The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-11-04
Domestic.

| Domestic.
Wheat fell in American markets owing to
| sales of long stock, but the foreign demand
was not lessened. Bradstreet's, too, an
nounced 10000 bushels increase In the
worlds visible stock
| ". T. Rambusch, the absconding banker
from Juneau, Wis, committed suicide in the
National Cemetery at fredericksburg, Va.
A farmer named Buttks, who has large
income from oil leases, was murdered on his
farm, about seventeen miles south of Toledo,
Ohio, by robbers, and his wife seriously in
jured. The robbers obtained little booty.
The total registration of Chicago Is S8S, SIS.
an increase OF sc, 900 over 1894.
| Mr.. Bryan spoke in twenty Indiana towns
in one dav. At Munce gold men and
silver men armed with clubs nearly had
! collision.
DR.. W. n. Gidding, Superintendent OF the
| Vermont State Insane Asylum. was arrested,
charged with maltreat.ng female patients.
Illinois Day was observed in Canton, Ohio.
aud Major Mckinley received more than 5000
| visitors. There was great parade OF horse
men. Mr.. Mckinley made seven speeches.
| Two men were killed and three injured
| while working on repairs to the University
of Virginia building at Charlottesville, Va.
| A battle which occurred at Belle Ellen
| mines, Bibb County. Alabama, between white
| and colored miners, resulted in the death OF
TWO men and the woundtng Of two others.
Major Mckinley addressed at Canton,
Ohio, delegations from Sewickley, Penn,
| and Summit County, Ohio.
W. J. Bryan made journey from Detroit
to GAINESVILLE, Ohio, making speeches at way
stations.
The town OF Enfield, Mass. was visited by
a fire which wiped out the whole business
part. The fire started In bakery, presum-
ably from an overheated oven.
Richard Sandow, three years old. living at
Landisville. N. j., was accidentally shot and
instantly killed at his home. Sandow's
| brother picked up shotgun to examine 1t
and it was accidentally discharged. The
boy stood looking at 1t and the full charge
entered his breast.
Harman Calaman shot and killed David
Pearl and seriously wounded John Beidel-
man at Pond Bank, Penn. Pearl and Beidel-
man were drunk and had raised disturb
snce at neighboring church.
The sixteen -year-old son of John Swan. a
carpenter, of Bellevile, N. j., who sought In
vain to get work, died Of starvation.
Mustapha Boy, the new Turkish Minister
to the United States. arrived at New York.
W. T. Rsmbusch, banker and real estate
dealer, disappeared from Juneau, Wis, de.
taulting to the extent Of S250, 900.
At Suffolk. Va, Merritt Briggs, one Of
Eastern Virginia's leading criminal lawyers,
died while pleading case in the Circuit
Court room.
Owing to the fact that the drought dam
aged to a considerable extent the wheat crop
OF Mexico, and that the Mexican Government
has removed the duty on grain for period
of several months, Kansas grain is now on
the move into Mexico.
The Bank of Commerce. Buffalo, N. Y,
closed its doors.
Colonel Spillmap, a club man. Of Connect.
cut, was garroted and robbed by women in
front Of the Union League Club OF Chicago.
While the United States battleship Indiana
was on her way from, Hampton Roads to the
Port OF New York all OF her eight-inch tur-
rets broke flom their gearing at once,
seriously menacing the safety OF the ship.
The sum OF SS0O, 900 in gold coin was with
drawn from the Sub-Treasury, New York
City. and deposited in the Chase National
Bank.
The Second National Bank, the oldes
financial institution Of Rockford, ILL.,, has
gone into voluntary liquidation. The result
Is due to steady shrlnkage OF deposits
since July /.
Two freight trains on the Northeastern
Road came into collision flfty-three miles
from New Orleans, La. Both engines were
wrecked and the cars were burned. The
killed were Engineer Fulcher and Fireman
Alexander (colored), OF the north-bound
train.
Thomas Z. Watson mailed from Thomson,
Ga, his letter OF acceptance of the Populist
nomination for Yice-President to Senator
Marion Butler at Chicago.
The Merchants Bunk, Atlanta, Ga, has
closed. The bank Is State institution, with
a paid-up capital Of 5000, 900; surplus, $685.
600: deposits, s555, 1000; loans and discounts,
s430, zoo.
Mrs. Janet Finley Weir Little. Of Hunting
ton, N. j.. has surprised that community by
marrying her farm hand, named Drake.
Temporary receivers were appointed by
the United States Court at Wilmington,
which J. Edward Addicks is President, and
former Senator Higgins, as counsel for WILL
lam Buchanan, the complainant, forclbly
| opened the Office desk.
There was great excitment In the wheat
pit. New York City. and prices advanced Two
cents. touching 8l% cents bushel.
EAdolphus Coles, the banker who disap-
| peared from New York In 1894, leaving de-
| positors to whom he owed half million
| dollars, has been arrested in Philadelphia.
Foreign Notes.
Ii Hung Chang has arrived at Pekin,
| China, and will shortly present his report to
| the Emperor.
The Ecuador Government has submitted
| TO the Convention o scheme for a return to
| the gold standard.
A despatch from Paris announces that the
| xeddinr Of the MARQUIS des Monsters