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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-02-09
IlCkENS S. Co THURSDAY, FEBRUARY

version of the franchises granted b,
the State Of South Carolina, and should
he prevented, interdicted and Ousted
by this Court.
The 9th clause alleges that "the Cen.
tral system is insOlvent. That by the
failure of the president, directors and
other officers of the Port Royal and
Augusta Hallway to properly protect
and answer for the said company and
by their improper and unlawful aiding
and abetting the said Central Railroad
Company, in its plans and objects, the
rights and interests of the Port Royal
and Augusta hallway Company have
been Jeopardized and diSregardpd, and
its franchises surrendered into the
hands of Il foreign corporation; and
that the said Port Roval and Augusta
hallway Company has stripped itself
OF its property and surrendered lis
franchises, abandoned Its charter, and
is no longer in position to fulfill its OBJ
llgatlnns TO the public trust committed
TO 1t by the State Of South Carolina.
Ihal 1t Is faithleSS to its trust and gull
ty OF ahdication, deliberate and wilful
OF It's charter and franchises. That un-
I'll the said unlawful abuses are remc-
died the charter and franchises should
be ousted and forfeited"
The Attorney General states thai the
SUIT is brought by direction Of the
State. and quotes the action of the
Legislature.
TIE general opinion is that the ap.
pointment Of Col. Averlll will be maze
permanent, and that the case will then
be carried TO the United States Court.
The Federal Courts ha Ie already APP
pointed Mr.. II. Nj. Conner as receiver
OF the system, and it is not known how
the possible conflict Of authority will
be regarded. 1t is suggested here that
after the situation is understood the
appointment of Col. Averill will he al
lowed to Stand.--NewS and Courier.
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James q. Blaine Is Dead

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27,-James G.
Blame died at | O'Clock this morning.
He passed II restless night, and this
mOrulng was very weak.
shortly before O'Clock change for
the worse occurred, and both physicians
were hastily summoned, and they re-
maircd 1T his bed until he died.
Ills death was quiet aud peaceful, and
he retalued CONSCIOUSNESS nutl few
minutes before dissolution. His entire
amllY, Miss Dodge, and the trained
nurses were at the bedside.
70 Il reporter, DR.. johnson said: II
was called this morning to the Blaine
cnsldcIrc about $3.50 O'Clock, and found
| Mr. Blame IN 4 very exhausted condition.
lie had grown weaker during.the early
morning hours, and about $3.50 O'Clock
the nurse observed that his breathing
was more difficult, and his pulse more
tccb'c than 1t had Deen. DR. Hyatt was
also sent ior, and he arrived there about
10 O'Clock. After my arrival Mr.
Blaine continued to grow weaker very
rapidly; his pulse becoming more feeble,
He died at.Ll O'Clock. He was perfect.
| " c0ns,';".,iv;lp to within a tew minutes
VI III" "aI', o'i't hc itCot3uIHeu dll tilO5S
around him. He died without suffer
in! :"
DR.. Hyatt said B!aine's death was
due to sheer exhaustion. He was un-
willing To make statement regarding
the exact disease of Blame until he re-
cclvcd the consent of the family.
News OF Blaine's death spread like
wiIdlirc. Crowds gathered on the cor
ncr, and visitors locked to the house,
Rev. Dr. II. 5. llamln, who was pas
snT the house when the announceme ent
ol his death was made, at once entered
and remained with the family for some
Iimr
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Would Make ~ Good One.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2G.--It is whis-
pcrcd around in Congressional circles
that Senator Butler is being urged tor
the Postmaster Gcneral-shlp, and Sena'
tor Irb; was induced to take sides with
SmiLl, hoping to Kill Off Butler's pros
,,ccls. ST a!or Buller refuses to dircuss
the subject, out il is known that a num-
Der OF prominent Democrats in Wash"
ngton aud New York have suggested to
Mr. Clcvcl and that Senator Butler would
make an admirable Postmaster General
Senator BuLlcr has no Cabinet aspira'
uions, as he prefers to remain in the Sen
ate. He has an election coming on, ant
ne is getting ready for the contest anC
does not appear to be giving any atten
ion to the Cabinet boom which some OF
his irends have started without consnlt
ing him News and Courier.
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WANTS TO BE ANNEXED
NEWS Or A BIG REVOLUTION IN THE
ISLAND OF HAWAIIA.

The Queen Dothroned and Comm ission
Sent TO This Country to ask Protection
and Annexation to the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-The
Hawaiian steamship "Claudine" has
arrived, and brings intelligence of q
revolution in honolulu. The revo'u.
ton overthrow the government. On
the 10Th The Queen asked the Cabinet
% sign the constitution disfranchsinR
foreigners and put the whole govern
mcnt in the hands of the natives. Che
Ministers refused and the 0"een threat
ened them They lied. but returned
later and induced the Queen to post
pone the coup. a public meeting was
held in front of the palace, and native
orator demanded the lives of the Minis
terS. The citizens formed q commit
tee of safety at a mass meeting.
The United States steamship "BOs-
ton landed 300 armed marines and two
gattling guns wero placed in front of
the legation. a provisional govern
ment was formed with S. b. Dale as
PRESIDENT He issued a proclamation
abrogatlng the monarchy and establish
lnga provisional government until an.
nrXation Is secured with the United
States. All the officers of the
government continue their functions
except the Queen and Marshal
Wilson. The Cabinet of the
Ilneen retired and the troops sur
rendered. Commissioners Thurston,
Castle, Welder, Marsden and Carter
nave arrived here to obtain annexation
% the United States. 1t is not known
what steps the Uuited States govern
mcnt will Take about the matter.
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Th @ IANAA hInnI IN ,nII

CoLrMEIA, :. g., Feb. I.--Major
Ganahl, OF the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Road, was Iii the clty yester-
day seeing what could hr done about
the payment Of the taxes, about which
much has already been SAID. The
State officials all insist that Il taxes
have to be paid to the respective coun.
ty treaSurers, and that they have mo
right to ACCEPT all or any portion Of IT.
Governor fillman IN talking with me
about the abatement OF the IL per cent
penalty, which he understood was de-
sired, said that hr had been looking IN
the law Oh the subject and could find
no authority by which he or anybody
else could help the road. The taxes
and the penalty would have to be paid,
and If any redress WAS secured IT could
only bc through the Legislature at It's
next session. News and Courier.
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Danger of NaurHi Gas.

ANDERSON, IND, Feb. Natural
gas exploded in IA house occupied oy
Ulysses 5. Brunson at midnight. me
house was completely wrecked, and five
persons seriously injured. u lysses 8.
Brunson was badly burned about the
head. Mrs. Brunson was Dl0Wn
through door and bruised as well as
burned; she will die. Sarah BrGnson'
II years old, Mary Brunson, Z, and POI.
lie Brunsou. 3, were blown out OF tnelp
beds and badly burned about the 1acs ,
and legs. A leaky service pipe causeo
the disaster.
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MANY I.ivra Lost.

ATHENS, Feb. 1.-The Island of
Iantc was shaken by an earthquake
this morning and many lives lost. In
the town of Iante many houses were
wrccfed, and the occupants ran in
their night-clOthes into the street. The
roof Of the prison fell IN and many
PRISONERS were wounded. The guard
vas doubled. The walls of the prison,
winch had been sprung and cracked,
were oraced. The hospital was shaken
partly i!om its foundations, all the
lloorS settled, and the roof sunk sew
eral tcct. The attendants ran from the
building and were induced with dIni
Guilty, half an hour later, to return and
help remove the patients to anoth'
part OF the town. Two hours later 81
town was shaken by repeated 81 !r
houses fell IN all quarters, : the
pIiS"n becdme 50 unsafe - ,nOcks,
prisoners were removed and the
III pani", fled from ti1 ,sLhat many
crowLcd the streets anC.|T The people,
scores Of families lt&e houses, and
camp In the fields Oh market place.
ManV dead bodies h&GiL the town TO
the RUNS, aud hIAm the outskirts
rrepor1ed TO nave lAvc been found in
1t has bren imp<lHndred or more art
details. The vfBeen severely injured
the relief Of government has sent on
Ttents and provisions TO
Hthe homeless.
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SUICi )E OF JOHN c. oOulER.
Full Par;tcui~rs the Tragic Event of
Last sunday.

Fun Par;tculncs OF the Tragic Event of
Last Sunday.
a special from GaStonia, n. G.. to
the Charlotte Observer, says: No other
incident ever sent so thrilling Il shock
10 the heart of this cOmlnuulv as the
death by his Gwn haua, " Mr.. John G.,
Squlrr, on yesterday. IS d member of
the firm ni SIuier X Company he WAS
we'll known and universally esteemed
in business circles here. and not tha,
only, but as a member ana deacon of
the (l}aptisD Church, and his Christian
character was beyond rrpr0ach. Es-
peclally did his firm yet geNtlc nature
attract the Warm"St friendship. His
bearing and we'll known character
were Just such as one would never he
likely to associate with Selflnilicipd
death; hence the greater the intensity
OF the shock his friends felt on hear
ing the appalling news of his death.
Yesterday before o'clock, lust AS
oar people were returning To- their
homes from the morning service, the
news went as if on phantom wings, tly.
ing to every part of the town. that "Mr
Stkller Is dead. Mrs. Suular, Just from
church, picked upa letter addressed to
her 10y her husband, and read the
words. My dear Wite--D .ath Sppa-
rates us today" She searched three
rooms hastily, ran to the back yard and
searched and with fear gathering
heavier about her heart, returned and
opened the dining room door. She
caught sight OF her husbands feet on
the llo0r and rushed with scream for
helP. She and her husbands intimate
friends, knowing that ne was slightly
lndlsposcd and that he had been ,hreat.
tneu with partial paralysis, Thought
that paralytlc stroke had come aud
in calmnesS, even If suddenly. had end
ed his Die. Fhe writer being near, was
among the first To reach the house. His
feelings cannot be described. as, upon
entering the partly open door, he saw
his friend cat stretched upon the floor
before him, bathed in his own blood
and gaSping IN HIS last struggle. \
large wound in the right temple was
bleeding profuSely.
l'y his left side and just under the
palm OF his left hand lay Il 32-calibIe
revolver one chamber empty. lie was
cared for with the best medical skill
but hope was dead The ball had
IIunged clear through the brain from
temple to temple. At > o'clock
the unfortunate man died.
1T was soon learned that death by his
own hand had been carefully planned
Friday he bought Il pistol. Saturday
he bought paper for the special pur-
pose, and wrote business letters TO all
creators. Saturday nightIn the night
he had insisted that Mrs. Squirr attend
Sunday school and church. Sunday
morning he wrote letters to Mr.. j, d.
| Moore, and to Mrs. Squlcr. lie Stated
Chat ne was driven by something ire
SiStlble.
II is death was the result Of suicida
helanch0lll superlndured by huSineI!
troubles. Not particle of dishonOl
attached to the man, and most thor
0ugh investigation of his business at
tairs reveals no just cause for despond
| encV
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Prtbon~rs IIscaDs.

PADUoAH. Ky, Feb. Fifteen pris-
"ners ia the county Jail at Murray ca.
capped during Monday night by cutting
out. One declined To 90, though held
as accessory to murder. Andy Adams
who stabbed Emmet Slaughter to death,
Emanuel Grogan and Al. Goslin who
Murdered John Pcrron at Hazel, Mar
vim Jones, charged with outrage, and
James Head, a blgamist, are among
those who escaped.
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Talks Through Hts Hat.

SALEM, Orc,, Feb. l.-GoVcrnor PEN
noyer received letter yesterday from
his At iutant General asking p, missiOn
TO use TWO brass cannon belonging TO
the STATE Tor the purpose OF firing sa'
nor sent the following reply: mo per
mission will be gwen to use Safe can
non in firing n salute over the Inaugural
tion OF Wall street plutOcrat AS Presl
dent Of the United States.
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it and am now more com

reconsidered it and am now more com
posed"
"Why, you surprise me, General,
What is the natter"
"Why, Sir, on my return to the city
found my administration of this depart.
ment had been interferred with: that
Martin, whom l had ordered shot, ha 4
not been shot; land that Mr.. Stant on sus-
pended my order. | Immediately telo-
graphed him, demanding why he inter
terred. He replied that it was in re-
sponse to the Gather telegram-your
wolk. ! demanded Of him to send me
copy OF this telegram, which he did.
know all you did"
"Well, General, was it not all right ="
NO. SIT, 1t was not all right. No. sir.
Why. SIT. when was IN command of the
Army Of the potCm &c Lincoln would
not lrC me XII man. Lee killed men
every day, and Lees army was under
dlSclpllne, and now, sir, Lincoln is dead
ana l Will Kill this man. Yes, sir, will.
rhe order is given to shoot hun tomor-
row and he Will be shot, and cont you
interfere"
Did Stanton order you to shoot him :"
inquired.
mo, sir, he left the matter in my
hands and ! demanded that he be shot
and shot he will be"
We'll, General, again interpoSed, "this
BOY was only agucrilla. The war is
over. lie belonged to Colonel .Jesse's
command. The papers of this morning
tell us that the government has given
Jesse the same tel ms gwen Lee; that he
is now in Louisville. where he has been
Toasted ami fraterniZrd with 10y Union
officers. Will it not he shocking to
shoot here one of his dtluded follow
ers?"
ut makes no difference" replied the
General. "l.OuiSvllle is not in my de-
partment. am not responsible for
what is done there. | will do my duty
in my own. will kill him. Yes, sir,
will, and that tomorrow"
The i'm age of the speaker rises before
me with startling disLinctneS1. The
manner, as well us the words, indicated
That his mind was oppressed with the
thought that I.inc0ln's humanity
had thWarted his career. In some way
1t seemed to him relief TO sacrifice this
boy. Hence his eagerne:S chat the op.
portlnlty should not escape him.
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Got tho shirt .

MHLERSBURG, o., Jan. -. In pre-.
parlnl the corpse OF Edward Woods Tor
the Caskct his sens s!.lrL was put on hy
mistake. Mrs. WOO'S did not learn OF
this until several days afterwards Snc
8 somewhat supGr5tlliOu', an! at once
concluded that unless the shirt was re-.
stored To its owner the sOn would tolO y
his father to the graVC. Mrs. Woods
had the corpse djsinLcrrcd, the chln tn
IN SHIRTS was made, and the body was
then buried Il second time.
SPEECHES were III ,dc In the Nation,
al House Of Representatives last Mon.
day eulOgiZlng the life of the late
lamented Congressman StacKhOuSe by
Congressman McLaurin and others
| Capt. StackhCu3e WAS a most excellent
citizen and deserved all the praise he
! received Of the speakers.
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n y ew IsnilrOnd.

The Columbia State Of last Wcdnes-
day says: Maj. w. II. Mauldin, of
Hampton, will arrive in the city today
TO apply for the lease Of sixty convicLs
from the penitentary board, to work
on the States newest railroad, tie
Branchvile and Hampton, OF which he
is the president. This new road has
been building ior some time, and Is about
halt completed. It, viii open up the
finest saw null country in the STATE. TT e
road Will be about forty miles in length
running between the points indicated bv
its name. 1t will connect with the
South Carolina railway, the Green PonG
and WalterbOrO VIII be extended To con.
meet with IT, and a branch will give II
connection with the South Bound. Thus
it VIII have an outlet by two ports. The
road was begun by Mai. MauloIn midi.
Vlduallj, and now he has iloatcd all ita
bonds, and expects IN II short time TO
have 1t in iuIl operation.
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+ LAST VICTIM.
EEOERATE SOLDIER WAS
latter THE SURRENDER,

10 Order of u Federal Nap jor
The Fact of the Case as Writ
.articipator IN tho Tragedy.
st. Louis Republic:
gthe conflict this last fall |
fact that a Confederate sol,
.shot after peace had been
rly one month, and he was
der OF Major General of the
lteS Army, at Cincinnati, O.
lent was laught d at and rid
refer you to volume 13 vf the
agaziue, page 96l, for a fun
of the facts, written and
Judge Dickson, who Was a
>r in the tragedy.
Yours truly,
j. Nj. pILKINGTON.
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Fur sgrO.s I.Yncned

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. Ia special
TO the Dispatch from Tazewe!l Court
House, Va, SAYS: Monday night, tour
negro men murdered and robbed two
white men at R'chlands, named Rat.
clitle and ShorLridye. The murderc,
men lived in Buchanan county. and
were at Richlands with their wagons lol
the purpose OF purchasing goods. Tho
iOur negroes were captured, confessed
the crime and were lynched. More than
one hundred l'nclanan people were al
lSichl.,nds to-day. Ratclille and Short
ridge were country merchants, who had
CO me to Ri !hlanhs, their nearest railway
station, for goods for their trade. They
were supposed to have considerable
money. When night approached, they
tied their horses, built fire and pre-,
pared To spend the night in their way-
Ons. THIS morning their dead bodies
were discovered each in pool of blood.
Suspicion pointed to the four negroes as
being the murderers. A crowd immc.
diately gathered and earch!ng parucs
were sent out. The first OF the uuartettc
arrested was Jerry Brown, and after
eatislaC' 'Ory evidence as to his guilt had
been obtained, rope was placed about
his neck and he soon danylcd from the
limb OF n tree. Later in the day the
other thrcr-Spcnccr Branch, John
,)OhnSt II and Sam ElltrSon were arrest.
cd bS county "tlic,als, and the officers
started with their prisoners by ruunl-
about way for the court house. In ihc
m,antlmc news ci the murder had
reached buchanan county, where tn,
murdered men resided, and mob was
Immediately organized and started post
haste towards RiChlands to avenge the
murder. This party upon reaching
lEchlands and learning OF the route tax.
Ell by the officers ith three prisoners.
pursued and overlook them, iorcibll
took change OF the three negroes ant
swung them up in short order. A mol
is said TO be pursuing two other negroes
suspected Of completely in the crime.
The greatest excitement prevails.
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Collecting Skeletons.

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 27.--MO Oy
Hoo, who is engaged in the lucrative
business gathering bones Of decreased
Cinnamon for shipment to their Ma
tive land, is in the city. lie has shipped
here skeletons of 600 Chlnamen, which
viii be sent TO China. The skeletons
are Soldered up separately N tin boxes,
and six Of these boxes are put in each
case. On the Tin Is marked the name
OF the occupant, the company to which
ne belonged, and his former place of
resid' II :e. When the bones arrive in
Chlha lhey are claimed by relatives OF
tne persons to whom they belonged
Moy Hno Is employed by The Six Com
&l2 q Set ~
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3"as this jov. 1t had been my purpose
fo advise Gen. Hooker on his return Of
what had done, but my first knowlt dge
OF this wac from an aid of his who de-
llVered a note from the General request
ing my presence AZ his headquarters.
The moment saw Hoo ker discovered
that he was under great excitement,
which he was striving to suppress, and
in his effort he fairly succeeded. In slow
and measured tones he SAID: "Judpe
Iickaon, was very angry at you on my
le.urn and had ordered your arrest, bus
Evening journal., 1893-06-02
The Financial sltuation.l

The succession OF bank failures
throughout the country, the re-
curing psnics in Wall street, the
continued export OF gold, the gen
eral feeling of unessiness in the
world Of commerce and finance, are but
the natural consequence Of a series Of
national follles aud sins Of long standing.
The infamous Silver Bill, the imposi
lion Of war taxes, the robblng OF the
national Treasury through the medium
of disgraceful pension system. the
mer,triciCus extravaganza introduced
and maintained in Our public life by
the imperially corrupt party lately ousted
from power. have ali combined to
work the existing evils and perils A
nation must pay for its foLies as well as
the individual Recklessness. improvi
dence. are of certain of ultimate trouble
aud embarrassment TO a government a.
&c person There IS no advantage IN
die isguising the seriousness of the results
worried by the blnnders and misdeeds OF
the last decade of our national life
Bat 10 is some comfort 10 know that
with our magnificent resources. the
country will not find 10 difficult to re
form and recuperate Illustrated
American
Evening journal., 1893-06-02
GROWTH OF THE SODA WATER HABIT.
Rapid Increase of the Business--An
Sorts and Conditions of People Ad-
dicted to the Soda Water Habit.

Rapid Increase of the Business--An
sorts and Conditions of People Ad-
dicted to the Soda Water Habit.
"The soda trade has grown so enor-
mously," said the proprietor Of large
drug store recently, that it has become
a business in itself. Il is not so many
years since the equipment for the serv-
ing Of soda in drug stores consisted Of a
zinc-lined box, in which was a block Of
ice wrapped in blanket, and few
bottles Of syrups. Now the smallest
drug store boasts Of marble fountain
and a complete outfit for the proper
serving of soda and mineral waters,
while in the large establishments are to
be seen fountains and their accessories
that range in cost from 1000 to SlO,-
600.
IN the beginning one of the prescrip-
tion clerks attended to the occasional
calls for soda Now we employ four
men, who are practically barkeepers,
for they have made a study Of the art OF
mixing drinks from a soda fountain, and
who receive wages commensurate with
their skill and experience.
During hot weather we use tons Of ice
each day and consume gallons Of syrups,
and at the height Of the season it is
not unsual for us to serve 5000 persons
in day. A record of our sales shows
that during July of last year we sold
30, 900 glasses of Soda irrespective Of the
numerous other drinks dispensed from
the fountain. The list Of plain anc
fancy mixed drinks that we prepare
include almost 100, ranging from plaiI
soda water to a siberian Flip
"The liking for soda water is con6ne,
TO no class. All sorts and conditions o
people are addicted to the soda waite
habit. Staid bankers and business mel
come in with the regularity of clock
work every day and at certain hours TO
mineral waters.
There are also many women VIII
drink certain mineral waters or tonic
and who patronize the soda fountain
every day.
Eggs are used in the concoction of
dozen or more fancy mixed drinks, ant
lines. lemons, oranges and strawberrie
are used in large quantities.
In New York city the soda water trad
has reached vast proportions, and il
Park place, where the great newspaper
are centred, there are several drug store
that do a tremendous business in tn
gaseous commodity.
The ammonia cocktail is largely calle
for during the morning hours and is i
much favor with men who have been Il
late the night previous.