Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-05-09
Disastrous Conaagratron.

DtSaSarOuS COn1aGratKOM.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, May 2.-Mid-
night-Tho Touring mills which were in
volved in the disaster hero tonight form q
group which comprises tho heaviest concerns
in tho State. Chief among them were tho
ornor G. @. Washburn, of Wisconsin,
in ono of which tho explosion occurred.
1t was tho largest Touring mill in this cann-
try, md the largest but ono in the world 1t
was built in 1870, md. included forty rome
run of stone, and was worth $4,000. 1t is
now n smoking mass Of ruins, with its oom-
panion on the platform" The destruction
is complete, 50 far as tho limits above named
and serious within much wider bounds. Tho
flames ore still raging in the ruins, but are
undor control, and no further extension is
feared. At this writing it is hoped tho dead
will be confined to tho fourteen in the Wash
burn mill.
ST.. PAUL, MINI, May 3.-Tho shook of
the explosion at Washbnrn Mill. in Mime
apolis, was plainly felt hore, and the flames
were seen, creating, intense excitement
throughout tho city Pieces of charrcd roof,
paper, small tmbers, and cindors wore picked
up. having been hurled in tho air by tho
explosion and waited horc, nine miles distnnt,
by the wind.
MIssEAroL1s, MINI. May 3.--It was
thought to DO an earthquake, but proved to
SnPAooao'i
mills. Seventeen were killed. Loss of
property, $l,500,0O0. Cause, gas generated
by the manufacture of patent -four, which
may account for somewhat gonernl belly
ache.
WAsn1SoToN, May AT tho Cabinet
council to day there was serious attention
given to tho recent reports relating to the
agitations on tho Mexican border, There is
abundant evidence of tho fact that a strong
movement has boon inaugnrated by tho
friends Of Icrdo on tho American side Of tho
Rio Grande to CROSS over for tho purpose of
creating trouble for Diaz. Reports to this
effoot have been received by our government.
The Secretary of War after the Cabinet adj
journed issued an order to Gen. Ord cnjoining
it upon that Officer to be particularly yigifant
in tho endeavor to prevent any invasion of
Mexican territory with hostile intent from
this ide of tho Rio Granie.
l. r.. opinion in Administration circles here
is that there will be serious trouble in Mexico
and particularly along tho border. The fol
lowers of Lordo are without doubt instigating
Indian raids into American territory for tho
purpose Of having United Stetos troops
pursue them across tho riYcr, and thus pro-
! ducc additional complications with tho Mcxi-
can government. This fact was mentioned
ut the Cabinet meeting. Escobedo is in
Texas, aud tho opinion that nc should be
arrested for violating the neutrality laws
was oxpresscd.by sotno of the mcmbcrs Of tho
Cabinet
The foregoing information has been received
| by our government through number of offs,
| csal channels, including not only the military
| to the State department and tho department
of justice. Directions will be Immediately
| issued from eacl Of these departments for the
prevention of violations of tho neutrality laws.
A formal lotter from Minister Foster to- the
Secretary of State, enclosing copies of tho
| correspondence between hmsolf and tho Diaz
| government on tho occasion Of his resumption
Of his duties rs Americon minister to Mexico,
was road at tho Cabinet meeting.
| TIE ANrEoEDENTs OF DIsEAsE.--Amopg
| tho antccedents of disease inertness in
tho circulation of tho blood, an unnaturally
attonuatcd condition of tho physique, indicating
| that tho life current is deficient in nutrtiyo
properties, n wan, haggard look, inability to
digest the food, loss of appetite, sleep and
strength, md sensation of unnatural langour.
All these may be regarded as among the indicia
of approaching disease, which will eventually
attack the system and overwhelm it, if it is not
built up ind fortified in adva.ce. 1nvigorato,
then, without loss Of time, making choice Of the
greatest vializing agent extant, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, an elixir which hns given
health and vigor to myriads of tho sick and
|debiitatcd, which is ayouchcd by physicians and
| analysis to be puro as woll as effective, which
is immensely popular in this country, and ox-
| tensvely used abroad, and which has been for
years past ono of tho loading medicinal staples
| Of America.
This promises to bo tho greatest crop year our
farmers havo ever known. The New York Times
publishes dispatches from twenty -nine States
| nj nj Horritovu MOI ~ int In oh