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CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
Aggregate Assets Now SeaSIy s5,o09s.
OOO,OO0-3732 Banks Report.

Aggregate Assets Now SeaSly sS,o09s.
OOO,oOo-373a Banks Report:
Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD. - The
Controller of the Currency has COM
)leted a summary of the condition of
I'll the national banks in the United
States on June %, 1900. There We're
1892 banks, an increase of 140 during
he year. Their aggregate assets
we're $4,944, ,965, ,G23, tine highest ever
cached in the history Of the national
banking system, and $235 5,3331,G19 more
han On June 80, 1890, which had
)een the record.
The increase in assets was in loans
aud discounts, the increase being
about one-half of the total amount.
The remainder consisting of United
States bonds and cash held by the
oankS.
There was an increase in the circu-
lating medium of $65, 5,9i4,635. The
circulation is now shown to be $780,
3O3.O1S, as against $199,35S,3S2 one
gear ago.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
BRITISH MEET A REVERSE,
Beers Capture Glands River Garrison
After a Ten Days Fight.
General De Wet Gets Out OF Trap
Eut Two Columns Were Sent
in Pursuit of Him.

London (By Cable).-General Rob
erts has sent the following dispatch
to the War Office:
etoria.-Delarey, hearing of Ian
Hamilton's approach toward Rusten'
berg, and seeing that he had no chance
of capturing Baden-Powell. hurried on
to Glands River. Hamilton reported
that firing in the Glands River direc'
ton has ceased and that Lieutenant
Colonel Hoare's garrison had evidently
hnnn canturpd
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
KING ALEXANDER WEDDEO'

ais Marriage to Nine. Draga Maschin
Celebrated With Pomp.
Belgrade, Servia By Cable. - King
Alexander welded Nine. Draga Mas
chin. the ceremony being performed
with great pomp. -.
In honor of the event the King
granted amnesty, together with numer-
GUS political pardons. including the
former Radical Premier, Tauschano-
vich.
1t Is estimated that no fewer than
10000 persons came from the provinces
and from abroad to see the wedding
pageant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
KILLED by Poison In Pea Soup.

AS the result of eating pea soup
which had been cooked in a new tin
vessel two children Of the family of
Lewis Connor, a farmer. Of IrwinS-
Vile, Ga, are dead, anrl Mrs. Connor
and q third child are seriously i'll. They
were poisoned and physicians say the
noison was metallic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Boer Envoys in Berlin.

Berlin (By Cable).-The Boer delega.
ton and DR.. Leyds arrived here and
were received at the Foreign Office by
Herr Won der Enthal, Count Won Bue-
lows representative. 1t Is understood
that the purpose of their visit to Ber-
lin and also to st. Petersburg, where
they will go next, is to induce Ger
many and Russia. when peace comes,
TO try to get some measures OF inde-
pendence for the Beers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
KISSING BUG" CAUSED DEATH.

A Bite on the Lip Produced Blood fois'
oning in Jacksonville Woman.
Jacksonville, Fla. (SpeciaD.-Mrs NJ.
Burt, the wife of a iewelcr here, died
from the effect of kissing bugs
sting. A few days ago while sitting
on the porch of her house she felt the
insects bite on her lip. but thought
little of it. Two days after it began
to pain her. and while out driving She
tainted. Doctors were called in, but
they could do nothing, and she died
after suffering agony all the week.
Physicians say the bugs bite caus'-'
blood poisoning.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
PLOT TO KILL :HUMBERR,
1t Was Conceived in Paterson, N. j.,
Ambassador Fava Declares.
INFORMS STATE DEPARTMENT.

Tho italian Minister OfacIalIy States His
Belief About the Assassination OF Kine
Humbert-A Gigantic Conspiracy to
Kill All Europe's Monarchs-New Jer.
sey Uses Every Effort to Get Proof
Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD.-Baron
Fava, the Italian Ambassador, has
communicated to the; State Depart
ment information showing that he be-
ieves a band of anarchists in Pater.
son, N. j., conspired to assassinate all,
the crowned heads of Europe.
According to the Governor Of New
Jersey. every effort Is being made by
the State police authorities to assist
the detectives employed by the Italian
officials to ascertain If such band ex-
lists, and its membership. The depart
ment has come to the conclusion that
when the investigation is concluded
1t can do no more than urge upon the
State authorities that the couspirators
be punished. The federal government
has no authority to interfere with the
State, and the Governor must be de-
pended upon to see that the persons
involved iH the piot to kill Humbert
are held tosMrict accountability. -:
-: - -,
New York Special. Neither the
police, Of this city nor zof West Ho-
iboke1 have given dp. hope of putting
f ff5Refher all the ends Fnf tho nlnt
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been captured

Hamilton left Rustenberg Tuesday
morning, bringing Baden-Powelfs force
with him.
DE Wet commenced crossing the
Vaal River Monday. Kitchener is now
moving in pursuit. Methuen. on the
right bank of the Vaal. has evidently
come into contact with De Vets ad-
vance guard, as his guns were heard
by Kitchener Tuesday morning"
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= DISPOSED OF BABY FOR 81.
Rochester Man, Too Poor to Support II
Transfers His Child.

KOCne9ter man, 100 IOOE 70 SuppoAS ~
Transfers His Child.
Rochester, N. Y. (SpeciaD.-Unable
to support his child and arrested twice
for failure to properly provide for it,
John A. Cannon, of this city, has trans
ferrcd his baby girl to near relatives.
The transfer price was 81. Cannon
got the money and signed a receipt
for the child, surrendering 1t to the
purchaser, Mrs. Eva G. Simpson.
Cannon's wife is dead. The person
to whom baby was transferred Is its
grandmother. being the mother of the
child's dead mother. The paper CIV
ing up possession Of the infant has
been filed in the County Clerks office.
Lawyers say tnat it only represents
another form of adoption and is per-
fectly legal in that sense.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Gnoat Britain's Warning to China.

Replying to question on the subjet
in the House of Commons, at London,
the Right Hon. w. st. John Brodrick,
Parliamentary Secretary of the For
eign Office. said that the British Gov.
ernment had informed the Chinese
Government that they would be held
personally guilty if any members of
the legations or other foreigners in
Pekin suffered injury
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Aeronaut Dashed to Death.

Johnnie Dew. an aeronaut, of Grand
RAPIDS. made a balloon ascension at
Ottawa Beach, Mich. Nearly half a
mile up the performer began his de-
scent. His parachute did not work
properly. and he was dashed to death
in the lake below.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
sheng Fears For His Head.

London (By Cable).-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that Sheng.the Director
of Telegraphs and Railroads, who
fears that he will be beheaded, has
applied for refuge on British war
ship. He has received a promise that
bis request will be granted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
woLcoTT AMBASSADOR TO ITALY

He Succeeds General Draper a. Our
Representative at the Gnirinal.
Washington, D. G. (SpeciaD. - For
mer Governor Roger Wolcott, Of Mas
sachusetts, has accepted the Presidents
tender Of the post of Ambassador to.
Italy, vice General William F. Draper,
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Plan to Suppress Anarchists.

Although no plan has yet been
adopted for international protection
against Anarchists, the German For
eign Office is authority for the state
ment mat it is probable that a scheme
will be devised and that the prelm-
inalY steps have already been taken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
A Monument to General Stark.

A granite monument erected on the
site of the camping ground Of General
John Stark, as he passed from
Charlcstown, n. H., to the battle OF
Bennington, in 1777, was dedicated al
Porn VI 49,
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Heavy Artillery For China.

Battery o, of the Seventh Artillery,
with its seven-inch siege guns, among
the largest in the army. and 175 men,
started from Fort Riley, Kan, for
San Francisco on hurry orders to pro
cppd to China
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
.lDangosrousi z An.rehilt Arrest

fDanG0rous Anarchist Arrested. 49,,
Paris (By Cable The French police
have arrested at Abbeyille Auguste
Valette, dangerous Anarchist, who is
supposed 10 have been the tinstigator
of Saison's attempt upon the Shah Of
Persia. Valette left Paris Immediately
after the crime.
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AMERICAN oEsERTER AeRoAc-

Brought From Manila on the Transport
Sherman to Serve Forty Years In Prison.
San Francisco (SpeciaD.-The trans
port Sherman has arrived from Ma
Mia. The Sherman brought tifty-three
cabin passengers, 13S invalid soldiers
four discharged marines. ten civilians
and twelve prisoners. One of the pris'
oners is Private Bolt. deSerter, who
was captured in Filipino camp. He
will serve forty years on Alcatraz Isl
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resigned, and his commission as such
has been issued. Mr.. Draper's resig-
nation does not take effect for about
six weeks, so that the new Ambassa-
dor will not assume his office until
fall. Mr.. Wolcott is now in Paris with
his family.
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,IRIEND or ASSASSIN CAUGHT.
Armed Anarchist From tho United
States Arrested In Italy. ="

2}5Sf 3sfi = statcs {AFresteu IN 1taIy'
ondon (By Cable).-A dispatch from
r na5 says that Guissani, editor. of the
txShist paper Combattiamo, has
Seen sarrested 4: Genoa. Several let
terS from Paterson, N. j., were found
Ia his Office.
u man named Defusco has been ar
rested att sCaserta, where he has just
s&ryfYed from America. He has con-
3fe55ed that, he was aware Of Bresci's
Intention to kill King Humbert. He
declared that 1t was expected that q
revolution would follow the assassina-
J, ,tion. he possessed an American re-
,yolyer and important documents.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
New York's Tuberculosis Experiments.

The tuberculosis Committee of the
State Board Of Health is at present
conducting interesting experiments
with the milk of the tuberculous cow.
This milk is being fed to pens of rab-
pits. and they are also being inoculated
with it. Besides the rabbits, some
guinea pigs will be inoculated with
the milk of the tuberculous cow, and
also with the human tubercle bacilli,
and the result carefully noted. BY
these experiments it is hoped to ascer-
tan whether the milk from diseased
cow will carry the disease into any
animal partaking of the lacteal fluid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Wisconsin Republican Ticket.

The Republicans of Wisconsin nave
nominated a full State ticket headed
by Robert NJ. Lafayette. of MadlSo'
for Governor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
,,,ss,.sinpi Valley Cotton Crop.

1t is stated that on present condl'
tons of the cotton crop in the Missls
sippi Valley that section now promises
to exceed last years yield by 1,O0o,N'O
hnl los
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Hubonic Plague in Hamburg.

A case of bubonic plague has beeL
discovered in q vessel in the harbor al
Hamburg. Germany. All possible pre-
CAUTIONS have been taken to PROVEN
the spread of the disease.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
New York's Grape Crop.

At a meeting of grape shippers al
Dunkirk. y. Y. it was estimated that
this seasons growth would aggregate
1850 cars
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
KILLED IN AN ELECTION ROW.
Four Men Dead as the Result OF FiGh
In Hancock County, Tenn.

Middlesboro. Ky. (Spcciah.-In Han
cock County, Tenn. at Towards cross
roads, on the day of the Tennessee
elections. four men were killed in a
general fight and many more wounded,
two of whom will die. The dead are
Deputy Sheriff John Lamb, Bill Col
Inns, Phil Collins and Wiley Brewer.
The scene of the battle is in the wildS
of Hancock County, fifty miles from
q railroad.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Killed by q Hornets Sting

Frank Barton. farmer. seventy
years old. of Woodsvillc, t. l., while
moving. was Stung by black hornet
and died four hours aftcrwa:u.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Says Kruger is Willing to Give Up.

Says Kruger fs Willing to give W.
1t was asserted positively in Prcto'
ria, South Africa, that President kru'
ger is willing and anxious to surrcn,
der, provided satisfactory promise
is given as to his ultimate destination
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Our Adopted Islands.

The American customs service Is
now in force in Hawaii.
The proposed change in currency in
Porto Rico has caused corner and
q sudden rise in prices in all the
necessaries of life.
Captain Richard P. Leary, the for
mer Governor of Guam, has sailed for
the United States.
Fifty cases of yellow fever are now
under treatment in Havana, and the
disease in on the increase in Pinar del
Rio, Cuba.
There has been an increase Of insur-
gent activity in the Philippines during
the last tree weeks, especially in the
way of ambushes and attacks upon
small parties.
Forty-six fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed in Hawaii.
First-Lieutenant Alstaetter. Of the
Engineer Corps, with an escort Of fif-
teen men, was ambushed and captured
in the province Of NneHa Ecija, Luzon,
Z. l., by large force.
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Full Amnasry In Peru.

The Peruvian Congress has declared
full amnesty for all political offenders
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Do,nsstic.

The number Of deaths sraused by
electricity from the third raiP' in
Brooklyn may lead to legal inquiry
as to the railroad company's right to
use that system. go.
Miss Catherine NJ. West, a young
teacher, committed suicide in an asy-
lum In Ossawattomie, Kan, by hang
ing herself. -
President Mckinley has granted a
respite of eight weeks in the case OF
the Halderman brothers. sentenced
be hanged August 10 at Tombstone,
AriZ .....a.
At South Raub, Ind, a passenger
train ran into freight engine and Ca
boose. The freight engineer and IRE
man and the passenger fireman were
killed. 81 Il y. ~ 8
Edward L. McWilliams, former
Chief of the Jersey City police force,
committed suicide in New York City
by shooting himself with pistol.
The National Government has in
structed the Forest Supervisor in New
Mexico to protect the cliff-dwellers in
that Territory from vandalism.
Right Rev. Augustine Healy, Catho-
lie Bishop of Maine, died suddenly at
Portland.
Charged with embezzling $1,000,
Joseph Virtul, formerly bookkeeper
in the Occidental Hotel, at New York
City, was held without bail for court
Delbert Grimes and Alvin Speakman
were instantly killed by an embank-
ment caving in upon them at Toledo,
Ohio.
While walking on the New York
Central tracks near Rochester, N. T..
William Morrison and Thomas Smith
We're struck by passenger train and
killed. -.
Albert Fowler, of st. Louis, Mo-, and
Victor H. Chase, of Chicago, were
drowned while bathing at Gsand Ha-
ven, Mich.
* terrific cloudburst in the valley of
the Verde River, in Arizona, though
it drowned two men, was welcomed
as a godsend because Of, a long
drought.
The Novelty mills Of W. B. Eartham
& Co., and the warehouse Of ]. P.
Hale & Sons. at Murfreesboro, Tenn.,
were destroyed by fire. A negro boy
was burned to death. The losses ag-
gregate 100000, with two-thirds in
Surance.
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oosv1crt 8 ur Sa1LER.
Take His KSS3 80 Return Thsn When
They FifS lsebe Imp5asibie.

Santa Fe, MI peclap The novel
experience efSBsils Md up by his
own prisonera Ilo ha later -reconsid
cred ands keys to him,
fell to 20 E6fe 1aliar Cantrell, OF
otero On 35se Inspecting the
cells alona6 elL entered those oc
cupied bysaames ID. Cole, charged with
murder. and a conYict named Piggs,
The two men secured the jailer's
gun. forced him to throw up his hands,
and then proceeded 10 secZlre the jail
keys. Still keeping the 5aiter covered.
the prisoners debated the mannet ss1t
escape, and deciding that t Was I'm,
possible, returned the galf and the
keys to their captor and 4 turned tq
their work. sS ~ sS; \: I
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Killed In q Coal Mine.

William Gilbert, aged fifteen, was
killed, and Andrew Davis, another
bow, was seriously injured by part
of the roof of tEs Mount Pleasant
ing on them.
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Destructive Tornado In North Dakota
Great damage was done to crops and
many people were injured by tornado
in North Dakota.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
Boys REMARi31t
Had But Five Inchdi l| ~
Through Undsr; lS u ss532s

Chicago Special ~
Virgil Dawson, sixteen "a
was arrested on a charges st
papers The following 56fnng "
son was nowhere to- f6t q
means of escape could disc
and none of the other prj1Qpeg
of it. Late in the aftefh06n ne rs
recaptured.
my boy" said Lieutenat O'Brien,
when the recaptured prisoner asSEe:
turned, 81 will give you your fresl 3
If you will tell me how you eseaped :
II crawled under the door," sag irs
gil.
The space Is exactly five inches high.
Dawson threw himself on the floor
and without any difficulty slid sundex
the door. Then he showed how pc
had made his way over the cells out
of a window, and down, 81 rope to the ,e:
ground. He was allowed tc 30.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-08-22
GENERAL WARREN RELIEVED.

General Forestier.waiker Assumes Com
. nand OF tho Troops in the Colony.
London (By Cable).-Tbe following
dispatch from Lord Roberts has been
received at the War Office:
"As Warren has pacified the Western
districts of Cape Colony, I am allow
ing him to return home and am plac-
ing the whole of the troops in the
colony under Forester Walker"
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Since the disastrous defeat at Spion
Kop, where the attacking party of
British were under the command or
Sir Charles Warren. this hitherto es-
teemed army leader has been In semi
disgrace. Severely rebuked by Gen
eral Roberts for his part in the fiasco,
he was naturally thought to be doomed
to recall. but was instead transferred
to Bechuanaland to act as admins
ratOr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

Charles Is Kennedy and son. Dean,
departed for Sioux Falls on the noon
tram.
Miss Ruby Beardsley returned from
Estelline whittier she went to visit her
sister.
Services to night, Good Friday. IN the
Norwegian Lutheran church, at 8
O'Clock.
p. Perkins OF Sioux Falls and ~. H.
Radcliffe OF Howard were registered at
the Lake Park to-day.
Mrs. Myron McCreedy and children
we're passengers for Minneapolis to visit
her parents for ten days.
Arrivals from the east: Mrs. Wm.
Lowe, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell, the
former q son OF f. d. Mitchell.
jerks l. Cross have done q very fine
job Of papering on the walls OF their
store and will DOW repsint the wood
work.
Weather report: Fair sud warmer tc-
night; Saturday threatening with
possibly showers and cooler west por.
ton.
G. II. Woods display window has Z
very beautiful Easter des,gn-p pipe organ
angel, lilies aud ferns. all the workman
ahip OF Harry Curtis.
DR.. r. n. Palmer returned from Man
kato, Mimi. accompanied by bic brother
q. A. Palmer OF Luvsrne, Mimi, who re-
turned home this morning.
The officers OF the Cemetery associR
ton and the members OF the ladies' com
mittee will meet at the residence o
Mrs. Hill. Wednesday evening, April IL
at 8 o'clock.
DR.. Preston, the eye, ear. nose ant
throat specialist. will be at DR.. Ciough'
Office Sstu day, April q, to treat dis
esses aud perform surgical operations
also tit s~peotaclee.
Furnished rooms 70 rent in privat'
family. Suitable for u or two lsdief
or gentleman aud wife; with or withou
hoard: new furniture. Call at or I'D
dress this office.
+. C. Smith received . letter frou
Geo. J. JoL nson last evening wh'c'
states that his little child has had
stroke Of paralysis and grave fears or
entertained Of its recovery.
Duncan Macksy passed q very seriou
niaht last night though . little bette
] .his afternoon. His sister Mollie Al
.,vad laat evening to nurse him and h'
brother Henry VA expected this eve
uine but failed to come.
d. Molumby and his brother o
n raoeiyed word OF the death OF the
: n mother yesterday at VolRa City, low
and took the train to day for that plae
n n ~ attend the funeral. Mrs. Molumo
n vss q lady over 70 years OF age.
n Tha frat climate and Drop bulletin
tho Huron weather bureau has reaohe
N this Office and speaks very encouraging
OF the seeding operations and Rerm'o'
. ton, especially since the rain ana soo
OF the latter part OF March. winter ~
early sown spring wheat and grass 10 u
: southern counties OF tho state are sno'
Inc siens OF sreeunsss and all sprout'r
we'll.
"Faust" a. presented last evening
tho opera house was . decided suoce
and nleased the audience in . high q
I. .rae. Luke Cosgrove - Mephisto a
Lnella Lindsay a. Marguerite were n1
N and tho quartette OF singers and otn
.upport were excellent. The play was
. ..ii received that it has been decided
. nut il on tho boards this evening aes
-h.n Halstesd's full orchestra WILL
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13
OPEN T6RA,d dGTsE FAUST.

A CARD-Owing to a very few of our citizens attending the
above production last night and believing that many will appreciate
our efforts to provide frst-class attractions, we have arranged for a
reproduction of this magnificent drama tonight, and in order that all
may take advantage of the golden opportunity we have reduced the
prices to l5c Csc and 35c. HUNT 4 COLGROVE
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1900-04-13

Running sores, ulcers, boils, plmples,
etc, quickly cured by Banner Salve. the
most healing salye in the world. No other
lust as good"
CHRIS. SCHUTZ.