Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

n ooooN SohiPptiJ "ltil SlAtOUO,OUU Cilbl-
tai, has been organized for tho promo
tion of wireless tolegraphy.
A Japanese merchant has located in
Savannah, Ga, for the purpose of ship.
ping cotton to Osaka, Japan.
In Knoxville, Tenn, a big trust has
been formcd-tho Carr, Steel and Iron
Company. The capital stock is 5000, 900.
Imperialism comes high. Our army
and navy arc now costing $B50,000 day,
with moro prospect of increase than OF
decrease.
r. II. Edmonds, editor of tho Manu-
facturers' Record, says that/tho wages
paid to Southern factory hands amount
to $3.50, 100000 year.
Senator Mayfiold will doutless attend
| tho coming session of tho General AS
| sembly and again press his solution of
| tho dispensary question.
Tho Clemson and Georgia School of
Technology foot ball teams will meet in
Grcenvillo Thanksgiving day. Some
livcly kicking is looked for.
The Platt binding mill, Boston, Mass.
was wrecked by q gas OK xplosion last Sat
| urday. The machinery, which was very
valuable, was destroyed entirely. Loss,
| $150,000.
Judge of Probate Cothran, of Grcon-
wood county, dicd couple of weeks
| ago, and, strange to say, there arc no ap-
plicants for tho position made vacant by
! his death.
A now cotton mill is to be built at
Pickons with capital of 100000. Work
is expected to begin in January. Frank
Hammond, of Grccnville, is to be Prosi-
dent and Treasurer.
Abbovillo will have another cotton mill
next year: a. w. Smith, ono of the
wealthiost men of tho town, is at tho
head of tho movement. 1t is proposed
to build 10000 spindle mill.
Heavy contracts for tho French and
Russian governments for freight cars
will probably bo placed in tho United
Statcs. Tho French contract will reach
s., ,0O0, 900, and that Of tho Russians prob
ably $0,00O,000.
From Cleveland, Ohio, oranates tho
report that John r. Mclean will bo a
candidate for vice president. Mclean
will head tho Ohio delegation to the
National Convention, and Goebol has
already promised tho support of Ken
tucky.
Two carloads of ostriches arrived in
Jacksonville, Fla, last Saturday morn
ing from California. Tho ostrich farm
tho industry in that State. They have
$780, 900 invested and it is tho second larg-
est ostrich farm in tho United States.
Walter Lester blow out tho brains of
his sweetheart, Martha Ashor, at Hunts
villc, Tonn., last Saturday. jealousy
was the cause of his committing the
decd. Loster was arrested and jailed.
Lynching was threatened, but cooler
heads prevailed.
Senator Appelt's proposed solution OF
the disponsary question published on
tho fourth page of this issue) appears to
be not without friends. 1t is q broad
plan, and appeals to tho sentiment of
local lf-govcrnment, which is it's strong
| est features. 80
A Wrccking company, engaged on the
sunken Spanish vessels at Santiago, has
recovered $4,000 in gold coin from tho
Admiranto Oquendo. 1t is estimated
that tho value of all tho stuff recovered
80 far is about $500,O00. Tho wrccking
company gots it all.
John l.. Ehlin, leading farmer OF
London county, Tonn., was found dead
in his barn last Saturday. IIo had cut
his throat and hanged himself lilo had
Ho had boon melancholy for several
| weeks. IIe was ono of tho woalthicst
mon in East Tennessee.
liA-t lColNtNlp III OIlC Oh UnC
| busiest mon in tho United States to- day
and ho probably has tho largest income
of any lawyer in tho West, if not in the
United States. According to reports he
received $250,000 from tho Venozula
government for arguing tho boundary
case, which was ono Of tho largest fees
over paid.
VIM. Miller and Cecil Leslie, of tho
Franklin Syndicate, Now York, wore in
| dicted by tho grand jury of that city last
Friday oVoning, charged with conspiracy
to dofraud. Thoy have boon receiving
immense sums of money in response tt
| circulars, promising 10 per cont interest
weokiy OH all money deposited. Thoy
skipped before warrants could bo served
Before leaving thoy deposited hundred
| thousand dollars with tho German consul
1t is expected that Congress will give
Mrs. Hobart, widow of tho lato vice
president, full years salary, the
amount duo for tho remainder of his
torn, which will amount to about tor
| thousand dollars. Tho Republicans arc
| daisiGsl Hobart loft an estate valued n
$4,000, 900, and his life was insured fol
$350,000 If Ben Tillman or John Nc
Laurin either one vote to pay this to,
thousand dollars thoy will DO "swcctly
! rom mefnbered In 1(Hp0