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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
EAGAN'S SEVERE SENTENCE.
He Is Given Six Years Holiday on Full
Pay, bat without Allowances

Kay, DaC W1ChOut Allowances
WASHINGTON, February 7.--The'
President to day caused to be pro-
mulgated tho sentence in the case of
Gen. Chas. p. Eagan. The Court
martial sentence was dismissal from
the army, and the President has
committed this to six years suspen-
sion from duty, which covers the re-
mainder of the time prior to Gen.
Eagan's retirement, in January, 1905.
The following is the text of the
order of the President:
"The accused, after trial by a
Court martial, composed of officers of
high rank and distinguished service,
has been found guilty of conduct un-
worthy an officer holding commits
sion of the United States and obnox-
ious in the highest degree to the dis
cipline and good order of the mill
tary establishment. Such behavior
is especially deserving of condemna-
tion in an officer holding high rank
in the army and charged with the
performance Of difficult and impor-
tant administrative duty in a time of
great public emergency, and from
whom, when subjected to adverse
criticism, an unusual degree of re-
straint and unfailing sclf-control are
confidently expected.
"The proceedings, findings and
sentence in the case of Brig. Sen.
Charles p. Eagan, Commissary
General of Subsistence, United
States Army, are therefore approved.
In view, however, of his gallant con-
duct III battle uDc" mere than one
occasion, which meritcd. and has re-
ceived, the warm commentator of
his superiors, and of his long and
honorable record Of service, extend
ing over period surprising in dura-
tion that usually allotted to gene
ration, having regard also to the miti-
eating circumstances which were de-
veloped during the trial of the case,
and in Difference TO the recommends
tion of clemency submitted in his be-
half, tho sentence imposed by the
Court is commuted to suspension
from rank and duty for six years.
"WLLIAM MCKINLEY."
1t was stated by the Adjutant
General that Gen. Eagan's suspen-
sion carries him within few days of
his retirement under the age limit.
He will be reinstatcd in time to re-
tire with the regular rank and pay
provided in such cases.
The sentence of ofsuspension, accord
ing to the legal officers of the de-
partment, does not deprive Gen.
Eagan of any part of his pay, but as
the sentence reads "without rank and
duty" he looscs his allowances, which
include communication of quarters, ra-
tion and fuel and his horse allowance.
This is quite large financial item.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

The jury of twelve was adopted
because the prophets were twelve !;
tho apostles were twelve; there
were twelve jewish judges, twelve
pillars of the temple, twelve patri-
archs, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve
stones in Aaron's breast plate,
twelve gates of Jerusalem, twelve
signs Of the zodiac. When iuries
were first established the Judge took
the jurors around with him in cart
until they agreed. If they didn't
agree they were fined and impris-
oned."
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

The Black Diamond Sure.

Everything in connection with the
Black Diamond Railroad is moving
along all right. The European
finanoior is doing all that can be
done, and nothing has developed to
dampen for an instant the hopes and
expectations of the promoters of the
road while, on the other hand,
every turn is of the most promising
nature. It only remains for each
community to stand firm, look after
its local interests, and do its fuii
duty as it started out to do, and
there is every assurance. that every
detail of Col. Boone's contract will
be carried out to the letter. Never,
for an instant, let the idea get into
your head that the road will not be
built, for It will be just as sure as
you are reading this. Let every one
interested do his pledged duty as
the promoters and officers are doing
theirs, and the time will be short
until the work begins--evon shorter
than many of the most ardent sup
porters of the enterprise imagine.
The most important thing for each
local community to do is to look to
the ful(illmcnt of its pledges in order
that it may receive the promised
benefits. We know whereof We
speak when we tell you these things.
Dover Ky) News, February 10.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
Wise Words of III. w. Grady.

Whom every farmer~in tho South
shall eat bread from his own fields
and meat from his own pastures, and,
disturbed by no creditor and enslaved
by no debt, shall sit amidst his teem-
ing gardens and orchards and vine
yards and dairy and barn yard, pitch
ing his crops in his own wisdom and
growing them in independence, max
ing cotton his clean surplus, and SELL
ing it in his own time and in his chosen
market, and not at a masters bid
ding-getting his pay in cash, and
not in receipted mortgage that dis
charges his frecdom-then shall bo
the breaking of the fullness of our
day. Great is King Cotton; but to
lie at his feet while the Insurer and
grain-raisor bind us in subjection is
10 invite the contempt Of man and
the reproach of God. But to stand
up before him amid the crops and
smokehouses, wrest from him tho
magma charta of our independence,
and to establish in his name an ample
and diversified agriculture that shall
honor him while it enriches us-this
is to carry us as far in the way of
happiness and independence as the
farmer, working in tho fullest wis
dom and in the richest field, can
carry any people.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

An exchange very truthfully says :
eff q doctor makes a mistake he
burics it if merchant makes a
mistake he crawls out of it, but if an
editor makes a mistake he puts it on
paper for the world to look ut, and
in every community there are cranka
who think they are models of wisdom
because they occasionally discover
them.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

"Whhatt'5 the roabon YOU didn't
speak to Jones when he passed us
just now" "IIo insulted me the
other day" "What did lie say to
you ?" "IIe called me an old ass"
"Called you an old ass? How ridic-
ulous ! Why, you are not old ! You
are just in your prime. You will
not bo an old ass for 10 or 15 years
yet"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
Gen. nj. G.. Butler.

There seems to be disposition on
the part of the President to retain
Major Gen. M. @. Butler in the vol
uniecr service as long as possible.
Gen. outler having concluded his
duties as member of the Cuban
commission, and also as a member of
the Eagan court-martial, some of his
friends feared lie would be mustered
out of the service, but orders from
the War Department show that Gen.
Butler has been assigned to duty in
Washington city until further orders.
The President and Secretary Alger
are highly gratited at the suitable
and Intelligent service rendered by
the gallant South Carolinian, and it
is their intention to continue him in
tbs service as long as they can find
an available designation for him.
Gen. Butler is not averse to remain
ing in the army, and his wide expe-
rience qualities him for any detail on
which he may be ordered.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Moving 100 by 05 feot five-story brick
building was successfully accomplished
recently in Now York city. Tho build
ing had an estimated weight of 5000 tons
and was moved rs foot south and IS foot
cast, $50 jack-scrows being employed to
furnish tho powor. Timber ways and
Shoes lubricatod with soap wore used,
and tho movement of each turn of tho
jack-screws was three -sixteenths of an
inch. Tho greatest distance which the
building was moved in ono days work
was foot inches, and tho whole movo-
mont of rs foot to tho south was accom-
plishcd in seventeen days. From tho
beginning of tho work only flvo weeks
elapsed until tho building was lacked ul
ready to receive tho new foundations,
and forco of about twonty mon accom-
plished tho entire work. Tho contract
price for tho work was $4,000.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

The "broom corn" crop of ono Kansas
county last year, it is reported, was
valued at $G5,8G2, and that of tho year
before at Sll2,2l5. Tho crop is almost
unknown in South Carolina, but New
York mcr, who was thoroughly famil-
lar with 1t in his own State, Informed ua
fow days ago that tho finest specimens
of tho plant ho had ovor seen wcro grown
within twonty-fvo miles of Charleston.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
MOVED down LIKE GRASS.

tHUWEU UUWN LINL. ultHUU,.
Another Battle at Manilla--A Suburb
is Quickly Reduced.
MAN1LLA, February 10. - The
American forces at $40 this after
noon made combined attack upon
Caloooan and reduced il in short
order. ...
At Il signal from the tower Of the
De La LONE church, the United
States double turreted monitor Mo-
nadnock opened fire from the bay
with the big guns of her fore turrot
on the oarthworks with great effect.
Soon afterwards the Utah battery
bomharded the place from the land
side. The rebels reserved their fire
until the bombardment ceased, when
they fired volleys of musketry as tho
Montana regiment advanced on the
jungle.
The Kansas regiment, on the ex-
treme left, with the Third artillery
deploying to tho right, charged
across tho open and carried the
earthworks, cheering under heavy
fire. Supported by the artillery at
the church, tho troops further ad-
vanced, driving the enemy, fighting
every foot, right into the town line
and penetrated to the Presidencia,
and lowered the Filipino flag at $50
p. M.
The enemy's sharpshootors, in tho
jungle on the right, fred at long
range on the Pennsylvania regiment,
but the rebels were soon eilenced by
shrapnol shells and the Pennsylva-
mans remained in the trenches.
AS the Americans advanced they
burned the native huts.
The rebels were moved down like
grass, but the American loss was
slight.
AN UPRISING ANTICIPATED.
In anticipation of native upris-
ing in this city, unusual precautions
were taken hero last night by the
American military authorities. For
tunately the steps taken proved un-
necessary. The Filipinos are evi-
IDENTIFY convinced that an uprising
would prove suicidal to them.
CONCENTRATING At MALABoN.
The rebels have apparently select
cd Malabon rs their base of opera
tions in the next encounter with the
Americans, as they arc concentrat-
ing in considerable force there.
Many small bodies of scattered
troops are struggling in from the
right and others are undoubtedly ar
irving from the north interior prov
incus.
Aguinaldo is reported to have c.
tablished headquarters at Malabon
for the purpose of rallying his forces
for decisive blow. In order to
cover their movements the rebels
again opened fire upon the Kansas
outposts last night from the Jungle.
The firing was continued for twenty
minutes, but without effect. The
Americans reserved their fire until a
detachment of the enemy emerged
from the bamboos, when wcll-di-
rccted volley made the rebels scutt
back to their cover like rabbits.
The Fourteenth infantry has un-
earthed several tons of Spanish
shells which had evidently been
stolen from the Cavite arsenal and
cached by the rebels in the vicinity
of Paranque. Fifteen cart loads of
it have been brought into the city,
as has also modern naval gun and
part of its mount. There is no
doubt that the gun was either stolen
by the insurgents or removed from
one OF the sunken warships.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
TEACHER LOVES HIS PUPIL.
Rev West Fond Of HIKE Jordan and
Contracts to Marry Her Later,


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, February
18.-Rev. William West, of Evans
vile, Tenn, while teaching school
at Soddy, Tenn, became greatly
enamored of his 14-year.old pupil,
HIKE Jordan. The Jordan family
recently moved to Tracy City, where
thoy were shortly followed by the
reverend teacher lover, who told the
father of his former pupil that he
would send little HIKE to school for
two years at Messy Creek if, at the
end of that period, he would be al
lowed to marry her.
HIKE, like che lamented Mr..
Barkis, being willing, the promise
was given and the prospective bride
and groom passed through this city
en- route for the school, where the
girl will be duly entered as a pupil
and classed as "mortgaged."
Personally, Mr.. West is about rs
years old, with an intellectual and
quite handsome face, while the little
bride to-be is considered very pretty
and is unusually bright.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16


those in portions of our works ada
cent thereto.
Then tho Coshorn mOrtars of the
brave Major Haskell and other COM
mandcrs of batteries turned loose
their shells on the crater. The firing
was rapid and accurate. Some of
these mortars were brought up as
near as fifty yards to the crater.
Such scene has never before nor
never will be witnessed again. The
Yankees at tho same time were using
one hundred and forty pieces of can.
non against our works occupied by
Confederate troops.
Elliott's brigade in the days fight
lost 278 officers and men. Major
General B. r.. Johnson's divi.
sion, Elliotts brigade included, lost
in the day, 932 officers and mon.
rhis was tho most the Confederate
lost.
FEDERAL TOTAL LOSS OVER 5000.
While the enemy acknowledged a
loss of from five to six thousand men
ard that | am sure is far below
their real loss-I make another quo
tation from Major General b. r.
Johnson's official report:
cit is believed that for each buried
companion they have taken tenfold
vengeance on the enemy, and have
taught them lesson that will be re-
membered rs long as tho history of
our wrongs and this great revolution
endures."
Virginians, Gcorgians, North Caro-
linians, South Carolinians and others
who may have fought at the crater,
none of you have the right to claim
deeds Of more conspicuous daring
over your Confederate brethren en-
gagged that day. Every man acted
well his part.
| What about the four cannons
blown up? you ask. One piece fell
about half way between the opposing
armies, another fell in front of our
lines, not so near, however, to the
enemy, third was thrown from the
carriage and was standing on end,
half buried in the ground inside the
crater, the fourth was still attached
to the carriage, but turned bottom
side up, the wheels in the air, and
turned against our own men when
the enemy captured it. That day,
however, they all fell into the hands
Of the Confederates except the one
thrown 80 near the enemy's works,
and in time we regained that also.
| CAPTAIN LAKE a PRISONER.
Before the fighting was over the
Yankee officer who could curse
prisoner 80 gallantly ordered two
soldiers to take charge and carry me
to their lines, no doubt believing that
the Confedcratcs would succeed in
rccapturing the crater. We had to
cross a plain $40 feet wide that was
being rakcd by rifle balls, cannon
shot and shell, grape and canister.
1t was not very inviting place to
go, but still not a great deal worse
than IIaskcll's mortar shells that
were raining in the crater. l had che
pleasure of seeing one of my guards
die. The other conducted me safely
to General Patrick's headquarters.
Patrick was the Yankee provost mar
shall.
When | was placed under guard,
near his quarters, he sent a staff
officer to the front to learn the result
of the battle.
After short absence he gallopcd
up to General Patrick and yelled
out :
"Wo have whipped them /"
Patrick said
81 want no foolishncss, sir -
The staff officer then said
"Gcneral, if you want the truth,
tney have whipped us liko hell !"
GEO. B. LAKE,
| TI,to
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Bearing down sensations, internal heat
and fomalo woaknosses arc curcd by tho
uso Of Simmons' Squaw Vino Wine or
Tablets. ......' " ... ...... p.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

A sluggish livor causes ituwsinoss,
lethargy and feeling of apathy. DR..
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine arouscs
tho livor and cheerful energy succeeds
sluggshness.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16
O "A. @ p @ R $50
ssa,,as, sS,s. tho KIND yss a!s Always Bought
''Sas'''' 'es GGrNZz@z@m

Mrs. Charlotte Roulez Charlier, of
Roselle, N. j., left an estate worth
about $4,000, practically all of
which, it is said, was made by tell.
ing fortunes, ....
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

A Now York girl has been placed
in nm insane asylum, the ViJtim of
excessive cigarette smoking.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Tho Grconvillo Nows has been inter
viewing prosperous young farmer of it's
county and reports, among other things
zone thing moro you ought to toll farm
ors," he said rs ho was leaving: II like
whiskey, but Pm land hungry. I want
moro land. I figured out years ago that
with very moderate drinking I'd drink an
acre Of good land every year. SO quit
At tho ond of the year tell myself Pm
just an acre ahead at $25 an aero by not
drinking. I find when I put it to my
ncighbors that way it makes 'om think.
You toll farmers to thini1 about land
every time thoy start to buy whskoy and
calculate how much real estate they arc
drinking or giving away" Some mon,
who are not farmers, could accumulate
q goodly plantation every year by tho
indicated plan. as thoro is good land in
tho State TO DO had for only two or three
dollars an aero; but tho News goes on
to say: GAS tho farmer left ho was
chuckling over the story of Bob Moans's
Alliance corn patch. Mr.. Means says when
tho Alliance was first organized ho
marked off ten-acre field of ON and de-
tormined that ho would work it only whilo
his neighbors were attending Alliance
meetings and looking after politics. His
schemo foil through because no found
ho was working his corn to DEATH"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

A two or three weeks course of Dr.
M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine will 80
regulate tho oxcretory functions that
thoy will operate without any aid what
oXor.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Don't wreck life. From girlhood 70
womanhood tho monthly courses should
be regulated with Simmons Squaw Vino
Vino or Tablets.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine,
by oxpelling from the body tho oxcess of
bile and acids, improves tho assimilativo
processes, purifies tho blood, tones up
and strcngthons.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

A. J. GIL, Jr., Scotia, S. c., writes: /
have used DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver
Medicine in my family 1C years. 1t has
cured indigestion, dyspepsia, constipa-
ton, and many other ailments.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

TO swcoten tho breath, brighton tho
oyo, clear the complexion and insure tho
natural bloom of hoalth, uso DR.. NJ. A..
Simmons' Liyor Medicine.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Tho life proserver which has carried
many ladies safely over tho dangerous
sea "Change of Life" is Simmons Squaw
Vino Vino or Tablets.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Mothers trusted friend, Simmons
Squaw Vino Vino or Tablets, compare
tho system for confinement, shorten
labor and make childbirth easy,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-16

Scientists say that tho orange was
formerly berry, and that it has
been developing for over 1000 years.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24

A CTIVE SOLICITORS WANTED EVERY
AwHERE for "The Story of the
Philippines" by Murat Halstead,
commissioned by the Government as
Official Historian to the War Depart.
ment. The book was written in army
camps at San Francisco, on the Pacific
with General Merritt, IN the hospitals
at Honolulu, in Hong Kong, in the
trenches at Manila, in the insurgent
camps with Aguinaldo, on the deck
of the Olympia with Dewey, and IN
the roar of battle at the fall of Manila.
Bonanza tor agents. Brimful of orig
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Freight paid. Credit given. Drop
all trashy unofficial war books. Outfit
free. Address F. 7. Barber, Sec'y.,
Star Insurance Bldg, Chicago.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24

Commencing this morning work
at the mine will begin at 6 o'clock
in the morning and continue until
7 o'clock in the evening-a 14-hour
shift. This is done in order to in
crease the production, which was
heretofore inadequate to meet the
demand. 1t is possible that this
long shift will be changed to day
and night shift in the near fu-
ture, that is, if enough railroad
cars can be secured to carry the
output. AS it is, the Rio Grande
is running about four trains day
to this point and still cannot fur
nish enough empty cars. This
condition of affairs does. not look
as though the election of Charles
S. Thomas to the Office of governor
occasioned such loss of Eastern
confidence in this state as to place
restriction upon the outside con-
sumption of Colorado's productions
and instead of working three shifts
per week one year from last election
day it now looks rs though the
local mine will be working fourteen
shifts per week ten months hence.
The political persuasion of the
governor of this state has little or
nothing to do with the welfare of
Crested Butte; it is her magnificent
resources and the indomnitable
energy of her people that is push
ing her to the front. The year
1899 has dawned auspiciously for
our little town, and as soon as
spring opens up and the metalli-
ferrous niue owners can get to work
we will experience n period of
revival in every branch of business
unequalled since the slump in sill
yer struck us SO hard.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24

"Confound it; just my luck, "
growled drummer as he stepped
off the train Monday and looked
up town wistfully, visions of large
orders fitting through his conr-
mercial mind. His reverie was
suddenly brought to close. how
ever, by the whistle of the engine
and he Immediately made race
for the coach as the train pulled
out. The unfortunate fellow had
started up from Gunnison with the
intention of calling on OUT business
men during the hour the train
remains here, but the hanger COM
ing up ahead of the regular train
got stuck in snow drift two miles
below town and occasioned a loss
of fifty minutes time, hence his
disappointment, for he had made
arrangements to leave Gunnison
for the west that evening
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24
Union Congregational Church,

Services every Sunday at 1920
a. m., and TOO pm
Sunday School at 11:45 a. NJ.
Prayer meeting at TOO every
Wednesday evening.
The prayer meeting topic for
tomorrow evening: Family Re
ligion." e Tim. L: 1-6)
Subject for Sunday morning,
1920: "Thy neighbor as thyself. ="
Subject for Sunday evening,
TOO: Character revealed"
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend these services.
j. L. READ, Pastor.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1899-01-24
WANTE |

Reliable man for Manager of
Branch Office I wish to open in
this vicinity. If your record is O.
K. here is good opening. Kindly
mention this paper when writing.
A. T. MORRIS, CINCINNATI, o.
catalogue 4 cts. postage.