The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-06
LATER NEWS.

At Fleetwood Park, New York, Directum
the king of trotting stations, won the $4,000
match race from Aliz, making the last OF the
three heats in 2.0S
TIE Chamber OF Commerce OF New York
City held its one hundred and twenty-tiith
annual dinner Speeches were made by Sec
retary Of the Treasury Carlisle, ex-Ministei
to Germany William Walter Phelps, Repre-.
sentative Outhwaite OF Ohio St. Clair Nc.
Kelway and President Patton, OF Princeton
College,. ..s
TIE Nictheroy, the Brazilian dynamite
cruiser sailed southwark from New York
under sealed orders.
LEWIS GREEN STEVENSON, son OF Vice.
President Stevenson, married at Blooming
ton, ILL.,, Helen Louise Davis. daughter OF
prominent Republican editor. p
JOSEPH NJ. KRAFT, n New Albany (Ind.)
merchant, shot and killed man who was
attempting to kidnap his twslve-year-old
daughter for ransom. - -+
L. A. THURsroN, Hawaiian Minister at
Washington, issued statement in reply to
Commissioner Blount's report. -
An explosive enclosed in copper cylinder
was exploded in Valencia, Spain, doing con.
siderable damage. The continuance OF such
outrages has caused dismay among the popu-
lace OF Valencia.
An epidemic OF influenza Is reported In
England andin Germany. It has assumed
severe form in the latter country, where it
has caused number OF deaths.
The greatest destitution prevails among
the Indians all over Canada, and from La.
brador to British Columbia come continuous
tales OF suffering. More. :han 400 have al.
ready perished OF hunger in tho Province oil
Quebea. .. .,...
THE American Casualty Insurance and Sc
eurity Company, Of New York City, decided
10 close up its business and apply for re-
'eeiyer. It's losses during the three years OF
Its life amounted to $1,7OO, 900, which is
100000 more than its entiro capital
FIRE in springfield, Mass, destroyed seven
blocks, including the Hotel Glendower.
Mrs. LEDEcKY, aged sixty-seven, and her
daughter Fanny, aged thirty-flve, committed
suicide together in New York City. The
cause is unknown.
G. NJ. OvERMAN, formerly President OF the
Citizens National Bank, Hillsboro, Ohio,
which he wrecked. has been sentenced totem
years in the Penitentiary. r-'-
NEwBERNE, Tenn, was visited by fire, re-
sulting In the death OF three persons and the
injury Of five others. -Four buildings were
destroyed.
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, of San francisco,
head ofthe famous California vigilance COM
mittee of 1856, is dead. He was born at
Cynthiana, KY, February 20, the additional
day ofthe leap year OF 1924. AMI was thus
able to celebrate his birthday only once in
four years.
The President has removed Postmaster
Thomas, Of Topeka, Kan,, for violating the
Cfvil-Seryice law. t.
+. No further business will be transacted by
the State Department with Minister Thurs
tom representing the provisional Govern
ment Of Hawaii.
THE arched stone roof of St. Pierre Chapel,
recently. erected in Courpiere, near Cle,-
mont-Ferrand,2 Puy-de-Dome. Department;
France, fell while many Sisters OF Mercy
were at prayers. Several Sisters were killed,
md others were injured severely.
A DIspATcH dated at Rio de Janeiro, Bra
I'll, says There is heavy artillery Gre daily.
Many shots struck Ville2ngnon and Fort
Lnage, which were much damaged. hE
officer and seventeen men were killed in the
latter by the bursting of n shell. TIE frs
from machine guns now makes part ofthe
city dangerous. Mi2ay casualties occur IA
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