The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-07
LATER NEWS.

ALL the coal mines in Mahanoy Valley,
Pennsylvania, resumed work on full time.
Four thousand returned to work.
CHRIS EVANS, the bandit, and his partner,
Edward Morrell, have been captured in VS.
ALA, Cal.
The President sent to Congress another
batch of Hawaiian correspondence. It in
cluded President Dole's letter to Mr.. Willis,
already published, and Mr.. Willis's reply,
with several other communications.
JOHN L. McALEE was confirmed BY the
Senate Associate Justice Of the Supreme
Court Of Oklahoma.
KAISER WILHELM, of Germany, went from
Berlin to Friedrichsruh to return Prince Bis.
marck's visit. The meeting between the EN-.
peror and the ex-Chaneellor was cordial and
even affectionate.
FRENCH troops shelled the village Of Mia
fume, in Timbuctoo, Africa, and killed 100
warriors.
THE German Bundrsrath has ratified the
the Russo German commercial treaty.
THE Democrats ~ IruutJD, n. j., decided
| TO institute quo warranto proceedings
against the Republican Senate. ,:
GALusHAA. GRow, Republican, was elected
Coneressmsn-at-Large from Pennsylvania
by plurality estimated at 10000.
PRESIDENT E11or's report for 1ss2-9a to
the Board Of Overseers OF Harvard Univer-
sity launched boldly into what Is perhaps the
most complete and exhaustive consideration
| of athletics that has yet been made. he is
opposed to college football unless the rules
are amended and strictly enforced. There
should be no Freshmen intercollegiate
matches or races. One sport the same year Is
enough for any student. All contests should
occur on college grounds.
Or seven Young colored men who were
fishing on the banks Of a stream at Houma,
La. near a draining machine, three were in
stantly killed by the explosion OF the boiler.
THE postoflce at Woodlawn, suburb OF
Birmingham, Ala, was blown up and Sl4,-
600 worth OF property burned. 1t Is sup
posed to have been done by robbers with
dynamite. All the postof1ce money and
stamps were either stolen or burned.
y1RGrs1A's oyster navy sank one pirate
schooner from Maryland and captured two.
THE Court of Claims ct Washington hand
ed down decision in the famous ship Tom
case, making awards in forty-two claims ana
dismissine three others. These claims were
among the oldest and most important OF the
French spolistion claims.
ArroaNEY-GEHERAL OLNEY has rendered an
opinion that silver certificates are not law
full money! within the meaning OF the acts
of February %, 1878, and June 20. 1870.
THE President made the following nomina-
tions: Delos P. Phelps. OF Illinois, to be AS
distant Treasurer OF the United States at
Chicago; James W. Hunter. OF Illinois, to be
Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fifth
District of Illinois Martin J. Russell, OF LIZ
inois. to be Collector OF Customs for the Dis
trict of Chicago Frank G. Hoyne, OF Illinois
to be Appraiser OF Merchandise in the DIS
trict Of Chicago.
ASorHEE new warship has been added to
the White Squadron. The Government ac'
cepted the Olympia In San Francisco.
Apomp left in Paris hotel exploded and
injured three persons.
By order of Emperor William, OF Germany,
the thirty victims OF the Bradenburs disaster
were buried with the same honors ACCORDED
TO soldiers killed in battle.
OK motion OF Mr.. Gladstone the Employ
ers' Liability bill was withdrawninthe House
of Commons, and many were disappointed
BY the mildness OF structures on the House o.
Lords.
TIE yice.President OF the Italian Cham
Der was compelled to suspend the sitting Oh
account of the disorder among the Deputies
over the Sfclian riots question.