The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-04-22
Domestic.


Domestic.
The bill which requires all railroad COM
panies to transport the bicycles OF passengers
as baggage free Of charge passed both houses
of the New York Legislature.
The schooner Martha, that left Key west,
Fla, with arms and ammunition Tor Cupa
was seized by the Collector OF customs ior
violating section 1887 OF the Revised etasutes tes
of the United States by having departed for
foreign ports without first obtaining certih-
cate Of register.
At Douplassyille. Ga, the Eden Park Cot
ton Mills were destroyed by fire. Loss S125..
600. One hundred hands are thrown out OF
employment.
Justice Beekman decided that the prohib-
itorv clauses of the Raines bill are IN force
against all holders Of liquor licenses IN New
York.
The United States battleship Indiana left
the Port Royal (5. C.) dry dock and pro-
ceeded to sea.
It was learned that the Easter sermon OF
the Rev. DR.. D. Parker Morgan. OF the
Church OF the Heavenly Rest, New YORK
City, was almost exactly the same as one py
the late Rev. DR.. Putnam, OF Roxbury, Mass,
published several years ago.
Timothy Mahony, New York City Post
office package clerk, was arrested and con-
fessed to Systematically robbing the mails;
large quantity Of goods was recovered.
The Red Line steamship Friesland came
into collision in New York harbor with the
steamer Ballarden, and the latter was
beached on Staten Island to keep her from
SINKING
Ex-President Harrison and his bride ar
rived In indianapolis, Ind.
Edna Whitmore, twenty-five years old, OF
Newark. N. J., killed herself by taking car
bolic acid because her mother drank to ex-
cess,
The Rhode Island General Assembly re-
convened. Governor Lippitt, Lieutenant
Governor Allen and Secretary OF State Ben
nett received congratulations on their re-
election.
A serious riot occurred In st. Landry.
Louisiana, over the registration. Two col
ored men were killed, six or seven were serf-
ously wounded, and twenty or more were
severely whipped.
William and Alice Johnson have been
burned to death In O prairie fire in Morton
County, Kansas.
Chairman Hinkley, of the New York Dem
ocratic State Committee, said the Democratic
State Convention will probably be held on
June %, In Saratoga
The Board Of Aldermen OF Mount Vernon,
N. Y, have found City Clerk Pease guilty OF
nisappropriating city funds TO the amount
of more than $4,000. he has been removed
and his successor appointed.
Ahlwardt, the anti-Semite agitatorr was
attacked and badly beaten near lecture
hall in Hoboken, N. J. His assaiants were
discharged: he was locked up for the night.
Diamond thieves raided the Flngler hotels,
On the east coast of Florida. securing gems
valued at nearly $50. 900. The heaviest loser
is said to be Mrs. Henry NJ. Cutting. OF New
York.
By the burning of the training stables at
the Buffalo On. W Driving Park twenty
valuable horses were burned to death.
Flames destroyed the spring factory OF
Washburn l. Moen Mt Lake Quinsigamond,
Mass., causing loss OF S175.0O.
Emanuel Ninger, of Flagtown, N. j., has
made a full confession to the secret service
officers OF his manufacture Of the pen and
ink counterfeit Treasury notes.
Arthur Bradley killed Richard Ingram in a
ring fight near Haverhill, Mass. The men
were friends.
Prominent steel manufacturers met IN
New York City and agreed upon an advance
in prices.
The revenues of the General Postoffice in
New York CITY for the wear ending March 81,
1896, were 81 ,6S1, 1886. For the fiscal year
1898, the greatest previous year on record,
the revenues from this source amounted TO
57,S69, ,260.5 so.
Mrs. Annie Morton. Assistant Postmistress
at West Newheld, Me-, accused OF the EN-,
bezzlement of Postoflce funds, PLEADED
guilty and was held for the May Grand jury.
A well-dressed man, about forty years OF
age, committed suicide by jumping from the
Adams street bridge, Chicago. He arrived
In the citv few minutes before att union
Depot. Hundreds of persons saw him.
C.L. Magee gave 100000 to the city Of
Pittsburg for u geological garden.
Foreign Notes.
American tourists are Fastening out of
Spain on account of the threatening aspect
of affairs In that country.
London sympathizers with Armenia urged
the British Government to step in TO prevent
the expulsion Of Christians from Turkey.
A cable despatch from Havana, Cuba, says
the rebels have again made rails in places
only a few miles from the capital.
A despatch from Suakim, Egypt, says that
a BODY OF friendly Arabs have routed the
dervishes near Abu Hamed, killing several
of them.
The Russian Government decided to send
party of Red Cross members to work among
the Abyssianian troops.
An outbreak occurred in Korea resulting
in n number Of murders. including the kill
ing of the Kings father, tho Tai-Won-Kun.
It is reported in Massowah, Abyssinia, that
on the command Of General Baldissera the
Italians have evacuated both kassala and
Agordat; the Khalifa will not attack Kassala,
but intends to concentrate the dervlshes at
Berber.
Riot and death followed the announcement
of President uippoiYte's death In Hayti.
Spanish wurships prevented the landing in
Cuba of nnhnsters on board the American
schooner Martha, which was driven back to
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