Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-12-28

EVENTS !gND iNCfT55aNTH OF
PAST WEEK.

EVENTS .yNb iNCffSsnNTS OE'T323S
PAST WEEK.
p. p. Olarkson, a merOhanS Of
Pond, Ala. was murdered by uuk }a6Jl6I
parties.
Tho Republican national oon lzEsS;;ssS lssS;;ssssS
will bs hold at Philadelphia
day, Juno 10, next SIS
Count Tolstoi. the Russian
and social refoYmer, has sutiio IS s.
covered from his illnoss to rosumdy Es>
r.. w. Leary Of Chattanooga has
appointed general manager OF the Sd
era Express company, to succeed NJ. >ts
O'Brien, elected president aftor the
death Of II. B. Plant.
The Mississippi board Of health. In Its
biennial report to the Legislative. states
that smallpox IL generally prevalent ovei
tho state and recommends that O law DO
passed making vaccination compulsory.
Unitod States Minister IoQmts, &C
state department. that rrssidept Cas.
tro's forces have completely defeated
tho insurreovionists undor Genefal Her.
nandez.
A big sugar mill and refinery 10 to be
established at Tampa,
Sayannah's largest sohoolhouac has
been destroyed by an inoendiary fire.
n. a. Connolly. who WAS at ono time
private secretary Of Captain Oberlin nj.
Garter. has been placed under arrost at
Havana by order Of Secretary Root.
The Rossvillo wooden mills. in Walkor
county, Ga. has just doubled Its capacity,
and received $40, 900 worth Of new
machinery, which will be Installed at
once.
A convict named Wright, who be.
lonRod to q notorious band Of safe blow
ers and postot1ice robbers that were
bagged in the southern ste tes about two
years ago. has escaped from the peni.
tentiary Mt Raleigh.
The trial at Dallas .. DR.. s. III. jon
kins, charged with murder and abor.
tion, camo to q sudden and tragic end
whom l1ugh Wheat, o brothor OF Mery
Wheat, one of tho DOCTORS alleged vic.
tins. shot and seriously wounded tho
defendant In the courtroom.
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Sol Smith Russell, the actor, 10 aori-
ously i'll ut Chicago.
Ex Governor Boies Of Iowa has do.
olared against silver us an issue in 1900.
Governor Taylor Of Kentucky says
his ohiof ambition is to aid III tho repoal
Of the Goobel ballot law.
The postmaster general has ordered
that hereafter tho length Of service es
lettor carriers shall be indicated on the
uniforms by stars.
The American Federation of Labor
has adopted a resolution declaring
against slavery within tho jurisdiction
of tho Unitod States.
sugar crop III tho Hawaiian Islands
gives the total product as 282, ,897 tons,
which is ono Of tho largest In years.
At special election in the Sovonth
kentucky district to oleot SUCCESSOR to
Congressman Settle, Juno w. Gaylo,
Dem.) WAS elected over ex-Oongress.
man w. 9. Owens. who ran as tho fu.
sion candidate of the anti Goebel Demo
Gratis and Republicans.
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a secret understanding 10 said to have
boon arrived at between Ohina and
Japan.
Nestor Ponce deLoon, o linoal do.
sccndant of Ponce doLoon, discovero1
Of Florida. Is dead at Havana, nged 90
yearR.
Revised lists Of the British casualties
at tho battle Of Colepao show that 1877
non oncommissioned off1oors and mon wero
killed.
The American Boil Telephone com.
pany has declared regular quarterly
dividend Of 3 por cent and an extra DIV.
idend Of IL per cent.
Chairman Jones has called tho Demo-
cratic national committee to moot In
Washington Feb. 80 to select plaoe
for holding the nominating convention.
Brigadier General Thomas M. Andor.
son. commandant of tho department. Of
tho lakcs, with headquarters in Chicago,
will be relieved from active service Jan
u, 1900, by tho obligatory operation of
the law retiring army officers ut tho ago
Of Ga years.
Julia Morrison's trial for killing
Frank I.cidon has boon sot to begin at
Chattanooga Jan. 3.
Judge Bradbury of tho Ohio supreme
court will resign i'll n few days to be-.
como counsel for the salt trust.
| The death is announced at st. Pc.
torsburg of Chevalier Anton do Kontskl,
tho famous pianist, aged 30 years.
! A Diovoment is on foot In Atlanta to
OF ect monument over tho grave of
Lieutenant Brumby and several hun.
drod dollars has already beon subscribed.
Mrs. J. NJ Orowder, who was in.
| jurcd while riding on nm nccommoda
! ton train from Madison to Huntsville,
! Ala, has secured O jpdgmont for &l5,,
0OO damages against the Southern rail.
way.
The attempt at revolution in Gua q.
mnla has come to an ond, according to
| advicoB - tho state department from
| United States Minister Hnnter, who
cabos that tho government troops sur.
rounded md captured nearly oil Of tho
insurgents.
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A large refrigorating plant Ia coon to
bo orootcd in Manila by che United
| States
In speech before tho independent
club at Buffalo Hon. CLARK Howell Do
olarod for expansion.
During the present year 60 cotton
| 10 ,yoro cata b1izb In qouth raSo