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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
SPREAD YELLOW FEVER
Evidence That Transmission Of Germs
Is Due Only to Mosquitoes
EXPERIMENTS MADE IN CUBA

The Investigations OF the United States
Commission Show That There Is No
Contagion From an Infected Person
or Infected Clothing-Extremely Salts
factory Results Obtained-Test Cases.
Havana, Cuba.-The American Com.
mission, under the superintendence or
DR.. Reed, which has been making ex-
periments at Quemados as to the dis
trlbution of the yellow fever germs by
the mosquito, has obtained extremely
satisfactory results.
DR.. Reed says the experiments show
beyond a doubt that there is no con-
tagion from an Infected person or from
infected clothing, but that the mos
auitoes alone are responsible for the
spread Of the disease.
In the course Of the commissions In.
vestigation six non-immune persons
were infected direct by the bites Of
mosquitoes which had previously bit
ten yellow-tever patients. and five Of
these developed yellow fever.
The last experiment made proved
conclusively, DR.. Reed contends. the
theory of propagation by mosquitoes.
A special building was constructed of
disinfected material ands one of the
rooms was divided into two sections
by a wire mosquito screen. In one
section were placed disinfected bed
ding and clothing and in the other bed
ding and clothing from the yellow
fever hospital which had not been dis
infected. Two non-immunes occupied
the two sections. In the former were
put several infected mosquitoes. The
patient remained in this room only
long enough to be bitten, and in four
days a pronounced case of yellow
fever developed. The patient is now
convalescent.
The other subject slept in the infect
ed ledding for many nights and has
not contracted the fever.
DR.. Reed says that in no instance in
the course of the commissions inves-
LEGATIONS has q case of yellow fever
developed from exposure to infected
bedding or clothing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
$1,000 PINNED TO THE WAIF.
Childless Couple Find a Baby Girl In a
Basket at Their Door.

Owingsville. Ky.-Mr. and Mrs. Doe
Upton, Of Springfield township, n
childless couple. are happy because of
an addition to their family. Early the
other morning Mr.. Upton was aroused
by the wailing cry Of child. 1nves.
tigation as to the cause Of the unusual
sound resulted in the discovery Of
basket on the back porch of his resi-
dence from which the sound came.
Upon taking the basket into the light
ed room it was found to contain girl
baby about q week old, and warmly
dressed.
Pinned to the babes underclothing
was $1,000 in paper money and n note
pleading for Mr.. Upton to take good
care of the baby and raise her to De
a lady" and saying that when the
$1,000 was exhausted more money 10
defray all expenses would be sent him.
Mr.. Upton is wealthy farmer and
he and mis- wife are delighted with the
infant, and will raise it as their own.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
How to Garry q Gun.


There are only two directions in
which q muzzle of gun can safely be
pointed; these are up or down. A shot
tired in the air can scarcely lnjure any
one or anything, and one discharged
into the ground is equally harmless.
Therefore, in all the different posi-.
'tions which the gun assumes, see that
1t is pointed either up or down. Some.
times a man will be seen who carries
his gun reversed, holding it by the
muzzle while the fore end rests on the
shoulder and the stock projects be.
hind. Happily, this practice Is not
common, for 1t Is extremely danger.
ous, and many men have been killed
by carrying their guns in this way. If
a man stumbles or steps in hole, or
catches his foot on a root and falls,
bis gun may very likely be thrown
forward with the muZzle directly to.
ward his body, and may easily enough
be discharged.
Sometimes one may see boy, or
even a man, who will carry the gun
across the back of the neck, with one
arm over the stock and the other over
the barrels, sometimes with the hand
resting on the muzzle. This Is certain
to give a very uncomfortable feeling
to any one who happens to be walking
by the side Of the person carrying his
gun in this fashion and opposite. the
muzzle end. While the danger Of a
discharge is perhaps not great, it Is
unpleasant to be walking along with a
gun pointed at your Ieck or head
Forest and Stream.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Conversational Notes.

The House passed a bill extending
the mining laws to saline lands.
The Senate passed bill to regulate
the production and sale of milk in the
District Of Columbia.
Secretary Root sent to Congress an
estimate of S1,140,000 for enlarging
and improving Governors Island. New
York Harbor, for army purposes.
The House Committee on Commerce
reported favorably a bill for The CON.
struction of O. third-class revenue cut
ter for Boston harbor, at cost of $780,
600. ----..-. =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
At rhe Other End.

A certaiD naval officer was very
pompous and conceited when on duty.
One day, when he was officer Of the
watch, and he could not, as usual, find
anything Of consequence to grumble
about, he attempted to vent his spite
on one of the stokers Of the vessel, who
was in the engine room on duty.
Going to the speaking tube the off,
Ger yelled:
''Is there a .blitherlng idiot at the
end Of this tube?
The reply came quick and startling:
@'Not at this end, sir"
The feelings of the officer as he
turned away, with black frown, ran
be better imagined. than described
London Spare Moments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
GIRL MoURNED AS DEAD ALIVE.
Parents Who Identified Corpse Welcome
Their Daughter Home.

Parents Who Identified Corpse welcome
Their Daughter Home.
Cincinnati, Ohio.-On The night OF
May 10 of last year the body of q
young woman was found in the Ohlo
River. Mrs. Owens saw the report
in the papers, Her daughter Maud had
been missing since the third OF the
month. She went to the Morgue and
examined the body. She believed 1t
was that of her daughter. but to MAKE
sure sent for her husband, who identi-
fed the dead girl by means of scar
on her cheek as his daughter. The
parents claimed the body and buried
it.
A few days ago Mrs. Owens received
a postal card. asking her to meet her
daughter at the depot. She was much
surprised and did not understand it.
However, she went to the depot. and
her daughter, whom she had mourned
as dead, stepped from the train alive
and we'll. There was happy meeting
Mauds story was that she had gone to
Indianapolis with man who deserted
her.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
VOTE ON APPoRTIoNMeNT.
The Burleigh Bill, Providing For
House of 3S6 Members, Passed.

The Burleigh Bill. Providing For Z
House of 3s6 Members, Passed.
Washington, D. C.-By vote Of 165
to 102 the House accepted the reap
portionment plan proposed by the Bur
leigh bill, which increases the mem
bership Of the House during the next
decade from 357, the present member
ship and the membership proposed by
the committee or Hopkins bill, to 3s6,
The vote was unexpected even by the
friends Of the Burleigh bin.
The bill as passed gives the House
3S6 members. The States which will
receive an increase under the bill are!
Arkansas, California, Colorado, Con-
necticut, Florida, Louisiana. Massa.
chusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Washington,
West Virginia and Wisconsin, ons
each; Minnesota, New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, two each; Illinois, New
York and Texas, three each. A total OF
twenty-nine.
An amendment to prevent gerryman
dering was agreed to.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
the CHANGE OF LIFE

Is the most important period in a wo-
:manS existence. Owing to modern
methods of living, not one woman in
Q thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
train Of very annoying and some
times painful symptoms.
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until it
-seens ready to burst, and the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
.chills, S if the heart were going to
stop for good, are symptoms of a dan
,perous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just so many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Growth OF Life Insurance.

Life insurance is practically hun
dred years old, as it was brought to
public notice for share Of public busi-
ness about the beginning Of the nine
teenth century. In this country it has
expanded with such increasing force.
and has assumed such formidable pro-
portions that the beginning Of the
twentieth century will find it leading
nearly all other great business enter
prises.
A single Illustration to verify this
statement: Our life insurance compa-
nies have returned to policy holders
and benefciaries during the past year
q greater sum than the entire surplus
fund Of all the national banks Of the
United States. and the assets of the
leading life insurance companies in
this country are larger by several
hundred millions Of dollars than the
entire capital stock, surplus fund and
undivided profits OF ali ovr national
banks.-TAe Insurance Prese. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Date of Wllhelmina's Wedding.
The marriage Of Queen Wflhelmina
,f Holland has been set for February {.
Prominent People.

Bret Harte win probably return tc
America some time this year, but only
for q visit.
Bridges Smith, Mayor Of Macon, Ga.
made his first money peddling papers
in the streets.
Count Won Blumenthal, Chief Of
Staff Of the German Army, and the
Oldest Field Marshal in the service, is
dead.
Captain Dreyfus has been in Paris
for the last few weeks, but he goes
out very little and sees no one. He
Will probably stay there some time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
FlLIPINOS TO BE EXILED
Macarthur Orders Insurgent Gen.
erals Deportsd to Island Of Guam.
Other Leading Insurrectionists VIII Be
Sent From Manila Until Peace
Has Been Declared.

Manila.-General Macarthur has Or
dered the deportation Of Generals Ri
carte, Del Pillar. Hizon, Llanera and
Santos to the Island of Guam. Nine
regimental and four subordinate off,
GERS, with eight civilians, including
Trias, Tecson and Mabini, notorious
assistants Of the insurrectionists, have
also been ordered to be deported.
It is General MacArthur's intention
to hold most Of the active leaders Of
the rebels who have been captured in
Guam until the resumption Of condi.
tion Of peace has been declared.
The first municipal election was
held successfully at Bagulo, Province
Of Benguet. The Igorrotes took part
in the election.
Washington, D. C. Major-General
Macarthur acted under instructions
given by Secretary Root In directing
the deportation of Filipino prisoners
Of war to Guam.
The President has come to the con-
clusion that it is time to be done with
the policy of leniency and try the ef-
feet of a policy Of harshness. One Of
the steps In this direction is the pro-
posed deportation Of prisoners to
Guam and the other the operation Of
methods Of war more harsh than h!th-
erto pursued.
The men soon to be deported will be
followed by others, until Guam can ac-
commodate no more. when prisoners
will be sent to another island, proEa.
bly, to the southwark of Luzon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Minor Mention.

The recent snowstorm did little In
Jury to California orange crop.
Paris is to name a street after for
mer President Kruger Of the Trans
vaal.
The Berlin Fire Department is exper
Imenting with an automobile fire en-
gine.
In Cincinnati, Ohio. there Is talk OF
automobile lines to compete with the
trolley lines.
The population of Bavaria is $3.50.
600, an increase Of 3S1, 900 since the
previous census.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Cuban Cattle Trade.

An idea of the immense cattle trade
now being conducted between the
States and Cuba may be gathered
from the reports of the various Flor
ida ports where cattle have been load
ed during the past year. Since May
/, 1000. 1t is cor servatively estimated
that 100000 head have been shipped
to Cuba from Florida ports alone,
while large shipments have been made
from Mobile and ports along thu Gulf,
including Galveston.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Modus yiyendl Continued.

An order in council has been passed
by the Canadian Government continu
Ing for another year the modus vivend'
under which licenses are issued te
United States vessels allowing then
to enter Canadian ports on the AT
lantic coast for the purpose Of sup
plies and outfits, and for the trans
shipment of catch, and the shipping Of
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
A Warning From Dunrayen.

In letter to the London Times the
Earl of Dunraven, emphasizing the
every grave situation in South Africa"
warns Great Britain to distrust the
opinions of experts on the spot and to
be ready for the unexpected. He CON-
plains Of the Inertia Of the authori.
ties" and urges the necessity of large
reinforcements.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
British Election Exponsss. /,

At the last general election In Great
Britain 1885,, 900 votes were cast at an
average cost Of eighty-two cents PEI
vote for legitimate expenses: in the
English counties the cost was $1.2
and In the boroughs sixty cents. Each
Welsh vote cost S1.06 to cast; In Scot.
land the cost was $1.34 in the counties
and elghty-nine cents in the boroughs.
and in Ireland nineteen cents in the
counties and fifty-one cents in the borsl
oughs. There were; 1181 candidates
for $40 seats in the House Of Com,
mons.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Four Lost In a Tenement Fire

Four persons were burned to death
In a fire which destroyed the upper
part Of five-story Italian tenement
in New York City. Those who lost
their lives with Mrs. Rosa Mora, aged
thirty-two; Louis Mora. aged three, her
son; Mrs. Antoinette Mora, aged thir-
ty.seven, and her infant daughter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
West Point Cadets From Hawaii.

A letter has been received from Del
egate Wilcox. at Washington, by the
Central Committee Of the Independent
party at Honolulu asking the appoint,
ment Of committee to examine Ha.
waiian youths who wish to enter West
Point Military Academy and to for
ward recommendations as to five
youths, with photographs. Mr.. VIII.
cox says Hawaii Is entitled to two
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
RANCE WAR IN THE WEST.
1000 Sheep Killed by Raiders Near thu
Montana Wyoming Boundary.

s-~
Montana Wyoming Boundary.
Buffalo, Wyo.-Another fierce range
war between the sheep and cattle OWL
ers has broken out near the Wyoming
Montana boundary. Feeling Is very
high, and both sides are openly declar
Ing their intentions.
A few days ago 1000 sheep owned
by r. R. Selway were driven over 8
cliff by q band of raiders whose heads
were covered with gunny sacks. Those
sheep which escaped death by the fall
were beaten to death with clubs.
Selway owns $4,000 sheep. and has
incurred the hostility Of the cattlemen
Both sides are very bitter, and Selway
has offered a reward Of $4,000 for the
guilty parties. The sheep killed were
valued at SIP 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
smalIpox Prevalent In Missouri.

At meeting Of the Board Of Health
at Kansas City, Mo-, DR.. ]. G. James,
resident member Of the State Board of
Health. said there were cases Of
smallpox in more than one hundred
counties of Missouri, and that the
most vigorous quarantine measures
had failed to stop the spread Of the
disease
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
"MAN EATER" PACKER PARoLED.
Colorado's Anthropophagous Criminal
Liberated by the Retiring Governor. :;

CoIorado's Anthropophagous Criminal
Liberated by the Retiring Governor.
Denver, Col.-Alfred Packer, the
"man eater" has been paroled. 1t was
the closing official act of Charles S.
Thomas, the retiring Governor. Gov
ernor Thomas bad for two years resist.
ed all appeals in Packers behalf, and
he yielded at last only because the
prisoners personal condition made
longer confinement dangerous to his
life. Packer was convicted on April
12, 1883, and sentenced to be hanged.
He was accused of killing his five COM
panions, robbing them and eating their
flesh to save his life. The party were
on their way to the San Juan mining
region at the time. The case has at
tracted more attention than any other
in Colorado.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Senate viii Investipate Railroads.

Senator Harris introduced q resolu.
ton info the United States Senate.
directing the Interstate Commerce
Commission to investigate whether
there exists an association or asso
Citations of railroad companies which
operate similarly to the Transmits
souri, Railway Association, that was
declared by the Supreme Court to be
in violation Of the Antitrust law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23

No matter what aiIs You, headache to q,
cancer, you will never get we'll until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help,
nature, cure you without grippe or pain.
produce easy natural movements, cost yoI3
Just 10 cents to start getting your health
back. CAscARETs Candy Cathartlc, the
genuine, put up In metal boxes, every tab.
let has GOO. stamped on It. Beware of
limitations
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Automobile Risks.

Underwriters OF accident and fire
policies are beginning to devote no lit,
tie attention to automobile risks:
While the instances Of loss Of life
while operating "autos" have been few;
and far between. the destruction or se-
we're injury Of the machines by, fire
resulting from the ignition OF the
stored fuel after a smash-up on the
road has been sufficiently frequent to-
call the attention Of far-sighted chauf.
feurs to the advisability Of insurin2
themselves against loss in this way.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
contemporaneou. Spanish Humor.

Contemporaneous Spanish Humor. 4
Some recent jokes from Madrid, giy-s
Ing an idea of contempTaneous Span.
ish humor:
"But why do you marry so poor q
womanw
'To revenge myself. have suffered
much in the world" 4, g
"Ah, now I understand-an unhappy.
love affair" y
mo. am marrying a poor woman
to make my creditors ravew
Gedeon goes to confer with the Pres
tdent Of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals. 81 ~.
"What do you wantY ~ n
II desire to be protected; my wife
treats me like doh" F3 s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
A New Election For Worcester, Mass.

The Supreme Court decided that in
the case Of O'Connell against Lytle.
where both were tied for the Mayor.
atty Of the city Of Worcester, Mass,
that a new election must be- had.
0'Connell's contention was that Ger.
tain defective ballots which were
thrown out should have been counted
for him. The Court refused to 60 be.
hind the returns,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
The CENTRE OF POPULATION.
In Ten Years It Has Moved Ten Milei
West and Three Miles South.

Washington. D. c. The Census
Office announced that the centre OF
population in the United States is now
at q point in latitude 80 degrees, 9
minutes, SO seconds north and longi
tude S5 degrees. 4S minutes, 81 sec
onds west, which is in Southern In
diana, about seven miles southeast Of
the city of Columbus. In the ten years
since the last census the centre Of pop
ulation has moved westward about
fourteen miles and southwark aBou'
three miles.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Mayor OF Santiago Removed,

Telegraphic orders were received
removing Isidro Grinon, Mayor Of San
tiago, Cuba, from office, and placing
Senior Giro. Vice Mayor, in charge OF
the affairs of the municipality.
Charges of irregularlty in the conduct
of municipal affairs had been pro-
ferrCi.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
STATE o. OHIO, CRY OF TOLEDO, ! -.

FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
Co.. doing busineesin the City Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATARRH that cannot be-
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
(|) presence, this 9th day Of December
SEAL A. D. 1885,. A. W. sia..s GLlAs9s; psLt,..
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces,
Of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c. &e
Halls Family Pills are the best. N5
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
Bnnk Robbers Get $4,000.

Robbers entered the Shiloh EX.
change Bank. at Shiloh, Ohio, and sue
ceeded in opening the safe and secur.
ing $4,000 or more in cash. jewelry
and negotiable papers. The robbers
stole a horse and buggy and escaped.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
A Hundred BOYS Massacred in China.

Hundred Boys MaBsacreu III CHiHas
A sister of charity, writing from the
Maison de Jesu Enfant. at Ning-Po,
China, describes the massacre at Nan.
King of 100 little boys. Some OF
them, she says. were roasted alive in
the church. Others, led by O brother.
escaped to the orphanage outside the
city, but all were killed and the place
was burned
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
yesseI and Ten Persons Lost.

News has been received at Brussels.
Belgium, that the steamer Soudan,
which left Antwerp early in December
to undertake river service in the Congo
State. foundered a week ago. ten of
her company being drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
PLOT TO BREAK JAIL
'rison Barber Cuts the Throat OF tht
TrustY Who Revealed the Conspiracy.

Prison Barber Cuts the Throat OF tht
Trusty Who Revealed the Conspiracy.
Denver, Cola frustrated attempt
to blow down the walls Of the peni
tentiary at Canon City and murder the
warden and guards has just come to
light. A trusty weakened on account
Of the warden's kindness and revealed
the plot. Sunday the prisoners were
kept in their cells the entire day and
the explosion did not come off.
The trusty was suspected and when
he went to the prison barber to be
shaved the barber slit his throat. He
will recover.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
EIGHT KILLED IN TRAIN SMASH
Two Engines, One Drawing Empty Cars
Collide In West Virginia.

Fairmont, W. Va. An east-bound
engine with twenty-three empty cara
collided with a west-bound engine.
running light, on the bridge crossing
the mouth of Rooms Run, above Ev,
erson section. on the Monongah Divt
sion of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. killing eight men and injurine
three others, one fatally. Both en-:
glnes were going at full speed to reach
switch, as the Pittsburg flier was
nearly due.
The heroic action Of Brakeman
O'Leary in running a mile to signal
the flier saved the lives of many Of
Its passengers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-01-23
A French Plan to Annex Belgium

A military commission planning a
reconstruction Of Belgium's defence
has been informed that In 1897 Gen.
eral Zurlinden, then French Minister
Of War, proposed to the Superior War
Council that France annex Belgium.