The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Things That We All should Know
Gathered From Onr ExShangrs.

Gathered From Oar Exchanges.
David Benet lin, OF New York. has accept
I'd the invitation Ia deliver the annual nd.
dress be- furs ERIK Inc College.
According To REPORTS II m. Vim. J. Bryan
will go 10 Habaua Ia report for an Illustrated
maga ne upon The inauguration nj President /
Palma. In view of the fact that he VIII have
| to pass near Chnr lesion. the directors OF
the TX position hope To be able To get him to
visit the Exposition.
Two hundred horses were shipped from
Norfolk. Va. on Monday 10 South America.
Tor service in the British army.
Sol smith. the popular comedian, died at
| the Kicomoud hotel, In New York. on Mon
| day.
Comm issiou were issued on Monday to
tue Johnston Cotton on company OF John.
ston. With capital stock of $1,000 and also
| To the Camden Casket and q mn company.
OF Camden, Snd they vii! manufacture cas-
kets On a capital stock OF $lj,oU.
! Miss Mary Cusiis Lee, daughter Of General
Robert r.. Lee, took prominent part In the
memorial exercises In Savannah, on Satur-
day.
The visit OF number OF prominent people
| from Bnltim"re. the o,hsr day To Charleston.
! has inspired the people with renewed hope.
/ BsitimCrs 10 willing to put up The cash for n
| line OF steamers between ChsrlSston anc The
| West ludes II Charlesion will guarantee the
trade.
IL Is stated that only an lsthTlian canal
can give us the vantage gronnd with the
| trade OF South America.
The cholera situaiion In the Philippine H..
| lands does not show any Improvement: In
Manila, there has been l,5 cases and 40
| deaths from cholera, while In the provinces
report I, $50 cases and ,59 deaths.
Senator Tiiiman msde speech on lsst FRI
day In Manning. 3. Z.
VIII lam jennings Bryan made an empha-
| tic statement gu last Thu-,dsy that"l shall
not DO u candidate In l9Ei. This 10 positive
A most disastrous storm occurred In the cen.
trui portion of the state OF Pennsylvania on
last Friday. A vast amount of property was
destroyed.
A marriage ceremony was performed last
week over the long distance telephone be.
tween Dayton and Hopkipsvli!c, Ny.
the first screw head banjo. - still living.
storm. Great havoc was caused by the storm
In and around Chicago.
: Col. Henry watterson. the editor. has de
cined the lender off, appointment as a
member OF the Board Of Visitors TO the
United States Military Academy at West
Point. IL - understood that he expects 10
spend the summer abroad.
Reports from the Hague show that the
queens condition ID somewhat improved.
Alfred Austin, the English poet-lauresle.
American edition OF his latest volumes OF
| verss, "a Tale OF True Love and Other
Poems"
Secretary OF War Root raH returned from
Cuba, after making ali necessary arrange
nents for the people OF Cuba To nssnme their
own government.
n..- h ln<li ina q n n
has Jurisdiction In the Nirginla.Carolina
Chemical Co., case and has refused the mo
lion 10 allow II TO DO removed 10 the United
Staies Court.
The directors of the Charleston exposition
company are discussing the question OF run.
ming the Exposition through the month 0i
June.
A handsome floral tribute for Wade Hamp.
ton's funeral, was sent from Union soldier,
Of Worcester, Mass,
A continuance OF the case OF Barnard b.
Evans. charged with murder has been grant
ed by Judge Buchanan.
~. 10 making the race for Congress from the
Tenth Kentucky district.
I, 10 reported that the manufacturers OF
o, Chicago. % be capitalized at SlsOO.0oO
III u up0eretOOu tuoL tuht tuo
Purchase Ex position will not be able 10 omen
next year nc expected, but will open In lsoi.
A theological student has been refused n
lice nse by The New York pIesbytery because
he denied that there was ever such q person
AZ Adam.
10 Georgla q man married bis stepmother.
whose two children became his bali brother
and half sister.
All OF the real aud personal propeprty In
this country 10 valued at Ssl .0O0.0D,0U, and
oue.ffth OF this amount ID owned by individ'
pals worth more than million each.
The Atlantic Coast Line has purchased the
Plant syHtem aud will assume control ou
July lsi, 1909 Alter that date the Southern
will have trsckage rights over the system for
all its trains.
The work on the State House hrs been
comp p.eted.
Ten thousand dollars has been received by
the Thornweli orphsuaye from Mrs. Lees Of
New York.
The Stste Press Association meets In
Georgetown on May 3slh. The people OF that
city are making arrangements 10 make this
meeting most delightful one.
A Jew was arrested few days ago Ia Beau
fort. but vas discharged ms the curses were
in Hebrew and there was no one who could
interpret the language for The court.
Hon. ]. Sterling Morton. former secretary
0f Agriculture. died Sunday afternoon, nj the
home Of his son In chicago.