The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-08-30
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Edwin 4eidler was hanged in the county
fail at Erie, Penn, for the killing OF his
brother -in-law, Levi Kreider, on May l,
1896.
Four men were injured, twenty-five cars
we're burned, and two tramps were Killed
in O wreck in tunnel No. on the Ctnein-
uati Southern Railroad near Louisville, Ky
A gospel wagon In charge OF Evangelist.
F. B. Benoit was stoned and driven from
the streets at Millbury, Mass, by a
mob. The wagon was badly damaged,
but no one was hurt.
In lieu OF a suitable hall in Jackson the
Democrats OF Mississippi intend to hold
their coming State nominating convention
In big tent to be erected on the Capitol
grounds. It will be shaded by elms and
water oaks, and the natural slope OF the
bill will support the seats.
william Henry Joline, well-known
horseman OF Long Branch, N. D., was
kicked by one OF his horses and 80 severely
Injured that he died almost instantly.
Three aged men, once partners In busi-
ness, have just died within sixty hours.
John Gray died at Columbia, 8. G.; J. Il;
Colonel q. McD. Miller In Mississippi:
The Town Council of Montclair, N. j.,
use OF firearms and toy pistols IN the town.
The action was inspired by the number OF
fatalities from lockjaw due to toy pistol
accidents on last Fourth OF July. The
ordinance applies to the Fourth OF July as
we'll as to any other day.
It was found that two mistakes had been
made In the Identification OF bodies at Bar
Habor, Me. Mrs. O'Donohue was found
to be alive, as was Miss Louisa Bartlett.
The bodies mistaken for them have been
identified as those OF Mrs. Marjorie Mower,
CT Wisconsin, and Miss Blanche Lewis, OF
Hauden.
On charge Of numbering their mother,
Ellen Seery, on July 2, John W. Seery and
Joseph E. Seery, OF Dedham, Mass, were
held for the Grand Jury without ball.
An unknown negro attempted an assault
on the slx.year-old daughter OF Mr..
Bowman, who lives near Blakely, Ga. The
negro was captured and shot to death by
was no doubt as to his identity. BE was
chained to a tree and the mob poured bull
lets into him.
The body OF Miss Edwina A. Pratt,
Hartford school-teacher living In Essex,
Conn.,, was found In her room at the Peter
son House. She had committed suicide
with chlorotorm. No reason Is known Tor
the act. She was thirty-fye years old.
The news from Dawson, in the Klondike,
Is not encouraging. Thousands OF men
are idle, loaHng on every street corner ana
In every saloon The Government has al
ready sent many back to their former
homes.
Northeastern Colorado Is the scene OF O
fight between sheep and cattle men. A
few days ago four horsemen, carefully
disguised both as to their persons and
their horses, rode into some large hocks OF
sheep which were being grazed along Two
Mile Greek, about twenty-four miles from
Sterling. They shot and killed $50 sheep
and badly crippled twenty-five more.
Jack Holly, L. Priest and Will Bobo, pris.
oners In the Federal Penitentiary ut Fort
I.eavenworth, Kan, assaulted with shovels
F. Knief, a guard, and after beating him
over the head and neok, almost severing
his head from his body with their crude
weapons, they made their escape, A few
minutes later Holly attempted to board a
fast moving Santa Fe train, but missed his
foothold and was killed. Holly and the
other two men were Indian Territory out.
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