The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-03-22


fence vessel with two Gathman torpedo
guns OF 16-inch calibre capable OF firing
charges OF not less than 500 pounds OF wet
guncotton
domestic.
Reports from Big Springs, Colorado City,
Pecos and other places in western Texas
announce destructive prairie fires OF in
cendiary origin in Mitchell. Howard. Mar
tin, scurry, Borden and other counties IN
an important grazing region. In Looney's
pasture nearly $4,000 acres Of grass and
fodder was entirely wiped out.
Nearly S400, 900 worth OF property was
destroyed by fire at West Point. Miss. a
few days ago. The Mary Holmes College,
an industrial school for colored girls, was
burned, and the cotton press, shed, etc.,
together with large amount OF cotton was
destroyed. R. G. Mcdaniel, prominent
cotton dealer, In attempting to obtain soma
papers from his office, was burned to death.
The presses and cotton were Insured.
Rudolph Paulson shot and killed his
brother, Andrew, at their home in South
Chicago, few days ago. Both were single
the lakeshore, being fishermen.
Mrs. Sarah Stevenson, mother OF former
Vice. President Adlat e. Stevenson, died at
Bloomington. Ill.,. few days ago, after An
illness Of several weeks. She was ninety
years old.
Attorney General Monnett at Columbus,
Ohio, has entered suit against the Amerl-
can Sugar Refinery Company to recover
s56, 900 for alleged violation Of statute.
Marion J. Difrenderfer was struck by the
aews express at Dillervllle, Penn, a few
DAYS ago and died few hours later.
Among the papers found In his pocket was
a message written by General Stonewall
Jackson. It was directed to Dihenderfer's
grandfather, who was an oc!cer in tht
Confederate army
Hilda Peterson, who killed her three
year-old daughter Annie in March. 1888,
was discharged from custody by Justice
Gaynor in the Brooklyn Supreme Court
few days ago. She was tried for murder In
the first degree last year and acquitted on
the ground that she was insane. She was
transferred to the asylum at Matteawap.
A verdict for 1000 was rendered in the
Supreme Court, Brooklyn, tp favor OF Miss
Clara L. Stewart against the. Long Island
Railroad Company. Miss Stewart was
member OF the party which while riding on
8 tally-ho on the Merrick Road, Long
Island, on Mem orial Day, 1897, was struck
by train.
Two women were burned to death and
man was seriously injured In fire which
occurred Ia building In Boston few days
ago. The victims are blrs. Mary q. Per.
kins, Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, and Abraham
B. Hill.
Harry Price, young lawyer OF Catletts-
burg, Ky., shot and fatally wounded Harry
Nottingham on the steamer Arganda, about
seven miles below Louisa. Nottingham
was n member OF the First Kentucky Volun.
teer Regiment.
Romeyn Olds, aged seventeen years,
high school boy. sole heir to $3.50, 900, and
son OF Clark Olds, one OF the best known
mitted suicide by shooting himself In the
head with shotgun. The deed was done
In his own room. Nocause can be assigned
unless 1t be boylsh love affair.
Five men and a woman were buried
lnder An avalanche OF snow which came
down Granite Mountain, White Pine, Col.
The dead are Mrs. Margaret Stout, Mich
ael Welch, James Jordan, and three men
whose names are unknown.
Mayor Jones, OF Toledo, Ohio, was de.
leated for the denomination on the third
ballot, in the Republican Convention. by
Charles E. Russell, after one OF the most
bitter political battles ever fought In North
srn Ohio.
Charles E. Van Buren,, thirty-fve years
Did, bookkeeper for Samuel Koch Sons,
milllners, OF Brooklyn, was arrested lew
days ago on charge OF embezzling SoooQ
from the firm.
Frederick Norton. aged twenty-five, Of
Harwinton, Conn.,, shot and killed himseli,
after inflcting possibly fatal wounds upon
ally unbalanced as the result OF illness.
he was man OF good reputes
While carelessy handling O revolver.
John Pittinger, eighteen years old: OF
Chambersburg. Penn, shot and almost In
stantly killed Mrs Sarah Shoemaker, nine
teen years old, bride Of six months. An
eight-year- old brother OF Mrs. Shoemaker
was the only witness Of the shooting.
Philip W -IcKinney, former Governor OF
7irginia . I'D ut his home In Fnrmyille,
leed slxty-three years. Mr.. Mckinney was
.hosen a member Of the Legislature when
only twenty.one. In the Civil War ne
served In the cavalry under "Jeb" Stewart
and Fltzhugh Lee. He was elected Gov
,rnor OF Virginia in 1889.
Robert Churchman Stock, philadelphia
newspaper man, while delirious In the
home OF his sister, Mrs. Theodore Lelsen,
,nd-story window, carrying the sash with
him, and was killed by his fall on the pave.
nent.
Samuel P. Mcintyre, the oldest citizen OF
Princeton and one OF the Oldest In New
Jersey Is dead He was 102 years old, and
had for the last fifty years lived in Prince
ton. He was veteran OF the War OF 1917.
Lord Charles Beresford sailed from New
FORK City fo- England on the st. Louis.
The voyage across the Atlantic Is for the Inc
British Admiral the last stage OF 34,OOp
mile journey.
Foreign.
The Dominion Government has decided
20 construct q telegraph liDeto connect the
Yukon Territory with British Columbia.
The leader OF the rebels in the Province
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