Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-03-23
IAE NEWS lN sRlsf foRM.
liens Of Ness Of The Past Week Gathered
from Various Sources.

Hon. Charles w. Thompson, Congress-
man from the fifth Alabama district, dies
ut Washlngton, ID. o., of pneumonia.
I, @. Croft, Esq, of Aiken, has an
nounced himself candidate for Con-
gees to fill only the unexpired term Of
his father.
lt is stated on good authority Nthat
forty or more broom manufacturing
plants will soon form Sl3 1000 trust
-uuder tho law of Maine.
Tho Highlander, the first boat put oil.
the new water line between Columbia
and Georgetown. aft Georgetown With !;
full cargo few us vs. ago for Columbia
and way landings.
Grover Clevelau !, TO whom SO many
eyes are turning these days during the
discussion of the Democratic nomina-
tion for the Presidency, was sixty.seven
year old last Thurday.
Henry Il. Thnrber, who was private
secretary to President Cleveland during
his second torn, died at Detroit, Mich,
last Thursday. He was operated on two
weeks ago for appendicitis.
Senator Tillman has left Washington
and has gone to his home at Trenton,
s. c., to spend two weeks. He has re.
covered from his recent illness, but has
not fully regained his strength.
Congressman Lever, of South Carolina
retains his seat in Congress, the cleo
tions committee reporting that Dantzler
was not elected. This leaves Mr., Lever
in the same position as IL lo question as
to his election had been raised.
Former Congressman w. Jasper Tai
bert, who was defeated for Governor lass
year, has entered the race for the Demo
cratic nomination in the second district
to fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF G. w. Croft.
Andrew Carnegie has donated $4,000
for the erection of a library building for
Converse College. This will make $25,0 ,00C
burg, he having already donated $3.50
to the Kennedy library.
The announcement that b. A. Morgan
of Greenville, is considering the advisa
bility of entering tho race for Congress
in the Fourth District has excited wide
spread interest in the South Caroline
colony at the National Capitol
Il. ii. Richardson, for the past fifteer
years editor-in-chief of tho Atlanta
journal, died at his home in Atlants
last Saturday afternoon, after long ill
ness, at tho age of 40. He was among
the best known newspaper men of the
South.
The cub lien sent to President Roose
velt as present from King Menelick
from Abyssinia, has arrived. The two
fine elephant tusks, the other presents
from King Menelick, and the hyena
which was importe for the collection al
the 200, were with the consignment.
A primary election was held in York
county on the 10Th for the u pose OF
nominating a Judge of Probata as sue
oessor to Col. w. II. McCorkle, deceased
Three candidates were voted for anC
1 $50 votes polled, of which l. r. vii
liams received S74, and was nominated
A mob of masked men stormed the
>jail at Cleveland, Miss, last Friday night
and secured Fayette Sawyer and Burke
Harris, two negroes charged with the
murder of negro porter on passenger
train. The negroes were taken to the
scene of the killing and hanged from 6
railroad bridge, where tho bodies were
left hanging.
On the steamer Shawmut, which ar
rived at Victoria, b. g., last Sunday
were 800 native Filipinos bound for the
st. Louis Exposition in charge Of DIR
Hunt, former Governor of the Province
of Northern Luzon, and Mr.. Healy
Three Of the party were dying when they
reached here, owing to the confinement
aboard.
The first annual convention of the New
York and Chicago Road Association met
in Erie, Pa, last Wednesday. Among
the prominent men in attendance was
Senator Asbury g. Latimcr, of South
Carolina, who made an address in advo
cacy of his bill now pending in Congress
for national aid in building improved
highways. He was received with ar
ovation and delivered most excellent
and practical address.
Concluding a hearing before the House
committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce last Saturday, Admiral Walker
president of the Panama canal commits
sion, said that actual work on the cana
will be begun within few weeks after
the arrival of the commission on tht
isthmus, for which it is to sail March 20
Arrangements for the " ork will be com
pleted in Washington, where the commits
sion will have headquarters.
opening of the goth District Republican
Congressional Convention at Cleveland
Ohio, last Saturday as n result of tn,
fight over the Dick and Foraker factions
The trouble started when the Dick mer
nominated Charles Leach as chairman
the Foraker men having already selected
j. G. Ward, of Lake county as the pre-
siding officer When Leach attempted
to take the chair he was assaulted
and hand to hand fight followed
which quickly became general. The po
lice finally arrived in force and restored
partial order. Each faction nominated
its own committee and tickets.