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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-01-22
NOTICE TO PENSION BOARDS.
An Imdortant Circular from tho Comp
trollsr Goneral.

COLUMBIA, $. c., Jan. 8.-County e1.
amining boards of pensions are requir-
ed by law to meet on the third Monday
i'll January Of each year for the purpose
of considering applications for pensions,
as provided for by the laws of South
Carolina. There were no changes in the
pension law by the last Legislature and
these boards are expected to follow the
same rules governing them the previous
year.
The law, as we understand it, does not
contemplate a re-eXamination of appli-
cants passed upon and approved hereto.
1ore, but county examining boards Of
pensions will receive new applications
under the rules heretofore governing
them.
When all applications shall have been
acted upon, then the County Examining
boards of Pensions and the Board Of
PenSlon commissioners elected by the
survivors Of the respective counties,
shall meet together and examine the pen
sion roll for such county, and select
therefrOm such number of the most
needy applicants as will be sufficient to
consume the appropriation of such coun-
ty, allowing to each applicant so select
ed the sum of three dollars per month
from such appropriation. In selecting
such applicants for pensions the said
board shall haVe regard to the physical
and financial means of such applicants
and also to the financial condition of
the near relatives of the several appli-
cants, and shall, in every instance, Sc
lect the most helpless and needy appli-
cants for aid that can be found upon the
pension roll.
n majority of the members present
composing the two said boards shall be
necessary to determine any matter pre-
sented to them, and a majority of each
board shall be necessary to form said
joint board. Where survivors failed to
meet salesday in October, 1890. or in
November, 1890, and to elect the five
members Of the board of pension COM
missioners, as required by Section ID of
an act to amend an act. &c, approved
December 24th, "A. ID. 1888, county ex-
aiming boards are requested to report
such facts to this Office at once, and when
such meetings were held and tho five
members of the board of pension COM
mlsslOnerS elected, report to us the name
of such commissioners.
All applications approved by said
County Board, with the papers upon
which they act, shall be filled in the
Comptroller Generals Office by the first
day OF February of each year, to be sub
mitted by him to the State Board OF
Pensions for their review.
Respectfully,
w. ii. ELLERBE,
Comptroller General.
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A Confederate War Museum.

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. lit is settled
that the old fashioned brick structure
here, known during the war as the
Confederate White House, Is to be used
in future for the preservation of Con-
federate relies. a movement was start
ed more than year ago by the Ladies'
Hollywood Memorial Association to
get this building for this purpose. Some
legal objections was raised to this on
the ground that the city did not have
authority to surrender the property for
the object sought. This, however, was
overcome by making it museum as
we'll as place for the preservation of
war relies.
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UNION, Jan. 11.--News has just reach
Ell here of q murder committed in the
lower portion of this country on Tues.
day night last. Warren Worthy, color
ed, was shot and instantly killed by an
other negro. The murderer and another
negro, who was in some way implicated
in the murder, have been arrested and
placed in Jail to a wait trial. Warren
Worthy, the murdered man, was a very
quiet, peaceable negro, and the owner Of
large plantation.
The negro, who is now in Jail awaiting
trial, was a tenant on WOrthy's place.
The tenant was making arrangements
to leave Worthy's place and was getting
ready to move when the murder was
committed. The tenant had some cot
ton in Worthys crib and went to Wor-
thy to get the key to the door to remove
the cotton. The tenant owed Worthy a
debt and Worthy told him he could not
get his cotton until he settled the debt.
Worthy told him that they would
make settlement then, but the negro
was not willing to make it and demand
ed his cotton. Worthy would not deliv-
er the cotton. The negro declared that
he would have the cotton. Worthy re-
piled that he would die by the crib be-
fore he would deliver the cotton, which
he (WOrthy) had a claim on.
The tenant left, and in few minutes
returned with a gun and again demand
ed the cotton. Worthy would not let
the cotton go. SO the negro fired on him
with his shotgun.
Coroner Gregory left Wednesday to
hold an inquest over the murdered man.
This makes ten murder cases on dock.
ct to be tried at the coming March Court.
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ALLIANCE ACTION.
a Lovo Feast of the Warning Factions in
Kansas.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Jan. 10.-A special
from Topeka, Kansas says: The Alliance
members Of the Legislature and party
leaders had love feast last night in
their headquarters. The best Of good
feeling seemed to prevail between the
factions which have been engaged in
bitter turmoil the last two days over the
publction Of the Turner letter to Frank
McGrath, president Of the State AL
lance.
MCGrath made a statement regarding
the letter denying that inc had ever had
any conversation with Tdrner upon the
subject of his candidacy for the United
States Senate. but the following rcsolu-
ton was adopted:
'Whcrcas, letter dated Dec. lst,
1890, signed &C. I. Turner has been re-
caivcd by Frank McGrath, president Of
tho Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, containing infamous suggestions
and offers for the BETRAYAL Of the most
sacred trust and confidence; therefore.
''Rcsolyed, that we regard the affair
solely as another characteristic attempt
on the part Of politicians in Topeka and
Washington to prove that moral laws
have no place in politics, and the desire
on their part to thwart the will Of The
people by any means, however base and
corrupt; that we regard it as only
another reason for standing firmly to-
gether in earnest, untlring and Jealous
devotion to our cause that we deprccate
and condemn all efforts or disposition to
introduce or fomcnt personal antago-
nlsms or private piquc or jealousies in
our party. holding the common cause
higher, dcarcr and more sacred than any
individual interest"
RALEIGH, n. c., Jan. 1O.--Resolu-
tlons lnstructing the United States SEN
ators from North Carolina to vote for
the platform adopted by the Alliance at
Ocala were in The State Senate referred
to the committee. In the House they
amended 'shall vote for the objects OF
reform contemplated in the platform
adopted at Ocala." And thus amended
received the unanimous Democratic
vote. There is no opposition to Sen.
ator Vance. The caucus is set for Tues,
day night
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Mystorious Murders.

CHARLOTTE, N. g., Jan. 9.-Four
mysterious murders have occurred in
Granville county since Saturday night.
Dick Page, colored laborer, was the
lirst victim. His body was found Sat.
urday night in an old field on Col, Ro.
%ers's plantation, with the breech of his
gun buried in his skull. On the same
night w. II. Parker and Brock Bailey
were seen drinking together, and shortly
afterwards the dead bodies of both were
found lying near where Pages body was
found. On Monday the coroner was
called to plantation to view the body
OF colored woman, who, it was sad,
was beaten TO death by some unknown
person. 1t is thought the murders were
all committed by the same person, and
there Is much excitement in the neigh
borhood.
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EARTHQUAKE IN TEXAS.
The Town OF Rusk, Texas, Startled About
Midnight Wednesday

RUSK, TcxaS, Jan. Sat IL O'Clock
last night this town and its vicinity cx-
pcrlcnced at least two well defined
shocks, believed TO have been of q scri-
Gus nature.
Each paroxysm was accompanied by
q dctOnation loud and long, as if rolling
from South to North. Several chimheys
were leveled with the earth, and sleepers
in various portions of the town were
shaken into wakcfulncss.
j. w. McCardls, in charge Of the
County jail, very stron. structure,
declares that for fully one minute he an.
pretended the collapse of the building,
and Thomas Miller says that the Acme
Hotel was shaken to its foundation dur
ing these disturbances.
There was no wind, though a slight
rain was falling and some electrical
force was prevailing, but not of suni-
cicnt strength to produce shock. A
few parties here who were through the
Charleston shock Of 1886 pronounced d
the phenomenon Of last night genuine
earthquake.
GALVESTON, Tex, Jan. S.-Ths
morning at | O'Clock scvarc shock OF
earthquake was felt. Many chimneys
were shaken out of their plumb. The
vibrations were from South to North
and lasted forty seconds.
| A SHOCK IN OHIO.
TOLEDO, Jan. 9.--At noon a shock oil
earthquake was felt here. 1t shook
houses, ratified windows and frightened
horses. The shock came apparently
from the South and slight rumble ac-
companlcd it. 1t was at first supposed
to be dynamite explosion in the oil
fields, but a telephone message by the
Blade to all points within radius Of SO
miles to the South and Southeast showed
| that to be incorrect. The shock was
about the same in its objects at all points
as at Toledo, and a similar shock was
experienced all over the same area in
| the fall of 1884,
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ThiS ian Good Onn.

LAGRANGE, Ga, Jan. 0.-During
the month Of December, Mr.. Boyd, of
this county, employed a boy to cut down
one OF the giant oaks in the grove at his
place, known as the Cline place, for fire.
wood: In the center of the tree, about
tour feet from the ground, was found a
fresh hens egg, embedded in the solid
WOOD, there being no hollow or hole of
any kind that the eyes of the astonished
beholders could discern, for any ono to
place the egg-only space enough to
hold it, as a bullet mould holds the bull
let when closed. The tree was a little
dotted around the egg. Now who can
solve The wonderful freak
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Two Governors.

LINCOLN, Ncb,, Jan 9.-Thc morn
ing session Of tho Legislature was vast
cd in wranglc over the minutes of the
journal which were badly mixed on ac-
count of the confusion in the proceed
lngs. This work was unfinished at
noon. All Of the newly elected State
officers are in possession Of their Offices
except Governor Boyd. Powers. the
Alliance candidate, took the oath OF
Office at ! O'Clock to-day, and it is SAID
that the Legislature recognize him as
Governor. All the new State officers
have been recognized except the Cover
nor. McKcijhon was installed as Lieu
tenant Governor and President Of the
Senate under protest.
Governor Boyd has been recognized
by all of the new officers as Governor,
and they will report to him.
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A Negro Colonization Project.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Senator I
OF Colorado to-day introduced IL bi,
request, in behalf Of the African !
lean Colonization Society Of thc
trict Of Columbia. Accompanyin
bill is a long petition setting e.
desire on the part OF Il large rnlmh
colored people to settle in Lower
fornla, and they ask the governmC
lend them money for a period Of
years, at the smallest rate of in
possible. In Lower California the
tioncrs believe they have at las
covered their Utopia, and have a
oned the Liberia Congo coloni,
proposition. They claim that it
ficult for them to get along wi,
white people, as the latter insist
keeping them down and prevc.
their progress. They cite IIayt
jamaica to show that the negr
prosper by himself if afforded sun
opportunity. The bill and petitior
referred to the committee on f.
relations.
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a Negro Exodus,

AUGUSTA, Ga, Jan, 8.--Hardly O.
week passes in which from twenty to
live hundred negroes from South Caro-.
INA and North Carolina do not pass
through Augusta on their way to South
georgia, Alabama or Arkansas. Last
mght twenty-five came down on the
Knoxville train on their Way to Ala
bama. The Columbia train brought in
nearly fifty, bound for Southwest Geor-
gia, who were going to work in the tur.
pentine business. a car load number
ing over fifty negroes came in last night
on the South Carolina train. They are
bound for Arkansas. -. ''
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 13.-Thc Republic this
morning prints Il special dispatch from
Little Rock, Ark, with reference to the
rumored shortage in the Office of state
Treasurer Woodruff. Mayor Woodruff
leaves the onico on Thursday, and will
be succeeded by Col. Morrow. \ SEN
satlon was created yesterday by Il state
ment made by G. II. Walker and w. j.
turner, two leading bankers, who have
Deen at work on the trcaSlrCr'S books,
one OF whom is reported to have said
last night that Mayor Woodrun's short
age would not fall short Of $4,000.
Ihe investigation is not yet concluded,
ana 1T is likely that the shortage will
reach large amount.
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Killed by an Electric Wire.

LYNCIIBURG, VA, Jan. IL.
th!rtcen-ycar-old son Of CounciIl.
ID. Sullivan, while walking on the
to night, laid his hand on a guy
from an electric pole and was inc
killed. His companion cndcavor
release Sullivan from the wire al,
knocked down, Tut escaped scrio
jury. A heavy rain has been /
since noon, and it is supposed th.
wire became CHARGED from that eau,
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The Now Isspime I'm Kansas.

TOPEKA, KAs, January l2.
Governor and other State officers
sworn into Office this morning by :
ciate Justice Valentine Of the Sup
Court. The Governor dliVcrcd
inaugural address and the ceremony
of the most simple nature. The l.,
lature will have full houses to-mor
and the combined Alliance and u"
cratic opposition to Ingalls, will !
thirty majority.
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StOIa Il Ral-HOI Stove.

KANSAS, CITY, Jan. 11.-W. r.. Greg
ory was sent to jail by justice WortnGn
to-day for the unique Otlense of stealing
q red-hot stove, the oven Of which was
filled with biscuits. Gregory obtained
the stove on Drip street, got an cx-
pressman to haul it away and sold il at
q secondhand store, buiscuit and all, Tor
three dollars.
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Twelve Men Killed.

SAN ANDREAs, CAL, Jan. II. 1.-Eleven
or twelve men were killed in Utica mine,
Angels camp, to-day. a load OF men
were being lowered on a skip, and
when about one hundred feet from the
surface the rope broke, precipitating all
a distance Of four hundred and fifty feet
to the bottom of the shaft.
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Rolled fa naptI

GOSHEN, Ind Jan. 12.-John White
man fell into a vat Of boiling lye last
night at the Indiana Paper Company
vats at Mishawaka. He managed to
Keep his head above the boiling lye and
screamed for help. When rescued the
mesh fell from his bones and death was
instantaneous. He was forty.two
years old and left family. y
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A Case of Small Pox.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Jan. ia case
of small pox has been discovered at
Hardeevile. 1t Is supposed to have
come from Savannah. Precautionary
measures have already been adopted
A physician will be appointed to watch
the case.
, 1891-02-10
RoCk SPRINGS NOTES.

Special Correspondence.
Rock SPRINGS, Wyo. Feb S-H. A.
Dolliver, brakeman. and j. Evans, fire
man, were buried and remained about
fifteen minutes under a tender full of coal
this morning before they could be extri-
Gated. With the exception of slight
bruises neither were injured, and contin-
ued on with their train. The accident
happened as they were coaling up and was
caused by a defective gate which, having
no latch, gave way when the apron was
half open. thus letting the coal down upon
them. Their escape with such slight in
iuries was almost miraculous.
The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
church gave a sociable and dance in the
parlors and dining room Of the CONNER
cial hotel on Friday evening. 1t was an
enjoyable affair. S~eventy-6ve people
were present and about $50 was realized.
A nice lunch was served and dancing were
kept up until one O'Clock. In the cake
walk Mr.. Cooper and Miss Rothrock was
awarded the cake.
Mr.. Wade Fl. Bynum Of the Financial
Nelos. published in Denver, is here 10 the
interest o. his paper. Ro,k Springs will
be represented 10 the Ne,cs, it being the
second Wyoming town written up in that
paper. These write-ups must be OF some
benefit to the state. One thousand copies
Of the edition containing the Laramie
City write-up will be sent to Euglaud.
L I =
, 1891-02-10

NJ. p. Keefe went to Denver yesterday.
G. W. Riner went south Yesterday on
the Denver train.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Guernsey are at
the Inter Ocean.
Claim Agent Fisher, of the Union Pa
ciic, is in the sity.
Mr.. A. 7. COrlett, brother of the late
w. W. Corlett, is visiting Cheyenne.
Geo. Fl. West, the former Greeley
banker, is registered at the Inter Ocean.
L. Kabis and Phil. Z4hner, ST., were
among the passengers Tor Denver yester.
day.
NJ. G. Barrow aud wife, of Douglas.
will leave for home on the Cheyenne &
Northern today,
j. L. Craig, travelling auditor of the
Union Pacific, accompanied by his wife,
left for Omaha Yesterday.
II. T. Goodwin, who was unable to
leave on Sunday, owing to the storm
started for Anaconda yesterday afternoon.
Chief Train Dispatcher Stewart of Lar.
annie, who has been in town for some days
working on the new time table, returned
home last night.
Thos. B. Adams spent Sunday in town.
He reached Cheyenne in the midst of the
blizzard and scarcely enjoyed his walk
home from the depot.
, 1891-02-10

An Inner View OF II Given at {
Congregational Church Last Night

An Inner View OF II Given at the
COngregatiOnaI Church Last NiEhI.
The LuitI Family gave a very enter
taining exhibition OF Syrian customs and
family life:at the Congregational church
last night. The entertainment consisted
Of a Mohammedln marriage, a Moham-
medan funeral, and an exhibition of
Syrian cooking.
Mrs. Lufti described the funeral Gus
toms Of the Arabs. When a mau dies he
is buried and his relatives keep food on
his grave for twenty days so that they can
tell whether he is a r~ighteousuau or not.
If the food is eaten, as 1t generally is by
the dogs, they say, What a good man
he was. See the angels have come and
eaten all the food" For the next eight
days the widow or widows. as the case
may be, bewail his loss and wish him
happiness in the next world with at least
forty wives.
Mr.. Lufti as the Mahommedan priest
married in Eastern fashion Walter Clark
as the groom and Ed Bartlett as the bride.
The couple we're arrayed in the gorgerous
clothing OF the Orient and the wedding
made a very pretty scene.
Miss Lufti gave an exhibition of the
bread making of Syris and made some
wonderful bread the thickness of a piece
OF paTcr and afterwards explained to the
reporter IhntIt would not be considered
good bread in Syria as it was too thick.
The reporter had an interview with
Miss Lufti, who by the way, is an
interesting little Syrian lady with the
prettiest accent. When asked how she
liked newspaper men she replied that she
did not like them as one at one
time talked to her and then put III
the paper everything she said. The fam
lily belong to one of the oldest and most
important families of Damascus and have
been able to see both sides Of life in that
far away country.
The entertainment, which was giveh
under the auspices of the missionary so.
cieties of the Presbyterian and Congrega.
tional churches, is well worth attending.
The Luftis will be in Cheyenne for three
days, staying at Mrs. Hale's house, and
it will pay one to see some OF the fancy
work displayed, which was done by the
pupil i'll the missionary schools.
, 1891-02-10

Two Cheyenne Institutions Endorsed
by the Board of Trade.

A meeting of the Board OF Trade was
held yesterday afternoon and was well
attended. Among ether matters brought
up for the attention of the Board were
the affairs of the Wyoming Normal and
Business College and the Cheyenne broom
factory. Both we're found to be worthy
of the encouragement and support of the
people of the city. The business college
mas a well selected corps of instructors
and is offering to students a ours OF
instruction equal if not superior TO any Of
the institutions of the same nature in the
larger cities. Prof. Elliot has moved his
family to this city and Is devoting all his
time and energy to making the college a
success. The growth aud prosperity of
the institution will not only help Chey-
enne but will help the state, as it will
draw patronage from Colorado and
Nebra .ka.
The broom factory is an institution
which can be aided by every individual in
the city. -Four or five men are steadily
employed at the works aud the force can
be increased to fifteen or twenty If the
concern gets a fair proportion OF home
patronage, a sample of the brooms
manufactured was shown at the Board Of
Trade meeting and was pronounced by
several merchants present as a superior
article to many sent in from abroad. II
persons who wish to encourage home in
dustry will when they order a broom in.
sist upon having the Cheyenne made ar
ticle the success of the factory and its en-.
largement will soon be assured. This too
without any sacrifice upon the part Of the
buyer as the Cheyenne made brooms art
sold as low as any brought in from tht
outside. The proprietors OF the factory
ask no bonus, they only want the patron
age of the people living here at the sam,
prices that are paid for goods coming il
from Nebraska or Colorado and in return
promise to maintain a permanent homt
manufacturing establishment.
, 1891-02-10
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the CITY.

Mrs. Robinson has homemade candy.
Addoms Il Glover's celebrated cough
syrup for sale only at David's drug store.
A splendid twenty-five cent dinner
served daily at the Germania Hall res
taurant.
Half stew. best oysters in the city, only
twenty-five cents at Germania Hall res
taurant.
Yesterday was the Chinese New Year,
and all the Cclestials were celebrating in
proper style.
Henry Charpiot is at the Normanlie
with a fine line Of costumes Tor the Alert
masquerade ball. Il
Call at David's drug store for a bottle
o. Psugma. the best known lotion for
chapped hands. face and lips.
Buy your real estate from Emil Dion.
lie always has bargains. No. 22l Sew
enteenth street, Kent-s block.
s, S. Paul dropped his pocketknife on
the floor last night and then fell on it,
running the blade in his knee. The
wound is a very painful one.
Corporal Tanner, the ex commissioner
of pensions, will deliver a lecture next
Saturday evening at Keeie's hall on
Soldier Life, Grave aud Cav"
What makes Emil Dion sell so much
real estate, and so much cheaper than
any one else2 It's because he always has
something that there is big money in.
The CotilIou Clun had Library ball very
a%rticallY decorated last night in Japanese
style for their german. which vas one OF
the prettiest dances ever given in Chey-
enne.
Every one should attend the Alert Hose
Cumpany's masquerade this evening at
Keete hall. The money is to be used in
helping the boys furnish their hall Out
OF appreciation OF their services every one
should attend.
Mr.. Henry Charpiot of Denver is here,
at the Normandie hotel, with a fine line
of for the Alert Hose Company's
masquerade this evening. The prices for
costumes have been reduced aud are now
very reasonable.
Prof. j. II. O'Brien, with some assist,
ants, gave an exhibition OF school boy
athletics last night at the Gold Exchange.
The professor announced that be would
pass the "diccr' for contributions, and il