The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-12-30

| ment fixing the terms of Representatives at
| four years, Of Senators at eight years, and
| OF the President at eight years, the President
| to be ineligible forre-election. ~
The Senate in executive session ratified the
| treaty with Mexico, extending for one year
the treaty providing for the marking OF the
boundary line between the two countries
y" Domestic.
| the Holy Cross Mine, ut Red Cliff, thirty
miles from LeadvllIe, Col
Morris Brill, an electrician, volunteered to
fix an electric light wire In New York City
and was killed by shock. tx
the country show that men are organizing
and enlisting to help Cuba.
| AT SneedyiIle, Tenn, Maired Hatfield, q
/ relative of the notorious Hatfields, OF Ken
| lucky and West Virginia, was hanged few
days ago With woman named Haney
Jordan. he waylaid and killed Jonas Trail,
dealer in Illicit whisky, on March %. 8 Z
| Moody and Sankey conducted services In
the chapel Of Sing Sing On. 70 Prison.
| Thiriv-one convicts raised their hands as
sign that they had been converted.
Mrs. Catharine McNeilly, aged nearly 10
] years, died ut Lambertvile. N j.. and Mrs.
Catharine Perry. aged nearly 104, at Leb-
anon, Conn. " ~.
| Governor Morton appointed William NJ.
Z. Clcott to succeed the late Colonel Fel-
lows as District Attorney OF New York. he
| will hold the Office until January l., 1898,
when he will be succeeded by the man elect
| ed to the position. fSE
| A specia! election held In the Third Con-
| gressional District, Georgia, to fill the va
| cancy caused by the death OF Charles +.
| Crisp, resulted in tho election OF Charles Il.
| Crisp, eldest son OF the former Speaker. y
Edward Hood, while driving a wagon In
| the outskirts OF Brooklyn, was SHIELD up" by
| two high waymen and robbed of 800. 81 H
f. Governor Morton dismissed the charges
against Sheriff Tamsen, of New York. In his
| memorandum the Governor says that the
Sheriff has proved an honest officer, and has
done his best to properly conduct his ONCE
The Board of Aldermen, OF New York City,
| formally killed the franchise Of the Consum-;
| ers' Fuel Gas, Heat and Power Company by
recalling 1t from the Mayor and referring 1t
| to special committee E#S# is ,.y
| The American Federation OF Labor. In an
| nual session at Cincinnati. Ohio, rejected the
credentials of President Pomeroy, OF the
| Walters Union. after IN exciting debate.
| Pomeroy had issued Mckinley manifesto
during the campaign
Elnathan Hail. OF the Knoxville (Tenn.)
College, four-story building for girls, was
burned. The fire originated In one OF the
bedrooms. The loss Is estimated at S25.0 900.
The college is under the care OF the. United
Presbyterian Church. ~ \ 3
Grand Isle, Vt, is the fastest town se-
iected by the Postof1:e Department tor the
experiment Of free mail delivery in the rural
distr riots. '%S .s$. .N
Theophile LIE Blanc, who starved himself
that his wife might have food, died at Belle
we Hospital, New York City. s.,s
Alfred Schluss. in New York City, shot and
fatally wounded the woman for whom he
had left his wife and then killed himself.
Richard Roberts, nineteen years old, a son
OF the Rev. r. w. Roberts, committed suicide
at WilkesbarIe, Penn, by taking laudanum.
The young man leaves widow eighteen
years old and an infant. Roberts was head
clerk in large clothing store. Recently he
had been drinking heavily and became
melancholy. ..' t.": .=.aE
The annual convention OF the American
Federation of Labor opened at Cincinnati,
Ohio. President Gompers delivered his an.
nual address,
A hunting party Of seventeen or eighteen
Yakima Indians are starving and freezing to
ton. They are snowbound, and Judge Erwin,
agent at Fort Simcoe, who has charge OF the
Yakimas, has organized relief party. #
Fire in the business portion of Altoona,
Penn, caused a loss Of 100000. Several
lives We're lost.
William Johns, an employe Of the Hotel LIE
| Grand, Chicago, Ill.,, was shot and killed oy
a bandit because he refused to throw up his
hands. t.,. "A
Indignation meetings denouncing the as.
sassination OF Maceo in Cuba were held In
many cities Of the Union.
Samuel P. Putnam, famous free thinker
and an author, and Miss May Z. Collins
were killed by gas in the latter's home In
| Boston, Mass. ...., .....N ,.r. r..
| A crank with an imaginary grievance and
a revolver, threatened to shoot the German
Consul General, in New York City, but was
disarmei by policeman.
Josephine, Countess Jaracke, who said she
was a grandniece OF Count Pulaski, was found
dead in her Brooklyn IN. ~ home, having
committed suicide. -
The great six days bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden, New York City, ended
with Hale first, Rice second and Reading
third. All records were broken in the con-
test Of endurance and speed. The winner
J rode total distance Of 1910 miles and eight
laps. The best previous record for 142 hours
| was 1900 miles. Twenty-seven men started
in the race. Fifteen finished.
Carl Schurz, in an address to the National
Civil Service Reform League, in Philadel-
phia, declared that the system OF civil SER
| vice is doing away with official spois and
bringing honesty In the service.
The Harlan (Iows) State Bank has closed.
The original capital was $4,000. It was
organized In 1872 as private bank. The
bank officials have turned over their prop
erty to be used by their creditors. Two
other local firms are involved, one having
assigned
After several hours conference the direc-
tors Of the First National Bank OF Niagara
Falls, N. Y, resolved to close the doors. 1t
is stated that the depositors will get their
money. few days ago the Niagara Glazed
Paper Company failed, and this pulled down
the bank.
| Marie Barbari was acquitted, after four
weeks trial in the Criminal Part Of the Su-
preme Court New York City, for the murder
Of Domenico Cataldo.