The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-12-31
South and West.

THE will of the late Horace Kelley, of
Cleveland, Ohio, gives $500, 900 for thu toun-
dation of National Art Gallery in that
city.
The Territorial Council of Oklahoma
passed the corrected House bill, embodyins
some Of Governor Steeles recommendations,
locating the temporary capital at Klnghsher.
Governor Steele promptly approved the bill.
THE hostile Indians have been fighting
among themselves in the Bad Lands OF
South Dakota. The fight was for leadership
between Two Strike aud Short Bull, each
wishing to control the united bands. the
fghts was bitterly contested for several
hours, and many were killed.
WHITE CAPS visited the house of Thomas
Burgess, farmer, living in Meade County,
Ky, to whip him. He SHOT and killed one oi
the raiders and wounded two Others. With
his wife Burgess fed to the woods through a
rear door.
CURTIS G.. SToDDART, the banker, has
been arrested at Chicago, ILL.,, on charge OF
embezzling almost So, 900, 900. The funds it
is alleged he has embezzled are stock and
bondso the Kansas, Arkansas & New Or.
leans Railroad
DURING terrific wind storm at Elliott
North Dakota, spark from locomotive
the structure was burned down, together
with sc, 900 bushels Of wheat.
LOUIS SCOTT shot his wife in quarrel at
Kalamazoo, Mich, and then killed himself.
They quarreled some weeks ago and she left
him, going to work as domestic.
AwARaANT has been issued at Columbia,
S. c., for the arrest Of Attorney General
Page, on the charge of political intimidation
in discharging from the enrolling depart
ment T. F. Butler, a nephew Of Senator But
ler,without adequate cause Mr.. Butler was Z
candidate for the Legislature on the Haskell
ticket, and this incurred Pages displeasure
JUDGET. A. S. MITCHELL, of the Supreme
Court of Indiana, died suddenly at his home,
in Goshen Judge Mitchell was the only
Democratic member Of the bench, and was
reelected for a second term at the recent
election. He was about fifty years old.
THE town of Waterford, Ind, has been al
most entirely wiped out by fire.
Two children, sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Holne rel residing Two miles east Of Saginaw,
Mich. were burned to death in their home,
Which took fire during the ahs""1 u mrs.
Holnagel.
JOHN BLYEw was given a life sentence at
Vanceburg, EY., for IT., murder Of four coll
ored people in August 1865. He killed
whole family excapt two little children. The
case has been fought twenty-five years and
cost the State $4,000.
In collision between freight trains near
Cincinnati, Ohio Brakeman J. 6. Stephens
was killed and Engineer Hall fatally injured.
The accident was caused by the young lady
operator at Pine Knot not giving proper
orders.
THE bodies Of James Lane anl George
Serker were found lying in road near City
Court House, w. Va. They are supposed to
have frozen to death.
THE Baron de Cedarkrantz, Of Sweden,
who was recently appointed Chief Justice OF
Samoa, sailed from San Francisco, CAL, on
the steamer Alameda for Apia to assume the
duties Of his Office.
WHILE Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer, aged
Germans, were crossing the railway track at
by train and both were instantly killed.
A CALL for thiri-party conference, to
be held in Cincinnati, Ohio on February %.
has been issued by members Of the Farmers
Alliance and allied organizations.
GEORGE WKsAw, Shoshone Indian, shot
and killed boy of his own tribe in Tote
vooks Lodge on Little Wild River, Wyo.
ming. The boy was watching a gambling
game in which Wesaw was engaged when
the latter pulled his gun and shot him dead.
A TENEMENT house at Mondays Mills,
Texas, burned, in which Tom Webb and BOZ
Simonds, both colored, were burned tc
death.
a BOX of giant powder exploded il the
Sunday Lake Mine, Wakefield, Mich, killing
George Sage and John Fogan and severely
injuring W. B. Roberts
The Worlds Fair directory voted to receive
the s., 900 offered by the City Council oi
Chicago, Ill.
THE wife of Peter st. George was found
hanging in the woodshed of her house at
Cobalt, my Chippewa Falls, Wis. Her hus.
band wa suopected of killing her, and when
about tq T. arrested he killed himself with
razor.