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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
REPORT ON YAaUi CAMPAIGN,
Mexican Government Using All Reason
able Means of Pacification.

City of Mexico (SpcciaD. General
Luis Torres. Governor of Sonora and
C6mmander-in-C of the forces
against the Yaquis, has come to this
city to make q detailed report of the
progress Of the camjaign to President
DiaZ and Minister of War Refs. From
m interview with him it is gathered
that the Yaquis have been pretty we'll
scattered and broken up into small
bodies, and are not seriously trouble
some at present.
The General has followed strictly
the policy of the Government in deal
ing with them, which IS to give them
every reasonable inducement to return
to their farms or get them employment
elsewhere without being any more Sc
we're than absolutely necessary. The
Yaquis are really superior people and
are splendid fighters. Knowing the
country we'll. they have in some in
stances ambushed the troops, doing
more or less damage. The whole af
fair has been series of guerrilla
skirmishes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
THE SOUTH AFRICANVAR
Commandant De Wet Leads a Suc>
cessful Boer Raid.
BRITISH SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES.

the British - The Boer Commander
Captures 100 Highlanders During a
Bold Raid - Cuts Communications BY
Railway and Telegraph With Pretoria
London (By Cable).-The Daily Ex-
press has the following from Macha-
dodorp:
"There has been severe fighting dur
ing the last three days, and the Boers
have inflicted heavy losses upon the
British at Derdepoort.
"Six hundred women and children
from Pretoria, including Mines. Kru.
ger, Botha and Meyer, have arrived
at Barberton."
+. General De Wet has again succeeded
in cutting General Roberts's communi-
cations, both by railway and telegraph,
. and has captured 100 Of the Highland
ers. The, story Of the federal COM
mander's bold raid comes in the form
of a telegram from General Forester
Walker, dated at Cape Town, forward
ing q dispatch from General Knox, as
follows: 81.
"Kroonstad-Foll GLOWING from Broad.
wood, sent by dispatch rider to Hon
ingspruit, wired thence to Kroonstad
Have followed commando since July
16. Hard, sharp fighting at Palmiet.
fontein July 49, Prevented from pur-
suing lager by darkness. Eight dead
Beers found. Our casualties are five
killed and, seventy-six wounded.
"'Enemy doubled back through
Paarde Kraal inS darkness. Shall
march to Roode Yhal Station. Send
supplies for 5000 men and horses, also
any news Of the enemy's movements.
believe the commando consists Of
1000 men and four guns, and is accom-
panied by President Steyn and both
the De Wets.'" ~. IL
General Knox continues: tsThe wire
and main line of the railway north Of
Honingspruit have been cut, and also
the telegraph to Pretoria via Potchefs.
troom. According to my information
De Wet has crossed the railway and is
going north"
General Kelly Kenny telegraphs from
Bloemfontein: 'The railway has been
cut north Of Honingspruit, and sup
ply train and 100 Highlanders captured
by tile enemy. A report was received
that large force Of the enemy is mov-
ing on Heningspruit. All communica-
tion with Pretoria Is cut off. The Sec
ond and Third cavalry brigades are
following the enemy" .y 81.
Letters reaching London from the
British troops in Orange RtTer Colony
assert that both men and horses are
on short supplies and ont OF condition
for hard work. If this be true there is
little cause for wonder at the failure
to capture De Wet and at the appar-
ent paralysis Of operations.
The London morning papers feel
compelled to recognize General De
Vets clever strategy in battling all eff
forts to catch him, while constantly
harassing the British lines of commu-
nication.
Only the scantiest details have been
allowed to come through. Apparently
when nightfall stopped the engage
ment with Colonel Broadwood General
De Vets forces divided into small par
ties, one of which cut the railroad,
and captured the Highlanders, the
Beers afterward reuniting at Rhenos-
ter River.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
CHINA APPEALS TO AMERICA.
Asks President Mckinley to Intervene
With the Powers.

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD.-Presl-
dent Mckinley has received what pur-
ports to be a direct appeal from the
Chinese Imperial Government to use.
his good Offices to eXtricate that Gov
ernment from the difficult and danger
ous position in which it has been
placed as q result of the Boxer upris-
ing and the ensuing hostile attitude
If the great Powers. Although the
exact text of the appeal made by the
Emperor Of China to France has not
been made known here it is believed
that the address to the President Is
similar in terms to that communlca-
ton. The communication was made
through Minister WI to the State De-
partment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Newsy (slcunIngs.

London is simply chock full of Amer
leans.
The kissing bug has invaded the City
of Mexico.
Canadian vessel men predict q re-
yival of steel ship building.
All the Santa Fe railroads operated
in California are to burn oil Instead
of coal
The Mexican Government has inau-
gurated an active campaign against
the Maya Indians.
More than 6l,00O,O00 people in India
are affected by the famine. About
100000 are in receipt of relief.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08

Nome is grave one, and it is hoped
that the true state of affairs will be
known in the States in time TO prevent
more people from crNwding into the
camp, which is already in a condition
of congestion that will have to be seen
to be appreciated.
The lack of sanitation, even in the
crudest form, has rendered fhn place
n Quagmire Of disease breeding filth.
and the wild struggle constantly going
on for every foot of space renders it
Impossible TO get anything done in the
way Of cleaning up the town.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
The Political Campaign.

New citizens are being made at the
rate of about eighty a day in New
York City.
The Democratic State Judicial Con,
vention of Missouri nominated Judge
J. B. Grant for reelection to the Su-
preme Court.
At the 1898 election there was n Re-
publican candidate for Congress- in
only one of the six Congressional dis
tricts of Arkansas.
The first Democratic National Con-
venti0n was held in 1882. 1t was pre-
. sided over by General Lucas, of Ohio,
after whom Lucas County, which in
eludes the city Of Toledo. was called.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Cycliup Notes.

In Bradford County, Penn, there
are 1915 bicycle owners.
One veteran tire expert maintains
that the plug is the best way to re-
pair puncture.
TO steer properly is to hardly steer
at all. That is to say, balancing and
even pedaling are the things to be
learned, and the steering then will
require no effort.
4 bent seat post may be straight
ened by heating the bent piece over
a gas stove until it is red hot. Then
insert a piece Of iron rod or heavy
Iron wire into. the tube.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
The National Game.

McGann is the run getter of the
st. Louis Club.
The Pittsburgs have abandoned
morning practice.
Cooley is batting poorly for Pitts
burg, but is fielding superbly.
Ewing has resigned, and Davis. the
shortstop, is now the manager Of the
New Yorks.
Magnates and players between them
are slowly but surely killing profess
sional baseball.
The Brooklyns have drawn larger
crowds on the road than any other
League team this season.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Pro,linent PeODln.

Captain Dreyfus is still rt the Villa
Hauterive, at Coligny. near Geneva.
The Prince of Wales receives on an
average between 5U0 and quo letters
q day.
Herbert Spencer never made any
money Oh his BOOKS, and ir several
cases lost some.
President Mckinley has beside his
Scotch Presbyterian blood a strain of
English Puritan blood.
David B. Henderson. Speaker of the
House of Representatives, is spend.
ing the summer with Mrs. Henderson
in the Adir1ndacks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
HARVESTER EMPLOYEES LAID OFF.
Failure OF Grain Crops In Northwest the
Cause.

Chicago (SpcciaD. - The harvester
companies of Chicago, which in the
aggregate carry about 10000 persons
OH their pay rolls, have laid off work
men by the hundreds since June 1.
and there are now probably less than
one-third of the normal force at work
The Deering Harvester Works has re-
1uccd the force of about GOO0 employees
to less tnan 1000. The curtailment
will last until about the end of Au-
gust. or until the resumption of the
fall trade.
The explanations offered by the man
ayers Of the harvesting concerns for
the temporary reduction in working
forces are uniform. They attribute an
immense falling off in the demand for
harvesting machinery to the practical
failure of grain crops throughout the
Northwest.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Two Killed in Yacht Explosion.

Alfred Eugene Grow, his wife and
their son Harold. twelve years old.
witnessed the yacht races off Larch
mont, y. Y. on the naphtha launch
SaSco. While they were returning to
New Rochelle. where they lived, the
launch blew up. and Mrs. Grow and
her son We're killed by the explosion
Mr.. Crow was fatally injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
ELEVEN NEGROES DROWNED.
One of Them Rocked the Skif-Al1 Went
Down in the Upset That Followed.

Birmingham, Ala. (SpaciaD - Eleven
negroes working on Government lock
in the Warrior River. near Akron,
Ala, were drowned while crossing the
river in q skff George Moore. one of
the negroes. to frighten the others, be-
gan rocking the skiff. and it dipped a
couple Of times. This really frightened
the negroes. \ panic followed. and
the skiff upset. All the negroes were
thrown into the river.
They went to the bottom, and all
were drown before assistance could he
given them. The negroes We're mostly
strangers in that part of the State.
Their names are George Moore, Sam
Anderson. Tom Beason. Tom Johnson.
Abe Sanders, Ransom Smith. Louis
Jones, Fred Davis, Remus Tartt and
Tod Hicks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
The Labor World,

Half a century ago the laboE CO..
in the production of 100 gold hfuntin
watch cases turned was $540. In 1Ss
1t was only $50.
The weavers in the Empire Mill {
the Montreal Cotton Company, dit Va
leyheld, Quebec, have gone ou1 on
strike because of the employm nn
an Englishman.
The 1900 ironworkers employ
Spang. Chalfant & Co., at Phi
penn., have been notified of a
tlon In wages ranging from Fl
twenty per cent, to take el
once.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Fatal Steamer Collision.

Belfast, Ireland (By Cable).-In 4
collision outside Belfast Lough, be-
tween the local passenger steamers
Dromedary and Alligator, five passen-
gers were killed and upward of 6fty
more or less seriously injured. There
were 600 passengers on board the two
vessels, and terrible scenes followed
the collision.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
FATAL DUEL WITH PlTCHFORKS.
Two South Dakota Farmers XIII Each
Other in II Hay Field.

Aberdeen. s. D. (SpcciaD.-A terrible
encounter has taken place between two
Russian farmers in Emmons County,
resulting in the death of both men.
There was no witness to the battle. 1t
is supposed the men quarrelcd over q
tract of hay land and attacked each
other with pitchforks.
Their bodies were found in the field,
where there were evidences Of fear
full struggle between the two men,
both bodies being repeatedly pierced
by the fork tines and covered with
blood
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
CANPANIA SINKS A BARK.
Embleton Cut in Twain by the Liner
During Fog.
FOUNDERED IN ONE MINUTE.


Captain, Drowned-Boats Lowered in
Time to Save Seven sailors-Steamer
Slightly Damaged-Passengers Raised
$500 For Families OF the Lost Mon.
London (By Cable).-A dense log
hung over the Irish Channel a few
days ago. and the Cunard Line steam
ship Campania, en- route for Liver
pool from New York. struck the Liver
pool bark Embleton, bound for New
Zealand, amidships, cutting her In
twain.
The Embleton sank Immediately.
Seven of the crew were rescued, but the
other members of the ships company,
including the captain, were drowned.
The Campania had her bows stove
in but arrived safely at Liverpool five
and half hours late. The Campania
was little injured. but had a narrow
escape from a serious disaster.
When the Campania was about
thirty miles northeast Of Tuskar Light
a phantom ship rose suddenly. without
warning. directly across her bows.
Thirty seconds later the phantom ship
had become sailing vessel into which
the liner crashed, her steel forefoot
going through the Embleton like the
clean cut of sword, and dividing lier
Just abaft the mainmast.
The forward half sank instantly.
The stern swung viciously round. and
the mast and yards for moment tore
at the Campania. A lump of wreck
age came down on her decks. Then
the stern of the bark also disappeared,
and the surface Of the sea was Uttered
with splintered timbers, boxes, bar
rels, the whole upperworks and lighter
cargo, the deckhouses, and such things.
Then there was nothing.
From the instant when the phantom
came into view from the bridge Of
the Campania until the last vestige Of
! the vessel vanished some sixty or
eighty seconds had elapsed. 'sta,t,s-,!
According to the Embleton's sur
viyors, for nearly half an hour before
the collision the captain and first
officer were below at breakfast, and
although the fog whistle of a large
SlSdlueI COulu Ue uSdIu cfcly hlAutC,
the bark never shifted her course, the
helmsman receiving no order.
When at S.25 a. m. the second officer,
to use his own phrase. heard the rush
! of steamers bows" he shouted down
to the captain, who rushed on deck,
but he was too late to give an order.
The Campania was under one-third
steam. The captain. first officer, and
pilot were on the bridge. The engines
were instantly reversed, the helm was
put hard down. No precaution was
omitted.
Some Of the Campania's plates were
bent by the collision; her forepeak
! filled with water; her foretopmast was
broken short off, and her steel rigging
torn and twisted.
The passengers held q meeting,
adopted resolutions of thanks to the
captain and crew, and subscribed $500
! for the relief Of the survivors and the
families Of the lost.
| The Embleton was built in Sunder-
land, in 1881. by r. Thompson, Jr.,
and is owned by P. lredale g. Porter.
She is 226.5 feet long, thirty-siX feet
beam, and 21.6 feet deep, with 4 net
tonnage of 1196. Captain Murphy
! commanded her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Tnree Young Women Drowned.

Three young women. the Misses Cora
and Ruby Townsend and Miss Pearl
Flack, Of Hamburg, Tenn, were wad'
ing in Owl Creek. when one Of them
stepped from Il shelving rock into deer
water. The others responded to her
cries and tried to save her. AS none
could swim, the three were drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
A Romance Revealed by Death.

The death of Mrs. Almra 5. Town
send in San Francisco. Cal, has re-
yealel the fact that Mrs. Ella +.
Murray. whom she called sister was
her daughter. The daughter mas
claimed the SJOO,D00 estate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Car Calls Out Reserves.

st. Petersburg (By Cable).-An i'm
perial ukase orders that q state of
siege be proclaimed in the military
districts of Siberia, Turkestan, and
Semiryechensk. All reservists in those
districts are called to the colorS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
DREAMED HIS WIFE WAS DEAD.
A Former Policeman Awoke to Find Her
Hanging % the Eedpost.

Camden. " J. (SpeciaD.-Edward NJ.
Powell, a former policeman, awoke
with a start Il few days ago and found
that his wife had risen, and was NOV
ing about the room.
Powell dozed eff again and dreamed
his wife was dead He awoke two
hours later and found his wife hang
ng to the bedpost clothed in her night
ireSs and dead.
Mrs. Powell was forty-one years old.
She had been in ill-health about three
months. but had not threatened to take
her life
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Foreign Wheat Season Backward.

The Mark Lane Express, at London,
says the season of wheat in England
Is fully a fortnight backward. but if
August is fine there may be good
crop of average quality. BARLEY is
not likely to equal the average. Oats
have remarkably improved since June.
Continental harvests seem up to the
average everywhere and safe. In
France the yield may be ten per cent.
below the average. but the crop in
Roumania is reported the largest On
record
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
To Make Brussels n Seaport.

King Leopold of Belgium has inaug-
urated works that are designed to
make Brussels a seaport capable Of
accommodating ocean steamers. The
plan has been discussed off and on for
seyenty-five years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Georgia Peach Crop.

Nearly the entire peach crop Of Geor-
gia has been moved. An expert says
that the crop was 1000 cars short Of
the estimate made for it before the
continuous rains got in their destruc'
tive work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08

Chinese Emigrate Fearing Army Duty.
1t is reported at Fort Worth, Texas,
that hundreds of Cinnamon are being
landed in Mexico and are making thcir
way to the border in an effort to get
into the United States. 1t Is said
thousands Of Cinnamon are now COM
ing to America to escape army duty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Cause of Renewed Boer Activity.

The renewal of the Boer activity is
probably due to the effect of the crisis
in China. Mr.. Kruger and Mr.. Steyn
have perceived in the Far East a di-
vers ION in their favor which they pre-
viously expected either from European
diplomacy or from American politics.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Pilot Boat Sunk by n Whale.

a large whale ran into and saIk
the pilot boat Bonita, at the entrance
to the Golden Cate. San Francisco,
Cal Ten men on board did all they
could to save the schooner, but with
out avail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
FIFTY DAWSON MINERS LOST.
Started Down the Yukon in Small Boati
and Took Wrong Course.

Seattle, Wash. (SpeciaD.-The trans
port Athenian, from st. Michael's, re-
ports the loss of fifty miners from
Dawson. They had come down the
Yukon in small boats and, not being
familiar with the stream. had taken
the southern passage, which empties
into Bering Sea, and is exceedingly
dangerous and difficult. Revenue
launches have been sent out from st.
Nlichaels to search these waters for
the missing people.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Meetinc Death in the Aims,

The annual chapter of fatal accidents
in the Alps has begun unusually carly
this season. Within a week seven citi-
zens Of Berlin, Germany, including two
women, have met their death in the
Aims
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
A Severe Drought In Arizona.

Great sections of Arizona are drought
stricken. Cattle are dying by thou
sands, and forest fires are devastating
immense areas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
DUEL BETWEEN STocKMEN,
Pitt Kills One AssniIant, Wounds Al
other, and In Unhurt

other, and is Unhurt.
Barstow, Texas (SpeciaD.-Sid Pitt,
H. B. Hill and Alexander Burchaeld,
prominent stockmen. who have been
on bad terms lately, met at NIonahan's
and at once proceeded to settle mat
ters. .
A fierce battle with pistols ensued
with Pitt on one side and the others
against him. Hill was shot six times
and killed. Burchfeld. his s;epfather,
was wounded in the arm. which he
will lose. Pitt was not touched
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Brothers Fought in Boat; One Drowned

Two brothers named Benton fought
over a technical sporting question
while fishing on Williains's mill pond
near Sunbury. n. c.. and capsized the
boat. One was drowned and the
other rescued after clinging to r
stump four hours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08

One battalion of the Fifteenth United
States Infantry started from New
York City for San Francisco on lis
way to China.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
afraid Bakers Will Poison Tea.

Fear that the Boxers will poison
the tea which is exported from China
has led several aged people ut Mid
dletOwn. y. e.. to discontinue using
that beverage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
To Stop Export Of Arms to China

NJ. Delcasse, the French Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, has notified the, Cab.
met that all the Powers had responded
favorably to the proposition to pIevent
the expectation of arms to Chinai.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Gold Nugget Worth S135,OOO.

A nugget of gold valued at over
S135,00O was received by the branch
of the Bank of Montreal, in New York
City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08

Chamberlain,s African Policy Attacked.
A sharp attack was made in the
House of Commons at London upon
the South African policy of Mr.. Cham
berlaiil, the Colonial Secretary. VINO
was sustained by large majority.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
School Population of Cuba.

There are now 3l00 schools and $500
teachers in Cuba. There are over 500,-
600 children Of school age in the isl
and.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
King Alexander of servia Betro.hed,

King Alexander of Servia has pro.
claimed his betrothal to Nine. Eraga
Maschin. widow who was formerly
lady in wafPing to Queen Natalie,
the Kings mother.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
Thief Frichtens Woman to Death.

A daring thief robbed Miss Kicker
ich of 1880 at a bank in Jersey City.
N. j., and frightened Mrs. Fuhring to
death while escaping.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
AMBASSADOR DRAPER RESIGNS.

Business Requirements Force Him TO
Give Up His Mission TO Italy.
Worcester. Mass. (SpeciaU.-Gencral
William +. Draper has sent his rcsig-
nation to Washington rs United States
Ambassador to Italy. General Draper
made no statement as TO the reasons
he has for taking this step. other than
his business at Hopcdale demands his
pnti.c attention.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
CHINA PRgRAs

The Entire EmptEe ~ DttN6,
Out Alishs FSfst5 &
London (By CableJ preparaA TONS
are being made from one end OF q INA
to the other for war againsf the YorldsI
Southern Chinese troops are mo- ing
to join the main army gathered TO oR
pose the advance of the allHs to Pekin
This army is said to number 100000
men. q
The Viceroy of Wu-ChaRg says he
fears he will be unable to restrain his.l
troops. viceroy Tak-Su, at CantoI
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-08
An Execution at Sing Sing.

Joseph Mullen, who killed his wife
in New York City, June t. 1898, was
electrocuted at Sing Sing. n. y.