The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-06-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Thiugs That We AL Sheuid Know
Gathered From Our Exchange.

Things That We AL should Know
Gathered From Our Exchange.
The State and Senatorial campaigns are
we'll pnder way. Nothing startling has de-
veiopcd and things arc very quiet.
John n. Converse has duplicated his gin,
OF last year, SxS 600. ~ help the General As.
sembiy Of the Presbyterian church IN It's
evangelistic work.
OIL has been dlscoveted In Jamestown.
Tenn. and IL Ii Of high grade.
Gen. NJ. L. Bonham's condition II some
what improved a. this writing.
The strike In the coal fields In increasing.
II 10 said that 30 per cent OF the miners have
quit work.
collision OF two railroad trains occurred
near ChattRHooga, In which five men were
killed and hheen seriously injured.
Governor Davis Of Arkansas. who was re-
Gently expsiied from the Baptist church IN
Little Rock, has connected himself. on inVi
tsiiop. with the Baptist church In Russell
VILE.
DR.. J. r. Goddard. veteran Baptist mis-; u.
missionary IN eastern Chl Ina. has translated
the old Testament Into Rorlanized Ntngpo
oolio9uial. This completes the Bible In the
Ningpo dialect.
The portrait OF Martha Washington has
been decided upon ~ the hrst OF American
stamp II will be placed upon the Sight-cent
postage stamp OF the new issue, 10 appear
some ume next fall.
Nelly. who was con nvicted OF postal frauds
Ia Havana and sentenced IN ten years i'm.
prison ineut aud o nne Of Sj6.70l, has been
released under the bill passed by the Cuban
congress granting amue.ty 70 all Americans
con icted Of crimes in Cuba 1uring American
occupation.
Alexander City. Ala. . place OF ]. 100 peo
pie, was swept away Last Friday by hre.
The town WAC not supplied with water works
and all the terror stricken people coald do
vas 10 save what little they could and then
dee from the awful heat fhe insur snce will
not begin 10 cover the loss.
Last week twenty-five young men grad.
uased from Wonord college.
Large quantities OF granite are being ship
ped from Quarries near Columbia 10 Fernsn-
dlns Fla, Tor government jettics.
d. H. Haitivanger. a prominent business
man of BAtesburY, y. c., fell under n train ai
that place last week and had his foot crushed
He was % have been married the night oi
the accident.
Chester will soon have another school house
the present one. built In 1899. being insufnc-
lent 10 accom- odats the children.
L. H. Gilmore, a wealthy saw mill man Of
week Gy shooting himself in the abdomen
with pisioi.
The trustees OF Eski ne college have decid-
de- 10 erect monument on the colis &c cain.
puR 10 the memory OF DR.. 6ricr, the late pres
idsnt OF the college:
Extensive forest nres ragged for about o
week 10 the neighborhood OF Little Noun
tain. Sewb berry county.
The board OF trustees OF tho South Carolina
College. have decided that studeuis must
make Is on examioations, tho present stan.
dard being 10.
great need for more room to acconodate its
patients. Some arrap senents are trying TO
DO made 70 meet this necessity.
The United States State Senate has cnn.
drmed the nomination OF George I. Cunniox.
ham. OF Charleston. 10 be marshall OF the
district OF south Carolina, vice l. d. Melton
whose term has expired.
Greenwood bad se2ooo IRE last Wednes.
day morning. The building and machinery
Of the city Steam Laundry. Two wooden ware
houses and . brick building belonging to J.
and D. II. spigel were destroyed.
Dr. +. II. Carlisle has resigned the pres
idepcy OF Wof7ord college. and Prof. b. N.
Carlisle however. will remain In the college.
a. be has been elected President Emeritus
and Professor Of Astronomy.
An interesting case has been decided ip
Green Vile as the result Of which keeper OF
restaurant keeper has been made TO pay .
heavy fine for the violation OF the game Law.
rho suit was brought at the instance OF the
game association.
The expenditures of the Philippine war
have been enormous. In four years the cost
has amounted 10 over billion dollars.
England 10 very uneasy over the condition
Of King Edward. Rumor has IL that he 10
threatened with pneumonia.
President Roosevelt In uoy making bio
plans for q campaign for the PSesidency. He
desires the enforcement OF state Republican
conventions.
Governor McSweeney has commuted the
sentence OF George Sparks OF Spartanhurg
county, convicted Of violation Of the dis ,en-
sary Law and sentenced 20 pay nne Of 500
Mrs. Locus Westrop, q white woman living
near Martin. Miss.. killed her chi ldren last
week by shooting them In an Clubhouse and
then burned the house over them.
The Massachusetts, legislature has adopted
O bill to compel the manufacturing com.
panies In that State 70 pay their employees In
each instead OF checks.
At the opening OF the Tilden Club In New
York last Thursday night, Grover Cleveland
and David b. Hill were the speakers Of the
evening. Both urged party unity and q re-
turn TO nrst Democratic principles ~ the
only panacea for the Ills OF the party.