The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-21

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Domestic.
Daniel G. Grifin, the candidate Of the Gold
Democrats for Governor last fall, died at
Watertown. N. Y.
Contracts we're let at Birmingham, Ala,
for the extension of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad.
The New York State Senate passed bill
providing for reduction OF five cents year
in the price OF gas in New York City till the
81 point is reached.
A fine saddle horse was bought at Lexing-
ton in Kentucky for President Mckinley.
Mrs. Julia Ne:son was asphyxiated by
coal gas in hovel in Chicago. She was
worth 100000.
". n. Gage and his wife were found dead
In bed In their home at Chicago. A note
found in the room addressed to the Coroner
shows that the couple intended suicide. The
husband was machinist.
George Stephens, division freight agent of
the Philadelphia. Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad dropped dead In his Office Oh the
second floor OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Building, Philadelphia. The cause of his
death Is said to have been heart failure.
There Is scarcity Of onions In the San
Francisco (Cal. market. Dealers say that
all the California crop was shipped as soon
as gathered to the Eastern and Southeastern
States, and that corner has been effected In
the Washington and Oregon crops.
The bo ly Of Andrew Jeffries Garvey. no
torious as an informer during the trial Of
"Boss" Tweed and his associates, will be
brought from Southampton. where he died
Monday. to New York City, for burial be-
side his first wife. who died III 1886.
The Porto Rican Revolutionary Commit
tee in New York has received private in
formation from the island that the people
have taken up arms against the Spanish
Government.
Superintendent Jasper's idea Of establish
ing lurch ROOMS IN the public schools OF
New York City was indorsed by the Board OF
Education. The purpose Of tie plan Is to
provide wholesome food for the children.
The Illinois Steel Company shut down its
works In Chicago, throwing 1000 men out OF
work. The rail-straighteners had arranged
10 strike. but the company forestalled them.
Julio Sanguily and F. Lechusa, Cuban
Generals, were arrested at Jackson vile, Fla,
accused o. fitting out an armed expedition
against Spain. 'Cubans we're vexed at the
arrests.
Collector Kilbreth, of New York, issued the
necessary orders to Custom House clerks for
the retention OF samples 80 that tariff tax
may be imposed on present imports, in case
the retroactive CLAUSE In the tariff bill be-
comes law.
Mrs. John Lang hanged herself In Derby,
Conn.,. after striking her baby fatal blow.
z. T. Lewis, who disappeared from
Urbana, Ohio, TWO years ago after having
been charged with forgeries amounting to
1857, GOO, was arrested in Ypsilanti. Mich.
W. o. Leland, president Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Springville. N. Y, was ar
rested and released under bail in the sum Of
$4,000 by United States Commissioner Fitz-
gerald. Mr.. Leland was indicted at the
Utica term OF the United States Court for
wrecking the Sprngville Bank.
Albert P. Foster, aged twenty-four, COM
mitted suicide at Saratoga, N. Y, by taking
carbolic acid. Marital troubles were the
alleged cause. Foster kissed his mother
goodby and then rushed into an adjoining
room and swallowed the fatal dose.
A coroner's jury found that Aimee Smith.
Of Hackepsack, N. j.. who died suddenly In
the Hotel Victor, in New York City, came to
her death by carbolic acid poisoning, and
Coroner Dobbs held Nelson NJ Weeks, Of
Hackensack, who took her to the hotel.
1Q6 WOOueQ Spdu VI tuo uOEtu cuu dp-
proach to the Ohio Connecting Railroad
Bridge at Woods Run. Penn. collapsed
while freight train was crossing, and the
engine and thirteen cars were precipitated
to Mcclure avenue, fifty feet below. Fire
man William Haggerty was killed instantly
and Engineer William Graham fatally in
iured.
The Bureau OF Elections has completed
the scheme Of redIstr citing New York City
ordered by last years election law. The
services OF 1000 election inspectors and
clerks can be dispensed with and more than
$75,000 wilrbe saved annually.
DR.. Blauveh has reported to the Health
Board that the frat week OF the medical in
spection In public schools of New York City
resulted In the exclusion Of 500 cases Of dis
ease.
A stubborn fire which broke out in the Gill
more Opera House at Springfield, Mass,
9utted the block and caused loss OF be-
tween $50, 900 and 100000.
The Globe Savings Bank at Chicago has
failed. Later the Chicago Title and Trust
Company was appointed receiver. The cap
ital stock Of the bank Is 100000. Most Of
the bank stock Is held by Eastern capital
lists.
The United States battleship Iowa made
more than seventeen knots an hour In pre-
liminary run over the official trial course.
E. Stern. said to have been a wealthy re-
tired merchant. committed suicide by jump
ing from the ferryboat Bowery Bay, at New
York City. III health and despondepcy
therefrom were, 1t is believed, the causes.
jesse Hart accompanied Miss Nora Eggles-
ton to church at Carrollton, Miss. On their
return home the yonng woman picked up
pistol that mad been left in the parlor. Hart
told her to put it down and she playfully
refused. A scuffls enSued, when the pistol
was discharged and Miss Ecgleston fell dead
with bullet through her brain.
A train Of twenty-six fiat cars, loaded with
big guns. was sent by the Bethlehem (P mn. }
Iron Company to the Sandy Hook IN. J.)
proving grounds. The train carried nine
ten-inch and fifteen eicht-inch guns, which
are part of an order for 100 for coast de-
tence.
Foreign Notes.
The Sultan has written letter to the Car
thanking him for the maintenance Of the in
tegrty OF Turkey.
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