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

8. Mine disaster: 90 miners entombed l5y q
cave in at the Twin shaft, Pittston, Pa
30. Convention: 9th annual reunion Of Con.
federate veterans began at Richmond.
JULY.
/. Daniel De Foe, lineal descendant Of the
great author, died in San Francisco.
2. Obituary: Harriet Beecher Stowe, at New
Haven; aged IS. Gen. A. R. Lawton, a
Confederate veteran, at Clifton Springs
sanitarium; aged 20.
8. Obituary: Anson D. F. Randolph, the well
known book publisher, at West Hampton,
N. Y; aged 78. Charles Howard johnson,
artist, in New York city; aged 30.
1. DR.. George Rimmell, famous sporting m an,
known as Gwinne Price, died in st. Louis
| aged "a.
8. Sporting: Leander crew beat Yale In trial
heat at the Henley regatta.
Obituary: Gen. Pierce N. B. Young, dis
tinguished Confederate cavalryman, IN
New York city; aged 81.
z. Obituary: Mrs. Sallie Ward Downs, once q
noted Kentucky belle, in Louisville; aged
90. Sir John Fender, cable magnatep in
London. George Law, eccentric million.
aire and "projector," son Of the more IA
nous George Law of Panama fame, in New
York city; aged SO.
8. Fire. San Luis Obispo, CAL, suffered to the
extent Of $3.50, 900.
Henley, defeating New college.
10. Political: William Jennings Bryan noniir at
ed by the Democrats at Chicago.
II. Disaster: 81 persons killed and SO injured
In railway collision near Logan, Ind.
| Fire: Business block burned in Nashville
loss, $4,000.
Obituary: Ernst Curtius, IL. D., well
known German Hellenist, in Berlin; aged
81. Gen. John Pulford, veteran Of the Fed
eral army, at Detroit; aged SO.
IL. Walter o. Lewis, "a pioneer in the ship news
service, at Germantown, Pa. aged 81.
18. M. Peter Gerard, author, inventor and re-
cluse, died in New York city.
IL Obituary: Mgr. Monaco Ia Valleta, senior
cardinal bishop of the Roman hierarchy,
at Rome; aged go. Luther Whiting Mason,
famous teacher Of music, at Buckfeld'
Me-; aged 68.
Is. Maj. Jacob Roemer, noted German ar
tillerist cf, the Army Of the Potomac, died
at Flushi g, N. Y; aged 7s.
10. Obituary Ex.Gov. william E. Russell oi
Massachusetts,, near Little Pabas, Que.
aged 80. william Hamilton Gibson, artist
and author, in Washington, Conn.
II 18 Fire: The car barns Of the Chicago City
railway burned; loss, $850, ,O0O
10. Obituary: EI-Goy. Joseph Hartwell VIII
liams of Maine, at Augusta: aged g. Gen.
Andrew R. z. Dawson, q South Dakota
| pioneer, IN lI6dQWOOU. OoL. COnuu&t H.
Siegfried, a Federal veteran, at Pottsville,
Pa; aged "a.
20. Fire: Park theater and Barrett House
burned at Henderson, KY; loss, $25O, ,0OO
| Obituary: Prof. J. Fairfax Mclaughlin, al
Fordham Heights, N. 2; aged S5.
2l. Fire: MAYORS Opera House and other
buildings burned at Terre Haute, Ind.
loss, $4,000.
Obituary: Mrs. John Hoey, widow Of the
late president Of the Adams Express com
/ pany and once a noted actress, at Long
Branch, N. j.; aged r.. Charles Dickens,
Jr., son Of the great novelist, at Kensing'
ton, England; aged 59. Joseph Wesley Har'
per, one Of the family Of publishers, ir
New York city; aged 68.
Miscellaneous: Centennial anniversary ol
the death Of Robert Burns celebrated In
Dumfries, Scotland. Cloudburst neal
i Frankfort, Ky, drowned 10people. British
troops stormed and captured Matappo
hills, Matabeles' stronghold.
O. Obituary: Gen George W. Jones, ex-U. s..
i senator, at Dubuque, Ia; aged 72.
g. Horace Bradley, artist, died at Denver.
n. Fire: sl,25O,OOo damage in shipyard at
Belfast.
q. Jameson, the T'ransyaal raider, and his Of.
fcers found guilty.
20. Robert Garrett, e1.president Of the Balti.
more and Ohio railroad, died in Baltimore
aged SO.
80. Fire: The Montreal exhibition building
nearly destroyed; loss, Sl50, ,000
i Obituary: Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland,
noted educator, in Chicago.
81. Fire: GraPs Valley, CAL, partially destroy
/ ed; loss, $l50,000.
AUGUST.
2. Obituary: DR.. Joseph Toner Of Washing
ton, well known philanthropist and col
1ootSr OF Hrooao, Snrin0q Pa.
8. Gen. Calvin E. Pratt q Federal veteran, al
Buzzards Bay, Mass Gen. E. r. Colston, O
noted Confederate veteran, at Richmond
aged II.
4. Moore Bros, spectators, suspended In
Chicago.
9. Fire: Explosion and fire at Swift & Co. 4
i packing plant, Kansas City; loss, 500, 900;
, several persons injured.
Obituary: Judge Samuel Shellabarger, noted
lawyer and public man in Washington
i aged 70.
2. %. b. Fargo & Co.. wholesale boot and shoe
firm, assigned in Chicago; liabilities,
$4,000.
O. Disasters: 8 killed and 8 injured in troll
ley accident at Columbia, Pa. s persons
drowned by the capsizing Of pleasure
! boat on the Delaware at Philadelphia.
Obituary: William J. Gilmore, noted Ohio
lawyer, at Columbus, o. Judge A. ]. Ed
Rerton, ex-U. 8. senator from Minnesota,
i ut Sioux Falls; aged 65.
i 10. Lady Tennyson, widow Of the late Lord
Tennyson, at Aldworth, England.
II. Business troubles: The Murray Hill bank
one of the Oldest state banks OF New Yorl
oity, closed its doors. The Security balil
Of Duluth suspended.
James Griffith, R. G. A., q famous Canad lar
painter, died at the age Of SO.
IL. Fire. The Manhasset House, Shelter Is
land, N. Y, destroyed: loss, s20O, 900.
George Cromwell, old railway engineer
II ON the Pacific slope. died in San Francisco
lS Obituary: Sir John Millais president Of
the Royal academy, IN London; aged ".
Miscellaneous: Dr.. Nansen, the arctic e1
plorer reached Vardoe, an island of Nor
way. 6 deaths by cloudburst at Dehaven
Pa. several missing.
A. Sporting: Tom Butler won the national
championship race at the Louisville L. A
W. races.
Obituary: Olin L. Warner, sculptor, in New
} York city; aged 81. Sister Irene, mother
superior Of the New York Founding asy
llm, q very prominent sister Of charity
, in New York city; aged rs. DR.. William
sohrader Of the University of Missouri. q
prominent scientist, at Columbia, Mo.
L. Business troubles George o. Berne % Co.,
leather dealers; a. NJ. Hosick, wool dealer
and the Chicago and Western Soap works
!. three Chicago firms having close financial
connections, ass gned; aggregate habili
ties, nearly $5OO,C0O. The Chicago Consoli
dated Iron and Steel company assigned
liabilities, about $500, 600.
John Bloodgood, roted New York banker,
died at Great Darlington, Mass.
l6. Fires: Woodruff 8 department store burned
at Rockford, Ills. The chemical laboratory
buildings OF the University Of Illinois al
Champaign burned; loss $4,000.
II. Obituary: Mary Abigail Dodge (Gail Ham
ilton), at Wyndham, Mass. /; aged about 68