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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11
Our Westminster correspondence.

WEsTMlKsrGE. s. @, Sept. s, 80.
DEAR CoURIER / am scertainly
scarce of news this week. The wea-
thor is burning hot, fodder drying up
and cotton patches getting white as
snow banks. We have not had rain
in several days III this locality and
we would DO glad to have dry wca-
thor some time yet, on account OF
gathering cotton and fodder.
Hiss Mamie Wickliffe, OF Elbcr-
ton, Ga, and Miss Mamie Wickliffc,
of Walhalla, spent several days with
friends in this place last week.
Roy. Scamoro preached two excel
lent sermons in the Baptist church
here last Monday and Tuesday
nights.
Mr.. ii. S. Walker and his two lit
tie children, Of Starkc, Fla, spent
several days last week with his
uncle, Rev. A. w. Walker, of this
place.
r.. A. Mathewson, Esq, and his
daughter, Miss Cora, took q trip to
the mountains last week.
Miss Ida Mathcwson, of Toccoa,
Ga, is visiting Miss Clara Mathew
son here this week.
Mr.. II. ID. Long is in town to-day.
Mr.. J. J.. Sheldon and family have
gone to their fathers, Mr.. w. IL.
S%hcldon's, to attend their mothers
funeral, who died this morning ut
2 o'clock.
Mr.. J.. d.. Bcardcn, who has been
for several months in Atlanta, has
returned again to this place and cal
be found by his many friends at the
store of II. N. Carter e. Go.
. Mr.. S. =. Stribling passed through
town today on his way to the func-
raj of Mrs. Sheldon.
Rev. J. II. Smith, who has been in
charge of the Westminster High
School for the last two years, also
pastor pro ten of the Baptist church
this year, will leave us in a few days
to take charge Of the school at Bel
ton, S. c. We trust that he may be
greatly blessed in his now field of
labor.
Westminster is not making much
stir towards a school yet, and the
baptist and Presbyterian churches
arc without pastors. The Baptists
will meet Wednesday night to elect
n pastor. | suppose the school will
be looked after pretty o We
like good preachers and good teach
ers and would have them think they
are working for good people.
The health Of this entire neighbour
hood seems to be very good and peo-
pie seem to be doing well. Every
body has plenty of vegetables, such
as sweet potatoes, cabbage and snap
beans; and cotton will soon be ready
for market, and then we can get us a
suit of new clothes and dress up and
go round among the people and feel
better and hear more and have more
>.... e.. H.
Il go to church and tell you what n
me sermon our new preacher
preached last Sunday, and what a
fine teacher we have this year. !
believe i'll a good living and good
clothes on all occasions, and have
thought for a long time that they
would help me. =.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11
SHERIF'F'S SALE.

pY virtue of an execution to mo d.
ID rcctod ! will soil, in front Of the
court house door, between tho legal hours
of sale, on salcday in OCTOBER NEXT,
all that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate In Oconcs county, S. G., and adj
joining lands of T.. II. Werner, ---
IIobsOn and others, bcing tho tract
Wherein Mary Lawrence now lives.
Levied on as tho property of Mary Law
renee ut tho suit OIL. II. Werner. Terms
of sale, cash. w. w. MOSS,
sheriff Oconee county.
September 4, 1900. 35-4t
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i. D. A. BIEMAuu
BEFORE DECIDING WHERE
EDUCATE YOUR DAUGHTER,
Send for a Catalogue
Williamson Female College.
NAIL SESSION opens September
L. TO-. 1890, with bcttcr facilities for
thorough instruction than ovor before.
Best advantages. Lowest rates. Address
RE" $. LANDER, A. NJ, President, Will
liamston, S. G.
July "a, 1900. COST
A COAT OF MAIL.

Those pants l bought from c. l.. Reid
Wore tough and no mistake;
They saved my life a couple of times,
They'd neither rip no break.
One night I foil from u window,
Way up on tho seventh floor;
Those pants hung me up Oh Il railing
OF the ycrandn at number four,
And there had to spend the night
| could not tear those pants,
Nor cut them with q pocket knife,
So on thin air ] danced.
And then I called upon my girl
But they looscd the bulldogs chain,
lie nailed mo in those pants Of mino,
And chawed and chawcd in vain.
Those pants did Let no dog tccth. through
TO lacerato my hide,
And | escaped to advertise.
Rcids clothing far and wide.
scaled an orchard fence ono day
And climbed an apple tree;
/ filled myself and pockets, too;
In fact I made most free;
Just hero I was taken all aback
BY q pitchfOrk thrust Mt Tic,
Which took me right about midship,
And fired mo through tho tree.
Those pants were just like leather,
And were of much avail,
Rcid's clothing is of tho latest style,
And is as q coat of mail.
don't only keep Clothing, but also a
full line of Hats, Boots and Shoes, CASH
mercs, Jeans, Ladies' Dress Goods and
some Novelties in tho Hardware line.
Very respectfully,
@. l.. REID.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11

AT tho time OF tho suggestion bySIr
McElroySt6 loar Col YcrncrSth the business
popding boforo Tho convention Was tho
election of delegates to tho State conyen:
ton, and rs wo understand it, Mr.. Pickett
thought that the convention should con-
cludc its appropriate business and .thcn
hear Col. Vernon.
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Respectfully, yours,
a HAMPTON,

LAURENs, S. G. September s.
Robt. Shelton, colored, who muir
dorcd William Rayford, in this
county, on tho 25th of February
last, and sentenced by Judge Nor
ton ut tho last term of the court,
was hanged in tho jail-yard to-day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1890-09-11

When any class, or party learns
how to ran political machines with
out ]caucuscs, rings and trickcry, the
millennium will not he far off.
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Road to Heaven

II noon.
THE ROAD 70 HEAVEN, a golden caskot
Of unique, brilliant and beautiful Chris
tian treasures, gathored from tho richest
mines of religion, science and philosophy,
richly ombelishcd with q superb galaxy
magnificent literary production repre-
sents n superb, unique and most remarka-
bic now book, for which I am now can
yassilg. j. NJ. CALHOUN.
August 81, 1890.
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The RAILROAD LABORER
Interesting Statistics AppertainG to
the Subiect-How Various Roads
Consider the interests OF
Their Employees.

WASHINGTON, April ls.-Commi,sioner
Of Labor Wright i'm his annual report
deals SOLELY with r,ilrooJ Iahor IN. s,,I,.
iee, being treated at great length. 4, the
e"u o' ,ne last nsca' year 'ne number OF
raiiroau corporations IN the United States
approximately was us; mileage la, ,t0D:
number Of employees Gs9,s ,sl2. For the pur-
pose Of investigation railroads are divided
into scvep ycngranhicaI ,ro,,n. S;x,y
,,.ro s.,oo,oJ r.,.,...,,.,,. ~,
~ ~ ,,., " v,
VIZ c""'''s anu al c"hu'uohs Oh rair oan
labor ana employing 2al,siv persons. On
the subject of the relations Of emplo yes
aud corporations as To 40 roads by viii ch
the real railroad business OF the country
tain beneficiary institutions, and some pay
hospital expenses of men hurt In service.
very Few pay taxes Tor the support of
state aud county institutions. Three or
four contribute to- relief funds and several
furnish club houses Tor certain classes Of
employees. Six companies assert that
they pension their supcrannuatesl em-
ployccs, and also those permanently dis
ablcd. few give superannuateti en-
ployces light work, or allow half time
pay, while number make settlements
upon the permanently disabled. Two
hundred and sixty-six companies retain
In service permanently disabled. the
service number of such on the rolls at the
close Of the year lsss being 3,121. A very
large number OF roads provide some
system of technical education FOR the
men i'm their shops. A few
have technical schools for their
employees and IN some cases for families.
Commissioner Wright discussed at some
length that which he calls the absurtiity
of the common law now prevailing, which
prevents the injured employe from recov-
ering damages from employers, when
the injury Is the result OF negligence ar
uniltncss of the company's employe.
The wages side OF railroad labor is
treated very fully in tabulated statements,
showing the number OF men employed by
day or month, by mile, trip, piece, under
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-19
A FIGHT WITH OUTLAWS
neyican Bandits Make q Raid on q
Texas Ranch.
Deputy United States Marshal Fas-
setman Shot In the Battle
Escape of the Ma
rauders.

Ell PAso, April ls.-Night before last
party Of Mexican outlaws raitled the
ranch OF John Barnes, 10 miles north of
FL Paso. and got away with q horses.
Barnes tracked the thieves to the noun
tain pass eight miles south of FL Paso and
came to this city for help, and returned
with Deputy United States Marshal Fas-
setman Of Prcsidio county and George
Herald 10 capture tho outlaws. who were
overtaken in the mountains. A fight en-
sued and Fassetman was shot dead from
his horse with three rifle balls in his head.
His remains were brought In this morn
ing. A posse chase the outlaws To the Rio
Grande and lost them on the Bosaue,
where the horses could not go. The out
laws were led by noted Mexican cut
throat.
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DRAWING NEAR The END
Yesterdays Difficulties Happily
Settled by the Intervention OF
Secretary Blaine = To
Adjourn To-day.

wAsHINGToN, April ls.-Thc Pan-Amer-
lean conference practically concluded its
labors to-day. There was warm discus
sion this morning on the report OF the
committee on general welfare regarding
arbitrations. Differences developed
which babe well to block the way to a con-
clusion. Finally Mr.. Blaine. who had
been absent at a cabinet meeting, arrived.
asked for recess and invited the COM
mittee on general welfare to Join him I'm
considering the matter. Mr.. Blaine made
a brief speech In which he said
the resolution of Mr.. Quintaria had
TO run Mt even dates with the treaty on ar
bitration. He proposed that the following
be accepted as substitute for the first,
second, third and fourth resolutions Of the
original text: That the principle of con-
quest shall not during the continuance of
the treaty of arbitration be recognized as
admissible under the public law; that all
cessions Of territory be void IL made under
threats of war or in the presence of an
armed force; any nation from which such
cessions be exacted may demand that the
validity of the cessions be submitted to
arbitration and any remuneration OF the
right of arbitration made under threats,
etc., be null and void. Blaine's s,ibsti-
tute was put and carried with acclama-
ton and cheers except from Chilli which
did not vote.
Doctor Silva OF Columbia proposed that
Latin-American library he founded in
Washington with contributions from the
nations represented; that il be known as
Columbus library, and that in II be placed
the histories of the nations represented
in this conference, their Biographies,
maps and official documents, and be ded-
icated upon the anniversary of the GEN.
tennial of the discovery of America by
Ion. flx.1
Resolutions OF thanks to Mr.. Blaine and
the United States for courtesies and hos
pitality were proposed by Romero of
Mexico and was enthusiastically adopted.
The report OF the committee on interna-
tional law was also submitted and
adopted, the United States and Nicaragua
voting no. Formal adjournment will be
held tomorrow.
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BRIEF TELECRAMS.

oTTuw \, April ia bin extending To modu.
yiyend of the Atlantic fisheries was discussed ni
irngth to-day, hut no action was taken.
VIENNA, April ia coniiagrstion at New
mated In the Jewish quarter, and j. bclieN ed To-
br ineendiary
sEILKRsNtLIF, Ind, April ls-A premature
blast AZ >l,es'ls cement miu yesterday Killed
three workmsn, mangling the bodies horribly.
All lraNe large families.
PIIiI.NpELPHIA. April is.-General n. a.
>irkle, formerly penSiOn agent at this city and
commander ~ the Pennsylvania reserves. died
last evening ~ heart disease.
NIAGARN PALS, April u. The Chinaman
who was hrmned M on the suspension bridge
yesterday was admitted e. Canada late lat
night and left Immediately Tor parts unknown.
OAUGU~TA, Ga,, April Is,HThe pay train on
tie Gainesville, jefferson & southern railway
was overturned this afternoon near jug Tavern
and a number ot officials In IL severely injured.
NEw oNoHK, April BERNARD y. Martin,
deputy commissioner ~ public works. got out
another warrant to-day for the arrest ~ Editor
IOdkin, Of the Post, ON another charge - libel
growing out ~ the recent corruption stories
todkin gave,
PrrrsRtum. April 1s-A new feature of the
the street railway employees at the same time
other railway employees 90 out. They are con
Sidrriug the adyisability 90 making a simtltans'-
Gus demand for higher wsgrs.
RICHMOND, Texas. April Is. The death i an
nounced ~ q son ~ Hon. John Car,iwell. United
states consul general at Cairo. Egypt, during the
cleveland administration Of hrart disease. lie
WAS for many years editor and one uf the pro-
pTirtors ~ the Austin SttissHds.
ST. PErEBsUU HG. April lS-A seuSatiou has
hcen caused here by the announcement that the
person who attempted Ia obtain plans of the
l'russian fortress acted under an or,icr from
Baron PleSSen, AN attslche ~ the terinan eni-
bassy here. The latter has, It Is said. suedrnly
decaluped
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-19
THE SILVER PROBLEM.
Committees Experience Much Dthicuity
In Reaching AN Agreement.

eOmnbttee- Experience Much Dtmculty
In Reaching an Agreement.
WASHINGTON, April is.-Thc senate re-
publican committee held meeting this
morning at which Secretary Window said
the reason for his adverting to the re-
dcmption in bullion of G, rtiilcates issued
for the purchase Of bullion was that it
would make certificates more valuable.
To require their redemption in silver dol
lars would be, IN his opinion, 10 the dis
credit Of some, while In require their re-
demption In gold coin might seriously
embarass the government.
He insisted that there are only two ways
in which the credit OF the government
can he protected in the issue Of the large
number OF treasury notes contemplated; I;
one Is by the bullion redemption bill pro-
posed In his bill, and the other by author
izing the sale OF bonds to provide for a
reserve where IL becomes necessary to
redeem them. The latter policy, he he
lievetl, was wholly unnecessary and un-
jtlstifiable and hence there was no other
means Of protection than the bullion re-
demption proposition. He said he deemed
this feature absolutely essential In pro-
tecting the credit Of the country and
would feel il his duty To oppose any
measure that gave the holder IL ccrtiii-
Gates an option ON the currency in which
IL should he redeemed.
After the secretary had given his
views upon the hill and the basis
for them discussion took place
upon the subject Of the sufiiciency
of circulation. Window had stated
Ia the committees that the total circula-
ton was s1,ia,OO,UD, an average of
2l.70 per capita ON "A basis Of G5.OO0.OO
population. Actually, however. the sum
was subject to diminution by amounts
tied up In various ways, reserves, held
for redemption Of notes, etc, so that the
per capita amount Of circulation was con-
siderably less. Tbe;secretary agreed with
the senators as he had with representa-
tiyes that an addition To the circulation
was necessary, but in the conference to-
day no definite sum was named.
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SAN Francisco, April is.-The Union
Stock Yards company 81 San Francisco
has been incorporated with capital OF
s2,DD,OD To establish stock yards for col
lccting stock Of all kinds for sale To
number of packing houses To- be estab-
lisbed in various coast cities. Two Of
these costing siD,OO each are to he
erected AT the stock yards, which will he
located at Point Pinole. The head Of the
company isD. j. Hedges, president of the
stated that packing houses will be- estab-
lisbcd at Los Angeles, san Diego. Port
land. Seattle and Tacoma.
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In the senate.

WAsHISGToS, April E.-In the senate
to-day Plumb asked unanimous consent
TO have the land forfeiture bill laid before
the senate Monday as "unfinished busi-
ness" The clerk read the title Of the
pension examiners bill as "uniinishe'.
business" but that was not in accord
with Plumb's purpose, and lac manifested
considerable displcasurc.
Among the bills passed were the follow
ing: Senate bill, authorizing the con-
str,iction Of bridge across the Missouri
between the city of chamberlain and Ly-
man county. South Dakota; the senate
bill increasing the pension Of General
Milroy's widow to s15 per month.
On motion Of Hawley the senate agreed
To consider the worlds fair bill immcdi-
ately after the morning business Monday.
The senate then adjourned.
The house. at the evening session,
passed 80 private pension bills.
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C..,I. c,r,,.,i.L.., pay.

NEw YORK, April is.-Ths was the last
day on which immigrants will he landed
at Castle Garden. The immigration com
missioners had their valcdictory meeting
this afternoon and heard read the termi-
nation of the contract between them and
the treasury department. The part of the
contract however. which states that the
secretary Of the treasury shall make pro-
vision for sick and insane eInigrants in
the case Of the commissioners still holds
good. The barge office will be ready To-
receive cmigrants Tomorrow.
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The Leak. Not discovered.

WAsHiSGToN, April ls.-The senate in
executive session, disposed Of the report
and recommendations Of Dolph 81 the
special committee "a find leaks by which
the proceedings Of the executive sessions
became public. The report rccited the
failure Of the inquiry Ia establish the
completely of any one with newspaper
men, and recommended that the latter be
cited before the senate to bc dealt with
for contempt. The report was discussed
for nearly four hours, and at the close
the recommendations 81 the committee
were rejected by "a vote of - to -. This,
IL is supposed, will end the latest farce in
connection with the executive sessions of
the senate.
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AMONG THE RACERS.
TIL. winner. a, Elizabeth

ELIZABETH, n. j., April Is. Weather
pleasant. track fast.
Thrcc-fourths milc-fordham won.
st. John second, Lisimony third. Time
l:isA.
Free handicap. mile and onc-cighth
Erie won. Hamlet second, Jim Mccormick
third. Time :JD5..
Mile and onc-sixteenth- Golden Reel
won. Labion second, vandcngrift third.
Time :52L.
Meadow stakes, three-fo,irths Of a mile
Lima0 won. Samboria second, Belinda
third. Time 10.
Thrcc-fourths milc-tolden Rod won.
Cant Tell second. Flora third. Time
l:lsE.
Milc- -Kingsbridgc won, hinuct second,
Lee Christy third. Time :t6t.
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NEW YORK. April ls.-Henry B. Clarke,
formerly property man Of one Of the lead
ing New York thcatcrs and member of
the Actors Amateur Athletic assoc citation
of America, was arrested this afternoon
charged with larceny by J. Barton Key,
the author. Ii seems recently "A number
Of umbrellas had been stolen from the
club horscs, among them one designed
"a present 10 Corbett. the man
who "bcstcd" Kiirain. The value of The
property stolen is placed at sl75. Clarke
said b, must have been drunk when he
took ia. umbrellas.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-04-19
The Yale Alumni.

NEW YORK, April ls.-Chauncey NJ.
Depcw presided AZ the regular meeting Of
the New York association of Yale Alumni
tonight and made an impromptu speech
upon the South, touching upon some of
the things he had seen during his recent
trip. In discussing the race problem, be
said education and accumulation would
solve il. as II would remedy the evils OF
New York City's had government. There
are i'm New York over 10000 persons as
ignorant and illitcratc as any negroes in
the South.
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KALAMAZOO, Mich, April ls.-A small
house occupied by T.. l.. Tells, colored, at
Berlamont. burned this morning. The
fire was discovered by T.. J. Post who
burst in the door and discovered Mrs.
Tells lying on the floor with two daugh-
ters, years and IL months, clasped i'm
arms. He called her to come out but in-
stead she ran and jumped for the bed
leaving her children burning on the floor.
He could not enter because of the heat.
Mrs. Tells had been slightly dementcd
for some time and probably she set the
house on fire after killing the children.
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Demands of In. Men 10 be Conced...

PIrrsBURG, April ls.-A move that will
likely break the backbone Of the threat
ened switchmen's strike was made to-
night by the Pan Handle company. A
committee of employees presented the de-
mand for a change Of wages and hours.
Superintendent Urner promised To see
that the demands were conceded. IL Is
probable that other roads will follow suit
and avert a strike. The question of rec-
ognition Of the federation, however. is still
unsettled and may cause trouble.
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To Secure National Bank Circulation.

WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator His
cock to-day introduced bill providing
that national banks may secure their cir
culation by deposits with the government
Of state, railway and municipal bonds of
par market value. and not i'm default of
interest for ten years past; the amount OF
circulation not to exceed 80 per cent. of
their market value, except on government
bonds, upon which the face value can he
issued. Also, first mortgage loans on inn
proved real estate at not exceeding 30 per
cent. of the assessed value property guar
anteed; certificates Of deposit of gold and
silver coin or bullion; storage warrants
and warehouse receipts for pig iron, cot
ton and wh0at i'm responsible companies,
insured In reliable companies percentage
OF circulation on these not to ex-
ceed seventy-five per cent. face
value. except in the case of gold and sill
yer. Banks must make good any def
cheney caused by sbrinkage in the value
of circulating notes issued retecmable i'm
fifty years by 2 per cent government
bonds. The secretary of the treasury
shall set apart from the amount paid In
on circulation, and from the fund accu-
mulated from the non-present action of
circulation lost or destroyed. S20.OOO,OO as
guarantee fund for the protection Of
bank depositors. and an amount equal to
one-tenth of I per cent per annum upon
deposits 10 be paid into the treasury as an
addition to this fund, payment not to
cease when the fund becomes large
enough to provide requisite protection
and reimburse the government for the
original amount set apart for the fund.
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BUILDINGS FOR EVERYBODY.
The share to Pail tn Montana Getting Po-
litical Reading Ready.

Special Ia the Stan,iarl.
wAsBISGroS, April is.-The postofilce
committee OF the house has ordered n re-
port ON the bill authorizing the postnas-
ter general tn erect postofilcc buildings In
all towns where the receipts have ex-
cccded s;,,OD for two years. II the hill
passes S2,WO,OO year can bc expended,
no building Ia cost more than s25,u0.
Montana will come In for buildings at
Anaconda, Billings, Bozcman, Butte,
Deer Lodge, Dillon, Great Falls, Helena.
Livingston, Miles City, Missoula and Phil
ipsburR.
Mr.. Clark has ordered 2D,UD copies Of
Turpie's speech on the senatorial ease for
distribution in Montana and the speeches
of other senators are To be used in great
numbers east and west as campaign liter
ature in next falls contests.