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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
BURTON DRAWS MILEAGE.
Remarkable Procedur. by Which He
Was Seen in The Chamber"


Washington. D. Cone of the most
remarkable procedures i'll the history
Of the Senate occurred in order to avoid
a technicality which prevented Senator
Burton. of Kansas. from drawing his
mileage for the present session. In or
der to have his requisition honored it is
necessary for some official of the Sen
ate to take oath that he has seen the
Senator in the chamber, but since the
indictment and conviction of the Kan
sas Senator he has not appeared there.
There is no disposition OIL the part OF
any one to. withhold the mileage. and
the Senator, therefore, was askea to
step from the cloakroom into the cham
Der for 4 moment in order that pc
might be seen by some official. He de-
clined, but an employe engaged him in
conversation i'll the cloakroom. near
the entrance to the chamber. The en-
ploye suddenly turned the Senator so
that he faced the chamber, and the at
tention of officials previously having
been directed toward this door he was
seen from the chamber. 1t was then
certified that Senator Burton was i'll
attendance and his mileage was paid
to him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
THE LITTLE WIDOW
A Mighty Good Sort Of q Feighber TO Have

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ga little widow, a neighbor d, mine,
nersuaded nae to try Grape-Nutsswhen
INV stomach was so weak that it would
not retain food of any other kind"
writes a grateful woman, from San
Bernardino Co., Cal. .
81 had been i'll and con6ned to my
bed with fever and nervous prostrationi
for three long months after the birth
of nv second boy. We were In despair
until the little widows advice brought
.elief. -
az liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning, and in an incredibly shorp
time it gave me such strength that l.
was able to leave my bed and enjoy my
three good meals a day. In two months
my weight increased from ~ninety-hVe
to 113 pounds, my nerves had steamed
down and 1 felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed to see me
gain 80 rapidly ahd still more SO when
they heard that Grape-Nuts alone had
brought the change.
"My four-year-old boy had eczema,
very bad, last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely, which made him cross
md peevish. I put him on a diet Of
Grape-Nuts, which he relished at once.
He improved from the beginning. the
eczema disappeared and now he is fat
and rosy, with a delightfully."- soft. clear
skin. The Grape-Nuts diet did it. l
will willingly answer all inquiries"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little
book, "The Road to Wellvilie," in pkgs,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
STATEHOOD BILL WINS
ONLY 43 Republicans DEFY Speaker
---Rule Passes 1872 TO 1865.
ORGANIZATION IS TRIUMPHANT

The So-CaIIed "Insurg,nts'' Badly Defeat
cd When It Came TO an Actual Tight
Mrs. Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roose-
welt Present During the Voting.
Washington. D. C.-Speaker Cannon
won a second great victory in the
House Of Representatives and smote
the so-caIled insurgents" i'll the Re-
publican ranks hip and thigh. That
luckless band who fought the Philip
pine Tariff bill and came out Of the
contest bruised and bleeding We're over
whelmed when they undertook to de-
feat the organizations Statehood pro-
gram by uniting with the Democrats:
Their numbers were found to have
. Eeen greatly exaggerated, and the vote
on the previous question ordering the
adoption of Il rule to shut out amend
ments to the Joint Statehood bill dis
closed only forty-three Republican. Sin
surgent" votes. The tota! vote was
1872 to 165 for the previous Question.
On the adoption of the rule the vote
was 1877 to 157. This was after some
of the members had left their seats, the
first vote determining whether or"not
the rule would be adopted. The fate
of the Statehood bill, which provides
for the admission of Oklahoma and
Indian Territory as one State and
Arizona and New Mexico as another.
was settled by the vote on the rule, and
the bill will pass the House by ap-
pr%oXi1nately the same majority.
The fight which the House man
ayers had 'on1H their hands with the
Statehood bill attracted so'much atten-
ton that a greater throng of visitors
has rarely. sought admission to the
galleries, and there, was an air Of sup
pressed excitement about the chamber
which gave evidence Of the tense in
terest in the proceedings both on the
floor and among the spectators. Mrs.
Roosevelt and Miss Alice Roosevelt oc-
cupied seats in the executive gallery
and remained throughout the greater
part of the debate. Leaders OH both
sides knew that much depended on a
lull dll6lludllCC, anu lAC ~
of both the Republican and the Demo-
cratic forces was represented, with the
exception of ten absentees, six Demo-
Gratis and four Republicans. The Re
publican whip, Mr.. Watson. of In
diana, and the Democratic whip, Mr..
Lloyd, of Missouri. were everywhere
in evidence. Up to the last minute the
insurgents" declared that they cenld'
muster ffty-four votes against the
adoption of the rule. but the "stal-
warts awaited the result with conf
dence, knowing that when party lines
were drawn the victory would 60 to
the organization. No effort was spared
by the House managers. however, to
make the victory as complete as pos
sible. At least four members who
had left the city were summoned back
to vote. Two Of them were met at the
railroad station and rushed to the Cap.
itol post haste, William Alden Smith,
of Michigan. being just in time to vote
on the first roll call.
Z Speaker Cannon was greatly pleased
with the result Of the vote. "Congrat
ulate the united Republican party, nor
me-" he said to the many who came 70
congratulate him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
FATAL PANIC IN CHURCH
A Score Killed and d Hundred In
iur2d in Philadelphia.
MEN TRAMPLE ON WOMEN

cmoke ,u Colored Baptist Church Causes
FrirhtCul Dissster-Lives Ground Out
Under ~,sta,npedins Feet OF Those
Blocked in Their Attempt to Get Out
philaGalphia.-Twenty persons were
killed and probably half a hundred
were injured in a paulc following tue
CRY of Fire III st. Paurs Colored
Baptist Church. in Eighth street. Ser
vices were being held OH the second
floor of the building. \ defective hue
set fire to the chimney, causing smoke
to issue through the crevices i'll tile
floor near the pulpit. The room was
we'll filed mt the time, and the cry or
"Fire!" coupled with the sight OF
smoke, threw the congregation INTO u
panic.
4 wild rush was made for the stairs.
despite the efforts OF the Rev. E. w.
Johnson. the pastor, to allay the fears
of the frenyied people. All wanted TO
get out at once. and men, women n
children alike were knocked down ana
trampled upon by those pushing from
behind. The stairway to the first door
had II sharp turn in it. and the fright
ened people became so tightly wedged
in the bend Of the staircase that the
frail wooden baunister gave way, pre-
cipitating many to the floor below
The crash and the screams n
slnieks of the women and tie chill
drcn added. to the frenzy of those
above. They did not stop in their on
ward rush to get out. Notwlthstaaq-
ing the wide open doors OIL the hrSt
floor leading to the street the crush
was so great that eighteen persons a
the life stamped out of them before the
panic was ended.
A general alarm was sent IN for am
balances. firemen and policemen. IN
the meantime the greatest confusion
reigned. A crowd gathered and the
work Of rescue was promptly started.
The dead and injured were quickly
taken to hospitals and nearby houses.
The fire was only trifiing. the flames
being extinguished before the bremen
arrived.
The most Of the dead were taken of
the hall floor. The dead Il dying
were piled up in the hall until the
crowd fought its way over them TO the
street. The entrance even was filled
with many women, all of whom were
insensible. No mercy was shown by
any one in the panic. Men and women
fought one another with terrible fury.
and hardly a person came out OF the
building without torn clothes or injury
Of SOM nature.
There were remarkable scenes out
side the church when the work Of res
cue was in progress. Members of the
congregation who had come through in
comparative safety unnerved by their
experience rushed about in the streets
shouting at the top of their voices that
there was no cause for the panic. 1t
seemed as if some of the men were
half crazed, and it was with great diff
Guilty that they were quieted. The de-
m%onstrative excitement Of those Who
fed the church greatly interfered with
the fremen and policemen working to
clear the hall. One Of the last bodies
to be taken out was that of a child
about. fve!years old. THE tots head
had been crushed by a mans heel
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
A Cure For ~StiastneSs.

A small church was sadly in want OF
general repairs, and a meeting was be-
Ing held to raise funds for that purT
pose. -
The minister having said that to &c
the work $500 would be required. a
very wealth land equally stingyO mem
Der of the congregation rose; and said
be would give 81. Just as he sat down
1 lump of plaster fell from, the ceiling
md hit him upon the head whereupon
be rose hastily and called out that ne
had made a mistake-he would give
s50. That was too much for an en-
lhusiast present, who, forgetful OF ev-
erythiag, called out feryently: ~
hit him again"-PhIadelphla
Record. .
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14

Artificial :

It was in Italy that a demand for
artificial flowers drst arose. This was
due primarily to a caprice of fashion
which demanded that during festivals
blossoms in and out Of their seasons
should be worn, and also to the fact
their color and freshness were stable.
Later Oh, in the Middle Ages. the arti-
fetal so far superseded the natural that
both men and women decked their
heads with imitation flowers Of cam
brio, paper, glass and metal. The best
artificial flowers are now made in
Paris.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14

According to the London Express,
Portugal is to be the first country in
the world to employ steerable airships
in warfare.
The Government has decided to pur-
chase two ships to accompany the ex-
petition which is being prepared to be
sent out against the revolted tribes in
West Africa. The ships will be used
for accommodating in the enemy's coun-
try.
Engineers have been ordered to pro-
coed to London, Paris and New York
to inspect available airships, and to Sc
iect those constructed on the most ap'
proved lines.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
BIG NINE
Fortunately Many of the Men Were
Out at Dinner When Dust Ignited.

Out at Dinner When Dust 1gnited.
Paint Creek Junction. W. Va.-An
explosion Of dust in the Detroit mine at
Paint Greek killed eighteen miners. 1t
was the noon hour and all the day men
were outside at dinner. The explosion
shook the mountain and threw heavy
tilnbers from the mine mouth clear
across the valley to the opposite noun
tain.
The ventilating fan was almost de-
molished. and it took several hours to
set it running again. The first rescuers
found the mine so badly wrecked that
progress was slow, and there was no
hope that anything alive could be in
side.
Up to Q o'clock at night only one
body. that of G. P. Neale. had been re-
covered.
The Detroit mine was opened two
years ego by the Detroit and Kanawha
Coal Company. but had just been sold
TO the Paint Creek Galleries Company.
District Inspector Hill Inspected the
mine two weeks ago. and gave instruc-
tions that the mine be sprinkled, as
there was much dust. The manager
had ordered apparatus for sprinkling'
which was being put in place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
500 Reward. 500.

The readers ofthis paper will be pleased TO
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all
It's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a con.
stitutional disease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Halls CatarrhCure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
Gus surfaces Of the system thereby destroy
ing the foundation OF the disease, ald giving
the patient strength by building up the con-
ssitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have 50 much faithiu
It's curative powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure
Send for list of testimonials. Address
F. J.. CHENEY & Co., Toledo. 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills FOR constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Prosperous Connecticut.

TEOrVCfouo w. ~
. Connecticut produces an4a9nualsna
crop that is worth approximately $lo'-
100000.
Connecticut this year raised tobacco
which has a total market value Of not
less than S2,016,0OO.
Connecticut yields nearly $1,2O0,0O
worth of corn, $4,000 worth Of rye,
S150,00O worth of oats and $6o,oo.
worth of b~uckwheat.
Connecticut easily turns out q potato
harvest that brings in about S,2Oo.ooo.
Connecticut in 1905 produced ,for the
husbandman peaches, apples and small
fruits having an aggregate market
value of about $1,300,0Oo.
Connecticut usually has on hand 3d.
100000 worth of cattle. $5'OOo,ooO
worth of horses and $4,000 worth OF
hcgs.-Hartford Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Labor Notes.

Forty-five disputes were recently re-
ported to the French Lcbor Depart
ment.
Cigarmakers' International Union
will soon hold a referendum election Of
national officers.
Eorty-one States will be represented
in the National Con, ent:on on immi-
grafton in New York.
The sixty-three central unions Of Ger
man trade organizations now have IL
membership Ct 7,05S.10S.
Agreements have been entered into
between 100000 building trades men
and their employers in New York.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Prominent People.

The Earl Of Elgin has a name known
half over the world.
Jan Kubelik played his violin at the
White House the other evening.
Secretary Taft is the champion long
distance traveller Of modern times.
Cardinal Gibbons since his arrival in
Baltimore has ordaineS. 1856 priests.
John Burns, the English Cabines
member, has a gift of happs and pun
gent phrase.
Andrew Carnegie plays golf in mod
GRAFTON, but is extremely fond of trout
and salmon fishing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
BOWLING PIN SETTER KILLED.
Fatal Shot Was Rolled by Dead
Youths Own Brother.

Lockport. n. Yin a bowling tourna-
ment at Kendall Henry Boehm. who
was setting pins, bent owe to replace
those knocked down, when q ball,
bowled by his older brother. rolling
down tine alley at a terrific speed.
struck him full On the head.
Young Boehm fell face downward on
the alley. His skull was fractured.
Before medical attention could be sum
moned he vas dead.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
People Talked About.

Sir George Rose, a former English
master in chancery. was q famous wit.
Harvey K. Fowler, dean of the Ver-
mont bar. is eighty-sight years old.
Sir Herbert de Stern. who was recent
ly made a peer, is a Jewish banker in
London.
James X. Polk. a great-great-grand-
son Of the former President, is one Of
the champion whist team of Washing
ton.
Emery Gibson, I ten .ycar-old boy,
has been selected "baby chief Of the
Usage Indians, according to tht old tri-
hal n.-A-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Sporting BrevitieS.

Football has been abolished Il Union
College.
Columbia easily defeated Cornell at
basketball.
Princeton defeated Lehigh at bas-
ketball; score, 46 to -.
A. H. Alker was reelected commo-
dore of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club.
Princeton defeated Brown in IN in
te~rcollegiate hockey game by the score
Of S to 4.
Columbia students adopted q petition
asking that football be continued until
April 10.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
BUSCH'S SON-IN-LAW A SUICIDE.

4. ]. Magnus, a Millionaire, Shoots
Himself as Dinner Guests Assemble.
Chicago.-While guests were assem-
bling in the reception room down.
stairs, their host, Arthur Julius Mag
nus, a millionaire, son-in-law of Adolf
plus Busch, the st. Louis brewer and
vice-president of the A. Magnus u
Sons Company, stood before a mirror
in his dressing % on the floor above
and shot himself through the heart
He died instantly.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14

Believe in yourself, believe is. hu,
mainly, believe in the success OF your
undertakings. Fear nothing and no
one. Love your work. Work. hope.
trust. Keep in touch with to-day.
Teach yourself to be practical and UP
to date and sensible. You cannot fail.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
COLoRED STUDENTS ON STRIKE.
More Than 100 Leave Talladega Col
lese Because Of White Teacher.

Talladega. Ala.-More than 100 stu
dents left Talladega College (colored)
because a Southern white man, L. O..
Parks. of this county. wasiepplOyed as
superintendent of the college farm.
The students demanded his discharge.
and that was refused by the president.
B. NJ. Nice. They appealed to Dr.. S.
H. Baird, secretary of the American
Missionary Society, Of New York, which
fosters 1alladega College, but he up
held President Nice.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
HANDS RAW WITH ECZEMA.
Suffered For Ten ~Years-Spread to Body
and L~imbs-Cured by the Cut;-
cura Remedies.

81 had eczema on my hands for ten
years. At first it would break out only
in winter. Then it finally came 70 stay.
I had three good doctors TO as I'd they
could, but none of them did any good. |
then, used one box of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles of Cuticura Resoivent,
and was completely cured. My hands were
raw all over, inside and out, and the. &C.
zema was spreading all over my body aud
limbs. Before l had used one bottle of
Cuticu-a Resolvent, together with the
Ointment, my sores were nearly healed
over, and by the time l had used the third
bottle l was entirely well. L had a good
appetite and was heshier than | ever was.
To, any one who has any skin or blood
disease l would honestly advise them 70
get the Cuticura Remedies. and get we'll
quicker than all the doctors in the State
could cure you. Mrs. =. E. Falin, Speers
Ferry, Va, May 10, 1905"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Forced to Grant Popular Assembly

TUINVU { f"f :,
1t is believed at Geheran, Persia.
that the outcome of the sudden exodus
of a thousand merchants and Mullail
priests from the Persian capital, as a
protest against the Shah's rule, will be
the granting Of a constitutional govern
ment. The representative assembly
will be called the House of Justice,
and will exercise administrative ana
legislative powers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
pIRATES IN LAUNCH.
Safes in Many Towns Along Missis-
sippi Broken Into.

SIFeS III MANY lo"Hs @hlohS -h'esi"
sippi Broken Into.
Memphis, Teun.-A series of burgla-
ries and safe crackings, following Wis
it's Of a mysterious launch, are reported
from up-river towns. 1t is supposed
that the launch is, operated by river
pirates" Postofice safes seem to be
the favorite prey of the thieves, but
they are not above taking anything
they can find.
Postofnces have been broken into at
New Madrid. Point Pleasant. Stewards
and Three States, all in Missouri. and
the safes Of merchants in ten other
river towns have been broken into,
usually by means Of nitro-glycerlne.
The launch has been operating for two
months between Cairo and the Arkan-
sas line, and SO far has not been
caught. The Memphis police have been
asked to aid in the chase.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Girls Assailant Lynched.

A mob of 800 men took Ernest Baker,
negro, from the county Jail at Hopkins
vile, Ky, and hanged him from a
beam of the city scales near the Court
House in the centre Of the city. Baker
had attacked Miss Mary Gentry, age3
eighteen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
DON'T MISS THIS.
A Cure For Stomach T~roub!e-A New
Method, by Absorption-N" Drugs.

a .Cur6 TOT StOIfACh kEouu.c-"
Method, by Absorption-N" Drugs.
Do You BeichS
II means a diseased Stomach. Are you
afflicted with Short Breath, Gas, Sour
Fluctuations, Heart Pains, indigestion, Dys-
pepsia, Burning Pains and Lead Weight
in Pit of Stomach, Acid Stomach, Dis
tended Abdomen, Dizziness, Collie?
Bad Breath or Any Other Stomach Tor
ture?
Let US send you a box of Muil's Anti.
Belch Waters free to convince you that 1t
cures. ..-
Nothing else like it known. It's sure
aud very pleasant. Cures by absorption.
Harmless. No drugs. Stomach Trouble
can't. be cured otherwise-so says Medical
Science. Drugs won't do-they eat up the
Stomach and make you worse.
we know Mulps Anti-Belch Waters cure
and we want you to know it. hence this
offer. This offer may not appear again.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
AlaskanS TO Roosevelt.

A petition has been sent to President
Roosevelt by a number Of Alaskans i'll
Seattle, Wash, asking that Judge
James Wickersham, of the United
States District Court, of Alaska, be ap:
pointed Governor of the Territory OF
Alaska, to succeed Governor Brady.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
BUYS BIG Circus.

Sells & Downs Circus. comprising
twenty carloads Of property. was sold
at auction at Birmingham. Ala, for
S35,O 900 to c. W. Thompson, of Boston.
Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
English Priests Sent to the Philippines.

English Priests Sent to the Philippines.
To fill vacant parishes. N the Philip
pines. eight priests from the Mission
airy College at Mill-Hill, in England,
have sailed from Genoa for New York,
whence they will proceed to Manila.
The necessary money to defray The ex-
penses o.. the trip was raised among
Americans by the Society for the Pro-
pagation of the Faith in the United
States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Socialist Meetings in Germany.

Great Socialist meetings to sympa-
thize with the insurgents in Russia
were held in many German cities. No
disorder was reported. extraordinary
precautions having been taken by the
police.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Robbed in Church.

Just think what an Outrage it is to be
robbed IT ali the benefits OF the services
by continuous coughing throughout the
congregation, when Anti-Gr,pine Is guaran.
teed to cure. Sold everywhere. Is cts
r. w. Dlemer. Il. D., manufactured
Springfield. Mo.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-02-14
Roosevelt Cuts Printing Bills.

The President has issued detailed in
structions to all the executive depart
ments on how to do away with un-
necessary printing and to improve the
form of the annual reports and other
documents.
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NOMINATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Names Of Three Ambassadors Sent to
fine Senate.

Washington. D. c. The President
sent the following nominations to the
Senate: ct"
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen-
ipotentiary-Lpke e. Wright, of Ten
.nessee, to Japan: David E. Thompson,
of Nebraska. to Mexico; Lloyd c.. Girls
com of Pennsylvania, to Brazil.
Governor-G General of the Philippine
Islands-Henry Clay Ide. of Vermont.
Vice-Governor of the Philippine ISL
ands-James L. Smith. of California.
Collector of Customs - c. Wesley
Thomas, District Of Philadelphia. e..