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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
A Train Wrecker's Confesslon.

ATLANTA, Feb. 3.-A negro team
stcr named Boyd has been arrested, and
has confessed that he caused the acci-
dent on the Western North Carolina di-
vision of the Richmond and Danville
Railroad last September, In which twcn-
ty persons were killed and many others
hurt. The railroad offered 10000 re-
ward for the capture of the train wreck
cr. Detective Honey went to work and
learned that Boyd had left n package
containing 81 600 aud valuable icwelry
with a man at Statesville. With the
aid OF this man Boyd was lee, to confess
his CRIME and the confession was repeat
cd before several others. Then Super
intcndent Mcl}ee was let into the case,
and caused BOyd's arrest on the charge
OF cattle stealing, the belief being that
others were implicated. Boyd says lis
motive was the robbery of passengers
and that while engaged in lescuing the
dead bodies he stripped them Of valua-
blcs. lie deliberately selected a train
which he knew would have q good list
Of passengers departing from the North
Carolina resorts, people who would have
money. and about half an hour before
the train was due pulled the spikes OF a
couple Of rails leading on TO the Bos-
tlan's bridge. lie watched the crash
and in the confusion Of people rushing
to the rescue of the vic inns took his
place among them. Superintendent
MCl5cc has IN his possession the mplc-
mcnts with which Boyd drew the spikes,
having found them where Boyd declared
they were hidden.
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Justice at Last.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The Supreme
Court OF the United States to-day deci-
ded the BoydThayer gubernatorial
case in favor of Boyd, the elected Dem
ocratic candidate, who was denied his
seat by the Supreme Court on the al
legged ground that his father had not
perfected his naturalization papers.
The opinion was given by Chief Jus.
tice Fuller, and its reading was list
ened to attentively by a crowded court
room. 1t was to the effect that Gov
ernor BOYD, when elected to the CUB
eTnatorial Office, was citizen of the
United States and had been citizen
for two years next preceding his cleo
tion. All the justices of The court
excepting Justice Field, concurred i'm
in this opinion, but Justice HarIand.
Gray and Brown dissented on minor
point.
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A SAD SUICIDE.
CAUSE, THE FALSE REPORT OF HER
HUSBANDS DEATH.
Reason Dethroned-A Former Suitor
Charged with Circulating the Report.


Reason Dethroned-A Former Suitor
Charged with Circulating tho Report.
PARIS, Feb. IA tragic affair is re-
ported from LuCernc. Switzerland. a
young French woman whose beauty and
other good qualities attracted many
suitOrs, accepted as her husband an
English naval officer. The husband al
ter brief honeymoon, was summoned
abroad, and joined his vessel on a voy-
age to the east. He left his bride at
Lucerne, promising a speedy return.
Not long a1terward the young wife
received a Telegram telling her that her
husband had died Of cholera, in India.
The blow caused her brain to reel, and
friends who fastened TO console her
found that she was mad.
She continually raved about her dead
husband, aud .ler insanity took suici-
dial tendency, and she poisoned heself
| with cyanide. She died and was buried
at Lucerne.
The wife had been dead but q few
days when the husband made his ap-
pearance, and the people Of tile house
were astonished when they saw him,
and at first thought he had come back
from the dead. When convinced that
he was really alive they hesitatcd to tell
him the truth. At length one sum-
mOned courage TO confess tu the hus-
bard, now himself almost crazy with
fears for the worst, that his BRIDE was
dead.
Wild with grief, he demanded to be
taken at once to her grave. He was
escorted there and shown the little
mound, which still bore the fresh marks
of the grave d'gger's spade.
The husband threw himself on the
grave and burst into passion of grief.
At first it was feared his reason, too,
would give away. When he had gradu.
ally recovered they told hlm the story
of the telegram, with the news OF his
death. lie exclaimed that he knew
who had sent the cruel message, that il
must be the former sultor for the hanc
OF his wife, who had shown bitter dis
appointment, aud threatened revenge.
He mentioned The name Of this person
and declares that he Will not rest unit
his wife's murderer, as he calls the per
son whom he suspects, is brought Il
Justice.
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THERE WILL BE NO WAR.
CHILL CONCEDES THE DEMANDS OF
THE UNITED STATES.

The Offensive Note OF Minister Malta
Withdrawn and Reparation for:the As
sault Upon Our Sailors to BE Made and
Peace ReiRns.
WAsHINGTON,st Feb. 1.-The war
cloud that has been rising for the last
three months between the United
States and Chill has blown over, and
the preparations that have been quiet
ly going on for hostilities at the differ
ent navy yards will cease.
This happy condition of affairs was
brought about by Chilli conceding every
demand of the United States. The de-
mands were that the insulting note of
the Chilian Minister, Malta, should be
withdrawn, also the request for the
recall Of Egan, the United States Min
lister to Chilli, and an apology and full
reparatiOn for the assault on. and the
killing of United States sailors in the
streets OF Valparaiso, Chilli, last No
vember.
Chilli having complied with every one
Of these demands, she has been notified
that the United States Government is
satisfied and that there is no cause for
further strained relations between the
two countries.
In this connection it may be stated
that the United States was fully pre-
pared for war, and that had Chill not
responded in the proper spirit to our
demands that war would have been de-
clared in very short time, but the
good sense of the Chilian government
has removed all cause for war, and it
Is hoped that the cordial relations that
has heretofore existed between the
United States and Chilli will be re-
Sumed.
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They Want Money.

WASIINGTON, Feb. 3.-The Treasury
Department is receiving numbers of
letters from ignorant people, who,
laboring under the delusion that the
United States loans money on land,
are asking sums ranging from $4,000
to So, 900 to be forwarded to them as a
loan on their land, or that they he adj
vanced $4,000 to $1,000 so they may
buy land, and the land accepted as q
security for repayment OF the money.
a letter preferrlng the latter case was
today received from two men in Ar
kansas
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
Took Her Own Poison

KINGSTON, ONT. Jan. 3O.-AIrs.
blackwell, of Wolfetown, Renfrew
County, poisoned tea prepared for a
meal with the intent of taking the life
of her family. Her husband detected
something worng with the tea and ac-
cused his wife OF having placed poison
in 1t. She denied the accusation, and
TO prove that the beverage was all right
drank a coupful of tea. She was taken
ill in short time and died before the
doctor, who was sum moned, reached
her side.
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Demoralized by Grip.

AURORA, ILL.,. Jan. 29.-Grip took
possession of this town last week and
now there are over 1000 cases. One
hundred employees of the Chicago
burlington and Quincy shops are off
duty. Mayor Frasier is critically i'll
with the malady. A number of rooms
In the city school are closed on account
OF the serious illRess of teachers, and
the electric street railway is badly Grip.
pied, seven Of the motor men being
victims of tho grip.
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Two Human Fiends.

VIENNA, Jan. 30.-The sensational
trial and conviction of Frank Schneider
and his wife, Rosalie Schneider, for
numbering eight servant girls, has
brought out many new and startling
facts in connection with the revolving
crimes alleged to have been committed
by the couple. Amid the most intense
excitement the prisoner described. IN
all its horrible details, his method of
strangling the poor girls who were lured
to their death in his house. lie said
that he had not employed chlOroform
in any instance. Hls victims were al
ways conscious when he attacked them,
and he was assisted in his horrible
work by his wife. She, he declared,
used to hold the hands Of the struggling
girls while he grasped them by the
neck and choked their life out.
Schneider admitted that he assaulted
the girls before choking them to death.
Mrs. Schneider, after her husband had
assaulted and straEgled the girls,
helped to drag their bodies into aneigh
boring woods, where she stripped them
Of their clothing.
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Blown to Eternity.

READING, Pa, Jan. PA Philadcl-
phla and Reading coal engine blew up
at Newcastle, near st. Clair, Schuykill
County, four miles North of here, this
morning. Five men were instantly
killed, the engineer, Dave Sigler; fire
man. Nap Turner; conductor, William
Winters, and Henry Sands. The dead
men compose the entire crew and no.
body lives to tell how the accident hap
pened. The bodies were horribly man
gled. One has not been found. The
engine was standing on siding and the
men were upon and around it.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
Death OF DIR. Manley.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. DIR. Basil
Manley, professor of Old Testament
Interpretation and biblical Introduction
In the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary, died here last night. He
had been sick several weeks with pneu,
monia resulting from grip. He was
9 porn II December Dec 10, 1925, near Ear EtdgeIield,
Manley, president of the University OF
Alabama. He was one of the founders
of the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
Sudden Death,

JERSEY CITY, N. j., Jan. 27.-Judge
Manning f. Knapp, Of the State Sn-
preme Court and presiding Judge of
Inc hudson County Circuit Court, drop.
pea dead this afternoon while deliver.
ing a charge to the grand jury at the
court House. The Judge was refer
Ting TO the violation of the law by the
Hoboken Theatre proprietors in giving
Sunday performances, when he s9dden.
ly fell back in his chair dead.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
For Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28,--pension
commissioner Raum Informed the
llouse Appropriations Committee
today that the pension appropriation
Tor the fiscal year wOuld necessarily be
larger than the amount appropriated
1or the current year. The maximum
or pension expenditures, he thought,
would be reached during the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 1883, and ending
July |, 1884, and 1t would not exceed
$lG0,O0O,O0O year.
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S9naatiOn at IInInn

UNION, 5. c., Jan. 3O.-Union has
been excited today over the arrest
or w. II. Pool, son-in-law of Intendant
w. L. Graham, on the charge of arson,
IN attempting to burn the storehouse of
Mr.. Philiph Dunn, in which Mr.. pool
had a stock of goods, last Thursdav
night. The fire was checked hefore
much damage had been done.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
FACTION WAR IN KENTUCKY.
Rlvalling The Hatfield NI'Coy Strife--Sov-
eral Killed.

eral htlleu.
PINEVILLE, Ky, Jan. 29.-A faction
al fued that promises to rival in blood
shedding the famous Hatfield Mccoy
or any of the other desperate factional
wars which have made this section of
kentucky notorious, has broken out in
the southern part OF this county. The
scene is the wild mountain locality
know as South America" about seven
teen miles from the nearest railroad
point.
| Owing to the inaccessibility of the
place, particulars of the fight are hard
| to be obtained. Three men have been
killed since last Saturday. Their names
are Manuel Parton, Lee Davis and Will
Jones. The fight is between Berry
Iurner, notouriOus outlaw and murder
er, who has killed more men than any
other man who has ever terroriZed this
section. with strong gang, and the
Parton faction.
The Parton side is strong one, and
claim to have the law on their side, but
so far they have had the hot end of the
feud.' Parton was killed Saturday. lie
had essayed to capture Berry Turner,
dead or alive, and posted himself at
convenient distance from house in
which Turner was fortified, with a
number of his gang. 1t was probably
Iarton'S intention to shoot Turner
at the first opportunity, but the latter
had too much cunning. The outlaw
discovered the whereabouts of his
would be slayer, and at an unguaIded
moment succeeded in drawing bead
on the latter and sent a ball from his
WINCHESTER crashing through Parton's
head.
The body of Parton was allowed TO
lie in the woods for four days, his
friends being afraid to attempt to res
cue it. When it was finally taken away,
the body had been partially devoured
by hogs.
This murder only fired the Parton
| faction to desperate warfare against
the Turner side, and on Wednesday
| they made a bold attempt to avenge
the death of one of their men. The act
was disastrous to the Parton's as two
more of their number, Lee Dayis and
Bill Jones, were killed.
| There is talk of organizing posse of
officers from this county and from
Claiborn county, Tenn, to attempt the
capture of Turner, and a big fight will
undoubtedly follow.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
a Big Revival.

PACoLET, $. g., Jan. ga midwin-
ter revivival conducted by the Rev.
Thomas III. Leitoh closed here last
night. Over six hundred of our people
profea3ed a new life. One hundred
and forty united with the church as the
result Of this meeting. Mr.. Leitch will
leave to-day for his next appointment
with Rev. John Attaway.
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Now Express Oomnanu-

,AsBURY PARK, N. j., Jan. O.-John
Hoey,o ex-president of the Adams Ex-
press Company, has formed a new ex.
press company. Hoey will be president.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-02-11
ChOked to Death.

PORT CARBON, Pa, Jan. 31.-Mrs
Moses Robinson while preparing supper
Wednesday night was choked to death
by piece Of meat she was sampling.
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A YOUNG LADY MISSING.
Charleston Detectives at Work on II
Sensational MysterY.

CHARLESTON, S. G., Jan. 28.-Charles-
ton detectives have a secret to discover
and a mytery to unravel. which it will
require their keenest wits to accom-
plish. And when the story comes to
light, the reputation of virtuous wo-
man will be sustained, and sensation
mongers will be rebuked.
On the 10th of November last, Miss
Eta Mcbride, an engaging young lady
OF relinemerJ and education, about
twenty-SiX years old, with auburn hair
and bright blues eyes, started from Bur-
llngton, Vermont, to Charleston, where
she was to spend the winter. Before
leaving Burlington she wrote to her
parents in Garden City, Minnesota, tell
Ing them that her health required tho
change, and that she was coming here
to recuperate.
Nothing more was heard Of the young
lady for nearly a week, when her sister
In law received the following letter:
| "CIIARLESTON, 5. G, Nov. "a, 1891.
"NlrS. f. w. LambertOn:
| Dear LADY, Will send you your Sis
ter's letter. ller journey was hard for
her. She tainted this morning Gas we
thought), but she was gone. She had
Just been speaking Of her home, and was
homesick, poor child. We will do us
near right as we can. f. a. BROWN"
While the letter was in q strange
handwriting and the contents sounded
rather peculiar, still the family believed
her to be dead, especially as the letter
enclosed draft for $lOl, and her trunk
OF valuable clothes came on shortly af-
| terWardS.
Several letters were written to T.. a
lirOWn, lnquiring about her death and
giving directions tor the disposition Of
| ner body, but no answer was ever re.
ceived, and inquiry developed the fact
that no f. a. Brown is in the city.
MIR. i. w. Lamberton came here some
time ago to hunt for L. a. Brown and
to have Miss McBride's remains carried
to Minnesota, or properly Inferred here
The only information he could Obtain
was that she arrived here Novembc!
23d, and Staid two days at the Osceoa
hotel, and that at the end Of the SECOND
day she paid her bill and left, saying she
was bound for Atlanta, Ga.
AS a ticket had been purchased or
the afternoon of November 25th foI
that point, Mr.. Lambprton, who is
brOther-inlaw Of Miss Mcbride, wen
to Atlanta to continue his search. Fail
ing there, he returned to Charleston yes
terday, ballled and disheartened, ant
CouCluueu W give up inc ScarCn, Wlel
Capt. j. Elmore Martin advised him t.
try Charleston again, and the detective
have taken hold Of the case with
will.
Mr.. Lamberton says that tn
young lady was III bad health, but II
believes her to be alive and near Chal
J lesion. He attributes her strange az
| tlonS to aSudden fit Of mental alteration
and feels assured that she is safe, wher,
l ever she is; Zone thing Is certain" Sal
g he with emphasis, "Sho is 4 pure an
7 vlrtuous woman, wherever she may b,
: and whatever she may have done. ST,
is still lady"
His statements seems to be consist
ent. and judging from the general Sol
row expressed through the MinneSot;
papers when the news of her death ar
, rived, the missing woman was gener
ally admired and respected. State
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Captain Darlington is a native of
Laurens County and has always exhib-
tied true Carolina pluck and dash. At
the hard fought battle of Wounded
Knee Captain Darlington, then lieu
tenant, fought hard and wcll.-Regis-
ter
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Capt. Garlington's Rcuuest.

COLUMBIA, >. {. Jan. 3O.-GoVernOr
Tillman received the following letter
yesterday morning from Captain Gar
lington, commanding the Seventh Cav
airy, u. $. A.:
"If the daily press reports accurately
the condition of the situation existing
between our own government and that
OF Chilli war is not improbable. In
the event of war it seems to me that the
United States will haYe to send to Chilli
a considerable force, and to have such
force available it will be necessary to
call for volunteers. | take it that South
Carolina will respond; and if the State
should muster any troops into the ser
vice of the United States | have the
honor to apply for the appointment of
colonel of cavalry, if the State furnishes
any cavalry, if not, Of infantry.
81 refer you to the War Department,
Washington. for my record and fitness
for the command asked for"
TO this the Governor replied as fol-
lows:
"Yours Of the 9th instant asking
appointment Of colonel if Sonth Caro-
lima should muster in any troops for
the war with Chill received. while
admiring the spirit which caused you tC
sniff the battle from afar,' and to de.
sire place in the picture as comman.
der Of South Carolinians, you will, ]
am sure, rejoice with me that there will
be no war, and therefore no such aD.
| pOintment to make.
"With assurances Of my respect and
my good wishes for your welfare and
promotion in your chosen field,
81 am, very respectfully,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-12
BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL.
Matters in the Sandwich Islands
Much at Loose Ends.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. IA lette'
from Honolulu of Oct. 21 says "Busi.
ness is at standstill. The government /.
almost bankrupt. The government em
ployes have not been paid ior the la
month, the appropriation bill is nc
through the second reading, and I'll
queen and the legislature are at logger
heads. The queen insists OH appointin
her own cabinet. The last cabinet, con.
sisting of Cornwall, Gulick, Creighto.
and Nawahi, was removed by legislstiyt
vote in just two hours and twenty min.
utes after Ii was announced. The oppo-
sition Will not allow an enabling act TO be
passed TO pay current expenses. The OPP
position, composed of at least 26 mem bers,
will recognize no cabinet that is moi
formed by one of the majority, and fur
thermore, any cabinet formed must first
be submitted 10 the members of the op.
position for approval. This means that
all matters are Co be at a standstill until
the queen accedes to the principle laid
down by the opposition.
"Personslly the members of the opposi-
tion are distasteiul to the queen. She Is
reported TO have said that before she
would acknowledge this principle she
would cede the kingdom 10 the United
States. IL Is asserted that IL the opposi-
tion continues to hinder business in the
House, the legislature will be prorogued
and a new constitution proclaimed, allow
ing universal suffrage, under which the
queen would receive an overwhelming in
dorsement."
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EOR NILE-HnISES

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and ~ coo feet Of Land, most OF tha puf hsse mn
may remain ON mortgage n desired ZIG News
sihce. .i0-tf
NV HOUSE on LEXINGTON AVE. Two
~ tenemcnts OF rooms each for = L. ar IL et
On favor bic terms modern imp ovements Nd
afe.e Ell. NtNs once aug ~
LOR SALE = CoMFoRrABLE S-ROoN COT.
II tage In East providencs An ,os.i ,cl-,,,.,s-
bod. near horse cars price $500. Address D-iI.
NeNr onnce. au24-f
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LIKELY TO REMAIN VACANT.
Several Appointments at the President,
Disposal.

WASHINGTON, Nov. L. 1T is understood
that the policy to be purs 4ed by the ad-
mInistration in regard to the filing OF
existing vacancies in the civil service was
the principal subject considered at yester-
days meeting OF the cabinet It is gener-
ally conceded that the four vacancies on
the bench will be filled in a few weeks.
The gossips are all at sea, however, with
regard to the appointments in the state
treasury, postoffice and interior depart
ments, now at the Presid nt's disposal
The prevailing impression, however, is
that most of these Offices will remain va
cant until after March 4. It is recalled
that Just before going out OF office In 1889
Mr.. Cleveland made some extensions OF
the classified service, which put further
limitations upon the patronage turned
over to Mr.. Harrison.
For some months Mr.. Harrison has been
considering the question of also placing
the bureau OF engraving and printing and
the government printing Office within
the classified service. 1t is said that he
has decided to do this, and that when the
Democrats come into power they will find
the civil service rules extended TO these
two branches OF the service.
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NEARING A CRISIS.
"A United States Vessel to Go to Samoa to
Look Out for Our Interests.

a nlted states vessel to Go to Samoa "a
Look Out for Our Interests.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-AdviceJ from
Samoa state that the differences between
the two factions on the islands headed by
Mataafa, the recognized king, and by
Malietos, the claimant to the throne, have
reached an acute phase. To fully protect
the interests of the United States, it has
been decided that a naval vessel should be
sent there at the earliest practicable mo-
ment.
Besides this, IL appears that under the
terms OF the tripartite treaty the United
States Is under obligation to keep a naval
vessel at Samoa. There has been no
United States naval vessel there for many
months.
The Alliance, now at Honolulu with the
Boston, was under orders to Samoa, but
these orders were countermanded yester-
day, probably because of the critical con-
dition OF Hawaiian politics. 1t is the
present intention to send in her place the
Ranger, recently OF the Behring Sea feet,
and now at San Francisco. 1t will require
about months time to prepare the yes
sci for the trip and another month or six
weeks for the passage.