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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18
POlP1l aro
YREAGnER

The First Congregational Church of
Oakland, Cal, celebrated its fortieth an-
niversary last Sunday.
The parishioners of St. Peters Prot
estant Episcopal Church, St. Louis, have
raised $33, 600 to free the church from
debt.
A statue of ST. Lucia, by Giuseppe Do
nato, an Italian, 10 years old, has been
presented to the Church of Our Lady Of
Good Counsel, Philadelphia.
Archbishop Martinelli, Papal Delegate
in the United States, will be present at
the dedication of the Polish Catholic
Church ut St. Josephat, in Milwaukee, Oh
April IA.
The Rev. w. B. Wright, d. d., has
resigned the pastorate of Lafayette Pres
byterian Church, Buffalo, n. Y. He will
not accept call to another church, but
will devote himself to literary work.
The Rev. James lie Baron johnson.
former assistant rector of Grace Episco-
pal Church, New York. has been deposcd
from the priesthood at his own request.
Mr.. johnson has been suffering from ncr.
vous prostraton.
The Rev. A. NJ. Palmer, the Oldest
member of Newark conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died on
| Thursday morning in the SID year Of his
age. He had been Il member OF the con-
ference more than fifty years.
| There mas been mortgage Of 81 500
against the First Baptist Church, Cam
den, \. j., for more than forty years. AT
TIE service last Sunday Charles Watson
general superintendent of the South der
sey Gas, Electric and Traction Company.
announced to the congregation that he
had lifted the mortgage AS i; Christmas
gift to the church.
The Rev. John h. Turpin. ID. d.. has
been formally installed as pastor of First
Baptist Church, Charlottesville, Va. lie
was pastor of church in Carroilton.
NO., before he accepted the call to the
Virginia church.
At Tampico, ILL.,, recently. an aged man
united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church on probation. He built the frs,
house in Tampico; he had donated ground
for church building to every church
erected in the place. hut had held aioo1
from church fellowship. He was highly
respected by all, and his act in joining
tie church greatly moved his old friends
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18

The population of Arizona is now 122,
600. gain Of G5.OOO in ten years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18

Chicaso's public library has 2eO, 1000
volumes and sixty substations.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18
SIZE OF HOUSE INCREASED.
Burleigh Amendment Of Hopkins Bill
Fixes Membership at 3s7.

Fixes Membership at 3s7.
By vote Of 1Go to 1O2 the National
House Tuesday afternoon adopted the
burleigh reapportionment bill as sub.
stitute for the Hopkins measure. The
Burleigh bill fixes the membership of the
House at 3S7 and does not reduce the
representation of any State, but increases
the representation Of twenty-one States
and provides for thirty more members
than are now authorized.
The Hopkins measure provided for a
House of 357, the size of the lsouse us
now constituted. and deprived eight
States of one member each and increas-
cd that of seven States. The States that
would lose under the Hopkins bill were:
inuiaia, Nebraska,
Nahsas. Ohio,
kentucky. South Carolina,
Maine, Virginia.
Texas would gain two members. while
Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota
New Jersey, New York and West Nir.
ginia would gain one member each.
Under the Burleigh reapportionmcnt
bill adopted by the House no State will
lose member, and those that will gain
and the number are:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18
NORROW'S
KbD-NE- -OlDS

are guaranteed by the proprietors un-
der $50 forfeit to cure any case of Kid
ney Disease or Pain in the Back. This
is tempting offer and is made in per-
feet good faith. Other distinctive symp-
toms of Kidney Disease are Backache.
Dizziness, Putting under the Eyes.
Rheumatic Pains, General Weakness,
and frequently all the troubles peculiar
to women. Kid-ne-oids willrestore you.
NEBRASKA a AND IOWA
People Cured by kid-ne-oids. In writing
dressed envelope.
Mrs. Lilly Pratt 1910 L St. Lincoln. Neb,
Mrs. Robt. Henderson. ". Market ST., Beatrice
Neh.
Mr.. II. l.. Small 1910 Ohio ST. Omaha. Neb.
William Zimmerman. 23l5 White ST.. Dubuque, Ia.
Frank Rand, I'd St. l;nst Dubuque In.
Mrs. Emmn Hancock. 326 18th ST.. Dubuque Ia.
y. d. Nagle, si5 Iowa St, Dubuque, la.
Morrows Kid-nc-oids are not pills,
but Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty
cents box at drug stores.
JOHN MORROW co., SPRINGFIELD. Q.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18

As the measure was agreed to, Illinois
Will have twenty-five members, and to-.
gether with New York and Texas will
gain three members each, and Minnesota
New Jersey and Pennsylvania will gain
two members each, while fifteen other
States will gain one member apiece.
Ii the reapportionment is adopted by
the Senate in the shape in which it went
through the House, the representation of
the States will he.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18
No Athlete.

No Athlete.
How is Ponsonby's boy making out
at college?'
"oh. he doesn't cut much of a figure
there"
"Nvhy, 1 understand he was making
wonderful progress with his studies"
"That's just it. He spends all his
time trying to acquire an education."-
Philadelphia Press.
The gunpowder factory at Kirkee.
India, will close on April !, cordite now
being in general use
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-01-18
FIRE LOSSES For 1900.
rhe Aggregate for the Year Was s,1G3.
36OD5O

36o,25O.
The New York Journal of Commerce
prints the following: Fire underwriters
suffered terribly during 1900. The aggre-
gate fire loss of the United States ani
Canada during the year just closed, a.
compiled from carefully kept records, was
S1G3, 3G2. $50. A great increase over 1899
and 1898 is shown. The following table
gives the losses by months:
Month. 1900. Month 1900.
January..S 11,T55.3O0 August =. 1O,29s, $50
February 15.427, ,000 September 0,l10300
March .. 13,3i9,2COl October :. 100000
April 80. 25,T27, ,00OI November S,51SOOd
May 49,. 1850, AGO December. 11,42O, zoo
June 80. 21,2S1 900
July so. 1850, 100 Total ..s1Os, sG2 :2,a,O
The total losses for 1890 were $119,,
$40, 800, and for 1898, S13G, 1773, 200.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
MORE LIGHT.
Statement by Mrs. Dansby-Her Hus-
band Called mp out of Bed-The
Trouble that Ensued Treatment
that was Accorded to Her and
HuakRud.

Trouble that Ensued - Treatment
that was Accorded to Her and
Husband.
Statement by the wife OF John Dansby, who
Is overwhelmed with grief, and who feels that
her husband was not treated with proper con-
Bideration.
John came up stairs about dark on Satur-
day night put him to bed, and covered him
up. He was drinking, but he wasn't drunk. @
os nd a a5s aoo1 ao0n
to let him in. The second time he knocked.
he called for John. I said ! aYou can't see
RoRe R% up ans ns asS as s:ssPn By
sous Watkins" and he said. "Let him in:"
John, get up. want you TO go down 70 the
money to throw away, and II yon will come
and 20 with me, II am going TO paint Mrs.
Miller's honse next week1 I will give you
five dollars"
begged him not to 60. and tried to get him
to 60 back to bed; but Gus persuaded him;
and told him not to be uDeasy, for he would
give him the five dollars to go; and that was was
me and said John had shot man, and want.
ed to see me and his boy, and to 60 to the
hotel and see II the man was hurt much. Be
the road, and they wouldn't let me see him and
wouldn't allow any Of us to put our hands on
him. or do anything for him in his sufferl
On that night at about eleven o'clock
Bob Kennedy, Joe Johnson, OBryant and
others came down to Mr.. Thomas CressWelrs
house, all Of us being In the house. Charne
Wilson opened the door and stepped out into
the piazza, and found Bob Kennedy standing
ON the steps, Will Clay coming out about the
same time. Bob Kennedy called John. he
Jumped mp and came out on the piazza,
In about two steps Of Kennedy. Kennedy
saiy: II have come after you. John."
John said: II am not going, Bob" BOZ
said "You can't afford to do that way,
john" John stepped back, Bob firing at
John. John stepped off Of the steps, hrlng
as he stumbled. Bv this time everybody was
John was shot by the police behind the
house. They run in on him in front OF the
house, and grabbed him. I went IN the mouse
while they seemed to struggle When came
out again they we're dragging him up the
road about hundred yards, where two men
engaged In some unnecessary talk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
The Pensions,

While We are not informed why the severely
Of the rules which the State Pension Board
applies TO all applicants was adopted We think
they are unnecessarily harsh, and that, under
the rules, very few are entitled to q pension.
II the scarcity Of money is the reason for the
hard rules, then money which the rich people
OF Charleston want, had better be put into
the hands OF the needy Confederate soldier.
To cut on the soldiers pension and then
squsnder big sum on the Charleston show,
is not according to the dictates Of humanity.
There are today not over ten thousand
Confederate soldiers in the State. II one
third Of that number should be in needy
circumstances, then there should be about
thirty.three hundred pensioners. Fifty
thousand dollars would give each OF these
needy men q very nice sum Of money. In
many instances these pensions would save
the old soldiers from becoming charge on
the tax payers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
"sickly sentimen alism. -

"What should be done with person WhQ
steals = Turn him loose. That ts simply 70
ofiense; 1t fs to break down the distinction
between honesty and thievery. between char.
aoter and the lack Of 1t. There ought to be q
very, very wide distinction preserved - as
who steals and the person who does not.
There is NO proper place for namby .pamby
pity for the stealer: and the sickly senti.
mentalists who attempt TO interfere in bis
down the high partition wall that stands be-
tween right and wrong."-Greenville News.
The Greenville News, in an editorial on
"Siokly Sentimentslism" utters the above
sentiment on general principles.
Specifically the News would call klepto
maniacs thieves and punish them accord
ingly. The News thinks the Judge erred in
showing mercy to the woman who, blinded
her betrayor. And that paper dissents from
the efforts Of women to reduce the life sen.
tenoe of woman who committed infan
ticide. selfdefence Is plea for taking life
II woman destroys her infant In the hope
of saving her reputation, we are inclined u
mercy. We think the Judge did right In ths
case of the woman and her betrayor. Rich
people are kleptomaniscs and are generally
able to respond in money damages. The
tendency of the times 10 to settle for crimes
by the demand and the payment OF money
Isn't 1t 80 In China? Isn't 1t 80 in America
As to the paragraph on general principles
Stealing, under its different forms or prac.
tices is q common occurrence. Some people
OF education, and possessing some claims to
social standing, steal, and people with nc
particular claims TO respectability, steal.
The society man steals under the gulse of 9
contract, is . gentleman, while the unlettered
fool, as q rule, carries away the goods o.
another without bis consent, and he is @
vulgarian, because he Is amenable to the
law.
A plain prevaricator who Is well dressed
and who makes churchly professions, car
generally steal what he wants under promise
to pay, with NO possibility Of his eyer squar
ing the debt.
There are three distinct classes OF thieves
namely:
/. The gentleman who steals under th,
guise OF contract, escapes punishment and
is often useful member Of the church, OF
whose affairs he may lay his stolen money.
z The illiterate fool who is not 80 we'll ac
quainted with the forms Of law, takes things
when the owner is not looking. and instead
OF being an honored member OF society, ht
must 20 TO the chain gang, and be forever al
outcast.
.. The kleptomaniao 10 rich person
whose relatives may make restitution, and
whose indiscretions are not aired in the
sourts.
Would the Greenville News punish the
gentlemanly thief and the kleptomaniat
woman7 Or, would he confine the punish.
mont to vulSaridns who steal straight9 Tt
speak Of thieves, without Qualifying terms
may mean all. or the expression may include
only one class.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1901.
The Charleston Exposition.

Q have received copy Of the memorial
he South Carolina Interstate and Wes
an Exposition Company TO the membert
the General Assembly OF South Carolina.
One or two things are notable. One is. the
Yabsence Of any notice Of the fact that the Leg
islature was importuned at its last meeting tC
pass encouraging resolutions, after assur
ances had been given that no money would
be called for. Now, those commendatory res
olutions seem to be the corner stone upon
which the appeal for $4,000 is laid.
Another notable thing is, that Charleston
denominates her share in the show, as "South
Carolina" &C., when as q matter Of fact, We
are not informed what part OF South Caro-.
lima, outside of Charleston, is interested In
Charleston's big show.
And still another notable feature is the
total absence OF any hint that the West In
dian Islands have taken any stock in the
Charleston Exposition, or even that they
8have been asked or invited to contribute q
cent to the success Of the Charleston enter
prise.
Another notable expression is that in which
allusion is made as to "the great benefits
which will be derived by every portion Of our
Sta.e." Any assertion that Abbeville County
\ VIII receive benefit in drawing her trade and
usiness from our own merchants for a single
Fear to Charleston Is 30 preposterous that we
ARE amazed that any man OF Intelligence
should utter such rot. There are forty coun'
ties in South Carolina. The average cost to
each ooyaty would be 81 l,950-if $50 900 is ap-
propriated. WIN any man with thimble
full Of brains say that there are not many
purposes for which I. .bbeville would get q bet.
ter return than for 81 ,25o OF our money sppre-
priated for local show on the coast wish q
big name.
Visitors from every State !! the Union, the
West Indies and South America are expected
to 60 to Charleston. None OF these countries
are called upon to contribute cent And
nothing is said about the trade or the people
that will be brought to Abbeville, or TO any
part Of the State outside OF Charleston.
Rut the checklist Of all expressions is that
paragraph in which the committee asks for
900. or course, the committee are not
crazy enough 10 suppose for an instant that
the General Assembly will appropriate that
amount. The fact is, they must know that
they can get nothing, II they do not ask for
It. They, however. want all that they can
get, but really We have no idea that they ex-
pect or hope 10 get over $1,000. That amount
!, would build finer and larger house than the
houses In which majority of the taxpayers
live. ...
We have no advise to give any member OF
the General Assembly. By reference to the
Constitution Of the State. 1t will be seen that
the organic law OF the Commonwealth makes
expression on subject Of sppropriating public
funds for other than governmental purposes.
II they can see their way clear to vote away
the peoples money on doubtful schemes,
then It is matter for their own choice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02

LosT.-An amethyst gold ring. A liberal
reward will be paid for It's return to Mr..
Payne, at the Carolina Hotel.
Shoes-The demand for good fitting and
good wearing shoe on the increase. You'll
dnd the shoe you need at Haddon's.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
Summons For Debt.
State Of South Carolina.

By NJ. E. Hollinesworth Esquire, Magistrate
& Abbeville County. a
TO r. B. ANDERSON ~
COMPLAINT having been made unto me
~ by l.. T. Miller that you are indebted 70
him 10 the sum Of Fifteen and t63.l00 dollars
on account Of goods sold and delivered To-
you at your request. T. n 81 X
: This Is. Therefore. to require you 10 appear
before me In my offtce In the City Of Abbe.
VILE, State Of South Carolina, on the 21st day
after the service Of this summons npon you,
exclusive Of the day Of such service, TO
answer to the said complaint. or judgment
will be given against yon by default. ~ .t.i
Date Abbeville. @. H., g. c., January LIST,
A. D., 1901. NJ. e. Hoiiingsworth.
- III 3 u Magistrate A. O. M
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1NoI,Esr OVER w1LI1AM KYLE.


INQUEST OVER WILLIAM KYLE.
late of South Carolioa.
O. unity of Aobe Vile,
To G. a. Moore, Greeting; ~. - Z.
These are TO require you tmmediateiy on
receipt hereof IT, summon and warn veroaliy
or otherwise IL men Of the County 81 Abbeyiiis !
To be and appear before me at Carolina Hoie 81
in the G ty OF Abbeville at four clock, p. No.
this day. a., oo.,,
OA' " ". B. Going, IL 81 Coroner A. G.
THE JURORS SUMMONED, -
.a w. A, Wilsop,
H. R. McAllister,
s- T. G. 'LIddejl, :,
w. l.. Killingsworth'
.,r ]. r. Cochran,
C. s. Haddop,
II. n, Reese, H-s "
s."'. P. E. Anderson, .,,., g
,... E, F. Andrews, *
r. j. n Pander, ~, A.
], l.. Clark, =.
Ernest Wilson, ~.
= . Z.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
FRESH OYSTERS.

You can always get fresh o7stsrs at
Thomson Bros. Give them 9 trial.
Phsne SO. ~
4 Wanted, 5000 lbs Of hidea Bring
us your hides, we win pay yor marked
price for them. Thomso1 Bros. q
Bring your green salted lndy dry
hides to Thomson Bros. They swill'
buy them. sss sjs ~, ~;
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02

Jack ets-For Ladies', Misses and Child
rem. New lot Just received at Haddons.
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INQUEST OVER J. R. KENNEDY.
vas used. or accented In the case of J.. R.
Y.os1 - -.
henneuS' :.
Certificate of Dr.. NeuHer.
have this day examined the dead body Of
J. r. Kennedy. flpd gunshot wound of
the chest the ball entering TWO iRGnes ho4Se 3Se
the left nipple, passing enSIiey spuusn ~ :
BODY, ano golpg OUT aL sne neuan s ~ nue t a,t
back. loternal nemnrrnagr, snu snock W Iesun- stn
ing nom Inns Woupo' was tne auSe oi oeatp'
Ball was A ca1iore. No,e,-,s n
'.... a. Neunei' N"' -
v.,dyct os rho Jnrv
s.o,e n, soptb Carolina r.
0'A'o VI kbbeyiIle County.
An ,nnn,sition % indentsd, % taken at Abbe-
,,tIIa ro1rt Honse in the connty of Ahbeyille.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County ofAbbeville.
notice that the complaint In the above stated
case was filed in the ONCE OF Clerk of Court
OF Abbayille county on the 1st day Of Jan.
Given under my hand and seal this the lst
January, 1901.
T., sts.t Magistrate, A. G., g. Q.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02

The State of South Carolina,
County of AbbeviIle.
The State VS.. the dead body 1no,aet
John M. Dansby. ( A'HNeo''
w. G. Riley. sworn, says:
Mr.. Pay yne reported TO me that John Dansoy
had shot man in his office. DR.. Thomson
and I ran down there, and found out 1t was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
Farmers Bank.

a NNUAL MEETING OF sTOCKHOLD %
IA ers will be held at Bank office az SAbbe
vile, on Wednesday 9th January, at IL NJ.
e II julius n. DuPre, Cashier.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
CORONER'S INQUEST.

The Testimony, the Certificates of the
Doctors, and the Verdicts Of the
Jury-ParttcuIars OF Bloody Scenes
which Made Memorable the Last
Saturday Night in the Dying Gem
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Three Men Killed Saturday Night.


William Kyle Foreman Carpenter at the Cotton Mil Received
Death Wound at the Hands Of John Dansby While IN the
Office Of the Carolina Hotel.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02

INQUEST OVER ]. r. KENNEDY.
The testimony in the case Of ]. M. Dansby
was used, or accepted ip the case OF ]. r
Kennedy. ~.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
Certificate of DR.. Harrison.

DR.. F. E. Harrison. sworn. says:
I examined the dead body OF John Dansby
and found one bullet wound on chest. about
two and one half inches to the inner side and
one inch below right nipple. and one bullet
wound on inner side Of left thigh, about mid.
upward and backward, passing ont little
above the point OF entrance. 1t Is my opin-
ion that the first.named wound caused bis
death, did not dissect the body; did not
probe for the ball. Judge was about 3d.
caltbre ball. +. E.. Harrison, M. D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02

Al an early hour ON Monday Rev. r.. w.
Sloan was called TO the home Of Dansby, to
the departure Of the body for Lower Long
Cane.
At ten O'Clock, the hearse came up street
bearing the body OF Sheriff Kennedy. which
was followed by Knights Of Pythias, Wood
men Of the World, friends and relatives of
the deceased.
Every seat in the eAssociateReformed ed church,
was occupied, and standing room was crowd
death Of his friend and co-Worker in the
Lords vineyard. He did not believe in
eulogizing the dead. The lives they had lived
were before the people, and their acts were
object lessons. But he could express his very
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-02
State of South Caroline,
CoI1nfV Of A hhrUillp

State of South Caroline,
County Of Abbeville,
An irquisition indepte', taken at Ahhe-
VILE Court House in the County OF Ao6eville,
SHth day of December. 1900, before r. E. Cox,
Magistrate, acting coroner, for said county,
upon view of the body Of ]: M. Dansby, OF the
County afore aid, then and there being dead.
by the oaths Of John A. HarriP, Foreman w.
J. Brysop, r. G. Wilson, r, 9. Harper, ". II.
White, W. Shehee, Henry Gillian, E. q.
Mcmillan, A. B: Cheatham being q lawful
sworn to inquire for the State of South Caro-
lima, where and by what means the said j. NJ
Densby came to bis death on their oaths do
say that the said John M. Dansby came to his
death from a pistol shot wound received from
officers of the law while resisting arrest and
ii, said officers were in 1ul discharge OF their
official duty and are hereby exhonorated from
all blame.
In witness whereof I. r. E. Cox, Magistrate,
Acting Coron er, and the jurors afor. said, to
this inauisition have In nterchapgeabIy put our
hands and seals the day and year above writ
X. E. Cox, Magistrate,
Acting Coroner.