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

Domestic.
William j. Bryan delivered the first Of q
series OF fifty lectures for which he Is to re-
eeive $50, 900 in Atlanta, Ga, to an audience
Of 400 people.
The Bank of West Superior, Wis, has
closed its doors, being embarrassed by the
Chicago and st. Paul failures. sfs.
Mrs. J. Supplies sugar house. of Catherine
Plantation, two miles from White Castle,
and one OF the fines, sugar houses in Lou
isiana, was destroyed by fire together with
$500 barrels OF sugar. The sugar house cost
$140,0 900, and was insured for S50,009 and
the sugar was worth $4,000.
A mass meeting OF Republican citizens was
held in Carnegie Hail, New York, to urge
the election of Joseph 81. Choate to the Sem
ate; the speakers were Edmund Wetmore,
William Guthrie, Elihu Root and General
Swayne.
The mob which lynched "Jim' Stone in
Mayfeld, KY, applied the torch to several
dives there, and hot fighting followed, sew
eral being wounded.
Two mailing companies and i firm OF con-
tractors were added TO the list Of failures in
Chicago. due to the suspension OF the Ma
tional Bank OF Illinois. -
The New England Society had its annual
dinner at the Waldorf, New York City, and
listened to speeches by E. J. Phelps, the Rev.
MI. Savage, Secretary Herbert, General
Miles, and others.
The bank OF NJ. d. Barilati 4 Co.. 50 Nul-
berry street. New York City. failed to open its
doors, and Marcello 81. Barilatf, the pro.
prietor. Is missing. ~ $l5
Major Mckinley left Chicago and returned
to his home In Canton, Ohio, much pleased
and benefited by his trip.
The dairy owners Of New York and New
jersey met In New York City and decided
on q thorough organization. They declared
the prices fixed by the wholesalers OF the
Milk Exchange ruinous.
The closing Of the Illinois National Bank,
an institution which was considered the Sec
ond strongest National bank in Chicago,
quickly followed by the failure of three pri-
yate banking-houses which did business with
ii, caused a furry Of excitement In financial
circles and led to runs on several banks by
timid depositors. r
Black damp. following an explosion Of gas
in Wilkesbarre Penn. coal mine impris-
FIVE hours. They were all rescued alive.
A very large meeting was held IN Cooper
Union, New York, City, to urge the recogni-
ton OF Cuban independence.
The United States revenue cutter Hugh
McCulloch, the queen OF the revenue feet,
was successfully launched at Cramps ship
yard at Philadelphia. The vessel was named
by Miss Madge Shoemaker. daughter Of
Captain C. F. Shoemaker, Chief OF the Rev
enue Cutter Service. Several officials OF the
service were In attendance.
At Great Darlington, Mass, Jefferson Nc
Kinley, colored man 1l2 years old, died q,
few days ago. He was born stavein North
Carolina, and he was valet to Governor
Walker, of Louisiana. He came North in
1868 with the Forty-ninth Massachusetts,
Regiment, for which he was clerk, and set
tied in Great Darlington. He was indus.
trious, and accumulated little property.
James Louis Sheppard. the eleven-year-old
boy who shot and killed Mary Falk, a SER
want, because she teased him. had prelim-
mary examination before the Recorder at Gal
weston, Texas, ,and was held in $1,000 bonds TO
answer the charge OF murder before the
Criminal District Court. The bond was
give by relatives and the the boy left the
court room whistling.
Andrew Cnrnegie and John d. Rockefeller
have united for the manufacture OF steel
products. Rockefeller owns the Iron Noun
tain mines, and Carnegie the largest steel
mills IN America. r
Anton Benning, a h2ckster. on returning
home at st. Louis, Mo-. found the body OF
his wife upon cot in one room and in an
other that of his step-brother, Henry Kem-
merling, both shot through the left temple,
1t is believed that Kemmerling was In love
with the woman and killed her.
The National Bank OF Illinois, one OF the
largest In Chicago, aud OF which George
Schneider is President, has failed. It had a
paid up. capital Of 81 1,000,0 900. and has al
ways been supposed to be one OF the strong
est. .......
Three masked robbers entered Thomas
Fulton's farmhouse. at Pine Plains. n. T.,
and, after overpowering him and his two
sisters, ransacked the place.
Lincoln Baird AMI William Gailor, two
Young men, had been enemies for some time.
They mot at the mill nine miles from Knox
vile, Tenn. and renewed the quarrel, which
resulted In duel. Both men fired several
shots and fell to the ground dead.
A mob o. white men broke into the cabin
of George Finley, q colored man, near May
field, Ky.. and shot him. He died in five
minutes. william Haley. a white man, had
accused FnlAv of stealing corn.
Morris Sol ,e.6olz, a convicted flrebug.
made statement in New York City that the
band of which he WAS member had started
ten fires in New York and Brooklyn between
1890 and 1897.
Sharks from Christmas window show de-
stroysd an entire business block in Elizabeth
port, n. J.