Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-05-03


Three cases Of smallpox at Duo West.
Gov. McSwccncy has sent an expert to
the seat of the trouble.
Senator rillman has introduced bill
in Congress to appropriate 100000 for
tho erection of a Federal building in
Georgetown.
l.. i. Sullivan, n locomotive engineer,
committed suicide in Atlanta last Satur-
day morning by taking an overdose of
morphine. No reason can be assigned
for the rash act.
The roof Of Il large building, in Bir-
mingham, Ala, undergoing constructions
collapsed last Saturday morning Two
workmcn were killed and fifteen injured,
two of whom will die.
Declaration of Independence will be
celebrated at Charlotte, y. G., on May
22d. President Mckinley has been in
vitcd. lie hopes to attend.
The largest diamond in the world is Il
product of the Kimberly mines in South
Africa. 1t is on exhibition ut the Paris
Exposition, and is insured for 81 900, 900.
1t is guarded by four big policemen.
BiGamist Roberts place in Congress
was filled last week by the admission Of
w. f. King, monogamist, rs UtahS
Representative. 1t would take three
like Mr. King to fill Roberts place at
home.
Arthur Snccd night watchman at
stevens pottery, near Macon, Ga, was
shot and killed by Lee Edwards, the nc
gro day fireman, last Saturday morning.
The cause was quarrel over the condi-
ton of the boiler. The negro escaped.
Mrs. lllantz, Vermont woman, wants
to run on the ticket as Vice President
with Dewey. Vermont seems to want
the whole thing. But how would Mrs.
Dewey like to sec her hubby running
with another woman?
Statistics show that from 60 to G5 per
cent. of the farmers expenses in making
crop arc for articles that he could
raise at home. This does not only hold
good with the large farmer, but equally
so with average small farmers
Former Capt. O. NJ. Carter left New
York last week for Fort IcavcnwOrth,
Kan, where he goes to serve term i'm
prison for dcfrauding the government.
Ills fellow conSprat0rs should he sent to
join him. lie Will be lonely without
them.
The Lake City pnStoilcc, which was
discontinued after the murder of Post
master Baker, has been rc-cStablishcd,
with Mrs. Della ID. Carter (whitc) as
postmaster. This was douc ON petition
Of practically all the people, white and
colorcd.
Chairman RichardSon Of the South.
crn Passenger Association, has issued a
circular announcing that the final limit
of tickets sold to Louisville and return
for the Confederate Veterans Reunion
will he June 10, instead OF June 6, as
heretofore announced.
The opuliSt party Of North Carolina
held its State Convention in Raleigh last
week. After nominating Il fun State
ticket II instructed its delegates to vote
for Bryan for President and endorsed
the platform as Cnuuciated in the st.
Louis convention Of 1896.
After - years Of freedom, George
WaShingt on, COlOrcd, has been returned
to the south Carolina rcnitcntiary.
Washington was convicted in 1876 in
Charleston county and sentenced for
life. In 1871 he escaped. lie has lived
in Augusta, Ga, and accumulated about
5000 worth of property.
Governor McSwccncy has appointed
and issued Il commission to Mrs DR.. r.
{. Robertson, Of Columbia to be lady
commissioner for South Carolina at the
Paris exposition. Mrs. Robertson OK
poets to spend all of this summer
abroad, spending most Of her time in
! ailS al lllc exposition.
The question of whether an cx- convict
who, having served out his term and is
not now Il citizen with privileges to
vote is liable 10 road duty, has been sub.
mlttcd to the Attorney General who
quotes from the statutes showing that
under the law all 'malc PERSONS able
to perform, or cause TO be performed.
are liable except certain individuals
specified in the act, but il does not cx-
cludc the cxconvict. tie is still liable
Tor road duty.