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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
A Piscatorlal Excursion on the Whitewater

The most delightful locality in the
country to visit at this time of the year
is to take an outing into the mountain
valley traversed by the placid stream of
Whitewater. Your correspondent spent
some time among the kind and hospita-
bic people of this section last week.
Tho first point reached was at Ervin's
Hotel, kept by the polite and accommo-
dating host, Mr.. Jesse f. Cox. This
hotel is we'll situated between &c uppor
and lower falls on the river. IL gives a
commanding view of the surrounding
country, and is an ideal retreat for rest
and recreation during the sultry heat of
summer. Wo sojourned with Mr.. Cox
for four days and spent most of the time
fishing for the spccklcd mountain trout,
which abound in this beautiful river.
We caught several trout, varying in
length from 8 to ii inches.
From tho river, returning homo, we
spent one day with Mr.. D. L. Nicholson
and shared his hospitality, and also
spent some time next day with ono of
the old landmarks of this section, Mr..
Milton Nicholson. We found him in
feeble health, but in good spirits as usual,
and we wero very sorry to find his good
and aged wife very sick and indisposed
and confined to her bed. We hope to
hear of the speedy restoration to their
usual good health of this aged couple.
We came homo into the Cheohee Val
Icy on Wednesday afternoon. The farm
ers along tho way were busy making the
most of tho present fine weather to work
out their crops.
Amy one dosirous of spending few
days in the mountains would do we'll to
visit Whitewater falls. j. u.C.
Juno II, 1901.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
Negro Eaten by Sharks.

Charleston, Juno 5.-The fate of the
fifteen fishermen Of the mosquito feet'
Of this port, who have been missing for
several days, seems to be sealed. The
fishing smack Victoria came into this
port this morning bringing an enormous
shark which had been caught near the
sceno of the disaster to the fishing boats.
When tho monster was cut open tho
arm Of a negro man was found in his
stomach. The Inference to DO drawn
from this fact is obvious. Last woek
twelve boats of the mosquito fleet'
were caught in sudden storm off the
Eastern patches, q famous fishing
ground, 80 miles off short. All of the
boats were wrecked or moro or less
injured and three Of them arc still miss
ing. There were fifteen mon on these
three. The catch Of the Victoria indi-
Gates that a shocking fate was met by
the unfortunate fishormen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
WHOLESALE PLOT TO POISON.
Two Soldiers Dead and Another Dylng-Re
venge by Negroes Alleged.

Beaufort, June 8.-Sensational devel-
opments have transpired in connection
with the deaths of Wright and Easter
ling, which occurred respectively last
Tuesday and Wednesday at Fort FIRE.
mont, near here.
Both men were enlisted soldiers be-
longing to the artillery garrison at the
fort, and tho former was taken violently
and suddenly i'll last Monday after drink
ing some kind of bitters procured from q
negro, who conducted blind tiger on
st. Helena Island, in the vicinity of the
port, and died few hours subsequently
in awful agony, which expert medical
aid was absolutely powerless to alleviate.
Easterling was ono of the squad COM
posing the military escort which accom-
panied the romans of Wright here last
Tuesday for interment in the national
military cemetery, and he is quoted as
having remarked ON that sad occasion
that he did not credit the theory that his
comrade had died from tho effects of the
bitters, and upon his subsequent return
to the fort ho proceeded to demonstrate
the correctness Of his idea by imbibing
freely Of the very poison that had termi-
mated the career of his friend on tho pre-
vious day.
Easterling was attacked with frightful
convulsions soon after drinking the
alleged bitters, and tho port surgeon,
who has grown gray in tho service, is
reported to have said that in all his long
service in the army he never witnessed
such intense suffering as this unfortunate
soldier underwent. Death mercifully
ended the mans agony in o few hours
and his romans were brought here for
intermont in the national cemetery on
the day following the funeral of Wright
To-day it is said that another member
of the garrison at Fort Fremont is i'll,
with no hopo of recovery.
1t is thought that deliberate plot to
kill certain of the soldiers by poisoning
them has been formed by some of the
negroes who live in the vicinity of the
fort, some Of whom allege that the mill
tary mon have been committing depreda-
tions upon them. The question as to
whether the coroner of Beaufort county
should or should not investigate the cir
cumstanccs surrounding the deaths of
Wright and Easterling is being widely
discussed, and it is generally conceded
that an inquest is imperative if the guilty
parties are to be brought to justice.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
INCIDENTALLY KILLED IN JACKSONVILLE
Mr.. James McAIis,nr Meets Death Attempting
to Pre-. ent Suicide.

The remains of Mr.. James McAlister,
who was accidentally killed at Jackson
vile, Fla, last Wednesday lille attempt
ing to prevent Mrs. II. II. West from
committing suicide, were taken to
Charleston and Inferred at ST Lawrence
cemetery. The pall-bcarcrs were Capt.
James +. Rcdding, Col j. Il. IIagood.
Col James Armstrong, Messrs William
K. BROWN, Albert II. Mowry, Sr., Ed
ward Connor, j. ID. Cappclman, Simon
Fogarty and B. F. White.
THE CORoNEK's VERDICT.
The inquest over the remains of Mr.
McAlistcr was held Thursday afternoon,
and a verdict was rendered that the de.
ceased came to his death through the
accidental discharge of pistol which
he had pulled out Of the hands of Mrs.
Il. II. West, who was attempting to kill
herself. Mrs. West was arrested on the
afternoon of the killing, but was libcr-
atcd when the tragedy was known to
have been an accident. 1t appears that
Mrs. West was suffering with mclancholia.
She was in bad health, and the recent
taking of an adopted child from her
aggravated her condition. She attempted
suicide on the morning of the tragedy,
but her attempt was frustrated. In the
afternoon she entered Mr.. McAlistor's s
Office, making a sudden rush for pistol
which lay on his desk Mr.. McAlistcr
was writing at the time to his children.
Mrs. West seized tho pistol with the re-
mark that she would at last succeed in
suiciding. She is frail, delicate little
woman, one of whose hands is paralyzcd,
and Mr. McAlster had no trouble in
wrcnching the pistol from her hands.
AS he pulled the pistol from her it
struck tho ledge of his desk at his side
and exploded, causing almost instant
death
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
"Something New Under the SUM-"

All doctors have tried to euro Catarrh
by the use of powders, acid gases, inhal-
ers and drugs in paste form. Their pow
ders dry up tho mucous membranes, caus-
ing them to crack open and bleed. The
powerful acids used in the inhalcrs have
entirely eaton away tho same membranes
that thoir makers have aimed to cure,
whilo, pastes and ointments cannot roach
tho disease. An old and experienced
practitioner, who has for many wears
made closo study and speciality Of tho
trcatm ont of Catarrh, has at last perfected
treatment which, when faithfully used,
not only relieves ct once, bu. permanently J
cures Catarrh, by removing tho cause,
stopping tho discharges and curing all
known to scionco that actually reaches
the afflicted parts. This wonderful rom
edy is known as "SNUFFLES, the Guar
antcod Catarrh Cure" and is sold at tho
extremely low price of ono dollar, each
package containing internal and external
medicine sufficient for full months
treatment and everything necessary to
its perfect use.
"SNUFFLES" is the only perfect Ca
tarrh Cure ever made and is now recog-
niZcd as tho only safe and positive cure
for that annoying and disgusting disease.
1t cures all inflammation quickly and per-
manehtly, and is also wonderfully quick
to relieve Hay Fever or Cold in tho Ifead.
Catarrh when neglected ofton loads to
Consumption-"SN will save
you If you use it once. 1t is no ordinary
remedy, but complete treatment which
is positively guaranteed to cure Catarrh
in any form or stage If used according to
tho directions which accompany each
package. Don't delay. but send for it Mt
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condition, and you will receive special
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OF '%NUFFLES," tho Guaranteed Ca
tarrh Curo.' Sent prepaid to any adj
drcss in u. S. or Canada on receipt of
one dollar. Address Dept G 400, Edwin
3. Giles & Company, 1880 and2 332 Mar
kot street, Philadelphia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
Many Lives Lost in Oklahoma Tornado.

Perry, 0. IT,, Juno 8.-The storm which
passed over Eastern Oklahoma last night
was ono Of the most severe since the
opening of tho Strip. A feature of tho
storm was tho extont of tho territory
covered, sweeping down from tho Kansas
State limo and covering about fifty miles
in width, tho rain, wind and hail swept
over tho country as far South as old
Oklahoma. Tho rain simply fell in tor
rents from carly in tho evening until
midnight.
The fury of the storm centercd in a
tornado at about O.3O p. M, which
formed at point noar tho Kansas State
line and just Oh the county line of Ken
tucky and Grant, Oklahoma. The
twister took southeasterly course and
was most disastrous on belt of ten
miles square in Eastern Kay county, and
tho little town of Eddy was struck and
of tho twelve or fifteen buildings in tho
place all were leveled to tho ground
except the railroad station and elevator.
Flying lumber was scattered for milcs.
At Eddy three persons were killed.
Five farm houses with barns and out
buildings were blown away, but the
occupants all escaped without injury.
Fine fields of wheat in tho midst of
harvest were laid waste Tho tail ond
of the tornado foil with terrible forco
upon Tonkawa Thirty dwellings and
business houses wero scattered like so
much loose lumber. The ctizons of tho
town had beon watching the advance OF
tho tornado and had sought shelter
in caves and cellars. No fatalities arc
reported at this point.
Strange to say, only few persons
received ovon scratch. A fow miles
from this point tho tornado seomcd to
go up in the air and tho country below
did not suffc: much fron; the storm
except by washouts, stiff wind and
hail which damaged wheat and fruit.
The financial loss by tho storm is
about 100000.
At Billings, Noble county, much
damage was dono. Seven people were
killed and many severely injured. A
cloudburst occurred near IIennessey,
King Fisher county, and King Fisher
city suffered severely.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
A COAL MINE HORROR.
Thirty Men Burned In Burning Coal Mine.
Resculng Party Lost.

Port Royal, Pa, June 1O.-The Pitts.
burg Coal and Coke Company's plant
No. 2, at this place. is again on Are after
steady running for seven years, and over
thirty men are in the mines, many Of
whom, 1t is feared, will never be heard
from again. AboGt Q O'Clock smoke was
seon to be issuing from shaft No. 2,
which is on the line of the Pittsburg and
Lake Erie railroad. 1t is thought the
fire started from an explosion aud that
six mon were in the mine ut the time of
the explosion, the men being Jook Poo
Piles, Tony Stickles. Frank Davenport,
John DAILY, Lawrence Settler and John
Stakes. Stakes and Settler were not near
the place in which tho explosion oc-
ourred, and upon the arrival of rescue
party they wero quickly brought to tho
surface after being nearly overcome by
after damp. They could give no infor-
nation as to what had caused the fire,
and told tho rescue party that four other
mon were entombed.
About 7 O'Clock Superintendent VIII
liam MoCuno, of West Newton, general
superintendent of this district; Dennis
Wortley, pit boss of the mine; Michael
Roy, foreman Of the Euclid mines, and
several other bosses and about twenty
men, went down Shaft No. 1, which is
just opposite on the Baltimore and Ohio
side of the river, and have not been
heard from since. About three hours
after the rescue party had been in the
mine two moro explosions were heard.
Meantime, the crowd around tho open
Ing OF the shaft had increased, the crowd
including many mothers, wives and sis
tors of the mon entombed.
All sorts of plans have been suggested
for the rescue of the mon. Some talk of
turning tho river into tho mines, but
many arc opposed to this idea for fear of
drowning the miners. All that would
be necessary to lot the deluge of water
loose in the mines would be to pull a
plug, which was placed in the mines
after tho explosion of seven years ago,
and tho water would rush in the mines
at rapid rate. Dalce. one of the men
known to be in tho burning mine, went
in for the first time this morning, and it
is not known who ho is or whore he is
from.
At II o'clock tonight four mon volun-
toorcd to go down shaft No. 2, and No.
3, and one man down No. /, but up to
this timo it is not known whether thoy
have succeeded in making any rescue.
Gas and smoke arc issuing from the
mines at midnight and over two hundred
men, women and children are waiting
for some news of relatives. Doctors
havo boon called and assistance is being
offered on every side.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
Wedding Tour Ends In Death.

Chicago, Juno 10.-Side by side, each
with bullet wound in the temple, the
dead bodies of L. Hartman and his wifo
were found in their bed at the Great
Northern Hotel this evening The room
showed no evidence of struggle, both
lifcless forms were composed, the cover
ing of tho bed we'll tucked about thom,
but tho revolver clutchcd in the right
hand of tho husband told the story of the
double tragedy. Of tho pair that courted
death so successfully nothing is known
by the managers of the hotel beyond q
report that the man has wealthy connec-
tions in New Y ork, and that the woman,
apparently, was an actress, under tho
stage name of Rose Violet From infor-
nation given by a woman who inquired
for thom this morning it is supposed that
the case is one of runaway marriage,
with death as the result of despondency
over the obduracy of an unforgiving
father.
Hartman and his wife registered at the
hotel on juno 6, giving their address as
Now York. They woro roserved in man
ner, but from tho evidences of affection
they displayed, it was surmised by at
tachos of tho hotel that they were on
their wedding trip. Early Sunday night
thoy retired to their apartments and
nothing was seon Of thom until this oven
ing, when they were found dead in bed.
The chambormaid tried to gain entrance
to tho room in tho forenoon, but was
unable to do so. Later in tho day she
repeated tho attempt, with tho samo
result Repeated knockings failed to
obtain an answer, and the hotel Office
being notified, the room was broken into
tonight and tho discovery made of the
double tragedy. 1t was learned later
that tho dead woman was Rose LeSebree,
o variety actress. The father of the
dead man is said to be wealthy tobacco
dealer in business in New York city.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
MURDERED 70 HIDE A HlDEous CRIME.
An EIeyen.Year.0ld Girl Killed Near Atlanta
Body Found In a Pool Of Water.

Atlanta, Ga, juno 1.-The dead body
OF Berta jackson, adopted daughter Of
H. 3. Flowers, dairyman, was found
yesterday morning In small stream Of
water about quarter Of mile from
Flowers home, between Decatur aud
Poplar Spring, and not far from East
lake. The ohild had been assaulted and
murdered. She was eleven years Of age,
had boon missing since last Wednesday,
and Flowers had been searching for her.
Yesterday morning at 8 O'clock Judas
ii. Parker, q gatherer of ferns and water
Dress, discovered the body. 1t lay in a
shallow pool Of water, portion Of a
creek that empties into East lake. On all
sides tho bushes and woods grew thick,
and no one except person on a search
like Parker's would have seen tho body.
Parker, having heard of the disappear
ance of Berta Jackson, hurried to Flow
ers' plaoe and told what he had seen.
Flowers and crowd Of neighbors went
to the creek and drew tho ohild's body
from the water. The child had been
assaulted and murdered. There were
evidences of tho girl having been beaten
and ohoked. On one side of her throat
was out made by knife, but whether
before or after death is not known.
Mr.. Flowers said tho girl was an
adopted child. She was adopted at
jackson, Ca, and was named aftor the
town, her full name being Roberta jack
son. She went by the name of Berta
Flowers. A white woman, Sallie Smith,
carried the child to jackson. The woman
was convicted thief and left the county.
No one knows what tho girls name was.
The child was we'll known in the neigh
borhood about Poplar Spring and East
lake. The people know most of her his
tory and they pitied the little girl, who
seemed to be thrown on the world to be
buffetted about from pillar to post.
Though she was q namoless waif, her
tragic end has called forth the most in
tense feeling in DeKalb county and tho
authorities Will do all within thoir power
to ferret out the double crime and bring
to Justice the person who assaulted and
murdered Berta jackson.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
FROM Josh ASHLEY.
Tho Honea Path Citizen Advises Senator Till
man to Resign or Shut Up.
IGreenville News. |

Greenvllle News.
Please allow me space in tho columns
Of your paper to express somo of my
views on tho recent Senatorial resigna-
tions. Senators Tillman and McLauriu
very foolshly resigned Mt Gaffney, S. g.
The Governor wisely declined to accept
their designations.
Senator Tillman, in order to play the
role Of boss and dictator, intruded his
presence on tho meeting at Gaffney.
Tho boys, like myself, are tired of boss
ism.
Tillman, being invited, offered the
bluff of resigning; McLaurin in the
midst Of debato and excited as ho really
was. called Tillman's bluff.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if Tillman is really
in earnest and thinks McLaurin has sold
out to the Republican party and wants
to prevent the dear people from becom-
ing, contaminated by McLaurin's Repub-
iican doctrines, lot him resign mmedi-
ately and ask tho Governor to appoint
his successor. Then ho will be in posi-
ton to rightfully enter the campaign,
not as meddlcr or dictator, but as real
patriot, willing to sacrifice dollars and
cents to save the people.
If McLaurin should insist on rcsigning
there would be nothing gained he will
very soon be compelled to answer before
the people for his actions as their ser
want, as he is now doing, and which Till
man objects to him doing.
Lot Til.man resign and have his sue
cessor cppointed Immediately, enter the
race as al honorable, fair minded fighter,
or stop his bushwhacking in the cam
paign.
The people arc intelligent, patriotic
and capable Of divining for themselves as
to what tbey want without Tillmans in
terfering or meddlng as between the
candidates for McLaurn's place. Let
every man in the race tote his own skill
lot. If Tillman wants to dabble in the
race let him resign and enter or stay at
home and shut his mouth. Tho people
of South Carolina arc capable of decid-
ing who they want for United States
Senator. Josh w. Ashley.
Honea Path, S. g., June 5.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
Shoots His Whole Family.

Beaverton, Mich, June 8.-W. Arncll,
proprietor of Il hotel and saloon here,
ran amuck to-day, and before he was
o2orpowc:cd shot and killed his six
ycar-old daughter, fatally wounded his
wife and shot his aged mother, brother
and sister. No reason can be assigned
for tho shooting. When Arncll, who
had been drinking for several days,
entered the house to-day he went up
stairs to where his daughter was hiding
from him under a bed and killed her.
IIo then came down and shot his wife
and fired at his invalid mother, who was
sitting in her chair, shooting her through
the hand. Mrs. Samuel Dopp, his sister,
was attracted by the shooting and as she
approached he walked out to tho street
and opened fire, wounding his sistc,
slightly. At this junctnro his brother
and Mrs. Dopp's husband camo on the
scene and Arncll shot his brother
through tho arm. Dopp was armed
with a shot gun and opened fire, wound
ing tho crazy man. His wound is not
fatal
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12

Mr.. w. S. Whcdon, Cashier of the First
National Bank Of Wintorset, Iowa, in a
recent letter gives somo experience with
Il carpenter in his employ, that will be OF
value to other mechanics. He says: 81
had carpenter working for mo who was
obliged to stop work for several days or
account of being troubled with diarrhDa
mentioned to him that had been smi
larly troubled and that Cnambcrlain's
Collie, Cholera and DiarrhOa Remedy
had cured me. Ilo bought a bottle of /,
from tho druggist here and informed mt
that one dose cured him, and ho is agaiI
at his work" For sale by Dr. j. w
Bell, Walhalla.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
McLaurin's Visit TO Washington.

A secret meeting of tho Cabinet II
Washington, occurring just at tho time
of Senator McLaurin's visit ut tho seat
of government, leads many to conclude
that our junior Senator was at the meet
ing and that it's deliberations were for
his benefit, to enable him to still pose
rs Republican in Washington and rs q
Democrat in South Carolina. U.s..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
Fatal Wreck In Atlanta.

Last Thursday morning about 1890
o'clock passenger train was run into by
switch engine, and fearful wreck
resulted. Three persons wore killed.
outright, and number seriously hurt.
Just how the accident occurred is not
positively known, but yard conductor
is suspected of having opened the
throttle of the yard engine, which had
bccn Abandoned by it's engineer and
fireman only a short time prior to tho
accident. The injured passengers wore
promptly taken to city hospitals and
cared for.
MAY 90 TO COUNT.
Tho criminal branch of the Fulton
Superior Court will convene next Mon
dey. The ease above III! in ;ntsros: 20
tho public is that of b. G. Dunton, tho
Southern Railway yard conductor, who
was bound oyer by Judge Broylcs on q
charge of murder, because of tho wreck
in which threo lives woro lost Dunton,
1t is alleged, was tho man who started
tho engine on it's torriblo course of dos
truction.
Tho grand jury will meet Friday to
form indictments for the criminal court,
and Dunton's case will then be con-
sidcrod. In the opinion of tho grand
jury mo can bo indicted for murder, az
he is bound over, or for n lesser offonse,
or they may find no bill against him at
all. If indicted, tho grand jury will
probably charge him with three murders
as there wero three deaths.
A man cannot be indicted for the muir
der Of more than ono person: each must
DO separate charge. If threo indct-
monts are found ho will bo tried on only
onc very probably, though tho State
can, where it sees 1T, prosecute one after
tho othor until all arc disposed of.
Tho grand jnry gives Dunton one
chancc-a slim ono perhaps, but a
chancc-to escape trial for marder.
THOR action on Friday will bo awaited
with interest.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-06-12
A Good Cough Medicine.

1t speaks we'll for Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy whom druggists use it in their
own families in preference to any other.
"I have sold Chamber]ain's Cough Rem
edy for the past five years with complete
satisfaction to myself and customers" ;"
says Druggist j. Goldsmith, Van Etten,
N. Y. 81 have always used it in my own
family, both for ordinary coughs and
colds and for the cough following la
grippe, and find it very efficaoious. /"
For sale by DR.. j. w. Bell