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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
.SANT0S-DUM0NT TR|UMPHS
The Brazilian Aeronaut Sails Around
the EiffeI Tower.
EASY PROGRESS AGAINST WIND

he Loses the Deutsch Prize OF 100000
Francs by About Forty Seconds - De.
cision OF the Committee Disputed -
Balloons Motor Worked Very Suc-
cessfully Ovation For the Aeronaut.
Paris, France.-M. Santos-Dumont,
the young Brazilian aeronaut, made an
ascension in his new dirigible balloon
from the park station of the Aero Club
at 2.42 o'clock p. m. He doubled the
Eiffel Tower and returned successfully
to st. Cloud in twenty-ninc and half
minutes. but the guide rope was not
seized Immediately, and it took forty
and three-ffth seconds more to bring
the balloon down.
The descent was witnessed by large
crowds at St. Cloud and on the Long
champs race course. They cheered
loudly and shouted "Vive Santos-Du-
montw with widest enthusiasm. AS
the aeronaut alighted Marquis Dion. a
member of the committee, said: My
friend. you have lost by just forty Sec
onds."
M. Santos -Dumont took matters phil
osophically. and remarked: After all.
it doesn't much matter, for the 100000
francs will go to the poor, anyhow"
At this moment NJ. Henri Deutsch.
the founder OF the prize, came on the
ground, having just arrived in Paris
from Biarritz, and exclaimed, Gas far
as am concerned, consider that you
have fairly and pluckily won the
prizem
NJ. Deutsch said he would give $4,000
francs to the poor. Notwithstanding
the decision of the committee. But
Santos Dumont declined to accept the
offer as a solution Of the difficulty.
The enthusiasm increased, NM.
Deutsch and Santos-Dumont being ac-
claimed in triumph. The scene was
extremely bright and theatrical, for
among the young Brazilian aeronauts
admirers present were group of about
thirty women, who showered flowers
upon their hero, and in the height Of
their enthusiasm offered him fans.
bracelets and jewels Of every descrip-
tion.
There was a large assemblage of
people at the Eiffel Tower, and consid.
cradle interest was manifested in the
experiment in other parts Of Paris,
groups Of people gathering In the
streets to watch the progress of The
elongated, yellow balloon with its
long guide rope hanging and white
canvas propellers whirling round,
while those below distinctly distin-
guished the loud buzzing of the motor.
Santos-Dumont rounded the Eiffel
Tower between the second and top
most platforms, at about seventy-fye
yards away from the tower. The bal
loon pitched somewhat when going
against the wind, and Santos-Dumont,
when he descended, said the motor
suddenly stopped while the balloon
was at little distance from the tower.
He thought he might have to descend,
but luckily he succeeded in getting
the machine started again. From that
time on the motor worked satisfac-
t0l,ilv
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
NEGRO BURGLAR LTNcHEO.
Pursued by Bloodhounds in South Caro-
lima and Hanged When Caught.

Columbia, s. Can unknown ne
gro was lynched in Hampton Coun-
ty, near the village Of Estill. This
Is few miles from the r. ne Of the
Governor of the State. Tue man was
detected leaving the house of DR..
Lee Peoples. He had gone in through
q window, and appropriated articles
of jewelry and pistol.
When DR.. Peoples gave chase. the
burglar used the stolen pistol against
him, and succeeded for a time in STOP
ping pursuit. However, the doctors
neighbors came to his assistance, and
several bloodhounds owned in the vi
cinity were put On the burglars trail.
The crowd followed, cheering on the
dogs. Through the woods they went
for miles, and at last brought the
burglar to bay. He was unarmed.
except for the stolen pistol, and had
emptied all the chambers early in the
chase, so was easily taken prisoner.
The man did not give his name,
even when the mob decided that he
should hang. He was made to climb
a tree, a rope was put about his neck
and fastened to a limb, and then he
was pushed off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
LOWELL BANKS BIG LOSS
Teller and Bookkeeper Robbed the
Institution of $ii5,0O0.
But Securities Worth 100000 Are Re.
turned by the Abscondinr Employees,
Who Made a Settlement.

Lowell, Mass.-The financial trou-
bles which had. caused great suspense
to the officers Of the Merchants Ma
tional Bank FOR three days, owing to
the disappearance of it's teller, Albert
G. Smith, and Its bookkeeper, Lewis
81. Swift, have been practically
smoothed out. The bank has lost
about $4,000. The directors off,
cially state this, and at the same time
say that they have returned "valua-
BILE securities"
The banks loss, 1t is understood, is
made up of two items, first, the steal
ings of the two men during the past
two years, as shown now by the
books, and secondly, that part o. The
cash included in the loot retained by
Smith and Swift as the price Of their
bargain to return the securities val
ued at SS0O,0OO.
These valuable securities" as de-
scribed by one director, were returned
in carpet bags. and represented
bonds, notes and other negotiable
papers and big punches Of money. all
supposed to have been taken from the
bank vault just prior to the time the
men disappeared a few days ago.
The loot from the bank vault was
delivered at the bank after the bank
directors had been in conference with
Lawyers ]. G. Burke, Of Lowell. and
G. w. Bartlett, Of Boston, representing
the men. Lawyer Burke, when asked
if his clients would be in danger Of
prosecution. said:
81 know of nothing which would in
dicate that the young men will be
prosecuted"
The official statement of the direc-
tors follows:
"The time has arrived when the
President and directors of the Mer.
chants National Bank feel that a
statement Is due the public. Certain
securities belonging to the bank were
taken from its vaults through the col.
lusion of two Of its employees, but
have been. returned. The capital
stock of the bank IS 100000, and it's
surplus and undivided profits $294,-
600. Both are intact, except a def
cheney Of $4,000. which reduces the
surplus and undivided profits to S179.-
000"
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Seusy GleanlnYs

CubaEs are about to open an Office in
Washington to push q reciprocity
agreement.
United States Consul at Coburs,
Germany, Ernst Gumpert, has received
his e1euqatur.
Passengers are not allowed to sail
from Cape Colony ports without mill
tary permits.
President Roosevelt will treat of
reciprocity in a general way II his
message to Congress.
The Board of Police Of Boston has
decided to reorganize the force, putting
it upon military basis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
MINOR EvENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

DR.. B. NJ. Duggar. Department OF
Agriculture expert. goes to France at
once to study mushroom raising.
President Roosevelt appointed Geo.
E. Koester. a Gold Democrat. collec-
tor of internal revenue for South Car
olina.
Booker r. Washington. Of Tuske-
gee. Ala, dined with President Roose-
velt.
The Government concluded a money
order convention with Bolivia.
F. W. Hackett. Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy. will resign and be sue
ceeded by Judge Charles II. Darling,
Of Bennington, vt.
President Roosevelt appointed Frank
r. Mower. of Ohio. United States
Consul at Ghent. Belgium.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
DANGEROUS Deer Hunting.

Deer hunting continues to grow more
and more dangerous, for the reason
that high-power guns are coming into
use. This ought not to make any diff
ference, and would not. If the hunters
were rational and would use soft bull
lets. But the novice will persist in
taking steel-jacketed bullets for his
hunting trips and such bullet, fred
from one Of the regulation small cali
bre, high-power rifles will go through
a fair-sized tree and still have force
left to kill man who happens to be in
the line of its flight half q mile or even
q mile away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
BOLD ROBBERY IN CHICAGO
Burglars Loot the PostoA7ce, and Sc
cure $4,000 in Stamps.
DUG A TUNNEL TO THE VAULT

Failure Of Calculations Responsible For
the Comparatively Small Loss-Thieves
Intended, 1t is Believed, to Enter the
Cashiers Vault - Came Up in the
Stamp Room Instead d-Their Escape.
Chicago. Robbery of the Chicago
Postoffice by almost exactly the same
method as was used in the recent
gold robbery at San Francisco has
been discovered, and the loss to the
Government is estimated of $4,000.
A secret tunnel was found under the
temporary postoffice building at Mich.
igan avenue and Washington street.
Through it the robbers gained access
to the vaults. and stamps aggregatinG
about the amount mentioned were
stolen.
The robbers gained an entrance to
the place from which they worked,
under the postofice, by breaking open
q little door in the board wall which
surrounds the foundations Of the
buildings. The postofice, being tenn
porary structure, is Oh poles. and
there is q space of three feet between
the floor Of the building and the
ground. After getting through the
trap door they crawled forty feet to
a two-foot brick wall that separated
an addition from the main structure.
This they broke through.
Then they crawled nearly 300 feet
under the main floor Of the poStoffice
to a point directly under the brick
foundations Of the various vaults. BY
mistake they chose the south vault
to operate on, containing the whole.
sale supply Of stamps. If they had
:aken the next to the north they
might have got 100000 in cash and
stamps.
First breaking through the two-foot
brick foundation, they bored a section
out of the thin pine floor and began
operations On the bottom Of the vault.
This was one-quarter-inch steel. In
it they bored ninety-seven holes. none
of them through until the whole job
was ready. Then q few moments
work with the drill and a hammer
broke section nineteen inches square
out of the floor of the vault and ac-
cess was easy.
They took from the vault booty
enough to load good-sized wagon.
In the vehicle they drove away, and
beyond Michigan avenue no trace OF
them can be found.
The amount Of stamps was exactly
S17,S62 worth Of one-cent stamps,
$33, ,25S worth of two-cent stamps, and
enough miscellaneous to make the
total $74,610.
No trace was left by the men other
than the work done on the walls and
floors, except q dry-cell electric bat
terry used to supply light In the work.
This was found on the ground under
the vault. There are also finger
marks and numerous tracks in the
mud. 1t is believed by the police that
at least three men worked on the job.
Entrance to the vault and the eX-
traction of the stamps probably took
place during Sunday when there was
the least occasion for opening the
doors Of any time during the week.
Opportunities for undisturbed tun-
nelling into the temporary postofficc
are good in the locality Of the lake
front. At night there are few per-
sons in the vicinity east of the build
ing, and work Of that kind could be
carried on in the darkness with little
chance of discovery. 1t seems prob
able that the work took weeks to CON-
nlptp
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
TRAIN ROBBERS FOlLED
Attack an Express Car With Dyna-
mite, But Are Driven Off
Brave Messenger on the Southern Pacific
Makes O Stand With Gun
and Wins q Fight.

Portland, Ore.-The north-bound
overland express train on the South
ern Pacific was held up by two mask
ed men fifteen miles south of Eugene.
The robbers blew open the express
car with dynamite, but secured no
booty, having been driven off by the
express messenger. The only booty
secured was one pouch of registered
mail.
Two men boarded the train at Cot
tage Grove, a short distance this side.
near Saginaw, put off the fireman and
his helper, uncoupled the express car.
and made the engineer pull ahead a
short distance. Their first act was to
blow open the door of the express
car, which they did with dynamite.
tearing the door to pieces and badly
damaging the car.
Express Messenger G. Charles was
ordered out, but he refused to so,
and with his shotgun commanded the
situation inside the car. The robbers
told him to come out or he would be
BLOW ahead" A fusilade of bullets
followed. riddling the car, but the
messenger, who was uninjured, kept
up a continuous fire from the inside.
which held the robbers at bay.
A charge of dynamite with a burn
ing fuse was then thrown into the
car, but Charles grabbed it and ex-
tinguished the fuse. Next the robbers
compelled the engineer to crawl up
to the opening inside Of the car, hop
ing to ues him as protection from
the messengers shots, but the mes
senger kept up a steady fire over the
engineers head and still held the rob-
bers at bay. The robbers then. gave
up their efforts to secure the express
treasure, and went for the mail. They
secured the registered mail. then cut
the engine from the rest of the train
and ordered Engineer Lucas to pull
ahead. They ran to Judkin's Point. in
the outskirts Of Eugene, where they
stopped and ordered the engineer to
return and get his train.
The train arrived here in the after
noon. The express car is badly shat
tered, but it was brought in with the
train
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
PREVENTED A MASSACRE.
Plot to Attack Another Garrison OF Ninth
Regiment Discovered.

Manila. - Owing to vigilance OF
Lieutenant Thomas M. Bains. Jr.. OF
the Ninth United States Infantry. an.
other slaughter of American troops
by insurgents has been averted. 1t
seems that Lieutenant Bains discoV.
cred a prisoner reentering a cell
through hole that had been let IN
the wall at Carbiga, Island OF Sa'
mar, where several were confined.
An investigation showed a plan to
fill the jail with bolomen and to call
the guard, which would be necessary
to get the door open. and then to at.
tack the garrison. 1t also developed
that the instigators were a priest and
the presidente, both of whom have
been arrested, together with several
other prominent persons.
Other attempts have been dlsceV.
cred, but fortunately frustrated. at
Pambajan and other points in Samar'
Several persons have been arrested IN
connection with these.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
TUBERCULOSIS, MAN TO BEAST.
Disease Transmitted to Calves In Tes
Case in New Orleans.

New Orleans. La. - Upon the an
nouncement of DR.. Koch's theory that
tuberculosis could not be transmitted
from cows to man. DR.. E. A. White,
veterinarian of the New Orleans
Board of Health, under the authority
of that body, began the opposite test
whether tuberculosis could be trans.
mitted from man to cattle.
Several calves were obtained fo1
this purpose. tested to see that they
were free from tuberculosis and then
fed with tuberculosis outline. One OF
the calves died. having shown tuber'
culosis. An examination was made
of the animal. which showed tha'
while the liver, kidneys and lungs
were in good condition the intestines
were infected with tuberculosis, the
animal having died from tuberculo
sis diarrhoea. A full medical report
will be made on the case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
Labor World.

The Journeymen BARRIERS lnterna
tional Union has declined TO admll
women to membership.
The striking garment workers ID
Boston are fast getting recognition
from the clothing contractors.
In London buildings containing over
1900 tenements, and erected solely fol
the working classes, are owned by the
city.
Striking telephone linemen at Chi
cago have been notified to return OF
new men will be hired to take theii
places.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
PaY ar Rnaaian Scldiers.

The Russian soldier is wretchedly
paid. He is the worst paid soldier In
Europe, and therefore has very hard
time during his four years Of service,
unless his good folks at home are In
clined to be generous. The. infantry
soldier is paid about sixteen cents q
month, and the calvary soldier only q
little more. Sergeants receive about
fifty cents a month, and young officers
from SIS to $50. according to their
regiments. The higher officers are,
also very poorly paid by comparison
to officers Of rank in other armies
Pearson's Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
TWO SENTENCED TO BE HANGED.
One of the Condemned Pardoned to Meet
His Trial For Murder.

Mount Holly, N. john Young
and Charles Brown, recently convict
ed of the murder of Washington Hun
ter, an aged farmer, of Riverside
were sentenced to be hanged Decem'
Der 3. Mr.. Hunter, who was seventy
five years old. was attacked In his
home on the night Of January 70 by
Young, Brown, Charles Miller ana
Otto Kellar, the motive being ROD
berry. He was beaten into lnsensiOH'
ity and died four days later.
young and Kellar were arrested in
New York City. The latter turned
States evidence, and is now awaiting
sentence. Brown was located in Sing
Sing Prison, where he was serving a
term for burglary, and was pardoned
by Governor Odell in order that he
might be brought here for trial. Mill
ler has not yet been arrested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
FOREIGN.

The new Ameer ordered the release
of selected prisoners in various parts
of Afghanistan.
In a municipal election fight at Lin
gitizzeta, Corsica, three men were
killed and six fatally wounded with
daggers.
Several deserting Spanish dragons
arrived at Perpisuan. France. They
deserted because of i'll treatment, and
refuse to return.
There is renewed agitation in Ger
many for a European customs union
against America.
The Dowager Empress Of China Is
said to be considering the appointment
of a new heir to the Chinese throne.
The Marquis Ito's party initiated a
strong movement to overthrow the
Japanese Cabinet. Important politi-
cal developments are anticipated.
The London Daily Express learned
that General Kitchener has wired an
urgent demand to the War Office for
more trained mounted men.
King Alexander opened the Servian
Skupshtina, pledging himself to up
hold the new Constitution.
A cartoon against Emperor William
in Simplicissimus, q comic weekly OF
Breslau, caused the contiscation OF the
paper.
Twelve more Boer leaders. includ-
ing Commandant Scheepers, were
permanently banished from South
Africa.
King George of Greece reopened a
discussion among the Powers over the
independence Of Crete.
The British cruiser Pylades an
nexed Ocean Island, which has NTH
erto been under q British protector
ate. There are valuable phoSphates
on the island.
Miss Marie Josephine Eastwick, OF
Philadelphia, pleaded guilty in Lon
don to forging railroad certificate
for S500,0OO.
Naples was officially declared free
from the plague, and the quarantine
was abolished.
Complete agreement was reached
between the Russian and British StV.
ernments as to Afghanistan.
An American exhibition was az
ranged to be held at the Crystal Pal
ace, London, from May to October
next year.
Anarchist Editor Maurer. at Berlin.
Germany, was sentenced to fom
months Imprisonment for publishing
an article approving the assassination
of Mckinley.
A man sentenced to penal servitude
in Russia for carrying false pass
port declared that he was an Amerl'
can.
A court-martial decided that the
lost British torpedo boat destroyer
Cobra simply collapsed because she
was structurally weak
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
FLoRlDA's ORANGE CROP GOOD.
Some Predict That the Total Will BE
100000 Boxes.

Jacksonville, Fla.-Florida's orange
yield this year will be about 100000
boxes, according to the best estimates
made now. The fruit is fine, and some
say that the yield will be 100000
boxes.
Many people have come into South
Florida since "the freeze" from the
northern part Of the State, and they
have acquired small groves. which
have been enlarged, so that the Or
ange growing acreage is increasing
each year.
A larger number Of oranges will be
sold on the trees this year than here
tofore. The crop in the Indian River
region Is also said to be good.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
BIG FLOODS IN KLoN0IKE
United States Military Ordered Out t.
Assist in Saving Life and Property.


Assist in Saving Life and Property.
Port Townsend, Wash. - Skag gway
and it's vicinity have been visited by
disastrous rainstorms, according to
passengers arriving on the City OF
Seattle, causing much loss of property
The other day torrent Of water
rushed down the valley, carrying de-
struction in it's wake.
Three bridges were wrecked and
buildings on the water front between
Broadway and the bluff were mum.
dated. A big slide occurred near Pen
nington and the snowsheds just erect.
ed were wrecked. Losses will easily
foot up to $4,000.
When the waters began to make
their appearance around the doors Of
houses on the low ground in Skagway
much excitement prevailed. and all
made preparations to move. Captain
jerks. United States Army. ordered
the military out, and they rendered
assistance in saving life and property
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
RIOT CALL AT BARGAIN RUSH.
Women Charge on Store in Charleston
s. C.-Police Disperse Them.

8. C.-Police Disperse Them.
Charleston. S. C.-About 800 wom-
en-, many of whom were members of
well-known families, were dispersed
by the police while in q rush toward
the door of q bargain house on King
street. Alluring offers had been made,
and before the establishment was
opened the woman had blocked the
street to such an extent that cars
could not be run.
When the doors swung back the
women swarmed in and dozens were
trampled upon and hurt. Several
women tainted. AS the mob surged
through the entrance glasses were
smashed and the heavy barricades
previously erected were twisted from
their places. A riot call was sent to
police headquarters and patrol
wagon filed with policemen was
rushed to the scene. The mob was
driven back and the police closed the
store. The proprietor was allowed to
open later In the day.
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I verify believe that most of the doc
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$4,000 fo,fsit II abous testimonial Is not genuine
Mrs. Pinkhsm invites all wo-
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advice. Address Lynn, Mass,
giving full particulars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
Governors Son Joined a Circus.

Governor McSWeeney's fOurteen'
year-old son, Miles, fine horseback
rider, became infatuated with circus
that passed through Columbia, S. G
The boy seated himself in the circus
train, and with the determination OF
joining the show went into another
State. On the Governors telegraphit
instructions he was returned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-06
The Insurrection In Samar.

Rear-Admiral Rodgers has tele-
graphed the Navy Department. at
Washington, that the insurrection in
the Island Of Samar, 2. l., has as
sumed very serious proportions. Ad-
miral Rodgers has ordered twenty
six gunboats and the cruiser New
York to cooperate with the troops in
suppreSsing the outbreak.