The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-08-05
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William Steinway, Of New York City. has
| distributed among various charities the sum
| OF $4,000, which he will receive for his SER
| vices as Rapid Transit Commissioner.
Two important conferences to organizethe
| fight for gold standard were held in New
| York City By Hon. ". c. Whitney.
Stocks were strong on the New York mar
| kets owing to the efforts Of the bankers to
| protect tho Treasury reserve and prevent as
| far as possible the export Of gold.
Miss Angie Kilburn. of Chicago, a sister OF
| Mrs. Albion W. Tourgee, was killed In a
driving accident near Mayville, N. Y.
Mrs. John Hoey, one Of Americas great
actresses thirty years ago, died in her beau
titul home, Hollywood, Long Branch, N. j.
Several electors for President on the
Democratic ticket in Pennsylvania and
Maryland have polted Bryan and the Chi
cago platform.
MAYORS Opera House. the Cincinnati
House, Espenhain & Albrecht's dry goods
| store, E. L. Godeck's book store, E. W..
Leeds iewelry store and several other build
ings were burned at Terre Haute, Ind. Loss
$500, 1000, about half covered by insurance.
Howard Benedict, nephew of E. C. Bene-
dict, the New York banker, was married to
Miss Edith Lloyd, OF Cincinnati, In the morn
ing, and in tho evening he died.
William Jennings Bryan made a speech
defending the Chicago platform to a great
audience in Omaha, Neb.
A statue to John Brown, the Abolitionist,
was unveiled at North Elba, N. Y.
The banks In New York City belonging to
the Clearing House Association pledged
themselves to give up S15, ,000, 900 In gold for
the United States Treasury.
Major Mckinley visited Cleveland. Ohio,
and took part in the centennial celebration
there.
The funeral Of William E. Russell was held
In Cambridge, Mass. President Cleveland
attended it
There was sharp break In stocks on the
New York City markets owing to disquietude
over the political situation and the heavy
Withdrawals Of gold for shipment.
The Souvenir Sugar Refinery, three miles
from Donaldsonville, La, was destroyed by
fire. Several hundred barrels OF sugar and
many tanks Of molasses were destroyed. The
loss is about $4,000. The fire was un-
doubtedly incendiary.
Miss Alice York. of Gray Ridge, N. Y, pur-
sued tramp, who had stolen her watch and
pocketbook, on her wheel. overlook him,
point of revolver.
A duel to the death was fought by Warren
P. Rouse, former well-known citizen of
Chattanooga, Tenn. and Nora Tanner at
Admission, Ala. Both are dead.
Three persons lost their lives in the fire
which destroyed the barns OF the Chicago
City Railway Company: Frank Crosby, tow
boy; W. L. EIwell, driver, and Patrick Mar
lin, conductor.
The east wing Of the Second Presbyterian
Church at Portsmouth. Ohio, was shattered
by an explosion OF gunpowder. This was the
fourth attempt within week TO blow up
public buildings there, and the most success
full one William Lloyd was arrested on sus-
picion and narrowly escaped lynching.
Forest fires ,aged throughout the country
north of Seattle, in Washington, Idaho and
British Columbia. Millions Of feet OF timber
have been destroyed, aud in numerous mining
camps great damage Is being done.
Al Santa Fe, New Mexico, in the United
States Court, Judge Laughlin sentenced
James Addison Peralta-Reavis, convicted Of
conspiracy to defraud the Government In
connection with the Peralta land grant case,
to two years imprisonment and to pay q
fine of $4,000.
The battleship Indiana, which has been at
reserves, returned to her anchorage, off
Tompkinsville. Staten Island.
Frederick Steckel. prominent business
man Of McKeesport, Penn, killed himself
by shooting because he had been sued for
slander by J. NJ. SkellY another business
men, whose credit Steckel was accused OF
injuring.
Frank Thomas, farmer of Presque Isle.
Me-. blew his brains out with rife. He
had Just heard that the body Of his wife,
who died suddenly, had been exhumed In
order to decide whether she had been pois-
oned.
Mrs. Foster, aged seventy-ave, and her
daughter, Mrs. Thompson, aged thirty-four,
were instantly killed and son of Mrs.
Thompson was fatally injured in runaway
at Manton, Mich.
william Hamilton Gibson, author. artist
and naturalist. died suddenly of apoplexy
at his summer home, in Washington, Conn.
On the saco Valley Railroad, at Crawford
House, n. H., train loaded with logs broke
away and rushed down grade for q quarter
of mie like shot. Engineer George
Woodward jumped and was killed outright.
Jack Murray. IA brakeman, jumped and was
injured about the head so severely that he
died.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, has gas war on hand.
| A reduction Of twenty-five cents per 1000
feet was made by one OF the rival companies.
Ex-Governor Joseph H. Williams, OF
Maine died at his home in Augusta.
The bicycle parade at Long Branch. N j..
| wtS grand success, there being 1900 per.
Sons in line. and four times that many
bicyclists along the avenues us spectators.