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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-08

| Cochran Out Of Tammany.
New York City.-W. Bourke Cock.
a has been dropped from all the
committees of the Tammany organi-
cation.
Sues Wife; Names McCarren.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Dr. w. A. Dixon
has brought suit against his wife for
divorce, naming State Senator Pat.
rick McCarren as correspondent.
Jersey Student Drowned.
Easton, Pa.-Ivan R. Coffin, twen-
ty-two years old, Of Asbury Park, N.
j., a student at Lehigh University,
was drowned from a canoe in the
Delaware River e this city.
Nominated OH 69Jth Ballot.
Marion. Ind.-Charles H. Good was
nominated for Congress on the 699th
ballot by the Eleventh District Re-
publican convention.
Rich CattIeman Sent to Jail.
Helena, Mon.-David Frat, of Bill
lings, formerly president OF the State
Board of Stock Commissioners and a
wealthy cattleman, pleaded guilty to
the illegal fencing of 1860 acres of
public land in the Federal Court and
was sentenced to serve forty-eight
hours in Jail and to pay a fine of $3.50.
Bandits Rob Bank of $500.
Coffeyv1lle, Kan. - Three bandits
held up and robbed the bank at Tyro,
Kan, Of $4,000 and fled toward Okla
homa. There were three men in the
drawn revolvers the bandits forced
the three men to hold up their hands.
Mounted citizens started in pursuit a
few minutes after the robbers gal
loped away.
For Penny Postage on Rural Routes.
! Washington, D. C.-Penny postage
or rural routes is provided for in q
bill introduced in the House by Rep
resentative Griggs, of Georgia.
Two Little Girls Drowned.
Lynn, Nashville trying to cross
Breeds Pond on thin ice Olive and
Fife Belben, aged five and eight
years, were drowned and their school
mate, Louise Arbuckle, aged eight,
was rescued by an unidentified man
who happened to be hear and heard
their cries for help. The Arbuckle
| girl is in a dangerous condition. The
bodies of the two girls were later re-
covered.
| Woman's Dress. Saves Life.
Raleigh, N. c. Dressed in his
wife's clothes and claiming he was a
woman, Richard Gill was allowed to
pass through a line of Infatuated
white caps" Gill had been warned
that he would be lynched for having
told revenue officers about an illicit
still. His home was burned.
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Relative of Mcnplik Classcd rs
an Undesirable Foreigner.

Hamburg. - Prince Ludwig Meme
lik OF AbysSinia has been expelled
from Germany as an undesirable for
eigner. The prince is a near relative
of the King of Abyssinia. He was
born at Adds hbeba, and for 4 long
time he has been making unsuccess-
full efforts to organize companies for
the exploitation CT mines, rubber and
cotton in the kingdom of his relative.
He has been charged repeatedly
with drunkenness and disorderly con-
duct in various parts of Germany. He
has been expelled from Sazony.
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New York City.-Eyery variation
u the blouse that is cut In n with
the sleeves ia to be noted Just now,
and here is one Of the prettiest and
most graceful that yet have appeared.
1t can be made either with elbow or
long sleeves, and is adapted to all the
pretty thin materials, which are very
yearly legion. In this instance, how
ever, It IS made OF banana colored
.repe de Chine, with trimming OF vel
ret ribbon and bands Of stitched tat
,eta. The long narrow chemisette is
4 feature, and the high girdlo gives
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-04-08
GREAT LABOR CONFERENCE
Leaders in Washington Consider
Proposed Legislation.
Executive Officers Of Trades Unions
Discuss Supreme Court Decisions
With President Gonpers.

Washington, D. CA conference
Of far-reaching Importance to labor
occurred here. Participating were
President Gompars and the members
of the Executive Council of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, together
with the executive officers Of the In
ternational Trades Unions of Amer
lea, who met pursuant to a call is
sued by President Gompers to con-
slider the consequences of the recent
injunction decisions of the Supreme
Court of the United States affecting
labor organizations. with particular
reference to the Danbury matters
case, in which that court substan-
TALLY held that labor organizations
were to be considered trusts, as much
as organizations of capital.
After calling attention to the sig
nificance of these decisions, Mr.. Com
pers stated that the conference was
for the purpose of taking such &C.
ton as the Importance and merits OF
the subject dealt with may be consid-
cred and determined as setting forth
the position and demands Of labor"
The courts rulings, he pointed out,
were binding upon all labor organi-
cations until changed or modified by
Congressional action.
The object Of the conference, there
fore, was to consider the proposed
amendments to the Sherman Anti
Trust act, which are being drafted,
with a view, not of eXempting labor
organizations from their obligations
to the public, but rather to prevent
any injustice being done through the
operation of law to organizations OF
laboring men, particularly through
Injunction. 1t is desired so to frame
the proposed changes in the Sherman
law as to meet the requirements OF
the Supreme Courts decisions. The
proposed amendments are the result
of recent conferences at the White
House between President Roosevelt
and others, and it is hoped to secure
remedial legislation along these lines
at this session of Congress.
There are 1T national and inter-
national trade unions in America,
and practically all of them were rep
resented by one or more delegates.
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The Marian Sky.

The clvarnpss OF the Marian sky
comes in to abet the greater transmits
sion Of it's air. From dawn till dusk,
day after day in the summer season,
and largely in winter, the sun shines
No shield of the sort, and only a little
screen OF air, tempers its beams to
the soil held up to it. Such an ex-
posure far exceeds anything we have
on earth, for with us, even in the
tropics, clouds gather as 500 as the
heating grows excessive, and cool the
air by pumps of rain.-From Perci-
val Lowell's The San Dominant" in
the Century.
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When Acquitted Man Walked
Out Jailcr Discovered Mistake

Chicago. - Impersonating another
prisoner, Anthony Sweeney, a burg
lar, awaiting trial in the county Jail,
has humiliatingly Outwittod guards
and jailer and gained his liberty.
Louis Larson, acquitted of larceny,
who occupied an adjoining cell, was
sent back to await his formal dis
charge. In an hour a guard shouted
for Larson. Sweeney answered and
he was taken before the Jail clerk and
interrogated about his trial and accu-
sation. He readily answered ull the
questions and was told to 60.
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Rich Dinner Gowns.

Marvellous moires, showing magnif-
icent floral designs in velvet woven
in at intervals, are used for dinner
gowns. The flowers are large and
Of richest coloring. The cores are
carefully cut to centre each design;
and to enhance the effect the seams
are left open from the knee down.
ward, showing an underdress of pleat-
ed chiffon, or of messaline yelled
with beautiful lace.
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Feminine Notes.

Rumor in London said that the
Duchess OF Marlborough had become
Il Socialist.
London suffragettes fly 4 kite bear.
ing the motto, Vote for Women
over the Houses OF Parliament.
Mrs. Hetty Green is perhaps one
of the few women who could give a
column interview and say nothing
about fashions.
Mrs. Alice Ney Wetherbee, daush.
ter of Gardiner Wetherbee, Of New
York, and Count Rudolph Festetlcs
De Tolna, OF Paris, were marned al
the American Church in Paris.
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$4,000 MINERS
KILLED SINCE 1889.
Government investigator Points
Out En:rmous Loss OF Lite
Among Underground Workers.

Recent coal mine disasters in the
United States have so aroused gov
eminent authority that steps are be-
ing taken by officials of the Geology
cal Survey to investigate causes and
suggest not only ~preventives to mine
wners, but to cause State and ma
tional legislation that in the future
will tend to decrease loss of life. DR..
J.. A. Holmes, chief OF the technolo-
gical division OF the Geological Sur-
vcy. came from Washington to con-
suit with prominent mining engineers
in New York and then left for Pitts
burg. where he will see mine owners
and lay his plans before them.
Three scientists from DR.. Holmes
department already are in the field
looking into conditions under which
miners work and seeking to learn
what causes most contribute to casu-
alties in American coal mines. Con-
siderable progress has been made
enough, in fact, for DR.. Holmes to
base recommendations which he will
lay before the Secretary of the In
terror in a report to be submitted
January l.
Loss of life in American coal
mines are three times as great, DR..
Holmes said yesterday. "as in the
coal mines of Europe. The only rea-
son for this is that we do not super
wise conditions under which miners
work as carefully as the foreign gov
ernments do. Twenty-three thousand
persons have been killed in American
mines since 1889, while in the same
period $4,000 men have been so seri-
ously injured as to become a matter
of record. The chief cause of the
disasters here are that practical min
ers do not understand the conditions
under which they are working. They
can be made to appreciate these con-
ditions only by having them pointed
out to them by scientists, who will
go into the matter thoroughly. We
cannot have the proper legislation
until conditions are known. AS min
ers go deeper into the earth each year
the chances of accidents become
greater and in most of our mines in
the principal coal districts a depth
has been reached where conditions
are beyond the reach of practical
miners to grasp or to remedy.
"Practically all mine disasters are
the result Of explosions of coal dust
or coal gas, or combinations of both.
Explosion is the result of use of the
open lamp worn in miners caps, or
firing shots or of sparks from cleo
trio wiring. All these causes are
subjects that should be regulated by
legislation as in foreign countries.
In Europe they use safety lamps.
There also careful government tests
are made of all explosives used, sc
that danger from the fame element
is reduced to a minimum. In Ameri-
ca there is no supervision of eXplo-
| sives. Neither have we in America
! investigated the quality of the gases
tina. form in mines. In certain gases
there are qualities more explosive
than in others.
There should be some system by
which employers could prevent hab-
itually careless persons from working
where they might ondanger the lives
of others. Just what legislation is
necessary is a matter that public
opinion must decide."-New York
Herald.
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MOdiSil Skirt.

The pleated skirt, either box Dleata
or side pleats, with medium length
cutaway coats, fitted to perfection ana
bound with braid, is the popular
skirt model for this season. II
skirts are extremely full below the
knees. so that the pleats give the Ell
feet Of a lot Of material being USED.
Rarely are there tucks or folds on
the skirt, but occasionally two or
three rows Of braid are used. SILK
mohair braid. with some effective de-
sign worked in it, is often chosen.
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the short waist line that is so popular
lust now. In this instance tucked
mousseline makes the chemisette, but
all-over lace and lingerie materials
are having equal vogue.
The waist is made with the fitted
lining that serves as a foundation.
This lining is faced to form the back
Of the chemisette and the front por-
ton is arranged over it. The blouse
and sleeves are cut in one and are
tucked and arranged over the lining,
while the girdle finishes the lower
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Elaborate Braiding.

Elaborate braiding is seer on many
of the newest models, both in cloth
and velvet, the narrow soutache being
the most popular. Braiding, COM
bined with heavy embroidery, is par
ticularly effective on broadcloth or
velvet.
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edge. Cuffs complete the lower por'

The quantity of material required
for the medium size is three and
three-quarter yards twenty-one. three
yards t%wenty-seven or two yards tor
ty-four inches wide, with th~ree-quar'
ter yard eighteen inches wide cheml-
settle and cuffs for short sleeves. one
yard when long sleeves are used, one
half yard twenty-one inches wide tor
the belt, four yards Of velvet ribbon
and one-half yard Of tatfeta for the
stitched bands.
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E VS. By WIRE
SHOT WIFE FOR BURGLAR.
~ ~~

SHOT WIFE FOR BURGLAR.
Washington, D. C.-Hugh Hollis, a Treasury Department clerk,
who came here from Louisville, Ky, and who served for a time as
a private secretary to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. shot
and killed his wife at their home on Newton street, in the north
western section of the city. Hollis procured a revolver a day or two
ago and took leave from his Office during the day to practice with
the weapon. About 8 o'clock 4. III. his wife arose TO attend their
child, and as she returned to the bedside Holisawakened,p pulled the
revolver from beneath his pillow and fired, instantly killing the
woman. Immediately he went to sleep again and knew nothing of
the shooting until he was afterward awakened. He has always
borne an excellent reputation, and he declares he was dreaming Of
burglars. Mr.. Hollis is thirty years old. His wife was twentyfour.
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WANTED FOR PARIS CRIME.
Kid McManus Extradited at Montreal
For Express Robbery.

Montreal, Quebec.-"Kid" NC
Manus, we'll known to the American
police, after serving a ten-year SEN
tence in the Kingston Penitentiary
for Swallowing in Ottawa in 1902,
has been transferred to Montreal on
the expiration of his sentence to be
extradited to France as one OF n
robbers Of the American Express
Company in Paris in April, 1901.
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cloth and all materials that are OF
sufficient weight to take satisfactory
folds are appropriate.
The skirt is cut in three pieces, the
front gore and the circular portions.
The fulness at the back is laid In In
verified pleats. and it is perforated
both for walking length and for the
natural waist line, SO that the Empire
line is not obligatory.
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MARIN GETS FOUR YEARS.
Also Fined $4,000 For Storey Gotten
Company Mail Frauds.

Philadelphia, Pa.-FraAk c. Mar.
rim, alias Franklin Stone, convicted OF
using the mails to defraud in connec'
ton with the Storey Cotton Com
pany, was sentenced to four years
Imprisonment and to a fine OF $4,000.
He was later released in $1,000
bail pending an appeal.
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Woman's Dress. Saves Life.
NEWS By CABLE
JAPAN MODIFIES DEMANDS.

Pekin.-A settlement Of the dispute arising from China's
seizure of the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru has not been reached.
Japan, however, has modified her demands. NJ. Hayashi. the jap
anese Minister, at another conference with the Board of Foreign
Affairs adhered to his demand for the payment Of demurrage, but
was willing to forego payment for the confscated arms II the steam
r. " released and her flag saluted in the presence of the jap
anese Consul In this case, he said, he was willing to leave the
punishment of the offending commander to China's discretion.
The Board of Foreign Affairs agreed to restore the steamer and to
apologize for hauling down her flag, but the other terms have not
been settled. China has sent a circular statement OF her case to
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HESPER.

Her eyes are like The evening air.
Her voice Is like i rose,
Her lips are like 4 lovely song,
That rippies as /: flows.
And she herself is swceter than
The sweetest thing she knows.
A slender. haunting, twilight form
OF wonder and surprise.
She seemed a fairy or a child,
Till. deep within her eyes,
/ saw the homeward-leading star
Of womanhood arise.
Henry van Dyke, in The Atlantic.
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Newest CoIors.

The newest colors are strong In
tone, and are either very becoming or
quite the opposite. Lines Of black
serve to tone down the vividness Of
many Of the new materials.
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LAUNCH DERELICT DESTROYER.
The Seneca, at Newport News, the
First of Her Type Ever Constructed.

Newport News, Va.-The United
States steel derelict destroyer seneca
was successfully launched here. Miss
Edith Hepburn, granddaughter OF
CONGRESSMAN w. P. Hepburn, OF
Iowa, named the vessel.
The Seneca is the first craft Of
her type ever constructed in the
world. Her mission will be to patrol
the North Atlantic coast and to de-
stroy derelicts and other wreckage.
She will be equipped with magazines
for carrying high explosives, such as
guncotton and dynamite, which Will
be used in blowing up wrecks.
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Harry Orchard Sentenced.

Judge Wood. in Boise. Idaho, sen.
fenced Harry Orchard to death, Dut
included a recommendation to The
State Board OF Pardons.
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King Not to Cruisc.

Biarritz.-The plans for King Ed
ward to cruise in the Mediterranean
after his visit here have been aban-
doned. His Majesty, VINO arrived in
Biarritz five days ago, will return to
London in April.
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FaIliercs to Visit London.

Paris.-It "a officially announced
that President Fallieres will visit Lon
don in the second week Of May. He
will be accompanied by Foreign Min
lister PichOn.
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Russian Revolutionist Dead.
The death in Switzerland of Greg
orv A. Gershuuin, the Russian reFo-
lutionist, is announced.
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Clnrelnnd is ScYcntY-Onc

Grover Cleveland spent his saTen-
ty-drst birthday with his family at
Lakewood, \. j.
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German Torpedo Boat Sunk.

Cuxhaven.-The German torpedo
boat IS. u" vas run into and sunk
by an unknown steamer at the mouth
Of the River Elbe. The chief en-
gineer CT the torpedo boat was
drowned. but the rest Of the crew
we're rescued.
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OLD MONONGAHELA BURNS.
Was of Wood, Built in Civil War, and
Stationed at Guantanamo.

Washington, D. C.-The Navy De-
partment received word that the old
warship Monongahela had been
burned to the waters edge at her sta
ton in Guantanamo Bay.
No lives were lost. She was n OF
the old unserviceable wooden vessels
of the navy, having been constructed
at Philadelphia during the Civil War.
She was used as O. station and store
shin.
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Rubber Plant to Close.

New Haven. - Because of dulness
tn the rubber trade the plant of the
l.. Candee Company, in this city, Will
close until April 8. The shutdown
will affect about 1900 operatives. The
company will take this opportunity to
overhaul the machinery.
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Unrest in Argentina.

La Misunderstanding news la7
been received here Of political un.
rest in the Argentine provinces. and
trouble is feared.
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KENTUCKY CURBs POOLROoMs.
Will Permit Pool Selling Only nuring
the Race Meetings.

Frankfort, Ky.-Governor Wilson
signed the Withelmi Anti-Poolroom
bill, which was passed by the Cen
eral Assembly just before it ad"
journed.
The new law permits pool selling
on race tracks only during race meet
ings, but not otherwise. The penalty
for failure of officers to enforce its
provisions is a fine and imprison-
ment and forfeiture of Office.
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Illuminated Auto Signs.

Paris.-The increasing number Of
automobile accidents in Paris has re-
suited in the PRONUNCIATION of more
rigid regulations to govern this
traffic. The regulations provide
among other things that the number
of every machine must be lighted
after dark.
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The New Skirts.

The new skirts are long. They Fl,
the hips smoothly. They sweep into
generous curves at the foot.
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Enthusiasm in Honolulu.

Honolulu.-The official announce
mant that the United States Atlantic
battleship feet is coming to Hawaii
has created the greatest enthusiasm
here.
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Fire Wines Out Town.

Butte, Mon. - Big Timber, the
county seat near here, having $500
inhabitants, was practically destroyed
by fire. Both the business and resi-
Dental sections of the town have been
burned out.
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Pretender Sues For Peace.
Chamberlain Improving.

Nice.-The reports concerning the
health of Joseph Chamberlain, who IS
here, are untrue. His health is i'm
proved.
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Texas Crop Outlook Best in 30 Years

Dallas, Texas .-Reports to railroad
officials at Dallas are to the effect
that Texas crop prospects are the best
known in thirty-ive years. The late
blizzard did not hurt the fruit to q
serious extent. Rainfall during the
winter has put the ground in perfect
condition for seeding. The farmers
have completed their blowing and
have begun planting.
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Bavaria Gusts Mormons.

Bavaria Gusts Mormons.
Munich.-The Bavarian Govern
ment has ordered the expulsion of a
number of American Mormon mis-
sionaries whose presence here is re-
garded as being dangerous to public
order.
Mrs. Hubbard Must Pay $500.
London. - Mrs. Alice Gray Hub
bard, of New York, was ordered by
court to pay $4,000 damages for in
juries inflicted by her motor car in
1906 upon Lieutenant Hartford, of the
Scots Guards, who was riding on a
motorcycle near Maidenhead when he
was run down and a leg was broken
in six places. Mrs. Hubbard contend
ed that the accident was due to the
plaintiffs negligence.
Pretender Sues For Peace.
Casablanca, Morocco. - General
d'Amade, the French commander in
Morocco. has received letters from
Nulai Hafid and the leaders Of his
army asking that hostilities be sus-
pended pending arrangements for
peace.
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Suffrage Riot in Budapest.

Budapest.-A Socialist demoastra-
ton in favor of universal suffrage de-
veloped here. There were three hours
of serious rioting, the Socialists using
revolvers and stones.
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Hoke Smith Asks Longer Term.

Atlanta. - Governor Hoke Smith
opened his campaign for reelection
in a speech at Decatur. He upheld
negro disfranchisement and strongly
condemned lobbying.