The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-10-09
Domestic.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

Baltimore. .ss ia 1854 Pittsbure ..Ss 60 ISL
Cleveland.s3 As .64s New York .s5 so .511
Ph1ladel 1T 80 .606 Clncinnati.64 60 .50t
Chicago. 10 56 $50 Washing'n Il So .331
Boston. SO SO .54slSt. Louis ..SS 80 .29
Brooklyn. SO SO .53s. Louisville. .4 s5 .2A
The Democrats OF New York met in State
Convention at Syracuse and adopted plat.
form fsvoring Home Rule for cities and Lo.
cal Option. The State Democracy refused
to accept the representation Of one-ftth and
left the hall. All the candinates on the STATE
ticket were nominated by acclamation.
Contractor William Taylor testified in the
Dock Board inquiry. In New York City, thai
be gave N. J. Fenton $500. which Fenton
said he paid over to Richard Croker. and
that thereafter he was able to get contract
from the Board. ....
The defense as outlined In the Durrant
case at San Francisco, Cal, shows that an
attempt to establish an alibi and to throw
suspicion on Pastor Gibson will be made.
Valkyrie Ill. instead Of returning under
sail to England. will be dismantled and
winter on this side.
The four printers who were on trial In
Trenton for conspiracy to defraud the State
Of New Jersey were acquitted.
Spruce w.. the English boat, defeated the
Ethelwypn In the second race of New York
City for the Seawanhaks Corinthian Inter
national Challenge Cup.
More than twenty thousand members oi
the United Societies for Liberal Sunday
Laws paraded and held o mass meeting In
New York City to show their disapproval oil
the present excise laws and their admins
;ration. i.E
=. poh To{
ance agent killed his wife and himself while
frenzied with drink.
John B. Manning, millionaire broker,
was expelled from the New York Stock E1
change for fraudulently altering Union Pa
ciflc ponds.
Mrs. Thomas Kane was burned to death In
her house in Lawrence. N. j., as the result
Of the explosion Of lamp. She was alone.
Irish-Americans from all over the United
States and from Canada and Australia gath
cred In Chicago to inaugurate new move
ment for Erin's independence.
All four OF the present Park Commissioners
OF New York City resigned.
Health Commissioner Starkloff has In
formed the Board of Health that diphtheria
was epidemic in st. Louis, Mo-, ITO casee
oaving been reported since September l.
Fierce forest and swamp fires ragged in the
aorthen part OF Wisconsin.
William Mosher, aged thirty, was shot and
killed at Wellsboro, Iowa. by Mrs. Efhe
Canedy, a nineteen-year-oldm married woman.
He had attempted to abuse her. The Coron-
srs jury acquitted her. -. 49,
The Legislative inquiry into the doings OF
he late Tammany Dock Board, which was
begun in New York City. brought out cir
,umstantial story of blackmail supported by
identified letters and a photograph OF
,heck for $3.50 alleged to have been paid to q
so-between for dumping-board permit.
Herman ". Mudgett. alias q. q. Holmes,
vas arraigned at Philadelphia, Penn, on the
| Indictment charging him with the murder
II Benjamin F. Pitezel, on September 2, 1894.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty, and was
,emanded until October 28 for the trial.
The Gentlemen OF Philadelphia were de-
,eated by the Oxford and Cambridge cricket
eleven of England in Philadelphia.
Charles Cooper, aged nineteen, shot and
instantly killed his mother In their home at
darwood, Penn. The mother entered the
:oom to put down r. window. The boy
:hought she was burglar. and shot at her,
Killing her instantly.
Miss Annie Earle, Miss Brown, Of jersey
City, and Harrison Otis, the nine-year-old
lon of Willard C. Fisk. were drowned while
'athing in Manasquan Inlet, New Jersey.
Sheriff Naples, OF Sewer County, Tennes-
zee, telegraphed Governor Turney for troops
o aid in the suppression of Il White Cap out
break. !
DR.. Edward W. Burnette died in New
York City Of cancer contracted from female !
patient who caught it by using a speaking.
ube belonging to her employer, who died Of
lancer.
James G. Cordonner. an expert bicycle
,ider, while on his wheel collided with
!able cur in New York City and was killed
Utmost instantly.
w. Busby, Los Angeles, CAL, sent pol
soned wine to friend whose job he wanted.
Two men stole and drank it aud died.
Anew York Chamber OF Commerce poll OF
he Flfty-fourth Congress showed majority
| n both branches against the free coinage OF
silver.
DR.. Parkhurst arrived in New York City
from Europe and. in resuming h. reform
light. said he would not oppose opening sa-
Sunday and other days were preserved.
The engagement OF Miss Consuelo Wander
bilt, daughter OF W. Z. Vanderbilt, OF New
York City, and the Duke of Marlborough
was announced. The wedding will occur
soon.
Richard Croker returned from England
and declared himself absolutely out OF New
York City politics.
James D. Smith. Chairman Of the Ameri-
cas- Cup Committee of the New York Yacht
Club, announced that he had received no
tice by cable Of another challenge for the
trophy from Charles Rose o. London.
Governor Culberson, OF Texas. announced
that he would stop the Corbett-F -Fltzsimmons
fight at all hazards.
The schooner Antoinette was seized In
Florida waters with alleged Cuban fibus-
tiers on board.
A majority OF New York Citys wholesale
milk-deslers formed an association and
pledged themselves to work to prevent the
sale Of adulterated milk.
Foreign Notes.
About 100 persons have been killed by
landslide In Hudeya, In the province OF
Yemen, Turkey.
Dispatches from Madagascar report COM
plete victory of the French over the Hovas.
China refused to Danish tho deposed
Viceroy In whose province the recent attacks
on Christians began.
Sir Herbert Murray has been appointed