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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Frauds In Drinks.

Here Is some interesting information for
the man who drinks only his favorite brand
Of wine, whisky or cordial. It Is almost q
pity TO give away these trade secrets, but
they are public now in sworn testimony.
After reading this the bibber will no longer
smack his lips, look wise and give express.
sion to q deep, satisfied "A-h-h-h" after q
glass of his favorite tipple. W. A. Taylor
wine merchant and expert, to-day swore.
that certain foreign firms on labels OF some.
wines have no existence In fact. Fine cog-i
nae, he said, could be made from roasted
almond shells and essential oils. This drink,
he said, would fool the average drinker. In
bottling wine for retailers or private stock,
the sellers put the names Of the buyers and
other marks on the imported" casks OF.
bottles. In ~clarets, for instance, some OF
the bottles may be labeled "Medoc" and
some est. Julian" In illustrating he said:
"a party Of gentlemen may 50 into a cafe
and one man says, Il guess I'll take a st.;
Julian and another says, 4 don't care for,
that; I'll take Medoc.' Well, in most cases
these gentlemen are fooled, and both wines
generally come from the same cask." Con-,
tinuing, Mr.. Taylor cited a case In point,
where an Italian dealer had sold q case OF
Italian vermouth for $3.50. BE said the
duty on this was $1.6O, and the freight a
cents, 80 the dealer sold the imported
STUFF for Just sc cents for o dozen bottles.
Bordeaux the same dealer sold for S1.65
for q case OF twelve bottles, where the duty
and freight alone would have cost $1.82.
Now, one would imagine that all this
stuff sold under bogus labels and fraudu-
lent all the way through goes simply to the
lower class Of Bowery saloons and Tender
loin cafes. That Is where the mistake Is
made, as the next question brought out.
The witness In his testimony admitted that
the largest hotels here, Of the highest
class" bought wines and cordials from him
In bulk. He bottled and labeled the bottles
"St. Julian and "Medoc" and "Margau.",
It ali, he said, came from the same cask
and fooled even the delicate palates Of the.
hotel habitues. That the smaller dealers
are not alone In this imposition on the
stomachs Of this country was shown from
the Vice-President of the Wine and Spirit
Traders Society that he himself had bot
tied a hogshead Of st. Julian for bottlesI
~variously labeled "Medoc," "St. Julian"
and "Pontet Canet." r
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

in Need-Frauds In Drlnks-Cns
Cask of Native Wine Supplies Variou1
Foreign Brands and Sorts-"Fine Cog
nacn Made from Roasted Almond Shellf
While we sit at home rejoicing,
Safe from every storm that blows,
On the street our erring brother
Down the drunkard's pathway goes.
Let US reach our hand to save him,
Let US be his guide and stay;
Sorely now he needs our friendship
On his dark and dreary way.
Down among the poor and lowly,
Down the alleys rank with gin,
There must 80 the temperance workers
Who would save these men from sin.
We must take them, drunk or sober,
To our hearts and homes once more.
We must snatch them from the burning,
And their manhood must restore
Rise, oh rise, I pray you. brothersl
Wait no longer to decide;
Lo. the waves o'erwhelm the nation,
And we sink beneath the tide!
Blow the bugle blast OF temperance,
Rally round your flag unfurled.
Forward let US march to rescue
Every drunkardi in the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Temperance News and Notes.

If takes some time to age whisky, but 1t
does not take long to age the man u
drinks it.
The gurgling Of the faucet Is the deviPs
delight.
The moderate" drinker never touches
it-one drink is excess.
Wine "noveth itself Alright" but those
who drink it, never do.
The saloon will 90 in hurry, when the
church gets after it IN earnest.
"a denagogue," said q small boy who
builded better han ne knew, Is q Ses-
sci that holds wine, gin, whisky or any
other liquor"
When life is young we pluck the gaudy
flowers, 80
In careless mood, that appetite doth
crave,
And weave a chain, to find, in future hours.
Too oft. alas! the misery Is ours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
MONKS ROASTED ALIVE BY REBELS.
Cruelties Alleged to Have Been Practised
on the Philippine Islands.

Cruelties Alleged to Have Been Practised
o the Philippine Islands.
Further interviews with officers OF the
steamer Hupeh, at Vancouver, British
Columbia, elicit the fact that twenty-five
Catholic monks were roasted by the rebels
in the Philippine Islands, and not by Span
ish troops, as previously reported. The in
formation was furnished by a prominent
resident OF I~lo-Ilo, in the group OF islands,
and corroborated by a foreign consul. In
consequence Of the cruelties practised by
the Spanish troops on the rebels or those
suspected Of being in sympathy with the
rebel cause, the rebels in revenge perpe-
trated acts Of cruelty on the hapless monks
who came in their clutches. The custom
ary mode Of roasting sucking pigs in the
island is by thrusting a bamboo through
the pig and then fastening 1t to an iron and
roasting it over a slow fire. This was done
to the monks, the bamboo being thrust
through them while they were alive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Cycling Noes.

Cycling has developed more athletes
than any sport which has been at all
popular.
; Miss Kate Helmke, q teacher in the Mis-.
sour Asylum for the Blind, takes a daily
ride about the grounds on a bicycle. She
is totally blind.
Whenever you see O cyclist riding with
both his hands Off the handle-bar you may
be sure hat the foolkiller has been neglect
ing his duty in that particular nelghpor'
hood.
ports that a missionary had made a Journey
from the Indian ocean to Victoria Nyanza
on a bicycle. The distance is about SW'
miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Another Urbana Victim.

One more victim was added to the fatalt-
dies at Urbana, Ohio, preceding the lynch
ing OF Mitchell when Wesley Bowen died.
Bowen was shot In the hip, having W
wounds. The physicians had some hopes
NJ his recovery, but his strength gave way,
and his decline was rapid. Bowen lived at
Gable, a small town on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, northeast Of Urbana. and he was
one of the many country people Who formed
a large part of the crowd hat surrounded
the iail and court hSuSe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

Bishop Merrill is the lawyer and parlia-
mentarian Of the Episcopacy. His book on
ecclesiastical law is the code in the Metho-
dist church. 1t was his work in the church
literary world that brought to him the title
of Master of Arts from the Indiana Asbury
University.
His ordination in the Episcopacy dates
from 1872, and during the years since then
he has visited most Of the foreign missions.
His dress is Of the old school-the high hat,
straight up and down, and the coat OF con-
yentional ministerial black. His spectacles
are cut into two parts, and he looks some
times through the upper end sometimes
through the lower. His summer work takes
him from one end of the country to the
other,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
REPUBLICANS WIN IN CHICAGO.
Only Half the Regular Vote Polled at the
Judicia1 Election.

Only Half the Regular Vote Polled at the
Judicial Election.
The judicial election in Chicago, ILL.,, was
carried by the Republicans, who elected all
If their candidates by pluralities Of about
1000 in the city and 1000 in the county out
side of the city.
Although the ticket was called Republi-
can, it included tho fourteen Judges now
on the bench of the Circuit Court, eight Re-
publicans and six Democrats. In addition
10 the Judges of the Circuit Court, one
Judge of the Superior Court and one JUS
lice Of the Supreme bench wore voted for.
out Magruder for the latter position, and
Brentano for the former, we're Endorsed by
both Republicans and Democrats.
The Silver party had five candidates in
the field for the Circuit bench, but its can
iidates secured only about one-1fth rs
many votes as the Republicans. Scarcely
half the regular vote was polled. The
amended Torrens Land Title law was over
w%helmingly adopted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

Ainsworth R. Spofford has been Librarlan
OF Congress since 1864. His salary IS S4oooa
year.
Thomas E. Breckenridge, last OF the FIRE.
mont party Of 1S4S, died In MISSOURI re-
Gently.
Chief Justice Judd, Of Hawaii, who Is
now in this country, was graduated from
Yale in 1862.
Maior Ginter, OF Richmond, the tobacco
man. who has recently retired from active
business worth SO, 900, 900, laid down his
musket at Appomattox and didn't have a
dollar. He footed it to Richmond and got
Job at rolling a truck at oHaIra gay anu
stuck to it for six months until hesaw a
chance to do better. .-N
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
MINER AND SUPERINTENDENT KILLED
Two Deaths Follow q Labor Riot In I'LL

Two Deaths Follow q Labor Riot In I'LL
nois.
A serious labor riot occurred at Minonk,
Ill. The coal miners there have been on a
strike since May 1. Last week a few men
were working against the wishes Of the
majority. While Superintendent A. Nor
gan and one OF the bosses, Joseph Erbe-
land, were ~escorting one Of the men to
work, q crowd OF miners interfered. A
fight ensued and Morgan and Erbeland
began to shoot, killing instantly q young
married miner, John Weloski, and wound
ing another. This so enraged the miners
that they attacked Morgan and Erbeland
with clubs and stones and beat them bad
ly. Morgan died later.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
TWENTY KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.
The Carolina Calico Works at Puebla,
~"exico, Blown to Pieces.

The Carolina Calico Works at Puebla,
~'exico, Blown to Pieces.
The C&4lina calico printing factory at
Puebla, Mexico, was destroyed by a boiler
explosion. Twenty men are known to be
dead; many others are injured, and much
property was destroyed.
The factory, the property Of the Noriega
Brothers, the well-known Spanish mer-
chants Of Mexico City, was in the heart Of
the city. The loss on buildings, machinery
and stock will amount to $3.50 900. Num-
bers Of soldiers are now engaged in clear
ing away the debris and also In keeping
back the ever-increasing crowd.
Fragments Of human bodies, mixed up
with pieces OF machinery and building ma
terial, strew the ground upon every side.
Persons were killed in adjoining houses,
and the fronts Of neighboring dwellings
were blown out. The scene Of the accident
presents a scene Of indescribable destruc-
ton and confusion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Big Bank Defa1cation.

William N. Boggs, paying teller Of the
first National Bank Of Dover, Del, Is al
legged to be q defaulter in the sun of $685.
900. The populations are said to have ex-
tended over a period Of ten years, and have
been covered up by false entries that es-
capped the eyes of the Bank Examiner. Mr..
Boggs had been employed In the bank for
over fifteen years, and has always been re-
garded as perfectly honest and upright In
all his dealings.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Big Fire in Alexandria, Va.

The greatest fire that has ever visited
Alexandria, Va, broke out in Bryan's fer
tilizing mill, on the river front. and ragged
with great fury for about eight hours,
causing a total damage Of from $3.50, 900 to
$500, OOo, partly insured. The entire block
bounded by the STRAND, Duke, Union and
Prince streets was almost wiped out, only
one warehouse with its contents being
saved. A fierce wind was blowing, and for
q time the whole town was threatened.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

Minnesota has 10000 lakes.
Boston is the biggest snuff taker in the
United States.
Georgie's Governor has over eighty-one
Colonies on his staff.
Watermelons were shipped from Oxford,
Fla, during tho last week in May.
Clyle ketchum, not twenty-one, has been
elected Justice Of the Peace ut Dowagiac,
Mich.
Hundreds of sheep are said to have been
poisoned In Montana through eating the
plant commonly known as the larkspur.
The Thorn brothers, Of Sundance, Wyom-
ing, killed seventy-nine wolves and coyotes
in one week. The htdss mada 9 wagon
load
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23

Three Firemen Killed In San Francisco.
A fire occurred in the Standard Biscuit
%Company's works, San Francisco, CAL,
which resulted in the death OF three fire.
men. The fire started at noon and a high
wind caused the flames to spread rapidly.
John Moholy, Of the chemical engine, was
caught by falling brick and called for help.
Frank Kelley and James Hallinan rushed
to his aid, when the whole wall fell upon
them, crushing them almost beyond recog.
milton. The loss on the building was $780,
900, and on stock 1926, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Chiselled of a Rivals Nose.

Samuel Mellon, the successful aspirant
COR the hand OF a Plymouth PENN young
woman, has been horribly disfgured by his
rivals. Joseph Riscock, John Frosus and
Anthony Sedok had also been suitors Of the
young woman. Mellon proposed, a few
nights ago, and was accepted. His rivals
were furious and threatened his life. As
Mellon was returning with the young wo-
mar from the home Of q friend he was &C.
costed by his rivals, who, without a word,
threw him down and hacked of his nose
with a sharp chisel. In his struggles his
face Yves horribly lacerated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
A Word of Alarm.

The Central Woman's Christian Temper.
ance Union, of Chicago, has issued Q WORD
of alarm and warning to young girls CON
cerninc the drinks obtainable at the soda
fountains OF that city. They are called BY
different names-sherry flip, claret sanga,
rec, creme de menthe, calisaya, etc.-and
are ordered by young girls for q cold, or to
take the place of a luncheon, or for q:
chance to sit down and rest after a busy,
tiresome day at shopping. These drinks all
contain large quantities Of alcohol, and,
while the girls would Indignantly ,spurn a
glass Of whisky, and hold up their n
horror at the thought Of rum or brandy,
vet in their sods-fountain beverage tney
get all the effects OF the liquor n tne
Growing appetite for it thrown In.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Labor World.

The machinists nave $50 unions.
Chicago has 1OO, 900 unemployed.
Gold miners in Alaska get S15 a day.
Georgia has 5000, 900 cotton spindles.
Minnesota's 2600 BARRIERS are to be II.
censed.
Colored miners of Detroit, Mich, have
formed q union.
Wheeling (W. Va unions will observe
August % as Labor Day.
Ali Minneapolis municipal stone cutting
must be lone by unionists.
At the Tennessee State mines 100 coke
ovens lave been erected and eonvicts will
ha amnlovad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Marched to Death Singing.

At Morristowp, N. j., David Wilson, the
:olored man who murdered his wife a year
ago, was hanged in the Jail yard. He
walked to the gauows, apparently without
fear, between the pastor Of the A. NJ. E.
Zion Church, who baptized him a day or
two before, and the President Of the Y. NJ.
O. They were singing I'm Going Home
to Die No More"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Evidences of Improvement.

In Archbishop Irelsnd's work, just pub
lished, he has an interesting chapter on!
"Intemperance and Law" In which he es-I
Inmates that throughout the United States
G, 1000, 900 persons frequent barrooms and mi
dulge immoderately In alcoholic drink
writes Robert P. Porter. It is estimated
that the annual drink bill Of the country
falls but little, II at all, under the enor3
nous sum OF one billion dollars. These 'es-
Inmates were based undoubtedly on the fig
ures Of ten years ago. The Archbishop. II
he has not consulted the more recent fig.
ures, will be glad to learn that there are
evidences Of Improvement in this respect,
and that more recent statistics cut the to-
tai down to 1852, 600, 600, which, when we
consider the increase Of population, Is q
good showing. In comparison with the.
United Kingdom, the United States has
every reason to feel gratifed, as the per
capita expended for alcoholic drink ID
S17.15 in the one case, against 5000 In the
other. Part Of this difference may be due
to the fact that alcoholic beverages are un-
doubtedly cheaper here than on the other
side, but O considerable part OF the de-
crease may be directly traced to the excel
lent temperance work done.-Picayune.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Big Cloudburst in France.

A cloudburst in the hill country OF the
Province Of Isere, in Southeastern France.
caused the overflow Of the River Norge,
and the destruction of a number Of paper
mills and silk factories, as we'll as houses,
along the banks. At the town Of Voiron
and Moirans the river rose suddenly twenty
feet. One person was drowned and the loss
to property Is estimated at 81, 1000, 900.
Four thousand factory operatives are
thrown out OF employment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
MURDER TO WIN A WOMAN.
This Method Used to Get a husband Ont
of the Way.

DR.. James J. Fitzpatrick, a prominent
physician of Burke County, Georgia, was
placed in Jail at Waynesboro charged with
the murder Of Joseph sprintz, confidential
clerk to Davis & Marks, of Midwife, Ga.
SPRINT was found on May 6 at his home
In Midwife with his head crushed. His
diamond stud, watch and scarfpin were
missing,
Dr.. Fitzpatrick, his %neighbor, advanced
the theory that robbery was the motive.
He said Mr.. Sprintz had in the bedclothing
$1,000, which he was holding for the doctor
himself. This was gone.
Mrs. Sprintz was In Macon, Ga, ut the
time of the murder. 1t Is said that she and
Dr.. Fitzpatrick were in love with each
other.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Let Alcohol Alone.

Sign the pledge, it will benefit your
health. Alcohol Is not more necessary to
health than any other chemical or medi-
cinal agent. It excites the heart, d
digestion, disturbs the liver and stupenes
the brain. 1t gives q momentary glow n
stimulus, but you have to pay for tne@
Afterwards by an inevitable lessening OF
vital heat and animal power and mental
force. Even in so-called moderate quanti-
ties n acts as an irritant and a poison.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
'CANOVAS SUSTAINED.
Queen Christina Decides to Retain Him
as Spain's Premier.

Queen Chrfstfna DECIDES to Retafn HIN
as Spain's Premier.
The Queen Regent Of Spain has con-
frmed Senior Canovas, the Premier, in his
ministerial powers and the Cabinet will re-
main in office, with personnel and policy
unchanged.
All the leading members Of the Senate
and of the Chamber Of Deputies who were
consulted by Her Majesty, as we'll as three
marshals. advised the recall Of Captain
General Weyler from Cuba.
But 1t Is understood that the Government
does not contemplate any immediate change
in the supreme command in Cuba. The
surprise and displeasure Of the various
sections of the opposition are not easy to
describe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
LLOYD for Congress.

Returns from the first Missouri Congress
donal District indicate Lloyd. Democrat,
elected over Clark, Republican, by q
plurality Of 5000. The total vote cast was
about eighty per cent. Of that cast last
November. Lloyd carried Hannibal, Clark's
home, by 241 plurality, a Democratic gain
Of 206 over the November election.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
PROGRAMME OF THE PRESIDENT.

he Proposes to Urge the Passage of q
Currency Commission Bill.
1t is stated on the very highest authority
that the President intends to ask Congress
to pass a bill authorizing the appointment
of a Currency Commission before the adj
journment Of the special session.
Within twenty-four hours after the Senate
has passed the Tariff bill Mr.. Mckinley will
send in a special message urging the Com
mission bill. He will ask for a non-par-
tisan commission Of from eleven to fifteen
members to make a study Of the financial
system and report what changes should be
made to place the currency upon an abso-
lutely sound basis and restore confidence In
the business world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
FIVE KILLED IN A COLLISION.
Two Trains Carrying Workmen Meet In q
Fatal Crash.

Two Trains Carrying Meet In q
Fatal Crash.
Five men were instantly killed and four
others badly injured in q collision on the
Omaha Railroad near Hudson Junction.
Wis. The trains were running at high
speed and came together on a sharp curve.
The dead are: E. s. Harm, Joseph Leight-
heiser, Thomas Reilly IND Milton Swain, all
laborers, Of Eau Claire, Wis, and Herman
Reby, fireman. The injured are: - Bro
gan, engineer, head bruised and face in
iured; James Owne, conductor, and A.
Seittleman, fatally, and Frank Thayer, Of
Altoona, Wis, fireman, fatally injured.
The way freight, west bound, took the
left hand track against orders. At o rate
of eighteen miles on q down grade it came
upon the work train backing east 1t thirty
five miles an hour. Both engines were
wrecked.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Eour

First Observation-Disclosures excuses,
moral deeeneracy, EQUALIZATION. Second
Misunderstanding habitual drunken
ness. attacks Of mania, softening OF the
brain. Third generation-Hypochondria,
melancholia, suicide, homicide. Fourth
eeneration-Imbecllity, idiocy, sterilitY
and the extinction Of the species.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
Boy Kills His Two Sisters,

The ffteen-year-old son Of l.. Schwartz,
while attempting to unload q gun at
Greene, N. Y, discharged the weapon, kill
ing his two sisters. The bullet passed
through the neck Of one sister and struck
the other Just above the heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
New Illinois Street Hallway Law.

New Illinois Street Hallway Law.
Governor Tanner, Of Illinois, has signed
The famous Allen Street Railway bill. h
bill authorizes ffty-year extensions OF ex-
isting street railway franchises, allows five
cent fares to continue, permits consolida-
ton OF companies, and makes no provision
for condensation to municipalities.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
These Are Good Indians,

The Yaqui Indians, Of Mexico, have been
organized into a State militia, and Juan
Maldonado, Chief Of the tribe, has been ap-
pointed military commander Of the force at
a salary Of $50 a month. As the Yaquis
know the mountainous districts OF the State
thoroughly it is believed they will be Of
great aid to Federal troops In suppressing
lawleSsness.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-23
a Minister Killed by His Son.

A dispatch from Barbourville, Ky, says
that the Rev. Berry Lawson, a Methodist
minister, was shot and instantly killed by
his 'ffteen-year-old son, Isham. The father
whipped the boy on Sunday for some
slight offence and he left home. The
punishment ranked in the little fellows
heart, and he returned home this morning.
and finding his father In a cornf1eld, slipped
up behind him and blew his head from his
shoulders with a shotgun. The youthful
parricide escaped.