The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-06
Domestic.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

John r. Gentry and Robert j. broke the
worlds team pacing record In Philadelphia,
making mile In 2.09.
President Mckinley and his party were
warmly welcomed in the Berkshire Hills OF
Massachusetts,. The President is the guest
Of an old friend, and made speech to a
big crowd at the Hoosic Valley Fair, North
Adams.
Sheriff Martin and his deputies were held
Tor trial by the Court In Wilkesbarre, Penn,
for the shooting Of strikers at Lattimer.
Further improvement in the yellow fever
situation In the South is reported.
The State Committee Of the National
Democrats, at a meeting In New York, en-
dorsed Alton B. Parker, the candidate OF
the regular D democracy for Supreme Court
Judge.
Joseph NJ. Hardy and Henry G. Blake
we're sentenced at Albany, N. Y. to four
teen years and four months Imprisonment
Tor kidnapping little John Conway. Hardy
Is the boys uncle. Albert 8. Warner, New
York lawyer, Is charged with being ON &C
.omplice. but has not yet been captured.
The object of the kidnappers was money,
and the case aroused great interest through
out the State.
The Jury at Frankfort, KY, In the trial
ofDr. Hunter and others accused OF bri-
berry In attempting to secure Hunter 8 elec.
tion to the United States Senate, returned
verdict Of not guilty In oil the cases.
Mrs. Elizabeth McRoberts, OF Buffalo,
T., jumped into the Niagara River and was
carried over the Falls. She was sixty-hve
years old, and suffering from ill-health and
melancholia.
Hon. George +. Hoar, ofWorcester. Mass,
made the address Of welcome at the Ma.
tional Conference OF Unitarian aud Other
Christian churches In Saratoga, N. Y.
The widow OF DR.. Rial. the former
leader OF the partiots in the Philippines, Is
In Philadelphia, where she has made ar
rangements for military expeditions to aid
tho insurgents, and concluded an agree
ment for mutual assistance with the CUBAN
Junta. She intends to return to the Phil
lppines to lead the patriots IN person. Her
husband was executed by the spaniards.
William CAN'T, pressman, who had
often boasted that he would accomplish
the feat, jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge
and was rescded from the water with ap-
parently but slight injuries.
The first snow storm OF the season Is re-
ported from juneau, Alaska, stopping
travel over the passes to the kondlke gold
fields.
The Republican organization, under SEN
ator Platt's leadership, carried the Repuo-
lican primaries In New York without oppo..
sition. assuring solid delegation against
Seth Low for Mayor. The Democratic
primaries in Brooklyn resulted IN the gen.
sral success Of Hugh McLaughlin's organ
lzation.
The First National Bank, Of Benton Har-
Dor. Mich, has closed its doors, owing de-
positors $4,000.
The historic frlgate Constitution sailed
from Portsmouth, N. e., for Boston, Where
she was launched 100 years ago.
A coal mine near Blocton, Ala, caught
flre, and before all the miners could be
rescued five were burned TO aeatn ano
three or four were reported missing.
The bones OF a mastodom have been un-
sarthed near Waterloo, Ind. One tooth
weighs about five pounds. The bones,
measured separately, give the standing
height about eighteen feet.
United States Commissioner Alexander
at New York discharged the eleven emma
men who were arrested several days ago on
the charge Of violating the Chinese Exclu-
sion act.
Henry W. Sage, who has given 81 $50 900
IN cash gifts to Cornell University, died in
Ithaca at the age Of eighty-three.
Star Pointer defeated Joe Patchen IN 8
race at Indianapolis, Ind, IN 2ol, estap'
fishing new pacing race record.
The New York Republican State Commit
tee nominated United States Circuit Judge
william J. Wallace for Chief Judge Of the
Court Of Appeals.
The village OF Imlaystown, N. j.. was al
most wiped out by ilro which Is sup
posed to have been started by burglars.
The loss was nearly 80, 900.
An angry crowd at Dillon, 5. G., with
drawn pistols prevented the train carrying
a circus from leaving that town until
money people claimed to have been robbed
Of was repaid.
The annual meeting of the American
Forestry Association was held in Nashville,
Tenn.