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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
CIRCUS TRAIN WRECKED.

Four Men and an Elephant injured
and Il Lion Badly Frightened.
Nilkcsbarrc. pu.-Four circus men
and an elephant were injured, 4 lion
badly frightened, eight cars Of meat
thrown over the e~mbankmcnt and two
circus cars wrecked in 4 collision be-
tween q special train Of the John II.
Sparks tent show. and n fast freight
on the Pennsylvania Railroad at Nan-
ticoke. The circus train was trying
to reach il siding ut Nantic0kc, where
it was to appear. when TIC fast freight
dashed into it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
The Turkish sultan,s Titles.

The Sultan Of Turkey has seventy.
one titles, and on the parchment cons
tanning them are the words "as many
more as may he desired can be added
to this number" Among the titles are
abdul Hamid. the Eternally Victor.
ious," "the Eternally Smiling the
Eternally Invincible." Distributor Of
Crowns to the Heroes Seated OH tho
Thrones and Shadow Of God on
Earth" .58@
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Worlds Fair lettings.

Eleven millions of people have low
seen the Fair.
An inlaid table made from 1000 hard
woods is exhibited in N~icaragua's pa
yilion.
One hundred varieties of Mexican
cactus are growing in that country's
exhibit.
4 fine display Of redwood furniture
is exhibited in the San Francisco
building.
a large tapestry made in 1850 is ex-
hibiteh in the Belgian section of the
Art Palace.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
PORTUGUESE FALL IN AFRICA
Many Casualties in Fight With Guam
hama Tribe.

Lisbon.-A severe disaster has be-
fallen q detachment of Portuguese
troops at Cunene River, Southwest
Africa. The Government having
trouble with the Cuanhama tribe.
neighbors of the Herreros. who some
time ago revolted against German rule
it SEM a column to restore order. The
detachment numbered 400 men, coEl'
manded by Captain Aguiar.
They we're crossing the Cuncnc River,
which is the boundary between the
Portuguese and the German posses.
sions, when the CuaEhama surprised
them from ambush at night. The
tribesmen attacked the detachment
fercely. killing or wounding 254. Of
whom 100 were Europeans and 1l5 nj.
tiveS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
SpOrtinc BreYitleS.

New York athletes won all the cham
pionships at Montreal.
Squadron 4 defeated the polo team
of New Haven q. Van Cortlandt Park,
New York City.
The Vingt ct I'm II. Won the gold
challenge cup Of the American Power
Boat Association.
Columbia opened the local New York
football season by defeating Union by
the score Of 10 to U.
The yacht Ingomar returned from
Europe, where it scored in nineteen out
of TWENTY-FIVE races.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Newsv

Locusts have become 4 plague il
Spain.
British coal is now shipped to Jeru-
salem.
The war has already cost Japan
$500, OOO, 200.
Many people were killed this year In
gathering edelweiss on the Alps.
Ex-senator w. L. Chandler broke an
arm trying to start his automobile at
Warner, y. II.
In 4 fit Of melanchoiia Mrs. Bessie
Peck drowned her threc-year-old
daughter and herself at Kansas City,
Mo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
News of the TOiiers.

The strike on the ore docks at Ash.
land, Wis, has ended.
The Chinese are being rapidly driven
out of New South Wales.
Typewriter girls of Montreal, Can,
are talking about forming a union.
A strike of 500 miners is on at Dux
Bohemia against the now service regr-
lations.
SaXony, the greatest seat Of German
industry, employs the largest percent
age of women in proportion to the total
population.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Carbide of Calcium.

Ordinarily the formation Of calcium
carbide requires a degree Of heat
which can only be secured in the cleo
trio furnace. At a recent meeting Of
the Academy Of Sciences in Paris, NJ.
Henri AIoissan stated that metallic
calcium, at q red heat, will combine
with the finely divided carbon con-
tained in smoke. The product is pure
calcium carbide, crystalized and trans
parent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Higgins Notified.

At Clean, n. v, Northumberland
Frank w. Higgins, tho Republican
candidate for Governor of New York,
and his associates OH the ticket chosen
at. the Saratoga convention were for
mally notified of their nomination. The
ceremonies took place at Mr.. Higgins
home at / o'clock p. III.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Says British Trade is in Danger.

Says British Trade is in Danger.
Mr.. Chamberlain, in a speech at Lu,
ton, Bedfordshirc, Eng, said that trade
in Great Britain was in Il ]precarious
condition, and that unless the mother
country and the colonies worked to-
gether the empires dis%integration was
in sight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
jap Boat Sunk?

There were reports in Toxic, Japan,
that a Japanese gunboat had been
sunk by Il mine off Port Arthur, and
that part of the crew had escaped. A
junk was badly damaged by Il mine
north Of ChefoO.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
DIR ADOPTED ISLANDS.

All but one of the visiting Filipino
delegates on return home favored i'm
mediate steps toward independence.
The report that Archbishop Chapclle
would resign as Apostolic Delegate to
Cuba and Porto Rico was denied.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Russian EMPRESS

Russian Empress at Copenhagen.
The Russian Empress Dowager ar
rived at Copenhagen. Queen AleXan-
ORA was among those who met her ut
the station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
CONNECTICUT ELECTIONS.
Results in the Towns Show Little
Change Over Last Year.

Change Over Last Year.
Hartford, Conn.-Tle town elections
held all over the State showed little
material change from the elections Of
4 year or two years ago. What few
differences there are from last years
results are in favor Of the Republicans,
with one or two exceptions.
Not more than fifteen towns i'll the
State changed their politics. The Ii
cense question and personal popularity
had much to do with the results, US
was shown in New Britain where
Mayor BaSsett, Democrat. was elected
selectman by 500 majority. although
the rest of the ticket was Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
20 NEW JAPANESE WARSHIPS.
Report That Government Will Place
Orders in This Country.

San Francisco, Collaboration re-
ceived by steamer shows that Japan
has decided to place contracts immedi'
ately for twenty warships, to be COM
pleted as soon as possible. Several OF
these Will be built here at the Uniop
Iron Works.
The source Of this information is
Yukowa Ryan Ichi. manager of the
New World. a Japanese daily published
here. He said: Il haxe definite infor'
nation that Japan will soon place
orders in this country for twenty wal
vessels"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Tried TO Wreck Shin.

With the evident intention Of doing
an injury to the battleship Connecti-
cut some person Or persons placed an
obstruction on the ways the ship rested
OH in the New York Navy Yard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26

Samples of wheat Of extraordinary
size and weight have been received
from the country which will be tray
ersed by the Bagdad railway.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
DEATHBLOW TO BULL FIGHTS.

Social Reformers Vote For Prohibition
of Exhibitions on Sunday.
Madrid, Spain. - The Institute o!
Social Reforms, after a heated discus.
sion, decided by thirteen votes to
eight. to ratify the absolute prohibi'
ton of Sunday bull fights. This is
considered to be the %deathblow to
bull fighting in Spain.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Navy Report Given Out.

The Navy Department gave out Rear
Admiral Rodgers report on the at
tempts to wreck the battleship Con-
necticut.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Columbia'S Annual Rcnort.

President Buffers annual report said
that Columbia University needs S2.00O,-
900 for buildings, and that great in
terest had been shown in the School
If Journalism.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26

Episcopal Convention Opens.
The General Convention of the Prot
eStant Episcopal Church of the United
States was opened in Boston, Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Hnnr is Ruriri

Tn" nation. State and home city paid
tribute to Senator Hoar. whose. fEne"a!
was held ut Worcester. Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
TO AVERT WRECKS.

A student Of railway and railroad
accidents and their causes m for
ward with all invention which is de-
signed to avert the so frequently re-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Big ,JapanpSc Loss.

Twenty thousand Japanese fell in thr
latest Intellectual attempt to storm Fort
Arthur.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Barley.

The market in the West was Guiet,
with Il slow trade and prices were un-
changed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Floor COllapscs. Jnjuring Many.

7 TUT NVFIUI"VH' "1JUtIHS -1tH!'
At q cOrne stone laying at Adams,
Mass, q floor with $50 persons COL
Iapsed. Many, including Bishop Bea-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
HAY Welcomes Peace CONGRESS-,

Secretary Hay welcomed the peace
congress delegates ut Boston. Mass.
on behalf of the Government.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Minister Barrett Home.

Minister Barrett Home.
John Barrett, United States Minister
to Panama, arrived in New York City
on the Alliance from Colon.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
Freebooter Commits Suicide.

James Denton, a Freebooter, of Pat
erson, n. j., whose official acts are un-
der Investigation, killed himself.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-10-26
RAID RUSSIAN CoNspIRAToRs.
Police Charge Eight Persons With Is
suing Scditious Pamphlets.

st. Petersburg, Russia. Eight per-
sons are being tried here in camera OIL
the charge of forming a secret society,
maintaining q secret press and issuing
selitiOus pamphlets.
A Jewess, aged sixty years. in whose
house the press was found. is charged
with not divulging its presence. One
Of the accused has confessed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
.H0NORS TO TAYLOR
British Universities Be.
stow Distinction on En-
inent Tar Heel.
BY FRED Il. MERRITT.)

Washington. ID. c., June 17.-Great
honor has come to distinguished
North Carolinian, now resident in
Washington. The University of Dublin
will confer upon Mannis Taylor, of
this city, formerly United States Min
lister to Spain, the crimson robes of
an LII. D., June 80, and July % the
University of Edinburg will confer
upon him the same honor. Seldom, if
ever before, has any American lawyer
received at almost the same moment,
such q distinction from two of the
most eminent British Universities.
These prizes are to be bestowed as
recognition of the fame of two works,
to whose composition the author de-
voted himself for nearly thirty years.
The first to appear was THE Origin
and Growth of the English Constitu-
ton" which is recognized as a stand
ard authority throughout the English
speaking world. About three years
ago Mr. Taylor published his Inter
national Public Law" which received
instant recognition at the hands of the
Supreme court at the United States,
where it was quoted as authority in
an important case by Justice Brown.
Mr.. Taylor occupies the chair OF
constitutional and international law in
the Columbian University in this city.
Neither Kent Story, Cooley, nor any
other American law writer has receiv-
ed more marked recognition abroad
than has been awarded to Mr.. Taylor
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per cent per annum to an aggregate
amount of not exceeding 35,000,00G,
and to execute as security for such
bonds a mortgage or deed of trust
upon the company's railways, equip
ments and other property and fran
chises, including all or any part of
the railroads property and fran
chises heretofore acquired or that
hereafter shall be acquired by the
company, by construction, purchase,
or otherwise, and to approve Of the
prices and terms upon which such
bonds may be sold; and for the pur-
pose of giving the consent of the
stockholders to the execution of such
mortgages or deeds of trust.
The meeting was presided over by
Henry Fink, chairman of the board
of directors and eighty per cent Of
the stock was represented.
The vote on the $35,00O,00O bond
proposition was unanimous
The bonds that will be issued will
be designated as divisional and first
lien, and will be general mortgage.
The Guaranty Trust Company of
New York, was named as trustee
The proceeds from the sale of the
bonds is to be devoted to the COM
pletion of double tracking work, the
building of new lines and general i'm
provementS.
The work on which the money is
to be expended has already been OUT
lined in circular letter sent to tho
stockholders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18

containing 80 square miles, has a
white population in round numbers of
ONLY $500. while Henderson, a west
ern county of only $50 square miles,
has white population of nearly H.
500 and Burke, county east or the
Blue Ridge but still very near IT, with
an area of only 400 square miles con-
tains a white population in round
numbers of $1,000. These figures are
given us by a census official of the
government, and we believe them to
be substantially correct.
Thanks to the Constitutional
Amendment, our party friends in the
east will always be able to maintain
white county government there. We
give these figures and other data to
show the possible effect of the course
which the Democrats prefer to pursue,
with reference to it's effect upon the
Legislature and the vote for the State
ticket, not only in this election, but
in the future as well.
Whether in your wisdom, you NOM
mate our candidate or not count upon
our being in the very thickest of the
fight, where we have always been.
We only ask encouragement; we
only beg you to nerve our hearts and
hold up our hands by nominating a
mountain man for Governor.
c. T. RAWLS.
j. F. RANKIN.
S. G.. BERNARD.
r. S. MORRISON.
ST. LEON SCULL.
j. S. ADAMS.
j. FRAZIER GLENN.
LOCKE CRAIG.
MARCUS ERWIN.
THOS. A. JONES.
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WILLIAM III. CHICK DEAD.
A Musician, Celebrated for the Excel
lence of His Voice.
Especial to News and Observer. !

Especial to News and Observer)
Winston Salem N. c., June 17.-Mr
William H. Chick, after a lingering ILL
ness, died at eight o'clock this morn
ing at his home at the age of So
years. Mr.. Chick had been in bad
health for two or three years. A
few months ago he went to Hot
Springs, Ark, where he received a
course of treatment for rheumatism
He returned home apparently greatly
improved, but complications develop
ed and he steadily grew worse until
the end. The deceased had an ex-
cellent voice and as a tenor singer
had few equals in the State.
Mr.. Chick was a native of Rich
mond Va. His father moved to Co
lumbia, S. c.. about 1862. The son,
who was a mere lad at the time was
employed by Walker Evans and
Cogswell, who printed money for the
Confederacy. After coming to this
city he joined the Forsyth Rifiemen,
serving in the Spanish-American war
with his company as artificer and mu-
sician with the regimental band. lie
retained his membership with the
rihemen until failing health necessi-
tated his withdrawal.
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A RAZOR LET OUT HIS LIFE.
4 PROMINENT Attorney Cuts His
Throat in Bath Tub.
(By the Associated Press.)

Jacksonville, Fla, June 17.-Charles
S. Mccoy, a prominent attorney with
offices in the Atwood building, Chica-
go. committed suicide this morning by
cutting his throat with a razor in a
bath tub at hotel here.
Mccoy, it is said, in the last few
days. had lost $4,000 by specializing
in stocks on Wall street through a
local firm.
Mccoy was in Jacksonville looking
after a suit of John L. Davis against
the Seminole Hard Rock Phosphate
Company.
To Judge Challen. who was asso-
ciated with him in the case he left
letter saying:
During these months the demon
of speculation has had me in its grip
and | am as powerless to resist 1t as
any drunkard his dram of gambler
his game. The course | am taking Is
all considered the wise one. Please
do what is needfu,. Communicate
with Mrs. Mccoy, Oil Longwood, Chi
cago."
On the dresser in the room at the
hotel We're found several letters. to-
gether with the following that he had
written:
CLOCK just struck five a. m. In a
few minutes more I'll be ready if
have the courage; 7:45, I am a cow
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HE GOT HIS BACK UP.
He '.ShOok" the Train and Defied the
Earth-To Play Redskins.
Especial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer.)
Salisbury, n. c., June 17.-Parties
who returned to this place on an ex-
cursion from Greensboro last night re-
port that trouble occurred soon after
leaving that city by a would-be pas
Senger who claimed that his ticket
had been taken up by the conductor.
When asked for his ticket, it is stated,
he said that he had surrendered both
ends of a return trip ticket and there
fore would continue his journey to
High Point, where he wished to stop.
Officers were in the act of arresting
him, it is learned. when he pulled the
bell cord, stopped the train, got off
and defied the crowd.
A revival is in progress at the Bap-
tist church in Spencer, the preaching
being done by Rev. J. M. Stanford OF
Yadkin county. singular fact is
that Mr.. Stanford is a brother of the
Rev. A. l.. Stanford, pastor of the
Methodist church at Leaksville, N. c..
and that he has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Baptist church in the
same place, bringing about the un-
usual condition of two brothers, who
are very much alike in personal APP
pearance and style of speaking, serv-
ing as pastors of different denomina-
tions in the same town.
Mr.. J. H. Olson. OF Chicago man
ager of the Cherokee Indian baseball
club, of Indian Territory, was al
Spencer today arranging for game
with the Spencer team. The Indian
players were educated at Carlisle, Pa
was glad of an opportunity to make
a date. The games will be played on
the 27th-one in the afternoon and
another at night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
FOR BISHOPS PARDON.
Mrs. Arthur l.. Bishop Getting up
Petition i'm Charlotte.
lSnecial to News and Observer.

Especial to News and Observer
Charlotte. n. c., June 17.-Mrs.
Arthur L. Bishop, wife of the young
man who killed Mr.. Thomas Wilson
in his home about eighteen months
ago has arrived in Charlotte from
Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Bishops visit to- Charlotte is
for the purpose of getting up a petit
tion for the pardon of her husband
who is now serving a five year sem
tence in the State penitentiary.
Mrs Bishop will begin at once to
secure signers to a petition asking
that Governor .Aycock pardon her
husband The crime for which Bishop
is serving u sentence was committed
in December, 1902. Bishop was SEN
fenced to five years ,at hard labor in
the State penitentiary. He has now
served about sixteen months.
1t will be remembered that Bishop,
who was travelling man. was in
Charlotte passing himself off as a
single man, and on the night Of the
crime was in a room in the house of
his victim, Mr. Wilson, drinking wine
with Mr. Wilson'S daughter. Mr.. Will
son came down and ordered him out.
He refused to go and Mr.. Wilson at
tempted to put him out. In the strug-
gle Bishop shot Mr. Wilson, who died
shortly afterward. The case attract
ed more attention than any other of
its kind in North Carolina. Some
thought Bishop ought to be hanged,
and others thought he ought to go to
the penitentiary for life. His crime
aroused general indignation, and the
Judge who imposed the light sentence
of five years was severely criticized.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
Progressive Spirit of Raleigh Bankers

Messrs. Herbert w. Jackson, Jos. G..
Brown. Henry Litchford. and j. =.
Undertake. Jr., returned yesterday
morning from Asheville, where they
attended a meeting of the State Bank
ers' Association. 1t is worthy of note
that every banking institution III Raj
eigh was represented at the conven-
ton, distinction enjoyed by no other
city in the State having several banks.
This goes in as evidence of the pro-
eressive spirit of the Raleigh bankers.
They are always the leading factors in
the different bankers organizations of
this country, several of them attend
n the National Bankers Association,
which meets once year and Mr.. JOS.
Brown being one of the executive COM
mittee.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
SAVED BY DIXIE
Cry of Fire in Theatre
Drowned in Crash
of Music.
CIV the Associated Press J

Americus Ga, June IA catas-
trophe that might have been terrible
in its results was narrowly aVerted
here late last night. The Americus
theatre was packed beyond its capac-
ily. Twelve hundred people, princi-
pally ladies and children, lilled the
building when an alarm of fire was
given from without. Hundreds rushed
Tor the single entrance, which is
twenty feet above the pavement and
ieached by a single wooden stairway.
Efforts of police and teachers upon
he stage were unavailing until the or
"hestra, With its wonderful INSPIRATION
s.ruck up Dixie" This served to re-
store quiet In the stampede OH the
ter stairway, several women tainted.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-18
DIXIE'S INTER STATE SHOOT.
North Carolina Was Heard from i'm
Yesterdays Contests.
(By the Associated Press. }

Warm Springs, Ga, June 17.-The
Southern Interstate Tournament
came to an end today, the last event
being the seventh annual live-bird
handicap. j. w. HightoWer and j.
Arnold tied for the handsome piece
of sterling silver plate awarded for
the highest score, each killing twen-
ty-five birds. In the shoot-off Arnold
missed his second bird and the tro
ply fell to Hightower. The latter
shot from a distance of thirty-three
yards, killing all twenty-seVen birds
straight. This is the second trophy
for live-bird events Mr.. Hightower
has captured here, he having won
the same trophy at last seasons tour
nament.
G.. G.. Vaughan, of Selma, Ala, j.
c. Anthony, of Charlotte, N. c., and
Harold Moore, of Colorado Springs,
were second in today's contests, each
killing 20 birds.
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Enfield Beats Black Creek.

Especial to News and Observer:
Enfield, N. c., June 17.-Enfield
defeated Black Creek yesterday at
baseball by a score of to Z. The
game was rather loosely played at
times, but was interesting through
out There were no special features.
Batteries-For Enfield: Dunn and
Lucas; for Black Creek, Watson,
Brooks and Pollard, Horne and Ma
son.