The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-10-22
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
fhings That We All ShOuid Know
lsnaheres From Our Exchanges.

GnaheFed Frem our E4sunbGes.
The great anthracite coal strike IL settled nj
last commission OF six perSons, with
seventh, Mr.. Carroll d. Wrights q recorder.
Will adjust differences between operators and
miners. President Mitchell, OF the Miners
Union will take the necessary measures 10
cali the strike OF. The President vii urge
i'm mediate resumption of mining ana oper
ations are expected 10 begin next week.
At the navy department In Washington the
contract for building the dry dock at the
Charleston navy yard was awarded 10 the
New York Continental Jewell Filtration
Company. The bid oi this company for the
entire work wassi .22i6i1.
United States Senator John L. Mcl.surin
has been spending few days In Charleston
the past week presumably on political buHi.
uess connected With The Office OF collector OF
tho port. whiGn position Was recently made
vacant by the death oi Col. X. N. Wallace.
! During his stay there no was entertained nj
u dinner given by Uuited States District At.
torpey Cepers NJ The latter gentlemap.s - res.
| idence. 10 which seSeral OF senator McLAu
rms aud Capt. Cspers mutual friends were
| invited.
The Grand Hotel at Point Chautauqua, one
oi lne largest and finest hotels nrounu Chau-
Iauqua. n. Y, was burned ~ the ground one
day last week. The loss 10 estimated NJ $780,
Cardinal Gibbons. who went TO New Or.
leans about two weeks ago 10 See his brother,
Major John r. GibboDs. returned TO Balti-
more last week. HIS Eminence was much
Improved In health by his brief vacation.
The Duchess OF Marlboro has gone 70 vi
euuA for the purposo OF undergoing treat
menl by Prof lsldor Mueller for q severe
catarrhal Affection. Prof. Mueller has sue.
cesslully treated many prominent American
patients and Ii now treating the 500 OF Sec.
relary Root.
The militia force OF South Carolina has
Ts
noanced from the adjutant general one day
last week that the state has three full reg
iments OF infantry, enough for regular bri.
ssde and u II understood that In few days
the Governor Will issue an order establish.
ing Inc brigade and appoint brigadier gen.
sral 70 command II. II 10 ihoughl that Col.
Willie Jones, who commanded the Second
South Carolina regiment In tho spanish war
| will recsive the appointment.
Sir Thomas Liplon has accepted another
challenge for sns American cup.
Coal dealers In New York who have been
specializing in cargOes OF soft ooal for future
delivery are very much dlSturDed over the
nlbraci.e ns:ds, and q number OF Isrss lots
nave been dumped upon tho market.
There occurred a r&cs riot In Littiston. Ala.
| sunday morning. Three white men ana
eight uegroes were killed. The negroes out
numbered the whites ten " one and for
awhile they were In complete Possession oi
the town.
A Republican con vention Was held 10 the
Seventh Congressional District lxst week al
lOnngeourg. Dzntzirr, y weil-to-do, but IN.
| educated negro farmer was nominated for
Cong ress. Spcecnes were made during the
Coo septiOn 0y Capt. CaperA, 4. H. Deas and
luih.rs. IL II understood that An active cain.
paigu will be waged. II IN not supposed that
| ae would DO thought Of 10 connection with
| I. Congressional nomination II the dominant
| ,hhuenceS oi the Republican party had the
slixhest Idea thai there was the sligntest hope
vi his election. Hn In tolauy uneducait and
Iilcompetout.
According to The report OF the Com mission.
| or of EducntioD, We find that there almost
| tyhteen mtiIiou pupils are In attendance on
colleges or schools during the year ending
June 30. 1901.
| James Younger. one OF the famous Younger
brothers, com panion OF Jesse James. com
Disted suicide last Saturday by shooting
himselL He recently paroled from the Siill-
| water peDitentialy where he and his brother
were serving life sentences for participation
IN the Surthaeld Bank raid In 1876.
Samuel A. Bigby, OF HonoR Path. was per.
/ haps mortaiiy wounded In GreenvilIe last
Sunday morning. II seems that the shooting
was without provocation. Bigby 10 about g
years cf age.