The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-18
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harassing Moros.
| Three persons we're gu ffocated by illumin-
ating gas at Baltimore, Md. They are
Louise Willett, aged five years; Nancy Mas
| sey, a colored servant. aged thtrty-tWo
| years, and Edward Massey, colored, aged
three years, her son.
The case OF Julia Morrison, the actress
| charged with the murder OF Frank Leiden,
was called In the Circuit Court at Chatta.
nooga, Tenn, and was continued until
| January. 1900.
Two masked men stopped the sneffsl
stnge eight miles from Ouray, Col. They
| unloaded the mail and baggage In search
Ing for gold bullion. but overlooked the
box containing S12 900 worth OF gold. The
mails were LETT untouched and the passen-
! gers were not mofested.
The University OF Chicago intends to
confer the degree OF LID. Oh Admiral
Dewey when he visits Chicago.
william Hale, a slim prisoner in the
Raymond Street Jail, Brooklyn, sawed two
bar, In his cell door. and, crawling out,
escaped over high wall.
The converted yacht Viking. one OF the
MOSQUITO fleet during the Spanish war,
went into commission at the navy yard at
Norfolk, Va. The Viking has her arma-
ment aboard.
Henry Lublin, once prosperous drug
cist OF Chicago, killed himself by taking
prussic acid, in order that his aged mother,
| in Vienna Austria, might receive f5OO0 In
| surance on his life. He left letter saying
that he had killed himself with this OBJ
ject.
The town OF Duqueen, Ark, has been
destroyed by fire. Fifty-four buildings
were burned, entailing loss aggregating
$3.50, 900.
Jacob B. Cramp died In Philadelphia Of
| paralysis after short Illness. He retired
| from the Cramp shlp.building Arm In 1891.
Deceased was the son OF William Cramp,
founder OF the firm. He WAS sixty-four
| years old.
A large number OF borses have been pur-
chased in Chicago for use in drawing Eng
| lish artillery in the Transvaal.
A girl baby was born to Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt at her home in New York City.
| The first child was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
| Cornelius Vanderbilt on May l, 1898, and
was named Cornelius Vanderbilt.
The safe in a private bank at Durand,
| ILL.,, was blown open by robbers and $500
stolen. The robbers escaped and there Is
no clew.
Two cannon from Moro Castle, Havana,
have been received by Princeton UD1vers-
| ity, at Princeton, N. j., through General
J. W. Clous, stationed at the headquar-
ters OF the East, at Governors Island.
These trophies are the gifts OF L. c. Van
AIKEN, 1879. of New York City.
Mamie Simpkins, aged fifteen, a daughter
! OF Charles Simpkins, OF Cooperstown, N. j.,
was burned to death while blucking stove
tn-
gradients OF which was benzine. Her in
valid mother was badly burned In an effort
to put out the flames.
George Kluttz, q millionaire distiller and
one OF the most prominent men in North
| Carolina, has gone insane on trusts. he
imagines himself a modern Croesus, and
desires to control every railroad In Amer
lea. He has been placed in sanltarium
| Foreign.
Frederick T. Moore, the fugitive assistant
teller OIL the Natioual Bank uf Commerce OF
Boston, was arrested Mt the request OF the
United States Legation at Santiago de
Chile.
NJ. Aubert, tue French Consul mt Pre-
torIu, South African Republic. has beeu
promoted to the rank OF Consul General
rs Il reward for his impartial and courteous
conduct in the present crisis.
The Mining Commissioner Mt Johannes.
burg has stated officially that the procla-
nation OF September 20. relative 10 the
| protection OF miners, had been withdrawn.
The Royal and Ancient Golf Club, oil
London, has adopted new code rules, with
the view of settling the differences in the
gnme as played in England aud Scotland:
The putting green ~ limited to radius ol
twenty yards.
The Gazette in London announces that
Mr.. Hiram S. Maxim and Mr.. John Corkell
Meiggs, OF the Quilted States, have tnSen
out certificates Of naturalization.
Two hundred British soldiers have mr.
rived at Vancouver, B. G. Others vii
follow with munitions OF war. This con
tIngent is to strengthen the North Pacinc
Station ut Esqulmault In case OF AstatiC
contingencies.
letter to the relatives OF NJ. Scheurer-Kest
ner In Paris assuring them that be vii
never forget what he owed to the lat
Senator. II shall teach my children" h'
says, "to love and venerate his memory
for 1t was owing to him that regalned m,
liberty and honor
The referendum in Queensland on thu
project Of Australian federation has beer
completed. The votes cast in favor OF tI'
scheme were 3S. 4S3 against 80, ,996 In oppo
sition.
A Socialist member Of the German Reich
stug, Herr Schmidt, has been sentenced tt
three years imprisonment for lese majeste
in publishing a fairy tnle rejecting on the
Emperor aud the Princes.
Two natives have been appointed II
Sumoa to act rs Judges in certain case
affecting the island population.
A carriage in which foreign doctors wer
on their way to attend post. eX
animation in Oporto, Portugal, was stones
by mob.
A large street demonstration Ia favor
universal suffrage was organized at Buda
pest, Hungary, u few days ago Dy tn
Socialists. AS the proceedings becam
threatening the police interfered and mad
a hundred arrests.
President Loubet, at Paris, has signed
decree by which promotion Of army officer
higher than major will be made hereafte
by the Minister OF War instead OF an TIRE
sponsl5le commission. General de Ga