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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21

N"MEN&tr, Ky, JAZZ. %.-Tucgc is
Great cNcltcmcEC hCtc over the alleged
brutal conduct Of Mayor HIGGINS, md
'Nrc1u$ arc lrcciv Y made Of lynrhinr him.
Miss Nina Woods, young lady helrny-
my 10 one Of the most prominent families
OF Somerset, was passenger Un the
train whi~h reached here from (incin-
nau shortly after midnight. Sic had
been "u visit &C. New York. to be
treated Iur nervous disorder, with
which she had been alllicted for some
time. On aiiGhting from the train The
young Ildy found thai the depot WIS
dCSC.lrd. she Cntti ed the waiting room.
to stai until tn" omnibus should arrive.
Just rs the train pulled out. Mayor
Barney Higgins came in, s.a.Gcr.n, j.,
uuIlk. He cdu2ii! :.H!i OF MISS WuUis
and d'aSGcd her into a vacant house
near by and lastcLcd the door. The
OMNIBUS driver came up about tins time
ana saw what was going on. and tried to
force the door open. Not succeeding. he
started alter assistance, bat il was !
O'CLOCK before Miss Woods was rescued,
Inc mayor was arrested and the girl was
removed TO her home raVinI maniac.
To-Day Higgins was in court. when Il
run!or WAS started that mob was orya-
n!ZIng to lynch him. The magistrate
ADJOURNED court and Higgins was taken
to jail. Whether Higgins really out
ragged the girl or not has not yet
been made public. as she is craZod from
lr!Eht and c:;l'osurc ocold weather. and
delicate health generally. Higgins has
been mayor of THIS city Tor two years.
and has condnctcdlimsclt badly. He is
about IiiIJ years old, and married, and
has several children. some Of whom ave
nearly grown. Mayor Higgins was
taken to Lexington ;hi3 afternoon and
iaIlcd there. The authorities were afraid
"l mob violence tonight. as the excite.
mont is intcnSC.
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a Hero, Aged Five.

, UTICA, MicA,, Jan. 13.-Norman
EoWly and wife, farmers living in a
io9 house five miles from hero, spent
last evening at a neighbor's leaving
Their iiVe-ycar-old son and his baby
brother at home in bed. They returned
near midnight and found their house
IN llames. Their iiye-year-old boy
managed to raise window and climb
OUT just In time to escape death, but
the DaDy was burned to d crisp. The
DraVe little fellow had dragged the
DaDy down stairs from its bed in the
the window.
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On the Rampage.

PERU, Ind, Jan. 15.-At Wallace &
Co.'s circus winter quarters near here
Sunday, Diamond, the mammoth ele-
phant, broke his chain in fit of fury,
and killed the elephant dog, Mack, and
the elephant horse DaVy.. Both of these
past five years. The building Is badly
wrecked. 1t was only by the free use
of iron spears and clubs that the other
elephants were saved and the wild an.
imal reclaimed. The horse was car
ried on his tusks for ten minutes.
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Eight Mon Killed.

CHICAGO, Jan. CA Macon, Ga, spe.
cial says eight men were killed in a
general fight at Bright & Williams tur.
pentine still in Clinch County. The
fight started with quarrel between
Parker over alleged cheating in game
Oh 1acs csras' ! darker n9 Degan tne , sno9ting
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21
a New Cotton Flicker.

y dispatch from Chicago says that
among The Chicago companies licensed
to do business by the Secretary Of State
this week was the Todd Cotton IIar
vester Manufacturing Company, Chi
cago, capital stock So 000OO incOr-
porators, Emil Goth, William G. Hay
iland and julius Ascher.
Tho dispatch further says that un.
less All Gigus fail this company is des
tined TO revolnticniZe the cotton in.
dustry Of the South. Two years age
Messr3. Elorsheim OF Chicago and r.
III. Bal! of Aurora obtained control of
crude cotton picker invented by a
Southern man named Todd. They be-
gan series of experiments for the
perfection of this invention. Last
year machine W&s made in Aurora
by the Gardiner Sowing Machine Com
pany. It was taken to Mississippi by
expert machiniSts, tested in a cotton
HIeia, ana then still further perfected.
IL was successful. they say. This win
ter twelve more machines will be
mado. The machine consists of two
upright revolving cylinders which
"straddte" the cotton row. From the
cylinders reach out rapidly revolving
fingers, armed with fine wire brushes.
When the machine is driven down q
cotton row the ripe cotton Is wound
out of the bolls and carried into a re-
ceiyer. Il he plant and unripened bolls
are not injured. The machine will do
the work of seventy negroes, and on
that account make an interesting
change in the negro problem of the
South. 1t is the design Of the compa-
ny to manufacture and lease the ma
chimes to tho planters on the plan ad-
opted by the Southern Telephone Com
pany,
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THE VALPARAISO OUTRAGE.
Brutal Assault OF tthe Chilean Mob Jpon
tho Sailors of tho baltimore.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA dispatch
from Valleyo gives the details Of tho in
vestagation into the assault on the Bal
tlmorc sailors in Valparaiso, which be-
gan This morning at Mare Island, in the
presence OF Judge Advocate General
RemeY, United States Distric. Attorney
Cartier, and United States Commits
sIoner j. 5. 1anley. Judge Rpmcy con-
Quoted the investigation.
John w. Talbot, an apprentice ON the
Baltimore. was the first witness. lie
was one OF the liberty party on Septcm.
Der lG. He stated that G.. w. Ritgiu.
The boatswain's mate, one Of the killed,
was with him dming the afternoon.
| About 3 O'Clock they went to ycther into
saloon called 1.-The SHAKESPEARE" in
the southern part of the town. The
proprietor ordered them out, declaring
that 4 mob Of dlsbanded sailors and SOL
Giers were preparing to attack the Balti-
morc's men, and he did not want any
trouole in his place. Rigyn and Talbot
laughed at the warning, but left tie place
and went to the ''Irue Blue" saloon.
Continuing, witness said: "Ahout 1
| L
threatened by the Chilean sailors IN
man oi-War nniOlm. Iran across and
trlcu to separate them. One Of the
Chllcans spat in my face, and knocked
nm down. Instantly the crowd OF over
lOo @rpcarcd Oh tho scene, and we
started on run, bat soon jumped on a
passing car. The mob followed, and we
were soon sur. Oundcd. | saw Rlguin
iaii, and tired to reach him, but was
STABBED IN The back, and turned tn run.
NAl'rr going a few blocks | turned
INTO Il doorway, and was AGAIN stabbed
lii the pHck. got IN. however. and
t0Ok \ position IL Il corner Uud d2tcnicd
myself VIII Il chalr. The mob follow cd
me, ANA " Chilean sailor in map Of. war
'ihlt"rm stabbed inc awain. JiG bar
tcndrr finally put chem out ;.nt blrri-
cadt l!:e door. The mob c,amCIrd Oui-
Side irl admj.tMicC, and after an hruY a
lohrcnan arrested me ana tUpE me 10
IAN. II" disguised nc by substituting a
haI !"r my sailors cap with Lnc world
!CimOrc' OF il, - they NuulG not
En"W hat was Al. Am"ricuu sailor.
ne oitltcr turned iUc oyc" 80 two ether
| olccn!cn, VIII" struck me sc"ava, tines,
AitH"u%h / Wa" ma" NJ No resi-, lance.
hai 10 arms c. any sind auu sag rs T.
| tcctlY sober.
"-h;tcr short Unc in jail | was sDi!,
ioH hospital with Painter aud Davidson,
all badly hurt. We were keep. lhrr. lnr
inur days, aud wcr. then sen. t. the
snip, where was i'll thc h"~pita' E'rty.
live days. None except American sailors
were attacked hy The mob.'
This ended TNlLovt's cNannlti N,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1892-01-21

TIE EMBEZZLEMENTs THROUGHOUT
the United States in 1890 amounted to
the large total of $19, ,720, ,294-an aver
age Of 30 cents for every person in the
country. Pennsylvania heads the list
comes second with $5,50O,6OO, Massa-
chusetts third with $1,557, ,492 and
Illinois fourth with $610,874.
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Death of Gen, Capors.

:, CFARLnSTON, 5. c., Jan. 15.--General
firaL2ls W. Capers died here Monday.
lie FaS born in Savannah, Ga, 1919,
ana vas son of Bishop William Ca
perS. lie was the first professor of the
Mtadel Academy at its organization in
1913. lie filled successfully the posi-
ION OF Professor of Languages at
lranaylVania University, Superintend.
ent CT Cokesbury Institute and of the
Citadel Academy and professor in the
College of Charleston, also of the Geor-
gia Military Academy. lie was a
hrig%dier general in the Confederate
army attached to the engineer r.ryice
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NhcdIYe NJ EnIAt Danl.

CAIRO, Jan. THE Khediye Of
Egypt died this evening of influenza
which superinduced cardiac and other
complications. His death was sudden
and took the community by surprise,
although it was known that he was
seriously i'll. His condition took sud
den change for the worse late this after
noon and at o'clock is death was
announced.
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The Odd story.

UTICA, n. V, Jan. 6.--At about 3
clock this morning n freight and ac-
comlnodatlon train on the New York,
Ontatio and Western Railroad at Smyr-
ma, Chenango County. was run into by
u lgltt engine going in the opposite di-
recti"n. The engineers of both locomo-
lives were killed. - ~
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fadgett Paws The Itnlahf, h,e'

"a OkEAT DEFER THAT MAY MOI. Ac.,,E
b Hn NNFEATED, 80 DO i:0r oEI,Av
II STRIKE WHILETHF IR(.'r rs Hon.
write Tor CATALOGUES BOW ;nd ,ay wharf
EPaper yonsa this advert! mr f In,
henemoer that / sell e'rrvt ling thuts
Ms es 10 furnishing Iome ..nia .utac;rr.s
Elargest possible lots, which enaI,,es me- ,'o tS
Hwlpe out all competition Il
EHERE ARE A FEW OF MY sTARrs
LING BARGAINS
a A No. Flat top Cooking Stove fuuE
Sslze, l5X17 inch oven. fitted with II piecesE
70! ware, delivered at youI own depot.
sa!i freight charges paid by me. fors
sonly Twelve Dollars.
Again, will sell you o hOln Cookip
: Range 13X13 inch oven, 18x:l6 inch top, tit 5
ted with 21 pieces of ware, for TiiIR-g
fIEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to$
sVeur depot.
SDO NOT PAY TWO rRlC ES FORE
YOUR GOODS. !
will send you a nice plush Pnrlor suit.
walnut frame, either IN combination orr
SDanded, the most stylish coiors Tor 33. go, r
kto your Iailroad station, freigh, paid.
3 L will also sell you nice 8edr5mos u,ts
kconssting of Bureau with glass, hi, 'kS
Shead BedStead, l WashSt1nd, | Centres
RtaDle, cane seat chairs, cane seat andE
back rocker all for 1850, and pay rreixhS
Sto your depot.
3 Or L will send you an elegant Bedroom
Esuit with largo glass, tuil marDle top, Tor 4
E$3O, ana pay freight.
ENlce window shade on spriug roller ON
legant large Enut8m day alc:ocA, 4.04y
Waihut lounge, zoos
Lace curtains per window, 1,o0f
: lcapnot describe everything In SmaIIk
advertisement, but have IN immense stored
containing 900 feet OF floor room, withS
S ware houses and factory buildings in OtherE
iparts of Augusta, making in ali the lar :
&Sest business Of this kind under ono man
GaSement i'll tho Southern s:vateo. IheSeS
EStoreSan0 warehouses are ciOWued with (
atne choicest productions Of tho b@St facto-H
CRIES. My catalogue cOnt;:lnlnR i!luStratlonss
Eof EoOuS viii TO niaiteu il yl"I WIil kindly &
Essay Where yuu saw this ndYe rLlSJrenL. Ia
SPa> ,iHiRht. Address,
a |. {. eA1&EJT,
EfroprietoE padgetts i'm Niturc StoveE
4 ahu carpet Store,
G'HQ'iNH .Eloat Street. AUG UcyrA, GA E
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"A Private Standing Army.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Represent-
afive Watson, of Georgia. Monday Of
tered resolution instructing the
liou'c Committee on Judiciary TO in
vestigate the Pinkerion detective
agency to examine its charter, inquire
INTO its methods and purpose, to ascer-
tain the number Of armed men it
maintains, upon what tcrms these men
are used or cMn be employed as militia,
and TO report whether such an organi-
Zation, either in it's character or its op-
cratiOnS, violates the constitution of
the United States. The preamble to
the resolution recitcs the allegation
that the PinkertOn detective agency
employees an armed force of $35 600
men whose purpose is to act as militia
IN the different States to Quell so called
disturbances between employers and
employees by the ufc OF force and blood.
shed, "uo that such "a organization il
used for a most nefariou8 object and is
Il menace to civil Institutions.
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= Lucky Find

DErATuE, ILL.,, Jan. 13-Jnhn IIiggs
son OF Thomas lIiggs, came 30 town
sunday ana reported finding ia the
house $4,000 in cash. 1t was hid
away 10y his father, Thomas IIiggs, an
old iamer, who died recently III Long
Creek township. this county. lie has
Tor many years been known as the
stingieat man in the county. lie made
money on his farm Of 120 acres, but
never spent any and never put any Of
1T In the bank. Since his death the
family have been digging up the farm
and searching the buildings for the old
mans money. They found the pile IN
a box in the house. The old man
bought forty acres of land some time
ago and paid for it AL In silver dollars
that he had stored AWAY.
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Accid,nt 20 4 bridal Couple.

PUEPLO, Col, Jan. 13.-John Sanko,
) well NnOwn Hungarian, and Mrs. ka
bosh were u0j;ed in marriage Tuesday,
"cre on their way home on Santa Fe
avenu" III hack, accompanied by
Andy Martin. who had olIiciated as
best man at the wedding. When near
the crossing Of the avenue AM the
santa tc tracks the driver noticed "A
passenger train approaching, and at
tempted to pass IN front IF il, lie
succeeded III this, but Was struck by an
Cngint Goiug in an opposite direction
The hack vas completely demolished
ana Martin aid the bride thrown under
he wheels Of the engine. Both were
badly !nanglcd and cannot recover.
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MUSHROOM, Mich, Jan. 13.-Mrs. j.
l.. Andrews, who was fraudulently
placed in a private insane asylum near
Detroit by her husband, who then
eloped with Miss McGregor, a wealthy
young woman Of Jacksonville, H., has
been released on the demand of her
sister, Mrs. q. G. Gilbert. Mrs. An
drews is perfectly sane, but is pros
trated with grief. She married An.
drews here and he squandered her
large fortune leaving her penniless in
a madhouse with two small children
the youngest of which was born in the
asylum. Andrews and Miss McGregoI
are living In Paris, France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

Pleasant stories Of Napoleon are exceed
ingly scarce. but here is one: The French Col
Varennes had written several confidential let
tiers to pretended friend, in which he CEN
sured Napoleon about some military actions.
The pretended friend, expecting good reward
by promotion or otherwise, sent the letter to
the emperor. Varennes summoned before
him. Napoleon showed him what he had re-
ceived and asked "Are you not ashamed of
these letters?'
Varennes did not lose his self-command.
''No, sire, I" he replied, but | am ashamed Of
the address from which the letters last came"
Napoleon's manner frightened. He said:
''You are right. Your communications to your
pretended friend were confidential, but he has
played Judas on you. But if in the future you
want to subject my orders to criticism YOU
ought to send your opinion to q better address;
that is to say, to myself, and hereby appoint
you member of my council of war;"
The pretended friend was transferred to a
subordinate position far away on the frontier
of the empire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09

Kirle Munroe in Scribner.
Arrived at what he fances may prove profit
able ground. the captain of sponging schooner
sends out a boat to investigate. meantime stand
ing off and until discovery is reported
Then all hands, save only the cook, or, if she is
q large vessel, the captain and cook, tumble into
the small boats and the fshing-if fishing it can
be called-is begun.
The vessel has towed astern Just half as many
boats as she has men i'll her crew. and now two
men are assigned to each boat. One Of them
stands well aft and SOULS with long oar, while
the other bends low over one of the gunwales
in most constrained position, and with his
head buried in a water glass eagerly scans the
bottom as he is moved slowly over it. The
water glass is simply wooden bucket having
a glass bottom. that is held an inch or so below
the ruffed surface, and in these clear waters
plainly reveals all submerged objects to a
depth of forty or fifty feet. As further aid in
overcoming ripples moderate waves each
small boat is provided with bottle of oil SO
hung over the bow as to slowly drip its con-
tents into the water.
Through this magic glass the observer sees
darting fish, richly tinted sea fans and feathers,
branching coral gorgeous anemones. bristling
sea porcupines and the myriad other curious
tenants Of these tropic waters While seeing
these he makes no sign, until small dark OBJ
ject that to the unframed eye, differs in no re-
spect from the loggerheads surrounding it.
comes within his range of vision. Then,
without removing his gaze, he reaches for the
long handled sponge hook or rake lying behind
him, and Using it with one hand, quickly tears
from the bottom n black, Shiny mass. that he
triumphantly pronounces to be a sheeps'-wool
or grass sponge of the first quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
THE OLDEST CEMETERY.
What Kind Gentleman Did in It to Cure .
Sore Head and Stomachaehe.

What Kind Gentleman Did In It to Cure .
Sore Head and Stomachache.
Prom the Gentleman's Magazine
The Meydoum pyramid stands In the burying
ground OF oldest Egypt, and there day by day,
are conducted most careful explorations under
the management Of Mr. Flinders Petrie Thus
does the tomb yield up its secrets, but these are
notmore interesting than the fact dem onst rated
throughout these operations that even the idle
temperament OF Egyptian workmen is moro
powerfully influenced by love than fear. At
Luxor swearing bully of an overseer hustled
the children with their palm baskets of mold
from pit to bank. lashing them mercilessly at
times and Ticking his elephant-hide whip for
pure cruelty to the half-na bodies of the
poor little boys and girls, Who in the name Of
science, were working like slaves through heat
and dust to bring back the coossi of Harnesses
the Great OF the temple Of his father. Seti. from
the graves of centuries 1t was sight to make
ones blood boil to see the lash curl with
crack around the leg Of lad the naked
ankle OF girl, as they toied up a steep bank
with heavy palm basket on the head. Some
times it would bring the poor creatures to their
knees, but when l demonstrated was told 1T
matters not No whip, no work"
Now Mr.. Petrie gets twice as much work out
OF his men and boys as does this bully at
Luxor, and yet his intercourse with them Is
uniformly gentle and serene. 1t was refresh
ing to sit there in the shadow of those vast
mounds. at the building OF which the land had
groaned and the lash had been busy, and to see
how men today labored with the same tools,
dressed in the same way, had much the same
simple wants to satisfy, and the same homes to
return to at eventide. A light was in their
faces, and smile on their lips. for they toiled
for honest bread at honest prices, and their
master was friend. That evening l heard a
boys voice and saw a boys hand thrust through
the tent where We sat. Mr.. Petrie cut piece
OF soap in two and gave the lad half, saying
quietly: Il find there's nothing like soap for
sore heads"
Soon another voice piped in the darkness.
and the same knife now Owed into pot of
ointment. and spread some carefully on a
bruised face. Presently. with low salaam, a
dusky man with an ache in his dusky stomach. APP
piled for cure. The paraffine lamp was kndled.
cup of coffee WAS made and spoonful Of
pepper stirred therein. The poor fellow swal
lowed it with gurgle and turned to 60. May
God increase your goods exceedingly were the
words OF thanks, and the grateful ones went
back to their reed huts ethir burnooses and
sandy beds for the night.
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TakOma Park Notes.

Mrs. Feagha of Cumberland, Md, is visiting
her cousins, the Misses Hamlin, on Maple ave-
nue..
Mrs. Gulick, with her daughters. Miss Helen
Miller and Miss Estelle Gulick, who spent the
summer at Mr.. Byron Coon's, have returned to
Washington.
Prof. and Mrs. VIM. Fewsmith are spending
fortnight with their daughters in northern New
Jersey.
Mr. II. A. Foster has returned from q ten
days visit to New York.
Mr.. Henry Garrett has gone to Richmond,
Ind. and Mr.. ". II. Tucker to Wabash, Ind.
Mrs. Williams, with her daughter. Miss lola
Williams, will spend the winter in Washington
at 1896 street northwest
Mrs. Cartwright of Rockford, Ill, is visiting
me Misses Bitter on Oak avenue.
=, Mrs Mabel Childs, having secured the fat in
the SnodSrass house vacated by the Misses
Bryant, will spend the winter in Takoma.
mrs. H. /. Doyle is again convalescent and
per physicians think her restoration to health
VII! be rapid and complete.
mrs. Dr. L. $. Carroll has been ENJOYING the
month Of October in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Woods will remain in
Iakoma during the pleasant weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-09
The Goddess Whom the Chinese WORSHIP

The Goddess Whom the Chinese Worship,
From the Californian.
The Oldest joss house in San Francisco is the
Temple OF the Queen Of Heaven on Waverly
street. 1t was erected over forty years ago and
is the property Of the Sam zap Company. The
goddess worshiped at this temple was Chinese
young lady who lived a hundred years ago. She
was born in the province Of Fokien and was the
daughter OF a merchant of the Lum clan In
her girlhood she is said to have displayed
remarkable intelligence and was, above all,
renowned for her prophetic insight
Her father and four brothers frequently left
their home on trading voyages up and down the
coast One day while two Of her brothers were
at sea she fell into trance. Her parents
thought her dead, and their lamentations were
so loud as to awaken her. She told how she
had just been in the midst Of a violent typl,oon
and had seen her brothers tossing about on the
wild waves.
A few days elapsed and the youngest son
returned home, reporting the loss OF his brother
at sea and telling how in the height. of the
storm lady appeared in midheaven who let
down a rope and towed the ship to safe
anchorage. He was just relating the sad news
Of his brothers death when his sister came into
the room and congratulated him on his escape.
She recounted with exactness the events of that
fearful night and told how she was Just hasten.
ing to her brothers rescue when she was
awakened by her parents cries.
Years passed and another calamity befell the
family. This time the father was drowned at
sea. The legend tells how the devoted daugh-
ter, on hearing the news, fastened to the SEQ
shore. She called in vain for her fathers re-
turn. Louder and louder became her walls of
sorrow until, frantic with grief, she threw her
self into the waves and was drowned.