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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
a MAJORITY FOR Mr.. HANNA.

Uavtured the Odd Vote on the First Eal.
.f lot In the Ohio Legislature.
4 On the first ballot for United States Sem
ator, which was taken in both houses OF
the Ohio Legislature ut Columbus. Mark A.
Hanna received 73 votes-7 In the Senate
md IS In the House. Nineteen Senators
and 40 members OF the House voted for
Mayor McKisson, OF Cleveland, and three
members of the House scattered their
member Of the House was absent on ao-
count of Illness.
The total number Of votes cast lin both
honses was IA. aud those voting for Sena-
Tor Hanna constitute majority Of one OF
the entire membership of. the Legislature.
All OF those who voted for Senator
Hanna are Republicans Mayor.McKisson.
Hho Was agreed upon as the candidate OF
shs opposition, when It was found that the
Democrats and anti-Hanna Republicans
sould not unite ,on Governor Bushnell or
Nr. Kurtz, received the votes OF seven bolt
G9 Republicans and sixty-one Democrats.
Three Democrats declined to support him
and voted for three different men, and one
Democrat was absent.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03

A New Orleans man, who wanted to
be policeman and made preparation
for the civil service examination, found
that he had studied along the wrong
lines. He determined to make use OF
his newly acquired knowledge, how
ever, when he came to question that
struck him as absurd. The question
was: IF bullet Is dropped in well
and it takes five seconds for it to strike
the water, how far is it from the top of.
the well to the surface Of the water"
The candidate answered: Heather
mythology says that when Jupiter
kicked Vulcan out Of heaven it took
him forty seven days and nights to fall.
If so. how far IS heaven from Koscius-
ko. Missw
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03

when Governor Griggs enters the Cabinet
as Attorney General, Senator Voorhees, will
become Acting Governor. David o. Wat
ktns, OF Gloucester County, was elected
spe4ker of the House or Assembly.
! After both houses had organized Governor
Griggs sent his second and last annual
message 10 the Legislature. He referred
10 the need OF q revision OF the laws gov
eSning taxation, the pollution OF the Pas
psic River and the work OF the various de-
paxtfnents OF the State Government.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
|PFears
fIndian
8. Lynn,
Eepninole

ESQ National Physician en..n0,.
Gation, went from weewoka, ldian Terri
tory, to the farm Of HenrJ Taylor. q Sem
inole Indian, where the bodies Of Lincoln
McGeisey and Palrer Simpson, the two
Seminole Ieaians who were burned at Fac
stake h3 q mob, and buried, and opened
the temporary grave. Only the trunks Of
These bodies remained.
= The legs and arms were entirely burned
on, and they were unacceptable. A
chain was around the neck Of each, and
Occurred by paddock. The chain was re-
moved and brought back to wewoka. 1t
will be used as evidence In the inyestiga.
tion. Commissioner Fears is thoroughly
tnvestigating the matter.
II Is fumored that the people along tho
Oklahoma line are muchI excited, and fear
the Indians will cross the line and en-
deayor to avenge the death OF their broth
ers. This, however, need not be feared, as
all Is quiet in the Seminole Nation.
Second Chief Huldbutter has directed tho
band chiefs Of the Seminole Nation to urge
the Indians to be quiet and not commit
any reprshensible acts. Sensational re-
ports as to the Indian outbreak are not to
be relied upon.
SourH McALEsrER, Indian Territory
(Epecial)s-A telegram received here by the
train dispatcher Of the Choctaw, Oklaho-
ma and Gulf Railroad states that band OF
150 Seminole Indians Is on the war path
and is ieaying behind 1t trail OF blood.
A Telegram was sent by the railroad sta
ton agent at Marlborough. The brief In
formation conveyed was that the Seminoles
were ayenging the work Of the mob OF
white men that burned two Seminole In
dians at the stake on Friday last, and that
Che Infatuated Seminoles had already mas
sacred twenty-five men, women and chill
1reu
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03

The Canadian Government Is preparing
to levy customs duties on all miners out
flts and supplies for the yxlondike.
A new Japanese Cabinet has been COM
pleted, with the Marquis Ito as Premier.
Indictments for participation In the re-
cent conspiracy to assassinate Dr.. Moraes,
the President OF Brazil. have been found
against high officials In Brazil, including
the Vice-Presldent.
The greatest enthusiasm and activity
prevails mt Shorncliffe. England, from
which camp the Third Hussars have been
ordered to proceed to Cairo, Egypt. Large
drafts from other British regiments are
also preparing for foreign service.
General Gonzales Nunoz, the new Cap
tain General of Porto Rico, died immedia-
tely after his arrival at the island.y
A flibustering vessel was captured of
the southern coast OF Cuba by a Spanish
guuboat.
Lieutenant Macdonald and Mr. Pilking-
ton, British missionary, have been killed
in Uganda, and o Soudanese garrison, 1t Is
feared, may join the revolt.
Complete returns from Southern Ger
many show the exports to America In 1897
to have been s36 sos, ,S19, against S34, ,210,-
S27 in 1896.
The death of a wealthy German-American,
Captain Reading, has just occurred in Ber-
lin, Germany, and the deceased is suspect
ed OF having taken his own life. He is also
supposed to have left to relatives in Amer
lea an estate valued at 900, 900. He was
OF eccentric habits. He lived and died iso<
lated, leaving q room full OF loaded wesp-
ons.
According to Pekins advicas, 1t WIN be a
long time before Chinese loan is Grranged
in England, because OF the, !aeH Of good
security.
The German troops, after-A long, forced
march. have engaged anI defeated Sec
tion of the rebellious Hottentots in DAM
araland. CommandT von ErstorY was
wounded.
Steamers whlcHhaye just arrived report
tribal war at Yanna, in the New Hebrides.
There is said/to have been considerable
bloodshed, a1d the natives were also caus-
ing the tra&ers much trouble.
Count ntEsterhazy, the French officer ac.:
cused6f completely in, the Dreyfus case,
was put on trial in Paris. The Court
der <ded that tbe hearing should be public,
h osed the doors when Colonel Picquart,
nalnal witness, went on the stand.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
WAR SHIP IS READY.
The Battle Ship Maine at Key West Under
Waiting Orders.


Waiting Orders.
KEY WEST, Fla (SpeciaD D.-The second
class battle ship Maine has received orders
TO hold herself In readiness to proceed to
Cuba at an instant's warning. The orders
came by telegraph. In compliance with
these orders Captain C. D. SiSsbee, COM
manding the battle ship, has made all ar
rangements to get under way without de-
lay. He has been placed in commun'c1:
tion with Consult General Lee, who will
cable him whether or not It is necessary for
him to go to Havana.
The distance between Key West and Ha-
yana Is eighty mile, and this can be COW
cred within four hours by the battleship.
Upon her arrival Captain Sigsbee will at
once see Consul General Les and make
such arrangements for the protection OF
American citizens and American interests
as the Consular Office may deem necessary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03

She inherited from him a large fortune.
She and Mr.. Hunt were friends fifty
years ago, but he went to Western New
York to make his fortune, while she
remained in her native town. Mr..
Hunt formerly lived at Broekport, N.
Y. His son, Daniel T. Hunt, was for.
merly business manager Of the Roches-
ter Post-Express, later was postmaster
of that city and is now engaged in busi-
ness In Chicago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.

C. p. Bryan For Brazil and Edwin H.
Conger Sent to China.
The President sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate:
Mark s. Brewer, Of Michigan, to be a
Civil Service Commissioner.
Edwin Il. Conger, Of Iowa, to lbe Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary of the United States to China.
Charles Page Bryan, Of Illinois, to be En-
yoy Extraordinary and Minister Pientpo-
Tertiary of the United States to Brazil.
Henry W. Furniss, Of Indiana, to be Con-
sul at Bahia, Brazil.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Cycling Notes.

:, Cycling Notes. ~
In Japan cyclists are not allowed to ride
after dark.
Ifone Is dressed properly n bicycle ride
on cold day Is very exhilarating.
The latest thing in frames Is device to
absorb vibration and moro equally distrib-
ute weight. The invention Is the work OF
Denver man. y ~ ~
Wheels constructed without brazfnG have
created quite stir IN England bicycle ciE
cles, and It Is thought that next seasd
will see many OF the machines In use.
Cyclists In India have moro to con
with than tho heat. The moequitoe5
not content With biting holes In onss psi,
son, but must needs try their teeth on th&
bicycle tire, which IS moro distressing.
The mistake the average TheelwomsI|
by increasing the fatigue, and also endan-
gering herself and others on the road.
The time to ride bicycle Is all the time.
posed to be put away for the winter season.
But that Is no Logger the proper caper.
8. Taylor, Of Yhiladelphia, reports thnt
rode his bicycle to and from business Ia
year $40 days out Of the S65, covering g
miles.
A Bairaio (N. Y.) manufacturer B
placed an improved wheel truing tlachi
onfhe market. 1t can be adjusted II q
wheels Of varying diameter from twen
-four to thirty inches, and it Is claimedtl
one operator can true up from $50 to
wheels day. II SO this will be Of grt
benefit to orepairers.
A boy bicyclist at MiddlehorouGh, E5
land, was killed bya fall caused by a.
which tried TO run through his front wa
The bicycle has been introduced IN Ma
gascar. There is an excellent road ab
thirty miles long around the city of Ia
nariyo. A route is being constructed,
cording to the Velo, of Paris, from the
of Rainiieira wototo tokeeekoleo to the q
OF Rainanotovabecanarri
According to experiments made by
weli-known manufacturer, soft tires
more conducive to pleasure riding
hard ones. However, for fast riding
hard tire Is the better. The series OF
periments made reveal the fact thar
proper air pressure is 27lS pounds q
square inch. Not much Is gained by heal
spressurq ~ pse who do not care 20 sp
With th bure the tires reasl tha
Of thei bcy.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
! NEW JERSEY LEGISLATURE.

Esiser NJ. Voorhees, Elected President OF
50 the Senate.
The 129d session Of the New Jersey Legis-
lature opened Tuesday at Trenton.
The Senate organized by electins Foster
n. Voorhees,, Of Union County, as 9resi-
isnt; William 81. Skirm as President Pro
Tenn. and George A. Frey as Secretary.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
~, Not Wheat. king In Kansas.

Secretary Coburn. of the State Board OF
Agriculture, has completed tahuiation OF
the values of farm products and live stock
marketed in Kansas during the last ten
wears. The figures show that Kansas
farmers realized over $1,000, ,0oo, 600 for
these products. Contrary to the general
;mnression. wheat is not king In kansas.
In the ten wears the total value Of corn has
exceeded that o! wheat by Sl77 ,Ouo,ooo.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
RIOT G2s!!ssiii2S IN HAVANA.
A,,tonomist Newspaper Offices Gutted
bI Spanish Mob
TROOPS A1kMERlcAN CONSULATE

nd Spanish Conservatives
M... Omen s3-on, Blanco's New Re
- ,er oaces Destroyed
,- llhrave Danger-They APP
peal to Gens u Leo 70 ASK "
u.v,s, ,crhA BY Cable).-Rioting oc-
or,-oa ,n fha otOts, Wednesday, and at
49,, .,,.. ., .o.,, lat results of the most
-. $1,000 kuld follow. When il
.oooa thot no,o rioting was at hand
49, p.,..o erN\ les ordered out oil
s,.,,. -, AN III tho disturbance.
tn. go. n-ocssA hurriedly to the
=, a,,a.a., re hundreds Of ex-
80 80, -, ~. ered. Finally the
mobs were dispersed al Sone. poln''
A feeling of disconte 'ua' n"s 0'on
smoulderinR In army GHcies 10. sevesa'
weeks past broke into opePtad aoH' t,re 49, nu
crowd that had already sadoI parI sM sboS,t I1m
paper offices surged In Cend " N'
Ing "viva EspanaT' \+,,, f-,,ht.,.a
Peaceful citizens were greas. ds.artaS
and the streets were aln{ {oustsat,nr
Everybody looks upon the O.. n.nhahiv
as against autonomy, but 1t fneHanamars S S,ps
primarily directed against two ~s,op pnth
the Reconcentrado and La Di4 i;un Gsnarai wi
of which have been denounSs aoasnat
weyler and making charges OF "uo ID A''
army officers. lad hv r,or.
tne S.owu aon-e tso =. tha Sna Aish army.
They forced an entrance into to,a ~ -,
the Reconcentrado, tore up pAr,,r,.s "ne
wrecked some of the Office uIe. S s
Senior Arnauto, tho editor. succF Iaraa 90
escaping before the crowd arrivedA d.maSe
force Of police arrived before much itho1t
was done, and the crowd drew on ti'No'
collision with the police. n.r,
The situation as 1t concerns tho Ias
cans is very grave. The Spanish precitin1
strongly attacked the Americans, fnss
against them the wrath OF tho yolun et.
La Union Constitutional said that dns ns
scheme for relieving the reconcentA'I
was hypocritical trick designed to ID pun
Spain. 6na-
The Spanish merchants in Havana, eSpe-
cially the grocers, almost all voluntef.
also declared that they would not givP 90 .
piece Of bread to the concentrates becatS
they are the enemies OF Spain, protectT"
| by the United States. c
The American residents feel that thy
are in great danger, and they are vel,
anxious over the situation. They hay
strongly urged ConsulGeneral Lee to DE-
mand a warship for their protection.
Americans flnaiiy..had to seek refugein the
consulate. General Lees prompt military
instincts told him that the consulate might
be in even greater danger than any other
place in Havana, but General Blanco at
once sent a heavy Gordon OF Spanish reg
ulars with artillery, and the whole square
and adjoining streets we're held.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
A Boston Centennial.

At noon both branches Of the Massa-
,chusetts Legislature met in the old Senate
chamber in Boston to celebrate the CEN
fennial of Buiflnch State House. At that
moment, Just 100 years ago, Governor In
creass Sumner led the state officials up
Beacon Hill to the same chamber. Boston
3 on historic ground, and she leads other
elites in preserving her antiquities.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
OLDEST BRIDE AND GROOM.

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin F. Hunt, Re-
Gently Married at Watertown, n. i.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin f. Hunt OF
Watertown, n. Y, are the oldest bride
apd groom In America, Mr.. Hunt being
S7Tid Mrs. Hunt being 91. They were
mi F1fd recently at the home of the
br Swho was Mrs. John A. Sherman.
MSaHunt's first husband died in 1882.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Turkey Delays Payment.

Minister Angel reported to thu State De-
partment that he had been unableto secure
payment of this Indemnity dcQanded from
Turkey.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Earthquake levels Amboyna.

An official dispatch from Batavia an,
nounces that the town OF Amboyha, capitai
Of Amboyna. one of the Moluccas Islands,
has been completely demolished by an
EARTHQUAKES. Three hundred persons were
killed and 200 were injured.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
EnSlana.s Policy In China.

Arthur J. Bali our, Government leader in
the British House Of Commons, said in
speech to his constituents at Manchester
that England's policy in China would be to
preserve trade rather than to gain terri
tory.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
uan,k President shot.

PA. Largy, President Of the State Say
incs Bank, was sshot and killed IN his Office
NJ Butte. Montana. The crime seems to be
the outcome Of litigation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Thames Rivers.

The Thames of England is ITO miles
long The river Of the same name 10
canada is said to be 160 miles long.
It's narnesake in the United States Is
hardly more than a dozen miles in
length. but Is better for navigation
TIA n aither>
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
15o Natives Killed.

British surveying expedition, consist
ing of $50 natives under Captain Burns,
have been massacred on tho coast OF Be-
loochistan. Captain Burns alone escaped.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
v,,.on,. I,atest piscovery.

Thomas A. Edison has discovered new
metal. or alloy, which will make cast iron
as touS;l and durable as wrought or MALE
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Sign Of Property.
nenpLS.

Sign Of fro, ,eo oso ooR ~. nv
The crossing oflthe sloo'ooo'o9P me Wy
the gold reserve inits upsa.a vsnsa. s a,no.
which Is the highest polit toaS9ed oIn since &C.
September, 1880, is q tI'' '' ~
great Importance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03

The Canadian Government Is preparing
to levy customs duties on all miners out
fits and supplies for the jsilondike.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Klondike Mothe

The mother lode OF thu eoio e
posts of the Klondike Is so 70 nave
been discovered by several YES oi pros
pectors.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-02-03
Inroads on. British

Professor Bryce says for especi
American, competition Il ane set'
inroads on Dritish trSdl
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-01-14
Wall Paner Oddity.

zinz wall paper is the latest oddity
The zinc is attached to the wall by a
cement invented for the purpose. and
is made to initiate marble. The sur
face is enameled so as to render it per-
manent or washable. 1t is claimed
for tfiis new departure in decorative
material that, while it is as permanent
as tiles or marble, it is much cheaper.
and can be as easily put on as ordinary
wall paper.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-01-14
GIGANTIC MISSES.
WONDERFUL MOUNDS BUILT ny the
MALLEE BIRD OF AUSTRALIA.

rhey aie as Zig asa city Block an Are
occupied by Vast Numbers oi Fenthored
famiiies-The Young Scramble out of
Their Shells AS Best They May.
The malice hen of Australia lays its
eggs in huge nest. The nest is real
~ an artificial mound of gigantic pro-
portions for the size of its maker, and
the purpose it is to serve. The arti-
hcial mound is cooperation incu-
bator, 1t is built by many pairs CT
BIRDS. male and female working alike
to construct it. These same pairs or
Hooks of birds annually repair and en-
large the queer looking cone which
rises up like a turret dome from the
level prairie.
Sometimes these tunnels attain
height of fully fifteen in the perpendic-
ular, with a radius of equal measure
ment. Many of these nests have
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-01-14
Made His Word Gnnd

Perry Rushing, of Troy, Ala. a son
OF Mac Rushing, who gave his good
right arm in the defence of his country,
In the trying times from 81 to IS. and
good and honored citizen-while re-
turning home from neighbours house
near by, accompanied by his wife. and
reaching the forks of the road, both of
which led to their home, had dispute
as to which one they should take, when
the wife said: Lets go this way"
Perry replied; mo, let's go this way"
and she replied; "No, I'll die first"
Perry then said: well, I'll die first"
and setting his gun down on the
ground, leaned his head over the bar
rel, pulled the trigger with his toe,
when the gun discharged, the load TAX
ing nearly half Of his head with it. He
never spoke after the gun fired. What
the cause may have been that led to
this rash act, we did not learn. He
leaves a widow to mourn his untimely
DEATH She and the family relatives
have the sympathy of the public.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-01-14
A FAMOUS POEM.
Mrs Thorpe Tells How She Came to Write
"'nrtew Must n ot Ring Tonight"


NJ s. Rose Hartwick Thorpe. who
wrote Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight,
HVtS in pretty frame cottage at Pa
ellie Beach, near San Diego, Cal When
asked recently to tell how she came to
write the poem that has made her
famous, she replied
i cannot remember when | did not
write poetry. have done it ever since
was child. My mother did not ap-
prove of my writing One day after
school ] went to my room, had been
studying the historic period of the po-
EN-, and the incident impressed itself
so strongly on my mind that felt i'm
PEELED to write about it. was about
half way through when my mother
came In, saying young friend had
come to spend the afternoon and take
tea with me. In great distress | called
out: oh, mother, can't che wait a little
While" My mother, thinking | was
sowing a hard problem in arithmetic,
SAID she would amuse my friend until
| could leave. At last finished it and
put it away. 49,
S1wo or three years later l wanted
poem for publication in
Detroit paper, to which l had
been in the habit of contributing
short poems gratuitously, l was I'M
able, at the time to write, as usual,
and, on looking over my papers, found
this one, which l decided to send,
though doubling its acceptance, as it
was too long. A day or two afterward
received note from the editor, COM
my last contribution high
~, and prophecying for it great and
immediate success.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-01-14

measured as much as 80 yards, or 15C
feet around their base. That would
give the largest one measured diam
eter of about fifty feet. These mound
nests are entered through a sort of
funnel cavity at the top of the cone.
The hens of all the building and
repairing pairs lay in this immense
nest. The eggs are deposited about
six feet below tie surface. While
each hen lays her egg in the family
mound, no hen drops her egg closer
than twenty inches of that of her
neighbor. These eggs are deposited
In a cavity made for it wherein it is
placed in vertical position, carefully
covered and the surface as carefully
smoothed over by the hen before she
quits the nest. Contrary to the usual
practice of the bird and fowl species
these malice hens lay at night instead
of in the day. Several days elapse
also between the dropping of two eggs.
The eggs of the malice hen are out of
all proportion to her size They are
as large as those of a goose, and OF
large hens, are very much larger.
The eggs thus laid and covered in
this great sand oven in the hot dis
tricts are never again disturbed by the
hens The eggs are Matched by the
heat the sun bakes into the soil where
they lay. 1t has never been known
how the young chicks. are excavated
from their egg grave, for the eggs are
deposited fully six inches below tn,
surface, and the hardening rains do
not aid their exit very much.
The hen is so very shy and vigilant
that no one is able to study her ma.
ternal and domestic habits with Salts
faction. AS she lays her egg at night
and transacts most of her affairs in
the night watch so that no naturalist
or curious individual can ferret her
out, possible she steals to her expected
brood under cover of night also, and
gives them the parental unearthine
which they must surely need after the
piping of the eggshell.
Bush naturalists have been curious
to know how this peculiar fowl builds
its nest. The birds have been seen
at it, and the mounds have
been inspected, but the piling of the
dirt is not from the immediate vicin-
ty, for that is undisturbed. Small
springs and the like enter into the
plastic masonry, which STANDS storms
and heavy rains, when they do fall
without serious injury
These huge cones stand for years to
De annually nestled in by the same
lock which originally constructed the
amily incubator. When detected the
lens emit pitiful little cackle, and
lutter away like wounded innocent.
The young of covey either root I'M
Ter the sand or hide behind some
Mound or object of friendly color.