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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

THE Clinton Chronicle says lone Of
the dispensaries in the lower part of
the state opened the other day for
the first time since the Carey-Cothran
bill went into effect and reports its
sales in one day at $1,000 worth of
whiskey. 1T must have been a thirs-
ty crowd where that dispensary is To-
Gated, but still it was better Tor the
money to have been spent in the dis
pens airy than in blind tigers as they
do in the so-called dry counties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20
SELLING wEusKEY.
Fined Fifty Two Dollars bJ IOWA
Council Of North

Mr.. Lee Jetfcoat, who lives not
far from North, was tried BY the
Town Council Of that town on Tues
day o.. last week for selling whiskey
in violation Of law. He demanded
a jury and was ably represented
by Capt. J. A. Berry, Of the Grange
burg Bar, but with all this he was
convicted and fined $52. He WAS
not satisfied with the verdict and he
gave bond on an appeal to the Cir,
cult Court. The Town Council OF:
North was represented by w, Il.
Glaze, Esq; Of the orangeburg Bar.
The good people Of North are deter
mined to stop the sale OF liquor there
This last is only a starter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20
Shot to Death.

Joseph D. Rivers was shot IN the
face and instantly killed In Charles
tons tenderloin district on last Mon
day by w. F.. schiffhauser an electri-
clan in the employ OF Swift & Co.
Schiffhauer was arrseted soon after
the shooting, driving through West
street to Archdale in q carriage, and
at the police station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

THAT was a terrible tragedy enact
ed near Columbia last Saturday night
when an honest man and q thief shot
each other to death. The tragedy
ridded the city of at least one of the
footpads that have been holding up
people in and around Columbia, but
it was done at 8 fearful cost.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

No doubt young Marshall who now
fills a dishonorable grave was started
on the downward road by reading
trashy, blood and thunder literature.
His sad fate should be a warning to
all boys and young men who throw
away their time reading trashy books
and papers or loafing about the
streets.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

H. C. Havemeyer, the sugar king,
of New York, just concluded the pur-
chase of three large tracts Of adjoin-
ing land ip Hampton county, which
he will convert into q hunting pre-
serve. The price paid was $35, 900.
We wish these rich fellows would buy
their hunting preserve some where
elca
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

The news comes from New York
that the physicians up there have dis
covered that mans soul weighs one
ounce. The Florence Times says it
does not know what sort of people
the doctors have been experimenting
with, nor how they get it, but there
are some people whose soul would not
half that much if that is the
average weight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20
How Perkins Was Paid

Of course every one believes that
when a large corporation makes a
contribution to the campaign fund OF
a political party that it does SO on the
promise that it will be benefited by
the election of the candidates of the
party to whose campaign fund it his
contributed. This promise may be
expressed or implied by the manager
of the political party that gets the
contribution, but it is made clear and
unmistakeable. These political debts
are paid in a round about way, and
the public hardly knows when it is
done, not being versed in the tricks
of the politicians, who handles the
money given by the corporation.
The New York American one day
last week gave a specific instance
proving that this belief is we'll found
ed. The evidence is from the public
records and is therefore unimpeach-
able. The two men involved as prin-
ciples are known throughout the ma
ton. One is George B. Cortelyou,
! then chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, afterward Past
m aster- General, and at present Sec
rotary of the Treasury. The other is
George W. Perkins, then vice-presi-
dent of the New York Life Insurance
Company, now American manager of
, the international Mercantile Marine
Company. and then and now partner
of J. Pierpont Morgan.
The sworn testimony in the Arm
strong insurance investigation shows
that in 1904 Perkins paid from the
funds of the New York Life to the
Republican National Committee, the
sum Of $48, 702.50 The records Of
the Post Office Department disclose
that in 1905 Cortelyou, as P~ostnaase
ter-General, made a ten-year on
tract with the international Mercanr
tile Marine. of which Perkins was and
is American Manager, giving that
company, for carrying the mails
! S762, 638.4O per year, or, $7,626,34
for the entire time. The records also
disclose that when he made this con-
tract Mr.. Cortelyou had before him
reports from his own Superintendent
of foreign mails that this service
could have been obtained for ONE
third the money.
Records of the amounts paid other
companies show that for similar SER
vices they received less than two
ffths of what was given the Perkins
company. For the ten years for which
the contract was given this would
make a clear gift to Perkins and his
associates of about five million dol
lars. So it will be seen that Perkins
contribution of over fifty thousand
dollars of the money of the policy
holders Of the New York Life Insur-
ance Company to the Republican cam
paign fund to help elect Roosevelt
paid him very handsomely. This is
about the way all the contributors to
the campaign fund of the Republican
party are rewarded. That party holds
up the people ard let those who put
up the money to elect its candidates
rplunder them, as is clearly shown
that Perkins was allowed to do for
his constitution.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20
THE COTTON CROP.
Nearly Thirteen Million Bales Have
Been Ginned So Far.

Nearly Thirteen Million Bales Have
Been Ginned So Far.
A dispatch from Memphis says the
National Ginners' association issued
a bulletin at. one o'clock Monday
showing the number Of bales of cot
ton ginred up to March 2 to be 49,
10000. The report by States fol-
lows:
Alabama, $4,000 bales.
Arkansas, $4,000 bales.
Florida, $4,000 bales.
Georgia, 1,621,000 bales.
Indian Territory, $4,000 bales
Kentucky, 1900 bales.
louisiana, $4,000 boles.
Mississippi, 1,441,0G0 bales.
Missouri, 46,500 bales.
North Carolina, $4,000 bales.
Oklahoma, 436,000 bales.
South Carolina, 100000 bales.
Tennessee, $4,000 bales.
Texas, 100000 bales.
Virginia, $1,000 bales.
Total. 1%2,716,000 bales.
The report; which Is signed by ].
A. Taylor, president of the associa-
ton, says:
owing to the very fine weather
in the West, the crop has been pick.
ed very much closer than usual and
this has increased the crop at least
100000 bales If not more. Our re
ports Indicate that there will not be
much increase in the acreage except
in Texas and the two Territories
where there will be an increase o:
S to 10 per cent Scarcity of labor
Is, the report from all sections. we
have reports from a large numbe!
of u%nccunted towns that show yer!
much lighter stocks than last year
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

JOHN Alexander Dowie, self-styled
prophet and one Of the greatest hum
bugs Of this or any other age, died
on Saturday in Zion oity---a city that
he had founded near Chicago. He
was 60 years old,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

tiles feel that the circumstances war
ranted inquiry.
An expedition composed of doc
tors, representatives Of the public
prosecutor and policeman, was sent
to Kneez and began operations in the
local graveyard. The grave of the
last informant's husband was open
ed and his remains were found to
contain arsenic in such quantity that
it had clearly caused his death.
Astounding scenes followed. All
day long the investigators dug up
new graves, taking them in order,
beginning with the most recent ones
and not considering whether there
was any definite information regard
ing the death of the occupants. The
earth was strewn with decomposing
remains. The inhabitants endeavored
to interfere with the operations and
a regiment of soldiers was summon
ed to guard to graveyard.
Out of the first twenty-five graves
opened the remains of thirteen; bod
les revealed arsenic in sufficient
quantities to cause death. This sat
isfed the authorities that crime in
Kneez had progressed to a point be-
yond anything they could have i'm
dgined.
TO GAIN A'FoRTUNE.
The woman Petrubany and her &C
complete were arrested at the outset
of the investigation. Then the village
doctor was arrested, for he had ap-
parently signed certificate of death
from natural causes in many cases
which he must have known were not
natural. He has since confessed his
offence, and has explained that ne
would have been poisoned himself
mad he refused to acquiesce in the
crimes.
The village butcher was arrested
on the charge that he had sold sau-
sages mixed with arsenic to those
who needed them.
Wholesale arrests followed these.
Four husbands and eight wives were
arrested for poisoning their spouses.
Two of the women poisoned two sue
.essive husbands and one of the men
poisoned three wives. ,
A peasant named Valassa Ardelan
was charged with poisoning a rich
aunt in order to obtain possession OF
the fortune which she had bequeath-
ed to him. :.
Nicholas Glass, a widower, is said
to have poisoned his neighbor, Anton
Braun, so that he might marry the
latter's widow.
Katherine Bider is charged with
numbering her son-in-law, Michael
Kuhn, becaase he was a drunkard,
She is also suspected of numbering
her father and mother, with whom
she was on bad terms. They died
suddenly, but their bodies have not
yet been exhumed, as they have been
dead three years.
Lenka- Bogyck poisoned her hus-
band. Aeon, because he would not
remove to another village, where her
married daughter lived,
In many cases the %poisonings were
committed from the most trivial mo.
tives, Julia Wuicsitch poisoned her
husband because he could not buy
her q new dress. r"
The crimes are of such a wholesale
character that it seems impossible to
deal with them according to ordinary
standards of justice. It is not con.
sidered advisable to execute half The
inhabitants of a considerable village,
The Petrubany woman will be
prosecuted relentlessly, but in many
of the cases no action will be taken.
Probably Kneez will be deserted by
it's remaining inhabitants, and in that
case a great many of them will go tc
the United States.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

CHARLES Gomillion, colored, who
killed a young white man named
Dorm, was acquitted by a jury in the
Edgefield court on Thursday, the
jury being out only ten minutes. And
yet you hear it said sometimes that
the colored people in South Carolina
have no rights that the white man is
bound to respect.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

"A row is on among some of the
business men of Pomaria in Newber-
ry County as to who is running a
blind tiger there. A prominent mer-
chant there was accused of selling
booze, and he in turn says some one
tried to ~assassinate him, and so it
goes. This whiskey question is ahard
one to settle in the so-called dry
counties as we'll as in the dispensary
counties.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

The Charleston Post wants to know
if Perkins will be paid. we beg to
inform our cotemporary that Perkins
has already been paid. AS to how he
was paid the article published in the
next column tells YOU.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

If the Legislature throughout the
country don't let up on the railroads
they will be glad enough for the gov
eminent to buy them UP.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-03-20

Poisoned Her Rich Old Husband So
She Could Marry a Young Lawyer,
Whom She Also Poisoned. Then
With Another Woman She Went
Into the Wholesale Poisoning Bus
ine>s.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
INTEREST BILL
IN THE SENATE

A bill has been introduced In the SEN
ate returning the rate Of interest on
bills. where the amount IN not stated.
at six per cent. Some opposition 90
the measure has been found and ~ n
believed It viii grow. Senator Smith
has furnished the press with "A table
showing the rate I'm different states.
II seems that a similar bill was intro
duced In the Legislature last session.
at the earnest request OF the mcr-
chants. putting the rate at eight per
cent. This time the bill In not 10 much
opposed by the merchants az by Sena-
tors who do not believe In switching
about. Following r. the table referred
to:
Legal rate Of interest In various
states and Territories.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
BIG CROWDS
AT WAIKIKI

Waikiki redeemed itself yesterday in
the matter of having a big crowd to
observe it's many attractions, as the
largest number that has turned out
there for some time put on their visit
ing clothes and went to hear the band.
In addition to the crowd of towns
people, a large number of sailors. on
the German training ship enjoyed the
sights.
Automobile after automobile passed
down the road while other vehicles OF
all kinds carried large numbers OF
pleasure seekers.
The Rapid Transit did land once
business yesterday. The cars were
crowded 10 their fullest capacity and
an many cases beyond their capacity,
as all the cars which came both into
town aud toward Waikiki. near even
ing were crowded with men hanging
10 the guards on the sides OF the cars.
The beach was crowded with bath
crs and zlEhtscers who enjoyed watch
ing the canoe load OF passengers out
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11

ors have been saved for the club but
whose year closes with a magnifcently
equipped new home. With a fleet Of
eight yachts, centered at San Pedro
awaiting future victories in a greater
or less degree.
The clubhouse is built after the Eng
lish manor style with rustic mission
finish throughout on the first floor ex-
cept the large central hall, which is
done in the wood fibre finish, and
which tones so artistically with the
green and red furnishings oil this apart
ment, with draped portieres in the
form of sails and spars from the divid-
ing line between the large living room
on the left 22x34 and dining room on
the right of the same size. The finish
IN both these rooms is mission toning
into the burlap browns of the wall, a
frieZe of boat and yacht models is the
main decorative feature of the living
room with the added artistic lighting
by lanterns in verdigris finish suspen-
ed from festooned hawsers.
To the rear of living room may be
found the smoking room and buffet,
with wall finish in red and upholstery
of green. Here as in the living room,
is a large fireplace inviting to coziness
and a magnifying of feats on land or
sea. Over the fireplace in this room
rests the pennant of the Lurline that
travelled $4,000 miles through waters
home and foreign and has won it's
share of honors. There will also be
displayed here the trophies won from
time to time. That of last year being
beautiful Hawaiian calabash of sill
yer with gold lining, instead Of the
polished native woods usually used.
A well equipped buffers pantry, with
every convenience known to culinary
art in the kitchen completes the first
floor. The second and third are given
over to sleeping apartments. shower
and tub baths and all the conveniences
of a modern hotel.
The finish on the outside is in brown
with cream tint and sea green roof
with large veranda overlooking the
bay.
The main decorative features of the
lawn are a club pennant done in flow
ers, and f1agpole full rugged as a mast.
At the foot of the terrace just across
Crescent boulevard are the lockers
where a five hundred foot slip, thirty
feet deep is now being dredged for the
use of the club.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
6. A. C.'S ARE
CHAMPIONS

The second nine. composed OF men,
bers of the Chinese Athletic Club. de-
feated the Haulani nine by a Az score.
This is the first series OF baseball
games in the amateur league and by
winning yesterdays game the c. a. C.s
are champions.
The Kilohanas are the champions Of
the second series.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
MEETING FIELD
MEET EXECUTIVE

The executive committee OF the
Championship Field Meet. which takes
place the 23rd of this month, will meet
this afternoon at o'clock in the Y.
NJ. c. A to perfect plans for the COM
ing Field Day. The committee is COM
posed of the following members:
f. B. Turner. Boys Clubs.
c. c.. Livingstone, Kamehameha
Schools.
+. Fernandez. Diamond Heads.
j. $. Reed, Oahu College.
f. S. Hand, MD. Y. NJ. G. A.
w. Brissel, Mills Institute.
A Pratt. Rapid Transit A. c.
H. ]. Aud, Kamehameha Alumni.
J. A. Thompson, St. Louis College.
En- Sue Kong, Chinese Athletic Club.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
wHooPING COUGH.

The quick relief afforded by Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in cases OF
whooping cough. makes IL favorite
with the mothers OF small. children
with the mothers Of small children.
making IL easier TO expeCtorate. keeps
the cough loose and counteracts any
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale
by Benson. Smith & Co. Ltd, Agents
for Hawaii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
GIFFARD BREAKS
COURSE RECORD

Thirty-eight players took part in the
fourteenth tournament for White Rock
Golf Cup at Moanalua yesterday.
The limit men had a field-day. w.
c. Wilder and J. A. Wilder, with
handicaps of Is and IS respectively,
finishing first and second.
The stellar performance of the day
was that of backmarker H. B. Giffard
who made his second round in 35, es-
tablishing a new record for the course.
The scores:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11
Yamajo Soy Manufacturing Co.

enjoying the surf.
Makee Island was filled with those
who listened to the band. Quite a
large number went over to the Aqua
rum.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-03-11

The following named are those hav-
ing the 3 per cent rate: Alabama.
Alaska. Colorado. Florida. Montana,
Utah. Wyoming and Hawaii.
The following named have the per
cent rate: Louisiana, Illinois and
Michigan.
Besides the foregoing. the per cent
rate prevails In cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands.
Canada has per cent.
The legal rates 81 interest In Hawaii
have been as follows.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
TRUE TO JAPAN.

It goes without saying that this
country does not want a yellow tide OF
immigration, and perhaps the antagon-
ism aroused in San Francisco is need
full in order to ward of hat danger. Ii
President Roosevelt finds a diplomatic
solution of the problem he will render
the country a great service, especially
if he fnds one that solves it without
offending the just pride of the Jap
anese people.
Neither Chinese nor Japanese desire
to become Americans. A Ch1naman
comes here 10 earn a moderate sum
as a preparation for living in his own
country in comfort. The Japanese
come here to study and to earn money.
Not one of them desires to stay here.
Not one of them forgets for a moment
the land of the Rising Sun. About
fifty pan children attend the pub
lie schools of Denver, and they decline
to join the flag drill, which is a part
Of the regular exercises. There is no
reason why they should be compelled
to become hypocrites. They are
to the Japanese flag, jusl as an Amerl-
can boy is loyal to the American flag.
The incident simply goes to show that
the japanese cannot be Amerlcan1zed
that they come here to stay but a
short time. But even that does not
render a yellow wave desirable. No
immigrant who is not willing to be
Americanized is desirable, and the
Japanese are devoted to their own
country. They deserve credit for this,
but they should not strive to use Amer
lea for Japanese purposes, at least not
in great numbers.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
Earring Realism.

A popular novelist described at a din
ner in New York the difference be
tween realism and romanticism in fc-
ton. 7 make my meaning clearer
said the author, 81 will take the case
of a young man and a girl-sweet-
hearts. The young man, a romanti-
cist, said p~assionately to his girl, Oar
ling, it shall be my life's n purpose
to surround you with every comfort
and to anticipate and crafty your sv-
cry wish The girl, a realist, smiled
family as she answered, oh, Jack.
how good Of you, and all on So a week
too!"
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
POINTED

Villains usually get what. is coming
to them-On the stage.
It too often happens that the only
flowers mother gets are those strewn
On her grave.
The man who saves money is sure of
one thing-he will never find that he
made a serious mistake in doing it.
There are some people who pray for
patience and then get mad because
the fire goes u when they prayed so
long.
Perhaps the next time you do what
you shouldn't you will have reason to
regret you didn't quit with the last
time.
If you get along with people you do
not like, your friends think you have
tact and your enemies accuse you of
being smooth"
No matter how poor a mans mem
DRY is about other things, he never for
gets he time and place where he once
found money on the street.-Atchison
Globe.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-02-28
TRUST In THE SOUTH.

Five states were represented IN the
recent session of fruit rover in At
lanta, and John J. Cunningham, pres
ident of the American fruit union, was
there also. Mr.. Cunningham had his
hand on the pulse of all the fruit trees
in the south and central west, and he
expressed the opinion in Atlanta that
"we are to have a good fruit crop" this
year. sit is impossible" he went on
to say, lat this time to estimate what,
if any, damage has been sustained in
the different states. I understand there
is a 10 per cent damage in western
Arkansas and a slight damage to fruit
in Texas, out his is indefinite. There
are two more months of danger yet,
you know, and something may happen
before the crop is past danger"
The safety of the southern fruit crops
after a winter Of remarkable mildness
is very gratifying. The sap was
started upward in all of them in Jan
uary, but it was checked in time to
save the buds and the crop. A large
the fruit crop of 1906 was heavy, and
two fine crops in succession would be
something out OF custom. a reason
ably good crop of peaches, plums,
pears and apples seems, however, to be
pretty well assured.