The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-03-31


which it is proposed to form an alliance OF
business men Of Boston, New York, Phiia-
delphia and Baltimore.
Austria has decided to withdraw her
troops and warships from Crete. and will
hencefotth cooperate with the otner
powers IN regard to the affairs OF that ISL
and only through diplomatic channels.
Colonel John Oakley. United States Com
sioner for the Eastern District OF New YORK,
was found dead in bed in Brooklyn
Death is supposed to taye been due to gas
tric apo2lexy.
Carmen Briordi confessed at Nyack, NJ
Y, that Maria Disabia killed Mrs. Mary
Kenny at Sloatsburg and gave him $50 as
his share ofthe spoils.
Miss Beatrice Frost, one OF the most
beautiful young women in Hoboken, n. j.,
respondent over her mothers death, shot
and killed herself.
Two persons were arrested In Providence,
Z. l., charged with aiding in obtaining
fraudulent pensions, andft Is now believsd
| o: s10o, 900 in that city.
The disintegration OF the Knights OF
Labor Is threatened because OF quarref
between General Master Workman Hicks
and the Board OF Walking Delegates.
A fall in temperature checked the rise In
Western rivers; the damage done to prop
psrty is enormous.
The dispatch boat Dolphin and the yacht
Mayflower, which is to serve in the same
class with the Dolphin, were placed In
commission at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn; /,
orders were received at the yard removing /
the restrictions regarding the eniistments,
! and authorizing the acceptance OF all the
men who might apply for enliSrmene II
they were well and fit. -
The House at Trenton, N. J., passed by
vote OF A to Il the House blu reducing the
Governors salary from Sl0,0 900 to $500 o
year. 4
President Leonard, Of the Michigan Gem
I trail Railroad Company, says the acqufst-
tion OF that road by the New York Centrat
Is waiting for Cornelius Vanderoiit's re-
turn from Europe next summer, and thae
eventually it will take place.
&c. Handy, J. Wood and E. Studley,
three Falmouth fishermen, were found dead
in room at the Manhattan House at New
Bedford, Mass. Death had been caused by
gas aspiyxiation.
Considerable excitement has been occa-
! stoned by the finding Of Sic, 600 In gold and
silver coin by some men who were repair
ing an old house in the west end OF Santa
Fe, New Mexico. j
A dead baby was found tied to the bushes
on the banks OF the Delaware, In Camden,
n. J., where 1t had been drowned by the
rising tide.
The Government >bought at New York
the steel sea-goins tug De Witt Q. IYins
and secured an option on her sister tug.
Plans have been made by which at least
{. 900 900 pounds OF provisions will leave
this country for the starving reconcentra-i
dos OF Cuba. 4
Ensign Roscoe Spear jumped overheard
from the cruiser Montgomery at Key West,t
Fla, and rescued sailor who was drown
ing. He nearly lost his life in the attempt
New Jersey National Guard Captains re-
ported the condition OF their commands at
Trenton. Practically the whole force is
ready to leave the State.
St. Paul CIinn.) banks have lost $500, COG
by frauds through the suspected coliusion
OF Government clerks connected with the
commission having in charge the improves
ments on the Upper Mississippi River.
Tho separate companies OF New Yors
State militia have been formed into seven
battalions, 50 that these scattered forces
can be quickly modified.
Henry Braun, a pugilist, OF Trenton. N
J.. died in st. Francis Hospital, the result
Palace Sporting Club. Trenton.
The plan which the Cuban insurgents
will follow in the event Of war being de-
clared between the United States and Spain
was outlined by Cuban Junta official in
New York City. The leaders In the field,
he said, do not think it will be necessaryto
disembark an American soldier. They de-
clare that IL feet blockade5 tbs harbor
the Cuban Army will be able to do the rest.
Owners OF property at Sheepshead Bay
and Flatlands, on Long Island near New
York City, complain that, owing to the
war scare and the unprotected condition
of that part OF the coast, there Is little
demand for summer cottages this year.
They have petitioned the Government to
erect Notifications IA that neighborhood.i
The German-American Building, a. Mas
sau and Liberty streets, New York City,
was exchanged for three other valuable
Office buildings, the entire transaction In
yolying IS, COO 900 worth OF city realty.
In the Municipal Assembly OF New YORK
City the appropriation OF $4,000 fori
Charter Day was defeated.
The United States Government has in,
creased its orders for cavalry horses
Rufus E. Eddy, OF Cameron, No.. IS In
Kansas City buying all the horses suitable
for cavalry or artillery purposes that he
can find. He represents John D. Guyton;
Il Co., OF St. Louis, who hold most OF the;
Governments Western contracts for these
purchases.
The Alpha Portland Cement Works, at
Whitaker, Penn, received orders from the
Government for 1000 barrels day Of
cement to be used for forts and batteries
along the Atlantic coast. The order runs
for ono year. The Government wants q
lot Immediately and the companyis to send
1000 and 5000 barrels day during the
present emergency.
Ex-Coroner E. B. Coombs, Of Kings
County, Brooklyn, was sentenced to serve
q wear and seven months in the penitenti-
ary and pay fine OF $1,000.
Six powerful guns, four OF which weigh
G., 900 pounds each, were put aboard the
schooner Daisy Farlin, at New York, for
shipment to Key West for the Government
The Holland submarine boat was tested
In the Kill Von Kull channel, with entirely
satisfactory results, the boat travelling well
while entirely submerged.