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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
JUSTICE FIELDS CAREER.
His Early Life and Service on tho Bench
MANY Dramatic Incidanta.

His Early Life and Service on tho Bench
MANY Dramatic Incidents.
Justice Field, one OF the most notable
the United States, comes Of distinguished
family. As Is we'll known, he Is q brother
Of Cyrus ". Field, David Dudley Field and
the Rev. Henry NJ. Field. He Is the sixth
son Of Rev. David D. Field.
Stephen Johnson Field was born in Had.
dam, Conn.,, on November 4, 1915. He was
graduated at Williams College in 1887; and
went to New York and studied law in the
office OF his brother, David Dudley Field,
with whom he subsequently practised. He
removed to San Francisco In 1849, and was
elected Justice OF the Supreme Court Of
California In 1858.
When, in 1868. tenth Judge was to be
appointed to the United States Supreme
Bench from the Pacific Coast, the whole
Congressional delegation from the Pacific
Coast, without regard to party, went to
President Lincoln to urge the appointment
Of Judge Field. The President accordingly
appointed him, and he took the oath on
May 20, 1853. Washington now became his
residence for most Of the year, though, as
be was assigned to the Pacific Circuit, he
held court each summer In the far West.
Early in 1877 Justice Field was desig-
Q6Leu, ny Cue acC Oh congress Great
ing the Electoral Commission, as one
OF the five Justices; Of the Supreme
Court who were members of 1t. he dis.
sented from the view Of the majority Of the
Commission, who refused to 60 behind the
certificates forwarded from the different
States. His position here, together with
his previous opposition to the reconstruc-
ton acts, gave him prominence in the
Democratic party, 80 that in the Cincinnati
Convention OF 1880 he was among the
Presidential candidates.
One Of the most striking episodes in
Justice Fields life was the attack on him
by Judge Terry, which resulted in the lat
ter's death at the hands Of deputy mar
shal. It took place In the little town Of
Lathrop, CAL, on his way from Los Angeles
to San Francisco.
Justice Field has been for many years
the senior member Of the Supreme Court,
both In point Of age and length Of service.
On August 15 Of this year he surpassed the
record Of service in the Supreme Court,
even that Of Chief Justice Marshall, who
served from 1901 to 1885. In 1885 Justice
Field became eligible for retirement with q
life pension, but refused to leave the Ia.
borious duties Of his Office.
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GEORGE M. PULLMAN FOUND DEAD.
Millionaire Palace Car Man Suddenly E1-
plres in Chicago.

Millionaire Palace Car MAN suddenly IAs
pIrcs in Chicago.
George NJ. Pullman the man who made 1t
possible to travel in comfort and who bears
the distinction of having precipitated the
greatest strike on record in America. and
who has succeeded where others failed In
establishing q communal town, died sud
denly Of heart disease In Chicago at
o'clock a. m. Mr.. Pullman's death occurred
in his magnificent brownstone home at
the corner Of Prairie avenue and Eigh.
teenth street, where he lived for many years.
Mr.. Pullman, while in apparently good
health recently, formerly had some stomach
trouble, which he attributed largely to the
condition Of his eyes. 1t was not known
that he was Ill. and the first knowledge
that the end had come was reported when
the lifeless body was found. Mr.. Pullman
retired to his room as usual, not complain
ing OF any ailment. No one was present
when the end came, and death, 1t Is sup.
posed, was due to apoplexy or heart disease.
George Mortimer Pullman, head OF the
great palace car company that bears his
name, was born in small town In Chau.
tauqua County, New York ,on March 8, 1881.
His chief inheritance poverty, he struggled
during his early boyhood to acquire an
education, but at fourteen was forced to
give this up, entering the employ OF
country merchant, and finally at seventeen
joining his elder brother in cRbinet-mak.
ing business at Albion, N. Y. In 1859
he moved to Chicago and engaged In
the then novel business OF raising
entire blocks Of stone c:' brick buildings.
In the same year his atte.tion being directed
to the great discomforts Of 'long-distance
railway travelling, he remodeled two old
day coaches of the Chicago and Alton into
sleeping cars, and, these proving accept
able to travellers, he, in 1868, built the "Pio-
neer" at cost Of $4,000. This car, al
though crude as compared with those Of
the present day, was built on practically
the Same plan. From this small beginning
has grown the great Pullman Company,
which. organized in 1867, now operates
about $500 palace cars on more than a hun
dred thousand miles Of railroad. Besides
forming the car company, Mr.. Pullman in
1880 founded the town Of Pullman, ILL.,, In
which are the Pullman car shops. Mr..
Pullman's fortune has been estimated at
s4O, ,0O0, ,GOO..
Mr.. Pullman was brother Of Rev. Dr.J.
N. Pullman, former editor OF the Christian
Leader. He leaves two sons. Sanger and
George NJ, Jr., and two daughters, Mrs.
Carolan, of San Francisco, and Mrs. Frank
o. Louden, Of Chicago. ..-...
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THE NEWS EPIToMIZED.
Washington Items,

The movement to depose Mgr. Schroeder
from the faculty Of the Catholic University
was checked by a cablegram from the Vati-
can.
James K. Taylor was appointed Supervis-
Ing Architect Of the Treasury by Secretary
Gage.
Dr.. Sheldon Jackson declared that the
use ofreindeer would prove the only solu-
lion Of the transportation question In
Alaska.
The Council OF the Creek Indians. in In
dian Territory, has rejected the treaty with
the Dawes Commission and a bitter legal
war with the United States is likely to re-
suit
The Secretary Of War has created mill.
tary reservation in Alaska, which includes
all the land within radius Of fifty miles OF
St. Michael. This action Is for the purpose
OF enabling the Government to preserve Or
der and protect property.
Secretary Long is said to contemplate
building gunboat for police duty on the
Yukon River.
A report just received from Eugene Ger
main, former Consul at Zurich, Switzer-
land, states that the cost Of telephone ser
vice in Switzerland Is only So year to
each subscriber. who pays small sum for
obtaining connection with the system and
one cent for each conversation OF three
minutes. The Government Of Switzerland
operates the telephone system.
The Secretary OF the Navy has sent or
ders to the cruiser Detroit, now in Flor
ida, to proceed at once to Livingstone. on
the Gulf coast OF Guatemala. to protect
American interests. The MONTGOMERY,
now at Staten Island, has been ordered to
relieve the Detroit OF the work Of looking
after fllibusters, in which she has been en-
gagged.
Surgeon General Newton L. Bates, OF the
United States Navy. the Presidents family
physician, died at Washington. He was
appointed Surgeon General about two
weeks before, to succeed Surgeon General
Tryon, and was Obliged on account OF the
illnesss which finally resulted In his death
to take the oath OF office in bed.
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WORLDS STOCK OF MONEY.
Director Of the Mint on the Production
and Coinage Of Gold and Silver.

Director Of the Mint on the Production
and Coinage Of Gold and Silver.
The Director Of the Mint has submitted
to the Secretary Of the Treasury his report
for the fiscal year 1897, In which he says the
value Of the gold deposited at the mints
and assay offices during the year was $780,
105, 500, Of which, S87, ,003 1897 was original
deposits and S42.102, 1852 redeposits. The
coinage value of silver bullion received was
S9,925.022. The purchases Of silver bullion
for subsidiary silver coinage aggregated
259,248 fine ounces, costing S171, ,455.
The coinage executed during the year
was: Gold, 81 .646, ,705; silver dollars. $21,-
20s.70l; subsidiary silver, s3, 124, ,os5; minor,
1884, 500.
The silver dollars coined were from bull
lion on hand, purchased under the act OF
1890. The total coinage OF silver dollars
from bullion purchased under that act from
August IS. 1890, the date the law took
effect, to July 1, 1897, has been 6S,74S, ATT
pieces, containing SO, ,172, $50 ounces Of fine
silver. costing s51, ,532, ,l54, giving seignor-
age OF 81, ,216,322
The value ofgold and silver bars manu-
factured at the mints and assay offices dur
ing year was:-Gold. $54, ,511 100; silver,
s6.59S, ISL; total, $61, ,109, 1851.
The product Of gold and silver in the
United States for the calendar year 1895
was:-Gold, s59 0ss, 90; silver, coming value,
$7s 069, 1886. The stock Of gold and silver
In the United States on July /. 1877. is estt-
mated to have been:-Gold, S696, ,270, $40;
silver, s694, 500, ,7s1; total, 81. .S30, $50 1928.
The total metallic stock and uncovered
paper of the world is estimated to have been
on January /, 1S97;-Gold, S4.359. .600, 900;
full legal tender silver, s3,615, 800 900; lin
tied tender silver. 1861. 800 900; total metal
lie stock. 1892, 800, 900; uncovered paper,
S2.569 200, 900; grand total, S11, 1877 ,100. 900.
The worlds product Of gold and silver
396, 800; silver, commercial value. s10s, ,406,-
800; silver, coming value, $2l5, ,342, ZOO.
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LORD SALISBURY REPLIES.
Declines to Accede to the Monetary Prt
posals OF the United States.

Declines to Accede to the Monetary Pro.
possls OF the United States.
The British Governments reply to the
proposition Of the American Bimetallio
Special Commission, automatically worded,
was sent by Lord Salisbury to Ambassador
Hay. -
Great Britain cannot reopen the India
mints at present, the Prime Minister writes.
He regrers inability to accede to the Amerl.
can Commissions propositions, as Great
Britain has as much interest as the United
States and France have In securing stable
par exchange for gold and silver and an en-.
larged use Of silver. p. -
''In these circumstances, continues Lord
Salisbury, "the British Government does
not see the desirability Of an international
monetary conference, but will be pleased to
consider any other practical suggestion
from the United States" .... .a
Lord Salisbury incloses q copy Of the
statement Of Sir James Westland, head Of
the Financial Department Of India, which
was under discussion at the last meeting Of
the Cabinet Council and which takes strong
ground against reopening the India mints.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
MAssAcRED BY CHINESE REBELS,
The City Of Kuana Yang Captured and
Many Thousands Put to the Sword.

The City OF KuanR Yang Captured and
Many Thousands Put to the Sword.
The city Of Kuang Yang, in Human Pro.
vince, has been captured and its inhabitants
massacred by a band Of rebels forming
part Of rebel army which Is devastating
Huan and Kuang Provinces, in Southern
China.
The bandits scaled the walls of Kuan9
Yang, with the intention of capturing the
provincial prison and releasing three Of
their members. One band tore down the
prison, setting frse several hundred mur.
derers, thieves and imprisoned debtors.
Another gang attacked the central part
Of the city. first numbering the magis
trate who had sent three OF the bandits
to prison. His entire family, mum.
bering thirty-two, including servants, was
killed. The night was spent in Staying and
plundering. All mandarins and every
civil and military officer in the city were
beaten. The number killed and injured
exceeded $4,000. The insurgents numbered
$1,000 men, half of them armed. Their
avowed object was to destroy the existing
government In Southern China. The Gov
ernment Is greatly alarmed, but has no
adequate means Of suppressing the insur-
rection
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BRITISH CABINET AND SILVER.
The Mission Of tho United States Commits
sfoners Apparently Failure.

The MISSION OF tn0 UnlteQ StAtos SoLhhAs-
sfoners Apparently . Failure.
The United States Monetary Commis-
sioners have received no official informa-
tion regarding the action taken by the
British Cabinet. Private advices, however,
convince them that the Cabinet has dealt
the deathblow to their mission. 1t Is ex-
pected that the Commissioners will shortly
be informed that Her Majesty's Govern
ment regrets being unable to accede to their
proposals, but Is willing to listen to any
other plan they may suggest. But both
parties to the conference know that no
other practical scheme can be advanced.
In the event of the expected reply being
received the United States Commissioners
(Senator Edward O. Wolcott, OF Colorado;
ex-Vice- President Adlai E. Stevenson, OF
Illinois, and General Charles Jackson
Paine. Of Massachusetts) will return {. the
United States.
1t is learned that the only thing the Cab
met officially discussed In connection with
the currency question on Saturday was sir
James Westland's report. Sir James is
head OF the Financial D apartment Of India,
and his volumihous report took the strong
est grounds against reopening the mtnts.
The United States Commissioners believe
their failure means that no further effort
In behalf Of bimetallism will be made Tor
many years to come. They attribute their
failure to the opposition OF the bankers and
OF the London Times. Until these forces
we're aroused all signs pointed to the CO.
operation OF the British Government.
The afternoon newspapers echo the
opinions of the morning newspapers IN
eongratulating the Government on finally
disposlng OF the bimetallic scare" and ex-
pressing regret that 1t should "ever even
have seemed to receive support In high
quarters"
Hugh G. Smith, Governor otthe Bank of
England, said to representative OF the
Associated Press: "The bank Is a private
company, without any Government control,
and Is not responsible to the Government,
except in the terms of its charter. The Gov
ernment cannot issue any orders relative to
the banks reserves. At the same time the
Government Is the banks best customer, and
the Council Of Governors being composed
OF law-abiding citizens, whenever the Gov
ernment makes request we do our best to
comply. The Government must be pre-
sumed to know what is best for the country.
The pross has been filled with misstate.
ments. The Government wrote asking II
the bank was willing to renew its of1er
made at the Paris Monetary Conference
In 1881 regarding the reserve. l replied
in the same tenor as the memoran-
dunn which the bank sent to that
conference, though. more guardedly.
That Is all that happened. The statement
that the bank has been coquetting with the
American Commissioners Is pure rubbish.
Excepting what I have read in the papers
I have never heard OF those gentlemen"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
AMERICAN SUPREMACY ADMITTED.

This VIII Remain the Cheapest Steel
Producing Country in the World.
The Pail Mall Gazette Of London in the
course Of a long article on American COM
petition in the iron and steel industries,
says:
"To-day we find the United States not
only challenging our supremacy in neutral
markets, but even obtaining foothold In
England"
IN conclusion the Pail Mall Gazette re-
marks: ..-.
"The causes which are giving the United
States, such favorable position are per-
manent, and everything points to the
United States remaining the cheapest
steel-produclng country in the world" -.
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Admiral Worden was one OF the few re.
m aiming harnas of thA Rlorious old ra9ime

Admiral Worden was one OF the few re.
naming heroes Of the glorious old regime
Of the United States Navy, which began
with its foundation and ended with the
close OF the Civil War. Born In Sing Sing,
Westchester County, N. Y, on March -,
1918, he entered the navy as midshipman in
1885. He was promoted to a neutenancy
November 80, 1S46, and served his country
In all quarters Of the globe.
He was sent to superlntend the construc-
tion Of Ericsson's Monitor, and left New
York in command Of her when she started
for Hampton Roads to meet and check, II
possible, the Confederate ram Merrimac.
The victory won there revolutionized the
building OF the navies Of the world. Con-
gress gave Worden a vote of thanks, and
recommended his promotion. he became
a Captain and commanded several Of the
other monitors during the closing opera.
tions Of the war. In 1886 he was retired
with the full rank and pay Of an Admiral,
the only instance OF the kind in the history
Of the navy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
TRIED SUICIDE SIX TIMES.

A Wealthy Farmer Who Feared Poverty
Hanged Himself Successfully.
Thomas Il. Hooper, wealthy farmer
who lived near Trenton, N. j., after six at
tempts at suicide, succeeded In hanging
himself from the ratter Of barn.
Hooper imagined that he was becoming
poor, because he did not receive large re-
turns from his farm, which he had leased
on shares. He was afraid of ending his
days in an alms-house, and 80 determined
on death. He tried paris green twice, he
cut his throat once, he threw himself in a
lake, and twice put the rope around his
neck. He had been closely watched by the
members Of his family, On the day OF his
death he chatted cheerfully, and then went
to the barn and hanged himself. He leaves
q large estate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
THEATRE CEILING FELL.
Fatal Disaster In . Playhouse st cinein
natl, Ohio. S--!ss

natl, Ohio. gt5s
About $50 O'Clock p. M, shortly after the
curtain rose at Robinson's Opera House
In Cincinnatti, Ohio. the framework Of
the huge dome fell upon the occupants Of
the orchestra chairs and psrquet seats.
Most OF the lights were extinguished BY
the accident. Alight was turned on the
audience from the stage, and this caused
the alarm OF fire to add to the horror OF the
situation. Many Of the audience were In.
iured seriously by the falling ceiling, but
many more were crushed and tramplad nn.'
der foot during the rush for the doors.
Three persons are known to be dead and
several were not expected to live. It u
said that dozen may be hurt fatally.
1.-THE Dangers 6f q Great City" was the,
name Of the plRy being given. Ahttle GIL,
Alice opie, was singing song With bass
drum Accompaniment when the crash
came. With the dome and ceiling the I'M,
mense central chandelier came down.
All Of the debris fell within circle Of
about thirty feet diameter In the parquet.I
The crash was as loud az thunder clap
Great clouds Of dust added to the terror Oh
the darkness that followed, and Wild cries
came from ell parts Of the house. !, &s
About twenty victims, some Of them
wounded fatally, were quickly taken out
and conveyed to the Cincinnati Hospital,
A large number Of those who were: noti
hurt 50 seriously ran through the streets, |
black with dust and with torn clothing.
On account Of the disappearance ofthese
to their homes It was difficult to get even
9 tolerably accurate list Of the1woundsd,i
but two were, killed outright. s0neof these
was an unidentified aged man who was als
most cut In two by falling timber The!
other was an elderly lady, name also ur-s
known, whose back was broken.
Many Of the injured received their huftss
from being trampled under foot by the ter
ror.stricken audience, The was;
not very large. = None Of the members OF the
theatrical company was injured.
The house belongs to the estate OF the
late John Robinson, the noted circus owner
The latest reports place the number Of prob
ably fatally injured at twelve and the more.
or less severely hurt at from thirty to forty.
Strangely enough, the play tnst was booked
for next week Is called Under the Dome.
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Cycling Notes.

William Workman, OF Passaic Falls, N. j.,
has Just returned from bicycle trip around
the country. He says he has ridden over
eight thousand miles.
The Touring Club Of Belgium Is making
rapid strides and Is now said to have 13, $50
members. The Cycle Touring Club OF
France Is said to have over $4,000 men,
bers.
The reckless scorcher runs great risk Of
detection in St. Petersburg. Russia, where
every bicycle is required to have affixed to
the back Of the machine metal plate, on
which the registered number is displayed
In figures large enough to be legible from
q considerable distance,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
FIRE IN DURHAM, N. G.
4 District Of Eight Acres Burned Over,snt
Tobacco Factories Destroyed.

4 District Of Eight Acres Burned Ove.,snd
Tobacco Factories Destroyed.
A destructive fire occurred at Durham.
n. O., in which e5oo, 900 worth Of property
was destroyed. At 11.25 O'Clock Q. m. fre
was discovered in 81. J. Bass d Co.'s prts-
cry, on Morgan street, and for two hours y
seemed as II the town would be enyeloped
In flames. i /. i
The following are the buildings destroyed:
Two prize rooms belonging to B. i. Duke
occupied by q. J. Bass Co.; two belong.
Ing to G. W. Watts on Fuller street, oc-
cupied by the American Tobacco Company;
one on Randolph street owned by Manning
d Morgan, occupied by the American To-
bscco Company; one owned by w. DUKE,
occupied by the American Tobacco .Com-
psny; one dwelling owned by W. Duke,
two belonging two William Newton, g
prize room occupied by the Blackwell
Durham Smoking Tobacco Company, three
dwellings owned by L. ". Wise, and two
owned by B. L. Duke, y
W.T.. Darlington had about 800 600 pounds
OF Tobacco In danger. He carried &20o, COG
insurance on It, and about one hundred
hogshesds Of .t were saved. The water
supply was exceedingly low and Of little
use In fighting the flames. The burned
district covers eight acres. ~, ~
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KILLED HIS FAMILY.
A Farmer Shoots His Wife and Two
Sons and Then Kills Himself.

Sons and Then Kills Himself.
Domestic and financial trouble, result.
ing In an unbalanced mind, was the
cause Of quadruple murder, at Blue Earth
City, MINI.
George Young, a farmer and local poll.
tician residing two miles south Of Blue
Earth City, In 1T Of melancholy murdered
his wife and two children and then blew
out his brains.
While Mrs. Young was busy with her
household cares, her husband entered the
room In which she was working and fred
two shots at her from q revolver.
The first shot entered her left side, three
inches from the heart, and the second
passed in behind the left ear, lodging In the
brain. Young then went upstairs, where
his two sons, aged two and four, were
sleeping, and sent bullet through the
head Of each.
He then placed the revolver against his
own head and fired. A hired man heard
the shooting and rushed into the house.
finding Mrs. Young and the children dead,
while Young still showed signs Of life. he
died, however, before medical assistance
arrived .... -f'. - .-
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JUSTICE FIELD RETIRES.
The Venerable Jurist Resigns From
the Supreme Court.
HIS TERM OF SERVICE LONGEST,

In April, 1896, Justice Field Wrote to tht
President Informing Him Of His In.
tention-The Retirement Awakens In.
terest in Possible Cabinet Changes
Career Of tho Distinguished Judge.
WASHINGTON, D. O. (speciaD.-The re.
ttrement Of Justice Field from the bench oi
the Supreme Court after the longest term
Of service on record was publicly an
nounced in the court. The correspondence
includes four letters. In April last Justice
Field wrote to the President informing
him Of his intention to retire on December
/. No response was made to this until
October 9th, when President Mckinley an