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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-25
STATE OF TRADE.
Report Of the international. Mercantile
Agency.


Agency.
Now York, Nov. 2O.-Telegraphic
advices from correspondents OF the
International. Mercantile. Agency
Agency, throughout tho United States
and Canada regarding tho state of
trade, are summarized as follows:
The week has made It plain that
processes OF readjustment and curb
In prices in Industrial lines, together
with conservatism among commercial
buyers, will more chan offset the in
creased promise Of Agricultural pros
perltys Except In metals and textiles
leading industries report encouraging
activity. Shoe shipments from Bos-
ton are larger than year ago. While
Philadelphia textile mills are on half
time, southern cotton mills are draw
Ing funds freely from Baltimore and
other points with which to purchase
STOCK. Reports of friction between
the steel corporation and independent
producers are exaggerated. Efforts ot
northern buyers to break southern pig
iron prices have been sufficiently I'm.
successful to encourage makers. The
only serious industrial storm centerB
are In Colorado and at ChicsGo. Those
at Pittsburg and at New York are
loss threatening.
Financially, the situation has improv-
cd since the movement OF European
gold this way.
The cold snap has stimulated buy.
Ing OF dry goods, clothing and othef
seasonable products.
Montreal reports a steady demand
for staples at firm prices and bust.
ness very active. Toronto advices
are OF greatly stimulated sales by
reason Of the cold weather. Farmers
are now rushing grain to Shipping
points. Funds at Dominion financial
centcrs remain comparatively easy.
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Union Meetinu.

The first union district Of the
Twelve Mile River Association, com.
posed Of the following churches, viz:
Holly Springs, Saluda Hill, Mount
Tabor, Camp Creek, Six Mile, Pleas
ant Hill, Prater's Greek, Shady Grove,
Concord, Antioch, Eastntoe, Rocky
Bottom Horse Pasture Secona arc re-
quested to send delegates to Union
Meeting to meet mt Concord Buptist
church on Saturday the 28th of No.
vember, at 10 o'clock II. m.
The following is the program.
Devotional exercises thirty min
utes, conducted by Rev. w. q. Sen
born.
introductory sermon by Rev. B. G.
Atkinson.
Query 1. Why do not all of our
church members attend tho confer.
ence meetings Of their churches?
Opened BY Il. H. Stewart.
Quory Q. What can we do to make
our union meetings moro effective?
Opened by d. A. PARROT.
Question box and Sunday services
to be arranged ut meeting
NJ. &. Winchester,
John II. Lewis,
G. NJ. Lynch. '-''
Committee.
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BRYAN IN ENGLAND.
Nebraekan Vlslts Many Points Of In
teroat-Gi.nn ApnIauaa

Nebraekan Vlsite Many Points Of In
teroat-Gi-en Applause.
New York. Nov. gov. J. BRYAN,
who is visiting England for the first
time. devoted the frat day Of his stay
here to sightseeing says London dis.
patch to Tho Herald He called on
the American ambassador to whom
had letter from Secretary Hay;
went to Westminster abbey, saw tho
king and queen Of Italy on their way
30 the Guild Hall and heard H. s. AS,
quich deliver speech. Ho is goina
to hear Mr.. Chamberlain.
Mr.. Bryan said the Asuulth meet.
ing had a strangely familiar atmo
sphere and that the arguments had q
ring not at all foreign. He was great.
~ surprised on entering the hall to re.
cefVe recognition by a round OF ap
p4ause. a.
Ambassador Chonte will entertain
Mr.. Bryan next Wednesday at dinner
Mt Carleton house terrace, where he
VIII 30 given an opportunity OF meet.
ing large number Of mon prominent
In public life.
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KNOWN LIST OF DEAD.
Fatalities In Accident on Bio Four
Railroad.

Fatalities In Accident on Big Four
Railroad.
Bloomington, ILL.,, y Nov 20-The
known list of tho dead In the Mein
ert wreck Is 80 and the injured IT,
The track Is still blocked, and will
be for the greater part of the day. An
trains on the Big -Four are using the
tracks OF tho Lake Erie and Western
between Bloomington and Peoria.
Conductor Judge, who was on the
freight train running west, said he
had orders to wait at Mackinaw until
2:4O for the work train. Heobeyed
the orders and stayed there until that
time. when the work train not com
ing In. he supposed that it had side.
tracked at fremont and, accordingly,
he started ahead. He was running
along at brisk rate Of speed jwhen
the engine Of the work train appeared
In sight. Both engineers applied the
ar brakes and then, together with
their firemen. jumped for their lives
None Of tho tralnmen, with tho ex.
ception OF brakeman Harmon. whose
arm was broken, were injured.
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USED GUN ON DEPUTY.
Killed ae He Was Passing Home OF
Bennett Brothers

SS'H'okI oTOtUSrS.
lAWtey, Fla, Nov 2O.-Deputy
Sheriff H. o. Richard was shot and
killed as he was driving by the home
Of Bennett brothers. A double bar
relied shotgun was used and death was
almost instantaneous.
Richard had attempted to bring tho
Bennets to justice for several alleged
crimes. One Of the charges against
j. t. Bennett, who is chairman OF
the board Of commissioners of Brad.
ford county. was peonage, beina ac
cused OF holding young girl In cus
tody against her will. For this he
was indicted by the grand jury in the
United States court and is now await.
ing trial.
A few days ago ]. r. Bennett sbo,
at Richard, who saved himself by fall
ing TO the ground, and afterwards
ehot at Bennett three times, who tooA
refuge behind the counter OF his store
huchard Is man OF prominent fam
hy. The Bennetts arc among tho
most prominent business mon In the
county. Sheriff Johns, with posse
Is pursuing them.
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FARMERS FATAL MieTAkR.
Took Morphine Instead OF QuInlne, II
Is Thouuht

Took Morphine Instead OF QuInlne, II
Is Thought.
Fairbu:n. Ga, NoNv. 20-J. ". II.
Ellington, a well known citizen OF
Fayette county. residing 6 Or 7 miles
from this place. died suddenly and
under rather perculiar circumstances
on Tuesday
He was in the habit Of taking doses
Of quinine before eating breakfast
and 1t is thought possible he may have
taken strychnine by mistake on the
morning of his DEATH
After taking the medicine, and ent
ing his breakfast he went out to his
turnlp patch and gathered some tur
n1ps. Returning to the house he cony
planned OF feeling badly and laid down
on bed.
He was soon taken with conv,,l
slons and died baaore medical aid
could roach him.
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NOT EAGER FOR WAR,
But Japan Stands Ever Ready 10 Do.
fend herself

But Japan Stands Ever Ready 10 Do.
fend Herself.
New York. Nov. 20.-C,unt XIII.
sura. the Japanese premier, HI quot.
ed by the Toxic correspondent OF the
Manchester Guardian to the effects that
It fs great mistake to think that
the Japanese are eager to fight, says
a Herald dispatch from London.
Tho outer world" he sand 'ia
told OF one man who shouts for war,
but the ninety-nine who 10 not .Srs
not mentioned
If war should be forced upon Ius,
that Is another thing. We are abso
lutcly prepared to defend our nation.
81 existence at any moment. 4eeI
sure there is no danger OF any such
emergency. but we are ready. ia pan
demands that the sovereign rights oi
China and the open door" for free
trade should be maintained. In this
Great Britain and the United States
support her. l don think that Rus
sia Will or can object. but Of course
| cannot tell you anything about the
negotiations now pending"
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Little Child Fatally Burned

Valdosta, Ga. Nov. 20.-The 15
montha-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Kemp. who reside several mras
souS OF Valdosta, was so badly burn
ed that it died Thursday night. The
little girl was left by her mother a
fow minutes In a room containing an
opon fire place. and Is supposed to
have taken some OF tho burning splint
ors In hor hap. setting her clothing on
fro. A woolen hood which tho child
wore was burned to a crisp on its
head and the balance on It's .ciothino
was burned nearly of.
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CHOSE BULLET TO
MOOSE or HANGMAN
Execution of Peter M0rten.
sen at Salt Lake City.
MUaDERED JAMES r. HAY

Body Was Found Buried In ehaIlov
Grave In Middle Of Pasture Not Fa,
From Mortensen' House with 1ul
let Hole In Head.
Salt Lake. Nov. 20.-Poter Morten
sen, the convicted murderer OF James
Il. Hay, was shot to death in the yard
Of the state prison this morning fol
the murder Of James II. Hay on the
night OF Dec. 16, 1901.
The day following a report was cir
culated that Hay, who was secretary
OF the Pacific Lumber company had
absconded. taking with him $500 col
lected from Mortensen OH bill due to
the company. Mortensen was in.
debted to the company for material
used In his contracting business and
had been urged to make a payment
December 16 he called at the office
OF the company. said he had the money
In gold concealed In his cellar and
asked Hay to come around that night
and get 1t. The men were neighbours
Hay left his house shortly after din.
ner that evening. stating that he was
going TO Mortensen's to collect some
money. That was the last seen Of
him alive. December 18 Hays body
was found buried In a shallow grave
In the middle Of a pasture not far
from Mortensen's homo. A bullet
hole through tho head showed the
manner Of death.
a strong chain Of circumettantiaI
evidence was woven around Morten
sen ut the trial and he was pronunced
guilty on the flrst ballot.
Choice OF death by shooting or hang
Ing Is given the condemned in Uutah
ana Mortensen chose death by the
bullets OF the prison guards.
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FORTY YEARS ON BENCH.
Public carser Of Judge Gary Without
Parallel


q Parallel.
Chicago. Nov. 20.-Today marked
the fortieth consecutive year on the
bench Of Judge Joseph e. Gary. Such
lengthy public career Is said to be
without parallel either In the Unit.
Cd States or Great Bqitafn among
elected Officers
Judge Gary has presided at many
memorable trials, notably that OF the
anarchists, who were executed for
the bomb throwing in the Haymarket
square riot Though SO years old, he
retains the vigorous mind and f1rmness
OF decision which have been his pro
nounced characteristics during this
long term as n jurIst. His bar asso.
ciates today gathered at his courtroom
In largo numbers to pay him their re-.
spects in celebration Of his anniyer
Bary.
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Narrowly Escaped Destr,ictIon

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The law and med
ical department Of the Western Uni
versity narrowly escaped destruction
today. Tho flames started from a de
fective olccric light wire on the
fourth floor of the building, which
was formerly tho Fremont house, and
later burning out n lecture room, crept
UP an elevator shaft to the seventh
floor, where clinic room was do
stroyti. The loss is $4,000.
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Satlsfed with Treaty.

The commission from Panama &C.
companied by the Panama minister,
M. Philippe BrunauVarllla, was re
ceived at the state department today
by Secretary Hay. The exchanges,
while informal, wore most cordial and
were in English. DR.. Amador in.
formed tho secretary that the commits.
sioners had carefully Inspected the
Hay'Gunau-Varilla treaty and desired
to take this opportunity of expressinu
their entire satisfaction with It's terms,
DR.. Amador assured the secretary that
no time would be lost in its ratiflca
ton by the Panama government.
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BANQUET COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Governor Montague, of Virginia, De-
Iivers Address.

Governor Montague, of Virginia, De-
Iivers Address.
Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 20.-At the
annual banquet Of the Commercial
club last night Governor Montague, OF
Virginia. spoke ON "The Supremacy
and Opportunity of the American Re-
public" Ho said:
What will best give American peo-
pie their best opportunity? We have
neglected largely the old-fashioncd
public highway. No civilization has
ever outlived the common road. Our
public highways shohld no longer re,
main social and Industrial blockade
to our people. We want q wider and
more practical system of our public
school education. Our system Is for
opportunity to serve Wo are too
prone to make education a short road
to leisure. The negro man has seen
the white educated man the only man
In his community who did not work. 1t
has been a stumbling block tohim.
wealth has not made men. but It ia
the consciousness in men that makes
them wlnnors. The American wage.
Garner produces twice as much as any
other IN the world and our captains OF
industry would not be such In other
countries. The most efficient laborer
the world ever knew. originated In
the American republic and goes to
build UP that unlflcation Of people, pa
triotfsm which is the duty everywhere
70 stand for all that ID beSt for the
American people"
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-25
BIG FIRE OCCURS
Ar LOUISVILLE, KY
Old Masonic Temple Burned
Occupied Half Block.
Loss OF QUARTER OF A MILLION

Fire supHoted To Have Started In
Scenory on stage Of Theater-ln
limos Past This Was the Principal
Playhouse of LouioviiIe. E. :.
Louisville, Nov. 20.-Fire early to,
day destroyed the old Masonic temple
occupying Ealf the block bounded by
tOurth, Fifth. Groon and Jefferson
streets, In the heart of the retail bus,
moss district. The loss IL about a
quarter OF million dollars, divided
as follows:
Masonic Temple building $125, 900:
insurance $Gb,0OO.
Hopkins theater, scenery and proper
ties, $4,000.
j. w. Fowler Drug company 1885,.
900; insurance. $4,000.
Byck Bros shoes, $4,000.
Boston Shoe company, $4,000.
Manufacturers Shoe company. 5000
Rodgers & Krull, jewelers., $40, 600
Charles B. Smiths Son, hatters. SIG.
0CO; insurance $1,000.
J. T. Johnson & Co., opticians,
$4,000.
Heath's Billiard Parlor. S7,50O; in.
surance $1,000.
English Kitchen Restaurant, $1,000
w. d. Gatchell & Co., photograph
supplies. $4,000.
Badgely & Graham. photograph sup.
plies. $4,000
The fire is supposed to have started
IN the scenery on the stage Of the the,
ateT. The losses TO the tenants Of the
building will be heavier than ordiinari-
~. owing to the high rate charged for
insurance. The underwriters rnadp
rate Of $685. because of tho construc.
.tfon OF the building, and because OF
the fact that 1t contained theater
The heavy expense Of carrying ,insur
ence caused the owners to carry as
small an amount as they considered
safe, and several were unable to place
as much as they desired because Of the
unwillingness Of insurance companies
TO handle the risk
There wore seven acts on at the
Masonic theater this week and the
people presenting them lost their ef.
fects.
Harry Howard. whose home Is IN
Bloomington. Ill.,. lost several dogs
and monkeys and the Kaufman trour
IS short IA high>priced bicycles. TIL,
theater Is owned by Colonel John D
Hopkins. of st. Louis.
The building, which was erected ir
1864, fs total loss. At one time n
was the principal theator of Louis
VILE and all the famous actors and
actresses of the day made their ap-
pearance there
The Masonic fraternity recently dedi.
Gated temple at Fourth and Chestnut
streets. and had removed all their Of.
fects to their new home.
mo building was owned by Iau.
renee and Sanders JonesH who had
recently expended nearly 100000 in
improvements.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREvITIEa.

SpencerBassett professor OF Dng
iish In Trinity college, Of Durham, N
G. has resigned because Of tho storm
Of criticism created by his article, II
which he declared Booker Washing
ton the greatest man the south hal
produced in the last century. with the
single exception of General Lee.
By large vote the Mississippi sy
nod favored the establishment OF the
big Presbyterian university In Allan
ia. Favorable action Ia expected from
\ the Louisiana synod.
The house, by rising vote, Of 33l
to 81. passed the bill to make effective
the Cuban treaty.
The American Federation OF Labor
has disposed OF the "open shop" is
sue as raisod In the case Of w. NJ. NIL
Ter, employed In the government print
Ing office by declaring for the union
shop In government as wen as In .pri
'eT~vata '6ntSrprises.
call for $2,000,000. He orders his foI
lowers to sell their property and give
aim the proceeds.
The statement was mado to tho char
ity workers In convention at Philadel
phia that there are 10000 tramps In
tho country.
Mary Sullivan, who has been wrftini
threatening letters to President Roose
= Telt. has been declared insane at Chi
cago.
Mark Hanna has written TO fricnt
An Kansas saying that he viii not be
candidate for tho presidential nomina
tion.
Despite protests. President Roose
Ven will renominnte Joshua Wilson.
negro. for postmaster at Florence
South Carolina.
Because her face had been marret
" by III health. Mrs. Lalis Brennan kille,
Aerself at Chicago,
The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-11-25
DISASTROUS WRECK
ON BIG four ROAD
A Head.on Collision Occurs
Near MaokinaW. I'll,
bodice BURIED UNDER DEBRIS.
Known List of Dead at last Accounts
Was 80 and the Injured t7-Track
Reported To Be Still Blocked-Con.
ductor'e Statement.

Peoria, Ills, Nov. 30.-Thirty-one
mon We're killed and Is injured In
heai.on collision. between west
bound freight and a work train on the
Big Four railroad between Mackin.
nav and fremont Thursday afternoon.
Up to the present time, the bodies
OF 26 victims have boon taken from
the mass Of debris, which is piled 80
feet high OH the tracks, while five yet
remain buried under huge pile OF
broken timber. twisted and distorted
iron and steel. So far only II Of
the victims have been identified. the
remaining being unrecognizable.
All tho dead and most OF the injured
were members Of tho work train, and
the crews on both engines jumpink in
time to save their lives. The COLI.
sion occurred In deep cut at the
beginning OF sharp curve, neither
train being visible to the crew Of the
other until they were Within so feet
feet The two trains struck with such
force that the sound was heard for
miles around. A second after the
collision the boiler of the work train
exploded with terrific force throwing
heavy iron bars and splinters Of wood
to distance of 200 feet.
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100000 Fire AZ RutI,r D,

Butler. Pa, Nov. 2O.-Ffro in the
fark thoater building carly today de,
stroyed property valued at $500, 900
mo falling walls buried a numbe.
OF tronien under mass Of brick and
burning timber. and Chief Jacob Burck
hohor' Frank Ziegler. Charles Dow
ales and Albert Walters wore serious
~ hurt. The fire was evidently caused
by an explosion of gas in the basement
or the theater building. Several othe,
structures were also burned.
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Secret Locked With Death.

Denver, Colo. Nov. 20.-Joseph so
rice, who was shot Wednesday night
In the desperate struggle. with Faith
er Lerore. succumbed TO his wounds
early today. Sorice refused to mako
any statement and the secret OF the
tragedy was probably lost foreyei
when death claimed both mon.
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Jealous Man Stabbed Actreae

Paris, Nov. 20.-Gabriello Chabriaz
known on the music hall stage by the
name OF Paqucrette, was stabbed IN q
cab yesterday by Charles Bertrouax
also connected with the stage and with
whom the woman formerly lived. AL
though 16 wounds wero inflicted, he,
condition is not considered serious
The motive of Bertrouax was the re-
fusal OF the woman to resume her for
nor relations with him.
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Despite Law Fiuht Puged OFF

Now York, Nov. 20.-Desplte the
law the 16-round prize fight wac
brought off In the heart Of the city
between William Shumakcr, OF New
York. and William Murphy, feather
weights. The former got the dect
sion. A big crowd witnessed the bat
tie which occurred in a Thirty-third
street hall. 1t Is said police scr
geant Officiated as referee.
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PROVED TO BE WRONG MAN.
wire Bur'ee Corpse Thinking 1t 70 Be
Her Hueband

Philadelphia. Nov. 20.-H,wan
Wynno has been arrested on com
plalnt charging him with having desort
ed his wife 10 years ago.
Ihlnking the body OF soldier In the
aihnshouse at Cleveland was that OF hel
husband Mrs. Wynne buried 1t and col
lected the life insurance. She had
supported herself for tho last 10 years
ana never doubted that Rer husband
was dead until recently when he was
Identified In this city by his son
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Ground to Death In 0ln,

Lafayette. Ca, Nov. l20.-Sam An
Grews. a 1G-ycar-old boy, met hor
rlblc death here, being literally ground
to pieces. He was feeding at a cot
ton gin when he In some way foil into
the hopper and 1t was several minute,
before no was discovered The bodS
was horribly mutilated.
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To lncreaaa Canacltv.

Columbus. Ga, Nov. 20.-The capac
ity Of the Girard cotton mills is to be
increased. An addition Of 30 more
looms Is to be made within a short
time. The Girard mill was built only
year ago. 1t has already proven
Quite successful,
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RecoanItlon la Justified.

New York, Nov. 20.-The Tribune
President Roca's organ publishes. says
q Herald dispatch from Buenos Ayres
an article in which 1t says tho recon
milton OF the new government Of Pan
ANA by the United Statos Is fully Jus
tilted by the state Of anarchy reignina
In Colombia for many years.
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AT NATIONAL CAPITOL.

Short Session House-Oath Adn,lnIs.
tered to Claude Kitchen.
washington. Nov. 20.-The house
was IN session only minutes today
After the oath was administered tc
Claude Kichen( N. c. the house, al
1905 p. m. adjourned until Tuesday.
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SIEGE AT SAN DOMINGO.

Fighting Occurs DalIy-clty Short O,
Supplies.
Now York. Nov. 20.-GuelIto Dechar
do has been appointed chief of the row
ofutionary forces which are besiogina
San Domingo says q Herald dispatch
from Puerto Plata. President Gil
mas 1000 soldiers defending the CAPT
toll Tho fighting takes place thore
daiiy. The city Is short OF meat, milk
coal and YeRn
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Fire In l.aurene Mijla

Greonville, 8. c.. Nov. 2O-A tole
phono message from Laurens says
that a small fro started in the dust
room Of the Laurens cotton mill. Tho
hames were promptly extinguished
and the damage was only nominal.
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Thousands of Sheep FreezIno.

Sidney, Neb.. Nov. 20.-Passengers
on eastbound Union Pacific trains re
port 100000 or moro sheep freezing
to death In deep snow drifts north o.,
Evansville. Wyom.. on the Oregon
Short line.
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Ratification of Treaty.

AT the cabinet meeting to 1t was de
cided to make no effort to ratlfy the
1sthmian canal treaty here until It is
ratified at Panama.