The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-10-14
Domestic.

Domestic.
Elizabeth s. Mead, President Of Mount
Holyoke College, South Hadtey, Mass, IS
sued an appeal for money with which to re-
place the buildings recently burned.
Governor Morton, Of New York. appointed
a Board OF Examiners for horseshoers.
Miss Nellie Harmon was waylald and
robbed by a highwayman In wood In the
annexed district, New York City.
Commissioner Warlng, OF the Street Clean
ing Department, returned from Europe after
a tour Of inspection Of leading cities, con.
vlnced that New York Is one OF the cleanest
cities in the world.
William JENNINGS Bryan made speeches IN
Harper's Ferry, Martinsburg and other cities
in West Virginia, aud arrived at Grafton.
Major Mckinley addressed delegations
from Centre County, Pennsylvania, which
called on him at Canton, Ohio.
George Il. Morrison, Treasurer OF Rens.
selaer County, New York, was rearrested on
the oficial declaration that the shortage 10
county funds would reach nearly s2o0,0O0.
A Republican mass meeting at Carnegie
Hall, New York City, was addressed by
Frank 8. Black, Republican candidate for
Governor; Senator Lodge, OF MASSACHUSETTS,;
Timothy L. Woodruff. Benjamin F. Tracy
and Edward Lauterbach.
Two delegations, one OF old constituents In
Ohio and one OF colored clergymen and Con-
ference delegates, called on Major Mckinley
at Canton.
William ]. Bryan arrived In New York
City after making speeches at several places
In New England he spoke to large crowds
In the evening at Paterson and Newark
New Jersey. Arthur Sewall accompanied him.
William J. Bryan reached Arthur sewall'a
home In Bath, Me-, and received there q
greeting as hearty as any given him during
his campaign trips.
Mrs. Eliza Griffin johnson, the widow OF
General Albert Sydney johnson, died IN Los
Angeles, CAL, at the home OF her son-in-law,
United States Attorney Denis. She was sew
enty-four years old. Her former home was
in Kentucky.
A building In Worcester, Mass, from which
floated an anarchist flag with William ).
Bryan's picture on II, and which was seen
by the candidate, was burned under myster.
ious circumstances
The big elephant on Coney Island was
burned to the ground.
Two robbers with pistols held up the cash
Ter of the Western Foundry Company, in
Chicago, forced him to hnnd over $1,000 and
escaped, in spite Of hot pursuit during
which many shots were 1red at them.
The Clermont Avenue Rink In Brooklyn
was packed with an enthusiastic audience
which heard speeches Gy Chauncey III. De-
pew, J. Franklin Fort and others.
James Smith, an engineer, fell on revolv-
ing saw In New York City and was cut In
halves.
The faculty Of Yale refused to say whether
fGot, ha
Bryan demonstration by the students.
Sentiment in New Haven condemns the dis
turbers.
Generals Palmer and Buckner spoke In
Baltimore.
J. E. and g: H. Brown, proprletors of the
Mapleton (Minn.) Bank, made an assign.
ment. Their assets are S141 900 and labill.
ties $780, The cause Of the failure Is
said to be the advancing OF large sums tc
erect new building in Mapleton.
David Cummings Sprague, conspicuous
resident OF Railway, N. j., aid the father OF
Frank Sprague, the electrician, was killed In
stantly by the New York express near the
Poplar street crossing Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
The launching Of the new steel steamer
James Watt, the first OF the Rockefeller fleet,
and the largest ship on the lakes, was made
society event at Cleveland, Ohio. More
than 5000 persons we're present at the yards
otthe Cleveland shipbuilding Company.
The private banking firm Of George P.
Blssell L Co., Of hartford, Conn, which has
been in existence since 1854. has suspended.
Sherry's bathing pavilion at Narragansett
Pier, R. L, considered the finest structure OF
its kind on the coast. was totally destroyed
by fire, supposed to bs ofincendlary origin.
The loss will reach between S5O, 900 and $780,
900.
The resignation OF Senator James Smith
as Chairman OF the Democratic State Com.
mittee Of New Jersey, has been accepted and
new leader has taken his place in the per
son Of Colonel E. L. Price, OF Newark, a sill.
yer man and supporter Of Bryan and sewalk
EugeneC. Gregory, aged twenty -four, a
Yale College student, was found to have
committed suicide by inhaling illu minating
gas at his fathers residence. New York City.
he was the son OF wealthy parents. A ten.
dency to hypochondrla, caused by overstudy,
Is given as the cause OF the suicide.