The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
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The corporation Of Brown University
voted to request President E. Benjamin An.
drews to withdraw his resignation.
Advices concerning the coal miners
strike around Hazleton. Penn, point to a
prolonged struggle. The ultimatum OF
the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany was handed to the strikers. The
company declines to make any conces-
sions, except to advance laborers from
ninety cents to 81 per day.
Democratic primaries were held in South
Carolina to name candidate for United
States Senator to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of Senator Earle. From re-
turns received Senator McLaurin will be
nominated by considerable majority over
Evans and Irby. Evans will have twice as
many votes as Irby.
Edward B. Cuthbert, in the banking and
brokerage business at New York City, un-
der the firm name OF E. B. Cuthbert Co.,
made an assignment. The liabilities are
between 100000 and S5oo.00o.
William F. Harrity was retired as Ma
tional Committeeman by the Pennsylvania
Democratic State Convention at Reading.
The Chicago platform was reafirmed.
Walter E. Ritter was nominated for Auditor
General and NJ. E. Brown for State
Treasurer.
Mrs. Croker, wife OF the blacksmith at
Cedar Junction, Kan, and her nine-year-
old son were run down and killed by
passenger train near Cedar Junction.
Mrs. John Drew, the oldest Of American
actresses, died at Larchmont, N. Y.
Ten saloons in Kansas City, Kan, were
raided and $4,000 worth Of liquor was
poured into cutters.
Governor Atkinson, Of Georgia, resisted
the kisses and embraces OF the wife OF
Perry, who killed Lanier, and refused to In.
terfere with the death penalty.
It was reported In Columbus, Ohio, that
an agreement to settle the coal miners
strike had practically been reached. ..
A general row took place at baseball
game at Newberne, Ala. One man was
killed and two others dangerously shot. A
dispute arose about play between Richard
Lee, Jr., and Sid. Gooden. During the
quarrel Lees father offered to take hand.
Richard Bennett, Marshal at Newberne,
arrested Lee, Sr., and few minutes later
Gooden rushed up and struck Lee over the
head, inflicting fatal injury.
Former Surrogate Daniel G.. Rollins, o.
New York City, died at Summerworth, N. 81
The Democratic State. Committee OF
PENNSYLVANIA declared vacant the place on
the National Committee held by William F.
Harrity.
Considerable stir was caused In Chicago
BY the report that two hundred men and
three carloads Of ammunition were to be
sent to Cuba.
Robert F. Straine, President Of the United
Telegram Company, was arrested in Bos-
ton, accused Of conspiracy to defraud the
company out Of a surplus Of over s73, 600.
Forest fires have caused great destruc.
tion in Montana.
Erastus Corning, prominent In financial
and manufacturing circles, who inherited
the big iron interests and the fortune OF
Erastus Corning, Sr., died at Albany, n.
Y. He was driving with his n'when he
was stricken with apoplexy, which ter
minated fatally.
Nine. Fraser, professional aeronaut,
while making an ascension at Benson, ILL.,,
fell from height Of 100 feet, alighting on
a lot Of telegraph wires, sixteen OF which
cut gashes In her back and legs. She fell
on a board walk. Both legs were broken.
She will recover, the physicians think.
Senator TIllman, of South Carolina, spoke
at the Albany On. " Fair Grounds, at:
tacking Cleveland, Whitney and Hill, and
eulogizing Bryan and the Chicago plat.
form.
John Landon drove heavy two-horse
milk wagon amuck through Harlem streets,
New York City, and crushed the life out oi
three-year-old Martha Berlinger.
The Master appointed by the United
States District Court to look into the a.
fairs of the Eagle and Phenix Cotton Com.
pany has found President Bigby, OF Allan
ia, Ga, to be short In the sum OF 522.s2O.
Bigby was man oflarge social pretensions
in Atlanta.
After being q widower two months,
John Eckhardt, seventy-two years old, OF
Elizabeth, N j., surprised his friends and
relatives by announcing that he had mar.
ried Miss Maggie Granle, who Is lytwenty.
two. The ceremony was performed at the
parsonage OF the Moravian Church by the
Rev. Samuel Gappaud.
A decision Of the Supreme Court oil
Georgia deprives that State OF the right to
hire out persons convicted OF misdemeanors,
and will probably cause the release OF many
such persons whose services have been solo
and paid for In advance.
1t Is estimated that from thirty to fifty
million dollars worth Of trade has been
brought to New York through the effects o!
the Merchants Association thus far.
Richard Rider, Of Whttefeld, N. Y, while
attempting to hive bees, was stung until ne
died.
At Atlanta, Ca, George W. Parrott Jr.,
twenty-three years old, well known in At.
lanta society, committed suicide. He was
caught short on sugar and wheat and pre-
ferred death to poverty. Parrott was the
son Of a banker and contractor, and worth
half million dollars.
President Mckinley gave public recep-
tion in Cleveland, Ohio.