The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-22
Foreign.

TIE strike of the wool shearers at Sydney,
New South Wales, has been declared off.
FEDERAL re-enforcements have been sent
to Ticino, Switzerland. The disaffectlon ID
the canton seems to be increasing.
TIE Sultan Of Turkey has accepted the
resignation Of the Greek Patriarch, Diony-
SioS
AN African woman, Juliana Alderete
Corrales, has just died at San Antonio de los
Banos, Cuba, at the age Of 125 years.
A FIRE extended over large area on Pitt,
Castlereagh, Moore and Hunter streets, IN
SYDNEY. New South Wales. The damage Is
estimated at 81, 7,500,000
The wife of DR.. Dostaler, of Maskinonge,
Canada: Mrs. Peche, Mrs. Heroux and two
Young children attempted to cross the Ca
madam Pacific Railway tracks, near Louise
willie, Canada, when the carriage was STRUCK
by train and the three women were IN
stantly killed. The children escaped un-
hurt.
THOMAS WILLIAMSON, a prominent local
nreacher in the Methodist Church and an
Official of Markham Township, Canada, has
absconded. He had forged paper to the
amount of $4,000.
A TERRIFIC gale prevailed in the North
Sea. Five vessels foundered during the
storm.
GREAT discomfort continues at Suakim,
Egypt owing to the stringent precautionary
measures taken by the British Government
AGAINST cholera. All trade is completely
paralyzed. Hundreds Of natives In the In
terror are dying Of starvation.
FORTY cases of cholera were reported
in Aleppo Arabia, during one day, twenty
eight Of which proved fatal. The inhab-
itants Of the place are leaving there 20 es-
cape the disease.
THE Neva, in Russia, has risen seven feet
owing to a hurricane. st. Petersburg is
| flooded.
EXPORT duties in Uruguay have been in
creased five per cent. and export dutles nave
been restored.
Sixty lepsr convicts confined in tho penal
establishment at Noumsa, New Caledonia,
made their escape. Tho authorities have
been unable to discover their whereabouts.
TIE revolutionary party in the Canton OF
Ticino, Switzerland, has won victory on
the question Of revision OF the constitution
The popular vote shows II, ,92S for, and II,
S34 against revision.
THOUSANDS of mother-of-pearl workers are
camping in the Galizynberg forest neai
Vienna Austria, in destitute condition.
THE wife Of General Booth, Commander
in-Chief of the Salvation army, died recently
in London, England.
J.R. COCHRAN. late Probate Judge OF
Belmont County, Ohio, has been arrested OF
the charge of using the mails for Immoral
purposes.
THE Prince of Wales, who is travelling In
cognito, arrived in Vienna, Austria. DC
visited the Church Of tho Capuchins anc
placed wreath upon tho tomb or crow
| Prince Rudolph.
TIE British steamer Ouse collided wit!
and sank bark OFT Flushing, England. Tht
whole crew of the bark, numbering twelV'
men, were drowned.
TEE Guatemalans and Sa!vadoriaus ar
fighting again on the frontier. War ha'
again been precipitated owing to the inabil
ity of the Guatemalan Government to ex
| change prisoners with Salvador. the frs
named Government shot every Salvadorlar
soldier captured in the late war.
ALARGE stone house six miles from Max
Vile, Canada occupied by the McNaughtoI
family, was burned. James McNaughtoI
and an eight-year-old girl parished In tn
| flames.
A PANIC was causel in Buanos Ayres, Ar
gentine Republic, by rulnors Of fresh reyo
luton.
Two steerage passengers on the steamship
: Majestic committed suicide on the voyag'
from New York to Liverpool. The passen
gers made up purse of $3.50 for the wido"
! and children of one Of the men.