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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-10-06
HUrsewhipped.

BENNETTsvILLE, S. G., Sept. 2H.-
This afternoon, about . O'Clock, OK.
Judge &. II. Townsend was horsewhip.
ped on the street by Mr.. A. J. Rowe.
II appears that Mr.. Rove was a wit.
ness yesterday for the Charleston, Sum-
ter and Northern Railroad Company in
a case being tried in tn, court, in which
Judge Townsend was the counsel for the
opposition. Mr.. Rowe say3 that he re.
garded Judge Townscnd's remarks in
reference to his tcstlmonya as reelection
on his veracty and character. SO he
met the Judge on Main street this after.
noon and proceeded to strike him with q
buggy whip, giving him about hall q
dozen Strokes. The Difficulty occurred
near the Judges Office. He ran into his
office, and started out with pistol, but
was prevented from 80 doing by friends
The Jugdc disclaims any intention To
reflect on Mr.. Rove in the court house.
Both parties are prominent citizens,
and both are members OF the Methodist
church. Further trouble in feared
Stale.
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Homeless and Friendl,ss

LONDON, Sept % The Cunard
steam ship line, having grown tired OF
maintaining the emigrants from Ham
burg, who had bought tickets by way
or that line, at boarding houses in
Liverpool, and seeing no early pros
poets of being able to dispose OF them
by transportation to America, offered
to return the emigrants the amount
OF their fares. The majority Of the
emilgrants refused to accept the offer,
and insisted on being conveyed to the
United States. The company then
notified the keepers Of the boarding
houses in Wnicn the emigrants had
been maintained that the company
would no longer he responsible for
their support. Thereupon the land
lords turned the cmigIants out of
doors. The emigrants applied to the
authorities, but the latter declined tc
admit the strangers to the workhousp
as the poor hOISe Is called in England
and now the unfortunate foreigners
are wandering about the streets, tho
police force not wishing to arrest them
and nobody is willing to have any
thing to do with them
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NilN CIrCIInr NNInlA

NEW York, Sept. 2G.-Somethin.
OF the nature OLA cyclone swept over
the city Of Brooklyn this attcrn oon,
blowing down six houses, killing two
boys and demolshing trees, fences, signs
and everything in its path. Chimncys
were blown down and one man seriously
injured. Three small boys, Jos. Gould,
eight years old; Charles I5rown, same
age, and one other were playing when
the WIND struck brick house at the
corner OF knickerbocker avenue and
Woodblne street, blowing iL0ver. Two
boys were buried beneath the ruins.
The unknown boy escaped severely in.
.lurcd. The gale struck five two story
aud basement frame dwellings on Cor
nclla street and Wick0nr avenue and
down they went in the heap cr runs.
They had just been erected. J Ohm
Jeremiah, employed or the buildings,
sustained fractured skull and broken
legs. Frederick Larkin, contractor,
was struck by falling tree and fatally
Injured.
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To Sail Ont.

CHICAGO. sept GA special dis
patch from ST Louis TO the Inter Ocean
says: Chairman Taubeneck, of the
Peoples party national committee, re-
celVed summons by wire today to
haSten TO Indianapolis to attend a
MEETING OF the national executive COM
mite tomorrow. When he was asked
about the object of the meeting ne re.
Plled: will say that there is Il big
ucai ,;e on ana II choose to make it pnb-
Tic could create a sensation in every
close State in the union and several
oCner States which are not considered
doubtful. There is Il gigantic dead
gong on In these states. it will come
TO neat In two or three weeks and
Ihen Will be prepared 10 give ont
some startling information. | don't
care ior Sel'Satlan to originate in the
peoples party headquarters # | can
help it."
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Disastrous Expeditfon.

LONDON. Sept. % The Britisb Con.
sulaJe at Mozambique has reporthd to
the Foreign Office the drowning of
two Englshmen and five Germans at
the mouth Of the River Mona. Their
object was to hunt and explore In the
country along the river. The party
left Beira about July1. They rerched
the mouth Of the Mona on July 8 and
tried to land, but the natives made
hostile demonstrations that they an.
chored off shore for the night. On the
morning of the 9th they started back
for Beira, but in going over the bar the
launch catsized. All Of the party OK
cept one was drowned,
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Somebody Itiundrrsb

[, MACON CITY, La, Sept 24.-The
worst railroad accident Mat has ever
occurred III this section OF the State is
reported from New Hampton today.
1T happened but ashOrt distance from
the scene of the Wapsic wreck of two
years ago. Tonight seven dead bodies
laid out III kunri Il Booths under.
taking establishment tells the story of
somebody's negligence. And this is
not all. One more body can now be
seen under the engine, ard it will he
many h ,uI s before it can be reach. d
a little girfs hat and woman's cloak
nave been found i'm the wreck. II is
feared ut least two are buried unde,
the debris. The men killed were res;
aehts OF Elmlra and vicinity, and thei,
ooaies have not been identified,
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An Ugly AFFAIR.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28-Count En-
gene MitkiewicZ, whose connection
with Chinese financial afrairshas caused
him to be subjected to much adverse
criticism, has filed complaint at the
State department, which lie claims is
made il behalf Of the Chinese minister
TO this country. lie alleges that
Charles +. Burke, a New York lawyer,
tried to extort from Minister Toui an al
legged bill amounting to more than
SlO,OOO. The minister, according to
Count MitkeiWlcZ's statement, refused
to pay the bill, and asked the count to
request protection from the Unit I'd
State Government. The reason for tie
unusual action Of Minister Toui in
not making the complaint officially is
that he is not on good terms with lis
Interpreter and the first secretary Of
the Chinese Legation. Secreiaryics
ter promised 20 give the m after his a..
tcntlon. Burke is now in New York
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Invited to Atlanta.

COLUMBIA. s. c., Sept. II. -.GOv-
ernor TIllman yesterday rccciycd an
invitation TO SPEAK in Atlanta at the
closing campaign meeting in that Stale,
but it is not known yet whether he can
accept or not. Georgia Democrats cX.
pcct If our Governor Visits there to hear
some slogan licks for the Democracy,
and they would not be DISAPPOINTED.
The Democrats Of the empire Stale
are great admirers OF Governor Tiiiman,
and accord him full measure OF praise
for his grand victory won III a straight.
forward manner within the party ranks.
South Carol ma, as Dunning, the editor
oil the national party organ says, is be
States satisfactory Of all the Sunthcrn
last and the people of Georgia give
Governor Tillman credit for this salts.
factory state Ofailar.
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Called to u Throne.

young negro who has spent four wears
at the Central Tennessee College in this
city has been called to a throne. His
name is Mom0lu Massaquai, and he
came from the Vey country, region
OF interior Africa adjoining Liberia
lie was converted some years ago to
Christiananity by Mrs. Briefly, an Eng
llsh missionary, and through her in
iinence and that OF Bishop penick of
Louisville was brought to his country
ana put at school. lie received the
news today that his farther, King
l'alah, had been killed in war. and he
Is called to reign in his stead.
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II TerriaDle Wreck,

BIEMINGIGAM, Ala, Sept. 2S.-Tnc
fast express train on the Western Rail.
way OF Alabama ran into some wild
caTS loaded with cotton two miles south
of Opclika, Ala. this morning at
O'Clock, and terrible wreck resulted.
Engineer Louis Willis and fireman
Tom Willis were instantly killed; they
were brothers. Postal clerks Carter aid
Laurens were iattaly hurt. Six passcn-
gers were more or less seriously hut.
The wreck caught fire, and 100 bales Of
cotton were burned. The cars with
which the passenger train cOllided had
broken out of a switch at Ope!ika and
run two miles down the track. The
wounded rcOp lr were iaktnt pclika.
The postal car and mail matter were
burned
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a from Collision.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 21.-What
Will undoubtedly prove to be the most
disastrous accident that ever occurred
IN the history Of the Pittsburp. Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railway, which is
Operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad,
tCoh plact this morning at 3 o'clock in
What is known as Browns Cut, a mile
and Il half West of the village of
ShreVe, Wayne County, Ohio. TrainNo.
q. the fast East bound passenger ok.
press train, collided at that point witt
the first section of freight Nc IS Wes,
bound. lhe pnSscnSe" tram was about
one h0ur late and WAS running at the
rate OF sixty miles an hour. 1t is
started that the engineer and fireman
on the freight, while standing on q
side track at ShreVe, fell asleep and
were awakened by hearing a train
ruShlng hy. Thinking that it was 8.
tAe engineer pulled out on the main
track and had just got under way
Wncn the train came.
lhe collision occurred on a sharp
curve ana In cut where neither crew
was aD!c TO see the other train ap-
proachlng. The engines came together
with such awful force that the mail car
and smoking car of the express were
tnrown on top of the passenger en-
glne, and a freight car, filled with
printing presses, was thrown over thu
freight engine.
me passengers and trainmen who es-
capped SAY the accident had hardly taker
place before llames burst forth. and
they believe that but two or three
persons were killed. outright, the others
| having been pinned down in the cars
ana slowly roasted to death. Twelve
burned and blackend trunks have been
| taken from the wreck.
Inc fireman on the freight train
must have had horrible death, as ht
was caught in the cab and his fright
luliy burned body dangled in the air ir
view OF hundreds who visited tn,
scene, the wreckers being unable to pe,
IL because of the heat. The poor posta
clerks imprisoned in the mail car,
WHICH were thrown upon the passen-
gers engine had no chance to escape md
they were doubtless all burned r.
death. All fatalities occurred in the
Two locomotives, the postal and smok-
ing car and the day coach. The sIeen
CTS dld not leave the track and the pas.
Sehgers, beyond Il shaking, escaped m.
jury. N :"
AS soon as the people Of Sherve
learo OF the wreck they hastened to the
scene "'Ch all physicians available. The
INJURED were tenderly ecared for and
eFery oHOrt possible made to rescue
those who were pelishing Ia the burn
cars. lie heat was so intense
however, little could be done.
AS soon as possible after the accci.
dent the injured. none whom are be
ileVed to be fatally hurt, were taken
IN chargc by the railway company and
| all were removed TO their homes.
Two postal cars, lilled with mail, one
express car and three freight cars we're
consumed 10y fire.
| Wreck trains were sent to the scene
within an hour after the accident and
when they arrived the engines and
destroyed cars were anasS of red no,
iron and embers. The Coroner has be-
gun an inquest to ascertain the cause
Of collision. 80 -
al 81: al:
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Buried In Ouicksaud

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 22.-Samue
Raver was buried alive for 36 hours at
Jackson. lie was in the bottom of a
80 foot well when quick and caused
the walls to fall upon him. A thous.
and people assembled to dig him out,
but the more they dug the more the
sand caved in. Lights were provided
and when night came operation were
not stopped. Just at dark on the second
day he was reached, terribly crushed
but alive. The stones in the we.i had
fallen upon him, forming an arch and
giving him room to DIe athe.
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lhrew II out OF the window into, the
street. BY this time, the congregation
had broken into panic and was rush.
ing dow stairs.
Some of the less orthodox worshipers
say tho fire could have been extinguished
in moment If the older members OF
.hc congregation kad not had conscien.
tions scruples about putting out the fire
on holiday. 10 do so they considered
desecratiou.
Roundsman Cotton, who pulled Mrs.
SmilOwitZ from the foot of the seairway.
thinks that all the people would have
escaped if Mrs. Smilowiiz had not block
ell the way.
Police Captain Cross SAYS that at
least twenty-five persons were taken TO
Their homes without any report beng
made.
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Ballots and Bullets

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2S.--The Afro
American Press Association, which in.
cludes editors and publishers of news.
papers devoted to the advancement of
the colorrd race from all points of the
United states is IN annual session in
THIS city today. President Mitchell, in
an address, said that the editors would
makca "declaration OF independence
here today; there should be no more
towards among the negroes of The
South, but that they would fight it ou
there with the ballot, or, if necessary
with the bullet"
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"JslOcks Of Five" scheme.

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-There is con-
siderable indignation at Democrat
headquarters over the confidential Jet
ter" which has been sent out by the
Republican committee requesting the
uame OF a good Democrat who might
be INDUCED to vote the Republican
tlbket." The circular also assures the
recipient that his services will not be
forgotten. In an interview tonight
with Mr.. Charles DeForest, chairman
OF the Democratic State campa On
committee, he said: mir. IIackett's ac-
tion In sending ont this letter will be
closely watched. The Democr; tic
State committee is IN a position to as
sertain every step that he takes, and
the first attempt TO violate the law wll
be met by punishment Of the violat on
no matter who he may be- We do no.
propose to have any blocks of five
scheme worked in this State this fail.
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~ sad Tale.

" ASlIINGTON, Sept. 22.-Lieut. O.
5. Wiley, commanding the revenue
cutter Coltax, OF Wilmington, n. c.,
reported having towed into beaufort
5. c., the British schooner Cleaner
Capt. Davis, bound for Darien, Ga.
to Mulgrave, n. G, lumber laden
The crew were taken sick few
days out with malarial fever, of which
two died and were buried 1t sea; two
others were sick, leaving only Capt,
Davis and one seaman to man the
snip and attend the sick and bury the
dead. In this condition the vessel was
blown across the gulf stream three
times, and when the COlfax met her
Capt. Davis and his one we'll seaman
were well nigh exhausted. But for
assistance. it is stated the vessel mu st
have been lost.
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TllIman to Meet watson

MACON, GA, Sept. 23.-It is said that
Governor Ben Tillman Of South Caro-
lima is thirsting for some of Watsons 3
gore and will come over and meet him
on the stump. Then the fur will fly
Ben Tlllman is the strongest stump
spea ker In the South. He Is champion
sWipster of the arena, and when he gets
through with Watson there won't be
enough of him left to feed hungry
chlgger. BY all means let Carolina's
Governor come. 1t would te worth q
trip acrsss the continent TO see the fun
News.
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An Explosion.

SOMERSET, Ky, Sept. 23.-rhe saw
mlll OF Allen Miller, of Shopville, on
Fiat Lick sJme ten miles east of this
place, blew up and inst antly killed
Tlreman Pleas Whitson and wounded
Iol Randall, George Whitsnn. Ped
Hragg and Allen Miller. Some of the
wounded Cannot live. George Whit.
son was blown across Il creek q dis.
lance "t twenty-five yards. The saw
mn yard was aWept as clean as a
k'lcilen hoor. The explosion was
heard for several miles.
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Pianos and OrRans.

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representing the worlds greatest ma
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All freight paid. Complete outfit free.
Five years guarantee. One price to
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We do not ask big prices as many
dealers do, and then come down. Our
motto One price to all and that the
lowest. We ship on fifteen days trial
to any depot and pay freight both
ways if not satisfactory. Write for
illustrated catalogue. N. w. Trump
Columbia S c. ~
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An American Heroine.

LONDON, Sept. 23.-The Chronicle
contains letter from M. Zerlendi, a
British merchant in Persia, describing
that country. Nj. Zerlendi says: "rhe
conduct of Miss Bradford, the Amer
ican lady who came to Tauris for the
American Missions, stands forth in
such striking relief as to be worthy of
note. In the face of the general
panic, when everybody was deserting
the cholera stricken town, she worked
with calm, unremitting attention un.
der great difficulties, nursing cholera
patients and encouraging others under
the awful circumstances of the battle
with the epidemic. do not think it an
exaggeration to state that hundreds of
Persians owe their lives to the courage
and devotion of this heroic woman" :"
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a Conservative Convention.

Columbia, 5. C.,Sept. 22.-"For the
truth of history we will proclaim that
the convention yesterday was the mots
representative body Of South Car
| ollnians, and the most conservative that
has assembled in Columbia under the
domination of Tillmansm."
Such is the judgement passed upon
the Stlte democratic convention by the
State, the exponent of extreme anti
TillmaniSm, and even the most rapid
opponents OF Governor Tillman are
bound to concur in that judgement.
Even to the most conservative of
conservatives the convention was one Of
surprises. a great many radical actions
on the part Of the TillmaniteS had been
predicted, and it was with breath of
relief that the ants saw there was no
dlspoSltionson che part of any one to
40 anything that would leave the taint
OF suspecte third -partyism on the
state; and many of the antis consider
That the why and the wherefore OF such
iorbearance was due to their opponents
haVlug come to the. conclusion that it
was time to call halt in order to pre-
serve the harmony of the party III the
race OF very grave impending danger.
The speech of Governor Tilman in
accepting the nomination has received
Il great deal of COmmendatiou even
from the governors bittercSt political
enemies. who did not believe that he
could put on SuSe Il cheek rein after
the way he had been slaShing into
Chem. 1T was Conciliatory speech,
Out us to whether it will cOnciliate is
something that it is impossible to
speak with anything like correct fore
cast. When the governor said that
ne would extend the right hand of
Ia a
chasm if it may be-. He was loudly
applauded, and there were loud
cries of God bless South Carolina,"
and "lurrah for Ben Tillman." The
same sentiments were echoed by the
other state officers in their speeches.
Secretary of State Tindal said that it
Dehooved the majority to study mod
GRAFTON and not to exult in their vic
tory.-AuguSta Chronicle.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-14
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

Intending exhibitors at the exposi.
ton can get the general rules and
regulations for exhibitors, and the
special regulations pertaining to ex-
hibits in the department or depart.
ments in which they may be par
ticularly interested, by addressing
Director General Davis.
A new Directory was elected by
the Exposition stockholders on April
2. With seven exceptions the mem
bers of last years's Directory were re-
elected.
Fifty public spirited citizens of
Utah have guaranteed 900 for an
exhibit at the Fair from that terri
tory. A like amount was similarly
raised in Connecticut recently, andin
both cases 1t is the expectation that
the legislature will reimburse the
donors.
The main Exposition buildings re-
guire for their characterization 100, 67S
separate pieces of staff work. OF
these 100, 67S separate pieces of staff
work. Or these, 10000 have been
cast and more than SO 600 have been
put In place on the buildings.
ostrich eggs, artlstlcaliy painted in
a prize competition, are to be q fea-
ture in the exhibit made by Cape
Colony, South Africa.
The dire ctors of the celebrated
Wards museum at Rochester. N Y,
have decided to expend SOS, 600 in
making at the Exposition display
of specimens from all parts of the es-
tabIishment. The value of the ex-
hibit will exceed 100000.
New Hampshire, which claims to
be the "Switzerland of America has
appropriately planned TO erect
Swiss chalet for its Worlds Fair
building.
4 number ofowners Of steam yachts
in New York intend to utilize them
to transport themselves their friends
to the exposition by way of the st.
Lawrence and Welland Canal. They
believe it will be of great advantage
to live aboard their yachts, and thus
be independent of crowded hotels. 1t
is reported that the owners of many
steam barges in Canada will fit them
with comfortable living quarters, and
carry Canadian visitors to and from
the fair. ...
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-04-14

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, APRIL II,
1892. Sealed proposals, in triplicate. will
be received here until IL O'Clock a. M,
MAY IL. 1892, and then opened for the
construction at San Antonio, Texas, of
cording to plans and specifications to be
seen at this office. Blank proposals and
circulars giving full instructions as TO
manner of bidding and terms of contract
can be had on application. The Govern
ment reserves the right to reject any or
all proposals. Envelopes containing pro-
poSals should be marked Proposals for
and addressed to G.. Il. DANDY, Deputy
Quartermaster General, U. S. A., Chief
Quartermarter. 1 l3 II ; q II.
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A LITTLE GIRLS EXPERIENCE IN A
..... LIGHTHOUSE,

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Prescott are keep
ers of the Gov. Lighthouse at Sand Beach,
four years old. Last April she was taken
down with Measles, followed with a
dreadful Cough and turning into Fever
Doctors at home and al Detroit trcI cd
her, butin vain, she grew worse rapidly,
until she was a mere handful of bones"
Then she tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
and after the use of two and a half bot
ties, was completely cured. They say DIR.
Kings New Discovery is worth its weight
In gold, yet you may get a trial bottle
free at Adolph Dreiss and Dreiss, Thomp-
son e. Co. 3-27
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BUSINESS sT9!cTLYooNFlDE
At Hecht's, the pawnbroker, 24l Com. I'm
STRENGTH AND HEALTH.

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Grippe" has left you weak and weary, use
Electric Bitters. This remedy acts di-
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tiers. One trial will convince you that
this is the remedy you need. Large Bot
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