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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
$4,000 TO SEVEN FRIENDS.
Locomotive Engineer Wills $4,000
Each to His Former Firemen.

louisville, Ky.-Seyen engineers OF
the Illinois Central Railroad received
$4,000 each from the estate of Joe
Bornschien, a rich Jew who died re-
Gently in Paducah.
Bornschien for many years was one.
Of the crack engineers Of the Illinois.
Central and pulled the throttle on the
fast passenger trains between Louis
Vile and Memphis. The seven benef
fciaries of his will had been his fire.
men, and he had secured the promotion
of each of them TO be engineer before
he left the road to take the manage
ment of the large estate left to- his
care by his father.
Borschien loved his engine. and had
it not been for the death of his father
he would never have left his work.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Little Girl Scares Burglar,

Agnes Berke, a twelve-year-old CIR
Of West Hoboken. n. j.. with an VI
loaded revolver foiled two robbers WI
entered her fathers store while sh
was alone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
MAXIM'S AIRSHIP ON VIEW.

Sir Hiram's Flying Machine Solves
Problem of Aerial Flight.
London, England.-The Evening
News reports Il first view Of Sir Hiram
Maxim's new flying machine, which, it
says, has probably solved the problem
Of aerial flight. THE machine resembles
q gigantic swallow. ~
1t is twenty feet loGg and is painted
q vivid scarlet. It is described as 4
masterpiece of mechanical ingenuity.
1t flies on the principle of 4 kite.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Newsy Gleanings.

"A conductor who found $500 in his
car at Coney Island, Long Island. was
given twenty-five cents reward by an
old lady.
Joseph Pike, o. New York City. fell
from the fifth floor to the pavement,
breaking every clothes line and escap-
ing the slightest injury.
The Scrvian Government is having
the Servian coin restamped at the
Vienna mint with the head of King
Peter instead OF that of King Aiexan'
der.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
OCEAN STEAMER SUNK.
Penguin Wrecked Off Natal Coast

Penguin Wrecked Off Natal Coast
Twenty-Five Persons Are Drowned.
Durham. Natal.-The coasting steamer
Penguin has been wrecked and twenty
five persons drowned. The boatswain
is the only survivor.
The Penguin was chartered to search
for kruger Millions alleged to have
been sunk with the steamer Hululand,
off this coast, three years ago. Four
previous expeditions with the same OBJ
iect in view have ended d~isastrously.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
President Rewards Life-Saver.

The President has ordered the pre-
sentation of a suitably inscribed pair
of b%inocular. glasses to. P. Beategni,
captain of the Italian steamer Nicet0,
for his rescue of the captain and crew
Of the American barge Senator Pen
rose abandoned off Capt Hatteras JAN
uarY u.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Great Rritain Protests.

Great Britain has formally protested
to Russia against the Inclusion Of food
as contraband, and has asked that the
list be revised. The protest forms Il
part of the objection to Russ;a's treat
ment of neutral vessels.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Had to KiH Oldest Cat.

The reputed oldest cat in the world
was killed by its owner, Belford Bon
ham, Of Shiloh, n. J. The cat was
twenty-five years and three months
old. He fell i'll with Z cancer OF the
nose, however, and had TO be put to
death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Loop-thc-Loop Cyclist Killed.

Clarence Deryder. i cyclist. was
killed while attempting to "loop-the-
loop" at a local resort in Salt Lake
City. Utah. When he reached the up
per side of the loop his wheel left the
track, and in the fall his head struck
the wheel and his neck was broken.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
BIG EROLIT L
It Makes a Great Light and Shakes
Buildings Twenty Miles Away.

Meadville, Pa.-A large aerolite, NOV
ing in a ~northerly direction, struck the
earth somewhere near Concord Station,
thirty-fve miles east Of this city, on
the line of the Erie Railway. r.
A terrific explosion accompanied the
contact with the earth, followed by a
high wind lasting fifteen seconds.
Erie trainmen from Salamanca to
Union City, eighty miles, saw the great
light, which lasted from five to ten Sec
onds. The explosion shook buildings
in Titusville, twenty miles away.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Nav, Orleans Cotton Report.

New Orleans people are said to loo
for 100000 bales larger movement
September than last year. and an e
cess of from 100000 to 100000 bales
the visible supply by the md OF Sci
tnmber.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Plot 10 Dynamite Prison.

A plot to blow up the penitentiary at
Columbus, Ohio, was discovered by
Foreman Griever, who found a stick OF
dynamite and a half pint of nitrO-gly-
cerinc mixed with paint hidden in n
Of the shops.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
.JaDs Rescue Russians.

The Japanese rescued nearly 600 OF
the crew OF the Russian cruiser Rurlk
which they sank. The Rossia and
Gromoboi caught fire several times dur
ing the fight and were badly damaged.
Only one Japanese ship was hit.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Statesboro Guards Resign.

Many members Of the Statesbor
(Ga.)' Guards requested their Ill
charges, and severely criticised Cal
tain Hitch On account OF the rece1
ira gedy.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Tynhoid MOI From OYSTERS.

Professor Grand in an official report
to the French Minister OF Marine, ac-
+ordins to 4 special cable dispatch. re-
.:Hct> the theory that typhoid is trace
@r.> directly to oysters.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Wheat Crop Estimate.

Crop experts in the West say the
present outlook is for a yield of 5e4,-
100000 bushels Of wheat, but the effect
Of rust is still so uncertain that accur-
ate estimates cannot be made.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

Waldeck-Rousseau's Funeral.
NJ. WaIdeck-Rousseau's funeral was
held from a church in Paris. France,
and uniforms were conspicuous by
their absence. $3.50
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Will Not Use Water.

Assistant Secretary Darling, Of ting
Navy Department, refused the reques]
of Christian EndeavOr societies thai
water be used in naming the battleshi1
Connecticut. ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
SCULPTOR Brings Suit.

Suit will be- begun for S2W. 900 DAM
ages by Signor .BlGndi. Il sculptor,
against the officers and trustees of the
Metropolitan: Museum, ir New York
City, for refusing to exhibit hi: group.
Saturnalia,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Want Prince Gcorg. Removed.

The Cretans have Serr 4 petition
from Italy asking for thr removal of
Prince George of Greece, and threatcn-
ing revolt if the request should not he
granted,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Now York Subway Car Runs.

On 4 secret night trip a subway
train in New York City made the jour
rev from City Hall to Harlem in thu
promised schedule time of fifteen mini
UteS-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Rurik'S Men Lost.

The captain and all the higher OIL
GERS Of the Russian cruiser Rurik were
lost in the action which ended with the
cruisers sinking. Many Of the COL men
rescued were badly wounded.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Eeionad Suicide and Marries.

Her match with Julius Braun OPP
posed By her parents, who locked her
in her room. Mary Krongberg, Of North
Bergen, n. J.. feigneG suicide and was
driven off in an ambulance to be mar
ried by a peace Justice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Charging Exorbitant Rates.

The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion decided that railroads in Michl-
gan are charging fruit shippers exor-
bitant rates. ,sa..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Ten Drowned at Regatta,

Ten people were drowned by the cap
sizing of n naphtha launch ut n regatta
on the Potomac River, near Washing
TON D G..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
The Goa Markets.

Accommodations Of anthracite at tic
water are becoming 30 limited tnar
would BE- almost Impossible to NIL ma
larsa orders calling tor immediate Y
livery.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Clergyman Dies From Fail.

Falling from the second-story win
dow of his house. the Rev. Michael
Healey, e~ighty-one years old, sustained
a fractured skull, from which he died.
az Youngstown, Ohio.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Rad Trolley Collision.

Several passengers We're hurt in a
head-on trolley collision on the While
Plains. Tarrytown and Mamaroneck
(New York; like.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Admiral Wittsoeft Killed.

Admiral Wittsoeft was blown to
pieces BY a shell on the Czarevitch in
the battle Of August 10. The battle
ship was badly shattered, and will
probably be dismantled at Tsing-Chau.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
The G.. A. f. EnCampment.

The thirty-eighth annual encamp-
ment Of the G. a. r. opened in Boston,
Mass, with an unusually large attend
ance.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
TRAMps' UNION GOES ON STRIKE
Heavy, Hand Of Williamsport Police
Sends Them Back TO the Stone Pile.

Williansport, 2a.--Iwenty-six trampa
at work on the city stone pile organized
a union and struck, declaring that they
were not properly fed.
When the Chief Of Police put them
on a bread and wafer diet and in soil.
AIRY confinement the walking dele
gates unanimously decided to call the
strike off, and are now again cracking
stone.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Cardinal Satolli Returns

ululii SdloIAi
Cardinal Satolli sailed for RoEe on
the Sardegna.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Elevator Falls With PeODle,

Elevator weights fell ten stories in
Mercer street building, New York City,
killing one q and injurinS seventeen
others.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Family of Four De il Flames.

The farmhouse OF +. 4. Bowling.
near Perth, Okla. was set on fire by
lightning. Mr.. Bowling. his wife and
two children were burned to death.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
BRYAN is Beaten.

William J.. Bryan was beaten in the
third and final stage of his contest in
Connecticut for $4,000 from the estate
Of the late Philo s. Bennett. ,u,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

Eight Killed in Mine Flood.
The Barringer Gold Mine, located
near Gold Hill, Rowan County, N. c.,
was suddenly flooded with water,
causing the instant death Of eight men
employed in the mine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
The Porte Sends Notice.

The Porte has sent a formal note TO
the American Legation confirming It's
undertaking to grant proper treatment
to American institutions in Turkey.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Enninahr of EIYnr kinen.

BY the wreck of a Cotton Belt flyer,
at T%eXarkana. Ark, Engineer Bob
White was killed, and the fireman and
& negro employe vera fatally injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
TIBETANS CONSIDER TREATY.
Object to the Amount Of Indemnity De-
manded by the British.

Llhasa, Tibet.-Supplies are now COM
ing in more freely to the British camp.
The Tibetans have the draft of the
treaty proposed by the British. and a
formal reply concerning it is expected
soon. 1t is reported that the main OBJ
lection to the proposed convention is
the amount Of indemnity to be paid by
the Tibetans. Colonel I0unghusband,
the civil commissioner accompanying
the expedition, has rented a large
house and garden.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

American Consulate Robbed.
The American Consulate in Paris,
France, was robbed by burglars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

Secretary Hay L Grandfather.
Secretary Hays first grandson, 4 s
to Mr.. and Mrs. Payne Whitney, v
born ut Ellsworth. Me.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
First OEhr New LiiiG.

The first passenger train vas MI!
over the Rock Islands new !iuc irua
st. Louis to KANSAS City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Pir Strni Cut.

4. cut OF SIS 4 ton in Steel and vi
products WAS announced hy 4 subs,
larry company OF th@ United St&'
Steel CORPORATION.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Trolley Kills Conductor

A trolley car upset pear pr:Hir. \. J..
The conductor WIS killed a.rl ScrCD
passengers werI injured.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
GIRL SHOOTS A BEAR DEAD.

Miss Niedringhaus, of st. Louis. Saves
Her Life With Her Rife.
Denver, Col.-The craftsmanship OF
Miss Maud NJ. NiedringhauS, of st.
Louis, saved her life while out alone
In the Colorado Mountains. A bear at
tackled the girl, and she gave it two
shots from her rife.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
British War Boat Sinks.

Two British torpedo boat destroyers
came in collision off the Scilly Islands
and one, the Decoy, sank, but her crew
was rescued.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Governess Commits Suicide.

UUFGIHtS0 OOuIIIIIJ RuFSfUCs
Miss Ethel K. Pardoe, g%overness In
the household Of Thomas A. Edison.
the inventor, worried over letter threat
ening the abduction of her charges,
killed herself. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

Twenty two Fircmen Knocked Ou|
Twenty-Five New York City tirem|
Including two battalion chiefs. WI
overcome 1t ! Cortlandt streS blazS
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Prince Henry Not Coming.

Prince Henry of Prussia, a special
cable dispatch announces, has a
doned his contemplated visit to Amer
lea
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Receiver For Big Order.

A receiver was appointed in Boston,
Mass, for the Supreme Council Of the
American Legion of Honor, a bene.
ficiary organization. ST..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
To Admit Mrs. MAVERICK.

Orders will be sent from Washington
10 admit Mrs. MaSbrick. who sailed
from Europe for America, without
question.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Eonr PGrnn6 in Homo

Locked i'll their home during the abb
sence Of their parents. four children
Of Charles Pitts, colored. were burned
to death, near Decatur, Ga.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Twenty Drowned in Ocean.

Twenty Drowned in ocean.
Twenty persons were drowned on the
British bark Inverskip, which went
down off Fastnet after a collision with
a British ship. .-cy.,..
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
British Cruiser to Venezuela.

The British Admiralty ordered the
cruiser Tribune to proceed to Vene-
zuela, owing 10 the danger to British
subjects due TO the asphalt trouble.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Mayor Asked to Intervene.

Retail meat dealers in Chicago, ILL.,,
decided to ask Mayor Harrison to in
teryene In the meat strike rioting con-
tinued in the business streets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07

Ex-Congressman Randall Dead.
Former Congressman Charles S.
Randall died at New Bedford, Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
Chinese Welcome Japs

The Chinese Governor of MnkGen Is
sued a proclamation welcoming the
japanese.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-07
No Cnrnnrli Punishment

Corporal punishment is TO be aool'
iShed in Russia as an act Of gracc Que
to tine birth OF the Cars son.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
That italian Treason Case

Rome Correspondence Of the London Telegraph
The arrest of Capt. Ercolessi and his wife
at Messina for high treason. which origin
ally seemed of small Importance. is now
acquiring great prominence. as the case re-
veals a complete organization on the part
Of both the great neighboring powers to
obtain possession of Italy's military plans.
According to what Ia asserted the war Of
fee has proof that the two powers impli-
Gated. namely. France and Austria, even
changed their military arrangements. ac-
cording to the Information received about
where the traitor carried on his work. For
tunately. 1t seems that Ercolessi was ar
rested before he had succeeded in selling
what would have been the real cardinal
points Of the defense OK Sicily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
Used His Head for Advertising.

From the Paris Daily Messenger.
curious scene was witnessed the other
afternoon on the terrace of bouleva I'd
cafe. A gentleman dressed in what had
once been stylish clothes. a gray frock
coat shiny at the seams and somewhat
frayed at the cuffs. patent leather boots.
rather cracked and top hat of faded
luster, was sitting Offering a book on the
altar Of a great thirst. Presently he re-
moved his hat to wipe away the beads Of
perspiratfon which had gathered upon his
forehead Immediately a great cry OF
amused establishment went up from the
crowded terrace, and passers-by stopped to
ascertain the cause. The gentleman's head
was bald. bare of hair as an egg, and
across 1t in letters plain to read ran the
legend: This evening at O'clock. don't
miss the performance at -" He had
transformed his head into q living, moving
board for a music hall announcement Soon
the crowd attained such huge proportions
that the proprietor of the cafe became
alarmed, and politely limited to his customer
that 1t would be better for him to leave
This he did. but a little further on along
the boulevard he was again obliged to
raise his hat to remove the condensed mois-
ture, and the same scene was repeated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
Creased Roadways Of Chicago.

The automobile has stolen another march
upon It's equine rival. In fact, it Is stealing
the ground from under the horses feet.
Soon the boulevards of Chicago will be as
difficult for horses to stand on as are the
:.iain avenues Of Paris. because Of the
grease scattered over them by passing au-
tomobiles.
Presently also the appearance of the bcu-
levards will have changed. The dust gray
of the roadway will be a rich brown hue.
No more the sprinkling carts will sputter
along their way. And in the character of
its equipages the street will resemble an
automobile show.
This kind of oiled pavement is quite
different proposition from the oiled roads
of California. so lauded by that last year
book of the Department of Agriculture
" hich Lillian Russell thinks ought to be
dramatiZed. In California the roads arc
especially prepared. especially treated and
rever used until ready. When, however,
cii is merely shaken upon the surface of
read as in Chicago. the wheels of vehicles
running over it pick it up and throw it in
all directions. injuring clothing and any
thing delicate that 1t falls upon. And be-
fore it, has sunk into the road 1t is injurious
to rubber tires.
1t will lay the dust however will shed
water. and Is a preservative of the road
way. So. except to those who love tho
horse. 1t may not seem to be an unmiti-
gated evil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
The Peach State.
From the New York Sun.


Georgia has held the lead In the pro-
duction of peaches for the eastern mar
ket since 1902. and it is likely to be for
years to come the leading peach state in
the Union.sG The supremacy has been
wrested from Maryland. Twelve years ago
tie order Of the chief peach producing
states was: Maryland, 6,1O0, 600 trees: Della
ware, 4,52O,0O0; New Jersey. 1900 900:
Georgia, 100000. Since that time the Pc
culiar excellence of the soil and climate of
parts of Georgia for peach growing has
been established. with the result that Geor-
gia has largely increased the number of It's
peach-bearihg trees, while in the other
states there, has been diminution in the
number of trees In the fall Of 1901. the
number of peach trees reported in these
states, and exepscted to be in good bearing
in 1902 was: Georgia, 1850. 600; Maryland,
4. Ol5 900: New Jersey, 2,7OOOOO; Delaware
100000. In the following year, accord
ingly. Georgia had the bumper crop She
had so far surpassed all other states In
number of trees that she is likely to con-
tinue to be the peach state par excellence
for an indefinite time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
Schoolboys in Germany.
From the London Daily Mail.

From the London Daily MAIL.
Germany Is before everything a military
nation" says Mr.. George Andrew, a Scot
fish school inspector in report on the
educational system of Berlin and. Chariot
tenburg. "In the boys schools the infants
are taught by men and not by women.
zone remembers ones feelings of surprise
on finding a class of sixty infants presided
over by a man Of excellent physical develop
ment. The Prussian idea seems to be that
sthe sooner the boy comes under masculine
discipline the more adaptable will he be-
come to the military practice later on.
"Smartness is carried almost to an ex-
IRENE. When pupil is called to the black
board. he must run there and back. The
habit of the gymnasium is carried into the
class room. There is no play Instead,
the pupils wander in a tortuous column four
abreast under the superintendent Of a
teacher"
Neither Is there chance Of playing
truant' in Chariottenburg. The truant can
be called for by a policeman, wakened from
sleep and escorted to school
One German town ordered garglfng exer-
cises to be practiced In the schools, the
reason being that while. In throat troubles.
gargting was often ordered, the children
could not do It, and the parents could not
help.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-06
Gen. de Galliffet and Reporters,
From the Paris Messenger.

Gen de Galliffet. ex-minister Of war, is
noted for his curt ways. Some of his po-
litical opponents assert that the curtness
Is assumed and that it can be put on one
side when the occasion arises. However
that may be- the generals periodical let
tiers to one Paris paper or another always
add to the gayety of nations Several re-
porters called at his house to obtain his
opinion on various matters relative to the
Dreyfus revision, and to the question. Can
l see the igeneral?" an obsequious concierge
replied by presenting the following note
ITO every inquisitive reporter Sir: We
are living in the midst of rascals of every
kind. The press is their impresario. The
fool of a public stands the damage Full
STOP that's all Gen. Galliffet.-Left with
my concierge"