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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
EXTRA SESSION. CALLED
Congress is Directed to Assentt
on November g.
SUBJECT TO BE CONSIDERED

Cuban Reciprocity the Sole Business
Named For Extra Session - Text OF
President Rooscvelt's Proclnmation-
The Commercial Treaty With Cuba
Will BE Up For Consideration.
Washington. D. C.-The President is
sued proclamation calling the Fifty
eighth Congress in extraordinary ses-
sion, on November 0, at IL o'clock. The
proclamation states that the purpose
of the session is to consider the COM
mercial convention between the United
States and Cuba, which requires the
approval Of Congress.
Following is the text Of the proclaim
alton:
"By the President of the United States
of America:
\ PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas, BY the resolution of the
Senate of March 10, 1905, the approval
by Congress of the reciprocal CONNER
cial convention between the United
States and the Republic Of Cuba,
signed at Havana on December IL,
1902. is necessary before the said con-
vention shall take effect; and
"Whcreas, 1t is important to the pub
lie interests Of the United States that
the said convention shall become oper-
ative as early as may be:
Now. therefore, /. Theodore Roose-
20 IN, oil 20 tnc n
America. by virtue Of the power vested
In me by the Constitution, do hereby
proclaim and declare that an extra
ordinary occasion requires the conven-
ing of both Houses Of the Congress of
the United States at their respective
chambers in the city Of Washington,
on the 9th day of November next. at
- o'clock noon, to the end that they
may consider and determine whether
the approval Of Congress shall be CIV
en- to the said convention.
"All persons entitled to act as men,
bcrs of the Fifty-eighth Congress are
required to take notice Of this procla-
nation.
"Given under my hand and the seal
of the United States, at Washington the
Goth day of October, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
three, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and
twenty eighth.
"THEOE ORE ROOSEVELT.
"By the President:
JOHN HAY. Secretary of State"
It is we'll understood that the hope
of the President and of the political
leaders is that holding this extra ses-
sion a month in advance may shorten
the regular session by a month at least
and that much of the inevitable ante
campaign discussion may take place
in the extra, rather than in the regular
session. There will be no general legis-
lation of importance at either session
of Congress.
The Presidents message for the ex-
ira session will deal only with the
Cuban commercial reciprocity question.
Mr.. Cannon, who is to be the Speaker
of the next House, will name no COM
mitteas until the regular session eX-
cept that on Ways and Means. which
must deal with the Cuban reciprocity
question. and those on Rules and Ac>
counts and Mileage.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
FATAL WORK TRAIN WRECK
Track Laborers in Cars Moved Down
Without Warning.
FRANTIC SURVIVORS VENGEFUL

Men Employed to Repair Flood Damage
on Pennsylvania Railroad Manned and
Nangled on Their Way to Work-Six-
teen Lives Instantly Crushed Out and
Nearly Two Score Persons Badly Hurt.
Trenton, n. 1.-THE lives Of sixteen
men were snuffed out in the twinkling
bf an eye near Summerset by rear
end collision of work trains on the Bel.
videre division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Que unfortunate fellow sus
Sived his injuries a few hours and e1-
pired in ST. Francis Hospital, this
city. Besides the dead thirty-fivc arc
injured. All of the killed and injured
were track laborers, nearly all Of them
Italians. and identifcations have been
difficult. The dead identified are:
Bertrand Burroughs, colored: Joseph
Brown, colored; James Horns, Fran
.cesco Beneditto, Natalie Crea, Giuseppe
,Santino, Francisco Freceia, Giuseppe
Falcono, Vincenzo Beneditto, Benigno
Sucidi, Edward Harris, Gracamo Fer
raute, Soveno Chiappino, Thomas Rog-
erS.
There are three bodies. those of two
Italians and 4 negro, that have not
been identified.
The repair train which was wrecked
consisted Of two passenger coaches. in
which were crowded more than hun
dred laborerS, a derrick car and fat
car. 1t was at WaShington's Crossing
awaiting orders for passing a south
bound train. Running behind it was
a gravel train that left this city about
o'clock a. m. There was a drizzling
rain which obscured the vision of En-
ginccr August Connor. Of the gravel
tra,n, which was running at fair speed.
1t is said that he had lot been notified
Of the stopping Of the repair train. He
failed to see it in time to even slow
down, and his engine crashed through
the fat car and the derrick car and tel
escoped the passenger coaches with
their living freight.
None Of the crews of either train
was hurt, but their efforts to rescue
the injured were seriously interfered
with by the laborcrs who had not been
hurt. The Italians, half frenzied by
fright, were too dazed to assist their
fellows. They seemed to think that
the trainDcn were to blame for the ca
tastrophe. The feeling Of resentment
grew to such an extent that the train
men were in fear for their lives. and
not for some time could the work of
rescue be begun. Then the dead and
wounded were carried ort. a relief
train with corps of physicians, Cor
oners and trainmen was sent to the
scene Of the wreck from this city, re-
turning eventually with the dead and
wounded.
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n TWO TRUST COMPANIES FAIL;
Liabilities Of Baltimore Concerns Estf
mated at $4,000, 900.

Liabilities of Baltimore Concerns Esti-
mated at s1o,ooo,ooo.
Baltimore, Md.-Refusal of the pub
lie to buy securities on which were
founded railway ventures resulted in
tie suspe1 sion of the Maryland Trust
Company and the Union Trust Com
Eany. Of this city, the former with ST.
125.000 capital stock and the latter
with $1.0O0,O00. Their joint liobiliti:s
are believed to exceed $4,000. GOO.
Except in so far as the ona precipi.
tated the other the failures Of the two
concerns are not direc;.y related. The
Maryland company was overloaded
with the securities of the Vera Cruz
and Pacific Railroad, and the Union
Company with those of the South and
Western Railroad, the one a Mexican
scheme and the other Virginia
scheme.
Announcements Of these. failures
came In confirmation Of vague rumors
that have been circulating for several
days and upset the confidence that had
been inspired by the prompt resump-
ton Of the so-called Seaboard banks,
which suspended recently.
Only the efforts Of bankers and the
traders in the local market prevented
worse consequences.
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FOREIGN.

A commission, including numb
of Russian Ministers, Viceroy Aleu6
and the Gar as president, has be-
formed to manage affairs in the
East. The Japanese Minister f-ef
denied the report that the army was
desirous Of war.
Emperor William unveiled in Berlin
statues of his parents. the Emperor
and Empress Frederick.
Messages were sent by the Marconi
system from Pekin, China, to the
coast. N"
Eight convicts in the Central PrisoY
at Halle, Prussia, killed one guard
wounded another. took their weapon
and escaped to forest, where thu
were captured in nobleman's vd
after shooting pursuer..
A French sporting paper says thai
King Edward of Great Britain has Of
fered the Nice Yacht Club cup for an /
international race from Gibraltar toS
Nice.
British foreign trade Is said to have
been barred from the Anacura Rive
by Venezuela.
The Mexican Government has yiel
ed to the contention of the Chir
Commercial Steamship Company th1
it has j right to land Chinese coolies
at Mexican ports. This will make more
difficult the execution Of the Chinese
exclusion law in the United States.
Government detectives are, investi1
eating 4 $2I00 robbery reported by tn
postmaster at Port GrevilIe, Nova Scd
tia, who says an unknown M
snatchcd Il package containing
money as he was carrying it homel ID
lock up.
1t is said that King Leopold of Bell
GUM had Il very cool reception in. Viz
emma. whittier he went to enlist AUS
trian aid in settling the Congo disputel
4 now Panama bill canal bill 2
been presented to the Colombian
ate.
Prince Ahmed Belr Eddine, young
er son Of the Sultan Of Turkey. is dead |
from pneumonia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
ALASKAN VICTORY OURS
Formal Decree Gives United States
Disputed Territory
lHE CANADIANS ARE RESENTFUl

Lower Alaskan Gold Fields Belong to
United Stntes-Canada Gets One Water
way -Dyea, Skagway, Chilkoot and
Whole Juneau Territory Under the
Stars and Stripes.
London.-Alaskan boundary tribu-
nails official decision just made public.
grants main contentious Of the United
States, gives this country two strategic
islands in the entrance of the Portland
Canal, which latter goes partly to Can
ada. The Canadian commissioners re-
fuse to sign the decision, and the pub:
lie meeting was abandoned. The Can.
adams. in formal statement, charge
that their couItry's rights have been
sacrificed.
AS affecting the Portland Canal the
award gives the United States two ISL
ands. Kama ghunat and Sitklan, COM
manding the entrance Of the Portland
channel and the ocean passage to Port
Simpson. This destroys the strategic
value Of Wales and Pearse islands,
which are given to Canada.
The mountain line adopted as the
boundary lies so far from the coast as
to give the United States substantial.
ly all the territory in dispute.
The line completely clears all the
bays and inletS and means OF access
to the sea. giving the United States a
complete land barrier between Canada
and the sea. from the Portland Canal
to Mount st. Elias.
Around the head Of the Lynn Canal
the line follows the watershed, some.
what in accordance with the provision.
al boundary established by the modus
vivendi.
The Canadians feel very sore over
the outcome. They almost openly ac'
cusc Lord Alverstone Of partisanshipD
When the latter presented them to
King Edward. at Buckingham Palace,
his Majesty vainly endeavored to
induce Messrs. Jette and Ayles'
worth to say they were satisfied or
that they accepted the situation. But
the two Canadians declined to express
in any way acquiescence with this
view. They simply shook hands for
mally and bowed.
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Ncwey GlcaninGs.

A Virginia Delegate reports that his
election cost him six cents.
Farmers say that the rabbits have
thick fur, which means q severe Win
ter.
The French, for the first time in
many years, are not to take hand in
south polar work.
Map of the Kingdom of Saxony just
completed on n scale Of one to $4,000,
at cost Of $1,00000O.
A group of gigantic Patasonian In
dians is to be procured, If possible,
for the St. Louis Exposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
College and Educational Notes.

The University of Chicago IS 100
students short OF last years record.
For the first time in years there was
a falling off in the freshman class at
Harvard.
The Sultan of Turkey has granted
Chicago University the right to exca-
vate in Babylonia.
Statistics seem to show that the ef-
flux to Germany is not keeping up to
it's former proportions.
About 100000 was earned last year
by Yale boys who are putting them.
selves through college.
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A Million-Dollar Fire.

Fire swept through Aberdeen, Wash,
and destroyed $50 buildings. besides
causing the death Of four persons and
a loss Of S1,OOO,O00. Ten blocks in the
business portion of the city, including
the opera house, two hotels and two
banks and a hospital were destroyed.
In order to stop the progress of the
flames dynamite was used on several
of the buildings. Aberdeen is situated
on Gray's IIarbor. and has about 5000
inhabitants. The chief industry is lam
DeriET
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
GOLDEN PALATE IN HIS THROAT,
Peculiar Operation Prevents Strangulation
of Banker.

Omaha, Neb.-To prevent death by
strangulation a surgical operation was
performed and golden palate was re-
moved from the throat Of Charles E.
Wood, a banker, of Talmage.
Mr.. Wood was born with cleft pal
ate. For several years he has worn in
the roof of his mouth a golden plate
with q false plate attached. He was
thus able to talk distinctly and with
little annoyance.
The golden roof became unfastened
and the whole contrivance slipped
down his throat. a local physician
was unsuccessful in extracting the de-
vice after a days effort. Specialists
from this city were summoned. Mr.
Wood was removed to a hospital,
where an operation was performed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
VAULT pEFIES DYNAMITE.

Bandits Capture Town, But Fail to Get
Banks $4,000.
Newburg, Ore.-For two hours this
place was practically under control OF
q gang Of bandits, whose object was to
blow up the building Of the Bank OF
Newburg and loot the vault.
Though several charges Of dynamite
were exploded the steel vault failed to
give way and the bandits departed on
horseback toward Portland.
The vault contained probably S2O.O 900.
The building was practically wrecked.
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DOMESTIC.

Discrepancies aggregating $34,G
are said to have been found in the alS
counts Of the late Joseph Spahr whot;
had been treasurer IF P. p. Mast & Coz
Springfield, III. ISL 81
The Honorable Artillery Company ots1
London left Boston, Mass. for honey
after a two weeks stay In this couns
try. Is. e
Patriotic societies at Baltimore Md
celebrated Peggy Stewart day
Indiana Baptist churches, In con
vention at Bloomingdale, adopted Sreso
lutions against the seating Of Reed
Smoot as Senator from Utah.
Pursued by robbers, Edward Reed 3
firemano on the steamer Olympiafs
jumped into the Menomenee River
Milwaukee, Wis, and was droWneq
John Flood and James Melia, his pQ
suers, were arrested.
Tuberculosis caused the death OF thV
polar bear, Miss Borealis, in the Cenj
trail Park Menagerie, New York City,
Two steel plants were closed ct
GAINESVILLE, Ohio because Of the con-.
dition of the iron and steel Industry
one of them will be sold and the sbust1
ness discontinued.
The United States Board Of q
Appraisers has decided in favor
free entry at Boston Of herring
In the Bay Islands, N. +. ,
A submarine fog signal dew
successfully tested on the M
setts coast.
Nine English glassolowers
ported from Malone. N. Y, havH
brought to this country in Violate
the Contract Labor law.
Henry C. Jarrett, former
known theatrical manager,
York City, is dead In London.
senior member Of the firm OF
Palmer.
Work on the palatial seaside
near Richmond Beach, 8. l., prof.
by Charles Nd. Schwab for the
children of New York, has been dis
Ilnued.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Ohio Stops the Sale OF Toy Pistols.

The Ohio State Board Of Health
adopted a resolution by which their
secretary is directed to take steps to
prevent the sale of "toy pistols and
other explosive appurtenances." The
resolution recites that 600 persons
were killed, 100 made blind. and 1000
others injured on the last Fourth of
July. The board therefore declares
it to be the duty Of health authorities
to abolish the evils attendant upon the
celebration of Independence Day.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
!RAILRoAD pYNAMlTeR CAUGHT.
Former Convict Arrested Charged With
Northern Pacific OutrageG.

Former Convict Arrested Charged With
Northern Pacific Outrages.
Helena, Mont.-Isaae Gravelle Is IN
jail here on the charge Of being con"
nected with the dynamite Cutrages on
the Northern Pacific. A watchman
saw a man digging hole under the
rails. The man ran. Captain Keowan,
of the Northern Pacific detectives, and
others followed the trail twenty miles
into the mountains and captured the
man at his cabin. He was armed with
a rife and a revolver. He said his
name was Plumber, but he proved to
be Isaac Grevelle, who was released
from the penitentiary in July. He is
the person the detectives have been
hunting for three weeks, his picture
having been identified as that of the
man who was seen at haystack near
Townsend, where fifty pounds Of dyna-
mite was found in the haystack.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
BOY PREVENTS TRAIN HCLD.U2.
Grave Operator, Locked in by Robbers,
Wires Engineer Not to Stop.

Grave Operator, Locked in by Robbers,
Wires Engineer Not to Stop.
Butte, Montana.-Two masked men
rode up to the little station at Welchs
Spur, twenty miles east of this city,
on the Northern Pacific, and covering
the operator with their revolvers. drove
him inside his Office and locked him in.
They turned the signal light so as to
stop the North Coast Limited, which
was due in half an hour.
The operator, F. K. Law. boy Of
twenty, threatened with death if he
moved, crawled on his hands and
knees to his telegraph key, and reach
ing from under the table, wired the
operator at Homestake to tell the engi-
neer Of the North Coast not to stop. as
the bandits meant to hold up the train
at Welch's Spur.
The train went through the latter
place at forty miles an hour, and the
bandits then rode off.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Football Notes.

Rockwell is being developed into
drop kicker at Yale.
Ralph Bloomer, Yale's pluhglns
tackle, is a Cincinnati boy.
# does not look as if Harvard was
dayeloping anything sensational in the
way of punter.
Soft leather is mostly used for head
gear, but at Yale several OF the playsis
use head pieces made of thick clotn.
A Boston man who saw Pennsylvania
work several days says that the eleven
is the best the Quakers have had for
wears
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Biinded by Golf Club.

Professor George Hempl, teacher OF
philolosy at the university at Ann Ar
bor, Mich, was struck blind in the
right eye while playing golf. b.. A.
Babcock was. in the act OF driving,
when the club broke. the head OF the
brassie being driven with terrific force
against Professor Hempl's eye, knock
ING him spnseleSS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
FIRST SHOT ACCIDENTAL.
Then your: Hunter, in Agony, Put Eu1-
let in Head.

Then Ecrr: Hunter, in Agony, Put Eul-
let in Head.
st. Louis, Mo.-Crazed by the pain Of
a terrible wound in his leg. caused
by the accidental discharge Of his shot
gun, George SchwiSler, Jr.. twenty
years old, Of Kahokia, ended his life
with a revolver.
Young Schwigler was spending the
day with his uncle at Alton. They
went out in the morning for q days
hunting and fishing on the Missouri
side of the Mississippi. In some man
ner his shotgun was discharged. and
the wound caused him such agony
that he begged his uncle to kill him.
The uncle ran to get their boat ready
to take him back to Alton. and had
scarcely turned his back when he heard
a revolver shot. The young man had
fred bullet into his head.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
TWENTIETH VICTIM A. MANIAC.
Engineer Was Powerless to Stop Short
Determined Suicide.

Engineer Was Powerless to stop Short OF
Determined Suicide.
Auburn, Pa.-Still laughing like a
madman as the locomotive bore down
upon him, George Hahn, Of Milton. O
middle-aged man, deliberately Enelt be-.
fore a passenger train on the Reading
Railway here and awaited his death.
He was ground to pieces before the
engineer, who saw the act, could stop
the train.
In the pocket of Hams clothing were
q ticket from Allentown to Lewisburg
and a slip of paper, upon which was
written: Goodbye all; forgive every
one. I am crazy" Also a brief note
addressed Mother" which related to
h check. His body was forwarded to
the Morgue Of the county.
This was the twentieth fatality ID
which Engineer Sharp, Of this train'
had figured.
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OLD p. Q. OFFICIAL A THIEF.
Haff, Superintendent Of Foreign Malls
Trapped.

New York City.-AleXande Haff. Su-
perintendent of Foreign Mails aud for
twenty-four years a postoffice EN-
ploye, was arrested for stealing money
from the mails. There is no means Of
telling how much he has stolen, but it
is believed the amount is not large.
Postoffice Inspectors Boyle and Meyers
made the arrest Boyle has known
Haff since he started working in the
postoftice, the TWO having been clerks
together years ago, and there was an
affecting scene when Boyle made Half
a prisoner. Haff refused to make any
statement. and the inspectors are at
loss to explain what he did with the
money, as, they say, he has no vices.
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Miss Hickman Found, But Dead.

The body of Miss Hickman, a woman
doctor, whose disappearance in Lon
don, England, two months ago caused
o sensation, has been found in an un-
freauented part Of Richmond Park
decomposed and the head separated
from the body, apparently by rats. 1t
could only be identified by a swimming
medal she wore. The reason for her
disappearance remains a mystery.
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RENEGADE AMERICAN CAUGHT.
Hermann and Part of the Stolen Funds
Found in Negros Island.

Manila, Philippine Islands.-1nspec-
tor Hermann. who stole funds of the
Mindanao Government and turned pir-
ate with Supply Officer Johnson, has
been captured by the corstabulary.
Johnson was killed by the crew Of the
native boat which the pirates had
taken from the steamship Victoria.
which they had seized, had been
grounded by her crew. Hermann
killed four Of the six members Of the
boats native crew, brought the boat
to the shore and, although severely
wounded, escaped to the mountains of
Negros. The constabulary also recov-
cred 17OO pesos in money from Herr.
mann.
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EreaceuA LoRerk Racord.

Cresceus regained the right to be
called the king Of trotters by circling
the track at Wichita, Kan, in 1.59A.
one-auarter Of a second faster time
than ever a mile had been trotted be-
fore, even with the aid of wind
shield.
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San Domingo Yields to America.

The Dominican Government has in.
formed United States Minister Powell
that in view of his protest it will re-
call the bill now before Congress pro-
yiding for the neutrality Of Domini-
can waters and declaring certain har-
bors to be free ports.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
$4,000 Loot in Old Mine.

While digging for coal in an aban-
doned mine near Dravosburg, Pa. Dan
iel Sorg and two brothers discovered
$1,000 worth Of clothing, which the po-
lice say has been secreted by band of
thieves that has been operating in the
Monongahela Valley for year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
rb. Nev Jersey Lerislature Adjourns.

Tho Now Jersey Legislature AdjournS.
The special session Of the New Jer'
sew LEGISLATURE ended at Trenton after
the passage Of the school Dills and
the making Of provisions for the flood
commission. No other business was
transacted.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Doctor Kills His Children.

J.Y. Jay. aged thirty-fiye, one Of the
best known physicians of Bunco:nbe
County, North Carolina, and a resident
ef Rarnardsyille, killed his three chill
dren, aged six. four and two years,
wifi, o cIawhammer.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-04
Colombia In Straits.

The Minister of the Treasury at 30
gotta, Colombia, has announced sse at Sc.
oret session Of the House of Represeh'
tativas that the national revenues are
"a % GOO 900 pesos. in paper currency less
than the expenses.