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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
THE KEARsARcE A SUCCESS.
New Type OF Battleship Develops Great
Speed on Builders Trial.

New Type OF Battleship Develops Great
Speed on Builders Trial.
NEWPORT News, Va. (speclaD.-The bat
tleship Kearsarge is the fastest vessel Of
her class in the United States Navy. She
went out on her trial trip and returned
with all colors flying, and a broom, the
symbol Of victory on the water, nailed at
each masthead.
She had attained speed OF 17.25 knots
an hour. This is .05 greater than the speed
made by the Alabama, which went out
drawing not twenty feet OF water and With
a displacement OF more than 1000 tons less
than she will carry when finished, while
the Kearsarge was covered With q years
foul growth on her bottom, drew over
twenty-five feet Of water, and carried al
most all her dead weight.
The Kearsarge and her sister ship, the
Kentucky, belong to class OF fighting
craft different from the other warships OF
the world. The Kearsarge Is the first war
ship built with superposed turrets, one
forward and one nft, each carrying two
eight-inch guns In the upper story and
two thirteen-inch guns in the lower, or
main, turret. The contract price OF the
Kearsarge Is s2,25o, ,0OO,. without the usual
inducement OF bonus for excess OF speed.
The Kearsarge Is armed with four 13.
inch breecbloading rifles, four 8-inch
breechloading rifles, fourteen 5.inch rapid
fire rifles, twenty 6.pounders, six 1-poun'
ders and four Gatlings. There are foul
torpedo tubes.
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Our AdoDted Islpnds.

The number OF Spanish immigrants has
been increasing during the the past two
months and the health authorities OF Ha-
vana are exceptionally vgllant, owing to
the presence Of the bubonic plague In
Portugal.
Receipts from all sources at the three
principal ports IN tho Philippines In August
were S667,61s. The customs receipts were
s6ls,s07. The receipts from, oil sources
exceed those Of July by SlS5,61s.
Crescencio Matagas, who is said to have
been the guide OF the Spanish column
which killed General Antonio Maceo, ar.
nized ut La Punta, where the Cuban sol.
diers who were skipped in the original
lists were being paid of. A large crowd
wanted to lvnch him. but the police came
to the rescue. The authorities took Mata.
gas to the Spanish consulate. He was sent
back to Spain.
Applications for the i'm portation OF 93lo
Japanese laborers, to arrive In hawaii
during the next three months, have been
approved at Honolulu. These, with SOOC
to come during the present quarter, Will
make nearly $4,000 Japanese immigrants
within six months.
Isabel Artacho, former partner OF
Aguinaldo, made a sworn statement at
Manila that the real object OF the rebellion
was to crafty personal political ambitions
and not to bring about Filipino indepen'
dence.
American troops near Cebu, P. l., have
dispersed the natives who recently am
pushed four soldiers.
Children In the Hawaiian Islands have
have raised 10000 with which to innugu.
rate mission work on the Island OF Min
danao, In the Philippines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Avoid Drinking Companions.

Environment hus great deal to do with
the formation Of a young mans character.
II he frequents saloons, or other places
where liquor Is dispensed, II he keeps COM
to be q gradual weakening of the resolve
which he may have taken against
liquor, and the result Is almost certain
that be will fall INTO the drink habit:
Young men, set your minds upon some.
thing higher than the companlonship Of
those who frequent saloons. Life Is alto.
gether too short to be wasted in their COM
pany. Nothing good is to BIZ learned from
them, but much Of evil may be acquired
from contact with them. Vulgarity and
obscenity are the marks wherewith they
may be known, and 1t Is folly to expect
anything worthy or purs to exist among
them.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
A TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
THE DRINK EVIL MADE MANIFEST
IN MANY WAYS.
The Old Belief About whiskv's Emcacy
Is . Medicine Abandoned by Most

Tho Old Belief About Whiskv's Enicacy
ss = Medicine Abandoned by Most
Peopls-some Ignorant Doctors Whose
Minds Need to Be DIsabused Of the Ides
1t is gratifying to note that there Is not
now that mistaken notion regar ling the
efflcacy OF whisky as medicine which was
at one time 80 widely prevalent among all
classes OF people. But the old superstition
still exists to some extent even among ply
sicians, as the following story shows:
A few years ago my baby, then two years
OF age, was tuken seriously Ill In the city
OF Lowell, Mass. called one Of the lead.
Ing physicians. He examined the child
very carefully and scientifically, and I
watched him cry closely. When he had
finished the ex animation the first question
he asked was, "Have you any whisky In
the house?" I replied, "Whst do you find
to be the trouble with the child, doctor7"
co." he said, thers Is q little infamua.
tion In the intestlnes." "But," I said,
"doctor, you, ought to know about this
matter better than do, but 1t really doesn't
seem to me that whisky is the proper rem.
edy to give Child TWO years old for in
said, II guess We can get along without
it," and we did. The child got better. A
few weeks later I moved to Somersworth.
where the child was taken sick again.
called local ply ,ician OF the same school.
He examined her In precisely the same
way as did the former physician, and I
watched him very closely. When he had
finished I asked, "What do you find to be
the trouble with the child, doctor" and he
replied, "There Is little Inflammation In
the intestines." Aud then said, "Do you
want some whisky2" He looked at me in
astonlshment. why" he said, "why do
you ask that question:" replied that I
did not know but that whisky was the
regulation prescription for all children
when sick. He said that he was very care
full how he prescribed liquors for children
IN any case, but In trouble like this
whisky would be about the worst thing one
could give the child. relate here this
that you may know that when your physi-
clan prescribes whisky for your babies or
for yourself 1t may be we'll to mix the dose
with a little "horse sense."'-sacred Heart
Review,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Can He:

Most people despise drunkard. Mis-.
cradle wretches are they In act, thought
and appearance. We miss In them the
thing that makes man so infinitely supe-
rior to brute. They crfnge like towards.
grovel like reptiles. and debase and befoul
the image OF the, Almighty. Poverty,
shame and dlsgrace ure their companions,
and they become actually loathsome. And
yet they are not born so. 1t is the drink
habit which drags them down into the
mire. What Is there in the pleasure OF
wine to the man never tempted to abuse it
to compensate for the wretchedness and
ruin 1t produces In the weaker thousands
who can not use it as a good creaturea
Can the self-controlsd moderate drinker,
with glass In one hand, reach the other
hand to his less fortunate brother and bid
him be man2 Can he counsel him with
any hope Of success, to drink and let It
alone2 Can he say, "Glve 1t p altogether" 1"
unless he himself soss the example?"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20

The speed OF the yacht, which s=Irled
only cruising sails-that Is, without club
topsails or balloon canvas-was wonderful,
und 1t was all that good twelve-knot tug
boat could do to keep up with her when
she felt the full force OF the wind. She
sailed In all about thirty-two nautical miles,
logging the distance from her ia frail.
From the point OF view OF an expert
yachtsman, the Shamrock Is far and away
the best boat that has ever crossed the
ocean In search OF tho Americas Cup. The
Indications all are that the race will be
closely contested, 80 that whichever wins
Is not likely to have an easy victory.
Sir Thomas Upton Is much Rratthed by
the cordiality OF his reception In America.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Prominent People.

Governor Steunenbers, OF Idaho, never
has worn necktte.
The Sultan, OF Morocco had 3 narrow es-
cape from death during recent thunder
storm.
Baron Pauncefote OF Preston, In the Coun-
ty OF Gloucester.
Cecil Rhodes Is 80 confirmed In his mis-.
osyny that he employs none but men even
around his house.
Thomas Balm, new Speaker OF the Cam
adIan House OF Commons, is the first far.
mer to gain that post,
Booker T, Washington believes the race
question can only be worked out IN the
south through education.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
GIRL KILLED FROM AMBUSH.
Shot Was Intended For Mormon Elder
SLAYER Commits Suicide.

Shot Was Intended For Mormon Elder
Slayer Commits Suicide.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Especially. - 81,
Mormon elders were conducting meeting
in a school house at Pine Bluffs, Stewart
County, Tenn, when the building wal
stormed by a mob OF over 100 men
Elders Hiram Olson and H. c. Petty triec
to escape; Miss May Harden, q popular
Young woman, walking between them with
a view to checking the mob. As the trio
passed down the road shots were fired from
ambush. The woman WAS hi. and almost
instantly killed.
Baston Wlnson, young farmer and
Superintendent OF Sunday-schooI, was
lylpg 10 wait for the elders and became con.
vlnced that he had fred the shot which
killed his neIghbor's daughter. He
wrote out confession stating that II
was an accident. Wnson plckad up
knife and cut his own throat, almost at tne
same instant sending a bullet through his
hrpin
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
THEG, 4. R. BNCAMPMENT
The President Reviews Nearly 30,-
900 Civil War Veterans.
VISITS SIMPSONS WARSHIPS.


Delivers Two Speeches to the Veterans
Tho Statistics For the Past Year
Great Marine Spectacle.
PHILADELPHIA (SpeciaD.-Nearly 10000
veterans OF the Civil War marched through
the streets OF this city. The sidewalks
were crowded with hundreds Of thousands
Of enthusiastic people.
President Mckinley began the day by
driving over the route OF the parade, which
took place later, accompanied by members
OF his Cabinet and other distinguished
visitors. The party reached the reviewing
stand at 10 o'clock, and soon aiterward the
procession OF veterans began to move.
The head OF the column moved at 10
O'Clock down Broad street. The distance
covered was five miles, and there were IS, :
600 men IN line. Independence Hall was
passed on the march and caps wore lifted
and colors dipped by the veterans.
The parade was six hours and ten minutes
In passing the reviewing stand. After u
portion OF the Department OF Pennsylvania
had passed, those veterans bringing up the
rear, the President left to visit Admiral
Ssmpson's warships, Governor Stone re-
viewing the remainder OF the procession.
An interesting feature Of the parade was
the chorus Of three thousand school chill
dren. The chill dren occupied portion OF
the grandstand on the north side OF the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Cycling Notes.

Interest In racing Is growing in Utah.
The popularity Of handicap races Is be-
yond oil doubt.
One OF the most dreaded accidents
among bicyclers is the breaking ofthe front
fork.
The dislike OF a brake Is characteristic
Of the American cyclist, and to this preju.
dice are directly attributable many OF the
fatal down hill accidents that occur each
GUNNER
Peoria (Ill.) wheelmen contemplate tax.
i,g steps to have the lamp ordinance In
their town either extended 80 as to apply
to all vehicles or to have 1t abolished
altogether.
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OF charter, 519; total loss, 45,S55. Mem
bers remaining In good standing June 80,
1s99 2s7 ,9S1.
At the annual convention OF the National
Association OF Naval Veterans Il proposi-
tion to amend the rules 30 as to admi. to
membership In local associations honora-
bly, discharged men who served In the
United States Navy during the Spanish
American War was defeated by q small
majority. As q result OF this action the
delegates from the Farragut Association,
OF New York and Newark, bolted the con-
vention and declared that they would
form @ rival national organization.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
MARYLAND STATE TICKET.
Republican Convention Renominates Gov
ernor Lloyd Lowndes.

ernor Lloyd Lowndes.
BALTIMORE, Md. (speciaD. The Mary
land State Republican Convention nomin-
ated the following ticket: Governor, Lloyd
Lowndes. Of Allegheny County; Con.
troller. Phillips Lee Goldsborough, OF Dor
chester County. Attorney-General, Ex-
Congressman John V. L. Findlay, OF Baltt-
more City. The nominations were all made
by acclamation.
The platform, which was unanimously
adopted, declares for the gold standard,
iavors protection, commends the record
made by our soldiers and sailors In the
war with Spain, deplores the Philippine
insure elton, but states that duty demands
that we retain and paclfy them until the
problem OF their final disposition Is solved
in a manner that will reflect glory on our
republic. A plank 10 the platform relat-
ing to trusts strongly favors laws to sue
cessfully suppress all combinations which
create monopoly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Groe and the Soldiers.

"a nam who can not do Without his
erog," says an old veteran, "has no busi-
ness In the army. and will never make q
soldier. It Is the raukest nonsense to say
that, II enlisted men can not have accesseo
beer, they will drink smuggled whisky.
There Is no need OF their having access to
whisky. Sharp inspection by company
commanders, ard swift punishment OF men
found with whisky on them or In them,
will soon put stop to that"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Every Young Man Should Read This.

The business world recognizes that nc
man who drinks is as good as he would be
II lie never drank. Time was when in some
lines OF business 1t was considered neces-
sary to drink. Quite the contary is the
case now. Even saloon men prefer men
who do not drink the liquids they sell. All
the fairy tales about great things people
do when under the influence Of liquor have
been exploded. The orator who must ba
intoxicated In order to make speech La
no longer here and has never been here.
The lawyer who can not plead case or cite
an authority without spending the night
before In a barroom has gone to visit the
pale glimpses Of the moon and he has al.
ways been gone. Tie writer who pro.
duced great poem or great essay while
maudlin, removed from this planet before
the command, "Let there be light" was
given. The bookkeeper, clerk, mechanics
salesman, artisan, young or old. Is not at
his best when under the influence Of liquor
and he Is not as valuable to himself, his
employer, or society. s..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Spacllc CrlminalItY.

It Is we'll to see In what crimes alcohops
influence Is most marked.
According to Marambat, OF 5000 convlcts
exam ned by him seventy-elght per cent.
were drunkards; ssventy-nine per cent. OF
those were vagabonds and beggars; fifty
per cent. OF the assasslns and afty seven
per ceot. OF the incendlaries were drunk
ards. Mario found that the drunkards
stood In the first rank OF highway robbers,
elghty-two per cent; yetault found among
forty alcoholic criminals that there were
fifteen homicides, eight thieves, five swlnd.
lers, six assaulters Con women), four as
saulters (woundIng), and two Migrants.
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JOHN Y. M'KANE DEAD.
He Expires at Ills Home In Sheepshead
Bay-The Cause of Death.

He Expires at Ills Home In Sheepshoad
Bay-rhe Cause of Death.
NEW YORK CRY (specla).-John Y. Nc
Kane, whose career had been one Of the
most picturesque and varied in Kings
County, died at his home In sheepshead
Bay The cause OF his death was given rs
embolus OF the brain, which produced
paralysis.
McKane's downfall came az the result OF
his conduct In the election OF 1898. he
was indicted for willtully and feloniously
procuring the concsalment OF the registry
lists OF Gravesend and refusing to allow
them to be copied. The trial began on
January %, 1894, and resulted In MoKane's
conviction, and, on February 10, 1894, hs
was sentenced By Justice Willard Bartlett
to Imprisonment at hard labor In Sing
Sing for six years. he died worth over
100000, according to the estimates Of
friends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Claw yyife. Daughter and Himself.

Henry Emde, a carpenter, shot his wite
through the heart, put another bullet into
her brain, then shot his slx-year-old daush.
ter Hilda through the head, and alter that
stabbed and hanged himself In his mouse
In Chicago. Tho tragedy was discovered by
Willie Emde, on eleven-year-old son OF the
murderer The only explanation OF Emde's
crime Is that he was insane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
NeMsY GleanIn2.,
Yellow fever is raging In Mexico.

Yellow fever is raging In Mexico.
The plague Is spreading In China.
The Volksraad Transvaal Government
has decided that the dynamite monopoly
shall not be cancelled.
Dr.. Koch Is said to have asked OF the
Cape Colony Government the modest sum
Of $3.50, 900 for bis work on the rinderpest.
A roundabout report declares that
state OF anarchy prevails In the Phiilp:.
pines outside OF the immediate regions that
the Americans closely control.
General JIminez, the aspirant to the
Dominican Presidency, has received many
applications from Cubans who are willing
to join alibustering expeditions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Poor Mans Chance Is Gone.

Consul McCook, at Dawson City. Klon.
dixie, reports to the State Department.
Washington, that no less than two thou
sand persons have gone down the Yu kon
from that place within q mouth. bound In
most part for the Cape Nome gold fields,
He says that "the poor mans chance, 80
fur us this country IS concerned, Is gone."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Thraa Men Killed Outright.

CEDAR GROVE, Wis. Special. D.-Angust
scherk. Nicholas Fass and William HOLE,
all OF this city were instantly killed and
Albert Ike was fatally hurt In grade cross
Ing accident. The four men were return
Ing from drive In the country and were
struck by train. The three dead men
arc well-known business men In this place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
co,nm,,,o VIII BE the Defender.

NEWPORT, R. 1. Especially The trial races
over. The champion OF 1899 defeated her
of 1895 so declsively that the Challenge
Committee, or Cup Committee, as it wac
formerly called, decided that there was no
further naed Of competition between the
two yacbcs. The Columbia has therefore
won tho right to become the Americas cur
champlon
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
FATAL WRECK ON ERIE ROAD.
Open Switch Causes the Deaths OF Three
Railroad Mon and Tramp.

MEADv1LLE, Penn. (speclaD.-An open
switch caused wreck on the Erie Rail.
road at Mlller's Station, short distance
from this city, In which three Mesdvlllo
men we're killed aul one injured. One
tramp was also kill ed and another Injured.
The dead are Reuben u. Arnold, engineer
OF the passenger train, Of Meaiville; Con.
ductor Henry H. schaffer OF the freight
train, Meadvllls; Flagman George Schatz
OF the freight train, Meadvllls, and John
Kersh OF Buffalo, who was stealing ride
on tue passenger train between the mall
and baggage cars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Show Your Colors.

every total abstainer," says the G. T.
A. News, "should carry upon his breast the
emblem OF tho organization to which he
has given his allegiance. The members OF
all other orders display as publicly as pos
sible the badge adopted by their organiza-
tion to signify mem bershtp."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Condition Of Coal Trade.

One OF the least satisfactorily situated
trades Is that OF anthracite coal, In which
production appears to have outstripped
consumption again, and there is complaint
OF prlce-cuttlng. In the btumlnous trade
the efforts to bring about combination OF
producers still attract attention.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Maoabebe to Servo %.

Lieutenant Baston, OF the Fourth Caval.
ry, has organized baud OF one hundred
Maoabebe scouts In the Philippines. who
will operate under the direction OF Major.
Spanish volunteers. They will be upi-
formed and will be armed with Krag-jor-
gensen rides.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Marc PhiIipplue Volunteers.

The Wilder Guards, crack military or.
gauization OF Knoxville, Tenn. every mem
Der OF which was q volunteer In the Spanish
American war, has volunteered to go to the
or wherever the President may
see ht to send 1t.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
rov Ki,led bv His Own Shotgun.

TuoMpsoSvILLE, Conn. Especially. D oug-
las Upson, agsd sixteen years, OF this
place, was shot in Sutflell by the acct
dental discharge OF his shotgun. Tue
whole charge OF shot entered his body un'
der the heart, killing him almost instantly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Great Distress In Russia.

The distress In Dessarabla, Russia, IN
consequence OF the failure OF the harvest
is great. Farmers are unable to feed their
horses, and are giving them away for few
kopecis, or allowing them to die.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Gold Total Breaks Record.

The Treasury statement issued at Wash
inston few days ago, shows that the
amount OF net gold on hand was s2i7 ,s3o,.
001. This is the largest amount on hand II
the history OF the department, the next
largest amount having been S246, ,9f5 OK
on December 81, 1898.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Miner Killed by strikers.

W1LKEsBARRE, Penn. (SpeeiaD. John
Pollock was shot and killed, William
Thayer was seriously wounded and about
eight men hurt in fight between the
strikers at the collleries, in West Pittston,
and a rapuir gang.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
o,.., Liner Strikes An Iceberg.

Ocean Liner StrIKes HI 1ce"efI'
The Anchor Line steamship City OF Rome
rsachsd New York City few days ago after
a collision with an Iceberg In log on the
Newfoundland Banks. No one was hurt
and the sh Q was only slightly damaged.
There were more than thousand persons
on hOa rd
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READING, Penn. Especial. speck'
aged twenty-five, came home from gun
ming trip near Topton. He handed his
wife his gun. She took 1t and just then
the weapon was discharged, the wife says,
and Speek fell dead shot Ia the heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
Doors Deny Claim OF sulsraInty.

boerS Oony CIHlm OF SuHorhIntYs
The reply Of the rrausvaal Government
refusing to acoeds to Great Drltain's d..
mauds, though expressing willingness for
further negotiation, was received 10 Lou
don, The Government admits Euglaud's
rights to protect subjects, but denies the
claim OF suzeruinty,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
The Cuban Army Paid.

Adjutant- G General Corbln, at Washington
has received cable dispatch from Genera!
Brooke, at Havana, stating that the Cuban
Army had been paid, and OF the $4,000, ,0OG
set apart for that purpose there was on
hand q balance OF 100000.