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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16

The real reason Of the fall Of the Cabinet
was the failure OF the Canovas Government
to settle the Cuban difficulty. RESPONSE
bility for the safe conduct of the Govern
ment now falls upon the Queen Regent,
whose dilemma is distressing. Like the
majority Of her subjects, the Queen fully
comprehends that any change in policy and
Government. must be dictated chiefly by
colonial and international considerations.
Her Majesty knows beforehand that the
gravest significance will be attached at
home and abroad to her decision.
One of two things she must do.
She may keep Senior Canovas as Premier
with his Conservative Cabinet, intact or
modified, and keep Gen. Weyler IN Cuba to
persevere in his present policy, with the
ample means recently voted by the Cortes.
Or she may call upon Senior Sagasta to
form @ Liberal Cabinet, in which Senior
Moret probably would be Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, with opportunity to fol-
low his ~well-known inclination to come
to an understanding with the United
States; Senior Mauca, the great home
ruler, Minister Of the Colonies; Marshal
Lopez Dominguez, War Minister; SPANS
best financier, Senior Gamazo, Minister OF
Finance, and which Cabinet probably would
send Marshal Campos to Cuba with full
" to conciliate the insurgents and
loyalists by establishing more radical home
rule than Senior Canovas contemplated and
thus disarm the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
COULDN'T PLAY HIS PART.
The Quaker Lawyer Managed to Expose
the Fraud and Won His Case.

eyes, I was born and raised a
Quaker in Philadelphia" admitted the
venerable lawyer at a social after the
bar meeting. 81 haven't adhered to
the tenets of the sect, but I know all
about the Friends as we call them,
and that knowledge won me the first
really big case in which I was ever
employed. It is not necessary to go
into the details of the suit, but it was
tried after the first grand rush to the
West, and involved the ownership of a
vast tract of land that was rapidly
growing in value.
"The witness whom I most feared,
and on whose testimony I expected the
question of title to turn, appeared
with a broad-brim hat and the peculiar
costume of the Quaker of that day.
His face was clearly shaven and his
manner solemn; but he did not have
that honest look peculiar to the faith.
It was with difficulty that he was in
duced to remove his hat in the pres
ence of the court. He firmly declined
to take the usual form of oath, and
made affirmation. He used thee in
the nominative and objective case, as
did nearly all the Friends of the timey>
and I was convinced that if he was not
the genuine article he had been well
drilled. His direct testimony left US
without q leg to stand on. Then I
took him for cross examination.
"tDid I understand thee to say,
JOHN I began, that thee was present
and witnessed the execution of these
papers|
"'That's what you did, he blurted
out, in his surprise at being thus ad-
dressed.
"sWhich branch of the Friends do
thy people belong tor I inquired, pre-
tending not to notice his lapse.
"'I'm just a Quaker, that's all; I
don't know anything about branches
"sDid thee ever sing in the choir,
John?'
"sUsed to lead it, he replied quick
ly, meaning to score q point.
'Then I had him. In those days
Quakers would no more sing at wor-
ship than they would carry on a ghost
dance. explained this, and also that
there were Guerneyites, Wilburites
and Hicksites, and that the man who
didn't know which he belonged to was
no Quaker. I bore down so hard that
the fellow first swore like a pirate and
then acknowledged himself a fraud. I
got a reputation and a big, fat fee. -"
Detroit Free Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
The Ounce of Prevention.

The Boston Our Messenger notes that
''the Central ". G.. T. U. OF Chicago has
Issued a word Of alarm and warning to
young girls concerning the drinks obtain
able at the s~oda-fountains Of that city.
They are called by different names, sherry
flip, claret sangaree, ETC., and are ordered
by young girls for a cold, to tax the place
of a luncheon, or for a chance to sit down
and rest after q tiresome day at shopping.
These drinks sill contain large quantities Of
alcohol, and while the girls would spurn a
glass OF whisky, or hold up their hands in
horror at the thought OF rum or brandy,
yet in their soda-fountain beverages they
get all the effect Of the liquor and the
growing appetite thrown in. The W. c. T.
U. warning comes none too soon."
Yes, and the warning should 20 to the
boys even more than to the girls and be
brought home to all parents. Fortunate
are they who never learn to crave alcoholic
stimulants. This is the ounce Of proven
tion.-Pathfnder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
A ~New-Fangled Bridga.

They showed me, at Buffalo, N. Y,
the other day, a ~new-fangled bridge,
which has been erected where Michigan
street crosses the creek near the
Niagara elevators, writes ". E. Curtis.
They call it a Bascule bridge, with a
roadway of 14O feet, hoisted by over
head counterpoise, running up on a
curved path. There are two leaves,
and they open and shut in one minute.
It is said to have been invented and
constructed in Chicago, and although
it is not quite finished it works ad-
mirably. There being no pier in the
center of the creek, the congestion at
this point, which is n of the mar
rowest and crookedest places, will be
greatly relieved.-Chicago Record.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
. TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.

The Sot-The Farmer and Temperance
Folly of the Alcohol Habit More APP
parent to Country People Than to
City Residents-Facts About Liquor.
He comes from haunts Of sin and crime,
From filthy lane n alley,
To make all decent people squirm
AS he goes down sins valley.
81 twists, he sways, he slips, he falls
Among the streets foul clutter,
And many a wicked oath he mako
AS he lies in the gutter.
Until at last the wagon comes
To take him to the station"
The most degraded, beastly wretch
With the whole creation.
Meanwhile his children starve in gloom.
All home ties he must sever,
That he his appetite may safe
And drink, and drink, forever.
Sacred Heart Review,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
CUBAN FAILURE THE CAUSE.

Grave Situation Created Nominally by
Tetuan's Box on Comas's Ear, But Real
" by the Failure to Settle the b
Ouestlon-Wheels of the Government
Blocked by the Attitude of the Liberals.
MADRID, Spain (By Cable).-The Spanish
Premier, Senior Canovas del Castillo, has
offered to the Queen Regentthe resignation
of the Cabinet. This step has been taken ow-
ing to the difficulty the Ministers expert
enced in carrying on the Government, in
view of the Parliamentary situation caused
by the refusal Of the Liberals to take part
In the deliberations of the Cortes,
The attitude of the Liberals Is due to the
personal encounter between the Duke O.
Tetuan, the Minister for Foreign Affairs,
and Professor Comas, a Liberal Senator, on
May 81, when the Duke slapped the face OF
the Senator after a heated debate on the
Morgan belliserency resolution adopted by
the United States Senate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
The Farmer and Temperance.

The farm ought to be the home OF the
temperance sentiment Of the country, for
we who live in the country, removed from
the city's and towns temptations, can more
clearly see the folly Of the alcohol habit
than people who have lived 80 long with
the brewery and groggery under their very
noses that they have become Injured to their
offensiveness.
But from q purely practical point of view,
all questions of right and wrong aside, we
ought to be "dead-set" against the liquor
interest, from the fact that 1t Is the great
disturber Of business. If the millions Of
dollars now spent for drink, that ought to
60 to supplying poor mems families with
food and clothing and fuel, were spent as
they ought to be, there would be home mar
kets for all that we could raise, and "over-
production" would be n thing unheard Of.
An official inquiry made by the Massa-
chusetts Bureau OF Statistic Of Labor into
the relation of the liquor traffic to pauper-
ism, crime and insanity, has brought out
some interesting facts. AS to the insane,
so far as can be ascertained, seven out Of
every ten had Incorporate parents, and
one out Of every four was believed to have
been made insane by his own Incorporate
habits. -
Of all the paupers Of the State institu-
tions, three out Of every four were addicted
~ IuC uSc VI llQuOl, duu uCully Ouo-udll
had Incorporate parents. OF all the ar
rests for crime during the year, two-thirds
were for drunkenness. Taking into account
all kinds of crimes, IN about eight and one
half cases in every ten the Incorporate
habits of the offender led to O condition
which induced the crime; and, excluding
minors, ninety-six Of every one hundred
persons convicted Of crime were addicted
to the use Of liquor.
Massachusetts has a local option law, IN
der which the cities and towns vote annu-
ally upon the licensing Of saloons. One
branch Of the bureaus investigation was
directed to ascertaining the relative amount
Of drunkenness In places where the saloons
were closed, and in those where they were
open. In the no license cities and towns
the arrests for drunkenness were only
about one-fourth, and for offenses other
than for drunkenness, less than half az
many per thousand Of the population as in
license cities and towns. In the five cities
which were for q part of the year under no
license, the licensed months showed nearly
three times as many arrests for drunken.
ness, on the average, as the no license
months.
These statistics, taken as q whole, seem
not only to establish q close connection be-
tween the liquor traffic and crime, pau.
perism and insanity, but to show also a con.
siderable curtailment Of these evils wher
the saloons are closed.-Farm News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Cycling Notes,

To improve the appearance Of enamel on
an old wheel, wash it with a large, soft
wooden cloth and lukewarm water. Dry
thoroughly with a soft cloth and after
wards polish with a solution Of beeswax
in spirits of turpentine. Never use q brush,
hot water or soap, as they will injure the
enamel
To ride q bicycle that Is not properly ad-
justed Is to unnecessarily handicap ones
self In the pursuit Of pleasure. For the
rider to have perfect control OF the ma
chine it Is imperative that the saddle, han
die bar and pedals must all be In proper
position. II you are not comfortable on
your wheel you may be quite sure 1t Is
not suitably adjusted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH

Five Little Ones Lost in a Dwelling Said
to Have Been Set on Fire.
Five little children were burned to death
In Welch, W. Va, in an in%cendiary fire with
revenge as the motive. Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
White, who live near WEIGH, went out for
the evening. They left their five children
alone in the house in charge Of the oldest,
who was twelve years old. Before the par
ents returned the house was set on fire by
men supposed to be enemies Of the Whites.
The house was burned to the ground and
the five children were lost. The youngest
child was only two years old. Bloodhounds
were procured, and they are endeavoring to
hunt down the perpetrators.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
UNITED STATES NOT AFFECTED.
Secretary Sherman Thinks Our Relations
With Spain Will Not Be Changed.

-
With Spain VIII Not Be Changed.
WASHINGTON, D. C. (Special).--Oflcial
and diplomatic circles in Washington were
greatly interested in the news from Madrid
that the Canovas Ministry has at last
fallen.
It Is accepted rs a foregone conclusion
that Senior Sagasta, the great Liberal lead
er, will be called upon to form a new Cab
met and to assume the responsibility Of un-
dertaking the settlement Of the Cuban ques-
ton, involved as it is with possible compli-
cations with the United States.
Secretary Of State Sherman voiced what
undoubtedly Is the general opinion when
he said that the relations between the Gov
eminent Of Spain and the United States
would not be changed by the retirement OF
Canovas.
The general opinion Of public men and
officials Is that any change in the Spanish
Government must make for peace, Its &C.
currence being directly consequent upon
the disastrous failure Of the attempt to
keep Cuba by war. Canovas has submitted
a new scheme of home rule for Cuba so
liberal as to meet Secretary Sherman's ap-
prevail. Minister De Lomes recall from
Washington is confidently expected. A
change OF ministry probably would be
urged by Spain as a reason for delay in
pending negotiations with America.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
R GOES r E
Judge Bradley Rules That Senate Ques.
tions Were Not Pertinent.

Judge Bradley Rules That Senate Cues
tions Were Not Pertinent.
John E. Searles,. the Secretary and
Treasurer of the Sugar Trust, is free.
Judge Bradley took the same course in
this case as he did in that Of the President
Of the Trust, Mr.. Havemeyer, who wa like
wise charged with contempt of the Senate
by refusing to answer such questions re-
speeding the money that that corporation
had given in 1893 to political parties in
various States.
The Judge ended the trial which was in
progress in Washington City by directing
the jury to return q verdict Of not guilty.
The defendant was promptly discharged
from custody and further liability under
the Indictment.
The questions asked by the Senate were
not pertinent, Judge Bradley said, and it
was not within the jurisdiction of that body
to ask them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16

by starvation that the perils of the lakJ
tempted them not, even though fameN
lay within their grasp. There is, Mr..
Moore says, nothing like a long jour
ney through the perilous African for
est to force the fact upon the mind of
the traveller that life and civilization
are sometimes more precious than
fame. The journey around or upon
Lake Rukwa, he says, would be al
most certain sacrifice Of the former,
and necessarily put an end to all
hope of returning to the latter
Chicago Times Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Strength and Alcohol.

The athlete, in training for a BOAT race, a
lutely forego the use Of alcohol; and il men
do not want it for ordinary exertions, why
do you want it for ordinary ones? Recent
English expeditions in Abyssinia, the
Transvaal and Egypt proved that If a gen.
eral wishes his troops to perform forced
marches, or to undergo unusual fatigues,
he must substitute coffee for grog. The
extremes of the Arctic Circle and the
tropical sun are best endured on cold
water, as the experience of many explorers
and travellers proves.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Foreign.

The English Blmetallic League opened its
annual meeting in Manchester.
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria has
closed the session Of the lower house of the
Austrian Diet ON account Of the violent OBJ
struction to legislation.
At the trial Of Herr Won Tausch, former
Chief Of the Secret Police In Berlin, q news
paper man testified that Won Tausch said he
heard through spies every word spoken IN
the Emperor's palace.
Austria proposes to enact O stringent an
thrust law.
A discharged stable hand at the Vatican,
Rome, shot Commander Martinuui and az
terward tried to- commitsulctde.F --
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Ruskin Denounces the Liquor Business.

Ever since 1843, more than a half a cen.
fury ago, when the printing-presses OF
London gave birth to the first volume Of
Modern Painters" its author, John Rus
kin, has stood in the front rank Of writers
in the English language, particularly upon
subjects OF art. Three times was he elected
state professor of fine art at Oxford Uni.
versity. He was also chosen to a similar
professorship at Cambridge. His whole
life has been spent. lecturing and writing
upon subjects connected with his profess
sion. Royalties from his books and writ.
lngs nave enabled him to give away three
quarters Of a million dollars in charity.
Four years ago his private secretary
thought it about time for Mr.. Ruskin to
die, so wrote his biography. But Ruskin
didn't die. He Is still alive, seventy-eight
years ofage, though no longer active with
his pen. 1t is always OF interest to know the
attitude Of such q man upon social and
moral questions, such as the drink prob
lem, which this man was always ready to
denounce. Here's one Of John Ruskin's
most pointed utterances upon this great
evil:
drunkenness Is not only the cause Of
crime, it is crime; and the encouragement
to drunkenness, for the sake Of profit on
the sale Of drink, is certainly one Of the
most criminal methods Of assassination for
money ever adopted by the 1ravos OF any
age or country"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
SOLID SHOT AT THE VALENCIA.
The Ward Line Steamer Fired on by a
Spanish Cruiser.

Spanish Cruiser.
The Ward Line steamer Valencia, which
has arrived at C%ienfuegos, Cuba, reports
an exciting experience while of Guanta.
namo Bay.
The Spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes sig
nailed to the Valencia to display her colors.
AS the Valencia did not Immediately COM
ply, the Reina Mercedes fired a blank shot,
which was followed almost Immediately by
a solid shot, falling out CT range. The Va
lencia then displayed her colors.
It Is understood that the United States
Vice-Consul at Santiago de Cuba has lodged
O formal protest against the act Of the
cruiser. Captain Quesada left Havana to
investigate the affair, which has serious
aspects.
The Spanish Government has disavowed
responsibility for the action of the cruiser
Reina Mercedes in firing upon the Ward
line steamer Valencia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Temperance News and Notes.

To remove the cup from a weak brothers
lips is divine.
The profit on whisky is conspicuously
advertised in the clothing OF the saloon
keepers wife.
The devil soon gets a mortgage Upon the
man who drinks-and he already owns the
man who sells.
There are many natural reasons for the
pledge-as, for example, the preservation
Of our health, and the virtues OF thrift and
economy.
The South Australian Parliament has
added a clause to their licensing victusllers',
act f%orbidding women from tending bar In,
saloons. This does not apply tptheealoon-
keepers wife. -, '.- = -.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Prominent People,

August Belmont, the New York ~lnancier,
has ordered a $4,000 statue of his favorite
horse, Henry of Navarro.
II was recently found that Representa-
tive Bricker, of Michigan, is in very much
the same predicament as Governor Pingree.
He is Mayor Of Belding, and at the same
time represents his district in the Legisla-
ture. As yet nothing has beendone in the
matter.
Mayor I. V. Williams, of Oaksdale,
Wash, has resigned his office rather than
sign an ordinance condemning a mar to
iaII for neglecting to license his dog. The
Mayor, who has served for two or three
wears, considers it cruel and unjust to con-
fine a man il he has NO money to pay a oog
tax.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
FLYING From Indians.

Twenty families living on the Upper
Tongue River arrived at Miles City, Mon
tana, seeking refuge from the Indians.
These refugees brought the report that l25
Indians, under the leadership Of White
Bull, all armed with Winchesters, have es-
capped from the reservation and are looking
for white mems scalps.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
1T Is Drink Which Has Brought Me Here

Some years ago the body Of a young man
was found in the River Mersey. near Liver
pool. In his vest pocket was a piece OF
paper, on which was written: ASK not my
name. Let me rot. 1t is drink which has
brought me here" The coroner was SC
touched with the tragedy that he published
q description OF the unfortunate youth, and
his farewell message to the world. At the
end Of three days he had received three
hundred letters from as many parents all
over the country making inquiries as to
certain marks Of identification, that each
might know if it was or was not his boy
who had come to such an untimely end.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Indians on the War Path.

A report comes from Helena that Chey.
enne Indians have gone on the wal path in
Southern Montana, and that they have
murdered several settlers and killed five
United States cavalrymen. This report is
not credited by officers Of the War and In
terror Departments, who have received 10
such news.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
A CRASH IN MIDOcEAN.
The Mississippi and the Hekla in Col
llsion.

lision.
The Atlantic Transport Line cattle
steamer Mississippi, plying between Lon
don and New York, came into the latter
port June l with her port quarter almost a
shapeless mass. In the wreckage was the
kedge anchor, $50 feet Of hawser and a
twisted hawser pipe of the Thingvalla Line
steamer Hekla. These two vessels ran to-
gether in midocean on May 81, and only
rare good luck prevented their being now
at the bottom of the sea. The Hekla had
her bows from a foot above the water line
to within a few feet Of her deck completely
stove; parts Of her were carried away by
the Mississippi, and her fore rigging and
~foretopmast were twisted and broken. She
then steamed slowly for her port of Chris
tiansand.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Crimes of an Insane Letter Carriec.

Edgar Harris, an insane letter carrier,
shot and killed two OF his children at his
home In Baltimore, Md. He then seriously
wounded his eldest daughter, Ella, and
afterward shot himself through the head,
inficting a dangerous wound. The children
killed are George, fen years old, and Ada,
six years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
MONEY PLENTY IN CHICAGO.
Offer to Loan a Million Dollars at Three
Per Cent. Reported.

An Indication Of the strong effort idle
money is making to secure employment ~
found in In offer made in Board Of Trade
circles in Chicago, ILL.,, within the last few
days.
1t is reported that the representative Of a
certain bank made known to several firms
his willingness to make call loans in
mounts Of 80. 900 and upward to the ex-
tent of 81 900 900 on provision warehouse
receipts at the rate of three per cent. This
is q rate lower than has been in force even
in special cases. Heretofore 3la per cent.
has been the minimum short-time call-loan
rate reported.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
MOSQUITO Bite an Accident.

: The Kentucky Court Of Appeals has de-
cided that the bite Of q mosquito Is an
accident, and that the United States Mutual
Association is liable for the $4,000 accident
insurance policy on the life OF a mai whose
death was the result Of a mosquito bite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
An Ancient Hair Tonic.

The Oldest medical recipe is said by
a French medical journal to be that Of
a hair homie for an Egyptian queen. 1t
is dated 400 B. C. and directs that
dogs paws and asses hoofs' be boiled
with dates in oil.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-06-16
Two Drowned in the Hudson.

Mrs. Helen Wheattley, Of New York City,
jumped from e. high cliff at 10Th street in
to the Hudson River, in IN effort to save
her daughter Helen, six years old, who had
fallen from the embankment into the
water, and both mother and child were
drowned. They were attending q picnic.