The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-03-06
THE NEWS EPITOMIZEO.
Washington Items.

President CLEVELAND has issued bis annual
proclamation in regard to fur scals.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has signed the bill
for life-saving station at City FONT, Boston
Harbor, Mass.
The President has nominated Joseph r.
Hcrod, of Indiana, to be First Secretary OF
the Legation at Japan; William Crichton. OF
West Virginia, to be Secretary OF the Lcga.
tion of the United States at Brazil.
PREsIDESr CLEVELAND has named the fol-
lowing Consuls: Fred Ellicon, Of Indiana, at
Belize. British Honduras; Julio Harmony. OF
New York, at Corunna. Spain; William w.
Masterton. OF Kentucky. at Alden. Arabia,
Samuel ". Thorne. Of Pennsylvania, at
Asuncion, Paraguay.
The President sent to the Senate the nomi-
nation OF Erskine NJ. Ross. of California, tc
be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth
Judicial Circuit
THE Secretary Of the Treasury. in response
to Senate resolution, said it would be desir-
able for the Secretary of the Treasury to have
authority to issue and sell Shot-time bonds
to meet deficiencies.
THE time limit having expired the United
States four per cent. bonds called for by the
Belmont-MOrgan syndicate agreement were
ordered to be printed.
THE hundredth anniversary of the birth o.
George Peabody was celebrated in Massa
sets.
THE second triennial convention OF the Ma.
tional Council of Women began in Washing
ton.
SECRETARY CARLISLE issued d statement Civ
ing complete history Of the Belmont-Mor
gan gold bond contract. Mr.. Morgan with.
drew the bond contract 70 which Mr.. CleYe.
land, as President, agreed.
SENATOR HILL defended President Cleve
land from the attack made on him by the
silver Senators.
GOLD Is pouring into the Treasury for the
new issue Of bonds. The gold, or most OF it,
came originally from the Treasury.
Foreign Notes.
GUATEMALA and Mexico have practically
reached settlement Of their dispute.
THE Khedive of Egypt has married Cir
u child as a slave.
Ii Hume CHANG has given up the Viceroy-
atty of Pe-Chi-Li, preparatory to assuming
the duties OF China's peace commissioner to
Japan.
GERMAN and French farmers are making
an active campaign against American grains
and meats.
A DESPATCH from Wei-Hai-Wei. China, an
nounceS the capitulation OF that place and
the surrender of the Chinese warship in port
to the Japanese. The Chinese were repulsed
with heavy loss in an attack on Hai-Cheng:
Japan is to nave two battleships built in
England.
TIE resolution to call another silver con-
ference was adopted by the German Reich
stag and has the approval of the Imperial
Government.
REPORTS of further outrages by Turks in
Armenia reached London.
Domestic.
Mrs. ". S. RAISsroED, the wife Of the rec-
tor Of st. Georges Church. was mad" Il
school trustee in New York City.
A CARLOAD of Chinese in bond from Hon"
Kong to Havana passed through Fort
Worth, Texas. There were about ono huu-
drcd and they have contracted to work on
plantations in Cuba.
CoRDELIA Hill. residing at Rippon, W.
Va, shot and instantly killed her father. He
had numerically beaten one of his sous and
was choking his wife when the daughter
placed the emuzzle OF rcvolve. near the back
of her futhers head and fired.
INCOMING fishermen report immense quaint
titles OF dead fish on the reels and shores ~
West Bay, Texas. killed by the recent cold.
Thev were washed ashore by the ton.
WHILE engaged in boring q deep we'll on Il
farm southwest o? Rich Hill, Mo-, John
Marshall. q prospector struck a fine blow OF
petroleum ut a depth of Tl0 feet.
THE Faculty Of Harvard College at Il
special meeting at Cambridge. Mass, decided
to recommend the abolition of intercollegiate
football.
D1ssESsIoN in the ranks Of the American
Protective Association in Illinois has resulted
in the organization of an opposition society
known as the National Assembly Patrioti'
League.
FIRE consumed the large breaker Of Will
lam Connell & Company. at Connellton
Penn. The loss is 800, 900. Six hundred
men are boys were thrown out Of employ
ment.
THE Bond Syndicate issued the prospectu:
for the new four per cent. loan. The bonds
are offered at 112I.
VS.. GU.IMERE, of Trenton was nominated
by Governor Werts to succeed the late Jus
! tice Albeit on the New jersey Supreme
| Court bench.
By blowing out the gas in their hotel room
at Springfield, Ill, George Harpool and Casey
| Gregory, OF Fairfield, compassed their OWL
| deaths.
JAMES DoNoHUE, OF New York, engineer O
| the New York Central fast mail, No. 80, wa
| killed In q collision near Rhineclin. N. Y.