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might have been a health officer handy
to prevent Mr. Pendergraf from having
so much fun After this he went to the
home of Mr.. L. L. Peel of SIG West Cor
don street. and assaulted Mrs. Peel. who
was alone The lady had a serious time
with the crazy drunk. and at last man
aged to escape from him and call for
help. Neighbors telephoned for the po-
lice. and by the time the officers ar
rived he was back al his own home
raising hob They put a quietus on his
fun for a while. but when he got to the
station he had an attack of acute
smartalecus, and Jailer Morgan found it
necessary TO push in his face before he
became quiet. When 1t was discovered
that he was member of a family suf-
fering with scarlet fever the taller
spread a thick layer of forma1dehyde.
and profanity all over the station.
Pendergraf will have a hearing in city
court on the 18th. and meanwhile he
languishes in Jail, no one caring to go
his bond for 800.
Dusenberry met his Waterloo yester-
day He arrested a negro named Albert
James for leaving his horse unhitched.
but the negro did not like the arcki-
tecturaI design of the policeman. and
resisted arrest. Dusenberry drew his
club and the negro promptly took it
charged accordingly and fined accord
ingly. The court will not stand for
the resistance Of prisoner. so the best
thing to be done in cases of the kind is
factory without any remarks. BY so
doing the victim may save part of ten
plunks- which Albert lost in the deal
As rule. policemen scorn to charge
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in fact, an all round tonic and builder
II is a splendid remedy for weakly
broken down women. and remedy that
should be used by anyone needing a
good strengthening tonic and blood puri-
fer. J could say much more. but any
one needing such a remedy. trial will
convince of its true merits. LELAND
Williamson, NJ d.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use OF Peruna.
write at once to DR.. Hartman, giving d
full statement of your case. and he will
be pleased TO give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis
Address Or. Hartman. President Of
The Hartman Sanitarium. Columbus,
Ohio.
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GOLF AT PHILADELPHIA.
Miss Adair the Favorite in the Wo-
mems Tourney.

Philadelphia, Pa. Oct when the
first round of match play in the invita-
ton golf tournament given by Mrs.
Griscon to Miss Rhona Adair, was start
ed today on the links of the Merton
Cricket club, the weather conditions
were unfavorable. The turf was wet
from the morning shower and generally
unpIea SAINT for walking. The attend
ance. however, was almost as good as
yesterday. Miss Adair was again the
center of attraction and although she
was looked upon as q sure winner in
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Mrs. Russell Sage Explains.

New York. Oct. Reports from
Sickletown. n Y. that a farm owned
by Russell Sage had been sold there
for unpaid taxes. is denied by mem
bers of the fiuancier's family Mrs
Sage explained the matter to the ef-
feet that. although the property stands
in her husbands name, it actually be-
fonged 10 f c. NJ Rand, who for 20
years was in Mr.. Sage's employ
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her game with Miss Pauline Mackay.
the latter by her showing yesterday
promised TO give her a goad game
Several other interesting contests
were scheduled Mrs Charles T Stout
was drawn to meet Mrs T N Reath,
OF Rivertou: Mrs r H Barlow met
Miss H Curtis. of Essex county and
Mrs. Manice was drawn against Miss
F C. Osgood. of Brooklyn.
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W. L. DICKEY RETIRES.
Sold Out His Interests in Ice and Coal
Concern.

w Z Dicszey today retired as manager
and part owner of the Topeka Geld Stor-
age. Ice and Fuel company and the Peo-
PIES Ice COMPANY
Mr.. Eic1zey sold his interests TO Vincent
Kaczynski and Kaczynski and r r
Hodzsns will continue the business. Mr.
Dfckey does not know what business ne
viii engage in
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Tiffany studios from interfering in any
manner or making changes in four
mural paintings executed by him now
in the lobby of the King Edward hotel.
Toronto. Ont Judge McCauH has
granted his application for an injunc-
ton. with costs.
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DAMAGED Her Keel.

New York, Oct lit has been found.
at the New York navy yard. that the
battleshfp Massachusetts,. which ran on
the rocks near Bar HSrJeE- while on
her way 10 Oyster Bay for the recent
naval maueuVers. not only broke some
of the plates in her forward coTnpaTt-
ments, but seriously damaged the after
end of her keel. The ships heel a
large steel casting, was broken and a
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bride Miss Mary Josie. refused to be
separated from the groom. and was
locked 10 with her husband wearing
her bridal robes. a white satin Gown.
trimmed with orange blossoms
A few hours before this raid the po-
lice were obliged to. break up another
riotous Polish wedding at Second ana
Hayes streets. and arrested Andrew
Focht, the bridegroom, and q half dozen
Of his guests. Mayor Houston imposed
a fine of s. each upon all the roy
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nruat Not AIter Artist,a Work.

New York. Oct 1T has been decid-
ed by the supreme court that an artists
work Garnet be altered without lis con-
sent and at the same time have his
name attached to-it. William de Left
wich Dodge brought an action TO pre-
vent the Allied Arts company and the
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BRIEF TELEGRAMS.

Louisville. KY. Oct THE reading
and discussion of threes reports occu-
pied the morning session of the Nation
al Prison congress The papers were:
Report of the standing committee On
prison discipline, the report Of the com
Tnittee on preventive and raformatory
wcTk and the report of the committee
on discharged prisoners
New York. Oct. 7.-F'rederick T Ad
ans. banker and broker. has resigned
as commodore Of the Larchmont Yacht
cIIb, one OF the leading clubs on LoaE
Island Sound. He has occupied the Of
fee since 1901, and has given many val
liable prizes for club races during MS
term OF Office
New York. Oct 7-Collector of the
port Stranahan has lust received what
is said to be the largest single contri-
button to the .'ccEScience fund on rec
ord at this port It amounted to S206- 10
and came from Boston. The letter ac-
companying the check was written by
an attorney acting for the contribu-
ter.
London, Oct The September state
nent OF the board of trade shows an
increase of $1S.433-500 in imports and q
decrease Of S2.401. 500 in exports.
New York. Oct. IA joke perpetra
ted by performers on the stage of an
Eighth avenue theater is ALLEGED to
have caused the death of Joseph Jenni-
son He laughed SO much that heart
failure set in and he died in the lobby
q the theater where he had been car
RED by the ushers-
Christiania, Norway. October king
oscar yesterday received c w Kohl
saat. the St Louis exposition cormi=-
siorer, IN private audience. His ma ies-
y manifested great interest in the ex-
position and said he regretted he could
rot 20 to the United States. but he
hoped the crown prince, Gustaf, would
represent him at ST. Louis
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It's Another Keene.

New York. Oct. 1T has been learn
ed that J. o. Keene. the American
trainer now in Russia. and not James
R Keene. has secured control for
term Of years. of the great English
bred stallion Galtee More The horse
is the property OF the Russian govern
nent. which paid the English owners
800. 900 for him after he had won the
three great classics of the British turf
Derby. st. Leger and Guinea stake
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formerly
formerly Medical Board of Referee u S Pension Office in letter from
las c.,
is of bestto havee prescribed"
CRoZER NJ D.
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rev one probably viii have to be cast.
The work is likely to require several
months
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said he had not told of this until two
months ago. and said that he first
wrote II 10 the defendant
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being A man who was trimmed some
forty-three years ago by an enterpris-
ing confederate. cannot be expected to
knock out victim with the same ease
and grace with which younger and
ADLER officers handle such affairs.
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q man with resfstance- They simply
knock him soakO on the COCO ard
call the wagon OF course Dusenberry.
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London. Oct The September state
ment OF the board of trade shows an
increase of SIS 500 in imports and a
decrease OF S2.zo1 500 in exports.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
BIG FIRE IN BROOKLYN
Historic Theatre Building Destroyed
Within an Hour.
Brooklyn Library Threatened - Firemen
Hampered by Poor Water Pressure
- Bad Wiring the Cause.

New York City.-Brooklynites or two
generations felt distinct sense of per-
sonal loss when they knew that the
historic Academy of Music had been
totally destroyed by fire. General re-
lief was expressed that the old build
ing was gone, for it had all but out
lived its usefulness. was no longer GEN.
trally located, and had long been under
grave suspicion as a fire trap, and the
manner Of it's destruction showed that
had it befallen while crowded au-
dience was within it's walls. the horrors
Of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of Decem-
ber 5. 1876, would have been eclipsed.
Insurance rates had been advanced
upon it from $3640 to S47.40 per $l0Oo
of insurance in 1902, which the direct
ors refused to pay. and the corporation
carried its own risk since the policies
iapsed on June Is Of that year.
It was one of the swiftest destruc'
tons that Brooklyn has ever known,
the whole great auditorium being a
seething sea of flame within twenty
minutes Of the time the first spark was
seen. while panicky scenes were taking
place in the nearby financial institu-
tions and the row Of dwellings from
147 to 167 Remsen street. in the rear,
which were separated from the nre
only by their back yards.
Though the flames roared high above
the doomed structure as its roof fell III.
it's massive walls stood to the end, and
the only building to go with it was the
three-story cafe and billiard rooms OF
John McGroarty, at 1876 Montague
street, adjoining on the east, which
was totally destroyed. No one was re-
ported missing 70 the police and no
BODY was found up to o'clock m the
afternoon, when the nearly completed
work of searching the saloon ruins was
abandoned because Of tottering front
wall.
Electricity is believed to have caused
the fire. A fuse connecting big sign
In incandescent lights had blown out,
but the meA were testing the tempo
rary wiring when O burst Of fame ap-
peared over the stage and Immediately
ran along the festooned draperies as
though they were powder trains de-
signed to carry them to all parts of the
building. An attempt was made to
bring the fire hose into service. but the
volunteer firemen quickly dropped it
and ran for their lives.
Great anxiety was felt at one time
for the Brooklyn Public Library IN
Montague street, opposite the Acad.
envy, where many priceless books and
manuscripts are stored. Several win
COWS were here broken by the intense
heat. as in other buildings alone the
block.
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OUR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

United States Senator l'ewland's res.
olution providing that Porto Rico shall
become a province Of Cuba, has been
received with derision by the Porto Ri
can press and public.
The Federal Grand Jury at Honolu.
lu, H. l., returned eighty-five indict-
ments against Japanese and one
against a white attorney. All are
charged with conspiracy to violate the
statutes Of the United States regarding
the importation Of women.
Governor Carter, of Hawaii, has ap-
pointed L. Andrews Attorney General; !;
Alatau T. Atkinson, Superintendent of
Public instruction, and J. Fl. Fisher.
Auditor Of the Territory.
Thirteen hundred men are out in tho
cigarmalSers' strike ut San Juan. Porto
Rico. The factories at ,Caguas Aiboni-
to, Cavey and San Juan are closed.
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MINOR EVENTSOF THE WEEK
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The President nominated A. l.: y.
Atkinson to Re Secretary Of Hawai-.
DR.. Herran was informed that the
State Department will consider no
proposition from General Reyes. COL
ombian envoy. other than relating 10
q settlement between Panama ana Coi'
ombia.
The President appointed executive
commission to examine land laws anu
recommend methods for preventing
abuses.
Senator Newlands introduced joint
resolution inviting Cuba to become q
State Of the United States.
Admiral Robley Evans will take
feet of FIVE vessels. three battleships
and two cruisers on his practice cruise
from the Asiatic station to Honolulu.
Fl. I. The admiral is now in Japanese
waters.
Postmaster G General Payne and Ar.
tnur Raikes. British Charge d'A1aiPes,
have signed the parcels post treaty
with Hong Kong. The treaty will take
effect January l and provides a maxi
mum limit Of four pounds six ounces.
The Government has given permis-
sion for a memorial monument to the
late President Harrison within the FED.
eral Building grounds at Indianapolis.
The State Department learns that
spain has taken first step toward a
breach of relations with Venezuela.
Colonel Clarence Edwards. chief OF
the Bureau of Insular Affairs Of the
War Department. in his annual report
urges a substantial reduction Of the
duties on Philippine imports and the
enactment of legislation for the coast
wise shipping Of the islands.
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CRANK MEETS PRESIDENT
Crazy Man Slips Through Police
Guarding Church.
Police Commissioner AnEered by Blur
der Of Detectives and Will Place Cap
tain and Five Officers on Trial.

New York City.-Despite the fact
that more elaborate police precautions
were taken than ever before on the oc-
easion Of Presidential visit, over 300
uniformed men and scores Of plain
clothes detectives being on guard,
crank who carried satchel succeeded
in reaching President Roosevelt and
placing in his hands a letter. One po-
lice captain and five officers will have
to stand trial for allowing the man to
reach the President.
The incident occurred while the Pres
ident was leaving the Church OF the
Holy Communion, where he attended
the funeral services Of his uncle. James
King Oracle. Mr.. Roosevelt took the
letter without comment and handed 1t
TO Police Commissioner Greene. He
seemed to think but little Of the affair.
but Mrs. Roosevelt was much agitated.
rs the many attempts made by cranks
to see her husband have filled her with
the fear that he will be assassinated.
The crank, who was arrested, was
Arthur P. Deming, and his letter was
a request that the President persuade
the German Emperor to use medl-
Gated charcoal which Deming declares
will cure any disease. He also de-
clared, while in custody, that the char
coal would cure the President Of stu.
pidity. Deming was sent to Bellevue
Hospital for examination as to his
sanity.
After completing an investigation
into the manner in which Deming
gained entrance into the church and
reached the side Of the President, Po-
lice Commissioner Greene announced
that he was not satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION made by the police who were
In charge at the church, and that
be would place Captain Cottrell on trial
on charges Of failing to make proper
arrangements.
Three detectives and two policemen.
who were on guard at the church,
will also be placed on trial.
Deming is regarded by the police as
q harmless lunatic. He had an office at
No. $50 Broadway for the sale of his
charcoal and says that he came from
California.
1t is said that Deming is the man
who on May 10, 1900, appeared at the
House of Representatives in Washing.
ton and startled the House by preach
Ing from the gallery. ]
And then, having secured the desired
attention, proceeded to make a speech
to that branch Of the United States
Congress. Three or four policemen fin.
ally hustled him away and escorted
him outside the building.
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DOMESTIC.

Nearly two-thirds Of the striking
miners of the Northern Colorado coal
fields resumed work.
A number Of homes have been de-.
stroyed by prairie fi-'s near Fort CoDo,
Oklahoma.
A prominent citizens Of Quincy. Ky,
Christian Bote. was found murdered.
bis head apparently having been
crushed with q hammer. the work of
q gang Of desperadoes, it is believed.
Gold was discovered in sand brought
up by dredger ut work Oh channel
across the Columbia River bar.
Hundreds of people have De. n killed
by the scorge of typhoid fever in But
Ter, Pa.
A guard on The Chicago! Elevated
Railroad was shot and killed by res
taurant keeper because he was five
cents short in the price Of his break
fast. 2.'''
Advertisement of the estate of the
late Coils P. Huntington shows that
he left S2S,3O1, ,765. which is a little
more than one-third Of the estimate OF
his wealth at the time Of his death.
A guardian was appointed for Miss
Hobson, sister Of Merrlmac hero, to
defend suit for $4,000 growing out
of theft of diamond-studded medal.
In a quarrel over a colored man Ma
bel Barnes, white, cut the throat OF
Hersey Jones. colored, killing her in
stantly, at Parkersburg. W. Va.
The use of Finsen rays for the cure
of consumption is claimed to have
worked three permanent cures in Chi
ago, III.
All the money in the Citizens Bank,
:. Clarksburg. Mo-, wa, taken by burg
lars, but officials decline to state how
much was lost.
Six members of the Fire Department
of Louisville, Ky, have been notified
to answer charges Of lootng at the
fire in the old Masonic Temple.
w. II. Payton. a Deputy County
Clerk, Of st. Clair County, illinois, has
been arrested on a charge of forging
county warrants. Payton is s deputy
under County Clerk Thomas. indicted
for an alleged shortage Of $4,000.
Charged with smuggling six China
men into the United States, George
Marsh was held in $1,000 at Malone
N. Y.
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FOREIGN.

The Cuban Congress has passed bill
for the establishment Of legations ut
Berlin and Rome.
Prince Henry of Prussia joined in
welcome to the German antarctic cx.
pedition at Kiel.
American Jews. will no longer be
permitted to enter Russia without spe'
cial permits from Minister von Plehwe.
British colonies may not accept the
operation Of the Anglo French arbitra'
ton treaty in matters which directly
affect them.
Princess Ali2e OF Schoenbrrg-W Wal.
denburg has begun proceedings for d.
vorce and threatens action for calum'
ny OH account o. story of her alleged
elopcment.
General Andre has discovered i'm.
portant papers favorable to former
Captain Dreyfus, on which the de-
mand for q new trial will be based
More than a hundred lives were re-
ported lost in the recent storm in the
No. Sea.
Israel Zangwill. the author, married
in London, England, Miss Edith Ayr
ton.
Officials at Copenhagen. Denmark.
deny the report Of 4 revolutionary
movement in the Danish West Indies
but admit that dissatisfaction ezists
there.
Emperor Williams physicians say
that he will shortly recover the full use
Of his voice. He is taking voice eAef-
cises and may employ teacher.
Crazed by too close study, Count kar-
mis-. a young student, of the Latin
O'larter, in Paris. France, ran from his
! ON with revolver in each hand. fa-
tally shot two women, seriously wound
cd two other persons and then blew
out his brains.
King Edward has conferred a baron
t.y on the Lord Mayor Of London.
Survey completed for railroad from
Kiahkta, Siberia, to Pekin, China,
about 1000 miles.
London adyices from the Far East
are that the relations of Japan and
Russia show no improvement. E'ls-
sia's military preparations said to be
less advanced than that country would
have it understood they are.
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Prominent People.

The Czarina is suffering from eat
trouble.
Senator Hoar has just published his
autobiography.
Julia Marlowc declares she has no
Intention of retiring from the stage.
Idaho's building at the Worlds Fair
will be 4 big log structure in Swiss
style.
president Roosevelt has been elected
, l;fe member of the New Jersey His
torical Society.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena have reached Italy on their re-
turn from England. ......
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Labor World.

The organized workers of the Trans
vaal. South Africa. are demanding the
exclusion Of the Chinese.
A Ia;ional union of cloth spongers
has been formed, which will have it's
headquarters probably in New York
City.
The membership of the International
brotherhood of Stationary Firemen
has increased $4,000 in the last two
years. ... '.. "...'.'- n.
There are more than 100000 women
workers in Germany, and less than o..
000 are organized. Their wages ave.
age from 50 to 50 q week.
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How,s Thisr

We Offer One Hundred Dollars Reward fck
any case Of Catarrh tnat cannot be cured bK:
Halls Catarrh Cure. ~
r. J. CHENEY b Co., Toledo, o. &
We, the undersigned, have known r. y.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac.j
lions and financially able to carry out any
obligations made by their firm. ~ i. ; ~ q I
WEST d TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists. Toleds,
O.
WALD1Se, K1NSAN 4 MARv1s, WholssalS.
Druggists, Toledo, o. y.
Halls Catarrh Lure is taken internally ACT
ing directly, upon the blood and muooussur-
faces Of the system. testimonials sent free.
Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best. -
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College and Educational al Notes.

Yale Commons are run at loss to
the university Of about $4,000 year.
The annual catalogue Of the Shelf
field Scientific School at Yale gives
the total list enrolled rs 942 against
1872 last year.
In the chess match between Harvard
and Yale at the Harvard Union, CAM
bridge, Harvard won fourteen games
nd Yale six.
1t was figured by some of the Yale
football officials that the Yale Foot
ball Association would this year, after
paying all expenses, have balance In
the treasury Of about $4,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-12-16
THREE NEGROES LYNcHeD.
they Shot Louisiana Man to Test Theii
Weapons.

Shreveport, Lain the presence of a
crowd of about 1900 whites and ne
groes, Phil Davis. Walter Carter and
Clint Thomas, all negroes. were
lynched within a short distance OF
Belcher, which is twenty miles from
Shreveport.
The men were executed for partici-
pating in the fatal shooting of Robert
Adger, one Of the most popular busi-
ness men in North Louisiana. The ne
sroes confessed their crime.
No shots were fred at the lynching.
the negroes all being hanged to a single
limb Of a tree. Two Of the negroes
under arrest, Sam Lee and Peter
Thomas, were released. Lee proved
that he had attempted to prevent the
negroes from shooting Adger. and
Thomas established the fact that he
was too frightened to shoot.