The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-03
Domestic.

ton.
Detroit's Common Council Is trying to Gust
Mayor pingree, who Is acting in the dual
capacity Of Mayor of Detroit and Governor
Of Michigan.
Tom Rowe, aged twenty-Six, was sentenced
to four years in tho penitentiary at Sherman,
Texas, for dIsposing Of mortgaged property.
After sentence was passed Rowe confessed
to being the husband of fifteen living wives.
The reason for making the confession was
that il indicted and convicted of bigamy he
could serve out all sentences at the same
time, as they would not be cumulative.
Miss Helen Musgrave, of Cameron town.
ship, Pennsylvania, found death In letter
to her lover. While moistening the flap OF
the envelope the girls tongue was sllghtly
lacerated, which r,sulted in blood pois, aing,
from which she died.
The Bellevue Hospital Meiical College
building. in New York City, was nearly de-
stroyed by fire.
"Washineton Crossing the Delaware" the
historical painting hy Emanuel Leutze, was
purchased at the Roberts sale by John s.
Kennedy. for 516.100. He will present tho
painting to the Metropolitan Museum OF Art,
New York City.
The Indian mail arriving at New York on
:he Teutonic was taken of for dislnfection
at Quarantine. rs q precaution against the
oubonlc plague
The New York Senate, after protracted
lebate. adopted the Lexow resolution for an
Investigation OF trusts.
Minister Willis's body arrived in San Fran
cisco from Honolulu, and was sent to the
home Of the family, Louisville, Ky.
Congressman Benton McMilin. OF Ten
1essee and Miss Lucille Foster, daughter OF
Captain James M. Foster, a prominent
planter and politician, were married at the
First Presbyterian Church, Shreveport, La.
Congressman Deusmore, of Arkansas, was
Mr. McMillin's best man.
In Splinter, Miss, old Aunt Funden has
Just died, aged 100. leaving eighteen chill
1ren, who. with their descendants, number
nearly 700. Up to 110 years she would walk
several miles and do days washing.
Mrs. Martha Mnria Harris, wife of United
States Senator Isham G. Harris, died at
Paris, Tenn.
The South Atlantic and Gulf States Coast
and Harbcr Defense and Improvement Con-
vention met at Tampa, Fla. Delegates were
present from sixteen States. Lieutenant
General J. NJ. Schoneld was among the rep
.esentatives OF tho Army present. Governor
Bloxham, oil Florida, delivered the address
Of welcome.
On the same day T. G. Platt was elected
Senator from New York; Boies Penrose, from
Pennsylvania; J. H. Gallinger, from New
Hampshire; Jeter G. Prltchard, from North
Carolina; J. K. Jones, from Arkansas; II, NJ.
Teller, from Colorado; q. G.: Hansbrough,
from North Dakota; G.. G. Vest, from Mis-
souri,; o. II. Platt. from Connecticut; W. E.
Mason, from Illinois; G. W. Fairbanks, from
Indiana.
For the first time steam was used on the
three boilers Of torpedo-boat No. 6, which
was brought down from Bristol for her speed
trial over the measured mile course, New
port, r. I. TIE steam pressure was much
above what 1t had been on previous trials.
aud in consequences the sped was greater,
reaching 1928 knots, or within .65 OF knot
Of her guaranteed speed OF 27.5O knots.
The mining strike in Colorado Is practi-
cally settled. Operators and miners In Lead
vile have agreed upon u scale OF wages.
An antitrust bill was introduced In the
Minnesota Legislature.
Chicago packers aud provision dealers
took action towards securing Government
Intervention to prevent European embargoes
on American meats.
A magazine containing $4,000 pounds OF
powder exploded near Mobile, Ala, but no
one was killed.
The Court Of Appeals has decidedthe West
chester (N. W Congressional case by declar-
ing that BENJAMIN L. Fairchild's name should
have been on the Republican ballots instead
Of that of William l.. Ward.
The steamship Alvena, leaving the port OF
New York, was run into by the incoming
British Queen, and so injured that she was
run on to the bar. where she lies, part OF her
deck under water. No persons we're lost or
injured, but doubt Is expressed Of the saving
Of the sunken vessel. A Misunderstanding
Of signals Is supposed to have caused the
collision.
The Board Of Health of New York City
adopted an amendment to the Sanitary
Code, declaring pulmonary tuberculosis to
be an infectious disease, and ordering re-
ports to be made by physicians as in cases Of
other infectious and contagious diseases.
The New York Court of Appeals sustained
the Fayerweather will, which gives S3,000,-
600 to twenty colleges.
AT Pawtucket, r. l., Patrick Ellsworth,
five years old, was drowned In Scott's Pond
while skating. he was with companion
about his own age, who was so frightened
that he did not tell OF Patrick's death until
next day.
W. A. Coles, OF Albany, N. Y, blind for
five years, declared hopeless by physicians,
Is improving under X-ray treatment, used as
a tonic and stimulant. He can discern OBJ
jects dlmly.
Postmaster-General Wilson delivered the
twentieth anniversary address at the meet
ing OF the State Bar Association in Albany,
N. Y.
Adolph Meyer, n tailor. was detected in
the act OF firing f1ve-story tenement in New
York City, where he had his shop and where
he lived with his wife and three children.
By the breaking Of ice at Marinette, Wis.,.
five fishermen perished.
The Chicago Board of Health has shut off
the water supplies Of the public schools, on
the ground that in its crude state the water
is unfit to drink.
The State Of Illinois has stopped the pay
ment of debts and expense TO some extent,
owing to shortage OF funds.
Deputy United States Marshal William
Bird arrested Il moonshiuer in the upper
edge OF Breathitt County: Kentucky, and when
eighteen miles above Jackson he was at
tackled by q gang OF the prisoners friends.
He resisted, and Jacob Neace shot him
through the heart, killing him instantly.
Foreign Notes.
Mme Carnot, mother OF the late President
Carnot of France, diei in Paris.
Rolling mill employees In Anina, Hungary,
made an attack on the gendarmes; it Is re-
ported that eight rioters were killed.