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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
CARLISLE ON THE ALLIANCE,
He Does Not Think 1t Dangerous to the
Democratic Party.

NARRAGANSETT PIER, Aug. 13.-
Senator Carlisle, in an interview to- day,
discussed the political situation at
length. Speaking of the Third Party,
he said: "It appears to be attacked by
gradual atrophy, 4 marasmus, which
indicates that the organization will
not, in all probability, be serious
factor in the election next year. The
movement in the South has substan-
TALLY run its course already. There is
a spectre which confronts the white
men in the Southern States shadow
OF negro supremacy. Rather than
have negro domination the whites will
bury political difference and unite at
the polls, in orGer to prevent that which
they regard as a greater evil.
81 regard the presence of 4 Third
Party ticket in the field in 1892 as con-
tingent. Suppose the Republicans
nominate Harrison, pronouncedly anti
silver in his belief, and the Democrats
place Cleveland at the head of their
ticket. Mr.. Cleveland has placed him
self on record against free coinage.
The Third Party would then be con
Probably they would have a ticket of
their own. If either one Of the two
great parties were to nominate man
who is disposed to coquette with the
tree silver people he would attract the
Alliance yOte-as much Of it as remains,
The Republicans will nominate Presi-
dent Harrison, if Mr.. Blaine will not
consent to stand. The influence of the
ladies of his family may deter Mr.,
blaine, but there is tremendous pres
sure upon him from his old party
friends to consent. He could sweep
the convention, L think. No Republi-
can IS as strong as Blaine. l do not
think that he will consent to run. lie
has been very i'll, and he is ill to-day
II MIR. blaine were a candidate for the
Presidency l should not expect cam
palgn based on the old charges against
him. The allegations of tho canvass
when Blaine ran against Cleveland are
now burnt powder. The Democrats
would gain nothing by revamping
them. Mr.. Blaine enjoys a very con-
siderable personal popularity in the
Democratic party, largely owing to the
! course of the Democratic press, which
MADE him out an opponent of the force
Dlll and an antagonist of the Mckinley
bill. but he Is really as high Protec,
tlonlSt as the worst Of them all. Mr.
ljlalne struck popular chord when he
sang out for reciprocity, and he is now
reaping the benefit of his own popu
larlty. | think Mr.. Blaine could be
beaten by united and vigilant De
mocracy."
Senator Carlisle expressed the
opinion that a free silver bill will pas,
the next Congress. and that President
Harrison would be greatly embarrassed
byit. "As regards the Democratic can
didate, Mr.. Cleveland, in my judgment
is still the strongest. He may have
offended the extreme pro silver men b,
his remarks against free coinage, but he
enjoy a wonderful reputation among the
people. The plain, everyday folks in the
West and South swear by him. They
trust him implicitly; they regard hin
as conscientious and safe l know OF
no one Democrat who enjoys the con
lidence of the people to such adegree as
| Il
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
a Michigan jail Delivery.

JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 16.-Three pris.
% oners escaped from the prison Al at q" I
o'clock to-day as guards were he;n - -
Glanged on the walls. They are JohH
no9rke, twenty six years, from Detriot
Ior highway robbery; Edward Huntly
twenty years, from Detroit, tor burg.
lary, ana Jonn Davis, five years, from
halamaZoo, Tor burglary. The convicts
procured a ladder and. rope, and hai
been gone two hours when missed. Al
are desperate fellows and among tn,
worst in the prison.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
"A Wild Day in Chicago.

| CHICAGO, August l5.-Wheat is in
deed booming as we'll as the crops of
this country with prospective short
age III Europe. December, which
reached 81 OS on the regular board to-
day and sold this afternoon on the curb
at 81 10. Later OH calls were quoted
at 81 II, sold as high as 81 Is. OF
course these are not market figures, but
they serve to show the frame OF mind
the traders are in. 1t was thought bv
brokers On the board OF trade that FRI
day was busy day, but before today
was over 1t had been passed.
| 1t was one OF the widest days ever
known on the floor. December touched
81 o., greatly to the CONSERVATION of
the bears. They were partly prepared
ior the great boom yesterday, but when
the bulls took hold this morning and
sent prices up with frightful rush, the
short element was simply dumbfounded.
The bears had said that 81 must be
climbed. now let's jump in the morning
and smash things. They did make any
number of attempts to do this, but the
result was not very encouraging. With
all sorts of good argument the bulls were
moi to be routed.
Such jumps in figures as were wit
messed today had not been seen since
Hutchlnson's famous September corner
in 1888. 1t was only for short time
that the prices maintained themselves
at 81 O8. The bears soon rallied and
with mighty onslaught bore the price
to 81 053. They could not hold there
and when the session closed at IL O'Clock
the figures stood at 81 0G4.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27

rheumatism is cured by 2. z. z.
Pains and aches in the back, shoulders
knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are ali
attacked and conquered by P. T.. p
This great medicine, by its blood
cleansing properties, builds up and
strengthens the whole body
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27

The Importance of purifying the
blood cannot be over-estimated, for
without pure blood you cannot enjoy
good healh. Z. 2. Z. prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Pottassium) Is a mirac-
ulous blood purifier, performing more
cures IN six months than all the sarsa-
parlllas and so-called blood purifiers
put together
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
FIRM DEMAND OF MINISTER'S ON THE
GOVERNMENT.

china Foars the European Powers and
Her ohcials stand In Awe OF the nIobs
Who Have Boon Engaged in tho Riots.
SHANGHAI, August 17.-There is no
dlsgulslng the fact that most serious
state OF affairs political exists in this
country at the present moment, and the
combined fleets of the powers may be
called upon at any time to take effective
actlon. Danger clouds have been seen
on the horizon tor months past, smold-
erlng iires caused by the agitation exist
ing against foreigners and others among
the .populace have repeatedly broken
out into flame; but apparently without,
until quite recently, revealing tho
strength OF the volcano which is threat.
enlng most disastrous outbreak. In.
ternal affairs. undoubtedly, are the in
Ward and actual cause of the DISPLAYS of
lll.ieellng against foreigners which are
only outward signs of the movement in
progress. In this city at present state
OF great excitement prevails at the in
creased, and still increasing, tenor be-
tween the Chinese government and min
listers OF the foreign powers. From ull
appearances the former are obstinate in
their refusal to redress the injury done
foreigners during the recent riots, Some
people say that the government ,are
not take this step demanded in common
justice to the powers for fear of incur
rng storm Of popular dsapproval. In
any case there is no doubt as to the OBJ
stlnacy OF the refusal to right the wrongs
inflicted upon foreign residents Of China.
On the other hand there is also no
reason to doubt that If the Chinese au-
thorltles DO not yield to the firm demands
OF the ministers of the powers, concert
ed, hostile action upon the part of the
war vessels of various nations repre-
sented in these waters is imminent. Too
much damage has been done and too
many Outrages have been yerpetrated
upon foreign residents of this country to
permit OF representatives of the powers
submitting any longer to be put oil with
vague statements which in the main ac-
tually mean that China cannot or will
not redress wrongs done to peaceful
foreigners, and that China does not ad-
NIT that the latter have been outrage
ously treated IN their persons or in their
possessions by ChiLese mobs over which
the authorities seem 10 have no control.
Such is the state of affairs. It is now
known that foreign ministers have been
compelled to inform the Chinese gov
ernmenC that joint naval demonstra-
ton OF an effective nature, in which
French, American, British and German
squadrons will take part, will be ordered
IN the near future unless speedy repara-
ton is made for injuries, outraoes and
abuses complained Of by the minister's
OF the powers. Naturally the foreign
population of this city, being aware of
the firm stand taken by their minister's,
aud having knowledge Of the ultimatum
sent to the Chinese government. is In
state OF considerable anxious expecta.
tlon, and will 80 remain until the reply
OF the Chinese government is made
known.
me Importance Of purifying the
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
a Pitiful Story.

BUFFALO,Aug. 13.-A distressing
case of destitution was revealed here
yesterday through the medium of a
petty criminal offense. For weeks the
firm of Adom, Meldrum & Anderson
has been losing small sums of money
sent through the mail. Yesterday a
dscoy letter was dropped INTO the post
office. A young boy named William
llellviegel got the letter. When ar
rested he confessed he had stolen sew
eral other letters. lie said himself and
mother had to support four children
and their grandmother, the latter of
whom was lying at the point of death,
and that his mothsr was then in Chica-
go at the bedside of a dying relative
Investigation proved the boys story
true, and the pitifnl condition of the
entire lfamily has aroused tho sympa-
thy of the whole community. The lad
Is only Is yenrs old, and in extenuation
OF his crime could not save his family
from starvation on the pitIful sum Of
four dollars week, which was all that
himself and mother could earn.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-08-27
"Pension tho Ex-SIayes"

RALEIGH, n. G., Aug. IS. w. II.
Vaughn, negro orator, last night ad-
dressed large audience of negroes at
Methodist church. lie demands that
ex-slaves be pensioned, and said in the
course of his address: The former
slaves are today paying the pension
money that goes to the soldiers and IT,
ID nigh time these ex.slaves were draw
lng Inc pensions themselves. This
SSoiHnnCry belongs to the negro and the
oo,u,ets coM put the negro comes first, be-
aae maSe ~ ~ was ms labor that built up and
thn houe IL. Vaughn is making tour of
the country doing this sort nf taSI;nn I, ~
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
THE EAST,

IL Pennsylvania the coke strike be
! gun twelve weeks ago has cost thus far
5000 600 The men had lost 81, 900, 900
i'll wages.
Ar Topeka the Chicago, Kansas &
Nebraska railroad was sold to the
United States Trust Company of New
| York for 81. ID 600.
THEOTGIs excessive cigarettc-Smok-
ing stephen McClclland, of J ohnStown.
Pa. Il young man of u. has become in
sane.
FIRE nearly wiped out the little ham
let of West Bloomfield. y. Y.
IL the building trades at Pittsburgh,
Pa. 10000 men have struck for an
cight-hnTr day.
Is New Jersey thousands of acres
of forests We're swept over hy fire and
several houses and outbuildings were
burned.
EVERY Sawmill on the mountains he
tween Ecllefontc and Lewisburg. Pa,
was reported burned by forest fires.
and millions of feet of valuable timber
had also been reduced to ashes.
Is April 10. 4i9 immigrants landed AT
the port of New York, the largest num-
bcr for April since lsS2. At Baltimore
II. 500 persons were landed in the same
period.
IN New Hampshire earthquake
shocks of greater or less severity and
duration were reported from Como
cook. kCcne. Concord. Manchester and
other towns.
IN Philadelphia Il colOred woman 90
verlrs old was arrested for disordcrly
conduct.
Is fireworks factory in New York
four girls were burned To death and
two other persons We're badly burned.
ON the lst great section of southern
New Jersey had been made dcSOlate hy
fire. and the pine and cedar forests We're
nearly wiped out. The cranberry hogs
had been ruined in several places and
many houses were burned and hundreds
of persons made homeless.
FLAMES at Altoona, Pa. destroyed
two hotels and other buildings. the loss
being Sl00.0 900.
ALONG the line of the Philadelphia &
Erie railroad in Pennsylvania forest
fire., were doing immense damage.
Is New York Francois Petit fatally
shot Marie Foster because she would
not consent to marry him, and then put
a bullet into his own head.
OVER l.IOO Italian cmigrants landed
in Nav Nnrl,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
a MILLIONAIRE GONE.

Sudden Death of Charles Pratt. the Well
Known Brooklyn Oil Magnate and
Multi MIllionaire-Monunent of His
Philanthropy Left Behind.
New YORK, May 4.-Charles Pratt,
the well-known oil magnate, and vice.
president of the Standard Oil Co, died
suddenly at o'clock last evening, at
the company's Office at &c broadway.
He had left his home in the morning in
his usual health, but was taken i'll with
indigestion and died suddenly, three
hours later, of heart failure. Mr..
Pratt's last business act was to sign a
check for s., 900 for the Brooklyn bureau
of charities
Mr. Pratt was born at watertOwn, Mass.
October 2, 1890. At the age of 22 he came to
to New York nd secured employment with
the paint house of Reynolds & Devoe. He
finally became a partner in the firm. He
married the daughter Of a well known oil
merchant of Brooklyn, in which city he
made his home. His family consisted of his
wife and eight children-twO daughters and
six sons. Large sums have been expended by
him for educational and charitable purposes,
notably the founding of Pratts institute, at
a cost Of 81, 900 coo and an annex to the Adel-
phia academy, on which 5000 was ex-
pended Both these institutions are in
brooklyn. He also gave slJO,OOo to the I'M
manuel Baptist church of BROOKLYN, OF
which Rev John Humistonc is pastor. Tho
latter largely guided Mr.. Pratt In the dispo-
sition Of his money for charitable purposes.
Mr. Pratt's wealth Is estimated to exceed
SIS 900, 600.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
WESI AND SQII1A

IN the vicinity of Wabash, Ind, frosts
did great damage to fruit.
The mayor of Cincinnati declares
that no more professional baseball
games shall be played in that city on
Sunday.
FLAMES which began in Campbell &
Co. : furniture factory at Chattanooga.
Tenn. burned over $3.50. 900 worth of
property.
AT Troy. Ala. the roof of the opera
house fell in. killing two women and
seriously injuring several persons.
The death of James Hubbard oc-
Cured at Mapleton. Ind, aged lO6
years lie left $50 descendants in five
generations.
On james X. Malone's farm, near
Boonegrove. Ind, two barns were
burned by an incendiary and forty-tive
cows, fifteen calves and ten horses per-
ished in the flames.
IL Il wreck on the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad at Waring, Md, $1,000 in
treasury notes were burned.
The death of Albert Snooks. the
bridegroom and seventh victim of the
poisoned wedding feast at Louisville,
Ky., was reported. His wife was very
low.
WHILE crazed with la grippe DIR. r. g.
Mauss. a noted Washington physician,
killed himself.
WORK has commenced on the tunnel
to be built between Detroit and Wind
sor, Ont.
Iowa democrats will hold their state
convention in Ottumwa June "a.
The mayor of Cincinnati has an
nounced that Sunday theatricals will
not be allowed in that city next season.
The explosion of locomotive at
John>ton's station. o., killed the fire
man were badly hurt
NEAR Beloit, Wis. Charles Hannah,
= farmer. blew his brains out because
he had been arrested for drunkenness.
A PROMINENT physician of Linton,
Ind. L. II. Dillv, was instantly killed
by his team running away.
A RAIN. hail and windstorm visited
Bryan, o.. and hardly house escaped
without some damage.
BECAUSE he could not stop drinking
liquor. a. Il. Barnes, young man,
committed suicide at Portland, Ore.
Ar Sioux Falls, $. D.. the jury in the
trial of Plenty-IIorses, the Indian
charged with numbering Lieut.. Casey,
disagreed and were discharged.
BAsco DoRRALL shot and killed
Thomas Stewart and his wife and John
Finn during quarrel near Richmond,
Mo.
AT San Francisco over SIS, 900 worth
IF smuggled opium was contiscated by
government officials
IN Minneapolis six Touring mills with
a capacity of 10, 900 barrels a day have
united under the name of the North
western Consolidated Milling Company.
AT Waco, Tex, William Reel. who
confessed to having slandercd honest
men and women, was whipped, ridden
upon a rail. tarred and feathered and
ducked in pond by posse of citizens.
SOME miscreants set fire to a shaft of
the Consolidated Coal Company works
at Oskaloosa. Ia, and property valued
at Sl00,0a0 was destroyed.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09

| SEVFRAI. members Uf the n laSkan
exploring expedition sent ont year
ago from New York under the gIiid.
ance of Hazard Wells have arrived at
Port Townsend, Wash, thus contra
dieting the report that the party mad
persisted.
AUGTST NIKKIII while in n drunken
! frenzy fatally shot his wife at Hough-
ton, Mich. and then killed himself.
IS the Hooking and Sunday valleys of
Ohio 10000 miners have struck for an
eight-hour day, and at other points in
Indiana and Illinois the min crs ma lie a
similar demand and quit work.
The Patriotic Order Sons of America
organized a state camp at indianapolis,
Ind. with II. Il. Ellis, of Conncrsville,
as president.
IL the National league the percen.
tages of the baseba clubs for the week
endc1 on the I'd were: Boston, 900:
Cleveland, 900; Chicago. $50; Pitts
burgh, .55G; Philadelphia. 800: New
York, 800: brooklyn. 400; Cincinnati,
800. The percentages of clubs in the
American association were: Baltimore,
1OG: Boston, 667: Louisville. COS: st.
Louis, .545: Cincinnati. 49,; Columbus,
iO9; Athletic. .553; Washington, go.
IL the counties of 0sceola, Clare,
! Gladwin. ROscommOn, Altoona. Oge-
NAV. Oscoda and Iosco in Michigan
forest fires were doing great damage.
\ MOB lynched Monroe Waters tcol-
| oredD at Hudson. Miss. for an attempt
to poison Capt. Barrcntinc.
IL Minnesota severe frosts damaged
the wheat and fruit crops.
THE Chicago board of trade man. Il.
i. Hutchinson, who mySteriously dis
appeared. has returned to his home
from Tcrrc lIautc. Ind.
AT padurah. Ky. 100 buildings were
either totally wrecked, moved from
their foundations or unroofcd by cy-
clone and several people were badly in
iurcd.
THOMAS kN0T's family at Cambridge
City. Ind. was poisoned by eating
sausagcs, and one child was dead and
four others We're critically i'll.
AFTER twenty years search Francis
X. Lane. of Chicago, found in San
Francisco his only daughter.
FLEE nearly destroyed the town Of
Lyle MINI. Loss. $4,000.
HENRY Pierce after seventeen years
of separation found his mother by acci-
dent at the union depot in Chicago,
where for Il long time she had been
selling apples.
Is Denver, Col, seven consumptivcs
were discharged from Il hospital as per-
manently cured by using koch's lymph.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
Epit0me of the Week
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION
FROM WASHINGTON,

THE public debt statement issued on
the Isl showed the total debt to he
Sl.54s.6ss. 4al; cash in the treasury
500. l62. SIS: debt less cash in the treas
ury. sS4s.5l5.593. Decrease during
April. Sl,5l4.32T. Decrease since June
80. 1890. S56. .622, 2::iS
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the lst numbered 255 against 2O5 the
preceding week and 2ll for the CORE
spending week last year.
lS this country Labor day was gen
orally observed by parades and other
festivities.
THROUGHoUT the country an increase
in the volume of trade was reported.
and merchants were more confident as
to the future.
DURING April Il7.OOO gold pieces were
coined. of the value of 81. .92O, 900: 4. .43s,-
600 silver pieces of the value of S2,S93,
600. and minor coin amounting to :, 012,
600 pieces. of the value of so. 400.
THE exchanges at the leading clear
in.-houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Sd aggregated
IL 255. .012. Sl3. against slice. so. 3lI the
previous week. As compared with the
corresponding week of 1880 the decrease
amounted to %.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.

Accumulated Natural Gas In Fire Reser-
voir at Greenviile. o., lEnites from =
Fire Engine Causing a Terrific Explosion.
the Wreck of the Engine and the Injury
of Several Persons-A Boy Missing.
DAYTON, o., May "a special to tho
Times from Greenville, o.. says: About
$50 last evening an alarin of fire called
the department to the stable of Mrs.
Greager. After half All hours work
the flames were extinguished, when n
terrible explosion took place which was
heard all over the city. Crowds gath
cred and great excitment prevailed.
Upon investigation, a terrible spec
tacle was presented. Where fire engine
and many people had stood, a gaping
chasm was presented Every thing was
confusion and the facts could not be
learned for some time. When at last
the truth came out, it was learned that
natural gas collected in fire cistern
had ignited from the engine. The fore,
of the explosion raised the engine eight
feet in the air whence it dropped into
the yawning chasm. Cries of pain relra
the air The front of +. C. Crute's
grocery store was blown in. Loss 70
property about 8, 500; insured.
The wounded are: Truman Southern,
fatally injured internally; Enginees
Boyer, seriously bruised; Charles Hagih
bruised: Thomas O'Brien, badly hut
by horses, and many others struck by
fiving debris. One boy is unaccounted
for, and it is rumored that he is at the
bottom of the well under the engine.
Work is going on to rescue the engine
and ascertain il any one is under it.
The origin of the fire was incendiary.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-05-09
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE loss of the British ship Lands,
downc which sailed from IIokodate,
Japan. 1879 days ago for New York was
feared. She carried crew of forty
men.
An cmployc in the post Office al
| PeSth. Hungary. murdered his wife, his
| mothcr-in-law and three children. and
then drowned himself in the Danube.
ADvICEs from Honolulu say that
Minister Carter had resigned from the
cabinet and the people were clamoring
for republic.
IN England the epidemic of influenza
was still spreading.
THE election of Prince bismarck to
seat in the German rcichstag was
conceded.
ADvICEs say that 10000 Jews would
be expelled from Moscow As soon as the
existing laws were enforced. The pop
ulation of Moscow was 100, 900, of which
100. 900 were Jews.
IL France Labor day was one of riot
and bloodshed. At Formics seven per-
sons were killed and the same number
were shot down hy troops in Lyons. In
Rome. Italy. conflicts took place be-
tween workmen led by anarchists and
the authorities, and several of the for
mcr were killed.
The insurgents in Chilli were said to
have taken affairs into their own hands
and would endeavor TO set up their own
government.
The premier of Italy, Rudini, says
that while ltaly's claim in the New
Orleans massacre ease is just, he will
leave it to the judgment of public
opinion. and will have no more contro-
vcrsy over the affair
Ar Neustadt. Austria. Il coachman
named Schimatulla suspected laborer
named Naproalla of counting his
fiarccc, Fraulein Eropnitz. and he
burned them both to death and then
hung himself.