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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
.OVERTURES TO END WAR
Holland Submits Peace Proposals on
Behalf OF the Beers.
British Government 10 Said to Regard
the Delegates as Without Power
to Negotiate Peace.

London.-Through an announcement
in the House of Commons by A. j.
Balfour, the Government leader, it be-
came known that the Government OF
Holland has offered in the most friend
ly terms to help in bringing about
peace in South Africa. In a commune
cation to the British Government tie
Dutch Government suggests that 1t
might be permitted to act as q sort
of diplomatic agent for the Boer dele
gates. But the Government expressly
disowns any attempt at Intervention,
and does not mention any terms.
It was learned that the British Gov
ernment lnfers that 1t would not have
been approached unless the Dutch au'
thorities were convinced that the Boel
delegates now in Europe were willing
to accept the cardinal points Of the
British peace terms, so frequently an.
nounced in Parliament. 49, .;.~', d. 1.
Lord Lansdowne, the Foreign Secre.
tary, replied in friendly terms to the
Netherlands proposal, but he at once
began inquiries in order to ascertain
the extent Of the powers delegated
to Mr.. Kruger and the other Boer
representatives in Europe to act in
behalf Of the burghers in the field.
Great doubt is expressed In the For.
eign Office here as to wheth ,r any ne.
gotiations carried on by the Boer dele
gates through the Dutch Government
or other channels will prove efectual,
The announcement by Mr.. BalfouI
caused a sensation In the lobbies OF
Parliament. Lord Rosebery generally
Is credited with having brought about
this movement on the part Of the
Dutch Government.
The Petit Bleu Of Brussels, the organ
of the Krugerites, fatty denies that
the. Boer delegates had charged any
one to make peace proposals, and pro:
fessed to be in entire ignorance Of the
Dutch communication.
Those acquainted with Boer senti'
ments assert that Messrs. Fischer and
Wolmarans and Generals haqkburger
and Botha are willing to recognize
British annexation, while Mr.. Kruger
and DR.. Leyds, General De Wet and
Mr.. Steyn still insist upon independ.
ence. Therefore, at present. it is con.
sidered hopeless to arrive at any agreed
basis Of negotiations.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
RICH MANS MYSTERIOUS DEATH
A. d. Cooper, of st. Louis, Found Dying
In q Turkish Bath.

A. d. Cooper, of St. Louis, Found Dying
In Turkish BATH.
St. Louis, Mo-A. Dean Cooper,
Treasurer Of the Graham Paper Com
pany. died as the result of injuries
sustained in mysterious manner
while in the Vista Turkish bath estab-
lishment. William A. Strother. the
colored mal in charge of the bath
house, who tells conflicting stories
about the affair, is under arrest.
Mr.. Cooper's injury consisted Of q
fractured skull. A sledge hammer,
covered with blood. was found in the
cellar. Doctors operated Oh the victim
and removed pieces Of bon" that were
pressing on his brain, but the injured
man died without regaining conscious
ness. Mr.. Cooper was the owner Of the
bathhouse, but it was not managed in
his name. He was interested in yari-
GUS lines Lf business, and was counted
as one Of the wealthiest men in st
Louis.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
DOMESTIC.

Captain George H. Wadleigh, OF the
receiving ship Wabash, in the Navy
ord at Charlestown, Mass, received
lers to report to the League Island
Navy Yard at Philadelphia as com.
mandant.'
Henry James Derbyshire, an Eng.
lishman, who was the last survivor OF
those who accompanied Captain Hall
on his expedition to find the North
Pole, died at Huntington, W. Va, aged
seventy.
Two negroes were lynched in West
Carroll Parish, La, for the murder OF
G. N. Grant, police juror, from Floyd
James w. Woodford, Of Elmore,
Mich, was killed at a country dance
by A. B. Davis, who was jealous be-
cause he danced with his fiancee.
Mrs. Harriet Collins Heron, wife OF
former United States District Attorney
John w. Heron, and mother-in-law OF
Governor Taft, died suddenly at Gin
cinnati, Ohio, from heart disease.
Fire destroyed the Crane block in
Montclair, N. j., threatened the whole
business section Of the city and did
100000 damage.
The Mississippi Legislature passed
an act authorizing the appropriation
Of 100000 for a suitable display at the
st. Louis Exposition.
The Rev. J. P. Farrelly, of Nashville;
Tenn, secretary Of the American Col
lege in Rome, was appointed PriVy
Chamberlain to the Pope.
Specifications are ready for the va
ried industries building Of the Louis!
lana Purchase Exposition at st. Louis.
Two men were killed and two hurt
by being run down at grade crossing
in Hayton, Wis.
A runaway boom Of logs at Tacoma,
Wash, caused $4,000 damage to the
water front.
Mrs. Winnifred Carroll, the Oldest
woman in Montana, died at Helena,
Mont, aged 104. She was born in Ire
land in 1897, and came to America IN
1911.
The Sioux Indians at the Belknap
Agency, in Montana, were quieted.
The bank at Hartford, Ky, was
robbed of about $500 by four men,
who escaped.
A powder explosion at the Kings
Mills Company, Kings Mills, Ohio
killed four men and cleared away
every vestige Of the plant.
Judge Noyes, Of Alaska, will not be
sent Jack to the district in which he
has officiated.
Representative Brownlow, Of the
First Tennessee District, was renom-
mated for Congress.
Aft Taylor, murderer Of Deputy
Sheriff James Lucas, was hanged at
Friar's Point, Miss.
1t was announced that the creed re.
vision of the Presbyterian Church had
completed its work and drafted an out
line of a short declaration Of belief.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Labor World.

The retail clerks Of Illinois have OF
ganized an union. and one Of their
first movements will be directed to-
ward the closing Of all stores at six
p. M.
The reports of the eight mine in
spectors of the anthracite coal regions
show that only about one-ffth Ct the
miners and laborers are American
born.
A strike and boycott has been Or
dered on the Terre Haute Electric
Company, at Terre Haute, Ind, be-
cause several f1remen were dis
charged.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
EURlEO TREASURE FOUND.
Chinese Officials Discover Vast Sum II
Palace ut Pckin.

PaInco Mt PcKIn.
Pekin, China.-Chinese officials have
found treasure to the value of over
1O0.00O,0O0 taels (about ST0,O00,0G0) in
gold and silver, which was buried il
the women's quarters of the palace
before the court fed from Pekin.
The court has granted 100000 taels
annually to Yuan Shi-Kai, Viceroy Of
Pc-Chi-Li. for the maintenance Of an
army Of 100000 mcn II Pc-Chi-Li Prov
ince.
Yuan Shi.Kai has been given practi-
cal control Of the army and navy Of
China, and proposes engaging japan
ese instructors for the army and Brit
tsh instructors for the navy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
ONCE LIVED WITH cANNIBALs.
Death OF q Maine PhysicIan Who Dwell
Two Years With Savages.

Auburn, Me.-Dr. Charles F. SWEET,
who died here at the age of sixty-four,
lived two years among the cannibals
of the Marquesas. While on a voyage
in the Pacific he was taken sick and az
it was thought he was going to die,
he was put ashore. He recovered and
became a favorite of. the chief of the
cannibals. Dr. SWEET was happy on
the island and probably never would
have left had he not been kidnapped.
A ship put in there one day to trade
with the natives. Dr.. SWEET went on
board to do the bartering. The captain
of the ship was short Of hands, and
forcibly detained DR.. SWEET. The
natives started in pursuit in canoes,
and as the wind was light. for time it
looked as though the captain was des-
tined to pay dearly for his treachery.
but the wind came up and the ship
slid away to safety.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Minor Mention.

California is q large producer OF
honey.
Cornell has defeated Harvard ID
basketball by "a to 26 in an exciting
game.
Golfers generally favor the changes
in the playing rules proposed by the
United States Golf Association.
Thomas A. Edison has taken out
nearly 500 patents on his various IN
ventions.
Carbonic acid has been substituted
for ordinary street gas to kill outcast
animals painlessly at Paris. France. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
ANARCHIST ENDS HIS LIFE.
Mohr Taught His Children to Anathelna
tlze the Dead President.


Paterson, n. J.-Hugo Mohr, the an
archist, who was sent to jail for cruelty
to his family, committed suicide be-
cause he feared second arrest. He
was released from Jail on giving bail
for $500, and he went to his home to
get square with his wife for putting
him in Jail. Mohr learned that the
police had been called and he went into
one of the rooms and put his mouth
over a gas jet. When the police ar.
rived they found Mohr lying on the
floor dead.
Mohr had not worked for year.
He took the money that his wife and
oldest daughter earned and bought
anarchist literature with it. He praised
Czolgosz and denounced Mckinley,
and made his children repeat after
him an anathema against the dead
President.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Lenity For Lieutenan. Brown,

President Roosevelt has decided to
commute the sentence of dismissal
from the army in the case of Lieuten.
ant J. Preston Brown, who is now un.
der arrest, having been tried in the
Philippines on Il charge Of shooting a
Filipino. Lieutenant Brown will be
reduced in his standing on the list OF
lieutenantS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Archduchess of Austria q Bride.

The Archduchess Elizabeth, grand
daughter Of Emperor Francis Joseph.
was married to Prince Otho Won
Windisch- -Graetz, at Vienna, Austria,
in the presence Of Emperor Francis
Joseph, Countess Lonyay formerly the
Crown Princess Stephanie), the brides
mother, and a number of princes and
princesses belonging to the imperial
family.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
TRAIN ROBBERS TAKE SAFES.
Seven Men Clean Out an Express Car on
the Southern Railway.

Charleston, S. C.-Near Branchville,
sixty miles from Charleston, on the
Southern Railway, seven robbers held
up the passenger train from Charleston
and made a clean sweep of the express
car. About 100 shots were fired. The
express and mail cars were uncoupled
and the engineer was forced to run
mile toward the swamps where two
iron safes We're removed from the eX'
press car and loaded on wagon which
was in waiting. The passengers were
not mOlested.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Sanitary Plans Approved.

The Pan-American conference has
approved the international sanitary
measures. The Argentine delegates re.
fused to favor the projects. owing to
their objections to sanction the creation
of an international sanitary bureau
with headquarters at Washington.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
President Shy of Pardous.

President Roosevelt has thus far
made a record for denying appeals for
executive clemency. He denied nine of
ten cases presented to him. President
Mckinley accepted the recommends
tlons of the Department Of Justice, but
Roosevelt does not in every case.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Died Aged los Years.

Mrs. Ruth Carney, aged 10s years, is
dead at the Union Home for Old La
dies in Philadelphia. She was reputed
to be the oldest woman IN PennsyiVa-
mia. Mrs. Carney was born in Wales,
but passed the greater portion OF her
long life in this country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
S.n.te Has the Dcnish Treaty,

The United States Senate has re-
ceived the treaty with Denmark trans
ferring the West Indian possessions OF
that country to the United States. The
treaty specifies that the consideration
to be paid by this country is $4,000, 900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Spanish Gunboat Wrecked.

The obsolete Spanish gunboat Con-
dor has been towed into Vigo. Spain,
In damaged condition, due to the ex-
plosiol of her boiler, which killed four
men and injured nine others. including
the commander. She is practically 4
Vrcck
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
EARTHQUAKE Prophet Insane.

George Dryer. who predicted the re
cent EARTHQUAKES in Mexico and the
shocks felt in st. Louis. Mo-, has been
taken to the st. Louis Insane Asylum,
Dryer is a religious crank.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Names Oldc Man Dead.

Nathaniel Robbins, believed to be the
oldest man in Maine, died at his home.
in Deer Isle, Me. If he had lived until
March IS next he would have been lOo
years old. Until about year ago, Mr..
Robbins retained the use Of all his fac.
ulIieS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Armeninrs Fight With Turks.

Two armed Armenian bands have
appeared at Sandjak, in the Mush dis.
trict of Asiatic Turkey. In an ell
counter between the Armeniaas and 4
detachment of Turkish troops the lat
ter lost an officer and two men killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Two Siatara Found Dead.

Mary Dcherty and her sister Lizzie
are believed to have committed suicide
by taking poison in their rooms in
tenement house at Boston, Mass. The
two women were in destitute circum,
stances.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Rear-AdmIral Kimberly Dead

Rear-Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly, U.
S. N, retired, died at West Newton.
Mass. Admiral Kimberly was selected
for service on the Schley Court Of
Inquiry. but was compelled to decline
on account of i'll health.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12

the unexpired term Of the late General
SewelL.
Mr.. Dryden entertained the two bod
les at luncheon after the adjourn
ment
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Mckinley Day Observed.

The birthday Of President Mckinley
was observed in many places, Judge
Day delivering an address in Chicago,
w. D. Foulke speaking at Canton.
Ohio, and Governor Nash paying q
tribute at Columbus, Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
carnerie,s s1o,ooo.o 900 Gift.

The trustees of the Carnegie Insti-
tution held meeting in Washington,
at which Mr.. Carnegie presented the
deed of gift Of $1O,000,O00, and officers
were elected.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
DRYDEN ELECTED SENATOR.
aew Jersey Legislature Formally Ballo>
For General Sewell's Successor.

Trenton, n. 1.-THE Senate and AS
sembly met in joint session and elected
John F. Dryden, Of Newark, to fill
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
SpurIous Coin In Porto Rico

The United States Marshal has
seized near Ponce. Porto Rico, $4,000
in counterfeit silver quarters. half COL
lars and dollars. Ramon Rentas and
Moreno Ortiz were arrested
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12

Japanese Soldiers Killed by Cold.
More than 200 soldiers have been
frozen to death in Northern Japan.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
Business Failures For a Week.

Business failures during the previous
week, according to K. q. Dun & Co.,
numbered 301 in the United States and
twenty-eight in Canada.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
A Boer General Captured.

General Ben Viljoen, one Of the prin>
cipal Boer leaders still in the field. has
been captured in the Transvaal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
ENGLISH Steel Makers Combine.

Thirty steel manufacturers have or
ranized q combination, in England, to
oppose the threatened invasion by the
American Steel Trust.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12

New Gold Dlggings in Klondike.
Gold diggings panning $50 to $50 a
day per man are reported in Alaska
from Mush Creek to Porcupine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12

Tory Islcrd is about two miles and a
half long. The inhabitants retain
many primitive customs of tenure and
social relationship. There is a strong
mixture Of Spanish blood still trace
able IN the remote parts of this corner
of Ireland, due to descent from surviv-
ors Of the crews Of vessels Of the Span
ish Armada wrecked thereabouts in
1883. The original Celtic tribal GUS
toms are also in force.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
rb. plapue In Fill Islands,

The Plague In Fiji Islands.
An endemic of bubonic plague has
broken out among the natives Ct the
Fiji grOur.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-12
lRISHMEN WHO HAVE A KING.
The Inhabitants Of Tory Island Threat.
ened With Ejectment.

Belfast, notwithstanding to the
Irish News an effort will be made to
clear Tory Island. off the northwest
coast Of Ireland, County Of Donegal.
Wholesale ejectment papers have been
served upon the inhabitants Of the ISL
and, who are chiefly fishermen and
kelp gatherers and number about 800
souls. They elect their own king, and
have not paid rent or taxes for many
years past.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-07-19
FOREST RESERVATIONS.
Their Establishment. By Congress
Should ne Advocated by Every
Patriotic Ameri

Ray Stannard Baker, writing in the
Century on irrigation. speaks thus OF
the progress in western sentiment in
the matter of MISREPRESENTATION, and
of the need of making more reserves:
Another scheme of the westerner for
conserving the water-supply has borne
rich fruit in the last few years. 1t is
well-known fact that there is no bet
ter conservator of water than forest
with thick under-growing vegetation.
The ground is protected, and the vege-
tation holds back and regulates the
water which falls in rain. Nearly all
OF the high plateaus and mountain
ranges of the west, where the rainfall
and snowfall are greatest, and where
all the great rivers have their source,
are covered more or less densely with
vegetation, often with manifcent for
ests, hundreds, even thousands, of
years old. If it were not for these for
ests, all the water that fell would run
swiftly into the valleys, the streams
would rise to floods, and in few days
time the channels would be dry again.
This Is actually what now happens in
many valleys Of the west-great tor
rents for two, or three weeks in the
year, absolute drought all the remain
der of the time. 1t is, therefore, of
vital Importance that these forests be
preserved. The westerner, led'by wise
scientists, has taken up the matter, and
by good fortune the government at
Washington has been aroused to the
necessities Of the case, and forest re-
serves and national parks have been
created, which will not only go down
to future generations as the most
notable places of natural beauty on
the continent, but they will preserve
life and bring happiness to the valleys
below. But the work is yet only half
done. More forests must be reserved,
and more care be given to protecting
them from lawless miners and lum-
bermen. BY the judicious cutting Of
the older trees and the removal Of
windfalls and waste, which might give
food for fires, they can be made a
source of lumber for thousand years
to come, and that without injuring
their usefulness as water-conserva-
tors. But If private greedts allowed to
dictate, these splendid forest areas
will be left the most desolate Of
deserts, like those of northern Wiscon-
sin and Michigan-deserts which are
far worse than the cactus plains Of
New Mexico and Arizona.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-07-19
An IDOL Fornaken.

Mr.. Bryan has never had many ear
nest supporters among newspapers of
the better class, but the Indianapolis
Sentinel has been one of these from
the beginning. When the Sentinel
finds it advisable to differ with Mr..
Bryan and to lecture him on his fatu-
Gus policy he should begin to realize
that he has few intelligent or infiuen-
tial friends left. The Indiana demo-
Gratis have repudiated the Bryan idea.
So have the Illinois democrats. So
will the democrats of all other states
in which they hope to succeed, but
must fight to win. The south, which
has been Mr.. Bryan's warm friend and
loyal supporter, has had enough of
him. 1t will follow him no longer.
While it has no apologies for its past
course, it has given indication that II
will no longer follow an impractical
leader on dead and hopeless issues.
Mr.. Bryan is as the thing that, was
as the hour which passes in the night.
Nashville American (Dem.).
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-07-19
AN IDEAL paIRY cow.

Showing Good Development In the Hind
Quarters)
well sprung, the body deep, especially
at the flank, giving strength to hold
symmetrical udder; broad across the
hips, and level from hip to rump,
thighs thin and wide apart to admit Of
carrying the udder, tail smoothly set
on and long, a large, capacious udder,
when filed with milk, firmly attached
to the body, showing well behind and
carried well forward and deep through
from side to side, with teats symmet-
rically placed and wide apart and of
good size, the udder smooth through
out, with the appearance that the milk
fills every portion Of it; milk veins
prominent and apparently filed to
their capacity; legs short, showing
strength, and set well apart; skin
soft and elastic, rich in color and COW
cred with soft, close, woolly or silky
hair, is a show COW, says NJ. A. Scovell,
of the Kentucky experiment station.
and such COW shows health and
strength and dairy capacity, and, with
al, is beautiful, and when she walks
around without any apparent effort,
with head a little up, and notices
things without being wild or timid,
and with graceful movements, then
she becomes attractive and is hard to
beat in the show ring.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-07-19
COMMENT AND OPINION.

UDewey smashed the Spanish feet
at Manila and now seems to have made
mincemeat of Aguninaldo. = Albany
Journal.
DH the democrats do not have any
more harmony dinners the chances Of
carrying the fall elections will be bet
ter than fair.-Detroit Free Press
(Dem.).
DHenry Watterson says "strife is
a sign of life" Henry is doing all that
could be reasonably expected of him
to keep his party lively.-Des Moines
Register and Leader.
DPresident Roosevelt has given the
Filipino chiefs lately in REBELLION a
chance to prove themselves worthy OF
the freedom that has been forced upon
them.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
DDemocrats in congress held final
caucus to find an issue. They failed,
of course, for republicans have the
sound and progressive side of every
public question.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
DWhen Admiral Dewey says he
never recognized the dog-catching out
fit which Aguinaldo was pleased to
term his government, that simply set
ties that phase of the question.--Wash-
ington Post.
UAdmiral Dewey is positive in the
belief that Aguinaldo was never an I'M
selfish patriot, but was always greedy
for loot What n future there would
be for the Filipino schemer as Tam
many district leader!--N. Y. Tribune.
DWhen the Dingley tariff bill be-
came law quite a number of wise
newspapers demonstrated that the
Cleveland deficit would continue be.
causeitwould be impossible to get more
revenue from the Dingley law than
from the German act. Nevertheless,
under the Dingley law the tariff collec-
tions increased from s102. 100000 t.
$165, 000. 000. Indianapolis Journal.