The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-07-23
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
Thiagx That We All S.sou'd Know
(snehrrrd From Oar Exchanges.

! mas refused w" lhIEtth'p WIN NV 'c'
! him by the prcsuirht. the pr' 'sidrn' iclt IA
| surrd that he would accept ~.
, Senator Tilinun d-rIr". that if Charleston
sends q. r. Won ko,niI. Jr.. 1" tn. state Sen
ate. that ne will not do another ihinr fo
| Charleston. rtiiwnu hases his POSITION ni
the fact that Won k"Inn supported The Rr
publicsn platform !" l'"6
Twenty. two hundred uninn iab''rers IN nj
! bra az uchrs %. the bniidiny trades went out On
strike Ia Lack suuviiie, Fla. lsst f.id.y be
ca u ~ the contractors refused to ncce';" Ia
demand sor an eight hour day. Aii temper
ary building Is practically suspended
All The government property Et the For
RoyaI naval station viii probably sOOu b'
solid al auction. Port Royal will br usrd ~
torpedo boat rendezvous Tor the present.
Secretary Root gavs out on Saturday ih'
|! final order t'r The establishment of the mrs
| iour military posts which are to be the gath
eri..x places oI the United States forces 10
case q! war, and IN time OF peace are To b,
great training schools for both regulars ant
/, milil,amen. The first post will be at Chick
nnRugs.
This messenger boys OF the Western Union
" ho went out on str!kr IN Columbla lhs'
| ~ eck. have returned 10 work satisfied wliE
the agreement made.
The Chinese officials have forma ily notified
the ministers oi tn. thrones acceptance I"
he conditions for the restoration OF Tleu
Tslu To the Chlncse.
Work has begun on the Atlanta Car Whee
Company, which will be Que Of the most ex
ten.ive manu- 'ncturing plants In the south.
A Jury al Charleston awarded 5000 dam
ayes Id hsury POWELL Of New York, IN suil
sgainsi Atlantic Cosst Line. During tue ex
position he presented tcSst Tor saiidation
ana ownership WAS questioned. \ dispute
arose and Powell was arrested.
The Alsbx ina committee appointed to ar.
range details Tor primaries report that au
agreement was reached providing Tor a SEC
ond and tnird primary, when necessary, sim
liar 10 the south Carolina plan.
District Attorney Marion Erwin denies
that ne proposed TO cease pursuing Gtynor
and Greene II sjOO.oOo vas psid To the United
states. On the c 'ptrary, ne says Gaynor and.
Gceeue offered s3O10O 10 be allowed 10 es-
cape.
The strike Of the coal miners In Birming.
ham Aia.. district, IN said 10 be further from
sett ietpent thai ever.
The strike Of the freight handlers at Chi.
cagO, 10 slili Oh, tho lAourers having refused
" accept the settlement tendered by the sr.
oitrstiUn cofnmittee.
IL Is reported In Paris that J. Pierpont Nor.
tan will refund the Turkish debt, receiving
Tor his services CONCESSIONS which viii make
uin tho practical ruler u the Oitnian empire.
Queen Alexandria opened the corouation
uazssr In LJndun last wsek. 4 feature oil The
uaxAsr Was Lhe display OF jewels by PJerpout
Morgan and Others, valued al sli.UO.UO.
Hon. William J.unings Bryan has request
eu marble hIno from the state oi Alabama
IN y mantle al his hons. ns Will have Tile
representing each state nc carried.
General Cnair.e haS ordered q courtmariiai
70 try LlsuIuuaht Hickman on charges Of
Cruelty 10 the FIlpiuus. IL ~ alleged that he
mad native duckcd until the latter died.
An nappointee 10 federal Office In Knox
Vile. uu ,.arLing that his predecessor, su
aged soldier, wAs depopdent Un The piece Tor
support, declined to accept H..
Thirty.lhree persons we're killed by pow.
der piosion IN u mine near Park City. Ctah
last week.
Jno. w. Gates and dozen other million.
Airc friends have Just made u pillion and
hall oy u corner Ou corn.
Frederick w. vandebiit OF New York has
given $4,000 10 Yale Universally 10 establish
he "snsffiuid scientific school,"
The street car employees OF Richmond, Va.
vent out on strike, demanding ~ cents al
nOur Tor n nine-huur day, Instead of Is cents
King Edward went down To Portsmouth
last week by rail and was u ken On board his
yacht ior ctuise. He continues To Improve.
John II. Reagan, the laht survi;or of either
war ca6iuvI, has just retired voluntarily from
the Once OF rainoad commissioners OF Texas
Lieutenant Perry started from New York
last week IN the "windward'' on another
Arctic expedition. His wife and little
iauxi ter are with him.
The Texas democratic platform adopted BY
The slate convention last Wednesday does
not mention either Col. Bryan or the Kansas
city platform.
Wa Ting Fang. the Chinese minister nj
Washington has been recalled aud another
that he 10 needed nj home.
the Revolutionary war. has Just died ~ her
home near Jonesborv. East Tennessee, aged
~ years. Only three other widows Of Rev.
olutionary soldiers are now hSipg.
.P. Morgan has sent 10 the American Mos.
eun Of Natural History In New York. two Of
the most magnificent sapphires In the world.
rney are To Do added "a tile collection douat-
ed ey him 10 tbe institution. This collection,
which 10 considered among the nnest In tht
sor.d. was gathered AT the Paris Exposition.
after which Il WAS bought by Mr. Morgan ~
great cost
James Mcbride. a Brook yn Iaborer. who
jumped from the Brooklyn bridge laSi week
will recover.
william ]. Bryan came east this week and
10 ID supposed that there will be more politics
than pleasure In the trip. He In 10 confer
Siih Lewis Nixon, the dapOsed Tamniany
leader, ana later will 10 10 Boston TO attend
Of that city, which will be In the nature Of u
counter demonstration 10 the recspt Tam.
many harmony feast Of the Trlden Club OF
New York. While In Boston he will confer
With other leaders OF the Bryan wing Of the
democratic party.