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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
domestic.

1t was announced CQdC Iue oWeulSu
Government would place a loan OF
$4,000, 900 in the United States.
The presentation Of tablets to the
battleshlps Kearsarge and Alabama
took place at Portsmouth, N. 81.
Benjamin Cross, an insane man, set
fire to his frame house, at st. Johns.
bury, VT, and was burned to death
In 1t. s-s.n%& :,
Murder Is believed to be the cause
Of the death Of: Chriatopher Eichele,
an old jeweler. Of New York City.
His wife Is under arrest.
The transport Thomas sailed from
San Francisco for Manila with 164S
enlisted men. LOT cabin passengers
and s1,2OO, 900 In treasate
Otto Klamm is under Arrest at New.
port News, Va. charged with being
implicated in the smuggling Of lot
Of French cognac, gin and cigars from
the German steamship Albano, from
Hamburg. N,.s...
Peter Hartman. a farmer, Of Bur.
kett, Ind, was dragged into an alley
in Chicago and killed by thugs.
With the thermometer at twenty de.
grees above zero snow fell at Negau-
nee, Wis. , @ 49,. ,lf
It was said in Philadelphia that the
short coal supply In Europe would
cause the strike to be felt there. 7
Frank Maurer, riveter who was
working on the battleship Alabama, at
Cramps shipyard, in Philadelphia, was
instantly killed by a heavy bar OF iron
falling on him. The accident was
caused by a derrick rope breaking. z
Life insurance experts estimate that
New York companies will have to pay
BUT for loss Of life in Galveston alone
$10,O00,0O0. =. 't5s
The little California mill bug has
again invaded Chicago and Is feasting
on the foliage in the parks.
.Juda A. Fleece, a girl Of sixteen,
called by artists for whom she posed
"the most beautiful child In New York
City," died from morphine poisoning
Il Peter Austin, the farmer Of Storm.
Vile, N. Y, who killed his farm hand,
Charles Brewer, fourteen years ago.
and threw the body into an abandoned
we'll, where the skeleton was discov'
cred recently, was indicted for murder
In the second degree and held for trial
without bail .-'
Mrs. Henry Smith, wife Of a haber.
dasher at Mary's Home, Mo-, gave
birth to FIVE boys at time. They are
sad to be well, and weigh total OF
thirty pounds: -, .''-N :.
1t Is estimated that;the total clean.
up in the Klondike this season will
amount to S25, 100000. III.
Rosslyn H. Farrell was indicted al
Marysyllle, Ohio, for murder in the first
degree in killing an Adams Express
messenger on a train. < p
The torpedo-boat destroyer Goldsbor'
ough broke shaft at Tacoma, WASH,
while on q builders trial.
Six negroes were killed in series
Of fights with white men Of the mar
shars posse at Huron, Ind. .,
/ The business portion Of the town Of
Washington. N. c., was almost de.
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at $15O0OO. The flames originated
from q defective. fue in restaurant.
Elihu Root, Secretary of War, is re-
covering from an operation for car.
buncle which was performed at his
summer home, In Southampton, L. L.
The steamer City of Seattle, with III
passengers and $650,000, has reached
Seattle, Wash, from the Klondike.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03

The soil is generally in excellent con-
dition for blowing and seeding, which
work has been vigorously pushed, ex-
cept in the States Of the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys, where it is too dry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
OPERATORS SIDE OF DISPUTE.

Ono Declares No Independent 10 Making
twenty-five Cents Q Ton.
Philadelphia (SpeciaD.-W. G. Kent,
a coal operator, said: II have no doubt
that the men employed in some Of the
collieries have just grievances, but the
greater number Of the operators want
to use their men ais well as they can
while making a return from their
business.
Many misleading statements have
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Martial Law For the Beers.

General Roberts has proclaimed
martial law over the entire Transvaal
Republic, now krown a: tar Naal
2iAr Colony.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Rear-Admiral sicard Dead. .

Rear-Admiral Montgomery Sicard
died of apoplexy at his summer home
at Westernville, N. " mansion erect
ed by William Floyd, one Of the sign.
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SI.en waIksr Killed by q Fall.

Sleep walker Killed by FR'r'
John Muehlsein, ,forty-eiSht years olu
residing in st. Louis, Mo-. walked on
the roof of his house in his sleep allo
fell forty feet to his death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-10-03
Loubst Decides In Colombia's Favor.

President Loubet Of Franco, as ar.
bItrator, has rendered a decision in>fa.
vGr Of Colombia in the boundary dis
pute between that country aEd gsst!
Rica.
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TWENTY PERISH IN COLLISION.
British and German Steamers. Collide
and Both Sink. -

and Both SINK. =
Liverpool (By Cable).-The British
steamer Gordon Castle and the Ger
man steamer Stormarn" collided in
Cardigan Bay and both vessels, sank.
Twenty of the persons on board. the
Gordon Castle were lost.
The Stormarn cut the Gordon Castle
in twain in dense fog. The Gordon
Castle sank Immediately. her BQllers
exploding. =
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JoYN MITCHELL.

president Of the United Mine Workers OF
America, who Is directing the great
strike in the Pennsylvania eoalregion.)
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
is LUMBER GOING HIGHER.
Wild Winter Weather Checks Bust
ness In Logging Camps.
st. Louis Republic.

~ +'Na' ~ '''f'
\ mild winter, such as this has been until
recently, has its drawbacks in spite of the
saving 1t makes in every ones coal bill.
For one thing, 1t may tax every one who
is projecting any building or construction
work at a pretty high rate Tor its len
iercy. The lack OF snow and other ingre-
clients that so to make up a good logging
season have so reduced the cut that there
is likely to be considerable shortage, even
II everything should be propitious from
row on. Last year in the upper Mississippi
district the cut amounted to a billion feet
and the demand more than kept pace with
the supply. To keep matters even all
around it has been estimated that the dis
trict should produce another billion feet
this year. But so far it has been possible
to get out only 222, 900, 600. If the rest OF
tho winter is like the first part the cut will
amount to only 500, 900, 600 feet at most.
Under the most favorable conditions so
much time has been lost that it can't ex-
coed 700. 900. 900 feet. This, together with
tho stocks on hand, would be amply suf-
ficient for this years purposes, but unless the
usual policy is abandoned. the dealers. by
raising prices, will see to it that their stocks
are not too much encroached upon. Under
the stimulus of the heavy demand last year
lumber prices scared upward, and have
a large part of the advance.
What the effect OF Snother advance will be
upon building and construction cannot be
foretold, but its tendency will be to put
a stop to many projects that could be put
through on the present level OF prices. In
consequence of this the building trades will
be less active However, there is still no
indication that even at higher prices for
lumber than are ruling today the next sea-
son will not afford full employment to prac-
tlcally all members of the building trades
at good wages. Prosperity is too general
for any noticeable check because the lumber
GU: may happen to be a few million feet
short.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07

WHAT is A DEMOCRAT.
Futile Efforts to Solve "a Present Day
Problems.
Chicago Journal.

chicago journal.
The remarkable evolutions of Congress-
man Sibley of Pennsylvania within the last
ten days, together with certain incidents
in the careers of other public men, seem
to call for a definition of the word demo
crnt."
Congressman Sibley declares himself for
Imperialism, for protection, against free sill
yer, and is a democrat.
Senator Clark is for Imperialism, for
protection, and for free silver, and is a
democrat.
Senator Morgan Is for Imperialism, for
free silver, and against protection, and is a
democrat.
Mr.. Richardson, who as democratic leader
in the house might be supposed to serve as
the type, is for free silver and against
both other issues.
The disadvantage to the democratic party
in this singularly wide range of opinion
within its ranks is that the scoffers of a diff
ferept party faith can always support their
views on any of the issues of the day by
alleged democratic utterances.
Perhaps a compromising advantage Is
that it shows the democracy to be a broad,
tolerant and liberal ~party-unless 1t be
judged by the standard set up by an excel
lent and orthodox New England lady, who,
on being told that the Universalists be-
lieved everybody would be saved, remarked
with a disappearing sniff: "Haow bigoted!'
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07

and Major General r. Wool. In addition
there are also Major Generals Brabazon,
Marshall, Howard, Babinston, Yule and
rrccklehurst.
An officer Of the Black watch tells OF a
remarkable incident at the battle OF
Magcrsfontein in a letter to the London
Times. He was one Of several companions
who, starting out at night towards the
Bocr trenches, were fred on at a distance
Of 100 yards away. There was a panic. and
only seventy men held their ground, to be
under an incessant fire for hours. At .
o'clock in tho afternoon. following the ad
vance which was made about 3 a. M, an
unarmcd Bocr stepped out OF the trenches
and said that British ambulances might ba
sent up to take away the wouudcl II the
uninjurcd would remain where they were.
This was agreed to, and the wounded were
removed. -Four hours later the Beers al
lowed the remnant of twenty men to give
up their arms ana ammunition and 20 un-
molcstcd to the British camp, five miles
in the rear. No prisoners were taken by
the Beers, though they obviously had It in
their power to take or kill the tiny force
that lay exposed on the hillside to hun
drcds of the enemy. Out of the entire
seventy who held their ground only three
had not been wounded"
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
personal

The Marquis of Queensberry may be
dead, but his rules still live.
Congressman SibIey is gaining promi-
nence enough to be mentioned for vice pres
ident.
Buffers latest remarks are construed in
some quarters to mean that he intends to
fight it out on the present line if it takes
all summer, which it probably will.
Ex-Speaker Reeds law office in New York
is given a rather warlike tone by a collec-
ton of revolutionary muskets and swords
hung upon the wall against the rich Grim
son paper.
Readers seeking diversion by reading con-
gressional debates must have noticed that
the pugnacious senator did not sit hard OH
Won Sittart. The senator has a friendly
feeling for the Dutch.
The proposed army dental corps, instead
of being sent to the Philippines, should be
assigned to congress. That body has sew
eral hard nuts 10 crack that may imperil the
safety of congressional molars.
President Angel of Ann Arbor university
says the fame of Michigan is worldwide.
When last in Egypt he asked a donkey
driver If he named his beasts. "Oh, yes"
was the answer. This one is Kalama-
zoo.'
Most noted of all the many horse dealers in
Missouri is 'NWild Bill Hall" of Lancaster,
who thinks nothing of buying 5000 or
500, 900 worth of animals in a day. He never
makes more than one offer for a horse and
closes the deal in a minute, or not at all.
Thomas Yates of Toledo, O.. is the only
American citizen who took part in the fla
nous charge of the light brigade at Balak-
lava. He was in the Seventeenth lancers'
and maintains that the charge was or
dered out of Lord Lucan's insane jealousy
of Lord Cardigan.
Gladstone once expressed his opinion OF
General Butler at a dinner where some one
referred TO Joshua as a leader who could
not be matched IN modern times. Mr.. Glad
stone broke out; Joshua! Joshua! why
Joshua couldn't hold a candle to Redvers
Butler as a leader OF mem"
According TO "A statement credited to eX-
Congressman Springer, a friend OF his, a
Creek Indian, who was among our volun-
teers in the Philippines, found there a tribe
of Malays whose dialect was so close to that
of the Creek Nation that the Indian could
understand them and they him.
Mrs. j. Coleman Drayton, whose name
was somewhat prominently before the pub
lie a few years ago, was recently con-
yersing with Harry Lehr, a Baltimore So
ciety man, whose somewhat sedate manner
was not altogether to her liking. Anxious
to get rid Of him, she snapped out: Now.
trot along, Mr.. Lehr. YOU are altogether too
ladylike." The Baltimorean bowed cour-
teously and moved away, saying; II am
sorry | cant say as much for you, AnA
praVtSn.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
A TRCCE IN KEN7UCkY Y.

A truce has been declared in Ken.
lucky and the indications are now most
favorable that the conflict will be settled
without further serious trouble and in
conformity to the constitution and the
laws. Governor Taylor, it appears, has
become convinced that his course was
unjustifable aud that to continue in it
against public opinion of the country
could only result in disaster to himself
and his party. His mistakes We're plain
and ~indefensible. PROFESSIONALLY he
was elected governor of Kentucky, cut
the law left the ina determination of
the question with the legislature and
While that law is unquestionably bad it
imposes an obligation of obedience upon
every citizen that must be respected, if
peace and order are to be maintained.
1t is well that Governor Taylor and
his adherents have decided to conform
to the law. Not to do so would have
meant a civil conflict disastrous to the
state and which might have involved
the federal government, with what
cventualities nc one could fore
see. AS now indicated the demo
Gratis, without further conflict, will Sc
cure complete control of the state gov
eminent and if they are wise they will
carry out the agreement to modify the
obnoxious election law and give Ken
lucky a statute that will be fair and
just in its operation and under when
there cannot be n recurrence of such a
contest as has disgraced that state.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
HAGUE ARRANGEMENT RATIFIED.

HAGUE ARRANGEMENT RATIFIED.
The United States senate has ratified
The Hague peace treaty and thereby
committed this government to Il policy
of international intervention, in the in
terest of peace, which is of the greatest
Importance. 1t should be understood,
however, that in taking this position the
United States does not bind itself to in
terpose in International quarrels and be.
come the mediator between conflicting
states. The idea that this agreement
requires the United States or any other
signatory power TO interfere in the con
troversies between powers identified
with the treaty is a mistake and those
who urge that by reason of this treaty
this country is bound to offer mediation
in the South African conflict do not I'M
derstand the true character of the ar.
rAngement.
The fact is that the delegates Of the
United States to The Hague conference
We're most careful not to commit this
country TO ii position that might draw it
into European conflicts and ~entangle-
ments. While asserting to Il policy of
international arbitration the represent
atives of the United States had this
clause inserted in the agreement: "Noth-
ing contained in this convention shall
be so construed as to require the United
States of America to depart from its
traditional policy of not intruding upon,
Interfering with, or e|ntangling itself in
the political questions of policy or in
ternal administrator of any foreign
state; nor shall anything contained in
the said convention be construed 10 I'M.
ply n REIMBURSEMENT by the United
States of America of its traditional mt
titude toward purely American qurs-
tons There is no difficulty i'm Under
standing the meaning of this. 1t means
that the United States shall not as n
nation be drawn into foreign uuarrcls
through the application of the media
ton provision Of The Hague coLSn
ton and on the other hand that Emo
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
What the war Costs England.


The appalling loss of the British during the
brief course Of the war in South Africa will
be comprehended better by comparing it
with the loss the United States has sus-
tanned thus far during it's extended period of
warfare in the Philippines. The total Brit
ish casualties thus far aggregate very
nearly 10000, including about $500 killed,
nearly 5000 wounded and the remainder
prisoners. Since August 6, 1898, the total
losses of our troops in the Philippines ag-
gregate only about one-third of the British
losses, or, to be more nearly exact, 1858.
OF these only Sol were killed or died of
wounds or accidents, while S4S died of dis
case, 1919 were wounded, and less than
fifty were taken prisoners. While the Brit
ish are only at the beginning of their stu
pendous task in South Africa, it looks as if
the campaign in the Philippines was very
nearly approaching it's end.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07

Il INfi '''-'' L'NAp-'s
1t was known that negotiations were
In progress between the governments oi
Great Britain and the United states rel
ntivc TO the Clayton-Bulwcr treaty, but
the announcement that a convention had
been concluded between Secretary Hay
and Ambassador Paunccfotc came as Il
surprise. 1t is n gratifying fact, since
1t diSpOsps of u matter which had
long been i'm controversy and which
there had been some apprehension
might disturb friendly relations between
The countries. While not a few of our
public men have for years c%ontendel
that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty was in
validated by the failure of the British
government TO respect its provisions MS,
Great Britain has on the other hand
held that the treaty was in full force
and effect. This contention is conceded
by the administration in entering into
a new convention modifying the treaty
and it is safe to assume that the senate
will raise no question in regard to 1t.
From the statement respecting the
character of the new treaty it appears
that Great Britain has conceded to the
United States the right to construct an
isthmian canal without the participa-
ton of the former. our government
agreeing that the canal shall be neutral
at all times and open to the vessels of
all nations in war as well as in peace.
1t is possible that the proposed neutral
izatiOn of the contemplated waterway
will encounter some opposition in the
senate, but ii is certain that unless this
proposition shall prevail we will en-
counter foreign hostility to the construc-
ton of the canal which might seriously
interfere with the carrying out of the
project. But even if it be admitted
that foreign powers would make no OBJ
lection to our refusal to ncutralizc the
canal, that position on our part would
place us in Il position which would i'll
evitably operate to our disadvantage in
the future. In short, we cannOt afford
to assume an attitude in this matter
that would place us in a less favorable
position than that which Great Britain
nv" occupies Wv iN'IN'N w Nv ~
canal.
1t is probable that the new treaty will
be very promptly ratified by the sem
ate and that there will he no delay in
the exchange of ratiications between
the two governments. When that shall
have been done it is probable that legis,
lation by congress looking to the on
Struction of the Nicaragua canal will
be enacted and that as soon as possible
work will be begun. 1t is very evident
that the administration is in full SYM
pathy with the majority in congress in
favor Of pushing the Nicaragua canal
scheme as rapidly as possible and thai
legislation to this end will not be de
layed, regardless of the fact that n
commission is now engaged in investi-
eating the various routes, with a view
to determining which is the most de-
Sirablp.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07

CONSPIRACY 10 NULLIFY THE Ia ".
1t is to be hoped that the h%igh-handcd
attempt of Albyn Frank and his Cocoon
spirators who are invoking the power of
the courts to set aside the law that
makes the clerkship of the district court
a salaried instead of n fee office will not
succeed.
1t is a notorious fact that Albyn Frank
and other clerks who were lining their
pockets with unlimited fees concOctcd Il
plot to prevent the enactment of the
bill by bribery of legislators and legiS-
lative employees. In this conspiracy
they failed after a most desperate effort
to block the bill at every stage. They
manipulated members of the senate and
tempered with engrossing and enrolling
clerks, and after final passage put up
Il pot to get pressure on the governor to
veto it. The efforts of the corrupt
scoundrels We're ~unavailing. Governor
Poynter, after diligent inquiry, found
the bill had passed both houses in due
form and affixed his signature to it.
Having been thwarted in his great
Doodle scheme Albyn Frank made Il vir-
tue Of necessity and pretended when he
sought Il denomination to recognize the
validity of the law and comply with it's
provisions. After he was rejected ut the
republican primaries Frank made Il
compact with the democratic candidate
to work for his election and assist him
in ov%erturning the new law. In pursu-
ance of this audacious program Albyn
Frank refused to settle with the county
and gave an assignment to his bonds
men for his alleged assets in uncollected
fees.
And now the lawyers representing
Frank and the gang that sought to de-
feat the bill by buying up the legislature
are trying to get the district court to
nullify the law under pretext that the
records of the house, which have been
mutilated, fail to show the vote upon
the amendment.
In the face of a recent decision of the
supreme court in the Abbott case reprc-
scented by Judge Holcomb, in which the
court refused to go back Of the enrolled
bill as certified by the lieutenant gov
,ernOr and speaker of the house and APP
proved by the governor, the conspiratOrs
have not a foot to stand on. The certiti-
houses and the signature of the gov
ernor knock out all defective records,
whether mutilated by men or mice.
Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-07
GOING TO THE OTHER EXTREME.

GOING TO THE OTHER EXTREME.
At the time the injunction was pro-
cured to prevent the execution of the
adopted by the Board of Education it
was well understood that the sole object
of the Instructor was to substitute
Architect Latenser for Architect Nc
Donald.
In the fight between the architects the
public had no interest except the ques-
tionable methods by which both were
said to be operating. When the new
board reversed the declared policy Of
the old board to lower the grade Of the
High school grounds and commence the
construction of a wing for Il new High
school building, the public had n right
to expect that the board would not go to
the opposite extreme by doing just what
1t condemned in the old board.
If it was wrong for the old board to
pick up n scheming favorite for an archi.
tect it is equally wrong for the new
board to replace him by another favorite
without inviting competition. If we are
to eXpend S150,OOO for Il new High
school building, plans should be invited
by competing architects of the first
class showing the entire building. If
we are to have IA separate building the
same course should be pursued and the
best plans adopted.
When the people voted $15O,OOO they
did not contemplate Il close corporation
deal or Il job, nor did they intend that
the new building be Il mere shed. What
Omaha wants is a High school structure
that will be ornamental as well as use
full and at the same time endure at least
for fifty years. Favorites should have
no place in the expenditure Of this
money.