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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-20
THOUSANDS DROWNED.
From $4,000 to 10000 Lives Lost by
Floods in China.

The steamer Victoria brings news Of the
most disastrous floods that have visited
China for many years. Sixty villages near
Tung Chou, containing over $4,000 inhabit-
ants have been destroyed by floods, and
the people drowned or forced to fee. There
Is no means Of finding out how many thou
sands have been drowned, but the number
is estimated by Chinese authorities at from
$1,000 to 20, 900.
The flooded district Is within twelve
miles Of Pekin, the capital Of China. As a
rule. Chinese officials make very littls stir
when calamity like this happens, but the
proximity of the disaster has resulted in its
being brought to the attention OF the En-
peror, who has ordered that all possible re-
lief be given. Survivors from the villages
nearest Pekin have been allowed such shell
ter as they can find in the city walls, but
thousands are without protection against
the rain, which continues to fall.
The floods have greatly damaged large
aumber OF estates belonging to Pekin
mobiles. The unusual rains began July %
and continued until August Is. The crops
In the flooded district were destroyed.
Early in September high officials OF Pekin
and Tien-tsin suddenly forbade the slaugh-
ter of cattle, their object being to appease
the wrath OF the gods and stop the rain.
The result was to cut OF the entire meat
supply, which led foreign consuls to pro-
test and to report the situation 10 the
foreign ministers at Pekin. It Is claimed
that the action of the officials constitutes
violation OF the treaty rights.
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THIRTY BURIED ALIVE.
Six More Corpsss OF Russian Fanatics
Eound Walled Up.

Six More Corpsss OF Russian Fanatics
Found Walled Up.
Fresh excavations at Ternovsky, In the
district Of Tireaspol, not far from Odessa,
Russia, the scene Of the living burials OF
number Of persons belonging to the relig-
lous sect known as the "Raskolnikl." who
have been walled up alive by Feodore
Kovaleff, in order that they might secure
salvation by self-immolation, have resulted
In the discovery OF six more bodies OF men,
women and children. The search con-
tinues, and 1t Is expected that about thirty
corpses will be unearthed.
The Gear is taking strong personal In
terest In the extraordinary occurrences at
Ternovsky. Kevaleff, the fanatical execu-
tioner of the persons buried alive, Is quite
convinced OF the sanctity Of. his act, and 1t
Is believed probable that he will be confined
tor life In q monastery as madman.
One Of the chief figures In this terrible
drama Is a well-educated woman, Vera
Makaveyev. who. as Sister Vitalia, seems to
have been sort OF priestess OF the fanati-
cal sect.
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REMEDY FOR CATTLE FEVER.
Denver Physician Makes a Discovery Of
Great Value.

I: is believed a cure for cattle fever has
been found, DR.. V. A. Norgaard, OF Dem
yer, COL, Is the discoyerer. The plan for
dealing with the fever Is primarily to e1-
terminate the insect commonly known as
the "tick," which abounds on fever-strick-
en- cattle, and through the means OF which
the disease Is communicated. To do this
the cattle are forced to swim through
solution in vat. What the solution Is It
Is not known at the present time, but crude
petroleum Is used.
When the successful experiment was tried
twenty-seven head Of very "ticky" cattle
were forced to swim through the solution.
and 1t was noticed that while standing on
the drip board there was almost perfect
rain of ticks falling off the cattle. They
were put into pen and the next day, just
seventeen hours after the experiment was
tried, a rigid examination was prosecuted
and the examiners failed to find single
live tick In the whole herd. There was no
damage done the eyes or skin Of the cattle
dipped and not single bad effect resulted
from the dipping. :
If the new remedy proves to do all that
it Is claimed it can do the cattle market
will experience somewhat OF revolution,
and about 900 head Of cattle will be
shipped North each year during the now
prohibited season, which extends from
February Is to November 10.
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coNMEcTIcUT'S NEW LAW.
Citizenship, In Future, Depends on Ability
y to Read English.

y to Read English.
The popular Endorsement Of the consti'
tutlonal amendment requiring all candi-
dates hereafter for the right to vote IN
Connecticut to read the Constitution
and State statutes In English was OBJ
tanned by small vote. as all such amend
ments Invariably are, but by a vote
large enough and q majority big enough to
show that the feeling OF the people 81 the
Nutmeg State Is almost unit In favor OF
an educational limit to the privileges OF
citizenship, which in future depend on tn the
applicants ability to read English; The
new law applies even to those already Vot-
ers who change their residence.
The most active supporters OF the amend
ment were the natives not actually In poll
tics, and the Irish Americans. The press
Of the State discussed it with a unantmity
that made opposition doubtful. One Ger
man newspaper published in Hartford came
out against It, but the small vote against 1t
shows the absence Of any organized moVe'
ment In opposition.
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FlEETEST OF OCEAN FLYERS.

German Racer Beats All Southampton
Records on Her Trip Eastward.
All records over the Southampton course,
east or west, were eclipsed by the huge
North German Lloyd wonder, the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. steaming
at twenty-one knots an hous she passed
Eddystone lighthouse, fourteen miles frem
the Plymouth Breakwster, at 2.25 o'clock
p. m. Wednesday 9.95 g. m, New York
time-and in less than an hour later she
was in port.
eastward trip from New York over course
Of 1852 nautical miles, in Ave days, fifteen
hours and ten minutes, which is eqdal to
five days, twenty-one hours and ten min
utes from Sandy Hook, N. j., to the
Needles, of southampton, England.
Not only has the Kaiser beaten all South
smpton records, but she has increased her
own average speed by .052 knots per hour.
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formed. OF this firm he was q member fif-
ty-one years, He was connected with many
other business enterprises.
Neal Dow married j January 20, 1880, Maria
Cornelia Durant Maynard, the daughter OF
q Boston merchant, and Immediately
moved into the house on the corner OF
Congress and D ow streets, where he lived
30 long and where he died. OF ten children
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dow but three are
now living.
Mr.. Dow, in the latter part of 1861, at the
request of Governor Washburn, raised
regiment OF volunteers and battery OF
artillery. He was commissioned Brigadier
General shortly after by President Lincoln.
1t was in connection with the Maine Tenn
peranoe Union in 1887 that he first came
into public notice. He went before the
Legislature and argued for a prohibitory
liquor law, and in 1912 had the license
question submitted to Portland citizens,
and won.
He headed the movement to prohibit the
sale Of liquor in Maine. He succeeded In
getting the bill passed which has now come
TO be known the world over as the "Maine
Law" 1t was signed by Governor Hub
bard June g. 1851. 1t was repealed in 1855.
but he secured the re-enactment Of the law
In 1857, and it has remained on the statute
books ever since.
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NO SEALING CONFERENCE
Great Britain Refuses to Take Part in
the Proposed Convention.
CANADA'S OBJECTION THE CAUSE.

She Is Willing to Confer With the United
States Alone, But Not With Russia
and Japan Included-The Decision
Due to the Insistance of the Officials
of the Government of Canada.
LONDON, England (By Cable).-The of
fcials Of the British Foreign Office have
communicated to Ambassador Hay the final
decision that Great Britain must refuse to
take part in any sealing conference with
representatives Of Russia and Japan. The
British Government, however, asserts its
willingness to confer with the United
States alone, but 1t insists that Russia and
japan are not interested in the Bering Sea
seals to degree emitting them to repre-
sentation at a conference. The British
Government does not suggest any date for
q conference with the United States, and 1t
Is thought probable in London that Great
Britain's withdrawal will result In two
meetings, one between the United States,
Russia and Japan, and the other between
the United States, Great Britain and Can
ada.
s'The withdrawal OF Great Britain from the
Washington conference Is due to Canada's
insistance, and until the Canadian officials
informed the Foreign Office here OF Can
ada's objections to meeting Russia and
Japan, out OF fear Of being outvoted, Great
Britain fully intended to enter the confer
ence with the three other governments.
But for Colonel Hays representations,
the first announcement OF Great Britain's
unwillingness to take part in the conference
would have been final, but the United
States Ambassador so plainly pointed out
the unusual character OF Great Britain's
change OF mind at so late day that some
OF the Foreign Office officials decided to re-
open the question, and have been endeav-
oring to secure Canada's acquiescence, but
unsuccessfully.
Sir Julian Paunceforte, the British Am
bassador to the United States, also used
his influence in spirit Of great frtendI-
ness to the United States In efforts to Sc
cure the adherence Of Great Britain to the
original programme.
The diplomats here consider that Great
Britain's course was not courteous to Rus
sia or Japan.
Experts who have been investigating the
sales Of sealskins In London, in order. to
obtain evidence for the use Of the United
States at the conference, have proof that
eighty per cent. Of the skins sold by the
Canadian companies are those OF female
seals, and the most of the animals were
shot.
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LIVE FROG IN HIS STOMACH.
Case OF Albert Vansant, Who was saio
to be q ConsuInptive.

Case OF Albert vansant, Who Was Said
to be ConsuInptive.
"Frogs in his stomach instead OF con-
sumption" is what has just been discovered
IS the ailment OF Albert Vansant, young
man Of Railway. N. J. Within two years
numerous physicians have diagnosed his
case as pulmonary trouble, and two weeks weeks
ago he began the use OF inhalants instead
Of drugs. Yesterday he was taken very III
with cramps and peculiar pains IN ms
,tom &h, and soon he expelled hve fT9g T's
four inches in length from his throat, The
creature hopped about as II glad to be re-
leased from its confinement, and Is now IN
the possession OF the physician, who 1s
diagnosing the case for more frogs:
The young man seems better to-day tnan
Tor year past. 1t Is supposed that the
animal was swallowed about two years ago
while the young man was drinking from
small stream Of water. He was violently
Ill for few days at that time. The case
Is being watched with great interest.
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NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.

william r. Finch to Be Minister to
Paraguay and Uruguay.
The President made the following ap.
pointments:
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
of the United States to Paraguay and Uru-
quay.
To be Consuls OF the United States: James
[. Dodge, OF Indiana, at Nagasaki Japan;
George W. Dickinson, Of New York, at
Beleville, Canada; Alvin Smith, OF Ohio,
at Trinidad, West Indies, and Persy McEl-
rath, Of New York, at Turin, Italy.
Joseph Perrault, OF Boise, Idaho, to be
Surveyor General of Idaho.
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Minor Mention.

New Orleans complains Of an invasion OF
rats.
The Creek Indians Of Oklahoma have
decided that the squaws shall not vote.
A man died in a st. Louis hospital from
lockjaw caused by wearing tight shoes.
The War Department is making survey
Of the defenceS Of San Francisco Harbor.
Michigan parties are agitatng the con-
structon OF ship canal to join Lake
Erie with the southern end Of Lake Mich
igan.
Houses are building in London now at
the rate OF more than 1900 month. Dur
ing the year between August, 1896, and Au-
gust, 1897, 1881 houses were built.
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AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT NEEDS
Secretary Wilson Will Ask For Increased
Appropriations.

AUpEOprlbtAoAes
Secretary Wilson, Of the Agricultural De-
oartment, will IN his annual report ask
Congress to make material increase In
the appropriation for at least three
branches of the work OF his department.
These are the bureau Of animal industry,
the farmers bulletins and the weather Du-
reau.
The Secretary says the facilities OF the
bureau OF animal industry for the inspec-
tion of meat intended for foreign shipment
are overtaxed, and that the experiment al.
ready made by the bureau In the shipment
of butter to England should be followed
up by more work In this line. He claims
that the shipments already made have pro-
duced excellent results. as shown by the
fact that representative OF English hrms
has recently been in Iowa buying up all
the available butter supply for export. =.
There Is constantly increasing demand
for the farmers bulletins, and 1t Is the Sec
retary's purpose, II he secures the neces-
sary funds, not only to increase the circu-
lation OF the documents, but to largely IN
crease the range Of subjects covered.
Mr.. Wilson thinks there should be sew.
eral new weather stations, and Is also OF
the opinion that the forecast work can,
with an increase OF money devoted to that
purpose, be made more servtceable TO tne
country at large.
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OLD RAILWAY EMPLOYEES.

Postmaster General Gary Has Long
Record-Some other Old Timers.
Probably the oldest railroad station agent
in the country In point Of service Is James
A. Gary, Postmaster General of the United
States. He was appointed agent at Alber.
ton. Howard County, Md, on the Baltimore
aud Ohio Road forty-four years ago, and
his name still appears on the pay rolls OF
the company. The two next oldest Balti-
more and Ohio agents are said to be Cap.
tain Charles W Harvey, at Ellicott City,
Md, and John ". Howser, at Relay.
Each has been in the service for thirty-four
years. The same company has also In ac-
tua! service a passenger conductor, Cap
tain Harry Green, who has run trains be-
tween Baltimore and Cumberland for forty
seven years.
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Henry George Accepts.

At mass meeting in Cooper Union, New
York City, the nomination for Mayor OF the
Greater New York was formally offered to
Henry George by the representatives OF
four Democratic factions. united as tne
Jeffersonian D Democrats. In accepting the
nomination, Mr.. George declared that ne
was neither a gold man nor silver man,
but Jeffersonian D Democrat. He said that
he stood on the same platform as that on
which he stood in the municipal campaign
eleven years ago. The enthusiasm OF the
audience was very great. Overflow meet
ings were held In the neighboring streets.
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GENERAL IaNAcro ANDRADE.

Andrade has long been conspicuous fig
ure In the national life Of his Republic. He
is ffty-eight years old: and is the son Of
General Jose Escolastico Andrade, one OF
Venezuela's famous figures. He lived In
America for some time and Is closely in
touch with American ideas. His brother is
the Venezuelan Minister In this country:
General Audrade himself Is an old friend
and ally Of ex-President Crespo, and will
enjoy the active support Of that statesman
In all his official acts.
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WRECKED BY ANGRY FARMERS.

Headquarters Of an Obnoxious Sect De-
stroyed in Missouri.
Report comes from Fuller Postofice In
the southern part Of Benton County, Mis-
souri,, OF the wrecking Of q church and
printing office set up near there by sect
calling themselves the Brethren OF the
Church Of Christ in Love and Union" A
man styling himself the Rev. L. s. Garrett
was at the head OF the community, the
members of which hold their property in
common. In the third story Of their church
building Garret printed paper called
"The Worlds Cresset." A hundred farmers
faided the building. destroyed the press,
and threw the type into the street. Garret
had heen warned Of the raid, and was not
to be found by the regulators.
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Prominent reople.

Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, has appoint
ed Mrs. A. E. Paul to superintend the work
OF the Street t-cleaning force in the business
district of Chicago.
William c. Whitney has given $1,000 to
the Washington and Lee University Of
which ex-Postmaster-G General William l..
Wilson is President.
The King of Corea has sent thirty young
men to Russia to learn the language Of that
country. On their return they are to be
employed as officials.
Susan B. Anthony will attend the Ma
tional Council Of Women at Nashville,
Tenn, from October 25 to 81. She will
make several addresses,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-20
Labor World,

It is said that child labor in Michigan has
been recently lessened by the compulsory
education law.
On account Of increasing orders the Sell
ma (Ala.) cotton mills have commenced to
run day and night, with two shifts of EN-.
ployes.
mass-meeting Of building trades me-
chanics to protest against the shooting of
miners at Huzleton, Penn, has been held In
New York.
The Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men, at the close of it's fiscal year (June 30.
1s97), had a membership OF $4,000 and 523
lodges. Large accesslons have been made
since.
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LOWS Opening Gun.

The principles OF the Citizens Union and
the candidates nominated were indorsed
and ratified at mass meeting in Cooper
Union, New York City. Mr.. Low, the can
didate for Mayor OF Greater New York, was
present and made a brief address. 1t was
his first public appearance in the
campaign, and he was enthusiastically
received. Carl Schurz. Joseph Laroque,
Charles Stewart Smith, C. C. Beaman
Charles s. Fairchild, John H. Schumann
and Henry Weisman made addresses. Sen
ator Guy rendered the Citizens Union the
allegiance OF the Home Rule Democracy.
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Cycling Notes.

There are 1000 bicycles In the city of Jo-
hannesburg, South Africa.
The Long Island Railroad carried this
season more than 100, 900 bicycles.
A fiend has invented an automatic bicycle
whistle which can be heard three blocks.
The Rev. G. Woolsey Hodge, of Philadel-
phia, comes out hat-footed and four-sQuaro
In defence Of Sunday cycling for recreation
after "the moral duty Of church attend
ance" has been fulfilled.
There is q fine art in modern high speed
racing, which enables speed and knackness
to weigh pure speed. Judicious head
work." as it is called, more than compen-
safes for a slight lack Of sprlnting or stay
ing poFsrs.
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CANADIAN VILLAGES WIPED OUT.
Two Women and Two Children Perish in
Forest Fire.


Forest Fire.
Three Canadian villages, Casselman,
South Indian and Cheney, have been swept
away by forest fires. The inhabitants Of
Casselman, about 500 in number, are
huddled together on the rocks in
the river and are without sufficient
clothing and have nothing to eat.
Casselman included about one hundred
houses, lumber and grist mill, .furni-
ture factory and several other establish
ments of Importance. All these have been
destroyed. At South Indian, population
OF 500 Is homeless. Only three or four
houses are still standing.
Four bodies have been recovered near
South Indian. They are those Of Mrs. Le-
vielle, Miss Stiles, her sister and Mrs. Le-
vielle's two children, one an infant, the
other twelve years old. The women rushed
from their house to escape to the clearing,
but the smoke surrounding them, they lost
their way and ran into the flames.
The forest fires spread rapidly along the
Canadian boundary, and jumped across in
to North Dakota. Hundreds Of thousands
OF dollars worth of timber has been burned.
Settlers fought in bands to save their
homes
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STATE DEPARTMENT RETIcENT.
Declines to Discuss the Action of the
British Government.

WASHINGTON, D. G. (SpeciaD.-Inquiry
at the State Department confirms the an
nouncement from the British Foreign OF.
fee in London that the British Government
has refused to take part in any conference
in which Russian and Japanese delegates
participate. Beyond this confirmation the
officials of the Department decline to dis
cuss the question, as correspondence Is
still In progress on the subject.
who Is In charge OF the interests Of,
the United States in the Bering Sea seal
fisheries matter, was asked about the state
ment that there would be two conferences,
one between the United States and Great
Britain and the other between the United
States, Russia and Japan, but he declined
to discuss this point at this time,
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Spain to Grant Autonomy.

At Cabinet council the Spanish Gov
ernment decided to grant autonomy to
Cuba under the suzrainty Of Spain and to
continue the campaign as long as may be
necessary. Senior Gullon, Minister OF For
eign Affairs, explained to the Cabinet the
position Of the diplomatic negotiations
with the United States. Senior Sagasta, the
Premier, has received a cable message
from Lieutenant General Weyler, who Of
fers his services to the Government, and
says, II shall not resign" About 10000
persons are reported to have marched to
the palace in Havana where deputations
asked Weyler to remain in Cuba.
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Brothers Drown Four Girls.

While returning from a party at Hamil-
ton, Ala, six people in a boat we're thrown
into the Buttahatchie River and four Of the
occupants drowned. Those drowned were
the Misses Lizzie Smith, Belle Key, Mary
Swearingen and Ella Phillips. Their es-
corts, Robert and John Wright, brothers,
who caused the boat to capsize by rocking
1t, saved their own lives.
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Racing In New Jersey Doomed.

Since the special election held in New
Jersey the supposed majority against the
anti-gambling amendment dwlndled, until
the latest returns made 1t seem probable
that there was not any maj jority at all. In
dications based on revised returns from all
counties make 1t seem evident that horse
racing in future will be unconstitutional In
the State
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Unfinished Hotel CollapSes.

The Charlevoix Inn, now In course OF
construction at Charlevoix, Mich, COL
lapsed in a gale Of wind, burying ntty
workmen in the ruins Of rhe structure, 4OO
feet long. Work lad progressed 80 far
that workmen were roofing in the struc-
ture, while fathers and plasterers were at
work on the first and second floors. In the
collapse two men were killed outright,
Pierce Kendall, a carpenter, and joiner
whose name Is unknown.