The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-23
LATER NEWS.

marched from Connecticut to join Coxeys
army In Washington, reached West Farms,
N. Y, where the General was arrested for
marching without permit. He passed the
night in q cell, while his followers visited
New York City, and were entertained at the
headquarters OF the Peoples party, where
they slept.
WILLIAM A. sLArEn's $3.50, 900 steam yacht
was launched at Bath, Me.
TIE Special Naval Board to investigate the
armor frauds reached Pittsburg, Penn, and
at once went to work.
The Grand Jury OF Hudson County, New
Jersey, handed up presentment charging
the Western Union Telegraph Company with
aiding green goods men in their business.
The New York State Constitutional Con-
vention was organized at Albany by the
election Of Joseph Il. Choate as President.
The body adjourned for two weeks.
The miners strike continued to spread in
Maryland, West Virginia and Illinois; trou-
ble was expected In Alabama.
The Governor ofthe Chickasaw Nation has
been arrested on charge of appropriating
$75,000. and Supreme Court Justice has
been removed for malfeasance in Office.
TIE President sent-in the nomination OF
q. Il. D. Pierce, of Massachusetts,, to be
Secretary of Legation in St. Petersburg, Rus
sia.
TIE credentials OF John T. Gear rs Sena-
tor-elect from the State OF Iowa. to succeed
Senator Wilson, whose term expires March
4, 1895, were presented in the Senate by NJ.
Wilson, read and laid on the table.
An official dispatch from Salvador tells OF
the defeat of the rebels in three battles with
400 killed and 800 Eounded.
The village of Norway, Me-, was visited
BY a most disastrous fire. Every store, the
dwellings and other buildings on Main street
were burned and the total loss will amount
to half million dollars.
FIRE destroyed tho Clyde Line pier and
two OF the Long Island Railroad piers in
New York City. Tho loss is about Sl5o,ooo.
LACE of funds caused Assistant Secretary
McAdoo to direct the discontinuance OF the
Navy Yard at Portsmouth, N. q. This order
had the effect OF discharging $50 men and
the detailing OF o number OF officers from
that yard to other assignments.
TIE coal trade OF Baltimore, Md, was
paralyzed by the miners strike.
Ex-STATE TREASURER STEVENSON ARCHER,
of Maryland, has been pardonei out OF the
State Penitentiary. He had been confined
there since July, 1890. under q fre-year
sentence for robbing the State Treasury o;
$685.
The Cripple Creek Industrinls, wno seized
q Missouri Pacific train. ran 1t over ana
around all obstructions to point 12o miles
west OF Pueblo, COL, where they abandoned
It. Randall's army was released from jail IN
Jiaporte, Ind, on promising to leavs town.
Frye's army was not permitted to enter Smell
byville, Ind. Kelly's band left De' Molnes,
Iowa, in boats.
TEE President submitted to Congress de-
snatch from Minister Willis, at Honolulu,
saving that Royalists in mass meeting had
resolved not to take the oath OF allegiance
to the Provisional Government.
SECRETARY GRESHAM received the follow
ing cablegram from Mr. Bartlemann, the
United States charge ut Caracas, Venezuela
An earthquake on the 2Sth ofApril destroyed
the cities of Egido AMI Merida AMI several
villages. The loss Of lite Is said to be heavy,
and assistance would be appreciated.
JACOB S. CozEY succeeded in making =
speech and presenting petition to the Com
mit.ee on Labor of tho House OF Represen.
tatiyes. Tho Commissioners ofthe District
OF Columbia declare tho camp OF the Com
monweaIers q nuisance, and ordered Il
abated.
CAPTAIN WATSON, in command OF the Uni
ted States man-o:-war San Francisco. now at
Blueields, has demanded that the Nlcnra'
ruan authorities make reparation for the
death OF the American citizen killed there.
The River St. Anne is rapidly eating up
the village OF St. Anna de Ia Perade, Quebec
Canada, dozen or more houses having gone
down with the landslides.