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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
STORM PLAYS HAVOC.
Wind Reaches Velocity Of Sixty Miles
at Cape Henry.


The wind reached a minimum We.
locity at Cape Henry in Thursday
nights coast storm Of sixty miles an
hour. 1t blew from the northwest
and drove seaward rather than to.
ward shore any vessels that may have
been caught in it's teeth, but so far
no wrecks have been reported. .
The wind at its hurricane velocity
carried before it everything movable
on shore and it is feared that much
havoc was wrought at sea. The gov
ernment's seacoast telegraph wires
from Cape Henry southwark are ~ot
working and no word could be had
from the Cape Hatteras section. No
word could be had from the Boston
yacht Madleon, bound to Jacksonville
and stranded in Roanoke sound, N.
G.
Several of the big battleships
Some of the big battleships head
ern ports doubtless had severe ex-
periences If caught within the radius
Of the gale.
The severity of the gale has caused
some anxiety to be felt for the safety
of the six little vessels of the tor
pedo flotilla bound for San Juan en-
route to the Pacific coast, but with
three days start the little vessels
have probably gotten far enough
away to escape the storm.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
NEW KIND OF SWINDLE.
Columbia Police Warns Merchants
Against This Fellow.

The State says that Chief of Po-
lice Carthcart desires to warn the
merchants of this State against a
crook whose operations are entirely
new In this section. The man sue
cessfully worked his game the other
day and the police authorities ex-
pect him to attempt 1t again on some
unsuspecting merchant. His identity
Is SO far an unknown quantity and
the police will have to depend upon
the merchants to help effect his cap
ture.
The modus operandi Of this my
sterious knight Of the swindler's art
Is as follows: He will call merchant
over the phone and give an order
for certain articles Of merchandise,
directing that they be sent to a GER
tain number. This is accompanied
by request that the bill be sent
along with the goods; also the nee
essary change for five or ten dol
lar bill. For instance, he will order
50 worth Of merchandise and ask
that SO be sent along as change, ex-
planning that he has nothing less
than a five dollar bill. The goods
and the required change are sent
out and the mysterious stranger Is
on hand at the number indicated. He
gets the goods and the change, hands
note to the messenger, supposedly
containing the IS bill, and the mes
senger goes back to the store to
find that he has been worke>to the
tune Of IS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
BIG BANK FAILURE.
National Bank of Commerce OF Kan

NQIlOOaI
sas City Goes Under.
The National Bank of Commerce
of Kansas City failed to open Its
doors and is now in the hands Of a
national bank examiner. The bank
is one of the oldest there, and is the
largest financial institution In the
city.
The notice on the door says the
bank was closed by order OF the
board of directors.
The directors and stockholders In
clude some of the most prominent
men In the city. The head or the
clearing house association expressed
the belief that the failure would not
involve any of the other Kansas City
banks.
When the statement of the Nation
al Bank of Commerce under the last
call appeared. it showed that since
the statement of August % deposits
had been reduced from close to
thirty-five million dollars to S16,'
e52.s68. The statement showed al
90 that the items of loans and dis
counts had been cut down four mil
lion dollars.
Two small branches Of the Nation
al Bank of Commerce, the Stock
Yards Bank of Commerce and 1ne
Union Avenue Bank of Commerce
also closed their doors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
BATTLE BETWEEN ANIMALS.
Tiger Kills Polar Bear at Circus
Performance.


A dispatch from Timmonsville TO
the State says duringt he progress of
the pc nance presented there
Thursda, afternoon at the wild AMI
nal show which is being offered by
the Johnny Jones Exposition shows
one Of the most sensational battles
to death known to animal history
took place. While one Of the acts
was taking place, in which Herr Won
Waldo, the noted German trainer.
offers four African lions, two Bengal
tigers and two Polar bears, all per-
forming together, Romeo, one Of the
big tigers, became angered and
pounced upon one Of the Polar bears.
After a terrible battle the tiger sus-
ceeded In sinking It's fangs Into the
Jugular vein of the Polar boar,
which died almost instantly. The
other animals became enraged by the
scent of blood and Won Waldo show
ed great bravery at the risk OF hts
own life in subduing them. The Polar
bear was valued at $4,000. being one
of the largest and best trained In
captivity. The fight was witnessed
by hundreds of spectators.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
LEoPARD's TEETH EXTRACTED
Alice Faints When Last Of Twelve Is
Yanked Out.

Alice, nine-month-old leopard
cub in the Central Park Zoo, New
York, had IL teeth extracted and
tainted under the operation. The
keepers had noticed for several days
that Alice did not seem veil and
finally she refused to eat.
Investigation showed that the lit-
tie leopard's baby teeth in the lower
law had not been shed and that the
permanent teeth had grown in ffept
of them.
Several dentists were telephonsd
for to draw the teeth, but none re-
sponded to the call, so the keeper
drew them himself. When the last
one came out Alice tainted, and seY-
eral large drinks of brandy were re-
uuired to revive her. She soon re-
covered and the keepers say she Will
be in her usual spirits in few days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
RESCUE THEIR CHILD
Fond Parents Found Their Daughtel
In Gypsy Camp.

BY a writ of habeas corpus Van
tonic Thompson and his wife, of
Los Angeles, CAL. Thursday secured
possession of their sixteen year old
daughter, Marie, from band OF
gypsies encamped on the outskirts
Of st. Louis.
Disguised as gypsies themselves
they invaded the camp and found
their daughter. She threw herself
into her mothers arms, but num-
Der of the gypsies under the com
mand of King John seized the girI
and drove the parents away.
The parents then secured the writ
Accompanied by Deputy Sheriff Bank
er, they returned to the camp ano
obtained the girl. Such bands a:
these gypsies should not be allowed
to roam over the country.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11

after the shooting that Steele was a
well known character to the board OF
insanity-and that he had an Illusion
that he was not getting his rights,
for which he held the governor re-
sponsible.
Edward Cohen Is one Of the best
known labor leaders In Massachu-
sets. He is married and has several
children.
DR.. Driscoll is almost as prominent
in labor circles In the State.
Mr.. Huddel Is president of the
local Central Labor Union.
Steele, who is 81 years old, was re-
leased from the Danvers insane asy-
lum Nov. 13, last, upon solicitation
of his mother, the institutions OFF,
cials believing that he had showed
almost positive signs Of recovery. He
never showed any sign of violence
while in the asylum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
THREE MEN KILLED.
While Stealing a Ride on a Freight
Train.

AS the result of derai!ment on a
trestle over a small creek just be-
low the station of Blairs, twelve
cars of freight train No. 54 Jumped
the track and six cars crashed to the
creek below tearing down the trestle
and killing three men.
The accident occurred about four
o'clock Wednesday morning, the train
being bound for Columbia, and In
charge Of Engineer Bird and Con-
ductor Summers. AS none OF the
crew was injured 1t was understood
and reported that no one was hurt
However, when the wrecking train
arrived and the derrick lifted some
of the wrecked cars, beneath the
debris were found the bodies OF three
white men. Two Of them were lden-
tilted as the Queen brothers OF Un-
ion, and the other as Gray, whose
parents reside in Augusta, ia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
breaches HARMONY.
In Speeches at fremont and Chi.
cago on Friday.

bryan Expresses Inc opinion Ina
Roosevelt Is the Only Republica,
Who Can Be Elected.
A dispatch from fremont, III.
says William Jennings Bryan opened
his Illinois campaign for the nomi
nation for the Presidency on the
Democratic ticket there on Friday
night In two rousing speeches, de.
ltvered before mass meetings, and
later at a Banquet at which nearly
700 prominent Northern Illinois Dem.
ocrats assembled. Mr.. Bryan spoke
on the "Vindication of the Democrat.
1c Platform since 1896"
"The Republican party" said Mr.
Bryan, has been steadily falling
from popularity, until to-day but one
man can win the Presidency, one
who will break away from precedent
and accept third term, and one
who has only gained his popularity
by taking for his issue planks from
the Republican platform.
He pointed out that the present
financial stringency was the result of
turning down Democracy's bimetall-
ism Issue and declared the trusts,
tariff and labor arbitration problems
were being solved according to the
lines embraced in Democratic plat
forms.
Speaks at Chicago.
A dispatch from Chicago says Will
liam Jennings Bryan Friday at a
luncheon given by the Iroquois Club
made a notable speech, the keynote
of which was harmony.
Where an agreement has been
reached among men as to what ought
to be done there should be forgetful-
ness for the past" he said, and his
sentiment was applaudued.
Men should have good forgetting
machines 80 far as individuals are
concerned. Forgive US our debts as
we forgive our debters' is a good doc
trine to follow. Resentment and
revenue are the most foolish Of
things"
Men who heard the words took
them to mean that Mr.. Bryan's diff
ferences with National Committee
man Roger C. Sullivan are at an end,
and that there will be no Anti-Bryan
contest. Mr.. Sullivan has declared
that he will not renew the strife
afresh.
Mr.. Bryan declared that the DEM
ocratic party is more united today
than it has been for years, whereas
the Republicans, he asserted. are d.
yided.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
DEATH OF COL. ELLIOTT.
South Carolina Looses One OF Her
Noblest Sons.

Col. William Elliott. .Sr., commls-
sioner for the government to locate
and mark the graves Of the Confed-
crate dead inferred in the north
died suddenly at his hunting lodge
on Buzzards Island, near Beaufort
where he had come from Washing
ton several days ago, to shoot ducks.
Col. Elliott was hoEn in Beaufort
in 1898; was educated at Beauforf
college, Harvard university, and the
University of Virginia; was admitted
IN the bar at Charleston in 1851; en-
tered the Confederate States army
and served as colonel throughout the
whole war.
In 1886 was elected member OF
the LEGISLATURE; was delegate tc
tho national democratic conventions
in 1876 and 1888; was democratic
presidential elector for the state a.
large in 1880; served six terms II
congress as the representative OF the
FIRST district of South Carolina ane
in 1902 was dfeated by A. Z. Latl
mer for the United States senate
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
HAD TO KISS PRETTY GIRL.
Ousted Methodist Minister Said He
Couldn't Resist Her.

Caught with his arms about pret-
ty girl. whom he was kissing, the
Rev. NJ. NJ. Blease, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala. a leading member of the Ala
hamac difference. said he couldn't
help her. He has been unfrocked
and expelled from thee church. He
Is a married man. II don't believe
any man could have helped doing as
I did under the circumstances" said
Blease. He is 40 years old. Mrs.
Rlease blames the girl.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
BURNED TO DEATH.
Six Men Penned in Tunnel Meets
Awful Fate.

Six men were burned to death ana
"A others we're seriously, If not IA
tally, hurt Thursday in disastrous
hre which penned them in the pore
of the new Pennsylvania tunnel
which runs between Homestead N.
T., and West Hoboken.
At latest account, the bodies OF
the dead men had been taken from
the mouth of the tunnel smart a'
Homestead. Five more of the WORK
men, still alive, had been lifted 70
the surface and were all hurried 70
the North Hudson hospital at union
Hill in ambulances. .,
It is known that there were 80
mon at work within the tunnel bore
when the fire started among the piles
of tar being used to mix with stone
for the foundation Of the roadbed ol
the tunnel. Twelve Of these, three
of them known to be dead. were still
, within the tube at late hour.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Tried to Stab a Hog and Killed q
Man.

E. E. Prince, farmer living about
three miles north of Cairo, Ca, while
killing hogs Monday, assisted by Jim
Lewis, negro, accidentally stabbed
Lewis. They had hit hog In the
head and both men caught the ami
NAL to stab him. Mr.. Prince holding
the knife. Just as he stabbed the hog,
which wa sa very large one, the hog
made a lounge backward, throwing
Mr.. Prince who held the knife In his
hand back on the negro. AS he
fell the knife struck the negro just
over the heart and penetrated In.
Medical assistance was summoned
but before it arrived the negro was
dead. The negro made statement
to the effect that his stabbing was an
accident before he died.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
NOVEL SCHEME.
Devised to Wipe Out Burdensome
Church Debt.

Thomas Vinnedge, member OF the
Bantist Church of Hope, Ind, has
devised a novel plan for wiping out
the debt against his church. He has
written to many persons throughout
the United States asking the dona-
ton of a hog from each. His first
mail brought 80 replies. Among
those who have agreed to donate a
hog is Mayor Johnson of Cleveland.
One half of the sales money Is to be
annlied to the church debt, and the
other half remitted to those VINO
gave the hogs. 1t is expected that
at least 1000 hogs will be received
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
OVERCOME BY SMOKE.
Workers in the Pennsylvania Tun.
mel Were in Danger.

Eleven unconscious men were re-
moved from the New Jersey end OF
the PENNSYLVANIA tunnel, following a
fire in the tunnel at Homestead, N. j.
There were $50 men in the tunnel
whent hefir began and the place
we're filled with smoke. All but II
fed TO the surface, but their COM
rades we're overcome by the smoke
and we're taken out by a rescuing
party.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11

them. But little news can be given
them and such as they do get Is bad.
No one is encouraged to hope that
any one in the mine has survived the
explosion and the suffocating gas
that thereafter filled the mines:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
RESULTS OF FIRES.
One Woman Burned and Seven Fire
men Overcome.

One woman was killed and seven
firemen were overcome as the result
of two fires in New York on Thurs
day. Mrs. Annie Linahan aged Is
was burned to death in a five story
brick tenement in East 18th Street.
Thirty others were rescued from
windows and fire escapes. Illuminat-
Ing gas nearlyc aused the death of
seven firemen who were fighting a
blaze in a store and Office building.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
Explosions Kills Forty.Seven Mia.
srs at Naomi Pa.
BODIES ARE LOCATED
And Are Being Brought to the Sur.
face by the Rescuers Who Have
Been at Work Ever Since The
Terrible Catastrophe Happened On
Last Sunday Evening Without the
Slightest Warning to the People.

Last sunday Evening Without the
Slightest Warning to the People.
A dispatch from Naomi, Pa, SAYS
the rate Of the American and forty.
TWO foreign miners, while not de.
fnitely known, was pretty we'll es.
tablished by the finding Of body at
mine pump near the 22nd entry
Of the Naomi mine of the United
Coal company at Fayette City, Ia
which an explosion occurred Sunday
night. The man had died from suf-
location.
Judging from the two fatalities
thus far known, both having been
caused by poisonous gas fumes, It
is almost certain that the forty-seven
miners still entombed in the mina
have succumbed to the deadly after
Idamp. -..-.-
Slowly winding their way around
deep spiral stairway which leads
down into the main heading Of the
mines, rescuers are carrying to day
'i6hI IAO uOulCo VI IuC LuSu WHO lU6S
death in a terrific explosion which
shook surrounding villages.
The rescuers began carrying up
the bodies at 10 o'clock and the re-
mains Of 35 victims have been loeat-
ed and carried to the foot Of tho
stairway at that time.
BY noon all the victims will have
been taken to the surface. All pre-
cautions are taken to prevent grief.
stricken mothers, wives and children
from viewing the bodies until they
can be made more presentable. In
nearly all instances the bodies caR
be identified.
. If the best information obtalnabie
is bourne out, the remainder Of tho
bodies will be found in some OF the
off-headings or butt entries which
have l. \ so far found impossible.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-11
She Has Recalled Her Ambassa-
dor Aokl Back Home.
OUR BIG WAR FLEET
Sailing for the Pacific Is Supposed to
Have Something To Do With the
Recall of the Ambassador.-Both
Events Happening at the Same
E1me Has Created This Impression
In. Washington.

In. Washington.
Aoki, the Japanese Ambassador a,
Washington has been recalled by
his Government. A dispatch says he
has been summoned to Japan by his
government to explain personally
and in detail the precise situation in
regard to the Japanese immigration
problem.
The ambassador has been making
very careful inquiry on his own ae-
count and through the various jap
aness concular officials into the ex-
tent Of the reported race feeling eI-
listing in some sections Of the United
States toward Japanese immigrants.
Already Baron Ishii. one OF the
secretaries Of the Japanese interior
department, has made an investiga-
ton Of conditions existing not only
In California, Oregon and Washing
ton, but also in British Columbia on
the north, upon which he has based
a special report to his government.
At the Japanese embassy in Wash
ington it is stated that the ambassa-
dor will probably leave Washington
for Toxic by way of San Francisco
or Victoria in about fortnight, a
fact of which he notified the Dresi-
dent and Secretary Root.
There is no intimation that he Is
not to return to Washington. During
his absence Mr.. Miyoaka. the eoun-
sellor of the embassy. will be In
charge Of his affairs. 1t Is thought
in Washington that the recall is to
be permanent and that the ambas-
sador will not return.
Ambassador Aoki gave notice OF
his recall practically at the same
time that word was received at Wash
ington Of the sailing Of the torpedo
section of the feet destined for the
Pacific.
Many people may connect the
things together. Whether Or not
Japan connected them remains to be
seen. He has been cautious, conser-
vative and friendly to marked de-
gree.
There is every reason to assert
that his recall for the purpose OF
making a verbal report is caused BY
the fact that his government thinks
he has been too temperate. too mod
crate, two conservative, too amicabie
and finally too peaceable.
He has been at Washington but a
little over a year, having presented
his credentials on May. 8. 1905, and
his recall at this time can be taken
as nothing else than an expression
of disapproval Of his course on the
part Of the Japanese government.
Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-24
ARIZONA HEALTH
 LEAGUE Is ACTIVE
Holds Meeting, Elects Officers, and Hopes to Interest
 in the Work.
6Tucson Citizen.J

Officers for the ensuing year were selected today at the annual meeting of the Arizona Health League, which was held in the rooms of the Cham Der of Commerce on South Stone ave nue.
 The folliwing officers were elected: President, Mrs. Otto W. Grouse; first vice president. Mrs. P. N. Jacobus; second vice president, Mrs. H. w. Fenner; treasurer, Mrs. A. NJ. Frank lin; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Sidney Newsom; recording secreary, Mrs. w. F. Ingram.
 The board of directors consists of the following members. BiTs. 5te ', s.i : i; Bayless, Mrs. John A. Black, Mrs. Frank H. Hereford, Mrs. William Kilt Mrs. s. Heineman, Mrs. Eugene s. Ives, Mrs. Agnes O'Brien Moore, Mrs. Walter Murphey. Mrs. Arthur W. Olcott, Mrs. George W. Pittock, Mrs. Volney Spaulding. Mrs. Everett Teasdale, Mrs. D. D. Whedon.
 Members of the board of directors who will look after the special work of the various committees are as fol lows:
 Supplies and delicacies, Mrs. G. w. Pittoek; visitation, Mrs. Stewart Bay less and Mrs. E. s. Ives; sanitation. Mrs. Volney Spaulding; membership, Mrs. s. Heineman; hospital Mrs. Will Kilt; finance, Mrs. H. W. Fen ner and Mrs. F. Fl. Hereford; print ing, Mrs. Agnes O'Brien Moore; li- brary, Mrs. E. Teasdale, headquar- ters, Mrs. O. W. Grouse; work, Mrs. J. Perrin; distribution, Mrs. P. N. Jacobus, Mrs. A. W. Oicott and Mrs. D. D. Whedon.
 To extend the scope of operations and to endeavor to have similar leagues organized in other Arizons cities to aid the unfortunate invalids who come to Arizona with scanty means in search of health, it was voted to send Mrs. Otto Grouse, the president of the local organization, to Douglas to attend the meeting of the Federation of Women's Clubs in the territory At this meeting the presi. dent will deliver an address telling about the good that has been accom- plished by the Tucson Health League The annual report shovel the ex cellent work that has been done ddr- HE lue year. u SilONtu AildL JllllS' teen persons had been assisted tinan. cially. While this number is not rerS large it is to be remembered that in most of the instances assistance was given for several months, amounting in each case to consid- erable item. Ten persons were sent to their homes; 150 others were giv- en some aid; 675 contributions were made; 6R5 yisitations were made; IS were assisted in securing employ ment here.
 4 vote of thanks was rendered tc the Sisters of St. Joseph for the low rate which they allow the leagde for people sent by them 10 the hospital, and thanks were also rendered to the city officials and the board of super yisors for courtesies shown the league
 It was decided to become a mem Der of the National Anti-Fuberculosis League. There will be- much work ahead for the lague this winter and the members will do all in their pow CT to aid the invalids who come here almost penniless, endeayoring to again lind health in this country.