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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
.PLATT FOR RECIPROCITY
Connecticut Senator Declares the Pro-
lection Policy is in Danger.
Tariff Concessions to Cuba. He Says, WiD
Not Injure Any American Industry
View Of Stanch Protectionist.

Washington, D. CT think" said
Senator Orville II. Platt, Of Connec-
ticut, that the cause of protection Is
now in far more danger Of being
wounded in the house of its friends
than it ever was in danger Of being
injured by its enemies"
This statement was made by the Con.
necticut Senator in the course of q
conversation on the subject of Cuban
reciprocity. in which he declared un-
equivocally in favor Of that scheme.
Mr.. Platt went on to declare his belief
that in the event the Republican party
does not deal fairly by the Cubans. the
result will be an uprising against the
whole principle of protection which
will be most Injurious to party pros.
poets. He showed clearly that in
favoring the cause Of the Cubans he
was not only acting in accordance with
what he believes to be right and fair.
but was also acting for what he con-
sidered the best interests Of his party.
Politicians here say the Importance
of Senator Platt taking this stand can
hardly be overestimated. He Is one
of the half dozen Senators who prac-
tically control the deliberations of that
body. He Is one Of the leaders of the
Senate, and, besides. he represents a
tobacco-growing State, and Is taking
an attitude which, in the case of man
whose position was less fully assured
than his. might lead to trouble.
When he declares for Cuban reel.
procity, not only because he thinks it
is right, but because he fears for the
whole policy of protection unless some
thing is done, and this in opposition
to the policy Of his section of the coun-
try, it Is bound to have a great effect,
and all the more because Mr.. Platt
has hitherto been an uncompromising
opponent Of the slightest attempt to
interfere with such matters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
EXPLOSION OF GAS MAIN
Thirteen Dead, Many Injured and
Two Buildings Shattered.
Flames Leaped From Several Mapholes
as Fire Spread Beneath a Chicago
Street-WhoIe Family Perishcd.

Chicago.-By an explosion of illumin-
ating gas in the basement Of a two
story frame building, thirteen persons
lost their lives and the building was
blown into kindling wood.
Five of the victims were OF one fam-
ily, not a member of which escaped.
They are Otto Trostle. proprietor OF a
meat market; Mrs. Otto Trostle, Otto
Trostle, Jr., Minnie Trostle and Annie
Trostle.
Two other explosions followed so
quickly that it was hard to distinguish
them. First to explode was main at
Twenty-second street and Archer ave-
nue.. Then the manhole half block
south on Archer avenue was thrown
high into the air by a loud explosion.
Flames leaped and roared from the
hole. The fire spread below the street
and smaller manholes were blown into
the air.
The flames from the first gas main
shot high in the air and reached with
the aid of the wind the Trostle butcher
shop. The building was three-story
frame structure, and it had been weak
ened and nearly wrecked by the shock.
1t is supposed that the occupants of the
building were knocked unconscious.
or were too panic-strlcken to rush from
the place.
The dry and rotting wood was food
for the fire and in an instant the flames
had enveloped the structure. With
roar the building collapsed, and the
occupants, with one exception, were
carried with it to the basement. The
adjoining building, two-story struc-
ture, flared up, the next building was
wrapped In flames, and then another
structure caught fire. It seemed that
the whole block would be wiped out
before the iremen could bring the
blaze under control.
Many persons in buildings near the
explosions were knocked down. Scores
of men and women, many of them
carrying children, rushed to the streets.
They were greeted by the glare Of
the nre from the manholes. Fearing
further explosions the people rushed
down the street. many Of the women
screaming with fear. On several street
cars near the place the windows were
smashed, and the passengers severely
shaken I'D.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
BLIZZARD VISITS NEW YORK
Traffic in the Northwestern Section
ParaIyzed by the Snowstorm.
BLOCKED ROADS STOP BURIALS

Railroads Are Heavy Sufferers, TrainA
Being Stalled at Many Points-Tele.
phone and Telegraph Lines Are Down,
and Business Receives q Severe Check
STORMS Fury Almost Unprecedented.
Rochester, N. Y.-Western New York
was tied up by the sharpest storm Of
the winter and one of the worst in
years. Rochester was troubled by
crippled street car service, late mails
and few, and trains hours behind time
but the country round. was buried un'
der drifts some fifteen feet deep.
Many dead had to remain unburied
because the undertaken could not reach
the house. The long suffering doctors
did their best, but many cases Of act
ual suffering were reported, because
even the tired horses could not carry
the physicians through the blocked
roads.
Near the Brockport station a milk
mans horse perished while the driver
went to get help to release the team
from a drift. The station agent at
Wayneport, blinded by the storm, was
struck by a train and instantly killed
there. The body Of William Hughes
was found by farmers breaking roads
near Palmyra. The man had been
thrown from his cutter during the
night, and evidently grew beWildered
and perished in the storm.
From every side came reports that
schools were closed, mails were unde-
livered,. trains were tied up and busi
ness practically suspended. Thirty
passengers were found benumbed with
cold in electric cars stalled near this
city.
From cities within hundreds Of miles
came reports Of suffering and inter
rupted traffic. All along the line of the
New York Central, the West Shore and
Pennsylvania systems freight and pas
senger trains had to be abandoned.
A freight train was wrecked on the
Western New York and Pennsylvania
Railroad between Hinsdale and Ishua,
and was soon covered by drifting snow
At Utica there was no prospect of
north and south roads being opened
for several days. Country roads were
buried under great drifts.
The Mohawk Valley country roads
were blocked ard no mails were re.
ceiyed.
Wayne County was snowbound. The
Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg
Railway closed down. Lyons and Clyde
were in darkness. The electric COM
pany was afraid to run the lights be-
cause of tangled up wires.
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until illness came upon me three years
ago. first noticed it by being irreg-
u1ar and having very painful and
scanty menstruation gradually my
general health failed I could not en-
JOY my meals; I became languid and
nervous, with gripping pains frequently
in the groins. b
81 advised with our family phys
ician who prescribed without any i'm.
provement. One day he said Try
Lydia Pinkham's Remedies. I
did, thank God; the next month was
better, and it gradually built me up
until in four months I was cured. This
is nearly a year ago and have not
had a pain or ache since. BONNIE
DELANo, 324s Indiana Ave-, Chicago,
Iu.-ssooo forfeit II aboue testimonial 10 not
genuine
Trustworthy proof is abundant that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound ssves thousands OF
young women from dangers resulting
from organic irregularity, suppression
or retention Of the menses, ovarian or
womb troubles. Refuse substitutes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
ROBBERS KILLED PLUcKY SHERIFF
Escape With $4,000 They Stole From a
ClarEsville, Ark, Bank.

Clarksville, Ark.-Robbers blew open
the safe of the Bank Of Clarksyille'
with dynamite, obtained q sum esti-
mated at $4,000, killed John Powers,
Sheriff Of Johnson County, who at
tempted to capture them, and escaped.
There were from four to six men in
the gang. They tied their horses in the
outskirts of the town and made their
way unobserved to the bank, which is
In the north side of a public square.
After gaining entrance they destroyed
the safe with dynamite, obtained all
the money available and made their
way to the street. There they were
confronted by Sheriff Powers, who
opened fire upon them. The robbers
returned the fire, using both revolvers
and Winchesters. Powers stood his
ground and emptied two revolyers be-
fore he was killed.
When citizens arrived upon the scene
little later Powers was dead, and
there was no trace Of the robbers eX-
cept a trail Of blood that indicated that
the Sheriff had wounded one or per-
haps more Of his assailants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
CONDEMNED MAN CRIES OUT.
j. d. Cassels Makes u Scene When Sem
fenced to Die in the Chair.

Springfield, Mass.-When sentenced
to death John D. Cassels made scene
in court. He stood in the dock and
with manuscript in hand declaimed for
half an hour in hysterical manner.
He declared that everybody connected
with his trial had conspired to convict
him. He shouted:
"Shcot me in the open; don't murder
me in a CELL like rat"
Cassels begged for weapon with
which to defend himself. After Judge
Hopkins had sentenced him to die in
the electric chair on May Cassels
sprang up and shouted curses on the
court. He was overpowered by the
guards and carried out yelling at the
ron of his voice
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Ideal Homes.

Some Of the happiest and most ideal
homes, where peace, contentment and
harmony dwell, have been the abode
of poor people. No rich carpets covered
the floor, no costly paintings were on
the walls, and there were no pianos,
no works of art; but there were con-
tented minds, and unselfish and de-
voted lives. Each member Of the fam
fly contributed as much as possible to
the happiness of all, endeavoring to,
compensate. by kindness and intelh-
gence for the poverty of their sur
oundings.-Suceess.
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the Salvation Army Workingmen's
Home. Jean Jacques block on Grand
street. the Bost Furniture Company.
In all about 100 of the city's most
prominent business houses are burned
out. The loss on buildings may be es.
timated at between $2,OO0,00O to ST.
100000, and the loss on stocks, ETC., a.
as much more. AS far as can be
learned the greater part of the loss is
covered by insurance.
During the night the Mayor was in
communication with Governor Nc.
Lean, and the militia was called out to
prevent thieving, which was reported
to have begun. Companies A and G, in
command OF Lieutenant-Co Colonel
Geddes, with Captains Carter and Fitz
patrick and about 120 men, were de-
tailed about the fire district, and are
still on duty. The city is practically
under martial law.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19

Waterbury has a population of about
$4,000 persons, and is situated on the
Naugatuck River in New Haven Coun
ty.Conn.. a bout eighteen miles northwest
of New Haven. The city is celebrated
for the extent and variety Of its manu-.
features, the first of which, the manu-
facture of gilt buttons, was begun in
1902. In 1912 the rolling of brass and
copper and the production of brass and
copper wire was introduced, and Wat.
erbury is now the centre Of the brass
industry Of the country.
There is in the city six rolling mills.
two clock companies, a suspender and
webbing factory and an extensive pin
factory, in all about thirty stock com.
panies, with an aggregate capital of
$60.000,000. and employing over 1000
operatives. The city supports two
daily and two weekly newspapers, and
owns the Bronson Free Library, which
contains $4,000 volumes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
DISEASE GERMS IN CAPITOL.
Moro Different Kinds There Than in
Most Laboratories.

Washington, D. C.-More different
kinds of disease germs have been found
in the United States Capitol by Archi-
tect Woods than exist in a well estab.,
lshed meteorological laboratory. He
has secured we'll developed specimens
of the bacteria Of tctanus, or lockjaW;
tuberculosis, typhoid, anthracis, strep-
tocci and influenza, or grippe.
The chamber of the House has pro.
duced twenty-three germs Of various
kinds to seven found in the Senate
chamber.
Architect Woods has demonstrated
that the Capitol was breeding place
for practically all the deadly germs
known to science. In piece of carpet
taken from the floor Of the House Mr..
Woods found several million germs,
the influenza microbe predominating.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Labor World.

A i.;ht against the Garment Makers
Union has been t:.rted in Chicago Dy
locking out 500 workers.
Engineers at the electric power plant
in Terre Haute, md, quit work out OF
sympathy with he striking street ear
men.
The new scale adopted by miners in
convention at PittsburS embraces an
increase of ten cents a ton IN tn
price of mining.
Six hundred striking wooaworkers
have returned to duty in the American
Car and Foundry Company's plant at
Jeffersonville. Ind.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Personal Mention.

Emperor William OF Germany is for.
ty-Ihrce years old.
Congressman Littlefeld, Of Maine,
talks nearly 300 words a minute.
Andrew Carnegie has made a second
gift of 100000 to Cooper Union, New
York City.
Prince Henry has bought fifty pres
ents to distribute on his visit to the
United States.
Professor Edmund J. James, Of the
University Of Chicago, has been elect
ed President nf thA Northwestern Uni
versitY
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Wrecks Along Nova Scotia.

Yarmouth, n. S.-The Dominion Coal
Company's steamer Mira went ashore
on Chebougue Point Ledge, and, 1t is
expected, will be a total loss. The
steamer was bound from Boston to
Louisburg,. 3. She registers 24O0
tons. The brig Antine Ora, from An
napolis to the West Indies, went ashore
near Point Prim Light, Digby, and is
a total loss. The crew was saved.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
JAPANESE TROOPS HERolsM.
Overtaken by SnowstorIns They Preserved
Discipline to the End.

London.-The Toxic correspondent of
the Times says 1O5 corpses Of soldiers
Of the Avomari detachment, which was
lost in the snow, have been recovered.
The search was interrupted by violent
SnowStorms.
The purpose of the ill-fated expedi.
ton was to ascertain the possibility OF
utilizing the inland route for recovering
the command Of the coastwise railway
if that line should be seized by an en-
emy landing on the northern shore.
Failing such possibility, there would
be danger that the Avomari garrison
would be isolated from the defense OF
the Northeastern Province.
The pioneers having successfully ex-
plored the route. the expedition seemed
safe,. but the soldiers were overtaken
by snowstorms and lost their way in
the mountains.
The men preserved discipline and
obeyed orders until the end. Fourteen
carried the commander to place OF
shelter, and seven Of these perished.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Uintah Mining Investigation.

The United States Senate adopted
Mr.. Rawlns's resolution for an inveS-
tigation into the Uintah mining leases
in Utah. The investigation is to be
conducted by the Committee on Indian
Affairs, which will inquire into twc|
subjects-the authority of the Interior
Department to approve such leases and
the connection of Government officials
with the making Of the leases.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
MANY PERISH IN CALES-
The Storm In Europe Had Forty Victir
on italian Coast Alone.

The Storm In Europe Had Forty Victims
on italian Coast Alone.
London.-Forty lives are reported
to have been lost in shipwrecks on the
Italian coasts in the recent gales. Sew.
eral persons were killed by avalanches
in Italy. A village near Verona has
been wrecked by the storm and certain
districts adjacent to Rome have been
flooded.
A German bark stranded on st. Mar.
tin Rock of the Scilly Islands, and was
broken up before the life savers
reached her. The crew of the bark was
drowned.
The mail steamer M@rie I-eEriette
smashed a wheel on her way from
Dover to Ostend, and became unman-
ageable after the accident. Her pas.
sengers had a terrible experience.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Senator DRYDEN Takes the Oath.

The oath as Senator from New Jer'
sey to succeed the late General SeWell
was taken in Washington by John f.
Dryden. His desk, just in the rear
of Senator Kean's, was covered with
flowers. He secures the Craftsmanship
of the Committee on Relations with
Canada, and goes on the Committees Oh
Immigration, Enrolled Bills, Library
and University Of the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
GENTLEMAN BURGLAR BACGED.
Worked in Full Evening Dress and AL
ways Used q Cab.

Chicago. - Edward F. Flake. who
claims to be a graduate of Notre Dame
University, and who scorns to ride in
a street car, and leads gang Of twelve
burglars, has been arrested for robbing
Hyde Park houses.
When q robbery was to be committed
he called a cab, his accomplices say.
and rode to the front steps Of the vic
TINS house and insisted that his COM
panions should help him out of the
cab. He scorned to carry firearms,
and made his pals carry the plunder.
He showed rare judgment in select.
ing booty. He usually did his work in
full evening dress. He attributes his
capture to the fact that he consented
to work once too often in other garb.
Flake, as the leader of the bang, Is
said to have introduced original meth
odS in pillaging houses. He has half
dozen burglaries attributed to him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Nina Explosion Kills log.

Dispatches from Hondo, Mexico.
show that LOG miners were at work in
the Coahuila Coal Company's mine
when the explosion occurred, and all of
them are dead. The majority of the
victims are MeXicans and Cinnamon.
The explosion was occasioned by strik-
ing a gas pocket. The loss to the own
ars of the mine is very heavy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Woman Art Student q Suicide.

Bella Riordan, forty years old, OF
New York City, student in the PENN
sylvania Academy of Fine Arts, com.
mitted suicide in her room in board
ing house in Philadelphia. She swal-
lowed carbolic acid, stabbed herself
repeatedly in the breast and inhaled
Illuminating gas.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
GIRL STUDENT A SUICIDE.
Shot Herself, Probably While Suffering
From Mental Depression.

Shot Herself, Probably While Suffering
From Mental Depression.
Ann Arbor, Mich.-Miss Agnes Inglis,
twenty-three years old, sophomore
student in the medical department Of
the University Of Michigan, committed
suicide. She is a daughter of DR..
David Inglis, prominent physician
Of Detroit.
No motive for the deed has been dis
covered, but it was known that she
was subject to attacks of mental de-
preston. At such times she has often
threatened to take her life. She shot
herself and died half an hour later
without recovering consciousness. The
bullet entered near the heart.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
RICH FARMER RoB8ER CHIEF.
Michigan Man, Said to Be Worth 500,
900, Accused OF Burglary.

900, Accused OF Burglary.
st. Louis, Mich.-Clint Nelson. who
was arrested here recently, and who is
reported to be the wealthiest farmer in
Gratiot County, is now alleged to have
been the head of band Of thieves who
have been robbing farmers CT stock
and other property for years.
Sheriff Paris arrested James Haz-
zard. his son, William Marble and Mar
tin Hakes, all Of this vicinity. In jail
Marble confessed, saying that the band
had been stealing for years, and that
Nelson acted as the "fence." Nelson
is charged with burglary and being an
accessory after the fact. At present
he has 300 head of cattle and about 300
sheep on his farm for the city market.
In addition he has nearly as many more
which he is wintering. He is said to
be worth 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
HELD CLOSE TO LINcoLN's GIFT.
Man President Thought HoEelier Than
Himself ia Dead

Columbus, Ohio.-Rev. William Hast
ings, Of Toronto, Ohio, who died few
days ago. kept to the day of his death
a poeketknife given him by President
Lincoln for being homelier man than
himself.
Hastings was chaplain in the Civil
War. and became we'll acquainted with
the President, who in handing over the
knife said that it had been given him
by man who asked him to give it to
a homelier man than he was If he ever
met such q man.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
SECRETARY SHAW IN OFFICE.
Mr.. Cages Farewell to the officials and
Clerks of the Treasury Department.

Clerks of the Treasury Department.
Washington, D. Gin the presence
G: the CHEZ CtfIc: It's of the Treasury
Department, Senator Doll Yer and near
ly all of Iowa's delega:;oD il the lower
house Of Congress, former Governor
Leslie NJ. Shaw took the prescribed
oath Of Office as Secretary of the Treas
ury. The oath was administered by
Justice Shiras of the United States Su-
preme Court. The retiring Secretary,
Mr.. Gage, was among the first to con-
graduate his successor.
The new and retiring Secretaries
then received all the officials and
clerks in the Treasury Building to
the number of more than 1000. Mr..
Gage has gained the affection Of the de-
partmental employees to remarkable
degree. as was shown in their leave
taking. Many eyes were wet and
many voices trembled as the last fare
wells were said. Mr.. Gage remained in
conference with his successor All hour
or more and then left the department.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Blizzard Works sI5o,ooo Ruin.

Owensboro, Ky.-Although the wealth
Ell was cold, thousands were in the city
viewing the ice wrecks. Several hun
drad men were working for the tele-
phone and telegraph companies. The
damage to property Is estimated at
$150,002. The wind has broken down
nearly every tree in the city.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Youncers Plead For Pardon.

The Board of Pardons Of Minnesota
read and heard arguments on a petit
ton from James and Coleman Young
er, life conricts now out on parole, ask
ing for complete pardon, and took the
case under adyiSement.
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Thunderstorm in Rlizzard.

Boston, Mass.-Reports from New
England points sag the storm wSs the
most violent in years. Trains were
blockaded in Vermont and in Maine In
course Of the tempest violent thun-
derStorm passed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
NIarconi Station Wrecked

Baltimore, Md.-The Governments
wireless telegraph station on the Mar
conf system, the erection Of which was
only just completed, was wrecked in
the fierce storm.
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Recoming q Nation of BeeF-Eaters.

More beef and less mutton and pork
is being eaten in America now than
ever before. according to George NJ.
Rommell, expert in animal industry
of the Department of Agriculture. who
spoke at Kansas City, Mo. Beef cattle
in the country now number 664 to each
1000 Of population.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-02-19
Prince Henry Returns to Palace.

Prince Henry of the Netherlands. the
Dutch Prince Consort, has returned to
the palace at Amsterdam. The re-
newed reports of quarrels between
Queen Wilhclmina and her husband
Gro III, 'oundp1