The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-23
LATER NEWS,

MAYOR STRONG, OF New York City, sent his
first message to the Board OF Aldermen. In
It he urged rapid transit, the separation of
charities from correction, and promised 20
make suggestions for other departments at
another time.
THE New Jersey Legislature met at Tren-
ton and organized; test vote In caucus
showed that franklin Murphy had greater
strength for Senator than General sewell.
The floods at Plttsburg, Penn, and other
places began to subside.
/ EUGENE Y. DEBs and the other officers and
directors Of the American Railway Union
went to the Cook County Jail, Chicago, to
begin serving their sentence for contempt Of
court.
The Huntsville Female College. one OF
the finest institutions Of its kind In the
South, located at Huntsville, Ala, has been
destroyed by fire.
FRANCIS WARREN, Of Cheyenne, and Clar-
ence Clark, Of Evanston, will be Wyoming's
next United States Senators. The matter
was determined in caucus Of the Republl-
can members Of the Legislature at Cheyenne.
Mr.. Warren was nominated by acclamation
to succeed Joseph N. Carey.
TIE Colorado State Legislature met in
joint session at Denver for the Inauguration
OF Governor-elect Mcintyre. The oath Of
office was administered by Justice Hoyt, Of
the Supreme Court. .... ..
SPAIN has granted the demands of the
United States In regard to the re-establish-
ment of minimum tariff on exports from
this country to Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Court Of Appeals Of the District Of
Columbia, through Justice Shepard, has de-
MED unanimously the application OF the
Miles Planting Company for mandamus to
compel Secretary Carlisle to pay the 1904
sugar bounty. Congress has no power to
give such bounties, the Judge declared.
EuLoarEs Of the late Senator Colquitt, Of
Georgia, were delivered in thesenate. Rep
resentative Slbley, a Democrat from Penn
sylyania, made bitter attack upon the
President In the House.
TIE French and German Parliaments re-
opened, and in both lively times with the
Socialists are probable. =
AFTER the French Chamber of Deputies
had been called to order at Paris for the
session Of 1895, n. Henri Brisson was re-
elected President Of the body by vote Of
272 out of310. ... 3
CHARLES F. WARWICK was nominated by
the Republicans for Mayor OF Philadelphia
after an exciting contest.
GovERNoB COFFIN, OF Connecticut, was
Inaugurated at Hartford. Both Houses OF
Ae General Assembly met and organized.
THERE was an alarming increase in the
hedeath rate in New York City, caused by the
prevalence OF the grip and the horrible con-
iition Of the streets. '..
THE Democratic members ofthe Massa-
,husetts House and Senate, in joint caucus
1t Boston, unanimously nominated John E.
Russell, OF Leicester, to be United States
Senator, to succeed George F. Hoar. The
Republicans, in joint caucus, renominated
Senator Hoar by reclamation, which Is
equivalent to Hoafs reelection. ~.
A CONVENTION Of cotton growers met in
Jackson, Miss, to consider means to secure
better price for cotton.
The Merchants National Bank, OF Def
anoe, Ohio, was broken into by burglars and
about s20. 900 secured.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND sent communica-
ton to the Senate recommending acquies-
cence by Congress in British supremacy in
Neckar Island for cable.