The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1900-02-28
THE NEWS EPlTOMIZED.
Washington Items.

Washington Items.
Resolutions on the death OF Mr.. CHECKER
ing, OF New York, were adopted ana 4
committee to attend his funeral was ap-
pointed. after which the House adjourned.
ALI Fprrouh Bey, the Turkish Minister.
who has been absent from washington tor
nearly wear. called at the State Depart
ment and renewed his acquaintance With
Secretary Hay. who congratulated him on
his return.
A reciprocity arrangement with Italy
was signed by Commissioner hasson and
Ambassador Fava.
Senator Allison in speech for the Cur.
rency bill declared that all dollars were
now on parity with the gold dollar.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
completed the Army Appropriation bi!l: Ii
carries Sill, 700, ,364, against SSO,030, lO4 ID
the bill for the current year.
1t Is said that ratification Of the Hay
Paunceiote Canal Treaty is not to be made
a ra:ty question In the Senate.
The Navy Department has asked for an
appropriation OF S75,000,000. Congress Is
likely to allow It S65, ,0OO,O 900. ~
The Controller OF the Treasury has de-
cided that the enumerators OF the dear,
dumb and blind are entitled ito receive the
same rates OF pay as for the restricted
enumerations, viz, five cents for each
name returned. - - E. ga.s
Consul HILL at Amsterdam, has trans
mitted an appeal for aid Of the diamoHdy
workers, 5000 Of whoniSare outof work ION
account OF the SoHth Alrtcan war:s
Former CohsuilS HaeTum retnnsdEte
Washington, where Itwas said fthat heAss
snotsthe beareref g message from Kruger
20 Presldsnt HcK KiSisy.
Onrs Adopted Islands. g3 &
Governor Leary ct Guam wants Itary
for that island. sss:sSa
General Ludlow snys the + ublic schools
will be opened in Havana on Mayf: TIE
civil government will 80 into effect Jnlyl y
Puerto Rico is taking great interest IN
the good roads movement inaugurated bT
General Roy g. Stone.s
Honolulu ts.now absolutely free from the
plague. Is is.s
The island Of TutuIia, one part Of tte
Samoan group, hasbesnf fplacedupder thel
control of the Navy apartment. Asstes
'tSnt Secretary Allen Is charged with its ads'
minIstration. s% u; y
General Wood and his party returned to-
Havana, having completsd then tour ofS
I ssae sssaaS ssaaho. 3I5ls;sSS 3I5l$sssSS :!
The House OF Representatives, ~ Colum-
bus. Ohio, by vote OF 65 to 3S passed she
Convict Contract Labor bill
which rs modelled after. q law Of thesame
Kind n0Riin force inNew York State.
The proposed and sinevltable increase in
Tho stren&th Of the army will demand
increase in the strength or
THE GOODS sS0l cadets at the West Point Mill
,tatYs Hcatlem "
The Maryland Legislature voted down
fesointtons OF sympathy with the Boers,
.exs xs1fayafFz, z,atrobe saying that greed for
'goldsWdkkHe cause OF the war In South
s&3ffca.
4 rederiek kslfur, Of Brooklyn, will re.
Eeives 81 I5S94i f3fom the Brooklyn Rapid
Transie Comps Us q result OF n decision
OF tiie Court Of sAApea u S3He sued the COM
.panE through his Enafdian for damages
{6rsaersonal inJuff8E sustained by belnk
i25yer by. one OF Its cars, and won -
esSin, all thesgourts.
CHARLES Moran, alias Reed, was captured
When about to blow open the safe In the
postofiee at Nanticoke, Pom. He was
taken before United States Commissioners
Hahn, In Wilkesbarre, and, in default OF
$1,000 bail, committed to jail.
Henry B. and Henry E. Mason. Of the
law firm of Mason Brothers, Chicago. were
declared bankrupts and relieved OF liabil-
tiles aggregating $4,000 Their assets
are ST00,000 consisting principally OF In
numbered real estate.
The New York Assembly, ut Albany, un-
tremendously killed Mr.. Maher's bill
abolishing capital punishment for murder
in the first degree.
Fifty Irish-Americau nurses, who are 60
ing to South Africa to the war sailed on
the French line steamship La Gascogne for
France. They are going as Red Cross
nurses, but it Is said they will make for the
Boer side Of tho battleflelds.
at the Antitrust Conference in Chicago
the Resolutions Committee agreed to re-
port In favor OF Government ownership OF
railroads. Speeches wore made by ex.
Governor Altgeld, Mayo or Jones, ex-Attor.
ney- General Monnett, Tom l.. Johnson,
George Fred Williams and others.
Mrs. Grace Brady, widow OF the young
stock broker who committed suicide some
months ago, killed herself in New York City.
Yale seniors petitioned the faculty to
abolish the sophomore secret societies, de-
claring they are the obstructive factor OF
that democratic feeling" which astdistin-
guished Yale Life. s5-Es u ,
slona Martin, twelve yeulI old, d2s|
drowned in the Nashua River aesBeutbsI
Fitchburg, Mass, during her attempt TOD
leave her home, which rlsirg water assge| sesas|
surrounded. -, Stt2
Kasimar Adamowski, special deliyery4
messenger at the Chicago PostoMce,
under arrest In Chicago and has confessad
to the theft Of scores Of letters. sessSs3
Ali Ferrouh Boy, Turkish Minister to th1A
United States, arrived ct New York City,
aboard the French Line steamship La Cas-
cogne. He was accompanied by his Wltes3
They went to Washington. ~ ScsSl
Under the auspices OF the United Irish
Societies of Chicago thirty-ntne young
soldiers left Chicago bound for New York
CITY, whence they will sail for Lorenzo
marques to act as an ambulance corps i1 !
he Boer army. z.s
Foreign. -. =. =
The London streets are IN a.fearful con-
dtion from the snow and sleet, and many
pedestrians have sustained fractured limbs
from falling on the 10y pavements. The