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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

property be conflscated. Mora and
his brother escaped to this city, where
Mora laid his claim before Hamilton
Fish, then Secretary OF State. he es-
timated the loss to himself and brother at
SS,0OO,O00. Diplomatic correspondence be-
gan, and in 1886 Spain acknowledged the
claim to be q valid debt, although deduct
ing one-half Of the original amount de.
manded by Mora, who, being In mead OF
money. agreed to the reduction. The lat
ter remained unpaid for near nearly ten
wears. More than S1OO, 900 was expended
BY the United States Government In collect
ing the claim.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
FAMOUS BILL SIGNED.

Governor Black Hos Affixed His Sigma
ture to the Greater New York Charter.
It was officially announced that Governor
Rsck has affixed his signature to the
Greater New York charter.
The pen and penholder used by Governor
R2ack in signing the charter were pre-
aanted to United States Senator Thomas @.
Piatt and the blotter to H. c. Duval, Of the
New Yerk Central Railroad, The pen was
m ordinary gold pen which Governor
Black had on hand In the Executive Cham
her -.a-r-~A.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Died at His Sons Grave.

Isaac N. Housel, fifty years old, was
found dead beside his sons grave in Green
wood Cemetery, Trenton, N. j. He had
ridden to the cemetery. to place fresh fow-
ers and SOW grass seed on the grave, and
having finished the work attempted to
mount his bicycle to return home when he
fell over and died. Heart disease was the
cause Of death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Labor World.

London has 60, 900 costermongers.
Paris has O school for cab drivers.
New York City has 1900 horseshoers.
Germany has 374 women blacksmitts.
Missoula, Montana, has labor temple.
K. of L. Is credited with 1000 members.
Brooklyn clothing cutters average s2O q
week.
Brooklyn carpenters get 1926 for eight
hours.
Culnminsville, Ohio, has a labor e1-
change.
English tailors threaten to strike for the
twelve-hour day and the abolition OF over
time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Many Deaths In an Earthquake.

News has just been received Of an awful
series Of earthquakes throughout tho chain
of Leeward Islands that caused the loss OF
hundreds Of lives, 1t Is reported. AL the
islands in the group have been Affected.
The loss OF life has been very large:
Many buildings collapsed during the most
serious shock, which lasted for forty SEC
onds. The damage to property Is very
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Women's Day In Nashville.

The assembly hall Of the Womans Build
ing was the scene Of brilliant gathering,
when the building, which Is one Of the chief
features OF the Nashville (Tenn.) Exposi-
ton, was formally opened. Mrs. V. L..
Kirkman, President Of the Woman's Board,
made the address Of welcome and declared
the building open.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Armistice In Thessaly.

The Turkish commander in Thessaly
asked for an armistice of five days, one re-
port from Athens says. According to an
other report an armistice has already been
tacitly acquiesced in by both sides. An
ermistice Is understood to really mean the
end OF the war between Turkey and Greece.
After fourteen hours fighting the Greeks
frustrated the Turkish attempt to turn the
flank Of the Greek army to cut of retreat
- ~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Great Britain and the IBoers.

The British Budget was made public TN
the House Of Commons; it provoked hot
exchange of words between Joseph Cham
beriain. Secretary Of the Colonies, and Sir
William, Harcourt, the Liberal leader, over
the Governments war preparations. Sir
William denounced the Governments South
African policy and Joseph Chamberlain. de-
clared Harcourt's language "perntcious,
dangerous and unpatriotic."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
CRIMES OF A FIEND.
Cut the Throats of Four Children and As
saulted Their Mother.

saulted Their Mother.
Farmer Knute Hillstead's wife and six
children were in their home at Larimore,
Young man whose attentions had fright
ened Mrs. Hillstead, entered the house.
The woman ran into her bedroom and
.bolted the door. Norman, failing to get
into the room, cut the throat Of Peter, the
ffteen-year-old son, and with the same
razor killed the woman's thirteen-months-
old baby and inflicted fatal wounds in the
throats Of two of her other children.
Going to the bedroom door the murderer
then told Mrs. Hillstead that he would spare
the lives Of her two daughters II she would
horse the fiend then took to the woods,
after breaking all the lamps in the house.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
c,,ban Patriot Teaches

A Cuban Patriot Teaches Boys In jail.
Dr.. Luis, now in the Baltimore city jail
as Cuban filibuster, has begun to teach
class OF twenty-seven boys under sixteen,
who are confined there on various charges,
from crap shooting to stealing. The prison
school was suggested by Warden Bailey and
Mayor Hooper, and it bids fair to become
permanent feature OF jail life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Prompt News From the Yaquis.

The Mexican Government Is taking ad-
vantage of the quiet condition Of the tribe
Of Yaqui Indians to run Government tele-
graph lines through every part Of that wild
and remote country. The object is to keep
in touch with the tribe 80 that word may be
given Of the slightest indication Of hostile
outbreak
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

The 100000 passenger station that the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company Is
erecting in Baltimore, to take the place OF
the old Camden Station, Is being rapidly
pushed to completion. The structure will
be thrown open to the public about June l.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
A Sign of the Times.

4 bill has been reported in the Massachu>
setts House of Representatives permitting
the use Of horseless carriages upon the
public highways Of the State, subject to the
laws regulating other vehicles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

Curfew Must Not Ring, Says Pingree.
Governor Pingree, Of Michigan, vetoed
the Donovan Curfew Bell bill, which pro-
vided for the arrest Of children found on
the streets after p. m. The Governor
characterized the act as interference by the
State in domestic matters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

Mr.. Mora was native of Cuba. but be-
came a naturalized American citizen In
May, 1869, after the outbreak Of the ten
years rebellion in Cuba. Mora, who was q
wealthy planter, was arrested for being In
sympathy with the insurgents. tried by
court-martial, and sentenced to be
shot. The court also directed that his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Greece,s millionaire Patriot.


NJ. G. Averoff, the Greek millionaire, who
was instrumental in reviving the Olympisn
games, and who offered the Greek Govern
ment at the outbreak Of the trouble with
Turkey to provide the Greek army with
10000 uniforms, has subscribed total Of
Sc, 900 900 to the war fund.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Five Lambs From the Eve.

Joseph Luckman, OF Heppner, Oregon,
has eve that has just given birth to five
lambs and all are alive. This Is considered
by Sheepmen the most remarkable case on
record. Luckman has been offered 300 for
the lambs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
DEATH IN A CLOUOBURST.

Ten Lives Are Known to be Lost In White
Creek.
Further news OF the cloudburst on White
Creek In Tennessee indicates that at least
two farm houses were almost demolished
and the Brander family of four, two farm
hands, names unknown, and three children
and the grandmother Of Allen Sweets were
killed.
fire when the water struck the house, car
rying the chimney down. The barn Of an
other farmer was razed and two houses
damaged by the great body of water.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Spanish Anarchists Executed.

Five of the anarchists convicted Of parttcl-
patton in the bomb outrage on June last,
at the feast Of Corpus Christi. were shot
outside Fort Montjuich, Barcelona, Spain.
They shouted Long live anarchy" just be-
fore the order to fire was given.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Osnan Pasha Goes Back.

Osman Pasha, who was recently ap-
pointed Commander-in- n-Chief OF the Turk
ish forces operating against the Greeks,
has returned to Constantinople. No expla-
nation n vouchsafed Of bis return.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Horse Thieves Married In Jail

Erwin Shaw and Gertie Fisher, each
sentenced to one year IN the penftentiary
kor Joint horse theft, were married IN the
ixa parlors at Cincinnati, Ohio, by Mayor
Grady. Gerties mother gave her consent.
Gertie is beautiful little girl and her nus
band a handsome, beardless boy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
France Determines to Interfere.

A cable despatch from Paris says that NJ.
Hsnotaux, the French Foreign Minister,
declares the Republic will take sides with
Greece and Christianity unless the Sultan
holds out the olive branch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Postmaster OF Boston Dead.

Postmaster OF Boston Dead.
Colonel Jeremiah W. Coveney, Postmaster
Of Boston, Mass, died unexpectedly at his
home in Cambridge of heart failure, incl
dent to an attack of pneumonia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
DEBOE IN HIS SEAT.

Kentucky Senator Takes His Place on the
Republican Side.
Senator W. J. D eboe, Of Kentucky, visited
fhs Senate Chamber at Washington, and
vas introduced to many Of his future as
socistes. He was the recipient OF the usual
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
ANTONIO MAKING MORA.
The Celebrated Claimant Passes Away at
Ripe Old Age.

Antonio Maxine Mora, whose property
In Cuba was conascated twenty-five years
ago, and whose claim wa, finally settled
in 1895 by the payment by Spain of nearly
81, 900 900, died few days ago at the Hotel
Grenoble, New York City, aged SEVENTH
nine years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
Tbree Chfldren Burned to Death.

Three Children Burned to Death.
Mary, Lulu and John Hatfield, children,
were burned to death in a mountain cabin
about Ave miles from Sneedville, Tenn.
Their mother, who is q widow. had gone
to neighbours house, locking the children
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

Noral testimonials. His credentials were
;prasented BY Senator Lindsay Oem., Ky.),
and when they we're read, Mr.. Deboe was
escorted to the Vice-President's desk,
where the oath was administered to him.
Hs took seat on the Republican side, near
Tho eastern door.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

Mississippi Breaks Its Record.
The Mississippi River at Natchez, Hiss,
rose until it stood at 49.75, one and quar-
ter feet above the highest record OF any
previous year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
REAR.ADMIRAL MEADE DEAD.

The Famous Naval Officer Expires at .
Washington Sanitarium. |
Rear-Admiral Richard W. Meade (retired), !,
United States Navy, who had been Ill In
Washington for three weeks past, died
Tuesday In Dr.. Johnson's private sanitar-
ium
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
CUBA SECURES HOME RULE.

The New Reform Law Put in Operation
on the Island.
The Queen Regent Of Spain, at the last
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19
MIR. CleyeIand's Heavy Mail.

The Postmaster at Princeton, N. j., has
applied for an extra carrier and allowance
for clerk hire because Of ex-President
Cleveland's heavy mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-19

Msine's Canadian Population.
Maine has Cansdian-French population
NJ s5 ()O0
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

The brewery employees of Erie have
reduced the hours of labor from ten to
eight hours per day, so that every
journeyman may have enough employ
ment to provide necessaries.
The Association of Master Horse
shoers of Detroit has completed ar
rangements for the opening of its an
nual school of anatomy, for the benefit
of master and journeymen horse
shoers.
Racine, Wis, teamsters employed In
hauling ice from the rapids to the city
struck yesterday for an increase from
m to 3 cents cake, which was not al
lowed. Later they met and decided to
demand rs cents load and not to work
for less.
A banquet rendered to the new secre-
tary of the Federation of Labor was
held in non unionist restaurant, and
the unionists of Cincinnati are wroth.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

frame"
Now it became Kiki-Tsum's turn to
grow angry. "That picture" he said,
represents my late father. found it
some time ago in my carriage, thinking
the gods had sent it to me. To save
and keep it secure placed 1t in;the rose
pot.s
"You must think. me an idiot" cried
the wife. "Have not known your
father, and am unable to distinguish
between the face of man and that of
woman?"
The two continued their wordy battle.
which became more fierce every min
ute, until the neighbors wese aroused.
They sent for the village priest to re-
store order. The bonze Gamer "My
children" he said, "what are you quar-
reling for? Tell me at once, so may
try to decide who is the guilty party?"
al atherp exclaimed Lili-Tsee, "my
husband secreted the picture of a wo-
man in my rose pet. That caused all
this trouble"
81 swear never possessed another
portrait but that of my sainted sire"
And the husband raised his hands TO
heaven.
"Cnildren, children" said the holy
father with much dignity, "before I de-
eide your quarrel let me see the por-
trait"
1t was handed to him, and the bonze
looked into the hand-glass steadily for
minute or longer. Then he shook his
white head and decided in a voice ring
ng with authority: "You are both in
the wrong. This picture represents
venerable and holy man. 1t is a won
der to me you did not recogniz
saint in it. will take it with me and
place it among the holy relics of our
church."
Then the bonze blessed the young
couple after ,Kiki-Tsum and Lili-Tsee
had made up and kissed and went away
praising the gods for the great discovery
he had been permitted to make.-Ex-
change.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
IDAHO'S ISLAND WONDER.

Henry lake is a beautiful body of
water, with an area of about forty-one
square miles, and Is situated on the
dome of the continent In a depression
in the Rocky mountains near Targee's
Pass, Idaho. Mountain lakes are nu-
merous the world over and when con-
sidered only as alpine bodies of water do
not generally attract sufficient attention
to cause them to be made the subject of
special note. To come to the point,
says the st. Louis Republic, we will
say that Henry lake is of no conse-
quence itself, but it is the "home" of
most wonderful floating island which is
seen first on one side of the lake and
then on the other. The island is about
300 feet in diameter, and has for its
basis a mat of roots and decayed vegeta-
ton sufficient to support large trees and
dense growth of underbrush. The
edges of this floating island are thin,
of course, but near the center it Is sew
eral feet thick and of sufficient strength
to support good-sized summer hotel,
if some one could be found that would
care to make such a venture. There is
good-sized willow thicket near the
center of the island, and, scattered
around among them, are several dwarf
pines and aspens. These trees catch
the breeze which is continually blow
ing over this highly-situated lake, and,
acting as sails on bo2t, move the 900.
foot island hither and thither over the
forty square miles of water at their will.
Old mountaineers who are well used to
all kind of queer things declare that the
floating island of Henry lake is the most
wonderful thing to be seen in the noun
tain regions of the United States.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

Never lose sight of one important
fact, some matters belong absolutely to
home and have no concern whatever
with other parsons, therefore do not
let your tongue cause them to leave the
sacred precincts. Gossip is always dis
tasteful but when home affairs are the
topic it cannot be too strongly depre-
Gated.
Manure should never get on a COW,
much less get to stay on her. No one
ever saw cow select filthy bed.
Filth is against all the cows instincts
If she is tied to filthy stall, therefore,
and compelled to stand and lay in filth,
the COW cannot be comfortable; she
cannot be contented and will not do her
best at the pail.
To horse owners and more especially
stablekeepers, we would say now is the
proper time to cover bits with leather.
The frost In the bit takes the skin from
the horses mouth and tongue, making
them sore, and eating is painful oper-
alton. Your horse, instead of being "off
feed" may be nine times in ten a vic.
cruelty.
Never allow cows to drink water that
you would not drink yourself Milk
from common cows when grass fed con-
tains nearly 81 per cent water. The COW
has no filter in her to purify water, and
if the water is impure the impurity goes
straight into the milk. If COW drinks
100 poun DIS of impure water, 81 per cent
of the impr rites of that water will be
found in the milk.
The horticulturists of Grand Junction,
Colo, have begun a movement by means
of public meetings for the better protec-
ton of the orchards of Colorado. A bill
has been drafted which will be brought
forward by Representative-elect Buck
lin, which provides for the appointment
Of county inspectors by the boards of
of each county, and pro-
vides each Inspector with a proper salary,
50 that he may devote his entire time to
he duties of his Office. The proposed |
pill will be supported Oy All the legisIa- |
ors of the western slope. The present I
aw restricts the expenditure of any one
county to $500 year for inspectors
ICES, and it is to enlarge this sum and
-emove the restriction that the new bill /
S proposed In some counties the or
;hardists find that an inspector is needed
III the time, hence the necessity for
intending the prevailing law.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12
THE CoCOANUT IN COMMERCE.

The following facts on the CONNER
cial products ofthe cocoanut were COM
piled from a lecture delivered recen ly
at the Franklin Institute by Edward
McClelland of Boston, says the Phila
delphia Record:
The cocoanut IS one of the most valu-
able fruits known In its native land 1t
furnishes food, shelter clothing and a
pleasant livelihood. The majority of the
cocoanuts used in this country come
from Central America, as far down as
Columbia and the Spanish main. The
different islands of the West Indias, es-
pecially the Islands of Caynon and St
Andrew. contribute large numbers.
The little island of San Bias furnishes
the nut with the heaviest meat, the
handsomes. nut, and the easiest to work.
The number of them, however, is ex
tremely small. The only cocoanut trees
in this country are in Southern Florida,
but they are insignificant in number.
The trunk of the cocoanut tree is a
HdIuj urn NOOOi anu - uSCO iai SCig AOA
building purposes, wharfs, dams and
bridges. the cocoanut is singularly
wormproof. There is, however, one
worm, kind of borer, which attacks
the tree itself 1t starts from the ground
and works its way up through the mid
die of the tree where the sap runs), and
eventually kills the tree, The leaves of
the cocoanut tree are like palm leave
IS feet long.
The blossoms and buds are treated by |
the natives to produce a liquid called |
arrack, which is very intoxicating. The
tree grows from so TO $50 years, and
yields every year abou. 100 nuts. There
are on one tree at the same time buds,
blossoms and fruit ripe and fruit green,
and in all stages of ripening. The fruit
drops off at night. A pulled nut is worth
less. The milk inside of it turns sour
shortly afterwards and becomes green.
Brushes are made of the fibre of the
rec
The cocoanut wood takes a very fine
polish, and is largely used for floors, be-
ng polished with the husk of the nut
md a little beeswax. The nut in its ma
i've state is soft, tender and spongy.
To take off the she'll when the nut is
perfectly fresh is very easy, but up here
requires some little skill. The Boston
FRUIT Company owns 20 plantations en-
he Island of Jamaica, is being cocoan
and the balance banana plan
atoms. The output of this company is
etween 100000 and 10000 per an
um.
Until few years ago the only two
utlets for the cocoanut product were
he confectioner and the retailer, but
he consumption is now increasing a.
emarkable rate. The milk of the cocoa
ut in it's native home is called the
Tater Each cocoanut has one soft and
vo hard eyes. The milk of the cocoa
ut, or as It is known there, the water,
used as a drink there by the natives.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

Boston printers Endorsed petition
asking from the legislature the right Of
cities and towns to take, construct, own
and operate their own street railways.
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher has bee"
stricken with very unfayorable turn
and she is rapidly becoming weaker
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

The London Times Madrid cores
pondent says the Spanish governments
considering the dividing of the civil
from the military command as Prelim-
mary to tie recall of Gaptain-General
Weyler.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

The construction of public building
at Cheyenne, Wyo., is to be commenced
this year.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1897-02-12

Senator Harris is still critically i'll at
Washington, D. c.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20
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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-02-20

THE SIss ON COMPANY BEING WEI
RECEIVED AT THE CASINO.
Oscar P. Sisson Played three &C
musical farce comedy, wild Oats
TO well pleased audience at the
Casino last night. Il can be safe
ly stated that Mr.. Sisson has the
test popular price company that
has ever visited Tampa His
leading lady Miss Esther Wallace,
is picture of adroitness. Her
presence on the stage is sign for
general applause. The cast was a
particular good one all the way
through. Incidental to the play
some amusing things were intro
duced. Mr.. Oscar Sisson and his
singing dog brought the house
down and Eddie and Edith Bowers
in their Dutch specialties deserve
special mention.-Tampa Tribune