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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08

There is a war on the dispensary
in Pickens county by the churches.
Mum jolly, of Maude, S. c., after
a few days work in the field with his
father recently, picked up his gun,
which he had taken out with him, by
the muzzle and it was accidentally
discharged, the load taking effect in
the neck, killing him instantly.
The most interesting feature about
the recent $5,000,OOO f.4 in the
great city of New Orleans, is the loss
of 10000 bales of cotton. But this
small number of bales will not reduce
the receipts very much. The hold
ing of 100000 bales for 10 cents
will amount to something.
A six-year-old daughter of A. J.
Clemmer was burned 10 death +
Lowell, N. c., the other day, her
mother probably fatally burned and
two other children seriously injured
as the result of an explosion OF an
oil can. One of the children was
pouring oil into wood heater con
tanning fire.
Two robbers blew the post Office
safe at East Point, suburb of At
lanta, on March /, secured 81, 500
worth of stamps and $40 in money
and made good their escape. In
their haste to get away the robbers
scattered stamps along the road as
far as Fort Mcpherson. SO far there
is no clue as to the identity of the
robbers.
Charles Yarnall was hanged in
Moyamensing prison, Philadelphia,
on February 2Sth, for the murder of
Bella Boyce, his common law wife,
on the night of May Z, 1908. After
quarrel Yarnall poured kerosene
oil over the woman as she lay asleep
on couch and set fire to it. The
woman was burned to crisp before
help arrived.
Thirteen persons were killed and
over one hundred injured in the col
lapse of the flooring of the Fleet
Street African Methodist Episcopal
church in Brooklyn on the night of
February 27. Coroner Flaherty,
who investigated, says the accident
was due to gross negligence on the
part of some one and he intends to
fix the blame.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08
MOTHER AND SON coADr.nso
For Murder They Did Not Commit Terrible
Miscarriage Of Justice.

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Details of what is alleged to be an
ordinary miscarriage of justice en-
tailingtragically painful consequences
are set forth by the Petit Parisien
this morning. The circumstances
are most pathetic.
long years ago--as far back as
1867--says the journal, M. ALE
grain was accidentally drowned in a
horse pond in the village of Domont,
In the department. of Seine ct Oise,
Weeks after his death his wife and
his son, aged 16, were on the finn
lest evidence charged with having
Aurdered him, and actually convicted
and sentenced--the mother to penal
servitude for life and the son to ten
years imprisonment.
Three years of prison life killed
Nine. Allegrain, who left to her boy
the following pathetic letter:
"My son, before long / shall leave
this world. My condemnation, there
fore, would be of little Importance il
L were not leaving behind re you
and your sister. When you are re-
leased from prison this is my last
wish, my last prayer--try to clear
the name of your unfortunate
mother"
This pious task has ever since been
the object of her sons life, and at
last seems likely to be accomplished
with the aid of the League for the
Defense of Individual Liberty, which
has taken up the case.
The details of the affair are briefly
these: On November %, late at
night, in dense fog, M. Allegrain
left the village inn to return to his
home. In the darkness he lost his
way, and fell into tho pond.
His cries of "Help! l am drown
ingW reached the ears of the inn
keeper, who was unable to save him,
but with the aid of large hook
eventually succeeded in pulling out
the body. In 30 doing he inflicted
on the dead man three wounds with
the sharp point of the hook. A death
certificate was obtained in due course
and the unfortunate man buried.
Later on, however, the village gos.
sips began to talk of murder. What
they said reached the ears of an over
jealous magistrate, who went to Nine
Allegrain's house and bluntly charged
her with having caused the death OF
her husband. She denied it hotly
and might have convinced the official
had he not caught sight of some
blood stains on young Allegrain's
coat. The boy had recently been
suffering from bleeding of the nose,
and the official at once included the
son in his indictment of the mother
The result of the magistrates visit
was that, on such evidence as that
mentioned above, the mother and
son were formally charged. A course
of systematic bullying by the same
official induced the innkeeper to de-
clare that the deueased's last words
were not as he had at first said, 81 am
drowning" bu "They are drowning
ame" A neighbor swore to hearing
Nine. Allegrain leave and re-entel
her house during the night. The
blood stains on the boys garments
and the scratches inflicted by the
hook were enough for the judges ot
the superior court.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08

The farmers of the Edgeiield Cotton
Growers Association have agreed to ac-
cept corn, fodder. ETC., in pay for one
fourth of this years rents. and tenants
have cheerfully consented to cut down
cotton acreage and fertilizer purchases
25 per cent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-08

Judge Charles Swayne, whose i'm
peachment trial in the United States
Senate has been concluded, was found
"not guilty" on all the counts.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
ALABAMA CUTTING ACREAGE
Commissioner Stevens Gets Ofticia
News from That State That Re.
duction Is SO Per Cent,

Commissioner of Agriculture O. B..
Stevens has had a conversation by
long distance telephone with Commits
sioner of Agriculture r. r. Poole, of
Alabama, at Montgomery.
Commissioner Poole informed me, "
said Mr.. Stevens, ''that the cotton
acreage in Alabama is going to be cut
down 335 per cent this season,
which is undoubtedly an extraordi-
nary reduction. There was no doubt,
he said, that the Alabama planters
were in full accord with the movement
started in New Orleans, and they are
going to carry it out for all its worth.
The sale of fertilizer tags in Alabama,
Commissioner Poole said, was re-
duced in January and February, as
compared with the same months last
year, 26k per cent and there is
every indication in that state of a
greatly reduced crop"
Mr.. Stevens thinks that the Georgia
acreage will be reduced fully % per
cent, and the sale of fertilizers has al
ready fallen off to the same extent, if
not just little more
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
TO FIGHT OVER INSURANCE
POLICIES AMOUNTING TO $4,000
ARE INVOLVED IN SUIT.
Heirs of Judge ThOs. NJ. Allen of
Americus Will Contest Payment
to Other Parties.

The late Judge Thomas M. Allen of
Americas was a former resident of
Dawson, and the fact that lawsuit
has been begun over his life insurance
will be read with interest here.
Legal counsel representing the es-
tate of Judge Allen has given formal
notice that heirs to the estate will
contest the payment of insurance pol
icies upon his life that were assigned
by him to other parties in Americas
and elsewhere.
Sixteen thousand dollars is the ag-
gregate amount of the policies which
for many years have been carried by
purchasers, said policies having been
transferred to them by the deceased
for valuable consideration.
General agents of the several inter
ested companies in Georgia have been
duly notified not to pay death claims
to the assignees, who will probably
getnothing for their investment beyond
the return of premiums paid and in
terest upon the same.
Counsel for the Allen estate makes
the contest upon the state law prohib-
iting the taking out of insurance poll
cies where there is no insurable inter-
est by relationship or otherwise. The
policy holders have not yet announced
what procedure they will take, if any,
to protect themselves.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
UNCLE SAM WILL GET YOU.
People Who IuggIe With the Mail May
Catch a Fine. Officials Are
on the Lookout.

Some one has something coming to
him, according to the postal officials al
Dawson. What it is remains to be
seen. The recipient may be man or
again it may be woman.
The trouble comes from sending
parcels marked "Fourth Class Mat
ter" when letters are enclosed-thus
making the package first class, sub
jecting it to double the rate that is
chargeable on merchandise, and max
ing the sender liable to penalty.
The postal laws are very emphatic
on this point, and unless this practice
is soon stopped some one may be
hauled over the Goals when he least
expects it.
Postal officials say that there are
people who are so INSCRIPTIONS as to
present parcels for posting and when
questioned as to the contents will
state with much emphasis that there
is not scratch inside" little thinking
that the postal laws makes it the duty
of the officials to make examination of
the parcels to ascertain if they contain
writing The penalty is ten dollars
for each offense.
The penalty is but small matter in
the case. Upon complaint the offender
can be arrested and carried before the
United States commissioner and bound
over. An attorney must be employed
and bond made or the party can be
sent to jail. Then the trial will take
place at Columbus. All of this means
that to cheat Uncle Sam out of few
cents may cost the party anywhere
from fifty to one hundred dollars,
more than likely the latter amount.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

Bishop Turner, the well-known ne
gro preacher, in his interview pub
lished recently in the Savannah
Morning News regarding the future of
the negro race in the United States.
expressed sentiments which show him
to be man wiser than his generation
in respect to what coming years have
in store for his race. In view of what
European powers have done in divid-
ing Africa among themselves it may
be doubted that Bishop Turner's idea
of the negroes of America returning
to Africa is one that will prove of
benefit to that race, says the Morning
News, but his opinion that there is no
permanent abiding place for it in this
country is apparently well founded.
During his long life the bishop has
seen the negroes as slaves; he was a
leader of them in the days of recon-
struction, when for brief period they,
with the aid of scallawags and carpet
baggers, misruled the south. Since
then he has seen them the ''preferen-
tial and petted citizens" of this white
mans republic. The bishop therefore
knows the negro as we'll, if not better,
than any other man in the south, and
in his prediction of his future he
speaks not as a prophet, but as
one who by past events can out
line the future.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

form sink upon the grass she mutter-
ed: "Now the white face woman can
have you"
She knew we'll enough that she would
be accused of the murder, and she
lost no time in making her escape
from the territory. Dressed in a suit
of her brothers clothes and mounted
on her famous black horse, she at
once set out in the direction of Old
Mexico.
A small body of soldiers struck her
trail next day and they came in sight
of her just at sunset, where she was
in the act of plunging her horse into
the Red river. Several whiskey ped
dlers were encamped in grove near
the crossing, and when they saw the
soldiers thought they were about to be
attacked and sprang to their arms and
poured shower of rifle balls into the
ranks of the advancing dragons.
Zalia quickly comprehended the
situation, and, drawing her revolver
she eagerly joined the newly discov-
cred allies. The soldiers were sur
prised and repulsed. Zalia, while
firing with rapidity and precision,
sang an Indian war song. Galloping
from one strategic point to another
she laughed and sang and shouted as
if she were intoxicated with the JOY of
battle. The peddlers thought that she
was insane.
She told them that the "blood of
forty generations of warriors was
boiling in her veins.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
WHAT OF THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO?
Bishop Turner Says There Is No Permanent Abiding
Place for Him in This Country Will He
Pass Away AS Did the Indian?

The Negroes place in America is that
of soujourner. He is seeing his best
days, because in his line of life work
he has, by reason of present political
conditions no competition. The time
is coming, and that rapidly, when the
necessities of the white immigrant will
force him to come south and be a
competitor of the negro. A generation
of foreigners means that the next gen.
Grafton will be one of white Ameri
cans, easily assimilating with earlier
white Americans, and so the process
will go on. The quiet south of today
and its kindly white citizenship will
pass away, and the negro will pass
away with it. Doubtless there will al
ways be some negroes in our popula-
ton, but they will be composed of two
classes, namely, the negro who has
risen to full stature of the white man
both morally and intellectually, and
the old-style negro who will continue
to be the faithful servitor of those
who may employ him. The great mass
of the negroes will disappear, possibly
as Bishop Turner advises, by migra-
ton to the land of their forefathers in
far off Africa, but more probably they
will pass away as the Indians, because
of their natural inability to keep up
with the Self-sacrificing and siren
nous civilization of the white man.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
WEALTHY WIVES GAMBLE.
New York Police Broke Doors and
Went in on Them.

A New York dispatch says: The
police have raided pool room and
gambling house on And street, which
they declare was patronized almost
exclusively by wives of wea lthy New
Workers. The evidence on which the
place was raided and the alleged pro-
prietor, Frederick Bush, arrested was
obtained by woman detective.
The alleged pool room was located
in fashionable apartment house.
The policemen had to break down the
doors to reach the room. Their en-
trance was followed by scene of
wild excitement, the women, most of
whom were gathered around a rou-
lette table, screaming and attempting
to escape by the windows and doors.
After giving their names and adj
dresses the women were allowed to
go, but they had to force their way
through the crowd that had gathered
to their private carriages and auto
mobiles, which were waiting around
the corner.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
Great Baptist Convention in May

The general convention of Baptists
to be held in St. Louis in May, follow
ing the Northern Baptist convention
at Kansas City and the Southern Bap-
fist Convention at st. Louis, prom
ises to be a ermarkable occasion,
says press dispatch.
1t will be the first general con-
vention of Baptists, including both
associations of the United States with
those of Canada and Mexico and the
Lott Carey Association.
Baptists regard the forming OF
general convention not only as histor-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
BROWN WILL ENTER RACE
MANY LETTERS FROM HIM HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED IN DAWSON.
Officials and Ministers Asked What
They Think of His Chances
for Winning.

Hon. Pope Brown of Hawkinsville
will be in the race for governor, pro-
vided suitable encourage ment is given
him.
Ministers and county officials in
Dawson have received letters asking
them what they thought of his
chances.
He is trying the plan Ex-Governor
Gambler pursued, that of getting the
opinion of the county officers in
different sections of the state. He
writes to find out what the people
think of him as gubernatorial can
didate, etc.
When Governor Terrell was nomi-
mated many people thought Mr.. Brown
would be in the race. He declined to
announce, and accepted the position
of railroad commissioner rendered
him ex-governor Gambler.
twas believed by many people
in the state that Governor Gambler
gave Mr.. Brown this office in order
to keep him out of the race for
governor. If Mr.. Brown had any
chance for the governorship it IS be-
lieved by a number of those who
would have favored him in 1902, that
he forfeited it when he went on the
railroad commission, especially as his
appointment on the commission was
looked upon as only device to keep
him out of Governor Terrell's way.
This may not be exactly just, but the
people are talking that way just the
same.
Mr.. Brown will probably announce
his candidacy in a few days, or give
up making the race altogether.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
MENINGITIS AMONG MULES.
Several Have Recently Died. Steps
Taken to Prevent Epidemic.


Taken to Prevent Epidemic.
From the Albany Herald
Much concern among farmers and
other stock owners has been occasion
ed by the appearance of what has been
diagnosed as spinal meaningless, and
has in every instance proved fatal.
The malady first appeared among
the mules ON Mr.. j a. Johnson S
place, a mile east of the city. The
first mule stricken died before Mr..
Johnson was able to decide what the
nature of the affection was. But when
two other mules fell sick he called in
a veterinarian, and the malady was
diagnosed as spinal meningitis.
This is recognized as one of the
most serious affections to which mules
and horses are subject, and precau-
tons are being taken to guard against
its further spread. The city council
provided at its meeting last night for
the quarantining and disinfecting of
a stable in which one of the sick mules
had been under treatment.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

ic, but as certain to bring the various
branches of the association more
closely into touch and harmony. The
influence of the convention will be adj
visory only, but it is expected never
theless thatits deliberations and con-
illusions will have great weight. One
of the chief aims sought is to have one
authoritative head that can speak on
great religious and moral questions
for all Baptiyts. Such official head
has not yet been, chosen, but is to be
selected at the coming general conven-
tioD
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
MILLIONS TO FIGHT MOTHS.

What Escape of Half Dozen of the In
sects Has Resulted in.
Some years ago an American ento-
mologist had sent him for examination
few specimens of the gypsy moth,
and he accidentally allowed some half
dozen to escape. These increased and
multiplied in such an alarming fash
ion that the moths spread over GER
tain locality, in which they wrought
considerable damage. 1t has cost the
state of Massachusetts quite $500, 600
in the attempt to suppress them; and
it is estimated that it will take anoth-
err 1925, 900 per annum to keep them
from travelling outside the area which
they at present devastate.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
Teddy to Appoint Negroes in North

h. o e. TeSSman l.. F. Livings ton of
H. nun district, who has just returned
:" " aShington, states that he had
van with President Roosevelt on
,-oO9 matters, and the president
o'eo him that he hoped to please
ks, people OF the south in the appoint
nj. 10 be made. The eight-year
Nv - III not be strictly adhered to,
b. @'0' out where a man has done
- service ne will be retained. and
|Ae,i Ne ne has not and has proved OBJ
i mas another appointment will
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
FITz TO START TRAINING FARM.
Famous PugiIist Will Soon Leave
Roped Arena Forever.

FAMOUS FuSlItSG VIII SUM hO"'O
Roped Arena Forever.
Bob Fitzsimmons has made known
to few friends his plans after his re-
tirement from the prize ring. Fitz is
not ready to quit just yet, but it will
not be long before he forever steps
down and out for the roped arena. 1t
is his intention to start training
farm, something on the order of Billy
Muldoon's place at Purchase, N. Y,
only Fits ideas are on a broader
scale. He will form stock company,
and would like to have at least doz-
en- of his best friends interested in the
venture. If he cannot get the right
parties to back the project ne will
drop it and try something else.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
MARRIED GIRL OF THIRTEEN.
A Very Youthful Bride Commits Mat.
rimOny in Macon.

A wedding occurred in Macon Mon
day wherein Bessie Nickeljohn, aged
Ii, will have to love, honor and obey
Merritt Andrews, aged Is, from now
on. They were married by Rev. W..
N. Ainsworth in the Mulberry Street
Methodist parsonage with the consent
of their parents. The home of the
young lady is in Macon, but in future
the couple will reside in Cary, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
CANTALoUPEs IN STEWART.
The Farmers Are Planting a Larg,
Acreage This Season.

Stewart county will show up this
year with quite an acreage in canta-
loupes. Planters in and around
Lumpkin will put in something like
three hundred acres, while very near
ly as many will be planted around
Richland. Experiments last year
proved this to be one of the very best
sections for cantaloupe raising, and if
this years crop is anything like sue
cess those going into it have the right
to expect large sum of money will
be turned lose.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
AConnecticut Case.

In New Haven, Conn, a jury has
awarded to Mrs. Noxon, aged 10, a
verdict of 50, $50 against Mrs. Rem
ington, aged 90, for the alienation of
the affection of DR.. Noxon, aged IA,
from his wife.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
UNUSUAL DOUBLE HANGING

In Darlington, S. c., on March 9Th,
Robert Small, white man whose vic
tim was negro, and Sam Marks, a
negro who killed white man, will be
hung on the same galllows.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
IMMIGRANTS PASS THROUGH.
Italian Laborers Pass Down the Mo
bile and Girard Railroad.

Another batch of Italian immigrants
passed through this city this morning
on their way to Andalusia, Ala,
where they will be employed on the
turpentine farms and at the saw mills
in that section.
There were twenty-siX of them, and
they came from Savannah over the
Central of Georgia railroad, having
come to that city by the Ocean Steam
ship Cos. line. columbus Ledger.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22
A Million Immigrants.

The government estimates that dur
ing the current year a million immi-
grants will arrive in this country. II
the January record is kept up this
number will, in fact, be exceeded.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

Millions in Cork Forests.
The best cork comes from Algeria.
There are ?, 100000 acres of cork for
ests in that country.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

The president proposes, Col Living
ston said, to keep in republican ranks
as long as he can find good men, but
if it is necessary to go to the demo-
cratic party for good material he will
do so.
Congressman Livingston said there
was no doubt that the president want
ed to conciliate the south, and be be-
lieves he will appoint fewer negroes to
office here and more of them in the
north.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-03-22

Over 1926, 900, 600 are annually spent
in this country for "booze. F"
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