The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-22
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RECORD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.

NV York.74 80 .655 Philad'a..5O 65 .435
Cincin'ati65 46 1856 Pittsb'g ..4S Ga .429
Cleveld. sc Sc 500 Louisville 40 sc 1926
Wash'n.. 81 81 .455 st. Louis.27 81 .237
In New York City the Bank of Commerce
gave an A. D. T. messenger draft OF the
face value of $50, 900 for collection. The
boy disappeared after collecting $500.
Although it was announced that there are
three cases Of yellow fever at Biloxi, Miss,
1t Is believed the authorities have the con.
tagion under control.
Governor Hastings, Of Pennsylvania,
asked for and received the resignation OF
General Frank Reeder as Secretary OF the
Commonwealth. This Is thought to be the
beginning Of an onslaught by the Governor
upon the offlce-holders belonging to the
Quay faction.
At the Coroner's inquest and autopsy held
on the body of Mary kistler, aged seven.
teen, who died at Allentown Penn, II was
revealed that she smilingly ate poison in
the presence OF several people.
Policeman J. B. Taylor was dismissed
from the New York City force. An anony-
nous letter informed the Police Commis'
sioners that Taylor, when youth, had been
convicted Of theft. He was good officer.
George Aiken, twenty -four years old, was
dared to climb up and take hold Of racket
Aiken went up the pole. He took hold OF
the racket with both hands and immedi-
ately fell dead,
The Prohibition State Convention in
Syracuse, N. Y, nominated Francis E.
Baldwin, OF Elmira, for Chief Judge Of the
Court of Appeals.
Horace S. Perry, who killed Belly Lanier,
was hanged in Decatur, Ga. His last
words were: 81 diein defense Of my Wife"
E. Benjamin Andrews, President Of Brown
University, refused to withdraw his resigna
tion.
In the Luetgert trial in Chicago q sensa.
tion was caused by the introduction as evil
dence Of the prisoners stained and rusty
knife, and by the Identification OF some o
Mrs. Luetgert's clothing. Expert testi.
mony was introduced as to the nature o
the matter found in the potash vat, anathe
defense asserted that it favors the accused
R. R. Ackert, the oldest conductor oil
the Wabash Railway, is dead from injuries
received by falling from his train at Mo.
berly, Mo. He was over seventy years OF
age and had been conductor since 1855
The Zunis In New Mexico are torturing
old women for witchcraft, and troops have
been ordered to arrest Chief Nope. The
Indians are armed, and trouble is expected
tor OF the Atlanta Constitution, the former
Minister Of Mexico and the South American
Republics for the Cotton States and Inter.
national Exposition Of 1895, fell from the
porch of his resdencein Kirkwood, SUBJ
erb Of Atlanta, Ga. He died next day from
the effects of the fall.
Gold from the Michipicoten district, ir
Michigan, examined at McGill University.
has shown as much as S241.60 ton.
The President arrived in Somerset Penn.
on visit to his brother, Abner Mckinley.
Wives OF striking miners drove away
deputy sheriffs who tried to evict families
In Orangeville, Penn, and miners Of the
Pittsburg district chose delegates to the
Columbus Convention who will vote to &C.
cept the compromise settlement Of the
strike.
President Andrews is to sever his associ.
alton with the Brown University, Provi.
dence, R. I. That decision was arrived at
during conference between DR.. Andrews
and six members of the Executive Commit
tee Of the university.
DR.. l. D. Bloom, house surgeon OF the
Charity Hospital, New Orleans, La, re-
ceived letter from Saratoga from Mrs. D.
A. Milliken, widow Of the late Richard
Milliken, in which she announced her pur-
pose to erect and endow largo hospital
for children to be an annex to the New Or
leans Charity Hospital and controlled byft.
Ulrich Coppeuex, Superintendent Of the
Hester plantation In Louisiana, died from
the effects Of wounds inflicted by Willis
Miller, colored employe. Miller was en-.
deavoring to persuade the other colored
hands to strike and leave the place. Cop.
peuex ordered him off the plantation, when
Miller fired five bullets, killing the super.
intendent.
A number of soldiers of the State Guard
returning from practice at Creedmoor de.
vastated a flower garden at Queens, Long
Island. The proprietors and several will.
ayers attacked them, but were severely
beaten by the soldiers.
Mrs. Mary Stuart, aged thirty-Rve, and
her daughter Mary, aged thirteen, colored,
were burned to death In their beds at their
home, Jamaica Plain, Mass. The firemen
made heroic efforts to reach the upper
stories, but were driven back by the in
tense heat.
Abraham Dorfmann, a burglar, was shot
and killed by Roundsman Gaughran, while
driving off with load Of stolen clothing.
in Brooklyn.
Several large New England manufactur-
ing establishments will begin work on full
time, including the Amoskeag Mills, OF
I1ohSucStCi, ~. IL, ooVu lucA.
The Agricultural Commissioners report
II 100000 bushel crop OF wheat Is still IL
the hands Of the farmers Of the State.
Thousands Of working people celebrated
Labor Day in Greater New York by attend.
ing excursions and picnics. There were no
parades. Business was generally suspend.
ed In the city and many flags were hoisted
in honor Of the day.
President Mckinley left Canton Ohio, fol
Somerset. Penn, where he is to visit his
brother, Abner.
Veterans OF the Seventy-thlrd New York
Regiment dedicated a monument on the
battlefield OF Gettysburg, Penn.
Siskiyou County, California, is the latest
to come forward with big gold strike. A
large body OF ore assaying $3.50 ton has
been struck in the Schroeder Mine near
Yreka. Since the mill was destroyed by
fire two years ago the owner has been run
ming drifts endeayoring to strike the vein,
which failed at the 1000-foot level. This is
one of the richest strikes ever made in Sis
kiyou County.
Forrest H. Parker, Jr., son OF the Presi-
dent OF the New York Produce Exchange
Bank, and his young wife were drowned in
Chain Lake, In the Aiirondacks. on the
estate of the elder Mr.. Parker.
The cornerstone for q new Royal Area
NUN building was laid in Brooklyn.
Charles NJ. Charnley, a church elder in
Chicago, fed under charge of embezzling
s10O, 900, part Of which wero poor funds and
part money belonging to the Presbyterian
Educational Society.
Foreign.
Masca2ni, the composer OF "Cavalleria
Rusticana." tried to kill himself in Bologna,
Italy, by taking poison.