The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-24


settlement OF all the questions In dispute
between the United States and the Domin-
lon.
Domestic.
Charles Roberts, President Of the South
Chester Manufacturing Company, and
Charles A. Weed, President OF the Tide
water Steel Works, were killed by train
On the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bslti-
more Railroad near Lamokin, Penn. Mr..
Roberts was sixty years old; Mr.. Weed
sixty-five. Mr.. Roberts death was instan-
taneous.
Indignant citizens Of Philadelphia have
asked the courts to prevent the lease Of the
from signing the ordinance authorizing
the lease.
The feud between the Eppersons and
growing out OF the killing Of William Ep-
person, has broken out again. In fight
cousin of Williams shot Charley Epperson
and seriously wounded him. Both factions
are arming for desperate encounter, and
serious trouble Is feared.
Three thousand sheep belonging to John
Donaldson and twenty head OF cattle have
been burned to death in Crosby County,
Texas, by prairie fire, which Is sweeping
over the ranges OF the Panhandle country.
The damage done to ranches Is enormous.
Father Henry J. McPake was found
dead In the basement Of st. PauPs Roman
Catholic Academy, in Philadelphia.
Wounds on his head and face lead to the
belief that he was murdered.
The Appellate Division Of the New York
State Supreme Court. while sustaining
Judge Chester In vacating the order to the
Coal Trust Presidents, failed to pass upon
the constitutionallty c, the Antitrust law.
At Cynthiana, KY, Leon Taylor, farmer
aged thirty years, committed suicide by
hanging: Taylor was engaged to be mar
ried to Miss Mary Burns on October 23, but
fed. Miss Burns, finding that she had
been deserted, got a rope and hanged her
self from window, and was dead when
found.
Spotted Hawk who has been on trial at
Miles City, Montana, for the killing Of
John Hoover, the Barringer sheep herder
was convicted Of murder In the. first de-
gree. It was the death Of Hoover that
caused the recent Indian outbreak In
Montana.
The National Sound Money League issued
an address from New York City declaring
against international bimetallism.
William Cauldwell, former State Senator,
was arrested and placed under $40 900 bail
In New York City, charged with misappro-
prlating funds belonging to the estate Of
Jason Rogers.
Inspection Of tally sheets shows that
Perez NJ. Stewart, Citizens Union candi-
date for Assemblyman, and Howard P.
0kie, candidate Of the same party for
trict, New York City. have been elected,
Instead Of the Tammany candidates, shown
as vlctors in the police returns.
Charles Schlegel. grocer In New York
City, sixty years old 1t Is alleged, murdered
his wife and then tried to end his own life
By cutting his wrists. His son tells OF the
tragedy.
A desperate battle was fought between a
United States Deputy Marshal's posse and
Milton Hiokman's band of desperadoes at
Mudd Lefty, W. Va. The band was sur
prised while In q church. Milton Hickman
vas killed and the Deputy Marshal badly
rounded.
The Philadelphia Common Council voted
20 lease the citys gas works.
The tug P. H. Wise towed the schooner
silver Heels to the Bahamas, and narrowly
escaped laundering near Hatteras. The
Hlibuster Dauntless transferred part Of the
munitions to Cuba. Three-fourths Of tha
war materials were captured by British
officials. p.
The Commissioners appointed by the Ap-
pellate Division OF the Supreme Court to
pass upon the tunnel road for New York
City approved by the Rapid Transit Com
missioners reported In favor Of building
the road. They estimate the cost at $780,
DOC, 900 and say 1t will not exceed S35, ,000,-
boo at the most.
There was large decrease In the num-
Der Of new yellow fever cases in New Or
leans.
William Archibald Thompson, Yale law
student, arrested at New Haven, Conn. for
stealing diamond ring from another Yale
man, Is known to the police OF four States.
Southern business men predict quick
and general revival oftrade in that section
as soon as the Frost stops the fever and
puts an end to vexatious quarantines.
Three court officers were arrested in
Philadelphia, Penn. for issuing fraudulent
naturalization certificates.
Edward Mackin died from injuries re-
ceived by fall Mt dance in New York
City. His partner, a woman Weighing 200
pounds, fell on him.
The war scare in Wall street, New York
City, disappeared, and securities were
strong.