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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
THE NEWS EPIT0MIZED.
Eastern and NIiddle States.

Ar Montpelier, q. A. Woodbury. vas In
augurated as Governor OF Vermont.
ONE HUNDRED women r,et In New York
City and, with speeches denouncing the mis-
rule Of the city, took the inttiatory steps In
the formation OF Women's Auxiliary Anti
Tammany Association. Three score women,
ready to make house to house canvass to
secure votes, signed the roll.
REAR ADMIRAL A E. Z. BRNHAM was en-
tertained by the Philadelphia Union League,
which presented him with a medal.
The bond-dealing firm OF Coffin &Stanton,
New York City, went into voluntary ltquida-
tton. Newman Erb was named as receiver.
The liabilities were said to be about $780,
900.
JUDGE WILLIAM J. GAySoR, OF Brooklyn,
wrote a letter to the Chairman OF the Demo-
cratic State Committee declining the nom
tnation for the New York Court OF Appeals.
WILLIAM L. STRONG was named for Mayor
and John W. Goff for Recorder by the Com
mittee Of Seventy, the Republicans and the
Good Government Clubs.
ANOTHER successful test of Bethlehem ar
NOR plate was made at the proving grounds,
near Redington, Penn. The officials OF the
Government who were present were salts
fed with the results Of the test.
AT New York City Supreme Court Justice
Charles F. Brown, OF Newburg, was chosen
by the Democratic State Committee as can
didate for Judge OF the Court Of Appeals,
vice Gaynor declined, and he accepted tho
nomination.
The Massachusetts State Republican Con-
vention met at Boston and nominated the
following ticket: For Governor, Frederick.
T. Greenhalge; for Lieutensnt-G Governor,
Roger Wolcott for Secretary Of State, WILL
lam NJ. Olin; for Treasurer, Henry n.
Phillips for Auditor, John W. Kimball; for
Attorney General, Hosea NJ. Knowlton.
SENATOR MCPHERSON, of New Jersey,
wrote letter declining reelection as Sem
ator from New Jersey.
TIE New York Baseball Club defeated the
Baltimore nine at New York by score OF
16 to 8, winning the Temple Cup. The New
Yorks won four games In succession.
HENRY ". ABBOTT, aged sixty-seven, and
his wife, Mrs. Mary Abbott, aged sixty-two
years, died at New Brunswick, N. j., within
Six hours Of each other.
THE State Convention OF Massachusetts,
Democrats, at Boston, nominated the follow
Ing ticket: For Governor, John E. Russell !;
for Lieutenant Governor, Charles e. Strait
ton for Secretary, Charles A. De Courcey ;
TOR Treasurer, James 8. Grinnell for Audi
tor, Alfred @. Whitney; for At.orney-i Gen.
eral, Henry E. Hurlburt.
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Foreign.

ANDREW CARNEGIE, the American iron
master, has opened public library in the
town Of Jedburgh, County OF Roxburgh,
Scotland, donating s25O0 for the purpose,
and has received the freedom OF the burgh.
RUSSIA and England are said to have de-
clded that the trouble between Japan and
China must be settled by international
action o rebellion has broken out In Mon
golia.
ALEXANDER McEAcHERN and his wife COM
mitted suicide at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia,
BIZ taking poison. Cause unknown.
TEE anniversary of the death Of Charles
g. Parnell was celebrated in Dublin, Ireland.
by an imposing procession to his grave In
the Glasnevin Cemetery.
FIRE started at Antwerp, Belgium, In the
buildings on the Exhibition Grounds, known
as "Old Antwerp" and for time the de-
kructiop OF the entire group was threatened.
The flames were extinguished after block
Of seven houses had been burned.
An Anarchist plot embracing all Italy Is
said to have been discovered.
MINISTER DENBY has warned the Ameri-
cans in Pekin that the city will certainly be
attacked by the Japanese Japanese
squadron was sighted of Che-Foo.
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TULMAN SUSTAINED.
The South Carolina Supreme Court
Reverses Former Decision.

The South Carolina Supreme Court
Reverses Former Decision.
The decision OF the South Carolina Su-
preme Court In the dispensary cases was
fled at Columbia. Justices Pope and Gary
declare the law constitutional. while Chief
Justice McIyer dissents. Justice Gary argues
generally that the regulation OF the
manutacture and sale Of intoxicating liquors
comes within the police power OF the state,
and that the dispensary Is such regulation
OF the traffic that there Is no inherent right
In any one to sell liquor, and, that being the
case. the State has right to prohibit the
sale altogether or to so control II as II deems
best for the general welfare Justice rope
assents TO this finding, which Is long iegal
dissertation on the constitutionality OF inc
Chief Justice McIyer dissents, and re-
Iterates generally the position taken by him
when the law was decided unconstitutional
last spring. .
The effect Of the decision will be that
Governor Tlllman will now begin an active
warfare against s'blind tigers, which have
been fourishing without molestation since
the act was decided unconstitutional. Wnat
the saloon men will do is proolematlcai.
They have never had any concerted actlon
In lighting the law In the courts, but It Is
more than likely that some kind OF a cass
will be gotten up which will finally oring
the question into the Supreme Court OF tne
Tinted States
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where. after i've months In the poorhouse.
he was transferred to Libby Prison. There
he remained until October, when, with about
eighty other prisoners who from wounds
were also regarded as unfit for further SER
vice, he was sent back to the Union lines.
After q few months residence at his Ver-
mont home he re-enlisted in the veteran re-
serves, with whom he served until 1866, when
he was honorably discharged.
Mr.. Mansur was school teaohor when tne
war broke out, He enlisted ut the age OF
eighteen. and three years later, while fight
inc under Sheridan at Winchester, lost his
arm. Previous to that time he had seen
much service, having participated In the bat
ties of the Wilderness, SpottsylVanla,
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GOVERNOR CURTIN DEAD.
Pennsylvania's War Executive Elk
pires at Bellefonte.


Andrew Gregg Curtin, Pennsylvania's war
Governor and one OF her most prominent
citizens, breathed his last at Belle!onte.
PENN, surrounded by members OF his family
which consists Of his aged wife, three
dauchters-Mrs. George F. Harris,
Mrs. 4. R. Breese and Mrs. N. y:
Burnett. of Syracuse. n. Y:-and one
oon. W. W. Curtin, OF Philadelphia. GOV
nrnor Curtin had been unconscious 1of
Twelve hours prior to his death, wnich came
10 quietly that the watchers arouna ms oeo
hardly knew II. At the urgent solcltat,o1
Of Governor Pattison, the family consen1eo Tso
to q funeral with military nono5s. ao Lne
. general breaking down OF MS nervous
system.
Andrew Gregg Curtin was born on April
"a 1917. in Bellefonte, Centre County,
Penn. His father, Roland Curtin, who lml-
grated from Ireland in 1898, was extensiYey
engaged in iron manufacture; ,oo Anorew
was admitted to the bar IN 1883; ~.
Curtin received in 1850 the nomlnaI1on
ofthe pennsylvania Republicans for the CUB
ernasorisl Chair. After an exciting ana pro
fracted canvass he was triumphantly elected,
br So 600 majority over his opponent. GeneTaI
Foster. Upon the outbreak OF the ClVh We. a.
N 1881 Governor Curtin devoted himself 10
che organization of the State militia anE q
their transportation to the IroG.. a.,
through the Civil War Governor i.in Cut.n :
efforts to aid the Government were uhtifius hIs
and incessant. Upon the invasion ot m,'
State by the Confederate army, unoer aen-
orsl Lee, in the summer OF 1858, Governor
Curtin made herculean efforts. governor
Curtin. In 1868. was again elected Governor
Of his State, his term OF office expiring on
January /, 1867. At the Chicago Con
yention in May, 1868, he was ea; men
tioned favorably for the Vlce-flssii' Hsi
denoy on General Grants ticket. Mr.. Coi'
faI. however, had the benefit OF more popu-
hrity with the delegates, and Mr.. Curtin
caused the withdrawal OF his name. In tne
eampaien that ensued he was busy as ever
and General Grant rewarded his services 0.
appointing him Minister to Russia. ,oyo VIZ :,
Governor Curtin returned home IN io.1 ~ ~
took a prominent and influential part IN tn'
proceedings of the Pennsylvanla Con
stitutional Convention. For the mn
wears that followed Governor Curtin tooh ~
active part in politics except thar ne Sl, sup
ported Horace Greeley for President. "nei
be re-entered public life in 1881 1t was az
Democrat, and as such he served 1or 81
years in the Lower House OF Congress.
the close OF the Forty-ninth Congress ne ts E
tired permanently from Office, spending III
last days in Bellefonte.
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but managed to get through without any

but managed to get through without any
serious damage. .
The waves on Sandy Hook were reported
to oe unusually high, and the thunder OF
the breaking ocean on the sandy beach could
be heard for miles. At daylight In the morn
ing six tugs were struggling up the Bay and
had hard work to get by Governors Island
with their tows.
At II p. m. the body of Isaac Abrams was
taken out. few moments later that Of the
son, Ell, eight years old, Was unearthed.
The two had evidently been sleeping in one
bed. It was midnight before the body OF
Mrs. Bessie Abrams, the wife and mother,
was dug out ofthe debris.
The American Line steamer New York,
for southampton, crossed the Bar at 12.4O
p. m. The sea was so high that she was
obliged to run down off the coast to dis
charge her pilot, 1t being too hazardous to
attempt It on the Bar.
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Hanover Court House, North Anna, Coia
Harbor. Petersburg, Weldon Railroad,
Monocacy Junction and Charleston. Mr..
Maasur has also held several political offices.
BE is a lawyer by profession, was a member
of the General Assembly In 1888, Senator
from Essex County in 1888, States Attorney
for the District of Esse1, 1868: he has
been President of the Vermont Officers BE:
union Society, Department Commander OF
G.. A, R. and Is now President OF the Sons OF
the American Revolution. He was Deputy
Collector In charge Of the port at Island
Pond under Harrisons Administration.
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Governor OF the State. AT the recent Repub-
lean convention he was the unanimous choice
for Governor. Mr. Woodbury. Went to the
war us First Sergeant Of Company H, Second
Regiment Vermont Volunteers, enlisting
March 26, 1861. In July OF the same year
his regiment engaged party OF Confederates
at Sudley Church, few miles from Alexan,
dria, Va, the Union Army being In command
OF General o. o. Howard. Sergeant wood
bury was struck near tho right shoulder oy
a piece OF shell which so shattered MS
arm that amputation was necessary. He
was taken prisoner and sent to Hcnmoho,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
TWO HUNDRED BLOWN UP.

Explosion at the Barracks in Granada
Kills Many Men.
A dispatch to the Star and Herald, from
Granada, Nicaragua, says:
"a terrible catastrophe has occurred here.
The military barracks have been blown up
and a whole quarter OF the city has been
badly damaged.
"The number Of dead Is estimated as 200.
The number OF wounded Is much greater,
hut no exact estimate Is yet obtainable."
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KILLED BY A TYPHOON.
One Town In Japan Almost Blown Out
of Existence.

The steamer Gaelic brings news OF a se-
we're hurricane which, according to the Kobe
(Japan) Chronicle, caused great loss Of life
and widespread destruction on land and sea.
The storms path seems to have been un.
usually wide, for 1t devastated the country
sleven miles inland and extended for out to
,ea.
Logaisk was wrecked and Marinopal was
practically blown out OF existence. Not
three houses in hundred were left standing.
It is estimated that over two hundred
nerished III the latter town alone. A dozen
persons were killed at Berdianskl
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Washington.

TIE Government directors OF the Union
Pacific proposed another plan OF ireorganiza-
tion.
ACTION was begun In Washington to COM
pei the Treasury Department to pay sugar
bounties for the year ending June 80, 1895.
SECRETARY CARLISLE decided to refer the
question OF construction of the wool sched-
ule Of the new Tariff bill to Attorney-Gen-
eral Olney for his opinion. The principal
point turns on whether camel hair, goat
hair, etc., are wool within the meaning OF
the wool schedule.
SECRETARY CARLISLE instructed Commis-
sioner Miller, OF the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, to take no further steps for the present
towards carrying into effect the free alcohol
section Of the new Tariff law.
TIE fall term OF the United States Supreme
Court opened at Washington, all OF the JUS.
tices being present.
The President appointed Colonel Michael
B. Morgan to the Commissary General OF
Subsistence, In place OF General Hawkins,
resigned
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EACH LOST AN ARM.

Unique Resemblance Of Governor
and Lieutenant-Govern
Urban A. Woodbury. and Zophar NJ. Man
EUR, who few days ago were respectively
inaugurated Governor and Lieutcnant-Gov-
ernor of Vermont, bear unique resemblance
to each other in that each lost bis right arm
in the Civil War. They are both native Yer
monters. The Governor-elect has long been
a politician OF local and State prominence,
his first office having been that OF Alderman
IN Burlington. Later he was elected Mayor
of that city. and later still was Lieutenant
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
BLOODY ARMENIAN UPRISING
Turkish and Kurdish Soldiers Killed
and Wounded.

Adyices from Erseroum, Armenia, say that
the Turkish and Kurdish soldiers at Sassun
have been attacked by the people OF that
region and more than 800 OF them killed and
wonnded. The Turkish troops are repre-
sented as being In a pitiable condition, thei-
sufferincs being greatly increased by the
severe weather prevailing.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
ARABS BADLY DEFEATED.
The Congo State Overcomes the Slave
Raiders Near Lake Tanganytka.

Serious fighting has occurred In the Congo
state between Belgisns and Arabs. One
story has it that after truce had been de-
clared the Belgian troops surrounded the
Arabs and shot them down, granting no
Another account says that Chief Rumiliza,
commanding the Arabs, after fierce hgnt1n9
agreed to proposal for conference made
by the Belgians. Shortly after the confer
ence was opened the Arab powder masazlne
exploded, and, both sides expecting treacn1
ery. the battle was renewed. The Araos
were completely surrounded and most Of
them killed. Chief Rumiliza, however, es-
caped, but over thirty otner chiefs were
among the killed. An immense amount ol
property was captured by the Belgians.
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The Government Prosperous.
The receipts of the Government continue
TO show marked Increase.

THE season for corn packing is well ad-
ranced' and owing to conditions more IA
rorable, than promised two months ago, theI
tetal pack makes fair showing, although
way behind 1898 or any recent year. Best
estimates place the pack at $4,000 cases, OF OH
1000, COO cans, against 1900, 600 cans In ~
and lie. .OOO, 900 in '92.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
The Fire That Burned Hinckley.

A paper filed In the District Court at Mins
neapolis, Mimi. charges that an employs
Of Laird b Boyle, who owned saw-mill, set;
It on fire, and that this WAS the beginning OF
the confagration that burned Hinckley. The
paper is an answer to suit brought by Laird
q Boyle against Wisdom d Cannon, who also
own mill at Pine City, and with whom
there were negotiations pending for an ex-
change OF property. s
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
A Noble Charity.

Figures from the Bureau OF Vital Statistics
show that Nathan Strauss milk charity
greatly reduced the rate OF infant MORTALITY
In New York City during the summer, and II
will be made permanent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24
Fire In Nashville.

Fire at Nashville, Tenn, DESTROYED the
Young Mems Christian Association building.
The Banner editorial rooms, which were
temporarily In the fourth story OF the build.
Ing, were burned, together with the files
and library Of tho paper. Loss, SlOO,000
partially insured. ~,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-24

J. J. JOHNSON lowered at Waltham, Mass,
the worlds bicycle record for one mile OF
L52 9-5 made by J. P. Bliss, Of Springfield,
By crossing the line at L5o IS.
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The Christian Endeavorites Will hold
their convention in 1895 at Boston instead OF
San Francisco, because OF inability to se-
cure special rates.
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South and West.

THE New Yorks won the first game OF base.
ball for the Temple Cup from the Baltimores,
at Baltimore.
A TRx1aKT train jumped the track at
Smthfeld, Mo. Mike Ketchum, the con-
ductoe Charles Warren, q brakeman, and
another man were killed.
WILLIAM UNDERR1Ln and James Carer,
two mill hands, engaged In deadly encoun-
ter over q woman at Marked Tree, Ark, and
both vera killed.
AT st. Louis, Mo-, SIX persons were killed
IN one day By street car motors and railway
engines.
FLING J1B, hitched to a running mate,
paced mile In 1.58H at Chillicothe, Ohio,
the fastest mile ever made In harness.
RoBBERs entered the bank at Bloomfield,
Ind, punched the lock of the vault, blew
the safe deposit vault open with dynamite,
and secured s4700. The bank at Elliston,
Ind, was robbed also OF $4,000.
A SAW MILL at Mineral Wells, W. Va,
owned by George Schultz, blew up, killing
Frank Haley and fatally wounding Samuel
Cook and George Schultz.
+ AppRxssRe were delivered before the
Farmers National Congress, at Parkers-
burg. W. Va, by General Roy Stone and
others.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, George SNeorr, a
saloon keeper, fatally shot his wife and then
blew out his own brains. ...
TIE robbers who dynamited the Bloom
field (1nd. Bank safe and got away with
nearly $4,000 in cash. were run down with q
posse and bloodhounds. There were three
Of them, one OF whom was shot down. he
gave the name Of Charles Rivers, OF Indian
apolis.s
CHARLES R THOMPSON. Brevet Brigadier-
General United States Volunteers, is dead In
San Francisco, Cal. He was ftty-tour years
old.
ALEXANDER RICHARDSON, white man,
was hung by mob In Irvine, KY. He
murdered Mrs. Wylie White, the wife OF a
farmer.
THREE men were killed In the Illinois Steel
Works, Chicago, and five seriously injurei
by the explosion Of steam pipe. The dead
are William Miller, thirty years old John
Holstrom and A. B. Sparrow. The recovery
Of the injured was considered doubtful.
NORTH DAKOTA, portions OF South Dakota,
and the northern border OF Minnesota were
buried under heavy fall Of snow.
JOHN T. CALLAHAN, the first OF the Doodle
Council OF New Orleans, La, convicted OF
criminal bribery and corruption in office,
was sentenced to five years In the State
Penitentisry and $50 fine.
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RECENT utterances OF French In Canada
lead British subjects 10 believe they favod
annexation with the United States.
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FA4ALADD DESTRUCTIVE
LIVES AND PROPERTY LOST
IN SEVERAL FIRES.

The Walls Of Huge Furniture Store
Collapse in Detroit and Six Fire
men Ki1Ied-Fierce Flames at
Buchannon, W. Va.-The Hinck.
lev Tragedy-B1aze in Nashville.
Fire was discovered In the shipping room
OF the basement at the back Of the furniture
store Of Keenan, & jain, Detroit, Mich., at
7.30 O'Clock a. m. There were sixty ems
ployes in the building, and most Of them
had great difficulty IN escaping. The build
ing, an old fashioned flve-story brick, was
soon Quilted and the stock ruined.
At 8 O'Clock the front wall Of the building
tumbled into Woodward avenue upon q
number of f1remen. A cry OF horror went,
up simultaneously from the throats of thous
sands who were in the street, and then there
was a crash like an earthquake. The air
was filed with dust and sheets OF flame and
smoke.
The first man taken from under the debris
was Lieutenant Michael b. Donoghue Of
Chemical No. 1. He was dead. The next
body found was that Of Richard DEFY, pipe
man Of Engine No. 8. he was lying under
two iron columns and his head and back
were friShtfuIiy crushed. The next dead
Lu6u u tdAon Out WAS 1lp6ulhu OOuu ga.
gel of No. 8. he was crushed by the tum-
bling wall. Frederick A. Bussey, specta.
tor. was taken to Greso Hospital and died.
Mike Gray was taken to Grace Hospital,
where he was found to be 80 badly injured
about the head that he may die. Mike
Boyle, pipeman Of No. 8 was buried IN ths
ruins and killed. s
These are the injured. Lieutenant
O'Rourke, Of Engine No. g.; Plpemap r.
Stock, No. 8, Pipeman G. Cronin, No. 8.
The aggregate loss on building and stock
Is estimated at ss0,00o. Fully insured.
Disastrous Fire in Buchannon, W. Va.
Just after midnight fire broke out In the
Kiddy Furniture Building on Main street,
Buchannon, W. Va. The fire spread rapidly
and by o'clock the Kiddy Furniture
Building, stockert's feed store, White,
Carver b Brothers hardware store and
building and q half dozen frame dwellings
along Main street were In ruins. In hall an
hour more Pliers drug store and two big
three-story blocks opposite were In flames.
Help from Weston was called for and ar
rived at 2.S0, and by o'clock the are was
under control
Twenty buildings, including all on both
sides Of Main street from 3. O, Farnsworth's
building to DR.. J. N. Browns block, were
burned out. The origin OF the fire Is thought
to be incendlary. The loss will amount to
$50, 900, insured for less than half.
While the fire was IN progress Frank
Neeley was shot by some one In an alley and
seriously wounded. .
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
A Burglar Captured.

About II o'clock last night two
burglars were discovered providing
around on the wine cellar of f. 1.
Meyer, on North street. One of
them escaped, though every effort
was made to stop him, two shots
being fired. The other was placed
under arrest by Mounted Officers
Foster and Coy, and taken to the
Central police station, where a
charge Of burglary was entered.
He gave his name as FIG. Baldwin.
He stated to the officers that he
had not intended to burglarize the
place in the real meaning, but that
he had been dared by a friend to
enter. His case will be reported to
the grand jury for investigation.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-27
Viewing Cemetery Sites.

The special cemetery committee,
composed of Alderman Elmendorf,
chairman; Aldermen Daugherty
and Smith, and Rev. Dean Richard.
son, DIR. Herff, Sr., and James v
Dignowity, left the city hall at II
o'clock this morning, to view sew
eral pieces of land offered for sale
for a city cemetery. 1t is thought
by the committee that they will be
able to definitely report to the City
Council at the next regular meet
ing.