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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
EARTHQUAKE IN FLORIDA.
Eight Distinct Shocks Make Windo
Panes Rattle in Jacksonville.

Eight Distinct Shocks Make Window.
Panes Rattle in Jacksonville. j
Jacksonville, Fla. ISpeciaD Eight I,
distinct earthquake shocks were felt
in Jacksonville. The first shock was
at lilo o'clock a. h., and shook some !
of the large buildings in the city. ,tAt
11.25 o'clock another shock equally as
severe was felt, and other shocks con-
tinued at fifteen-minute intervals jun-l
till 1890 o'clock. ~ 4
At 404 o'clock p: M. the seventh
shock was felt, and was followed four
minutes later by I&poSt and sRocRs
the severest Of the dy The last dis
turbance made the window panes rat.
tie in several sections 81 the city. The,
vibrations passed frop south to north
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
BANDITS RAID A VILLAGE.
Blow Open Safe at Roundhcad, Ohio,
and Fire on Citizens.

, Bellefontaine, Ohio (SpeciaD.-Ag gang
of mounted robbers raided the village
of Roundhead, fourteen miles from
here and got away with considerable
booty.
A terrific explosion aroused the resi-
dents and citizens, who appeared on
the street and were shot at by the rob-
bers, who finally rode away toward
Lima. firing as they went.
The heaviest loss was at MertZ &
Mays store, where the safe was blown
open and S4OO secured. Six hundred
dollars in bank notes was scattered out
of their reach by the explosion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Four Children Drowned,

A quadruple ;owni. 6 occurred neal
Plaster Bed, on Sandusky River. The
drowned are Douglass Stark. three
years old; George Stark, five years old
Alfred Stark, eight years old, and
Henry Stark, thirteen years old. They
were the children of William Stark.
Mr.. Stark and his children were out
boating AMI the boat overturned, re-
sulting in the four deaths.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
PLAGUE IN THE YUKON 3 VALLEY
Indians Dying From Mysterious Dis.
ease-Famine Threatens. So

s.
Seattle, Wash. (SpeciaD.-The Rev.:
Father John. B. Rene, in charge Of
the Roman Catholic missions on the
Yukon. has arrived at Dawson with
terrible story of the sufferings of
the natives in that, valley. from an,
epidemic of a mysterious disease*re;
sembling a combination of pneu'
monia, measles and typhoid fever.
At Holy Cross Mission sixty out of
$50 Indians died in less than two
months. Famine now threatens, as
the natives have not been able to lay
up supplies OF fish and game for the
winter. The plague has been general
all along the river and along the coast
Of Bering Sea, and thousands Of ma!
tives have died and many more will
die from the disease itself or the
starvation following in its train.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
General Lee Ordered From Cuba.

General Lee Oruertu FroIt . uD"'
The army division Of Cuba was dis
continued and the Department of Cuba
established by an order of President
Mckinley. General Leonard Wood Is
placed in command of the new depart
ment. General Fitzhugh Lee is ord
cred to command the Department OF
the Missouri, with headquarters at
Omaha,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
DOG SENT BY MAIL IN GEORGIA.
Thirteen Former Postal Employees In.
~ % dicted For Fraud.

Atlanta, Ga. (SpeciaD.-The United
States Grand Jury has returned thir-
teen indictments against former post
masters and carriers in Polk, Harrison
and Paulding counties, charging con.
spiracy to defraud IL, Government.
The postofice, authorities assert that
the thirteen defendants went SO far
as to give away stamps in order to
cancel them and sent bulky packages
through the mails. 1t is said that a
dog was sent in that way, and that
pieces of pine bark were stamped and
mailed. .... -,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
A Mother Murders Her Son.

Clifford Cawthon, sixteen years old
was found dead in his bed at the
home Of his widowed mother, in Chat
tanooga, Tenn. His head had been
hacked to pieces with Ratchet. Mrs
Cawthon, according to the police, con
fessed later that she killed her son "be'
cause he was bad and smoked cigar
cites"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
$500 Filipinos Baptized.

Archbisho Chapelle. who recentl.
left Manila, accompanied hy several
friars, for the northern districts of Lu
zon, was warmly welcomed on his ar
rival ut Dagupan. AS Two years have
elapsed since an opportunity for hap
tism had been presented, more tha'
2500 persons have been bapt:S.i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
The Strength of the Army.

In his annual report for the year:
ending June 80, 1900, Adjutant- Cen.
eral Corbin, ut Washington, shows
that the regular army consists Of 2525
officers and 63,S61 enlisted men, and.
the volunteer army Of 154S officers. and
31,O79 enlisted men, grand total Of
9S,13O. -asltf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Florida Quarantine Prolonged.

The summer quarantine in Florida
generally terminates at midnight on
October 81, but, according to an order
issued by the Florida State Board OF
Health, has been continued until furth-
cr orders, by reason OF the continued
prevalence of yellow fever at Havana
and the tardy approach of cold wealth
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
PROFESSOR MAX MULLER, DEAD.
Noted Phi1ologist Passes Away at Oxford
,- at the Age Of seventy-seven. -

Noted Philologist Passes Away at Oxford
= at the Age Of seventy-seven. -.
London (By Cable).-The Right Hon.
Friedrich Max Muller, P. c.. H. NJ,
LID, D. G.. T., corpus professor of
comparative philology. at Oxford Uni
versity. died at Oxford few days
ago. He YVES seventy-seven years DID,.
=. = ...-.3: - - q =. D.. . =
Professor Mast,Muller was the son
of Wilhelm Muller, the German poet,
and was born at Dessau. In 1850 he
took one Of his christian names as his
surname. He was educated IN the
public schools of Dessau and the Uni
rersities of Leipsie and Berlin. He
went to England in 1916 to collect ma
terial for an edition of "Rig-Yeda,"
the sacred, hymns Of the Brahmans.
He settled at Oxford. and after re-
ceiEing luany honors from the univer-
sity and filling several. posts there he
became professor of comparative phi
lology in 1868. He published many.
works on religion and languages. He
received many honors from European
Governments and universities, Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
$4,000 Beers fin the Field.

The Beers have 15,G00 men in the
field, nearly ..alf Of whom are in Or
ange River Colony. These are divided
into commandos of some 300 each, but
are capable of combination FOR lu:g
,peratiOuS,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Polica Will Shoot to Kill.

AS a result Of the rcign Of crime,
which has been frightening residents
Of Evanston, q suburb of Chicago, for
over week, Mayor Thomas Bates
wrote a letter to Chief of Police Bar.
tram, instructing him to order the po.
lica to shoot, and to shoot to Kill, any
one seen perpetrating any robbery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Gernans Puttiup Boxers to Death,

The Germans in China are treating
suspected Boxers who are captured by
them severely. They are tried by
drumhead court-martial, and when
convicted are shot in short order. Re-
Gently they killed fourteen Boxers in
one daY
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Dynamite Wrecks Two Houses,

The homes OF Fenton King anil Mrs.
Burns, at Elwood, Ind. were wrecked
by an explosion Of dynamite, some one
having placed stick Of the eXplo-
sive near the house. The members Of
the families narrowly escaped death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Abru.zi on a Rescue Mission.

The Duke OF Abruzzi the Arctic ex-
plorer and cousin Of the King Of
Italy, has chartered the Gothenburg
wh;. .er Capella to proceed to Franz
Josef Land in search of three missing
Arctic exploration expeditions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
French 1yarships at Annapolis.

The French man-of-war Cecille and
Suchet arrived at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis. Md, and received rhe
usual salute from the Naval Academy
C-IcerS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Railroads For Porto Rico.

The Executive Council at San Juan.
Porto Rico, has granted a franchise to
the Mort. American Company to build
300 miles of a system of railroads in
the interior of the island and to oper-
ate the same. The work is TO be com
nlpted in three years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Killed Husband For Insurance.

William Hilger, a young carpenter.
Of Hoopole, Ill.,. was shot and killed
by his wife. She has confessed. Hill
.-er carried $4,000 life insurance in the
Woodmen. The desire for the money
Is the supposed motive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
evolt of the SomaIl Tribes,

french steamship Salazie ar
Marselllcs from China. At
e officers were informed that
[konnen. ono of King Meme
ncipal chiefs, mad been obliged
ere between the Somali tribes
recently rebelled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
British Take South Sea Islands.

The Earl Of Banfurly. Governor and
Commander-in-C of New Zealand
has hosted the British flag over Man
gaia Island, one Of the Cock group;
Aitutaki, one of the Hervey group, and
Savage Island, half way between the
Samoan and TONGA islan nhS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
stx.YEAR.oLo MURDERER.

Boy Strikes Playmate Fatal |BloW
With Toysssovel. SS$s;
Chicago, (Specihl.~Because he,
kicked over q little :saadhouse, Ernest
Didier, nine years old;Mas killed with
toy shovel in the :hatids. of six-year-
old George Waterman. In childish
rage, the smaller boy struck the other
on the back of the he ead fracturing his
skull. ~
The boy who struck the fatal blow
is too young to be amenable to the
law -. Il
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

The Picture Postcard Crszc Abroad.
The picture postcard craze is in full
swing in the Baltic provinces and Po-
land. A postcard exposition is to be
held in Warsaw during the coming
winter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
AdYnnce Made by Cuba.

General Wood, Goverpor-General OF
Cuba, in his annual cir:l report shows
that remarkable advance has been
made by the Cubans in the last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Earthnuakeh in Mexico.

A series of severe earthquakes have
been felt in the Colina districts and
On the Pacific slope south Of Guadala-
jara, Mexico, during the: past few
days
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

rnia's Population, 1;485,O53.
llation of the State of Cali
officially announced Fy the
lreau at Washington is ,4S5.-
st 1.2OS. 100 in 1892. This is
Se of 2I6,923, or 23.9 per cent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

Earthquakes Destroy Whole Town. Il
The earthquake in Venezuela de-,
stroyed the town Of Guarenas. result:
ing in the loss of twenty-five lives. Z
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

Russian Ambassador in Washington.
Count Cassini the Russian .lmbassa'
dor to the United States. has returned
TO Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
GREAT FIRE SWEEPS Annoy.

Many Blocks in Chinese Coast City
Wiped Out.
London (By Cable).-A great fire has
destroyed $50 houses in Annoy. Cliina.
The destroyed houses were oil in the
business section, near the American
and British settlement. = "A.
British, Russian and japanese ma.
rites were landed with engines and
fought the flames heroical|y.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
le Elephant Put to Death.

big circus elephant, WaD
nhita Falls. Texas. Ro-
three keepers during
>rs. He attempted to
ii became so desper-
br that n rolley Of
had to be fired
let's went into his
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

Fatal Railroad Wreck in Montana.
Eight persons were killed and twen-
ty-one injured in a wreck on the
Northern Pacific near Livingston,
Mont.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
FInished HIS Speech, Fell Dead.

George w. Blake. Democratic can
didate for the legislature, fell dead
from heart disease just as he had fin.
ished speech at Dana, Ill.
Count Killed in Automobile Accident. :.
Comte Cahen d'Anvcrs, q well.known
figure in Partisan society. was killed
il, an automobile accident near Ne
zicreS, France.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14

representing an increase Of nearly
twenty-one per cent, .,.: E.. -,
Following is the official announce
nent by States: .''
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
Fear Dawson.

lear Dawson.
ON City, Alaska,
has been made
cen miles above
T. Creek. Tbr
ltaked,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-11-14
MANY Persons Killed and Prop
| erty, Worth Millions,
n Destroyed.
k6CK KLIKBBAR7HQUAKB
Fire Started in aDrug House and Ex-
pIosions Of Chemicals Wrecked
an Acre Of Buildings.

The Fire Said to Have Started in the La
boratory of Tarrant s. Co.'s Drug
House From an Electric Wire - The
Business Section of the Metropolis
Shook by a Series of Explosions-Hun-
dreds Were Injured, Most of Them
by Flying Debrls-Property Loss Esti-
mated at S1,5OO,OOo.
New York City (SpeciaD.-A terrific
explosion of chemicals in the wholesale
drug store of Tarrant e. Co., on the
northwest corner of Warren and
Greenwich streets, totally wrecked
about twenty buildings and damaged
three score others more or less; made
more than thirty firms homeless, en-
tailed a property loss of about $780,
600, injured over 200 persons. some OF
them seriously, and killed over a score
of others. The loss Of life may be
finally determined when the ruins have
> been searched.
Flames were seen breaking from the
third floor of the drug manufacturing
!. house of Tarrant & Co. some minutes
before the crash came. At ten minutes
after u o'clock terrific explosion
- in the Tarrant building threw the en-
N.tjre front of the structure into the
4 street.
.One fire copAany had just arrived
the scene when the awful explosion
hurried: 1t threw the whole engine
down the stairway.
htain Devanney, of the company,
d his crew. b$ck into the build
i'm. They were dragging the
the doorway for the second
In a second explosion, more
In the first, came, and the
GWas hurled across Green
ptime the other engines
kpded to the alarm had
he fremen were busy
- from surrounding
hed already taken
\ply fire escape
more persons
escapes Of
next door,
upon War
nessed the
ey saw
shoot 500
of the
em as.
in the
- - INTO the
# brick
falling
the eX-
the big
nting on
them to
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17

In the fashionable thoroughfares
of London a good house rents for
$50, GOO a year.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
PURELY PERSONAL.

Frank RivadulIa and Ned Wren
were passengers up from the Point
last evening.
VIM. Egly, light keeper at Point
Isabel, retul med home today, afssr
brief visit to his parents in the
city.
Mrs. a. v. Cummings, the
mother of Capt. Frank J. Cumm-
ings, has been i'll for several days.
We hope she may soon recover.
ID. B. Kingsbary, NJ. Fernandez,
jr., Juan Fernandez, were among
the passengers to the Point this
morning.
Wilfred Kennedy leaves by this
steamer on his return to Galveston,
after visit of several weeks 10 his
mother and sisters in Brownsville.
His sister Miss Maggie Kennedy,
went to tbs Pciut with him this
morning.
Mrs. VIM. Hefley aud child left
today on her return to her home at
Waco, having spent several months
here visiting her parents, Capt
and Mrs. r. Dalzell. She will 90
by steamer, and was accompanied
TO the Point by Capt. Dalze!I and
her cousin Miss Sunie Putegnat.
Dr.. G. B. Combe left today to
take passage on the steamer for
Galveston, to meet his son Major
Combe as the latter passes through
en- route from Cuba 20 Manila
His sous Z. P. Combe and Frank
Combe accompanied him to the
Point.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
For Over Fifty Years.

Mrs. WinsIow's Soothing Syrup
has been used fer over fifty years
by millions of mothers fer their
children while teething, with per-
feet success. 1t soothes the child,
softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will re-
lieve the poor little sufferer imme-
lately Sold by Druggists in
every part of the world. Twenty
FIVE cents a bottle. Be sure and
ask for MRS. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take DO other kind.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17

Soul"
Offertory Solo. Pfeugsr.
''Turn Thy Face from My Sins. -
Hymn 13.-"Softly Now the Light
Of Day"
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
CUMBERLAND WINS A CASE.
Judgment in Favor of lis Owner
for Something Over $4,000.

Judge Bryant yesterday render
ed decision against the United
States in favor OF l. Markowitz for
several thousand dollars, the exact
amount not yet being obtainable.
The suit was brought by Mark
owitz for certain sums Of money
paid for making repairs TO the
steamer Cumberland, chartered BY
the government during the Span
ish war. The Judgment is being
written and il viii give the plain
tiff between $4,000 and $1,000.
Judge Bryant allowed certain
amounts for labor for a stated
number of days, etc, all of which
is to be computed to determine the
exact amount.-Galvsston News
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
MARCH AND THE LION.
Something Better Than the Old
Saw.

The saying about the lion aud
the lamb in March often proves
false, but there is another and a
better Que which is literally true.
When March comes in and finds
you taking Hoods Sarsaparllla to
purify, enrich and vitalize your
blood, you may expect, when it
goes out, that it will leave you free
from that tired feeling and with
none of the boilS, pimples and
eruptions which manifest them
selves because of impure blood IN
the spring. If you have not already
begun taking Hoods Sarsaparille
for you spring medicine, we advise
you to begin today. We assure
You it viii make you feel better all
through the coming summer.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
L. j. CHENEY & CO.,

Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, have
known f. J. Cheney for the last
Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transac-
tons and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their
firm
WEST & TRUAx, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, 0. WALDNG, KIN
NAN G MARVIN, Wholesale Drug
gists, Toledo, o.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternaily, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free.
Price Toe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
Subscribe for TIE HERALD.
LIST OF LETTERS.

The uncalled for letters remain
ing in the post Office of Browns
vile, for the week ending March
II, 1900, are as follows:
LADIES.
Cabazos, Maria n. G. de
Davila, Antonio
Lagus, Juana de
Manzilla, Juanita
Ramos, Dsm6tria
r yes, yresenta C, de
Saldana; Higiuia.
GENTLEMEN.
KipgI T. B.
M}reles, Santiago
II brales, Rafael
Rodriguez, Serapio.
PERSONS calling for the above let
tiers will please say advertised,
j. 3. saA2PB, Postmaster.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1900-03-17
Church Ser riees.

Services IN the Church of the
Advent tomorrow as follows:
9 o'clock a. NJ. Sunday School.
1880 O'clock a. m. Morning
Prayer and Sermon by the rector,
the subject of which is @Some Les
sons from the Prayer Life of Jesus. !"
Text: Mark IA: 36. At the morn
ing service the ofertory will be for
the Diocesan Endowment Fund.
1t is necessary to raise $1,000
within this Missionary Jurisdiction
in order that it may become a
diocease, aud the rector is DESTROYS
that this parish should do It's share
towards raising this sum, which
must be made up before May /,
1901. This collection is held now,
that the rector may take to convo-
cation, which meets at San Antonio
this May, as much as possible of
the total amount which Browns
vile viii contribute towards the
fund. He hopes the offertory may
be a large and generous one. Those
who are not able to be present but
wish TO contribute to this object
may send or hand their subscrip-
ton TO the rector at any time be-
fore May first.
MUSICAL PROGRAM.
Hmm 514.-"We March, We
March, to Victory !"
Venite. ........ Robinson.
Gloria Patri. 80. J,
Benedicite. :. Matthews.
Benedictus. ........ Stewart.
Hymn With Broken Heart.
Hymn 4O3.-"O Mother Dear Jeru-
salem"
Ofertory Solo -. .Gounod.
HNazareth ,,
Hymn 340.-"In the Hour OF
Trial"
Z o'clock p. N. Evening Prayer
and reading from Stalker's 81
mayo Christi" Subject "Chnjst as
a Man of Prayer"
MUSICAL PROGRAM.
Hymn 358.-"Jesus l My Cross
Have Taken"
Gloria Patri Woodward.
Nsgnifcat $50. Carrot.
Deus MiSersatur. Beethoven.
Hymn 335.-"Jesus Lover. Of Ny
Soul"
Offertory Solo. -. Pfeuger.
''Turn Thy Face from My Sins"
Hymn 13.-"Softly Now the Light
of Day"