The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-06-25
South and West.

~---- South and West.
A TOTAL of fifteen deaths was reported as
the result Of the storm at Bradshaw, Neb.
A AFEERcE sand storm ragged in the vicinity
Of Carman, ILL.,, doing much damage to fer
tile fields. People were driven to their
houses
The Thermometer registered over ninety
degrees at Cleveland, Ohio, and Joseph Bel
obi and Joseph Serick, two laborers and an
unknown man were sunstruck. All died
shortly after being removed to the hospital.
ZAcX HUNDLEY, Chairman Of the State
Democratic Central Committee, Of South
Dakota, and editor of the Huron Herald,
was murdered by his son Fred during a dis
pute about putting down carpet.
DURING a fight in Harlan County, Ky.,
between the notorious Turner gang and
Sheriff7s posse, two of the gang, Jim Raynor
and Ed. Pine, were instantly killed and
Bob Stapleton of the posse was slightly
wounded.
THE Tennessee Prohibitionists have noni-
mated Rev. D. G.. Kelly, Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South, for Governor.
The house of colored man on farm near
Williamson, N. C., was struck by lightning
and burned. In the house were FIVE colored peo-
pie. Two ran out and escaped; the Others a
girl nearly grown and two small children,
were killed and their bodies consu med in the
burning building.
The United States steamer Rush has sailei
for Behring Sea in search Of illegal sealers.
REAR ADMIRAL GHERARD1 and twenty
eight officers of the North Atlantic squadron
were entertained at Charleston, 3. c., by the
City Council and Chamber OF Commerce
Many speeches were made.
PELLIo, an Umatila Indian, was hanged
at Portland, Oregon, by the United States
woman on the Umatilla reservation about
year ago.
LIGHTNING struck the Pioneer Coal Com
pany;s barns at Charleston, W. Va, killing
Tom Hicks, stable boss; Sumner Stephenson,
colored boy, and partially paralyzing
William Dils, the company's store superin-
tendent, and Dick Alexander, boy.
PAT CRoAKs's stable, at Anderson, Ind,
was destroyed by fire and his ten-year-old
SON was burned to crisp and his uncle was
fatally burned.
THERE was 500, 900 wreck on the Des
Moines Union Railway track. due to an 9TH
erwise harmless collision of Wabash and
Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City passen-
gers g trains:
<THoMAs- WILLIAMsoN, under arrest at
I that be- killed M J Jeffefs6s and Charle; Moore,
father and son, with an ak, and buried their
bodies afterward to carry out his story that
thsy had gone away visiting. He is also ac-
cused of POISONING his wife and committing
other murders. '-7;.a=i:Is 49, :;-s=- !.
The sawmill and sash and door factory of
the Zacto Manufacturing Company at
Bucoda, Washington, were totally destroyed
by fire, together with 100000 feet OF
dressed lumber; loss S133,00O.
GREAT numbers of cattle have died from
starvation on the Southwestern ranges.
AN unknown colored man assaulted a. white
widow woman at Montevallo, Ala. He was
Immediately lynchsd.
kIoToUs strikers prevented the running OF
street cars in Columbus, Ohio.
WILLIAM BoYET, a farmer, was killed in
Orangeburg, S. c., by w. J Board, one of
his tenants. Boyet was seventy years old
and his slayer twenty-three. They quar-
relied about some farm work.
MAYOR DAVIDSON, of Baltimore Md, hos
signed the ordinance authorizing the sale of
the 32, 500 shares Of Baltimore and Ohio stock
nov owned By the city to Mr.. Bacon, repre-
senting syndicate, at price not below par.
SLaoS PURMAN aud Timothy Lynch were
cruSneu 10 QedUu Dy lue CONupSc VI u SIill
bin in Harvey & Co.'S elevator in Chicago,
III.
THE 1872 miles of track, 300 mules, sixty
buildings, 100 pieces of real estate and various
other street railway property in Louisville,
KY, have been sold to Philadelphia capitalists
for s3, 900. 900.
Two small boys named Hanson and Lun-
dell ran under q heavily loaded lumber wagon
at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, supposedly to
get ride. Young Hanson had his head
Crushed, while the wheels passed over Lun-
delps chest, and both soon died in great
agony:
THE mistake of train dispatcher caused
O collision near Hannibal, Mo-, in which
Fireman Arthur Taylor and Berry Nelson
were scaiuea 70 oeatn. Three other men
were injured.
MAGGIE BAKER, aged ten, Lolo, Alfred
and Charles Selo aged respectively nine,
seven and three years, were drowned at
Rapids City, III. They were boating and
the boat eapsized. z,