The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-08-02
LATER NEWS.

A DINNER was given In honor OF James 81.
Eckels, Controller of the Currency, at the
Union League Club, New York City.
The corner stone of the Odd Fellows
Temple, which will cost 81, 600, 900, was laid
at Philadelphia, Penn, with impressive
ceremonies.
MISS EMMA GARRETT, Of Philadelphia, who
with her sister, Miss Mary 8. Garrett, had
charge OF the Pennsylvania blind children's
exhibit at the Worlds Fair, committed sui
eide by leaping from window at the Briggs
House.
THREE Denver (Col.) National banks-the
Union National, the Commercial National
and the National Bank Of Commerce closed
their doors, owing to the heavy demands OF
excited depositors. The Mercantile Bank, a
small private institution, also suspended,
owisg to the closing of the Union Bank.
URuauAY's exhibition in the Agriculture
Building, Worlds Fair, was thrown open to
the public view, and was visited by large
crowds.
IT was reported that the warship Mohican
was disabled on June 25 by a shot from the
ssal-poaching steamer Alexandria passing
through her machinery; the story was dis
credited In Washington.
The Navy Department formally accepted
the cruiser Detroit and authorized the pay
nent to the builders of ressrved funds
amounting to about s225, 900. e..
In the court-martial Of the officers OF the
Victoria, at Valetta, Malta, Flag-Lieutenant
Clifford and Staff Commander Hawkins.
smith.testiaed that Vlce-Admiral Tryon said
Immediately after the Camperdown struck
the Victoria, '.N was all my fault" ,
BRIoAxDs raided the village Of Lipkaey,
. Bukowina. The villagers killed Eve Of them
and wounded several more. The villagers
were finally routed and the place looted.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND returned to Gray
Gables, Buzzard's Bay, Mass, from his fish.
ing trip; hs said that his health was
splendid and that bis rheumatic trouble had
left him.
FIRE on the dairy farm near Csrtsret,.
N. J., occupied by Thomas Stugg destroyed
buildings covering seven acres, and caused
loss OF about S30.0OO.
THE drouth, which extended over an area
Of 4O, 900 square miles In Western Texas, has
been broken by good rains.
AT Denver, Col, the German, State and
Peoples National Banks closed their doors
to forestall the heavy demands that 1t was
evident. would be made. The list Of closed
banks in Denver Is now thirteen, of which
six are National, five savings and two private
institutions.
Two men were mortally wounded and one
instantly killed in pitched battle between
tramps and citizens near Sheffield, Ind.
At Green Bay, Wis, Rear-Admiral Melanc-
ton Smith, United States Navy, died sfter a.
two-dsys' illness. He was born in New York
City, May "A, 1910, and entered the navy as
midshipman at the age Of sixteen. .,
The Brazilian Building was dedicated at
the Worlds Fair.
The manufacture Of the new army rife
(the Krag-Jorgensen) Is being pressed vigor-
ously, and large number Of special cutters
and sharpers have already been procured.
It Is believed that the first lot Of completed
arms will be ready for delivery and issue to
the service about September 1.
FRANCE sent an ultimatum to Siam giving
her forty-eight hours in which to comply
with her demands.
REAR ADMIRAL MARKHAM. In his testimony
before the Malta court martial, said that Sir
George Tryon's command was impossible to
follow with safety.