The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-07-05
General News Notes.

A New Yorker urges the president
to investigate the government distrl'
button of seeds.
The proposed national assembly OF
Russia will he under absolute auto
cratic regulation.
The British steamer Ikhona, from
Rangoon to Yokohama, was struck
by the Russia warship Terek, June 5,
near Hong Kong.
The French chamber Of deputies
has practically concluded debate on
the church and state separation bill.
Former President James w. Alex
ander, of the Equitable Life Assur.
ance Society, ia 80 i'll that he has not
vet been told of the acceptance of his
Resignation by Chairman Morton.
It ia believed that the United States
| Steel Corporation has made peace with
the Wabash Railroad, as considerable
freight is going over that system.
President Hadley, in his baccalau-
reate address to the Yale seniors,
warned them against assuming the
| Righteousness of the scribes and
pharisees. .,
A trust is said to have killed q
thousand creameries in western states,
in pursuance of q movement to stihe
competition. 1900.
A Sunday conference was held IN
New York on Panama canal affairs,
Secretary Taft, Chairman Shonts, En-
gineer Wallace and William Nelson
Cromwell, the commissioners counsel
being present.
Governor Folk of Missouri has
threatened to order out troops to raid
the a c track gamblers at St. Louis.
D. G. Curtis and Lee Schramach
we're killed and ]. D.. Hill MORALLY
wounded at Waynesboro, Ga. The
trouble arose over an old grievance.
Argument was heard in the Gaynol
Greene habeaas corpus case at Toronto.
| No decision was rendered.
Japan and Russia have practically
agreed upon their peace plenipoten'
iaries.
Equitable Life Assurance Society
directors must hereafter meet month
" instead of quarterly.
In Berlin the belief Is growing thai
Great Britain is trying to embroil
Germany and France over Morocco.
An aged New York spinster, who
was found unscious seemingly from
starvation had 5000 In her room.
President Roosevelt appointed for.
mer Senator McComas of Maryland
Justice of the district of Columbia
court of appeals. ..
Captain Seibert's German troops in
Southwest Africa were defeated BY
the insurgent leader, Marengo, and
suffered heavy loss.
Mayor Weaver of Philadelphia says
that the fight for purity has just begun
and that O clean sweep will be made
There is q belief in India that the
home governments recognition OF
Lord Kitchener's policy will lead to
the resignation of Lord Curzon az
viceroy of India.
Graeme Stewart, a republican leader
of Chicago, died there on account of q
clot of blood on the brain. He was
the republican candidate for mayor
of Chicago four years ago.
The secret service investigation of
the alleged leaking in the agricultural
departments crop reports indicates
that advance information may have
bean given to New York brokers:
A storm of cyclonic proportions,
accompanied by a deluge of rain, pass
ed over New York. A large building
in course of construction vas demol.
ished and much other damage was
done.
Secretary of War Taft in an address
to the graduates of Yale Law School
declared the jury system in Porto Rico
to have been a failure of justice in the
United States for the frequency OF
murders and lynchings.