The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-04-25
THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

OF violence the bodies Of eight Hungarians,
supposed to have been shot by deputy
sheriffs, were found In wood. Eleven
| strikers In all were killed duringthe riotfng.
| Many arrests have been made for Paddock 8
| murder. Davis, the President OF the strikers
organization, Is In jail.
A RECOUNT OF the votes in Scituate, R. l.,
dlscloses the fact that Young (Democrat),
| for Senator, was defeated. and Smith (Re-
publican) was elected. This cuts the Demo
cratic representation In the Assembly down
| to five in joint convention-two In the Sen
| ate and three in the House.
ALL the rlotous strikers in the coke re-
| eions OF Pennsylvania returned to their
homes to await the action OF the Scottsdale
| association. The Slavs believe now they
were led to violence for the purpose OF their
own undoing as the result OF conspiracy
among the English-speaking miners.
The Ferris wheel. which was one Of the
features OF the Worlds Fair, Is to be brought
to New York City and set up. twill remain
permanently.
MRS CoRNEL1A FRANCES CosTER. who died
afew days ago In New York City, left will
directing that her entire fortune OF 81, ,00o,-
600 be devoted to building mausoleum In
Woodlawn Cemetery. II her instructions
are carried out her memory will be per-
In this country.
SOUTHAMPTON IN. ~ boatmen captured a
big whale, Two were sighted and five boats
set out in chase. One escaped, but the other
was killed after lively fight. 1t was
thought that $4,000 worth Of bone and blub-
ber would be realized.
The prediction that the big coke strike
would collapse within few days was not
verified. The convention Of district dele
gates gt Scottdale, Penn, decided by q
unanimous vote to continue the strike.
MARTIN WYoKoFF, banker and flnancier, OF
Asbury Park, N. j., has gone away, leaving
large liabilities.
JOHN GRAHAM, the famous criminal lawyer,
died few days ago in New York City.
The bark Belmont, from Trinidad for
Boston, went ashore on Beacon Hill bar,
Mass, In storm. and Is O total wreck. Six
OF the crew were lost, and three were saved
by drifting ashore on spar.
The heaviest snow storm of the season pre-
vailed In Maine with drifts four to six feet
deep. The Belfast stage went ont on run
ners, the first time 30 late In the season for
over thirty years.
South and West.
WILL REpEHAm, Will Lavender, Will
Adams and Milt briggs were drowned In the
Chattahoochee River, Columbus, Co., by the
capsizing OF their boat.
Two little children OF Mr.. and Mrs. Clark
were burned to death at Glade Springs, Va.
during the absence OF their parents from the
house.
TIE Exchange National Bank of Eldorado,
Kan, was robbed OF S15, 700 few days ago.
There was no force used on the vault, and It
was supposed to be the work of some one
who understood the combination.
GOVERNOR TILMAN issued proclamation
restoring the civil status In Florence and
Darlington Counties, 8. @. The troops have
returned home.
A GREAT victory was won for organized
labor generally In O decision OF the United
States Court at Omaha, Neb., forblddingth the
Union Pacific receivers to cut the wages OF
the engineers, on the ground that an agree
ment made with the labor unions must be
kept inviolate.
Miss MARIETTA PETTY committed suicide
at McAdensyille, N. c., by drowning. She
was to have been married that night to G. P.
Heffner. She left note In which she said
her health was 80 poor she feared that she
would be burden instead of help to him.
The three train robbers, J. L. Wyrick,
Thomas Brady and Albert Mansker, who
killed Conductor W. P. McNally at Oliphant,
Ark, November 8 last, were hanged few
days ago at Newport.
SIaNoR MANcINELL1, conductor OF the Ao-
bey-Grau Opera Company, was arrested at
Chicago. He was suspected of being the
leader Of gang OF pickpockets, but the po-
lice soon discovered their mistake and dis
charged the director, with profuse apologies.
JUDGE JENKINS, OF the United States Cir
cult Court at Milwaukee, Wis, despite the
threatened Congressional inquiry, practically
reafirmed the celebrated order enjoining
heads of labor organizations from advising
the Northern Pacific employees to strike.
BEN KING, the Michigan poet and humorist,
making an entertainment tour with Opie
Read, was found dead In bed at Bowling
Green, KY.
THREE Students OF the Baptist Mission Col
lege at Wewaks, Indian Territory, killed an
unpopular mate.
THE J. B. Watkins Land Mortgage Com
pany Of Lawrence, Kansas, the pioneer land
mortgage company Of the West, has been
put into the hands Of a receiver. The total
assets are estimated at 100000 and lia-
bilities S5,500.O00
MILLIONS OF chinch bugs have appeared in
Pettis County, Missouri.
The bursting of steam pipe in the base
ment of the Humboldt PARK School, Chica-
60, ILL.,, caused a panic among the pupils,
and In the rush OF the children to escape
from the building one boy was killed and
more than q score were crushed and
trampled, some fatally.