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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
HACKED TO PIECES.
Terrible and Brutal Massacre OF Christ
ians by Low Chinese.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.-Thcre is
recurrence Of the old ianatical hatred of
Christians il China, moro particularly in
SZcchucn, where a massacre Of Christ
ians occurred, of Which we have only
just got particulars, though the scene is
only Il short distance from Chunokinu.
which is now treaty port.
The converts Of the Franciscans and
lLaZarlsts arc very numerous in Szechucn,
and VIC frequently hear Of trouble be-
tween them and the followers of the
popular lgions-Contuciani Bud
dhinm and Taouism-but it is seldom
nowadays that the IanatiLism of The per-
sccutors proceeds as far as killing its un-
fortunate objects, as was the case with
the small Christian community OF
loongti-hsn, i'll the TaChu prefecture.
In the middle Of tie night an attack
was made by several thousand Of the
worst dic@5 Of the populacc, lnfuriatcd
by tanaticiSm end cyucd on by the hopes
Of rich booty. They radcd The houses
of fifty or sixty Christian families, sci
the buildings on fire, and carried of
everything portable.
The mission premises were surrounded
and burned, amidst the howls of inruri-
atcd villains who threw a number OF
Christians into the burning buildings,
where they pcrishcd in the most horrible
agony, which proceedings were watched
with dcVllish pleasure by their crstwhile
ncighbors.
The murdcrcrs seized upwards OF
twenty more victims III the cnclShborhood,
and butChcred them in cold blood. and
| with all the revolving rclincmcnts Of cru
city which the placid looking Chinese un-
dcrstand so well. Most of the bodies OF
the murdered people were cut or hacked
to pieces and thrown into the river.
During all this time the officials were
invisible, and the impression in well in
formed quarters is that they kept out of
the way on purpose. The magistrate at
la Chu kept himself locked up in his ya-
men, though he knew what was going
ON outside, for the European priest in
charge OF the mission lied to the magis-
tratc's residence for safety.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12

NEW YORK. Jan. 29.---IIarris \ .
SmilCr was rOnvii ted in June OF killing
Maggie Draiu"y, in Il house on Seventh
avenue, near TWcuty-SiXth street, to
which she hah fled 80 escape his brutal
itN. Ills cDnN lvliun was affirmed by the
court OF app@aI,. He wH3 arrai9nGd
yesterday in tie court of general sessions
iOr rCScntCHCu /" death. SmilCr was q
bigamista rs we'll usH murderer. and both
his wi!c and MuI.;i" Dramcy, thc 40,
man nc had .'i@%moU&l; narricd, wclC
troubling him for support. He set out
one night to XIII them both, killed Mag.
gle DrainGY and was arrested three hours
later rs he was entering The house where
his wife lived. WhCn Smllcr was asked
by Chief Clerk Sparks what he had to
say as TO why judgment Of death should
not be pronounced against him. he said
~ didn't have a lair trial. was de-
ccvCd in my counsel. Ny counsel de-
ccivcd me all along. My counsel was
not fit to defend anybody. I could make
better counsel Ol.& ola handful Of mud. "
Judge Fitzgerald told Smilcr that he
had had fair and thorough trial and
that the jury could have arrived at no
other verdict upon the evidence. The
Judge sentenced ~iniIcr to die at Sing
Sing within the week beginning Monday,
March lG.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
Cleveland and IIill nIoet,

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-At Il dinner
given tonight at the Manhattan Club
by Senator VIM l.. Brown to the Gov.
ernors of the club and six others, EX-
President Grover Cleveland and Gov
crnOr David b. Hill met each other face
to face. The centennial banquet, at the
Metropolitan Opera House two years
ago, was the last occasion upon which
they met Since then they have been
rs strangers, and many things written
and sad of the two men only tended to
widen the breach.
TO this condition Of affair was due
the great interest taken in their meet
ing at the dinner tonight, although the
affair was strictly private one.
EXPresident Cleveland arrived at
guests shaking hands and conversinl
in IL most pleasant manner. At aquar
ter to 8 oclocR' the banqueters, thirty.
two in number, entered the library
room, where the table was set. The ia.
Die was in the form OF an oval. At the
head sat Senator Brown with Licutcn.
ant Governor Jones on his left, and a
seat for Governor Hill. who had not at
that time arrived, on his right. At the
opposite end Of the table was Fred r.
C0ndert, president Of the club. Ex-
President Cleveland occupied a seat on
his right and Ben j. Wood on his left.
At9 O'Clock Governor Hill was an
nOunccd. AS he entered the room
every one arose and applauded. The
Governor advanced to his seat, bowed
70 Senator Brown, and then, looking
directly at Cleveland, smiled and bowed
Cleveland as pleasantly returned the
recognition. The Governor then
bowed to the other gentlemen and took
his seat
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
Blown to Atoms,

CARMEL, n. Y. Jan. 29.--At about
$50 in the morning, an explosion oc-
cured at the works Of the reservoir
dam in course of construction near
Crafts station, on the New York and
Northern railroad. a considerable
quantity Of giant powder was stored in
Il tool box. and the foreman. Conrad
Connolly, undertook to pry open the lid,
which had been frozen down, with a
crowbar. Just exactly how it happened
no one knows, but Connolly was liter
ally blown to atoms. all that could De
found not filing a box a foot square.
Connolly leaves a wife and two chill
dren. The concussion shook buildings
tn rec miles distant.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
Iutians Eaten by Wolves,

WINNIPEG, Jan. 30 Rev. j. Sette,
missionar! among the Indian tribes
around Lake Winnipeg and Manitoba,
on the East side of Lake Winnipeg. not
very far from Blood Vein River near
Dog Head, were visited by Il band of
wolves about one hundred in number.
They attacked the camps aud killed
many Indians and devOured them. One
Indian cudgel"d and killed twenty
wolves, another Indian climbed up a
Tree with hi5 gun and shot down
twenty. One got on stage. which was
not very high and the wolves got him
Gown and devoured him. There is q
great panic among the Indians in that
quarter. The Indians say there are
no 9ecf: consequently the wolves are
mad with hunger.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
a Rob KIN TWO Negroes.

BIEMINGHAM, Ala, Jan. 3l.-At Car,
bon I'M, Walker county, Il mob OF
white men surrounded a cabin occupied
by nine negroes and fired fifty shots
William Dcnman and John William
son, were killed, and seven others
wounded, two fatally. The mob es-
capped unhurt. The supposed caus-
was the work Of the mine strikers,
whose places had bee taken by the ne
groes. More trouble is feared and
arms and ammunition sent for.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
.rca Of Our Counties

From the census bulletin just issued
hy the Department Of the Interior, the
area Of this State in square miles is
taken which is as follows: South Car.
Dina area, 30,570; water surface
lOO; land surface; 80, TO. by Counties -
Abbevillc, 1906; Aiken, 1868; Ander
son, $50; Barnwell, 1914; Beaufort, 967
Berkcley, I, ,742; Charleston, 1913; Chester
so: Chesterfield, 986: Clarendon, GG4
Colleton, 1920; Darlington, G73; Edge,
field, l,352; Fairfield, 775: Florence, 578
Georgetown, 742; Greenville, 7l6; IIamp
ton, l,14l; llorry, $50; kershaw, IT'S
Lancaster, 535; Laurcns, $50; Lexing.
ton, 1SO; Marion, 1924; Marlboro, $50
NewDcrry, 600; Orangeburg, 1,400
OINceonee, G2O;, Pickens, 464; Richland,
Union, ESQ; Williamsburg, 9l8; York,
nj
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
Hot Springs Cooled or.

ATLANTA, February "A tornado
passed over Hot Springs about midnight
last night. Oono store was completely
wrecked, with loss of stock Of about
1,50O. The Baptist church was flooded,
and several residences were slightly dam"
aged. Much alarm was caused, but no
lives were lost.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
Picksd "A Pimplo and Died.

LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. 29.-Frank j.
Herr, a prominent farmer, died here
from blood poisoning. Three weeks ago
he noticed a small pimple on his hand
and picked it open. lie took cold, blood
poisoning followed and death was the
result. a wife and twelve children sur
ViYe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12

Tho Detectives Follow Strong Clues
which Result in Finding That u NIur-
der Had Really Eccn Committcd.-Thc
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

THE course of the Ohio State Journal
in the Senatorial matter has been
marked by singlar degree of what
can only be deemed personal spleen and
malice toward Mr., Foraker. Its editor
ials on this subject mast certainly be
written by The Democratic members of
the State Journal company. 1t is not
an improbable thing that the live Re-
publicans of Ohio may demand simon
pure Republican organ at the state cap
ltal, owned by Republicans, and not by
railroad syndicate whose leading
members are Democrats. - Toledo
Blade.
The Blade is for Foraker only and
don't like Sherman particle, but this
does not detract from the truth in the
above. The fact that a good Democrat
is now enabled to edit and control the
central organ of the &. o. p. of Ohio is
one of the auspicious signs OF the
times. There Is another hopeful thing
down ia the southwest corner of Ohio
| where real Foraker organ, the Com
mercial Gazette, is owned and substan-
| italy edited by Democrat John Il
McLean) and to make the situation
still more unique and interesting the
same man owns and edits Sherman
| organ, of Republican prucliVities pend
/ ing an election and of Democratic emo
tions Immediately thereafter. just
what causes this great diversity OF po-
litical tergiversatlons we don't exactly
know, but we presume 1t Is owing tC
the Mckinley bill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
BEN,s HYPOCRISY.

President Harrison wabOled way out
of his executive functions to make a
pettifogging stump essay on the Mich
igan style of electing Presidential cleo
tors. He sees great danger to fair
expression of the popular will in this
system. This seems strange, when we
reflect that Harrison is a minority
President, and even not an honestly
elected President, even IN the electoral
college. 1t seems strange that Presi-
dent Harrison's virtuous indignation
should be 80 aroused over the vote in
his Michigan brothers eye, when he
sees none of the beams in his own
brothers eyes in Montana, in Nebraska
and in Connecticut. Fraud, corrup-
tion, bribery, State stealing and SeRa-
tor stealing does not worry Harrison
enough to mention in his message,
when the rascality results in his party
gain, but a perfectly just and con
stitutional system in Michigan ruff
fes every hair on his back like
quills upon the fretful porcupine. The
S2000,0O0 steal in Philadelphia, the
steal of two United States Senators in
Montana, the outrageous usurpation in
Nebraska, where a man is now acting
as Governor, who was not even voted
for at the deciding election; the de-
feat of the popular will in Connecticut,
where duly elected Governor is de.
prived of his Office, because the Repub-
lican legislature refuses to perform its
sworn duty. These and other outrages
against popular government do not call
forth one word of protest from the
President.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
THE Y. M. d. O. BANQUET.


The Young Democracy, which is so
honorably represented by our canton
club, ia fully alive to this responslDll-
ity of citizenship, and In such an or
RaniZation the proper means are taken
of association and propaganda TO de-
velop that intelligent, conscientious
voting, without which tie ballot is only
hurtiul.
1t is more important TO teach the use
of the ballot than of the bayouet.
To those who, like the writer, believe
that Democratic principles will best
govern this land, our Young Democrats
are naturally the hope of the future.
They are not expected to originate any
new political truths or novel political
doctrines, but to be grounded in FIRST
PRINCIPLES, Democratic fundamentals
that, properly applied, can meet every
requirement of a free people in feder-
alton of free republics.
There is no doubt that the question
of tariff is q burning one, and, perhaps,
the leading issue of our immediate
American day. Yet, on his part, the
writer thinks that free coinage of sill
yer is about equally as momrntous aud
as much ia the interest of the people
as is freedom of commerce. The ques
tion of silver is even more worldwide
so far as the United States holds the
key to the situation.
But whether it be free States or free
men, free trade or free silver, the Dem
ocratic deposit of political faith has the
right American solution for each and
every one of these.
Nor should the history of our State
| doms ever pass away from our political
study. The forces of Capitalization
and decentralization, old as the world
| and sweeping as humanity, abide, in
our country, within these very lines of
the rights of the States and the dele
gated, defined authority of the Federal
| agency.
From consolidation of political power
| outflow all the other invasions of indi
vidual right and liberties, whether by
corporation, the money power or privi-
| legged class.
To that gallant Young Democracy
| as typiiied in the Young Mems Demo
cratic Club, of Canton, l recall the
shibboleth Lytton gives to the mastery
| Richelieu, that In the lexicon of we'll
principled youth there Is no such word
| as fail!
In the great Constitutional battle fol
a government of the people, by the peo
| pie and for the people, In the upholdiup
| of the traditions of the American faith
ers, succeed our Young Democracy
must; triumph it shall for the bGS0j
political truths that it proclaims ard
defends are inherent in man and indie
structable in time. MANLY TELLo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
HUMBUa RAMPANT.

Ever since William Henry Smith (at
one time secretary of state of Ohio)
has been at the head of the Associated
Press, it has invariably been used in
the interest of the g. o. p. The news of
the day has been constantly manipu.
lated and fllsified in the interest of the
Republican party. Witness the report
of the elections in Kansas this year.
The election reports by the Associated
Press were all TO the effect that the
Farmers Alliance party there had sub
stantially disappeared. When we fin
ally ascertained the true result we
found the Alliance had increased their
vote in that state about 12 per cent over
last year. This is fair specimen of
the lying dispatches sent out by that
monopoly subsidized association. Yes
terday the following item was sent out
from the agent In New York:
New YORK, Dec. 8-Jersey City is begin.
ming to feel the benefits of the Mckinley
bill in new direction. Previous to the
passage OF that measure tissue paper, of
which an enormous amount is used in
this country, was all imported from
abroad. As soon as the protection bill
went into force the Jersey City Paper COM
pany began to manufacture tissue paper,
which is sold AT one-quarter the price OF
the imported article and which Is con-
sidered the equal of the imported paper.
OF course this goes with the average
reader, but any man with as much
brains as two gray geese can see that If
tissue paper can be made in the United
State for one quarter of the price of the
imported article, that we don't need any
tariff on tissue paper. 1t is not neces-
sary to further comment on PROPOSE
ton as plain as this. And yet, of Just
this kind of rampant humbugs are the
Protective tariff chumps made up.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17


THE December number of the North
Americal Review has an article en-
titled The Three Philanthaopists,r
which might be read with profit by
many rich almoner who gives lavish.
ly of the profit of oppressed labor. r,
V, Powderly discourses on the problem
of The Workingman and Free Silver" "
and Hon. Q. Wright Carroll, u. S. Com
missioner of Labor, contributes the re.
suit of "a Great Statistical InVestiga-
CATION" The most notable contrlbu-
ton is that of Theodore Stanton on
Quorum in European Legislatures
MIR. Stanton, who publishes an English
periodical at Paris, and is an indus
trious man.of letters, has compiled a
very careful article on this subject
with letters from Swiss, German
French, Danish and Italian statesmen
twill be interesting to note just how
far Boss Reed copied from the petty
European powers in his Congression
al rulings, while Speaker of tbe House
The leading paper for the January
number will be by Hon. w. L. Glad,
stone. Thoughts on the Negro Prob
lem" by James Bryce, NJ. F., which
| opens the December number, is of NOR,
| than usual interest, recording as it doe
the impressions Of an Englishman whC
has recently visited the South after al
interval of seven years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
BLAINE IS A SICK MAN.


The New York World of Saturday
prints an interview with Col Alex.
Mcclure, of Philadelphia, on Blaine's
physical condition. As Col. Mcclure is
warm personal friend of Blaine, and
an intimate also of Blaine's Philadel-
phia physician, his opinion is entitled
to serious consideration. Here is the
interview.
"Mr. Blaine Is the only statesman
left in the ranks of the e.. o. Il. He it
was who rescued his party from the
bottomless abyss into which the Nc
Kinley bill would have plunged 1t. But
for Mr.. Blaine's insertion of the reci-
procity clause in the Mckinley bill, the
Republicans would not to day be GER
tain of carrying a single state in the
Union. Mr.. Blaine foresaw the situa-
tion and was quick to suggest the rem
edy. The Republican leaders in Con.
Qress objected at first, but he aroused
public sentiment ard forced them to
his position. Reciprocity Is another
name for Free Trade, but its adoption
by the Republicans is the only thing
that has saved them from utter and
crushing defeat.
at must be very gratifying to Mr..
Blaine to see the very general demand
for his nomination in his party through
out the country. He is unquestlonably
the strongest man in his party. But |
do not believe he will be nominated.
Mr.. Blaine may be dreaming a little of
the Presidency of late, but when the
time comes when he must face the
question and say yes or no. l believe
he will say mo-
"His health is the only obstacle in his
path, but that is much more critical
than is generally known. If Mr.. Blaine
should accept the nomination for Presi.
dent next year do not think he would
live to the end of the campaign. Know.
ing what do about his physical condi-
tion | think / am justified in saying
| that the great strain of canvass would
kill Mr.. Blaine inside of sixty days. To
: any one who knows Mr.. Blaine init
mately nothing is more certain than
that he is absolutely out of the Presi-
dental race, for physical reasons.
81 know that DR.. Taylor, of Philadel-
phia, recently gave Mr.. Blaine clean
bill Of health, so to speak, but that does
not prove anything to the Initiated.
The truth is that Mr.. Blaine has been
kept alive for many years by his physi-
clans concealing his true condition
from him. 1t would not do to tell him
the truth. Should any physician do
so Mr. Blaine would not live week.
have never met a man who was more
nearly a fatalist than Mr.. Blaine. His
physicians have kept him up on false
hopes and misleading statements. If
he should learn the truth he would col
lapse utterly"
ut is my knowledge of Mr.. Blaine's
real condition that convinces me of the
utter impossibility of his being the Re-
publican candidate next year. His
nomination at Minneapolis would prac,
tically be his death warrant"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

GOVERNOR RUSSELL contributes to
the December Forum an article on the
"Signiliance of the Massachusetts Elec
ton, in which he predicts that Massa-
chusetts may be counted permanently
in the line of tariff reform and oppo-
sition to the Mckinley bill. II. w.
Cannon former, controller of currency
reviews M. ID. Harter's plan for "BanK
Note Circulation, and Horace White
presents "a plan for a Permanent
Bank System. Lieut.. Allen II. Foote,
founder of the Society Of Loyal Volun-
teers, makes a protest against the
present system CT "Oegredation of
Pensions. Another timely article is
that of Frederick Harrison, who asks
the troublesome question us Modern
Education a Failure" sensibly con-
Guiding with the opinion that guidance
and inspiration are needed rather than
hammering, cramming and Furnishing.
In the same spirit we have DIR. j. Nj.
Rice's contrast between German and
English schools, to the advantage
of the former; "Need School be
Blight on Child's Life?" Sir
Edwin Arnold's "Day with Tennyson"
is a charming literary ending to q
number, rich in contributions on the
great problems of politics, progress,
education and reform, now agitating
the public mind,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

The daily and Sunday organs Of Pres
ident Settons business (O council have
raised question, (weli, nobody seems
to know what they have raised) as to
the condition of the books of some city
clerk at some period, more or less re-
mote. There is only one proper way to
settle the matter, and that is to have
an investigation. Let us have a COM
mittee of cltizens,w with an expert book
keeper at the head, to examine City
Clerk Lichtenwalter on what he knows
about those books, and also on book
keeping, also examine the books he Is
now trying to keep. The Democrats to
q man would like to see this investiga-
tion. Ex-City Clerk Schaub is anxious
for an investigation, and there are
plenty of solid Republicans who want
to see an investigation. Ex.City Clerk
Yohe also would like to see an investi-
CATION. This would also give City
Clerk Lichtenwalter chance to give a
learned dissertation on what he knows
about book. keeping.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17

An honest Swede tells his story in plain
but unmistakable language for the bene-
At of the public. One of my children
took severe cold and got the Group.
gave her a teaspoonful OF Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, and in five minutes later
/ gave her one more. BY this time she
had to cough up the gathering in her
throat. Then she went to sleep and slept
good for fifteen minutes. Then she got
up and vomited; then she went back to
bed and slept good for the remainder of
the night. She got the Group the second
night and gave the same remedy with
the same good results. / write this be-
cause thought there might be some one
In the same need and not know the true
merit of this wonderful medicine.-CHAs.
A. THoMPsEEN, Des Moines, Iowa. 30
cent bottles.
For sale by Durbin, Wright d Co., S. E.
cor public square; /. SollmAnn, "A North
Market street; II. II, Ink, "a East Tuscar-
awas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
MODEST MENTION OF MODEST
MERIT.


The Canton NEWS DEMOCRAT will
hereafter be issued from an elegant
new building, complete in all its ap-
pointments. The evidence of this Jour.
nails success is certainly most crafty
ing to all having at heart the interests
of the Democracy in Stark county. 1t
has held its place among the best
papers of Ohio ever since the days of
Andrew Jackson, and is always found
fighting for the principles of the party,
and fighting hard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-12-17
Mr.. BrTTERwoRTu must be read ou

Mr.. BUTTERwoRTH must be read out
of the party. He says he saw no pau
per labor during his sojourn in Europe.
He don't say, however, that he has
seen none in Chicago since his return.
He knows that Chicago is full Of it,and
1t all comes from high tariff countries
across the Atlantic. Even in Canton
we have some of it. Our business (?)
council have some of it-frOm the trl-
bal clans of Africa, working on street
contracts, and the banana stands show
it, from high tariff Italy. There are
also traces of it around wash tubs and
ironing boards, that came from the
Pagan land, where Mckinley borrowed
his tariff ideas.