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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
THE PHILIPPINE POLICY
Natives Are Taking an Active Part
in the Civil Government.
Two Filipino Members Of the TAFT Com
mission Inaugurated - Progress
Toward Peace and Harmony.

Manila.-There were appropriate
ceremonies in the palace at the In
auguration Of DR.. Pardo de Tavera
and Benito Legardo as members OF
the Philippine Commission. Jose Lu'
zuriaga, the third Filipino member,
was unable to take the oath, owing
to illness.
Civil Governor Taft said that the
ceremony does not fully complete the
Government President Mckinley in.
tends forming. but sufficient has been
done to show the nature of the policy
to be followed Municipal Govern:
ments have been generally formed, OF
q substantially autonomous character.
Their officers are entirely natives. The
Provincial Governments are partly
American and partly Filipino. Now
the Philippine Commission Is partly
American and partly Filipino, it being
the purpose of the President to form
a Government in which the native ele-
ment will be able to voice the desires
of the people, their local aspirations
and necessities, and give the Filipinos
an example of American institutions
and the customs and laws prevailing
in the United States. The anniversary
of the beginning Of legislative work
has occurred. The commission will
have worked hard and much will have
been accomplished if they feel they
have advanced with the same progress
sion a year hence, and will be assured
Of the success Of their efforts.
DR.. de Travera said that hardly had
the people begun to appreciate the
work of pacification than the institu-
tions Of peace were accorded them.
The enemy Of the evening before be-
gan the next morning to aid their
adversaries in building roads and
houses and introducing acts Of peace.
The day was not far distant when the
Filipinos would enter legislative
body for the islands, elected by the
people. Conditions prevent the elec-
tions at present. The Fillpinos con-
slider to-day to be solemn and grand,
because it Is the first time part In the
supreme government has been given
them. They believe that the day is
coming when the American .Constitu-
ton. as a whole, without amputations,
would be planted here, as the flag Is.
The other Commissioners also took
the oath Of Office.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
The Screen rs a Decoration.


"Art screens" are among the de-
.nands of the modish furnishing, and
not only the screens themselves, but
effectivesscreenins Is carefully consid-
cred by the tasteful furnisher. n
It was a long time ago that cele-
brated decorator insisted that screens
should not be placed-they should
"occur." No article of furniture so
readily lends itself to decoration or is
80 useful for filling up an odd or ugly
corner and for cutting off draft. The
screen may be made Of anything that
lssdecorative and that can be tackled
upon a frame, from a bit Of pasted
Japanese paper to a rare old scrap Of
Spanish leather.
It should always be borne in mind
that a screen is properly decoration;
and, except in the case where it is a
door screen, which fits tightly into its
frame and stays in one place, it should
not be q picture. A finished, ambi-
tious picture deserves good light.
1t is undignifled if it is not in appro-
pirate surroundings, and these cannot
always be had for the movable screen.
The screen should itself be of the char
acter of a background. Its colors
must be soft, its designs purely decor
ated, and, at any angle it should be a
pleasing object for the eye to rest
upon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
TRAIN ROBBERY IN TEXAS
Six Men Got Two Bags of Booty
From an Express Safe.
Locomotive Was Found Deserted Near
Dense Woods, Into Which the
Bandits Had Escaped.

Fort Worth, Texas.-The Cotton
Belt passenger train south-bound, due
to leave Texarkana at 3.2G o'clock p.
m.. was delayed in it's departure and
did not get out until II O'Clock. 1t
reached the Texas and Pacific cross
ing, four miles south Of Texarkana,
about 11.25 p. m. AS it stopped, six
men boarded the train. Two Of these
got on the locomotive and compelled
the engineer and fireman to 60 back
and cut the mail and express cars
from the train. When this had been
done, the six men boarded the loco
motive. left the fireman with the train,
and the engineer was instructed to
pull out south. The train was run to
Eylau, q small siding, where a stop
was made.
While one man guarded the locono-
tive, the others went back to the ex-
press car, forced the toors, and blew
open the safe. They TOOK their time
at the work, and when they had con-
cluded. returned to the locomotive
with two sacks heavy with booty.
These they tossed on the locomotive.
Turning to the engineer. one of them
said:
"We will just shell road you here.
You are not the only engineer in this
crowd, and I guess we can run the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
THE |STHh|AN TROUBLE.
)ur Good Offices rendered to Ven-
ezueIa and Colombia.
OFFERED TO ACT AS MEDIATOR

Secretary Hays Note to tho Warning
Southern Republics-The United States
Government Would Deplore Any Ac-
ton Which "Mlght Menace Security
OF Trafic Across the Isthmus."
Washington, u. C.-During Secre-
tary. Hays recent visit to Washing
ton a telegraphic message was sent to
the Ministers at Caracas and Bogota
desiring them to inform the Foreign
Secretaries Of Venezuela and Colon
bia of the distress with which Presi-
dent Mckinley had heard Of the like
lihood Of a disturbance Of the rela-
tions between those two republics.
Adverting to the possibility Of the in
luence Of the United States being ex-
erted to compose the pending ques-
tions, the Ministers were directed to
say that, while the relations Of this
Government with both nations are
equally intimate and friendly, and
every opportunity Is taken to show
the goodwill we bear them, an offer
Of the Presidents kindly offices to ar
range any differences which may eX-
list between Colombia and Venezuela
would be ineffective without the &C
auiescence Of both.
Nevertheless, inspired by the senti-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
OUR ADOPTED. ISLANDS.

An anti-American' play, "Pork
Kings" was suppressed in Havana,
Cuba, as ian insult to American wom-
anhood."
Major General Macarthur estimat-
ed the number of Filipinos In arms
at less than 1000.
Reports from Hawaii indicated an
approaching eruption Of the volcano
Kiluanea.
The Yellow Fevet Commission sew
cred relations with DR.. Caldas, at Ha-
vana, Cuba. considering that 1t had
proved his serum worthless.
Representative Hull. of Iowa, In an
interview. said that serious rebel
lion would result if missionaries were
permitted to go to the island Of Min
danao to work among the Moros.
The Hawaiian sugar drouth was
broken.
Customs revenues In the Philippines
for the first five months Of 1901 were
$685.. .O95.
Operations on the island Of Samar.
P. l.. were suspended on account Of
wet weather.
The Philippine Commission organ
lied civil government at Iba, the capt.
tai of the Province of Zambeles, Lu-
ZOQ.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
MINOR HENTS0F THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson re-
turned from his trip through the West.
The Industrial Commission unani-
mously elected Colonel Albert Clarke,
Of Boston. to succeed the late Senator
Kyle as its president.
The Navy Department ordered home
from the Aslatic station q number of
officers who are to be witnesses before
the Schley court of inquiry.
Treasury shipments Of money to the
South and West, for the purpose Of
moving crops, were heavier this sea-
son than ever before.
President Mckinley appointed Geo.
B. Adams, Of New York, to be United
States District Judge for the South
ern District Of New York.
President Mckinley appointed W. r.
Bigham, Of Kansas. Consul General
at Cape Town, South Africa.
The Navy Department made public
its list of witnesses for the Schley
court Of inquiry, headed by the name
Of Admiral Sampson.
President Mckinley has appointed
Jose Abru, Filipino. an assistant in
the office of the Division Of Insular
Affairs in the War Department.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
A STREET IN CARACAS, CAPITAL OF VENEZUELA

machine a few miles without your as
sistance." J.
Putting out the headlight. the BAN
dit engineer opened the throttle and
pulled out. Engineer Henderson was
left with the express and mail cars
and the messenger and postal clerk.
He made his way to section house
near the scene, and. procuring a
handcar and some assistance in pro-
pelling it, started on search for the
locomotive. At a point south Of
Rowan, within four miles of Red
Water, they came upon the deserted
machine on the main track, throttle
closed, lights out, and no one in sight.
The engine was at the bottom Of q
grade, and either had been deserted
or been left at q point further north
and was allowed by it's own weight to
seek the level track. Engineer Hen
derson took possession, backed to the
express and mail cars and coupled up.
In the meantime Conductor Arm
strong and several passengers had
walked back to Texarkana and given
the alarm. Without delay the Sheriff
organized a posse and started In pur-
suit and the conductor returned to his
train. The passengers were not mo-
lested.
The robbers secured, it is said, be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. The exact
amount is withheld by the railroad
and express people, but it Is known
that very large shipment was made
on this train.
The work was done by men more
experienced in railroading than in rob-
berry. They knew the stops of the
train and were prepared for the
emergency thus presented. They
were armed. but did not make in
necessary display Of their weapons,
AL were masked and esch wore q
coat. The country where the hold
up occurred is densely wooded. so
that the robbers had an opportunity
to double on their tracks through the
timber and hide their route.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

Desiccated Rice-This Is delicious
dish and. requires no cooking. Take
two teacupfuls of the rice, add a tea
spoonful of salt, q little grated NUT
meg and quart Of milk. Stir well.
Cover. Put in the refrigerator over
night. Serve with cream and sugar.
Berry Pudding-One cupful of sugar,
two eggs, two tablespoonful Of melted
butter, one cupful Of sweet milk, four
cupfuls of -four, four teaspoonfuls OF
baking powder, one teaspoonful Of
salt. Stir in the fruit, then pour 1t
into buttered pan and steam one and
a half hours. This Is very good with
any kind of fruit. either fresh or dried.
Asparagus and Eggs-Butter some
thin slices Of toast and lay them on a
dish. Cut some boiled asparagus into
small bits, break some eggs in a pan,
after they are well beaten add salt,
pepper and the asparagus with two
tablespoonfuls Of butter and cook un-
til 1t boils up thick, then pour it over
the toast and serve.
Coffee Creams-Make one-half pint
Of very strong coffee; cool and add to
it one-haf pint thin Coffee cream,
four eggs, beaten slightly. four table
spoonfuls Of sugar. Strain into small
cups and place them in a shallow pan.
Put boiling water into the pan until
it reaches half way up the cups. Set
into a moderate oven and cook very
gently until the custard is firm. Serve
&c cold. with little cakes.
Pineapple Short Cake - Make the
cake with short baking powder bis
cult dough; peel and CRATE the pineap-
pie and add cup Of granulated sugar
(more may be added if it is very
acid; lei it stand two or three hours
before needed: when the cake is done
Git should be baked in two parts, with
softened butter between the cakes)
separate the cakes. butter and spread
each layer with the prepared fruit;
for the top layer make a meringue
with the whites of two eggs beaten
stiff with two tablespoonfuls of pull
yerlzed sugar added brown lightly in
the oven with the door open. Serve
hot.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
FOREIGN.

On the occasion of the anniversary
Of the Sultan's accession to the throne
the French Charge d'Ahaires left
Constantinople. Turkey, to avoid
dressing his guard ship.
General De Wet issued q proclama-
ton that all British troops found in
the Orange River Colony hereafter
would be shot.
German shoe dealers petition against
the increase Of duties on shoes pro-
posed in the new tariff bill.
Two anarchists were arrested while
prowling around the chateau Of Fred
ensborg, Denmark, where the Gear
was staying.
News reached London that the Ven-
cradle William Pelham Burn, Arch.
deacon of Norfolk, England, was killed
In the Tyrol.
King Edward appointed a commits.
sion to investigate DR.. Koch's theo.
rles regarding tuberculosis.
United States Minister Conger took
steps to reclaim the small American
concession at Tlcn Tsin, China. the
title to which has lapsed of late
years.
The Baldwin-Ziegler polar expedi-
tlon landed On IN island in Franz Jo-
sef Land.
The choice Of q leader for the Lib.
eral party in England Is being active
ly discussed.
Much comment was aroused in
Great Britain on Russia's encroach-
ments on England's trade In India
and China.
The Gillian Congress has appropri-
ated money necessary TO send a dele
cation to the pan-American Congress-.
The Nicaraguan Congress approved
the Merry-Sanson commercial treaty
with tile United States.
General Kitchener reported that
more prisoners had been shot by
Beers. Orders were sent to him to
treat such cases with prompt punish
ment.
The Porte gave vague assurances to
France regarding the settlement Of
the questions In dispute.
Great discomfort existed in Brazil
over the financial situation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Labor World.

There is a scarcity Of bricklayers IL
Reading, Penn.
The Colombian revolution has not in
terfercd with work on the Panama
Canal.
Nearly 1000 girl shirt waist makers
have struck in New York City FOL
higher wages.
The strike at Senator w. A. Clarkef
United Verde Copper Mine, at Jerome
Ariz., has ended.
The International Union of Textile
Workers will be soon absorbed by thf
American Federation Of Labor.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
KILLED IN A TRAIN WRECK.
A Rear-End Collision in Montana Crushes
Out Thirty-slx Lives.

Kalispell, Mont.-Thirty-six lives
were lost and thirteen persons were
injured in the wreck OF Great
Northern Railway passenger train in
Nyack, Mont. None of the passen-
gers were injured, the fatalities hav-
ing been confined to employees Of the
railroad company.
The wreck was caused by the break
ing in two of a freight train on steep
grade on a Rocky Mountain foothill.
The rear cars Of the freight dashed
down the mountain and crashed into
the rear end of the passenger train,
which was just pulling out Of the sta
tion in Nyack.
The car attached to the rear end of
the passenger train was the private
coach Of P. It. Downs, assistant gen
eral superintendent Of the Great
Northern lines west of Minot, N. D.,
who, with his son, Kirk. and their
cook, Heny Blair, were killed. The
car just ahead contained forty-six
Scandinavian laborers en- route from
Duluth, Mimi, to Jennings. They were
killed wholesale. Only thirteen were
taken from the debris alive.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
A Smaller Corn Yield,

According to estimates based on the
statistics of the Agricultural Bureau,
at Washington, the corn yield will be
considerably under 1900, 100000 bush
els-the highest estimate giving it ut
1,400000,00O. instead Of the 2,1O0,-
100000 bushels expected. Kansas and
Missouri suffer most by the drought,
although Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois
have not escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Sporting Rrovitles.

The annual horse show has been
held at Bar Harbor, Me.
Peter McNally will attempt to swim
from Boston to New York City In
thirty days
The Shamrock II. showed speed to
windward in her initial spin in Amer
lean waters.
Cresceus has broken the worlds rec.
ord for the final quarter Of O mile,
trotting 1t in O.24%.
A betting commissioner will leave
England for the United States with
$150,0O0 of English money to back
Shamrock II.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Prominent People.

Marquis Ito, Of Japan, has aban-
doned his proposed American tour.
President Kruger has definitely
abandoned his proposed trip to Amer,
lea.
Empress Frederick left a fortune
estimated at $5,O00000. besides the
Friedrichshof estate, which cost her
$1,500,000.
Adjutant-General Thomas j. Stew.
art, of the Pennsylvania National
Guard, has broken his left leg below
the knee jumping from a carriage a,
Harrisburg.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
NaUsy GleantligE

The annual congestion OF travel on
west-bound ansatlantlc steamer pro-
walls.
Joseph J. LANCER. of Nebraska, has
been appointed Consul to Solingen'
Germany.
Government agents ut Milwaukee.
Wis. have bought $4,000 worth OF
sauerkraut for the army.
Between 22,OOO,OOO and 24.0oo,0OO
cans of "French peas have been
packed In Indiana this year.
A consignment Of locomotives will
soon be sent to New Zealand from the
Baldwin shops In Philadelphia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
First Mrs. Brigham Young Dead.

Mrs. Zina D. H. Young died at Salt
Lake City, Utah, aged eighty years.
She was born In Watertown, N. Y,
in 1921, and was one Of the pioneers
in the Mormon movement. Her first
husband was Joseph Smith, of Nau-
WOO, ILL.,, and after his death she be-
came the first of the wives Of Brigham
Young. There are now but four sur
Tiying widows of the Mormon leader.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
BOSTON HAS A BEAN FAMINE.
Price Twice as High rs It Has Been In
Twenty Years.

Price Twice as High as It Has Been In
Twenty Years.
Boston, Mass.-Many Bostonians do
not enjoy their customary repast Of
beans, because the scarcity OF this
staple food amounts to almost fam
inc. About 100000 bushels Of beans
are annually consumed in Boston, and
oot in twenty years has the price ex-
.eeded $3.50 a bushel. Now, however,
owing to n short crop in New York,
Michigan, California and Canada last
year, the supply is nearly exhausted,
and the price has jumped to So a
bushel and is still soaring.
The California crop this year Is re-
oorted to be large, and when it comes
in the price of beans is expected to
20 back to about normal. Meanwhile
beans are O luxury in hotels and
n8fps
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Apron For Use In. the Kitchen.

The best apron for occasional use in
the kitchen is made of straight lengths
Of gingham sewed together In piece
wide enough to easily envelope the
figure. The bottom and sides are
hemmed. Openings are cut at the top
for the arms, the two sides being con-
nected over the shoulder by a double
bias band. The neck, both back and
front, is straight and is gathered int
a facing. The distance between the
openings for the arms should be deter
mined by the width required at the
foot Of the skirt. Three or four but
tons and buttonholes close the back.
The beauty of these aprons is that
while they are quickly made they pro-
tect the gown at the back as well as at
the front, and prevent the waist from
being spattered while beating eggs,
batter, cream and the like.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
The Garland Of Flowers.

A garland Of flowers is the latest
idea for table decoration, says the Lon
don Graphic. The flowers should be
Of different kinds. somewhat resem-
bling the wreaths we see in old china,
in which roses are intermixed with
convolvuli, marguerites and forget-me-
nots. The garland is placed where
the edge of the table centre would be
were table centres still in fashion.
The foliage is arranged in the first in
stance, a long wreath Of ferns or smf.
lax, and the bouquets are wired to-
gether and lightly laid on the top. The
garland is sometimes completed by a
true lovers knot at one side, made Of
pale blue ribbons. >
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
soER ACCUSED OF HIGH TREASON
The Former Governor OF Johannesburg
Arrested In London.

London. - DR.. Krause, former Gov
ernor Of Johannesburg and promin-
ent official of the former Transvaal
Government, was arrested in London
on a charge of high treason.
For the last four months DR.. Krause
has been living in Great Britain. 1t is
alleged that. after signifying his allie
glance to the British crown, he Sc
cretly forwarded information to the
Beers.
1t was DR.. Krause who handed to
Lord Roberts the keys Of Johannes
burg on the occasion of the surrender.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

Proper Way to Clean Bric-a-Brac.
Before wetting any sort Of 'bric-a';
brac, and especially bronzes, remove
all the dust possible. The less dust
water finds about fine lines and cram
MES the less it can leave there. After.
busting wash well in strong white
soap suds and ammonia. rinse clean,
polish with just suspicion Of oil and
rotten stone and rub of afterward
every trace of the oil. Never let acid
touch a bronze surface. unless to eat
and pit it for antique effects.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Revival In British Iron Trade.

There is every prospect of a consid-
cradle revival in the British iron
trade in the autumn and winter. In
consequence OF the Pittsburg strike,
American consumers of finished goods,
1t is said, are placing orders in Great
Britain On large scale.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
DEATH FOR FILIPINO BANDITS.
Thirteen Murderers Get the Extreme Pen
atty One Native Liberated.

auy One Naive LlDcraCeQs
Washington, D. C.-The authorities
in the Philippines reported that the
death penalty was inflicted upon thir-
teen murderers by military commits
sions. and that five offenders were SEN
fenced to hard labor for from fifteen
to thirty years.
In the case of Simplicio Geromilla,
sentenced to be hanged for acting as
a leader of q band of insurgents and
firing upon and killing two American
soldiers, General Chaffee disapproved
the sentence. and ordered the prisoner
liberated. He said:
"The finding cannot logically be sus-
tained. The killing Of the soldiers in
an engagement with regular detach-
ment Of the public enemy Is not MUIR
der, but an incident Of war"