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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
FIGHTING At RIO ~GRANDE.
SEVERAL HUNDRED CITIZENS MAKE AN
ATTACK UPON UNITED STATES TROOPS.
ABOUT 5000 SHOTS WERE FIRED
Other Troops Sent to tho Seat OF Trouble
Texas Rangers to Preserve Order.

RIO RRANDE CITY, TEXAS, No
vember 24.--According to reports
reaching here from Fort Ringgold, a
desperate battle occurred there Mon.
day night between several hundred
citizens and troop of tho Ninth
cavalry, garrisoning the fort.
The cause of the trouble is un-
known, but it seems that it is the re-
suit of the conduct of the soldiers,
who are colored, when they visited
the town. The citizens made an at
tack upon the garrison just after
dark.
The United States troops at Fort
Rlnggold are confined to their bar
racks and are prepared to resist any
further attack.
The cavalry from Fort Brown,
Fort Houston and Laredo arc on the
way, and are expected to arrive
some time to-day.
1t is impossible to secure details
of Monday nights battle, but it is
stated that there were many killed
and wounded on either side. About
5000 shots were exchanged.
Armed men are Fastening to the
assistance of the citizens, and fur
cher and more serious trouble is OK.
peOted.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
Prohibition Law Passed In Georgia.

The Willingham prohibition bill
passed tho House of tho Georgia
General Assembly last "Wednesday
afternoon. In the galleries the ell
thusiasm was almost wild and it was
some minutes before order could be
restored.
a dispcnsary bill, a substitute, was
overwhelmingly defeated.
The bill as passed, provides for a
general prohibition throughout the
State and contains only such amend
ments as it's friends offered. 1t has
gone to the Senate, and there will
be another battle royal over the mea-
sure before that body.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
HOW'S This ?

We offcr One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known +,
j. Cheney for tho last Is years, and be-
liove him perfectly honorable in Al, bust.
moss transactions and financially able to
carry out any obligations mado by their
firm.
Wost Il Truax, Wholesale Druggists
Toledo, o.
Walding, Kinnan &c Marvin, Whole.
sale Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intor
nally, acting directly upon tho blood and
mucous surfaces of tho system. Price
Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills arc tho best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
No Elections.

Washington il the only city in tho
United States where an election fol
a political or municipal Office is never
held. The young men born in that
city and never having domicilo out
of it are disfranchised. The city
government is administered by three
commisr:c:: one from each of the
two political parties and tho third
an engineer officer detailed from the
navy or army. The chairman of the
committee must belong to tho ad,
ministration party. IIo is now a
republican. Thore is perhaps not q
better governed city in the United
States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
R|DDLED WITH !" BULLETS.
THE NEGRO AssAiLhHT or hiiiS. BOWMAN
. MEETS DEATH AT THE HANDS or, "A MOB. ).
FOUND FAT|GyED FROM HUNGER
He was Positively Identified Before he was
Strung Up, History OF !he Crime

Tie COURIER last week gave an
account of an assault upon g white
VIC nan near McDavid, Fla, last
week, and that a posse was in pur-
suit of the tiend. He was captured
and the following telegram tells
how he was dealt with:
PENSACOLA, FLA, November d.
The body of West Lawrence, the
negro who recently assaulted Mrs.
VIM. Bowman, swings from tree
near the scene of his crime, in the
MoDavid neighborhood, this morn
ing, literally torn to pieces with rifle,
shotgun and pistol bullets.
The armed posse of Mrs. Bow
mans ncighbors have been constantly
in the woods and swamps since the
crime, following every shadow of
trail. Yesterday, in the neighbor-
hood of Canoe, Ala, they found
Lawrence in the woods, and he was
too fatigucd from hunger and his
long journey to attempt to escape.
hawrence's oaptors carried him to
the homo of Mrs. Bowman last night,
where he was positively identified,
and near tho hour of midnight he
was strung up to noighboring tree,
and his body was filled with lead,
fired from rifles, shotguns, pistols
and every handy thing that would
carry powder.
HISTORY OF TIE CRIME.
The crime for which the negro has
paid the penalty at the han Is of the
mob, occurred last Friday near Nc
David, Fla, and was attended with
a number of revolving circumstances.
The lady was at her home alone,
and at the time of the deed was in
the back yard busily engaged in per
forming some domestic duty, when
the negro orept up behind her, and,
grabbing her by the neck, choked
her into insensibility.
She indistinotly remembers being
dragged into barn, where she was
found by her relatives, when they
returned home some time afterward.
The negro had been working in
the turpentine farms noar MoDavid
for several months, and bore a bad
reputation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
As to Con5ressmah Roberts

Whether this polygamous repre-
sentative of the State of Utah shall
be allowed to retain his seat in the
Federal HrusS of Representatives
has become a barning question:. Re.
ligioua newspapers all over the land
have discussed it with great vigor,
and various ecclesiastical Confer
ences, Conventions, Associations and
Synods have done likewise. Just
now the good women are taking their
turn at it. Miss Helen Gould, who
bids fair to become a famous philan-
thropist, has given $4,000 to be used
in getting up monster petition to
Congress on the subject. 1t is not
quite certain what the outcome will
be, though we can very we'll under
stand what it ought to be. Utah
came into the Union under the SOL
emn pledge that polygamy should
not be tolerated.. This pledge has
been violated in the most sham eless
way imaginable. Within recent
months several of the chief dignita-
ries of the Mormon Church have
each pleaded guilty of cohabiting with
more than one wife, and have been
subjected to the penalties provided
for such conduct. The most Of these
worthless affirm that their polyga-
nous alliances were contracted long
ago. But Mr.. Roberts has not even
this poor excuse. He has de!ied the
statutes and the public sentiment of
the country by entering into new
marriages since tho Territory became
State, and he deserves to be ex-
pelled from Congress, not only be-
cause of the essential immortality of
his actions, but also because of the
fact that he is willful and delibe-
rate lawbreaker. With on audaoity
that almost passes belief he faunts
his numerous wives in the face of
the American people, and boldly
challenges them to help themselves.
There is one infelicitous circumstance
that stands in the way of the proper
determination of his case: a good
many other Congressman are not
men of pure lives, and they will pos
sibly feel some reluctance about vot-
ing to punish Mr.. Roberts for con.
duct which differs from their own
only in the fact that it is open and
avowed, while theirs is more or less
secret. We do not mean 70 bring
sweeping charges against our public
men. 1t is our belief that the ma
jority of them are clean and upright,
But there are enough transgressora
among them TO exert no little intlu-
ence. We could wish that every
one of this sort might be expelled in
disgrace along with the gentleman
from Utah.-Christian Advocate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
A Negro Blown Up.

A boiler explosion occurred last
Monday morning at Keelor's distil-
lery, IL miles from Greenville. Nick
Williams, a colored employee, was
killed and blown into many pieces.
Matthew Keeler, q brother to the
proprietor, was seriously injured, and
the building and plant was COM
pletely wrecked.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Nothing is sweeter than love, moth
ing stronger, nothing better eithor in
heaven or earth because love Is born
of God, and, rising above created
things, can find rest in Him alone.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

The Mormon church proposes to
erect a large temple in Louisyillesl
Ky. 1t will be used not only as a
place of worship, but also as the con.
tral point from which missionaries.
will be sent to various cities and
towns in kentucky and contienona .
States. ~.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
The Pfoprletofs Tale. |.

The stranger, who was tiayeling
on horseback through d rather mn
productive, though picturesque,
stretch.o of territory, paused to look
at an especially pleaeing view. .A
man with pale blue eyes and STRAW
colored whiskers turned out of d
lane into the rad, and, after tho
genial manner Of the country, bade;
the stranger good evening. n n
"Do you live in this part OF the
country" ?"
81 don't look like no summer
boarder, do I ?" was the blue.eyed
mans reply. r 33aSs
"It's fine scenery around here q, 81
$50 Pm told"
"Is this your farm ?"
"I dunno" 4
"But you ought to know whether
you're the proprietor or not,
"Well, guess I'm him. But
ooh see no use you strayifs'
around to tell me of it,; I've GOT /
responsibilities connected with this
place, an Pm reminded OF 'em% ITO.
quent enough without your mixin'.
When you call me proprietoFr,,fI
though, / don't went you to pc i Inc
idea of somebody who gees around
being monarch of all he surveys all,s
givin' directions with a lordlyaw;avss
of his hand. If I want anything
done l get my wife to give the ordsrslS
The children an the hired man %WitIl
pay some attention to what she SAWS
There's two mortgages on &c place.
an the assessor is the fellef
used to spark my wife before
ried her, 80 he don't bear me no
will nohow. Everybody says
place would go to pot eff my
wasn't such superior woman
my Oldest boy wasn't 80 industI
an my daughter wasn't so smart
energetic. Nary one O. them is E
proprietor. They get tho OF
though, every time the taxes an S
terest is paid or we have meat
canned goods op the table fur
ner. But when anything B
wrong an there's anybody td ID
stood up and sassed an threatd
with the law, why, Pm the feller5
Washington Star.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
q IA. &8 eGSS ID sd, 81 "A. j
nsass tho The Kind You l!sss A!gays Bought
Of t1z<aGZX%ESSc@sS%

Augusta, Ga, is building up a
pretty large divorce mill business.
AT the last term of court forty.
four mismated couples were sund.
cred. 1t is said that q good deal 81
the material for the grist comes from
South Carolina. ......
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
q a - ~ @ @e. la.
ss,, Sssss tho 'A' Kind You Hs.s lssys Bought
Of e%<s<a%E%fzSe%sm

The spartanburg Telegram saws.
"Geo. G. Dewey, son of the adrc;so,
has been bothered a great deal by
publishers who want him to vr;to
something concerning his fa,'ier. AZ
article, what 7 Think Of pana,a
Wife After She Gave me the Hnn.a
the People Gave to Papa wos,a
be very interesting readinon &
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Mrs. +. j. Dickson, Westminster, S.
O., writes: "Elevon years ago I was for
six months unable to do my work, and
DR.. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine re-.
stored mo to good health. Think one
package of it worth dozen of Zeilin's"
Sold by DR.. j. w. Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Governor Johnson of AiabamaE
announced himself o candidates
the United States Senate
Senator MorganroeThe tw
gage in joint debate:
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

spartanburg Telegram aHon. Sss
Howard Patterson, Of Barnwell, as.s
sumos his candidacy for Governor
lle is ON the dispensary platform
and promises to deal exclusively in
XXX politics" "A
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

The national committee of Tho
Republican party has been called %
meet in Washington Decernbar 4 ( !,
They will then fix the time and
select place for the next oonvenaa.3 en-.
ton. Nine cities ask for tbo, 8 ~, i.
and a'1 l...3 emoialmonts' ,.'il"l, Republican
convention is more popular tbans
claimed him. j}Es' & /.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

God is moro ready to draw nigh
to us than VIC arc to como to him.
When the Prodigal Son was roturn-
ing home the father in eager joy and
haste ran to meet him. 1t was tho
father, not the son who ran. ,.n
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

The Charleston municipal primary
election was held last Wednesday.
Mayor Smyth was re-nominated by a
majority of about 900 votes over
James M. Soignious. The admins.
tration ticket was elected. 81
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
An Old Murder Mystery.

The Grecnvillc county officials arc
Investigating tho death of Jim
Kirby, who mystcriously disappeared
from the Dark Corner section ten
years ago. At this late day evidence
has como to light which indicates
that tho unfortunate man, who was
deaf and dumb, was assassinatcd.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

President Mckinley is to dolivor an
address at Mount Vernon on Deoombor
Ia, whom tho Masonic observance of tho
ono hundrcdth anni versary of Washing
toms death will be hold.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

10 purify and enrich the bl
strengthen tho nerves and invigoratt
system, use DR.. nj. A. Simmons |
Medicine. Sold by j. w. Boil, drug
Walhalla. g.. "3,5 4
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Vice President Hobart leaves q
fortune of ono to two million dollars.
His life was insured to the amount
OF three hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Wesley James, oolorod, of Char
lotte, N. c., has been married nine
times. Eight of his wives arc dead,
and he now lives with tho ninth. He
is rs years old and is hale and hearty.
His oldest children, twins, are 81
years old, and his youngest, twins
also, are q year old. Jamos says he
is the father of sc children.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Here you get the news of
the world and all your local
nows while 1t Is fresh, paying
very little more than one
paper costs. Either paper is
we'll worth 81 90, but by spe-
cial arrangement we ore en-
nblod to put in both Of thom,
giving three papers q week
for this low price. You con-
not equal this anywhere else,
and this combination is the
best premium for those who
want q great paper and q
home paper. Take these and
you will keep up with the
. times.
Besides general news, the
Twice-a-Week Journal has
much agricultural matter
and othor articles OF special
interest to farmers. 1t has
regular contributions by Sam
Jones, Mrs. w. II. Folton,
John Temple Graves, Hon.
G. II. Jordan and othor dis.
tinguishod writer's.
Cali et this office and leave your
subscriptions for both papers, You
can get a sample copy Of either pa
per here on application.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
Take Your Choice.

1t is believed that there will be
several candidates for Governor next
year. The incumbent, Gov. M. B.
McSwceney, will stand for re-elec-
ton. Up to this date he has made a
careful and clean administration of
the high office.
The following persons have been
mentioned in connection with the
office Col, John G. Sheppard, Col.
Knox Livingston, Col. John II. Sloan
and Col. O. l.. Schumpert. There
may be others whose names have not
been reported yet. If the prohibi-
tionists put out ticket Col. Feather
stone will, no doubt, head it. The
Governors Office will not 90 round
over the State begging for a man to
fill it.--Spartanburg Spartan.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Faith may movo mountains, but
man continues to tunnel them just
the same.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Of Dom Paul at homo William II.
Stead says "In his personal habits
ho is Boer of the Beers. He
smokes much and expectoratos free
ly. Usually he is provided with o
spittoon. But sometimes that ap-
pondago of civilization is lacking
and the good President spits at large.
a friend of mine who had an inter-
view with Dom Paul described with
ludicrous pathos tho difficulty he
had in dodging tho Presidential OK
pectorations. His legs always seemed
to be in the way. Nor was he quite
at case until he had tucked them
under his seat. Paul Kruger drinks
coffee, and has special allowance of
coffee money granted him by the
State. Over the coffee cups many a
knotty difficulty of State is solved, for
when the Volksraad is at logger
heads the House adjourns to the
Presidents, coffee is produced, and
over the cup which cheers but never
inobriatcs, the burghers compose
their differences. With the oxcep-
ton OF these coffee drlnklngs, Dom
Paul is not given to hospitality"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Weary women need an occasional loso
of DR.. NJ. A. Simmons Liver Medicine
to strengthen their nerves and invigo-
ratio thcir systems. Sold by j. w. Boil,
druggist, Walh0lla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

a London paper says that a school
master was recently giving a class OF
lads between 8 and IL years old q
parsing lesson, and having meditatcd
for q moment to think of q suitable
sentence, wrote on the blackboard
the words: "The brave Beers sheled
the British camp" To his amaze.
ment tho first class broke out with
hisscs, and then with one accord SANG
"God Save the Queen" When the
amazed pcaagogue had sufficiently
recovered from his surprise to secure
order he told tho head boy to pro
ceed with the parsing. "Plcasc, sir
cant parse that, because tho Beers
haven't any business on our ground
replied the patriotic urchin, and tc
suit the tastes of his pupils tn {
teacher was compelled to give thom
another sentence to construe,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

The flashing oye, buoyant footstcp and
rosy complexion result from the use of
DR.. M. A. Simmons Livor Medicine. For
sale by DR.. j. w. Boil, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Where are all the rascals and
political scamps? TO listen to the
ordinary talk of people now one
would infer that nearly everyone is
honest and moved by good inten-
tions. Just wait about six months
and sec how the tune will change.
Every man running for office, no
odds how clean his character, will
be declared scoundrel by some
one. 1t is generally tho biggest
thief that is the first to raise the cry
of stop, thief.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
B. B. B. FOR BAD BLOOD.
A Trial Bottle VIII Be Sent Free to the
Readers OF The Courier.

Bad blood causes blood and skin dis
eases, cruptions, pimples, scrofula, cat
ing sores, ulcors, cancer, eczoma, skin
scabs, cruptions and sores on children,
rheumatism, catarrh, itching humors,
etc. For thoso troubles positive specific
cure is found in B. b. b. botanic Blood
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cures by driving out of tho blood tho
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that is permanent. Contagious blood
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cured by 3. B. b., tho only remedy that
can actually cure this trouble. At drug
gists, 81 por largo bottle; six largo bot
ties full troatmonD So. SO every reader
of The COURIER may test B. b. B. we
will send FREQ and prepaid trial bottle.
Writo today. Medical advice FREQ. Ad-
dress Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30

Frank Thompson has been arrested
in st. Louis for dealing in dead
bodies. His brother had the con-
tract for buying the city dead in
Memphis. lie would place the
bodies in zinc-lined trunks and take
them as baggage to St. Louis. From
there they were sent to various medi-
cal colleges in the West. The prices
ranged fron $50 to $500 a BODY.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-11-30
Child Assaulted by an Old White Man.

HUNTSVILLE, ALA., November 20
John Moore, a woll-known and
heretofore respected citizen of Madi-
son, little town west of here, is
under arrest on the charge of COM
mitting n criminal assault on the
little ninc-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Gooch, Of the same
place. Owing to the prominence of
both parties quite q sensation pre-
walls. Moore is SIS years old. lie
was captured in Fayetteville, Tenn,
where he was hiding out. Moore
brought Ola Gooch to Huntsville on
November 10th to attend Ringlings
Bros. circus. Returning home at
night, it is charged that he committed
the crime. The little girl became i'll,
but would tell nothing. Finally her
parents caused a surgical examina-
ton, and tho truth was ascertained.
The little girl is in prccarious con-
dition.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-08-31

Years later the upper end of the
island settled, pity still endured among
the people for the lonely man who lived
on the lower end. They told strangers
touching there of the young wife whom
he had never seen from the day she ran
away With the captain of the river
steamer and he was left to his solitude.
No one Knew the whole until young
farmer went to ASH aid Of the old man
at the harvesting. No response COM
ing to his knocks, he liftedthe ZACH and
entered. The old man was half kneel
ing against a chair, his dead eyes
thrust out of their sockets. Before
him, where the planks of the floor were
torn up, were lying the bones and skull
OF woman.--New York Press.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-08-31

Maitre Labori, of counsel for Drey-
fus, is somewhat nervous, ii is re-
ported, over the bad impression which
may be caused in the minds of those
who have the adjudication of the case.
by the hard and unsympathetic feat
ures of the accused These little
things do, indeed, have a great effect in
France, but one would suppose from
the publicity given to Dreyfus' treat
ment on Devils Island that he would
have an admittedly good excuse for
looking rather sour.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-08-31
PRUNES AND RICE SERVED TO
GETHER.

Boil some rice in milk until it is
quite tender. Meanwhile cook half a
pound of prunes, which have soaked
all night. Grease a pie dish. and put
layer of the rice in it. Stone the
prunes and sweeten to taste. Put a
layer of prunes on the rice, and so on
till the dish is full. Scatter a little
sugar over the top, and bake the pud-
ding till golden color on the top.
The same recipe may be used for dried
apples or apricots with excellent re-
suits. Serve hot.-Roston Globe.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1899-08-31
What a Little Faith Did
FOR MRS. ROCKWELL.
[LErrnR ro MNs. rInhuAM nor-ta.s s,l

II was q great sufferer from feaale
weakness and had nestreRgth. II was
impossible far~TiG TO attend 10 my
household duties. / had tried every
thing and many doctors, but found no
relief.
My sister advised me to try Lydia
Il. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound,
which did; before using all Of one
bottle felt better. kept on with it
and to my great surprise am cured.
All who suffer from female complaints
should give II trial. Minis. Rocg-
WELL, 1909 $. DIVISION ST., GiAND
RAPIDS, MIcn.