The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-05-02

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another member Of the crew, James Shields,
while off the coast Of Brazil. The crew mu-
tinted in the harbor.
The funeral of General Henry W. slocum
took place In Brooklyn. It was attended by
large number OF his old army comrades
and his body was escorted to the cemetery
by many societies and bodies OF troops.
HENRY S. IVES, of New York, the Napo-
leon Of Finance, died at Asheville. N. G.
The cause Of death was consumption. he
began business with nothing in 1886, and
failed In 1887 for 10000 900. he vaulted at
the age Of twenty-slx from six-dollar-a-
week clerks stool to railroad Presidents
chair in less than FIVE years.
IN Pottawattamie County, Oklahoma, q
tornado destroyed fifteen houses, killed two
people, inju:ed three or four others and did
great amount Of damage. ::~.&:ssff-
HUNGRY and shelterless, in a driving
storm, the 1900 men OF Kelly's Industrial
Army, herded like cattlo By the Iowa militia
near Council Bluffs, were indeed In pittable
plight. The Co1ey army started from Cum
berland, Md, on Its boat trip down the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
CORPORAL JOIN HARrwE1I, Company @,
Twenty-Afth Infantry. was shot and almost
instantly killed by Private Basel Williams in
the company barracks at Fort Buford, North
Dakota.
Mrs. LEON PLAIsNEYER ordered her step
son to do some work and ho advanced to-
ward her with knife. She got q revolver
and fired, killing him instantly. The family
lives six miles south of Barry, III.
Ex-PREs1DENT HARRrsoNs law Office at In
dianapolis, Ind, was the scene of frenzied
attempt at murder. Two were wounded and
ex-Attorney-General Miller narrowly escaped
being shot. ". NJ. Copeland shot his brother
1n-law, W. 81. Bruning, OF New York he
also accidentally wounded his own lawyer.
The colored citizens OF the District OF Co.
lumbla celebrated the thirty first anniversary
OF their emancipation.
COLONEL BREcKINRIDGE's attorneys made
the formal motion for q now trial Of Miss
Pollard's breach OF promise suit against him.
LIEJrENANT-CoarsrA DoN RAFAEL
GARCIA MoNs1LLA, naval attache OF the Ar
gentine Legation, was thrown from his horse
and killed while riding In the Soldiers Home
Park
Mrs. CLEVELAND received magnificent
album, the gift Of American residents Of
London. =
PORTION OF the roof OF the Riverside
School a: Point st. Charles, Canada, fell in
and killed three children. Several were in
jured. o-.'-.'
THE British House of Lords has passed the
Berins Sea bill. .... ID, -.
GREAT fire half destroyed the Yoshiwad,
Of Yokohama, Japan. An eighth Of square
mile was burned over and two marines Of
the United States steamer Marion and four
japanese women were burned to death.
ADMIRAL DE MELLo's FIVE remaining ves-
sells Cthe Aquidaban having been sunk by
Brazilian torpedo} have been surrendered to
the Brazilian Minister at Buenos Ayres. At
the suggestion Of tho United States, Presi-
dent Peixoto, Of Brazil, has offered amnesty
to all except the leaders. ......e
GOVERNOR FLOWER appointed the Commis-
sion which is to reinvestigate z. R. Brockway
and the Elmira Reformatory. It consists OF
DR.. Austin Flint, OF New York; ex-Judge
william Law Learned, OF Albany, and ex-
Assenblynan Israel T. Deyo, of Bingham
ton. '.. ".
TIE Assembly at Albany passed the Lezow
Bi. Partisan Police bill; the bill to eurtatl
the receipts Of the Sheriff OF New York
County was defeated in the Senate. -..
AUGUST LoEFFLER, an old watchman, was
murdered in New York City by Charles
Miller for the sake OF few dollars the
murderer in custody confessed his crime.
The assignment OF Samuel G. Clemens,
known over the entire world as MARX
Twain" and his partner, Frederick J. Hall,
who compose the firm OF Charles L. Webster
& Co., book publishers at New York City,
was fled Liabilities are supposed to be
over quarter of a million. The firm was
unable to meet maturing obligations:
ANDREW. SPENCE, aged seventy-:hree, and
his wife, Hannah, aged sixty-nine, were
found dead in their home in Boston, Mass,
having been asphyxiated BY gas.
w.H. THOMAS l. soS. whisky dealers and
distillers OF Louisville, Ky., made an assign
ment; liabilities between $500, 900 and $780,
900, all OF which is secured by pledges OF
whisky or stock.
Snow and high winds are reported through
out Wyoming and the Western Nebraska
slope.
IyD1GyAT1os meetings Of the citizens OF
Omaha and Council Bluffs forced Governor
Jackson, of Iowa, to withdraw the militia
guarding Kellys Industrial "Coxey" Army.
SECRETARY HERBERT received the armor-
plate charges against the Carnegies from At
torney Wallace There will be an investiga-
ton.
SEcREtART CARLISLE was ordered to show
cause why Treasury Cierh 0auuLs suooAo oo'
retain his position under the Civil Service
law.
SECRETARY GRESHAM proposed to the Gov
eminent Of Chile the establishment OF new
Commission to consider tho claims which
failed through lack OF time to be adiudicated
by the Commission which was ended by the
terms of the treaty on April Q.
The United States ship Chicago on enter
inc the Port of Gibraltar went aground on