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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29
News Notes.

company has been formed in Au-
custa, Ga, to build bleachery near
Augusta. in South Carolina. Mr.. Tom
Barrett is president Of the company
and the capital stock is $500, 900. Inc
bleachery will be built on Little Horse
creek. Just below the Aiken Manuiac-
turing Company, which is on the site
Of the old Bath Paper Mill. Special ar
rangemeuts have been made about
;raights to and from the bleacherE.
The Republican State convention al
Little Rock, Ark, adjourned Tuesday
night after elscting delegates 10 tine
national convention and declaring ron
The denomination OF President Mckin-
ley. Gen. Powell Clayton was made
permanent chairman. The plaIorm
adopted endorsed the Mckinley ad-
minisrafon, favoys Philippine annex
alton, American ownership and con
troll OF the Nicaragua Canal. opposes
:r1lsts and denounces the Goebe! and
similar acts.
The anoun. OF bends received al the
Treasury t.,o-day, asking -: new Is,
was $4,000, ,O00 making A total o1 date
OF $4,000. 900. OF this amount ss.soo'-
600 came from persons Qc cnE1atTionf
Htfc. -.lQn rct:ca2l banks.
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Commission Goes to Mempbis.

Atlanta, Ga, Special-The lEa.lls-
t.al commission finished It's Ghrn;
days OF Investigation here Weansstly
afternoon. and LEFT for Memphis. l. J.
Kilburn. c. Macon. and Andrew 3liIi-
cay. CT Augusta, testified this mo5Atag
in regard to the laGor in their respec-
tive cities. and Samuel c. Dunlap gave
some interesting testimony. Mr.. Dun
lap is receiver for road running from
Gainesville, Ga, to Social Circle. and
IS general manager Of the T8lltlah
Falls road. Mr.. Dunlap states that 0ne
OF the lines and insolyent and tho
oSher had no money. He believed the
creation OF the Georgia railroad COM
mission had worked to the heneat q
the large systems only,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29

A writer in French review has
made careful analysis Of the wages
of women in various countries. He
says that in the United State; q wom-
all will earn about half as much as Il
man for doing the same work, and i'll
England rather less. In Vienna the
average earnings Of a woman are from
S1.20 to ST. a week. In Italy she
gets about third as mach as Il man.
In Germany her earnings average
Sl.40 a week, while in France she is
paid somewhat more than half 4 man :
wages.
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preparing for Convention.

Philadelphia. Pa. Sps:ial.--Several
important matters appertaining 10 the
Republican convention. received me at
ten;ion OF the Subcommittee o: the ma
tional executive committee Friday.
Fourteen thousand admission tickets
fer each Gay cf The convention wee
appor;ioned. arrangements for the dis
semnation of the proceedings were
made and the convention badges. 5000
in all. were ordered. Sergeant alarms
Wiswell will have the appointment OF
500 assistants. 300 doo--keepers, 2o0
pages and 1000 additional employs,
besides issuing permits TO the press.
messenger and telegraph operators.
!ss,out $4,000 tickets viii De engraved.
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Watson and I1ay.

Indianapolis, Ind, Special.-'Secre-
tary Walter, of the middle-of-the-road
Populists, is said to be slated for ma
tional chairman. Tom Watson, OF
Georgia. can have the nomination for
President If he wants IT," said Mr..
Walter. "and | believe Dr.. B. F. Hay.
Of Minneapolis. will be his running
nIte "
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29

The popular election OF senators,
according to a poll made by the New
York Herald, is favored by % out Of
SO governors who answered the Her
al,.s request for an opinion on this
subject. OF the opposing governors,
a majority are in New England. In
the West and South, the sentiment OF
the governors, and, according to their
statement, OF the people, is very
strongly in favor of an amendment
which will provide for the popular
election of senators.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29

Stengel examined nine members OF
n football team Immediately after play
ing, and found a systolic pulmonary
murmur in three probably due to dill
atation of the right ventric!e. This
murmur disappeared after rest.
Muscular exercise, sufficiently rapid
to cause breathlessness, puts strain
on the right ventricle, which in the
robust and trained" individual is
soon recovered from, but in the mid
dle-aged may bring about lasting dis
ease. The question of second wind"
is question of the right ventricle.
Athletics continually indulged i'll tend
TO bring about some hvpertropLy Of
the heart, says the London Hospital.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29
Porto RicanS Starving.

Ponce. p. r., BY Ca5le.-The situa-
any time bsfore or since the terrible
hurricane. In many places the poor
are starving. The price of rice, beans
and Goldfish has increased from 30 to
100 per cent. Demonstration agai;.st
the delay Of the United States govern
ment in settling open questions have
recently been held at Mayaguez, Yuc3,
AguaGiEa. Fajardo, Juana Diaz Quay.
ANA ard other towns.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29

The demonstration in South Africa
of the enormous advantage modern
arms give to the defence suggests,
moreover, that there has occurred Il
change in the conditions OF warfare it
self and that British miSfortunes
there have been due to ii rather than
to any mere defect in the particular
British military system. Hereafter,
this little war with the Beers is likely
to afford more material for the study
of military men the world owe! than
they will find in many of the greatest
contests of history.
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MURDERED AND BURNED.
A Young White Woman Horribly
Mutilated.

Chesterfield. SDe>ial.-News reached
this place last week of mos; horrible
murder committed in the upper por-
ton OF This county, abou; five miles
soutneas: CT the town Of jefferson. On
Monday night, the 12,h inst. Cassie
Boan, white woman CT very ques-
tionaDle character. was cut and burned
10 death in the woods. Her body was
cut in five different pla>es-each Gu.
being deep flesh wound. Inc eaSAeS
ranged from four 10 twelve inches in
length. This not satisfying The per-
peir3to" c. perpetrators o. the deed,
the p3o. wCnap was set on fire and all
clothing burned from her body.
This crime is shocking in every de-
tail. 4 helpless woman cut and burned
tc death in the dead hours Cs the nign-
in the woods. neatly a mile from any
orn's house Her screams for mercy
sounding in me nigh; air only led TO
he discovery OF the deed. The uE-
:ortunatc woman fingered in hec mis-
cry until Tuesday, me 18th inst. when
death came.
4 murder most foul. \ blacker
crime came; be conceived. The very
thought OF j; s:@kens 4 civilized peo-
ple. Our civilization demands that the
guilty Je brought 20 speedy justice.
Henry Jack :on. Ben Jackson. Joha
Jackson and Tom Steen. all white,
were brought 10 Chesterfield on Thurs
day. ;hc 18th ins;.. and lodged in Jali.
They are charged with the murder oi
Cassie Raan. The mu.ier OF this Wo-
mn 5 by flr The most atroc!ouS CRIME
tnat mas ever been committed N CneS-
;erfeld county. 1t is said tina: Cassie
Eoan Issi hCme on SundAy afternoon.
ths llin iEs;.. and ;ha, nothing was
seen or heard of her until her mutt
lated body was found IN the woods.
The Ease will cone up 32fo:e Judge
klugh at in April ;erm of court.
Cassie Bean was single. aged ~. Sne
was part Indian. the daughter ot
George Bean. The poor creature was
set on fire: all the clothing burnt from
her body. and when found was scream
ing and crying for help. Skin would
slip off when touched There was a
bloody trail o. about half mile along
where she lad crawled over legs and
;ried 20 escape. DosS Jackson, John
Jackson one OF the accused. Abb Kirk
ley ana Jim Viner went 10 her after
frs; going to each Others house col
lecting / crowd. She asked John Jack
son to take her hand. but he refused.
The others asked her name and she
told il. They threw an overcoat owe:
her and went away for help.
Sam Woodward carried her from her
fathers house Sunday afternoon 10 ;he
house Of Vince MeltonS. about Two
miles away. From that place she went
away with Tom Seen and James
Jackson. Nothing mere was heard Of
her until found in the woads.
Coroner Woodward went inn2dl-
ately &c the scene OF the crime and
held All inquest. the result o. which
the arres; CT Harvey Jackson. Ben
Jackson. John Jackson. j. I. S;een.
who are now in Jail awaiting irial. All
o. the men are white and CT bad char
acters. 1t is said that Cne of the
prisoners turned States evidence.
Great indignation is felt IL this coan'
" over this horrible crime.
Palmetto Notes.
Il
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-29

The United States is slowly dis
covering how many islands size has.
Mona and Monte have just been III 4
across, between San Domingo and
Puerto Rico, by the mapmakers OF
the postotice department, and it wrote
to Washington to tmd out whose is
lands they were, any way. They
turned out to he Ours. coming under
the head of ''all other islands reded
by Spain. They are not really Of any
particular value; but islands are
kind of ornament to Il nation, like the
beads on lady's dress, and the more
be- islanded we are the prouder stats
tics we can flaunt to the international
breeze. Both Mona aud Monito ave
uninhabited and offer precious oppor-
tunities to any one desiring Il retired
country home with full riparian rights.
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CONFESSION OF GOLDEN.
Says He Knows Who Was 0oebers
.1urderer.

Louisville, Ky, Spe.. .al-The stories
growing cut OF the conference betweer
Sergaan. F. Wharton Golden, o. the
Ba:'ooWyille company of Safe militia.
and tine attorneys who are managing
the Investigation Of the assassination
o. Governor Goebel, have caused
sensation throughout the State. Col
den will be placed C2 the stand 10y tins
prosecution in Jhe trial Of the prison
ers already ARRESTED for alleged com
plicty in t1e assassination, bu: infer
nation as 20 the exact nature OF the
testimony he is expected 10 give is
lacking. Specials from Winchester
say Golden is still al shat place in
company with his attorney.
Il will do all can foc my friends all
the time" GolGaa is reported as say
ing, but l mql5G ffrst be true to my
sGlf. When the time comes l will tell
ali | know. Whatever else may be
said about me, dc not think can be
accused Of being liar. coward or a
Democrat, and | want it distinctly un-
der<0ood that l an not hare under
guard"
The s:ccy is published that Golden
has divulged to the attorneys the name
OF he man who fTe3 '5he shots that
killed G5ebel. The person mentioned
is mula:to who formerly lived at
Winchester, was prominent in the
French -Evcrsole feud, and is known as
good shot. This man is now SUP
posed to be in the wilds OF one OF the
mountain counties. Evidence '.haI he
WIS in Frankfol; at the time Of the
assassination was found among papers
taken from ". H. Culton, u clerk in
the Auditors office. when the latter
was arrested some time ago, ON a war;
rant charging him Wa Being AIN ac-'
ces5oIy to the crime. Among these
papers were receipts fCr iDCald bills
amounting 10 aiSou: $500 incurred by
IS men who were in Frankfort for some
time before, and at the time Governor
GoeGel was shC;. In one fot these re-
ceip:s The nnIne of the mula1:o men
toned is given. The receipt in this
case is fer money received from Jcnn
Perkins by Bet;ina Pittman, for the
board of 'anree men. Perkins is poT-
ter about the State house.
Judge Field has sustained the Ge-
murrsr OF counsel for Governor Beck
HIM and granted The motion to strike
out certain parts OF The amended re-
ply to tine Republicans in the consotl.
Glted gube:natorial contest suits. Witt
this want a judgment, signed by JadSe
Field. in conformity with this decision
the former sustaining the first dsmuE-
rer and motion 10 sc:lke ou.. ! ne
Judgment il imerlocu:ory, no. final
and two questions o. facts sill re-
main - be passed upon by Judge
Field: Was or was nos Governor Back
ham Of the requisite constitutional
age? Was or was nc; Governor Gee.
bells death before or after the Legisla-
tire mad declared him the legally
elected Governor OF the Common
wealth? When Judge Field passes on
these two poin5s depo2tions on which
are now being taken, the next step
i'll -oe an appeal by The Republicans u
the ourt OF Appeals.
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Dr.. Pearson Of Chicago goes Nj.
Carnegie one better i'll the matter OF
being his Own executor The reveIa
ton of Mr.. Carnegie's profits last
year have mitigated any fear that he
was giving away his funds at too
rapid rate; bat DIR. Pearson proposes
TO get rid of his remaining million
aud half at once, Icserying onl Y an
annuity during the rest of his life,
and he is nearly so. What ne chiefly
hopes for is that his example will be
contagious. 1t may lie with some
rich men about his age, but III this
phase of philanthropy the time eIe-
ment is important 1t depends upon
how long man is willing to act as his
own executor The margin of work
ing years left him will likely decide
that. DR.. Pearson's example would,
perhaps, have been more effective bad
his intentions been declared Is or 20
wears age.
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TO make laws complete they should
Sevsrd ~ well a. punish
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09

become Ice or thrown at any beast
causes II to return to the spot where It
Is required TO be, and Il was common
custom among the Romans to send hol-
.ly wreaths TO weddings as tokens OF
congratulations. always because Of this
same association OF good luck with the
romance OF holly.
The old agricultural feast of Saturn
was kept with decorations of holly
among other evergreens perhaps to
counteract with It's cheerful hues the
Influence of the melancholy god. Hol-
~ was chief among the boughs that
Our Teutonic ancestors used to make a
tower In their huts where the wood
land sprites might shelter when their
sylvan haunts were bare OF leaves.
This probably gave II a sacred distinc-
tion for them. And though indigenous
some Of our ancestors extended Us
groves by planting II as a charm
against evil spirits.
Later, In Christian times, a tradition
grew up In northern Europe that tho
holly had composed the crown Of
thorns. In Denmark and Germany II
still bears the name Of "Chrlst's thorn"
The world Is growing old. II begins
to tire Of simple ways and childish
pleasures aud plain virtues. but while
we live we love. and 80 long as the So
cial customs OF Christmas lead us to
give more generously to the poor, to
show more hearty sympathy to our
neighbor and more tenderness TO those
we ioye-these are the woodland
sprltes sheltered In the holly bough--so
long will the romance Of holly be wei.
come and dear. and those who carp and
cayil at Christmas may go ''crye in the
Ivy with the owet."
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09

Uncut velvet Is a beautiful material
for hats and suits OF mourning.
The wide spreading black velvet bow
In the hair. modified Alsatian, is be.
coming TO many faces
In the hat line nothing Is smarter
than the low crown and broad brim.
Everything Is hnsed on that shape.
Among Partisan fancies are the new
bolcros with the eoattail ends.
All sorts Of bizarre ornaments and
belts are used on the new things, and
quite the latest models have skirts
trimmed on either side just below the
belt. With soutache. or little velvets, to
match the trimming on the corsage.
Figured velveteens and Persian pat.
termed pannes make attractive waists.
Harmonies Of color now find favor In
dress schemes.
Narrow silk elastic belts are as use
ful as they are pretty.
Black hats continue the height Of ele-
gance.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09
THE WINTER STYLES.
Mack and white In Combination
Now Prevail.
[speelal Corrsspondenee.l


New YoBK. Dec. 3.-We all know by
this time that II Is Mt the horse show
that all our fashions are decided upon,
aud out of all the things offered for
sale at the big and little stores only
comparatively few are chosen as the
proper style for winter And the au-
thorities have decided that black and
white in combination are 20 be the best
and most desirable of all. There is nj.
ready quite marked movement In gar
ments &C such an arrangement of black
and white as seems most suitable for
the special kind Of material or the spe-
cial gnrment One of the chief leaders
OF what Is best and most tasteful in
women's attire Ii Mrs. Suffern-T Taller.
aud she wore dress made of white
taffcta and black lace. The gown itself
was of the crisp silk. and the black lacd
was set on In separate patterns and
followed out design. Around the bot
tom Of this dress there were no less
than six small ruiIies of white chiffon.
aud this was appllqued with separate
pieces of the black lace The corsage
was like blouse, with n cross be-
tween bolero and n jacket quite In.
describable. With this she wore n
large black felt hat with two fine os
trich plumes. and these, were laid out
fiat by the force of n strong silver buc-
kle of phenomenal proportions.
Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs wore n gown
OF black striped brussels net over glls-
tenlng white taffetn, and along every
stripe there was row of steel and jet
spangles. The effect was extremely
fine. Another lady wore a dress of
white china Grape, and this was al
most covered with steel and black
gulpure lace. The rich lace was out
lined everywhere with the steel. and
the waist was combination Of the
same things. Mrs. William A. Duer
wore dress which was one mass Of
black and silver spangles. Ali this and
more was seen In black and white. and
this has set the seal upon the tentative
offers OF black and white combinations
offered quite little time ago; but, as
said, no one apparently dared to take
the style seriously until after the great
function should have set the seal of
fashion upon It. In London there are
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09

the races where his "r'yal 'Ighness''
goes, and II Is there that the most OF
the fashions are set In that country,
and Ia Paris It IL at the vernIssagc
and also ut the races OF the Grand
Prix. each In Its season. that the fash
Ions are set, but we wait for the horse
show, and now the agony Is over and
we know that all kinds of arrange.
ments OF white and black In millinery
and In garments from wraps to tea
gowns are the style.
Aside from the combination of black
and white notice much delicate Rrav.
particularly In crepe de chine and inl
the soft Tools and crepons. In the
matter Of hats and toques and capotes
there Is much turquoise used as trim.
ming. Panne, velvet and tulle are all
seen and seen often, for turquoise il n
color very effective. especially for even
Ing wear. There was much creme de
chine worn. and this was always In
very delicate shades. but not pastel. I
have seen no pastels this season. but
there are mastic, mauve. white. steel
gray, old rose and some few shades of
pale tan. There were two or three
gowns of cloth In the new shades call.
ed mousse de champagne and cham
payne without the froth.
Among the new colors adopted nv
common consent by the ladies' at the
show noticed swallow blue. which has
something of the dark gloss seen upon
the wings of those birds. Prunella
cloth and some OF the silks and soma
OF the poplins are produced in this col.
or and with good effect. Two shades
or light brown are exceptionally pret-
~ aud as they are almost neutral they
can be worn with anything aud can be
trimmed In any way. They are called
mold and peat. and they can be found
In the rough, woolly textures aud make
stylish gowns. Dove Is another new
color and there are several novelties
In brocades Of poplin. where there Is
light color and a ground of black.
These are not expected to be very dura-
bic, but they are pretty and snowy
while they last.
Many entirely new designs In cameps
hair suitlngs in colors and black are
seen, some Of them being figured. and
some OF them are plaided. the plaid be-
ing formed only by the rough surface
of the long hairs. In black this is un-
iensably rich and durable and rot cost
y. These goods require but little trim.
ming. OLIVE HARprn.
.e------~
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09

are concerned The one feature OF
fashion In furs which Is M all lasting
In these days Is the fur itself, which re-
mains In favor for many years. You
are obliged TO change the form of IL
from year to year or count yourself
quite out of style. but you can at least
derive some satisfaction from the fact
that the animal itself has not gone out
Of fashion.
Russian sable and silver fox head the
list because of their beauty, rarity and
consequent high price, but Hudson bay,
sable, sealskin. mink and baby lamb
are quite rs popular.
Black and white flrs are special fa-
vorites, the latter In fox made into a
muff and boa being particularly stylish
for young women. The variety In fur
garments Is greater than ever. and the
specially interesting feature, aside from
the shape. Is In the varied combina-
tions OF fur. The most unusual Of all
IL q long sealskin coat With double
revers, one OF black and one OF whitO
baby lamb, White caracal forms n
HNNNhtN fNHA fAn0 NOtthI OH uuOtutT kNT-
ment. very short jacket ending at the
waist line, n
Black baby lamb IL perhaps the most
popular fur for coats that there IA. and
this 40 doubt Is due In great measure
70 The tact that It IL less clumsy and
more easily fitted to the figure than
any other fur, but the price. which is
higher than ever, has something TO do
with II. for to be expensive Is often q
desirable attribute from woman's
point OF view. Broadtall Is made up I'm.
variety Of styles. of course. but one,
or the pretty novelties Is a short bolero
coat which OTIS the figure rather close
~ and curves up In the back to show
one Of the wide empire belts Of panne
velvet Ia either white or black. Gold
braid and oriental embroidery are both
used In the finish. In fact. the fur 10
trented exactly as II II were cloth.
The art OF tailoring in furs has reach.
ed high state of perfection among
FIRST class furriers. and whatever your
FUR may be your coat clings to your
figure as II Il were cloth and with quite
az shapely lines. SO says the New
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09
cnAMofs WATCH PoLrsHER

cut two small Sits little more than
half an inch apart. slantlng them
slightly toward the center. Any bright
colored ribbon may be worked In and
should he n trifie wider than the Sits.
as the puffed effect OF the ribbon Is
very pretty, The one here used is Of
bright red satin one-half inch wide. At
the top draw the ribbon through BOTH
pieces and finish with a bow. II may
be prettily decorated with a delicate
vine or spray of flowers or an appro
pirate quotation.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1900-12-09
NEW FUR FASHIONS.
FASCINATING GARMENTS FLAUNT
LUXURIOUS AND COSTLY CHARMS.

The Fur Itself the Only Exchanging
Feature - Wraps a Splendid Me
IanRe of varied skins. Lace. Em-
broidery aud JcweIed Clasps.
The luxurious tendency of the day IL
apparent in every department. but IL
IL quite as graphically illustrated I'm
furs as anywhere else. Furs of some
kind are one of the necessary elements
of an elegant outfit in winter. and they
keep pace with all the other things OF
fashion, as far as the changes In modes