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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04
IAN An AWE "! |.R!|!!CClAIN|I ER!CAIN QUEEN luEEE.|I.

-Four Generations OF Her Kin Have
FOught Under. the Stars and Stripes.
The following beautifully worded
lsrticle was handed to the cores
pondent Of the Knoxville Journal
and Tribune by q leafaaiag assssorissifs
of Goldsboro, n. g, All the facts
are therein historic and will be read
with interest by patriotic Americans
everywhere: ss@.s
Less than one hundred miles west
OF Ashevilie, in the County Of Chero-.
kee, the extreme western county of
North Caroline, on the broken brow
of a lowly hill, across which creeps
the shadows of the unnamed peaks
of the beautiful Nantahala Moun-
tains, there stands a modest farm
house that never knew q luxury. In.
this humble and scantily furnished
home, about one mile from Andrews.
a flag station of the Murphy Branch
of the Western North Carolina Rail
road, there lives an aged widow with
a record 80 remarkable as to deserve
choice place in the annals of her
country. Crowned with the snow
that never melts and modestly claim
ing the memories which s$:e::ss!!..
across lightweight long years, she is
the sanity grandmother and the
Cody mother around whom three
generations of heroes are wont to
gather and pay reverential homage
of affection.
Her name is Mary Phillips latham.
She was born February 2, 1910, and,
therefore, is in her eighty eighth
year. Her grandfather followed and
fought under Gen. Washington. Her
father was in the thickest of the fight
at New Orleans under Gen. Jackson
and through life bore the living evil
dence of the carnage shown in that
memorable struggle. Under Gen.
Taylor in Mexico her husband was
in the forefront and never faltered
or wavered in the face of death itself.
In the late war she had six sons
who fought through and to the end
under the stars and bars--one was
one Of the body-guard of Jefferson
Davis when fiually captured, and in
the present war between the United
States and Spain fourteen of her
grandsons are in the regular service
and arc worthy sons of worthy sires
--reedy to do and to die. +.
These are facts without color,
which can be verified by him who
doubts. Mrs. latham is still sprightly
and seemingly unconscious of the
burden which lightweight summers
have slowly--and I have almost said
oruelly---imposed. This queen of
American womanhood, American
mother of American heroes, in a
modest American home, in the
lengthening twilight of life 30 long,
80 fruitful and useful, around which
the shadows swiftly deepen with
such record, commanded my pro-
foundest homage and interest anu
impelled this modest mention of her
name. The readers, / am sure, will
instinotively share the unbidden wish
that kind Providence may fill her
few remaining days with tho sun
shine of that sweet peace which
passoth all understanding.
SAM SHAW.
Greensboro, N. C., July 10, 1893.
Mr.. w. @. latham, of Walhalla,
gallant Confederate veteran, we'll
Known to the OeODIe of OcOnee. ia q
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

1t was ncarlye Admiral Camara his
approached t, ii,s uofn"natrat"d that the
cry for help. h"V'gaole' Also that
thing was w,for q Spanish fleet TO
dingy, but com - y ahsas .Oity Jour. ' <
an instant do,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

[Mr. w. @. latham, of Walhalla,
o gallant Confederate veteran, we'll
known to the people of Oconee, is a
son of this venerable lady. His son,
Mr.. John Z. latham, is one of the
number of grandchildren at present
sustaining the warreputation of ibis
family, being a member of Company
O, South Carolina Volunteers, now
at Jacksonville, Fla. Since enlisting
he has been promoted from q private
to artificer.-EDs. COURIER.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

!, J. l. Terry, of Trimblo, Tenn, in
speaking of Chamborlain's Colic, Cholera
and Diarrhma Remedy, says: at has al
most become necessity in this vicinity"
This Is tho best remedy in tho world for
collie, cholera morbus, dysontcry and
diarrh@a, and is rcco8ni1 ID as ncccs-
"f y, wherever its great worth and morit
napolNo known. No other romcdy is SO
out thr,or offoctual, or so pleasant to
sboro I'd by w. Bell, Walhalla; II.
,,o. man Sc Co., Westminster; w.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED r.
by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There Is only ono way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional romcdios.
Deafness is caused by an inilamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of tho Easta-
chain Tube. When this tubo gets inilamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafnc ss Is the result, and unless tho
inflammation can be taken out and this
tubo restored to its normal condition,
hearing will bo destroyed forever. Nine
cases out Of ten arc caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an innamcd condi-
tion of tho mucous surfaces.
We will give ono hundred dollars for
any case of deafness (caused by catarrh)
that cannot bo cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Sond for circulars, free.
- f. j. CHENEY &c CO., Toledo, O..
Sold by druggists, rs cents. 49,.
Halls Family Pills arc the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

'rFfE PIP s Id n s. ri TpI Az
To Spain's Peace Propo sal--aN No Money
Indemnity Demanded.

1T Demands Absolute Surrender
Adjacent that Island Cuba,
Absolute Independence OF
y Ptiiippinss saInnn sEanas
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-08-04

.a a. . = -- 50 = o - i . 70 ~ s
Some time ago, q little bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh0a
Remedy fell into my hands, just at a time8
whom my two-year-old boy was terribly
afflicted His bowels were bt3tud CON
troll, We had tried.many remedies. to
no purpose, but tho littlo bottle of Colics
Cholera and Diarrltma Remedy speedily
cured him. WILLIAM i. JONES,
4.. Oglesby, Ga.
For sale by DR. ]. w. Bell Hyssllhalla, s.llh
s. O.; II. .. Simnormaa, Westminstorl5
$. o.; w. J !. Lunnoy, Seneca, 81 q
The sincerely patient sinner may
be sure that'he is making no mistake
in cauting himself without resarye
upon tho foTg wing mercy Of God
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
New Industries Reported to the Trades
man for the Week.

New Industries Reported to the Trades
man for the Week.
The more important of the new in
dustries reported to the Tradesman by
its special correspondents during the
week ended September Sth, comprise
a brick works in South Carolina; coal
mines, capital $50, 900 in the Birming-
ham district; a $4,000 cotton COM
press in Arkansas; cotton mill in
Texas; a $4,000 grain elevator in
Mississippi; $12, 900 Touring mill in
Kentucky; two in North Carolina;
one each liz South Carolina, Tennes-
see and Texas; gas company in Ken
lucky; hoop factory in Kentucky;
hosiery mill in South Carolina; ice
factories in Tennessee and Virginia;
two lumber companies in West Vlr-
ginia; mattress and spring bed fac
tory in Louisiana; paper mill In Vir-
ginia; a phosphate company, with
Mass achusetts capital, in Florida; a
planning mill in mississippi; tele-
phone system in North Carolina, and
two tobacco stemmeries in Kentucky.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
BUSINESS REVIEW.
Cotton Industry Improves in spite of Low
Prices.

r. G. Dun & Co., in their Weekly
Review OF Trade, in part says:
1t can do no good to disguise the
fact that the large eastern advances on
wool to be held for higher prices has
helped to retard the natural decline in
that product. The truth is tn at de-
mand for goods is not helped by high
prices for wool.
The cotton industry shows better
conditions in spite of the fall of cotton
to the lowest quotation ever known,
and there is larger demand for most
staple goods.
The iron industry still gains so rap
idly that an unhealthy boom would
seem to be in progress but for the pc
culiar conditions In spite of the com
bination of valley producers, who now
propose joint agency at Pittsburg,
sales run little below their fixed
figures, $10.40 being quoted at Pitts
burg and 1926 for gray forge, while
southern and local iron are steady at
Chicago, and anthracite is no str onger
at Philadelphia, but the consuming
demand is remarkably heavy.
Wheat has been declining little,
with foreign reports somewhat more
favorable as to European crops, and
yet the actual shipments have been
nearly as large as last year. Farmers
are quite generally holding back their
crop in the hope of higher prices, and
collections at the west are almost
everywhere retarded on that account,
and yet the western receipts amount
20 10, 523, 359 bushels against $780,
100 for the same week last year.
Failures for the week have been 1863
in the United States against 261 last
year, and twenty three in Canada
against twenty-nine last year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
SPAIN SENDS TROOPS
Te Reinforce Its Garrison in the Phil
ippine Islands.

Te Reinforce Its Garrison in the Phil
ippine Islands.
Admiral Dewey has cabled the navy
department that he has been advised
that number of Spanish troops have
arrived at Singapore bound for the
Philippines to reinforce the Spanish
garrison at Iloilo, on the island OF Pa
nay. At this place is concentrated
about all that remains of the Spanish
army of occupation of the Philippines
outside of the few troops on the island
of Luzon.
In dispatching troops from Spain to
The islands the Spanish government
has raised the direct question as to the
right to reinforce troops now engaged
in active hostilities with the insurgent
forces. The weight of opinion in
Washington is that this action is per
missable, and does not constitute
breach of the terms of the protocol
suspending hostilities.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
One Killed and Many Wounded.

A double head Fremont, Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley freight train ran into
the rear end of an Omaha passenger
train in the yards at Omaha Saturday.
The last car of the passenger train was
the dining car ''Delmonico. j." 1t was
split almost in two lengthwise. Harry
Jones, of Chicago, waiter, was killed,
and many wounded. The accident was
due to the inability of the engineer of
the head engine of the freight to stop
his train.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17

4 The report of the director of physi-
|ca training in public schools of
Washington has lately been published.
according to this report, tho benefi-
|cial results of systematic daily exer-
Icise have been marked; but, as the
writer of the paper truly remarks, "It
Is impossible to test the full measure
bf success or failure of our efforts. 1t
s in the remote future, with school
Hays long past, that the lasting inhu-
+6ce of such work will be felt by the
Individual child" However, one
Thing seems certain, viz, that the in
Production of physical training into
the public schools of America is step
6n the right direction, and, if intelli-
gently carried out, should result in
producing stronger race mentally
bnd physically, thinks the Scientific
american. The fact should not be
orgotten though, that physical train
bg may be abused. Gymnastics
hould not be permitted to take the
lace of play, but rather the two
hould go hand in hand. Medical
ecord.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
THE PRESIDENT IS
WEARY WITH DELAY
In the Evacuation of Porto Rico and
Cuba, and Fixes Time Limit.
sPANlARDS MUST GET OUT BY OCTOBER IS
Must Also Leave Cuba by Dec. Our
Commissioners Instructed to Take Pos
session of tho Governments if
This Order Is Not Com
piled With.

WASHINGTON. .-President Mckinley
has cabled the United States military
commission at Porto Rico that the is
land must be evacuated blythe Spanish
forces on or before October 18 and
that the Spanish commissioners be so
informed. In case of the failure of the
Spaniards to complete the evacuation
by that date the United States com
missioners are directed to take posses
sion of and exercise all of the functions
of government and in case it is found
to be impossible to secure transporta-
ton for the Spanish troops by October
IL they may be permitted to go into
temporary quarters until transports
can be secured to take them to Spain.
This fact was developed at Fridays
cabinet meeting and it was also stated
that from this time forward a more
vigorous policy would be pursued with
respect to the evacuation of Cuba. The
president has notified the United
States evacuation commission at Ha-
vana that the Spaniards would be ex-
pected to have evacuated the island
by December l, with strong intima-
tion that in case of failure the United
States would brook no further delay
but Immediately thereafter take pos
session of the government.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
INDIAN TROUBLES !
REGiRDED AsIOVER.
official Dispatches From General Ba-
con Reach Washington.
FIVE MEN KILLED. AND TEN WOUNDED
In the Battle Fought Last Wednesday and
Thursday Will be Taken to Fix
Responsibility mong the Indians
for Their Stand Against
the Government.

tnc tOFcfDUlent.
Reports received by the officials Of
the war department at Washington
and the interior departments from the
Indian outbreak are of a reassuring
character, and they now feel that the
uprising may be regarded as over.
General Bacon, who has charge of the
affairs in the department of which he
is in command, will remain at Walker,
Mimi, for the present.
The following dispatches from Brig
adierG General Bacon, bearing on the
Indian troubles, have been received
by the war department:
Adjutant General, Washington:
Walker, Mimi Whilst protecting
United States marshal at this camp on
Leech Lake, opposite the Bear Island,
with detachment of eighty men, Sd
Infantry, was attacked by large force
Of Chippewa Indians Wednesday. In
dams fighting from heavy timber and
underbrush; Indians driven back. Our
loss was: killed. Capt. Wilkinson,
Sergt. Butler, Pvts, Olmstead and
Zebell; wounded, Sergt. Ayres, Pvts.
Daley, Boucher, Brown, Wicker, Jen-
son, Turner, Zigler and Francony and
Deputy Marshal Sheehan. Commune
cation is most difficult by steamboat
Adjutant- General, Washington:
Walker, Minn.-One soldier killed
Thursday, and one Indian policeman
killed and one wounded. Number OF
Indians killed impossible to estimate.
They are now scattered in their canoes
during night to the various islands in
this section. Have accomplished all
that can be done here at this late sea-
son, and will return with my command
Friday. Communication with this
| ooint rare and difficult.
1t is stated at the war department
that the last dispatch probably means
that Gen. Bacon will return with his
command to Ft. Smelling, unless the
force is actually needed for the proteo-
ton of the people in the vicinity.
Steps will be made to have an inves-
tigation made with a view to fixing the
responsibility among the Indians for
their stand against the government.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17

! Because of the high prices, for meat
German peasants are compelled to
cross the border into Russia to get
such food. The butchers, unable to
make profits under the strict gov
eminent restrictions, have made ON
phatic protest against the present
laws. With such conditions it would
seem that Germany threw boomer
ang when it struck blow at Ameri-
can meat.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17

According to the London Lancet,
be eyer-present microbe has the best
opportunities to attack the cyclst
ho rides along dusty road with his
outh open. Often after such ride
ere are unpleasant sensations, and
Ie symptoms are described as n feel
g Of dryness in the throat, followed
\ its sore and inhamed condition, and
|equently resulting in headache and
epression similar to that experienced
poisoning cases. Road dust con-
pms numerous varieties of bacteria,
pd among the more dangerous Of the
Rthogenic microbes that have been
lund and isolated are those of pus,
|allgnant Gdema, tetanus, tubercle,
ID septicamia. The injurious effect
these organisms would for the most
PIT be averted if the mouth were kept
Psed and respiration ontined to the
Pse, as few of the microbes pass be-
|nd the extreme end of the nasal
usage and consequently reach the
fynx Or bronchial surfaces. In ad-
Flon to breathing exclusively through
/ nostrils, it is recommended that
OF dusty ride or walk the nose
|ould be douched with a weak and
entity warm solution of some harm
+ antiseptic.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
DEFeRRED UNTIL 1899.

United States Prevents Conclusions OF
Dclagoa Bay Negotiations.
LONDON. dispatch to the PAU
Mall Gazette from Lisbon, Portus'L
saws that the Delagoa bay negotiations
have been deferred until 1899, owing
to the United States insisting upon
portugal's strict observance OF the
agreement that neither the railroad
the harbor nor public lands at Lorenzo
Marouez be alienated until the beroe
award is completed.
The United States is Interested IN
these proceedings on account OF the
estate of the late Col. McMurdo, an
American, being involved.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
DEGREES BY BLANCO.
By Which Many Spanish Soldiers VIII BE
Permitted to Remain in Cuba.

A decree of Captain General Blanco,
dated October 5, has been published
in Havana. 1t provides, first, that
full discharge be granted to every en-
listed man who has the right to it, and
who desires to remain in Cuba, and,
secondly, it provides for the transfer
to the second reserve of those who,
possessing the necessary qualifications,
wish to remain in Cuba. Third, the
decree provides for the return to Spain
of those who may have previously lost
the right to return passase.
These orders are looked upon as be-
ing important. Many men now in
the Spanish army will decide to re-
main, as there is brighter fu-
ture for them in prospect in Cuba
than there would be if they returned
to Spain.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
LABOR TROUBLES IN PARIS.

About 10000 Men Out on Strike -
Leaders Are Fomenting Revolution.
PARIs.-The strike of laborers here
is extending to nearly all the building
trades, and it is feared that the rail-
road men will join in the movement.
Work on the exhibition building and
underground railroad has completely
ceased. About sixty thousand men
have gone out on strike, and the situu-
alton is causing CONSERVATION.
The Temps declares that the leaders
of the men are aiming at general
strike. if not a revolotion, and points
out what dreadful thing 1T will be II
the exhibition of 1900 is compromised
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17

Flhe recently published statement of
United States treasury department.
to the imports and exports of
n and steel and their manufactures
Il very striking one. In round
mbers, the United States in 1880
ported STA, 900, 900 worth of these
'cles and exported less than Sl3,-
'ooo worth. In the last fiscal year
se hgures were exactly reversed.
\ imports were little over $12,-
.oOo, the exports were about S75,-
100. When we consider the
ked fall in the prices of many vari-
OF the manufactures of iron and
'he change is more significant.
s'ill more so when we recall the
large increase in the population
ne Umtcd States. This in 1880
i iitt'c over $4,000, 900. BY the
y estimate of The bureau of sta
rs 1t Is now a little less than 75,-
ouo' 1t follows, therefore, that
ooo when we had to import S74,-
ooo worth OF iron and steel and
manufactures, we consumed not
all our own product, but an av-
Y OF so worth Of imports. In
our own product not only sup
me needs Of a population OF
po'ooo, but enabled us to send
"a an average per capita of 81
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Lii Wants. Lucre.

1t is learned on good authority that
ex-Queen Liluokalana will leave Hon
olulu for Washington about the mid
die of November to press her claims
against congress for remuneration for
the loss of her throne and the revenue
from the crown lands, for which she
feels that the people of the United
States owe her some pecuniary COM
pensation.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
FIVE THOUSAND MEN
All That the United states Need Send to
Cuba.

Cuba.
George Reno, bearing important
messages from the Cuban provisional
government, is en- route to Washing
ton, charged with important informa-
ton for President Mckinley. Mr..
Reno said that the Cubans had i'm
plicit confidence in the honest inten-
tions of the government, and that it
was entirely unnecessary to send more
than s, 900 men there to maintain or
der in the island, and a large army
would awaken suspicion, while now
every Cuban is anxious to show his
trust in this country and return as
speedily as possible to the peaceful
pursuits necessary to the rehabilitation
of the island.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
One MILLION to Be spent in improvements.

One million dollars is to be ex-
pended in building railroad terminals
on Hutchinson's island, opposite Sa-
vannah, by the Georgia & Alabama
Terminal Company, which includes a
number of northern capitalists. The
capital of $500, 900 has been subscribed
and bonds to the extent of $1,000, 900
are 10 be issued, the Georgia y Ala
bama leasing terminals when in read
ness.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Read His Own Obitunry.

J Private Slate, First Alabama, who
was shot at Camp Faulkner. East Lake,
some weeks ago by Private McClung,
enjoyed the unique distinction Friday
morning of reading bis own obituary.
Slate, who is improving, laughed over
the publication.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
AZ this time Emperor Wilhelm must
find it particularly annoying to be
pontsd out by Bismarck's epithet as
4.sonebody's sons son"

In the next seven years, it is now
stated, Russia will spend 1885, 900, 600
on her navy, for which she will get
eight battleships, sixteen cruisers,
one submarine mine transport, one
torpedo transport, twenty destroyers,
and thirty torpedo boats.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Sultan Yields to the Powers.

Ismael Bey, governor OF the Island
of Crete, informed the Mussulman no.
bles Friday that the sultan will with
draw the Turkish troops from Crete
in accordance with the demands OF
Great Britain, Italy, France and Rus
sia, who presented to the porte col.
lective note calling for withdrawal OF
the Ottoman forces
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Can BE No Successor.

The Virginia Grand Camp Confed-
crate Veterans adopted resolution to
the effect that there could be no sue
cessor to MisB Winnie Davis as the
Daughter of the Confederacy," the
title having expired with her death.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
ENGLAND DANNEXING ISLANDS.
l.. hree Groups in the Pacific Bagged by
John Bull.

John Bull.
VICTORIA, B. C-7The islands recently
annexed by the British warship Gold
Finch are said to be the Duff, Cher
rick and Mitre groups. The Mohawk
planted the British flag on the Santa
Cruz islands, the Reef islands and
swallow group.
The Duff group numbers eleven ls-
lands, all thlckly inhabited by copper
colored natives. The islands are
densely wooded and of great fertility.
Mitre island is uninhabited, but Cher
rick island has between 500 and 600
natives on it, the same race as the To-
cupians. The whole of the recent an
nexations have been placed under the
control of Mr.. @. M. Woodford, the
British resident in the Solomon group.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Dead on the Track.

Two negroes, whose names were un-
known, were found lying beside the
Alabama Great Southern railroad
track, mile below Kewanee, Miss, "a
station eighteen miles from Meridian,
Saturday morning.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1898-11-17
Dreyfus' Return.

The latest news of Dreyfus is that
the government has arranged for his
return to France in merchant yes
sci. He will be lodged in Mont Vala-
rian tort, outside of Paris.