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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
THE PHOSPHATE INDUSTRY.
The River Companies Are Mining
Steadily Ruf Not fo Excess.

The River Companies Are Mining.
Steadily, But Not to Excess.
Phosphate Inspeator Adolphus W.
Jones was in Columbia last week, so
Ays the State, fresh from the phos-
phate fields. The river rock indus
try in this State, he said was not
so dead as it has been represented as
being. While the output is not SO large
as formerly, the companies are mining
about ten thousand tons each per
month. The Beaufort, Farmers and
Empire companies he said, were min
ing to considerable extent, but they
never allowed surplus of rock to get
on hand.
They were keeping everything well
in hand and not letting the production
exceed the demand. There is not now
in the river section moe than %, 600
tons of rock. already mined. Of this.
amount more than half belongs to the
Coosaw comr any, which has given mp
work. Wheh this company quit it had
q much larger supply on hand but has
disposed of the greater part of it.
The Coossw's plant has been put IN
perfect order and we'll housed. It is in
no danger, and could in short time
be put in readiness to resume work.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
THE NEWS EPIToMiZED.
Washington Items.

A PORTION of the soldiers sent by the War
Department to Alaska will be stationed at
st. 0Iichaers, and a portion sent up the
Yukon to the boundary line.
Ex-Queen Liliuokalani will resume her
fight against the annexation Of Hawaii as
as soon as Congress convenes.
The annual report of General Dumont,
Supervising Inspector-General OF Steam
Vessels, shows that Csc, 900 900 passengers
were carried during the year, and 1873 lives
lost.
Th, Government has accepted q bid OF
$416, 900 for the timber on the Chippewa
Indian reservation, in Wisconsin.
The wrecking of the steam whaler
Navarch by being caught in an ice pack in
the Arctic Ocean, the probable loss OF thir-
ty-seven members Of her crew and one
passenger. and the rescue of the Captain
and his wife and six OF the crew, have just
been reported to the Treasury Department
by Captain Tuttle Of the revenue steamer
Bear, Of the Behring Sea patrol fleet.
The Monetary Commission appointed un-
der the authority Of the Indianapolis
"Sound Money" Convention held its open
ing session in Washington.
The Secretary Of the Interior has made
reouisitions on the United States Treasury
for the following sums to be used IN the
October payment OF pensions: Buffalo,
81 ,650, 900; Chicago, S2,s75, 900; Concord,
N. H., SITS. 900: Des Moines. Ia, So, i4O 600;
Pittsburg, 81, ,750, 900. Total, S9,l9o, 600.
President Mckinley has commuted the
sentence Of C. Lee Addington, who was to
die on the scaffold in Paris, Texas, on FRI
day, to life imprisonment. Addington MUIR
dered Oscar Hodges in the Choctaw Nation
In 1895.
Archibald J. Sampson. OF Arizona, has
been appointed United States Minister TO
Ecuador.
Four chiefs OF division and twenty clerks
in the Post Oflce Department have been
notified to show cause why they shouio
not be reduced in salary and position, to
make room for other clerks of greater Of
fciency.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY.
Mr.. Harris Declines to Take People
From New Orleans.

Mr.. Harris Declines to Take People
From New Orleans.
Last week Mr.. Harris, the proprietor
of the Harris Lithia Springs, was sore
ly tempted. From New Orleans came .
telegram requesting an immediate re-
ply, asking if Harris Springs hotel
would be open to hundreds of refugees
from that city, who would show clean
bills of health from the authorities De-
spite the fact that an affirmative answer
would have filed his hotel to overflow
ing, possibly for couple Of months,
Mr.. Harris promptly wired to New
Orleans that he could not permit
the refugees to come to his hotel. Had
he said "come" the shipment OF the;
water would have been seriously inter-
fered with and there would have been
danger of spreading the germs in every
direction through the medium Of the
water. Again, the business OF the
hotel for the next summer season
would have been injured. All the
same. it was most tempting offer. Mr..
Harris felt that his lithia spring water
would be an antidote for yellow fever
and was confident that the germs could
not live at the place, but he did not
care to have the dreaded words yellow
fever" mentioned in connection with
his resort.-The State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
FOUND ON THE MEsA's TOP.
Results Of an Expedition Recently Sent
Out by the Government.

Results Of an Expedition Recently Sent
Out by the Government.
F.w. Hodge, of the Bureau Of Ethnology,
Smithsonian Institution, has just returned
to Washington from an expedition to the
Enchanted Mesa, OF New Mexico, which has
excited the interest Of scientists and the
daring Of exploring parties. 1t was brought
into prominence few months ago by the
expedition OF Professor William Libbey, OF
Princeton University, who reported no
evidences OF early occupancy.
Mr.. Hodges explorations have brought
good results, however. He assembled by an
extension ladder comprising six sections.
The Mesa was determined to be All feet
from the western plain to the top OF the
highest pinnacle above the cleft, and the
talus at the base OF the cleft 224 feet above
the plain. Mr.. Hodge found several pots
herds, two stone axes (broken), fragment
of a shel. bracelet and a stone arrow point.
All yestiges OF the ancient trail ascending
the talus, and continued thence to the sum-
NIT by hand and foot holes in the solid rock,
have been obliterated; but some traces Oh
the holes remain.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
MKINLEY OFF FOR A HOLIDAY.
The President Goes with His Party to
North Adams, Mass.

Ihe President Goes with His Party to
North Adams, Mass.
President Mckinley left Washington on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at o'clock
Tuesday night for North Adams, Mass,
wherehe will be the guest for week or
ten days Of W. B. Plunkett. He was ac-
eompanied by Mrs. Mckinley, Attorney
General and Mrs. McKenna, Miss McKenna,
Secretary and Mrs. Alger, Miss Mabel Nc
Kinley, his niece; George B. Cortelyou,
Acting Secretary to the President, and
J. Walter Blandford, Private Secretary to
the Attorney General
Just as the train started the President
came to the broad rear platform Of the end
car and bowed right and left TO the crowd
inside and outside of the station railing.
His appearance was greeted with hand
elapping.
The train consisted OF four coaches. The
private car Of President Thomson Of the
Pennsylvania road was occupied by Mr..
and Mrs. Mckinley. There was no prolonged
stop on the way, and the train reached
North Adams at 9 O'Clock Wednesday
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
AID FOR GOLD SEEKERS.
joseph Ladue in Consultation With the
President and Secretary Alger.
6OOO MEN ON HALF RATI0NS.
That will Be the Situation This Winter,
According to the Alaska Pioneer-War
Department Advices Are More Encour-
aging The Governments Reindeer
May Be Utilized in Forwarding Supplies

WASHINGTON, D. C. Special Joseph
Ladue. the Alaska pioneer, who came to
: Washington to consult with Secretary Alger
about methods for the relief Of the destitu-
tion which he and others who comprehend
the situation believe will overtake those
who have crowded into the Klondike with
5, out adequate supplies, called on President
Mckinley He was presented by Secretary
Alger. The President discussed the s1tua-
tion with Mr.. Ladue and appeared deeply
Interested in his suggestions for the relief
Of the Klondikers.
Mr. Ladue estimates that there are about
5000 people in the Klondike, and that there
are provisions for only about 5000. He
thinks the idea of attempting to arrange
for ice engines for carrying supplies down
the Yukon Is utterly impracticable, owing
Z to the fact that when the river freezes the
Zee In the centre is,forced up, forming great
hillocks. Hebelieves that all persons who
have not sufficient provisions and who can
return to St. Michael before the river freezes
should do so.
He says that navigation will not close for
q month, and he advises that q courier be
dispatched Immediately across Chilkoot
Pass 10 Klondike to urge all who can to
embark on the last outgoing steamer: This
suggestion will probably be adopted. In
addition he advises the establishment OF
stations along Chilkoot Pass with dog
{ trains for conveying relief supplies. Before
leaving the White House Mr.. Ladue pre-
scented Mrx. Mckinley half-ounce nugget
of virgin gold. Secretary Alger also re-
.ceiyed q souvenir Klondike nugget.
Secretary Alger said after the interview
that no steps would be taken looking to
q xe1ief Of the miners In the Klondike until
after navigation closes and the Governments
learns through Captain Ray, who is at st.
Michael, the exact situation. Secretary
Aiger has received telegram expressing
the opinion that the four steamers now 60
ing up the Yukon carry ample provisions
for an persons now In Dawson City and
the vicinity. n they arrive safely perhaps
fhdre win be no necessity for any relief
measures. II not, 1t Is possible that Mr..
Ladue's suggestion for dog trains across
the Chilkoot Pass may be accepted.
& Secretary Bliss has instructed the Com
missioper Of Education to have the reindeer
now,st Teller Station. Alaska, which have
been broken to work, forwarded to st.
Michael, to be held there for use in forward
8 lax supplies to the Klondike country In case
o9 enerYency. There are about eighty OF
he reindeer which, It's believed by the Ad-
ADMINISTRATION, can be utilized In this way,
end the opinion prevails that they would
be much moro useful than dogs, because
they travel more rapidly, draw more, and
oen I've on the little forage the country
produces. The Secretary says that eacn
: Eoindeer win carry about 800 pounds and
vii travel hundred miles day.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Otter Skins Becoming Scarce.

The hunting schooner Rather has ar
rived at San Francisco from the Arctic,
having secured twenty-six sea-otter skins
and 1913 fur-seals. Captain Nelson de-
clares that otters are becoming scarce. He
got one skin that is entirely white, the first
one ever taken, according to the hunters.
The conventional color OF the sea-otter is
black. Skins here and there dappled with
silver have always commanded the highest
price. This pure white skin, It is expected,
will bring from 500 to $1,000, the highest
price on record.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
SWEEPING OPINION AGAINST TRUSTS

The United States Court in Kansas se-
verely Criticises Trade Combinations.
In decision handed down in Topeka
Kansas, holding that the Kansas City Live
Stock Exchange is trust, organized In VI
olation Of the Sherman Antitrust law,
United States District Judge c. ]. Foster
made some severe criticisms upon the for
nation OF trusts and combinations to con-
troll trade. The exchange is an organiza-
ton Of commission men who control tho
sale OF live stock in Kansas City. All live
stock which enters the city must pass
through the exchange. Judge Foster issued
an Injunction restraining 1t from doing
business, because It Is an unlawful combin-
alton. In the course OF the decision the
Judge says:
"The crying complaint Of to-day and the
great menace to the welfare OF the people
Is the tendency Of wealth to monorolize
and control the industries OF the country,
and it must be confessed by every thought
full observer that many Of the so-called stock
and produce exchanges are among the
most potent instrumentalities for the ac-
complishment Of these purposes by specu-
lators and alventurerS."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
THAT DILLON ROW.
The Gamblers Did Not Belong TO Har-

The Gamblers Did Not Belong TO Har-.
ris' Show-Licensed by r wn.
w. H. W., in special to The State,
from Florence says: In EXPLANATION OF
the trouble that Harris Nickle Plated
Show had at Dillon, as set forth in The
State of the Goth inst. Mr.. Barton, the
general manager, asked me to make
the following statement: That there.
arrived in Dillon at the same time with
them twenty gamblers on their way to-
the Raleigh fair. These men were grant
ed a license by the town authorities OF
Dillon, which was shown Inc, Ito run q
shell game" and several other gambling
games and to run side show. These:
fellows bought a lot of tickets, which
they sold in order to work the short
change racket. Mr.. Barton said that
the gamblers returned to them the
money that he had to pay out at Dillon
and promised to indemnify him in case
of further trouble on their account. q
wish to say that harris show was
here and behaved themselves well
and the manager and others im-i
pressed me and the community at large
very favorably. 1 make this statement
at the request of MIR. Barton.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
BIG LOSS OF LIFE IN ITALY.
Hurricane and Floods Kill 100 and In
jure as Many More.

Hurricane and Floods Kill 100 and In
jure as Many More.
A hurricane swept over Sava, Oria and
Latiano, all in the Province ofLecce, Italy.
Forty persons were killed, seventy were
wounded, twenty houses were destroyed,
and telegraphic communication with the
scene of the disaster was cut of.
At Oria the railway depot was demol-
ished and all the railway men engaged
there were killed. Two chateaux and
thirty houses were destroyed in neigh
boring village, where twenty were killed
and twenty-four injured.
At Mesagne fifteen were killed and five
injured.
A special dispatch from Rome says that
two villages near Brindisi have been flooded
and that twenty persons have been
drowned.
The floods, which were caused by recent
heavy rains, wrecked every house In the
two villages. injuring many people.
Great tracts Of country have been devas-
tated
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Fast Freight Runs.

The B. and o. S. W. has been making
records on quick despatch freight within
the past week or two. Two trains. one
weighing 1872 and the other 73f tons, ran
from Cincinnati to Parkersburg, 200 miles
in eight hours and three minutes and eight
hours and four minutes respectively. The
run from st. Louis to Cincinnati, $40 miles
was made in sixteen hours. Considering
that some OF the grades exceeded one per
cent. the performance ranks with the best
on record and demonstrates that the track
and motive power OF the L. and o. s. W..
must be in good condition.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
1000 HORSES DEAD.

Strange Equine Malady Raging on East
ern Shore OF Maryland.
DR.. A. W. Clement, Maryiands State
Veterinarian, reports an alarming epidemic
among horses on the eastern shore, which
killed over one thousand.
DR.. Clement said: "The strange disease
threatens to become general throughout
the State: I made q post-mortem exaIni-
nation Of q number Of horses which died
from the disease, and will make an official
report as soon as possible. cannot as yet
give any definite opinion in regard to the
disease, but I am almost certain 1t Is
caused by horses eating some poisonous
vegetable matter"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
EARTHQUAKE IN LIMA.

Two Shocks Crack Walls and Destroy
Ceilings in Peru's Capital.
There have been two strong earthquake
shocks at Lima, the capital Of Peru. Great
alarm was caused among the inhabitants,
The majority Of whom rushed out into the
streets.
Many ceilings fell and walls were cracked
during the subterranean disturbance.
The seismic vibrations moved from west
20 east. Mellendo, in the south, and Paita,
in the north, were not affected, but in the
region Of tho disturbance there were fire.
quent landslides, interrupting traffic on the
Croya Railway, while telegraphic communi-
cation was interfered with.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
A ToRPEoo.soAT GOES DOWN.

Duke Frederick William OF Mecklenburg"
Schwerin Ono OF Those Drowned.
A Hamburg despatch says that Torpedo
boat No. 26 has been capsized and sunk,
hear the first lightship OF Cuxhaven. Eight
of her crew, including her commander,
Duke Frederick William Of Mecklenburg-
schwerin were drowned. The Duke was
born In 1874, held the rank Of Lieutenant In
the German Navy, and was brother OF the
Grand Duke Of fMecklenburg -Schwerin.
The mother OF the Duke received the
,ews OF his death at Castle Rabensteinfeld,
schwerin. The whole town has been thrown
INTO deep mourning. The church bells were
iolled and the performance at the Court
Theatre was abandoned.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Arroyo's Murder Premeditated.

velasquez, ,ex-Inspector-General Of Police,
now in prison in the City OF Mexico, has
confessed that he ordered the killing Of
Arroyo, the assailant of President Diaz.
His servant admits buying the knives with
which the deed was committed. Velasquez
saws that the man was not tortured. The
Judge has decided that Yelasquez and Cab
rera, the detective, are guilty, and he
holds them for trial.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
KILLED BY TIGERS.
A District in South China Panic-Stricker
by Their Ravages.

by Their Ravages.
Chinese advices say that much excite
ment prevails about Foo Chow over the
killing Of many natives at Kuliang by man
eating tigers, which have carried Off and
eaten many natives. Hundreds have fed
to nearby cities for protection. They re-
fuse to return and attend to their CROPS,
saying that they will leave the country for
good rather than fight tigers.
Expert hunters have killed some OF the
beasts, but more come down from the
mountains. They first attacked cattle,
and destroyed hundreds Of them before
many natives were killed.
The foreign settlement at Foo Chow has
offered reward OF $50 for every full-grown
tiger killed. Traps have been set. and
tiger hunts on great scale are now IN
progress. Several natives who were caught
and torn by tigers and rescued by hunters
are now in the Foo Chow hospitals.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
ENGLAND Euying Horses.

Areport to theState D department. at Wash
ington from the United States Minister at
Buenos Ayres says that agents OF the British
War Office have purchased 400 horses in
Argentina for use by the British Army in
Africa. 1t is believed that these horses are
better able to stand the trying African eli
mate than any others.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
cuss,s NEW PRESIDENT.

1rixsdisr- General aIendez Cspote Elected
Chisf Magistrate OF the Republic.
News has reached New York Of the elec-
hon of Brigsdier-G General Mendez Capote
10 tie Presidency Of the Republic OF Cuba.
30 Il amsn Of ability, and the cubans In
rev York CITY declare he win carry on the
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Gold Seekers OH Bicycles.

The stampede tothe Whatcom gold mines
On SILICA Creek, in Washington, continues.
Returning prospectors say that there is
continuous procession Of men, horses,
wagons and bicycles between Whateom and
Eight Mile Post, on the State trail...
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Adjourned in Honor of a Colored Minister

Out OF respect to the Rev. Matthew
Campbell, widely known colored minis
ter, who was buried in Richmond, KY,
a few days ago, Judge Scott ordered the
adjournment Of the Circuit Court. This 1s
the first time in the history OF Kentucky
that such a mark Of respect has been ac-
corded colored man.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Troops Fire OH Strikers.

A special dispatch from Melzo, twelve
miles from Milan, Italy, says that during
strike disturbances there the troops were
called ont and fired upon the strikers, kill
ing one man and wounding eight.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Three Killed in a Boiler Explosion.

The boiler in the sawmill Of E. G. Dex,
three miles from Liyermore, KY, blew up.
Three men were killed and ten injured.
Cold water run into the. boiler caused the
accident.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Bears Inyuu, .....o Orchards.

Citizens of Kendrick, Tata County,
idaho, have been obliged to fight large
numbers OF bears which have invaded their
orchards nightly, owing, it is said, to fail
ure OF the wild berry crop in the mountains.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Sixteen Suicides in One Week in Chicago.

Sixteen persons who had found life In
Chicago failure committed suicide last
week. Five OF the unfortunates were wo-
men. Four OF the victims hanged them
selves, four took poison, three drowned
themselves, two used reyolvers, one In
hailed gas, and one leaped from window.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Thirty-three Lives Lost in a Collision

The British steamer Tyria and the Aus
trlan steamer Ika were in collision near
Fiume. The Ika was so badly damaged
that she sank. Seventeen OF her passen-
gers were rescued, but :thirty-three were
Drowned.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30

Governor Taylor Of Tennessee has APP
rointed Miss Nellie Ely colonel on his
staff. What sort Of uniform VIII
Colonel Ely wear on dress parade
bloomers or knicker5ockerS?
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1897-09-30
Foreign.

Riots. "a to the reports OF foreigners
and Christ 7s kidnapping children, con-
tinue in CHI.
The buboni plague lis again active in
India, wide area being affected.