The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-07-23
South and West,


THE Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Of Anderson. Kan, has made an assignment.
1t had s., 600, 900 loaned out on Kansas lands,
many of the loans being nearly worthless.
A COMMITTEE of Denver (Col) citizens
first days work resulted in the uuearth-
ing Of 5000 names that had never been taken
by the Government enumerators.
RANDoLpH-MAcoN ACADEMY, the Rugby
of the South was formally dedicated With
impressive and interesting ceremonies. 1t is
located at Ashland, Va.
THREE firemen met death in the burning
of the 1000 ton steamer Iron King and a Dor.
ton of the Columbus g. Hooking Coal Com
Dany's docks at Ashland, Wis. Four other;
were injured, one probably fatally. Loss
100000.
The entire business portion of Pullman,
Washington, was burned. The fire st artee
in livery stable, and in twenty minutes the
whole town was in flames There was no fire
service, and in order to check the flames the
building was blown up with powder, but it
was without avail.
THE State Prohibition Committee Of Ala.
bama met at Birmingham ami nominated
Rev. 8. L. Russell Of Cherokee for Cover
nor.
The business portion Of Livermore Iowa,
has been destroyed by fire. Loss, 100000.
By the explosion of sawmill boiler at
Elamville, Ala, J. r. Barton, j. G. Sasssr
and Major Davis were killed and their bodies
horribly mangled.
A WAGON, containing sixteen picknicSers,
was struck by train near Louisville, KY,
and six persons, two of them young children
were killed.
THE dry house of Hermann's furniture
factory at Evansville, Ind, was burned
with vast amount of seasoned walnut lum.
Der. Loss, sl75,Oo0.
WILL KENT shot his mistress, Lizzie
Hatcher, at Knoxville, Tenn, and then him.
self. Both were dead when found. Kent
was member Of the fire department of that
city and Of good family.
FORMER State Treasurer Archer pleaded
guilty at Baltimore to the charge of embez-
zling Sl32, 900 of the States funds, and was
sentenced to five years in the penitentiary.
A SPECIAL excursion train of fourteen
cars, carrying 600 Knights Of Pythias and
ladies to the biennial Supreme Lodge at Mil.
waukee, Wis, was derailed while entering
Manteno, ILL.,, at speed of thirty-fve miles
an hour. j. II. Crowder, Of Waco. Texas,
was killed and number of other Knights
Uauly luJulS1.
GOVERNOR NICHOLS, of Louisiana, vetoed
the Lottery Franchise bill.
THE St. Louis Mo.) Ore and Steel Com
pany has applied for n receiver to prevent
garnishment by New York capitalists on the
Pilot Knob properties. The bonded indebt-
edness of the company is s., 1900 900.
PETER D. WIGGINroN, who was candidate
Of the American party for Vice-President
in 1855, died at his residence, in Oakland,
Cal, after a short illness. He was born at
Springfield, ILL.,, September 6, 1889.
THE Lottery Franchise bill passed the
Louisiana House over the Governors veto.
LARK1N S. HOPE, City Marshal OF Colum-
bus, Texas, shot and instantly killed Colonel
R. E. Stafford and John E. Stafford, his
brother. The victims were two Of the most
prominent and wealthy land and cattle
owners in Texas. The shooting was the re-
suit of an old feud.
CHARLES GOULD, supposed to be wealthy
Englishman. was stabbed to death by his
wife in Murphy, N. c.
THE Vanderbilts have secured majority
Of the stock of the Union Stock Yards at
Chicago, ILL.,, and Chauncey M. Depew is
slated for the presidency Of the rcorgauizsd
company. The properties were purchased
for $4,000, ,001, and will bs capitalized at
S2l, 900, 600. The bonds will be placed on
| sale.