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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Deepest Calm and Courage.

Phillips Brooks, speaking of those lives
from which we derive the most real cour-
age and helpfulpess. said. 1T is the lives
like the stars. which simply pour down on
us the calm light of their bright and faith:
full being, up to which we look and out of
which we gather the deepest calm and
courage. No man or woman of the hum
blest sort can really be strong, gentle; pure
and good without the world being better
for it; without somebody being helped and
comforted by the very existence OF thaF
-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
True Courage.

The world and the church need to-day
men of true courage, men who dare to have
the courage of their conviction; men who
are not afraid to do what is right; men
who will stand up for the right. We have
too many towards in the church, and they
are a reproach to Christianity. The world
despises q cowardly Christian and God has
no use for such.-The Rev. DR.. Hoiderby,
Atlanta. Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Negro Woman Bank President.

A negro woman, Maggie l.. Walker, has
the distinction of beiag the first woman,
white or colored, ever elected president OF
a bank in Virginia. She has been chosen
head of the St. Lukc's Penny Savings
Bank, under the auspices Of the order of
st. Luke, at Richmond. The institution
opens for business with $4,000 in deposits:
President Walker is widely known. and
for several years was a teacher in the pub
lie schools at Richmond She has the re-
spcct of both races.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
British Officers For Japan.

An agreement has been arrived at by
which Great Britain sends a number OF
army and navy officers to Japan and vice
versa, in order to allow those officers to get
acquainted with the methods of the two
respective countries. A number of British
officers have already arrived in Japan,
where they are to stay two years. Forty
japanese officers will soon leave for the
same purpose for England.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Better Sure Than Sorry.
60 said

so Sdlu.
The gardener MS he covered his flower beds
in case Of frost.
The farmer as be carted home his harvest
before the storm came on.
The wise school boy as he did E's sums
over again in case they were wrong.
The traveller who went to the station five
minutes too soon instead of rushing III
too late. =.
The captain who got his compass adjusted
before he sailed from the harbor.
The wise bov or girl who took the pledge
in case they would begin to like strcre
drink.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
DIscourarine Prospect.

DR.. Clouston. in the last report o. l'i'
ROYAL Edinburgh Asylum. says: The canse
of insanity for the past year which stood
the highest in the list was intemperance,
from drink Twenty-eight per cent; OF all
admissions were due to alcohol. 1t is a
sad and discouraging prospect that, this
most preventab,e cause of disease should
continue to increase"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Inv of Peace.

Peace is accord with God. One who 70
at variance with Gods plans for him. and
with Gods orderings of his surroundings,
is at discord with all that is above him,
and with all that is about him. We can
and our superors. We can, if we will, be
one with Christ who is at the centre of the
universe, and who is at peace with all.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
His Fortune For Rum

James f. Horton. of No. 35S West Six.
teenth street. in the ordinary course OF
business got hold of dollar bill on the
back of which is written: This Is the last
dollar of fortune spent for rum. John
Debold. Galveston. Texas. = Victor Smith,
in tie New York Press.
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Faith.

Faith differs from knowledge, even from
the dictates of reason. Sense and even
reason are fallible There is another way
firmly and verified by those who have been
witnesses. Rev. Father Boardman.
r. c., San Francisco. Cal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
New Uniforms For Sweden.

The Swedish Minister of War has de-
cided to introduce the khaki uniform for
the field artillery. Trials with the new
dress will first be made with two regii'
ments. The uniform resembles very much
that of the British Colonial troops.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
The Low OF Life.

Every one who violates the law o. gravi-
tation as seen in nature. or any other
natural law, must pay the penalty. So
every one who violates the law Of life in
the spirit must suffer likewise Rev.
]. W. Quillian, Episcopalian, Atlanta, Ga,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Worldly Wisdom.

Promptness Is often a mistake. IL
YOU do not believe 1t. recall the fate
Of the early worm. Many men have
succeeded because they hesitated al
the right ume.-New York News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19
Destruction Of Sparrowe.

During the last three months the Easton
Sparrow Club in Essex, England. has de.
stroyed 1904 sparrows as being pests to the
FARMER and gardener.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-19

Vaccination in the Phil;prines.
Compulsory vaccination i, h.ins enforced
ia the Philippines.
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man, because he will do no more nor less
than he is told. But you tell an American
to do a thing precisely in a certain way;
he won't do it; you can't hire him to do it.
But a machine will. You say that is re-
stricted. No, it is not. 1t will take the
pig iron and turn it out perfect screws as
small as piece in your watch, and 40 1t
all day long That is liberty. The iron
was restricted in the pig iron, 1t is at lib
erty in the screw shape because 1t IS dong
its intended work, and man is at liberty
service. Morally speaking, duty is ethical,
then. I do my duty before God, not be-
cause I must, but because l ought. I am
less q man and less free when refuse to
do thing | was made to do. The chief
end of man, says the catechism, is to wor-
ship God and enjoy Him. Exactly. So
that duty is a part of JOY in service.
selfshness is Incompatible with service.
The servant is not the servant when think
ing more of the wage than the business.
You cannot serve and dc seihsh. The SID
of this age is se'tishness, my 1rIends. 1
am thankful that l live i'll the age OF elec-
tricity, wireless telegraphy and automo-
biles, but let me tell you, the sin of the
a-e Is pure, unadultcrated seltishness. Ter
thousand people to-day in this great city
are seeking absolutely their own selfish
pleasure, and when self dethrones God and
entbrones itself the sin of all sin in this
age is committed. "Son, give me thine
heart" NO" you say, YOU cannot have
heart to myself" | was reminded rs |
came down from Binghamton through the
mountains on Saturday II love those
mountains. Il have been hungry, out on
the Western plains to see, a hill. You
would be surprised to see what they call
hill out there. Why, an lrishman with a
wheelbarrow could build bigger mountain
in a day than some of those mogntainsl.
I looked over those mountains and remem-
bered an experience some years ago in the
Adirondacks We started out early one
morning to climb mountain. The valley
was full of light. and as we looked back
from the top Of one OF the foothills in the
valley at our feet the beautiful verdure
seemed to throw back the beauties Of the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
BULL RING A PRISON.
Not Needed for Fights in Plague
stricken MazatIan.

Mazatlan, Mex, Feb. 23.-There was
only one death to-day. and that at the
observation station. There are thir-
ty-five patients at the lazaretto, with
the condition of eight grave or doubt
full. Two hundred persons are now
isolated. The bull ring is now being
used as a prison, as the Jail is under
going disinfection.
Among the new cases two occurred
among the sentries at the military
hospital and one at the residence of
the director of maritime customs The
person attacked by the plague was a
maidservant, who was Immediately
sent to the lazaretto. She died a few
hours later.
Senior Yaldes, his son Ricardo, and
his son-in-law, Eduardo Perez Villa
nueva, who is general manager of the
Custom House of Hernandez, Mendia.
are now in quarantine. The Valdes
house is adjoining that occupied by the
Governor of the state, at the end of
Mariana and Cobedo street
Gov. Canedo merits great praise for
his devotion to the people of this
plague-stricken place. He is active in
all preventive measures and shows
great personal courage. He refuses
to leave the city and go back to the
state capital until the plague is stamp
ed out.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
NEW PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Atlanta and Macon Among the Cities
to be Helped.

~ - AA' A%thA iiNAs
Washington, Feb. 23.-The Senate
this afternoon passed the omnibus pub
lie building bill. which carries the $780,
900 appropriation for additional ground
for public building at Atlanta. In
all probability the passage of the bill
by the Senate insures its going through
the House in it's present shape.
Efforts to amend the bill outside of
the rule laid down by the committee
failed. All new provisions for sites or
buildings were excluded by Senator
Fairbanks and his committee, in their
preparation of the bill, as it was made
clear to them that the only chance of
securing action in the House was by
eliminating such items Under this
rule the small appropriations agreed
upon by the House committee for
Gainesville and NaldoSta We're strick-
en- out. There remains for Georgia the
Atlanta appropriation; an addition to
the amount heretofore appropriated for
Macon. which brings the Macon total
up TO $S06,000 to cover an addition to
the present site, and the making over
of the present building, and $4,000 for
an addition to the building at Rome,
so as to provide for accommodations
for the federal court.
BY the bill the amounts of various
buildings are increased to the follow
ing:
Harrison, Ark, 100000; Rome, Ga,
$134, 900; Jacksonville, Fla, $52S, O00
Georgetown, S. c.. $65,OOO; Admission,
Ala, $l50,000; Elizabeth city, N. j.,
$4,000; Durham, N. c., $3.50, 0O0 Colds
boro, N. c.. $4,000; Nashville, $734, 94S
Martinsville, Va, $4,000; Rock Hill,
s. c., $4,000; Sherman, Tex. $145, OOO
Batesville, Ark, $4,000.
A new building is authorized at
Natchitoches, La, to cost 100000.
Additional improvements at Macon,
Ga, are authorized to cost $306,O00
Additions and increase, Richmond,
Va, to a total of 1891, 62S; Atlanta, in
crease for site to $200, 600.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
WERE FROZEN TO DEATH.
Terrible Fate of Mexican Women
and Children.

Goliad Tex, Feb 23-The bodies of
six Mexicans, three women and three
children, who had frozen to death last
Wednesday. were found to-day on the
river. eight miles above here. The
dead are:
Isabel Rodriguez, aged 40; Antonio
Rodriguez, aged 20; Cecilia Rodriguez,
aged 8; Anita Rodriguez, aged 5; Jose
Rodriguez. aged months Helen
Vasquez. aged 1S years
The bodies were found on the north
side of the river, lying close together,
their positions showing that the wom-
en- had tried TO protect the children.
They were with friends on the south
side of the river Wednesday and were
put across in a skiff by Tomas Vas
quez, husband of Helen Vasquez, after
which they started for a camp on the
north side of the river. two or three
miles distant.
1t is supposed that they were. lost
and froze to death that night. They
were not missed. however, until Satur-
day, their friends supposing they had
reached their destination safely.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
BIG BEEF COMPANIES
WILL BE MERGED.
Plans Complete for Getting Them
Under One management.


Chicago, Feb. 23.-The Post to-day
says:
Plans are practically completed for
the merging of the interests of the
firms that comprise the so-called
beef trust. Unless something unfore-
seen arises. April will see the official
announcement OF the incorporation of a
securities holding company which
eventually may control the meat trade
of the world
Unlike the popular idea of the pack
ers merger, however, for the time be-
ing it is not to embrace everything in
sight, nor Is it TO be capitalized at
$500 100000 as announced for the United
States Packing Company. Further
the plans contemplate no friction with
the federal courts, because of the re-
cent decision by Judge Grosscup
against the packing house combina-
ton.
The nucleus of the great combina-
ton of worldwide interests. is to be
the merger of the smaller independent
plants bought last year by the big
packers preparatory to the general
merger planned at that time. The Sc
curities to be held by the new corpor-
alton are those of the G.. H. Hammond
Packing Company, the Omaha Pack
ing Company, the Anglo American-
Flower Companies, the ST. Louis Beef
Company, and the United Dressed
Beef Company, and possibly several
of the outside stock yards now con-
trolled by Chicago interests.
Chicago will be the headquarters of
the combination. but as far as the pub
lie is concerned there will be no imme-
date change in the operation of the in
dividual plants under the new regime
1t is planned to head the new securi-
ties company with present officials of
the individual companies, instead of
the big packers themselves, or those
Immediately associated with them in
the Blk Six companies
The slate of officials for the securi-
ties company has been prepared, and is
said to contain the names of ]. c. Mel
vim and J. p. Lyman of the Ham
mond company, Frederick Cowan of
the Anglo-American, and e. F. Rob-
bins of the Omaha Packing Company.
Probably the last named will be chair
man of the board of directors
1t is not known definitely what will
be the capital of the securities holding
company, but it is thought the figure
will be in excess of the purchase price
of the companies TO be combined. prob
ably something like $4,000. 600.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
SCORED The D. A. RS
BROUGHTON SAID THEY CON-
QUOTED A GAMBLING DIVE.
SOCIAL EVENT AT KlMBALL
WAS GIVEN ONE or THE PREACH
ER'S CHOICEST ROAsTs.

Snid the Euchre Tournament Was
the Most DamnabIe Disgrace At
Ianta Has known In n Long
WhiIe-COntrastedI 1t and n Negro
Crap Game - Police Did Nothing,
SO He VIII Wait on the Grand
Jury May DO-Said Good Women
Plunged Into Gambling.
Atlanta. Feb. 23.-In the prelude to
his sermon at the Baptist Tabernacle
fast night, Rev. Len G. Broughton took
occasion to say some harsh things about
the Daughters of the Revolution, who
gave euchre tournament at the Kim
ball House last week
lie characterized the Kimbal House
as gambling dive and said, THE most
damnable disgrace Atlanta has had in
long time occurred here last week
A lot of our so-called best women from
in and around Atlanta got together in
the ballroom of the Kimball House and
openly conducted "A gambling dive for
two days. They were advertised in
the papers and written up in splendor.
L Hey pldyeu IOr 1nuCn digger stakes
than the much-hated gambling brothel.
"A negro is arrested here for playing
craps at only five cents a crap but a
lot of society women and a few men
can advertise a gambling den and gam
BILE for stakes amounting from one to
three thousand dollars and nothing is
said. l called up the chief of police
and asked him If he Was going to
break up that gambling dive down at
the Kimball, conducted by the women.
But nothing was done. l wonder why
Il am waiting now to see how the
grand jury will act. If they don't in
diet every one of them, and the Kim
ball House too they stand guilty of
perjury, every one of them. We must
stop this tide of gambling. Great God
pity us when good women so far forget
themselves as to plunge into the bust
ness. l hate to say it, but I must put
the law to this crowd, and we will not
have another"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
DEMOCRATS WON'T ACCEPT.
BY r. M. Larner.

Washington. Feb. pa caucus Of
Democratic senators has been called to
meet tomorrow morning to determine
whether they will vote with Senator
Quay to put the statehood rider on the
postoffice appropriation bill.
Senator Clay. as member of The
Postoffice Committee, is taking an ac-
tive interest i'm this matter. and il is
his judgment that the Democrats can
not afford to commit themselves to the
policy of placing political riders on
general appropriation bills. In this po-
sition he Is sustained by the leading
Democrats of the Senate and the
House. and the indications are tonight
that the Democratic senator's, while
favorable 10 the statehood bill as or
iginally passed the House. viii refuse
10 accept the Republican compromise
and place IL ON the postoifce appropri-
alton bill.
Senator Pettus said tonight the
statehood ball will not pass.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
SAID DRAFT WOULD DO.
But Bowen Declined to Give Ger
many One.

Washington. Feb. 2S.-Having failed
in the effort to obtain from Mr.. Bow
en- the immediate payment in cash Of
the $500, which id was provided in
the protocol of Feb. as, should be paid
to Germany thirty Fdays from that
date, Germany to-day requested Mr.
Bowen to give a draft for that amount
payable in Caracas on the latter date.
This latter request was made on be-
half of the German embassy by Herr
Baltazzi, formerly charge daffaires at
Caracas, but who has since come 10
Washington and has been assisting the
embassy in the pending negotiations.
Mr. Bowen was again forced to decline
this request, which he did politely at
the same time reminding Herr Bal
taxi that he was bound by the terms
of the protocol, which provided that
the $500 should be paid at Caracas
on the 18th of March to the diplomatic
representative of Germany.
Just what reason was given by the
German representative for making the
request IS not known. Such a draft,
however, ii is presumed, would be ne
gotiable. and the result would be that
the Germans could Immediately OBJ
tain the money 1T called Tor. me
whole matter is presumed to hinge on
the question of the return of the ships,
national and private, which were
taken by the German vessels during
the blockade, and regarding which
there appears to be a hitch.
Signor Mayor des Planches, the
italian ambassador, made a call on Mr.
Bowen to-day and explained that he
had been informed by his government
that orders had been issued by the ad-
miralty on Feb. IA, the day after the
signing of the protocol, giving direc-
tions for the surrender of the ships
taken by Italian vessels.
Mr.. Bowen to-day prepared and
handed to the diplomatic representa-
tives of the bIockading Powers the
drafts of the protocols for submission
of the question of the determination of
preferential treatment to The Hague
tribunal The unallied Powers will be
invited to Join in this issue after the
protocols with allies are signed.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24

ignored. He said that in the South the
people have a constant reminder that
their ancestors thirty-five years ago
were conquered.
We are perpetually reminded" he
said, accentuating his words. that
we are in the Union, but not of it, ex-
cept to pay taxes"
Too Much Theorising.
The poison in the race condition in
the South, he said. lay in the referee
system which had been adopted. The
balance of power in national Republi-
can conventions was held by the ma
chine of the South, and that machine
was composed of negroes. When the
people of the South lose patience and
do cruel, bitter fearful fiendish and
savage things. there is a howl from men
who know nothing and who have never
been South of the Potomac, but who
have theorized."
Continuing. and addressing the Re-
publican side, he said that if this policy
of negro equality is carried out and if
some of them could be given places in
the cabinet, he would vote for them.
II will vote to confirm Booker WASH
1ngton as secretary of anything. Let
us have a negro, a genuine negro, not
a. mulatto or hybrid. Then let us make
them officers in the army and the navy
Let us give them pro rata share of
all the good jobs wherever they exist,
without regard to local conditions
Senator Tillman added that nothing
of the sort will be done.
After speaking for nearly two hours
and not concluding, Senator Tillman
yielded for an executive session.
The postoffice appropriation bill is
still before the Senate
At 500 p. M, the Senate adjourned.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
TROOPS WILL HAVE =
16 TO | CARTRIDGES.
state Militia is offered Ammunition
for Riots.


Washington, Feb. 23.-The War De-
partment has sent notice to the Gov
ernors of each state of the Union that
it is prepared to supply them upon
demand, and, according to their legal
allowances, with riot cartridges" This
is a new form of ammunition prepared
by the experts of the ordnance bu-
reau to enable officers of the law and
soldiers to repel rioters with the least
possible loss of life to the innocent
spectator"
The shell is like that of the regular
shell used in the army rifle, with the
important exception that instead of the
long nickel-planted and steel clad bull
let two balls are placed in the mouth.
The design was apparently to secure
Something of greater range than buck
shot, yet not dangerous to persons at
a distance. The cartridge is charged
with about thirty-four grains of
snokeless powder. The balls are made
of a mixture Of lead and tin in the
proportion of Is to I, and are sighted
coated with paraffine. The diameter
of the ball is 30S-inch, and the weight
is forty-two grains. The service
primer for smokeess powder is used.
The cartridges have sufficient accu-
racy for effective use at 200 yards.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-02-24
NO COMPROMISE YET.
Senator's Busy Discussing Statehood
Measures.

Measures.
Washington. Feb 29.-All day there
has been talk of compromise on the
statehood bill. 1t was generally I'M
derstood that what was known as the
Spooner compromise, being the two
state bill drawn by the Wisconsin SEN
ator, would be satisfactory to the
Republicans. The terms of this COM
promise have heretofore been given,
save that the provision for the state
of Montezuma provides that before
Arizona can be set off as a separate
state the population of Montezuma
must be 100000, of which 100000 should
be in Arizona.
The Democrats, while talking in a
conciliatory spirit, said that they had
little hope that the Republican PROPOSE
ton would be acceptable to them. 1t
is quite likely that when this PROPOSE
ton is submitted the Democrats will
have a conference. Probably a coun-
ter-proposition will then be made, pro-
viding that when Arizona has a popu-
lation which is the average for a rep
resentative in Congress, it shall be ad-
mitted as a state; also that a census
shall be taken every year. The Demo-
crats say they want a provision fixing
a date which will bring Arizona into
the Union. This would not be salts
factory to the Republicans.
While the efforts toward a compro-
mise continue there are only a few
senators who expect an adjustment 10
be reached, and the prospects of state
hood legislation are still remote.
There was an earnest conference in
the Senate chamber after adjournment
participated in by Senators Aldrich
Quay, Hanna, Foraker, McComas, Bev-
eridge and Kean, when it was definite
ly decided that the proposition for a
compromise on two states should be
submitted to the Democrats. Senator
Quay presented a memorandum of the
important features of the compromise
to Senator Bate, who will present it to
conference of Democrats, called for
10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
1t is expected that the Republican
proposition will be rejected and a
counter proposition made. Democratic
leaders say that they cannot accept
the compromise suggested, and the Re
publicans say that no further conces-
sions will be made.