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The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

roar Of cannon or the ruse Of flood. 1t
prostrates business. paralyzes the ener-
gles of commerce, demoralizes the social
order and wastes millions of wealth.
This misfortune following so close up
on the heels Of the spring food has Sc
vercly tried the patience and energy Of
the Southland and that sympathy which
is the cement Of good society goes out to
the brave people from all parts Of the
world. Though the malady is mild in
type and confined to small areas. yet the
fear caused by the reported appearance
of the dread disease has had an effect on
Southern industry and enterprise.
When has the South ever despaired?
Has it not had worse trials than these,
and have they not been overcome.
The South's recuperatlye powers are
indeed wonderful. War. floods and few
ers have been survived financial calami-
ties have been passed through and soon
removed, and the South is ready to meet
all Ills undaunted. 1t can still hold out
in many more struggles and is ever ready
to blossom out in full beauty again.-Pcn-
sacola news.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
NO TllOROUGHFARE.

Spain is out of patience with our gov
ernmcnt-so are we. She wishes to put
a stop to flibustcrers-wc don't. She
would like to fight us. but she's afraid
we don't want to fight her and we are not
afraid. She realizes this and doesn't
know how to take us. If we could, we
might give her hint to quit thinking
abont it.
She has but to leave Cuba alone and
we'll do the same for her. We are not
aggressive, but progressive in the fullest
sense Of the term. and as peaceful. Spain
realizes all this, which makes the prob
lem for her more knotty than ever. We
can hardly blame tumble-dOwn nation
like Spa n for wanting to keep her only
means of subsistence.
Cuba has been her mainstay these long
years. ever since her home Influence i'm
commerce began to decline. Towrcst the
island from her would be making her poor
indeed; Judging by the determination of
the Cuban insurgents, she will have to
indure what she cannot cure. Just as She
has done MANY time efOre.-News.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
SHOOTING FROM THE KNEES.

At the morning service in a Methodist
church in Sioux City few Sundays ago,
says the Richmond Christian Advocate.
a young lady played violin solo as an
offertory. In the closing prayer the pas
tor cntreatcd the Lord to bless all the
services except the flddlng." The St.
Louis advocate thinks that there will be
a general agreement with the pastor I'm
the exception he took" We hope not.
1t is one thing for thoughtless girl to
exhibit her fddling talent in church, it is
another thing fora grave preacher to ex-
hiblt his temper in prayer We have new
or been able to see any justification for
this miserable habit of firing at people
from ones knees behind the pulpt-a
ha hit which we are happy to believe is
steadily disappearing this side of Sioux
City.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

tire the greenbacks and Sherman notes
would require the sale OF about 100000,
90 In bonds, but the interest on these ad :
dltional bonds would not be anywhere
near the amount which the refunding of
the debt would save.
II this plan should be adopted the gold
standard would be so firmly established
that there would be comparatively little
fear OF the free silver movement; but is
there any prospect Of Its being adopted?
1t Is doubtful II The Senate would consid-
er it seriously. No gold standard meas
ure can get through that body as it is
constituted at present,
1t IL a question whether the President
will strongly endorse the plan in his mes
sage. His administration Is pledged to
currency reform, but he isn't going to do
anything In respect to the currency until
he Is certain that he has the support of
the people. Besides, he hasn't yet pro-
vided revenues sufficient to meet the gov
eminent expenditures. The Dingley tariff
bill isn't the revenue producer it was ex-
pected it would be, and the chances are
that 1t will be amended in some import
ant particulars next winter. Badly as a
reform of the currency Is needed the pros
pect that any steps toward reforming it
will be taken by this congress is not very
News.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
CAGES CURRENCY REFORM PLAN

1t is pretty well understood what the
currency reform plan is which Mr.. Gage.
the Secretary of the Treasury, will rec
ommcnd to congress in his annual report.
whether or not this planwill have the ap-
proval OF the currency commission, ap-
pointed by the indianapolis convention Is
subject for speculation Nobody seems
to know whether Mr.. Gage has discussed
the matter with the commission.
In brief Mr.. Gage proposes that all the
greenbacks and Sherman notes shall be
called in and national bank bills issued in
the place Of them; thatal the gov rnment
obligations shall be funded into 2]S per
cent gold bonds: that the silver I'm the
treasury vaults shall be coined and certi-
ficates Issued against IL; that national
banks shall he permitted TO issue notes to
the full par value of the bonds deposited
as security for circulation; that the tax IN
national bank circulation shall be only
sufficient 10 cover the expense OF admin
isterlng the national banking law and
that national banks shall be permitted to
organize with capital Of s25,oOo in COM
munities where there is complaint of a
want of currency.
The secretary thinks that 21S pr cent
gold bonds would sell readily at par. The
greater part OF the bonded debt bears in
erest at and per cent. and the sevrc-
tary's refunding scheme would effect an
annual saving ofabout sl70Oo,OoO. Tore
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

When you pick up a newspaper pub
lished In town remote from your home
city, the first thing you look at by which
to form an opinion of the place is the
amount and character Of the advertise
ments. In writing on this subject the
Philadelphia Times says: "The advor-
Using columns of legitimate newspapers
are now regarded by the more intelligent
and thrifty portion of the public an I'M
erring barometer of the character, energy
and success OF business men, and those
who fail to appreciate the now universal
ly accepted method of reaching the peo-
pie must fall behind the pace for business
profits"
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

Passenger agents Of the leading rail.
ways in the southern states met in Gin
clnnati last week with the general pas
sengcr agents of railways north of the
Ohio river and decided on the same rates
to southern winter resorts as prevailed
last season These rates on lines both
north and south of the Ohio are now in
effect
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SOUTH

The st. Louis Republic says, among
other things concerning the South:
The sun OF prosperity was beamina up.
on them and the hum of factory and ring
of anvil were fllling the air with music.
Suddenly the industrial fabric shuddered
from the first shock Of calamity greater
and more terrible than that OF food and
orm. The cry Of yellow fever In the
: outh is more disheartening than the
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

The rumor that Spain had threatened
to grab Florida causes the Chicago Chron-
icle to fire off the following: That is the
great idea-take Florida. The thing now
to fire the American heart is to make the
American people believe that Spain re-
ally means to carry war into America and
grab Florida. What could make all the
people Of this country lighting mad"
quicker than to made them believe that
Spain meant to grab Florida? Nothing
surely.-Scntinel.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

A young man in Mississippi desires an
engagement as the correspondent of a
newspaper. He states that he writes
"stories of all kinds, poems, RHYMES. let
tiers on politics, stories of courtships, de-
tectve stories and comic pieces" He has
drama Of 1900 words sin IA acts and
~ scenes" This literary wonder should
go to New York and make Stephen Crane
ashamed of hilnsclf.-Ex.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

No matter what Administration made
the bargain, 1t is the duty OF the present
Administration to stop the steal of s2O,-
$4,000 by the Pacific Railroad reorgani-
cation syndicate. 1t is right to repudlate
criminal agreements at any stage Of the
transaction. This is good law as well as
good morals.-N. Y. World.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
What is
INFUSION?

It is a strengthening food and
tonic, remarkable in its flcsh-form-
ing properties. 1t contains Cod
Liver Oil emulsified or partially
digested, combined with the we'll
known and highly priced Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda, so
that their potency is materially
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
Diseases OF the Blood and Nerves.

No one need suffer with neuralgia. This
disease is quickly and permanently cured
by Browns Iron Bitters. Every disease of
the blood, nerves and stomach, chronic
or otherwise, succumbs to Browns Iron
Bitters. Known and used for nearly q
quarter of century, it stands to-day fore.
most among our most valued remedies.
Browns Iron Bitters is sold by all dealers.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

"Wc must act with energy towards
Washington" says one OF those virulent
little ditors of the Spanish press. That's
what they've been promising us all the
time--war. war; war. Expectancy is still
rife. and in the dim distance we can dis
Germ Spanish proves still rctreatlng. It's
only war on paper with them and paper
is cheap.-EX.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

Governor Bloxham has appointed the
following commissioners TO represent
Florida at the Trans Mississippi and In
tcrnational exposition to be held at Oma-
ha, Nch., from June to November, 1898:
W. W. X. Decker. Tarpon Springs: NJ. II.
Marks, Orlando; S. Botcler Thompson,
Lake City: John ID. Peabody, Ozone, state
agent OF the exposition.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
What eWxAg M no?

1t will arrest loss Of flesh and
restore to a normal condition the
infant, the child and the adult. 1t
will enrich the blood Of the anemic,
will stop the cough, heal the irfita-
ton Of the throat and lungs, and
eure ineipient consumption. We
make this statement because the
experience Of twenty-five years has
proven 1t in tens of thousands Of
cases. B, sur. yoH get scorTs EmHi,ion.
soc. and sI.oo, all druggists.
SCOTT q BOVINE, Chemists, New York.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
Chipley, Fla. Nov. 9th 1897.

The editor needs every cent due him on
subscription, so remember to come and
pay up.
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06
Ietter, Salt.Rheum ana Eczema

Inc intense itching and smartinp ;nc,.
aentto these diseases IL instantly allavna
~, applying Chamberlain Eve .nS
S-ln Ointment. Many very bad ca a
nave been Permanently cured bv n ~
Is equally efficient for itching plies and ~
a fayorito remedy for sore p n;rni ana /
s : ny hands, chilblains, frost bites
IA" chrome sore eyes. rs cts. per Dor
The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-11-06

inst pr ;vb cfay's Condition Powders, are
. Jus. ,What a horse needs when in had
v ver'nist Tonic, blood purifier and
nea;a They are not food Int
b" os.eiie ana the best in use to mt n
sorse IN prime condition. Price ' OK 4
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
A Wonderful Clock,

Two years ago a South Chicago jew
eler did some figuring. He calculated
that he would in all probability live
40 years. He knew that it takes at
least two minutes to wind the ordinary
house clock. At that rate he figured
that he would, during the rest of his
life, spend about 60 days of his valu-
able time winding the clock, to say
nothing of the time and temper lost
through forgetting it. Then he de
cided to make a clock that would have
to be wound but once in 40 years.
He spent his odd minutes at the
TASK and has succeeded in producing q
wonderful piece Of mechanism-the
only one of its kind, he claims in The
world.
This 40 year timepiece Is inches in
diameter and weighs rs pounds The
movement is geared 81 taai The barrel
wheel containing the handspring re
wolves once in q years.
When this wheel has made IS revoiu
tons. somebody will have to give the
key II turns. The clock will then be
wound up for another 40 years. the
first wheel from the barrel wheel
crowds around at the rate of one turn
a year. The dial plate is six inches in
diameter.
The making of the work took most
of the jewelers. leisure for "a months.
The movement is full jeweled. The
clock will be put in q Theoretically
sealed glass case. and it will work in a
vacuum, thus ~lesseuing friction and
preventing the oil from drying.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Ate Poisoned Bread,

On Monday last at Middleton's place,
Edis!o Island, two colored children
died aud another colored child became
suddenly sick, supposedly from pois.
oning. The fowls in the yard, which
ate some bread which is thought to
nave poisoned the children also died.
The child which became suddenly
sick is still sick. The children which
died are named MolIie Chapman, ~
years, and Hanna Nelson, II year
and a few months old. The sick child
is named Jessie Nelson. Their pa
rents reside Gu Ed;sto island.
TIE story is that Anna Nelson, the
mother Of Hannah Nelson, one Of the
dead children, made some bread IN
the morning and gave it TO her child.
Subsequently she gave some to Mollie
Chapman and Jessie Nelson. Sick
ness and death ensucd in four hours.
Afterwards, Rachel Nelson, grand
mother of the dead child, was seat for
aud she came and was told what had
happened. She Immediately took the
remaining bread and threw it out by
the house. Rachel Nelson and Auto-
Mo Nelson, the latter the husband Of
Anna Nelson, were arrested on sUs,
suspicion OF having committed the
crime.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Matters In Cuba.

A dispatch from Cuba says the in
surgents Wednesday morning de
stroyed with dynamite the fine rail
road bridge near Madruga in the pro-
vince of Havana. Tuesday ST officers
and 1888 privates who were incapaci-
tated for duty by reason Of illness or
wounds departed for Spain. Members
of the Red Cross Society distributed
money and clothing among them
prio to their departure. According 10
official statements the insurgents dur.
ing the last ten days have lost ten
killed in the province Of Puerto Prin-
cipe, sc in Santa Clara, 81 in Matan-
zas, z in Havana and 50 in Pinar del
Rio. Twenty Of them have been taken
prisoners in the same time. During
The period mentioned, 1875 firearms
have been surrendered to the authori'
ties and 152 armed insurgents have
given themselves up. The Spanish
losses in the same time are two officers
and IS privates KILLED and four officers
wounded. During a reconnaissance
by q detachment of Spanish troops on
the coast near Bahal Honda in the
province of Pinar del Rio, the soldiers
found IL, 600 Mauser cartridges and Z
small cannon of an old style.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Accident at Sea.

While the towing steamer Saturn,
bond from Boston to Newport Nsws,
Va was off Blrnegal, early Wednes
day, Il of the water guage glasses
broke and in const 4uence the boiler
and engine rooms were filled with
escaping steam. Chief Engineer
James A Gilkey, his assistant, A. M,
RoWen and Fireman John Bennett,
who was below at the time Of the
break, were terribly scalded. The
men mad a miraculous escape from
death, as the engine and boiler rooms
we're suddenly turned into veritable
caidrons. As oon as the steam was
shut Gil from the injured boiler, Gil:
key and his companions were wrapped
in blankets soaked with linseed oil, the
Saturns course was changed for this
pert, and at 4:1O she reached Sandy
HOOK, from which point the first news
of the accident was received.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Grnah Gas Flood,

A special to the Syracuse, N. Y,
Post from Baldwinsville, N. Y, says:
An immense gas well has been devel.
oped on the Binning farm. ore.half
mile northeast of Baldwinsvllle. 1t is
By far the most prolific well yet found
here. By actual test Wednesday the
volumeof gas flowing from ii amounts
to over 5000, 900 cubic feet every "a
hours. The pressure is intense and
must reach 3 COO pounds to the square
inch. The well is down 2 $50 feet. II
has been sunk into the Trenton rock.
200 feet from where the great deposit
o. natural gas has been struck. No
such deposit has ever before been dis
closed in this State, and it is even said
by experts that the flow exceeds any
secured in any other State. The force
of the gas which proceeds from the
boring is SO en- rmous that it will lift
a weight of 200 or 800 pounds placed
over the opening. Ii throws out par
ticles OF rock from a depth of $3.50
feet 100 feet into the air. When the
rock is thrown out the particles are
driven through portions Of soft wood
as though they were shot from a gun.
The we'll is low beirg piped and pack
ed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
FEARED ~SUNSTROKE.
An Unusual Cause for suiclde-SwaIlowed
Laudanum.

Fear of sunstroke is rather an un-
usual cause for suicide, but there was
a case of self destruction in Columbia
Wednesday and the. letter the dead
man leaves indicates nc other cause
for his rash act. 1t was yet early
Wednesday morning when a cham
bermaid at the Hill House on Gervais
street went to room 10, which had
been assigned to Mr.. j. H. Linn the
night before and found his dead body
in the bed. Sitting by the. Ted were
four bottles which had contained laud.
anum. One bore the label Of DIR.
Thomas, another that of the Farmers
and Mechanics Drug Store and the
others the labels Of Green's and En-
sor's Drug Stores. His clothing was
neatly spread upon chairs in the room.
He bad made every preparation that
he could before taking the fatal
draught. MIR. Linn was 81 years OF
age; he went to Columbia eight
months ago from his home in Holly
Hill, Berkeley county, and since he
has been there has been acting as a
drayman and laborer. He had two
uncles residing in Columbia, who af.
ter the coroner's inquest, took charge
of the body and saw that it Was prop
erly inferred Wednesday a'teraCon.
Coroner Green was notified sud Al
inquest was held. It was developed
III 1t the young ma had conc to the
Hill House the evening before and
obtained lodging. Lat~r in the eve
ming he came down and asked Ior a
glass. 1t was given him. That wss
the last seen OF him alive. 1t was also
developed that he had once before at
tempted to take his own life. The
verdict of the jury was that MIR. Liam
came Ito his death from Lis own
hands from laudanum poisoning, pre-
meditated." In the coat pocket of the
dead man was found 30 cents in silver
and the following letter:
July 19:h.
Mr.. A.. E Mccoy, Holly Hill, s. @.
Dear Sir: Please collect the rent for
my place and balance our account and
turn the farm over to my uncle, Ely.
ron r. Linn, No. 800 South Gadsden
street, Columbia, s. Q.
1 have been sun stricken so much l
can't stand it any more and | can't
strike anything else; SO l will 60 to
parts unknown to wait eternity.
Very respectfully,
j. Il. LINN.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
Municipal Power.

A nice point of law that may be Of
interest TO the various town councils
of the state, IVES decided by JudHa
Buchanan, says the Union correspond
ent of The News and Courier, under
date of the Sth instant. Ben +. Town,
send had been tried by the council for
lighting a shcrt time sgo in a store.
No police had seen the difficulty. He
was summoned to appear before the
council. His attorneys put up the
argument that he had not been legal
" summoned and the council had no
right 10 try the ease, as he was not
properly before the court. The coun-
Gil tined him FIVE dollars. He appeal
ed. The Judge held that the mayors
court only had the rights vested in
magistrate, aud that unless a party
was seen by an officer Of the law while
committing a breach of the peace, or
said officer was in hot pursuit, that
the party could not be arrested except
with warrant sworn out by some one.
Mr.. Sawyer, attorney, made a very
forcible argument for Townsend's
side, and, after hearing it, the judge
not only set aside the mayors decis
ion, but reversed his own decision in a
similar case, in which be had just
sustained the mayors decision. Nhe
fire in this case had been $50. So
town councils which are in the habit
OF srraigning and trying parties with
merely a summons and no warrant
had bsst be careful. Every man is as
free as anyone else, and even
has a right to resist arrest until
proper authority is shown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-07-28
:TEAMERSFOH ALASKA.
Additional Steamers Heins Arranged to
Accomm rda38 the Rush.

There are promises Of additional
steamship seryice between Seattle,
Wash, and st. MichaeIs, also . Inns
of Yukon river steamers. Arrange
ments are nov being made with a
company that is being ~crc9nized by TO-
calsnd eastern ctpiisliS,s, The scheme
is to build . sea golIg steamship and p
light draft steamer FOR service between
st, Michse!s AID NckoD City. The
company hes beer formed on a $780,
Geo paid in carijal hasiS. 3 W. SHAW,
f~orncriya wei sno~n Insurance man
o. Seattle, has written 3 letter toa bus,
mess man OF Seattle, in which he states
frankly that ie does not eXpt Ct II De
beIleveI.
This is 3 p,rat mining strike," say S
Shaw, "~Erchso)y the ereattEt ca
the American continent CT in tae
world. Cold has not been found in
great paying quantities except On
two c!eekS. in about 900 claims.
Some Of the paw stresks are Near
ly all COLA. Ore thousand dol
lars 10 the pan is not an uncommon
thing ard as high as one Iundre"
ounces have been taken out 10 a single
pan. 1t is rot unusual 10 see men
coming in with all the gold dust they
can carry. You would not believe
ne when l tell you that I went into
ore cabin and counted five hve-gal-
Ion oil csns full of gold dust, but !. is
6 fact. l. is the result Of the work OF
two men during the winter and tbs
dump is not much more than half
worked out. There has been about
50, 600, 600 in dust taken out SO far IN
TIE district. At a low estimate | be.
lieve there will be $50, 000, 900 taken
cut during the next year"