The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-12
HOUND DEAD.


cries IN u section OF GreenvilI~ county ex
| tending from Greenvinc To Caesars Head
There were no arrests made during the en-
tire Tnid.
LOSS FOR AIKEN.
On last Wednesday night Aiken WAS visit
| the destruction OF nine building. The oiszs
| started In an empty house opposite tho pal
| atiMi residence OF Major Mallery's on Main
street. large reception was ID prt,Sress and
The nor, hern society people we,e out In ful
force. Just nfer the 'tre vnn discovered
could be seen ladies' and gentlemen I'm fui
| evening dress on the streets.
EXPENSIVE.
Euglapd calls for 7O.0OO .OOO pounds for VA,
expenses In South Africa.
A HEAVY LOSS.
The Ioss to the Southern railway by the re
cent floods 10 heavy: the loss between Morris
town and Ashevilie 10 placed At $50 90.
PRICES ADVANCED.
Thirty hosiery milis In North and South
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama and Ten eseet
| vance tho price OF yarn one cent on all mum.
bers.
KILLED HIMsEsf.
The cashier OF the wreck cd bank ut Elkhari
H., shot aud Skiiled himself last week. His
shortage Is put at So 2oOo.-DaiIy Record.
CONGRESSMAN DROPPED DEAD.
CONGRESSMAN Rufus =. Polk dropped dead
10 the hotel lobby on last Thursdey. He VA
= native OF Tennessee and u relative OF Pres
ident Polk.
FOR THE fILIrINos.
A measure is b fore congress To give the
Fiiipsnos self government NJ so'' an the wai
Is over. Senstor hosr ID. pushing the meas
ure.
POPULATION ISCREAsEp.
Il ID said that there are more people in Jack
souviiIU than there were before the city WA
almost totally destroyed by nre, and that The
permanent population has been largely In
creased
MAX o'RELL WILL 60 HOME.
Paul Biouei. better known aa Max O'Rell
the popular Journalist and lecturer. has sC
| lar recovered from his recent serious illnes'
lnat he sailed for Europe on Wednesday u
| -ssums the .posiiion of leading editorial
| writer OF the Figaro.
TO BE ISSUED.
President Roosevelt has spent some time
| al inie Ia the preparxtson o, thu manuscript
or his new book, soon to be Issued from ~
Eastern publishing house. on tho deer o.
North America. TniS volume 10 one OF q
| >erisi aud will be issued late 10 the spring oi
treatise on large game and forest reserves nj
over North America.
THE PRINCES LAST SUNDAY.
Ou last Sunday the Prince took kind o
Iertained. M he arose late and break fasied n,
his leisure. not appearing 10 puplic until The
afternoon. In the morning, beginning a,
li:ao: he' listened 70 Concert OF the Ariol M
vas q luncheon at the University club thai
| lasted until ipid.aftsrnoon. and In the eve
| nipg he dined with Mr.. and Mrs. Corneliu'
AZ NNSn
Yacht Club 10 an Informal reception and
thence IN hts hotel, the waldorf Astoria -
| News aud Courier.
OUR MEN IN CONGRESS.
Mr.. Talbert will retire TO run for Governor
Mr. Ln.imeT In 10 run for United States Sen
ntor, and all the others will have opposition
| Except M. Scarborough. One OF Mr.. Finley
| opponents In Mr.. Wilson. who was member
o. the Legislature for eight years.-News and
Courier.
THE IsrHnIAN CANAL.
n the United States obtain q concession
( frum Costa Rica over the same land covered
by The GO . cesaiou OF the Maritime Cable Com
psny the CON pany Will make u claim again ri
the Government OF nve millions dollars.
ENGLAND SHOCKED.
On March 10. England was shocked by tn,
announcement that General Meiheun hac
| heen taken prisoner Gy the Beers after DO
worst disasters Of the South African war.
sPARTANHuR0 LEADS.
In the contest for The beat county exhibit
~ the Expedition. Spsrianburg leads with
Chealer close second. with Darlington q and
Georgetown ~ q tie for the third.
on TO CUBA.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party passed
Columbia on Monday afternoon ON the New
York and Florida Exdress OF the Southern
Kali way en- route TO Cuba. The young lady
hsd remained inside thd car oil the way
down and there had BEEN no callers or dem.
onstratiou over the presidents daughter
state.
STRIKE THREATENED
The mill district Of Augusta are very much
| worked up and very blue over the prospects
Of one OF the largest cotton strikes this sectlcr
has had 10 deal With 10 years.
NoNISATIoN wrrBDRAwN.
| President Roosevelt has withdrawn th,
| uomination OF VIM. q. ChefYee TO DO post
master at Aiken because ofs shortage In th'
accounts amounting 10 $50.