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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

The island parliament is an execu.
tive committee of seven members,
presided over by a president. The
parliament and the president are
elected by popular vote, the women
voting as well as the men. All the in
habitants of the island are descendants
of the mutineers of the Bounty and of
native women found there, except one
family, and that is family the head
of which is named Coffin, and, of
course must have sprung from Nan
tucket. There are 141 souls on the
island, and the families are five in
number. They are the Christians, the
Youngs, the McCoys, the Bullets and
the Cofins. The president of the ISL
and is named Mccoy. The Queen of
England is the "over-lord" of the ISL
and, and in the island church is all
organ which she sent out to her "lov-
ing subjects of Pitcairn Island in ap-
probation of their domestic virtues" )"
according to the silver plate on the
organ. But England seldom inter-
feres with anything concerning the
Government of Pitcairn.
When Christian had confessed his
crime, however, President Mccoy
called meeting of his parliament"
and, as there was no precedent by
which to be guided, it was decided to
imprison the young man and appeal
to England to send out and try him.
So the man -of-war Royslist was sent
to Suva in the Fiji Islands to get the
British Judicial Commissioner for
the Western Pacific" The commits
sioner went to Pitcairn in the Royal
ist and Christian was tried before him
and convicted, though he repudiated
his confession and pleaded not guilty.
He was taken to Suva "for final satis-
faction of the demands of Justice"
One peculiar thing about the Pit
cairn Islanders is that they all speak
English with decided "down East"
twang, and use many expressions
which are seldom heard in Old Eng
land, but are common in New Eng
land. They ara light-colored peo'
pie, with blue or brown eyes. The
only harbor in the island, and that is
not good one, is Bounty Bay, q
slight indentation in the shore, where
the mutineers burned the Bounty
when they finally decided to stay on
the island. Rising up back of the
little settlement is peak called the
Goat House, and near it's top is cave
where the mutineers used to hide
when they saw sail approaching the
island. In the first few years follow
ing their crime Christian used to
spend q certain part of each day on
the mountain on the lookout for sails,
in order that "all hands might douse
the fires aud so aloft, when there ap-
peared any possibility of their exist
ence being discovered. They did not
descend to the village again until not
only the coast, but the ofing, was well
clear. But men and times are changed
now on Pitcairn, and visiting ship is
warmly welcomed.
The Parliament House of the island
is interesting, because in it is some
timber taken from the Bounty. This
building has for windows two rows of
portfolios, which give it the appear
ance of a stranded ship. The house
in which the president lives is the best
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
The Typo OF Modern Sainthood.

Life to him phillips Brooks) was one
great unity. He did not separate the re-
ligious from the secular life. He did not
sharply distinguish between religious du-
ties and the duties OF common life. The
obedience called for In the university, or In
the professions, the institutions and voca-
tions OF life, was a religious principle as
much as prayer or worship. He
knew only one distinction = between
good and bad, right and wrong.
Life was the good and the right;
all that ministered to these was religious
and sacred wherever 1t might be found,
In art or literature, philosophy or science.
Whatever increased vitality was of df-
vine origin. 1t was not things in them
selves that were worldly or injurious,
but the spirit or temper with which the
world and the things that are In the
world were followed. Worldliness was
simply the absence or the love OF God.
He who loved God possessed the world
In its fullness, and his life became ever more
rich and full Thus. as far as 1t was In his
power, Phillip Brooks was a man OF the
world because he was first a man Of God.
He gave us therefore In himself the type Of
modern sainthood. 1t Is conservation, not
remuneration, which makes the highest char
acter.-Alexander V. G. Allen, D. D., in
"The Message Of Christ to Manhood" (Wu
liam Belden Noble Lectures). T.,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
NEW YoRK'S POISON CASE.
Roland b. Molineux Is Accused of the
Murder of Mrs. Adams.

Roland B. Molineux iB Accused OF the
Murder Of Mrs. Adams.
NEW YORK CITY (SpeciaD D.-Ro]and Burn
ham Molineux Is In q cell In the Tombs,
accused by the verdict OF the Coroner's
jury OF sending to H. s. Cornish the poison
that killed Mrs. Katherine J. Adams on
December % last. The verdict was the re-
suit Of sensational testimony produced on
the last day OF the inquest, and practical
", although not technically, accuses Mol.
ineux also OF poisoning H, Q. Barnet, his
own and his wife's friend.
Six experts In handwriting coming from
five different parts OF the country, all testi-
fed, with the greatest positivenesss and
with no qualification. that Molineux wrote
all the letters sent under private letter
box addresses to different medicine
firms and to +. Z. Stearns i Co., OF De-
troit, signed III. C. Barnet" and "H. Cor
nish," and that he wrote the address
on the package containing the poisoned
bromo-seltzer which was received by Cor
nish at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club on
December "a. Hickman, proprietor OF
private letter boxes. positively identified
Molineux rs tho person who, on Friday,
May 27, 1893, rented private letter box
from him under the name OF 81. c. Barnet.
The verdict OF the jury Is: "We find that
said Mrs. Katherine J. Adams came to her
death on the 2Sth day OF December, 1893,
at 81 West Elghty-slxth street, by poison
ing by mercurlc cyanide administered to
her by Harry s. Cornish. said poison hav-
ing been sent in bottle OF bromo-seltzer
sent through the mails by Roland D. Moll-
neux."
Roland Burnham Mollneux Is thirty-one
wears old. He was married on November
90 ut the Church OF the Heavenly Rest to
Miss Blanche Chesebrough. He is the son
OF General E. L. Molineu1, OF Brooklyn.
General Molineux Is a dealer In paints.
Young Molineux IS in the employ OF the
firm Of Morris Herman 4 Co., dry color
makers, at Newark, and a superintendent
OF their factory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
sPAlN'S OLD, GRIM JEST.
Requests Great Britain to Give Her Back
Gibraltar, as . Part of Trade.

Gibraltar, as . Part of Trade.
Spain has repeated its almost annual re-
quest to Great Britain for transfer OF
territory, including Gibraltar. The story
comes to Washington from the highest Of
llcial sources In Spain that England has
been asked to yield up the the historic fort
flied peninsula. Spain offering to cede to
England her possessions In Africa, notably
Ceuta, Rio de Orc, tho strip OF territory on
the west coast OF Sahara, the Island OF
Fernando Po and some smaller possessions
on the Guinea coast.
The Spaniards maintain that tho African
possessions Of Spain ure OF far greater In
tcrest and strategic Importance to Eng
land thun Gibraltar. The English can
rendily transform Ceuta into new Glib
ralta, they argue, on the south or African
side, thus putting England within striking
distancB OF some Of the treasured territory
of France, and ut til front OF all northern
Africa. Ceuta Is already Il strongly forti'
fled. seaport. Its defences are naturally
strong and have been reinforced artiicla!iy
by the Spaniards. 1t is directly opposite
Gibraltar.
1t is an interesting fact that the masses
OF the Spanish public do not know tna1
Spain has no title whatever to GlDraltar.
They are fed with repeated stories OF lease,
TEMPORARY occupation. and so Oh. 1t Is
probable that the request now made Is iof
home political purposes only. No ministry
In Great Britain, 1t Is suggested, could out
live the storm which serious proposal 70
give up the Rock would arouse.
Dominion Parliament to Meet.
The Canadian Parliament has been sum
me ed to meet at Ottawa, Ont, on March
16,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
AntaponSzinp Temptations.

The true way to conquer temptations Is
not to fight them in detail, but to go up in
to a loftier region where they cease to be
temptations. How is 1t that grown men
do not like the sweetmeats that used to
tempt them when they were shildren2 They
the temptations Of the world. How
is it that there are no mosquitoes
nor malaria on the mountain taps2
They cannot rise above the level Of
the swamps by the river. Go up to the
mountain-top, and neither malaria nor
mosquitoes will follow you-which being in
terpreted is, live near Jesus Christ and keep
your hearts and minds occupied with HIM.
and you will dwell in a region high above
the temptations which buzz and sting, which
ander Maclaren, D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

For the first time in all its romantic
history, Pitcairn Island has been the
scene of murder, says the New York
Press For nearly ITO years the
mutt heers of the Bounty and their de.
seen )dants lived on Pitcairn an ideal
lexis hence. Then young man named
Chr tstian, descendant of the leader
the mutineers, killed young wom-
And her little child and threw their
lies into one of the ocean caves. He
hted to get rid of the woman and
lid in order that he might marry
other young woman on whom he had
st his eyes. The rulers OF the
and had decided t',at if he married
~ one it must be the young woman
whose child he was the father;
at, in fact, he was to all intents and
proposes the girls husband. One
Vening Christian met the young wom-
In and her child in the forest and
Pkiffed them. He was suspected of the
crime and accused, whereupon he con-
fessed.
It was the first capital crime ever
committed on the island, and the
islanders were much excited over it.
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The British Government was asked to
send to the place some one with
judicial authority to try the murderer.
From officers of the British man-of-
war Royalist information bas been
received of the trial, by special
commissioner sent out for the pur-
pose.
Though the settlement of Pitcairn
Island was the result of a crime, the
descendants of the original settlers
have lived in an ideal state of tran
guilty and brotherly love. The people
were religious, and such lures of the
evil one as intoxicating liquors and
tobacco were not allowed to be
brought to the island. For over a
hundred years Pitcairn Island lay
sleeping in the warm waters OF the
South Pacific, and its people feared
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
ONLY Worthiness REQUIRED.

You desire some spiritual blessing. either
for yourself or some one else, or for all, put
the Lord desires the same. long, long before
YOU. and is ready to grant this blessing to
YOU and others; only readiness to accept the
divine gift Is required; 1t only requires some
worthiness In those who are to receive 1t, for
God is infinite mercy, infinite goodness and
Is always ready to grant every blessing and
often bestows 1t even before We ask for II
and in every case "is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or thtnk."
Therefore, it Is always with hope and bold.
ness that ask spiritual and even material
blessings OF the Lord, when these latter are
edful,-John Sergieff..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
God, kept the Commandments and
were happy.


were happy.
The crime which was responsible
for the settlement of Pitcairn Island
was the mutiny Of the crew of the
British warship Bounty in 1889. That
mutiny was led by Fletcher Christian,
masters mate of the ship. The first
murderer of Pitcairn Island was Harry
A. Christian, descendant of Fletcher
Christian. When, under the lead of
Fletcher Christian, the crew of the
Bounty seized that ship, they put the
captain, Bligh, and certain others
who had refused to join them, into an
open boat and set them adrift. The
captain and his party, after severe
and hazardous experience, reached
Timor Island, in the South Pacific,
where they were picked up by pass
ing ship and taken back to England.
The mutineers, after setting the cap
tain adrift, sailed for Pitcairn Island.
Pitcairn is only two miles long and
about mile and half wide. 1t lies
in the South Pacific, between Aus
tralia and South America, out of the
pa h of commerce. Though expedi-
tions were sent out by the British
Government to find the mutineers OF
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
"Speak From Your Hearts."

Tell Him about the unwatchfulness; an
il there Is sin, bring it right out. Call it BY
the proper name. Ask the Lord to make it
hurt. so that you won't 20 doin' it again -.
But be sure O. this: Don't &C confessin'
sins that you're not sorry for. an that you
haven't done. 'Tisn'S religious, though
scores O. people think 1t is: "Tisn't. Do
hearts. The e's lots O. people who think II
they do only kneel down an call themselves
dreadful names, an own to oil sorts O.
dreadful things, they're sure o heaven. An
all the time the Lord isn't listeniE' to their
words t all.-Daniel Quorm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

the Bounty, all trace of them was ost
until one day, many years after, when
q sailing ship happened to find herself
in the vicinity of Pitcairn Island, and
sent boat ashore for water and fruit.
A curious, isolated civilized commun-
ity was found there, living under the
rule of venerable patriarch, John
Adams, the last survivor of the mutt.
neers of the Bounty. Adams had
taught the natives to read and write,
and begged that missionaries be sent
out to aid him in his work. From be-
ing wild and reckless mutineers, the
sailors Of the Bounty, bofore they
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
Gods Resistless Energy.

Any race horse will start at full speed;
but how few have staying power! The
tyro In cycling will go at full pelt; but only
the experienced rider can walk or stand.
To pursue tho common track OF daily
duty. not faltering or growing weary
to do 80 when novelty has worn of,
when the elasticity OF youth has van
ished, when the applause OF the crowd
has become dim and faint-tbis is the great
est achievement Of the Christian life. For
this earthly and human strength will not
avail. But God is all-sufflcient. Never
faint or weary Himself, He is able to infuse
such resistless energy into the soul that
waits on Him that II 1t mounts, it shall be
on eagle-wing; If it runs, it will not weary;
If It walks, 1t will not falnt.-Rev. +. B.
Meyer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
Calm ed and Fortified by Prayer.

Certainly there never was buster life
than that OF JesuJ-His whole great mission
bounded by three hurried years. Yet In the
morning He says to His friends: "Let US
come apart and rest awhile;" and again,
when the evening Is come He Is In the noun
tain apart. alone. That is the place Of wor-
ship In a world OF work. It Is not refuge
from duty, or Sinking Of It; 1t Is the re-
newal OF power to meet ones duty and du
It. The work Of life Is not to be we'll done
with hot. feverish, overwhelmed, and
burdened mind; 1t Is to be we'll done with
mind calmed and fortified by moments OF
withdrawal; and 1t Is to be best done by one
who from time to time pulls himself up in
his eager life and permits God to speak to
his soul.-Francis G. Peabody, D. D., In
afternoons in the College Chapel"
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This desecration OF the Mahdi's sepul.
chre was condemned feebly at the time,
but now that the glamour OF the Omdur-
man victory is passing away disposition
Is evinced to regard the desscrarlon as
deeply censurable.
A leading Conservative was asked In tho
House OF Commons whether no one has
been reprimanded for "this horrible and
phastly outrage" No answer was given,
though the inquiry was loudly applau6ed.
The whole matter is to be brought up In a
formal debate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
oUAY'S TRIAL POSTPONED.
District Attorney Eothermel Gets Con
tinuance Until April 10.

PHILADELPHIA Penn. Especially The trial
OF United States Senator Matthew Stanley
Quay and lis son Richard Il. Quay, on the
charge OF having entered into oonspIra-
cies with Benjamin J. Haywood. John
s. Hopkins and others to misuse the FUNDS
OF the State OF Pennsylvania and OF the
PEOPLES Bank OF this city, has been post
poned again. At the request of District
Attorney P. Fred Rothermel, Judge Bolt
ler, OF the Court OF Quarter Sessions, be-
fore whom the defendants were brought
for trial, granted O continuance until April
10. Mr. fiothermel had a conference with
Judge Beitler before court opened, and told
him that he was going to ask for the post
,ponement. He gave Ills reasons, which
were not expressed iu open court, ana
Judge Deitler agreed that they were good.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
BOUNTY BAY, PITCAIRN ISLAND.

one on the island, and is called the
White House. Some of the natives of
Pitcairn have visited the United
States, and sailing vessels from San
Francisco touch there more frequent
ly than any other ships.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
No San jose Scale In Germanx.

Professor Frank. Of the Agricultural
University, OF Berlin, Germany, has re-
ported to the Prussian Government after q
six months investigation that the San
Jose scale Is non-sxIstent in Germany, but
that q similar insect, the "aspidiotus
ostreae formis." Is indigenous.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
"corn King" of Irinoi, Drowned.

Martin Linewebber, widely known as
the "Corn King" of fIllinois," was drowned a
few days ago near Hartwell. Henry County,
Mo. lie left Manito, ILL.,, to look after
his 3OOO-acre truct Of land IN Missouri. A
heavy rain fell there and Mr. Lincwob5cr,
in attemp ptiug to cross q swollen stream,
was swept to his death. He Is survived
,by thirteen children and widow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
La,ly Curzon Decorated.

The official Gazette, published in Lon1
don, announces that the decoration OF the
IMPERIAL Order OF the Crown OF India had
been conferred upon Lady Curzon, wife OF
Lord Curzon Of kedleston, the Ficeroy Oh
India, and the daughter OF Mr.. L. q. Letter.
of Chicago. {:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
A LIVE ISSUE IN ENGLAND.
Parliament Will Inquire Into the Desecra.
tion OF tho Mahdl's Body.

LONDON (By Cable).-When Khartoum
was captured the Mahdrs meusoleun was
destroyed and the Prophets embalmed
body was wrested from the sarcophagus,
dismembered and cast into the Nile, except
the head, which was presented to Major
Gordon, a nephew OF the Mahdi's famous
victim.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

There is only one thing the servant OF the
Lord Christ cannot do; he cannot stay; he
cannot linger, forever looking up into the
Masters face. The world calls him. The
word Of the Master rings out like clarion,
Go ye!'-David J. Burrell, D. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

The Oregon will add thirty-two ohcers,
4O2 men and sixty marines, and the Iris five
officers and ninety-three men. The Buffalo
took out several hundred, but these do not
affect the totul, as her passengers were to
replace men whose terms OF enlistment had
expired and who wanted to return to this
country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
Tro Hnys Killed by 4 Fast Train,

Frank Fahr, fourteen years old, and
Frederick Elsie, fifteen years old, were
found dead alongside the tracks OF tho
Erie Railroad ut Rutherford, N. j., q few
DAYS ago. Both we're badly mulilated.
Evidently they had been struck by fast
train
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
ADMIRAL DEWEY" FORCE:
Twenty-Five Ships and O 2. Four Thou.
sand Men Under His Orders.

WASHINGTON, D. c. (speclaD. Admiral
Dewey's force measured In men Is
shown In An instructive statement pre-
pared a. the Navy Department from the
latest official records. 1t appears that
twenty-two vessels are now subject to his
orders. This force consists OF over four
thousand men, which is half as large as
that of the entire Navy few years ago.
The distribution among the ships Is as fol.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

We ordinarily first bring our own needs to
God in prayer. The Master reverses the
order. First Thy name, Thy kingdom, Thy
will: then give us. forgive US, lead US, de-
liver Ts-Rev. Andrew Murray.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

Mrs. Sheridan and Mrs. Logan are
among the largest women pensioners
of this country. They receive respec-
lively $4,000 and $4,000 year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
The Flour Record OF Minneapolis.

The output of the Minneapolis -four mills
for 1898 reached the enormous total OF A.
$50, 900 barrels, which ecllpses all previous
records OF. this or any other milling centrs
In the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15
chtpo,s Strong Protest to Russia.

Tho Dowager Empress OF China has
directed the Foreign ONCE to make strong
protest against the killing OF Chinese near
Port Arthur by Russian forces during con-
ficr over the collection OF taxes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-15

In France there are 1,130,24l
foreigners, while in foreign countries
there are but $4,000 Frenehmen.
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DIR. TALMAGES SERMON.
SUNDAYS DISCOURSE BY THE NOTED
DIVINE.

Subject: "The Christian Home"-A Place
For the Genesis and Rounding Out of
Character-The Family Circle a Haven
of Refuge From the Worlds Storms.