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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
MINOR EVENTS Of THE Week
WARRINGTON ITEMS.

President Roosevelt refused to res
open the ifttauer glove case.
Tne confirmation Of Major-G General
Wood is probable, army opposition be-
ing lacking.
The War Department has decided
not to grant the requests OF the Mer-
chants Association Of New York, for al
change in the regulations as to utili7
ing the drawbridges over the Passai
at Hackensack and Newark. N. j. 3
The State Department has been in
formed that the American-Venezuelan
Commission has awarded $4,000 on
the Rudloff claim. ,.a~s..,
Colonel Edwards, Chief of the Bu-
reau of Insular Affairs, received tele-
grams from Manila, praying for the
abolition of the Dingley tariff on Phtl-
ippine products, .s.... s5:;s S.
Among the recess appointments made
by the President was that of DR.. w.
D. Crum. to be Collector Of Customs
at Charleston. s. G.
The Navy Department was, notified
that Gunner George P. Brady..a war.
rant officer OF the Monongahela, had
committed suicide by shooting.
President Roosevelt was asked to
forbid the United States Marine Band
to play for pay. The request was made
by MIR. Miller, of the National FEEDER
alton of Musicians.
The director OF the mint purchased
$4,000 ounces Of silver on account. OF
Philippine coinage at an average OF
59.111 cents an ounce.
The Navy Department has accepted
the submarine torpedo boats Porpoise
and Shark and released the contractors
Of all liability.
The President reappointed James 81.
Gill as Federal Judge of Indian Terri
tory. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
COLORADO COAL FAMINE.
Denver Business Men Appeal to tho
President to Settle tho Strike.

Denver Cola conference of bust
ness men was held here to appeal to
President Roosevelt to mediate in the
Colorado strike, with the understand
ing that the miners should resume
work pending a settlement of the diff
6culty.
The entire coal supply Of the State
has been exhausted. and the future OF
industries is dependent upon the daily
receipts of fuel. In Northern Colorado
the sugar factories have sufficient coal
to last month, but their season lasts
three months at least, and the farmers
have hundreds Of thousands of dollars
worth Of beets awaiting acceptance at
the factories,
Firms that consume an average Of
ten to fifteen tons a day cannot see
any relief, in spite Of the promises OF
the coal companies. On account of the
abundance Of coal in this State the Gus
tom has been for large consumers to
rely upon coal operators to furnish so
many carloads day, and nothing mas
been stored against an emergency.
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CONGRESS BEGINS WORK
Chief Features Of Brilliant Opening
Of Extra Session.
The House Elects Cannon Speaker, and
Members Take Great Interest In
Drawing Lots For Seats.

Washington. D. C.-The organization
Of the House of Representatives in spe-
cial session, called for the purpose of
enacting legislation necessary to carry
into effect the provisions Of the Cuban
treaty, was marked by no unusual de-
parture from precedent Interest, Of
course, centred chiefly in the election
of the Speaker.
Mr.. Cannon was formally presented
to the House as its Speaker by the de.
feated aspirant, Representative John
Sharp Williams, of Mississippi.
Representative Littlefeld. of Maine,
introduced a bill for the protection Of
the President and Vice-President" and
for other purposes, ixing the penalty
for the killing of a President. Vice.
President or foreign ambassador or
minister as death, and fixing other
penalties for attempts upon their lives
or for conspiracy. 1t is a modification
of last years "anti-anarchy" bill.
The program for the two sessions ap-
pears to be a simple one. Legislation
for Cuba, passage of the appropriation
bill in amounts generous, but not eX-
travagant, and a speedy adjournment
seems the total sum Of operations.
Of the many important subjects to be
brought up in some shape or other be-
fore the time of holding the next ma
tional convention the recent postoffice
scandals will form a leading question,
without doubt. Democrats are certain
to insist upon a Congressional investi-
CATION, while the Republicans are as
certain to oppose such an investigation
upon the ground that it would at this
time furnish those indicted with weap-
ons of defense.
The land frauds. Indian frauds and
pension frauds will also be subjects
Of partisan and bitter speeches; echoes
of the w. A. Miller case and the open
snop" will be heard; the Senate will be
stormed by those who will endeavor
to deprive Senator Reed Smoot, the
Mormon apostle, of his seat, not on the
ground that he is polygamiSt, but on
the ground that he sanctions polygamy.
and that the oath he took as an apos-
tie of the Church is in conflict with
the one he took as q Senator Of the
United States.
Another effort will be made to obtain
statehood for Oklahoma, New Mexico
and Arizona, with Senator Quay lead
ing the statehood forces in the Senate
and William Randolph Hearst, the
Congressman-editor from New York.
furnishing the ammunition to his Dem
ocratic colleagues on the House side.
And last, but not least. in the an
nouncement of attractions there is Ba-
ker, from Brooklyn, another new Con-
gresham. in his effort to awaken the
conscience of his fellow lawmakers on
the subject Of free railroad transporta-
ton, a proposition which he is
equipped, ready and willing to discuss
and proclaim to the date of adjourn
ment, or longer, if necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
KILLED BY HIS INSANE WIFE.
Delaware Man Had just Agreed to Have
Spouse Taken to Asylum.

Dover, Del.-Mrs. Edith Jackson
Hollis, member Of an influential Cam
den, Del. family, murdered her hus-
band. Delaware T. Hollis, by shooting
him through the head while he was
asleep. Hollis was sitting in a chair
when his wife placed the revolver to
his head and blew out his brains. The
husband had consented to his wife be-
ing sent to the insane asylum at Farm
hurst, Del, for treatment, and the
wife believed from that moment that
her husband had turned against her.
Mrs. Hollis friends made strenuous
efforts to prevent her being committed
to the Dover Jail. but the judges were
firm in their conviction that she should
be treated as any other defendant in
a capital case until jury passed upon
her sanity. Mrs. Hollis is the owner
Of several farms. Her husband, who
was a merchant and promoter, was a
brother Of Magistrate George A. Hol-
lis, OF Wilmington.
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Turner Must Go Back.

Judge Lacombe, in the United States
Circuit Court, handed down an opinion
on the application on behalf Of John
Turner, an anarchist, who hoped,
through a writ Of habeas corpus, to
escape deportation, ordered by the
Washington officials. Judge Lacombe
dismissed the writ, refusing Mr..
Turner the right to remain in this
country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
The Sporting World.

Dick" Glendon, Of the Boston 4. \.
Boat Club, will coach the Annapolis
crews.
The Colma Club, San francisco, is
the first to offer a purse of $4,000
for the match between Jsffries and
Johnson.
"Doc" Hillebrand. the noted Prince
ton athlete, is to play baseball with the
Washington American League team
next season.
In New Jersey the season for hare,
rabbit. quail. partridge, grouse. ring
necked pheasant and gray. black and
fox SQUIRRELS lasts until December 81.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Three Autoists Killed.

Two fatal accidents, due to fog, &C.
Cured at Gallon, Department Of Eure,
France. prior to the automobile races
that were held there. M. Danjan, one
Of those who were to take part in the
races. while trying to avoid carriage,
ran his car into a ditch. He was
thrown out and the car turned over on
him. injuring him so badly that he
died in an hour
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Our Shoes Liked Abroad.

The popularity Of American boots
and shoes in other countries is Illus
trated by a Berlin letter to the London
Commercial Intelligence, a leading
trade paper of England. 1t says that
"the importation Of American boots
and shoes into Germany is steadily on
the increase. In 1900 they constituted
over four per cent. of the entire i'm.
ports of this class. in 1902 nearly ten
per cent, and during the first half OF
the current year more than fourteen
nar cent?
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
A Corpse Not 4 Person.

Attorney General Cunneen, of the
State Of New York. holds that the
shaving or cutting the hair Of a corpse
is not shaving, trimming the beard OF
cutting the hair of any person for nire
or reward within the meaning OF tue
statute providing for the licensing OF
BARRIERS. This opinion is written i'll re-
ply to a communication received from
Z. W. Adelman, Secretary OF the State
Board of Barber Examiners. who IN
ouired rs to the right to an underSa Eef
to shave or cut the hair Of dead per-
son without 4 license.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
FOREIGN.

The decision OF the Cour de Cessation
at Paris, France, finally closes the
Humbert romance. The sentences en-.
tail the loss Of all civil and political
rights.
About $4,000 soldiers guarded the
streets at Wiesbaden, Prussia. while,
awaiting the arrival Of the Gear Of
Russia, and the police forbade house
holders to look out Of the windows.
1t is believed in Toxic that peace can
only be made possible by Russia ac|
cepting all Of Japan's claims regarding
Manchuril.
The German War Ministry denies the
report that the Ministry has prohibited
the sale in the German Army and Navy
Of cigars or. cigarettes OF the American
Tobacco Company, and that only Ger
man goods will be allowed to be sold.
Portsmouth, England, was badly
shaken by the explosion Of half ton
Of gun cotton which was being used
by the naval authorities in experiment.
ing with submarine mines.
Judge Penfield reiterated the Amerl.
can argument in the Venezuela case
before The Hague tribunal.
There are nearly 900 cases Of mild
scarlatina in Havana, Cuba. Recov-
cries from the disease are generally
rapid. and there have been few deaths.
Rain. cyclones and floods continue
throughout the entire peninsula Of
Italy. The rivers have reached
height unprecedented since 1882, and
traffic OH several railways has been
Interrupted.
Russia insists upon the execution
of the Chinese officer who recently,
beheaded a noted brigald in the em>
ploy Of the Russians.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
BRYAN IS MADE EXECUTOR.
Judge Stoddard Protests Against His
Asking to BE Qualified.

Asking to BE Qualified.
New Haven. Conn.-Protest was
made by counsel for Mrs. Grace Imo-
gene Bennett against the qualification
of William Jennings Bryan as executor
of the will of Philo Sherman Bennett
if Mr.. Bryan persists in taking an ap-
peal from the decision of Judge l.. W.
CIeaveland refusing to accept the
sealed letter as part Of the will.
The Court, however, permitted Mr..
Bryan to qualify because the Probate
Court does not have power to dis
qualify executors.
Mr.. Bryan said to the Court that the
estate is valued at about 1902, 900. q
large part of which is in book accounts
Of the firm of Bennett, Sloan & Co., OF
New York City. He had no preference
as to the amount Of bond to be required
Of the executors.
The amount Of the bond was finally
agreed upon as $350000.
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Eight Lives Lost In the Kearsarse hipe.
Eight men lost their lives as result
of fire in the Kearsarge Mine at Sum-
nit. Mont. All of the victims were
suffocated. The origin OF the fire is
unknown. The financial loss VIII prob
ably reach 100000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Coal Miners Strike.

More than 10000 coal miners in Colo
RADIO went on strike for an eight hour
day, increased wages and other conces
sions. The strike was ordered by the
National executive officers of the
United Mine Workers OF America
after the coal companies refused to
confer with union representatives con-
cetning the demands Of the men.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
SEVERE ANTITOxiN TEST.
Diphtherla Epidemic Checked and Medi
cal Profession Interested.

IploShhS SAhoSNSN~ SA'N ~~~-
cal Profession Interested.
Elmira, n. Y.-Medical societies and
physicians all over the country are
watching with great interest the re-
suits Of the remarkable test made with
antitoxin in the present severe diDh-
liberia epidemic in the New York State
Reformatory here.
A few days after the epidemic broke
out fifty cases had developed, lnciuo-
ing the assistant resident physician.
and three deaths resulted. The entire
supply of antitoxin in this city was
bought up and appeals were made to
the State. A supply Of 100000 units
was received from the State LaDora-
tory and every inmate in the retorma-
tory inOculated.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
College and Educational Notes

The farm practice course at the
Rhode Island Agricultural College be-
gins November 0 and ends December
1S.
OF the 37,913 students now matricu-
lated In the twenty-one German uni
yersities 35,082 are Germans, and but
2731 are foreigners.
The new requirements for admission
to the Law School Of Columbia Uni
.versity require that a man must either
hold a college degree or must have
spent two years in college, o. Its equi-
Yalent
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Senator Clark Wins Suit.

The great timber suit brought by the
United States against Senator W. A.
Clark, involving timber land in the
Bitter Creek Valley, Western Montana.
to the value of S2,0O0O0O, was settled
by Judge Knowles, Of the United
States District Court, in favor Of Sen
atOr Clark.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Big Fire in Brooklyn.

One Of the most savage fires that the
Brooklyn (N. " department has had
to contend with in years destroyed
nearly all Of the big plant Of Hermann
Behr & Co.. manufacturers Of sand
paper, which ran from No. 81 to 45
Tiffany place. between Harrison and
Degraw streets, entailing a loss Of
5000 200
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
MOB SMASHED SALOONS.
Four Hundred Citizens Made a Raid In
Gainesville, Ga.


Gainesville, Ga.
Gainesville, Ga.-On ringing Of the
fire bell 400 citizens armed with axes
gathered at the City Hall, as previous
ly arranged, and proceeded to smash
the "blind tigers" and other notorious
resorts Of the city.
After completing their work Of de-
molition the members of the mob,
through their leaders, served notice on
the proprletors of the liquor joints aud
other resorts that they must leave the
county. and that no attempt to reopen
their places will be tolerated. The
committee of citizens was comprised OF
the best people Of the city.
A mass meeting was held after the
alleged violators Of the law had been
visited. at which a large sum was
raised to be used in the prosecution OF
any person who shall attempt to re-
open one of the closed resorts.
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DOMESTIC.

Lolita Armour, of Chicago, Ill, WnomS
DR.. Lorenz, of Vienna, treated for hip
disease, is so far recovered that she 1S
able to dance. g
The production Of precious gems In
the United States during 1902 aggre-
gated 1882, 100, imported in the same
time, $25,412,776.
In a freight collision at Reeds Run,
Ohio, Fireman Basset, Of Cleveland,
and Engineer Allen Shullenberger were.
killed and Engineer Walter Strottle-
mire was fatally injured.
The trustees of st. Stephens Hospi-
tai, at Richmond, Ind, reported the
gift of $4,000 from Daniel G. Reid. OF
New York, for the building and equip
ment Of new hospital.
An explosion of dynamite occurred
near Hayden, Mont. resulting in the
death of five people.
The Mormon Church has purchased
for $4,000 the old Jail at Cathage, ILL.,,
in which Joseph Smith, the Mormon
prophet, and Brother Hiram were
killed by mob in the early history OF
the State. 80 4
The First National Bank Of Victor,
COL, closed its doors by order Of Bank,
Examiner Lazeare. Shrinkage OF de.
posits caused the failure. IS
NJ. E. Ingalls, of indianapolis, Ind.
President of the big Four" Railroad,
has offered to build memorial to the
Purdue students killed in the wreck
Of the football train.
James Lynchehaun, the released Irish
fugitive, took out his first naturaliza.
ton papers at Indianapolis, Ind, and
says he will shortly begin work.
Manipulating the books for ten years.
H. J. Hoover, cashier Of the Peoples
National Bank, at Newark, Ohio, con-
fessed that he was short in his bank
accounts about $4,000.
Earthquakes were felt in St Louis,
Mo-; Louisville. Ky; Bristol, TeAn.;
Decatur, ILL.,; Evansville. In9..-and as
far South as Grenade, MISS: :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Mexican Boer COLONY Fails.

The efforts of ex-Senators Pettigrew
and Marion Butler to establish colony
Df Beers in Mexico have failed. AS the
representatives of a syndicate Of Amer
lean capitalists they purchased 100000
acres of. land adjacent to the Gulf
coast between Tampico and the mouth
Of the Rio Grande This land was pur-
chased with the view Of settling Boer
families thereon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Good Business Prospects.

While the unusually numerous insol'
vencies in October make an extremely
unsatisfactory exhibit, it is not neces'
sarily an indication Of 4 severe setback
in the industrial world, because many
of the failures can be traced to spe-
cial influences. such as speculation anu
strikes, which are no longer menacing
business. and with the stimulus OF a
profitable agricultural season there Is
reason to look for better collections
and revival of activity.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Woman Hermit Dead.

Mrs. Mary Oliver, eighty-six years
old, a widow hermit. who had the rep.
utation in the neighborhood of being a
miser, died in her squalid basement at
No. 2293 Second avenue. New York
City. The police searched the woman's
apartments and found bundle Of first
mortgage bonds in her favor on prop
cry in Harlem. to the value Of S11, 200,
$4,000 worth of life insurance papers on
her own life, and $4,000 worth of Uni,
ted States Government bonds.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
American Murders in London.

A verdict Of murder and suicide was
returned in London. Eng. at the in
quest over the bodies Of the latest vic.
tins of the Armenian feud. The names
of the two members Of the Huntcha-
gist Society murdered recently were
both given as Krikorian. while the
name Of the murderer and suicide is
now said to be Dickran, alias Gorgie
Yanoia
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
News of the Toilers.

Laboring men of Pittsburg, Pa. are
founding hospital.
A Bible class for organized workmen
has been started in Atlanta, Ga.
Striking miners at Bilbao, Spain, de-
stroyed the electric light and telephone
plants.
In thirty -one years the brass workers
of England have gained S13.O00.000 in
wages.
Fourteen hundred brickmakers have
been laid of in Cook County, ILL.,, and
told there will be NO more work until
late next spring.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
William L. Elkins Dead.

William L. Elkins, financler and
street railway owner. died at his resi-
dence, Ashbourne, near Elkins Park,
Pa, after an illness of more than
month. His death was caused by rheu-
matte gout and hardening Of the
walls Of the heart arteries. He was
born near Wheeling, W. Va, May ..
1920
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Not Guilty of Fraud.

In the United States Court at Scran.
ton the jury brought in verdict
Of not guilty in the cases against the
managers of the Correspondence 1nsti-
tute of America, who were accused of
using the mails for the purpose OF
fraud. In these cases it was alleged
that the institute advertised courses
that it didn't teach, that it was bogus
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
aian Compressed in Cotton.

Accidentally falling into cotton
press at the gin Of the Glaze Brothers.
at Forest City, Miss, James Bailey
was literally compressed in bale OF
cotton. Bailey, it is supposed fell into
the press when it was about half full
of cotton and WAS knocked insensihle
by striking his head against the side
of the press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Three Killed by Dynamite.

Three men were killed by dynamite
explosion at Harrisburg, Va. They
were w. H. Bowman, former Superin-
fcndent of Water Works Grant Dun
25ic and Lewis Tame. -Four men were
,Ajured. The men attempted to thaw
O-t frozen dynamite, which exploded.
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p,ornynr Rfce Cultivation.

Preparations are being made by New
Orleans capitalists to engage IN tne
cultivation of rice on a large scale ID
Arkansas County, Ark, on the Mlss1s-
sippi River. few miles below Mem
phis. Machinery for irrigation pur'
rosas is being installed.
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New Trial For George b. White.

George B. White, who was convicted
In the United States District Court last
May of wrecking the National Bank
Df South Pennsylvania at Hyndman
and Of making false statements to the
Controller Of the Currency, will get a
new trial
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CoIlcre Girl a Svlndler.

Miss Maud Miller, a student in the
Normal College, Mt Marion, Ind. was
placed under arrest on charge of rails
ing one-dollar notes to tens. The work
was done with pen and ink and she
succeeded in passing four Of them.
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Sleeplnc Girl Expfrea,

Bessie Knecht. the sleeping girl" Il
dead. She was taken to hospital last
February unconscious. After forty
seven days she partially revived, but
soon sank into coma. and never fully
regained consciousness.
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Steamer Forces Blockade.

A Dominican warship prevented the
Clyde Line steamer Cherokee from
landing at Puerto Plata, and sent her
to San Juan. whence. acting under
Minister Powell's instructions. with
out papers or a pilot, she returned to
Puerto Plata and forced the blockade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Sn,nIrino Neetled In Divorce cases.

Judge Kinkade, Of Toledo. Ohio. IN
commenting Oh a divorce case of which
he had heard the details, recommended
the purchase OF a public spanking ma
chine. He sail he would have had 1t
used OIL the parties in the presence or
their little daughter, who had been
obliged to witness tEe proceedings in
the case Of her parents, Lulu and Orc
Fairchild. He said that about all that
was needed in many divorce cases was
a good spanking.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Wisconsin Village Wiped Out.

Bibon, little village on the Omaha
road, twenty miles south of Ashland.
Wis, was destroyed by fire. The fire
started in the mill of the Chicago Coal
and Lumber Company. owned by J. H.
Kruger. The loss will reach $4,000.
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Dominican Town SheIled.

The town of MacoriS, thirty-ive
miles east of San Domingo, vas bonn
barded by Dominican gunIoat, but
the rebel forces retained possession OF
the mort