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Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL


A COUNCIL of war to try Rear-Ad-
miral Wandenkolk has been convened
in Rio Janeiro, with Baron Frinheina
presiding.
On the 28th Vice-President Steven
son arrived at Vancouver, b. c., by the
steamer Kingston. He was met by the
mayor and the United States consul
and number of citizens and given a
warm welcome. The party, accom-
panied by numerous carriages, then
drove to Esquimault.
On the 2Sth Louis Irig died near
Whitney, Neb., after sleeping three
months. He was exposed in a snow
storm in April, and after retiring awolxe
from his slum bers but twice-once
about an hour and the last time for ten
minutes. The case attracted consider
able interest.
On the 2sth Victor Manteco, special
envoy from Brazil, arrived at Monte
video, with power to settle all pending
questions between Uruguay and Brazil.
On the goth Emperor William, on
board the imperial yacht Hohenzollern,
arrived at Cowes, Isle of Wight.
THE mayor of Montreal, Can, has
created something of a sensation by
declaring that personally he can take
no part in the reception Of the officers
and men of the Italian warship Etna,
which arrived there on the 31st. He
says that being good Roman Cath
olic, he can take no part whatever In
the reception of warship Of coun-
try whose government is under the
ban of the vatican. The mayor is a
Knight of the Holy Roman Empire.
VIM E. EMMETT, consul at Smyrna,
cables the state department that chol-
era exists in that port
The steamship Spree, which sailed
from Southampton on the 31st, carried
| O,0Oo American double eagles, con-
signed to August Belmont & Co., of
| New York.
| LAST month, for the first time since
the passage of the Sherman silver law
| the treasury officials failed to buy the
| full quota of 4,500, 900 ounces of silver.
The total purchase for the month was
2,314 900 ounces, leaving a shortage of
2,1S6, 900 ounces.
THE Canadian minister of railways
and canals expects that the Canadian
Sault Ste. Marie canal will be ready for
traffic by May | next.
CHARLES B. MORTON, of Maine, has
been appointed by the president fourth
auditor of the treasury, vice John r..
Lynch, of Mississippi, resigned.
On the 30th word was received at St.
Johns, n. F., from La brador of seri-
Gus trouble in Lieut.. Peary's expedi-
tion 1t was said to be so great that
the trip would likely prove failure
IT was stated on the 31st that owing
to the representations made to M. De-
velle, French foreign minister, by Lord
Dufferin, British ambassador to France,
the question of neutral zone between
the French possessions in the Siamese
peninsula and Burmah and the Shan
states was settled satisfactorily.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
a TERRIBLE DROUGHT.
Rivers and Creeks Going Dry and Crops
Burning Up.

WHEELING, W. Va, July 3o-West
Virginia is suffering from the most Sc
we're and long continued drought that
has been known in many years There
has been no rain worthy of mention
since the first of the month, and dur
ing that time, the weather has averaged
s. degrees, while 100 has been reached
three and 9S several times. The Ohio
river is but little more than creek,
the wharf marks showing less than two
feet in the channel. Wheeling creek.
the principal stream Of this county,
has almost dried up and its tributaries
are without trace of water.
The farmers are discouraged. Oats
are short and drying up without ripen-
ing. Corn has turned brown and is
driving up Fruits and garden prod
ucts are failure, and potatoes will be
less than half crop.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
WAR ON THE PLAINS.
Trouble Between Large and Small Cat
tleman.

PARIS, Tex, Aug. From a gentle
man who arrived here last night from
the Panhandle it is learned that
trouble of most serious nature is on
between the large and the small cat
tlemen. At Childress Saturday morn
ing one of the Beckham brothers, who
own a ranch and who are leading the
fight against the English syndicates
which control the large rancho
killed a man in the Denver
depot. He was surrounded by rangers
and officers, but he stood them off un-
til his friends came to his relief, when
he was rescued. Rangers are securing
the country to protect life and prop
erty, and both sides are up in arms
ready for a conflict. The troubles
seem to have grown out OF the big
rancAmen having fenced up the water
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

HOSE evil-minded persons who
doubted the sanctity of the lat, Mr..
Jay Gould will be confounded by the
splendor of the Jay Gould memorial
church, which is to have a twenty
nve W thousand-dollar organ, several ten
'nousand-dollar windows, and panel
portraits Of Matthew, Mark, Luke and
gohn. Other panels will be filed by
!ne-slzed figures Of angels, represent
ing Faith, Hope, Charity, Mercy, Con-
sstancy, Fortitude, Justice and Humil-
itr-
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

WHEN gold mining fell off in Cali
fornia, thousands of people in that
state turned their attention to fruit
raising, and to-day the prosperity of
California depends in large measure
upon the product of it's orchards and
Vineyards. If any one asks where the
Colorado fru:t-grower would find his
market if the silver mines should be
shut down, the answer is that Colorado
IS a thousand miles nearer the eastern
market than California is.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

n Is apparent that the financial de-
preston has reached bedrock and that
reaction from the July panic of 1898
must soon set in. The ascertained
Solvency of nearly all the banks that
% na1e oeen temporarily closed by runs,
'"o OF the business firms forced to sus-
pVno by inability to borrow on un-
Questioned security, is of itself enough
W convince all sensible people that a
stoondless 81 scare is the principal cause
u 'ne strlngency that has done all the
mischief.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
MSCELLANEOUS.

A FEATURE of the Worlds fair thus
far has been the absence of heat VIC
Tins. Up to the Goth there had not
been single fatal case of sunstroke,
nor even one of prostration from the
effects of the heat, although the ther-
mometer had scared up in the nineties
and above.
AT Eau Claire, Wis, runs were start
ed, on the goth, on the First national
bank, the Bank of Eau Claire and the
Chippewa Valley bank, but were coun-
teracted by heavy deposits by many
leading business men. The banks
named remained open after hours.
IMPORTS of specie at the port of New
York for the week ended on the Goth
were 81, 752, 1855, all of which were gold.
The exports of specie from the port of
New York for the same time were 1901, :
$40, all of which was silver. Of this
amount SS0S, $40 went to Europe and
So, 500 to South America.
A LONDON cablegram says that the
yacht Britannia has been selected to
defend the gold cup challenged for by
the Navahoe in September.
On the goth the Riverside steel and
iron works, at Wheeling, w. Va, the
largest plant in that part of the Ohio
valley, closed indefinitely. The plant
employed over 1000 men. The state of
trade was the reason given for the
shutdown.
STRIKING glass-workers at Green's
burg, Pa, have accepted the 5 per cent.
reduction in their wages and returned
to work.
DURING the week ended July 80 the
issue Of standard silver dollars from
the mints and treasury offices was 432,-
500: for the corresponding period last
year, $40, ,065.
THE loan committee of the New York
Clearinghouse association on the 31st
issued S2,550, 600 worth of certificates,
making total of SIS, 1000, 900 outstand-
ing on that date.
OFFICIAL returns were issued at st.
Petersburg on the 31st showing a
marked increase in the ravages of chol-
era in the parts of the empire where
the disease is epidemic.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

OVER one half Of the nearly eight
hundred immigrants that arrived at
New York on the tramp steamer Red
sea had not a penny to their names,
and only eleven of them had more than
hfty dollars apiece. Six hundred and
elghty-four of them were Russian
Hebrews, by far the greater mum Der of
whom were found to be in an appalling
state OF restitution, and nearly all of
whom were sent back at the expense
OF the owners of the vessel
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

II is a st. Louis woman who has
given the true method of training for
the stage. 81 tried it on Lew and the
dog she says. She is now ready to go
back to housekeeping. Lew and the
dog were, as judges, naturally predis-
posed in her favor. Their decision was
sufficient. Every woman, or man for
that matter, has Lew somewhere
within reach, and can get a good dog
by advert; sing in the newspapers.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
NATIONAL BANKS

Tho Number of Failures Of National Banks
Throughout the Country Since the Finan-
cial FURRY Began and Those Yet In
Operation-The Percentage of Failures
Not Very Alarming.
WASHINGTON, July 3o.-Comptroller
OF the Currency Eckles gives out the
following schedule showing the ma
tional bank failures by states and also
the number of national banks vet IN
operation in each state in the Union:
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

lHE electrical method of purifying
"'.er has been tried in New York, and
: : oeclared to have been successful.
|: . teSloent Wilson of the board of health
i Vnat city, says that the result was
Hply wonderful, and that the differ
ence n the water before and after the
IL. u. was plain to the naked eye. The
II. III q an electrical plant for this pur-
pose | u Is said, would be about $4,000,
Az. An 'ne cost OF running it about four
~ lars a day. The most humane per-
~alo M iu the world will not object to
sJns;. Jnet;.'t,0cuting'' the bacteria, but will
N0'iiit That it serves them right.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
on the soth a barn on the farm Of

On the 30th barn on the farm Of
James Bunton, near La Porte, Ind was
destroyed by fire, entailing loss of
$4,000. Nine horses were cremated.
A tramp, who is believed to have fired
the barn for revenge, was smothered in
the smoke and his body burned
The Cook county Qll.) grand jury
on the 31st began investigating the
Cold Storage warehouse fire at the
Worlds fair grounds, in which seven
teen men lost their lives.
WILLIAM NUNEMACHER, farmer,
near Amigo, Wis, on the 31st killed
his wife and babe, and two boys, aged
5 and 8 years, by dashing out their
brains. He then plunged head first
from a window in an attempt to kill
himself. When picked up he was alive
but paralyzed. The cause of the quad
ruple murder and attempted suicide is
said to have been the fear that the
family would die from starvation.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

A CURIOSITY of this years peach crop
m the Delaware peninsula is the fruit
Of a tree in a garden at Chestertown,
Kent county, Md. All the peaches on
this tree are in twins or triplets. A
twir one foot long was found to have
sixteen twin peaches. An occasional
double peach is not unusual, but such
truit seldom reaches healthy ma
thrifty
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

JACKSON used cotton for breastworlzs
at New Orleans, but it had not been
woven into petticoats. Old Hickory
differed in many respects from the
modern citizen of Kansas, but in none
more radically than in his conception
of woman's sphere. 1t would be i'm
possible to imagine him marching
against the enemy with his wife and
his friends wives deployed in front as
skirmish line.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

NASHVILLE reporter found hidden
und.r mediums chair a bag con-
taihing a number of fieecy white arti-
cIes. laces, strands of blonde hair, etc,
with which ghosts" were fitted out.
The business of calling up specters,
however, will not be depressed by the
efforts of meddlesome reporters.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
VOLUME XIV.

ANYONE who imagincs language
doesnt grow is sadly behind the times.
The words and phases under the letter
"a" in Worcester's dictionary are 6,933,
IN Vebsters S,35S, in the Century 49,
s91 and in the Standard, now in process
of publication, 10, 736.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
France Demands Guarantees.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Paris CORE.
spondent of the Central News says
that it has been learned from good au-
thority that.France demands as secur-
ity from Siam that the terms of the
ultimatu tum will be carried out, the
temporary custody of Chanta boon, a
town near the gulf of SIAM also that
Siam shall esta blish no military sta
tion at certain named places near the
frontier Of Cambodia or within certain
distance of the Me-Kong river.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

THERE is mooted question in Texas
inst now. If the sentence of Murderer
Shaw. of Austin, is commuted, will the
doctors who made an ante-mortem pur-
chase of his body, and paid Shaw cash
for If have an actionable case against
him for obtaining money under false
,,retpnSeS?
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

BrsINEss is hurt by talk, because
talk likes to dwell upon rumors and
suspicious. When business gets mixed
with politics, pessimistic talk is sure
TO be prevalent. A business which is
connected with government action is
always afraid of what the next set OF
politicians will do. The moral is that
business and the state should be as
separate as church and state.
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05

~ HANcEs blunder in the Siamese
int may transform the triple alliance
nla d qnadruple alliance. With En-
mo- IN the combination with Ger
RuSs; Rg, austria and Italy, French and
wonIa Ian II influence in old world politics
''V"'u De materially reduced,
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
PERFIDIous FRANCE.

1'ow That Siam Has Submitted to tho
Terms Imposed France Seems to Regret
that She Did Not Make Them a Little
HARDER, and is Trying to Make Siam
realize Her Humiliation to the Greatest
Extent.
LONDON, Aug IA dispatch to the
central News from Bangkok, dated
Monday, p. M, says: "The uneasi-
ness among the people here, far from
lessening, is increasing. Seven more
French gunboats have arrived at Koh-
Sl-Chang, making total of thirteen
now here. Negotiations are still going
on, but the progress made is not re-
ported. The intentions of the French
are awaited with fear and apprehen-
sion.
Rear-Admiral Humann, command
ing the French squadron, has issued a
second blockade notice, to take effect
three days from Saturday. He will or
der the British war ships, Pallas and
Swift, now lying off Bangkok to go
outside the blockade limits.
Nj. Pavie, the French minister resi-
dent, has gone to Saigon and Rear
Admiral Human is under direct
orders from Paris. Unless the French
government interposes more quickly an
attack on Bangkok seems certain.
The trading community is surprised
that Human is still allowed a free
hand"
Tho Blockade Will be Continued Until
Frances Demands are Satisfied.
PARIS, Aug. 1.-The ambiguous Ian
guage of Yesterdays cabinet council in
accepting Slams surrender has excited
much comment. 1t is generally un-
derstoOd that this tone was adopted
for the purpose of soothing interna-
tional susceptibilities. 1t is stated on
high authority that France intends to
take decisive steps to secure Slams
carrying out the terms of the ulti-
matum. The blockade will be con-
tinued until Frances demands are sat
isfied. The French force now present
in Siamese waters is believed to be
sufficient to make the blockade effec-
tive.
prominent Paris merchant who
owns warehouses in Bangkok, in an in
terview to-day, expressed the opinion
that decisive action is necessary to re-
store the prestige which France en-
joyed in Siam after the commercial
treaty of 1860. French trade has re-
Gently not been heavy, it is said, in
consequence Of English and German
enterprises and intrigues to destroy
French influence. He believed that
the strong tone Of the ultimatum
would tend greatly to restore the in
fluence of France in Siam.
The general opinion here is that the
issue of the controversy is a triumph
for France over English diplomacy.
1t is believed that China will adopt her
customary course of laissez faire, and
not meddle with the matter
Huntsville gazette., 1893-08-05
FIXED FOR FIGHT.

Ihe Steamship Alexandria, which s~hs
Reported to Have Fired on the Nc hi
can' If Reports are True, Is Fixed Up In
Regular Warlike Fashion, Having the
Overturning of the Provisional Govern
ment of Hawaii as Her Presumable OBJ
iect.
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Liberty LRcOnIcS.

Mr.. Watts, fireman on the nOrlhb0und
freight train was badly scaldcd while firing
his engine between here and Central ono
day last week. On the night Of the 11th,
near Seneca city, freight train caboosc
and several cars broke loose causing q
wreck. Damage not known.
Our people regret to learn that Mr.. II.
IL. Robertson is confined to his room with
pneumonia. We hope he may soon regain
his health.
On Friday, the 18th inst Mr. and Mrs.
w. q. Wizards little infant was placed i'm
chair near the fire the mother attending
to her work rs usual and was absent for
about two minutes. The baby in Jumping
and playing in some way fell into the fire
and was burned to death. 1t lived abou;
forty-cight hours.
The tumily Of Mr.. w. J. Smith was in
town last Sunday with relatives waiting for
lhelr tickets for the west. They left on
the Monday morning lin for Texas.
Mr.. L. n. Hunter was called on Sunday
evening to perform Il marriage ceremony
near Boggs' Mountain
MIR. John Owens visited relatives and
friends here last week.
Miss Nora Tcmplcton, Of Laurens, is
visiting the family of Mr.. $. ID. Stewart
Mrs. Roe and family have moved to town
and are occupying Mr.. S. j. Rpbinsons
house.
All who love Intoxicating drinks and will
have it must provide themselves with il on
or by the first Of July.
Inc Lime Kiln Loafcrs club will: meet
every Saturday evening at 4 o'clock. All
who take IN interest in loafing are invited
to meet with the club. Rick.
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Lar load of fine Mules and Horses for
cnsn or on good papers. Come and sec us
II you want good horse or mule.
Il. q. GAINES & BIO.
Central s G.
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Assessment Notice.

The Assessment Of Property for
the fiscal year 1928 will commence
on the lst day of January 1898 and
close the goth day of February 1898.
All property must be returned at
its tue market value owned on the
lst day of January. ANY chan ces or
transfers of Real Estate since last re
turn must be given when returns are
made.
All male persons between the ages
OF II and 50 years are liable to poll
tax, unless exempt by law. The pen
atty of so per cent. will be enforced
for non-rctnrn of property by goth
February 1893.
For the convenience Of Tax PAYERS
the Auditor or his Deputy will attend
the following precincts on days name
below:
At Central, Monday and Tuesday
january 9th and 10th inst.
At Liberty, Wednesday and Thurs
day, 11th and 18th January.
At Easley, Friday and Saturday,
18th and 14th January.
AT cross Plains Monday January,
10th.
At Dacusville, Tuesday, January
18th.
At Fosters Store, Wednesday,
January 18th.
AT Pumpkintown, Thursday, Jan
ualy 10th.
At Kings Store. (Eastatoe) Fri
day Goth.
At Hurricane, Saturday, January
2lst
At Six Mile, Monday, January, 23.
AT Pratcrs, Tuesday, January, "a.
And at P'ckens G. II. until the
2oth of February, at which time the
Books will close.
i. B. CLYDE, Auditor,
Dec. 20, '02. Pickcns County.
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a Chance EUr II ESoy.

Several OF the business and professional
men of Spartnnhurg have kindly put it in
the power of the Wofford Fitting School to
oilcr to each County in the State Schol-
nr>hip for the Spring Session, beginning
February 1lh.
The Schol:ship will reduce the school
expenses of the successful applicant to the
payment of board AMI foes for Fuel and
Lights and Medical attention, ,--amountinr
in al to Forty,cigEt g 49, ,OO dollars for The
Session.
1t will be awarded to the one making the
best average in "A competitive examination
set and conducted by the School Commits
sioncr, or gentlemen appointed by him.
lhG examination will be open to all boys
over the age of fourteen, and of good NOR
al standing. 1t will consist of ten questions
on each Of The following branchc.:
L. f .Sh Grammar-Paris of Spccch
forms, a'ld short story read for produa.
Won as test OF expression and spelling
- H. Arithmetic, embracing Fractions,
common and Decimal, and Compound
Quantities.
~. l. S. History.
". Geography.
Seat. Monday, january 30, nt snch hn'yy
ana nacc as the School Commissioncr n,o y
DaNlH. 10y
TIE successful applicant is reouircd n
mail certificate from School Commissioner
together with his own name and AFRO, tho
name of parent and II. O. address, on or
before Friday, February 3.
Rather information may be had by writ
ing TO a. G.. REMBRRT.
Head Master,
Spaytanburg s. G..
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y Sta frfilc,lt.
4 DEMOCRAT.

desire, for the information of those that
contributed 20 na Tor tn" purpose Of build
ing Baptist church in the town of Pick.
ems, to say through your columns that,
their money has been placed in the hands
OF the present building committee with one
exception, TO wit:
Richard L'Mhardt, which was paid into
the hands OF TIC building committee of Sc
coma church. simply write this that each
one may know that their money went into
II church house Of the living God. 1t is
not necessary for me to name those that
gaze their money back to, but will name
those whose money | turned over to the
committee in the town Of Pickcns: w. j.
SmilE, - cents; +. Ct. Mauldin, 80 cents;
). K. Hunt, 80 cents; II. n. Hunter, %
cents; Jobcrry ltgllon, 25 cents; A. T.. j.,
% cents. from merchant in Grrcnvillc,
80 cents A. II. Clayton, $l.U0; w. G..
Rogers, - cents Il. w. Poe 81 Co., 80
cents; }. f. Power, 30 cents; J. W. Major,
80 cents j. o. Bowen, 80 cents; p. G..
WcsImore}and 80 ccnts; T. Il. Price, so
cents; Ice II. Fisher, 3l.O0
If any others paid me any G.3 : shcy
failed to mark it paid.
JAS. n. BUnDlHE
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From Field.

MIR. EDIron: Asvou stated in your Inst
issue that Won wouli like ,n hnvr ;, cnrrny
pendent in every section, ! will trv 10 keen
you posted in What news we have in this
section, if you think it is worthy of The
space in Your valuable paper.
There is good deal Of sickness in this
section.
Christmas passed off very Quietly, cxceDt
an alrray between two bows who became 50
hydra-headcd that the concluded to try their
manhood by fighting with knife and a
gun barrel. We don't think either one was
seriously hurt.
Mr. ID. l.. lIcndrit ks two bows. Mcssrs
W. r. an,. j. W., who arc ATTENDING school
rear the Alicghany mountains, in cas,
Tennessee, came home TO spcnd Nmas.
Ihi.S were given S,.yrr,,l ruihvoI,l. want, "a,
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false balance is abomiaation unto the
hoiu but just weight il his delight.
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TnhIo Mountain T,nIk.

Married on the 9th inst, at the brides
fathers Mr.. Samuel M. Looper, bliss
Martha Looper to Mr.. Adolphus Williams.
Rev. j. e. Foster officiating.
On the otb inst, William Britton was
riding horse at full speed and fell from
him striking his face against q snag on the
end of a sweet gum log, fracturing his jaw
bon5 and scvering his lip and jaw for two
and half inches, and cut his right car on C.
shaw was called and stitched bis wound
and at last accounts was doing well.
In this section there is great deal of
Gastric catarrh and catal rhal fever. Pa
ticnts arc all doing we'll.
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