The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-11-24
Domestic.

Charles s. Cross. President OF the First
National Bank of Empora, Kan, commit
ted suicide shortly after the bank had bsen
closed by order OF tho Comptroller OF the
Currency.
Passed Assistant Engineer T. II. Conant,
United States Navy, died OF pneumonia at
the Navy Academy, Annapolis, Nd. Death
came just as the funeral procession OF
Lieutenant Dresei was starting from the
chapel.
E. Sherlanl, a jockey, had the mount on
Red Monk, in race at Nashville, Tenn, a
few days ago. fn attempting to pull his
mount up and get out the way Of horse
crossing him he was run into by two other
horses. Red Nonl; went down, with Sher-
land underneath, and the unfortunate
Iocky was trampled to death.
Private Welsh, Of Light Battery F. Sec
ond Artillery, was shot and instantly killed
bv bartender named lr6y, at West Hunts
vile, Ala. Welsh rode horseback into the
saloon after being warned by Irby not to
do so. As he was attempting to come in
again Irby shot him. Irby is in jail charged
with murder.
Former United States Senator Fred T.
Dubois, Of Idaho, will wed Miss Edna G.
Whtted, of Desmit, s. ID. Tls marriage
Frank A. Mcgowan, FORM Mayor Of
Trenton, n. j., hi9 wife an Mrs. r. H.
Wynn were indicted in Cleveland, Ohio, FOR
the kidnapping oflittle Edith Beryl Baines,
Mrs. Magowan's child.
The Sternberg Hospital at Camp Thomas,
Chattanooga, Tenn, WAS closed few
days ago. The Medical Corps went to
Savannah, Ga. The twsnty-eight patients
N bOsnital wnrp sent TO Fort Thomas
Ky.
Morris J. Lutz. forty-four years old, a
shoemaker, of Reading, Penn, was shot
and fatally wounded by his son, Harvey,
eighteen years old. The boy then COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat from
ear to ear. He had the reputation OF be-
ing desperate young fellow.
The dead body Of Jay II. Adams, one OF
the prominent attorneys OF Washington,
was found near the Northern Pacific tracks
in the vicinity OF Hope, Idaho, with the
skull caved in Mr.. Adams fell from NOV
ing train ard struck on thsrocks forty-fve
feet below the track.
The domestic cereal markets have been
quite steadily held Notwithstanding the
subsidence of the war talk and less active
foreign demand, pointing to the strength
Of the statistical position OF most grains.
Pierre Mali, Vice Consul for Belgium, in
New York City, has Just been honored by
his Majesty, the King of the Belcians, con-
ferrlng upon him the Cross Of Chevalior OF
the Order of Leopold.
"The Service Men Of the Spanish War"
Of Lexington, Ky, filed articles OF incor-
poration with the Secretary of State as
traternal order. Colonel W. NJ. Caffee,
Second Missouri: Colonel G. W. Gunder,
Ono Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana. and
Colonel Il. W. Leonard, Twelfth New York,
are among the incorporators.
The Rev. Enoch Parks, Free Methodist
minister, shot and killed Jaspe- White,
day laborer, at Tayloryille, III. = short
time ago Parks warned White that If he
did not cease his attentions to Mrs. Parks
be would kill him. White Knocked at the
door OF Parks's home few nights ago and
the latter opened the door. Without
warning he put three bullets into the
callers body. Parks gave himself up to
the sheriff.
james Millrons, OF Portsmouth, Ohio,
was killed at railroad crossing by yard
engine few days ago. The engine
passed over him cutting of his head and
one arm. He was to have been married IN
the evening.
Stanley Beckwith, aged twenty-three
years. was killed while hunting in the
woods near Taunton, Mass. While stoop-
ing over to pick up rabbit which he had
shot his gun was discharged, and he re-
ceived the charge in his head.