The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-04-05
\ General News.
Newberry Observer.

Two trackwalkers were killed on the
New York subway on Friday.
The senate adjourned on Saturday
after an an extra session since the
fourth instant.
William Mcdonald of Plateau, Ala,
was arrested on Thursday on the
charge, Of embezzling money orders.
Elk President Grover Cleveland eel
ebrated his 6Sth birthday at his
home at Princeton, n. j., on Saturday.
Robert Bowles, a negro, was hanged
on Friday at Covington, Va, for the
murder of Fireman Ruff a year ago.
An explosion occurred on Saturday
night in the NewRiver coal mines at
Rush Run, w. Va, and ten men were
killed.
The vault in the Bank of Petersburg
Tenn, was blown open by robbers
on Thursday and $1,000 was taken
from it.
James Linkou was hanged in Nor.
folk, Va, OF Friday for the murder OF
bis wife and ten year old son Christ
mas day. =.
The dispatches say that the czar's
ministers are urging him to sug. est
peace negotiations with the Japs, but
be refuses.
Signor Marconi, inventor of wireless
telegraphy, was married on Thursday
to Miss O'Brien, q ii led Irish girl of
great beauty and an income of $50 900
u year.
DR.. E. B. Craighead, formerly a pro-
lessor in Wofford college and later the
president Of Clemson, was inaugural
ed president ofTulane university, New
Orleans, onFriday.
Fourteen were killed by an eXDlC-
sion in the Rush Run mine, in West
Virginia, on Sunday while trying 10
rescue the bodies of ten who were kill
ed in a similar way the day before.
Edward Austin and Peter Dancy,
negroes, were hanged on the same gal
lows in Richmond, Va. on Thurs
day-th' former for assaulting a nine
year-old negro girl, the latt"r for
numbering a negro woman
The police Of New York city, in
accordance with the Bowling law,
burned on Saturday $4,000 worth o.
gambling paraphernalia that had been
captured in recent raids, including
roulette wheels, chips, dice, faro
layouts, etc.
The National Congress of Mothers,
that had been in session in Washing
ton for a week, adjourned on Satur,
day, after adopting resolutions de-
manding the expulsion of Mormon
Apostle Reed Smcot from the Unit
ed States.
Another cab mystery has just oc.
Cured in New York city. On Wed
nesday night the body of q woman
already dead and of a mau nearly dead
were found in cab 1.-THE trouble in
both cases being "acute alcoholism
which is euphemism for drunkenness
Nan Patterson, the ex-actress, will.
be put on trial again on April l0tn 10
the murder of Caesar Young, the
wealthy sport with whom she wa
infatuated, whom she is charged witt
shooting in a cab while on his way tt
join his wife in a trip to Europe
Gov. James B. Frazier was elected
by the legislature of Tennessee on FIJI
day United States senator to succeed
Senator w. B. Bate, deceased.
The deadlock in the Missouri legis
lature was broken on Saturday, ate
the 45th day and the 9th ballot, by
the election of William Warren, re
publican, to succeed Senator Cockrell
democrat. Mr.. Warren is a lawyer 0
Kansas City and is 81 years old
1T is given out at Washingtn tina
Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary, resigned il
order to 90 into training as a can
didate for the presidency three year!
hence. It is said that Geo. B. Cortel
YOU, now postmaster general, has tn
presidential bee buzzing in his bonnie
also.