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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
W. R. PARKER IN JAIL.
He Was Notorious Negro Leader In the
Radlce! Days.
Henderson Daily Mail, October 25.1

Henderson Daily Mail, October 26.I
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
D1llingham served warrant on w. II.
Parker, the noted negro Of the Fork sec-
ton, charging him with forgery, and
lodged him in Jail.
The warrant was issued by Magistrate
Wilson on the affidavit of Mr. o. IT. p.
Fant and names as witnesses for the
State Col. j. N. Brown, Messrs. j. A.
Brock, Is. Frank Mauldin, j. l.. Tribble
and others.
Tho affidavit alleges that Pa pker forged
tho name of o. II. p. FAINT to instrument
of writing in 1906, by which ho was au-
thorized by Mr.. FAINT to fOreclose mort
gage on fifty acres of land OH which Mr..
FAINT hold q mortgage and that ho ut
tered this instrument by Offering it in
evidence In the circuit court last week.
Mr.. FAINT alleges that he never saw or
membered, acted as his own attorney in
the case tried here last week.
Parker was notorious negro loader
In the days of the "red shirts" and tho
Union League, and at one time was a
candidate for tho Legislature on tho
Radical ticket. He made himself par
ticularly offensive to the white people in
meetings which the "rod shirts'' took a
keen pleasure in surrounding and oaptur-
ing and dividing time.
Maj. John b. Moore and the late Mai.
e. Is. Murray had several wordy collis-
ions with him backed by the "red shirts. ;,
Ho is shrewd negro and was danger
GUS negro in those days.
This is worry serious charge against
him and if it is established it win 90
hard with him. He was very much
crostfallon at the idea of having to go to
Jail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
BLUE RIDGE ROAD moaTeAaEO
To the Standard Trust Company cs New
York for One Hundred Thousand Dollars.
[Andorson Mail, october 2s. l

lAnucTSOn Mail, OCCODer 20.
A batch of papers pertaining to the
Blue Ridge railroad have been filed In
the Office of the Clerk Of the Court Of
this county for entry upon the records.
The frat paper is the deed Of tho
Southern Railway Company conveying
its interest in tho Blue Ridge road to
Messrs. Fairfax Harrison and b. L..
Abney, tho gentleman who bid in tho
road when it was sold at auction hore q
few months ago.
Then follows tho deod of Fairfax
Harrison and B. J.. Abney, purchasers,
and II. G. Beattie, receiver, conveying
tho title in the property to the blue
Ridge Railroad Company, the Company
which was formed to operate tho
road. Then follows tho charter of tho
Blue Ridge Railroad Company, as issued
by tho Secretary of State. And then
follows mortgage from the Blue Ridge
Railroad Company to the Standard Trust
Company of New York to secure the
issue Of 500, 1000 in por cont gold bonds,
which are to run fifty, years, falling due
in 1861. 1t is recited in the mortgage
that tho bonds are issued to enable the
Blue Ridge Railroad Company to pay
Messers. Fairfax Harrison and b. l..
Abney for the road.
Tho charter of the company, as issued
by the Secretary of State, is an interesting
document. Stripped of legal phraseology
it sets forth that tho company is organ
lied to own and operate the Blue Ridge
railroad, which runs from Anderson to
Walhalla, and to build and operate an
extension of the road from Walhalla to
tho Georgia limo in tho direction of
Rabun Gap, distance of II miles. The
last clause of the charter reads as follows
ut is furthermore consideration of
this charter that the said corporation
shall be doomed to have forfeited their
charter rights, privileges and franchises
unless they shall begin tho construction
of tho proposed road within two years
after the date hereof and complete tho
Same within thirteen years thereafter"
1t romans to DO scen whothor or not
this last clause means that the road is to
DO extended, as has boon rumored.
Tho charter enumoratos tho list of
stockholders of tho road with tho amount
of stock owned by each. Tho schedule
is as follows: Fairfax Harrison, $40,80O;
3. l.. Abney, S40,S00; II. G. Beattie, $lOO;
II. w. Miller, 500; e. NJ. Thomson,
800. Mr.. Beattio is president of tho
company and Mr.. Miller is secretary.
The fco for recording tho papers
papers were brought here by Mr.. Il. S.
Wynn, who is employed in the Office of
tho Southern Railway in Columbia.
Whom Mr.. @. r. Tribble, tho chief
clerk in tho Clerks office, started to write
out tho receipt for the money for record
ing the papers he asked Mr.. Wynn in
whose namc tho receipt should be issued
Mr. Wynn hesitatcd q moment and
then replied "Make it out in the name
Of tho Southern Railway"
Mr. Tribble did SO.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
WALHALLA, 8. C.:
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 80, 100,
Why Rooster Was Appointed.

Columbia, October 25.-Dr. V. p.
Clayton, who was in tho city to-day,
makes tho following statement in refer
once to the appointment of Mr.. George
II. Rooster as internal revenue collector
'"rhe appointment is novel departure,
but we have unusual conditions to deal
with and am taking an optimistic Wow
Of tho situation. TO my mind tho great
dcsderatum horo is a Republican party
directed and controlled by patriotic, con
sorvative and Intelligent white mon, at
least tho equals in all regards of tho domi-
nant influences in tho Democratic party,
and as n preliminary to tho organization
of such a party it seems necessary to
annhilato tho old Republican machine
which for q generation has becn /. re-
proach to the national party and cancer
"rhis machine has heretofore drawn
its chicf support from tho collectors
patronage, which has been used for tho
solo purpose of controlling delegations
to national conventions and loading tho
votes for spot cash or tho promise of
patronage. MI. Rooster will certainly
have q free hand to return to merited
obscurity tho GLASS of men who have
manipulated the machine, and if he docs
this and pavcs tho way for others to
build on former foundations ho will
merit the well dono of all good men,
and tho wisdom of tho President in MAX
ing tho appointment will bo apparent.
"Porsonally feel no grievance at tho
appointment. | was mover in any sense
a volunteer candidate, and only CON
sonted to allow tho use of my name in
that connection with tho distinct under
standing that if appointed it must come
rs tho best solution to difficult situation.
Tho responsibility was tho Presidents. S.
IIo has acted with great deliberation,
with tho manifest purpose to do the best
thing possible, and sincerely hope good
results will follow"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Gambling Debt Not Binding.

According to an opinion filed yesterday
morning by United States Circuit Judge
Simonton, farmers and others who specu-
late in cotton futures and lose arc not
required to pay the brokers. This dec-
sion is based on the law of South Caro-
lima, which declares that all future gam
bling contracts arc immoral, illegal and
void. The defendant in the suit took
advantage Of this law when he filed
his answer. Tho case is important, as
it deals with an important question and
ono which frequently comes to tho sur
face. James ii. Parker ~ Co., tho plain
tffs, arc cotton brokers i'm New York,
and tho defendant is w. A. Moore, "a
small farmer, of Spartangburg." 1t was
shown I'm tho complaint that Moore had
been dealing fora year in futures and had
pockotcd his winnings; but it is alleged
that when ho lost ho refused to pay.
Subsequently, when tho Now York firm
entered suit, Moore claimed that ho was
gambling, which was illegal under tho
South Carolina law, and his point was
sustained by tho Federal COurt.-Nows
and Courier, October 3d.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Next to Confiscation.
[Greenvillo Mountaineor, October 20

[Greenvllo Mountaineor, October 2G.]
The citizens Of Dunklin township held
a meeting on Wednesday Mt Chandlor's
to consider tho matter of tho heavy tax
levy upon their property to pay the inte-
rest on the bonds issued in aid of the c.,
X. and w. Railroad. Twenty mills have
been levied to meet this interest which
runs back for a number of years, and in
addition to tho lovy of fftcon mills for
State and county purposes, tho total ro-
quircd is thirty-fve mills or $35 upon
every 1000 of taxable property in tho
township. This is a test case in Dunklin,
as Oak Lawn stands in tho same cate
CORY, and so docs Sullivan township in
Laurcns county, with others in Abbc-
villc and Edgoiiold. A tax lcvy of this
magnitude will not only excite much in
terest in the immediate territory where
it is levied, but tho matter is ono of
serious concern for their ncighbors, who
will naturally sympathise with them in
this extraordinary prcdicamcnt. An in
junction has been granted by Justice
Popo restraining tho County Treasurer
of Grccnville county from tho collection
of this railroad bond tax until the mat
tor has been heard and passed upon by
our highest court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Fearful Holocaust Occurs In the Heart OF the
Business Section Of Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa. October 25.-Twen-
ty-one known dead and property loss
amounting to upward of $4,000 is tho
awful result of fir6 which occurred to-
day in tho business section of the city.
Fully score of injured were treated at
various hospitals. Police and flremen
arc tonight delving into tho ruins in
search of bodies supposed to have been
buried beneath the debris, rs it is feared
that others besides tho known dead may
have lost their lives in tho flames. The
buildings destroyed were tho oight-story
structure, 1910 and 1921 Market street,
occupied by Hunt, Wilkinson & Com.
pany, uphosterors and furniture dealers,
and q three story building occupied by
small mcrchnutmen
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Old People Have their Troubles.

Mr.. Francis Little, of Benton Harbor,
Mich., is over eighty years of ago. Since
1865 he has been troubled more or less
with Indigestion and constipation and
those ailments. Last August he began
using Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets and was soon feeling much bot
ter. In a recent letter ho says: 81 have
used three boxes Of tho Tablets and now
think | am we'll" These Tablets i'm
prove the appetite and invgoratc the
stomach, liver and bowels. For sale by
DR. j w Roll
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Tragedy In Atlanta.

Atlanta, October 23.-Josso Wall, a
switchman for tho Southern Railway,
was shot and instantly killed this aftor.
noon BY Robert A. Keith, n groceryman.
Mrs. Keith, who accompanied Keith to
Mr.. Wallis house and identified him to
Keith, has been arrested as an accom-
plice. The tragedy was the result of an
unploasantness over the alleged atten-
tions of Wall to Mrs. Keith. Keith did
not know Wall and prevailed upon his
mother-in law to accompany him to his
victims house. Keith surrendered.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Constable's Rights Defined.

Charleston, October 27.-The right of
State liquor constablcs to search mans
business establishment for contraband
goods will DC determined in tho Court of
Common Pleas hero in tho suit brought
by e. L. Heriot against four members of
the State constabulary. Some time ago
a warrant was issued by Magistrate Lovy
allowing the constables the right to
search Mr.. Heriot's store. They seized
keg of wine valued at $7.5C, which
Horot claimed was for his personal use.
AS result of this raid Hcriot has filed
suit for $500 damages, claiming that his
business was injured by reason of tho
false advertising. The answer to tho suit,
which has boon filed by Attorney Gene
mado in accordance with warrant
ISSUED by Charleston magistrate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30

Richmond, Va, October 2G.-Thc
Grand Camp Of Confederate Veterans of
the State of Virginia, in session ut Pc
tcrsbnrg to-day, adopted tho following
resolutions:
THAT in tho organization of both
grand and subordinate camps all military
titles for tho officers of said camps be
abolished, and that tho officers be dcsig-
mated only by such titles as apply to
their duties"
The, resolution was adopted by an
overwhelming majority,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Stricken with PARALYSIS.

Henderson Grimett, of this place, was
stricken with partial paralysis and com
plotely lost the use Of ono arm and side.
After being treated by an eminent physi
clan for quite while without relief, my
wife recommended Chamborlain's Pain
Balm, and after using two bottles of il
ho is almost entirely cured.--George II.
Mcdonald, Man, Logan county, w. Va.
Several other very remarkable cures of
partial paralysis have been effected by
the use of this liniment. 1t is most
widely known, however, as a cure fol
rheumatism, sprains and bruises. Sold
Inv DR. j Roll
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Leo County Wins.

Sumter, October 23.-The Lee County
election, which was held yesterday
in tho interested counties of Sumtor,
Darlington and Kcrshaw, was quiet and
all indications tonight show that the
new county has won. Good majoritics
were pollod. Sumtcrs vote was G04 for,
23o against; Darlington, re for and 7G
against. kcrshaw county has not re-
ported, but tho general result will not
be changed. Tho Bishopvllo prccint,
which will be tho county seat, cast 37i
votes for the new formation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Miss Stone Alive and Well.

Constantinoplc, October 20.-NIiss
Stone and her companion were alive and
well five days ago. Consequently the re-
ported death of Madame Tslka is un-
true. This news comes through n sure
channel, which is kept secret because it
is the one through which tho negotia-
tions with the brgands arc conducted.
The negotiations arc proceeding salts
factorily and developments arc expected
hourly
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Blew Open a Mil Safe.

Anderson, October 25.-The safe in the
office of the Williamson Oil Mill was
blown open this morning and about $55
in cash secured. The safe was almost
completely wrecked, but the building
was uninjured. The work gives evidence
9. having been done By professionals
arc only slight clues.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Purify the Blood

BY taking the old reliable Botanic BLOOD
Balm QB. B. b.; cures ulcers, scrofula
eczema, pimplcs, itching skin, aching
bones, boils, carbunclcs. If you arc nj
rundown take B. B. Is. 1t will givo life
vlgor and strength to tho blood. B. b. B
makes the blood puro and rich. Drug
gists, 81. Trial treatment free, by writ
ing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Theodore is Penitent.

A Washington special to the Philadcl-
phia Record, under date Of October lS,
says: President Roosevelt to-day talked
TO several prominent Southern men
about the criticism which has come from
the South as a result of his having had
Booker II. Washington as a guest at din
ncr. Among them wcrc Senator McIau-
rim, of South Carolina, and Gen. Joe
Wheeler The President told them that
he regretted that the Southern people
had seen fit to ccnsurc him for cxcrcis-
ing an nndisputcd right in inviting
Booker Washington to dine with him,
and thought that if the Southern people
really understood tho situation there
would he no complaint of his course.
The President declared he had made no
mistake. Every mail brings to the
White House large numbers of letters
from prominent people in the South,
standing by the President in tho matter.
The writer of one of them says that i'm
Atlanta. Ga, scvcrel years ago tho board
of trade gave banquet at which there
was present rs II guest a prominent col
orcd Democrat, and that after dinner
the negro was called upon to respond to
n toast
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30

DoWitts Little Early Risers nevor dis
appoint They arc safe, prompt, gentle,
effective in removing all impurities from
tho liver and bowels. Small and easy to
take. Never grippe or distress.
j. w. Boil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30

The total number of round bales of
cotton packed in South Carolina last
year was 1902. Laurcns headed tho list
with | ,l3S; Chester comes next with TIA F.;
Ncwborry packed 400; Orangcburg, 10;
Greenwood, ii; York, 13; Hampton, s.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Killed by a Failing Tree.

BenDettsville, October 25.-Joseph
jackson, the seventeen year old son of
Randall Jackson, of Blenhoim, was
killed by falling tree in the Poo Dec
swamps last night. He was holding the
dogs while his brother and a'negro cut
tho tree down for coon. The tree fell
across his body and crushed him to the
ground, causing almost instant death.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
ModoE Dyspepsia Cure
Oigeste what you eat.
FARM FOR SALE.

LOFFER for sale my farm, containing
l. 120 acres, about 35 in cultivation,
located ono mile and half from Wal
halla, on public road. Terms: Two thirds
cash, balance in one year with per cent
interest. Call on or address
ROBT. e. LEE, Walhalla, S. G.
Octobor 8, 1901. 43-40*
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
CHAINED AND BURNED.
For Outrage on Awhile Woman Negro Per
Ishes at the Stake.

columbus, Miss. October 25.-The
negro, Bill Morris, who committed the
outrage on Mrs. John Ball, at Balltown.
La, was burned at the stake to-day.
After being captured he made OH effort
to implicate othors, but they soon proved
thair Innocence. =
He was to-day carried to the scone of
his crime and there tied to pine saplipg
with chains aud his hands and feet
chained to his body. Pine knots and
pine straw were piled about tho body
and saturated with coal oil and the
whole set on fro. The negro made no
outory when the flames first reached
him and only whom he was partly con
sumed did tho spectators notice any
movement on the part of the wretch
who had committed the foul deed. He
made no resistance whom being bound to
the stake and said ho deserved his fate.
Mrs. Ball, who conducts store, was
her by the throat, dragged her off down
the hlll and accomplished his purpose.
After that he beat her in tho head with a
pine knot and thought no had killed her.
Going back to tho storo ho collected
all tho change that was in tho cash
drawer and had presence of mind enough
to put coal oil on his feet when leaving
the store.
Mrs. Ball, however, recovered con-
sciousneBs and crawled to hor father-ju-
laws. Ho 6t once gavo the alarm and
the noighborhood gathered and COM
menced a search for tho negro. Ho was
found at his homo about 4 Lilies from
the scene of the tragedy and Mt once ran
off, when he was shot by one of tho
posse and wounded in tho hip.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Powers Again Convicted.

Georgetown, Ky, October 2G.-Ex-
Secretary of State Caleb Powers was to-
day again convicted Of being an acces-
sorry before the fact of the murder of
Gov. William Gocbcl, in January, 1900,
and for the second time has been sen
fenced to Imprisonment for life.
The second trial began October Sth and
has continued with three sessions daily,
court adjourning late at night The
present term expired tonight Argu-
mcnts were limited, so that the case
went to tho jury at o'clock this after
noon, and Il verdict of guilty soon fol-
lowed.
Powers sat pale and motonlcss when
the verdict was announced by the fore
man, Il. S. Calvert his old schoolmate.
Opposite Powers, on tho other side of
the court room with the attorneys, sat
Arthur GOcbcl, brother Of the latc Gov
crnor, with his eyes fixed on the pri-
soncr. The attorneys of Powers shook
his hands, expressing aloud their belief
in his innocence. Women crowded
around Powers, embracing and kissing
him and tears were shed.
Tho defence having filed a motion for
new trial Judge Cantrill, at l.3O p. M,
was out only fifty minutes. Then mo-
ton for new trial was overrulcd and
the case will be appealed. The sentence
was read and judgment suspended,
pending the decision Of the higher tribu,-
nal. Powers was taken to Frankfort on
an evening train and committed to Jail
without bail.
Lewis Ockcrman, Goshen, Ind: "Dc-
Wits Little Early Kiscrs never bond me
double like other pills, but do their work
fhnrnuDhlV M II N ma fno 10 n h<>u
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
Deputy Collector Deas, Colored, Resigns.

Il. III. Dcas, the negro deputy collcc.
tor of tho I'd District, has rendered his
resignation to take effect tho day before
Mr. George II. Rooster goes into tho col
lcctOr's Office Dcas has for years been
ono Of tho most obnoxious negro poll
tcians in the State, and tho reason he
did not tender his resignation to take
effect tho day after tho new collector
comes in is obvious.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30

G. NJ. Phelps, Forcstdalc, VT, says his
child was completely cured Of a bad case
Of eczema by the use Of DeWitts Witch
Hazel Salvc. Beware Of all countcrfcits.
1t instantly relieves ,iles j. w. Bell.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-10-30

o. II. Larson, Of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Capo Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can bo
purchased anything from, tho provorb bial
needle to an anchor" This store is
situated in q valley nino miles from the
nearest railway station, and about
twenty-five miles from tho nearest town.
Mr.. Larson says: 81 am favored with the
custom of farmers within radius of
thirty miles, to many of whom l have
testify to their value in household
where doctors advice is almost out of
tho question. Within ono milo of my
store the population is perhaps sixty.
OF those, within tho past twelve months,
no less than fourteen havo been abso-
lutoly cured by Chamborlain's Cough
Remedy. This must surely bo record"
For sale by DR.. j. w. Boil.