The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-02-12
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| son in Long Island Sound when the weather
| permits Upon the results obtained during
| this trial will depend the enforcement Of
Secretary Herber's decision to accert the
vessel preliminarily.
| The Diplomatic and Consular Appropria-
ton bill was passed.
Senator Hill objected to Senator Jones's
request that vote be taken on the free
coinage bill in the United States Senate.
The United States Supreme Court decided
that the courts along the Northern Pacific
Road are ancillary to Judge Jenkins's court,
winch gives his court jurisdiction over the
entire system in the matter of receivership.
The Worlds Fair medals. %, s57 in num-
Der. were received at the Treasury Depart
ment In Washington. The medals will be
held until the Commission meets and adopts
measures for their proper distribution.
Secretary Olney decided to send consul
| to Johannesburg, in the Transvaal. to look
after the interests of the Americans under
arrest there.
Frank J. Cannon and Arthur Brown, the
two new Senators from Utah, we're sworn
in. The new Senators drew lots for the long
and short terms. Mr.. Cannon drew the
longer term. ending March 8, 1899. while
Mr.. Brown got the term ending March 8.
| 1897.
United States war vessels and revenue ma
rine cutters have been ordered to chase and
intercept q formidable Cuban f1libustering
expedition under the leadership of Calixta
Garcia.
The Senate Committee on Commerce or
cered favorable report on bill Of Senator
Frye for the repeal OF the law exempting GER
tain vessels from tonnage taxes. Under this
bill Germany will be made to pay this Gov
ernment about $50, 900 year.
r. c. Jackson, Superintendent of the Rail-
way Mail Service in New York, has been
superseded in that position by Victor j.
Bradley.
John Tyler, son of President John Tyler.
died in Washington.
The last diplomatic dinner Of the season
was given by Secretary and Mrs Olney.
The House met for the first pension ses-
sion of the Fiftylourth Congress at 8c'clook
p. m. Thirteen bills received favorable con-
sideration.
Ex-President Harrison pail visit OF
courtesy to President Cleveland at the White
House.
John A. Mason, of New York City, was
nominated by the President TO be Collector
OF Internal Revenue for the Second District
OF New York. The nomination was sent to
the Senate.
The Senate Committee on Military Affairs
ordered favorable report on the nomina-
ton Of Colonel Coppinger to be Brigadier
General. This action was taken by the
unanimous vote OF the committee.
Domestic.
Harry NJ. Fowle, clerk for Boston lumbe,
firm, confessed he ole over $4,000.
Daniel Long, OF Lockport. n. Y, on parole
from Elmira Rsformatory, died from the Of
fects of ill-treatment received while a pris
oner.
The State Board Of Pardops Of Pennsyl
vania recommended the release of Hugh
Dempsey, sentenced to seven years impris
onment for poisoning non-union workmeB
at Homestead, Penn, during the great strike
Of 1892.
President La Grange made the declaration
at the Fire Department that New York City
had been imposed upon for years by the per.
sons who bought supplies for the Depart.
ment, and that il the Commissioners Of Ac-
counts should begin an investigation they
would find frauds as great as existed in the
Police Department.
The Milwaukee (wls.) Street Railway was
sold TO William Nelson Cromwell OF New
York, for s5,000,Oo0.
Long island City IN. W Coroner's Jury
found Mrs. Minnie Lalor guilty OF the muir
der Of her son William.
At Pittsburg, Penn, Mary Steele, five years
old. and her sister Norab, three years DID,
children of Mr. and Mrs. John Steele, were
burned to death. aud Mrs. Steele sustained
probably fatal injuries. Their home was
afire.
Mrs. EdmundJ. Tucker. of Yonkers, N. Y,
was murdered by a tramp in her home in the
presence Of her lve-year-old son.
The Hudson River ice crop, it is feared.
will be failure.
The New Jersey Legislature met in Tren-
ton; resolutions in memory of Ambassador
Runyon were adopted.
The ice gorge in the Maumee River, about
eight miles above Toledo, Ohio. broke, and
in running out carried away two spans OF
the new bridge in course Of construction.
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
Miss Ida J. Hart. principal Of the Centre
days ago slight swelling on her face. A
physician found it was acarbuncle. Sho be-
came unconscious aud died in the night. It
is supposed her brain was affected.
John q. Goodwin, a rich Alabama planter,
crazed by religion, killed his wife and him
sell.
The contracting tailors Of New York City,
who locked out their employees rather than
submit to union rules, made complete con-
cession OF every point demanded by the men.
Albert TOLLS, Of Brook, Ind. has been
lodged in Jail to prevent his being lynched.
Tolls was annoyed by the crying Of his eight
months old baby. He seized it and squeezed
its head between his knees until the child
died
William H. Raynor, Of Rockville Centre,
!! Conn.,, poor, in love, and out Of employment.
went to his mothers grave, knelt there, and
shot himself dead.
Mrs. j. n. WormaD. Of New York, wife OF
one Of the owners Of Outing. committed sui
eide by shooting. She was Respondent be-
cause her son was helpless INVALID,