The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-01-06
ESTABLISHED 1874 4

rist, chief justice Of the court Of claims in
Washington; aged 75. Rev. B. F. Foster,
prominent Odd Fellow, in Indianapolis;
aged rs.
20. Fire: stoneware works burned In East
Akron, O.; loss, s200, 900.
21. Miscellaneous: The U. 8. cruiser Raleigh
captured the filibustering steamer Daunt-
less and her tender, the R. L. Mallory, on
the Florida coast. DR.. Henry 8. Tanner,
y once noted as 40 day faster," burned to
death at Akron, o.
q. Gen. Fernando Primo de Rivero, captain
general of Madrid, died in that city.
%. Obituary: James b. Greathead, q distin.
guished engineer, in England; aged 81.
Charles F. Crisp, ex-speaker Of the house
Of representatives, at Atlanta; aged 81.
Columbus Delano, e1-secretary Of the In
terror, at Mount Vernon, O.; aged 81.
a. Obituary: Rev. ]. M. Jacquett, known as
the oldest priest in point Of service in the
United States, In Galveston; aged 70.
rs. Fires: Cotton warehouse in Galveston
damaged to the extent Of $4,000. 20 bust
ness houses burned in Lodonia, Tex. Lum-
ber yard and 4 dwellings burned at Mil
waukee, Mich. loss, $l75,000.
Disaster: 8 killed and 20 injured in head
end collision near Mesamic Highlands, Mo.
Obituary: Gen. Morton @. Hunter, a Feder-
al veteran, in Bloomington, Ind. aged II.
H. Fires: Z grain elevators burned In Chicago;
loss, $1,20O,0O. A $4,000 factory fire In
Brooklyn.
The annual missionary council Of the Prot.
estant Episcopal church opened in Cincin.
natl. ,...- .'H
%. Obituary: Michael Castle, q pioneer Call.
fornis merchant, in San Francisco.
% nico ofor ,{,,ov hfl1od hr IN oYp1nnfn1
in shaft No. at Wilkesbarre.
Obituary: DR.. d. Newell Martin, formerly
Of Johns Hopkins university, q noted biolo-
gist, at Burley, England.
Miscellaneous: Money 100 per cent on call In
Wall street. The Mecosta County Savings
bank at Big Rapids suspended.
30 Fire: Gharadelli's coffee and spice works
burned in San Francisco; loss, 100000.
Obituary: Cardinal Hohenlohe, German
prince, ranking member Of the Sacred col.
lege, in Rome.
81 Obituary: Gen. Joseph 4. Terrence, q Fed
eral veteran and an iron magnate, in Chi.
cago; aged 6S.
NOVEMBER. '
& Fire: The Globe theater burned in st.
Louis.
Personal: Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee, consul gener.
al at Havana, arrived in Washington from
Cuba.
Obituary: Ansel L. Nickerson, q veteran
Rhode Island Journalist, at Pawtucket.
6. Obituary: Mrs. ". a. Vanderbilt, at Scar
boro-on e-Hudson.
z. Fires: The Boston Bridge company, CO
Cambridgeport, burned out; loss, $l60, ,000
Lowrie & Robson's dry goods store burned
In Indianapolis; loss, Sl00, 1000.
Obituary: Napoleon Sarony, the well known
photographer, in New York city; aged 76.
g. Russell Smith, venerable and distinguish
ed scene and landscape painter, at Weldon,
Pa; aged 81.
10. Obituary: John August Hugo Gylden, cele-
brated astronomer, at Stockholm; aged S.
IL. Obituary: John Y. Foster, prominent ed.
itor and politician Of New Jersey. In New.
ark; aged 65.
1s. Obituary: Brother Francis, one Of the
founders Of Notre Dame university, at
South Bend, Ind; aged n.
Il Obituary: Coleman E. Bishop, noted
writer and editor, at Hydetown, Pa.
15. Fire: Several business houses burned at
Elberton, Ga; loss, 100000.
Obituary: Professor Frank Gecks, noted
musician and patron Of musical arts, In st.
Louis; aged 62. ~
II. Personal: Captain Alfred T. Mahan, the
naval writer, retired from the United
States navy after 40 years service.
Obituary: Judge J. G. Parker, acted Ark.
ansas justice, at Fort Smith.
IS. Obituary: Hon. Eli q. Murray, e1-govern.
or Of Utah, in Bowling Green, Ky.
Shipwreck: The British steamer Memphis
went to pieces on the English coast; IL
lives lost. ' u...
10. Obituary: Mrs. Scott siddons, the reader
and actress. in Paris.
90 Business troubles: The First National
hopH ~ QiOuY Hfv a faf1ad
q. Obituary: BENJAMIN Ward Richardson, q
celebrated English physician and author,
In London: aged 68.
Sporting: Princeton defeated Yale at foot.
ball in New York; score, "A to 6.
22. Obituary: George W. G.. Ferris, inventor
and builder Of the Ferris wheel, In Pitts.
burg. Amos Grannis, a Chicago pioneer,
in that city; aged II.
"a. Shipwreck: Steamer San Benito wrecked
on the coast Of California; 8 deaths from
drowning and exposure.
Obituary: Italo Campanini, the greatest tenor
Of his time, well known in the United
States, at Parma, Italy.
8. Obituary: Benjamin Apthorp Gould, well
known scholar and astronomer, in Boston.
20. Fire: The courthouse at Eastland, Tex,
destroyed; loss, $65, 900.
so. Fire: The steamer City Of Kalamazoo burn
ed at South Haven, Mich; 8 deaths.
Business troubles: The Missouri National
bank at Kansas City passed into the hands
Of the comptroller Of the treasury. The
First National bank Of Tyler, Tex, failed.
Obituary: Ira Shafer, noted figure Of the
New York bar, at Poughkeepsie. William
Steinway, head Of the piano firm, in New
York city; aged 90.
DECEMBER.
]. Fire: At Mason City, la. loss $100, 200.
Miscellaneous Earthquake shock at Cairo,
Ills. Gage & Fulton, bankers and brokers,
failed in Boston.
2 Fire: At Atlantic City; st. Monica's church
destroyed.
8. The National Council of Women began its
annual convention in Boston.
4. Obituary: Capt. William Bell, q California
pioneer, at San Diego; aged rs.
G. Date reported for the death Of Maceo, the
Cuban leader.
z. Obituary: Col. John r. Fellows, the noted
Democratic politician, in New York city;
aged 65.
shipwreok: The North German Lloyd steam.
er Salier foundered of the coast OF Spain;
about 500 passengers and sailors lost.
8. Fire: At Bay City, Mich. loss, $4,000.
Obituary: William Drury, said to have been
the largest landowner in the United States,
In New Boston, Ills; aged So Nathan
Webb, a veteran Of the war Of 1912 and of
the civil war, in New York city; aged 100.
Miscellaneous: Resolutions favoring Cuban
independence introduced in the United
States senate. Scar Face Charlie, a Modoc
involved in the Candy massacre, died ON
the reservation in the Indian Territory.
O. Fire. At Winston, N. c.; loss, $4,000.
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