The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-10-13
Domestic.
RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

The Massachusetts Republicans, at their
State Convention In Boston, renomtnated
all their State officers, with Governor Wal
colt at the head of the ticket, and endorsed
the st. Louis National platform.
Mrs. Clara Gray was killed and Mrs.
Rosina Nelson and two children were sert.
ously injured by Long Island Railroad
train, which ran them down as they were
driving across the track at Springfield.
The farmhouse Of A. L. Gordon. at Alma,
Neb.. was burned and three children per.
house by the father, who went to the barn.
Gordon was dangerously burned in his
efforts to save his children.
A quarantine train which left New Or
leans over the Southern Pacific Railroad
with DR.. GuIteras, United States Marine
Hospital expert; DR.. Carter, OF the Marine
hospital service, and DR.. Olliphant, Presi-
dent OF the Louisiana Board Of Health, to
hold q conference with the health boards OF
the towns and parishes Of western Louis:
lana, was stopped by an armed mob at
Rayne, In Acadia parish, and compelled to
return to New Orleans.
Rutland .McEnery, a planter OF Ouacita
Parish, La, nephew OF United States SEN
ator McEnery, was shot and mortally
wounded near Monroe, La, by Jim Turner,
a colored man. McEnery at the time was
looking for Wash Ferren, another colored
mans who had assaulted two white girls
Turner was shot and killed by McEnery.
A three days session Of the National Irri.
cation Congress was held in Lincoln, Neb.
Every Western State was represented.
A slight fall from a wagon killed Samuel
Lewis, Of Slatedale, Penn. He was twenty
years old and weighed S15 pounds.
According to Assistant Engineer Knight,
Of Peary's ship, evidences Of cannibalism
were discovered in Lieutenant Greeley's
camp at Cape Sabine by landing party.
A factional fight in the Massachusetts
Democratic State Convention ut Worcester
was won by the silver element. under the
leadership Of George Fred Williams, who
afterwerd was nominated for Governor for
the third time. The Chicago platform was
indorsed.
President Mckinley drove from North
Adams. Mass, to Williams College, where
he held reception.
The first annual conference of the Mayors
and Councilmen Of the United States, Can.
ada and Mexico has just been held at Co
lumbus, Ohio. About 400 delegates at.
tended.
George NJ. Robson, Secretary OF the Navy
in Trenton, N. J. He was born at Belvi-
dere, N. j., In 1929.
Forest fires have destroyed ffty-fouI
square miles Of timber in South Dakota
The boiler Of locomotive on the North.
ern Central Railway, near Harrisburg,
Penn. exploded, killing the engineer and
wounding the fireman.
Steamships that have reached New York
report many wrecks In the path OF the re-
cent storm along the Atlantic coast. The
Captain and Grew OF the bark Carrie, L.
Tyler. rescued at sea.
, Free silver Democrats OF Greater New
York have nominated Henry George for
Mayor upon platform which reafflrms the
principles of the Chicago Convention.
Resolutions repudiating the nomination OF
Alton B. Parker for Chief Judge Of the
Court Of Appeals by the Democratic State
Committee were also adopted.
The Versailles Gnd.l Grand Jury failed
10 indict any one for the lynching Of five
men at that place. The Governor has de.
termined to take up the investigation.
Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt
in the eastern part Of Maine.
At Shamokin, Penn, Arthur May shot to
death his sweetheart, Miss Cora Kaseman,
and then took his own life by sending two
bullets into his head.
Raymond Benham, colored man, was
taken from jail at Hawsville, KY. by
crowd Of 800 men and lynched. He had
assaulted young girl.
Seven workmen were attacked by rob-
bers and thrown from q moving train near
Trenton, Mich, four OF them receiving Sc
rlous injuries.