The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-09-20
LATER NEWS.


parts Of the Eastern and Middle States are
resuming operations.
THOMAS GLEASON, New York policeman,
while on duty on Br oadway, was run over
and almost instantly killed BY Il cab.
EN-PREsIDENr HARRISON delivered the atl-
dress Of welcome ut the citizens reception
TO the officers and delegates of the G. A. r.
National Encampment at indianapolis.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY opened tho Repub.
licaa State campaign in Ohio with 4 speech
at South Salem.
A WORLDS FAIR express train rollided
with freight train in Indiana one man was
Killed and six injured. On the same day
TWO men were killed and a third fatally in
iured in collision between two trains at
Hardin, Ohio.
Iowa Prohibition;sts and Populists held
their State Conventions on the same day at
Des Moines. The former nominated L. S.
for that Office E. A. OFT.
SEVENTEEN persons were drowned by the
capszing Of a lighter while watching 4 fire
at Rotterdam, Holland.
MANY people were injured during a panic
caused by fire in an Ostend (Begium) the
atre.
LIEUTENANT PEARY's Arctic expedition has
arrived at Bowdoin Bay, Greenland, and be-
gun preparations for passing tho winter
there
TIE New York Grand Jury has indicted
Miss Emma Goldman for making anarchistic
speeches.
Mrs. YESzEL YoJAcEx. her ten-year-old
son Willie, and A. Novack, Il friend, died
1t Newark, n. J., from the effects of eating
.oadstools in mistake for mushrooms.
MASSACHUSETTS, Prohibitioaists have NOM
mated State ticket headed by Rev. Louis
A. Banks. OF Boston, for Governor. The
Peoples Party have also put ticket in the
deld, with George H. Cary, OF Lynn, tho
Gubernatorial candidate.
THIRTEEN men were injured by gas ex-
plosion in mine at Shelburn, Ind.
W.T.. Crow was killed by J. B. Burke ut
Rocky Comfort, Texas in dispute about a
.orncob pipe Clint Crow fatally wounded
Burke and was killed by the latter.
VIRGINIA Prohibitionists have nominated
Colonel J. r. Miller for Governor.
THE Maryland Republican State Conven-
tion, at Baltimore. nominated Joshua Hor-
ner, Jr., for Comptroller The minneapolis
platform was reaffirmed and the Harrison
Administration commended.
IN report to the State Department, Levi
". Meyers, American Consul at Victoria. B.
c., estimated that the total catch ofseal dur
ing the season of 1898, British and American,
and including both sides OF the Pacific, will
reach at least 100, 900 skins. The total seal
ing feet OF this year was about ninety-two
vessels, Of which thirty-two cleared from
San Francisco, six from Seattle and flfty-for:
from Victoria.
THE Pan-American Medical Congress, in
session at the National Capital, adopted
resolution urging the suspension o'immlSrl-
ton from cholera-intected ports. The dele
gates visited tho White House, and were
presented to President Cleveland.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND hes nominated q.
H. Dickinson to be Su-veyor-General OF
Louisiana. He also sent to the Senate
number of recess appointments, including
the name OF Postmaster Carr, OF Philadel-
phia and several army promotions.
GOVERNMENT receipts are running lower
than at any time since the war.
In the British House o; Lords the Duke OF
Argyll and others spoke in opposition 10 the
Irish Home Rule bill ; Baron Playfair de-
Tended it.
AcHAsEsE pirates from the Island Of Su-
matra captured the private steamer OF the
Chinese Consul at Penang. Twenty-four
men aboard wore murdered, fifteen were
seriously wounded aad 1000 fell into the
pirataC' hands