The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-12-19
LATER NEWS.

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trict Court OF New Jersey at Newark against
106 corporations to recover 5000 fine from
each for violating the law requiring them to
file annually a List Of all their officers and
directors with the Secretary Of State.
The Omaha (Neb.) Exposition Hall, cov-
ering thres-quaters Of block, was de-
stroyed by fire, with Baptist church ad-
joining. r..
In an attempt to escape from the convict
camp at Wells. Texas, Convlcts Brandon
and Freese fatally shot Guard Foster, who
killed Brandon and fatally shot FreeSe.
Freeze afterward fired pistol ball into his
own heart. -.
!: JOIN GARY EVANS (Tillmanite) was in
augurated Governor of South Carolina at
Charleston. He declared that the Dispen-
sary law must be enforced, and recommended
special courts to try that class Of offenders
who are now victims Of lynch law.
E1-GovEaNoa ODEN BOWIE died at his
home, Fairvlew, Bowie, Md. He was born
at Fairylew on November 10, 1926.
TIE death OF stanislaus Gautier, United
States Consul at Cape Hayti, Is reported at
the State Department.
THE clerks OF the Senate and House
Appropriation Committees have prepared
Joint statement showing sthe estimates for
appropriations by bills for 1896, which show
an increase Of 81, 1,035,6s6 over the estimates
for 1895, and Of s17,5OO, 1852 over the actual
appropriations for 1895. The principal In
crease is in the sundry Civil bill.
A CAUCUS Of Democratic Senators failed
at Washington to decide upon legislative
policy.
SCHOONER CLARA E. SIMPSON was run down
in Long Island Sound by the steamer Dorian
and three OF her crew, John Atkland, sailor /;
Hans Hontvet, OF Portsmouth, N. H.; w.
Williams, OF East Boston, Mass, were
drowned. st.-
H1aHwAYMEN robbed woman in one Of
Boston's fashionable streets, and one Of
them shot two men who pursued him.
The Treasury Department determined
upon the reorganization Of the Philadelphia
(Penn.) Mint. E
HARRY GooDLoE, q student OF Central Uni
versity, died at Richmond, KY, Of injuries
received while playing football. He was q
son Of State Senator John D. Goodloe.
The Jury in the case OF Numa Dudoussat, I,
member of the New Orleans Ga.) City
Council, charged With bribery, returned a
verdict of guilty. ....
MRs. LOUIS ALBERTr, the insane wife OF
butcher in Galveston, Texas, poisoned her
five children, four OF them dying.
The annual report of the Interstate Com
merce Commission was made public.
TIE President nominated E. q. Strobel,
of New York, now Minister to Ecuador, to
be Minister to Chile.
REPRESENTATIVE GErssENkA1NER, OF New
Jersey, succeeded Amos J. Cummings, OF
New York, In the Craftsmanship Of the
House Naval Committee.
THE report Of the Secretary of State, men.
toned In the Presidents message, upon the
German protest against the discriminating
duty of one-tenth OF a cent per pound on
sugar coming from countries paying an ex-
port bounty thereon, was transmitted to
Congress.
EMPEROR WILLIAM made speech in Ber-
lin at tho opening Of the Reichstag and an
other at the dedication Of the magnificent
new palace Of the German Imperial Parlia-
ment.
The Occidental Bank, OF Salvador, has
been robbed Of s1o0, 900, and two Of its en-
ployes have been arrested.
'LoRp DuNRAvEN annouIl:ed IN London
that challenge for the Americas Cup had
been issued.