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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
The New Pension Law Badly Mixed.

Columbia, s. c., October 11.-At the
last session of the General Assembly a
new pension act was passed, as was an
act providing for County Pension Com
missioners. An examination of these
acts in the Comptroller Generals office,
preparatory to getting out circulars of
information, developed the fact that a
general mixture has occurred which it
will probably take amendatory acts to
cure before the pension machinery can
get in shape for work this year. The
pension act requires all County Pension
Boards to meet on the third Monday in
January of each year. The Pension
Commission actrequires that the County
Pension Board at it's first meeting in
January shall elect one of it's members
to be County Pension Commissioner and
that he shall be at the Auditors office to
make out and properly arrange the ap-
plications every Saturday during the
month of January. Three other meet
ings of the Pension Board are provided
for. 1t can be easily seen wherein is the
tangle. Another feature is if all the
meetings are held and the commissioners
in each county are to be paid as required,
quite snug amount will be taken from
the pension fund. 1t is probable that
an act curing the defects ir the existing
acts will be introduced on the first day
of the coming session and rushed to a
Dassape
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Women and Jewels.

Jewels, candy, flowers, man-that is
the order of woman's preference. Jewels
form magnet of mighty power to the
average woman. Even that greatest of
all jewels, health, is often ruined in tho
strenuous efforts to make or save tho
money to purchase them. If a woman
will risk her health to get coveted gem,
then let her fortify herself against the
insidious consequences of coughs, colds
and bronchial affections by the regular
use of DR.. Boschee's German Syrup. 1t
will promptly arrest consumption in it's
early stages and heal the affected lungs
and bronchial tubes and drive the dread
disease from the system. 1t is not cure
all, but it is certain cure for coughs,
colds and all bronchial troubles. You can
get this reliable remedy at j. III. Darby's
drug store, Walhalla, or Stribling Drug
Co., Seneca. Regular size Toe. Get copy
of Green's Special Almanac.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Suicides Can't Collect.

Atlanta, October 1O.-The United
States Circuit Court of Appeals here
has handed down decision holding
valid the suicide clause in insurance poll
cies. William M. Mcdowell sued the
Fraternal Union of America on a $4,000
policy on the life of w. A. Mcdowell, of
Athens, who was alleged to have COM
mitted suicide. The policy contains a
clause to the effect that suicide, either
while sane or insane, makes the policy
void and invalid. Judge Newman held
that this clause was legal and valid, and
the plaintiff could not recover. The
Court of Appeals sustained Judge New
mans decision in the Fraternal Unions
favor
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15

Tamassse.J; e. Kelley, s. f. X.
w. N. Woolbrigbt. 80 o.
Tugaloo Academy--w. r. Hughes.
Bradley Collins, Crayton Walker.
Tabor. w. Tannery, ID. Il. Jones,
w. o. Johns.
walhalla-J. d. Isbell, r. S. Rutledge,
w. M. Fenneli. '
West Union--A. H. Ellison. J. w.
Reeder, j. l.. Moser.
Westminster--A. Il. Gossett, w. M.
Kay, John A. Terrell.
The Managers at each precinct named
above are requested TO delegate one of
their number to secure boxes and blanks
for the election. They can be secured
on and after Thursday, October 80, 1902,
at Walhalla Court House.
j. j. HAI,EY,a
Il. ID. LON& a
@. M. RIDLEY, SR.,
Commissioners of State and County Elec-
tion for Oconee County.
j. w. HOLLEMAN, Clerk.
October Is, 1902. 42-44
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Big Fire in Ninety-Six.

Ninety-Six, October 1O.--A very de-
structive fire occurred here last night
about l O'Clock. The two brick stores
of A. S. Osborne and A. w. Still 81 Co.,
on Cambridge street, were consumed by
fire. Insurances were as follows: a.
s. Osborne, loss, 81 600; insurance, $4,000;
A. w. Still & Co., loss, So, 500; insurance,
$4,000. III. Il. Rigard, e. P. Lipscomb,
Devore & Horne and j. p. Phillips sus-
tanned losses from $500 to $500 by re-
moving stock from their stores.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Stops the Cough

and Works off the Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure q
cold in one day. No cure, no pay. Price
rs cents
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
the STRIKE SITUATION.

The latest news dispatches announce
that the New Orleans street railway
strike Is amioably settled. The men go
back to work, their demands being
acceded to by the railway companies.
All former employees on strike will be
taken back without prejudice on account
of belonging to the union or participa-
tion in the strike.
The great coal strike in the anthracite
region of Pennsylvania seems to be on
the eve of amcable settlement. Arbi-
tration, heretofore rejected by the coal
operators, is now sought. This appears
to be the beginning of the end.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Robbed Express Train OF $4,000.

Lincoln, Nebraska, October 11.-Three
masked men held up the Pacific Coast
express train of the Burlington road
three miles from Lincoln, shortly before
2 o'clock this morning. They used ex-
plosives in the express ca, shatterino
1t badly and after wrecking the safe,
ruled it OF its contents, securing $4,000
in gold coin.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
Woman Older Than United States.

Chicago, October 11.-A woman, who.
according to her own report, was living
at the time of the Boston tea party and
tho meeting of the first Continental
Congress, is dead, at the Home for Aged
and Intirm Colored People. The woman
was Ellen Stewart slave before the
civil war. According to her story she
was wa porn IN TITO and consequently was
ginia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15
White Man Found in Mississippi River.

Greenville, Miss, October 80 the
Keowee Courier: About II a. m. to- day
the body of young white man was dis
covered, floating down the river, by a
colored man of this place. 1t was at
once taken ashore and was past recogni
tlon; From appearances no seemed to
DO about l9 years of age and had been
dead about two weeks. Ed. Foster.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15

A destructive fire occurred at Ninety.
Six last week. 1t originated in the hall
used by the Knights of Pythias. Two
brick stores were destroyed. The total
loss was about $11 900.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-10-15

A. crazy II year old boy in Pittsburg
cut of the heads Of his mother and one
sister and fatally wounded four other
brother.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
The MILLIONS
Lawyers Fighting Over Strafton
Estate.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON OPENS
Big Ocean Steamship Makes Its
Maiden Trip.
SnELItR RECEIVING ITS MACHINERY

Colorado Springs. Oct. 4.-The fight
over the Stratton MILLIONS was resum-
ed today when the executors named by
the late multi-millionaire appeared be-
fore Judge James A. Orr in the county
court and offered the will for probat-
ing. The battle in reality centers about
whether the court will accept this in
strument as the last will and testa-
ment of the mining king, or whether,
as the administrators claim. the will is
invalid because its maker is alleged
to have been insane in August, 1902,
when 1t was drawn. The administra-
tors played a game of delay today and
had the court postpone the hearing of
the will until later in the day and init
mated that they would attempt to have
postponement until some day next
week.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
NO EXTRA CONGRESS.
Congress will Not be Called to Discuss
Coal Strike.

Washington, Oct 4.-There will be
no call for an extra session of congress
to deal with the coal strike situation
at this stage. The president expressly
stated in his appeal to the operators
and representatives of miners yester-
day that he did not act officially in
calling them together. He has for the
time being exhausted his individual
resources. In his view, the matter is
again one with which the state OF
Pennsylvania should deal. If the com
monwealth finds itself unable to con-
troll the situation and appeals to him
through the constitutional channels,
the president viii be ready to bring
into play the great force of the ma
tional government, military and civil.
But for the time being the president
has relaxed his efforts.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
DISTRICT COURT.

The youthful kodak thieves, Joseph
Koons, Robert Burg and Louis Gursch.
Ike, who broke into a Santa Fe freight
car at Isleta about seven months ago
and stole a number of the little black
boxes, took them to California and
sold them for a few paltry dollars
pleaded guilty to petit larceny yester,
day and were let OFF with a light sen
tence. Judge Baker gave them short
lecture and one month in the county
Jail
In the case of the Territory VS..
Frakes, charged with assault with in
tent to kill, was to have been tried but
the defendant did not appear A $500
bond for his appearance will he for
feited.
The case of Territory VS.. Aragon
and Archuleta, charged with arson.
was the next on the docket. The de-
PENDANTS, through Attorney Heacock,
asked that the case he dismissed and
was sustained by the court.
The territorial petit jury met this
morning to be adjourned until Monday
morning for lack of business.
This afternoon, the case of the Ter
ritory VS.. Juan Armijo y Ortega,
charged with the murder of Placido
Salazar. at Barelas, in May of this
year, was called up for hearing. The
territory was represented by f. w.
Clancy, and the defendant by L. "
Chavez. The court room was well
filled with interested spectators from
the vicinity in winch the crime was
perpetrated. The court ordered the in
dictment read. and hearing the indict-
ment read, the defendant entered a
plea of guilty of murder in the second
degree; and Mr.. Clancy stated to the
court that in view OF all the circum-
stances in this case he would recon-
mend that the plea Of the defendant be
accepted. The court stated that the
plea would be received, and informed
the defendant that the result of his
plea would be that he should serve a
term in the peciteutIary, 10 be fixed by
the court from three years to the
period Of his natural life, when Mr..
CHAVEZ stated that he had fully ad-
vised the defendant OF inc conse-
queuce5 Of the plea. When the court
stated he would not care to pass sen
tence without having first heard all
the material witnesses as to the facts
of the crime. The court proceeded to
hear evidence. as to the nature of the
attack, but was compelled to adjourn
the eharing until Monday morning on
account of the absence of material wit
nesses.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04

Colorado Springs, Oct. 4--When the
second attempt was made at 1880
o'clock to probate the will of Mr.. STRAIT
ton before Judge Orr, in the county
court, attorneys for |. Harry Stratton,
the son, appeared and asked the court
to issue a summons calling all the leg
atees and beneficiaries into court at
some later date to bep resent when the
will should formally be offered for pro-
bate. This was strenuously objected to
by attorneys for the executors. Judge
Orr overruled the objections and i'm
mediately ordered the citation issued
and set for November 10 as the day
when the legatees should appear and
the will be probateu. The effect of this
order is to stop all procedure in con-
nection with probating the will until
that date.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD.
Opening Services at the Presbyterian
Church Last Night.

The opening services of the New
Mexico Presbyterian synod last night
were well attended. Rev. Harvey NJ.
Shields conducted the same. Rev
Lapsley A. McAfee was elected moder-
ator and Reys. II. N. Shields and John
Gae temporary secretaries. Devotional
exercises were conducted by the mod
orator. Rev. /. A. McAfee, and reports
of the committees was the program
rendered this morning.
At 1:39 O'Clock this afternoon devo-
tional exercises were led by Rev.
George Logic. At 2 o'clock, report of
synOdical missionary, Rev. II. NJ. Craig.
Conference on the work of the synod.
Address by Joseph l.. Weaver, ID. D.,
and report of committees.
There will be a reception to the
synod from 1880 to 10 o'clock this eve
ming, rendered by Rev. and Mrs. r. NJ.
Craig.
The meeting this afternoon was
largely attended. Joseph l.. Weaver,
d. d.. of Pueblo and Rev Thomas Mar
shall, ID. d.. of the synod of Missouri,
are present at the meetings today.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
COMPLETE COLLAPSE.
Accident to Country Wagon and Its
Occupants.

Accident to a Country Wagon and Its
Occupants.
Yesterday afternoon while the
crowds were gathering to see the pro-
cession pass along the streets four ma
tive women who live across the river
beyong the bridge were going down
Second street in an old rickety wagon.
drawn by one little, poor old horse.
They had in the wagon quite lot of
groceries. Just in front of M. p.
Stamm's residence one of the hind
wheels broke al to pieces and all fell
to the ground. There was a little
girl. one little boy AMI a baby besides
the women. The boy was injured to
some extent. not badly. Mr.. Stamm
furnished a pole, and he and Fred Par
ish and Rev. w. d. Clayton, who hap
pened to be passing, fixed up the wa
gon by resting one end Of the pole on
the front axle and letting the other
end stick out behind, resting on the
ground. An expressman came along
and took the groceries and little boy.
One of the women drove the horse and
the rest walked, and thus they went on
their way rejoicing. thankful to the
gentlemen for their assistance.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
LEG BROKEN.
Young Man from San Marcial Hurt at
Local Depot

George Martin, 2124 McGee street
Kansas City, fell beneath the wheels
of the southbound passenger train at
the depot this morning, fracturing his
left leg and receiving a number of mi.
nor injuries. He was taken to the To-
cal railway hospital where he received
medical attention. Martin is a young
man well spoken of by his friends
along the Santa F. Martin is tmploy.
ed on tn rail cutting machine now at
work in San Marcial. Yesterday he
came to the city to attend the show.
He spent his time well and was feel.
ing good about the time to go home.
He entered the Harvey restaurant
while the train was at the depot and
ordered lightlunch. The train start,
ed to pull out and he made run for
it. He caught the front platform of
the Pullman and his foot slipped, strik.
ing the trucks, and his leg was broken
just above the ankle. At the last re-
port he was resting very comfortably.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
Coal Operators Refuse TO Ar
bitrate Differences.
OFFICES OF PRESIDENT DECLINED,
The Strike Will Now Proceed to the
Bitter End.
NO EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS

Washington. Oct At is not yet
known whether President Roosevelt
will issue a statement commenting
upon the result of yesterdays coal
conference. Some of the cabinet men,
bers will advise against such course.
There is disappointment that the effort
of the president met with no better
success, but it seems to be the opinion
of those who are cognizant of the sit
uation that the administration can do
no more, The good Offices of the presi-
dent to settle the strike was the limit
of his power. Late last evening the
operators who were in the conference
position they had assumed made it i'm
possible to carry the negotiations
further, although various phases of the
situation were briefly discussed. Presi-
dent Mitchell and the other members
of the anthracite miners committee
who attended yesterdays conference,
left Washington at 1915 today over
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad for their
headquarters at Wilkesbarre. Before
boarding the train, Mitchell said that
probably soon after his arrival in
Wilkesbarre ne would issue directions
to the miners as to how to proceed, but
could not say positively what he would
do. Asked what directions, if any, he
would issue. he replied any directions
issued would only be for the continu-
ance OF the strike.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
On Account Of Water, W. E. Brown,
an Old RdnGhman, is Attacked.
FRANK LUCERO THE ASSAULTER.

A brutal assault was made on VIM.
e. Brown, an old ranchman living
aboue seven miles north of the city,
by neighboring ranchman named
Frank Lucero, yesterday afternoon, in
! front of Zeiger's Cafe Lucero was
arrested and placed under $50 bond.
The case was tried in Justice Craw-
fords court this morning and Lucero
pleaded not guilty.
The trouble has been brewing for
some time, having been caused by diff
ficulties over water rights. Lucero is
boss of the aceQuia and Brown is one
of the commissioners. Someone had
been stealing water from the ditch and
Brown was the principal sufferer. He
came to city some time ago and tried
to have Lucero arrested on the charge
of stealing the water. However. he
dropped the matter for the time being.
Brown and Lucero met Friday and be-
gan discussing the matter. Finally
after all the arguments had been used
FRO and con Lucero struck Brown,
knocking him down. Not being salts
fled with this punishment he began
kicking the old man in the back.
Browns back is bruised somewhat,
but there was no bones broken or no
internal injuries. Lucero claims that
he struck Brown because he proceeded
to draw knife on him. Brown admits
having the knife in his hand, but
claims he was using it for cutting to-
baccO.
John A. Lee was a witness to the
trouble from across the street In
court this morning he testified that he
saw Lucero strike and kick Brown.
but he heard none of the conversation
as he was on inside of the bank.
Brown does not seem to have a very
clear recollection of what actually took
place. 1t is claimed by Lucero that
Brown called him a liar and used pro-
fame language, which was the cause of
his anger. AS there were no witnesses
TO the conversation the testimony was
weak but a big, strong, healthy man
should be punished for striking an old
man, especially when he was under the
influence of liquor.
The testimony was all given this
morning. and the judge will give his
decision at o'clock this afternoon.
The case of Frank Lucero. charged
with assault and battery, tried in the
justice court this morning, is still un-
der advisement.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
CHEERING NEWS.
American Lumber Company VIII Build
Saw Mills and Factories Here.
LETTER FROM DIRECTOR MERRIAM.

John A. Lee is in receipt of letter
from W. C. Merriam. of Chicago, who
is director and promoter of the Am
erican Lumber company, in which that
gentleman writes encouragingly of the
company's big enterprises for this city.
That part of the letter, of interest to
this city, reads as follows:
In view of the present volume of
our stock sales, have not hesitated to
assure our friends that we will double
the amount of sales by the 1st day of
December next, and that we will COM
mence operations actively and aggres-
sively in New Mexico on or before the
1st of December.
"You are aware that 1t has been my
judgment from the start that we
should locate our saw mills and fac
tories in Albuquerque, and our stock
holders and directors, who visited your
city last May, returned home fully
convinced that Albuquerque Is the
proper location for Theses enterprises"
A certain gentleman, besides Mr.
Lee, who is in the city, confirms the
correctness of { ehabove letter, and
says that he knows as a positive fact
that the American Lumber company
will soon commence work on their in.
tended saw mills and factories in this
city, besides making vast improve
ments on their immense timber tracts
in western Valencia and Mckinley
counties,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
POSITION NOF THE OPERATORS
Their Resources for Refusing to Sub.
nit to Arbitration.

New York, Oct. 4.-The presidents
of the anthracite coal roads arrived
here from Washington on a special
train today. f. B. Thomas. chairman
of the board of Erie Railroad company,
who represented that company at the
conference with President Roosevelt
at Washington, said there was nothing
to add TO the statement at Washington
yesterday in respect to the proposition
made by the railroad presidents, and
insisted that the proposition was fair
President Truesdale, of the Lackawan-
ma road, had nothing TO add to the
statement submitted by him yesterday
He believed, he said, that it was not
the intention of the authorities to call
for federal troops. President Fowler,
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
1|MF EXTENDED.
The Contest for Queen viii Not Close
Until Saturday October II.
EXPERT DECORATOR HERE.

1t has been decided by the fair asso.
citation, after due consideration, that
the time for closing the queens con-
test will be postponed from Monday
night until next Saturday night, a
week from tonight. Very little inter
est has been taken in the contest up
to date, and it is for this reason that
the date of closing the polls is postpon-
ed. The voting remains today as yes
terday, Miss Belle Yancey leading with
62 votes. Miss Jeanette Walton sec
ond with So votes and Miss Laura Ar
milo, the new candidate, has 20 votes.
Troop G. which will be here fair
week. left Fort Wingate last night
with Captain Walker in charge. Troop
+, under command of Captain Smith,
has returned to the fort from a
mcnth's practice march in Arizona
Troop G is expected to arrive here
some time next Saturday and will go
into camp on the vacant lots in the
rear of Gov. e. S. Stover's residence
on West Railroad avenue.
A. II. Barkley, the expert decorator
and trimmer, who will superintend the
building of the Montezuma float and
give few pointers toward the arrang-
ing of the city's festivity garb, has ar
rived from Kansas City and is around
getting acquainted with the merchants.
Mark Hanna, the bookmaker, has
arrived and is around today getting
acquainted with the different horse
men. Mr.. Hanna comes direct from
Roswell, where he sold pools at the
fair which took place last week. He
says that Roswell will be well repre-
sented in Albuquerque during the COM
ing fair with fruit, vegetables, horses
and people.
j. II. O'Rielly, "the boss man at the
fair" is in receipt of letter from the
Prudential Insurance company's office
at Newark. N. j., stating that Chas. b.
Ward, a nephew of the vice president
of the company, would be here during
the festivities. The letter requests
that the best hotel accommodations in
the city be reserved for Mr.. Ward for
the entire week
The base ball situation is about the
same as stated in previous editions Of
The Citizen. The prospects of a fine
tournament could not be better. All
the crack players advertised as com
ing are sure 10 be mere.
Under the excellent supervision OF
Street Commissioner Martin Tierney
and Base Ball Manager Roy Mcdonald
the diamond at the fair grounds is be-
ing put in fine shape for fast base ball
playing during the fair.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-04
Street hallway BANKRUPT.

New Orleans, Oct. 1.-Two stock
holders and bondholders of the New
Orleans Railway company, today, went
into the civil district court and asked
for the appointment of a receiver for
the company, alleging mismanagement
on the part of officers and directors
and their failure to operate the cars
of the company with consequent i'm.
pairment of the interests of the peti-
TONERS. Not passenger car has been
moved on the company's track since
last Sunday, owing to a strike of the
emDlOyes