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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
THE SILENT CITY,"
The Wonderful Mirage Occasionally Wit
messed in Alaska. -...

CHICAGO, October 30.-Mr. L. B.
French, who has recently returned
from Alaska, saw the wonderful and
much-written. about mirage which has
been named the "Silent City," It.
occasionally visible in the summer
season from certain points in Glacier
Bay. He describes it as follows:
"About o'clock on the afternoon of
an early July day suddenly perceived
rising above the glacier over in the di-
rection of Mount Fairweatker what
at fist appeared to be a thin, misty
cloud. 1t soon became clearer and
we distinctly saw spectre city NOV
ing towards US. We could plainly see
houses, well-defned streets, and trees.
Here and there rose tall spires over
huge buildings which appeared to be
ancient mosques or cathedrals. 1t
was large city, one which would
contain at least 100000 inhabitants. I
have seen Milwaukee miraged over
Lake Michigan, and this city appeared
considerably larger than that. It did
not look like a modern city-more like
an ancient European city. I noticed
particularly the immense height of the
spires.
"Of course We were much excited.
The Indians who were with US were
overcome by their superstitious fear and
ran away. We both had cameras and
separated in order to take it from
different points of view. By the time
we reached points of vantage it had
grown fainter, and oon disappeared.
1 should say the spectacle lasted about
twenty-five minutes"
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
NEW ENGLAND MOVING SOUTH.
Capitalists who Know Good Thing when
They See It.

BALTIMORE, Md. October 30.-Satur-
days Manufacturers Record will show
that great enterprises are crowding one
on another very rapidly in the South.
There are reports of the organization of
a greater number ofgigantic enterprises
than ever before made public in one
week. One of the most striking features
is the heavy Investment of Eastern and
New England capital, which is pouring
into the South as it formerly did into
the West.
A number of Philadelphia capitalists
have just returned from Florence, Ala,
where they invested heavily, including,
it is reported, s300,000 towards $780,
000 carpet mill. New England excur-
sionists to Fort Payne and Denison
left, it is said, over s5O0,000 in these
two towns last week. A S5,000,0 900
company has been organized, with all
the stock subscribed, by leading New
England bankers and others, who
have purchased 1000 acres of land
adjoining Chattanooga, where extern
sive enterprises will be established, and
a purchase is reported to have been
made by a S3,000,000 Northern COM
pany of 100000 acres of land in East
Tennessee, the enterprise being in the
hands Of the wealthiesS members of
the Prohibition movement. In Chatta-
nooga a Sl,000,000 bank will open for
business shortly. Two companies, one
with 100000 and the other 5000, 200
capital stock, have been organized in
England for gold mining operations in
Georgia. Birmingham has organized a
81 ,000,0 900 coal mining company. Centre,
Alabama, q 100000 iron company to
repair and operate an old furnace.
Dadeville, Ala, a s500,0Q0 company,
Mobile a s500,000 paving company,
Kentucky q S500,000 contracting COM
pany. In Louisiana sulphur mining
property has been sold for S200,000.
Laredo, Texas, has secured $4,000
boundary and machine shop. In Vir-
ginia there have been about dozen
big enterprises, including a s20o,0o0
town company, $4,000 lumber COM
pany and 100000 iron company. At
Graham sale of iron property on
Cripple Creek for 100000 for the de-
velopment of a town company. At
Max Meadows S1,0O0,000 manufactur-
ing company. At Richmond 81 600, ,OO0
land and investment, and $500, 900 land
company at Roanoke, with many
other enterprises being actively worked
up.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
FORTY CITADEL CADETS SICK,
Made So by Eating Spoiled Salt Mullet.
/ Special to The Register. |

Especial to The Register.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 1.-Rumors have
been prevalent to the effect that alarge
number of the Citadel cadets had been
poisoned. These rumors proved to be
true to this extent: About forty cadets
have been ON the sick list for the past
forty-eight hours. The surgeon of the
Academy states that they were pois-
oned by eating salt mullet out OF a
barrel which was partly spoiled. About
forty of them were make sick, but all
have recovered, and the entire corps
attended the "AIikado' performance at
the Grand Opera House tonight, the
opera being presented by the Cadet
Glee Club. Surgeon Parker exonerates
the bursar and cook of the Academy.
He says that some of the fish in the
barrel were spoiled, and that the acci-
dent was unavoidable. All the sick
cadets are up again.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
AN OHIO WIDOW IN LUCK.
About to Wed John Jacob Astor and For
tune of S15O,oO0,oOo.
1From the New York World.

From the New YORK W OrlQ.
According to what appear to be trust
worthy reports John Jacob Astor, the
elder, is engaged to be married to Mrs.
Bowler, Of Cincinnati. This story comes
from the other side of the Atlantic,
where both Mr.. Astor and Mrs. Bow
ler now are, and from the fact that MIR.
Astor is very domestic old gentleman
and has paid Mrs. Bowler devoted at
tentions for a year or more, society is
inclined to credit the semi-official an
nouncement which has been made.
Mrs. Bowler has been in Europe for
some months with her two children,
and John Jocob Astor during the past
summer has taken two trips abroad,
presumably in order to have the pleas
ure of ,>aing in her company.
Mrs. Bowler has been widow five
or six years. Her late husband was a
nephew of George H. Pendleton, of
Ohio. who at one time was the Vice
Presidential nominee of the Democratic
party, and was minister to Germany
during the Cleveland administration.
Mr.. Bowler inherited handsome for
tune and invested 1t judiciously in rail-
road properties. At his death he was
a large owner of the securities Of the
Kentucky Central Railroad, of which
that excellent railroad man, NJ. E. In
gals, was one of the early presidents.
Some fifteen years ago he married Miss
Williamson, one of the bellies of Gin
cinnati society. She is a very hand
some woman now, very bright and in
tellectual and a charming conversa-
tionanst. She is well known in New
!. York society, and it was here that Mr..
zzs5or first met rerr-sShe rer: has been a
guest at the house Of Henry F---s1-
many times during the winter season
just passed and has also visited other
homes in New York.
John Jacob Astor, who, according to
announcements already made, will be
set down by Thomas G. Shearman in
the November issue of the Forum as
the richest man in this country, hay
ing control of about $3.50, 100000, and is
about IS years of age. He is tall, hand
some and vigorous and bears his years
we'll. In society he is regarded as the
finest specimen of manhood the Astor
family has ever put forward.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
PROFITS IN PRISONERS.
! The Annual Report of the State Peniten'
tiary.
Especial to News Courier.


COLUMBIA, November 1.-At the
meeting of the Penitentiary direc'
tors to-day the following, among
other statistics, were presented by the
superintendent and adopted by the
board for their report:
The cash receipts from convict hire
and other sources for the fiscal year end.
ing October 81, 1889, were SSS,5s4 80.
The Indebtedness brought over from
the fiscal year 1SS7-SS is sl4,162 49.
The disbursements for the fiscal year
lSSS-S9 were S73,29S 81. The total in.
debtedness and disbursements amount
to SS7, ,460 81, which deducted from the
receipts leaves a balance November l
Of 81, 104 81.
The actual earnings Of the year in
money were SIS, ,267 Oh.
The resources of the institution
November /, 1889, are stated as follows:
Due from contractors, secured by bond,
Sl6,776 0S. Cotton unsold, $4,000
Total S29, ,776 O8.
Notwithstanding the damage by
high water, the leased farms produced
this year as the share of the State $40
bales of cotton, 1900 bushels Of corn,
100 bushels of oats, c36 bushels OF
wheat, and other crops of value, the
aggregate being worth $50, ,265 so.
Superintendent Lipscomb expects
within sixty or ninety days to pay back
into the treasury $4,000 or more Of the
s25, 900 advanced by the Legislature for
the support Of the Penitentiary in
1SS6-97.
This is a splendid showing, and de-
monetrates what can be done by con-
vict labor applied to agricultural pur'
poses when the crops are protected
from floods. 1t is astrong argument in
favor of the purchase of big and safe
'e.ss,4s 3 serm, which will berecommended
by the board.
There are to-day undeF7azsssHn.e ~
the ,Penitentiary and under the cons
troI of the institution SS4 prisoners,
against S94 on the same day last year.
Of these sS4, Sc are white males, 8
white females, 7S0 colored males and
As colored females. The cost Of sus-
tenance in the institution during the
year has been 204 cents per capita per
day.
At their meeting tonight the Peni-
tentiary board recommended Messrs.
Thomas Anderson and ;. G. Guignard,
of their number, to be appointed by the
Governor as delegates from the South
Carolina to the meeting of the National
Prison Association, to be held in Nash
vile on the 18th inst.
The board refused several applications
for hands to dig phosphate rock, as at
present they have noue 10 spare. Their
annual report will recommend the
adoption of a system of electric lighting
for the Penitentiary, oil being defective
and gas Objectionable, and urge that
they be allowed to build hospital, as
the present building has been pro-
nounced very defective by the State
Board of Health.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
A Model Jp-Country Farm.
from the Kecwee Courier.1

From the Keowee Courier.
1t would pay every farmer in Oconee:
to visit Mr.. Louis Brandt's farm near
town. He is certainly model farmer
and one who makes all he needs at.
home. It was a real treat to us to-
walk over his farm early Wednesday
morning and see his fine cotton, corn,
peas, rice, potatoes, turnips, &C., all OF
the best and in the greatest abundance.
He keeps eleven head of fine cattle,
which he winters on peas, tops and
hay. From these he makes the manure
with which he has in few years cor..
verted one of the poorest farms in oco-
nee to one Of the richest He says he
fss land and makes it feed hinM
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

LlCAS Aol Nj , -. -.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm of
+. J. Cheney 4 Co., doing business in
the City Of Toledo, county and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the SUM of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of
CATARRH that cannot be cured by the
use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this Gth day of Decem-
Der, 4. d. 1856. \. W. GLEASON,
IsEALl Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally and acts directly on the blood
and mucus surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
@Sold by Druggists, 75c,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
Can a Man Swallow a Cannon Ball:

Well, "that depends" He can if his
throat is large enough and the cannon
ball not too large. The question really
seems worthy of some consideration in
view of the size of some of the pills that
are prescribed for suffering humanity.
Why not throw them to 1.-The dogs"
and take DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Purga-
tive Pellets? Small, sugar-coated,
purely vegetable, perfectly harmless, in
glass, and always fresh.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
Kicking Against Russell.
Especial to the News and Courier. ]

Especial to the News and Courier.l
ANDERSON, November 2.-I am re-
liably informed that an official telegram
was received to-day from Washington,
stating that the commission of W. w.
Russell, as postmaster here, will be
withheld for investigation. The opposi-
ton to Russells appointment is very
general by both Democrats and Repub-
licans, and it is said that the Repub-
licans will hold a meeting tonight in
opposition to his appointment.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
A Fearful Accident In Glasgow.

GLASGOW, Nov. 1.-The gable wall
of a building that was being erected
alongside Of Templeton's carpet factory
on William street was blown down to-
day.
An immense mass Of debris fell on
the roof of the weaving department Of
the factory, crushing it in.
Fifty girls and women employed in
the weaving rooms were buried.
1t is probable that forty of those
buried are dead.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
A Cruel Uncle.
lSpecial to Augusta Chronicle.

lOPSSAAA ~ ~ANSSASSrt NAA4 N'tNAN'l
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. 1.-Thomas
Kennedy was to-day committed to Jail
by Trial Justice Miller for assault on
his nine-year-old nephew.
The assault consisted in tying the
lad to fence and beating him brutally
with strap with buckle on the end.
The cause assigned was that the boy
had failed to perform the whole of the
task set him at cutting hay.
The boy was so terribly whipped that
the flesh on his back lay in welts and
he has been unable to move about
much since.
The evidence presented showed it to
be case of the most inhuman cruelty.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
8 odist Church in
Minister Out Of
>fks Mayor Calls
S2sr Militia.

s. KANs., October 31.-AdJt
Roberts received q telegram to-
Fay notifying him Of a riot at AXtell,
Marshall County. The telegram was
from the mayor of that city, and asked
that detachment of militia be sent to
ouell the disturbance. The adjutant
general at once ordered out Company
G, of the Sd regiment, located at
Marysville, and left on the first train
for the scene Of trouble.
AS yet only meagre particulars have
been received. ANtell is town OF
about seven hundred people, and is set
tied largely by Roman Catholics. On
Wednesday methodist minister.
named johnson, from the eastern part
of the State, arrived there to hold re-
vivals. He had quite large congre-
cation in the evening at the Methodist
church, and in the audience were a
number of Catholics. Soon after be-
ginning his remarks-the minister made
an attack Oh the Catholic church. He
became so abusive that one of the Cath
olics present called him liar; he con-
tinued his remarks, and the Catholics
present became enraged, and four OF
them rushed to the pulpit and taking
the preacher by the collar threw him
| down.
In moment the pulpit was sur
rounded by an angry mob and gen.
eral row ensued. Although the Catho-
lies were in the minority they were
too much for the Methodists, and sue
ceedee III ttf1ro.r4i;sss5 i;ss5= ana
two others out of the church. The
whole town was soon up, and the four
Catholics who had assaulted the
minister were arrested and put in the
city prison. This so enraged the Cath
olic population that they organized
this morning to assist their imprisoned
associates.
The town of st. Bridget, few miles
distant, is settled entirely by Catholics,
and it is reported that the whole town
is organizing to so to the rescue of the
Axtell men. The mayor says he is
powerless 70 control the mob, and he
fears conflict between the two ele-
ments. The adjutant general will not
reach Axtell till o'clock this evening.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
Gov. Lee Denounces Malone.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Governor
Lee of Virginia, who has been spending
a few days in this city, denounces the
efforts of Malone to raise the cry of
fraud against the Democrats in the Vir-
giuia campaign. Governor Lee de-
clares that everything is open and
above tcar3 and that Malone will
surely be wiped out of Virginia politics
forever by an adverse majority OF
about $4,000.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
le doctors and the saaes

sI ind the doctors and the sages
Have differed in all climes and ages"
But I have found no difference of
opinion among the female sages who
dave used DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription as remedy for the weak
nesses and ailments peculiar to their
sex. ''Favorite Prescription" is posi-
tive cure for the most complicated and
obetinate cases of prolapsus, weak back,
sfemale weakness" anteversion, retro
version, ,bearing-down sensations,
chronic congestion, Inflammation and
liberation, Inflammation, pain and
tenderness. The only remedy for such
maladies sold under guarantee. Par
ticulars on bottle-wrapper. All drug
gists.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07

factions and were heavily armed.
When the McCoys discovered their
enemies they sent out scouts and dis
covered that there were about score in
camp They ierawled up through the
dense under brush and poured volley
on their sleeping foes. In an instant
it was returned and the Hatfelds, al
though taken by surprise, were so
much better armed than the McCoys,
having repeating rifles, that they soon
put them to fight. One volley fired
by the McCoys did terrible execution.
Half dozen men were wounded and
two were, slain. John Blumfeld, one
of the leaders of his faction, was in
stantly killed. By his side lay Will
liam Brown, son Of the woman who
was shot in the farm house at Fudge's
Creek. Two bullets had gone through
his body one piercing the heart. Six
other men were wounded, one Of them,
whose name is unknown, being fatally
hurt.
After dawn the Hatlelds found two
more dead men and four desperately
wounded men were captured. Some
of the wounded McCcys must have
been carried off by their friends, for
the trail OF their retreat through the
woods was marked by blood stain:.
The prisoners captured are Charles
Lambkin, John Cain and Peter Mccoy.
The names of the dead are unknown.
Cain, whose first name was not known,
was so badly wounded that his COM
rades left him to die where he lay, but
the other three were compelled to
asassktast the Hatfield headquarters,
which they reached about noon yester-
day. As soon Is the story Of the attack
and capture was told sort of court
martial was held. The prisoners were
not allowed to speak in their own de-
fense, and after a short deliberation
vote on their life or death was taken.
The result was unanimous and the
three men will be tied to trees and
shot to-day. Nothing cali save them
unless the McCoy's can defeat tie
entire Hatfield party and effect res
cue. This is not likely as they are out
numbered two to one, and the Hat
fields are better armed. The courier
who brought this news was shot at
twice from ambush while riding
through Lincoln county.
THEWAR N KENTUCKY.
PINEvILLE, KY, Nov. l.-NewS
reached here last night by reliable par
ties that Judge Lewis came up with
Howard aud his gang Wednesday On
Martins Fork, and killed six OF the
Howard gang without losing a man.
Three of the men killed were named
Hail, one by the name Of Nhitlock;
the other two names were not learned.
Judge Lewis and fifty we'll armed
men took dinner near the camp Of j.
P. Meyer 4 Co., on the Louisville and
Nashville extension, about thirty miles
beyond Cumberland Gap, last Friday.
Men who spoke with the Judge says
he is determined, and will never quit
his chase until Howard and his gang
are. killed OF driven from the county.
Pnt ~; ,os, syNfn
and more bloodshed is expected.
1t is thought that Howard has gone
to Virginia, but is expected 10 return.
The best citizens of Harlan County are
ioi2SnS,, ~ sFadge Lewis, and with such a
BED leader there is no doubt
,s ad order party will come out
and break up the gang that
serror to ali Eastern hen-
e last twenty-five years.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
A NEW COTTON PLANT.
It Produces Nothing but Seed Without
the Lint.
From the Augusta Chronicle

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. e. News
comes from Spartanburg, one of the
best cotton growing counties in this
State, of new cotton plant which, if
! it's as claimed, will make 81 ,8onderful
revolution in the agricultural and cot
ton oil interests of the nation.
T. Ferguson, an experienced cotton
planter, claims to have bred cotton
plant which will produce nothing but
cotton seed without the lint.
His statement is briefly, as follows:
He claims that there are male and fe-
male cotton plants the male being
designated, heehinks,F by the-red stalks.
The seeds are varicofered, the shades
being generally bluesSgreen and white,
and, of course, cannot be distinctly
specified.
Given this fact Ferguson commenced
some time ago to pick out the male
plants and with the seed extracted from
them planted another patch separately.
When this crop was ready for picking
the male plants were again selected
and their production of seeds planted
separately again.
This process of selecting male plants
is kept up until at last the lint refuses
to germinate, and nothing is left in the
bolls but large amount of seeds.
The amount of seed contained in the
boil is more than equal to the weight
Of the lint and seed found in the aver
age sized boil of cotton.
Ferguson claims that he can produce
four hundred bushels of seed to the
acre by this new discovery where only
thirty-fve- bushels are now gathered
with the lint.
He has been very careful in produc-
ing the results given above to obliterate
all vestiges of lint from boil Of cotton
and has succeeded in most remarks
BILE manner.
Other experienced plaptsa
been shown FergusQ
e9ss2 ere struck with "A s.
I" LII szas,,>,lar r;a X 3 IS
was shown the s:s %
boil has the appearasfe
exterior and in the interior of q t.
boil of cotton after the lint has been
picked out.
The seed are little larger than the
common seed and are perfectly free
from any semblance of lint. The 5olls
are filled with these seed which are as
numerous as okra seed in pod of fokra.
The revolution that will be effected
by this new cotton plant, if it can be
cultivated successfully, win be beyond
calculation.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
English Pheasants in Georgia.

From the Macon (Ga.) Telegraph
English pheasants flourish in Geor-
gia. The New York dandies who own
Jekyl Island imported ,127 pheasants
two years ago. Last year over 1000
brids were raised and there are now
fully 1900 pheasants on Jekyl Island.
The imported parents of these birds
cost 81 each, and they are too rich for
the ordinary citizens appetite.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
Three Days Of Raia.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL, Nov. 2-Rain
has fallen heavily and almost without
cessation tor three days.
An enormous quantity Of water has
fallen and streams are all rising and
the roads are becoming impossible.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07
= Failure in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, Nov. 1.AJudge Ker-
shaw to-day appointed A. NJ. Lee re-
ceiver Of the firm of kIinck, Wicken-
berg 4 Co., for the last half century
engaged in the grocery business in this
city. Liabilities $4,000 and assets
nominally large.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07

hundred re-
., 125 revolvers and several
srtridges, and loading the
@n wagons, started for the
ge feud. While at supper
bear the farm house Of Mrs.
IN, born Hatfield, the party
at from an ambush. The
burned the volley, but in
) could not see with what
% Blumfeld, their leader,
@d, ana after firing Mrs.
9found lying dead in her
sassssallet assallet through her neck.
nent here is intense, and
or will be asked to send
ill be a hazardous under
e nilitiamen, however, to
pg the Businesses Of which
othing, and which are so
be warring factions. 1t is
t the HaSfelds and Blum
put intS action at least
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-07

aere nom Lincoln County
/ nat uarSss.he IT, Blum
again brehen out, and
battle was in progress
He thinks several must
killed. The Blumfield
us creek is in a state of
IS credited for the reason
smfeld, OF Lincoln county,
Eington yesterday and left
/ of revolvers and repeat
h which to arm bis asso-
ATTLE IN THE DARKNESS.
November "a special
b Milton, W. Virginia,
Is of another battle be
|ktfelds and McCoys have
Friday night a party Of
Of the McCoys came
|Blumfeld camp in the
1 six miles from Green
i bands were bound for