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An arkan..s VILLAGE obliterated.

PINE BLUFF, Ark. (spsclaD Rob Roy, {
town OF 800 Inhabitants eight miles nortt
OF here, Is In ruins, every building Ia th
place being leveled with the exception o.
the Cotton Belt Railway station. A lorna
do struck the town at noon on. Saturda!
and in a moment blotted out the place.
Only one man was killed, negro named
Ben Grant, who had taken shelter from tn,
storm. Several persons we're injured, bu'
none seriously.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
MURDERED HIS scHooLTEAcHER.
Miss Prescott Objected to Young Bailey's
Attentions and He Shot Her.

ACtenClCnb anu no GNU AAOAs
SALISBURY, n. q. (specIa). Frank Bal
ley, aged seventeen, shot and wounded
fatally Miss Harriet Prescott, his school
teacher, Tuesday afternoon. Bailey had
been paving much attention to his teacher.
who had told him that he must stop calling
on her.
On two occasions he followed her to her
home after school and went to the door ana
asked to see her. Both times he was told
that she was not In. This made Bailey an
cry, and he told ber that be would see her
or know the reason why.
After school in the afternoon Bailey went
up and spoke to her. She made MIN an an,
swer that he did not like. Taking pistol
from his pocket, he fired one shot into her
chest above the heart. She was taken to
her home, where she died shortly after
ward.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Admiral viIla,nIIs Supposed Skeleto

After careful investigation General Leon
ard Wood, the Military Governor OF Santl-
ago, Cuba, Is convinced that the skeleton
found few days ago tied IN an arm-chair
amid the rocks on the shore, about four
miles west OF El Moro, Is the remains ot
the Spanish Admiral VillamiI, who COM
manded the tordedo boat destroyer Furor
and Pluton in the battle whlcn resulted 10
the destruction Of Cervera's squadron.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Finland Petition Reelected.

The deputasion OF 500 persons who won
to St. Petersburg, Russia, to present {
petition with 5O0, 900 signatures relating te
the imperial decree OF February Is concern
ing the Constitution OF Finland have beeE
ordered to return home Immediately. Il.
the event OF their failure to comply Wit
this mandate force was threatened.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05

Franking Privilege For General Gomez.
The Postmaster General at Washington
has given Director Of Posts Rathbone,
hesd Of the Cuban mail service, authority
TO extend to General Gomez the franking
privilege for his official mail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Three Killed In Q Boiler Explosion.

The sawmllI boiler at the plant OF Hud-
son shuss, near Matte, Nd. exploded a
few days ago and killed Philetus Wink.
Daniel Snyder, Jr., ana man named
Shuss. John Snyder, Harry Sigls and
Anthony Whitfield were injured. Snyder
was horribly crushed and blown about 100
feet, and Wink's head was blow of. A pin
from the back. The mill was almost en-
tirely obliterated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Smallpox In Arkansas Legislature.

Members OF the Arkansas Legislature at
Little Rock were panic-strlcken few days
ago when 1t was announced that physicians
had diagnosed the illness OF Senator Lank-
ford as smallpox. After half-hour's de-
bate the House voted to vaccinate all Its
members.
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Invitation to tho Peace Conference.
China, Japan, Persia and Slam, besides
the European States, will be represented
In the Peace Conference to be convened at
the Hague, Holland, on May 1S.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
ON SPEAKING TERMS WITH SPAIN.

Admiral Camars HOIsts Old Glory in
Response to the Raleigh's Salute.
GIBRALTAR (By Cable).-As the Spanish
squadron commanded by Admiral Camara
was leaving Gibraltar Bay = few days, ago
1t was met near Algeciras by the United
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05

Unpaid Spanish Soldiers Disorderly.
Spaln's unpaid repatrlated soldiers con-
tinue to be disorderly In Madrid. clamor-
Ing In boIsterous demonstrations for
arrears in payment.
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Mr. Cambon VIII Act For Spain.

NJ. Cambon VIII Act For Spain.
The Spanish Government has appointed
NJ. Cambon, the French Ambassador at
Washington, to exchange the rati1catlons
OF the Peace Treaty on behalf OF Spain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Flames Eat Up the Famous Wind.
sor Hostlery In New York
City Like So Much Straw.
SCORES OF LIVES LOST.
Men and Women, Frantic With Fear,
Hurl Themselves From Roof
and Windows.

Chs Fire Started From a Smokers Match
Tossed Into q Lace Window Curtain
MANY Killed and Injured-Over a
Score Of Bodies In the Ruins-The Wife
and Daughter OF Proprietor Leland
Among the Killed-President McKin-
lsy's Kin Escape-The Loss 10 About
$1,000 o,0o0-Hotel Fire Trap.
NEW YORK CRY (SpeciaD.-The Windsor
Hotel, one OF the best-known and most
popular Of New York's older hotels, was
destroyed Friday afternoon by a fire In
Vhich many persons lost their lives.
About fifty persons were injured, either
~ being burned or by jumping from the
windows tho hotel, many Of them SER
pusly and some Of them fatally, while
early forty persons, including guests and
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
China Refuses ItaIy's Request.

China Refuses ItaIy's Request.
The Chinese Minister at Rome hus In
formed the Italian Government that China
absolutely refuses the demand OF Italy for
a concession at San-Mun Bay.
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The Plague Stamped Out at Mauritius.
The bubonic plague has been thoroughly
stamped out OF the island OF Mauritius.
Clean bills OF health are now being issued
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05

States cruiser Raleigh, which Ia returning
home from Manila. The Raleigh ran up
the Spanish flag and the Spanish Admiral
replied by hosting the Stars and Stripes.
This Is the first act OF international court
esy between tho United States and Spain
in European waters since the outbreak OF
the war
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California Falls to Elect q Senator.
The California Legislature has adiournc'
line die without electlng a United State
SENATOR
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OUR NEW RELATIONS WITH JAPAN
To Be Brought About by tile Treaty Which
Goes Into Effect in July.

Goes Into Effect in July.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Especially al.-Extensive
changes in the relations between the
United States and Japan will be brought
about on July II next, when the new treaty
between the two nations goes into effect.
II was negotiated several years ago, but its
actual operation was deferred 80 as to give
time for adjusting affairs to the changed
conditions. Similar treaties have been
made by Japan with most OF the other frst-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Atlanta Citizen Dies Aged 1O2.
Ncws of the Toilers.

John 8. Prather, the oldest citizen oi
Atlanta, Ga, Is dead al the age OF 1O2. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
Spanish Flag Dipped to the President

Spanish Flag Dipped to the President.
BRUNSWICK. Ga. (5peciaD.-The first
Spanish flag to be dipped in salute to the
President since the beginning Of the war
with Spain auttered down from the peak
OF the Spanish bark Tafalla Josefa as the
President landed here on Wednesday, and
was presented to Mr.. Mckinley by Captain
Rolg. The President thanked the captain
and said he would treasure the flag us one
of the mementoes OF his term Of Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-04-05
ADMIRAL CAHAnA,

(The first Spanish Naval Oflcer to salute
: the Stars and Stripes since the close OF
the War) .
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Trouble Started at Ball In an Unsav.
ory Quarter or the City-The Police
Fired on From the Roofs-A Police
Captain Severely Injured - Troops
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23
New Books ReceiVed

JOHN AND HIS FRIENDS-By Louis
Albert Banks. Funk & Wagnalls Com
pany New York. Cloth. 12mo-, 81 %.
This is the fourth Of a series Of revival
sermons by the same author. who IS most
prolific in revival literature. The book
contains thirty or more sermons, which
were first preached IN the Methodist
EDiscopaI church Of Cleveland Ohio at
a series Of evaugelistic meetings. In his
preface the author tells US that "a very
gracious revival of religion was awakened
by their delivery and a large number Of
persons were converted and received into
the church as the result" The sermons
are practical in character and full OF
well-chosen illustrative material. The
anecdotes are always exactly relevant 10
the moral lesson to be taught and help
to give the sermon hold upon the mem
orT and the heart. The titles or the ser
mons, too. are chosen with view to hnd-
ing readers. Here are few: Love
Easy Harness. "a Prosperous Soul, a
Candlestick in Danger" The Bright
Heart Of the Universe" and The Poorest
People in the World" In "A Candlestick
in Danger we are told: Anything that
Is Applicable TO the church, as a church,
Is eppIfcable 10 US as individuals. And
while the church is represented as great
,makes a great light in the world, every
man is intended to be a candle Of the
Lord and Christ's Ideal for every Chris
tIan is that he shall be the light OF the
world Nothing can be more important
than that every one Of US shall be at our
hest in radiating influence for the ad-
vancement of Christ's kingdom among
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illustrated
Works for
the Children

Harriott Wicken" will be published i'm
mediately by the Macmillan Company
Richard CarVel' Is in its seventh edi-
tion. In other words. this means that
been sold at the rate OF close upon l9oV
copies day.
Critics Of all countries continue to give
US their opinion on the seemingly mex
Is the japanese idea from the pen OF Nj
Kinnosuke. a leading japanese critic:
In kipling constructive Imagination IS
lorded over with fanCies and brilliant Sc
TO his memory Let US grant all that are
his-ard that means much that Is excel
lent-graut him that calm reserve. the
conscious strength that is silent: that dis
Ike Of the srtpeTfuOus; grant him that
simplicity wherein the AtheueUm catches
the Foneric accent. grant him the poetic
fire that gIanCes, laughs. sings through
out his pages: grant him the mastery
power IN the dialogue style; grant nim ms
hOrse-iaugh wit. which is very pleasant
sometimes: grant him all these and much
more II YOU p,ease-what them After all,
fn thu production Of that which MAKES
men better and happier. his utmost
smartness and c0CksureneSS aVaila pie.
helps him no more than rheumatism
Having critic;zed him. I stand ready
expectant in factor an Cutburst OF
public condemnation. I said that kipling
could not see some things. and all that
his friends have 20 do IS 20 turn the table
those things which Kipling saw and
wrote You are a bald critic. An ideal
critic should have the widest possible sym
pathy and must appreciate every FORM
Of literature To this I bow most hum
blv as most true I cannot see some
thinrs-yes a bad critic. in short; But
the remark. mean the rebuke-as l take
it-is il not rather q compliment
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-23

" 7 LeuouLt1's famous w7-k,
''A-E.o-SaxC1 Superiority he tells
Us -tar one OF The chief reasons for
1 the deter.o-actor Of thc French as q
nation is that The children are never
thought Of. There is r1 true sympathy
with childish whims and fanci1s, with TIE
tender reIut-eue e1-s Of simple childhood.
There ara no children IL France. Th@y
pass from the Innocence pf babyh00d ln-p
a SCI s0phtsr.ca-iCn and premature old
vonaChood.
He compares the Auglo-Saxon and
French sCrool-oom and contrasts the
methods u development used. We are
shown that the French child IS taught
% suspect and not TO know. whereas the
English child is taught 20 know and never
70 suspect. He has told rne French pe0-
PIE many wholesome truth ana for his
pains was almost run out Of the country
\ year ago I sent 10 France asking for a
collection OF books. pamphlets and other
wise for young children. Nothing Of the
least value was sent but the books of De
Nc-veI. and -tey are rot for the poor
Il We would build a nation We must look
70 the children. We must see that their
books as well as their companions are
leading them Alright. To many child
what re takes hold ot with his mind de-
pends chiefly upon what books ne takes
up. and the Illustrations are as much a
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men" The book contains much sound
and homeIy ethical teaching.
ON THE BIRDS HIGHwAY-By Regt,
naId Heber Howe Jr. Small, Maynard
& Co, Boston. Cloth, illustrated, g.
The book is & narrative description OF
personally observed by the author in their
various localities and presented 10 the
reader in a simple. interesting form. He
carries his reader with him through many
of the picturesque bird haunts of Rhode
Island. Maryland, Massachusetts and New
York and creates so lively an interest in
the feathered tribe that q desire for fur
ther study IS quickly awakened. HIS IAN
guage IS gracefully descriptive and never
Winter Birds" thus: The sun is sink
inS slowly in the west, the bleak March
wind is driving song sparrow and 1uncO
to cover and the great oaks stand out
battle Of winter does not suggest the
awakening OF spring on the morrow, but
the next moon will shine on new world,
While through the veins of earth riots
the ichor OF spring.
OF the wOodcOck he says: How many OF
the spOrtsmen Of the Eastern United States.
who consider the woodCOck their favOrite
game bird. and who have bagged many
brace, know OF or have listened 70 their
love song? 1 think We could count them
on our fingers. Thei- flight song is one
of the most wonderful Of bird utterances,
and surely we are wont 10 cry out to the
Teach me half the gIadness
That thy brain must know,
Such harmonious madness
From my lips would flow;
The world should listen then
AS l am listening now"
The book contains excellent photo
graphic illustrations by the author and
frontispfece in color from a painting by
Louis Asassiz Feurtes Credit is given 10
George r. ShattuCk OF Boston for certain
species he has allowed the author to add
10 the list personally observed.
vEDANTA PHILOsOPHY-B Swami
yivekananda The Baker & Taylor
enlarged glossary; Emo, 81 20. For sale
by The Emporium.
The book Is a collection of lectures on
"Raja Yoga,' the ancient system of In
dian philosophy. and other subjects Of
was the representative Of the Hindu re-
Igion a the Worlds Parliament of Re-
ligions held in Chicago in 1888. and became
a familiar figure in several American cit
les during the three years following the
parliament His teachings are universal
in their application and only vary in their
individual The book also contains
Patanjal's Yoga aphorisms and a copious
glossary OF sanskrit terms. On page
before the preface the key TO the teach
ings of the text is thus given:
Each soul is positively divine.
The goal is TO manifest this divinity
within by controlling nature, external and
internal.
''Do this either by work, or worship. or
psychic control or philosophy. by one
more or all of these, and be free.
This IS the whole OF religion. Doctrines
or dogmas or rituals or books, or tenn
pies, or forms, are but secondary de-
tails"
We are told that "a Yogi must avoid
the two extremes OF luxury and austertty.
He must not fast or torture his flesh; he
who does SO cannot be a Yogi; he who
fastS he who sleeps much, he who works
too much, he who does no work-none Of
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training as the text This IS pre-eIni-
rently the age Of child literature. ard
from the motley output Il is difficult %
choose the best. One OF the most famous
illustrators OF Juvenile books was Ran
d1-1h Caldecot- whose early art career
Is interestingly described in n personal
memoir by H Blackburn. He was a
bank clerk in Manchester. England. and
his love for children. his knowledge Of
their needs. prompted his work in the field
that has made his name beloved Curl
ousIy enough. he died in the same year
with Juliana HoratiO Ewing. whose series
of delightful books he illustrated Per
taps the most famous Is The Story OF 2
Short Life" but 'JaCkauapes' and
Daddy Darius DOveC0te' find a ready
sale. The Society for the Promotion OF
Christian Knowledge in England has is
sued an edition OF the books 70 sell at a
shilling apiece CaIdecotts Panjandrum
picture book is a never-ending delight TO
the tiny folks We must love the children
Il We would find the KEY to their joys.
\ book but little known. and yet OF
great value. IS a series II old fairy stories
gathered by Miss MulCCk in one cOliec-
ton and beautifully edited and illustrated
Probably 10 book published recently for
children has had a larger sale than Bel
loc's More Beasts" and from my point
q view Il i morbid and strained TO the
limit ot u-l!ness. The dra wings. from the
s-a7d0ofnt Of art are decidedly vulgar,
and II IS altogether about as worthless
a medium for child development as one
could find among the popular books OF
The day. The children VIII laugh over It,
yes. and be amused but by all means.
LEI Us choose for the little ones those
books that train the eye and the mind
and the heart 10 knw what Is best in the
world about them Against this, let US
set an 1888 publication OF Scribner. IN i'm
p0r-atiCn from BIackIe & Son OF London.
called An Alphabet OF Animals and
illustrated in black and white b. Carton
Moorepark. L is the finest animal book
published for many a day Each animal
is given his environment. and in his ac-
ton is depicted his chief CharaC Cteristic.
Howard Pyle illustrates his own text
and mary are the children who have been
made happier and better by acquaintance
with him. In the preface Of Pepper and
Salt" the giddy fated jester says, ''one
must have e little pinch Of seasoning in
this dull, weary life Of ours-one should
never look 70 have all the troubles, the
labors and the cares, with never whit
Of innocent jolIIty or mirth,' and no child
can know Howard Pyle long and be dull
or troubled or gloomy. Then We have
Robin Hood" and The Wonder Clock" :"
or four and twenty marvellous tales, be-
ing one for each hour Of the day.
The Garden Behind the Moon ''Twi-
light Land" and Men OF Iron" These
books carry g child along the lines OF
true development, amuse him heartfully
and train his eye to know the true in art
Evelyn Tharp has TWO good books
'eWymps' and 'All the Way to Fairy
Land, 4" Illustrated by Mrs. Perez Dreamer.
The funny little figures and the lack Of
perspective are all most amusing, but rel
ative size is carefully looked 10 and the
coloring IS thoroughly artistic.
Walter Crane has perhaps no rival in his
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would be satisfied with an ordinary monu-
ment ample funds for such a purpose
would have been forthcoming long ago.
but they will be content with nothing less
than a really great work of art, q work,
In fact, which shall be fully worthy Of the
cause and Of the man whom it Is designed
to commemorate Now, you can readily
see that time is needed on order TO &C
cornplish an undertaking Of this magni-
tude The North. which has far greater
resources than the South, learned this
lesson when ii undertook to erect a public
monument in honor Of General Grant.
The statue Of Mr.. Davis Will be erected
in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va,
and the ceremony OF unveiltng viii tahe
place during the early autumn The
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field 0s illustration Hawth0-Ee's Won
der Book has q new meaning when bound
with his designs. and Who would purchase
Q copy OF Grinm's fairy tales without his
magic pictur-s2
Another Ise9 publication is a whimsical
book OF verses by Z. Y. Lucas. beauti-
fully illustrated in color BY Edith Farni-
ioe. Like De MonVel. she has chosen
children for her field. but unlike him, she
shows Us little folks from every land.
The quaintas. little figures are used 10
illustrate Normandy and the quaintesc
littIe verses on the subjec- end thus:
The old w0men's faces
Are sunburned and lined,
But pleasant, so pleasant.
And simple and kind.
The happfesr hit" in the book. 70 my
mind. IS the verse about Spain, and here
II is:
The children who
In old Madrid
Are keen to do
As they are bid.
Are no more nu-
Merous than you.
And now Ier US speak of De Monvel.
two Of whose illustrations, taken from
la Civflite." appear above Very little
Is written about him and vet much could
be told He is perhaps the most famous
illustrator OF child types now living. and
Ike many a famous person was Iorceu
into his field Illustration was 10 b merely
a means Of livelihood while greater pro-
tects were brewing. but he has become
so notably identified with the work that
he cannot separate himself from it. La
CavfIite" tells in the simplest way
what is best for little folks 20 do. and
when they look at the pictures Of naughty
1i-tIe people side by side with the well
behaved they choose in a triCe to be good.
De NorveIs studies Of childrens legs
are an inexhausttble source Of anuse-
ment 10 their elders who are. Of course.
hotter able TO appreciate the humor Of the
thing All the boOks-'La Civilte.'
Jeanne D'Arc' "CharsoUs de France,
'eVeiIes Chansons" and others OF equal
interest-have been carefully translated,
and with his illustrated edition OF the
fables Of Ia Fontaine they form almost
A child's library in themselves. De Mon
vel visited America some months ago AMI
the result OF his Observation and study
will no doubt be given US in future books
How few books really furnish the enter
tainment and instruction for which they
are ostensibly bound and how careful We
should be that in the purchase OF iuera-
ture for the very young we look earnestly
and critically at the illustrations. Tor they
far outweigh with them, in both interest
and influence, the value OF the text DE
Monvel still clings 70 his desire for
greater things, and as g result has por-
trait IN this years salon. Whatever fame
his work in portraits may bring him, 1t
can never carry him away from the
hearts Of thousands Of children who have
gained so much by the need he had Tor
the wherewtthal TO live. And what great
children 10 one day find the best that life
hoIds7 CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
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Tribute of the Mother and Daughter of COnfederacys
Leader Said to Be the Only Authentic Portrait
Statue of r1r Davis i'm Existence.

statue Of Miss Winnie Davis, which -
also the work OF Mr.. Zolnay, will be
erected near il on the Davis family plat,
and the ceremony Of unveiling il will take
place on the same day. AS the South
takes great interest in these statues and
as the latter is the gift OF the Daughters
Of the Coufederacy. it IS probable that
the ceremonies will be Of a public or semi
public character.
= The general opinion Of those who have
seen me statue of Mr.. Davis and who are
qualified 10 express an opinion is that II IS
a better likeness than any portrait or
painting now in existence, and that IL is
bound 10 prove the model for future
artists and sculptors who may desire TO
portray him.