The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1896-07-08
RECORD or THE LEAGUE CLUBS

JuQSo Wdllhce, VI tue Ouiteu uotoeSo SAtSoA'
Court, Syracuse, N. Y, rendered decision
DENYING the motion Of William J. Kresser. Of
Albany, to restrain Excise Commissioner Ly.
man from revoking his license on June 80.
The opinion declares that the Raines law ts
constitutional and not violation OF the
United States Constitution.
Every mine In Leadville, Col, Is closed on
account of the strike.
The New Home Sewing Machine Company
of New York City has ascertained that 1t has
been robbed OF more than S20, 600 In the last
few years by employees. Seven arrests were
made.
The freshmen boat race at Poughkeepsie,
n. T., was won by Cornell by length,
Harvard second, Pennsylvania third and CO.
lumbia last. -----.-.----
David Belasco, the playwright, who sued
n. K. Falrbank, the Chicago pork.packer,
for s65,O0O for bis services In preparing Mrs.
Leslie Carter for the stage, was awarded
verdict of $16, 900 In the Supreme Court, New
York City.
The triennial convention OF the Interna-
tionaI Sunday-school Association was held
In Boston.
Frank Marquardt, an engineer, and Charles
Angus, fireman, were killed by the ex:
plosion Of the boiler Of New York Central
Railroad locomotive In Utica, N. Y.
A Mckinley and Hobart ratification meet
ing waA held in Carnegie Music Hall, New
York CITY, among the speakers being Ed
ward Laiterbach, T. C. Platt, J. sloat Fas-
sstt, Fra7 K Hiscock and ". A Sutherland.
Banker August Belmont's horse, Henry OF
Navarro, won the Suburban. at Sheepshead
Bay, near New York City. with The Com
moner secGnd and the heavily backed favor
ite, Cliffori third.
The first National Convention OF the
Credit Men OF The Uoited States was held at
Toledo, Ohio. Mayor Majors address Of
welcome was responded to by u y. Bannin.
| OF New York; T. ]. Ferguson, OF New Or
| leans, and ". e. Taylor, Of Kansas City.
". h. Preston, Of Sioux City, Iowa, was
then elected Permanent Chairman.
The State Bar Association Of Indiana was
organized at Indianapolis at meeting rep
resented by lawyers from all parts OF the
State. General Benjamin Harrison was
elected first President unanimously.
In New York City Judge Cowing sem
fenced saloon keeper to one month IN the
peniten. iarr, and his bartender to ten days
| in the Tombs for selling beer in an alleged
club over his saloon on Sundays.
John Martsolf, leading citizen OF Webb
| City, Mo-. committed suicide, blowing MS
| head of his shoulders with stick OF giant
| powder
George Il. Wyckot, Pres lent Of the Bank
| OF New Amsterdam, New York City. died
from the effects OF the shot fired by George
b. Semple.
Albert Woods, thiry-two years old, the
proprietor of photograph gallery at
| Washington Park, Philadelphia, and Richard
| Meuze, twenty years old, visitor to the
gallery, were shocked to death by touching
| an electric screen.
Henry 2. Beecher, son OF the late Henry
Ward Beecher, was acquitted In New YORK
! City On the charge OF forging corporate
| name.
yandals visited Wappinger's Falls On. ~
| Cemetery at night and destroyed fifty OF its
most beautiful monuments.
Alonzo A. WallinS was, at Newport. hy..
adiudced guilty of the murder OF Pearl
| Bryan, with penalty Of death, and was I'M
| prisoned with Scott Jackson at CovinGton,
! KY, who Is awaiting death for the same
| crime.
The boiler of the excursion steamer Titus
| Shearl explode when about to lard at Tay.
| lars Driving Park. Little Falls, n. Y, and
eleven persons were killed and six injured.
The Subcommittee OF the Senate Finance
| Committee. investigating the recent Govern
ment bonl Issue, began its sessions In New
! York City, August Belmont, j. Pterpont
| Morgan and Francis Lyn ie Stetson testified.