The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-04-16
GENERAL NEWS NOTES,
Things That We All should knos
Gathered From Our Exchanges.

the grand old man OF south Carolina, General
Wade Hampton passed away. HIS oes'n
means much 70 the people OF this state.
To the women OF South Carolina has been
given the privilege OF raising the necesssIy
funds for the erection OF s's'oe 70 "A"o
Hampton.
George Smith. OF 81. Louis, gave BY bis Will
1000 70 Havard University.
A negro Who criminally assaulted young
lady In Rome, Ca, was iyncneo oy unInAsAe1
men.
President Roosevelt has vetoed q number
of pension bills recently made TO put de:
serteTs on the roll.
II 10 estimated that over +lOO buildings VIII
be erected this year at Birmingham, Aia.' a'a
cost Of s!00O.0o.
The "John Wesley tree at Thundsreoli;
Savsn ah, was cut down recently 6y stesi
railway company. Tho tradition for bun.
preached under the Tree.
The name OF Lieutenant Charles Carroll
Wood, q nephew uf rJeHerson Davis, IL tbe
first on the roll OF hopOred dead ON Cannda's
memorial statue In Halifax 10 her soldiers
who have fallen In the Boer war.
The agriculture department has sent 600
bushels of SEED corn 10 farmers IN Arknnsss
who arc not able 10 buy on account oi the
failure OF last seasons crop.
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BY July LIST the new mill at Newberry will
De in operation. The original stock which
was s2O0 600 In 10 be doubled.
The State has received from the privilege
tsx $6i s2S IS since the first OF the year against
s76, ,6o0.6S ior the saIns time last year.
In the poor house In Greenwood county.
there are only iour inmates. One 10 white.
and the others are col0red and none OF them
are ablo 70 work.
The State against the virginia-C Carolina
Chemical company TO test the antitrust Law
VIII be hazard 6y Judge Buchanan IN R'ohiand
court this month.
E.W. Robertson, OF Columbia. has awarded
contract 20 Louisville nrm Tor the eiec,
iion Of q l9.story building where the Kendall
building now stands.
In Yorkviiie. last week. three negro BARRIERS
were convicted for running Q blind tiger.
The three parties concerned, all voted In the
recent election lor the dlspensary.
Those interested In hespeclsl term OF court
In Newberry. have requested that the extra
term be not held. on account OF b. r. Stev.
| an attorney for q corporation.
ported In Yorkviile. The patients are all
negroes-
Last Wednesday was Presidents Day at the
| Exposition, and In view OF this fact. the old
| city Of Charleston was reused N she had never
been before.
The city schools OF Columbia closed part
| OF last week, 20 a. to allow the teachers and
pupils 70 attend the Exposition.
The Secretary OF state granted . charter
last week 70 the Ophir Mining compvny Of
Wet SPRING., Union county, which 10 capital
conissiou was issued last week to the Le-
land Moore Paint and OIL Company OF Charles.
ton. They will manufacture and deal In OILS
paints, etc.
| Gov. Odell, OF New York, will visit the
Charleston Expedition on April 23rd, which
dsts 10 nxed as New York State Day.
Adniral Schlev was the guest Of the Mary
land Society olNew York last week.
| Fitzsimmons has refused to light Jefiries In
| Los Angeles, or any where else In Call forpia.
The hight 10 Oh. m Il 10 impossible 10 have Il
| In the east or south.
The record has been broken In Florida by
legally hanging murderer In ten days After
| the crime was committed.
President Roosevelt was accorded most
cordial welcome throughout the State last
week.
It is reported that the company that 10 .
control the American rights OF tho Msrconi's
wireirss telegrapny 10 10 be capitalized at
100000.
Cardinsl Gibbons will celebrate his silver
jubilee as Arch bishop oil Baltimore on Oct.
next.
Mayor Schmitz. OF San Francisco. has
planted a:tree In Union Square a. q living
memorial 70 the late President mckinley
Nimissiilia Park, whore William Mckinley
spent many lessure hours.
Last week the house passed the Chinese ex.
| clusion bill. The exclusion applies to the
Philippines and other possessions OF the
United States.
Tho price OF cotton advanced In New York
last week with good prospects for still further
advanceh MT
The committee appointed to Investigate
the charge OF bribery In connection with the
purchase OF the Danish went Ipdes. has SO
far accomplished nothing. all the testimony
gathered showing the charge Ia groundiess.
Two northern freight hound trains running
north from Columbia. had rear end collision
near McBee, on what is known Rs tho McBee
grade. one OF the heaviest grades on the sys-
tenn and just twenty miles above Cheraw on
| last Friday.
The coal operators OF Huntington. w. Va,
| state that the members of the United Mine
Workers OF America have been notified along
| the Norfolk aud Western Railway 10 strike.
President Roosevelt and party arrived In
Washington last Friday morning after q two
days stay In Charleston at the Exposition.
EveTythipg that could be done TO make their
| visit pleasant was done.
Edmund Deas. the colored Republican State
chairman. says he IL going back north 10 con.
| tinue the light he Ia making against the con.
| hrmation oI George X. koestsr, Nm collector
OF internal revenue for South Carolina.
| Charleston and other cities will be able TO
bid for the State fair this year. For almost
half century. Columb bin has had the State fair
annually, with only "a few exceptions II
| ID claimed that COlu mbia does not ofier suE
| ncient amount Of financial support
| About the first OF May. many of the public
school childr. n Of Nashville. Tenn, will visit
the Ex position In o body. The railroads
have granted reduced rates and many will
| take advantage oft.
The greatest stride yet made In tho railroad
| world In the south II the absorption of The
| Louisville and Nashville by the Southein.
| Aprii 24th has been designated a. Missouri
Day at the Exposition and there will DO sev.