The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-05-17
Dones

Domestic.
During a game OF baseball at Lownes-
boro, Ala, Frank Mccoy, one OF the play
ers, enraged at decision OF the umpire,
Samuel Powell, picked up bat and crushed
the latter's skull, killing him instantly.
An iniuriated boar few days ago bit!
George W. Smoke, a farmer residing near
New Cumberland, Penn, severing mainl
artery and causing Mr.. Smokes death by!
| loss OF blood.
Tho Southern Cros3," home Of General
Wade Hampton, at Columbia. 8. c., was
burned a few days ago, the General escap-i
Ing with the loss OF parts OF bis mustache,
eyebrows and hair. The Generals library
and many valuable documents were lost In
the flames. .sJi !:
James L. Hanchet. vino fed from West-
field, Mass, under the fear that be was to
be arrested for embezzllng $1,000 from the
Steiner & Moore Manufacturing Company,
| has returned TO the city aud offered to SUBJ
| NIT to punishment. Business men OF the
city had contributed $1,000 to save him from
| prosecution before he went away, and 1t Is
no: probable that he will be punished. ;
The auxiliary cruiser Prairie sailed q few
days ago from League Island Navy Yard
| Philadelphia. She will spend five months
or more in the training service, and will
have on board at various times naval
militia from all the States along the coast,
from Louisville to Maine. ..,a l-.s :
Arthur Shattuck, Of Gardner, Mass, the
son of the Fire Department Chief OF thei
town, died at Boston from the effect OF
! having an liberated tooth drawn. The
| operation was performed over week ago
and the physicians were unable to check
the flow Of blood. ;
| The town Of Cheeky, OKLA, contal ming
twelve hundred population, was literally
wiped out by fire few days ago. Three
persons were burned to death. The loss
amounts to about $500, 900.
A violent earthquake shock was felt in
Louisville, KY, and Jeffersonville, Ind. g.
few days ago. The vibrations were from
northeast to southwest and houses were
swayed as tree limbs In a gale. Handsome
stained glass windows In several OF the
churches were smashed, and In many pri-
vate residences china and glassware were
broken. There was only one shock, and It
lasted only ten seconds.
The United States transport Sherman,
with eighty passengers on board, including
Brieadier-General Harrison Grey Otis OF
the volunteers and three civilians, sons OF
! Secretary Of State Hay, Senator Hale OF
Maine, and Congressman Dalzell, OF Penn
sylvania, arrived at San Francisco. CAL,
few days ago, from Manila. The transport
| Grant also arrived al Gan Educlsco uafiuB
or board 1873 sick and wounded. i
Klondike advlces have been received at
Seattle, WASH, stating that Deputy Col
Skaguay, recently seized the British sloop
Dorothy on the ground that 1t had failed
to report at customs way points on the
way from skaguay. .... ...
In. Pitkin, one Of the best known busi-
ness men OF Cleveland, Ohio, was struck
and instantly killed by the west bound Lake
Shore express train at Colte, q suburb,
iaw days ago. Mr.: Pltkln was seventy years
o. 5e.
| William Muhlenfels, from Sacramento,
committed suicide at the Ruse House San
Francisco, Cal, by putting pistol bullet
through his heart. He left a letter giving
the address OF his parents In New YORK
City. he was about thirtyfyears old.
Fire which started in the Polish settle
ment OF the northwest side OF Chicago
houses. One hundred and ten families,
numbering In all about one thousand per-
sons, were made homeless.
Testifying at the hearing OF E. P. Ingram
and q. Z. levitt, OF Philadelphia, accused
OF helping counterfeiters by bribing detec-
tives, W. L. Kendig, ono OF the alleged con-
spirators. said he made many payments to
IDgham for go-between.
The Lake Village Savings Bank OF Lake
port, N. H., has tenn porarily suspended pay
nent. It is understood that Withdrawals
have been steady while deposits were not
sufficient to equalizs the loss, thereby neces-
stating suspension OF payment.
The jury In the trial OF Margaret Ander-
son, of Ansonia, Conn, charged with mar-
dering her husband by poison, returned .
verdict of manslauGhter. The verdict was
q compromise. Mrs. Anderson was sem;
fenced by Judge Edner to ten years in the
State prison at Wethersaeld. {
Valentine De Graft, forty y-seven years DID,
resident Of Albany and Captain OF the
barge Jemima Leonard, belonging to War
ford & Robinson. which was lying at her
dock In Jersey City, N. j., fell overheard
and was drowned a few days ago.
Frank V. Balling, who brought suit
against W. C. Fuchs and DR.. Otto L..
! Schmidt, OF Chicago, for the loss OF leg
| that was burned while Balling was under
the light OF the X-rays for treatment, was
allowed SIC, 900 damages few days ago by
| jury In the Circuit Court. !
Ernest B. McNair, receiving teller OF the
| Wilmington Saving Fund Society, at Will
mington, Del, , has confessed to shortage
| of S1O, 600 in his accounts. Inasmuch as
Mr.. Nnir confessed Judgment In real eetate
valued at $f5, 900 In favor OF the society 1t
was decided by the directors OF the society
not to prosecute him. McNair is thirty-ons
years OF age and Of high standing in tho city.
Al. Thurman, q negro detective, who
has been hunting evidence against alleged
| members Of mob that lynched three
negroes in Lee County, Ga. in February,
was shot dead in the country road near his
home, nine miles below Leesburg, lew
l. ~ ~ nr
sons. The Coroners jury decided that tho
negro died at the hands OF parties un-
known.
Foreign.
MI. dol5o on fha estate OF