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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-12
THURSDAY. APRIL r.. 1900.

Disastrous floods are reported
in Texas within tbs. past week
Ep 10 this time more than fifty
lives have been lost and millions
ot dollars OF property destroyed
The scene of the. deuags Is south
western Texas, Including the city
Of Austin.
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DENTISTRY!

The undersigned, after'a success
fth prSetiee Of Dentistry for thirty
four years, is l0w located at Kings.
tree, at the Brockintan house..
where he is prepared to do any
thing in the Dental line ut cut rate
prices. Live and tst live, is his
motto. No shoddy work shall pass
the portals of his office. Satisfac-
ton qua mnteed. a trial is solicited4
Respectfully,
A. NJ. SNIDER,
Dental surgeon.
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DEWEY AS A DEMOCRAT

When Admiral George Dewey
returned from Manila Bay, fresh
" crowned with the laurels OF a
great naval victory, be was inter
viewed by various newspaper cor
respondents, and his chances as a
presidential possibility thoroughly
discussed. At that time he de-
elared most emphatically that
nothing would induce him to enter
politics. and this declaration was
accepted in good faith. At that
;ime, too, it was stated, on excel
lent aathor:ty that he was he
publican. and had always voted
that ticket.
Since then the admiral has sew
eral times figured in the public
prints. First. he accepted the
house bestowed upon hin.b an
admiring, but uncertain public,
and showed his delicate apprecia
ton of the gift by suggesting that
it be fitted and furnished accord
ing TO his. taste.
Quickly following came his mar
Iiage to Mrs. Haaen, a sister OF
John r. .McLean.of 0hio-a Dem
ocrat. Then the deciding Of, his
house--the gift of the public
to her; and, influenced perhaps
by the storm of criticism aroused
by this act, the re-deediDg OF the
property to the Admiral's son.
This incident; did much to lessen
The enthusiasm of the public to-
wards the object Of their hero wor
ship, and his running for the Pres
idency as a Democrat is a still
greater anti-climax. 1t would be
passing strange if the Democratic
party should GeseZt William Jen,
aings Bryan, its logical candidate,
Cor the popular ideal of an hour
who, on the authority of the
Washington Post, has said that
lin time of peace a Democrat is
a damned traitor and in war a
damned coward"
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TERMS.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES: .,oo
Oue copy. one yeas, N'9N' ~
enc cory, six months, ~ ~
One copy; three m"saiS' 'Sa is ,av,nce
ADVERTISING Rates oo. o,,
One inch, first inse.sion. a,oc; each
sabsequent insertion, 50 cents. t OoiSe, g
ar;es and Tfibute. of Respect over ~
words charged for as regular advertise
ments. Liberal REDUCTION on adyertls-
S,o made for three, six. apa, twelve
months contracts.
Cn,nmuni nirations mussbe accompanied
sy the real name and address or the Me
wrifer in order to receive attention. No
communication of a personal nature
Nill be publiShsd caeept rs an au'er-
Address all letters and make all drafts
payable to wv uo,,
Kingstree, sc.
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A Trip to Kmgstree-

pleasure of visiting klnsstree THIS
week in the interest of Col. FL
liott's candidacy. Mr. Barnwell
went up and addressed the cltl-
zens in the Court house, introduc-
ing himself to the people, and
made speech in which ne only
spoke of himself and his candl-
dacy without touching on any OF
the issues Of the campaign 1t
was salesday in, the county, but
very few cot OF town people were
present. The town of kingstree
is almost unanimously in favor OF
Col. Elliott, and tie reports re-
ceived from the country through
those present from other parts OF
ahe county, show laoss favorable
condition OF affairs for has cam
paisn. and the best informed men
conceded the county to HIM by a
large majority. and ill fact 1t Is
the general belief in Williamsburg
that Elliott will carry every pre-
oinct IN the couaty.
Williamsburg is, not suffering
from any dearth of candidates.
There are severn candidates for
clerk OF court, Eve fos sherlff, tive
for superintendent of education,
and rs many for the other Offices,
with a few exceptions. Great IN
terest is being taken in the con-
sressional race, and the waters OF
Williamsburg seem to be thor
oughly posted on all the questions
involved in. congressional, State
and national politics.
Theteleeraphoperator at Kings
tree is Little Willie Barr, who is
eleven years and two mouths old
This remarkable child takes and
sends messages with the ease OF
an expert, and when receiving a
message, takes it Oh his typewriter
as fast as it is sent. He is the
youngest telegraph operator in the
county,. when he WIS examined
he was given a message Of, one
thousand words to send to Colum-
bia, and he ticked out a message
!. IN. good shape and rapidly, with
ont eheaking" or stopping but
once, which is a good record even
for a veteran. lie keeps the re-
cords and acccuD,s, of his office
and stood. the examinatiaa salts
facsorily IN regard to the rules
and regulations of the company
and the laws relating to telegraph
ing. He is by actual comparison
the youngest operator in America,
and probably in the world. lie is
the son of Mr. Georges. Barr, who
is proprietor Of Bars Hotel. No
one connected with the hotel Is. an
operator, so that Willie has full
ewing. He is very bright in other
matters besides telegraphy.
kinsstree is growing and pro-
gressive town of about 1900 inhab-
itants, and the section OF The
county IN the first district has a
large vote.
One old gentleman eame twelve
miles from the country to see the
| writer and assure him Of hlAcon-
tinued support Of Col. Elliott,
This veteran voter was SIS years
| of age, and had voted for Col. Il
| lott every time he had. been .
candidate, and from his hearty
appearance he will vote in many
| nri,nawies yet 10. come
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Wiz isn't the relict of a. man
who dies of hay-tever a. grass
widow.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-04-12

Why does a man always look
at the face of a bride, and a wo-
man at her clothes
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| DlOnuay, APiii @t:'he o"y
Barnwell spoke in the Court
house. The information imported
by this journalistic gentleman is
sruly refreshing by reason Of its
novelty and originality. and bis
report OF the days proceedings
amusingly inconsistent. Hear
him: "It was salesday IN ahe coun-
ty, but very few ont-oi-town peo-
pie were present. yet ''the re-
ports received from the country
Through those present from other
parts of the county show a most
favorable condition cE adIairs for
his (Col. E1aiott's) campaign, and
the best inSormed mem eoncede
the county to him by a large ma
jority; andy in fact, it is she gsaer-
al belief in Williamsburg that
Elliott will carry every precinct
in the county"
i Just how Mr.. EEets could dis
cover all this Is passing strange
Williamsburg Is very large coun-
tys yet, Notwithstanding the fact
that there were but few out-of-
town people present. this clever
young man gets an expression
from the "best informed men" tEaS
the whole county is fsu' his father
and that it is the seneFad belief
shat Gel. Elliott will carry every
precinct in the county.
In anothea paragraph he adds=
aKingstree IS a growing and pro-
sresslve own of 300 inhabitants,
etc." As a matter of fact there are
Just 4 registered voters in the
corporate limits of the town. and
the enly way that we can recon-
! cile this with Mr.. Eltio,tS' state
ment is that he mistook the crowd
from the country who had come
to hear Mr.. Baanwell SPEAK for
town voters unanimously for his
father.
"The veteran voter of, s5.". we
happen to-. know, he'd business
here that day, and since on'g a
few persons in,. town knew that
Mr.. Elliott would be here, Il IL
scarcely probable that the news
had reached twelve miles in the
country.
AS to Col. Elliott's carrying
every precinct in the county, the
idea is absurd, land if Editor Elliott
would, travel through the county
little he would soop discover
that his credulity had been sadly
abused. The fact is, the colonel
will be in big lueA If, he gets halt
the votes IN the part OF the district
included in this county. This is
no vain boast, but, from what we
! can learn from daily contact with
men from all over the county, il
is our honest opinion of the situaa
ton here at the present time.
! We Join in the editors regrets
;, that Mr.. klliott's*daties in Wash
,nr,1,n nrarented b,S meeting Mr..
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= Wise saws should be filed in the =
archives Of the memory.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
WAITING FOR M,K1NLEY.
Presidents Absence From Washing
ton DELAYS Official Action.

Washington, Oct. z.-Developments of
any consequence in the Chinese Situa-
ton are not looked for until the return
of President Mckinley to the capital
He is expected on Tuesday afternoon
and on the evening of that day a cab
met meeting will be held, at which
the French note will be gone over in
formal way. The French note, which
recently has been addressed to the
powers, is not regarded as lust now of
pressing necessity for action, as sew
eral nations interested already have
instructed their representatives in Pc
kin to ascertain whether the imperial
edict completely names the persons de-
serving of punishment and other fea-
lures of the French proposal are prop
ositlons which can remain in abey-
ance- This government may not con-
slider seriously the propositions which
look TO the prohibition of the importa-
ton OF arms into China and the dis
mantling of the Notifications. Interest
meanwhile centers in the report Mr.
Conger VIII make regarding the adj
equacy of the punishments to be melted
out by the Chinese government to
/ those persons who were instrumental
IN the Boxer revolt, and the future
course of this government may de-
pend largely on what the investiga-
! tons now being conducted develop.
No advices have come as yet from
Mr.. COnger on this subject but this is
.
dertaken is of considerable magnitude.
The war department officials expect
that all the American troops which are
TO be sent from Pelzin to Manila will
be out of China by the 21st
Such efforts as have been made bv
the state department, urging the re-
turn of the imperial family to the cap
1tal city, seem up to this time to have
been Intellectual. The last OF the ad-
| vices of Minister WI, now about a
week old, indicate their intention of
going to Slnan Flu, in the province OF
! Shen 81, which is further west than
they now are. The fact that the acting
governor Of the province was directed
10 refrain from all extravagant
! preparations" in making arrangements
| for the imperial family is, TO Mr.. Wu's
mind, an indication that their sojOuru
/ at Sinan Flu is to be but temporary
/ conditions respecting the question OF
/ 1000 and telegraphic communication
were unsatisfactory in Tai Yen. in
Shan 81 province, where the court has
been located since its departure from
/ Pekin, and the essential requisites will
( be improved in their new abode.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
DEATH FOLLOWS
TORNADO'S TRAIL
Number OfPe0ple Are Killed
In Minnesota.
ONE ENTIRE FAMILY
OF SIX WIPED OUT
Every Bone In One WOman'S
Body Was Broken.

Biwabik, Mimi, Oct. THE tornado
that ragged in this vicinity last evening
was most violent. The storm cut a
pathway $50 feet in width through the
northwestern corner Of the town. COM
pletely wrecking several buildings. The
property loss is estimated at sl00. O00
and the known fatalities number nine.
with score or more injured, some Sc
verely.
The storm swept in a northwesterIy
direction otter leaving here and struck
little Finnish settlement. near Pike
lake where a number Of buildings were
wrecked. in one of which an entire fam
lily, consisting of husband, wife and
four children, were instantly killed. So
far. their names have not been OBJ
tanned 1t is believed that When the
more remote districts are heard from
further casualties may be reported
List OF casualties so far learned:
Killed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marowitz.
William HilStrCm.
Family of six near Pike lake, names
not known.
Severely Injured.
Andrew Anderson, a locomotive fire
man, severely scalded; will recover.
r Murray, engineer, severely scald-
ed; will recover.
Andrew Debbo, severe scalp wounds;
will recover
John Morriston. foot badly crushed.
About twenty-five others were more
or less severely cut and bruised
The house in which the Marowits
family lives was completed wrecked
and the body of Mrs. Marowitz was
found 400 feet away, every bone in her
body being broken and her clothing
completely stripped off. The body Of
her husband was found amid the debris
of their home horribly mutilated
William HilstrOm was struck on the
mead by a falling tree and his skull
crushed. He afterward died at the nos
pital.
The engine house of the Duluth. Mis-
s1ssippi q Northern railway was COM
pletely wrecked and a numbe of loco
motives and cars were shifted from the
tracks and pounded into scrap iron.
The engine on which Murray and An
derson were when the storm broke, was
blown from the track and the men
were pinned beneath it and horribly
burned by the esca ping steam. Several
cars were blown from the Duluth. Mis-
sissippi & Northern tracks and We're
found in the Duluth mine pit hundreds
OF feet away. Many OF the buildings
destroyed were owned by the mining
companies and tenanted by their en-
plOyees. The shaft and buildings of
three mines were reduced to kindling
wood.
The tornado, which lasted FIVE min
utes. was preceded by an unusually
severe thunder and rainstOrTn. The
rain has flooded many Of the omen pit
mines and they cannot be operated for
some time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
TO REBUILD THEIR EonrEs.
Miss Barton Issues Appeal In Behalf
of Galveston Sufferers.

Galveston, Tex, Oct. Miss Clara Bar
ton. president of the National Red Cross
society, today issued a statement to the
manufacturers and business men of the
country. in which she appeals to them for
aid in the way of material TO be used in
the building of homes for those who lost
their all in the recent storm 1t is ad-
dressed ITO the manufacturers and deal
ers in lumber hardware, builders mate
rials. and household goods and 20 the
business men in general of the United
States" and says
we believe ii is reliably stated that
there IS not one house in the raea OF the
storm unchanged by it. \ large proDCr-
ton of the population formerly occupying
them are without homes or even shelter,
save such persons as nearly destitute as
themselves can offer them temporarily, to
their own great inconvenience ana cost.
The number of this homeless class is
estimated a [ 5000 or more Winter s less
than two months away Although a mild
climate. still snow and ice are known
here. If tents would protect, which they
will not. the sand would not hO,d them
down Some substantial shelter must be
had at once for these people
The havoc wrought by the storm in
Galveston at once was much larger in
loss OF life and property than at Johns
town, but the donations in money so far
have aggregated one-third less for both
the city and mainland than was given
while the bountiful outpouring Of the
people $ generosity has enabled the gen
eral relief committee ard the Red Cross
to feed the hungry, clOthe the naked and
render the streets Of Galveston partially
passable, nothing has as yet been done
toward reinstating the impoverished sur
ylVors in houses where they can escape
disease and enjoy the slight measure of
comforts of which the storm deprived
them.
ut is for the purpose Of awakening the
sympathies of the American people and
further appealing to their bOuntifuf in
stincts to relieve the sufferers from the
hardship still confronting. that the forego-
ing statements have been put forth
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
IN THE ASSEMBLY HALL.
Advice Given to the Saints By the
Apostles and Elders.

ApOSli6S ana E1Q6GS-
The Assembly hall was thrown open
yesterday afternoon in order to &C
cOmmOdate the overflow from the tab
ernacie- The haH was filed to the en-
tire seating capacity, and hundreds
stood during the fun service
J. w McMUrin was the first speaker,
and confined himself almost entirely to
the duties of the returned missionaries
He said that the missionaries are often
confronted with the argument that this
is a priestridden community. He de-
MED that the priests interfered with
the liberties. or that this was not a
free people. Mr.. McMurin further said
that the returning missionaries were
aglOW with enthusiasm and accom-
plished a great deal of good in remov-
ing prejudices from the people, that
they had been a credit to the church
and that not one had brought dishonor
upon the church..
Elder ]. Golden KimbalI said the
people did not stand by their convic-
tions and were afraid that thew were
moved them the people were afraid to
say their thoughts for fear of treadfng
on holy grounds. Elder Kimball stated
that any man who would stand by and
hear his friends, his relatives, or the
authorities of the Latter-day Saints
jumped on was a coward.
Apostle A. o. WOOdruff's discourse
was principally on the evil Influences
tnaC surround the young men and
women in the larger cities. He said
there were more young men and women
on Mail street of Salt Lake at II
O'Clock on Saturday evening than at
any hour of the day during the week
he strongly advocated that Latter-day
Saints parents sending their children
to the cities to school or to secure en-
plOyment should see that they had a
proper home with some of their people
or at least with respectable Gentle
Young people who run the streets at
night are taking chances of losing their
standing in church and also of losing
their virtue.
Apostle J. w. Taylor spoke of the
need OF more missionaries going out in
the field and preaching the gospel
President Snow had spoken 10 him of
Russia, Prussia. Persia and Hungary
as being ripe for the preaching of the
gospel. Young men must hold them
selves in readiness to go when they
were called upon. and if they had been
once they should not consider their
work done, but be ready to go again
He said that he would rather sons of
his lay down their lives in the service
of the Lord than any other way, and
If members were always ready to sus-
tain the authorities of the church God
would bless them.
Apostle Heber ]. Grant told how nee
essary il was to keep the command
mentS of God il we wish to be saved
he did not care how good a member
might be, or how much he might work
for the Lord if he did not keep the
commandments it would avail him
nothing.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
De Giers NAV Negotiate.

London. Oct. I'm a dispatch to the
Times from Pekin, dated Oct. 1, Mr..
Harrison says:
1t looks now as if NJ. de Giers. the
Russian minister to China, would ne
gotlate with Lii Hung Chang at Tien
Fsin. The American withdrawal will
facilitate Russia's negotiations CON
corning Manchuria
All the mandarins in Petin have de-
cllned the empress dowager's orders To
proceed to Tai Yuen Flu. assigning va
rious pretexts.'
According to the Shanghai CORE
spondent of the Times, wiring Oct. :
II Is announced that Huai Tapu
nephew of the empress dowager. who
was dismissed by Emperor Kwang Su
in 1898, has succeeded Prince Tuao in
the tsung Ii yamen, and has also been
appointed generalissimo of the Chinese
forces, replacing General Yung Iu.
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
morning Post, in a dispatch dated YES
teray. says:
All the foreign troops here are held
IN readiness against a possible attack
by S,OOO Chinese troops now ADVANCING
along the Grand canal"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
Strikers Attend Church.

Shamolxin Pa. Oct. This has been
the quietest day in this city since the
strike began three weeks ago Outside
or hundreds of miners attending ser
vices at various churches the men kept
close to home, feeling that the strike
would soon be a matter of the past if
President Mitchell calls for a conven-
ton, as he announced at Mount Car
mel last night that he would. How
ever, the local strikers say if they are
ordered back they will not return, no
matter what the operators and coal
carrying companies may offer. An at
tempt will be made tomorrow to start
up several cOllieries in this section,
but strike leaders say the men will
not respond.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
WILL PUNISH BOXERS
Chinese Emperor Names Nine
Leaders For Trial.
DENOUNCEs MOVEMENT
SITUATION IN ORIENT APPAR-
EMILY GROWING CLEARER.

Pekin, Oct. 8, via Tien Tsin. Oct. 6,
via Shanghai. Oct. by an imperial
decree issued at Tai Huen Flu, capital
of the province of Shan ST. dated
Sept %, Emperor Kwan Su denounces
the Boxer movement and designates for
punishment nine ring leaders. He ac-
knowIedges his own fault and rebukes
himself, but he places the blame upon
the princes and mobiles who participated
in the movement and protected it.
Prince Tuan, Prince Chung, Prince
Tsai Lien, Prince Tsai Ying, Duke San
Kang, Ying Men, president of the con-
cert, and Chao Shu Chiao. president
of the board of punishment, are all de-
prived of their titles, removed from
office and turned over to various trial
boards for further penalties. Prince
Tuan, by the terms of the decree, is
to be tried by the board of clans.
Copies of the decree have been re-
ceived here and are accepted as genu-
inc.
The foregoing corroborates the Of
ficial advices received last week from
Director General Sheng by Mr. WI,
the Chinese minister at Washington
and by the latter communicated to the
department of state.
1t is reported that Tung Flu Hsiang
has fled to the province of Shen 81.
The impression is growing that the
imperial government is making an eff
fort to dispense and punish the Box
ers. The imperial troops who were
seen Monday near Pei Ia Chu are be-
lieved to have been concerned in this
movement. The acting vicerOy at Tien
TSin was notified that orders had been
issued to dispense the Boxers, but said
he feared TO send out troops because of
the presence of the allied forces.
An extended japanese reconnaissance
SO1ITh Of . m he
This afternoon the American troops
were reviewed by General -Chaffee in
from the Temple of Heaven. All the
foreign StaffS were present.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
DENIAL FROM Upton.
Says He Has Not Attempted to Cor
ner Pork In Chicago.

London. Oct. S.-Sir Thomas Upton,
in the course of an interview that ap-
pears in the Daily Express this morn
ing, denied any attempt to corner pork
in Chicago. He says:
II have never yet tried to corner
food On the contrary, my object has
always been to lower rather than to
raise food prices What happened
was simply this: I received a large
government order, compelling me 10
keep high stock in reserve Ny buy
ers in Chicago bought extensively and
consequently I hold a rather bigger
stock than usual.
1T is legitimate business 10 execute
my contracts and their execution will
not affect the American public at all
object to corners, on principle
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-08
RIVERS ON A RAMPAGE.
Great Damage and Loss of Life By
Floods In Mexico.

st. Louis, Mo, Oct. Photographic adj
vices from Tampico. Mexico. state that
the PanucO and Tames rivers, which
empty into the gulf at that place. are on
one of the biggest rises in their history.
and great damage has been wrought by
the floods in the populated and cultivated
valleys above here.
At one point near ChiIa station. on
the line of the Mexican Central railroad
the Tames river is over fifty miles wide
and has swept TO destruction hundreds OF
labOrers- Many droWnings are reported
All the tributaries of these rivers in
the southeastern parts of the state OF San
Luis POtosi are out of their banks. and
have washed away whole villages and
ruined thousands of acres of CROWNS
cTODS.