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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-24

Bishop FitzGerald was spending the sum
mer In Ocean Grove when DR.. Stokes died,
and preached an eloquent funeral sermon,
referring in glowing terms to the record OF
the deceased. The Bishop was then re-
quested to temporarily assume the duties
Of the President, and, until the close OF the
summer season, presided at all public SER
vices In the Ocean Grove Auditorium.
Bishop FITZGERALD Is sixty years old.
He was lawyer in early life: In 1851,
when great revival occurred In the Cen
trail Methodist Church, In Newark, he
was converted. The law was abandoned,
and he became an itinerant preacher. In
1881 he was elected Recording Secretary
OF the Methodist Missionary Society,
and his duties assigned him to work
in New York. For seven years he held
this position, and In 1888 was chosen gen.
eral superintendent. His career as Bis
hop has been marked by much ability. In
February, 1890 Bishop FitzGerald was ap-
pointed by his colleagues to be President
Of the Epworth League, in which capacity
he served for more than six years.
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PRACTICAL RAILROAD EDUCATION.
The Novel Proposition OF An Eastern
College Professor.

The Novel Proposition OF An Eastern
College Professor.
A novel proposition was made not long
ago to the receivers Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. The B. and o. has branch
running from what Is known az Alexandria
Junction, near Washington, to Shepherds
on the Potomac River, where a car ferry
Is operated in connection with the lines
leading south from the Capitol. A pro-
lessor Of an Eastern college desired to
lease this short stretch Of track for the
purpose OF educating young men In practi'
cal railroad work. In his letter he explained
that he thought there was wide field for
bright and energetic boys who could be
thoroughly we'll grounded in the practical
side of raiiroading provided they could be
educated on regular line Of road. He be.
lieved that by the employment Of veteran
railroad men as teachers, that the boys
could proftably spend two or three years
working as tratnmen, fremen, engineers
switehmen, station agents, and in other
capacities required in the railroad service,
As this branch OF the B. and o. is Of con.
siderable value, the receivers were COM
PEELED to decline the offer.
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Startling Statistics.

The census Of 1890 shows that 1900
deaths were directly due to Drunkenness
The death OF every American was hastened
on an average seven and dthree-tenthsyee
by drunkenness. The earnings sof ~ ,p00
men ut 1854 year for seven and three
tenths years amounts to s118, ,288, 900. which
Is lost to the country through the death OF
the drinkers. S = ss Y
There were 8, ,75o, 900 hard drinkers stthat;
time, and recent investigations show that
the number has nearly doubled
The use Of alcohol Is spreading with
alarming rapidity among women. :S ~
A total Of S91, ,841, ,480 is spent, annually
by the State and local governments Of sNew
York for police courts, jatls and poor
houses for caring for criminals and pau
pers. Investigations show that seventy.
ave per cent. Of these cases are duet0 drink
and alcohol poisoning.
In France, where great quantities OF
alcohol are consumed by all glasses the
number Of deaths in 1885 exceeded sthes
births by 10000. French scientists hold
alcohol poisoning In great measure res;;;
sponsible. Z,
trench Academy Of Medicine, In q ut of
resolutions presented to the society I'm 1896
wrote: 4, & e I, Z. n .s y -;
"Scisnce has demonstrated both by exs'
pertinent and by chemical observati thst'
fhe most impure and poisonous alcohols,
can be converted into the purest and least
poisonous alcohol, which is none the iess.
always and fundamentally q poison & q
E1-Superintenden Thomas Byrnes, ct
the New York Police Department, says:
"Drunkennessi is the prolific mother cimost
Of the evil-doing. Alcoholism isthe prime
cause of all the trouble" g 81 .;y
Out Of Ss1 inmates Of the Connecttctt
State Prison In the year 1885. 46.6 per eent.
were willing to admit that alcohol had
ruined them.-New York Journal. z, s,ss S
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Danger Of the Cup.

A we'll known Congregationalist minis
ter, who was for many years pastor OF onss
OF Boston's Congregations churches, while:
addressing large meeting In stha atnterest
Of temperance in q church, OF which the
editor OF the National Temperance Adyo-s
cate was at the time pastor, made this thrill;
Ing and impressive statement: ~
"You are talking like silly idiotss when
you say there Is no danger in the cup.' u
know from the blood Of Ave generations ott
cider-drinking ancestors In my veins the:
danger there Is in the thing. There ~ not
scent Of liquor that Is not pleasant 70 me-
that would not be a precious drop 70 my
tongue. Look at me. Do I look Ike q
man easy to be overcome by temp tattones
Do you know my life? Go back and learn;
It, and see what I have suffered: and yet ~
say to you, with this background Of eyi-;
dence-I declare to you, as value my man-;
hood, and yet my standing, and my soul Z
would not dare to drink for three WEEKS
glass Of liquor day, The chasm ya1ns
at your feet and at my feet. Those who
say there Is no danger In that arst glass Sfs
liquor do not recognize the peril OF hereh-
tarY weakness" GO 3 .tf 'fs9s s9 81 ~
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Organize tho Chiidren.

Rev. Alexander P. Doyle says with refer
ence to the annual convention OF the sCath.s
olic Total Abstinence Union, J. .of sAmeftca,
held recently In Scranton, Penns:
"The convention did more real work Tor
temperance than any previous one ever
did, because 1t determined to make special
efforts to gather children into the crganiE.s
alton, thus establishing their future and
the future of the movement. This work
will be accomplished by the formation OF
juvenile societies. All the btshops OF fha
country now pledge the girls and boys at
confirmation to abstain from intoxtcatinN
liquors until they are twenty years old
When the bishop leaves the parish zaftes
confirmation the responsibility rests with
the parish to see that these boys and girls
are organized into into total abstinence so-
cieties, and the sentiment Is encouraged
and strengthened in them. This work VIII
be begun Immediately throughout the
country, and the practical result VIII be-
that by Christmas thousands OF children
who have taken the total abstinence pledge
will have been enrolled ina great Juvenile
temperance army" s.. Il.
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TRAIN HELD UP AND BURNED.

Desperate Work OF Four Robbers Near
Albuquerque, Now Mexico.
Atlantic and Pacific passenger train No.
2, from the West, was held up by four men
near Grants station, ninety-fve miles west
Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, at 7.S0 p. m.
After blowing open the express company's
safe, the robbers wrecked the train, which
caught fire, the express, baggage and smok-
Ing cars being destroyed.
It Is not known whether they were sue
csssfyl in obtaining booty, but It Is thought
large amount Of money was carried by
the train.
The coaches were cut of and left at the
stoekyards. The rest Of the train was then
taken out q mile and half from the sta
tion, where the express safe was riaed.
The engine and baggage car ran at q ter
riAc rate until they struck the coaches,
which were standing near the stockyards.
The cars were wrecked and caught fire.
The passengers had all left the coaches be-
fore the collision and none was injured.
Fireman Henry Ablo, who was compelled
by the robbers to run the engine when the
coaches we're left, was killed by the .e1-
plosion when the safe was blown open.
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Tenperance News and Notes.

Strong drink does not make one strong
In drinking health to others, be careful
lest you drink ill-heath to yourself.
Alcoholic drink is not necessary to
health. Nor is it indispensable In the mat
tiers OF wealth and happiness.
Don't allow drink to obtain foothold
in your home The seeds OF drunkenness
are easy to SOW, but hard to eradicate.
You may lessen the sum OF human mis-
cry by subscribing to funds for charity.
You may lessen it in another way by being
sober yourself. and using your influence to
make others so.
Canon Basil Wilberforce can claim to be
one of the most ardent temperance re-
formers in the British isles. When moving
for the first time into his canonry, he had
all the vino in the cellar poured out into
the street. and he converted the cellar into
a dining room by opening out two win
dows onto Deans yard :. ,.-. ...--.
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Minor Mention.

Influenza has reappeared in Berlin, Ger
many.
The American wagon Is popular in Ger
many.
A club Of 5000 anti-swearers has been
formed in Brooklyn.
The rail lines out Of Chicago for the East
have reduced rates to meet lake competi-
tion.
II Is estimated that from S25, 900 to S40,-
BOO day are lost in the slot gambling ma
chimes in Chicago.
Out Of 100 young men called out for mill
tary service In Italy in 1895, fifty-two were
excused for physical unfltness or other rea-
sons.
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A FLORIDA HOTEL BURNED.
The San Marco in St. Augustine Re-
duced to Ashes.

The San Marco in St. Augustine Re-
duced to Ashes.
The Hotel San Marco, one Of the finest
and most commodious hotel properties in
st. Augustine, Fla, was burned to the
ground. The loss is about $250, 900, with
less than $50 900 insurance. The fire was
started by incendiaries.
It was discovered few minutes after
o'clock q. m, and an alarm was sounded
with steam whistles, the incendiaries hav-
Ing cut the flrebell rope. Those who gath
cred at the first call attached the hotel
hose to the we'll on the grounds and began
to fight the fire. An engine reached the
scene, but its work was delayed because
the ihcendisries had cut holes In the sue.
ton pipes.
The flames spread from the woodshed
and boiler room to the kitchen, and then to
the dining room and theatre. These struc-
lures were three stories high. and to the
west Of, but connecting with, the main
building, which was six stories high, with
towers in the centre and on each wing.
The San Marco was owned by William
Beale, q real estate dealer in Boston, and
was leased to Mcdowell d Palmer. The
citizens of the city have offered $500 re-
war1 for the capture OF the incendaries.
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THE NEWS EPrTOMIZED.
Washington Items.

The American Government In its last re-
ply to Spain declares that the United States
has made the greatest efforts to stop f1li-
clustering, and has employed many officials
and expended large sum Of money to that
end.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
decided to issue an order in compliance
with the petition of the American Ware
housemen's Association, requiring rail-
roads to publish on their tariff sheets a
uniform time for the delivery Of freight Of
all classes.
Experts OF the United States, England
and Canada met at the State Department
to consider measures for the better protec-
ton OF seal life in Bering Sea.
Negotiations for treaty with Great Brit
ain for the protection OF the seals were
opened In Washington.
The Government has decided to send
the Bear and the Thrasher to Bering Sea
with supplies for. the ice-bound whaling
feet.
Secretary Of War Ager will ask Congress
for two additional regiments of artillery to
man seacoast defences.
The Administration decided to send the
revenue cutter Bear to the fslief Of the
whaling fleet imprisoned il the ice in the
Arctic.
Premier Laurier and Minister Davies, of
Canada, are prepared to negotiate for
settlement Of all the questions In dispute
between the United States and the D Domin-
lon.
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Prominent People.

William B. Howell, Assistant Secretary OF
tho Treasury, was messenger poy III Tue
department fifteen years ago.
The Duke of Westminster has more chill
dren than any other member OF the British
peerage. He has been twice married.
Ex-Secretary Hoke Smith has been
chosen President Of the Board OF Educa-
tion Of Atlanta, Ga, by the unanimous vote
OF its members.
According to the Westminster Gazette,
the reason no biography has ever been
written of Mr.. Delane, the late editor OF
the London Times, Is that the proprietors
of the Times have always forbidden 1t. Re'
Gently fresh appeal was made to them,
but. It is said, without success.
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Intoxication No Excuse.

Not long ago judge in one OF the Vest
ern communities held that when q man de-
.iberately filed himself with liquor until
he lost control OF himself he was legally re-
sponsible for whatever he did while he wass
intoxicated. We do not know whether this
is good law ornot, but 1t Is good sense. any
other rule would make 1t too easy TOR crimt1l
mails to escape punishment. A burglar
might plead that he was intoxicated when
he robbed house, or murderer might
plead that he was mad from drink when he
killed man; but such an excuse would NOT
restore the dead to life nor would It pro-
tect the community from repetition ot
the crime. Intoxication may sometimes pc.
an explanation, but 1t ought not be constd.
cred defense.-Brooklyn Eagle.
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MASSACRE OF SIKHS.
Thirty-Five Soldiers and an ofhcer Killed
by Insurgent Indians.

Thirty-Five Soldiers and an ohcer Killed
by Insurgent Indians.
The report that native officer and thirty
five sikhs belonging to the British Kurram
column had been intercepted by tribesmen
In ravine in India and slaughtered is off,
cially confirmed.
It appears that they were assisting in a
reconnaissance up the Kurmana River.
Taking a short cut down hill, they came to
ravine where the grass Of the jungle was
burning. The flames spread 80 rapidly as
to completely cut of their retreat, and the
trlbesmen, seeing their predicament,
swarmed on the higher ground, hurled
down rocks upon them and closed round
the men until the whole thirty-six were shot
or cut down.
The Sikhs fought heroically until the
very last, their officer killing two Of the
rebel chiefs with his own hands before he
fell,
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Cycling Notes.

Jimmy" Michael has earned S25,Oo0 on
his bicycle this year.
A new cycle tire made OF extremely fine
steel has recently been patented.
The League Of Ameeican Wheelmen has
q membership Of more than 100, 900 and is
now by far the largest association ofits kind
In the world.
A new 2O0-mile road record for the State
OF Massachusetts has been established by
r. c, Bell, who made the distance in four
teen hours and ten minutes.
Reading, Penn, claims the honor Of con.
structing o bicycle for the future Empero.
OF Japan, Prince Yoshihito, who is young
man OF about nineteen years ofage.
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Pats Bargain With the saloon Keeper

Pats Bargain With the Saloon Keeper.
At temperance meeting. where several
related their experiences, 9 humorous
Irishmen who spoke was acknowledge to-
be the chief speaker. He had on pair OF
fine new boots. Said he: ga week afterI
signed the pledge met an old friend and
he said: Them's a fine pair OF boots you
have on They are,' says I, and by the
same token twas the saloon keeper who
gave them to me- That was generous OF
him. says he. 1t was says I, but made
drink and was to keep my money. My
money bought no these flne boots. I got
the best Of the bargain, and I'm going to
stick to It," .., T.. 5,,tE
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Insanc Asylum DESTROYED by Fire.

The building for colored people Of the
State Lunatic Asylum at Milledgeville,
Ga, was discovered to be on fire at half
east end Of the building was completely
destroyed, and the flames did great dam
age to the rest OF the structure. The seven
hundred patients in the building were
saved by the heroic work of citizens and
firemen. The origin OF the fire is unknown.
The loss is at least 900, which is fully
covered by insurance.
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TO RESCUE ANDREE.
.amer Victoria Will Search For the Ex-

Steamer Victoria Will Search For the E1-
plorer.
The steamer Victoria, fitted out by the
Governor Of Tromsoe, under instructions
from King Oscar, OF Sweden, has left from
soc Island In search of Andree. She carries
a crew of fifteen men, including Paul Bioer-
v!g, the explorer.
The Victoria is provisioned for eight
months and will search Dsumandsoeren,
Advent Bay, Cape Thordsen, Prinz Karl
Foreland, and possibly Danes Island, from
which point Andres's balloon ascenaeo In
July last. On her return trip she WIN e9'
plore the southwest coast OF Daumand-
soeren.
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Death of a Carlisle Indian Pupil.

Victor Seneca. a pupil at the Indian
school, Carlisle, Penn, and brother Of
Isaac Seneca, right tackle on the Carlisle
football eleven, died from Injuries received
while returning from the game at Phila-
delphia. Seneca put his head out Of car
window and was struck by a telegraph
pole. He was eighteen years old, belonged
to the Seneca tribe, and had been at the
school several years. His body was re-
moved to his former home, at Cattaraugus,
N
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A REJECTED sUIToR's REVENGE.

de Murders the Girl and Her Father Aiter
Killing Twenty Sheep.
Manual Garcia, Of Durango, Mexico,
killed upward Of twenty sheep and two
dogs on the sheep ranch Of Pedro Lopez,
and in the evening entered the home OF
Lopez and killed him and his daughter
nineteen years old.
For several months Garcia has professed
to be deeply in love with the girl, but sne
and her father refused to recognize MS
suit. On Tuesday he was told that he must
offer no further attention to the girl ana
must keep away from the Lopez nome.
This was the cause OF his crime. he cus
the throats of both his victims.
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A TEMPERANCE COLUMN
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

r h = . 4 =
The Present Need = Startling Statistics.
Presented by the Enemies of3AlcohetT
What the Census OF 1890 Shows.
Use Of Alcohol Spreads Among Women,
Have you heard in the crowded city 3,}.;
The orphan children cry, 5. 80.
At the sound Of the widows sigh Z
Have you seen by the face Of mother
The grief that is hid within,
Or sister weep for a-brother II
Astray in the ways OF sin2
Oh, then let your soul awaken 9i
To the needs OF the present hour {;
Let the wall Of the ones forssken !.
Inspirit and give you power ''issS -
Remembering lives SO wasted Is
And held in the devils thrall, sg sg
To put from your lips untasted 50.
The drink that's the cause OF 81,
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Killed by His Pupils.

James Allen, teacher in school IN
Wheatland, Hickory County, Mo-, who was
assaulted by his pupils, died. Mr.. Allen
kept several boys after school had been
dismissed as punishment for misconduct.
The boys were very angry, and, after they
We're allowed to go, waylaid the teacher
on his way home, assaulting him with
stones. Mr.. Allen was knocked down and
his skull fractured.
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the Marine Arsenal after visiting the
steamer on which General Barbosa, Minis
ter Of Marine, had returned to Bahia.
"The bystanders frustrated the attempt;
but Colonel Moraes, the Presidents nephew,
was slightly wounded IN dlsarming the
soldier General Betaneourt, Minister OF
War, then interfered, and was himself
stabbed. The wound was 80 serious that
he died soon sfterward. The attack has
caused the greatest agitation throughout
the city"
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"DYNAMITE DICK" KILLED.
He Said He Preferred to Die With HiA
Boots On and He Did.

He Said He Preferred to Die With HiA
Boots On and He Did.
Charles Clifton, alias Dynamite Dick,
the notorious outlaw, was killed at the
house Of Sid Williams, fifteen miles west Of
Checotah, Indian Territory, by Deputy
Marshals. They had been on his trail for
three weeks and chased him all over the
Cherokee Nation, but his knowledge ofthe
country enabled him to elude them. Clif-
ton refused to surrender and said he pre-
ferred to die with his boots on.
Clifton had been the terror Of the Indian
country for several years, being the head
OF one Of the boldest outlaw gangs that op-
Grated in that wild country. He got the
name Of Dynamite Dick because he used
to bore holes In his cartridges and fill them
with dynamite, which would explode with
deadly effect after striking a solid SUBJ
stance. He was implicated in numerous
bank and express robberies.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-24
A Bicycle Tax Boomerang.

The city of Montreal, which taxes bicy.
cles, is called on to defend IN action fol-
damages brought by bicyclist. P. D.
Ball was riding his wheel on one Of the pub.
lie streets Of the city when he fell and was
severely injured. He attributes his fall tc
the bad condition OF the roads and means
to find out whether the city can be made
by law to keep good roads. He sues for
$500 DAMAGES
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REPORT ON THEPENSI0NS
Commissioner Evans Gives the Show
ing For the Year.
NO DIMINUTlON IN NUMBER.

Nearly s14o,oo0,o0o Was Paid Out Dur
ing the Past Fiscal Term-The Roll E1'
hibits Losses OF Al, ,1a2 and Total oi
b4,07a Added-The Total Number oi
Pensions 10 97e,o14. an Increase
WASHINGTON, D. G. (speciaD. 1.-THE hrss
annual report Of Commissioner OF Pensions
d. Clay Evans to the Secretary OF the In
terror has been made public. he says
"There were added to the rolls during the
year the names Of 5O,1o1 new pensioners.
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Physician Arrested For Counterfeiting.
Dr.. Thomas Edgar Rogers, a well-known
physician of HARRISON County, Georgia,
was taken to Atlanta charged with counter
feiting. In his house was found the COM
plete paraphernalia Of a counterfeiter. He
manufactured gold pieces of the denomina-
tion Of $40.
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MURDERED TWO, KILLED HIMSELF.
Jealousy Caused Man In Texas to slay
His Rival and the Woman In tho Case.

Jealousy Caused Man In Texas TO slay
His Rival and the Woman in tho Case.
James B. Boswell shot and killed William
Barton and Lizzie Meidmsn, and then
killed himself at Dallas, Texas. Boswell,
according to his written story, lived at
Temple, Texas, several years, having gone
there from Holly Springs, Miss. He had
wife whom he married under different
name, but left her to love the Meidman
woman.
and he followed them to Dallas. he spent
the day writing the story Of his Life: After
dark he went to the home OF Lizzie Meid-
man and found Barton there. Without say
Ing word he commenced firing.
Boswell Immediately turned his weapon
upon himself, the bullet ploughing fright
tul hole through his chest.
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Fatally Injured at Football.

William j. Keating, twenty-one years OF
age, living with his parents In North Home.
stead, Penn, died from the result OF an In
iury received In football game ut Swiss
vale ten days before. He was injured while
playing halfback, and had been Ill ever
since. His death came rather unexpectedly
and the case Is being Investigated by tho