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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
n Fisl,y STORY.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 2l.-A
thrilling story oi thu experience OF two
Concy Island bathers. supposed to have
been drowned. WAS told to-day bv Sam
uel w. Thornton Of Brooklyn. n. V,
TO an Associated Press reporter. On
the afternoon of August 81. Thornton
and his sislcr-in-law, Miss Ada Jewell,
went into The surf lear the iron pier.
The nndertow :ook them out to sea.
They caught floating log and tlrifcd
about nI nearly dark when a Spanish
bark bound for South American ports
picked them up.
Miss Jewell was unconscious and con
tinucd !! a high lever and delirious for
live days. None oi the crew could speak
English. On September OH the casta.
ways were transferred to another Span
ish vessel bound for Yucatun. through
the Straits Of Florida, and on the morn
ing OF Sunday, September goth. they
were set ashore on Il barren beach TWEEN
ty miles from this CITY. They walked
here and are at 81. Johns uouse await.
ing the arrival OF money from Brooklyn
with which To take passage home.
ThOrntun's brother in HrOOklyn sup.
posed him and his slstcr.in-law dead,
and he now Tears that some imposier is
trying to eNtort money from him. Both
castawaJs have been identified, how.
ever. and money ia expected in the
morning. Both have stood their hard.
ships remarkably well. but strange tn
say neither can remember the names OF
the vessels or those OF their captains.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
a Romnutic Marriage,

CYPRESS, S. c., Sept. pa yer,
romantic marriage took place here or
last Monday. About one year ago Mrs
Lydia Il. Witherspoon, dashng young
widow OF this place, received Il matri.
monial paper and sa an advertisement
in it from DIR. Windlhrop. of New Mex.
leo, and answered the advcr iscment
Since that time they have kept up reg.
ular correspondence. On last Friday
the llth inst, the young widow received
telegram saying the doctor was on his
way from New Mexico to Cypress. lie
arrived here Sunday morning and on
Monday they were married. They had
never met before Sunday. Mrs. Tithcr.
spoon has fine plantation, good cot.
ton crop, and is clear of debt. The doc
tor wants her to sell out and return with
him to New Mexico. The State.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Further Outbrenks I'm China.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23-T:.--
steamer Empress of China, has arriv,
at Vancouver, B. g., with the news tn =.
j. y. Leonard, United States consul gel ,
eral at Shanghai, telegraphed AdmirA
jelknap on September as follows I"
Shanghai morning paper has a telegral
received last night, of riot at Telan
at noon on September 2. The missiolt
and all the property of foreigners was
burned. No lives lost. Admiral Belknap
immediately sent the Alliance and the
l'alos to rehang. Another riot occur
red at Tehang on September 3. All
the foreign property at the port was
burned. but no lives were lost. The
foreign residents were under arms at
the latest accounts
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
A Naughty Noted RevivaIi.t.

LEXINGTON, N. c., Sept. l9.-On the
10Th of last December Rev. Zacharias
Bell, one of the most noted reviyaiiSts
in North Carolina, living here, kissed
his wife and five children goodbye. AT
the same time he look leave OF Miss
Katie Washburn, Il visitor at his house
who left the next day for her home
Since that time the preacher has not
been heard from and his wife has
mOnrned him as dead. She has Just
learned that on the day after his depart
ure Bell was joined at Salisbury by a
young woman, whom he passed of as
his wife. The pair left on the train for
GeOl gia, in which State Bell said he had
important revival engagements. Mrs
Bell thereupon wrote to Randolph
County and learned that Miss Wash.
burn had never returned home. 1t is
supposed she was the young lady who
joined Bell at Salisbury. and that the
pair are passing themselves off as bus.
band and wife In Georgia.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
She MetIIcrDanth.

PLAINFIELD. N. J., Sept. 23.-Peter
Vanarsdale, of plainiield. was out rid
ing with his wife last night near Somer-
vile, when his team of ponies began to
run away. He told his wife TO Jump.
which she did. In q moment he re.
gained control of the horses and drove
back to where his wife was lying in the
road. Lifting her up he was Mortified
to find that she was dying, and IN five
minutes she was dead. AS she struck
the earth Mrs. Vanarsdalo's head was
crushed In by stone, breaking her
neck. She leaves family of little ones.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29

BERLIN, S3pt. 23.-Professor Win.
schied, of Leipsic, who belongs to one
OF the most noted Catholic families OF
that city. has announced his conversion
to Professionalism, coupled with the
state nent that the professor attributes
The change in his religious views to his
disbelief in the authenticity of the gar
ment known as the Holy Coat, which
is now on exhibition in the cathedral
at Treves, and his conscientious scru.
pies against supporting church that
would lend its sanction to such an OK.
hibition.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Revolt ofChile.u Troon.

New YORK, Sept. ga special to
the Herald from Santiago dc Chile, via
Galveston, says: The emeute among the
troops OF the Junta in this city, whicl,
was caused by indulgence in liquor, was
trivial matter compared to the revolt
that broke out at noon Yesterday. In
cluded in The large numbes of soldiers
stationed hero are many volunteers from
Tarapaca and other northern provinces
of Chile. They have been very restless
under the law OF order and restraint that
has followed the occupation of this city
by the Junta. At noon yesterday, as
Senor Moneda was walkin. through on c
OF the man .thoroughtares, he was sud-
denly surrounded by an iniurated mob
OF soldiers. They maze great outcry
against what they denounced as the in
justice of keeping them any longer in
Santiago, ant demanded, with many
threats, that measures should be at
once !aken.to return them TO their
homes. They also denounced the food
which has been furnished them. and de-
clared they would no longer submit to
It,. AS a consequence ot the turbulence.
Santiago, which has not yet recovered
from the excitement caused by Dalma-
ceda's suicide, was again thrown Into a
high fever. The news spread rapidly all
over the city, and as it t'avelle d through
one street after another 1t was followed
by closing up all the shops. Further
trouble was happily avertcd, at least,
Tor the time being, by the clear judgment
and cool bearing of the president of The
Junta, Jorge Montt aud Col. Cauto.
Their tirmness, coupled with promises
to the soldiers that their grievances
would be attended 10, served to allay the
spirit OF rebellion.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Fiendish Cruell,

CHICAGO, Sept. 20-W. a. Higgins,
secretary and contracting agent for the
Milwaukee and Wisconsin, Railroad
company, with headquarters in Milwau.
kee. Was arrested here last night on Il
charge of murder. Sunday morning,
sept. Is, higgins and man named
Arnold, Il travelling freight agent of the
Elkhalt Freight line, who also has his
office In Milwaukee, were in Simon
Caorassa's saloon on Martin steet.
The two had been on spree all of
Saturday night and were finishing up
their debauch when an old colored
woman entered the place. The two men
insisted on her aancing for them. The
old woman finally consented and while
she was dancing some one touched Il
lighted match to her clothing and she
was burned to death. Higgins at once
disappeared and the police sent out
dispatches asking for his arrest for
murder, rs they claim he was the maa
who applied the match.
higgins was placed under arrest here
yesterday and taken to the central sta.
lion. The Milwaukee authorities were
notified and an officer arrived from
there at 10:30 o'clock last night. Hig-
gins waived requisition and left for
Milwaukee In cnarge of the officer.
Higgins denies having applied the
match which caused the old woman's
death.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
EnInlnes Awful Encc.

ST. PETERSBURG, sept. 24.-RepOrtS
received here from Tambotf and i,S adj.
Jacent provinces announce that The
Lemstvos have provided for the reSow-
ing OF land and lu furnish supplies OF
grain until January next. After that
there will be the greatest difficulty to
ensure tsod for the people. AS the col
lection OF taxes Is impossible, the salar-
les of local administrative bodies have
been suspended. Even If funds to sup
ply grain are obtained the distribution
Which will be over wide famine tracts
will be dillicult. and the maintenance
or hospitals, schools ami asy.ums is
doubtful.
The scarcity of oats and hay is com.
prlllng farmers To sell live stock at
mock prices. For instance, d horse for
: roubeS, Il cow for ) roubles ana colts
from 20 to 50 copecks. After recent
county fair Ia one district the skeletons
OF forty horses were found by the road
side. The animals had been killed for
their skins.
Destltutlon is also staring in the face
Il large number OF people who have
been employed Oh the public works, as
the work on the latter must stop when
frost set in. The MASSES of the people
rely entirely OH the Government to help
them. This being lhes state or affairs in
the psesent mild weather, the gloomy
prospects held out by coming winter
can Dc readily imagined
An analysis of he bread sold in many
places by unscrupuluuS merchants re-
VtiCd the fact thai absolutely poison
us mixtures are sold. Several mtr-
chants have beeuarrrsttd at Morshauck
ana VIII lie Summarily tried, Many
specimens of such bread consist of ~
per cent Of earth aud sand aud 30 per
cent OF refuse fLrInact GUS products.
Among mauy conjecturrs regarding
the causes OF the iallurc of the crops 1t
Is suggested that the drainage Of nun
dreds Of vrrSt of Lie Vast swamp OF
i'insk resulted i'll llooiiug the Dnieprr
IN the spring and in the IowncsS OF The
wafer late i'll summer, thus causing q
dlmlnutlOn In the rainfall III the east
ern provinces. Almost all of the Coz
crnntnt officials have voluntarily con.
trDuled portion OF their salaries To
the famine fund. TEe pubilc talk of
bringing bread from America and
Egypt.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
strange and Fatal Cattle Disea.s.

HUNTINGDON, Pa. Sept. 20-The cat
Tie iii this and adjoining counties are
being attacked with IA peculiar, and
thus far unidentified, disease, which. In
The disease first appeared about two
weeks ago, and already hundreds of
cattle have perished. When attacked
the animals head falls helplessly and
its legs seems unable to bear the weight
of the body. 1t is believed that the
disease Is form of Texas splenic fever
and vas brought here by Southern cat
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Killed by the "yest,buie. -

GREENvILLE, Sept. 81. The vestibule
train on the Richmond and Danville
railway IL getting In it's work rapidly
Yesterday at a crossing near Liberty
the north boond train struck wagon
with three or four persons In it, and u
man and u woman were killed and a
child fatally injured. The coroner held
an inquest to-day, but no report of the
iinding has been received World.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29

WAslIINGTON, Sept. 17..-At the
Farmers Alliance headquarters in this
city it, is stated that the Alliance will
have lifty-live men in the next House
who will vote with it on all measure
that IL may see tit to bring forward. In
the Senate the party claims four Sena-
tors PETER, Kyle, lrby and Vance.
At the next session the sub-treasury
bill, as it was introduced in the lasi
Congress, will not make it's appearance.
That measure has been repudiated 10y
both houses of Congress, and will, for
that reason, not be resurrectcd. A bill
constructed, however, upon lines smi.
lar to it, ana embodying the same prin-
ciple. will be- introduced into both
houses and pushed to vote. The Stan
ford land loan bill will not be touched
by the Alliance, but ii bill bearing upon
the same subject will be introduced
Another measure which the Alliance
will demand is free coinage bill
These three measures ARE the ones i'm
which the party take the most interest
but other measures viii be introduced
and efforts to pass them will lie made
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Jones Not "a Candidate.

ALBANY, n. Y. Sept. 2l.-The Citizens
alliance. a branch OF the Farmers ulli.
ance, held picnic and barbecue on the
fair grounds today. Lieutenant Gov,
ernor Jones was not present. and State
Lecturer Spaulding In an address to the
gathering, said the lieutenant governor
had Informed him that he was no long.
er In the field for the gubernatorial
nomination this year.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Didn't Know 1t was Loaded"

WILIMANTIC, Conn. Sept. 1S.-A ia.
tai accident occurred here yesterday at
the practice shoot of Company G, of
Putnam, and Company T., of Wiliman-
tic, Third Regiment $. n. q. John
Peterson, OF Company q, picked up IA
rifle and pointed ut different members
of both companies. lie was told to put
it down, but refused. saying it was not
loaded. He pointed it at Richard Bah
bingt0n, aged twenty-five, private in
his company, and pulled the trigger
A report followed and the next instant
darlington and William Malone of
Company f fell to the ground. Bah.
bington was instantly killed. while Ma
lone was fatally wounded. The bullet
Il 4S S'calibre, had passed through Bah.
bington's heart and Outat his back, and
struck Malone. who stood ten PAGES ia
the rear of him. Malone was also shot
through and through. the bullet being
found in Il hoard fence thirty PAGES to
the rear. Peterson was immediately
arrested. lie claims that he did not
know the gun was loaded.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Horrible l,ailroad Butchsry.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, Sept. 2t.--A ter
rible wreck occurred on the pittsbur4
and Western Railroad at Mckim's sid.
ing, station a short distance On the
other side OF Zclienople, Butler County.
AT this point work train with force
OF fifty men was engaged at the time IN
putting down Il new track. About s
O'Clock this morning the work train got
out OF the way of freight train going
west, but the crew did not know that a
second section Of the same number was
following five minutes later.
Tho work train again pulled out on
the main track. and the men were ell.
gagged i'll throwing of dirt when the
second section struck the work train
with great force. Cars were piled ur
in shapeless mass. The engines were
a mass OF broken iron and wood. and
The hot steam and The boiling water
poured over the unfortunate OnIs CAUGHT
in the jam.
For moment after the collision there
was silence. Then the air was broken
by the shrieks of the dying, making the
scene SO terrible that one of the train.
men who had escaped injury tainted
with horror. The tranmcn and labor.
ers VINO were not injured began at once
to assist those imprisoned in the debris
Several arms and legs were found in
several different places, and the head oil
an Italian was found twenty feet away
from the body. The engineer, John
Houghton, who had bravely done his
best to stop his engine attached to the
freight train, was found wcaged in the
broken and shapeless iron.
BY III O'Clock the bodies of eight Itai.
ian laborers had been taken from the
wreck, and, with the killing Of Engineer
lloughton, this swclls the number to
nlnc. There were at least twenty men
injured, several OF whom cannot recov.
er. All the bodies were terribly man.
gled and disligured. Engineer iIough.
ton was The only American killed.
Assistance was telegraphed for to
Zelienople, and in short time physi
clans and citizens were at the scene
rendering all the assistance in theil
power.
The exact cause OF the Ilsaster can
not be learned as vet, but, az usual, il
ia said Il mistake was made by trainmer
who did not correctly interpret signal
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
a DlabolIcal Decd.

PROSPERITY, S. g., Sept. II This
morning negro named Sam Young,
belonging to the construction train on
the g. II q. Railroad, was found on the
railroad track about one mile and half
from here, with his head badly beaten.
The deed was evidently the result of a
gambling spree and was committed
with murderOus intent. Young was
partially conscious, but could or would
only tell that he was struck by yellow
negro. He was robbed OF hat, shoes
and whatever was in his left pocket,
it being cut open. In the other pocket
was found s3 in silver and a set Of dice,
one being false one. having four lives
on 1t. The instrument with which he
was struck was a new pick handle. He
was struck three different times, p
then he was placed on the railroi
point in which there was a sharp
where he could not have been sex
The engineer of train approach.
from either direction in time to stop
before crushing his head. The negro
was cared for by Drs. Langford and
sent home. The doctors do not think
that he will die
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-29
Tho Oklahoma Boom ers.

GUTHRIE, 0. T., Sept. 2l.-To day
had little semblance to Sunday. All day
the streets have been crowded with
prairie schoonersg carriages, horsemen,
and foot passengers, all jammed into a
shouting, struggling, hurrying mass
At the negro settlement Of I.anpston
are 1000 negroes, all armed and on the
road. All or these negroes are deter.
mined to have claim or fight. On
every side of the reservations the line
IN n continuous camp, and the number
OF peopleih waiting is fully30,OO0.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-17
THE GEORGIA "cRAcKER."
A Glimpse at the Habitations of the South
ern Mil Operatives.
The Century,


The choicest of these rickety abodes was
described by girl whose only home. 1t
had been for fourteen years reckin
hit'u set up thar right smart while yit,
but hits powerful cold en- leaky." Even
where better quarters are obtainable the
cracker prefers some great Stacking struc-
ture impossible to heat or TO humanize,
because, forsooth, as one occupant alleged,
Here we has O dinin'- hall" Wont to
hock TO the suburbs of city just beyond
tax-limit, they herd, dirty and dlsorderly,
in filth and semi-idleness in leaky novels
without other furniture than the barest
necessaries. II there is ground enough to
grow few vegetables. the responsibility OF
cultiyating 1t becomes gretext that often
depriyes q household of the earnings of its
head. Men habitually abandon work on
pretence of maxim er gardin." A little
girl. who with her sisters help supported
family of six, when asked why her father
did not assist excused him on the plea,
dad does our gard nin' "-the garden be-
ing q plat ten by twelve.
Wages in the Georgia mills seem low
when Judged by northern standards; yet
when the cost of living and the surround
ings and the efficiency of the operatives
are taken into account, pay Is relatively as
high as where more complex civilization
has created artificial wants. The inter
dependence in the South between corpora
ton and employees is rare in New England
factory villages. The names, residence,
circumstances, needs, failings, or vir-
tues are here we'll known TO the
officials; in time of trouble OF sus-
pension of work money is freely
advanced, and by an unwritten code of hui
man feeling long illness or other disability
often brings the regular weekly pay. Not
c,I,, ora xol tfopo mora friandly and init
spicuous freedom from the spirit of drive
and despotism. Even New England SUI
perintendents and overseers in these
southern mills soon glide into the prevail
ing ldissez, fare or else leave in despair,
though admitting that the cracker might
be trained to the highest efficiency.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-17

we're not TO FIRE; then ordered the officer
OF the guard TO bring Ia four OF the strong
ost men OF the guard, without firearms. tor
the purpose OF overcoming by muscular
strength the resistance which was threat
ened. Mr.. Davis had nothing with wnicn
TO defend himself, even his pen-knife hav-
Ing been previously taken from him. Inc
contest was brief. which ended upon his
being thrown down, four mon on his body
and head. He could not see the black
smiths when they approached. 10 put, on
tue irons, bnt feeling one he kicked him
of from him. Tho smith recovered, and
with the aid which the other men could
give him succeeded In the second attempt
TO riyet one fettcr aud secure the paddock
which held the other. The object Ceing
the men he had brought in. Mr.. Davis Lay
down on his cot and covered his ironed
limbs with the blanket.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-17
KNIGHTS TeMPLARs' PARADE.
The order Conferred Upon Marion Men
Numerous Candidates for County Offices.

The order Conferred Upon Marion Men
Numerous Candidates for County Offices.
,r7r.sp5s.snce Of tho Richmond DispHtch.l
u,rov. Va, February 14.-Thc town of
V.-.r was crliveued to-day by parade
= knights Tcmplars upon the streets.
h. .r was clear and pleasant and the Sir
E-,-. ,- we're in tull-dress uniform, about
sl.y .u number. They presented fine
i.srtre public parade the Sir KING hts
s...r.'.i in their asylum, and the orders
tFr,-lthu1d were conferred upon the fol
,er,- r.muam0ns-to wit; Judge w. II.
J. .--. Major j. c. Green, Major W. g..
Fe.,. I'll. II. J. Henser, Mr.. j: J. G.
browne. and Mr.. W. +. Nye, OF, Mythe
county. Mr.. ". W. GTayson and Mr.. j..
w. Iuley, Of Bland county, and ). W.
RICHARDSON. Of Smyth.
Anon, tie distinguished visitors pres
or were: Colonel X. +. Wlthers. past
grad master of Masons; Major W. ii. h;
irr 2. grand high priest, and MIR. Howard
E-'.. ot stanton, present grand master
O. N.-.cs ID Virginia.
A no RECORD.
Cr--arlery No. 9 of this town has the
i..t-. he'd honor Of comforting the or
--., kl.-LthOod upon sixty Sir knights
%. Little less than three years.
IL.I Farmers Alliance also had meet
-.'-l.v. 10 is not known yet what was
d. l their meeting. 1t Is becoming
..,s. strong organization in the county
.al section. Upon the whole. the outlook
- o"rta i- very good.
a ..ll-Wllr is being opened by northern
capitalists 10 the valley south of us, only
e,.,uI from this place. If the Dan
,I- srI Fast Tennessee be built cross
r-i SGD le built from here through iron
Era-'g and will connect with that road.
SOMEBODY MUST SERVE.
C.-t lates for the county offices are be-
--l..- o. solicit friends for their help.
h. have several who are willing 70 take
g.. ..-ves aud fishes. and in consideration
f.. -.-e erye their constituents and bear
.a burdens Of Office. IL Is quite. a sacrl-
O.. but somebody must serve and do
v..E i.r the good Of the public.
l'l.la the Democrats will hold con-
Vlul ~ determine who shall run for the
Tl.i- Offices. We trust good men Will
D, ..teI aud elected.
A.z' NJ uiay is COunty-COurt day. Feb
'--Ig l-t brings out the horse-buyers
J. - l--, Virginia and elsewhere. Good
's- --. plentiful and can DO bought at
~ i...us. More anon.