The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-10-03
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Eastern and Middle States.

owner, fatally wounded bis wife and shot a
stranger.
McKEEspoRT. Penn. celebrated the Tooth
anniversary Of its founding
The American liner New Yo.k arrived at
New York from Southampton. making the
trip In six days. seven hours. fourteen min.
utes, the fastest on record. being one hour,
twenty-four minutes better than the same
ships previous best performance.
REAR ADMIRAL E. Y. McCAULEY. United
States Navy. retired. died at jamestown,
near Newport. R. L. where he had a summer
residence. after an Illness OF several months.
He was born in Pennsylvania November 2,
1927.
FREEMAN Snow. Ph. D.. Instructor In IN.
ternational Law IN Harvard University. fell
dead OF heart disease Mt Nelson. Penn,
where he was spendine his vacation. DR..
Snow was fftv-three wears old he was BON
In 1S41 IN Fredonia, N. Y.
THE great strike at Pitthurc, Penn. o. the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Com
panys miners has been declared of. and the
uen are returning to work as individuals.
In the 6ve mines 1909 men ara affected. The
strike began on April 81. 1t was one Of the
hardest battles ever waged bv the miners.
The loss IN wages from the strike will reach
$685.
The statement OF the New York banks was
favorable, showing an increase OF nearly
three and half millions on loans for the
week.
TIE Bethlehem .(Penn.) Iron Company
held secret test OF q new eieht-inch breech.
mechanism gun. The test was very SUCCESS
ful. The gun fred $50 pound proiectile,
with q striking velocity of2004 feet second,
at the Maine experimental plate. The pro-
iectile was broken to pieces. The success
attending this shooting was unexpected.
POLICEMAN Orro leaned AGAINST An elan-
tric light post In Elizabeth, N. j., and was
shocked to death.
WHEE many Hoboken people were guests
OF Samuel Fitzpatrick at Taconv. n. j.. the
host shot his wife dead without annsrsnt
cause, and wounded guest who interfered.
South and West. =
J. @. FELrES and Miss Nellie Mum ware
married at Bryan. Ohio, and the next ni.-ht
they wera both killed by train while Cross
Ing the Wabash track In buggy. =.
TEE Republican Territorial Convention
met at Ph9nix, Arizona. Nathan Oakss. OF
Phoenix, who occupied the Governors
chair during Harrson's administration. was
unanimously nominated for Delegate to
Congress.
E1-PosTMAsrEa PESDLETov, Of Spragua.
Wash, has been convicted OF embezzling
935O0 T. T. Smith, for fourteen years
Treasurer OF Columbia County, Arkansas,
$4,000.
FANTASY trotted a mile at Terre Haute,
Ind, in 2.06, lowering by second the
worlds record for four-year-olds.
SUIT for the Impeachment OF Mayor Fltz-
patrick, OF New Orleans. L., was fled In the
Civil District Court by District Attorney But
petition charges favoritism and incompe-
tency.
BEVERLY ADAMS, colored, twenty-five years
old, was hanged at HopkinsNlle, Ky., for
the murder OF Otto Campbell, another col
ored man, last May. The execution In the
iailyard was witnessed by fifty people.
TIE first snowfall Of the season occurred
at Havre, Montana There was deposit OF
over four inches.
CAPTAIN ". r. BRDeMAN, OF the United
States Navy. died In Tacoma, Wash. Of q
disease reported TO be Aslatic fever. con-
tracted recently In China. Captain Bridg-
man was born In Iowa, and was appointed
vember 29th, 1859.
A TERRIBLE tornado passel through Jen-
nings and Mining, in Oklahoma, aud blew
fifty houses to atoms. 4 young lady and
two children were killed sni several psople
injured.
J. ". SrASEaEIs, civil engineer, shot and
killed Mrs. Mabel Covln on the street IN
Portland, Oregon, and then blew out his own
brains.
SENATOR JoHS P. JONES, OF Nevada, who
recently became Populist. Is asked by the
Republican State Central Committee to re-
sign his seat.
The Sugar Planters Convention at New
Orleans was large assenblage, and there
were present many OF the leading planters
Of Louisiana and some of the representative
men Of New Orleans. They resolved to go
over to che Republican party.