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The age-herald., 1898-03-23
Loss Can't Be Estimated

St. Paul, March 22. Just how great the fraud reported in today's dispatches, may prove to be, cannot be known until an examination of the books of the engineer ing department has shown which checks are good and which false
 J. H. Southall had been employed by the government for more than fifteen years up to six months ago. At that time he resign ed the position of chief clerk in the engin- eering department in this city. The time checks were often bought up in large num- bers by speculators were cashed by banks and were Eeld until the government was prepared to meet the bills, when Southall would receive a remittance direct from Washington and would then deposit the money in his own name and take up the checks with his individual checks.
 By doing this for period of fifteen years his signature became perfectly well known to all the banks in this vicinity and his credit with the government back of the paper he issued was considered as good as a government bond.
 checks known to be outstanding probably less than one-fourth was held by banks and some of this was held by them for in- dividuals.
 The checks are understood to be held all over the country, and it will be some time before the full amount can be learned.
 J. H. Southall is tonight at his home in St. Anthony Park under charge of a de- tective, although 1t Is stated that he has not been formally arrested
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
RICHE RECEIVES RUSH ORDERS.

Galveston, Marcn zz-Lleut U. D. hlcne, corps of engineers, U. s. A., received rush orders tonight to construct another bat tery for two rapid fire rifles at Fort Point, Galveston island, commanding the entrance to the harbor. There has just been conn pleted a battery for rapid fire arms and a mortar battery with also torpedo case ment.
 This afternoon Lieut.. Riche received rush orders to build duplicates of the Fort Point batteries at Bolivar Point, west of the city When these orders are executed Galveston will have four batteries, each with eight 1O-inch rapid fire rifles and three batteries each with eight 12-inch mortars. Work of aying track for the delivery of the material for the new works began to- day Orders came from Washington to use surplus jetty material in their construction. The batteries can be gotten ready for the guns in thirty days if necessary, but 1t will require many months to complete them. The engineering corps is working day and night.
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
BARK HELEN ALMY
 LAYING ON BOTTOM Believed All of Her Forty Pas
 sengerS and Sailors Have '~ PeriShed.

San Francisco, March 22-Upon the ar rival of the Pacific Coast Steamship com pany's steamer Santa Rosa from San Diego today the news was received of another horrible accident, indirectly attributed to the Alaskan gold excitement, which is be- Heved to have cost the lives of forty pas sengers and sailors
 Captain Alexander of the Santa Rosa, re- ported that early this morning while nine miles off Point Ronital he sighted a dere- Mct bottom up. The tug Sea Witch was immediately despatched to the point indf- cated and found the derelict to be the bark Helen W. Amy, Captain Hogan, which sailed hence for Copper River Points with twenty-seven passengers and crew of thirteen on Sunday last. The bark lay upon her Starboard side with her stern low down in the water, her deck hamper badly wrecked and several blanks Of her hull washed loose by the seas which broke over her. While there were no signs of boats among the wrecl1age 1t Is not be- Heyed that her passengers and crew es- caped by pulling off from the vessel in them as there has been a very heavy sea for several days past. Furthermore, no word has been received from the survivors 5 if any exist, although the derel1ct was sighted within ten mites of the shore and fully forty-eaght hours nave passed slnce the wreck occurred.
 According to the tug boat there was a pretty stiff breeze when the Amy sailed out of Golden Gate on Saturday last, ana by noon it was blowing gale. She left here under top sail and when last seen was sailing out for an offing. There was a heavy sea running and 1t Is supposed that some time during the night she was struck by a squall and turned turtle
 The following is a list of her passengers and crew:
 Passengers-A. Anderson, David Ander- son, A. B. Beach, G. D. Sinnotto, Theodore Creber E. P. Curzer, Oscar D. Jerrandes, Fred Franks, Julius Millilli, J. T. Gosky, Gus Gourmer, J. R. Lillery, John LeVick, William McCray, R. N. Nichols, Jame Ronalds, J. T. Season, Jas. M. Season, John Shell, William Spells, Charles R. Small wood, John Vance, Adolph Waldy, John Walker, John Westwick, an unknown man.
 Crew-W J. Hogan, captain; V. B. Crantz chief mate, native of Boston, 50 years old; F. Mackie, second mate, Call fornia. 28 years of age; John Higgins, cook, 30 years old; w. c. Hopkins, steward, Illinois, 46 years old; Ira Cook, cabin boy, Connecticut, 20 years; Fred Cromwell, ap- prentice, 20 years, of Pennsylvania Sea- man H. Bronson, United States; J. B. Un- derwood, seaman, A years of age; Charles n. Leach seaman, Connecticut "A years; Earnest Tallan, seaman, England, 29 years: William McKeen, seaman, New York, 2S years: Antonio Nicholas, Australia, 20 years.
 The vessel was perfectly seaworthy when she left on her trip. She was vessel or only 25O tons and was ballasted sufficiently to make her "stiff."
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
JEFFRIES KNOCKS
 OUT JACKSON The Proposed Twenty-Round Go Only Lasted Three. ONE OF THE HAS BEENS Showed His Old Time Ducking and Iabbing Tactics in the First Round, but Weak
 ened Under Youth and Su-
 -..,. perior Strength. xA

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 San Francisco, March 22-Jim Jeffries, of Los Angeles, easily defeateds@ Peter Jackson in the third round tonight at Woodward's pavilion.
 Jackson did not make much of a. show ing after the first round. He displayed some of his old time cleyerness in ducking and jabbing with his left, but could not land hard enough to stop the rushesc of his younger and stronger antagonist. fJeffries showed considerable improvement in cevererness, using his hands with both judgment and precision. es The second round was lively until Peter got hard left swing on the jaw, which sent him down on his back. He arose only to go down again from the same blow, and was saved by the gong sounding time. Jackson came up looking fairly fresh in the third round, but soon received a hard left on the jaw which made him wobble helplesy about the ring. Another blow sent him against the ropes, where he hung unable to left his hands. Jeffries stepped back awaiting the recovery of his oppo- nent, but as Peter was plainly out the referee stopped the fight and declared Jeff fries the winner.
 First Since Corbett Fight
 It was Jackson's first public appearance here since 1891, when he fought 8 sixty one round draw with Jim Corbett, declared mo contest" Jackson, who had trained hard for the fight, weighed about 200 pounds and. although he had been consid- cred by many as a back number, was pro- nounced by physicians to be in perfect physical condition. Jeffries weighed 2l5
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
JAP TAIN BARKER
 ON SECRET MISSION
Work of Recruiting Is Bringing Good Results More Sta
 tions Opened.

! Washington, March 22.-Capt Barker, naval aide to the secretary of the navy, re- turned to his desk at the navy department today after few days absence. He went to Key West on a secret mission, the exact nature of which has not been disclosed. Inasmuch as he conferred at length with Rear Admiral Sicard, commanding the North Atlantic squadron, and with Capt. Sampson, president of the naval court of inquiry Investigating the cause of the Maine disaster. there appears to be good reason for the inference that his business related to that affair and its possible con- sequence. Secretary Long is authority for the statement that Capt. Barker was not Sent to Key West to get the report of the naval court and did not bring it back with him.
 One of the most important branches of the navy department just now is that en- gagged in the enlistment of recruits for va rious positions in the service. Yesterday notice was given by advertisement that re- cruiting stations would be opened at a number of cities, mainly on the coast. To- day in response to representations that have come to hand the enlistment bureau gave notice that board of officers would be detailed to visit various cities in the vicinity of the Great Lakes, where 1t Is said there are a number of persons who would be willing to enter the service. Many of them are Scandinavians, who have been at sea in their native country
 Word comes to the department that the recruiting board which has been at work at New Orleans has accomplished good re- suits. Fifty men were enlisted at that place, and they are to be shipped promptly to New York and are to be distributed among the various shps according to the exigen- ces of the service. From New Orleans the board goes to Galveston to continue its work. The qualifications requisite for en- llstment are unusually severe, which ac- counts for the limited number of men so far recruited, although some notifications are made in cases of sailors who have here tofore been in the service
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
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The age-herald., 1898-03-23
Baby Cried Night and Day Discharge from Her Ears Top of Her Head Broke out in
 Scrofuousl Eruptions
Grew Worse Under Treatment Till We Gave Her Hoods Sarsaparilla- She
 Has Rosy Cheeks Now.

"When my baby was two months old she cried night and day, and seemed to be in great pain. She had a discharge from her ears, and the top of her head broke out in scrofulous eruptions. The doctor gave me some- thing to stop the discharge and ease the pain, but his treatment did not cure her and we wore sorry to see
 She Crew Worse instead of better. The top of her head broke out with scrofula. A crust would form on her head and fall off, taking the hair along with it, and this continued for two or three months, when something seemed to tell me to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and I did so, together with Hoods Pills and Hoods Olive Ointment. Soon
 The Discharge Stopped
 and the sores were rapidly healing. In short time her hair grew out and she now has rosy cheeks and is all right in every way" MRS. I. LLOYD, Spring Valley, N. Y.
 Hoods Sarsaparilla is the Best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. $1, six for S5.
 N. B. If you decide to take Hoods do not be induced to buy any sub- Atitute. Get only Hoods. ,
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
Wissner on the Stand

Savannah, March 22.-Mr. George Y Wissner, the engineering expert continued on the stand all day for the defense in the Carter trial today. He was examined al most wholly on technical engineering points. In one instance the prosecution had produced map showing the average crest of portion of one of Captain Carter jetties at Cumberland Sound to be below the bottom of the ocean. This seemed so absurd that MT. Wfssner was called on to make statement of the matter to the court. He had examined the jetty at that point, he said, and swore that the average crest was five feet above the ocean bottom. His cross examination by Colonel Barr will be continued tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1898-03-23

the dispatch of its Pekin cofrespondent, regards the postpnnement of MT. Pas1 ITS departure from Pekn as tantamount to an approval to bis government of NJ. Payloffs pcremptory methods. ~
 The Tines publishes a letter Signed Shanghai to which it attaches impo-- tanee. whose writer alleges that u Hung Chang and Chang Yin Huan, who are rep- resentiEg China in the negotiations with M Pavloff. are definitely committed to sup port the Russian policy and that Lii Hung Chang actually informed M. Pavloff of all of the details of the British proposals as to the loan on the day they were con fidentially submitted to the Tsung u Yamen
The age-herald., 1898-03-23

Sullivans Island and Fort Sumter, Tybe Island, St. Francis barracks, St. Augustine, Fla; Key West barracks, Key West, Fla {; Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala; Forts Baran- cas and Pickens, Florida; Forts St. Philips and Jackson, Louisiana; Fort Point, Gal weston.
 The works at Galveston are nearing com pletion, have never been inspected and will probably be turned over to the gov- ernment during or shortly after Gen. Grahams visit. Lieut.. Reber, chief of signal service for the department, will ex- anime into the telegraph facilities at each point visited
 Chief Clerk Bass, of the adjutant-gener- aPs office, arrived today and at once took up his work in the Austell building There arrived also five other clerks and the entire office force of the signal corps
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
ON TOUR OF INSPECTION.

Atlanta, Ga., March 22-Gen. Graham, commander of the department of the Gulf, will leave tomorrow morning for a tour of inspection. He will be accompanied by Lieut.. Barney and Lieut.. Reber The offi- cers go first to Charleston and then to Savannah, St. Augustine, Key West, Mo- bile, Pensacola, New Orleans and Calves ton, in the order named. The party goes down the east shore of Florida to Key West and returns up the coast.
 The military stations to be inspected are:
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
HASN'T REPLIED TO FRENCH DEMANDS.
The "Washee" Men Are Waiting For Further
 Action.

London, March 22.-The Pekin correseon- dent of the Times says:
 "China has not yet formally replied to the French demands. She is passively awaiting further French action. Ii Hung Chang and Chang Yin Huan have been appointed to represent China at the forth coming conference with M. Pavloff, the Russian charge d'affaires, who has received special power.'
 M. Pavloff's intended departure has been postponed to August.
 The Times, commenting editorially on
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
Last Acquaintance With Light and

London, March 23.-The morning papers in referring to MT. Gladstone's journey from Bournsmouth to Hawarden recall that in one of his latest speeches after alludHng to Liverpool as his birthplace, he continued:
 with Hawarden, if it. pieases God, my last acquaintance with light and air is likely to be connected"
The age-herald., 1898-03-23

1S96 How the banks came to be imposed upon to the extent indicated and why the checks have been withheld until this time cannot be even conjectured. It is under stood that the banks will make claim for reimbursement, but the law here is said to be clearly against this contention.
 The government will begin searching investigation at once into the whole mat tnr
The age-herald., 1898-03-23

T
 pounds, and on account of his youth and strength. was favorite in the betting at odds ranging from 10 to to 10 to 8.
 Jeffr1es entered the ring first, followed by Billy Delaney. Dewitt NanCourt and Spider Kelly. His appearance was cheered. but three minutes later when Peter Jack son stepped into the ring followed by Patsy Corrigan, Vincent White and "Young" Mitchell, the house went wild.
 At 800 Referee Jim Mcdonald, the Na- tional League baseball umpire summoned the men to the center of the ring and gave them the usual instructions
 At 9:10 the gong sounded and the men came up quickly, with Jackson on the ag- gressive, trying Jeffries out.
 Clever Jabbing and Ducking
 Jefffdes led with left, but fell short. Then rushed and again led with left, which Pe- ter tucked Jeffries landed lightly on the body with his right, receiving a similar blow in return. Jeffrdes missed swing on the body, but landed lightly on Jack son head. Peter put a. straight left on Jenries body following rapi7ly with right arm on body, left on face and right near the heart Then Jackson jabbed Jeffries nara in the face, receiving a hard left on body in return, but concluded the round wluh two good rights on Jeffries body.
 In the second round JeffrieS missed hard swing and was jabbed in the face with the left. Jeffries then put good left on Jackson's head and clinched, Peter com ing in close. put in short right over 1el- fries heart jabbing Jeffrfes hard on the nouth with the left drawing blood. Jef- fries then rushed. but Peter cleyerly evaoeo his swings. Jeffries swung left on Jack sons jaw, knocking Peter down. Jackson cambered to his feet, but went down agaln from a left swing just as the gong souaaeu.
 In the third round, Peter came up 1resh considering the conclusion of the preced- ing round Jeffries landed left and right on head, following with repetition Of these on Jacksons jaw and Peter went groggy. Jeffres knocked Peter against the ropes swinging left on the jaw, Peter IailIhs helnlessly against the ropes. rhereupon the referee stopped the fight giving the decision to Jeffries.
The age-herald., 1898-03-23

Hirsch's extends you a cor dial invitation to their open ing, Thursday and Friday, March 24 and 25.
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
TURN THE BUTTON

We'll do the rest.
 The Consolidated Electric Light Go.
The age-herald., 1898-03-23
CaHEEA BROS. DRY GOODS.

F'air; colder in northwest portion wednes- Hay night.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-03
Spanish BallS.

PARIS, November 1.--Tho newspapers
hero generally declare that tho demand
of tho United States for tho Philippines
will he rejected Oil Friday by tho Span
iards. An appeal to the world will thcn
be talton. Spain will declare that our
demands are an abuse of force and vlo-
lation of tho protocol.
The Matin says Spain's refusal will bo
precise and formal and that negotiations
will be broken off.
Gautois says that tho Spaniards will
back down.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-03
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NEWS MOTIFS.

5iS &ji NEWS NOTES u
s. 81. {. $. oyemDer 2. tne. ll!nS
,, tion services will be held at the T PFC &c
bytsrian churoh ON the first Sum
day of November. On that occasion DIR.
H. "A. Hines will be installed eldor and
hessrs. y T. Il. nj Cary and w. +. Reid dea-
cons. e u # 3 & 81 E III B AZ 'is &.
The fourth quarterly conference OF
Seneca and Walhalla station will be hold
at Seneca on Monday, November Z.
Preaeh:Gfss By tho presiding elder on pre-
oeding Sunday. ss
Bishop Thompson, of the Episcopal
church, was in Seneca last week. Ho is
q pesident of Jackson, Miss. y Y SCI (.
Rev. =. p. Reid, of Pendl Teton, preached
at tho Presbyterian church last Sunday
evening. M 5, 4 = IL &I
Mrs. G. X. Livingston has returned
from Lockhart, whore she went on
account of the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. j. @. Gary. Mrs. Cary's many friends
will be glad to learn Of her improve
President Henry s. Hartzog Of Clemson
fair last week. ~
Mrs. William Leonidas Morris, remom-
bersd here as Miss Pearl Weloh, is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. l.. @. Craig. Her
homo is at Petersburg, Tenn. She is
accompanied by her little son.
Miss Kebe Roberts, of Anderson, is
spending some time with her sister, Mrs.
@. w. Moore. =. "a-
Massrs. Adelplius Duncan and arthur
Miller, volunteors In the U. 6. army,
have returned to Columbia, where they
expect soon to DO mustered out. 49, :
Mrs. s. Y. Stribling left Saturday for
Roswell, Georgia. -.
The many friends of Mrs. s. X. Dendy,
Jr., of Lavonia, are glad to 500 her in
town for while. ,..... S.. ."...
Rev. S. L. Wilson was in town this
week. t..-..,. * ..
Mrs. III. l.. Adams, of Charlotte, has
boon spending sovoral days hero.
Mrs. D. k. Norris, of Hickory Flat, was
tho guest of Mrs. j. w. Stribling during
part of last weok.
Rev. ]. L. Daniel was in town Tuesday
morning.
Miss Gertrude Austin, one of Green
villo's charming young ladies', visited
Mrs. L. w. Jordan last week.
Mrs. w. l.. Hudgens and Miss Lidie
Bowen, of Nowry, spent Saturday hero
Mrs. W. G. McCarloy, of Elborton, was
in town Tuesday morning on her way to
Pondloton.
A dog and pony show gave two per-
formancos at Seneca on Monday.
On page four, column ono, of this
issue, will bo found q poom written by
Mrs. II. E. Stribling, which was road
before tho Once-a-Weok Club. 1t is
dedicated to Mrs. M. w. Coleman, who,
until recently, was president of tho club,
but had to rotiro on account OF being
elected president of tho State Federation.
This poem is woll worth tho reading.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-03
NEWS NOTES.
anterestihg tcnB shortened Down for
the III endcrs of tho Courier.

Hnteresting sonn Shortened Down for
the III endcrs of tho Courier.
Eighty T. aited States post Offices have
been esta ,lished in Porto Rico.
Allen D. Gambler was inaugurated Gov
ernor of Georgia at noon last Friday.
Hon. Thomas r. r.. Cobb, brilliant
young attorney of Atlanta, Ga, died at
Colorado Springs on November I'd.
The Century Dictionary pronounces it
Ha-wy-an, the first syllable having tho
sound of "a" in far.
Charles G.. Jaynes, OF Polk county,
Georgia, has been nominated for Judge
of tho Tallapoosa Circuit.
Tho war department authorities think
tho fever makes 1t unwiso to send troops
70 Cuba boforo Decombor.
Last week q bitter blizzard prevailed
in the Northwestern States, with snow as
far South as Georgia and Alabama.
Seven Mussulmans (Turkish Moham-
Island of Crote, for the murder of British
soldiers.
The Cordolo (Ga.) Hornet: "Spain is
still jollying Uncle Sam. But if this war
is begun again hell can't hold all tho
dead Spaniards."
The Supreme Court has decided that
objection can bo made to jury after tho
verdict and tnat verdict is invalid
whore all tho jurors are >yt qualified.
Tho good news comes from various
portions of Mississippi that tho most
welcome frOsts are stamping out yellow
fevor and quarantines arc being raised.
IIobson says he thinks ho can raise tho
Colon, but it will cost Sl,000,000. Tho
Oquondo is now q wreck, but tho Reina
Mercedes is good vessel and can bo
raised.
TNi. i.
decided to grant revision of tho Droy-
fus case and will institute n supplement
tary inquiry. The court, however, de-
cIined to order release of Droyfus.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1898-11-03
Judge MiCkCy In Jail.

CHAKLEsTowN, w. VA, October 27.-
Judge Thomas j. Mackcy, tho alleged
hisamist, who has bcon under bail for
his appearance before the grand jury Of
Jefforson county at tho Novombcr'tcrm
of tho Circuit Court, was arrested last
night on q capias by Deputy Sheriff S. G:
Young, of this place. Tho bondsmcn of
Judge Macleoy having refused to be
longor Liable for his appearance, and hav-
ing notified tho prosecuting attorney, tho
arrest followed and tho prisoner was
brought hero and lodged in Jail to answer
tho charge of bigamy. The officer found
Judge Mackoy in IIarpcr's Ferry. whore
ho and his wifo, who was Miss Katherine
Portorfold, of this place, have been stay
ing for somo timo. At tho time he mar
ricd Miss Portorfiold ho had, it is
alleged, wife living in New York, and
as ali parties arc prominent people con
siderable sensation was created whom
Macltey was charged with tho offcnsc.
Tho punishment for bigamy undor the
laws of West Virginia is from ono to five
years in tho ponitomtiary.