The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-17
Domestic.

Domestic.
In tenement house fire which occurred
ut New Bedford Mass, two persons were
killed and others received injuries which
were fatal.
Patrolman Searcy. OF Lexington, KY,
attempted to arrest crowd of colored
soldiers and was attacked by Private Ben
Dick OF the Seventh United States Eolun-
teers. The officer shot Dick in the head
and chest, infiicting fatal wounds.
Memorial ceremonies were conducted on
Friday in Chicago over the graves of the
HGymarGet Anarchists who were hanged
eleven years ago. Several hundred people
visited Waldhelm Cemetery, sang songs,
and decorated with flowers the graves Of
Spies, Fischer, Parsons, Lingg and Engel.
A man found dead in q freight car at
Waverly, y. j., was identified as the son Of
4 wealthy man of Plainfield. He was at
first thought to have been shot, but after
ward poison was found to have caused
death. Murder is suspected.
A fire which started in the town hall at
Covington, La, destroyed three blocks Of
buildings. The loss is estimated at $780,
600.
Theodore Perry of ofAcqUackanonck Town
ship, while driving behind spirited team
of horses from his home to Paterson, n.
j., died Of heart disease. Mr.. Perry was a
Township Committeeman and a veteran OF
the Civil War.
The little town OF Defuniak Springs, Fla,
was swept by fire. Eight buildings in the
business part of the town were destroyed.
The loss was $4,000, two-thirds OF which
was covered by insurance.
Walter NJ. Stevenson resigned as mem
Der OF the Philadelphia Common Council
because Peter E. Smith, accused by him
OF bribery, was acquitted, and he was
cleft to fight single-handed the forces Of
evil"
The Postoffce at Arago, Oregon. which
is located in the residence of W. Fl. Schroe-
der, Postmaster, has been robbed. The
robbers secured $500 belonging to the
Arago Creameryand $500 Of postal funds.
Forest and prairie fires have ragged all
over the Seminole country in Oklahoma.
Emahaka Mission and property valued at
$50, 900 have been destroyed.
The Grand Jury in Covington, Ky,
found indictments against fifty-three lead
ing fire insurance companies.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bahls, aged seventy
six and siXty-flve years respectively, were
brutally murdered in the village Of Mishi-
colt, Wisconsin. Mr.. Bahls was killed in
his barn and his wife was slain in their cot
tage. Robbery is supposed TO have been
the motive.
At Hubbard, Texas, Rcsare Mccarthy,
Josephy Randy and Jefferson SQuireS were
killed, and j. F. Mccarthy and Riley
Squires mortally wounded in an election
quarrel.
Wade Hampton, the one-legged negro
convict who q little ever u month ago MUIR
dered another one-leGged convict at the
camps near Atlanta, Ga, was hanged few
days ago. Hampton broke down, professed
re!ioion and services were held in his cell
a1d en- the scaffold in the new Jail at At
ianta.
Robert F. Shaw. Postmaster at Wey-
mouth Centre. Mass. was held for the Fed
eral Grand Jury at Boston, on the charge
of embezzling S2400 from the postoflice
during the last three years.
1t was announced in Phila delphia that
the steel rail manufacturing companies
had agreed to maintain the price OF steel
rails, the contract to remain in force for
five years. Besides this, the price was to
be advanced from SIS to go ton.
At 9Iishicot. Wis, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bahis were killed with an axe. Ernest
Messmanp, a tramp, is under arrest on
suspicion OF being the murderer. Inc only
motive thet can he assigned for the crime
is robbery. Bahis was seventy-six years
old and his wife was siXty-fve.
A. C. Widber, County Treasurer OF San
Francisco, Cal, who stole $4,000 from
the city treasury, has been sentenced to
seven and half years in State prison.
Boatswain Charles Wilson. of the British
ship Peleus, while at san Francisco few
days ago became greatly incensed because
the crew refused to wash down the decks.
He seized a knife and ran amuck among
the crew, slashinS right and left. John
Mcintosh was fatally wounded by cuts in
the throat and side, and Michael Scott
was badly injured by 4 stab which nearly
cut his throat.
Miss Rae Hague, aged eighteen, Of Green
vich, Conn, drowned herself because her
motaer reproyed her for attending party.
Jay T. Staley, of Grand Island, and
Charles Burke, OF Buffalo, y. Y, lost their
lives in the Niagara River. The men at
tempted to cross the river in Il small boa:
during gale and their boat was swamped.