The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-05-13
Domestic.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

sane from financial losses and domestic
troubles.
Mrs. Thomas Bailey and her ffteen-year-
old daughter were killed In their house near
Raleigh, N. c., by lightning.
rich vein of silver has been encountered
by New York and Pennsylvania prospectors
at South Canaan. Wayne County, Penn.
At Milwaukee, Wis, team hitched to a
hack ran away, dashing west through O
crowd Of children, who were standing In
front of the Parochial school. Twenty OF the
little ores we're injured.
John Manning, a mill hand living near
Morehouse, No., awoke to find his home in
flames. In the house with him were his wife
and three children. Two Of the little ones
were roasted to death, one fatally burned,
and their mother dangerously injured.
Manning was badly scorched.
A mass meeting OF citizens Of New York
and Brooklyn was held in Cooper Union,
New York City. to ask the Governor to veto
the Greater New York bill.
The New York Court OF Appeals granted q
new trial to Vincenzo Nino, convicted before
Recorder Goff in New York City, OF Wife
murder.
Howard Strassler, Frank McElroy and
Cash Alexander, Of Cory, Penn. went on q
fishing excursion In small boat. In at
tempting to change seats McElroy fell over
board. The boat was upset and McElroy
and Strassler were drowned.
Commander Booth-Tucker, Of the Saliva
tion Army, was arrested In "Chinatown, y
New York City, while "slumming" In dis;
guise with "steve" Brodie, the bridge jumper.
The cyclone in Clay County. Kansas, was
far more disastrous than at first supposed
It Is now certain that eleven persons were
killed outright and more than twenty-five
injured, many OF them fatally.
The United States cruiser Newark arrived
at Hampton Roads, Va, after four years
cruise.
James J. Bush, Cashier Of the broken Ell.
mira On. Y.) National Bank, was indicted
after three attempts and placed under arrest.
The anniversary Of General Grants birth
was observed in New York City and else.
where in the East by commemorative din.
ners. celebration In his honor was also
hold at Gaiena, III.
A cave-in occurred at the slate quarry OF
John W. Jones, at Delta, Penn, In which
two workmen, Lew Evan and Harry Jones,
were crushed almost beyond recognition.
A boiler explosion occurred In q sawmill
at Greene, Ohio. E. T. Stockwsll, Charles
Names, George Fink and Charles Walcott
were injured, the two former fatally. A por-
tion of the boiler was blown forty rods. The
mill was wrecked.
Russell Sage and George Gould submitted
to Mayor Strong propositions for important
extensions OF the elevated railroad systcm In
New York City.
AT Belmar, N. j., Stanley McDermott,
fourteen years old, was Accidentally shot
and killed by Arthur Hagerman, thirteen
years old.
TIE Theosophical Society Of America
opened its convention at New York City,
elscting Ernest T. Hargrove President.
Minnie Allen, alias Campbell, a prisoner In
the Penitentiary in Waupun, WIS.,, for lar
ceny, has confessed that she murdered
Montgomery Gibbs, in Buffalo. Sadie and
Clarence Robinson were convicted Of the
crime and are In Auburn Prison.
Five men detected robbing the Mauch
Chunk (Penn.) Postofflce escaped On pass
ing train, but were headed off at White
Haven by a posse. who shot two and chased
one into the river, while the others escaped.
United States troops drove the Washing
ton State militia from Sand Island, where
they had been encamped, protecting the fish
traps from the fishermen. Sand Island Is a
Government preserve. and the occupation by
the Washington militia was called to the at.
tention or the Federal authorities.
At Rochester, N. Y, Edwin W. Horne,
locksuith, Went from his work, and, after
eating n hearty meal, rode his bicycle for an
hour on the avenue. He returned home and
entered the bathroom for a bath. His father
heard heavy fall. Bursting open the door,
Edwin was found dead.
At Burlington, N j.. the shoe plant OF
the William Z. Bunting estate was destroyed
by fire, entailing a loss Of $75, 900; insurance,
$40. .0GO. The concern did big business In
the manufacture OF children's shoes and en-
ployed $50 persons.
David n. Jerome, Ex-Governor Of Michl-
gan, died at Watkins Glen, N. Y. BE had
been in i'll health for year and half A
widow and one son survived him.