The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-02-04
South and West.

SOuCH anu w est.
THE will of the late Horace Kelley, of
Cleveland Ohio, gives $780, Oo1 for the foun-
dation of National Art Gallery in that
city.
TIE Territorial Council of Oklahoma
passed the corrected House bill, embodyln2
some Of Governor Steele's recommendations,
locating the temporary capital at kingdsner.
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 and Short Bull, each
wishing to control the united bands. The
fight was bitterly contested for several
hours, and many were killed.
WHITE CAPS visited the house Of Thomas
Burgess, a farmer, living in Meade County,
Ky., to whip him. He shot and killed one Of
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, 009, 900. The funds it
is alleged he has embezzled ara stock and
bondsof the Kansas, Arkansas & New Or.
leans Railroad
DURING terrific wind storm at Elliott,
North Dakota, a spark from locomotive
blew into the North Dakota elevator and
the structure was burned down, together
with sc, 600 bushels Of wheat.
LOUIS SCOTT shot his wife in a quarrel at
Kalamazoo Mich, and then killer himself.
They quarrelei some weeks ago aud she left
him, going to work as domestic.
AwARRANT has been issued at Columbia,
S. c., for the arrest of Attoraey-Eeneral
Page on the charge of political intimidation
in discharging from the enrolling depart
ment T. F. Butler, a nephew of Senator But.
Ter, 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
Holnagel. residing Two miles east OF Saginaw
Mich, were burned to death in their home,
which took fire during the absence OF Mrs.
Holnagel.
JOHN BLYEw was given life sentence at
Vancebury. KY, for The murder of four col
ored people in August, 1868 He killed a
whole family except two little children The
case has been fought twenty-five years and
cost the State $4,000
Ina collision between freight trains near
Cincinnati. Ohio, Brakeman j. G. Stephens
was killed and Engineer Hall fatally injured.
The accident was causal by the young lady
operator at Pine Knot not giving proper
orders.
THE bodies Of James Lane AMI George
Serller 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, aget
Germans, were crossing the railway track at
South Bend, Ind, their wagon was struck
by train and both were instantly killed.
A CALL for thirj-party conference, to
be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February rs
has been issued by members Of the Farmers
Alliance and allied organizations.
GEORGE WEsAw, Shoshone Indian, shot
and killed boy of his own tribe in Tote
vcoIs Lodge on Little Wild River, Wyo
ming. The boy was watching 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 Bot
Simonds, both colored, were burned tt
death.
kBox of giant powder exploded il thu
Sunday Lake Mine, Wakefield, Mich, killing
George Sage and John Fogan and severely
injuring ". B. Roberts.
The Worlds Fair directory voted to receive
the IS, 100000 offered by the City Council o.
Chicago, Ill.
The wife of Peter st. George was fount
hanging in the woodshsd of her house al
Cobalt near Chippewa Falls, Wis. Her hus
band was suspected of killing her, and When
about to be arrested he killed himself with {
razor.