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SAYS CRAWFORDS EXIST
Nine. Humbert in Court Promises
to Reveal Their Identity,
She Declares She Will Tell All ut thu
End of the Trial-A Ruse
to Gain Time.

Paris, France.-The trial Of the
Humbert family on the charges OF
forgery and swipdling in connection
with the fictitious Crawford millions,
has been drawing large crowds to the
Palais de Justice.
Nine. Therese Humbert continued to
dominate the proceedings, and Great.
ed several scenes when the Court at.
tempted to examine the other mem.
bers Of the family. NJ. Bonnet, the
Presiding Judge. insisted on examin'
ing Frederic HumDert. her husband.
but Nine. Therese, rising, said:
| Il demand to be heard. l am strong
to-day, and will explain where the
millions are"
Frederic Humbert testified length
lily regarding the affairs of the Rente
| Fiagere. the insurance concern which
| the Humberts started and in the crash
| Of which thousands Of poor people
| lost all their savings. He maintained
| that the operations were conducted
in good faith and claimed that public
prejudice aroused against the Hum
bert family brought about the failure
of the concern.
The Judge sought to bring out that
Romain himself impersonated the
Crawfords and instituted suits In their
name. The defendant denied ever
impersonating tie Crawfords or writ
ing the letters signed by the CraW--
fordS.
Mime. Humbert here made another
declamatory statement protesting her
complete innocence.
81 have tried to find the Crawfords
and their Millions" she said. II have
not succeeded in finding the money,
but have found tine Crawfords. They
have made a terrible revelation To
me. I have told Maitre Labori all.
He knows the real name Of the Craw-
fords, for they do not call themselves
by the name Of Crawford. No one
will suffer any loss. 1 will pay every
one. Perhaps the Crawfords may not
appear. but they exist. 1t is only their
name that does not exist
The Judge, interrupting her. asked:
"Then where are the Crawfords?"
"If the Crawfords do not come here
will give their name and that will
lSpllCu IhlhS. hSASoS'
have already told Maitre Labor that
when. the witnesses have been heard
and the hearing is concluded I will
tell ALL"
There was a profound silence in the
courtroom during Nine. Humbert's
declaration, but her final words, again
putting off the promised disclosures,
aroused derisive laughter. When the
Court intimated that the statement
was vague, Maitre Labori answered.:
"But Nine. Humbert engages herself
to speak at the close Of the hearing"
The Court then began the examina-
ton of the ninety witnesses called,
outside the family, which will occupy
many days. Nine. Therese's declara-
ton that the Crawfords actually exist
under another name is generally re-
garded as only another of her ruses
to gain time.
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PRESIDENT ON LYNCHING
Letter Of Praise Sent to Governor
Durbin, Of Indiana
Gays Mob Violence 10 Anarchy, the Fore
runner OF Tyranny-Laws Should
Work. Swiftly and Surely.

Oyster Bay. L. LIN letter, the
publication of which was authorized,
President Roosevelt commends Gov
ernor Winfield T. Durbin, of Indiana.
for the attitude he assumed recently
respecting lynching. The President
also embraces the opportunity to ex-
press his own views in reference to
lynching and mob violence generally,
pointing out that mob violence Is mere
ly one form Of Anarchy, and that An
archy Is the forerunner Of tyranny.
The President vigorously urges that
the penalty for that crime which most
frequently induces resort to lynching
shall be applied swiftly and surely. but
by due process of the courts. so that it
may be demonstrated that the law is
adequate to deal with crime by freeing
1t from every vestige Of technicality
and delay"
A portion Of the Presidents letter. is
as follows:
"All thoughtful men must feel the
gravest alarm over the growth Of
lynching in this country, and especially
over the peculiarly hideous forms SO
often taken by mob violence when
colored men are the yictims-on which
occasion the mob seems to lay most
weight not on the crime but on the
color of the criminal.
in a certain proportion Of these
cases the man lynched has been guilty
of crime horrible beyond description;
q crime so horrible that so far as he
himself Is concerned he has forfeited
the right to any kind Of sympathy
whatsoever. The feeling Of all good
citizens that such q hideous crime
shall not be hideously punished by mob
violence is due not in the least to
sympathy for the criminal, but to
very lively sense of the train Of dread
full consequences which follow the
course taken by the mob in exciting in
human vengeance for an inhuman
wrong.
"It certainly ought to be possible by
the proper administration Of the laws
to secure swift vengeance upon the
criminal and the best and immediate
efforts Of all legislators, judges and cit.
liens should be addressed to securing
DULL SlOkLudllOu III OuA iS6oi PhoSSA
ure as to leave no vestige Of excuse
for those misguided men who under.
take to reap vengeance through violent
methods.
1.-The nation, like the Individual, can.
not commit a crime with impunity. II
we are guilty Of lawlessneEJ and bru.
tai violence, whether our guilt consists
in active participation therein or in
mere connivance and encouragement,
we shall assuredly suffer later on be.
cause Of what We have done. The cor.
nerstone of this Republic, as Of all free
governments, Is respect for and ODE.
dience to the law. Where We permit
the law to be defied or evaded, whether
by rich man or poor man, by black
man or white, we are by just so much
weakening the bonds Of our ciyiliza.
ton and increasing the chances Of its
overthrow. and of the substitution
therefor of q system in which there
shall be violent alternations Of anarchy
and tyranny" -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
JAMAICA IS DEVASTATED
Many Killed in a Hurricane Causing
Great Property Damage.
LOSS ESTIMATED At SW,0OO,O00
Only Six Houses Left Standing at Port
Antonio - Villages Wiped Out - Fruit
Trade ParaIyzed-Island Bare Of crops
Many Vessels Wrecked - Hundreds
Made Homeless-Numerou Escapes.


MANY Vessels Wrecked - Hundreds
Made Homeless-Numerous Escapes.
Kingston, Jamaica.-The hurricane.
Of which oniy the fringe struck the
western end Of jamaica, and which II
Was thought had passed, instead or
proceeding to the northwest. veered
to the south and struck Jamaica with
it's full force, infiicting enormous dam
age, which it will take years to repair.
1t is impossible as yet accurately to
estimate the amount of the losses, but
it is believed to reach S10,oo0,0Oo
Considering the damage to property
the loss Of life is comparatively small.
though the present estimate now Is
that the death list will reach hfty.
Hundreds Of persons were injured ana
there were numerous hairbreadth es'
capes.
Port Antonio on the northeast coast,
was completely overwhelmed. Only
six houses were left standing there.
The United Fruit CGnpany's
wharves, Offices, hotel and plantations
at Port Antonio were utterly demol-
ished.
Five Of the company'S steamers, in
Guiding the Simon Dumois, Alfred Du-
mois and Brighton, were driven
ashore, but are lying in easy positions.
Port Maria, another town on the
north coast, suffered similarly.
The Norwegian steamer Salvatore I'll
Giorgio was driven ashore at Annotta
Bay, and lies in q dangerous position.
Several sailing vessels were wrecked
on the north side, and the coast is
strewn with. the wreckage Of local
shipping.
The entire eastern end of the island
has been devastated. Villages have
been wiped out and public buildings
and churches demolished. Thousands
of the peasantry, rendered homeless
and destitute, are wandering about
seeking food and shelter.
The destruction Of the banana plan
tations has been complete. and the
fruit trade is paralyZed for the next
twelve months. Hundreds of prosper
GUS fruit growers have been brought
to bankruptcy and ruin.
The southern portion Of the island
has been completely denuded Of its
crops, the rivers are flooded. and many
men were carried out to sea and
drowned
The western end Of the island. which
it was at first supposed had escaped,
also suffered considerably, though not
to the same extent as the eastern end.
New banana plantations there were
partly destroyed and the orange and
coffee crops were also injured.
Thousands Of houses in Kingston
were damaged. the wharves were bat
tered, and several coasting vessels
were sunk in the harbor. The roof of
the electric light works was blown Off
and the machinery was disabled. Rail-
road traffic was interrupted and the
street cars were stopped. Trade here
Is practically at 4 standstill.
Torrential rains have increased the
misery Of the poor and homeless.
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SUN DANCE PUNISHMENT:

It VIII Ee Melted Out to Those Who In
cited Indians to Torture Themselves.
Washington, D. C.-Secretary Of the
Interior Hitchcock issued an order to
Superintendent Seger, of the Seger
Indian Training School, OF Oklahoma,
to remain in Washington and make
complete oral and written reports OF
the recent personally conducted
sun dance. given for the edification
Of Professor Mooney, of the Bureau Of
Ethnology. and Professor Dorsey, Of
the Field Museum Of Chicago. by the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians Of
Oklahoma.
Secretary Hitchcock is highly in
censed over the holding of the sun
dance under the direction of Govern
ment officials. He said:
IF it is found that any persons.
whether in the Government service
or not, were instrumental in incitine
the Indians to the sun dance torture.
they shall be reached and punished
If there is a law on the statute books
under which 1t can he DONE"
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LOST CHILD FOUND IN cIsTERN::

Rewards AGgregatins S1100 We've offered
For Little Lad Found Drowned.
indianapolis, Ind.-Little Ted Ken
dali, who disappeared from the home
Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Kendall. and for whom diligent
search had been made by the neigh
bors and the police force, was found in
q cistern q few doors from the Kendall
home.
1t is supposed he walked into the cis-
tern and was drowned. Rewards ag-
gregating S1100 had been offered for
his return.
The child last was seen alive stand
ing ON corner watching a hand organ
grinder,
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News Erevities.

Germany is training carrier pigeons
for use in the navy.
The art glass manufacturers of the
United States have organized.
The University of Zurich is about to
establish n chair for journalism.
The attendance at the Northfeld
Conference was the largest Of the sea-
son.
Montrose. Scotland, operative masons
have gained a wage increase to 80. an
hour.
All danger of another food In Kan
sas from the Kansas River has
passed. ~'.~
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TOOK $4,000 FROM PREACHERS.
Fugitive Treasurer of Aid Society Sends
Confession TO Pastor.

Fugitive Treasurer of Aid Society Sends
Confession TO Pastor.
Boston.-In a letter written from
Montreal to the pastor Of his church In
East Boston, Willard s. Allen, Treas.
urer Of the Preachers Aid Society Of
the New England Conference Of the,
Methodist Episcopal Church, confessed
that he was a defaulter to the amount
Of more than $4,000 Of the society'a
funds. He will be arrested.
Mr. Allen has been Treasurer Of the
society for twelve years and Clerk OF
the East Boston District Court for
twenty-nine years, and for sixteen
years was q prominent member Of the
School Committee Of Boston. He left
home about week ago without an.
nouncing his destination, and the first
heard from him was the letter to the
East Boston clergyman. Mr.. Allen said
he had lost the money in speculation.
He requested the minister to inform
the members of the Allen family and
the officers of the society Of his con.
fession.
Mr.. Allen for more than forty years
has been prominent in the legal circles
and political and social life Of East
Boston. He is sixty-two years old.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
BATTlESHlP STRIKES ROCK.
Massachusetts Damaged Slightly While
Leaving Bar Harbor, Me.


Bar Harbor, MELVILLE leaving the
harbor during thick fog in company
with other vessels Of the North Allan.
tic squadron. the battleship Massachu-
setts sustained much damage by strik.
ing on ledge Of rocks off the western
end of Egg Rock.
The big vessel slipped over the rocks
into deep water, but the two forward
bulkheads soon filled. and it was
found that several plates forward had
been cracked. The Massachusetts was
headed back into the harbor with
much difficulty, accompanied by her
sister vessel the Indiana. and the gull
boat Scorpion. She will remain here
until Captain Manning, her command
er. receives orders from Washington,
when it is expected she will proceed
to Brooklyn to be dry docked.
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Neusy Gleaninpa.

There are nearly 210 different re-
ligions in the United Kingdom.
At the burial Of 4 South London man
his six dogs, draped in black, followed
the cortcge.
About $4,000 has been raised so far
toward the 100000 for the centennial
of Chicago.
Over 500 infants are killed every year
in London by being overlaiq in bed by
their parents.
BY the will of the late DR.. Miriam 4.
Jones. Illinois College at Jacksonville.
viii receive nearly the entire estate.
valued at $75,000.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
BASEBALL PARKS ACCIDENT.
Many Killed and Injured by Balcony Col
lapsing In Philadelphia.


lapsing in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Pa. AS a result OF
the accident at the Philadelphia base
ball park, when the balcony at the
Fifteenth street side Of the grounds
fell to the street, carrying with it sew
eral hundred baseball enthusiasts, six
persons are dead, ten wounded NOR
tally and about 200 others injured.
The authorities have set to work to
find who Is to blame. That the people
themselves caused the accident by
rushing on the frail balcony to see
street disturbance Is not denied.
Coroner Dugan, who has assumed
charge of the investigation, visited the
ball ground and made careful exam
ination of the collapsed balcony and
the entire equipments Of the ground.
Manager Shettlin, in behalf of the
Philadelphia Baseball Club. issued q
statement deploring the accident. The
manager said that the disaster was
in 10 way due to any neglect on the
part of the officials Of the club.
The dead are: Edward Williamson.
sixty years old; George Cunningham,
forty.six; Mathew P. Reid, thirty-nine;
Joseph Edgar. forty; Alfred Rogers,
sixty-nine; William Graham, twenty
four
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
FOUR YOUNG MEN DROWNED;
Explosion ofTheir Naphtha Launch Will,
OIL . Fishing Trip.

OIL Fishing Trip.
Bangor, Me.-By the capsizing Of
naphtha launch off Ash Point, near
Rockland, four young men were
drowned and two others narrowly es-
capped with their lives.
The drowned are Henry K. Crocker,
twenty three years old, son Of Superin-
tendent Jonathan Crocker, Of the Rock
land and Camden Water Company.
graduate Of the University of Maine
this year; Frank T. Veazie, aged twen-
ty-one, also a graduate of the Univer-
sity Of Maine this year and famous as
an athlete; Charles W. Holmes. aged
twenty three; Raymond G. Hall, aged
nineteen, all Of Rockland. Those saved
Are Oliver Hills, Of Rockland, and
Thomas Hodges, Of Bridgeton, Me.
The young men were on fishing ex-
curSion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
Dropped Revolver ON the Floor.

Mrs. Van Wagner. wife Of Martin
Van Wagner. one of Sheriff Franklin
Carpenters deputies, met death in an
unusual manner at her home in Ganse.
WORT, Saratoga County, New York.
While carrying a self-cocking revolver
to her husband, who was about to-
drive away on the Sheriff's business
she dropped the weapon. which was
discharged, the bullet entering vital
part Of her body. She was sixty-two
wears old.
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Prominent People.

Mr.. Balfour. the British Prime Min.
lister, has made an appeal in behalf of
the cancer research fund.
John Barrett, the new Minister to
Argentina, formerly Minister to Siam,
is Vermont man, graduate Of Dart.
mouth.
Prince Napoleon Victor Jerome Bon
aparte, head Of the European house Of
Bonaparte, recently reached his forty.
first year.
Captain Henry Hash. Of Boston.
the last surviving officer Of the old
i1a company that took part In tie
nous "Aroostoek war"
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PERISH IN A PARIS TUNNEL
Passengers SuHocated by Smoke
From Burning Cars.
SCORES OF BODIES RECOVERED


Catching Fire - Smoke Spread Panic
Among the Passengers on Other Trains
"A Wild, Selfish Scramble Followed,
Resulting in Loss Of Life.
Paris, France. - A catastrophe, In
which about ninety persons We're
killed, eighty-two of whose bodies had
been found, occurred on the Metropol1-
tan Electric Railway, which runs most
ly under ground. About 8 o'clock one
of the trains which run on five-minute
schedules broke down at Menilmontant
Station, which is in poor and popu-
lous section Of the city. This train
was promptly emptied. and the train
which followed was ordered to push it
to the repairing sheds. On the way
these two trains caught fire. but the
employees succeeded in escaping.
Meanwhile a crowded train reached
Les Charonnes, the preceding station,
and the officials, seeing smoke pouring
out Of the tunnel, gave the alarm. A
panic ensued, the passengers strug-
Cling to escape from the station. Amid
the increasing smoke many attempted
to return along the line toward Belle.
vile, and were suffOcated.
The officials seem to have lost their
heads, and are quite unable to say how
many passengers went out. 1t is
known that about half a dozen who
were partially suffcoated were treated
at pharmacy near the station. The
fire brigade was for long time unable
to enter the station or the tunnel.
owing to the dense smoke. Tens of
thousands Of anxious people gathered
about the station. All the police and
fire authorities We're on the spot and
the excitement was intense.
At a. m. the firemen succeeded in
flooding the burning mass, and shortly
afterward they were able to enter the
tunnel. They brought up the bodies
of five men and two women, all be-
longing to the working class.
The extent of the disaster was only
learned about 6 o'clock when it be-
came known that three empty trains
were burned and a fourth was full Of
victims.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
WIFE BEATER'S NOVEL DEFENSE.

Pleads "Now Woman" Game In Court
to Justify Blows.
New York City.-In sorting out the
morning batch of prisoners at Harlem
Police Court, Magistrate Crane found
an alleged wife-teater rejoicing in the
name of Thomas Duffy. His wife
charged that he had struck her in the
face.
"She tried the new woman game on
me-" explained Duffy.
That's new excuse said the
Magistrate. What do you mean?"
"She went out and left me to take
care of the children" Duffy explained.
And so you blackened her face and
closed her left eye" exclaimed the
Magistrate; $500 ball.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
Iron Trade a Little Uneasy,

The iron trade has shown 4 little un-
easiness over the fact that some con-
sumers have asked postponement Of
deliveries and few have asked for
cancellations. Production is undimin-
ished, and there is little feeling that
consumption may fall off. New enter
prises are put off on account Of fina1-
cial conditions.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
Woman to Run Engine,

Mrs. Amasa Berger, the woman en-
sineer," has secured 4 license to op-
crate stationary engine in the District
Of Columbia. She is the first woman
who ever took the engineers examina-
tion in Washington. She will run the
engine which supplies the power for
her husbands steam bakery,
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Earthuuake in Lisbon.

A violent earthquake shook Lisbon.
Portugal. and vicinity. The duration
of the shock was two seconds. The
earthquake caused q great panic and
some damage, but no fatalities have
been reported.
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Labor World.

The metal workers union Of Japan
has 5000 members, with forty-two
branch unions.
Job printers at Minneapolis, Mimi.
are preparing new wage scale for
presentation to employers.
Another attempt to effect a settle
ment of the Penrhyn (Englan0 quar-
rymen's strike has failed.
A dispute of coal laborers at Genoa.
Italy, resulted in a lockout Of some
5000 men. The employers required the
men to withdraw from their unions:
Has the men refused to do
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
HURRICANE ON MARTINIQUE.
Houses Unroofed and Sailing Vesscls
Badly Damaged.

Badly Damaged.
Fort de France, Martinique.-The ISL
and of Martinique was swept by
hurricane of great violence. Its dura-
ton was ten hours, and 1t was particu
larly severe during two hours at Fort
de France, where it caused much de-
struction. Hundreds Of houses were
unroofed and several sailing vessels
were badly damaged.
No fatalities, however, have been re-
ported. The roads are impossible on
account of the fallen trees, which were
torn up by the roots. Several towns
on the island suffered considerably,
principally Trinito. Ste. Marie. Carbet.
st. Joseph and Francois. The storm
moved in q northwesterly direction.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-08-26
APOLOGY TO RUSSIA.

Sultan Sends His Son to Express Regret
at Murder of Consul.
st. Petersburg, Russia.-A telegram
was received from M. Hinovieff. Rus
sian Ambassador at Constantinople,
stating that by command of the Sui
tan Prince Ahmed Effendi. the fifth
son of the Turkish sovereign, called
at the embassy to express the deep dis
tress and regret occasioned to his Maj
esty by the assassination of the Rus
sian Consul by q Turkish sentry at
Monastir. The Prince requested M.
Zinovieff to bring to the notice of the
Car this renewed expression of feel.
Ing.
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POWERS PUT BAN ON SERvlANS.

Austria Sends Home Students and Russia
Eorbids All Intercourse.
Vienna. hustria.-In consequence Of
the assassination of King Alexander
and Queen Draga and the subsequent
attitude of the Servian military Off
GERS, both Russia and Austria have de-
cided to send home all the Servian Off
GERS studying in their military schools.
Russia has forbidden her oiicers to
have either official or social inter
course with Scrvian officers.
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$4,000 FOR KILLING OUTLAWS.

Oklahoma Deputy Marshals Return With
Two Rodies to Claim Reward.
Guthrie, Okla. Ter.-Ceputy Marshals
Bennett, WillLtts and jacobson arrived
here from Pawhuska, Usage Nation,
with the bodies OF two members Of the
Martin gang OF outlaws, killed in
fight few days aGo.
The dead men have been identified
"a VIII and Sam Martin. Rewards ag-
cregating $4,000 had been offered for
the men dead or alive.
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Woman-Whipplng Causes Inquiry.

Pursuant to an order OF Governor
Terrell, Of Georgia. the State Prison
Commission began an investigation oil
the whipping of Mamie Decris. pris-
oner on the Mllledgeville prison farm.
Miss Dccris was convicted OF a dia-
mond robbery in Savannah. Ga. and
the case gained notoriety throughout
the State
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Ten Years For snatchipr Purse.

Henry Hall, negro. who snatched
Alice Sodergren's pockctbook at Kan
sas City, Mo-, was sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. 1t was also
proved that Hall had. first attempted
a criminal assault on Miss Sodergren.