The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-10-04
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Our Adopted Islsnds.
Felix Martell, bandit we'll known In the
Guanajay district, Cuba, he's surrendered
after having vainly asked pardon OF the
local authorities.
Prince David Wanwanako, a scion Of the
extinct Hawaiian dynasty, says that his
ancestral islands we're never so prosperous
or the people so contended as now.
It Is reported at Santiago de Cuba that
the Carnegie Company will buy the rail-
road to the mines and open up extensive
mining operations.
The postal money order business be-
tween the United States and Cuba amounts
10 $50, 900 q week.
Captain Leary, the Governor-Generalo OF
the Island OF Guam, has arrived at his post
on the steamer Yosemite
TIE measure declaring free importation
OF coffee from Porto Rico to Cuba has
Province OF Santiago. A delegation will be
sent to Washington to protest.
The Mayor OF Guira, Cuba, was severely
wounded by bandits. his assailants were
OF the band which attacked and killed O
member OF the rural guard OF the town.
One OF the bandits was killed In the ARRAY.
Domestic.
b. J. Peters, agad ninety-four, died in
Mount Sterling, Ky. he was for many
years Chief Justice OF Kentucky. he was
q schoolmate OF Jefferson Davis at old
Transylvanla College.
Twenty thousand people assembled on
the State Capitol grounds at Denver, COL.
to attend a mem orial service In honor OF
Colorado volunteers who died In the Phil
ipplnes.
Paul Johnston, q merchant, OF Macon,
Miss, and Edward Tripplett, negro, who
was riding with him, were shot and killed
by unknown persons whtle en- route frem
Macon to Singleton, Miss. There Is no
clue to the murderers.
Christian Wagner, a postal clerk en-
ployed in sub-station at Buffalo, N. Y,
pleaded guilty In the United States Court
to the charge of robbIng the mails and was
sentenced to one and a half years In Au-
burn Prison.
Colonel ". J. Bryan opened the Nehras ka
campaign for the fusion forces at O'Netll
In the presence Of 10, 600 persons who had
assembled from Holt, Brown and adjacent
counties to greet him. Ten brass bands
added to the enthusiasm.
The will OF Cornelius Vanderbilt will not
be filed for probate until the return OF Al
fred Vanderbilt from Japan. In the mean
time the provisions Of the will be carefully
guarded from those not directly interesed
In the estate.
Frank Goodrich, aged thirty-seven years.
murdered Mary Benegan, aged fifteen
In WethersAeld, Conn.,, and then committed
suicide. Jealousy Is believed to have
caused the crime.
t~k1 ri ~ hai Inn
trail to the Klondlke arrived few days
ago at Wrangel, Alaska.
The Grand Jury OF Dutchess County, NJ
T., refused to iniict Henry Tldge, caterer,
OF fPouehkeepsie, because OF his refusal to
allow 81. n. Jackson. q negro, to buy and
eat ics-cream In his place OF business.
Arthur E. Cobb, who shot himself at Rye,
NY, on account Of hopeless attachment
for Mrs. Bertha McKibbon, had deserted
his wife and child.
A large aerolite fell near Sycamore, Ohio.
It weighed 500 pounds and burst into many
pieces. 1t made the earth trsmble when 1t
struck.
Two hundred armei men assembled at
Tyty, Ga, and lynched a negro who was
identified as 70 assailant OF Miss Johnson,
q white resident Of that place.
Martin Metzger, Jr., wealthy and prom
inent real estate broker, OF New York City,
was instantly killed at Far Rockaway by
the accidental discharge OF his shotgun.
Little Gladys Perot, the central figure OF
the extradition case that attracted atten-
ton In England and America few weeks
ago, arrived at Boston on the steamer
Prince George from Halifax, N. 8. She was
In charge OF her grandfather, W. b. Perot,
Of Baltimore.
Ajury In Elizabeth, N. j., awarded 5000
damages to George W. Manifold, the
owner OF a Scotch collie dog that was
killed by trolley car.
Joseph Allen, murderer, was hanged
at the county jail at Helena, Mont. Allen
killed his partner In the sheep raising bus
lness In fight over check.
Mrs. Eugene q. Brlentnall was acclden.
tally shot and killed by her husband ut
their home In Newark, N. j: She was
thirty-two years OF age. The couple have
one child, girl seven years OF age.