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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY
BY THREE YEGCMEN
Boston Merchant Beaten, Shot,
and Robbed.
TWO THIEVES ARE CAUGHT
Third Man Escapes With $500 and
Valuable Papers-Panic in the
Streets at Midday as the Revolv-
crS Flash.

Valuable Papers-Panic in the
Streets at Midday as the Revolv-
crs Flash.
Boston. Mass. - Patrolman Her.
man Shield is cripple for life and
Thomas Hickey, of Wakefield, a coal
merchant, lies seriously wounded at
the Relief Hospital, the victims of. a
trio of robbers, or "Yeggmen," as
they are known to the Massachusetts,
police, who, in broad daylight, held
up, robbed and shot Hickey in his
office at Charlestown and engaged
in street battle with the police, in
which Shield was MANNED by bullets
fired by the desperadoes.
So bold a crime has not occurred
in Boston for years, and the police
directed every effort to the capture
of the third of the criminals, the
other two having been arrested as
the climax Of the struggle with the
authorities. Hickey was robbed Of
5000 in cash and valuable papers,
and money which is said to have
been a part of this was found upon
the two men taken into custody, who
are George w. Everson, twenty
seven years of age, of New York
City, and Fred Sacchetti, thirty years
Of age, of Bridgeport, Conn. The po-
lice have q good description Of the
missing robber.
Hickey was alone in the Office of
his coal wharf, at No. 125 Cambridge
street, bending over his desk writing
when three men entered the place.
Almost before he could move the coal
man was covered by revolver by
one Of the men thought to be Ever
son. who said: 1--WE want your money
and we want it quick! Now, don't
give us any bother!"
At this moment the other two
strangers caught the merchant from
behind. Hickey swung around and
managed to give one Of the men a
blow which knocked him to the floor.
The man in front fired, and blood be-
gan to run from Hickey's head. but
although a bullet had punctured his
left ear and the back of his neck
Hickey continued to fight until the
man in front, having pocketed his re-
volver, helped his companions to.
overpower the merchant. The men
went through IIickey's pockets and
got all of his cash. The small crowd
which had assembled at the sound Of
the revolver shot. scattered quickly
at the sight of Everson's revolver,
which the man flourished as the trio
pushed their way down the street.
Patrolmen Brady and Crowley ap-
,peared and took up the pursuit. The
crowd skunk back against
the buildings and into side streets as
Everson at sight of the two patrol
men again turned and fred repeated
ly. Both the patrolmen resorted to
shooting, but all bullets went wild.
The robbers were taken to the sta
ton and shortly afterward were
transported to the relief hospital, to
which Mr.. Hickey and Patrolman
Shield previously had been carried.
This was done so that the wounded
men might formally identify their as
sailants. 1t was announced at the
hospital that Everson and Sacchetti
had been identified.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
A BILLION BUSHELS OF WHEAT.
Biggest Yield That Has Ever Been in
Prospect on This Continent.

Chicago. - There is no question
now that there will be an abundant
yield Of wheat. The reports of the
prevalence Of black rust in the
Northwest, while true to certain
extent, were exaggerated. The pres
ent promise is for an enormous yield.
Only a calamity can change the re-
suit, and there are no unfavorable
conditions yet If the crop natures
the railroads will be taxed to their
utmost capacity to handle the grain.
The United States and Canada
have the promise Of nearly billion
bushels of wheat. No such outlook
has ever been in prospect on the
American continent. 1t should be
great year for manufacturers, rail-
roads, retailers and farmers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
PROOF AGAINST BURLINGTON.
County Attorney to Prosecute Rail-
road For Burning Evidence.

Greeley Centre, Neb.-All proofs
of the burning of the discriminating
records Of rebating by the Burlington
Railroad, which destroyed two car
leads of its private papers at siding
near here, have been placed in the
hands of County Attorney Howard,
who has asked the Attorney-General
for permission to bring two different
charges against the railroad and its
officials. One of these is for giving
rebates and the other is for Destroy
ing evidence in cases which might be
pending. Mr.. Howard says:
Enough letters and rebate Vouch-
ers blew away and we're picked up by
farmers to offer damaging proof
against the Burlington, and I am
only awaiting instructions from the
Attorney-General before beginning
action against the company. I am
confident that an official investiga-
tion will be held Immediately, and
from the proof we have there is no
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
BOERS and BRITONS
TO Be TREATED ALIKE
English Governments Plans For
Transyaai Constitution.
VOTE FOR EVERY ADULT MALE

Churchill III the Commons and EIgin
in the Lords Explain the Pro-
ject-WiId Scenes Follow the
Speeches.
London In speech Of great
moderation, carefully designed to
propitiate his opponents, Winston
Spencer Churchill, Parliamentary
Secretary of the Colonial Office, in
the House of Commons explained the
Governments plans to confer a con-
stitution on the Transvaal. Dwelling
on the urgency of the question, he
described the Transvaal as the nerve
centre of South Africa, and said the
new country reproduced in miniature
all the dark and tangled problems of
the old-established European States.
The Governments guiding princi
pie had been to treat Boer and Bri-
ton alike, and to make no distinction
in granting the boon of British citi-
zenship both to the men who fought
loyalty for Great Britain and to those
who resisted the British arms with
desperate courage. While the Gov
ernment had been careful to secure
for the British every advantage they
might justly claim, South Africa's fu-
ture depended on both races learning
to look to the mother country as
friend. The Government decided for
the principle of manhood suffrage
against any property qualification.
one years old, who had been resi-
dent six months in South Africa, eX-
cept members of the British garrison.
would be entitled to vote under the
secrecy ballot system.
An animated debate followed the
closing of Mr.. Churchill's remarks.
Mr.. Balfour, winding up for the
Unionists, pronounced it a reckless
and audacious experiment. He ar
gued that it was too near the war to
expect the Dutch to forget what they
had suffered, and moro than human
nature could grant to expect them to
be loyal to Great Britain. He said
an explanation of this hurried proceed
ure was the. Governments burning
desire to get rid Of all its economic
questions in South Africa which it's
rash pledges of a general election
had brought upon it.
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerma
the Premier, answering Mr.. Balfour,
said that never in the course of his
parliamentary career had he listened
to more unworthy, mischievous and
unpatriotic speech.
An exciting scene followed these
remarks, the Unionists shouting
Shame, ""Gag, "'Apologize, with
draw" but the chairman promptly
called division on the question of
the Colonial Secretary's salary, which
was carried, 316 to SO.
While this was occurring in the
Commons, Lord Elgin, Secretary of
State for the Colonies, had made the
same statement in the House of
Lords as Mr.. Churchill made in the
House of Commons. While Mr..
Churchill was praising the new con-
stitution his cousin, the Duke of
Marlborough, who was Colonial I'm
der Secretary in the former Govern
ment, was denouncing it in the upper
house.
Lord Harris asked what flag would
wave over Pretoria twenty years
hence. Lord Miner declared he saw
a tragedy behind the precipitancy of
the Government, and mourned that
the future Of the TranSvaal was to be
left to chance
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Minor Mention.

All Russian newspapers were
placed under censorship.
Socialists will nominate a State
ticket in South Carolina
Walter S. Logan, once President of
the Bar Association, fell dead in New
York City.
The sons of Robert B. Roosevelt,
uncle OF the President, are at odds
over his will.
The Kentucky Supreme Court up
holds the act of the General Assembly
prohibiting the co-eGucation of the
races
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
FEW MEAT INSPECTORS PASS.
Only Eight Out of Every 100 Appli-
carts Survive Examination.

Washington, D. Cit may be no
easy matter to get the 500 inspect
ors required by the Department of
Agriculture to carry out the provis-
ions of the meat inspection law. Only
eight out of every 100 Of those TAX
ing the Civil Service examination so
far have passed.
About $500 took the examination.
The returns cover only the Eastern
States. Should the proportion of
successful applicants from the West
be no larger only about 2SS of the
required number will have qualified.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Sporting Brevities.

The Connecticut State golf cham
pionship was won by R. N. Sanford.
The Philadelphia cricketers were
victorious over New York in the in
tercity match.
In one of the best races ever sailed
on Long Island Sound the schooner
Queen defeated the Elmina.
The loss of the Grand Challenge
Cup in the Henley regatta to the
lightweight Belgian crew represent
fng the Club Nautique of Client has
filled England with woe from the
Lizard to John O'Groats.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
The National Game,

Harry Lumley is Brooklyn's only
800 batsman.
George Stone, of ST. Louis, leads
the American League batsmen.
Hal Chase and Laport use short,
heavy bats up to regulation dame
ter.
Doc White has done the most ef-
fective slab duty for the Chicago
American team.
Police Prosecutor Austin, of Tole-
do, said recently: "The police court
docket is always small following
Sunday ball CANA"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK.
The Valentine Goes Down in Cheboy-
gan River-Woman Drowned.

Cheboygan, Mich. - Miss Emma
Schmidt, aged twenty-three, daugh-
ter of Frederick Schmidt, wealthy,
resident of Ann Arbor, was drowned
when the Inland Route steamer VAL
entine went down in the Cheboygan,
River, after striking a deadhead,
which pierced her hull The steamer!
had forty passengers aboard, bound'
for Topinabee.
The tug Merchant, which was near
by, hurried to the rescue and took,
alI the passengers and crew on board
with the exception Of Miss Schmidt,
VINO returned for her valise. The
body was recovered few hours later.
Miss Schmidt was going to Dodge's
Point, on Mullett Lake, with her
brother and sister.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
NeWsy Gleanings.

France has 4,124,734 acres of vine
yards.
The police force of New York City
is averaging 5000 arrests q month.
The Acknowledgement of Pennsyl-
vania has decided that swapping tur-
tie is not terrapin.
The national convention of the
Commercial Law League of America
met at Asheville, n. C.
Reports from the wheat belt in the
Canadian Northwest place the crop
at 110,000,000 to 150,000,000 bush
els.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Railroads Are Prosperous.

Prosperity of the railroads is
shown not only by reports indicating
an increase of earnings of more than
one per cent. compared with last
year, but also in continued heavy
buying of rails and rolling stock.
Their officials seem 20 entertain no
fear that recent legislation will be
disastrous
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Feminine News Notes.

Hottentot women cut off finger
Joint when they remarry.
The favorite hobby Of DR.. Eliza
beth Garrett Anderson, England's
most famous woman physician. is
gardening.
Miss Maud Wetmore and Miss Mar
garet Busk won the lawn tennis
trophies offered in womens handicap
doubles at Newport.
Of the 15S,000 women who were
employed in agriculture in England,
100000 farmed their own land and
600 were engaged as gardeners. f"--
lists and saedsmen~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Large Fall and Winter Orders.

AS results on the farm become as
sured there is a growth Of confidence
that brings out large orders for fall
and winter delivery of all staples.
Saw ills in the Northwest are rum
ming night crews, new coke ovens are
in course of construction, and there
is general dispc ion to extend
facilities in order to keep pace with
expanding needs.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
NEW WIFE BEATING PENALTY.
Culprit Must Stand Tied to Post
Rearing PIacard For a Month.

Goldfeld, Nev.-Standing tied to
4 post for two hours each day for the
next month, with placard bearing
the announcement, wife Beater,"
hung from his neck, will be the pun
ishment of Martin German, convicted
If beating his wife.
This will be the first time in Es-
meralda County and one of rare in
stances in Nevada where the letter of
the law has been carried out. The
statutes of the State provide this
punishment. German maltreated his
wife. He first used his fists and then
the handle of an axe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
The Labor World.

The working hours at the British
royal dockyards have been so ar
ranged as to secure a uniform forty
eight hour working week all the year
The American Federation of Labor
from it's headquarters in Washing
ton, issued an appeal to organized
labor to become active in independent
politics.
One hundred union workmen quit
the repair work at Stanford Univer-
ters are employed on the chemistry
building.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
SAND SINKS INTO LAKE.

Thirty-seven Acres Disappear and
Farmers Are Afraid.
Sheboygan, Wis. - Thirty-seven
acres of cultivated land on the bor-
der of Long Lake in Fond du Lac
County sank and now is covered with
deep water. The sinkage is sup
posed to be due to slight earthquake
shock
Farmers in the neighborhood are
alarmed and afraid to go near to in
vestigate.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
PRISON FOR AUTOMOBILISTs.
G. w. Bryant, Convicted Of Reckless
Driving, Appeals Case.

Yonkers, N. geo. w. Bryant,
of Manhattan, was sentenced to a
two months term in the Kings Coun-
ty Penitentiary and to pay a fine of
$50 by City Judge Joseph H. Beall.
Bryants chauffeur was sentenced to
a two months term in the peniten-
tiary. Both were arrested on July 1
after having collided with a trap
owned by Mrs. S. NJ. Odell, a resident
of this city. Mrs. A. Hewison, her
daughter, and former Supervisor
Thomas A. Browne, who were driving
a pair of horses, were injured.
Bryant was released on appeal, as
his chauffeur has been. He will
carry the case to the highest courts
If necessary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
LOVERS, BALKED, DIE TOGETHER
Found in River CIasped in Arms At
ter Announcing Suicide Plan.

Philadelphia. - Clasped in each
others arms, each wearing the 9TH
er's picture, the bodies of Gustave
Kathke, aged nineteen, and Ella Mil
ler, aged eighteen, were found float
ing in the Delaware River. The
youthful lovers, after seeking the
consent of the girls parents to their
marriage, made their suicide agree.
ment, boldly announced it and car.
ried it out.
The girl penned a note announc-
ing to her mother the determination
to die
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
GOV. CUANIINS RENOAHNATED.
Iowa Convention Gives No Indications
of a Split in State Ticket.

Des Moines, Iowa.-Governor AL
bert B. Cummins was nominated for
reelection by the Republican State
convention in a harmonious session
that gave no indications of a split
in the State party. The platform and
the speech of Judge Horace N.
Towner, the temporary Chairman.
gave color to the declarations that
Governor Cummins was content to
side with the oposition on this issue.
A full State ticket was named, most
of the candidates being nominated
by acclamation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
MARSHALL FIELD DODGED TAX.
Property Appraised at S1S0,00O,0O0
-Eyaded Dues on S1O5, 100000.

Chicago.-Marshall Fields execu-
tors will be asked to pay S2,SOO,O0O
taxes, the greatest tax ever levied
against an individual.
The Board of Review fixed the
personal property at s130,OO0,O00.
The real estate is worth about $780,
900. 900, making the total taxable es-
tate $1S0,000,0
The larger portion of the assess
ment is for back taxes. The board
has gone back seven years. For the
first six of these seven years Field
paid taxes on s2,500,00O personal
property annually and last year on
s2,000,OOO: $17,000,000 in all. The
reviewers declared that Field escaped
taxation on 100000 more.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Sharp Fighting in Russia.

There was sharp fighting at Polta-
va, Russia. where a battalion Of the
Sevski Regiment mutinied and at,
tackled the prison in which political
prisoners were confined. The entire
garrison was called out, and after a
long action defeated the mutineers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
NEGRO MURDERER HANGED
ON DESERT ISLAND
Maryland Sheriff Adopted Ruse
TO Avoid Mob.
He KILLED TWO WHITE WOMEN
White Man i'll Alabama Fought to
Save His Life While Son Sought
Habeas Corpus-syiH Be Exam
incd For Insanity.


incd For Insanity.
Crisfeld, Md. - William Lee, a
negro, who assaulted two women in
Princess Anne on June 10 last, has
been secretly hanged on a desert ISL
and in Tangier Sound. The hanging
was conducted by Sheriff Brown, Of
! Somerset County, and was effected in
secret to prevent the negro from be-
ing lynched by a mob.
Ever since Lee was captured,
shortly after the commission of his
crime, he had been confined in the
Baltimore city Jail because of the
fear that he would be lynched if
taken back to the scene of his crime.
The negro was convicted and SEN
fenced to death. Then difficulty
arose. The law provides that the
death sentence must be executed in
the county where the crime was COM
mitted. So the Sheriff resorted to a
ruse.
Lee was spirited aboard a State
fisheries steamboat and placed in
charge of Sheriff Brown. On the
same boat was a gallows, which could
be erected at moments notice. EX-
pecting the negro to be brought back
to the county seat for execution, a
mob gathered in Princess Anne, and,
according to a rumor which reached
Baltimore, destroyed the gallows at
the almshouse. Sheriff Brown was
afraid to land his prisoner in the
neighborhood of the town, so the
boat, which had sailed from Balti-
more, landed at the desert island.
Lee was taken ashore, the gallows
was set up and the condemned man
Vas hanged.
While on the boat Lee made con-
tession to the Sheriff, admitting that
he was guilty of assaulting Mrs. Lii
liam Barnes and Miss Frances Powell
near Princess Anne. Mrs. Barnes
husband was on the boat, the Sheriff
having granted his request to see the
negro hanged, and Lee begged for his
forgiveness.
II will never forgive you, even If
God does" replied Barnes impress
sively.
Saved From Gallows by Fight.
Birmingham, Ala.-When Sheriff
Orear, of Cullman County, accom-
panied by several deputies, entered
the Jail here to secure John Will
ians, the aged man condemned to
death for the murder of State Sena-
tor R. l.. Hepp. who was sentenced to
be hanged at Cullman, Williams
seized a section Of iron pipe, which
he had torn loose from the sewer
connections in the cell, and threat
ened to kill the first man who at
tempted to enter. Finally guam
tity of ammonia was secured and
dashed on the prisoner through the
bars. The fumes of the drug over
came him and the officers were able
to handcuff him.
His resistance, however, caused
such a delay that the officers missed
the train on which they expected to
take Williams to Cullman. This gave
the condemned mans son. Frank,
time to secure a writ of habeas cor
pus to inquire into Williams sanity.
This writ served to stay the execu-
tion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
NEW DETROIT FRANCHISES.
Railway Agrees to Lower Fares and
Sell Lines to the City in Is Years.

Sell Lines to the City in Is Years.
Detroit, Mich.-Mayor Codd and
President Hutchins, of the Detroit
United Railway, have agreed to the
terms Of new street railway fran
chise for the Detroit United Railway.
The company will make important
concessions, including an offer of ten
tickets for twenty-five cents during
workingmen's hours, six tickets for
twenty-five cents at all other times,
and general transfers. The railway
will also pay for all paving between
the tracks and a two per cent. tax on
its gross earnings.
All of the franchises will be ex-
tended for fifteen years. At tne ex-
piration of this period the city will
buy the property.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
MISS GOoDELL FOUND DEAD.
After Autopsy, Medical Examiners
Report No Evidence of Foul Play.

Belchertown, Mass.-"No evidence
of foul play" was the report Of the
medical examiners after they had
performed an autopsy upon the body
of Miss Winzola M. Goodell, daughter
of Wesley M. Goodell, who disap-
peared from her home on July 6, and
whose body was found in Upper
Pond.
The physicians found no marks of
violence upon the body. This finding
of the medical examiners is accepted
as supporting the theory of the girls
father that she accidentally fell out
of a roWboat and was drowned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
New Cable to japan Open.

The new telegraph cable, via Bo-
min, which establishes direct commu-
nication between Japan and the Uni
ted States, is opened to the public,
this being the first public message
transmitted over it.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22

we Buy More of France Than Ever.
Exports from France to the United
States for the year ending June 80
reached the record breaking total OF
S1O7,24O,547, an increase Of $1S,-
So3.473 over the previous years.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Rebellion in Russia.

Rebellion is said to have broken
out afresh in the Baltic provinces Of
Russia. There is much lawlessness
In Poland, and the administration of
the Caucasus is reported paralyzed.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Raisin Crop Short.

1t is estimated that the sultana
raisin crop o. Smyrna will be only
SO to GO per cent. of last years on
account of destructive hail and wet
weather.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
George Westinghouse Accused.

At the meeting of the Westing-
house Electric and Manufacturing
Company, in Pittsburg, minority
stockholders accused President Geo.
westinghouse of using the companys
funds for private enterprises.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
French Company Sued.

The Venezuelan Government is
suing the Compagnie Franchise des
Chemins de Fer VeneEuliens for S10,-
0O0,0J0 damages for non-fulflmert
of contract.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Frances Big Budget.

Frances military budget has put
the republic in peril, and the demand
for reduction is strong, says M. J.
Cornely, in cable dispatches.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Arrest of Hartje Detectives,

The feature of the Hartje divorce
case, in Pittsburg. was the arrest Of
two of the libellant's detectives, who
testified to robbing the correspond
ent's trunk.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-08-22
Sick Marines From Panama.

The cruiser Columbia arrived at
Quarantine in New York Harbor with
a score of marines i'll with fever con-
tracted at Panama.