Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-01
Florida expects to make 100000 ou
of hcr pineapple crop this year.


of her pineapple crop this year.
Since tho Philippines have been paci-
fled our soldiers do not kill more than
about 200 Flipinos week. That was
tho record for last week.
The New York Post estimates that
more than two million and half of men
will cast their first votes for II President
at the coming election.
There are or convicts who belong in
the State pentontiary. About 600 arc
ut work outside of tho institution on tho
State farms and elsewhere.
Assistant Postmaster General Brstow
has made his report which shows that
Nccly has swindlod the Government out
of $l3l 900 in the last year in Cuban
postal affairs.
Coal has been found near Grconville
in what is believed to bo paying veins.
Some attempt may be made to dig it,.
! Coal in small quantities is very common
| in the Piedmont.
The Gold Democrats have decided not
| to put out 4 ticket and not to fuse with
| the anti-impcrSalist league. They have
| turned tho funds on hand over to ID. B.
| Hill, which indicates that they will sup
port the Democratic ticket.
Population of some of our Southern
cities as shown by tho present census:
Atlanta, $1,000; Augusta, $1,000; Savan-
nah, ~, 900; Charlotte, 1909; Columbia
and suburbs, about 10000; Greenwood
and suburbs, 5000
The Wheat Growers Convention of
the State will be held in Greenwood on
August I5 and the local committee arc
at work preparing for it. A large at
tendance is expected anu the convcn-
| ton promises to be even moro success
full than tho one last year.
A big reunion Of Confederate veterans
will bc held two miles from Piedmont,
on the Anderson side, on August l..
The exercise will take place on tho site
Of the last battle Of tho civil war east of
the Mississippi river in which the ar
scnal cadets of South Carolina took n
prominent part.
Orangcburg will likely have n romarka-
bic person rs one of its Representatives
in tic next Legislature in DR.. Wolfe,
who will probably head tho ticket in
that county. DR.. Wolfe is not over rs
inches in height, weighs - pounds and
wears Il number 81 hat.
| Secretary Of State Hay believes that
the worst has happened to the foreign
crs at Pckin and that Minister Congcr's
messages were tampcrcd with The con
ilicting news from China is by no means
rcassuring and to how long we must
wait to learn the fate of our representa-
tivcs is only matter Of conjecture.
| President lIarvio Jordan, Of the Goor
gia Cotton Growers Association, says
that it is his opinion that there is a big
decrease i'm the cotton acreage in Gcor.
gia and that tho yield will be small in
most sections. 81 am looking for H.
cents cotton in the fall" says he, Sin
spite of tho early tricks of the bears"
The dispcnsarics at Walhala and
Seneca have been running for five years.
The first year the sales Of liquor for tho
two towns amounted to 5000 and for
| last year to $1,000 A wonderful in
crease in the liquor business. Green
wood Journal, July u.
| a beautiful Kentucky woman took the
stump for Bryan few days ago and now
an Indian, who is said to be remarkably
eloquent, has announced that he will
speak for Bryan, too. All clements, save
the hopclcssly lost Republicans, seem to
bc getting into line with tho Democratic
ticket
There were some remarkable yields
reported at the session Of the Georgia
| Wheat Growers convention in Macon
Ga. The first prize was given for G5
| bushels per acre for four acres; tho
second best yield was 50t bushels per
acre. The Savannah News says the crop
| is the best by thousands Of bushels since
| .hc war.
| nc recent Census Ol IlIo CataWDa In
dians, living on tho reservation in York
county, shows that out Of total OF
about II there are still about 10 or II
full bloodS. 1t has been thought for
some time that the last of the pure
bloodcd Catawbas had passed away, but
the inquiries of the census takcr con
vinccd him that this is mistake. lie
feels confident that his Investigations arc
conclusive
senator Jones, Chairman Of the Dcmo-
cratic national committee, says: 81 am
perfectly satisfied with the outlook for
| the Democratic ticket There is no
reason on earth why wo should not
carry New York. Croker and Hill arc
both loyal Democrats, both earnestly
anxious for party success. a majority
Of the Democrats who left us in 1896 will
be with us this year" Senator Hanna,
| Chairman Of the Republican national
committee, says: "This campaign is to
be no walkovcr for the Republicans.
| The quicker they realize that the surcr
the chances for victory. We propose to
work even harder than we did four years
ago. We are not intcntionly going to
lose any tricks. Every vote will be
needed And wc are after tho votes
now"