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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19


w. w. Edwards. Miss Miller will make her
home here for sometime.
DEATH OF REV. ROBERT A. FAIR.
Rev. Robert A. Fair died last Tuesday at
the home OF his son, Rev. James Y. Fair.
in Savannah. He had reached an advanced
age, and bad been an invalid for many years.
The deceased was in his 10th, year, having
been born Dec IL. 1920. His birthplace was
Abbeville. here he was called to the ministry,
and here he is still lovingly enshrined In the
hearts OF many of our people. Mr.. Fair was q
graduate Of Erskipe College. being q member
Of the first class TO graduate from that
institution.
At the beginning Of the Civil War he
offered his services TO the Coniederacy and
was made Lieutenant Colonel OF the Seventh
s. Z. Regiment.
The body was brought to Ab5eville for
interment on Thursday, and was laid to rest
In Long Cane Cemetery. Mr. Adger Fair and
Miss Jodie, son and daughter of the deceased.
came up from Savannah with the body, bring
Ing with them many beautiful floral
emblems, the last sad tributes of loving
friends.
The procession formed at the depot and
the services were concluded at the grave
by Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19

lFor driving out dull bilious feeling |,
the appetite and increasing the
capacity OF the body for work, Milford's syr:s
up hypophosphites 1s golden remedy. Sold
only by Milford q DuPre. &{.Ps
Men who chew tobacco can get the very;
best on the market at Harrison & Games.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19

Speed can give you nice toilet soap at DC q
cake. or 3 cakes for 10 cents.
JERSEY BULL FOR SALE-Three years old
Apply at this office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19

mind. But you Just watch the mill. It will
be of as much benefit as the Black Diamond.
It's q case OF bird In the hand, while the
Black Diamond is In the air or in the bush.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-19
DEATH OF REV. ROBERT A. FAIR.

Miss Virginia Miller is with her sister, Mrs.
w. w. Edwards. Miss Miller will make her
home here for sometime.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

1t Is reported, we don't know how truly,
that the Hon. JOHN ROLL MCLEAN has de-
cided not to import Col. BRYAN into Ohio, at
least not before the closing days of the
canSpaign, when the peerless leader may be
called upon to stir up Democratic enthusi-
asm. Too much insistence upon the Chicago
platform, and especially upon 10 to /, may
be deemed impoiitic in Ohio. Mr.. MCLEAN
is an eclectic statesman, and he appears to
be selecting State issues and such national
issues az he thinks most efficient in Buckeye
attitudes The Ohio Democrats imagine
that they can lure Republicans by shutting
up as to silver and opening very wide upon
Imperialism, miitarism and monopoly.
Republicans are not alarmed by these ex-
periments Of Mr.. MCLEAN and the other
Democratic opportunists
But Mr.. MCLEAN need have no fear OF Col.
BRYAN, who is an opportunist too, Just
now, Judged by the first number OF the
thirty speeches which he is TO make in Ne
braska. The Colonel treads gngcrly over
silver. but discharges himself at imperial
ism with great violence
Now the Colonel is taking big risk when
he is thus irreverent to the immortal docu-
ment OF Chicago. Doubtless he Is trying
to adapt himself to what he regards as the
situation but it Is as a fanatic, not a. O
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political trimmer, that he has hold upon
his party. Many OF the Western Populists
who submitted to fusion in 1896 are already
suspicious OF him and the Democrats. The
Silver Republicans, his old allies, will be
faithful to him only on condition that he Is
faithful to silver. He cannot jump over
that issue and bear his whole weight on
newer issues, as to which his party and its
annexes are divided in opinion, without
mourning the suspicion OF lukewarmness
on the question which he has so volubly
declared to be supreme.
The differences of opinion In the Demo-
cratic party rs to expansion and the Philip
pines may be illustrated by instancing
Senator MORGAN, who takes the American
side; the Hon. WILLIAM JOEL STONE, who
may be described as a semi-expansionist,
accepting Porto Rico and rejecting the
Philippines, but standing by the flag while
the war lasts; and the South Dakota Demo-
Gratis, who call the war with AGUINALDO
reputation OF the Declaration of In
dependence.
In wandering from the accepted Demo
cratic creed into propositions toward which
Democrats are not OF mind and Demo-
CTdtlc OplllOu HAS noJ ytJ DecH uuunOrlId-
lively pronounced, Col. BRYAN is making a
dangerous sally. Let us see how it will
end. Evidently he is convinced that Me-
braska is too well off now to stand the
uluant llapdoodle Of the Chicago platform
He hopes to brighten her by tales Of calami-
ties to come, standing armies, Tagals re-
duced to condition OF law and order with
out their consent, and the Philippines de-
graded through being made part OF the
United States. Butperhaps the Colonel will
change his tune before he completes his
Nebraska circuit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

The Massachusetts Democratic platform
insists. with proper sternness. upon the infa-
liblity Of tho Chicago platform and then con-
tinues:
New conditions may and do compel additions to
that platform, for conditions change but nothing
can Justify the subtraction from it of one word or
sentence. for principles, once rightly determined.
do not change. and the Chicago platform, like the
Declaration of Independence. stands as part of the
fundamental code OF Democratic Government"
The new Declaration OF Independence 10
subject to addition. but not to subtraction. It
represents all the truth that was known to the
Democrats in 1895. They will add a few
wings in 1880. and 1900. but the great main
building. sacred. immutable. immortal, re-
mains as it was and as it will be. enshrning
the God-given ratio; and the Hon. GEORGE
FRED WILLIAMS will not cease to stand upon
his head In front OF that shrine. chanting
Sixteen to One and warning all plutocrats who
are not silver men that they will be prose-
cuted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
The Count.

The Hon. FRANK NJ EDDY Republican
member OF Congress from Minnesota,
offers to the American Mestizos perfectly
fair means OF ascertaining what their
strength is as compared with that OF the
Americans. Washington despatch to the
81. Louis Globe Democrat describes Mr..
EDDYs test in his own words:
"out West we have few followers Of ATKINSON
and AaUISALpo. They talk about tho terrible war
OF determination being carried In the Philippines
and allude to AoUISALDo as a second GEORGE WASH
ISGroS. Whenever hear one OF these curbstone
orators talking up in my district imm edately chal-
lenge him to joint debate. The terms l make are
most liberal offer to allow him to do all of the
talking and abuse and traduce the American arms
and nag all he desires Tho only condition l exact
10 that when he has talked himself out and provid
ing there il still audience who have listened to
what he had TO say, he propose three cheers for
AaUIsALpo. the second GEORGE WASHINGTON. After
he has done this my proposition is to propose three
cheers for the President OF the United States and tho
Army and Navy Of tho United States. A count Of
noses Is TO be taken to the number in the
who side with AauISALpo and those who vote to sus
tain this Government and that will settle the debate
and the Atkinsonian disciple"
The Democrats in Mr.. EDDYs district
must be different from the Democrats
who cheered AGuINALDo in the Cooper
Union. But anywhere a count will show
that the Aguinaldians are almost as few as
they are noisy, and that the supporters Of
the American Government and the Amer
lean flag are great majority. The 1864
style OF Democratic campaign will be just
as successful in 1899 as it was In 1864.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

Mayor Harrison and Committee Coming
to Ask Him to BE Guest of tho City.

to Ask Him to BE Guest of tho City.
CHICAGO. Sept. 21.-The Chicago Committee
to invite Admiral Dewey to be the guest OF the
City OF Chicago. will leave for New York on
Tuesday evening arriving in that city on the
evening Of the next day. On Thursday the
invitation is to be presented to the Admiral.
Mayor Harrison making the address. The
committee will be composed OF more than 100
OF Chicagos citizens. The party will leave
over the Lake Shore road In a special train.
The steamer City OF 81. Lawrence has been
chartered TOR the committee in New York and
will take part in the naval parade OF Friday.
Headquarters OF the committee will be at the
Gisey House.
Chicago delegation which will go to New York
to ask Admiral Dewey to visit Chicago will
have any difficulty in making an appointment
with the Admiral. Notwithstanding the alleged
statement OF Chairman GuGgenheimer o! the
New York Committee OF Reception that no
other delegations will be allowed to cut in on
that from New York
Il do not blame the New York people for
their action" said the Mayor. Before our
Dewey Committee was thought Of the New
Admiral was so fully taken up during the
Dewey celebration it would be i'm possible to
make arrangements for other delegations to
ace him We would make the same rule II 1t
Il am going down with the committee II we
can see the Adm iral. and there is no doubt
this can be done. But il the New York people
are too exclusive you might announce that
Croker II we ca mot see Admiral Dewey That
will probably bring them to time"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

ten, or even five, shillings per quarter on
wheat would provoke an outburst of indig-
nation from every operative, every miner,
every laborer, every shopkeeper and, in
fact, everybody in the United Kingdom
not concerned in the production OF that
food staple. Neither Is there any doubt
that the manufacturing mining and COM
mercial interests OF Great Britain are
incomparably stronger at the ballot
box than Is the agricultural interest
That was true even in the forties, and II is
far more conspicuously true to-day. A bill
levying duty Of ten shillings on
wheat might, 1t is conceivable, be carried
through the present House OF Commons,
whore Lord SAL1sBURY's supporters have
hitherto commanded majority OF nearly a
hundred and fifty But such n measure
would as surely split the Unionist party ms
did the repeal of the Corn laws in the days
of Sir ROBERT PEEL. The Liberal-Unonists
would secede from their Conservative COM
rades. who would, almost certainly, encoun-
ter defeat at the next general election.
There is no doubt that the Unionist party
has been placed in an awkward predica-
ment by the ante-election promises made
by 50 many of its members to enact an old
age pension law. The Conservatives will
find, however, that. to attempt to extricate
themselves from an unpleasant quandary
by reverting to a protectionist policy, I'M
der the economical conditions which now
obtain In the United Kingdom will be to
leap from the frying pan into the fire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
The Twentieth Century.
From The Scien IL AMERICAN


The nineteenth century closes with the year 600
Immediately after midnight. therefore, of Dec
81. 1900. is when the twentieth century begins
In other words It begins with the frst second Of
the hrst hour OF the first day of January, 1901.
Tho twentsth century will open on Tuesday and
close on Sunday. 1t will have the greatest mum.
Der OF leap years possible for a csntury-tventy.
four. The year 1904 will be the first one then
every fourth year after that to aud including tho
year 2ooO. February will three times have i've
SUNDAYS; in 1920. la4S aud 1915.
The twentieth century will contain 36,525 DAYS
which lacks but one day Of being exactly .2ls
weeks The middle day OF the century will be Jan l.
1881.
several announcements are made OF changes to be
inaugnrated with the opening of the new century
The hrst of Importance s that Russia will Adopt this
Gregorlan calendar, This will he done by emitting
thirteen days, the amount of error that will have
accumulated after the close Of FeAruary Ipuo
The Russians will then write Jan. 1901 inEtead OF
Dec 10, 1900. or rather instead Of both according
10 the dual System now in vogue in that country an
In 'fTeece' Tbs other important announcement IA
thatlt is not at all unlikely that the Astronomical
day. which now begins at noon OF the civil day Il
begin with the civil day, at midnight The present
method OF having the astronomical day TO begin
Twelve hours after the beginning OF the civil day 10
apt 10 DC confusing On the other hand to have the
former begin at midnight. Just when astronomers
are often busiest wiz be 10 them somewhat incon,
vOnient
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ooRxDY KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.
On His Way Home from tho Lodge He
EXPOSES His Fear of Mrs. O'Grady.

On His Way Homo from tho Lodge He
Exposes His Fear of Mrs. OGrady.
He was high In the order; the regalia showed
that. There we're other symptoms which
showed that the order was high in him. away
up above the level Of his eyebrows. He was
waiting In the ferry house. and the regalia
bothered him. Every few moments 1t would
unroll itself out Of his coat pocket. and only
wild grab would save II from the floor. 1t was
surely fine regalia; 1t had enough purple
and bullion fringe to stamp him at least past
grand OF come sort or other there were flashes
OF emerald green about it, and there was no
Sign that 1t ever had anything to do with an
Orange lodge. One frantic dive after the un
rolling regalia brought him to his feet He
swung the collar around his head in triumph.
and that led him to melody
oh. Mrs. O'Grady. you are a lady" he sang
with glee. "A lady2 A perfect lady. you bet
she is: Just a perfect lady. that's what she Is.
Or she wouldn't be married to me. div pit;
for I'm OGrady and she's it, that's what;
Maybe you can tell 1t by looking at me. Would
would you really just let me at the man who
would Inst leg me at him i'm once o thqhs all End hnd
taianf %here the Their man an that D says So want
to talk With him: Just let me converse with
but It's mighty anars the differ there is in
people Now there's Mrs. o,Grady that I'm
kolnR uOne 10 just as soon as JnlS DObI Retb III.
think the world OF her; no matter how full
the crowd gets I'm always thinking OF her.
But do l say SOP Not much don't Just think
and say nothing. for that's my way. I'm not
one Of these men that's always talking. divil a
bit 30 when ], get homo III think
OF her Just as I'm thinking now. But
there's not q word III say barring Good
evenin''. Nora or such like colloguing Just to
She well, it's a lot OF thinking she'll be doing
Just about that time; my. won't she think
And the worst OF 1t all Is that she'll tell me
every bit she thinking, every last word OF II,
know she will It's 1uare differ in some
people for sure | can think the world OF her
and say nothing. but whatever sho happens to
be thinking Of me she tell me Just as soon as
put my head in at the door"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
A Convicted Negro Befriended.

From the Durham, n. C.. Recorder.
The good deeds of Gen. j. g. Carr are not circum.
scrbed by color. Through his Intervention
the neck of Alex Tate. colored. under sentence TO
hang next month in Portsmouth, n. G., for the
murder OF Charles Malone. also colured may be
saved Tate was once . servant Of Gen. Carr who
heard OF his predicament and empl Dyed counsel to
go before Judge Prentss at suffolk and ask for an
arrest of judgm ent pending the argument for ne
trial Judge Prentss to-day reserved his decision
II he decides adversely the will be carried to
the Court of Appeals. as tits understood that Gen.
Carr has ssued instructions that pains or expense
be spared to save Tate'S life. Gen. Carr speak.
highly OF the young negro. Tate protests his limo.
cence His alleged victim. Malone. was shot In a
saloon. Tate hal had quarrel with him but de.
clarsS II was another man who hred the fatal shot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22

The Democrats OF Massachusetts,, in
State Convention yesterday. chung to the
Chicago platform, nominated only candi-
dates heartily favorable to it and chose
a straightout Bryan delegation to the
National Democratic Convention OF next
year. Such Is the beginning OF the Demo
cratic campaign for 1900. The Massachu-
setts Democrats have struck the keynote
and ithas the genuine silver, rs to ring.
The great body Of the delegates to the
National Democratic Convention OF next
year will not be chosen until next spring,
but that they will be almost universally OF
the same stripe as those selected yesterday
by the Massachusetts Democrats Is already
the denomination OF BRYAN. 1t is not
probable that the opposition to him, OF
whose organization we heard so much q
few months ago, will make any consider
able show In the convention.
State delegations which most strenuously
resisted BRYANs nomination in 1896
are likely to be among the most
active In advertising their support OF
him in 1900. Probably there will not
be enough opposition to necessitate a
counting Of noses, for his nomination by
exclamation seems now to be accepted as
certain In all quarters OF the Democracy.
BRYAN has conquered; he is the master
OF the Democratic party, as it has been
inevitable ever since his defeat in 1896
he would be. And BRYAN means the old
issue over again and the old campaign,
with all its anxieties and dangers renewed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
TIE SANE VIEW OF THE WAR.
Congress One with the President In It's
Prosecution-An Unavoidable Duty.

From the Saunton Daily New'. tIia.l
Our friend the charlottesville Progress. mis-
understood some remarks of ours with refer
ence to the Philippines. We said we could not
understand what sort OF patriot a man is who
prays for Aguinaldo to defeat the American
armies and drive them in to the sea. Nor do we.
We do not think there isany warrant whatever
for saying thai the war is an Administration
war. and that as individuals we have a right to
make that war ahortive IL we can.
The Senate OF the United States ra titled the
treaty with Spain by which. in the eyes Of the
civilized world. the Philippines became as
much part Of the territory OF the United States
as Virginia. New York. Louisiana. California
or Alaska Call them rebels insurgents. riot
ers or whatever you please. but the nhabi-
tants OF those islands are resisting the author
ity Of the United States. and it is the sworn
constitutional duty OF tho President of the
United states to bring those people under sub
lection 10 the laws and constituted authorities
as much so as it would be his duty to put down
an attack on the United States mails. or the
United States courts. or on State. To that
end he must employ II necessary the army and
navy OF the United States.
He would be neglecting his duty and would
subject himself TO impeachment il he did 9TH
erwise. The President is not fit subject OF
criticism for wagn2 war. and vigorous one,
on the Fiiipinos Congress provided for an army
for this very purpose. so that. il he needed it.
the prcsidenthas the sanction Of the represen-
tatives OF tho people
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
John Il. Henderson on Adventures

That always respected and once clear
headed citizen Of Missouri, the Hon JOHN
b. HENDERSON, has written letter to the
| Ne,c York World, in the course Of which he
| remarks:
The Republican party cannot lend itself to the
schemes of adventurers who seek new lands at pub.
lilo expense. in which to exploit their schemes OF
| plumber"
Gen. HENDERSON is speaking OF the Phil
! ippines. He thinks he sees an enormous
| job of some nature or other behind the de-
termination OF the United States Govern
ment to put down all instruction in ter
rtory under our flag and for the peace
and order OF which we are respon-
sible to the world. In his view the mill
tary operations in the Philippines are
conducted at great public expense at the
instigation Of private individuals, and solely
for their pecuniary benefit. The war is a
sordid scheme of plumber The present
situation In the far East is merely Incl
dental to the selfish and dishonest plans OF
certain adventures whose names are not
specified.
sympathy, regret, pity. rather than dis
gust or indignation, will be felt for the
NciOldplc lNtpuDiitdi "HOSf
eccentric mind has again got into condi-
ton to be influenced by the ideas of the
Hon. CARL SCHURz and DIR. EMIL PRE-
TORIUs.
Who are the adventurous that Gen.
JOHN b. HENDERSON holds responsible for
the present situation in the Philippines
and asks the Republican party to repu-
diate?
Admiral GEORGE DEWEY for one?
President WILLIAM MCKINLEY for an
other2
Apparently; for DEWEY was the "adven-
turer" who carried the flag into the Philip
pines. and President MCKINLEY was the
"adventurer who ordered the Admiral
thther. Destiny and the logic of events
did the rest.
Ex-senator HENDERsONs case will appear
even more pathetic when we mention the
extraordinary plan which he proposes for
the condign punishment Of the "adven-
turers" and the destruction of their schemes
of plumber. He would like to have DEWEY
run for President as the Democratic candi-
date against MCKINLEY
Gen. HENDERsoN's hope is that MCKINLEY
would be chastised by being beaten; and,
as for the other, the punishment Gen. HEN
DERsoN provides for him in putting him at
the head Of the party OF Surrender is cruel
and unusual indeed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-22
Fireman's Complaint Against Battalion
Chief Drivers.

To THE EDITOR THE SUS-Sir: Let me ask
OF The Battalion Chiefs in the old city Of Brooklyn
are selected for their bigness. and small men are
put to work at the fires. While the tros are being
put out. wrapped mp with half a dozen coats boots
and comfortablcs. several OF them together make 4
hne show.
am not candidate for a wagon to drive nor to
shovel tho snow from the front stoop Of the Chief
nor chop wood for the servant girl put out the ash
barrel on Wednesdays, &c. No, SIR. am inclined
to ask for nothing only justice fOr the men III the
fire department who have lost their health. broke
their boHes or getting old should have those Jobs
and nobody else.
one man who drives Battalion Chier in East Now
York carries on the livery stable business opposite
the engine house. He. | am told. let's ont blgries
to the men in the battalion. and am told mako a
good thing. To the detnment OF some of tho livery
stables in East New York. If was IN that battalion
would make Il my business to call the attention Il
the Livery Stable Keepers Association to the matter
at once. OLD BKouKIYN FuENAE
SEPT,21
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Here Is a graceful compliment to the
United States and to American soldiers. 1t
comes from a devoted Aguinaldian. the Hon
FRED E. WHITE, the Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Iowa:
In the long list of bloody deeds hat disgrace
humankind, none, It seems to me. is so entirely
black and dastardly as the awful drama we are
now enactng - tho carrying OF war by Are
and sword into the devoted homes of an inno-
cent people. who never did us the slightest wrong
and who battled for their freedom centuries be-
fore the American colonies raised the banner OF
revolt against GEORGE III. To heed not the holy
aspirations of people who are striving to secure
only their God given heritage of freedom 10 worthy
Of tho barbarian. To slaughter such a people anu
apply the torch to their homes are that define
the tyrant"
After Mr.. WHITE has been soundly beaten by
the barbarians and tyrants OF Iowa next No.
vember he really ought to join AGUINALDo's
bushwhaokers. He should be the LAFAYETTE
Of the TaRalog GEORGE WASHINGTON unless
the Hon. JOHN JACOB LENT has tho refusal OF
that honor. LENTz and WHITE love the TaRals
and hate the Americans so much that they
must be sick OF living in this black and das-
tardly country. The innocent and inoffensive
AGUINALDo is the leader for them, As they
have lost their heads. they need have n fear
OF decapitation.