The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-04-11
Our Adopted Islants.

The Senate Commission in Cuba sailed
from Havana for the United States.
Fllipinos planned In February, 1898. tc
fight the United States il independence
was not granted.
A further reduction Of the army Of occu
patton in Cuba will be made shortly.
The mother OF Agulnaldo is still undel
guard in Manila She is not permitted tc
hold communication with the people ol
her race.
Goyernor-General Wood Is considering
the sivisabilIty OF taxing the idle estates
OF Cubans living In Paris, London and
Madrid. so as to make their owners brtng
them into cultivation or sell them TO men
who WILL cultivate them.
General Hughes reports the natives Of
Panay, P. l., to be restless and fureher
campaigning against them will be neces-
sary. @
A complete financial statement OF the
Cuban Treasury, showed total balance on
February % OF $2,O44,754.
Prominent New Workers are preparing to
build two modern and pelatlal hotels IN
Havana for the accomm odation OF the many
tourists who visit Cuba In the winter.
Domestic. =
Twenty -four OF the smaller corporations
operating franchises In Greater New YORK
were valued at Sl7,O00,0oo by the Stale
Tax Commission. j -
II has been practically settled that Phil
adeIphia will give only $75,0O0: instead OF
the S100, 900 pledged, to the National Re-
publican Committee for the convention.
The vandalia line In Indiana has issued
orders prohibiting the Union News Com
Co
in the stations along It's route.
The finding OF deep cash In the head OF
William Henderson, OF Brooklyn, who died
in Florida, and whose death was ascriped
to heart disease, has aroused suspicion,
and an investigation Is to be made.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad in
Kentucky is carrying out Its threas 90 move
Its i'm portant interests from the State be-
cause OF the political war against the cor
poration. s--. ,a-,9 : 81
Ben D avis, Assistant Postmaster at Mem
phls, Tenn, quit his Government JOB In
disgust. few days ago he was called 20
the telephone. He left the safe open and
robber stole large sum, Including Davis's
savings for a yenr>or more and $50 ot,GoV-
ernment money, which Davis made good.
Charles H. Knight, OF Exeter, N. f., as
signee OF the EppIng Savings Bank, offers
to pay fifty per cent. to all depositors who
will take It In such OF the banks securities
as they may select, at their face value, With
decimal interest. s;,l
Three fremen were drowned while fight
ing the blaze which destroyed large fac
tory building In New York City. =.
Damage from an Ice gorge, just broken
in the Raisin River, at Monroe, Mich, Is
estimated at $4,000.
J. B. Schweitzer, young artist at Reno,
New, has fallen heir to $500, 900, lett by IN
uncle In India.
Nearly two hundred Fins arrived In Phil
adelphia. They declared their people are
feeling from the cruelty OF Russia's Czar.
The transport Sumner sailed from New
York City for the Philippines, having on
board more than thousand cavalry, In
fantry and artillery recruits, and large
number Of civilians. IT,
A lady In Philadelphia has given $4,000 to
Booker T. Washington to add to the en-
dowment fund OF the Tuskagee Normal
and Industrial Institute, ut Tuskagee, Ala.
The name Of the donor has not been an
nounoed.
The D en- ocratic Governor OF Kentucky
summoned troops to Frankfort to preserve
the peace during the trial OF the prisoners
accused OF being implicated In the killing
Of Goebel.
Irish opposition to pro-Brltish sentiment
has resulted In the dropping OF the kng'
lish history from the list OF books for cup.
Elementary. reading in Chicago public
schools.