The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-08-25
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RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

Boston ...62 % .689 Philad' a..42 so .457
Cincii'ati5s 80 $50 Pittsb'g Al so 451
Bait. ..57 80 .655 Louisville 40 59 .442
NV York.52 81 sos Brooklyn 3S 81 427
Cleveld. AT 43 .522 Wash'n. "a IS 1892
Chicago As 49 .479 st. Louis.25 10 1853
Sylvanus Johnson, colored, charged with
assaulting Mrs. Livingston Atwell on June
23, was convicted at Key West, Fla, and
sentenced to be hanged. Mrs. Atwell iden-
titled johnson as her assailant and the
trial lasted only two hours and twenty min
utes. Johnson collapsed when sentence
was passed. It was over his case that the
recent fatal riot occurred resulting in the
calling out Of troops.
Charles ". Clifford, a Chicago restaurant
keeper, crazed by jealousy over attentions
OF Policeman Pepner to his wife, murdered
her by cutting her throat with q butcher
knife. After satisfying himself that his
wife was dead Clifford lay down beside her
and shot himself dead. Mrs. Clifford was
formerly ''strong woman" with circuses.
Her professional name was Nine. Mendoza.
The United States torpedo boat Dupont,
built by the well-known Herreshoff firm at
Bristol, R. l.. to make speed Of 27H knots
an hour, received her second official trial
over sixty-mile course in Narragansett
Bay, and made an average speed OF 2S.5s
knots.
Charles Madison, Of Richmond, Va, a
lineal descendant Of President Madison and
brother Of Lillian Madison, who was mur-
dered In Richmond several years ago by
Cluverius, committed suicide on passen-
ger train just west Of Williamsburg, Mad
ison was about thirty years old. He waa
intoxicated when he shot himself.
William H. Maddern was killed instantly
and five Ot her man rppra iDiurad ODa NOR.
tally, by an explosion Of dynamite in the
st. Joe Lead Company's mine at Bonna
Terra, Mo. The explosion was due to the
carelessness OF the men who were handling
the dynamite.
Louis E. Rossie, paying teller Of the Bed
ford Bank In Brooklyn, was arrested
charged with embezzlement. He confessed
to having stolen about S6250 during his
three years as paying teller, and said that
he had lost the money In betting on horse
races.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company's
steamer Mexico was wrecked while going
into Dixon entrance from Sitka, Alaska, in
heavy fog. The steamer struck upon q
reef, over which she passed, sinking In the
deep water beyond. All on board were
saved. Among the passengers were about
forty tourists, some Of whom were natural
lists.
Henry s. Marcy, President OF the Fitch
burg Railroad, died OF apoplexy at his
home In Belmont, Mass.
Frank G. Conroy was executed at Clin-
ton Prison for numbering his wife at Og-
densburg, N. Y.
President Mckinley and Vice-President
Hobart visited the Catholic Summer School
at Plattsburgh, N. Y, and made a trip
through the Au Sable Chasm.
The Republicans Of Kentucky held their
State Convention In Louisville.
Merchants from all over the country ar
rived in New York City for their fall buying
In consequence OF the work Of the Mer-
chants Association.
William G. Read, Jr., broker and head
Of the firm of Read, Parson Co., killed
himself in the Edison Building, New York
City, where the firms offices are.
William Lamb Picknell, the artist, died in
Boston on Sunday.
President Mckinley reviewed the Twenty
first Infantry at the Hotel Champlain, and
took luncheon with Ex-Governor Woodbury.
in Burlington, vt.
The annual meeting Of the American As
sociation for the Advancement OF Science
was held In Detroit; many papers Of an in
teresting nature were read.
The police Of North Adams, Mass, have
under surveillance Harvey Lanfair, who, it
Is believed, will be able to throw light on
the murder Of Henry F. Reed and his sister
In that city.
The South Coast left San Francisco,
Cal, for the gold fields so heavily and un-
evenly loaded that there are grave fears
as to her ability to make the trip.
John Gordon, alias Lewis Nelson, COL
ored, who murdered William Allen, at
Brunswick, Miss, on July Is by clubbing
him with gun barrel, and who was cap
tured In Louisiana, was hanged by lynch
erS.
Nathaniel Mason, young colored man,
who had been employed by Dr.. Charles A.
Powell, in Glenwood, Ca, attempted to as
sault Mrs. Powell and was captured by
her husband. A posse of fifty neighbors
took the man from DR.. Powell and carried
him some distance down the road, where he
was placed against o pile of rocks and
shot. Benjamin Mayfeld, colored, was
lynched at Edna, Ga. Mayfeld assaulted
the wife OF Donald James, railroad con-
ductor, and was caught short distance
from the scene OF his crime.
Albert Gray, bicyclist, was run down
and probably fatally injured by two society
women OF Derby, Conn.,. who were out
driving.
Frank Harper, aged seventeen, was found
by the police in New York City in pitiable
condition from lack Of food. He may die.
Five other persons were rescued from starv-
ing only by timely discovery.
Negotiations are now in progress In New
York City looking to q consolidation Of all
the companies owning compressed air motor
patents. The consolidated company, il
formed, will be controlled by the Metro
politan Traction Company through its OF.
fcers and directors.
John W. Foster visited President McKin-
ley at the Hotel Champlain, and conferred
with him for three hours on the seal ques.
tion.
A severe electric storm passed over
Pennington, N. II. The lightning was
terrific and the deep darkness caused
general CONSERVATION. A bolt struck the
house and stable Of John s. Roberts, just
outside the village, burning both, besides
fifty tons OF hay, valuable trotting
horse, other live stock, and nearly all the
furniture. The house was a fine old
structure. The loss Is $4,000, partially
insured.
Foreign.
A dispatch says that Oporto, Portugal,
Is In q state Of open rebellion, and that
martial law has been proclaimed.
Further details OF the capture of Abu
Hamed by the Anglo-Egyptian expedition