The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-21
Domestic.

| The thirty-elghth anniversary of the his
| toric debate between Lincoln and Douglas
was commemorated by Knox College, In
Galesburg, ILL.,, by the unveillng OF bronze
tablet.
Major Mckinley received delegations at
Canton, Ohio, from the States OF Ohio, West
Virginia and Indiana, numbering in all 5000
visitors. The Major delivered speeches to
each delegation.
President Cleveland arrived at Indian
Harbor, Conn.,. where he rejoined his family
at E. G. Bsnedict's country house.
William J. Bryan concluded his campaign
In Indiana and started for Iowa and the
Northwest.
Bishop W. D. Walker, Of North Dakota, has
been elected Bishop Of the Episcopal diocese
Of Western New York
Daniel G. Griffin and F. W. Hinrichs,
"Gold Standard" Democratic candidates
for Governor and acknowledgements OF
New York, were formally notified before O
large meeting at Cooper Union, New York
City. They both made speeches attacking
Mr.. Bryan.
Three men attacked julius Coslin, OF
Youngstown, Ohio, in Pullman sleeper at
the Erie station, in Jersey City, N. j., and,
robbing him OF S2250, escaped, leaving him
helpless.
The police Of New Haven. Conn, assert
that trainnlen on the New York, New Haven
and Hartford Railroad murdered several
tramps for stealing rides on freight trains.
". ]. Bryan travelled during one day from
Louisville to indianapolis, speaking in these
cities and at way stations.
delegation OF Republicans from East
Brady, In the county Of Clarion, Penn, wen
In the rain to call on Major Mckinley at Can
ton, Ohio. The delegation was made up OF
miners, farmers ana worktngmen.
A new electric motor was successfully
on the Thirty-fourth street branch Of the
elevated railway. New York City.
The Philadelphia players won brilliant
victory over the Australians In thethtrd and
last OF the series OF cricket matches.
Ton thousand persons heard William Jen-
nings Bryan's speech at the baseball grounds
in Memphis, Tenn.
The general store owned by Burlingame
Pitts, in East Olean, N. Y, was destroyed by
fire. The junior partner Of the firm, Leon
Pitts, who had sleeping apartments on the
second floor, was burned to death.
Frederic R. Coudert, Of the Arbitration
Commission, returned to New York from
Europe. He examined in the Vatican,
through the courtesy OF the Pope, valuable
archives bearing on the Venezuelan dispute.
Randolph Percival. thirteen years old,
doomed by consumption. hanged himself In
his home in New York City.
Allan L. McDermott declined the Bryan
and Sewall Democracy's nomination for Con-
gress in New Jersey.
The second quadrennial convention OF the
National Association OF Democratic Clubs
vas held in the Auditorium at st. Louis, Mo.
vice-President Stevenson delivered an ad.
dress In the afternoon, in which he declared
emphaticaly for Bryan and SewalI, and in
dorsed the Chicago platform. He was fol-
10 we'd by Chauncey F. Black. The conven-
toned declared for Bryan and Sewall and
the Chicago platform.
The Popuist State Convention in Syracuse,
N. Y, indorsed the Democratic State and
Electoral ticket. excepting for Judge OF the
Court Of Appeals.
Aali Of the business portion OF Ladonia,
Texas, vas destroyed by fro. The landlady
of the hot~l in which the fire started and two
others perished.
Frank b. Whitney and Whitney & Son,
managers Of the Bank of Atlantic, Iowa,
have gone to the wall. J. 3. Bruff has been
appointed receiver, and announces the bank
proper has 100000 liabilities and assets OF
sl75,00O that cannot be made available at
once.
The first OF the trio OF new torpedo boats
which are being built ut the Columbian Iron
Works, Baltimore, Nd, for the United States
Navy has been successfully launched.
George Barnum. a brother Of the late P. T.
Barnum, was murdered in his hut at Har-
dson, Mich. Barnum was reputed 10 be
wealthy. When his body was found 1t
showed signs OF terrific struggle. His head
was literally battered In with some blunt In
ttrument. The hut had been ransacked and
everything OF value was taken.
A cloudburst in the Milestone Mountains
sent food OF water through the east end OF
Benson, Arizona, destroying several buil,l-
ings. Twelve persons are believed to be
drowned. The bodies OF William Zeek,
barber, his wife and two children, and Oscar
Ashburn have been found. The path OF the
storm was twelve miles wide.
Walter Harris, fifteen years old, OF New
York City, while riding bicycle, was run
over by al express wagon and killed.
It was learnel that the sixteen-year-old
daughter of the proprietor OF the Hotel
America. New York City, had committed
suicide because she was not allowed to re-
turn to school when she wanted to.
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