The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-09-02
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The Argentine Bank, OF Argentine, Kan,
was closed by Deputy State Bank Examiner
Waterman. The liabilities are placed at
about S19S,000. of which S122, 500 is due 70
depositors. Slow collections caused the
failure.
Lord Chief Justice Russell, OF England,
was the guest of the American Bar Assocla-
ton at its opening session in Saratoga, N. Y.
Dwellers along the Long Island and New
Jersey coasts are complaining OF the refuse
that is being washed ashore. All OF New
York's garbage Is now being dumped at sea.
Daniel Whalen, cashier Of the old Excise
Board, New York City, was arrested, charged
by the Commissioners OF Accounts with the
embezzlement Of about $4,000 In license fees.
The Delaware Democratic State Conven-
tion at Dover Endorsed Bryan and Sewall.
E. W. Tunnel was nominated for Governor.
In an address ut Canton, Ohio, to a dele
CATION Of colored men Mckinley declared
that the United States want neither cheap
labor nor cheap money.
Thirty Yaqui indians were captured and
three killed by a troop Of United States cav
airy near Tucson, Arizona. Three soldiers
were wounded, one mortally.
Madison, Square Garden, New York City,
was packed with listeners to Bourke Cock
rams reply to Candidate Bryan, and many
thousands OF believers in the Gold Standard
Democracy were unable to enter the build
{p~ nko ipc N
were received with frequent and hearty ap-
plause.
William J. Bryan made formal denial
Thurston's charge that he was In the employ
OF mine-owners to promote free silver.
In a fit OF jealousy, Charles Nelson shot
and killed his wife in Chicago. The muir
derer turned upon their three-year-old
daughter and fired at her. The bullet struck
the child on the right side Of the head, In
ficting slight wound.
Mary Abigail Dodge (Gail Hamilton), the
famous author, and close friend Of late
James G. Blaine, died In Hamilton, Mass,
from stroke Of paralysis.
While force of twenty-five workmen was
engaged in tearing down the music hall at
Eau Claire, Wis.,, four-story frame struc-
ture, the building collapsed. Most Of the
men went down in the ruins. Three men
were killed and eleven injured.
Dan" Cline shot and killed Chris Lentz
and seriously wounded Max Lentz and a man
named Mcdowell, at Reeds Station, Ind.
Cline was drunk and the killing was the re-
suit OF an attempt to eject him from a saloon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". J. Bryan travelled from
Irvington via the Hudson River to Upper
Red hook. N. Y, where he decided to remain
for a week or ten days.
The United States cruiser Bancroft, with
the Annapolis engineers on practice
cruise, arrived at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
A fusion Of Democrats. Populists and free
silver Republicans was effected in the State
of Washington.
General "Joe" Wheeler, Of Alabama. was
defeated for denomination for Congress by
another free silver Democrat
Overwrought from religious reading,
Annie Rutledge, the thirteen-year:old daugh-
ter Of John T. Rutledge, q farmer living near
Crawford, Ala. committed suicide.
A catboat containing a party Of eight per-
sons capsized in New York Harbor, near
Robbins Reef, and two OF them were
drowned. One was John Mindmann, who
was native of Hanover, and the other was
Frank Eden. Both were clerks in the on.
ploy Of Fred Meyer. grocer, OF Brookly
Marcus Days Ogden won the the ninth
Futurity, worth $50, 900. at the Sheephead
Bay race-track, neur New York City. The
race was witnessed by $4,000 persons. The
fayorite. Ornament, ran second and Roder-
mond was third.
The seventh annual parade of babies was
held at Asbury Park, N. J. Thousands oi
spectators saw the procession, which in
cluded 700 children, to whom prizes were
awarded.
President Cleveland decided to meet II
Hung Chang on Governors Island, New
York Harbor, and army salutes will be fired
in honor of the distinguished Chinese diplo-
mat on his arrival.
Lena Gurley, aged twelve, went out OF her
depth while bathing at Toledo, Ohio. George
Danterman. a prominent merchant, tried to
save her, and both were drowned. Danter-
man leaves seven orphans.
An explosion occurred at Somerford's S,
sawmill, near Navasota, Texas. The dead
William Henry, Benjamin johnson, James
Winners. The explosion was caused bv the
water In the boiler getting too low.
The United States Express Company, OF
New York City, was robbed about two weeks
ago OF $3.50 belonging to an Odd Fellows
lodge and of $500 to a bank.
Josiah E. Kelley, assistant cashier OF the
of the First National Bank of South Bend,
Ind. was found dead at the bottom OF the
cellar steps in his residence ut the rear OF the
bank. He had committed suicide by shoot
ing himself through the heart. His ac-
counts were shori.
Strikers OF tho Brown Hosting Works, In
Cleveland. Ohio, attacked non-union men on
their way home from work and three men
were shot and two were seriously wounded.
The committee representing the gold
standard Democrats Of Pennsylvania issued
a call for state Convention to choose dele
gates to the National Convention at Inatan-
apolis September 2.
Secretaries Carlisle and Lamont visited
the President at Gray Gables. Mass.