The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-02-10
Domestic,


tion elected William A. Harris United States
Senator to succeed Mr.. PETER.
The First National Bank OF Olympia,
WASH. closed its doors because Of the with
drawal OF $4,000 State funds, which pre-
cipitated q run. The liabilities OF the banS
are said to be 100000.
Arthur Palmer, OF Mamaroneck, N. Y,
who, it is alleged murdered his mother
brother and sister some nine days before and
fed to parts unknown, was arrested at the
Planters Hotel, st. Louis. Mo. Palmer fs a
handsome, well-dressed man, about forty
five years old, and had been at the hotel for
a week registered as Paul Jones.
Thousands of cattle aud sheep have per-
ished on the Western ranges In the last few
days OF cold weather.
A concurrent resolution calling on the
treaty of arbitration between the United
States and Great Britain was adopted unani.
mously by both branches of the South Caro-
lima Legislature.
GeorgeA. Draper, Postmaster. and his son;
Charles W. Draper. Assis ant Postmaster, at
Cheyenne, Wyoming, were arrested by In.
srectors McMechan and Waterbury, OF Dem
yer, charged with the theft OF registered
package containing S3500.
Victims of the tornado in st. Louis last
May are suffering severely from the cold,
and unless prompt aid is given many may
perish in their wrecked dwellings.
Chicago's freezing poor were recipients OF
prom pt aId by officials and citizens. Letter
carriers were directed to report cases Of des.
titution.
The National Bank of Potsdam, N. Y,
closed its doors.
A young Cuban named Perez fell with a
balloon into the sea of Key West. Fla. aud
was drowned. Perez was not an aeronaut,
and after going up about 1000 feet he be-
came helpless. The ropes were tangled, and
the balloon went out about mile from
shore and fell into the water.
An overturned candle set fire to the shroud
on the body of Ida Jasswin, In Putnam.
Conn. and the remains were charred before
the family could extlnguish the flames.
In an interview former Lieutenant-Gover.
nor Saxton said he had President-elect Nc
Kinley's promise in writing that he should
be Collector OF the Port of New York. This
promise Mr.. Mckinley made conditional
upon Senator-elect Platt's Endorsement,
which Mr.. Saxton obtained.
Professor John G. Dow, thirty-five years
old, committed suicide at Madison. Wis,
by taking lau 'anum. Until about eight
months ago he wasa professor in the rhetoric
department OF the University Of Wisconsin.
He graduated from the Edinburgh Univer-
sity with the highest honors. aud had al
ways been considered a brilliant scholar.
The Worlds Columbian Exposition Com
pany. Chicago. has entered judgment Tor
$4,000 Is against the Ferris Wheel Com
pany.
party Of white farmers in Tennessee at
tackled number Of coored people who were
farmer named Conn.
Resolutions favoring an extensive system
Of defences were adopted by the Coast De-
fence and Harbor Improvement Convention
in Tamna, Fla
Miss Helen Mckinley, sister OF the Presi.
dent elect. fell on slippery sidewalk al
Canton. Ohio, a2d broke her arm.
The iail at Jacksonville, Ga. was broken
open and the TWO colored men, Willis White
and Charles FORSYTH, implicated in the as
sassination of Mrs. Rowland at Adams Park,
were taken out and hanged to the same
limb.
1t is proposed to employ convicts in max
ing uniforms for the National Guard of New
York State.
DR.. Doty, Health Officer OF the Port OF
New York, is afraid the bubonic plague will
get into this country at the Harbor OF New
York. He visited Albany to advocate an ap.
preparation OF $50 0 for extra preca u,ions
there.
The Rev. John Vanbost, who was taken to
OsweGo, n. Y. from Brooklyn, pleaded
guilty TO the indictment Tor felony preferred
against him. The man burst into tears and
fell On his kneos.
DR.. Rainsford. popular Now York Episco-
pal preacher, deprecated any display o.
wealth. such as the proposet Bradey-Nartir
,nasouera ie ball. rs being dangerous to So
ciety and afcrding n text to drmaSogue:
who woult arrIy the classes against the
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