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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
POSTOFFICE ROBBERlEs
Crimes Against the Postal Laws
Are Increasing
The Extension Of the Rural Delivery
Service Has Abolished Many Small
Offces-Annua1 Report.

washington. D. C.-The annual re-
port OF the Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter-General for the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1901. calls attention to an in
crease in mail depredations. 1t says:
Certain kinds of crime against the
postal laws seem to be on the increase,
such as the burglarizing of postoffices
and the robbery Of mail boxes. While
a greater number Of arrests have been
made and more convictions had CT
such offenders against the law during
the past year than during the preced-
ing year. vet we have not had a suffi-
clent number of inspectors to cope
with the persistent industry Of this
class Of criminals. The department
has therefore asked Congress to make
n larger appropriation for the next
fiscal year for this branch Of the serv-
Ice.
"The total number of arrests during
the fiscal year was 1911. Of this num-
ber 101 were postmasters, forty were
assistant postmasters. siyty-five were
clerks in postofflces, ten were railway
postal clerks, thirty-seven were let
ter carriers and nineteen were en-
ployed in minor positions in the postal
service. The total number Of post
Office burglars arrested was 327, and
the remainder Of 90 were persons in
nowise connected with the postal serv-
ice. OF the total number arrested 1882
were disposed of in United States
courts, resulting in 634 convictions"
The number of appointments during
the fiscal year was 1867, as against
15.142 the preceding year, a gain Of
515. OF the total number of appoint
ments 15.O5S were fourth-class post
masters and $50 Presidential postmas-
ters.
There were 1924 postofflces estab-
lished during the year, q decrease as
compared with the previous year of
,305. There were 3037 postoft1ces dis
continued during the year, being 1925
more than the preceding year. The
principal causes for the large increase
in the number Of postofflces discontin-
ued has been the extension Of the rural
free delivery service and the establish
ment of rural free delivery stations IN
lieu of fourth class postohces. The
extension Of rural free delivery has re-
suited in the discontinuance Of 1925
postoffices during the year, the sala-
ries of postmasters Of said Offices ag-
gregating $79.336.
It Is pointed out that out Of 20,S14,-
sol pieces of registered mail handled
by the department actual loss occurred
in only 466 cases.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
The Body Held by Coroner.

Little Rock. Ark.-The body shipped
here from Jeffersonville, Ind, as that
of Newell G. Rathbun, was to have
been buried at Oakland Cemetery,
but S. NJ. Powell, State Agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany. declared that it was not that of
Rathbun. On the request Of the
Louisville Chief Of Police, received by
telegraph, the body was held by the
Coroner.
Attorney Henry NJ. Armistead, who
has been representing the interests
Of the family, says that Mrs. Rathbun
is so hysterical and nervous that she
hardly knows what she has said. He
declares that she has seen the body
only once, and that was but a brief
glance, and since that time has been
too nearly Frustrated to undergo the
ordeal again. Mr. Armistead declares
that there is not the remotest evidence
Of collusion on the part of any men,
ber of the family in the preparation
Of any fraud.
Mr.. Powell said that several persons
who knew Rathbun we'll were present
when the body was examined. and
when it was exposed to view it was
the general opinion that the body was
not that of Rathbun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
A LETTER FROM CAPTAIN KIDD.
Epistle 200 Years Old Gives Location Of
Buried Treasure.


Providence R. IA letter, 200 years
old, from Captain Kidd, the pirate
chief, to John Bailey, Esq, Of New
York, which, from evidence contained
"A it, Is believed to be genuine by those
TO whom it has become an heirloom.
has been deposited for safe keeping in
the office Of the Record Commissioners
Of this city.
The letter is the property of Edward
Field. clerk of the Municipal Court OF
Providence. descendant Of the War
ner family, which was among the
first to settle in what IS now the town
of Warwick. 1t was found among
family papers. Apparently the COM
munication was written after the cap
ture of Captain Kidd. 1t is dated Bos-
ton. 1901. and it says, in part:
81 fear we are in bad situation.
We are taken for pirates. and you
must come to Boston as soon as you
get this: there Is no one 1 can depend
upon. II 1 do not see you I will tell
you where my money is. 1t is
buried on Island in Boston
Harbor, on the Island in
two chests containing from $4,000 to
100000 in money, jewels and dia-
r onds. They are buried about four
feet deep, with a fat stone on them
and O pile of stone near by. There is
no one knows where it Is but me, now
living. It is about up the
hillside"
The letter contains much more mat
ter, and refers to many incidents
which have been found to be histori-
cally correct. The words which would
tell exactly where the treasure was
buried are omitted and their places
are taken by crosses. 1t is considered
likely that along with the letter went
another writing in which was given
the key to the omitted portions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
INSURANCE FRAUD FAILS
Curious Case in Little Rock Following
a Death in JeffersonviIIe, Ind.
A ADESERTER'S POSSIBLE MURDER

A Former Member of tho United States
Army Placed His Papers In Pockets
of Dead Conpanion-Body Shipped to
Little Rock and Deception Discovered
-Plotter, Under Arrest, Admits Guilt.
Louisville, Ky.-Newell c. Rathbun,
who was supposed to have died in
Jeffersonville. Ind, hotel last Thurs
day, has been arrested in Louisville.
According to Rsthbun the corpse
which was shipped to Little Rock for
burial as his body. was the body OF
w. L. Ten Eyke. The police say Rath-.
bun has confessed to desertion from
the United States Army, and to having
formed a plan to fraudulently collect
$4,000 insurance on his life, but that
he denies having killed the man who
died in the Jeffersonville hotel.
Rathbun was arrested at the United
Staes recruiting station in Louisville.
He is held as q fugitive from justice.
The arrest was made Oh information
from Sergeant Skinner Of the United
States recruiting station. Rathbun en-
listed under the name of Lou Root,
Detroit"
Sergeant Skinner had read the story
of the Jeffersonville case and circum-
stances connected with the new recruit
aroused his suspicious.
At the detectives Office, Ra,hbun
was put through the Sweating" pre-
cess and under pressure made the fol-
lowing statement, according to his
inqusitors:
my name is Newell G. RatEbun,
and my home is in Little Rock, Ark.
Several months ago I deserted from
the army post at Plattsburg, N. Y, in
company with another recruit by the
name of w. H. Ellis. I soo1 lost sight
of him and went to Little Rock. There
I was married, and afterward tooi out
the insurance policies.
81 came to Louisville about ten Gays
ago and formed a plan to make the
insurance company think I was dead.
so that I could collect the insurance.
fell in with a man who said his
name was W. L. Ten Eyke, in front OF
the Salvation Army headquarters in
Louisville, ard told him of my plan
and he agreed to help ME. Our plan
was to obtain a corpse from some
place, put it in hotel in Jefferson
Vile. and then set fire to the hotel.
"Whilc we were in Jefersanville
we took 4 number Of drinks, and Ten
Eyke got drunk. I think his death
was caused by drinking. put the
letters addressed to me in his pocket
and left. I did not kill him. I then
came to Louisville and went to the
recruiting Office and enlisted. My real
home is in Detroit"
The police are trying to establish
the identity of the dead man. One Of
their theories Is that he was a tramp
that Rathbun had fallen in with.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Properly Labeled.

1t would not have required Sher-
lock Holmes to decide that a newly
married couple were the occupants Of
a hack that was driven to a hotel In
this city the other day. Dangling from
the axletree, and nearly reaching the
ground, were suspended two good
sized shoes-a russell and black.
The hack was driven through mar.
row passageway' to the hotel, when a
head was thrust through window Of
the carriage and a male voice yelled:
See here, we don't want to stop at
the mems entrance. Drive around to
the ladies' door," .....
The driver did as hidden, and pass
ers-by stopped when they saw the nup-
tial symbols hanging from the hack.
Bride and groom were surprised on
alighting to find they had to run the
gantlet Of several staring people, and
they will probably continue to wonder
until they are Informed how they were
"given away" by their friends.-Bos-
ton Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Minor Mention.

The New York Bible Society distri,
buted 4G,579 Bibles during the past
year.
An unknown man fired two shots at
General Kleigel, the Russian Prefect OF
Police, at st. Petersburg, but did not
wound him.
The boilers of steam motor carriages
in Chicago must be inspected by the
regular boiler inspection department
Of the city.
Owen McCarty, 102 years old, of Sara
toga, the oldest voter in the State oil
New York, walked to the election
booth and cast his vote early.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
| SULTAN GRANTS DEMANDS
Official Trade Issued and France Re.
calls Her Fleet.
TURKEYS BACK DOWN COMPLETE

LEGAL Existence of French Schools, Re.
ligious Establishments and Hospitals
Recognized-Proof Given That the Sui.
tan VIII Carry Out His Promises
B1ay Be Hidden Dangers.
Paris, France.-The Sultan Of Tur.
key has issued an trade. which, after
yielding all the material French claims
and accepting Frances new demands,
recognizes the legal existence Of the
present schools and accords them i'm.
munity from the payment OF customs
dues.
In conformity with the actual treat
les 1t recognizes the legal existence Of
the French religious establishments
and hospitals, according them exemp-
tion from the property fax and from
paying customs duties. 1t further at
thorizes the building. repairing and
enlarging of scholastic. hospital and
religious establishments which were
destroyed or damaged during 1894.
Constantinople.
The Sultan also engages to recog-
niZe as authorized the foundations,
enlargements, constructions and re-
pairs that France may desire to carry
out in the future unless the Porte pre-
sents objections within six months af-
ter notification of the French inten-
tions. The election of a Chaldean Pa
triarch is sanctioned. Furthermore.
proof Is given to NJ. Bapst, Councillor
Of the French Embassy, that these de-
cisions will be Dut into execution.
NJ. Delcasse. Minister Of Foreign AZ
fairs, has telegraphed to M. Bapst.
Councillor Of the French Embassy
at Constantinople, instructing him to
inform Tewfik Pasha, Turkish Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs. that diplomatic
relations between France and Turkey
were resumed. Meanwhile NJ. Bapst
is regularly accredited as Charge
d'Affaires, awaiting the prompt return
to Constantinople of NJ. Constans, the
French Ambassador.
Admiral Caillard has received or
ders to re.embark his sailors at Nifty
lene and to take his SQUADRON to one
of the islands Of the Greek Archipel-
ago. probably Syra.
The Figaro, commenting upon the
situation. says: "The sudden news Of
such retreat is not calculated to re-
assure us; on the contrary, 1t makes
US believe in hidden dangers"
A writer in the Eclaire says that
from the moment the word protector
ate was uttered France was confront
ed no longer by Abdul Hamid, but by
William II. Of Germany.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
STUDENTS PREFERRED CIRCUS.
They Go to Forbidden Show and Are Ell
PEELED From q Mississippi College.

They Go to Forbidden snow and are Ex'
PEELED From a Mississippi College.
New Orleans. La.-Twenty-four stu
dents of st. Stanlslaus College, Bay
st. Louis. Miss, wanted to go to the
circus which exhibited in that town.
Their application to be allowed to at
tend was denied by the President and
they attended the performance in de-
fiance of his command. When the
show was over they returned to the
institution to find that they had been
expelled, that their trunks had been
packed and sent to the station, and
that the only communication the col
lege authorities would hold with them
was to present them with money
enough to reach their respective
homes.
The students were panic-stricken.
They made all manner Of apologies,
and begged forgiveness with tears in
their eyes. The President was OBJ
durate. and even denied permission
to spend the night there. They were
not even given the opportunity to
change their clothes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
CARNEGIE GIVES 100000.
He Increases His Donations to Two Pitts
burg Institutions.

Pittsburg, Penn. - Andrew Carnegie
has surprised and delighted the men,
bers of the Board of Trustees OF the
Carnegie Institute by the announce
ment that he had decided to increase
by S2,O00,000 his already large dora-
tions, S1,OOO,O00 to the Carnegie 1nsti-
tute and $1,O0O.O0O to the new Poly.
technical School. Mr.. Carnegie said
he would increase his original offer to
cndow a polytechnic school from ST.
100000 to S2,O00,000, provided the city
Of Pittsburg would give site.
His original proposition was t. fur
nish money for the erection and equip
ment Of a polytechnic school, at what
ever cost the Board Of Trustees agreed
upon. and start it with an endowment
Of S1.0O0O0O. This endowment he
has raised to $2,0OOO0O. because of the
rapid growth Of the institute. which
comprises the art, music and literary
departmertS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
on the Northern Pacific preferred stock


acquired by it.
This stock was retired at a meeting
of the Board of Directors Of the
Northern Pacific Railway. This meet
ing was only another step in the di-
rection Of the settlement which has
now become permanent.
There are at present $75.000,000 pre-
ferred stock and SS0,000.00O common
stock of the Northern Pacific Railway
outstanding. Under resolution which
was adopted. so it was explained. the
owners of the common stock alone
would be permitted to subscribe for
the new bonds. The owners of the
preferred stock will receive the money
raised by this subscription. This would
mean that the control of the Northern
Pacific rested with the Morgan fac
ton, who own a majority of the COM
mon stock, were it not for the fact
that these entire holdings Of common
stock are to be taken over by the new
proprietary company, in which the
various factions will have a joint in
terest, on q basis which all concerned
declined to divulge, but which, it is
DGllSNSu, III NC q OilS-hs'Ai AAeShSoS
for the Morgan-Hill faction and a
one-half interest for the Hartman fac
ton.
The only other business transacted
at the meeting of the board was the
reelection of the present officers and
the Board of Directors with the excep-
ton of Robert Bacon, who resigned.
and in whose place Samuel Spencer
was elected. The Executive Commit
tee will consist of President Mellen
(or in his absence Vice-President La
mont. George F. Baker, E. II. Harrt-
man, James J. Hill. John S. Ken
nedy and Samuel Spencer.
The effect of the settlement will be
felt in London. Paris and Berlin
scarcely less than in this country. The
interests involved are of almost unpar-
alleled magnitude. The settlement
means that hereafter one harmonious
power will administer the wealth OF
three formerly independent companies
whose combined capital stock is over
S5OO,OOO,O00. whose bonded debt ex-
ceeds 1925 100000, and whose trains
run over 10000 miles of track.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
OMAHA DOGS TOO NOISY.
Proposed Ordinance Says Owners Mus,
Keen Them Quiet or Be Fined.

N~So'
Keep Them Quiet or Be Fined.
Omaha, Neb.-An ordinance to pro.
hibit the barking Of dogs in the City
of Omaha to the annoyance of citizens
and residents. and providing penalties
for the violation thereof, was intro.
duced in the City Council.
The ordinance was prepared by the
City Attorney at the request of a
prominent citizen. who avows that he
is much bothered. and that his nights
have been made unhappy and full OF
care by the constant yelping of one or
more CANNES of doubtful pedigree in
the immediate vicinity Of his residence.
The ordinance provides that barking
dogs be declared nuisance and fine
of 500 Is provided for those maintain
ing them.
The owner of such dog, upon be
ing notlfied-that his d5g'is in the habit
>of barking at night. must kill, shut up,
or otherwise dispose of the animal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Personal Mention.

King Edward, the London Lancet
says, is in good health.
President Roosevelts fayorite hymn
is How Firm a Foundation"
Lord Salisbury is one Of the tert
German scholars in England.
The Right Rev. Samuel G. Edsall has
been installed Bishop OF Minnesota.
II is announced that the Duke Of
Cornwall and York will shortly receive
the title Of Prince Of Wales.
Quartermaster-G Ludington
has resumed his War Department du.
ties after six weeks in the Philippines
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Newsy GleanlnCs

Scotchmen now propose an annual
Carnegie day.
A bill prohibiting divorces has been
introduced in the Georgia Legisla-
ture.
Diplomats think the Sultan's yield
ing to France saved his empire from
a quick collapse. &.
The New England Free Trade
League has changed it's name to the
American Free Trade Leagh
President Roosevelt is expected to
urge new laws to strengthen the Inter-
state Commerce Commissions work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
.,.,o,na Adopts New Constitution

Alanama voted on the question OF
the adoption or ratification OF the
CONSTITUTION formed by the recent
convention. and from the returns re,
caived il is evident that the instrument
has carried by majority ranging De-
tween 23.000 and 10000. The negroes
voted in much larger numbers than
had been expected, but were unaole
TO control the result.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Little Children Burned to Death.

Mrs. Guy Pimbell, Of 'Norwalk.
Conn, attempted to replenish the oil
in a lighted lamp and an explosion re.
suited, which scattered the oil in all
directions. Mrs. Pimbell and her
three children were covered with the
burning liquid, and two Of them, Rose,
aged eight years, and Louis, aged five,
were burned to death before assistance
arrived. The mother and another
daughter, Catherine, were also fatally
1,,1rpod
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
TOOK THE SHERIFF PRISONER.
Two Desperate Fugitive Federal Convict
Foil a Kansas Posse.

Foil a Kansas Posse.
Topeka, Kan.-Two Of the twenty
six convicts who escaped from the
Federal prison at Leavenworth on
Thursday were chased into the farm
house Of Frank Worcester, seven miles
from Topeka. They were white men.
The Sheriff followed them into the
house, where he was overpowered and
disarmed. Worcester was knocked
down and rendered unconscious for in
terfering.
At dark the convicts ordered the
posse, which had surrounded the
house, to withdraw few yards, un-
der threat of death to the Sheriff.
Then using the Sheriff and Worces-
ter's wife for shields the convicts left
house, backed into cornfield and fed
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
News of the ToIIers.

Art Increase in the number Of unions
in the large cities is reported.
Southern trades unions report a very
prosperous year. Labor is general.
employed, while wages are unusually
high.
The shiptuildiag trade is having
such booming times that a. dearth OF
skilled mechanics is feared in the ne; =:
future.
on account of the failure of crops
thousands of agricultural .borers are
experiencing the terrors Of famine IN
various sections Of Russia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
K,,1ed nm a British Warship.

A terrible gun accident occurred
on board tie British battleship Royal
Sovereign, outside Of Astakos HarDor,
Greece. An artilleryman forgot to
close the breech before the gun was
fired. One officer and six artillerymen
were killed outright, the bodies being
terribly mutilated, and the Captain
and thirteen sailors We're seriously ID
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Jefferson Statue Unveiled.

statue CT Thomas Jefferson was
unveiled in front of the Jefferson
County Court House at Loulsviile' ny
The statue is bronze, OF her0lc SIZE
modelled by Sir Moses Ezekiel. 1t IS
mounted on granite base and the
nedestal is the liberty bell on four
sides Of which are designs depicting
liberty Justice. equality and the broth
nrhood of man. The statue cost $50
400 and is a Gift to the city by l. W
and Bernard Bernhcim. Louisville mer:
rhsnts who have also provided fund
for its maintenance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
First Mckinley Monument.

In the presence Of several thousanu
people, assembled from the mining
towns Of Northern Minnesota, the nrst
Mckinley monument in the unltea
States was unveiled and dedicated
ot Tower, A1inn. Governor S: K. van
SAINT and members Of his staff. num-
Der of State officials, and otner elti'
zens from various parts OF the state
were present. The monument IS q
simple shaft. eighteen feet hlgh' stand
inc on a pedestal OF concrete and Iron
ore, and cost $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
sn1tan Paya Ereuch Claims.

The Porte has sent 4 note to NJ.
Bapst, Councillor of the French Lega-
tion, at Constantinople, inclosinS
monthly drafts on the customs in pay
ment of the Lorando and TubOnl
claims, and embodying certain decls-
ions of the Turkish Government re-
garding the quays difficulty. NJ. Bapst
has forwarded the communication 10
por-iS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
Youth Kills Girl and Himself.

At EliZabethtown Tenn, Frank Kid
well, twenty-three years old. shot and
killed his sweetheart. Ada Thomp-
son, eighteen years old. and then COM
mitted suicide. The cause of the trag-
edy is said to be the refusal Of the
girls father to allow Kidwell to visit
his daughter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
KIlled in a Folding Bed.

DR.. James Irvington Marclay had his
life crushed out in a folding bed al
Buffalo. n. y. Persons living on a
floor beneath heard crash in the doc
tors room and upon investigation
found the folding bed lying upon the
floor. 1t was opened and DR.. Mar
clay's lifeless body was found inside
The dead man has relatives in Plain
fold T
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-27
LEADER OF MUTINY CAPTURED.
Negro who Planned the Escape FROM
Fort Leavenworth In Custody.

Negro Who PlanneQ INC IscSpo
Fort Leavenworth In Custody.
Topeka, Kan.-Two more OF tne
twenty-six convicts who escaped lron
the Federal prison at Fort LeaVen-
worth were recaptured. One is Frank
THOMPSON, q negro, who was the
leader of the mutiny. The other CON
vict is Lawrence Lewis, white boy
twenty TIVE years of age. Both convicts
were wounded in the efforts to capture
them. Thompson slightly and Lewis
mortally. IT.. u,,,os
Thompson was captured eight miles
north of Council Grove by a posse un-
der command Of Deputy united STATES
Marshal E. A. Prescott. Thompson
wcrId NOT surrender. but was taken
after a hard fight with the officers; 10
which he was shot in the head, pul
not seriously injured. No mempsf
of the posse was hurt.