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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19

There is more catarrh in this section
of tho country than all other diseases
put together, and until tho last few years
it was supposed to bo incurablo. For n
great many years doctors pronounced it
local disease, and prescribed local rom
cdics, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced it in
curablc. Science has proven catarrh to
be constitutional disease, and it there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by f..
). Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1T is taken internally in doses from ten
drops to tcaspoonful. 1t acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer one hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials. Address
#. j. CHENEY ~ Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, Is cents.
! Halls Family Pills arc the best.
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SHOOTING TIE GHOULS.

DALLAS, TEXAS, September 12.-
w. ii. McGrath, manager of the
Dallas Electric Company, reached
Dallas to-day direct from Galveston
last night. lie said
"Vandalism at Galveston has been
horrible. The most rigid enforce
mont Of martial law has not been
able to suppress it entirely. Adjt
Gen. Scurry's men have arrested a
hundred or more negroes, forty three
OF whom were found with effects
taken from dead bodies. These were
tried by Court martial. One negro
had twcnty-thrce fingers with rings
on them in his pocket"
lloUsToN, Texas, September H.
1T Is true that negroes were shot by
order of a Court Their
pockets were found to be full Of
human fingers and jcwelry of which
the dead were stripped.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19
GREAT SLAUGHTER SALE,
Must go Regardless of CO
Now is Your Chance.

Scent quality clos outat 1cent.
10 and u! cent quality Of Figured Lawns a
20 25 and 3Ocnt
5occnt
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19

The most dainty and effective pills
made are DcWitts Little Early Risors.
they. arc uncqualcd for all liver and
bower troubles. Never gripo.
j. w. Bell.
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Mems, Boys and ChiIdren's Clothing

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lOccnt quality OF Embroidery to close out at S cents
Good grade of Checks to close out at 4! cents.
Good grade of Bed Ticking to close out at cents.
5ccnt quality of Shccting to close out at cents.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19
Bitten by a "BIind Tiger"

A follow who has evidently been bitten
recently by n "blind tiger gets OF the
following:
Sing song Of pcnitcncc, a fellow full
OF rye; four and twenty serpcnts danced
before his eye; when his eye was opened
ho shouted for his life. wasn't he a
pretty chump to go before his wifc2 His
hat was in tho parlor underneath Il chair,
his boots were in the hallway and his
coat was on tho stair; his trousers in the
kitchen, his collar on the shelf, but he
hadn't any idea whore hc was himself"
Poisonous toadstools resembling
mushrooms havo caused frequent deaths
this year. BE sure to use only the
genuine. Observe the same care when
you ask for DeWitts Witch Hazel Salvc.
There are poisonous countcrfcits. Dc
Wits is tho only original Witch Hazel
Salvo. t is q safe and certain cure for
piles and all skin diseases. j. w. Bell.
The North Carolina State Press Asso-
citation is taking tho bull by the horns
and will fight the paper trust by putting
up paper mill OF their own. The lead
ing anti trust papers in tho State are in
tho enterprise. This is practical Demo
cracy.
Judge SimOnton has ordered tho sale
OF tho Durham tobacco works undcr tho
application of tho trust This is another
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19

DcWitcs Little Early Risers are
prompt, pallatable, pleasant, powerful,
purifying little pills. j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-09-19
HEADQUARTERS ON

lOTound box of Standard at
cakes good Laundry cents.
a tho loves prices
When Seneca
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Tree planting in the Fall.

This typical girl from Arkansaw.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
AN AssAssIN's VICTIM.
william WestmoreIand Shot aud XII.
ed Mt Petersburg.

william WestmoreIand Shot aud Kill.
ed Mt Petersburg.
Petersburg, Va, Especially william
Westmoreland, aged 50 years, married
and residing on Mckenzie street in this
city, was assassinated between l and
2 o'clock a. m. at the Pocahontas Cot
ton Mills. at the foot OF Wyoming
street, in Batterseay a suburb OF Peters
burg, where he was employed as pri-
vate night watchman. About the hour
stated three pistol shots, fired in quick
succession, were heard by some of the
residents in the vicinity of the mills
Mrs. Dolly Marks, who heard the shots
rushed to the mills, where she found
Westmoreland lying on the ground in
front of the Office Of the mills, dying
from the wound which had been in
flicted by the assassin. Other neigh
bors, including Henry Wells, father
in-law OF the murdered man, were also
soon at the scene of the murder. Only
one of the three shots fired by the as
sassln took effect. The ball first struck
Westmoreand in the fieshy part of the
left arm, then entered just over the
heart and lodged in the back He was
never conscious after being shot, and
died half an hour after receiving his
mortal wound. The ball was fred from
a 3S-calibre revolver. BY Westmore-
lands side was found his pistol. none
Of the chambers of which we're empty.
Westmoreland was required to make
rounds of the mills every hour, and his
watchmans time detecter showed thar
he had made a round of the mills at
] o'clock At the time he was shot he
was In the act Of going into the Office,
which Is a few yards from the mills.
The fact that an ak, crowbar coupling
pin and a lot OF kerosene oil was found
near where Westmoreland lay leads to
the belief that the object of the assas-
sin or assassins was first TO murder
the watchman and then set fire to the
mills. The murdered man had been
watchman at the Pocahontas Mills for
the past five years. He leaves a widow
and one child. coroner's inquest was
held. The verdict Of the jury was to the
effect that Westmoreland came to his
death from a pistol-shOt wound inflict-
ed by some person unknown to the
jury. Fully 500 people visited the scene
Of the murder Three white men hail
ing from North Carolina are being held
by the police on suspicion OF being inn
plcated In the murder.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON BUSINESS MEN
Who want the trade of the people of Northeast Wash
ngtOn and the outlying Suburbs and the rea-
sons why.
GREAT SPEED OF WISCONSIN.
BattIeship Averages 1925 Knots-BIsxi
mum 1884.

Santa Barbara, Cal (Special) The
Wisconsin has completed the most sue
cessful trial trip ever made by bat
teship, and she Is pronounced the fin
est vessel ever turned out by the Union
Works.
AT the start many things seemed
against a successful trial. An easter
ly wind was kicking up a chOppy sea
and threatening a squally voyage. At
ter preliminary spin over a part Of
the course the big vessel steamed full
thead, passing the eastern beacon al
1920 a. IN. at a speed exceeding l6
knots. The course was marked by the
hattleship Iowa. gunboat Ranger, train
ing ship Adams and cruiser Philadel-
phia.
Between the Ranger and Gavieta
wharf the Wisconsin gained her maxi
mum speed of 1854 knots per hour,
and maintained throughout the west
erly course an average speed Of 1888.
The average speed Of the entire run,
GA knots, was 1926 knots per hour.
The only other battleship approach
ing this speed is the Alabama, which
averaged 1908 knots and attained a
maximum speed Of 1903 knots,
The average number OF propeller re-
volutions during the western run
was 1894 per minute and on the re-
turn 1915, a difference OF only .19 OF
a revolution. So close a run has never
been made before. The average steam
pressure was 1870 pounds, and the YES
sci was under forced draft. The boiler
valves lifted frequently. When at hei
maximum speed the vibration wal
slight; approximately the horsepower
was II, 800.
It is expected that the tidal correc.
tions when computed will indicate
greater speed than recorded, as the
current was against the vessel for S
longer period than with her. Tht
weather continued squally, some rain
falling until more than halt the courst
was completed. After turning at the
western beacon, off Point Conception
she had a white-cap sea, bows on, fOl
nearly One-fourth of the return course
She shipped no water forward but the
water rose in the bow wave 25 feet.
From start to finish there was not 6
marring incident, not an irregularity
in the movements of the machinery
without stopping the engines the tria.
board took charge of the ship after
the run and put her through the re-
quired evolutions.
BY the terms Of the contract the
Wisconsin was required to steam al
the rate of 16 knots an hour for fOul
consecutive hours, one knot more thar
was demanded of the Oregon, which
however, made a squirt during her trial
reaching 1715 knots. The Wisconsin
is 1000 tons heavier than the Oregon
and no premium was offered for ex.
cess Of speed over the requirement o.
the contract Nevertheless she has
beaten the record Of the Oregon al
every point.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
GIBSON & COBEY'S COLUMN.
Weekly News items Of
Great importance to
Readers of this
Paper.

We have two atores, one at 325 18th
Street, N E., between @ and d Streets,
the other at 1245 G Street, N. E.,
Corner 18th and @ Streets.
II you come to either store you will
get treated right, and when your pur.
chases have been made you will be
satisfied that you never got such bar
gains before.
We are not in business for the fun
of THE thing, but we are satisfied to
handle standard goods on small
margin Of profit.
Parties travelling the Benning road
or the Bladensburg road either, should
stop at our 18th and G Street store,
since it is only one square from II
Street, and only one.half square from
Maryland Avenue.
Among other STANDARD goods we
handle Lohler' smoked hams, Loffler's
eorned hams, Lofler's smoked sau-
sage, goods that are acknowledged by
every ody to be the very best.
We are having large run on a
special brand OF elegant -four that is
superior TO OtneE more expensive
brands. Large sack 80 cents, half
size % cents. BY using this -four your
bread will cost you less than 2 cents
per loaf. When you learn cur price
by the barrel you will want about two
barrels at q time.
Our choice roast beef from s cents
to 12 cents per pound will do you
good. Our steaks run from 10 cents
to IS cents per pound, but they are
6rst class.
Soap, starch and soap powder are
way down in price.
In the matter of canned goods we
can usually save you from cent to 8
cents per can.
We guarantee to please. BY that
we mean we guarantee to please you
in the matter of service as we'll as in
the matter OF price.
We deliver all orders within a reas-
enable distance and deliver them
promptly.
What we save in the matter Of low
rent you get the benefit of in the
shape Of low prices. A trial order will
convince you of this.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
TWO KILLED IN A WRECK.
Express Runs Into Open switch in Chi
cago-Three Injured

Express Runs Into Open switch in Chi-
cago--Three Injured
Chicago (SpeciaD. An open switch
at Eighty-hfth street, South Chicago,
believed to have been purpOsely mis-
placed, caused the death of two men,
seriously injured three others and
made wreckage of the engine and for
ward part of the New York and Bos-
ton express train on the Lake Shore
And Michigan Southern road. The
engine was demolished and two mail
and two express cars were piled up
N heap, but the five coaches directly
behind the baggage cars did not leave
he track, and their occupants escaped
injury. The train was running As
Allies an hour when it struck the
Mitch. The following were killed in
tn wreck;
N. J. Jerough fireman, and an un-
idehtifled man. probably a tramp.
Among the injured are; Lewis Rey-
nolHs, engineer fatally hurt; l.. c.
ButLer and frank Morton.
is believed that the wreck was
caul I'D by some persons who had de-
libel htely broken the switch. Three
lochk which are used to hold the
switlh in place had been broken and
couA not be found. A dense fog that
hunt over tho city made it impossible
for I've engineer to see the signals, and
be MAJ no warning Of the danger.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
A Nnrrow I..eaps from nenih.

York, Pa. Especially Reuben Ness
proprietor Of the Ness Spoke Works
this city. had a narrow escape from
death while out hunting in Juninta
county While in Black Log Valley
he sat on a log, which turned, causing
his gun to explode. The whole load oil
No. A shot struck his watch, which was
badly shattered. A few shot entered
his body above tho abdomen. His doc
tor thinks he win recover.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
Instrue4Ionut Subsorlbers.


PosrAeE-The postage TO all parts 81 the
uRlted Statee aud Canada Is paid by the
rub ushers
kfMIrrAN0Es OF small sums may be made
nth oOmparqnye safety IN ordinary letters
Sums OF one dollar or more must be sent by
registered letter or post-0fflce mon, y order {,
atherwise, we cannot be responsible for same
CHANCE OF ApDREBs--subscr pers wishing
aheir address changed must invariably give
their former as well as new address.
Mrs IS0 NUMBERS It occasionally happenS
ehat numbers Of our paper sent TO subscribers
are lost or stolen III tine mails. In case you
a. not receive any number when due, write
ss postal card, and we will oheertully fur
kssG duplirats OF the missing number.
Mi,S IMPORTANT OF ALL--In every letter
that y,S write US never fail to give your full
address rlainly written, name post-ofhce,
Sounty aSla State.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
GIBSON & GOBEY,
Cash GrOCerS,
525 I2th ST., N. e.
A Nd
las q ST., N. e.
Woods CONNER cial College.

One OF the leading and me st prom,
inent educational institutions 10 the
District OF Columbia is Woods Com.
meroial College, which ia situated al
BIZ East Capitol street. Parents hav.
ing children 10 educate will ind it to
their advantage to send them to the
above college, where they will receive
q thorough business education. Ad-
dress Court F. Wood, LII NJ, Prin.
Oipal. -
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20
WM.L. WILSON DEAD
AUTHOR OF FAMOUS TARIFF BILL
PASSES AWAY.
STATESMAN AND SCHOLAR

Former POstmRster- General-He was In
Cleveland's Cablnet-Of Late He Had
Been Acting as President of Warrington
and Lee University, where He was
Highly Esteemed and Much Beloved.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-20

The only roya lRuy IN Europe 10
hold the degree OF M. ID. is the consort
OF the King of Portugal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
FUNERAL OF MRS. KINGsBURY
Services were Conducted by Rev. DR..
James Mcleod.

The funeral of Mrs. f. II. Eingshury
took place yesterday afternoon from
her late residence on Mulberry street,
and was very largely attended. 1t
was almost without exception the sad
dest occasion of the kind those pres
ent had experienced. The beautiful
young wife, whose friends wept above
her quiet form, lay amid flowers
which for profusion and sweetness it
seemed the conservatories of this re-
gion must have been rified of their
treasures, as had the desolate home
of it's chief JOY.
The services, conducted by Rev. DR..
James Mcleod, were brief but most
touching in character. John II. Wat
kins sang two hymns, favorites of the
dead. They were, when He Com
eth to Make Up His Jewels" one that
she had loved since childhood, and
".Some Sweet Day" Miss Florence
Richmond accompanied with the piano.
The interment, which was private,
was made in Forest Hill, where the
dearly loved one was laid near the lit
tie, child which had wept and smiled
but a brief day on earth. Funeral Di-
rector Price had charge of the arrange
ments. The pall-bearers were w. II.
Jessup, jr., II. w. Kingsbury, Mon
trose Barnard, DR.. II. V. Logan, Will
liam Mulford. of Montrose. and Rob-
ert JessuD.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
MEETING OF UNION LEAGUE.
Executive Committee Was Appointed
and Addresses Made.

The recently organized Union league
Of Lackawanna county met last night
in the Central Republican clubs head
quarters In the Price building and held
its regular weekly meeting. An exc
cutive committee was appointed and
candidate for the legislature John
Scheuer and 7. j. Reynolds addressed
the club.
The executive committee was chosen
by the committee on nominations, ap-
pointed at the previous meeting, and
was elected by the vote Of the members
of the club. 1t 10 composed of Thomas
X. Brooks, Of the central city, Hon.
John j. Scheuer, candidate for legisla-
ture in the Second district; b. T.
Jayne, of North Scranton; John r. Ed
wards of West Scranton, census emu
merator of this district, and Harry w.
Seamans, of Benton.
A committee was also appointed to
make arrangements for the securing of
permanent headquarters for the club,
1t consists of George NJ. Marshall, jr.,
VIII Johns and l.. B. Carter.
Both Mr.. Scheuer and Mr.. Reynolds
in addressing the club spoke of the
work done by organizations of this
nature all over the state. the strength
they add to the party and the general
benefits derived from them. A large
number of new members were enrolled
In the club and the meeting then ad-
journed to meet again Tuesday, May 15
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
RYAN WAS DISCHARGED.
Alderman Kasson Found Him Not
Guilty of Larceny of Whites Coat.

James Ryan, of Forest court, was
arraigned before Alderman Myron
KassOn last night on the charge Of
larceny of a coat, preferred by A. j..
White, OF 1921 Prospect avenue. He
was discharged, as it developed that
there twas a misunderstanding in the
case. The two men are employed at
Cusick's livery and one day in March
White, while at work, was kicked by
a horse and rendered unconscious
When he came to himself a brand
new coat belonging to him had disap-
peared. He was unable to find it, un-
til yesterday, when he saw Ryan
wearing il. He had the latter arrested
but at the hearing Ryan proved that
while the coat was in his possession
1t had come there through a direct
misunderstanding, and that he was in
no way tC blame.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
CONTROLLERS PRICE LIST
Those Who Sell to the City Must
Make Their Figures Conform
to Regulation Prices.

Controller Howell yesterday an
nounced that he has now on file in
his office a fairly complete list of the
market prices of all supplies bought
by the city and that in future he will
make an effort to have all bills turned
in conform to this list before any war
rants for their payment are counter
signed.
The controller said that he believes
that in the past the city has been pay
ing exhorbitant prices for various sup
plies and said that there were numer-
Gus instance since he has come into
office when, even without a price list,
it could be seen that the prices charged
were way beyond what they should
have been. He would mention no
names, but he said that in nearly
every case the merchant or person
selling the goods had Topped off large
amounts from the bills at his request,
thus confessing that over-charges had
been made.
In proof of this Tribune reporter
was shown several bills which have
been paid and from which large
amounts have been taken off. One bill
in particular was reduced over $50.
The members of the auditing COM
mittee of councils do not carefully
examine all bills that pass before
them. This would be manifestly i'm
possible, as they meet only once every
two weeks and on some occasions as
many as four hundred bills have to
be passed upon. Assistant City Clerk
Norris reads the bills one by one and
If there is no objecting voice they are
passed. In some instances where there
are long bills he is requested to read
only the total amount and the bill is
passed without any of the members
knowing what price is charged for each
individual item.
If the controller finds that too much
is charged for anything, he returns the
bill to the auditing committee and if
that body passes it again all that he
can do is to compel the creditor to
come before him and swear to each
item. This he has heretofore required
in many instances. All bills are, of
course, signed by the various heads of
departments, but they approve of the
items inasmuch as they are generally
the persons who order the supplies and
they could do nothing less than ap-
prove of the prices which they them
selves bought goods at.
The controller says that he believes
he can save the city large amount
each year and also the school district,
for he will in the future compare all
bills against the school district with
his list, as well. 1t has taken him sew
eral months to compile the price list
and he will make an effort to keep il
thoroughly up-to-date.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
CIRCUS TENT TIPS.

Social hospitality has found a new opportunity
in the getting up Of circus parties, and those
given for the purpose Of visiting the Great Adam
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers United Shows have
proved the most enjoyable Of holiday successes.
1t will exhibit In this city tomorrow
The hippodrome programme Of the Adam Fore,
paugh and Sells Brothers Great United Shows is
a magnificent one, including all kinds of the most
sensational and brilliant races.
Low excursion rates from all points will enable
everybody to cheaply enjoy the thousand and one
wonders, sensations, and hilarious episodes of the
great Adam Forepaugh and Sells Brothers stu.
pendous amusement aggregation.
In visiting the Great Adam Forepaugh and
Sells Brothers Consolidated Shows, no escort for
ladies and children is necessary. All attaches
are under special instructions to look after them
carefully and, in every possible way, to con.
tribute TO their comfort and pleasure
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-09
Rev. A. Lychowicz Replies.
Editor OF The Tribune.

Sir:-I find in yesterdays Tribune sort OF
answer to my few remarks in the Times of last
Friday concerning certain Polish Independent
society called Free Library and signed by several
OF its members. 1t tries to whitewash its men,
bers by simple denias, some of which are really
unfortunate. The worst of it is when they say:
"It is slanderous falsehood that we have done
anything wrong to the late Bishop O'Hara, as he
was on his deathbed by playing the tragic COM
edy Criminals. Our performance took place
four months before his death" The fact, how.
ever, is that the Criminals was played by
them in Music Hall on the 30th of January, 1899,
while Bishop O'IIara died four days and not four
months later, namely on the Sd of February Nor
is the scene enacted in that theater during the
appearance of the actor who played the bishop
forgotten. Farther, their statement that sit is
false and untrue that our society has the purpose
to fight with any church or churches may lie
correct with regard to their printed constitu'
tion, but it falls to the ground by their simple
admission that they played Criminals" which
is vicious libel priests 1t will appear
from the above that the answer Of this Independ
ent Polish society is remarkable for its disregard
OF the facts Yours respectfully,
Rev. A. Lychowicz.
Scranton, May s.