The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-05-17

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was not as complete as expected many
of the employers refusing TO go out
The Winnipeg tribe of Indians is
dying of starvation although 1t has
$500. 600 tos its credit in the United
States treasury.
japan may protest that France has
violated her neutrality by allow ing
Russian vessels to stop at Saigon,
French Cochin, China,
Chester Bell was fined S35 at Nun
Gle, Ind for having cigarette papers
ia his possession, This is the first
case under a new state law.
The Panama Railroad Company
passed into the control Of the United
States government and reorganlzed py
electing directors and officers.
The senate committee on Interstate
commerce began in Washington an
inquiry into the proposed regulation
of railroad rates by the Interstate com
merce commission. .
The assassin of Grand Duke Sergius
was sentenced to death. He dehed
the court and said would commit the
crime again, if necessary.
1t is proposed to repeal the famous
divorce law of Florida, called the
"Flapler law,n which H. NJ. Flagler
secpred a divorce from his insane wife.
Two injnstices of the peace for Port
Arthur have been appointed by. the
Russian government 1t will require a
bigger army than Russia has yet
placed in the field to install these Off
Gals,
The Pennsylvania supreme court
decided that Mrs. Catharine DaDz
must hang for murder of her husband.
William G. DAM, by %arsenical poison
ing, George P. Hossey, a negro voodoo
doctor, having been sentenced to
death in connection with the same
crime.
Edward Smedes shot Bessie Helen
Davis in Philadelphia because she
was about to leave a theatrical com
papy with which they were both con-
nected. She is probably fatally
wounded. He then attempted to COM
nit suicide but the bullet flatted
against his head.
The Italian railroad strike is being
gradually broken.
A new Aliens bill was offered in
the British Honse Of Commons.
The assassin of Grand DIXIE Sergius
was sentenced to death at Moscow,
Russia.
Further efforts to settle the Chicago
teamsters' strike failed and several
men were made victims of violence.
The American Anti-Tuberculosis
League, in session at Atlanta, Ca,
heard papers to the effect that con-
sumption can be easily eombatted
and robbed of it's terrors.
Edward Smedes, a member of Edna
Mays company, shot his, wife per-
haps fatally in a theatrical hotel in
Philadelphia because she insisted on
going with another organization, and
then tried to kill himself.
The managing agents of the Eqnit-
able Life Assurance Society to the
number of several hundred adopted
resolutions asking the Legislature to
pass the naturalization plan and in
dorsing President AleXande's course.
Virgo Williams, a negro, has been
taken from Newberry 10 Laurens,
where be will be tried for causing the
death of another negro by striking
him a blow on the head with a club a
short time ago. Death ensued several
days after the blow was inflicted
The state convention of the Elks
will be held in Georgetown, April o.
q. The local lodge will not be rep
resented for the reason that the men,
bers of the lodge find it impossible to
leave their business at this time. The
lodge will be represented however at
the grand lodge which will be held in
Buffalo, in July, M. Greenewald being
the delegate selected to represent the
Spartanburg lodge of Elks at this
gathering.
700 Syrian, Italian and Hungarian
strikers caused a riot at a brick works
at Poughkeepsie, n. Y. One man
was severely beaten.
King Edward and President Loubet
exchanged official visits in Paris, and
at night the president gave an elabo-
rate dinner in honor of his royal Visl-
tor.
In honor of the growing deficit in
the national treasury it is said that an
increase of international revenue tax
alton will be recommended by the
president.
Herbert w. Bowen, minister to Ven
ezuela, will sail for the United States
on May 8 to produce the proof of his
charges against Assistant Secretary of
State Loomis.
1t is rumored in Washington that
Geo. B. Cortelyou, postmaster gen
eral. has been picked for president of
the Equitable Life Assurance Society
at a salary of 500, 900 a year. The
story is denied in New York.
The body of Joseph Jefferson was
laid to rest in the cemetery at Sand
witch, Mass, with simple services, a
public memorial service being held in
the town hall, and the Players Club
in New York doing similar honors to
the dead.
M. S. Potter, wanted at Davisboro,
Ga, on the charge of wrecking a bank
has been arrested at Los Angeles, Cal.
He was short $40, 900 in his accounts.
He will be taken back to Georgia for