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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
FRANCHISE TAX LAW VALID.
It 10 Declared Constitutional By Judge
Robert Earl.

70 10 Declared Constitutional by Judge
Robert Earl.
Albany. N. Y.-One step in the legal
aght against the Ford franchise tax
was ended when Robert Earl. former
Chief Judge Of the New York Court Of
Appeals, acting as referee under ap-
pointment by Justice D. Cady Herrick.
hled an opinion in the Third Judicial
Department upholding In every point
the constituti0nallty OF the law.
Should this opinion be confirmed BY
the appellate courts 1t will add $4,000.
900 a year to the treasury OF New
York City and about Sl2.O0O,OOO in
back taxes. with seven per cent. inter.
est. As corporation values increase
with the growth of the municipality
the aggregate Of the tax also Will be
swclled. and 1t Is estimated by experts
that In five years. should the law be
upheld. the annual payments In the
greater city will be S6.OO0.OOO.
Judge Earl's opinion will be fought
all the way to the United States Su.
prense Court by the corporations. The
legal procedure will take about three
years. and In the meantime the big
traction companies. the consolidated
gas and the electric light corporations
will refuse to pay the tax as assessed
under the franchise law.
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began to throw out dense clouds Of
smoke. At midnight the same dny
flames. accompanied with rumbling
noises. lighted the sky over an i'm
mense area, causing widespread ter.
ror. May hot ashes covered the
whole city quarter Of st. Pierre an
inch thick. and made Mont Pelee IN.
visible.
At noon May 8 q stream Of burning
lava rushed 400 feet down the mount
ain side. following the dry bed OF n
torrent. and reaching the sea. five miles
from the mountain. In three minutes.
In Its rush the fiery food swept from
It's path plantations. buildings. factor
les, cattle and human beings over a
breadth of about half mile. At the
rear of the mouth Of the Riviere
Blanche stood the large Guerin sugar
factory. one of the finest In the Island.
It is now completely entombed In lava.
Thetall chimney alone Is visible. One
hundred and fifty persons are estl-
mated to have perlshed there, includ.
ing the owners son.
As the lava rushed into the sen the
latter receded 800 feet all along the
west coast. returning with great
strength. A big wave covered the
whole sea front Of st. Pierre. but
doing little damage ashore or afioat.
Terrible detonations. heard hundreds
Of miles northward, followed at short.
irregular intervals. and continued at
night. In the intense darkness the elec.
trlc light failed. but the town was lit
up by lurid flashes Of flame from the
mountain. The terror-stricken inhabi.
tants rushed for the hills In their night
clothes, screaming. shouting and wal!
lng-mad with terror.
Thirty-fve persons, mostly women
and children, arrived here In the fore
noon of the 9th. and furnished the
above details. The men remained at
Martinique. The same afternoon
later telegraphic communication was
interrupted with both the Islands OF
Martinique and st. Vincent. During
the afternoon of the Sth the British
steamer Roddam. which had left st.
Lucia ut midnight on the eth for Mar
tiniaue, crawled slowly into the Cas-.
tries Harb0r. unrecOgnizable. gray
with ashes. her rigging dismantled.
and sails and awnings. hanging about,
torn and charred.
Captain Whatter reported that hav-
Ing Just cast anchor or st. Pierre at
q. M. In fine weather. succeeding an
awful thunderstorm during the night.
he was talking to the ships agent.
Joseph Plissono. who was in boat
alongside, when he saw tremendous
cloud Of smoke and cinders rushing
with terrific rapidity over the town
and port. completely. In an instant,
enveloping the former In sheet OF
flame and raining fire on board. The
agent had just time to climb on board
when his boat disappeared. Several
Of the crew Of the Roddam were
quickly scorched to death. BY super
human efforts, having steam up. the
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Ths National Ga arne.

Hartford has relel:ed Outtielder Rob-
inson and Pitchers Miriam and Drohan.
Cooley. the Philadelphia and Pitts.
burg cast-off. Is playing 3 star game
for Boston.
Dono7an will doubtless be the main
stay Of Brooklyn's pitching staf again
this season.
Up to date the st. Louis team has
made more errors than any two teams
in the National League.
Gfoerer Is the name Of Louisville s
right fielder. "Go-for-'er" Is the way
the name Ia pronounced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Tho Frsakish Hippodrome.

Among recent attractions at the
London Hippodrome has been q one
legged cyclist. Forthcoming perform.
ers who guarantee to give the audience
q turn include the following stars:
ST. Leger. the armless ping-pong
champion. who will play three matches
simultaneously blindfolded.
Calmady. the lesless Jockey. In his
unparalleled equestrian act. when he
Vim bestride fourteen bare-backed
Rasuto remounts abreast.
jLooney. the idiot impersonator. who
win give imitations Of all the leading
actor-managers.
Ululo. the deaf baritone. who win
sing lin q different key from the ac-
eompanist) at 8 and s.-London Punch.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Labor World.

Electrical .orkers NJ Duluth. Mi.n-
have been granted al advance Ill
wages.
Adviccs from Mexico state that sc; r.
city of labor Is rctard:ns railroad coa'
structiOn.
The wages of South Wales miners.
regulated on the sliding scale. are to
be reduced ten per cent.
The wages OF miners and tankmen
have been reduced two and half per
cent. at Newcastle. England.
Montreal Cam stonemasons threat
en- to strike unless granted thirty ceuts
an hour and nlne-hour day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
destroyed at the time Of the st. Pierre
disaster.
A dispatch from Fort de France
confirms the reports that Governor
Mouttet and the British and American
Consuls and their families perished
America Sends Relief.

Washington. D. C.-The United States
Government has been quick to act for
the relief Of the stricken island OF Mar
tinIaue. The United States cruiser
Cincinnati. which had just arrived at
San Domingo City. Santo Domingo,
was ordered to proceed to Martinique
at once.
Prompt action was taken also by the
Senate. which passed bill aFpropriat-
Ing 100000 for the aid Of the suffer-
ers. The bills passage was delayed,
however. by objections in the House.
The going tug Potomac has left
San Juan. Porto Rico. for the ili'fated
island.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Attentions OF o Husband.

Humor does not abound In the vigor.
ous atmosphere Of the Twopenny Tube
between Z and 8 p. m. Therefore the
passengers jammed up near a fat irate
woman one evening last week greatly
enjoyed the following: Thomas
this very loudly while jogging a mild
little husband as they both swayed.
clutching the leather loops overhead
get q seat for me. tell yer"
Concilatory whispers came from the
mild man, who glanced timidly ut the
passengers his wife was pushing
against.
Then: Nonsense. yer could find
me q seat easy enough, If yer wanted
to-"
More agonized whispers from the
husband and more loud demands from
the wife. There was great local relief
when an irreproachably dressed young
man politely gave up his seat. As
the woman dropped heavily into 1t she
beamed on him with: ANY one car
ZEE you're not my 'usband. sir."-Man'
chester Guardian.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Senate Votes $500 900 Moro.

Washington. d. C.-In the Senate Mr.
Cullom, from the Committee on For
eign Relations. reported joint resolu-
ton appropriating S5OO.OOO. including
the $500. 900 already appropriated. to
be expended under the direction OF the
President In such manner as will most
promptly and efficiently relieve the
stricken people Of the French West
Indies and st. Vincent. The resolution
was adopted without comment
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Disapproves the Gathrn ann Gun

The War Department. 1T Washing.
ton. has received the final report Of
the joint board OF Army and Navy
officers reconvencd recently for the
purpose Of considering objections flied
by the Gathmann gun people to their
former report against the adoption OF
the gun. The board. In Its most re-
cent report, adheres to its former re-.
norf
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
ERUPTION ON ST. VINCENT
Great Devastation Spread by the VOL
oano La Soufriere
Kingston. tho Capital, Bombarded By
Failing Stones-Appalling Natural
Phsnomena.Hundre Dead.

Castries. st. Lucia. B. W. 1.-The vol
cano Of the Island of st. Vincent. La
Soufrlere. has burst out In sympathetic
eruption. A steamer which returned
from there reported that the northern
end OF the island was in flames. and
cut OF from assistance by q continuous
stream Of burning lava. ashes falling
In heavy showers as far $50 miles
away.
1t was feared that there had been
great loss Of life. The lava from the
volcano had destroyed several districts.
Great physical changes had taken
place In the neighborhood Of La Sou.
friere.
As n result of the disaster on the Isl.
and nil business was suspended.
Among those dead were whole fami.
lies. whose corpses were In several
places lying uEburied. The dead will
be Inferred In trenches.
Kingston. the capital Of the island.
was covered with ashes and was being
bombarded with stones from the VOL
canic craters.
st. Thomas. d. W. LIT was believed
that 500 people have lost their lives in
st. Vincent.
The noise from the st. Vincent vol
cano was heard Is Islands 200 miles
away. Columns Of vapor from the era.
ters rose eight miles high. 1t Is known
that ashes have been carried go miles.
In many places In st. Vincent food
and water famine was threatened.
The British Government ordered two
cruisers to proceed to the island with
supplies for the sufferers.
London.-The correspondent Of the
Daily Mail at Barbados telegraphed
that all the plantations on the British
Island OF st. Vincent have been de-
stroyed. The island Is two feet deep
In ashes. Dust fell at Barbados for
six hours.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Volcanic Disasters of History.

Pompeii and Herculaneum. destroyed
by eruption OF Mount Vesuvius: A.
D. 70.
Catania. Sicily. $1,000 persons killed
by earthquake: 1877.
Syria, 10000 killed by earthquake.
1853.
CllicIa. 10000 killed by earthquake;
1868.
Palermo. earthquakes. 5000 lost: 1726.
Canton. China. 100000 lost by earth
quake: November 80. 1871.
Kuchan, North Persia. 10000 lost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
American Consul Perished.

AuctfC1u OOV1oH VssS.Sos
Paris, France.-The Cabinet has au.
thorized the Minister Of Finance to ex.
pend all moneys necessary for the suf-
ferers and an officer has sailed from
Brest with 100000.
The Minister Of Marine. n. de Ian.
essan, has received q cable message
from the commander Of the Suchet.
saying he has conducted q search at
st. Pierre. He reports that the town Is
now a mere heap of smoking ruins.
The Suchet rescued some Of the In
habitants of the town La Precheur.
which, with the town LIE Carbet, was
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
An Eruption Near Unalaaka.

San Francisco. Cal. - The Alaska
Commercial Company has received
from It's agents at Unalaska. Aleutian
Islands. a letter dated April 10. giving
information Of volcanic disturbances In
that section. The letter says:
"Uhalaska has been shaken up BY
earthquakes lately. and on several oc-
caslons the ground was covered with
fine ashes from some volcano. Reports
reach us from Unimak to the effect
that with every westerly wind their
village Is covered with some kind OF
ashes. indicating that some western
volcano Is In action"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Texas Charters Forfeited.

The charters OF ISL domestic corpor
tons aud the permits to do business
Texas OF riyhty-eight foreign corpor
tiOns has been declared forfeited i
the Secretary OF State for failure
pay their franchise tax to the stat
3f this number about 400 are oil col
nniiips
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Boiling Lake Disappears.

st. Thomas. D. w. IA dispatch re-
ceived here from the Island Of Dominl-
ca B. w. H. says that man who has
Just returned from the boiling lake
district Of that island. went within 100
yards of the lake and found that the
water had disappeared. From n vent
ten feet In diameter In the centre was
arising a column Of steam to a height
Of thirty feet before spreading into the
atmosphere. That district. otherwise.
was apparently unchanged. but the sui.
phur gases were very strong.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Snow In New England.

At Enosburg Falls. VT. snow fell for
ten hours Oh May o. and caused con-
siderable damage to newly planted
crops. During the high westerly gale
on the same date snow fell for several
hours and the five mountain peaks In
the vicinity Of LittletOn. \. H.. were
covered with snow ut sundown.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
The Latest erase.

Our billing" enthusiasm converts
every fad into a craze. To craze about
q thing is to overdo II. To overdo it Is
70 tire Of It. Therefore 1t Is possible
that ding ping-pong. table-tennis.
whiR.whaif, paddle-pIll, or whatever
yor care to call It, may not last for
eyer.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
To Look Into Shipping Trust.

1t Is said that the British Govern
ment has instructed the law officers of
the crown to examine the agreements
and documents connected with the
shipping combine. Owing to the deep
interest excited by this matter. the
Government will give n day for the
debate OF the subject in Parliament.
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rsanes. Hundreds Of dollars went 70 the
doctor and the druggist. I was simply
q walking medicine chest and phys
icsl wreck. My sister residing in Ohio
wrote mo that she had been cured OF
vornb trouble by using Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Coms
hound. and advised me to try 1t.
than discontinued all other med icines
md rave your Vegetable Compound
thoroueh trial. Within four weeks
nearly all pain had left me; rarely
I'D headaches, and my nerves were In
= much better condition, and l was
eured in three months, and this avoided
\ tsrrible surgical operation. MRS
Hcx,s STEVENSON, ESQ SO. State ss.,
esit Lake City, Utah.-Ssooo fs,fsft y
- tssfinoaiai 10 not ssasine.
Remember every woman Is
cordially invited to write to MIS-
Pinkham If there Is anything
about her symptoms she does not
understand. Mrs. Pinkham's
address Is Lynn, Mass
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
smaiiuox Victim Hangs Himself.

Harvey Kincaid. Il sufferer from
SMALLPOX. committed suicide mt South
Bethlehem, Pa. by hanging himself
His home was quaraniinrd. he. his
wife and two children. being confined
TO the house. He did not have the dis
ease In a severe form.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
PREACHER A MURDERER.
The nov. John Poleet confesses That Hs
Killed . Companion.

Spr.ngfield. Ill.-The Rev. John Po'
leet. the Baptist missionary who was
arrested here for the murder OF hiz
travelling companion. Charles Isaksson'
has made & confession to his father-in'
law, John Walker. Of Jerseyville. who
came to Springfield to make arrange
ments for his defense.
Po!eet says he killed Isaksson In Q
moment OF frenzy. The impulse to
murder and rob his companion came
upon him suddenly, he says, and with
out warning lie picked up a car coup
Ter and beat out the mans brains. Hd
says he Is ready to die for the crime.
Poleet had charge OF Baptist mis-
sion at McCluskey. Ill.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Not to Raise the Rate OF Interest.

Not to Raise the Rate OF Interest.
At the ninth annual convention Of the
Savings Bank Association of New
York State. at Syracuse. 1t was decided
not to raise the rate of interest from
81 to 4 per cent. Charles A. Schierep,
Of Brooklyn, was elected President.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
rhr.. r,rsmsu Crushed to Death

Three iremen were crushed to death
and another man was badly injured
In fire at the Iowa Iron Works. Du-
buQue. Iowa. The men were playing
on the fire near a wall. when the latter
fell and buried them. The financial
loss Is $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Falling or Of Exports.

The four principal articles Of domes-
tic export-bread stufrs. provisions. cot
ION and pctrolecrl-which for the
month of April aggregated $o4.33o'2oo.
show decline Of SIS, 752.HS rs COM
nared with the same month last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
stud.n, Killed by Pitched Eall.

Walter L. MyleS. aged eighteen
gears. junior In che State Normal
School, son Of Myles Myles. OF I'D.
wardville. Pa. died 1t West Chester.
Pa. from being hit with pitched bail
behind the left ear.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28

steamer arrived here from Fort de
France. seeking assistance. as all the
country was burned up. the stock was
dying. all the plantations were charred.
the country people were hocking into
the towns and famine was feared.
The steamer was loaded with food of
all sorts. and was sent back to Mar.
Unique.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Mira. soael Gets Two Years.

Mrs. Soffel, the warden's wife. who
made II possible for the Biddles to
escape from the Allegheny County jail
Mt Pittsburg, Pa. was sentenced to a
term Of two years in the, Western Peni'
tentiary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Coincidepce I'm n storm.

Arcola. ILL.,. was visited by a cloud
burst and hurricane. which did Sreal
damage 10 many buildings and grow
Ing crops. Forty.four years ago to TN
day the town was visited by cyclonl
and was utterly blotted from the map
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Liberty For Alsace.Lorraine

Emperor William of Germany has
decided to abolish the dictatorship
paragraph In the Imperial Constitution
as an expression Of confidence In the
loyalty Of the people Of Alsace-Lor-
ra inc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Revolt In Costa Rlca.

The military element in the neighbor'
hood Of San Jose. the capital OF Costa
Rica. Is IN insurrection. refusing to rec
cgnIze the authority Of Asunc:on Es'
1uivel, the newly inaugura.ed Pres
dent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Seycro's Airship Explodea.

The airship belonging TO Senor Au
custo Severe. the Brazilian aeronaut.
made an ascension ut Paris. France.
The airship exploded. and the two
arronauts who were OH board We're
killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
THE SURGEONS knife
drs. Eckis Stevenson Of Salt
Lake City Tells How Opera
lions For Ovarian Troubles
MsS Be Avoided.

apxAn Mns. PNKHAM:-Y suffered
With Inflammation of the ovaries and
womb for over six years, enduring aches
and pains which mono can dream OF but
those who have had the same expo
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Colorado Beats tisWorld
IN sucAR REETS.

ax Million Dollars inst been invested In saSar
fncsorsse. Four Million more VIII DO tnve0 y tns
vSSr The best posted suHnr mon OF tho world are
kSyins immenss acreage for sugar bcets- COLORADO
xocS hrst prizes nj Chicago exhibit last month ios
srxsr. being over twire as much sumo States we
srv oifcrine a fe1 shares Of stock for ssi. In IN
Enlorsdo Su,-,r Mfr 20. Tho INT and only suHaf
Souf offered " tho public. Tho company owns On .
81 fthe most modern aud com2lste refining Pt.nss n
80 h psid foq suxsr m toe Country. Local
- ksvs subecrioed Five Hundred and ftfty Thou.
Esins. Fsetory b buils and pad for. For fsn
wM. GELDER d CO.
ae Dresdway, New York. or kxcAsAgo
0uildtnR, DeuvcI, C0los
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
Placed on the Retired List.

Generals Simon Snyder and william
Auman. recently appointed Brigadier'
Generals, have been placed on the re-
tired list OF the United States Army
after forty years service. Both officers
are now In the Philippines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
An Indian Reservation Opened.

President Roosevelt has issued 4
proclamation opening TO settlement TIN
Fort Hall Indian reservation In Idaho
The opening involves nearly lU,oe
acres. cel;cd to the Government by III
Snoshoncs and Bannock Indians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
E,.v,n so,diers Dead in W eek.

Eleven Soldiers Dead In W eek.
A train bound from Pretoria to Piet-
ersburg, Northern Transyaal. was de-
rallied at a curve and IN officer and
ten men were killed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28

Heavy Snow In Northern France.
Heavy snow has fallen at Abbeville
and Amicns. and frost has been NJ.
ported from many places in Northeast.
ern France.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
PELEE's AWFUL WORK.

How tho Volcano Destroyed tho Bsauti.
full Capital Of Martinique.
Castries, St Lucia. B. W. I.-Mont
Pelee, q volcanic mountain. some ten
miles north Of st. Pierre. the CONNER.
cial capital Of Martinique. Is the mount
ain which made a faint show Of erup.
ton Hfty years ago. On May 8 last II
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28

Electricity Is to be used in lighting
the ancient Egyptian temples OF Luxor
ard Karaak.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28
appropriation Bill Passet

Agricultural Appropriation Bill Passed
The Agricultural Appropriation 3
has been passed by the United Staq
Senate. The amount appropriated
tthe bill as 1t passed the House VI
$5,U4.54Q.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-05-28

Drowned In Fathers Presence.
In view Of his father. who could not
eescue him. nine -year-old Clarence Ben.
sou was drowned at Falconer. N. Y.