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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
"Hellop'

"Hellow
The brother venturei to remar'::, II
wish you would tell us, Leon. who got
you into this scrape?"
The assassin answered in a slow.
hesitating way, "No one; nobody had
anything to do with it except me-"
'9That is not how you were brought
up" said the brother. "and you ought
to tell us everything now"
81 haven't got anything to tell" he
answered in surly manner.
"Do you want to see the priests
again?" asked his brother. And he
answered with more vehemence than
he had previously shown: "No; don't
sent them here again; I don't want
them"
The brother-in-law interiected here:
"That's right. Leon" The brother
looked rather disturbed by the answer.
Then stepping up close to the bars the
condemned man said:
"And don't you have any praying
over me when I'm dead. I don't want
it. don't want any Of their reli.
gion."
There was a painful pause Of n few
minutes, and then the relatives re.
sumed casual conversation with him,
to which he replied in monosyllables
until the brother-in-law suggested,
much to Superintendent Collins's sur
prise, that he and the brother be per.
mitted to witness the execution.
Before Superintendent Collins could
reply Leon Czolgosz said:
"Yes, Mr.. Superintendent, let them
see me killed"
Superintendent Collins told the trio
in emphatic terms that no such thing
could be allowed and ordered them to
say good-by.
Czolgosz walked to the back of his
cell. sat down on the edge of his cot
and did not answer the last farewell
Czolcosz had been an inmate Of the
prison since early on the morning OF
Friday. September q. having been
sentenced at Buffalo on the previous
afternoon. His trial had occupied but
two days. having begun on Monday
with q verdict Of guilty on Tuesday
morning, September %, and ended
with verdict IF guilty on Tuesday
afternoon. lie shot the President Oh
September 6. fifty-three days having
transpired from that time until the
day he was electrocuted.
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POWERS AGAIN CONVICTED.
He As Sentenced to Lie Imprisonmen
For His Part in Goebel Murder.

he AS sentenced 10
For His Part in Goebel Murder.
Georgetown, Ky.-Caleb Powers, for
mer Secretary of State, was again con-
victed of being accessory before the
fact to the murder OF Governor Will
lam Goebel in January, 1900, and for
the second time has been sentenced to
Imprisonment for life.
Powers sat pale and motionless when
the verdict was announced by the
foreman. B. S. Calvert, his old school
mate. Opposite Powers, on the other
side of the courtroom with the attpr-
neys, sat Arthur Goebel. brother of
the late Governor, with his eyes fixed
on the prisoner.
The attorneys Of Powers shook his
hand, expressing aloud their belief In
his innocence. Women crowded around
Powers, embracing and kissing him,
and tears were shed.
A motion for a new trial was over
ruled. The case will be appealed.
The sentence was read and judg-
ment suspended pending the decision
of the higher tribunal. Powers was
taken to Frankfort and committed to
Jail without bail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
STRENGTH OF THE ARMY
General Miles, in His Annual Report
Gives It as 84,5i?
Recommends Fewer Bureaus in Washing
ton Dealing With the Management
of the Organization.

Washington, D. C.-Lieutcnant-Gen'
eral Miles. in his annual report, gives
the total strength Of the Army as e4,-
513, of which 1854 are in the United
States, 4S,239 in the Philippines, 4914
in Cuba and the remainder in small de-
tachments in Porto Rico, Hawaii,
China and Alaska. He says 1t is ex'
pected the force in Cuba will he re-
duced soon, and hopes the force in the
Philippines also can be reduced.
General Miles does not approve the
present organization of the artillery
corps, saving it establishes another Du-
reau in Washington. He believes IN
the former regimental organization.
Speaking Of the army canteen, which
Is abolished by the army reorSanlza'
ton law, he says no injury has result
ed, and in the main the law has been
beneficial. He states his objections
to the management OF military affairs
in the War Department in the follow
ing language:
awhile Congress has made ample
provision for the management Of mill
tary affairs in the organization OIL the
Army, whereby the companies. regl'
ments, brigades. divisions and depart
ments are made the units Of admins.
tration, and by statutes has clothed
the officials not only with executive
authority. but with judicial powers
and responsibility. yet the tendency
has been to absorb and usurp the en-
tire conduct OF the military esablish.
ment in the city of Washington. and
especially in the staff departments:
"This has been found most injurious
In other armies, and is one Of the prln.
cipal defects in our own system. The
evil has been increasing during the ac'
tiTities of the wars Of the last three
years to an extent that, in my judg'
ment, requires serious consideration,
and I recommend that decentraliza.
tlon be effected as far as possible, and
that all proper and lawful authority
be restored to subordinate command
ers, who are provided with an efri.
cient organization, and who can be
safely instrusted with responsibility
for the efficient and faithful admins.
tration Of military affairs commensur
ate with their important commands"
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Minor Mention.

Kansas wants 160 acres Of st. Louis
Fair space for an alfalfa exhibit.
The Russian Government will spend
s15,OOO,OOO on q new harbor ut Cron-
Stadt.
An ordinance has Eeen adopted in
Reading, Penn, to punish splitting on
sidewalks.
The Philadelphia Councils have voted
to send the Liberty Bell to the Charles
ton Exposition.
Ancient gold mines Of Egypt, an ex.
ploring engineer states, are capable OF
being profitably reopened-
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Personal Mention.

Ii Hung Chang is breaking down
physically.
Andrew Carnegie has accepted the
nomination to be lord rector OF 81
Andrews University.
Mrs. E. H. Conger has sailed from
San Francisco, Cal, on her way 10
China to join her husband.
Professor Virchow has been electea
an honorary member of the optnal'
mological Society, of Berlin.
Emperor William has conferred
upon Surgeon-General Koch, the
noted physician, the RANK OF "aJof'
general
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Hon Picking q Big Industry.

A London correspondent writes that
the railway officials who. have been
experimenting tile departure Of hop
pickers from the city state that the
contingents departing by the night
service of trains have been numeri-
cally stronger than for many years
past. It is calculated that within the
eight or nine days previous to the
opening of the season some. $4,000
hoppers Of both sexes and Of all ages
have availed themselves Of the railway
facilities provided by the railway sys-
tenn tapping the Kentish hop districts
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Time Honored Custom Discontinued.
President Roosevelt has discontinued
the time honored custom Of giving an
annual reception to the public. he
does not Intend to give some miscreant
the chance to shoot him while pretend
ing to shake his hand.
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TO REPEoPLE BoER STATES.
Lord Milner Says tho War May Never Bs
Over in q Formal Sense.

Durham, South Africa.-The imperial
authorities have reached the conclu.
sion that the early repeopling Of the
Transvaal and Orange River Colonies
is advisable, SO that the normal indus
trial and agricultural life Of the col
onies may be resumed.
In the course of a speech, Lord Mil.
ner said it was useless to wait until
the war was over in q formal sense.
It might never be over, he declared,
but 1t was burning itself out, and in
time 1--WE ought to show ourselves
masters in the house we have taken,
by rebuilding it and begilling to live
in IL"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
king EDWARDS |LL-HEALT TIL
Reports Of His Condition Have Serious
Effect on Trade.
SUFFERS FROM CANCER, 1T IS SAID
An Alarming Premonition in Court Circles
That the British Ruler May Not Live
to 30 C-owned-A W ell Defined Belief
That the King Is Threatened With
Some Organic Complaint.


to 30 C-owned-A W eIl-Denned Belief
That the King is Threatened With
Some Organic Complaint.
London.--The pertinacity with which
society discusses the rumorS regarding
the health of King Edward has had a
serious effect on the court dreSsmak.
ers, who expected before now to have
been busily engaged on the corona
tion robes, etc. They are keeping
large numbers of employees in almost
complete idlcness. Fashionable soci-
ETY. has apparentlysmade up it's mind
that they will not so to any expense
until they feel sure that the corona
ton will really take place.
There is a very clearly defined i'm
preston in the diplomatic corps that
the King is threatened with some or
ganic complaint. Some go so far as
to say it is cancer OF Brlght's dis
ease, or even both. Probably the fact
is that the cancer rumOr springs from
the Kings often expressed dread Oh
cancer, which has made such raVages
in his own family. 1t is likely that
whatever ailmenr may threaten him
it has not reached any definite or dan
gerous stage. If that were the case
he would be unable to keep up his in-
cessant round Of public duties and
private pastimes with the regularity
and zest which he continues to dis
play.
In spite of these facts, there is I'M
doubtedly a feeling in court circles,
especially among the women, that the
King will never live to be crowned.
This is having serious effect on
trade. One story, in this connection.
now current is that palmist told
Queen Alexandra not long ago that
she would. never live to be crowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
. BOY KILLED At PLAY.
was "Santa Claus" and Suffocated In
Holo in the Ceiling.

HOic In lilo Yelling.
Philadelphia.-Nine-year-old Law
renee Fox played Santa Claus at the
cost of his life. Alone with his
brother, Elmer, aged three years
Lawrence utilized a hole in the kitch'
en- ceiling above the range as a chin
MY.
He entered the hole, which was eight
i,J six inches, from the second floor
back bedroom. feet first and then slid
downward. The aperture had been
made for the purpose Of running q
heat register up to the second foor
but had not been completed. and was
filled with dust and dirt.
The boy slipped and became pin
ioned in the narrow hole, death by
suffocation resulting after he had
made frantic struggles to recover his
position on the edge Of the opening
The child must have been held In the
aperture for half On hour before the
arrival Of relief.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Highest Award on Cocoa and Chocolate.

Highest Award on Cocoa and Chocolate.
The Judges of the Pan-American Ex'
position, Buffalo, have awarded three
gold medals to Walter Baker & Co.,
Limited, Dorchester, Mass, for the su-
periority Of their Breakfast Cocoa and
all of their cocoa and chocolate prepa'
rations, and the excellence Of their
exhibit. This is the thlrty-seventh
highest award received by them from.
the great expositions in Europe and
America. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
wireless Telegraphy on Motors.

Mr.. Marconi has perfected a wireless
telegraphic apparatus inside his mo-
tor car by which he can quickly travel
to any part of the country and COM
municate to other cars and stations.
The messages are taken successfully
with the funnel, which may be raised
or lowered. Messages can be trans
mitted while the motor is travelling.
This motor was specially built for mill
tary purposes, and will take part IN
the next manoeuvers.-London Sphere.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13

Negotiations With Bulgarian BriEands
The State Department, at Washing
ton, Is informed that negotiations with
the Bulgarian brigands who abducted
Miss Stone have been opened. and the
brlgands demand the original ransom
asked-Sl10,000.
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Rarely Experienced.

$50 Floaters has at last got a job
with the corporation. eh?"
Eyes, and a good salary he gets.
too"
For doing nothing, Of course"
Eyes, but you mustn't forget that
he brings a lifetime Of experience In
that line."- ."-Richmond Dispatch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
TOWN ALMOST WIPED OUT.


q ADeStructlVc fIfe III l3eIlhuE, Def'' H10no<
$50 Lives Homeless.
Laurel, Del. - Delmar, q town Of
about 1000 inhabitants. was almost
wiped out by fire. Nearly 250 people
are homeless, and the property loss
is estimated at about 100000.
Owing to the poor facilities for
fighting the flames, the fire was soon
/ eyond control Of the local Fire De-
partment. and aid had to be asked Of
Salisbury. Md, short distance away.
The postoffice was destroyed. but the
mails We're saved. About fifty famil-
les lost their entire possessions. Only
two stores are left, and nearly half OF
the dwelling houses were burned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
nI,nister Commits Suicide.

The Rev. Otto F. Lenk, aged twenty
Eve, pastor Of ST. Johns German
Lutheran Church, at Cullman, Ala.'
died from a bullet wound just over
his heart. inflicted by pistol IN his
own hand. 1t is supposed the death
IF Miss Minnie Hartung, to whom the
minister was said to be engaged, was
the cause of the suicide.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Policeman Kills q Boy.

An unknown white boy, about A.
teen years of age, was shot and killed
by Policeman James Richardson, at
Birmingham, Ala. The policeman
says the boy and two companions
were attempting to rob a store. Rich
ardson is under arrest charged With
manSlauChter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
OUR CLAIMS IN SOUTH AFRlcA
Fifteen Aggrieved Persons to Get q Tota
of $4,000.

London.-At the resumption Of the
sitting of the South African Compen'
sation Commission Major General Sir
John G. Ardagh, on behalf Of the Gov.
ernment, announced that all claims OF
foreign countries had been settled dip
lomatically with the exception of those
of the Netherlands and France. The
final decision Is as follows:
The United States, 100000; Austria,
$4,000; Germany. $150,000; Russia.
SEC, 500; Italy. $60,000; Spain, 500;
Sweden and Norway, $4,000; Switzer'
land, $3.50; Belgium, $4,000, and Den
mark, $3.50.
Newton Crane, who represented the
United States before the commission,
regards the settlement as most faVor.
able for the American claimants, or
whom there are only fifteen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Cavalrv Troopers Run Riot.

Several cavalry troopers, stationed
near Holbrook, Ariz., indulged in a
drunken riot in that town. which end
ed in an attack upon the house OF
John Blcyins. Deputy Sheriff. BleV:
ms was fatally wounded. Three OF
the soldiers were placed under arrest
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
VIII SON ASKS 100000 MORE.
rsrimates of the Department OF Agrtcui
ture Reach S3,S62, ,42o.

Estimates or the OePaEt'n' W
ture Reach $500, ,42o.
Washington, D. C.-The estlmates
for the Department Of Agriculture ior
the next fiscal year aggregate $4'te9,.
$40, against $3,S62, 42O for the current
fiscal year, showing an increase OF al
most S1,OOO,OOO for next year.
The total for the Weather Bureau
as submitted by Chief Moore, is 81
21S,O9O, an increase Of $169,71O. There
Is an increase of $113,35O in salaries
and of S5S,O0O for vegetable PATHOLOGY
cal work.
The total estimates for forestry
work are $3.50, $50. an increase OF $ll5'-
BOO. and for soil investigation. SlI3.-
900, an increase of $4,000. These In
creases are to meet the expanding
work along special lines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Crowninshield's New Post.

Secretary Long. at Washington, an
aounced that Rear-Admiral A. ).
Crowninshield. Chief Of the Naviga.
ton Bureau at present, would be de-
tached from that position and take
command of the European squadron
next March. being relieved of his pres
snt duties by Rear-Admiral Henry e
TaylOr
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Raron Aceused of Extortion.

Baron Walburg has been arrested IN
Budapest on a charge Of attempting
to practice extortion upon Emperor
Francis Joseph. He Is morganatic
son of the Austrian Archduke ernest.
In consequence Of his debts he was
compelled to leave the army, after
which he sank into poverty.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
TO RAISE NO WHEAT IN 1902.
A Kansas Scheme to Raise the Price o.
the Grain Next Year.

the GrRIn N6xC ItHrs
Independence, Kan. - A gigantic
scheme is materializing in Southern
Kansas to run the price Of wheat up
next year. 1t is original with B. H.
Giger and other wheat raisers here.
and is to include all the farmers OF
the wheat belt of the country.
Every farmer is to sign an agree
ment not to raise an acre Of wheat IN
1902, and thus force the price Of wheat.
Each township will be organized, then
the counties and later the States. Each
farmer will contribute 81 toward ad-
vancing the cause when he signs the
agreement. There Is said to be no pol
itics in this proposed organization,
which Is spreading rapidly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Hawaiian Drought Broken

The drought in Hamakua, Wnicn
oas affected disastrously sugar plan.
tations of Honakaa, Peauhau ana
Ookala, Hawaii, has been broken oy
the first good rainfall since last
April. The rain was general all over
the district.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
American Horsemen Unfairly 2

American Horsemon Unfairly Treated.
Several owners and trainers now rae
ing in England assert that they have
been unfairly treated in the matter
of handicapping, and have declared
their horses out Of the remainder Of
their engagements,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Canada and tho Monroe Doctrine.

CHHHu6 Hnu tito 5kV110o
The Canadian Minister Of Justice
has written an article upon the Mon.
roe Doctrine and interoceanic canal
conditions in which he demands that
Great Britain shall not. sacrifice the
Dominion's interests by letting the
United States have it's own way with
regard to Notifications.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Small Whale Caught Or Newpol

Small WhaIo Caught On NeWport.
A twenty -one-foot whale, known as a
"bottle-nose whale" was captured off
Newport, r. l., and toWed into the
harbor. The sea monster will be
stripped of it's flesh and the skeleton
prepared for shipment to the Smithso-
nian Institution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
HAS CANCER OF THE THROAT.
London Weekly Says King Edward Has
Undergone Three Operations.

OnuerSone Ahree oPVrathons'
London. - Reynolds Weekly News
paper Is the first British publication to
assert that King Edward actually is
suffering from cancer Of the throat
It declares that since His Majestys
accession three operations have been
performed for the removal Of papil-
Iona on the left vocal chord. and that
one was removed from the right vocal
chord last week.
Assistance was hastily summoned"
says this journal. ''as Ills Majesty
was breathing with difficulty, and an
immediate operation was performed.
But it was regarded as only a tempo
rary relief, the injured epitheiium now
having become cancerous growth,
and serious developments are e1.
pected."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13

100000 Chinese Famine Stricken.
According to reliable reports 100000
persons in the Province of Ngan-Whei
and 100000 in the Province Of Kiang-
Su, China, are OH the verge Of starva-
tion, and the famine IS spreading. The
available funds are Insignificant.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
SENATOR JONES A REPUBLICAN
He Announces His Return to the Party
Saws Silver Issue Is Dead.

BE ANNOUNCES Bis NeturH 10 eHe "KtJ-
Says Silver Issue Is Dead.
Reno, New. - United States Senator
John P. Jones, Of Nevada, has made
the announcement to his friends that
he has returned to the Republican
party.
81 have suffered no change in any of
the convictions I have entertained In
the past" said the Senator. Il am as
sincere a believer in bimetallism as
when 1 left the Republican party. The
enormous output Of gold has accom-
plished what bimetallism would have
accomplished. The silver issue Is
dead. have always acted with the
Republican party upon every question
but silver"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
T.ras Desp.rado Shot Dead.

Eugene Wall, one of the noted Wall
brothers of San Augustine. Tex, and
a participant in the bloody feuds OF
the Wall and Brooks families for sew
eral years, was shot from ambush and
killed, six miles from San Augustine,
Tnyaa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Son Stays His Father.

Edward Collier, aged twenty-five,
was arrested at Madison, S. D., for
killing his father. The two men quar-
relied over the sale of farm while
riding home in buggy and the son
cut his fathers throat
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Kill Twenty-Fiye FiIlpinos.

The constabulary had q fight with
insurgents near Passi, Province OF
tloilo, Island of Panay, P. l., in which
twenty-five insurgents were killed and
three captured. together with a quanti-
ty of arms and ammunition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Three Brothers Killed in q Well

Three sons OF Joseph Casper, farm
er living near Spring Valley, ILL.,, were
smothered in 4 we'll by gas. George
was twenty-three, Eddie eleven and
Clarence eight years old. The par
ents we're away 1T the time.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
New Gun EXP lodeB;

New Gun EXP lodes; Six Soldiers Hurt
Six members of the Twenty-elghth
Battery were injured at Fort LeaVen-
worth, Kan, by an explosion OF new
model automatic gun. The injured
men will all recover.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
pac1uae SIeDt Five Years in Coffin.

Duncan T. Grandpre, wealthy but
eccentric reclusc. died in his lonely
home near Vestal, Susquehanna Coun-
ty, Penn. For five years he had slept
in q coffin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
Twica Refused KniehthoOd.

A. G. Jones, Governor Of Nova SEQ
tia, has twice refused knighthood dur
Ing the visit of the Duke of Cornwall,
the last time to the Duke himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13
r, torch with Stone kidnapers.

The Missionaries who are operating
from Samakov. Bulgaria, are reported
from Constanrinople to have put them
selves in touch with the brigands who
abducted Miss Ellen NJ. Stone and her
companion, Nine. Tsilka.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-11-13

Winter Tourist Rates-season 190i-190a.
The Southern Railway. the direct route TO
the winter resorts Of Florida, Georgia, the
Carolinas and the South and Southwest, an
nouuces excursion tickets will be placed on
sale October 18th to April 30th, with final
limit May 81, 1902. Perfect Dining and Pull.
man Service on all through trains. For full
particulars regarding rate, descriptive matter,
call on or address New York Office, I'll and
11s5 Broadway, or Alex. 8. Thweatt, Eastern
Pass. Agent, 1185 Broadway. .r
The electric light pole stands in its own
light. ~