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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-12-11
Lifo and Property Lost by Fire.

DETROIT, Dec. 3.-The fine cut depart
ment Of the ScOtten tobacco works were
destroyed by fire early this morning.
The factory is valued at $4,000. The
stock is also a total loss, but the value
is unknown. Two firemcn were killed
and two injured. The SNOW rendered it
difficult for the engines to reach the fire.
The blaze spread rapidly and in three
quarters of an hour the whole side of
the building Oh Campus street was in
flames. At this time, while the iircmen
were at work on the Fort street side,
the corner on the front side began fall
ing and orders were given to fall back.
1t was too late, however, ard liremen
Robinson and Caughlin were killed by
the terrible rain of bricks. About 600
girls will be thrown out of employment
DY the fire.
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a LESSON BY JUDGE LYNCH,
Lon" Women Must be ns Safe as ia Rcgi-
mcnt Surrounded Them


GREENvILLE, Dec. 3.-Riddled with
bullets and left in the woods to die a
lingering death is the death Judge Lynch
decreed to Henry Johnson, alias Henry
WHISKY, cOlOrcd, four miles from Central
in pickens County, this morning before
daylight.
On Monday the quiet little town of
Central was excited by brutal outrage
perpetrated upon Mrs. Thos. Walters,
wife of Il white farmer living four miles
from Central. The outrage was one of
The most horrible ever known. While
busy at work in her home Mrs. Walters,
who is a handsome young woman, 20
years Old, was frightened by Il gun be-
ing placed at her head by an unknown
negro, and the command, "Don't move,
or III kill YOU" Throwing a rope over
her head the negro led her from the
house like cow into the woods some
distance away. She kept up a continual
scream, but her husband was mile a
way working in a saw mill, and the near
est nelghDor lived Il long ways Off. The
negro pulled the terrified woman over
bushes and through brambleS until he
reached secluded spot, where, after the
most cruel and outrageous treatment, he
threatened to kill her, but she begged
plteouSly, and tle william went away and
left her.
AS soon as she could she hurricdtO q
neighbOr's house and told the terrible
story. The entire section of country
was aroused and parties searched every
where. Johnson was captured ycStcr-
day afternoon at the Richland trcStlc on
tho Air Line Road, and last night was
taken before Mrs. Walters, who at once
recognized him.
Fifty determined men had gathered
n NnfI |, f,,> 7 ILL.,,
he was silently marched away and four
minutes aftcrward fifty or a hundred
shots rang out on the early morning air.
and testified that a horrible crime had
been avenged.
a reporter visited the scene of the
l!ynching. No one acknowledged know
ing anything of the disposition made of
Johnson ) search revealed the spot where
he had been tied to a tree, and in the
woods the brute was found dying a
| Drlte'S death. The mob had evidently
left him for dead, but he had recovered
sufficiently to crawl further into the
woods lie lay in a pool of sweltering
blood, and occasionally an agonzed
terribly mangled. The left eye was shot
out, and load of shot had entered the
left ear All over his body bullet
wounds were visible. No one dared to
offer assistance, and the negro was dy-
ing when the reporter left.
No sentimental placard was placed on
the body, but it lay there an impressive
lesson that the women Of the country
will be protected.
Mrs. Walters still shows signs of the
terrible treatment she received. Her
eyes are red and swollen, and a blue
mark shows on her neck.
Public sentiment justities the horribl,
Itfbses!5t HlGted Out >IGii3Son has proba
bly, been guilty of simular crimes, as ht
told Mrs. Walters that she was not tn,
first white woman who had been his vic
tim.
lie recently served two years in tn,
State Penitenti;ry for an attempted as
sault on colored girl.--News and Cou
| rier
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Bamberg and Buford's Bridge, J L

Stokes.
Graham. j Gricr.
EdistO, B NJ Greir.
Upper Edisto, Supplied by j g Abney.
Blackville, u Tiller.
Boiling Springs, Plat.
Orange, ID II Dantzler.
Williston, Z l. Kirton.
South Branchvllle, Il $ Belllnger.
Ellenton, George w Davis.
GREENvILLE DISTRICT.
20 Wilson, presiding older.
Grccnville, j A Clifton.
Grcenville Circuit, Z A Wilkes.
ReidSville, Il Z Phillips.
North Grcenvillc, X Belts.
illiamston and Bolton, J G Stoll.
Anderson, T. Is Smith
Anderson Circuit A w Walker.
West Anderson Circuit, T. NJ Merritt.
1owmville, supplied by } w Wright.
PcndletOn, II g Odcll.
Pickens, CG Harmon.
Seneca City, A B Earle.
Westminster, G r Shaffcr.
Walhallu, A G Walker.
president.
Easlcy, + Anderson
Piedmont, S III Zimmerman.
sPARTANBURG DISTRICT.
nj Boyd, presiding elder.
Spattanburg Central Church, w II Rich
ardson.
Bethel Mission, S } Bcthca, J f Smith,
supplied.
Union, w J Herbert.
Cherokee, L Attaway, L l. Archer,
South Uniou, John Attaway, J NJ Friday,
supplied.
Jonesvillc, ID P Boyd, Nj B Kelly.
Gatfncy, A B Gilbert
l,aurcnS, II T. Morris.
North Laurcns, w A Clarke.
EnOree, e Counts.
Clinton, e Mahaffey.
Belmont. ID r Browne.
CampObello. S Il Backman.
Pacolet, II M Don't.
Clifton, j w Shell.
Wotford College, Kilgo.
Vanderbilt University, A Coke Smith.
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Elliott Is the Coneressmnn.

COLUMBIA, Nov. 28--The State board
Of canvassers met in the Secretary of
States office at noon to-day, and in ac-
cordance with the decision of the Su-
preme Court, they at once took up the
Nlillcr-Flliott contest, and decided to
give the certificate to Col. Elliott. The
certificate Of election was then llade ont,
and Col. Elliott appeared and it was
given to him. The board then adjourn
ed sine die, and with that Adjournment
it became functus onicio. Col. Elliott
placed his certificate in his pocket, and
this afternoon he left for his home. He
is naturally much pleased with his sue
cess and says he willnot go to Washing
ton until Congress rcaSSrmblcS.
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A Very Hold KOhhorY.

MILWAUKEE, Nov. 2G.-Wm. Clark,
owner of the electric light plant. came
to Milwaukee to-day and drew $4,000
from the bank to pay bilts. He Ddld
on his way to take the train home to-
night with the rest of the money in a
satchel. When near the depot he was
knocked down by two men who had
,eSidentiy followed him, and who got
away wit tho money, about $4,000.
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Tho Now Hampshire Legislature.

CONCORD, n. H., nov. 2S.-Thc resig-
nation of G y. Dickey, clerk Of tile
legislation. Ills successor will be :. j.
Jowett of Laconia, who will receive the
full Republican vote at the opening of
this special session. The Democrats
will be united in opposition to the pas
sage of the bill instructing the clerk as
to the method Of preparing the roll of
the next House, and as there are enough
Republicans who take the same posi-
ton to prevent its passage the only
business that will be transacted will be
tho election Of the clerk and his assist
ant
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Too Good to DO Lost,

ATLANTA, Nov. 2S.--On the day that
Gen. Gordon was elected to the United
States Sena' two gentlemen went into a
store with It tiny piece of cotton rope
pinned on their coats. They told gen
tlemen twas apart of the rope fastened
to the cannon on which Gordon was car
ried to the kimbal House. Clothes line,
you know, is pretty. cheap. The store
keeper invested a quarter in cotton rope,
cut it into little pieces, labeled it Cor
don rope" sold each piece for ten cents
and as a result Of the sale had twenty
dollars III his pocket. Oh, the fool-kli-
er amt dead yet; he's wedding a wide
row in Atlanta every daY.
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Stirring Tines.

frE F>---
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.--Republican
senators have been in caucus for an
hour and half, engaged in the consider
alton of the order of business. The main
topic of discussion was the national cleo
ton bill. Friends of this measure re-
called to their fellowsenators tho i'm
piled pledge given at the caucus last ses-
sion, that the bill, if allowed to go over
until the reassembling of congress,
would be taken up and passed without
the intervention of other business.
They urged that the time had come to
redeem that pledge and that the senate
should at once proceed to the consider
alton of the bill.
Certain senators, who have in the past
been set down as opponents of the cleo
tion bill, or who, at least, were supposed
to be lukewarm in it's support, objected
not to the general principle of the bill
itself, but to the adoption of policy
that in their Judgment, would probably
result in blocking all other important
legislation during the remainder of this
congress, without the guarantee of q sue
cessful termination of the attempt to
pass the election bill. Several western
senators, however, insisted that with a
proper spirit of determination on the
part Of the majority the the bill could be
passed.
The probabilities of the Republicans
having quorum of their own members
entered largely into the discussion, and
the majority were sanguine that they
could secure a full attendance of the
members if necessary. Several of those
present, when asked if it had been de-
cided that an opporionment bill should
be passed, said that no decision was
reached, but each one personally insist
ed that the bill would unquestionably
be passed.
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Three Boys Buried Alive.

ATLANTIC. Iowa, Nov. 27.-Willi"
and Millard Fally, aged and 6 rcsppc-
lively, and Fred Hanley, aged 6. we're
killed to-day by the caVing in of an
abandoned sand bank in the western
part Of the city, where five or six small
boys were digging a tunnel. The
alarm was given by the boys who es-
capped, and willing hands were soon at
work. The bodies of the three unfor-
tunate boys were recovered in twenty
minutes, but in each case life was ex-
tinct
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petitions of hundreds of thousands of

peIltl0nS or hundreds Of thousands of
our members for financial relief.
In this direction neither of the great
political parties of the country, nor in
deed did the leaders Of these parties in
dlcate favorable inclination to heed
the demands Of these millions of Cd.
pressed and long suffering farmers.
A cereful review of financial legisla-
tion by congress for the past quarter of
a century, together with the disregard
manifested by that body to the lust and
urgent demands Of the people for fin.
ancial relief, has fixed upon the public
mlnd the alarming apprehension that
the seductive hand of monopolstic and
corporate power has lifted the Ameri.
can congress to the dangerous eminence
from which they can no longer hear
the cry of the people.
But the decree has gone forth that
this dangerous and threatening state
CT things cannot much longer exist.
Congress must come nearer to the peo-
pie, or the people will get nearer to con-
greSs. Let us not be diverted through
the machinations of political intrigue
now before the American people.
Financial Reform"-Let this be the
slogan and the rallying cry Of the peo-
pic, until relief shall come. We can
not hope for relief if we accept the fin
ancial policy adopted and practiced for
quarter OF a century by the two great
political parties of the country.
Never in the history of the country
was there such universal interest
among the people and such urgent de-
mand on the political parties for linan-
clal reform as characterized the recent
campaign, and yet the great effort Of
tne Leaders or each Of the parties and
OF the partisan press was to give over
shawoding prominencet to questions and
issues partaking largely Of partisan
character to the exclusion Of the one
vital living issue-Gnanclel reform.
Indeed the evasion Of this great issue
mas beon prominently characteristic of
the two great parties for the past %
years.
The great absorbing question, let me
repeat before the American people, is
not whether the Democratic or the Re-
publican party, with their evident sub
serylency to the will of corporate and
money power, shall be in the ascenden-
cy, but the question is whether under
our Republican form of government
the citizen or the dollar shall be sover-
eign.
President Polk then reiterated the
demands of tho Alliance, arged the
farmers to stand by them. They were
mainly the free coinage Of silver, tho
sub-treasury plan, and government
control Of railroads. He referred to
the Alliance AS the great engine that
would allay sectionalism. North and
South, had met on common ground
and henceforth they would be as one.
In conclusion he said: LET the dead
past bury its dead, and as an organiza-
tlon let us turn our faces toward the
rising sun of our auspicious and invit-
Ing future. where we shall all be one
people united for one purrose."
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4 New Kind OF Negro.

LAGRANE, Ga, Nov. 2G.--IIenry Fer
guson, colored, died here from the eff
fects Of bite on the hand three
months ago by Joe Stroller. Blood
poisoning ensucd. and he could get no
relief. The negroes claim that Stro-
zitr is a hlue-gummed negro, and re-
gard bite from one Of that kind as
poisonous as that Of a rattlcsnake.
Very few negroes would have any
thing to do with his burial on account
Of their superstitiouS fears In regard to
a death Of this character.
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Charged With Bribery.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. 28.--Ex.
State Senator p. j. Murphy, who was
defeated by the Democratic candidate
for the state senate from this city. has
obtained an order from Superior Judge
pear before the court commissioners and
answer to charges of bribery lin the re.
cent elections.
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The Ins Who VIII be Outs.

COLUMBIA, December 3.-It will,
perhaps, be ofntcrcst to the public and
certainly to the frainds of the retiring
State officers to know what walks Of life
they will glide into after passing out from
the Capitol.
Governor Richardson will resume his
planting operations in Clarendon. whcro
he has large plantation and Il successful
colony Of renters.
Lieutenant Governor Mauldin, who, of
course, has only been absent from
Grcenvillc during the sessions of the
General Assembly, will pursue his busi-
ness as usual.
Secretary Of State Marshall will prac-
ticc law in Columbia in partnership with
Mr.. +. II. Weston.
Comptroller General Werner will re-
move from Oconcc t. Columbia per-
mancntly, and will practice law here IN
partucrseip with Col. John G. Haskell.
Attorney General Earle will remove
from the State to Birmingham, Ala,
where he will practice law.
State Treasurer McIycr will resume
his planting operations in Darlington
County.
Adjutant and Inspector General Bon
ham will repcscnt the Central Unior
Life Insurance Company, Of Cincinnati
with his headquarters at Columbia.
Superintendent Of Education Rice will
resume his practice at the Abbeyill,
| County Bar, and will also conduct hi
planting operations.
The new State Treasures, DR.. Bates
says he will make no changes in the
clerical force of his Office.
The other State officers have lust ar
rived in Columbia. and are not yet pre-
pared to announce what changes, ifany
| they will make in their Offices.
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4 Story OF u NickoI.

The Admission Argus tells a very in
tercsting story Of nickel Ladies,
try the experiment and give the pro-
ceeds to the church. The Argus says:
Some time ago the Ladies' Aid Society
of this city agreed to invest a nickel in
some kind of article and sell it at a
profit and re-invest in something else
and SO on, to speculate on this capital
for two weeks and see how much each
could make. One lady on the same
evening Of the meeting bought cab
bage with her nickel. She carried It
home and sold half Of it to her neigh
Dor for nickel. She invested that in
vinegar and picked the remaining half
and sold the pickle for 25 cents. She
then bought 20 cents worth of cloth
and a spool Of thread and made it up
into three aprons, which she sold for
20 cents each, and took the rs cents
and bought molasses and gave q candy
pulling TO the children, making them
pay 10 cents plate for the candy
Inc molasses made twenty-one plates
or candy, so she made $2.10
ONE-sIXTH of the human race dies
OF consumption. If DR.. Koch's discov-
cry can stop this he will be indeed the
benefactor, Of all mankind, and his
achievement will rank, with the dis
coVery of anpsthetics.
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THE ALLIANCE POLICY
AS OUTLINED AND EXPLAINED BY
PRESIDENT POLK.

Strong Paper of Great Interest to ALI
ancemen and Farmers-The Action of
tho Order in Politics In Kansas and
South Carolina Complimented.
OCALA, FLA. Dec. 2.-The Alliance
met in the opera house to-day Presi-
dent Polk in the chair: The only busi-
ness done wHs the appointment of
committee On credentials. At 2.30 p.
M, the Alliance met again, and Cover
nor Fleming and Hon. j. +. Dunn
made addresses of welcome. President
Polk then read his annual message,
which was well received.
PRESIDENT PoLK's MESSAGE.
TO the Officers and Members Of the
Supreme Council of the N. f. A. and
/. u:
Congratulating you, and through you
the great organization you represent
on the hopeful and encouraging aus.
pices under which you have this day
assembled, l beg to submit for your
earnest consideration such thoughts
and suggestions affecting the present
and future of our great order as may
conduce to the successful prosecution
Of its noblSand patriotic purposes.
The public mind is naturally directed
to this meeting with anxious interest,
if not solicitude, and you cannot be
unmindful of the Importance and re-
sponsibility that attaches to your ac-
tion as representatives. Coming as you
do from States and localities, remote
from each other, and differing widely
from each other in their material and
physiological characteristics, ,and mark
ed by these social and political differ
ences which must necessarily arise
under our form of government. 1t is
your gracious privilege, as 1T shall he
your crOy ing honor to prove to the
world by, harmonious action and
thorough ternal cooperation that
your SUPP purpose is to meet the
demands ~ patriotic duty in the spirit
of equity nd justice.
The gre'3t and universal DO
nndAr SulifI,, tho nr-'
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IL Is Ine nxel purpose OF this organi-
zation to secure, ii possible, certain
needed Legislative reforms. However
urgent and emphatic may he our de-
mands, experience teaches us that they
are or no avail unless supported and
Will convince the law. making power Of
our determination and ability to prose
cute them to successful issue. Let
this supreme council, representing all
parts OF the country, and that great
interest that pays over 80 per cent. Of
ali taxes of the country, assert and
maintain its dignity and its solemn pur-
pose to protect and advance the inter-
eStS Of its constituency by declaring
their legislative needs, and by showing
to the American Congress that when
its demands on paper are ignored, it
can and will vindicate and maintain
its claims at tho ball0t-box.
Our recent experience with that body,
as we'll as with the leaders of the two
great political parties of the country,
should admonish us that the time has
arrived when the great organization
should take bold and determined ac-
tion. TO this end, l respectfully recon-
mend that this council authorize the
organization of a body to be known as
the National Legislative council of the
Farmeas' Alliance and Industrial un-
ion, to whom shall be committed the
charge OF such Legislative reforms as
may be indicated by your body.
l would respectfully suggect that the
legislative council be composed of
your national president, who shall be
eX-oillclo chairman. and the presidents
or all the States represented in the
supreme council, and that this body
shall hold its annual meeting within
sixty days after the adjournment of
the supreme council.
Not only would its service be poten-
tial for good In securing harmony and
unity of action among the people, and
by crystalizing and concentrating ac-
tlon upon any desired measure of re-
form, but the natural and harmonious
blending of the moral force of such a
body, with the influence of the reform
press throughout the States, would es-
tablEh and solidify power which
." not tall to exercise most bene-
Effect upon public affairs.
mmend, if it be practicable and
T., that the Office and duty Of
be transferred and merged
II the secretary. respect
st the expediency and ad-
requiring any officer of
no may be nominated or
~ civil office, to tender
promptly upon his ac-
h nomination or ap-
>nseption and COM
ations and recip-
ween the citizen
one of the high
AN citizenship,
government,
duties and
'pOn the cit
mt of this
OSt in our
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CLOSE OF CONFERENCE.
AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR,THE METH
OOIST MINISTER'S.

The Assignment of Circuits Made for tho
Ensuing fenr--All tho Committee Re.
ports Handed in--Dnrlington Chosen an
the Next Place OF Meeting.
ANDERSON, S. c., December 2,-The
Conference adjourned at u. NJ. having
Deen III session seven days. The re.
ports Of the committees on temperance
Bible cause, periodicals, Conference,
relations, Conference journals and min
utes were adopted with but little dis
cussion. Darlington was selected as the
place for holding the next Conference.
At II NJ; the Conference engaged in re-
ligious devotions, after ,;-!lich Bishop
Duncan addressed the preachers and
announced the appointments rs follows !:
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Tne Men fo Ayaid.

Girls, you all mean TO marry.
There is not so much discrcdit i'm
being an sold maid" nowadays as
there once was; nevertheless, all
happy, healthy girls hope to find
the special "prince'' waiting some
where down the road TO wear their
colors on his faithful breast forever.
Let ME tell you what to avoid.
Don't have anything to do with u
man who drives his horse with u
head check rein. That man will
beat his wife, only give him time.
Don't marry man who won't
give his seat in a crowded car to an
old or tired looking woman be-
couse he is afraid he won't be thank.
ed. Ten to one he won't be; but
what of that?
A man of that sort will be very
apt to let his wife get up and kindle
the fire when the girl is gone.
Don't marry man who is in the
habit of borrowing money in small
amounts and forgetting to pay il
back. Such a man will prove :
sneak thief in friendship and to al
good faith.
And, finally, don't marry mar
who is bird of beauty in othel
folks parlors, but a tyrant in hi
own home. Get a chance to hid,
behind the door and see how h,
treats his little brothers and sister
or his tired mother before you leac
any man to the altar.
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TO-DAY AND TOMORROW.


Boast not yourself of the morrow,
IIowiittle ye know OF the day;
The hopes OF to-day that are brightest,
To-nprrow may vanisI, away.
To day you'll stand in the sunshine,
To3morrow you'll stand in the shade;
To-day you'll gather the blossoms,
To-lnorrow they'll wither and fade.
To day sou witness tile bridal,
To-nerrow you'll stand by the bier;
To day you're joyous with laughter,
Tomorrow the scalding tear.
To-day We rejoice in our riches,
To-rnorrow they ~ vanish away;
To-daywe cherish an idol,
To-morrow We'll find it but clay.
To day we have worldly ambition,
TG-morrcw our hearts will be crushed;
To-day we have pride without measure,
morrow Well blow in the dust.
asss ;ss9sRI s's aii siis III ss's5s : sRs EGsss;
Sunshine and shade in succession,
To morrow the bitter sweet
So we pass through life not knowing
Tie scenes OF the coming day;
But Trusting, we look for the morrow,
For the future looks hopeful and gay