and being unable to
secure transportation by steamer for bis
horses to Dyea, chartered coal barge and,
with the horses aboard, will have it towed
north.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
telegraph Line to Klondike.

The Canadian Government has submit
ted formal proposals to the United States
for the construction Of telegraph line to
maintain winter communication with the
Klondike region. The matter is under
consideration by the Interior Department.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
ROME WILD WITH JOY.
Bands Play the Royal Hymn and the
People Fill Sunday With Cheers.

People FIJI Sunday With Cheers'
ROME, Italy (By Cable).-The result OF
the duel between the Count OF Turin, who
was battling for the honor Of the Italian
army. and Prince Henri OF Orleans excited
great enthusiasm here. When it became
known that the Count was the VICTOR
crowds gathered in the streets and wildly
cheered him and the army.
The people demanded repeatedly tnat
the bands in the public squares play tne
conplied with. So great was the popular
pleasure at the outcome OF the meeting
that large number Of people decorated
their houses with flags.
The authorities feared that the CROWDS
might make a demonstration against the
French representatives here, and special
guards were therefore mounted at the
French Embassy and Consulate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Buying Rails Here for n ForInosa Railroad

Advices from Toxic say that Japan is
about to place contract in America for
the rails and material required for the 1900
miles of railroad which it is to construct
in Formosa, with the object Of opening up
to trade the phenome menal and as yet undo
yeloped resources of that island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Girl of Fifteen Murdered.

Dora X. Cushman, fifteen years old, tn
daughter of DR.. \. J. Cushman, Of Lincoln
VT, was found dead in 4 pasture near heI
fathers house. The body had marks which
Indicated foul play; there was blood on the
leaves near tn" body.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Flour Rising in Price.
Flour has reached IS barrel IN Chicago
and traders expect still higher price.
Waiting For Dollar Wheat in Kentucky

Waiting For Dollar Wheat in Kentucky.
There is general belief in Central Ken
lucky that wheat will go to dollar. Pur-
chasing agents who had been there buying
for export, made such poor progress that
they left. Usually about 1000 cars are
shipped from Lexington to the seaboard to
flll orders from English millers, who prefer
blue grass wheat. This year there will be
$500 cars, but instead of $500 cars having
been shipped by August Is, as usual, not
over 1000 left.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Senator George Dead.

Senator James Z. George, Of Mississippi,
died in Mississippi City, Miss, aged seventy
one years. He was veteran of the Mexi
can War. and fought in the Civil War on
the Confederate side. He was first elected
to the United States Senate in 1850.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Choked to Death by q Son.

Frank Dickerson. aged sixty, was choked
to death by his his son, Leroy Dickerson,
aged twenty-five, at their home In Cort-
landt, n. Y
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Where the Crop Is Short.

The wheat crop in Minnesota and the
Dakotas will be so, 100000 bushels short OF
eXpectations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
A KLONDIKE NUGGET.

A Returned Gold Miner Used 1t For
Pocket-Piece.
A miner, who has just returned from the
Klondike, brought with him nugget Of al-
most virgin gold which he sold In San
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Clam Crop Short.
Cycling Notes.

There is an appalling shortage in the
Rhode Island clam crop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01
Eggs S1S a Dozen.
Labor World.

Eggs arc now selling in Klondike for S17
4 dozen
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-01

Francisco, CAL, for 1921. 1t was small
enough to be carried, without inconven-
ience, in the pocket as this cut, which gives
it's exact size, will show.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
WILL GET $40.
Slattery's Suit Against an Officer
aud an Ex-0fficer.
Case Non-Suited as to Former and Small
Judgment Against Latter.

Some OF the incidents in recent shake
up OF the police force In Pawtucket wore
told again In Judge Wilbur's court this
morning In the suit brought ty Druggist
James A. Slattery, Of that city, against
former Police Officer William McCusker
ana present Patrolmnn Frank Jeffers OF
the same city so recover 5000 for large
quantities of drugs, medicine, toilet nrt-
oles. cigars. ohamois skins taken from the
plaintiif's store on Main street in 1896.
McCusker was the officer on the boat on
which Slattery' = store was and .leffers was
on the adjoining boat Mr.. Slattery tos-
titled that mo missed lot Of articles from
the store and NoCusker admitted taking
cigars.
Hugh j. Carroll. attorney for the plain
tiff called former Officer McCusker To
the witness stand and bo testified that the
only time he ever went into Slattery's =
drug store was once. when ne found the
door open He called Officer Jofiers and
they both helped themselves 10 cigars.
Never took any brushes or toilet articles.
Witness then VOLUNTEERED the information
that he had pald for the cigars. How's
that. queried MIR. Carroll Il pleaded
guilty 90 charge of simple larceny In
Pawtucket." F"
Chief of Police Rico testified that
carly in January OF the present year no
heard of certain robterios and he ques-
toned Officer McCusker about Slattcry's
door being open several times and ho said
he found the door open and bad taken
cigars nothing else. Officer MCCusker
according to Chief Rice had not reported
the door being opop. The rule was 90 re-
port all stores found oron. On crosseX-
animation witness said no criminal COM
plant had been mado against Officer
Jcfiers
Fred Walsh. clerk i'm Slatterys shop,
tostitlsd that many articles were missed
from store All of n special limo of tooth
brushes that tad been ordered by Gus
toner disappeared ono night and rs
neither be nor Mr.. Slattery hnd sold thom
he beloved they were stolen. He testified
ho never left the store door open at
night and Mr. Slattery also testified.
When all the testimony for the plaintiff
was I'm Attorney Joseph Ostcld. .Ir., coun-
sci for .Ieffers moved that a non suit hc
granted as no criminal complaint had
been made against Ietfers before tho be-
ginning of the civil action as the statute
required. The court granted the motion.
y. u. Mulhollaud. attorney for Me
Cusker, did not Introduce any evidence,
but argued 20 tho jury that the only arti.
cles taken was cigars aud their value
small
The jury found the value ~ the goods
taken to be- s. and aS the statutes provide
that nCy one convicted Of larceny must
pay 20 the owner Of the goods twice their
Naiue judgment was given for Slattery
Tor $40
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Needs a New Wheel.

A bIcyclist whose name was not learned
had an exciting experience and lucky
escape on Exchange street. opposite the
Banigan building at noon today. The
street toward Dyer and when about half
way through found himself closed In by
two teams. one OF which was standing
crosswise on the street. The young man
made an attempt to get through the mar
row space, and calculated on grabbing one
Of the shafts of the wagon which was
standing on the street. but. as he reached
for the shaft. the horse SHE'D, and the
young man missed the shaft. and caught
the horsa This frightened the horse
which at ones started on the run. knock
ing the bicycllst down, and running over
him and his wheel Whom things were
Strengthened out, the young man found
that be was not injured, but came TO the
conclusion that It would be- necessary for
him TO buy new wheel
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
Yale Varsity Crew.

or the men who will uphold Yale's
proud reputation In tho great triangular
boat race on the Hudson on Friday, but
two have ever sat In varsity boat
Capt u. II. Bailey and Stroke George
Langford Payne Whitney at No. ., was
n substitute on the Henley crew OF last
year
David II. Rogers, lives nj New Canaan,
Conn. He prepared for college at Kings
school Stamford, conn, where he
played ON both the football and baseball
toamS At Yale he strosed his freshmen
crw. Last year he tried for tho varsity
but failed to get place.
Payne Whitney Of New York prepared
ut the Oroton Mass. Preparatory school,
where be played baseball and football.
Tic rowed on his freshmen crcv nc Yale
ana was a substitute to the varsity crew
which went Co Henley last year.
Henry u. Campbell. .Ir., halls from
Paterson, y. j., He prepared at the 1t.
Pauls school, Concord. ". a.. where he
rowed on the school crew and played ON
the football team for two wears. lie rowed
on his freshmen crew at Yale and played
on his class football toam.
James &. Greenwsy Is resident Of hot
Springs. Ark. lie prepared mt Andover.
where played football and managed
the track team. Besides now rowing ON
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
The BrCckton Arson Cas-.

Plymouth, Mass. June 5-Ofiicer w.
A. Boyden Of Brockton was recalled Go
the stand at the opening of the Murphy
Finley arson case today TO testify con-
nerning experiments made by him i'm re-
gard TO tho burning candles. The qucs-
tion OF admitting this testimony caused a
Tong discussion The jury was dismissed
while the testimony was given TO tho
court and Judge Wardwell decided to ad-
NIT It.
Insurance policies OF 5000 for one year
aud 5000 for three months were presented
by District Attorney Harris. When Mr..
Boyden had finished the prosecution
rested its case.