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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Sowing Light in Sorrow.

God will not always be causing grief he
traverses the dull brown acres with His
plow, scanning the yielding earth that he
may be able to cast in the precious grain.
Believe that in days Of sorrow He is sowing
light for the righteous and giadness for the
upright In heart. Look forward to the
reaping. Anticipate the joy which is set be-
fore you, and shall food your heart with
minstrel notes when patience has had her
perfect work. You will live to recognize
the wisdom OF Gods choice for you. You
will one day see that the thing you wanted
was only second best. You will be
surprised to remember that you once
nearly broke your heart and split the wine Of
your life for what would never have satisfied
you il you had caught it, as the child the
butterfly or soap-bubble. You will meet
again your beloved. You will have again
your love. You will become possessed OF q
depth OF character, a breadth Of sympathy,
fund OF patience, an ability to understand
and help others, which, as you lay them at
Christ's feet for Him to use. will make you
glad that you were afflicted. You will see
Gods plan and purpose /; you will reap His
harvest; you will behold His face, and be
satisfled.-Rev. F. B. Meyer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
NEW MOTIVE POWER USED.
Electricity Tested on the New England
Railroad.

The directors of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, IN
conjunction with the directors of the New
York and New England Railroad Company,
have begun the most important experiment
ever undertaken by those who believe in
the ultimate supremacy Of electricity over
steam as motive power. A train moved
and controlled by electricity developed at
central power-house was run from Ber-
lin, Conn, to Hartford, on regular sched-
ule between two trains drawn by steam
locomotives, In the ordinary way. The
electrically equipped train did not In any
way interfere with the passage Of the train
drawn by locomotives. This Is important
as showing that railroads on which there
is large and constant volume Of passen-
ger traffic may be gradually changed from
steam to electricity without any interfer-
ence with the comfort Of passengers.
Colonel 81. 81. Heft, the chief electrial en-
gineer OF the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, demonstrated that
direct current Of electricity can be sent
without serious loss from leakage for dis
tance of nearly thirteen miles from
the central power station. Taking In
this case, Berlin, Conn.,, as the centre, i
will be possible to replace steam locom&
tives and cars for Hartford, New Britain,
Meriden, Waterbury, Middletown, Walling-
ford and other cities of the Nutmeg State,
comprising population Of over zoe, 900 in
habitants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
KENTUCKY c. A. r. ENcAMPMENF.
Ex-Confederates Take Prominent Parts In
the Ceremonies.

Ex-Confederates Take Prominent Parts In
the Ceremonies.
The State Encampment, Grand Army Of
the Republic, at Lexington, was the most
remarkable ever held in Kentucky, from
the fact that ex-Confederates took the
leading part in the exercises, and only one
Union soldier made set speech.
Captain Stephen G.. Sharp, an ex-Con-
federate, was the Chief Marshal of the day.
Colonel William C. P. Breckinridge, an ex-
Confederate, made the address Of welcome.
Judge Jerre R. Morton, an eX-Confederate,
presented the encampment In a neat
speech with gavel made from wood grown
on the battlefield Of Chickamauga.
The only Federal soldier to make an ad-
dress was General Samuel E. Hill, Adjutant-
General Of Kentucky under Governor Buck
ner. He accepted the gavel on behalf OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic. He made
what was considered the best speech Of the
afternoon, and when he spoke Of how the
old soldiers had buried the hatchet he asked
Judge Morton to rise. They clasped hands,
and in this position General Hill finished
his address amid deafening and prolonged
applause. Then five hundred school chill
dren sang "Dixie.''
About $4,000 persons were in attendance.
The parade was participated in by all Of the
larger Southern military organizations.
The encampment was held at the Chau-
tauqua grounds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
MOB BLYNCHES Two GIRLS.
CoIored Servants Hanged to a Tree
in Alabama.
THEY HAD POISONED A FAMILY.

One of Them Confessed-Had Killed One
Person and Nearly Killed Score
The Lynching Was the Work of About
Twenty Men and Their Identity Has
Not Been Discovered by the Sheriff
BIRM1NGAAM, Ala. Especially D.-Mollie Smith
and Amanda Franklin, two young colored
women, were found at daybreak Wednesday
morning swinging from tree on the road
between JEFF and Huntsville, in Madison
County. The twenty men who had lynched
them had disappeared. The girls paid the
penalty of death for poisoning the family
Of Joshua o. Kelly, prominent citizen OF
JEFF. Several attempts have been made to
poison the Kelly family. The first was made
two months ago. Mr.. Kelly and his family,
consisting Of eleven persons, arose from the
supper table one night suffering from terri
BILE pains, and the next day Mr.. Kelly died in
great agony. 1t was ascertained that ar
senic had got into the coffee, but it was
thought then that it was an accident.
Eleven persons set up with the body OF Mr..
Kelly the night after his death. Toward
midnight they partook Of some sausage, and
at once became i'll. Fortunately there was
physician in attendance, and no fatality
resulted. Last Friday all the members OF
the family arose from the breakfast table
with terrible cramps in the stomach. Al
though none has yet died, several are still
in dangerous condition. This time it de-
veloped that the poison was In the bread.
Suspicion was then directed to Mollie
Smith, q young colored girl, who had
formerly worked in the family, and search
Of her house was made. Mollie had anti
cipated the visit, and had started to Ten
nessee on foot. Amanda Franklin, Mollies
successor in the Kelly home, was also sus-
pected. Twenty men gathered Wednesday.
Some Of them started out to capture
Nellie, whom they overlook some
ten miles away. The Franklin girl was
told to get up and dress, and 90 with
the posse, which she did. The Franklin
girl gave way when she was cross-ques-
toned, and finally made clean breast OF
the whole affair. She confessed to the last
poisoning, but said Mollie Smith had put
The poison in the coffee and sausages. and
had persuaded her to poison the bread,
which she did while carrying the flour Of
which it was made from the pantry to the
kitchen.
The Smith girl denied everything, even
when faced with the Franklin girl and the
latter's confession. The posse, satisfied OF
the guilt Of the two girls, carried them to
the woods, short distance from Mollie
Smiths house, and, deaf to tears, prayers
and screams, tied ropes about their necks
and hanged them to a tree, waiting quietly
until 1t was evident they were dead. With
out a word they then stole away In the
darkness. There will probably never be
clew to their identity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Prominent People,

DR.. Nansen's tour through France is a
triumphal progress.
The King Of Italy, it is said, carries over
$500 900 life insurance.
The late William T. Adams (Olivier Op-
tic) left an estate valued at only 514,sOO
The Presbyterian Synod at Sunderland,
England. has rejected the petition charg-
ing heresy against "Ian Maclaren," Rev.
John Watson.
Marc Renieris has been President OF the
Cretan Committee In Athens Cor fifty years.
His career began with the acceptance Of
constitutional principles by King Otho, and
be was quite young man when that sover-
eign intrusted to him the reorganization Of
the judicial system.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
BOY MURDERER HANGED.
Elmer Clawson the Youngest Person Ever
Executed In New jersey.

Executed In New Jersey.
Elmer Clawson, boy Of nineteen years
Of age, was hanged Wednesday in the Som
erset County Jail at Somerville, N. j., for
the murder Of Harry Hodgett, his former
employer. He was the youngest murderer
executed in the State, and next to the
youngest person convicted Of capital crime
in New Jersey. The drop fell at 1907
o'clock, a. m, and in nine minutes the
young murderer was pronounced dead
Before the execution he admitted his guilt
and expressed contrition for his crime.
He was attended by Rev. J. o. Wiener Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church OF Somer-
Vile, who said that he had baptized the
condemned youth.
The crime for which Clawson paid the
death penalty was committed at 6 o'clock
on the morning Of August 20. 1896. The
victim was his former employer, Harry
Hodgett, an Englishman, thirty years Of
age, the owner Of small farm at Pluck
amin. Clawson demanded work and a
quarrel followed, Hodgett accusing the
young man OF having robbed him while In
his employ year before. During quar-
rel the youth shot Hodgett. The murderer
then rode away on his bicycle, but was
overtaken by two men in buggy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Heredity in Alcoholism.

At O recent meeting OF the Congress Of
Criminal Anthropology at Geneva, Switzer-
land, DR.. Legrain, physician-in-chief Of the
Asylum Of Ville-Evrard, traced the fatal
law Of heredity In alcoholism and gave the
results Of investigation which have extend
ed over long period Of years. He de-
scribed how the disease Is transmitted from
drunken father to appetite-enslaved SOM
how In such degenerate soil the seeds OF
crime and madness develop and ripen. He
said he had traced the course Of four gen.
erations Of drinkers In 215 families with
these results: In the first generation 1853
families showed unrnistakable symptoms OF
degeneracy, ninety-three cases Of mild in
sanity, Lightweight who were mentally un-
sound, and forty-flve were at times danger.
ously, insane. In many cases the children
were weaklings and died at an early age.
Numbers OF those who remained were fee-
ble-minded, epileptics or prey to evil in.
stincts. In thirty families he noted convul.
sions, epilepsy In fifty-two, hysteria In six
teen, and meningitis In five; 10S families
our Of 215 counted among their members
victims Of periodic alcoholic delirium. Fin.
ally there were 106 families In which marked
insanity had developed.
In the second generation ninety-eight OBJ
servations gave fifty-fcur families with one
or more members who were imbectles or
idiots; In twenty-three there were those
who were morally irresI onsible. Extraor-
dinary mortality caused the children to die
In appalling numbers. At this stage the
parents had became CON mon drunkards,
with but eight exceptions. In forty-two
families were chronic cases Of convulsions,
and epilepsy in forty. Insanity to very
marked degree exists in twenty-three famt-
lies at present. In the other thirty-one the
children are yet too young to give marked
indications.
In the third generation seven observa-
tions gave total Of seventeen children; all
are stunted mentally and physically; two
are already insane; four are subject to con-
vulsions, two to epilepsy, two to hysteria;
one Is afflicted with meningitia, and three
with scrofuls. To these s14 cases In 215
families might be added ninety-three cases
of tuberculosis
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Foreign.

William J. Calhoun, the special commits
sioner appointed by President Mckinley to
investigate the death Of Ricardo Ruiz and
other matters connected with the Cuban in
surr action, arrived at Havana.
A series OF earthquake shocks have been
felt in the mountain districts OF the State
OF Jalisco, Mexico. At San Gabriel some
damage was done. The shocks were felt
distinctly.
New gold mines have been discovered In
the Province Of Carabaya, Department Of
Puno, Peru. 1t is believed they will yield
largely.
The Ambassadors OF the Powers at Con-
stantinople asked the Porte to suspend hos
tilities in Greece pending the conclusion OF
a permanent peace. Turkey at first de-
clined the request.
A dispatch from Naples announces that
two large streams Of lava have been flow
ing down Mount Vesuvius and have united
with the deposits from the eruptions OF
1895 The activity in the principal crater
is normal.
A battle has been fought in Bechuana-
land South Africa, in which six whites
have been killed and thirteen wounded.
At the City of Mexico gold is selling at
premium Of l03.
A SbEtEt 5elSulN bOOh PidS'
in South Australia and Victoria. The shock
was intermittent and continued for several
minutes
The anonymous subscription of 5000, 900
to the Charlie Bazaar fund In Paris Is now
known to be the collective donation OF
members OF the Rothschild family.
The Quebec provincial election In Can
ada resulted in a complete overthrow OF
the Conservative Party. The Liberals will
probably have flfty-three members, against
twenty.
The town OF Windschmatrei, Austria, a
well-known tourist resort, has been de-
stroyed by fire. A woman was burned to
death. -~-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Rebuke Sin by Righteousness.

We may not all be called upon to speak;
we are all called upon to be. You can shine,
and by shining show how dark the darkness
is. The obligation is laid upon US all; the
commandment still comes to every Christian
which was given to the old prophet, DE
Glare unto My people their transgression and
to the house of Jacob their SIM" Wecan all
rebuke sin by our righteousness. and oy our
shining reveal the darkness to itself. Wed
not walk as children of the light unless we
keep ourselves from all connivance with
works Of darkness, and by all means at our
disposal reprove and convict them. "Come
out from among them, and be ye separate.
and touch no unclean thing, saith the Lord" )"
Alexander Maclaren, D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
GREECE ACCEPTS PEACE,
Confdes Her Interests to the Hands
of the Great Powers.
EXODUS FROM CRETE BEGUN

Greek Government Formally Accedes to
the PROPOSAL of Autonomy From the
Island-A Sense of Relief in Athens
The War Has Cost Turkey S25,O00,0o0,
which She Will Expect Greece to Pay.
ATHENS, Greece By Cable).-The Powers
have offered and Greece has accepted
mediation. The note Of the Powers was
presented by NJ Onou. the Russian Minister
as dean of the diplomatic corps, to N.
Skouloudis, the Greek Foreign Minister.
Following is the full text Of the note
"The representatives OF France, italy,
Great Britain, Germany and Austrla'
charge NJ. Onou, the representative OF
Russia and the Doyen Of the Diplomatic
Corps, to declare, in the name OF their
respective Governments, that the Powers
are ready to offer mediation with
the view to obtain an armistice and smooth
the difficulties actually existing between
Greece and Turkey, on condition that the
HeIIenic Government declares that 1t will
proceed to recall it's troops from Crete, ad-
here formally to autonomy tor Clete,
and accept unreservedly the counsels
which the Powers give in the interests Oh
The reply Of the Greek Government was
AZ follows: 1.-The Royal Government, In
taking the note and declaration OF the nus.
sian representative acting in the name OF
the Ministers Of the Powers, declares that
b will proceed to recall the royal troops
from Crete, adheres formally to autonomy
for Crete and confldes the interests OF
Greece to the hands of the Powers"
~ rp
ceived the Ministers telegraphed the de-
eision to the representatives Of the Powers
at Constantinople, with the request that
khey obtain an armistice with the view OF
arranging for permanent peace:
The Government notified the Greek army
of the action taken. There is sense OF re-
Hef here at the prospect OF an Immediate
End to the war. There Is no excitement
and no popular demonstration is antlclpa-
ted.
The Greek Government hopes that the
powers will intervene in time to avert
further bloodshed. It is reported that Ger
many will insist upon Greece abandoning
Crete forever.
TURKEYS terms for peace are payment OF
q war indemnity and the cession OF Ihes-
sally. Greece hopes, through the po"ers,
10 escape the indemnity. AS to giving uP
Thessaly, the sentiment is that not an lncn
pt territory should be ceded while lnan Is
left to fight. s cro.o
refugees are fed at Athens daily and 7Ooo at
Pireus. Public and private buildings IN
Athens are swarming with 1000 Woundeo:
In all there are $500 wounded: The cost OF
he war to Greece up to date Is about Sloo'-
Doc, 900. ,+h
The Turkish expenses OF tn the Nv war sh wlsh
Greece are estimated at S25, 5,ooo,o ooo, Wnleh
Greece will nav. as an indemnity, in annual
hstallments, guaranteed by the Thessahan
revenues
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
British and American Drink Bills.

In spite Of the Incorporate habits with
which Americans are charged, 1t Is crafty
ing to know that less intoxicating liquor is
consumed in this country per capita than
in Great Britain.
This Is evident from the showing OF the
past year. The British drink bill for the
year aggregated s745 900 GOO, while that OF
the United States footed up 1851, SOC, 600.
The population Of this country, however, Is
nearly twice that Of Great Britain, and
consequently the consumption Of intoxica-
ting liquor in the United States per capita
Is almost one-half less than it Is per capita
in Great Britain. Reducing this statement
to figures, the average Briton, according to
last years returns, pays out S20 for his
drink, while the average American tor the
same quality Of liquor pays out only Sl2.,,
On the assumption that normal condi-
tions prevailed in both countries last year,
it may fairly be claimed that the average
American Is less given to strong drink than
the average Briton. While this Is encour-
aging, no doubt, to the friends OF temper
ance, it Is nevertheless record which ad-
mits OF very great improvement.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
IN THE QUIET HOURS.
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST AUTHORS.

Love VIII Perfect-Sowing Of Light-How
Habit Grows-God's Presence Desired
"A Prayer-To RebEke Sin-Before the
Cross-All Rewarding Love of Christ.
o mighty Potter, to whose steadfzst eyes
A thousand years lie open as one day.
Thy patient hand set firm on life's grert
wheel
This heavy, shapeless clay.
Rough and imperfect, yet it owns Thy
touch;
Spare not, nor stay, the pressure OF Thine
hand;
Make known Thy power; and, soon or late,
let love
Perfect what love hath planned.
L. Il. Hammond, In Outlook.
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bill" STRONG SHOT DEAD.
The Famous Kentucky Mountain Fighter
Assassinated.

The Famous kentucky Mountain Fighter
Assassinated.
Captain William Strong, the greatest
mountain fighter in eastern Kentucky, died
with his boots on few days ago, after hav-
ing successfully lodged rifle bullets for
twenty-five years. He had left his home,
which is about ten miles east Of
Jackson, to go to the house Of a
neighbor, and had been gone only q
few minutes when his family was startled
by shooting, which appeared to be not more
than half a mile away. Members Of the
family ran toward the place where the
sound Of shooting was and found Strong
dead on the roadside, seven bullets having
penetrated his body.
Strong was lying on bis back with his
revolver in his right hand. The revolver
had barely been drawn from his pocket
when bullet broke the arm. Not q shot
had been fired from the revolver.
Investigation showed that a blind had
been constructed in q place Immediately
above the road commanding full view OF
the thoroughfare for distance OF several
hundred yards. Scraps Of bread and meat
were found behind the blind, and other
signs which showed that several men had
been hiding there for Strong.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
Minor Mention.
am has one railway.

Slam has one railway.
proof paper gains favor.
America has 365 900 coal mines.
Rhode Island has 22O0 factories.
London has 500 railway stations.
There are log kinds OF car couplers.
United States have so 900 900 cattle.
! Mexico is the richest mineral country.
Ohio has just witnessed its first electro
cution.
. There are more than 800 golf clubs in the
United States and Canada.
4 sixty-flve million dollars is the yearly
value Of the potato crop OF the united hlhs'
dom.
+ A large increase in tobacco acreage over
that a OF Of last wear is predicted In Pennsyl-
yania.
hEarl Gray Wilson, the newly,eieeseo
Mayor Of Morrow, Ohio, IS said 20 Do on1'
kwenty-one years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-05-26
A PRAYER for the Spirit.

Most holy God let not the largeness OF
our sins and errors make US forget the large
ness of thy mercy; our great need the great
ness OF thy supply. Teach US to trust in
thy love. Help US when we seem to De or
phans in this world that grinds on with such
sternness of unbroken law. Comfort us il
In the midst of the vastness of thy kingdom
we cannot help thinking we are forgotten:
if our poor cry seems unable to pierce
through the rolling majesty OF thy
worlds. In the hours Of our pain
and passion and sorrow, In our lonely
and forsaken days, let the Good Shepherd
come unto US, for he knoweth his sheep by
name. Forgive our sins. and let the beauty
Of the Lord our God be upon US; such beauty
as we can bear, not the burning beauty OF
thy brightness and thy majesty, for we are
ali too weak and feeble fort that, but the gen.
tie beauty Of thy holiness and purity. Hear
our prayers through thy dear Son, Jesus
Christ Amen.