The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-07-12
Domestic.

Ballinpton Booth, in an address at Lin
coin, Neb., declared himself in favor OF e1-
pansion and the policy OF the Government.
He said the war with Spain was righteous
and the people OF the territory acquired by
the United States would In time appreciate
the change.
BENJAMIN Lang, eighty-four years old,
the owner and occupant OF house at NO.
SO Waltham street, Boston, few days ago
killed his wife, Clara E. Lang, with an
axe. Lang was arrested. 1t Is said that
for long time Mr.. Lang had been jealous
Of his wife.
Eight miners have arrived at San Fran
cisco from Alaska with $3.50, 900, the result
Of two years digging within twenty miles
of Dawson. One OF them, W. d. Arm
strong, has nugget worth 1850. "The
country Is full OF idle men, said Arm.
strong. "and every steamer brings LOT
more to swell the list"
Emma Englert was buried a few days
AGO at Catasaeua, Penn, and her shroud
was her wedding gown. In few days
Miss Enelert was to have been married to
Mr.. Hover. Four years ago Miss Englert
was the sweetheart OF brother OF MIR.
Hover. A few days before the date set for
the wedding he died.
Mrs. Norval D Douglass, OF San Francisco,
has received word that her son, Harry, and
twenty-five picked miners from California,
who left June 2, 1898, for Siberia, have per-
lshed from privation and cold.
A north bound New London freig ut
train on the New York, New Haven ana
Hartford Railroad ran into work train at
Dedham, Mass. Both trains were thro Wn
into a ditch. r. P. 8. Jones, OF Boston,
engineer Of the freight train, was Killed,
and his fireman, J. Augustus Hobart, was
badly scalded and received Internal IN
iuries.
The Yale corporation at New Haven,
Conn, has held its first meeting since the
election OF Professor Arthur T. Hadley to
succeed President Dwight. The meeting
was marked by surprise In the election
OF Anson Phelps Stokes, graduate Oh tue
academic depart ment Of Yale IN 1886, TO
succeed Professor Franklin B. Dexter, re-
signed, as secretary OF the Yale corpora
ton.
The Trustees OF Amherst College. Mt
Amherst, Mass, have announced the elec-
tion of Professor George Harris, OF An.
dover Theological Seminary, az 'oN lent
OF the college.
John R. O'Connor, stenographe. 'to
lives in Chicago, says he has been notined
that he Is one OF four heirs to the estate
left by the Earl Of Cochrane, near Dun
fermline, Scotland, and valued ut 56,2o),-
600. OF the other heirs two live In Scot:
land and the fourth in Montana. 1t Is said
a title goes with the estate, but Mr.. o Con-
nor does not want 1t. He has started Tor
England.
Mrs. Mary Kearny, widow OF General
Stephen Watts Ksarny, died at the age OF
elghty-seven n few days ago at st. Louis,
Mo. Mrs. Kearny's husband, General
Kearny, took leading part IN the cam
paicn against Mexico with General Scott.
Mrs. Kearny was resident OF st. Louis fol
many Yeurs.
The plans OF Governor Plngree and bis
associates for municipal ownership and
operation OF Detroit street railways nave
received q serious setback at the hands ol
the Common Council Of Detroit. The TWO
pending ordinances and other matter ap'
pertaining to the municipal ownership
scheme were laid on the table by unanl'
nous votes, and 1t Is problematicai Wnen
these questions will be again pupllcly de-
bated.
The entire s50, 900 stock Of the Municipal
Puwnshop, OF Chicago has been subscribed
The stockholders will at once choose olIee
sors, take out incorporation papers, selecl
suitable quarters for the pawnshop, ane
attend to the preliminary arrangements
Now that the money Is secured, there Will
be little delay. Operations will be begun
sometime in July.
The United States transport St. Pau
sailed from San Francisco for Alaska Witt
rart of the Seventh Infantry, who are De
tailed for garrison duty al Fort Eybert
The expedition Is in charge Of Colonel Ray
To save his brother from injury Thoma;
shes by, OF Chicago, committed homicide
The tragedy occurred in front OF sheehy's
home, A peddler named Optner was pur
suing Edward, younger brother o
Sheehy, threatening to strike him with al
iron rod. Thomas, who Is twenty years
ace. saw his brothers danger, and seizinG
a baseball bat with which he had beer
playing, ran at Optner and struck him OF
the head. He died four hours afterWard