The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-06-11
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

Gathered From Oar Exchanges.
The smith. Dennis case got mistrial.
England Ia very much rsJoiced that the war
10 over. Thanksgiving services have heen
held throughout the Empire. The royal fam
lily attended the ser. ioes and'e sword OF the
| CITY was presented TO King Edward by the
Fif,y.niue young men received diplomas
! last week AT Clemson.
The whale back steamer Thomas Wilson
the siea,uer George q. Hadley. Capt. Fife.
gerald, half o mile south q! he Duluth canal
on June eth, and nine men went down.
The saw and planning mills of. y. Bailey &
Co, were destroyed by fire on June 8ih. Two
| million feet Of lumber and seven freight cars
$4,000. Three hundred men are thrown on!
oj rmplo! ment. There was only small
amount OF Insurance.
| FL. Underwood. who has Just returned 10
! New YoIk from the south, reports great pros.
Perity 10 the textile industry; % l! reported g,
from SEQ 600 0O0 10 tsG000.OOO will be organized
this week which will include all or nearly all
OF the cotton mills Of the south.
Society Hill and Conway are In the race
for the flsh hatchery TO be established 10
South Carolina.
The State Reun lon OF Con federaio Veterans
will be held iu the city OF Greenville the 9TH,
7th and 8ih Of August.
Incoming vessels and fsharmen report
much volcanic matter along the coast near
Cua rleston being brought there by the Gull
stream.
The big mill 10 be erected at Wares Shoals
.i,,.to riv In In GREENWOOD
County side aud not on the Laurens county
side an reported.
An electric car line will be built from Col.
umbin To Lexington. II 10 designed 10 carry
freight and passengers. and charter mas
been asked for.
DIR. Jee1e II Thornton. OF Virginia, has
neen elected physis,an, OF Ssdissi STfss
college OF Baltimore.
the Eastern judicial district OF South Cer.
olIpa 10 the Western district and then 10 DC
made the seat Of the court 10 be created Ior
that district.
Miss Annie Carroll. who wns injured by
failing of The Charlestou and Seasbore ralr
been given verdict for 5000 In ssuit oi
damages brought In Orangeburg County.
The Stale Board of Assessors met In Charles
top ,ust week and inoreased the assessment
OF the property of the Atlantic Coast Line
and and The southern 80 that the TAX rev
enus TO the city OF Charleston Is Increased oy
g. 200.
II ia stated that Mrs. Beck With. wealthy
western woman, Ia going 10 build $40 W.
hotel in Aiken. The colIake owners a. Aiken
| have tried 10 prevent 10. but could not. The
, plans for the buildipe have been drawn aho
are ready 10 be subnitted 10 tho contractor.
Judge Jones. Of Alabama. an ex.Coniedsr.
| ate aoIdier, delivered the memorial address
! at Grants tomb In New YORK.
The rain dnring the past few days have
| caused the greatest floods IN the history o
Okiahoma. Railroad traffic on all roads u
| impeded and oil rivers are out OF their banks
The Postofiice Department bias issued m
order that hereafter q written designation ou
| the wrapper-such as "boOS, "printeo net'
TER or aphoto'-snall be construed as per,
| pissiole ..inscriptioD" upon mail matter OF
The third class This revokes q previous con
strucliou forbiding such writing.
TbiYtv.two doctors were licensed IN prae
| tice, Only seven out Gf the large class fx
amined failed. The men we're better pfeper'
I'd than usual.
! A direct stenmer service 10 10 be inaugur
| ated between New York and northern span
ish ports to be known "a the Lalrlnsg.
! nteamRhip line. The first vessel, the steame
Bernii!a, IL scheduled 10 sail about June lsth
|
Richmond p. Hobson, United States Navy
will return 10 Greensboro, Ala, and run fo
the Alabama senate In the next election.
A mes. disastrous flood has the city o
Joliet. ILL.,. In It's grasp and II ]. reported ina
several lives were lost. Several families hat
narrow and the p9'Ses Se,s ss'eUsS ssS "shs
buildings were swept away in the Hood
some OF the principal streets are under wate
and all trafiic 10 impeded.
Ninety Six ss planning for quarter million
dollar cotton mill.
For the first time In the history Of Florenc'
county, court remaiDed In session all "a!
sunday. The case before The conrt was tn'
Smith and Dennis case. Although the nea
and ths crowd remained until The jury nleo
into their room late that night.
Adam Huger will be hanged on July. eath
| at Monck' q Corner, y. C., for the murder o
Charles Gsdssn. NJ Ferguson. .. c., March -
There is larger proportion offoreign res
ideuts In Fall River than In any other cit!
In The conntryfiS per cent. OF her popaiatioo
with 9s per cent. OF her population native
born, comes nearer 10 being m all American
city.
Attorney General Bellinger has returned
from Cha 10 Columbia where he wenl
10 argue the Virginia Carolina removal case
| before JuuSe SImVutOu. Auo
fully prevented on both sides, the arguments
practically the same as In the State court
| Judge Simouton reserved his decision.
Mr.. Depew warmly advocates the plan ol
purchasing two million rsres Of land In tb'
south for a National Park.
| 4 terrible tornado passed over the northern
portion al Rensselaer, county. Ind. on June
9Th, Ing low everything for distance
ak miles and two hundred yards wide.
| At tbs Instance OF Senator Tilinnan, Sen
| ator Hale of the naval coin mittea. offered M
! amendment TO the naval appropriation hil
which was adopted. apprOprl.tlng s65i 1O h
provide for the construction OF holdings u
/ the Charleston navy yard.
Charleston'a pOstm astership Ia still unde
rided. II Ia believed that Mr.. Wilson 10 10
the lead.
| Twelve men and one woman were KILLED
and 80 persons were injured In a fire which
de.t roy ed n snuitRrlum In Chicago last Sun