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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
WIN 70 to the Philippines.

WASHINGTON, March 4.-When
General Wheeler came into the
House this morning he was warmly
greeted. He now has the right to
take part in the procedure of bust
ness, but will continue to be a silent
member.
He was deeply touched by. the ac-
tion of the House yesterday. When
seen this morning he declined to say
anything, for fear it would be con-
strued into rejecting upon Mr.. Bailey
who has been unceasing in his pur-
suit of the hero of Santiago. -.
emo one knows" he said, chow
the effort, coming from my own sile
of the house, to unseat me, has hurt.
1t struck here," he said, laying his
hand ON his heart. "In order to ac-
complish this end, those who had it
in charge have tried to reflect upon
my integrity as a Democrat, making
it appear by innuendo that l had
forsaken the principles of my party.
That is what hurt. / was never q
better Democrat in my life, and
never believed more firmly in the
principles of my party. Had the
House acted differently from what it
did 7 would have felt as knight
might who had some stain placed on
his escutcheon. But what pleases
me more than aught else is the fact
that 80 many of my own party, both
young and old, voted against con-
sidering the question"
The President was greatly pleased
over the action of the House and
sent his congratulations to the little
hero. General Wheeler will be given
a division in the Philippines, and
will be ordered there at an early
date. 1t is understood General
Wheeler himself prefers to 90 to
Cuba, but the President desires to
send him to the Philippines instead,
where his craftsmanship will be as
valuable as his military experience.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Prize Money Divided.

In the United States District
Court, in Charleston, last Thursday
Clerk G. j. G.. Uutson made out, and
Judge Brawley signed 295 checks tt
the officers and men Of the cruiser
Yale for their share of tho money
accrning from the sale of the Span
ish prize Rita. After the Rita had
been captured by the Yalo and had
been sent here, the government
bought her for $125,O00. The prizt
money to bo divided amounted tt
$4,000. Capt. Wise, of the Yale
was sent "A cheek for $8,091, aud tho
smallest amount received by a sea
man was $7S.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that thoro is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to euro in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. HalPs Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure known to tho medical fra
tcrnity. Catarrh being constitutional
disease, requires 4 constitutional treat
mont Halls Catarrh is Cure taken inter.
nally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucuous surfaces of tho system, thereby
destroying tho foundation of the disease,
and giving the patient strength by build
up the constitution and assisting nature
i'll doing it's work. The propriotors have
have so much faith in its curative pow
ers, that they offer ono hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
list of testimonials.
Address, Il. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Drnggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are tho best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Sells Out His PaDer.

Editor Larry CAN'T has deter
mined to quit the newspaper busi-
ness, at least for the present. Last
week Mr.. VIM. NJ. Jones bought out
the Evening Star and Piedmont
Headlight, clock, stock and BARREL"
and Mr.. CAN'T relinquished tho con-
troll last week. One condition is that
Mr.. CAN'T is not to re-engage in
newspaper business in Spartanburg
county. His health being bad, he
will probably retire to his farm and
remain in voluntary retirement for a
time. Mr.. Jones at one time owned
and edited the Spartanburg Herald,
out of which he made considerable
success. For several years he has
been a member of the law firm of
Nichols & Jones.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
MARCH, APRIL, MAY.

These are the Months In Which to
Purify Your Blood.
This is the season whom your blood Is
loaded with impurities, accumulated dur
ing tho winter months from close con-
ilnomont, rich food, and other causes.
Those impurities must be driven from
your system Or they may breed serious
disease and cause untold suffering.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the greatest and
bcst blood purifying medicine it is pos
siblo to obtain. 1t Is what tho millions
tako in tho spring. 1t will purify and
enrich your blood, create On appetite,
tono mp your system and give yon sound,
robust health.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09

The Political Mecca.

TnoMAsv1LLE. GA, March 3.-The
anticipated visit of Senator Hanna
and President Mckinley, to Thomas
vile, may mean q great deal, politi-
cally speaking. .."..... ~. ~
In the early part of the year, 1896,
Mr.. Mark Hanna came to Thomas
vile and fitted mp a handsome win.
ter home, which was occupied by
himself and family. In March of
that year Mr.. Mckinley, by invita-.
tion of Mr.. Hanna, became the guest
of the Hanna home.
In few days the editors of the
great Republican dailies, together with
prominent and influential politicians
from every section of the country,
causally dropped into Thomasville.
Mr.. Hanna invited these gentlemen
to his heua", where " conference was
held and tho Mckinley boom was
launched, and as the final result of
this conference he was made presi-
dent Of the United States.
And now in March, 1899, just four
years later, Mr.. Hanna is to return
TO Thomasville and will have Mr..
Mckinley for his guests again. The
excursion South of the editors of the
great Eastern papers is headed this
way. They are due to reach here
about the time Mr.. Mckinley does.
Mayor Hopkins, of this city has
already extended them an invitation
to visit Tholnasville. So it looks as
if the second Mckinley boom will be
launched in Thomasville.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
RelinQuishes Leadership.

WASHINGTON, March 3D. am no,
saying this in fit of bad temper ol
in pique, or for the reason that
think my opponents could defeat me
but after due delibcration ! have
made up my mind not to be candi
date again for the leadership of my
party in Congress, either when it il
in the minority or majority"
This was the calm and dispassion
ate statement made to me shortly
after noon to-day by Representative
Joe Bailey, Of Texas.
Continuing, he said:
"l presume you got this news frs
from Bankhead, of Alabama"
"I did," / said
81 thought so. There was no rea
son why he sho'd not give it out.
called on him this morning anC
pledged him my support for the mi.
nority nomination Of the next Con.
gress. / would not have this empty
position | hold again, or accept, the
leadership of my party whenp forty.
odd of it's members decline to uphold
tn" constitution after they have
sworn 30 to do. 1t is the first time
tho Democrats have voted in such &
way. | know that it will be saiC
that my refusal to again aspire tt
lead my party in the lower house O
Congress will be attributed to fit oil
temper. | have had twcnty-four
hours to think over it, and my mint
is made up-irrovocably made up"
! saw Mr.. Bankhead later. II,
corroborated what Mr.. Bailey hat
said and continued:
"When Mr.. Bailey told me h,
would not stand for the leadership o.
his party in Congress again and Of
fcred me his support, I could moi
fully grasp his meaning. told hin
that he should not mako up his minC
80 suddenly. lie told me he had de-
termed that if the Democrats woulC
not follow him in this matter he
would not try to lead them again
but to fight to uphold the consritu.
ton as an individual. / announced
my candidacy for the speakersh;,
nomination some time ago, and viii
now make my candidacy active"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
O -. 81 % @ R ia
BOars tho n The Kind You Haze Always Bought
S's'a'''' Ss [<@<A1zSz&zM<
The Treasure Chest OF Time.

Suppose you had box containing
$4,000 silver dollars, and you knew
that this money would have to sup
port you for the rest of your life.
Suppose there were no possibility of
investing it at interest, or of earning
any more, but that you had to dip
into the box to meet your daily ex-
penses, and that, when your last coin
was gone, you would starve to death.
If you were thirty-five years old,
you would be able to spend about sc
day until you were 70. What
would you think, in such circum-
stances, of the policy of spending 81
or So apiece for 10.cent novels, pay
ing the price of opera seats for con-
tinuous performance shows, and al
lowing every chance acquaintance to
help himself to your coins as he
would to your natches2
1t is said that "time is money" 1t
is something more than that. 1t is
life itself. If you were 50 years old
and expect to live to be 70, and if
you have six leisure hours day,
which is quite az many as most peo-
pie can count upon, you have just
1860 hours ahead of you for all the
culture, recreation, enjoyment and
usefulness to yourself and others that
this world holds for you. And you
have not tho certainty, as you would
have in the case of the dollars, that
your hours are all in the BOX. Per-
haps the one to which a bore is help
ing himself just now may be your
last
When that bore drops in at 8 in
the evening and stays until II he has
pocketed at least tho one-twenty- i've
thousandth part of your life. When
you spend 10 hours in reading a
worthless book you have thrown
away more than one eight -thousandth
part of your leisure existence. If
you have to spend an hour q day on
the cars, when an improved system
of rapid trains will take you to and
from your work in half an hour, you
are sacrificing ono-twclfth of your
life TO the backwardncss of the cor
poration that carries you. If you
have 80 neglected tho art of living
that you drift along aimlessly for
three hours day, you are practically
arranging to die II years before your
time.
There is nothing 80 precious as
life when it is gone, nothing 30 cheap
while it is going.-Philadelphia Sat
urd8y Evening Post.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09

Tho Sumter Freeman says: "The
dispensary stands for another year,
despite the fact that majority of
the legislators were opposed to it
thus demonstrating it's power as a
political machine. Light, however,
has been turned on and such pres
sure will soon be brought to bear on
the Legislature as will compel that
body to submit the question to the
people and then woe to the ma
chine |" If a majority of the Legis.
lature is opposed to the dispensary
they have very poor way of show
ing it. .-.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
House Sticks to Wheeler,

A last Thursdays special from
Washington says: GA resolution to
declare Gen. Wheeler and other
Representatives holding army COM
missions to have vacated their seats
i'll the House was called up to-day.
The question of consideration was
raised by Lacey, of Iowa, and by 43
to 81 the House refused to consider
the matter. The yeas and nays re-
suited II to 164 against considera-
ton of the resolution"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09

Secretary Wilson 70 Visit this state,

Secretary Wilson TO Visit this State.
Secretary Wilson, of thl; Depart
ment of Agriculture, is coming to
South Carolina about the latter part
of April on a tour of observation
He expects to visit Clemson College
and wishes very much to make a per-
sonal examination Of the Sea Islasd
cotton industry--.the methods Of
planting and cultivation, and of pre-
pairing the staple for market. fIis
inquiries about Sea Island cotton will
neoesstate bis coming 10 Charleston,
of course, where he will be most COR
daily welcomed, and his visit to
Clemson College, the best equipped
institution of the kind in the South,
will take him through the middle and
upper part of the State. He has re-
ceived number Of invitations to
visit different places in the State.
The Washington Post says: ,.. .
"He has been invited by the South
Carolina Association of Colleges,
Clemson included, to be at the in
ter-collegiate contest in oratory,
which is to be held at Due West,
April %, in the commencement hail
of Erskine College, said to be the
best auditorium in the State. In
this contest each college in tho State
is represented by champion selected
from the student body Of the COL
lege."
We are sure that MIR. Wilson would
be greatly interested in the agricul-
tural conditions of this State, and
visit would be very much appreciated
by the farmers and all others engaged
in industrial pursuits. 1t would
bring the Department nearer to the
people, it would make them feel that
the Department is really interested
in their welfare, and it would show
them that the President was fortu-
nate in the selection of the agricul-
tural member of his Cabinet. 1t is
particularly wished that Mr.. Wilson
shall be present at the inter collegiate
contest at Due West. Some of the
most successful farmers in the State
were educated at that centre of
science and morals. s.-News and Cou-
rier.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Hampton as q Fireman,

The roof of Gen. Wade Hampton'a
house took fire few days ago, and
tho General, with the weight of
eighty years resting upon him and a
cork leg beneath him, gallantly
mounted the roof and extinguished
the flames. Then with that modesty
and kind consideration for others,
always characteristic of true bravery,
he rcfrained from even speaking of
the danger to any of his household
until tho family were all assembled
at the breakfast table. The spirit OF
the sixties still lives in tho bosom OF
the old hero and we shouldn't like
to get in the way of a column of cav
airy led by him, even in this year OF
grace 1909.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
NEW POLITICAL PARTY.
Cranks OF Minor Parties 70 Form a
...,''.. Combination, t,t.% s.


CINCINNATI, March IA new
political party is to DO organized here
this week. A general conference
began o aBession of two days at the
Odd Follows auditorium to-day. The
new national organization is TO be
called the Union Reform party, and
it will seek to amalgamate the Silver
Republicans, the Populists, tho So
oial Labor party and the Liberal
party, in fact all the minor parties
except the prohibitionsts. In re-
sponse to call sent out by Chair
man r. S. Thompson anu Secretary
M. A. Neff, the are II States repre-
sented in the national conference.
The usual committees on creden-
tials, resolutions, etc., were appointed
by the chair, and each one approved
by the convention. The committee
to formulate plan of organization
for the new party was selected by a
COLL of the States with one member
from each State.
At the afternoon session the report
from the committee on resolutions
was adopted. 1t declares that an
experience of over q century has
proved that the aystem of legislation
by representatives does not provide
a government of, by and for the peo-
pie and continues:
"Legislative bodies, from munici-
pal council to the national congress,
have been controlled by corrupt in
fluences. Legislation has conse-
quently been in tho interest of the
corrupt few and against tho interest
of the voiceless masses.
"Under this system the people are
disfranchised on all matters of legis-
lation. They arc allowed 10 vote
for men, but are denied the right to
vote for measures. The people are
governed by laws which they did not
enact and cannot repeal.
GAS the result of this system great
abuses have arisen and politics have
become system for corruption.
awe, therefore, reserving to our
selves tho right to legislate for our.
selves and the right to our individual
opinions on all questions of legisla.
ton, unite for the accomplishment OF
that end, for the acknowledgements OF
the American people and the establish.
mont of government in which the
will of the people shall be supreme.
"And we invite all persons who
believe in the principles of liberty
and the declaration of independence
to unite in support of the following
Direct legislation under the sys.
tenn known as the initiative and re.
ferendum.'
The following permanent organiza.
ton was affected:
Chairman-R. S. Thompson
Springfield, o.
Secretary-Asa Taylor Omaha
Nebraska.
Assistant Secretary-T. j. Don.
nelly, Cincinnati.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
Murder In Charleston.

John Alston, colorcd, was shot
down in cold blood, in Charleston,
on Laurens street, last Thursday, by
another negro, named Chris Smalls.
Smalls made desperate effort to
escape the police. He fired three
shots at IN officer and was himself
wounded seriously before he was
taken.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
The Cost OF CultiYaiipg Cotton,

Tho Agricultural Department
sent out hundreds of letters of in
quiry in regard to the cost of cult.
vating ono acre in upland cotton
The answers to these letters varied q
good deal in estimates, but the aver
age was $15.42. lThe average pro.
ceeds were $1,000, leaving q clear
profit of 1851 to the acre, the price
of cotton being put at $6.70 q hun
dred. We call the attention OF
Cherokee farmers to these figures.
Remember, in the first place, tha,
we arc on the extreme Northern
limit of the cotton belt, and our
lands will not come up to tho aver.
age in production; note again that
g 40 cents is above the average
price obtained for our last yoar'e
"rop; grasp these facts and figure
firmly and clearly, and then if you
can SEQ anything in cotton, crack
your whips and 60 ahead.--Gaffncy
Ledger.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
RED" T0LBERT'S TALK.
Said to Have Promised to Return Here
and to Defy Threats aud VIM
CheSters.

Here is the kind of talk "Red''
Tolbert is said by the Atlanta Jour
nal to be giving to every public man
he can buttonhole in lobbies of the
capitol:
81 would not be surprised at any
time / am in the borders of the State
to find myself surrounded by dozen
Winchesters. Those people never
como at man single handed. Still
South Carolina is my home and l
shall continue to reside there.
have just spent two months within
my congressional district, preparing
evidence for my contest against Rep
resentative Latimer, and met with
no physical violence. Shortly after
went to my h,me near Abboville
court house there was a meeting of
citizens held and resolutions passed
calling upon me to leave tho State.
A committee waited upon me and
presented them, but paid no atten-
tion TO tho resolutions. continued to
remain there for two weeks after
ward, in fact until had secured
practically all the testimony for my
contest, and l shall certainly push
the matter before the house commit
tee. None of our family have yet
returned to Phoenix or Mccormick,
but will do 80 shortly and face all the
opposition and Winchesters which
may be brought before them. They
will not attempt to cause trouble,
but will seek to avoid it. My father,
brother, wife and children, are now
in Charleston. My brother, who was
shot four times, is an invalid for life,
but he proposes to live out the rest
of his life in South Carolina.
would not be surprised to see the
disturbances taking place, from time
to time, until Congress, as l believe
it will do, cuts down the representa-
tion of South Carolina to its actual
voting population. Then she will
have three instead of seven congress-
men. That will open the eyes of
the people. However, SO far as am
concerned, would prefer to have
the present representation continue
with suffrage for all. l shall return
to South Carolina after the present
session of Congress Closes"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
!, f'lSsx 81 s. Gu 10 lSy s.
Ebl CURES WHERE All ELSE FAILS. Fs1l
I'd best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use ~
E6q In timo. Sold by druggists. fdSl
S1S GO Z: IS ge9llI VI Y IiiFs iTlRSlS
The Army.

The Democrats gained every i'm
portant point for which they con-
tended in the framing Of the army
bill, and the measure as amended by
them is far m IRE satisfactory than it
was in its orr ginal form. The best
of all the an endments of the mea-
sure is that offered by Senator Cor
man, which was adopted after q
sharp debate. 1t provides for a re-
duction of the army on July 1, 1901,
to the number allowed by law on
March 81, 1898.
This removes the apprehension
that the country would be committed
to large standing army.
The bill as it passed the Senate
provides for regular army of 49,
600 officers and men, which may be
increased in the discretion of the
President to not exceeding $4,000
enlisted men, and an additional vol
unteer force of $4,000 "to meet the
present exigenciea of the military
service" The tn. cc-battalion and
squadron organization js provided
for in the infantry and cavalry rogi-
ments, and. the artillery regiments
are to consist of fourteen batteries
each, two of which may be organ
lied as field artillery. The maximum
strength in enlisted men of COM
pany of infantry will be sixty. five ;
of troop of cavalry, sixty-five ; of q
battery of artillery, eighty. The
number of regimental organizations
will remain as at present-twenty-
five regiments of infantry, ten of
cavalry and seven of artillery. With
this organization tho theoretical
maximum of enlisted men would be
35,l40, with nearly 5000 officers in
the line and staff departments.
There is now serving under the
Federal flag u regular army nearly
equal i'll numerical strength to tI,s
force of $4,000 men which the Presi-
dent may recruit under the terms of
this army reorganization bill, and in
adnition there arc about $4,000 vol
unteor troops-the latter being 49,
SEQ strong i'll The Philippines. in
Cuba there are at tho present time
$4,000 volunteers, the regular army
on that island being represented by
about 12,600 troops. There are
1900 regulars in the Philippines,
and 5000 more are now on the way
to Manila in five transport ships.
1t is believed that 5000 troops
will be sufficient for Porto Rico and
Hawaii, as there are no signs of trou-
BILE in either of these new posses
sione.
The army bill makes no material
alteration in the fighting strength or
territorial disposition of the forces
already in the field.
The Democrats in Congress are to
be congratulated upon tho success
full fight they have made against tho
imporialist principle which was
embodied in tho original army bill.
They improved the measure in
m pnpalu =. flonto Tnu.n,l
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09
DlspensRry Law Decision.

The Supreme Court hos held in 6
Saluda county case that dispen.
sary Indictment must name the par.
ties to whom the alleged sale was
made and that "to diverse parties" il
not permissible. The State con.
stabulary now has sixty-two mem.
bers, including three now in the
penitentiary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-03-09

The New York Tribune says that
Major Clement b. White, of Selma,
Ala, the only surviving brother-in-
law of Abraham Lincoln, was an Off
Ger of the Alabama State Guard at
the outbreak OF the war, and, under
orders Of the executive of the state,
took part with his command in the
capture of Fort Morgan, Mobile Bay,
before Alabama had formally seeded
from the Union. When it was re.
ported to President Lincoln that hia
brother-in-law had performed the
daring exploit against the federal
authority, on being asked what he
would do about it, he replied: "Well,
| suppose / shall have to hang White
when we catch him." Major
White later performed many distin-
gushcd military aad civil scrvicea
for tho Confederaoy.