The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-05-05
Domestic.

The American ship Shenandoah, from
San Francisco, reported to have been cap
tured by the Spaniards, arrived safely at
Liverpool with cargo valued at $3.50, 600.
lThe United States Grand Jury has indicted
Aaron Hirschfeld, formerly OF the defunct
Merchants National Bank, Of Helena,
Mont. He is charged with substituting
good paper with worthless, and using bank
funds for personal obligations. His bond
was fixed at $4,000.
The Rev. Father John Mccormick, OF
West Hoboken, received official notification
that he had been appointed chaplain OF the
battle-ship Indiana. He left at once to re-
port for duty.
One hundred and fifty members OF the
Massachusetts, Naval Militia enlisted in the
navy and were assigned to the auxiliary
cruiser Prairie.
The Appellate Division OF the Supreme
Court OF New York decided that minor
who lost jewelry in poker game is en-
titled to recover its value.
The directors Of the First National Bank,
Ioniu Mich, recently dismissed Cashier F.
A. Sessions. He transferred all his prop
erty to the bank and disappeared. He was
arrested In Grand Rapids and will be
charged with the embezzlement Of $50, 900.
The Mutual Casualty Company, Of Des
MoiDes, Iowa, has been notified by letter
by Cashier NJ. A. Woodbridge. OF the Citi-
zens' Bank, Of Keokuk, OF a daylight bank
robbery there. Two masked men entered
the bank, covered him with revolvers, and
took nearly $4,000 from the safe. The news
Of the robbery had been suppressed in
KeoEuk, and the company detectives con-
slider that the affair is very mysterious.
Mrs. Gerard Leon, a bride Of two days,
killed herself in New York City with poison
because her husband was leaving to join q
circus and refused to take her with him.
Jesse PAUL., bookkeeper In the Twelfth
Ward Bank S.Iew York City, started for the
klondike with 51700 OF the banks money.
He had a companion, Warner W. Beaver, a
junior clerk in the National Park Bank.
Jack Davis, farmer crazed by jealousy,
killed his wife and then ended his own life
at Newton, III. Both arose early, Mrs.
Davis intending to go away for the day.
Davis called the oldest Of their children, O
lad OF ten, to care for the baby, and almost
Immediately after the boy got into their
presence commenced to shoot, firing five
times at Mrs. Davis, three balls entering
her body She begged him to let her die in
peace. Davis then killed himself
Fred" Rockwell and Patrick Banya
were hanged Tuesday In the Elk County
jail at Ridgeway, Penn. Rockwell muir
dered Lewis Haines on December 81, 1896,
and Banya murdered Parette Augusta, on
July 25, 1897. Both confessed.
Frank Jongrass, an Italian subject, was
hanged in the yard OF the county jail at
Newcastle, Penn, for the murder OF his
sweetheart, Jessie Corrine. He protested
his innocence to the end.
The Ward liner Saratoga, the last Ameri-
can ship to leave Havana, arrived at New
York, bringing many refugees. She had
carried cargo OF supplies, presumably
for the Spanish Army. and was apparently
regarded with favor by the Spaniards until
the American fleet arrived in sight. Her
officers believe she would have been cap
tured had she not left just before the feet
hove in view.
General Booth made his farewell address
to a large audience at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York City, and COM
mitted the American Salvation Army to the
care OF Commander and Mrs. Booth Tucker.
General B. F. Tracy presided at the meet
ing.
Quartermaster Johansen OF the prize crew
OF the Sunboat Helena, who accidently shot
himself Off Key West, Fla, his revolver
cident occurred on board the Miguel Jover
the Spanish steamer captured by the gun
boat.
William Sexton, the old-time billiard
champion, died suddenly OF heart disease
at Johnson's Hotel, New York City.
Great dissatisfaction is expressed among
both National Guardsmen and the Naval
Reserve at the report that the various or
ganizations are not to be allowed to volun-
teer as a body but wholly as individuals.
Half dozen prizes have been towed into
the harbor OF Key West; the question OF the
proper disposition Of them is under con-
sideration.
Announcement was made Of the discon-
tinuance Of regular service on the part Of
several coastwise steamship companies, the
route Of whose vessels runs ordinarily
through Cuban and Spanish waters.