Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-11-14

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county, to A. L. Calhoun for $45,.
900. There are 1900 acres and il
is famous estate.
Lawrence Mendon, two years old
went into his mothers chicken coon
at Mendon, Michigan, recently. The
collar of his dress caught on nail
he fell and was strangled to death.
Mrs. Andrew Mariner, of Belman,
N. j., was eating peach recently
when one of her false plates slipped
into her throat. Efforts were made
to dislodge the plate, and gradually
it worked downward into the sto.
mach. An operation was resortcd
to, but the woman did not recover
from it,.
John Collins, sailor, was mur-
dercd on the-British steamer Dun
ston, in New York harbor, early Fri
day morning. Bernard Colligan,
announcer seaman on the same ship, is
under arrest, charged with the crime.
1t is alleged by witnesses that Colli-
gan sneaked into the bunk where
Collins was asleep and killed him
by crushing in his head with mon
key wrench. The bloody wrench
was found behind the body. Col
Inns and Colligan were drinking the
night before and quarreled over a
trivial matter.
j. G. Lambert was instantly killed
at Miami, Fla, Thursday while
working on rock crusher that is be-
ing erected by the East Coast Rail
way. A heavy spindle that was be-
ing raised fell, striking Lambert on
the head, killing him instantly.
Phil Graham, negro, cut his
wife's throat with razor in Talla-
hassce, Fla, last Thursday night, and
she bled to death in a few minutes.
The murderer escaped.
Mr.. Harry Adams, of Congaree,
S. O., is the owner of very prolific
COW. Recently this bovine wonder
gave birth to twins, which is rather
unusual occurrence, but in this case
it is particularly wonderful inasmuch
as the COW gave birth to twins last
December. Congaree is getting up
a reputation in this line. These ar
rivals make the fourth set of twin
calves born in that place within a
year.
VIM. Daniels and Ross johnson
have been convicted of murder at
Lake Charles, La, and sentenced to
the pcnitentiary for life. These men
were part of a mob which attempted
to lynch negro on September 9th.
The shcriif's deputies resisted and
one of their number was killed, for
which Daniels and johnson were
convicted.
w. j. Bryan has declined an offer
of an editorial position on Denver,
Colo, afternoon paper at salary of
$4,000 year.
Richard Wagner and Walter
llargroves fought duel at Bowie,
Texas, last Friday night. Wagener
was killed. Hargrovcs is unhurt
and in Jail.
1T has been announced at national
Republican headquarters that the
secretary of the treasury, Lyman J.
Gage, will resign from the cabinet
and that Chas. G. Dawes, the comp
troller of the currency, will be ap-
pointed to succeed him. Mr.. Gage
is going to be president again of the
First National bank at Chicago.
Abner l.. Gaines a wealthy young
citizen of Hot Springs, Ark, com
mltted suicide in that city Friday by
cutting his throat. Dcspondcncy
was the cause.
Speaker Henderson, of the Ma
tional House Of Representatives, says
that Senator IIanna's campaingn
tour of the Northwest had 80 stirred
up that section Of the country that
the Senator was being talked about
as Presidential possibility four
years hence.
General r.. E. Lees father was
crippled for life by political mob in
Baltimore in 1912. They used
something besides potatoes, eggs and
cabbage heads in those days.
The country is going to live after
this election. In fact, it will be very
lively and ready to take hand in
anything that is progressive and for
the growth and prosperity of the
nation.
jim Jcffrics, the x-champion
prize fighter, has posted forfeit
offering to fight any man in the
world.
At a cabinet council, held in Mad
rid, Spain, on November 10, at which