Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1899-02-02

hhtorcshhB htems shortened Down for
the Rendors of tho Uourier.
Chicago has had q $325, 900 fire. -.
An alleged revenue spy killed q shoriff
near Selma, Ala, Monday. .,, o.:
A soldier was killed by q steam flying
jenny in Greonvillo last week.
Two Americans wore murdered by
Moxicans in Arizona last Tuesday.
Some folds arc still white with cotton
The timo for picking has nearly past.
Tho Nicaragua Canal bill passed tho
Senate last wcok and was scnt to tho
House.
Ex-Governor G. A. Culborson, of Texas,
was elected Senator to succeed II. O..
Mills. re,
Remembor that tho February and
March hatch of tho chickens mako good
winter layers. e"
Senator MoLaurin claimed that Colonel
William Neal was tho "Mark Hanna" of
South Carolina.
Tho Atmar Dontal Supply Company
has been organized in Charleston with a
capital of $4,000.
Tho oxiled son Of an Illinois million
aire died in San Francisco lodging
house last Monday.
In the spring time the thoughts of gar
denors turn to seed catalogues and tho
planting of early vegetables.
Iron and cotton arc both advancing in
price. When thoy move up other pro-
ducts drop in tho procession.
Cotton, wheat, coffee and iron arc all
bouncing up. In few days cotton
moved forward about $3.50 bale.
Tho following seeds are tho first to bo
planted in tho garden. Early cabbage,
lettuce, peas, mustard, spinach and tur-
nips.
Tho Legislature will not reach adjourn
mont before tho middle of February.
The disponsary discussion will hold thom
several days.
Monday tho Legislature did conside-
rabla amount of routine work. It looks
to-day if they would not adjourn before
the Goth, If thon.
Tho wise tradesman novor let's up on
tho advertising columns of o. good nows-
paper. He "koeps oycrlastingly at it'
and success comes.
A worry cold wavo swept ovor tho West
ern States tho past week. In many
places tho thermometer registered 30
degrees below zorro.
Tho Senate committee in Congress re-
ported adversely OH the appointment of
Fl. G. Ewart to be judge of tho Western
district of North Carolina.
Mississippi has just been visited by q
severe blizzard. Tho thermometer at
several points on January 81 was re-
ported to be from to s degrees below
zcro.
G. A. Baker, of Lexington, N. c., a
travelling man, committed suicide in a
room III the Hotol Jerome, Columbia, S.
g., last Wednesday night, by cutting his
throat.
The Alabama Senate has passed q dis.
ponsary bill, which makes no provision
for State disponsiary with board of
control and all tho irregularities arising
thorofrom.
The Popo has been suffering with cold
for some tiTIo, bit ilis mind is clear and
ho still attends to tho business of tho
church. His physician says that ho will
1.-Two to write 1901.
Mr.. Mccullough, of Grconvillc, has Of
fored prohibition bill in tho House,
which restricts tho sale of alcoholic IL
quors to sacramontal, artistic and mo-
chanical purposes.
Secretary Alger and members Of the
Senate and House military colamittoos
and their wives will go on tour through
tho West Indies. They will sail from
Now York on March 9th.
Tho Oitizens of Abboviilc held q mass
meeting last Wednesday and appointed
committee to wait on X. r. Tolbort and
request him to wind up his affairs thcre
and removo from thoir midst.
Tho oil inspection bill INTRODUCED by
hir. Sanders has passed tho House. That
Is virtually tho bill which Mr.. Lancaster
worked vcry hard for last year and
failed. Tho Senate ought to pass it.
Tho new Senator, Clark of Montana,
has not income of $1O,OO0,O0O. 1t is
sad that his supporters did not bring
into tho issue tho question of free silver,
except insofar as it was personal mat
tor.
Tho bills to redistrict tho State, to
organize county courts, to create two
now judicial districts and to amond or
abolish tho disponsary law arc tho most
ilnpori"nt measures before tho Logisla-
ture.
Chas. A. Wolcott president of the
First National Bank, of Russellville,
Kansas, hos loft that city about 800, 600
short in his accounts. lie had for some
timo boon % heavy speculator in tho
wheat market. .Af
Thirty-tivo cadets Of tho Virginia Mill
tary Institute wore suspended recently
for gross violation of rulcs. They were
reinStatcd and taken on trial for GO DAYS.
During that poriod thoy will DO under
rigid restrictions. -
1t has seemed that leo in tho Now Eng.
land Statos WAS about rs free rs air and
sunshine, but trust hns been formed to
control tho output Of leo on tho coast of
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