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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
Nine Soldiers Drow ned.

While a reconnoitering party Of th.
Twenty-fourtt Infantry, under Captain
Crane, was crossing the Mariqnina River
In the Philippines on Il raft the haw.ei
broke. The current, being very swift al
that point, caused the raft to capsiza
drowning nine enlisted men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
Kruger's Prayer.

berlin (By Cable).-The Neuesten Mach
richten publishes the following dispatch
from Pretoria: president Kruger a few
days ago personally conducted . church
service, prior to holding an official recep
tlon. In the course OF the ceremony b.
prayed that, II war were unavoidable, Coz
might flnd right and truth on the side OIL
the Afrikanders.'
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
DEATH AT GRADE CROSSING.
Train Runs Into q Driving Party and
Kills Three Persons.

sEABR1eHr, NJ. Especially THE West End
Express on tho New Jersey Southern Rail.
road, due here at o'clock, ran into car.
riase containing O driving party at the
North Borough crossing. Three OF the oc-
cupants were instantly killed, and the other
three more or less badly injured.
The deRd are: Miss Louise Terry,
twenty-five years old; Miss Juanita Terry,
her sister, thirteen years old, and Charles
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
General Wheeler in Manila,

fhe transpor: Tartar, with General Jos.
.ph Wheeler and hi, daughter, troops OF
he Nineteenth Infantry AMI more than
Il 30! COO in coiI on board, has arrived al
MRmia. General Wheeler. who j. we'll
,apLed and reported i, n-ul!uarters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13

The hest proof OF the divinity Of the
Christian religion is the daily life OF the
Christian hinselt-nct his words and pro-
fcssions. but his conduct and spirit: not his
Sunday carb, but his everyday tone: not
his church ways, but his home walk
Bishop Vincent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
A Town of ColOred People.

Oberton is a village in the CGoctaw Ma
ton, in Oklahoma, Of about 500 Inhabitants,
all Of whom are colorei. The postmaster
is colored nah, the notary public Is
colored, and there Is i coio7e! marshal.
The town has rot yet been Incorporated,
but likely will De soon. at which tt:no the
entire set OF officers will be co!ored.
Tiers is coEsilera6o business enterprise
among some OF the people OF tie neiShbor-
hooL, which COMPRISES si:*le OF about
I.laan miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
Germany Bars American Beef.

Germanys action in barring the impor.
tation ot fresh beef from Belgium Is in
tenle,l rs a blow t" the UIitel States, fol-
lowing the removal OF rest-lc.i'as Oh
American beef BY Belgium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
General Merritt Meets the President

General Merritt conferred with President
Mckinley and said afterward that there
would lie no immediate change" in the
commanding officer OF the army In the
phillpplues.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
THE MALARIAL MOSQUITO FOUND
Major Ross Reports Success In His Re
searches in Sierra Leone.

searches In Sierra Leone.
LONDON (By Cable).-Maior Ross, who
was sent to Sierra Leune, Africa, by the
Liverpool School OF Tropical Diseases TO
try to discover the malaria! mosquito, las
wired to Professor Jones. the Elder
Dems.er Of the School, that the nl"sIli:o
has been found and asking that tae Gov
urnmeat send men to him at ntre. Ii il
believed that the Governmeu; will sehd
medical experts TO assist in the rr:eIrcle5.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13
Railroad Mileage For This Year.

I. is estimated that 5000 niles OF new
railroad. representing an Investment Ct
a15n GOA ,nal. will be built In tho United
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-13

secret prayer every udy, though YOU De
surrounded by guffaw and snturnalia.
Keep holy the Sabbath, thou gh they deride
you as bigo:ed Puritan. Stand Gil from
gambling heiis and those other ius.itu-
tions which propose to initiate on this side
the water the iniquities OF Baden Baden.
Let your moral and your immortal health
keep pace with your physical recuperatlon
and remember that all the sulphur and
chalybeate springs cannot do you so much
good as the healing, perennial flood that
breaks forth from the Rock OF Ages"
This may be your last summer. II 80, make
1t a flt vestibule OF heaven.
Another temptation lowering around
nearly all our watering places Is the horse
racing business. We all admire the horse,
but we do not think that its beauty or speed
ought to be cultured at the eXp-nse OF hu-
man degradation. The horse race is not
OF such importance as the human race.
The Bible intimates that man is better
than q sheep, and suppose he is better
than horse, though, like JOBS stallion,
his neck be clothed with thunder. Horse
races In oldeu times were under the ban o;
Christian people, and in our day tie same
Institution has come up under fictitious
names. And it is called summer meet
ing" almost suggestive OF positive religion:
exercises. And it is called an 'aCr!tui
tura! fair suggestive Of every hing TIA;
Is improving in the art OF farming. BG1
uuder these deceptive titles are the sam.
cheating, and tho same betting, and thu
same Drunkenness, and the same vaSa
bondage, anu the same abomination that
were to be found under the old horse rae
Ing system.
Long ago the English government CO.
through looking to theturf for the dr;!Soot
aud the light cavalry horse. They 'oHn'
out that the turf depreciates the stock, an[
1t is worse yet for men. Thomas Hughes
the member Of parliament and tho autho
known all the world over, hearing that
new turf enterprise was being started Il
this country, wrote letter In which n
said, Heaven help you, thon, for OF ali tn
cankers CT our old civilization there i
nothing il this country approaching in ur
blushing meapness, In rascaIity holding II
head high, to this belaudcd institution o
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
YELLED FOR sCHLEY.
Hero of Santiago Given Another
Hearty Reception.

Hero of Santiago Given Another
Hearty Reception.
NEW YORK, Sept. 3d. Everybody stood
up tonight in the Metropolitan opera
house when the big orchestra started to
ply 1.-The Star-Spangle1 Banner While
they were standing, cut of compliment
to the nation, they looked about trying
to locate somebody upon whom to shower
cheers. No one of striking note was In
sight. Up in a back corner in one Of the
first tier of boxes Rear Admiral Sch!ey
sat, but he was hidden from view. The
theater was comfortably filled The play
was THE White Squadron" and the re-
ceipts are to go to the Dewey home
fund.
The audience sat waiting for forty-five
minutes after the play was booked to be-
gin. There had been no enthusiasm up
to that time, and there seemed not much
promise Of any. The majority Of the
people were in evening dress. The lines
If the play were brought up to today.
the American Warship being the Chicago.
The people looked for Admiral Dewey
after the second act, and Admiral Os-
born walked out before the curtain and
said:
Three days ago Admiral Dewey said he
would be here, and this morning he told
us again he would be here But tonight
he is fatigued and is now in bed"
What's the matter with fchley?" called
out voice.
Admiral Osborn tried to go on, but the
crowd cheered for Schley, and ne had
to come forward when the cheering be-
came greater than ever. He said:
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
SMOKER FOR JACKIEs.
It Proved One of the Features of
the Dewey Demonstration.

NEW YORK, Sept 3O.-Fighting Jack,
of the Olympia, had a night of Joy to-
night, as a fitting end to his day of
triumph. lis chief pleasures were a sup
per, concert and smoker, served to him
In that order in the Waldorf-Astoria. He
was feeling strong, on shore leave, and
free of all restrictions With him were
twenty-five men from each of the other
ships at anchor in the river, good fell
lows all, and selected on that account.
These figures permitted about 10 per cent
of marines to be present to swear good
fellowship and make solemn promise to
be good in the future The sea soldiers
came to the WaldorfAstoria singly, In
tV'os, threes and in larger groups, and
were at once ushered to the grand ball
room on the second floor which had been
ca. peted for them, and set with gilded
chairs and tables. AS each man entered
the ball room he was presented with a
rubber Steamed clay pipe, bearing on its
head relief OF the great admiraPs fea-
lures, and was also given two cigars,
tW o-ounce paper Of plug tobacco, book
of cigarette papers, a menu card and a
programme Of the concert. Oscar Ham
merstein was in charge Of the vaudeville
programme, which consisted Of sketches,
songs, dances. etc. Just before the cur
ta1l rose Randolph Guggenheimer, presi-
dent of the municipal council, read the
following address:
Men of the Olympia and the American
Navy: 1t gives me great pleasure to as
sure you that the city of New York
which | have the honor 10 represent here
tonight, recognizes with pride the superb
services rendered to the nation by the
men beh nd the guns. In the enthusiastic
reception we have just given the admiral
who commanded the ships tina annihtlat-
I'd the Spanish feet in Manila bay, we do
bot for one moment ignore the fact that
fearless and well disciplined American
sailors were the instruments of Dewey s
genius. People of the United States are
proud of the. records of VIC Org, written
In letters Of flame and glory on the pages
pf American history. We do not detract
from the fame of our great admiral wnen
we express our conviction that the
triumphs of the American navy rest upon
American discipline. American fearless
'In the name Of the city, always aHxiors
10 honor the men who fought in their
eountry,s, cat =, l most heartily welcome
you to this entertainment"
The speech was frequently interrupted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
LADIES MAN ALWAYS.
One of the Incidents Which Oc.
CURED ut Manila

Dewey for many years has been a la
dies man. In Washington he has long
been a favorite at o'clock teas and even
Ing receptions, and no man was more
sought after as a dinner guest. His well
known gallantry makes incident that
occurred at Manila, after the land fight
ing had begun there, all the more con-
spicuous. There was a young lady whose
charms attracted all the ships junior Of
hcers. and every day one or another Of
them would take her driving in the cool
of the afternoon.
The firing line was close on the out
skirts Of Manila and these drives nearly
always led into the danger belt The Of
ficers would not, of course, insist on eau
ton, where the girl who thoroughly I'M
derstood what the song in the air meant,
persisted in proceeding. At last the ad-
miral interfered and reproached the
young woman for taking risks.
why, admiral, she responded, Il am
not afraid of bullets, least of all when
am protected by one of your officers.
WELL" replied the admiral, sweetly IF
you do not object to being killed l cannot
help but admire your courage, but can
not spare any of my officers
~ have not figured out yet says the
young woman, recounting the incident,
whether the admiral meant that as a
or a rebuke. But 1 did not go
driving on the firing line again"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01

by CHEERS, and ct the conclusion the
Jackles gave three rousing cheers for Mr..
Guggenheimer They then gave cheers
Tor Admirals Dewey, Sampson and Howl
SON During the speech Richard Croker
entered the room amid rousing well
come.
Inc sailors and marines occunied naar-
ly all the tables n the main goor ~
IN the boxes We're scenes of brilliant oo1or
tIetty women and flashing Jewels side
oy side with officers in gold and 1ooa
formed a pretty picture. Among thoso
III the boxes were the Dewey family
excepting only the admiral himself. Gov
voorhees,, of New Jersey; Mai. Gen, Roe
the fVe captains of Dewev's ffea+ 80
6lr Thomas Upton e'iiu
Inc JacK1es enjoyed the programme i'm
menSely. They applauded each act viz
o[ousIy: Their delight knew no bounds
when John w. Ransome appeared in a
makeup of Admiral Dewey. won Mo-
Flre When You Are Ready was the file
OF song sung by Mr.. Ransome. In the
course OF his turn Mr.. Ransome spoke of
AoLhiraI Schley. Just as he did this the
Admiral entered, in evening dress EVERY
sailor and marine present was IN he
Feet IN an instant, bowling like mad. In
compliment to the hero of Santiago. In
response to the greeting Admiral SchIev
arose and said:
You may well cheer, my BOYS, for If
was you who did the trick. I'll give fair
warning to anybody who wants to trv
conclusions with you that he wants to
know how to shoot pretty we'll I am
more than happy to participate In your
smoker, and nothing touches me so much
as the affection of those splendid men
who were my companions in the nayy''
There was more cheering when the
singer mentioned the name Of Admiral
Sampson.
Some one called for three cheers for the
Shamrock, and, when they had been Civ
en-, Sir Thomas Upton rose in box and
said:
Il am glad to be here tonight with
Dewey's men, and 1 have some boys of
my own that l am proud of, too I have
come over here to get certain American
property, and I'll get 1t If you Americans
will not squash me in my little engage
ment you squashed those fellows In
the Philippines"
Sir Thomas was loudly applauded.
Capt. j. j. Reade, of the navy at one
time commander Of the Olympia, was rec
ognized and cheered, and made a speech.
Gen. Miles was next recognized and he
said to the sailors that they had put the
American flag on higher eminence than
1t had ever attained before
cheered and there were calls for Capt.
Coghlan to recite "Hoch, der Kaiser,
but he would not do It,
Col. Stewart then recited Joe Kerr's
poem, Hello, Dewey"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
TERDAY.

ten-Story building. The air was full of
flying sparks. The broadstde staggered
the ram and she began to back out of the
way. The Mississippi swung around and
at almost equally close range let her
have the starboard broadside full on the
slope where the rails had been bent,
twisted and broken by the first flight
of eight-inch shot.
The effect of this second discharge was
wonderful and intensely satisfactory to
us on the Hartford, who watched 1t and
saw this mysterious terror reduced to a
stack of old rails, tangled, twisted, con-
fused and all askew. After the second
discharge the Manassas was dangerous
only to the men on board of her. Her
commander saw it was all up with his
ram and made haste to run her ashore.
They drove her nose up on the bank as
far as they could, opened the shutter
Of the single port and began to scramble
out anyhow.
The ships in those days had no sec
ondary batteries, or we could have killed
the last man of them. The Mississippi
was preparing to capture the wreck and
riddled craft when the current pulled
her off the bank and she drifted down
q little way and sank, the boilers ex-
ploding as she went down.
The Mississippi had no bridge and the
captain fought her from the poop deck.
Dewey was either on the poop with Me-
lancthon Smith or on the main deck, but
the smoke hid them from our sight after
the first broadsde.
The whole performance was just like
Dewey. He did not know how dangerous
the ram was, but he realized that hest
tation was certainly fatal. If the Man
assas had ever got a clear chance at the
old paddle-wheel steamer 1t would have
cut her in two with blow. The only
chance was the one she took, to make
right for the ram and at a range so
close that the projectiles she could fire
would have the greatest penetration, and
batter the ram to pieces before it could
deliver a return.
The celebrity with which Dewey, for the
executive officer directed the plans, car.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
FUTURE IN DOUBT.
Admiral Dewey's Pleasure Will Be
Consulted.

Consulted.
WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-The North
Atlantic squadron will sail from New
York next Wednesday, for Hampton
Roads, arriving there next day. Admiral
Sampson will haul down his flag on the
New York there, and Admiral Farquhar
will assume the command of the squadron
on the 4th of October. Ships will stay
in the Roads until that date, and proba-
bly, few days later in order to allow
the new commander-in-chief to draw up
the ships require more or less extensive
repairs, and this will delay the eXecu-
ton Of any large programme until we'll
along toward spring.
The movements of the Olympia In the
future will depend upon the
disposition of Admiral Dewey, 1t is said
at the navy department. The officials
here do not know whether the admiral
will return to the ship Immediately after
the conclusion of the Washington cert mo-
MES, or whether he will, as is expected
by his friends here, elect to remain In
Washington for few days His personal
belongings are aboard the Olympia, and
he will be afforded the opportunity to re-
move them at his leisure before being de-
tached The ship herself must await the
return to her of the large proportion or
her crew, who are coming to Washington
to participate in the presentation cere-
monies, so that she cannot leave New
York for Boston at the earliest before
Wednesday or Thursday.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
THIRD IN HIS CLASS.
Dewey at First IndOlent, but Braced
Tn Decidedly


Up Decidedly.
Admiral Dewey Is quiet and compos d
In manner. He does not speak much, and
that little is rarely devoted to himself
He has apparently no vanity, but on
the other hand he has no mock modesty,
meme of that pride which apes humility,
the darling sin" which makes the devil
grin. He has the dignity and, when
necessary, the self-asserton which comes
from the consciousness of power. He IL
deeply devotional, but he makes no pa
rade of his religion. He carries his BIZ
BILE and his prayerbook with him, but
they are always hidden IN the recesses
of his cabin. He is notably deferent,al
and courteous to women, with whom he
has always been a favorite. From his
father he inherits an abiding love for
children.
The youngsters in his native town al
ways used to hail him as "'UnCle Cap
tain . They will now have al oppor-
tunity to know HIM as ''Uncle Admit al
Juvenile audience always loved to lock
ar VI him, for ne tells a chtld's story
admirably. He loves music, and has
AL e. te]'ent voice for sing * There ar
many men and women In Montpelier who
re:ner' er with pleasure the guitar he
brought home with HIM from Norwich
ana the songs hs sang to 1T. AT An
napolis he was member of tic mtlshtI-
nicn's choir. AT present he con- eats
himself with listening to gcoS music
During the long days q; Manila, whe;1
his thoughts would wander back to
America, he would express longing to
hear good opera again.
He Is scrupulously neat in his dress
so much so that when, at Roosevelt's adj
vice. he wns appointed to take command
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
aaUARE, SHOWING ARCH, CoL0NNADEs AND STAND FRO

from tunnels and guns hung over the
river, and there were Indications Of
very hot time to come further up. The
Hartford, Farragut's flagship, was the
last of the line OH one side, and the Mis-
sissippi had the; same position on the
other. This was the station of greatest
danger, for In running forts it is the
last ship that comes in for most of the
peppering We had been fighting forts,
rams, warships and fire RATS, and our
wooden ships bristled with plugs driven
In to fill shot holes, and we had been
on fire so much that 1t had lost its nov
city. The enemy afioat had been pretty
well cleaned out below us, but Just at
dawn 1 caught sight Of the Manassas
sneaking out from, sthe shore and head
ing for us, intent dnsfahmfng the stern
off the Hartford.
called flag officer ithen4"heres the Ma
nassas again." AZ =
Make signal" he answered, 'to the"
looking around to see what ship was
available for the job-'t6 the Mississippi
to sink that fellow.'' "a
Up went my flags. The first told the
Mississippi she was meant, and the mes
sage followed directing her to engage
the Manassas and sink her.
Lie ias iidiiidiuS were ilol ldul when
the Mississippi's helm went down hard
and she was coming around quick as her
big paddle wheels could drive her. The
Mississippi was the only paddle-wheel
steamer there, the Hartford, Brooklyn,
Richmond and Pensacola all being screw
boats that could not turn as quickly and
were less fit for the maneuver. The Mis-
sissippi was little ahead of US, but she
was able to get around to the enemy
first, or the old man would not have CIV
en- the job Of tackling that railroad-iron-
covered thing to anybody else.
The Mississippi, swinging in a circle,
took a. little time, and we watched her
with one eye, while the other was keep
ing track of the ram. The Manassas
was low on the water and her sloping
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-01
SANK THE MANASSAS
HOW DEWEY OBEYED ORDERS
BACK IN THE WAR OF THE
REBELLION
rs
MAN WHO'LL x WITHOUT FEAR
A Few Days More Than Thirty-Six
Years Before His Great Exploit
at Manila He STOLE Out One Fogsy
Morning, Sent Two Broadsides
Into the Manassas and Sank Her
Performance Characteristic.

There were three particularly wide
awake young mei1. with Admiral Farra-
gut when he ran the forts below New
Orleans and began the ascension of the
river. One of these was Watson he is
Rear Admiral Watson now. Another
was kautz; he is Rear Admiral KautZ
now; and the third was George Dewey,
now the third admiral in our countrys
history. These three the navy knows
as 'Farragut's cubs" says the New
York Journal.
What Dewey dds at Manila surprised
none oil the old naval crowd. He pos
sessed the distinction among a swarm Of
men who feared nothing of being at all
times absolute master of himself. His
was a perfect combination of courage,
Judgment and intelligence.
1t was my fortune to give the signal
that sent George Dewey to his first
great achievement.
Farragut was running the forts below
New Orleans in 1862, and Dewey was ex-
ecutive officer of the sidewheel steamer
Mississippi.
The signal ordered the Mississippi to
destroy the rebel ironclad ram Manassas.
which was steaming at us, and 1t didn't
take the Mississippi twenty minutes to
carry out the order in the most mag
nlficent and spectacular style.
Melancthon Smith was the Mississippi 8
commander, but Dewey was the execu-
tive officer in more senses than the off,
cial one. His was the mind that saw
the opportunity for a brilliant thing,
and no man made moro of his oppor-
tunity His commander knew genius
when it came under his eye, and trusted
Dewey utterly.
1t was on the morning of April "a, 1862,
a dark, foggy morning, with the night
not yet out of It. The fleet was steam
ing up in a double line, hammering Fort
Jackson On the west bank and Fort ST.
Philip on the starboard side The smoke