The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-05-13
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
| Items OF More or Less Interest Con
densed-Outsidet the State.
Newberry News and Herald.


Twelve men while eating dinner in the
caboose Of q work train at Dexter, a small
station on the Canadian Railroad. near Port
Arthur. Ont, were killed or burned TO death
ming into the rear of the caboose. The
cabOose overturned and caught fire.
In tunnel disaster on the N. e. w. Rail-
way, In Giles Counly, Va. ON Thursday. nine
men were killed and three fatally injured.
A gang was double tracking the tunnel, and
when the earth and stone Tor the tracks had
been removed a huge slide OF rock fell strik-
Ing tn 70 gang squarely and with the the ter
r!bie consequence mentioned.
NJ. ]. Pearsall, Esq and DIR. Frank Daniel
were killed last week near Moultrie Ga, by
the motor car, 10 which they were returning
home after a fishing trip. cOlliding with log
canon the Georgia Northern railway.
The annual meeting OF the Iron and Steel
Institute was held In London on Thursday.
The annual address OF The President, Andrew
Carnegie, who IL the first president not
British subject, was delivered. The address
was very aole ana remarkable one.
The British American Tobacco Company
absolute control Of the T. G. Williams Co., OF
Richmond, its principal competitor, and the
largest tobacco company In the country.
The price 10 be paid ia $1,000 600.
The Irish land bill passed its second read
| ing In the House OF Com mons last week by
| vote OF 443 10 70
The latest turn In the postoffice investisa.
tion IL the retirement. by order OF Postmaster
General Payne, OF August w. MecheIn. gem
-ral superintendent OF the free delivery sys.
tem and one of the most widely known
governmene officials IN the United States.
| In a fight during the recess hour at The
Mann Ing school on Friday, Tommie Hodge,
boy In short pants a1@It hteem bis E
/ schoolmate, Arthur HRrvin, about IL years
OF age.
| While the closing exercises OF school near
| Hickory Grove, In York county, were In
| prog ress Oh Friday night, Nary Belle Lessie.
around T the outside Of the building. wos shot
and crippled for life by young man 10 the
crowd who was under the Influence of liquor
and was firing his pistol promiscuousy.
spartanburg is to have a new s95,OoO fur
u!ture factory.
Laureus county boasts of puppy with four
| tales and pig with Two.
8. E. Brunson of Florence. who was struck
| by lightning the day OF the hailstorm, Will
| recover.
A iolnt stock company has been formed to
build a new and modern hotel at Cnick
Springs. Greenville county, popular sum-
mer resort.
Japhus Macomsop, colored, was convicted
| OF murder IN spar Ou iSi
| killing Carolina Williams. coored, and was
sen ntenced to be hanged June 9Th.
Hoyt Hayes, the young farmer OF Oconee
county accused Of numbering his vile, was
admitted TO ball on Saturday before Chiel
Justice Pope in Columbia in the sum OF
| 81 ,OOO.
George Blanchard, white man, was con-
| vioted of manslaughter in Spartanburg on
Thuraday for killing Martin Hardy, colored
blacksmith, and sentenced to two years IN
| the penitentiary.
The Spartauburg Daily Herald and It's two
weeklies have been sold by j. T. Harris TO
Rev. G. II. Waddeli. the publisher OF the
southern Christian Advocate. Mr.. Waddell
| will form joint stock company.
The famous stable manure case in Ander-
son county was tried before magistrate IN
| Anderson county on Friday-the fourth
trial The jury gave q verdict OF 81 for The
defendant, and the plaintiff will appeal.
A swarm Of bees In Barnwell county settled
on q mules ear while be was ploughlng Ia q
field on Monday. In resisting their enorts
TO make d swarming place OF his ears ne
angered them and they stung him to death.
In the assignment Of bishops for holding
the next anual conference OF the Southern
Methodist church Bishop A. Coke Smith
will preside over the South Carolina COL
terence, which conyenes in Greenville the
9th OF December.