The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
rhings That We All should Know
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

After dght OF eight rounds that was inli
of brilliant work. Robert FiiZsimmons. ior.
feited his last claim 10 The heavy yweignt
cham pionahip. lie was knocked TO the moor
by James Jefferies and counted out after he
had 20 badly punished tue champion tha. y:
wxs easily seen by the spectators that riiz.
simmOuB WAS the winner. bleeding Tom
number OF gashes IL the face, apparently
weak enine and clearly unable 10 cope Wild
Fitzsinmon JsDeries Delivered Two Iuch!
punches Al Fitxsinmous paused fgniing 10
speak to him and turned the tide.
Chesterfield county has about 60 lumber
mills In operation.
boat line has been established on the Con.
garee river by some OF the leading cit.zehS o.
Columbia.
DIR. George Il. Cromer or Newberry. has been
elected President OF The State Teache's' Az
socion.
Asl.2no Are was caused In Union by the
blow Ing OF burning stra1s under barn INTO
Q hens nest.
DIspeussry ssles have Increased In Charles
ton 10 sncn au extent that tne autno' Ut Ut
have ordered the establishment o! ak Nc"
p.aces where Liquor can be legally soiu.
RIO, WAS caused n Orangeburg by the In
bore:s on Inc SOu ihe' Bell Te!ephone com
pauy anu In tue melee tina, followed sn IN
aocent negro ~as SPOT and killed.
Congressmau Sam Lsuh.n,, n native o
Soulh Carolina, from Sparinnburx county.
was nom nat -d oy acclsnaiion governor q!
Texas In the state Convention hs' week.
Al meeti ng OF ne board OF visitors OF the
South Cafolina " itsry Acauemy, slSb'
increase was made u IGe sa!ales OF Ill Tue
members Of The .'cGliy.
$4,000 fire occu ed n Florence last We'd
nes.iay morning Ia: { o'cluck. The Ires eel
losers were the me- can rooacco company.
es 500, fully Esu.ed ~ were most o. 'ne
losers.
Ths opening sales OF tobacco for the nres-
ent season were made IN Marion inst -" ~" .s1,
nesday. The sales amounted 20 over iio wv
pounds and the prices realized were 'a''s''c'
tory.
The friends OF Col. n. l.. Donaldson OF
Green willie, are urging his maine upon Tue
the governor In case McLauriu resigns.
The large building OF the south Carol'ra CO.
educational institute at Edxeheld, Was burn
ed TO the ground last MONDAY: The owne, ,,, ~
Mr.. %, A. Tom pkips o. Charlotte. and tue
building wss insured for $1,000. Prof BAL
Iey's furnishings were insured ior IS wv. Tue
citizens Of Edgefield i'm medistely took stePs
10 replace the building.
President Roosevelt rsprimandrd General
Smith for orders issued by the genera 10
skiii and burn" In the Philippine Islands,
and orders his retirement from the army.
The postofiice department has established
free delivery service at Sumter 70 take elect
Sept. lst and also at Hampton Va.
Almost 800 boys and girls employed in the
American Cigar company. went Out on
strIke Iast Wednesday. The csnse oi the
strike was the reduction In wage.
Tho grnboat Scorpion went aground In the
uppor harbor At New Port. K l.. ON Wedhes.
day. II In feared that ner plan nag may Se
torn. a. she hit three jagged rocS" wheh s"e
struck.
DR.. A. p: Montague has resigned tns the Ptss pssn
eIected president OF Howard College Ala he
has done much for this State and he VIII be
missed.
On the occasion OF Roosevelts visit 10 new
Jersey 10 ius pect the national guard: ne whs
given great ovation. He pleaged s,,a nis s'p y.
port To secure better things ior tne miii'ia 'u
The way OF arms. etc.
DIR. Eugene Grissom. once we'll known as an
alieniat and neurological, committed suicide
nj his home In WASN'T ngton on SUNDAY ~
sending bullet through his brain Dr. oIh
Rom had been detected Tor several weeks AUG
had mentally weakened from the use o'
strong narcotics.
The Charleston County Republican cxecu'
tive comm ittee adopted resolutions conormn-
Ing the appointment OF Micah Jenkius M
revenue collector and DECLARING its Intention
10 oppose the confirmation.
Barn well Z. BeaudrOt, aged years. lei Into
one OF the docks on Monday and was drown
ed.
In the Santee section Of sumter county,
where the chaipgang Ii nj work, Boasie
Hanks, iour year convict, put there Tor COW
stealing. tried IN make his escape and was
killed by L. ID. Way. the guard. Hanks be-
came defiant and seemed To prefer death 10
working any longer and continued 10 leave
while repeatedly ordered 10 halt and with the
qua rd's gun leveled on him. The coroner's
Jury brought In verdict OF Justifiaole HON.
During the u hours which ended July :7th
$50 fresh cases Of cholera were reported In
Manila.
Mr. A. l.. Bristol OF Charleston In the sue
cessiul applicant for the scholarship at Anna.
polls at the disposal OF Senator Tillman. Mr.
John Rainey Ashe made the next highest
average.
IL In reported that an unusally severe earth
Quake was felt In Santa barbara CAL on Mon.
day night, doing damage To the property OF
the Western Union Telegraph company, esti-
mated at from sl2 90 To sl5,O0.
The Souiriere volcano has been slightly In
eruption since Monday. Asevere earthquake
shock accom- pan led by "a tidal wave, Affected
the northeast poInt OF the island. washing
fire swept estate. No damage was done.
Jean Georges Bibert. the painter and author
Ia dead. He was born AT Paris lSi0.
We have several hundred pair Drummer's
sampl susprpderS At from cents up 10 tne
very beat al IS centR. IL you will need u pair
wit6 in the next six months II will surely pay
YOU 10 secuTe some Of the above great par
gains. a. M. sh"h ""
Hsrris's Csrbonaied Water and Ginger Ale
Miiaords Druk StUre.