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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-29

1IoioFS 70 =
The public will observe that the apportion,
districts for the present year than for the
past. This Is due to several causes, 70 WIZ:
Some School Districts overdrew their appor-/
draft was deducted from the present appot-
tion meut. In some districts fewer SpupHs
have been reported, the total number E chil-
dren, however, has been increased w c1 de-
creased the per capita rate. E/
The main cause of decrease In futsdd As the
fact that the apportionment for last year
(through an oversighD was more tRan the
funds actually on hand. Apportionrpents are
based not on certainty. but necessarily on
]. 8. GILBERT,
Co. supt. Of Educatie =.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-11-29
PATRIOTIC POST OFFICE.
Sunday Hours at AbbevilIe o.
Thanksgiving Day.

No business will be transacted In the post
,office on Thanksgiving Day. Sunday hours
will be observed, Robt. 3. Link,
Postmaster.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
VISITING BAPTIsTs.
They Filled the Evangelical Pulpits
in San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S.-Visiting
Baptist clergymen filed all the evan
gelical pulpits in the city to-day. The
honor of preaching the official sermon
OF the anniversaries fell to the Rev.
George c. Lorimer. Ii. D., pastor of
fremont Temple, Boston. Even the
large auditorium of the First Baptist
Church was insufficient to accommodate
the large number who desired to hear
this distinguished pulpit orator, so the
service was held in the Alhambra The
ater, which was jammed TO the doors.
In the afternoon, a mass meeting of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union was
held. Rev. E. E. Chivers, the General
Secretary, presided and addresses were
made by Rev. w. G. Partridge of Ohio,
and Rev. c. NJ. Carter, D. D., of Indi-
ana.
The feature of the evening was the
missionary mass meeting. at which Rev.
r. &. Seymour, D. D.. spoke upon 1.-The
Personal Element in Missions" and
Rev, H, G. Mable, d. D., delivered an
address upon THE World Problem"
The Secretary of the Baptist Home
Missionary Society, Rev. T. j. Morgan.
D.. D.. gave the closing address of the
evening. taking as his subject. "The
Nations Vocation
The record-union., 1899-05-29
THE STEAMER JESSIE.
Government Will Investigate the
N Story of Her Wreck.

+ FPORT TOWNSEND Wash.), May %
The Government WILL it is stated. in
yestigate the wreck of the steamer
Jessie. which occurred last summer
near the mouth of the Kuskokwin
River, Alaska, with a loss of sixteen
lives. One of the cutters forming the
Bering Sea patrol. which leaves for the
north in a few days, has been ordered to
stop at the mouth of the Kuskokwin
and make inquiries News of the wreck
OF the Jessie was first published last
August. Following the news Of the
loss of the vessel it was reported that
her passengers alld crew had been muir
dered by Indians after reaching shore.
The Swedish mission station at the
mouth of the Yokutatbay has investi-
gated the report and according to ad-
vices just received here believe there
was no foundation for the report.
The kuskokwin Indians have given
a straightforward account of the wreck
or the Jessie. The high sea prevented
them from going III their canoes to the
rescue of the passengers. They secured
a large amount of wreckage from the
barge which the Jessie was towing.
Other Indians who traded along the
coast knew. Of the wreck, but none of
1hem believed that any of the passen-
gers reached shore. as the breakers at
the mouth of the river run very high
and there is strong undertow.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO.
Widespread Devastation in It's
Path Through the Country.

OMAHA, May 2S.-A special from
Central City says: Probably the most
destructive tornado that ever visited
Nebraska passed through the northern
part Of Hamilton County last night at
Z o'clock, destroying from $4,000 to
100000 worth of property, including
fifteen dwellings,, one church, one
schoolhouse, two iron bridges across
the Blue River, barns, corncribs, out
buildings, orchards fences and stock.
The funnel-shaped cloud first struck
the farm of Peter Jacoby on section s,
township H., completely destroying all
the buildings. The cloud then rose and
did not again strike the ground for two
miles, when it again descended ana
caught the dwellings, barns and other
buildings of w. P. Lantzen, leveling
them. In order, the residences and out
buildings of William Steel, G. r. East
man and T. L. Lothier were sweDt
clean.
W. w. Shenberger's farm, occupied
by George Noble, was the next one, all
the buildings being leveled to the
ground. The family had taken refuge
in the cellar. and while there a horse
was blown in. The horse was killed,
but none of the family was injured. On
the farm of G. B. Hart, one of the finest
in the county, the house and barn ana
other buildings were smashed into
kindling wood and a large orchard
ruined. The residences of Peter Her
-ningsen, Hans Luff and A. r. Buck,
with all outbuildings, were scattered to
the winds.
The Danish Lutheran Church, to-
gether with a schoolhouse, parsonage
and barn belonging to the church, were
wrecked. Rev. Strandskow and family
and the family of Nels Anderson, nine
teen persons in all, took refuge in a
cellar under the parsonage. All escaped
uninjured.
A little north of the church the storm
crossed the Blue River. taking the iron
bridge, carrying it a hundred feet or
more and twisting it into a tangled
mass.
Other residences destroyed were those
of R. L. Olsen, Chris Hansen, Chris
Rasmussen, l. C. Anderson, C. P. Nell
son and George Cayahan. A. P John
sons place was the last in the track
of the storm to meet with less, all the
buildings and much stock being de-
stroyed.
The track of the storm was sixteen
miles in length and about a hundred
yards in width. During the blow a lit
tie rain fell, accompanied by immense
hailstones, some as large as a tin cup.
In nearly every case the families sought
shelter in cellars. A majority of the
farms were insured, but it will be i'm
possible for several days to get the
amount of individual losses. Probably
5000 people visited the scene to-day.
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TERRIFIC WINDSTORM.
Professor Walman Had Predicted
It's Return To-day.

KIRKSVILLE (Mo), May 2S.-Kirks-
Vile was panic stricken this evening by
terrific windstorm, followed for two
hours by severe lightning and rain. A
few outbuildings were unroofed or
toppled over and one residence was un-
rooted. Trees were uprooted. Church
services were suspended so general was
the fright and excitement.
Apprehension was the more intense
because Professor Walman, who pre-
dicted Kirksville's cyclone, had prophe-
sled return of the storm through Mis-
souri, to-day. People have had cloth
ing and valuables packed to store in
cellars. Cyclone caves have been con-
structed. During the storm, prolonged
through the last three days, every
threatening cloud has sent hundreds
trembling and praying to their cellars
The terror that prevailed tonight was
second only to the scene of the terrible
visitation of a month ago, when thirty
two people were killed and a hundred
injured. Severe damage is reported
from the country southwest of here.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
A PHYSICIAN SUICIDES.
Had Had Varied Career and Been
Suspected of Crime.

KANSAS CITY, May 2S.-Dr. Rich
mond Cornwall, a prominent local
physician with varied career, COM
mitted suicide at the home of his
brother-in-law, DIR. J. c. Whittier, to-
day, shooting himself through the head
and dying almost instantly. He left
note saying dependency over financial
affairs prompted him to the act.
DIR. Cornwall was 33 years of age
and had a wife and child. He came to
Kansas City from St Louis several
years ago. and had passed through
several thrilling experiences in his life
time. Early in life he was accused
of taking the life of a young ST. Louis
girl by means of poisoned flowers. Nine
months later he eloped with a promi-
nent ST Louis girl She died suddenly.
and allegations of poisoning were made.
Her body was about to be cremated
when her relatives demanded that the
coffin be opened. The matter was drop
ped. He was also connected with the
disappearance of Miss Maude Belle
Bonesteele, daughter of a Kansas City
physician, in 1894, and who has never
been found to this day. In ST. Louis
on July Z, 1897, DR.. Cornwall killed a
brother. Herbert Cornwall, whom he
The record-union., 1899-05-29

HAVANA, May 2S.-There were Ill
applicants to-day for shares in the S3,
100000 which the United States offered
as a gratuity to the Cuban troops.
Thirty were given SO each. The others
We're not on the rolls, although they
had guns which they were ready to
turn IN and certificates of service.
The payment will continue until noon
tomorrow in Havana City, but Colonel
Randall says it will be necessary to
have additional days after awhile here
and extra pay rolls for men who have
undoubtedly seen service. He also be-
lieves that were the payment to be con-
tinued for the next three months at
least 80 per cent. of those entitled to
apply would do so. Most of those who
received shares to-day asserted that
they only heard by accident that the
distribution was now actually taking
place.
Colonel Randall will send to Senior
Perfecto La Costa, the Mayor. all the
arms turned in to-day. The first pay
ment outside of Havana will be made
on Tuesday at Santiago de Las Vegas.
The record-union., 1899-05-29

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-Chief of
Police Glass claims a big reward for
capturing W. B. Storts, alleged to have
been a fugitive from justice. accused of
embezzlement from the Chicago Live
Stock Company. There promises to be
a sensational lawsuit over the matter.
In an answer to a suit filed by the Chi
cago company, Chief Glass has filed
complaint in which he states that he
was authorized by the company,
through Chief Lees of San Francisco,
TO arrest Storts and retain half of the
money found on his person and 5000
additional as a reward. Chief Glass
therefore asks that a judgment be rem
dered giving him one-half of the So, 500
found on Storts' person and 5000 more
j. f. Burns, private detective here,
asserts that Chief Glass did not make
the capture at all. Burns asserts that
he located Storts and shadowed him for
TWO days. When he got ready to make
the arrest he notified Chief Glass and
requested the services of a city detect
ive~to arrest him. The request was
complied with and in this way Chief
Glass secured custody of the man and
the money. Burns therefore puts in a
claim for the reward. The attorneys
for the Chicago Live Stock Company
claim that neither Burns nor Glass We're
offered the big reward, but that it was
offered to Chief Lees of San Francisco,
because he once had the man under
surveillance and allowed him to es-
cape, and they offered Lees the big
reward, hoping to stir him to activity.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
CANADA's DEMANDS.
Indications That England Is Dis
posed to Back Them Up.

LONDON, May 2S.-George w. Small
ley, the New York correspondent of the
Times commenting upon the ''easy
going attitude which the American
press takes regarding the Canadian
matter contrasts these expressions
with those used at the time of the
Venezuela dispute, and says:
There could not be a more convinc-
ing proof of the change in American
sentiment. There is no sign of a dis
position to take a hostile view 1t is
assumed that England will ultimately
do what is right, and will not suffer
the wishes of Canada to outweigh her
sense of justice.
The Times this morning publishes
a special article explaining all aspects
of the Alaskan dispute. 1t believes
that England's case is very strong"
and that "she has every interest in
going to arbitration, provided the
terms of reference are satisfactory"
adding that those of Venezuelan prec-
edent might fairly be accepted ON both
sides.'
The article speaks favorably of the
compromise plan for internationalizing
the wharf at Skaguay and the White
Pass road as far as the Canadian
frontier.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
AN IMPENETRABLE MYSTERY.
Causes of the Wrecks of the Steam
ers Paris and Mohegan.

BALTIMORE. May 2S.-Bernard N.
Baker, President of the Atlantic Tran
port Company, just returned from Lon
don, stated to-day that it was under
stood the American line steamer New
York would be put on the Cherbourg
route in place Of the wrecked Paris
Mr.. Baker does not think it possible
wrecks of the Paris and the Mohegan,
which went ashore at nearly the same
place, Mr.. Baker said it was an i'm
penetrable mystery and must remain
so until after the official investigation.
Mr.. Baker dies not thing it possible
to save the Paris and considers her a
total loss. They might he said,
.blow her up and save some of her
fixings, but unless they have most
unusual streatch Of calm weather, 1 do
not think they can get her off the rocks.
The sea at that point is terribly rough
and there is no more exposed point any
Where"
The record-union., 1899-05-29
A DISTINCT SUCCESS.
But the Russians Contest the
American Proposals.

LONDON, May 2S-The correspond,
ent of the Morning POST at The
Hague, says: The discussion of the pro-
posed modification of the Geneva con-
vention provisions regarding sick and
wounded neutrals constitutes a distinct
success for the American delegates
When it was first broached the Rus
slams declined to take any part in the
discussion, on the ground that the sub
ject was not mentioned in the circular
of Count Muravieff.
The Americans urged that the Dutch
invitation included all subjects bearing
on the circular, a view which the con-
ference upheld. The Russians as yet
have not abandoned their position and
they will make another effort to-mor-
row to have the American proposals re-
jected on technical grounds. Interest
ing developments are expected.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
THE NATIONS HEROES.
Memorial Grafton by Rev. Father
Quinn Tuesday Evening.

AT the Clunie Opera-house tomorrow
evening Rev. Father Quinn of the
Cathedral parish will deliver an address
appropriate to Memorial Day, it's origin
and significance. Father Quinn is a
speaker of more than usual force and
eloquence and one who is noted for his
patriotic utterances and zeal.
His Grafton will come as a fitting con-
clusion to the ceremonies of the day,
and veterans of the army, and navy
and all patriotic citizens will doubtless
find in his remarks much food for re-
Election.
In addition to Father Quinn's address
there will be other exercises of an in
teresting and appropriate character.
Richard 7. Cohn win sing THE Song of
the Flag." from the opera of THE
Knickerbockers, and there will be sin
strumental selections by the Sacra-
mento Institute band Miss May Pow
ers will recite the poem, "Old Glory"
and Mrs. Coppersmith, j. G.. Genshlea;
Walter Longbottom and others will
sing patriotic songs.
A small admission fee will be charged.
and the box office viii be open this
morning.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
ANOTHER BRIDGE JUMPER.
He Wished to Test the Truth of
Theosophica1 Books

NEW YORK, May 2S.-HoWard K.
Reitz, a young man about % years of
age, who says he is an art student of
the Academy of Design of this city,
made "a startling and Successful jump
from the Brooklyn Bridge just before
dusk this evening and came out of the
river uninjured.
Just before 6 o'clock Reitz boarded a
trolley car bound for Brooklyn. 1t was
an open one and afforded all the ad-
vantages which he was looking <or
When the trolley reached a point about
100 yards from the first arch, near the
highest point of the span, Reitz Ieaped
from the car and like a flash vaulted
over the high railing. He took no time
to steady himself for a perpendicular
drop, and swung some distance from the
structure before he assumed an upright
position.
The passengers jumped from the car
and peered down through the railing,
while hundreds of persons on the prorc-
enade tried to get a glimpse of the
figure. Reitz's body flashed through
the air almost in perpendicular streak
He struck the water feet first, cleaving
it like an arrow. He disappeared for
some seconds and then shot into view,
only to disappear for the second time.
The waters had hardly closed over him
when he reappeared and Immediately
struck out strongly for the New York
shore.
One of the deckhands on the steamer
Vulcan, which was coming down East
River at the time, saw Reitz flash
through the air and disappear in the
water. The deckhand gave the alarm
and the Vulcan was headed for the
young man, who by this me was swim
ming strongly A line was thrown to
Reitz> and he was hauled aboard the
Vulcan, which Immediately put for her
dock on the New York side.
When taken on the Vulcan Reitz
placed his hands on his abdomen as if
in pain, but when the boat reached her
dock Reitz sprang from the boat onto
the wharf. He was at once taken into
custody and hurried to the Hudson
street Hospital Not the slightest in
jury was found on his person, but he
was suffering from the shock He was
detained on the charge of attempting
suicide
Reitz is about feet 8 inches tall and
weighs about 140 pounds. He lives in
this city. He said he had been reading
book on theosophy and that he want
ed to demonstrate that a man, by exer-
cising his will power, could do anything
he wished without injury to himself
The record-union., 1899-05-29
Weather Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been 6S and 80 degrees,
with fresh to brisk southerly winds and
cloudy weather prevailing.
The barometrical readings at 5 a. m.
and p. m. yesterday were 2996 and
29.93 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 20 and 53
degrees, with Ola of an inch of rain,
and one year ago to-day 20 and AZ de-
grees.
The average temperature was 50 and
the normal 6S, showing yesterday to
have been 8 degrees cooler than usual
for the 2Sth day Of May.
River, Is feet and falling.
There were a few sprinkles of rain
yesterday afternoon, but not enough to
measure, leaving the present seasons
rainfall AL inches. as against 1887
inches to an equal date last year.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
AMERICAN DEAD.
They Are Muti1ated by the Fill
pinos in Barbarous Fashion.

NEW YORK, May ga special to
the Herald from Washington says:
Information received here in private
letters from officers serving in the Phil
ippines state that the Filipinos show no
respect to the American dead. In one
instance an officer who was on the fir
ing line says he was shocked to see
three bodies of American soldiers who
had been killed in an advance and
which were brought within the Ameri-
can lines, badly mutilated. The ears of
each of the corpses had been removed,
the noses cut off and the hearts torn
out
Such mutilation disproves Aguinaldo's
claim that the insurgents are conduct
ing civilized warfare. The American
troops give the Filipino dead a decent
burial and provide every comfort and
afford the best medical treatment pos
sible to the wounded.
The record-union., 1899-05-29


Valley League was played this after
noon between the Fresno and Porter
vile teams. The locals won as they
pleased. Score:
Fresno %, Porterville s. Batteries
Monroe and Swarts; Davis and Tur-
ner. go
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2Sa = The
Santa Cruz baseball team still leads in
the race for the pennant. Although it
lost to the San Franciscos at Oakland
this morning, it defeated the same
nine this afternoon. The score of the
morning game was:
San Francisco. =. % D 0 o l . . II
Hits z, errors 3.
Santa Cruz ........1 0 o o o %
Hits 9, errors 3.
Batteries--Iberg and Swindells; Dau-
benbis and Pace. Umpire-Cahill.
Score of afternon game:
San Francisco =. % . o o o o d
Hits 6, errors 8.
Santa Cruz % 0 O 0 0 ! 2 x-4
Hits 8, errors 4.
Batteries-Fitzpatrick and Swindells; /;
Donlin and Pace.
SAN DIEGO, May 2S.-The opening
game here of the Southern California
League was played to-day between the
w. P. Fuller team of San Diego and
the San Bernardino team. The Fullers
won by a score of 6 to 2.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
HAD A WHITE FLAG.
How the Natives Decoyed Captain
Tilley to His Death.

MANILA, May 29.-Q1:25 a. m.)-
Captain Tilley of the Signal Corps with
detachment made UP of other mem
bers of the corps, landed at Esca Ia nte,
On the island of Negros to pick up and
repair the cable. The natives had a
white flag flying over the cable house,
when the party landed. The latter,
however, We're, no sooner on shore than
they We're fired upon by the natives
They at once took to the water and a
number of them We're picked up by a
boat, but Captain Tilley and two native
men of the party are missing. General
Smith, with detachment of troops,
has started on board gunboat to in
vestigate the affair.
The transports Senator and Ohio ar
rived to-day.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
A WAY FOUND.
State University Will Not Exact
Fees From Students.

+ SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S-The
Committee on Ways and Means re-
Gently appointed by the Regents of the
State University to devise some plan to
avert threatened deficit of S4S, 1000,
met to-day and agreed on a system of
retrenchment that will be equal to the
occasion.
The report Of the committee will not
be made public until the meeting of the
Regents on July 18th. The general
plan IS one Of such retrenchment as
will keep the University running on
what money it has While not seriously
interfering with the efficiency of the in
stitution. The plan of retrenchment
Will necessarily reduce the staff to some
extent and also some of the salaries,
but there will be no radical changes.
1t is not probable that fees will be ex-
acted from the students. A President
will likely be elected on June 18th.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
STANDING OF THE CLUBs.
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Pressure Has Fallen Rapidly Over
North Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 2S-Wea-
tber conditions and general forecast:
The record-union., 1899-05-29
A LIFE SENTENCE.
Frank Steadman Will Hardly Go
Back to Illinois.

LOS ANGELES, May 2S.-An Asso
ciated Press dispatch from Joliet, ILL.,.
last night stated that an officer would
be sent to California to take Frank
Steadman, now in San Quentin Peni
tentiary, back to Illinois, when his term
expires.
Steadman, who was sent to San Quen-
tin under the name of Frank Wheeler,
and is also known as "Ohio Fatty"
was sent to the penitentiary from
Stockton in 1888 to serve five years for
burglary. He escaped and went East.
He was arrested for crime in Chicago
and sent to Joliet. He escaped from
there and was captured in Los Angeles
and sent back to San Quentin to serve
out his term. In 1897 he killed w. r.
Kelley, fellow convict at San Quentin,
and is now serving out a life sentence.
The record-union., 1899-05-29
ART AND MUSIC.
Professor Dobbins at the Sixth
Street Nj. e. Church.

THE Ship Without Pilot compris-
ing 100 pictures thrown upon a screen,
interspersed with choice music, attract
ed a large attendance to- the Sixth
street M. e. Church last evening. 1t
was the first of Professor and Mrs.
Dobbins' Art and Music" series, and
proved quite a treat.
This evening at 745 O'Clock the pro-
gram will consist of THE Two Princes''
the Prince of the house of David ard
Ben Hur-with 100 slides, music, etc,
and on tomorrow there will be a Mem
orial Day service and evening of song,
story and pictures, commencing at the
same hour
The record-union., 1899-05-29
NO WORD FROM BROOKE.
Surprise Expressed at the Small
Number Who Applied.

WASHINGTON, May 2S.-War De-
partment officials say no word was re-
ceived to-day from General Brooke at
Havana regarding the payment of the
Cuban troops. Several dispatches were
received from the General, but they
were confined to routine matters.
The newspaper reports of the doings
at Havana yesterday were read with
considerable interest and much surprise
was manifested at the small number of
men who came to receive the gratuity
of this Government, in view of Gomezs
efforts to have the Cubans surrender
their arms and of the alleged size of
the insurgent army.