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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
Mitchell & ReeQer,
Pittsburg Blaze.

Pittsburg, Nov. 4.-Fire to- day threat
ened the destruction of the Carnegie In
beautiful structure of it's kind in Amer
ica. The fire originated in the power
room of the building from defective cleo
trio wires and was extinguished with a
loss of $4,000. There were many people
in the music hall of the institution at
tending an organ recital when the fire
was discovered, but all reached the
street in safety.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
Sequel to Atlanta Riot.

Atlanta, Ca, November 5.--Alex.
Walker, the Brownsville negro on trial
for the murder of County Policeman j.
l.. Heard, was found guilty late o.day,
with recommendation of mercy, and was
sentenced to life imprisonment. A mo-
tion for new trial was immediately
filed by his attorneys.
Walker was indicted with So other
negroes for the murder of Policeman
Heard during the September riots here,
his being the first case to be tried.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
A Good Linlment.

When you need good reliable lini-
ment try Chamberlains Pain Balm. 1t
has no superior for sprains and swellings.
A piece of flannel slightly dam rened
with Pain Balm ia superior to ,laster
for lame back or pains in the de or
chest. 1t also relieves rheumatic ,ains
and makes sleep and rest possible. FOR
sale by j. w. Bell, Walhalla; w. j. Lu,
ney, Seneca
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
Machinists' Strike Has Been Settled.

Washington, Nov. 2.-The strike of
machinists on the Southern Railway, in
augurated recently for an increase in
wages, was settled to. day. Wages offered
the machinists prior to the strike will
apply, and the company's proposition to
arbitrate the difference between that
scale and the demand of the union is
accepted. The adjustment took place at
the New York conference.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
Meet on One Common Level.

Marinette, Wis, Nov. 3D.. Trottier,
Democratic candidate for County Trea-
surer, dropped dead to-day at his home
here. r G. Having, the Republican
candidate for the same office, il criti-
cally i'll.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
Death OF a Lady Editor.

Fairfax, November 2.-Mrs. Virginia
Young, editor of the Fairfax Enterprise,
and president of the South Carolina
Woman's Rights Association, died here
this afternoon at 5 O'Clock after brief
illness of pneumonia.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07

Chapped hands are quickly cured by
applying Chamberlain's Salve. Price 25c.
For sale by DR.. j. w. Bell, Walhalla; w.
j. Lunney, Seneca.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07

Loaded Shells-Black Powder, $50. /;
Smokeless, $50.
Hopkins & Allen Single Barrel, Breech-
loading Shotguns, 50 95.
Stevens 30 Caliber SO Rifles, Sl,95.
Hot Stuff Alright Heaters, $1.75 and
up Burn most anything.
Boxwood Cast Heaters from 50 75 Up.
Oil Heaters. 50 10 and 81 10.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-11-07
E,OR SALE-A yoke of Heavy Work
IL Cattle. Young and In good order,
Apply to DIR. w. +. AUSTIN, Seneca.
$3.50 shoes 81, at Norman,s.

-S1.5O shoes 81, at Norman's.
Miss Allie Kay, who has been voT-
fined to her bed for two weeks with
fever, is convalescing.
Little Aunie, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. l.. Wilson, who has been quito
sick for several weeks, is greatly i'm
proved, and hopes are entertained that
the next few days will find her COM
pletely restored to health.
"A meeting will be held in the Wal.
halla Baptist church next Sunday after
noon at 8 o'clock for the object of form
ing United Young Peoples Christian
Association. Tho Rev. l.. w. Brown, of
the Walhalla Presbyterian church. will
preside. Friends from all the churches
are invited.
$3.50 shoes $3.50, at Norman's.
Beginning Tuesday evening of last
week aud continuing until Sunday even
ing, special services were conducted in
the Millville Methodist church by the
pastor; Rev. Y. :. Jones. assisted oy Rev.
III. Z. Grossman, of the Lutheran church.
The meeting resulted in much spiritual
good to the community. There were six
additions to tho membership.
Died, at the home of her son-in-law,
w. w. Burnside, near Holly Springs. in
this county, on Saturday, October 9th,
1905, of heart disease, Mrs, Ephraim
Cobb. She was about ninety years old.
She leaves several children, grand .chil-
dren and other relatives to mourn her
departure. She was buried on Sunday,
October 2Sth, in the cemetery at Holly
Springs.
-S2 pictures, 81 at Norman's.
In the Common Fieas Court only one
case has been decided. 1t was the case
n Ina II Hnrharf aH tcf NOT
the Atlanta and Charlotte Railway. The
jury returned a verdict of $4,000 for the
Harbert estate. This case was tried at a
previous term of Court, when tho jury
found verdict of $4,000 for the Har-
berts, but the railroad appealed. The
second verdict adds $4,000 to the first.
A motion for new trial has been made by
the railroads attorneys, and is pending.
The cases of j. A. Voyles and Stephen
Baldwin, plaintiffs, against the Postal
Telegraph Company, defendant, are now
in course OF trial.
H. X. Crenshaw died at his home,
near Fairview, in this county, on last
Thursday afternoon about ! O'Clock.
He was about 6S years old. During the
late war he was a gallant Confederate
soldier in Company g, Orr's Regiment of
Rifles. He was an excellent citizen,
thoroughly honest and upright in all his
dealings, and Oconee has lost valued
citizen. He leaves two brothers, New ton
Crenshaw, of West Union, and Samuel
Crenshaw, of p. P.zer, and two sisters,
Mrs. j. M. Kelley, of Walhalla, besides
wife and several children, to mourn his
death. His remains were buried at Fair
view last Saturday afternoon. The sym
pathy of many friends is extended to the
bereaved relatives in their sorrow.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
u...ran hewspaper Man Dead.

Mr. Fred J. Loudette, one OF the
most efficient newspaper workers in
Columbia in recent years. has passed
away
Mr. I-oude;te was a native OF Nova
Scotia ana vas od'icated at MILF
tarv school at !i> u,rcal. He was 4
printer by trade and had seen d
great deal of the world In his traVeis
as journcynlan printer. r1e came u
Columbia in 1871 and engaged IL
newspaper work. He was a com
petent news satherer and news edl'
tor. He was one Of the frs eni'
plcves of the state and held response
BILE positions, his last being thai CT
foreman.
He went to Atlanta to become local
manager of the American Newspaper
Association and returned to Columbia
10 take the telegraph editors desk on
q morning paper. For several years
he has been unable to do any work:
and has been cared for in a faith
full manner by his son, at whose nome
he died
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
A Substitute.

Little Helen, aged four, was in a
frightful predicament. The nurse, car.
rying the cherished two-weeks-old ba-
by up and down before the house, had
paused to show the new infant to the
bishop, who had asked to look at it.
And then the tall, grave bishop, OF
whom Helen stood greatly in awe.
had Unexpectedly asked the little girl
to give him the baby.
How in the world to refuse a re-
quest made by such an awe-inspiring
person as the bishop the child did
not know. But presently she wrinkled
her small countenance shrewdly.
moved closer to the petitioner, and
said, ingratiatingly, ''I'll let you have
the next"-Harper's Weekly
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
NEGRO JUDGE WAS ELECTED.
Got in While Scramble Was On and
Howl Is Now Raised.

Got in While Scramble Was On and
Howl Is Now Raised.
Chicago is just awakening TO; a
realization. of what it means TO have
:. negro Judge, and the howl OF pro
tes. gained in volume when it was
announced that Frederick D. Barnett,
the Judge in question, would not be
assigned exclusively to the trial Of
CAGES involving persons Of his own
race.
This is not 'jimcrow' court" de-
clared Chief Justice Olson, of the
new municipal court. II shall as
sign Judge Barnett where I think lie
will do the most good.''
Barnett was elected to a two-year
term as municipal Judge as. a. Re-
publican. lespite the fact that he ran
30.0nN votes behind the next lowest
candidate on that ticket It is said
that Thomas Lantrey (Democrat),
who lacked only A95 votes Of defeat
ing Barnett, will demand "a recount.
barnett was scratched by the Re-
publjcans but managed to squeeze in
on the Republican landslide because
the others failed to bnnch their Dal-
lots for any one Of the Democratic
candi6atas
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15

and have made good, except ten, wat
have been put back on the steamship
and will be sent to Bremen when the
steamer returns.
The dissatisfied ones seemed to be
cf an indolcnt class, who were out fol
all adventure They have been try
ing 10 get the state and local III
thorities to send them to New York
which will rot, however, be done.
Desirable positions have been offered
to the immigrants, even by the Bel
gian consul G.. Charleston, who also
interested himself ir the matter, but
they show No inclination to accept
nlaces at any wages. and they will
therefore, be carried back to Ger.
many.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Duel Over Family Differences.

On the streets of Heath Springs, in
Lancaster county, DR.. E. S. Mellow, OF
Lancaster. was shot by his brother.
in-law, John A. Bridges. The shooting
is said to be the result of a family
difference which has lasted for some
years.
McCow was a brother of the DR..
McDow, who killed Francis W. Daw.
son, editor of the Charleston News
and Courier, several years ago.
Bridges used e. double-barreled shot
gun. McDow did not shoot. One load
OF No. shot took effect in Mellow 5
left arm Just below the shoulder
blade, another load entered the right
forearm, and the third entered the
legs above the knees, causing serious
wounds.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
MAGAZINE FARMER.

used to like the old place
But now it amt no use;
It's laid out iGartistic,
And it's tacky as the deuce;
You see I've Leea a-Eeading.
Till envy makes me green,
o. artistic agriculture
Ii farming magazine.
It tells you how your pig pen
Should be on aesthetic iires:
And You: Loocy Fourteen ilenhouse
Should be draped in iv:. vines:
I'm goin' to sell the old place
It's architectUre's bum!
In that magazine, by gum.
I'll raise no crops pleDeian.
But ri put in plants and shrubs;
Til do no harvest Sw~at:n-
Leave that fer Old time duos.
may rot last a season
Fore meet the sheriff man.
But I'm goin' to be 4 farmer
On the m&gaziniSt plan:
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
CHARGES AGAINST M'cAREH.

Prominent New York Campaign Mar
aaer Accused Of "knifing' Hearst.
The democratic state committee
met in New York Friday and by a
vote of 30 20 13 adopted resolution
providing for in investigation OF 1ne
conduct Of the Kings county demo
cratic organization, headed by State
Senator Patrick McCaren, during -he
recent campaign.
It IS alleged that McCaren "knlled
the head Of The ticket end urged his
followers to do the same.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15

Silver Too Costly For Government.
The treasury department Monday
received offers for the sale OF silver
tc the government at ~ cents per
fine ounce. These offers we're re.
iected, and Secretary Shaw stated
subsequently that no more silver
would be bought at present high
rrices. =.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
so,LER'TAkEs A FLYER.
engine on California Read Lets Loose
and Three Are Killed.

Three men were killed by the ex-
>plosion of an engine on, the south
bound Sunset Limited train On the
Southern Pacific road at Sargeants
Station Sunday night.
When the boiler exploded the cab
was hurled into the station, which was
being passed at the time. destroy
ing the structure, and the huge
boiler, weighing 100 tens, shot ici'
ward through the air, striking the
track ahead more than 300 feet from
Inc SPOT where the explosion occurred.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
GRIM REAPER CLAIMS sHAFfER-: !;
Valiant Soldier Passes Away % Cat AZ
fornia After Brief illness.

Major Gene,al William Rufus SD = :;
ter United States army, retiEed, del
Monday afternoon of pneunonia ae:
the ranch of Captain We 4: MeKltz;
trick his son-;n-law, 20 miles soush
OF Bakersfield Cal. efrer an iliness
Of seven days. despite the best med
eal attention available in the state
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Costly Blaze in BarnWelI.

The business portion of the town
Of Barnwell was practically wiped
out one night the past week by fire,
which originated in the grocery store
of A. K. Burkhalter. This was a small
frame structure and burned rapidly.
The dry goods store OF Miss Carrie
A. Cave, next door, caught and was
soon destroyed. The drug store OF
r. A. Deason and C. N. Burkhalter
" ere also burned and the law ofnces
CT state Senator Bates, Charles Car
roll Simras and B. T. Rice and other
property were destroyed and darnag-
cd. The, total loss will reach $4,000.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
onlv Ten Were Dissatisfied.

The trouble with the few dlscoA-
tented immigrants has now been set
tied and all of the ATS immigrants
brcnoht hy The Wittekind to Charles
ton. have been placed in positions
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Inter COLLEGIATE Tennis Meet.

On November 21 and % there will
be held in G1eenville the first South
Carolina intercollegiate tennis meet.
Nearly every college in the state will
send representative to the tourna-
ment. There will be two loving cups
presented by the city of Greenville
and merchants have offered numerous
prizes.
The games will be played out on
the fair grounds, and the visitors VIII
I've entertained by the people Of the
city.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Charged With Murder Of Woman.

Charged With Murder Of Woman.
Walter R. Woody, the marine OF the
Charleston navy yard, who was last
seen in company with Lillian Reeves,
found dead in her home on Ashley
avenue, Charleston, several days ago,
has been arrested and charged with
her murder. Woody was picked up
by e. police officer, with wound in
his stomach, near the woman's house.
before her death was discovered and
it has since developed that the two
had haG supper together and been
drinking together on the night prev
;ous to the woman's body being found.
It appears that the woman shot
Woody end he either shot her IN
self-defense OF by accident In the
schuflle which is supposed to nave
ensued. This conclusion was deduced
from the testimony at the coroner's
inquest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Pa|mettoState Aews|
Bad Fire in Lumber Yards.

J. II. Pearson's lumber yard at
spartanburg was partially destroyed
by lire Saturday night. About $3,'
900 worth of lumber and the store
house were destroyed. In an adjoin-
ing frame building, used as a store
room, by the Manikin Construction
Company, of Richmond, engaged in
building The local government build
ing, was 4 lot of material, valued at
5000. which was badly damaged.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Warrants Issued For Club Members

Warrants have been issued against
several members of the Spartan Field
Gun Club. composed of prominent so.
,cicty young men of Spartanburg,
charging them within maintaining a
public nuisance, operating a shooting
range on the public highway and
shooting at clay targets, to the annoy
ance and constant fear of q large
number of citizens who travel the
highway. The case will be heard
at the next term Of the court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Howard Heads New Company.

HeyWaro f1edoS NC" So'PoV ,
The Columbia Trust Company mas
decided that after January 1, 1907, 1t
will engage in the savings bank busi'
:less.
The board has made a most for
tunate selection in being able to Sc
cure Gov. D. C. Hayward for the
presidency of the company. The
change is to take effect on the lst ol
January. The executive committee
has instructed the builders to GO
ahead with the erection of the new
bank building next to the State OF
fee and to perfect whatever plans
may be necessary for the trust CON
pany to go into the savings busi
ness actively after the 1st OF Jan
nary.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
ONLY SHIPS CAT SURVIVED.

Watery Grave.
A special FROM 'Riel1bucto, n. s..
states tkA& the wrecked bark Adeola
was boarded Saturday for the first
tipae since she went ashore oil that
mart last week, aad not q single SEE.
man was found or the vessel. Only
the ships eat survived.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Warning Proved Fatal,

Frightened by sudden yell "Stop,'
as she was crossing the Southern
railroad near the station at Duncan,
Miss S. B. Hand, sister of Professor
Hand, of, the University Of South Caro-
lima, stood trembling on the main
line and was das he'd to death by the
fast passenger train, No. 81.
Miss Hand was % years OF age
and one of the most attractive young
ladies of the community. She was
teaching and was ct the time of the
accident returning home from school.
She seemed to be in study and was
crossing the tracks in front of the
approaching train when the man who
cried out noticed her. The sudden
cry frightened her and she stopped
and seemed afraid to move lest she
meet horrible death that she might
avert by standing. She was struck
by the engine pilot, knocked to the
side of the track lifeless, though the
body was not mangled.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
Omission May Void Election.

in confusion and will likely be de-
clared illegal If any contest is made.
The tickets which were supplied were
not of the dimensions required by
law and the name of Probate Judge
Cobb was not on the ticket at all.
The probate judge is an elective
officer, but the authorities who prepar-
ed the Democratic tickets overlooked
the office, thinking the Office was ap-
pointive, and the name Of the nomi-
nees was omitted. Strange to say,
PROBATE Judge Wade Hampton Cobb,
who was the Democratic nominee and
the only candidate, cast his ballot and
did not notice that his name WAS
not On it.
AS fer as known, no vote Tor pro-
bate Judge was cast, but If the Re.
publlcans had voted. OILY one ballot
for some one else he would have
been elected. The only danger in the
illegality of the election Is that it may
give grounds for the Republicans to
contest the election Of Congressman
Lever, who was opposed by negro
of Orangeburg named Dantzler. This
negro contested the seat two years
ago and vas put INTO the race so:elg
for the purpose of making a con-
test.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15

Germany, Wales and Sweden to Ind
the hborer to, locate IN tie south
crying need OF the south, G0vetQs
COX said, is more and better lah0f
especially for the farm and the eq
ton mill. The governor thodg zsg
would be 2 good move to send
TO the northwest states In an 81
10 turn the tide Of innmigration
Canada and British Columbia To-
south But conditions in the soatf y l 9
governor said, must first be
favorable for the new class, the
question at this time, he said,
q menace to- peace and himiranc4 M
southern elcpmert: The pfabasss &
must be solved by the scuti hut sls b
aid and sympathy OF the north IS
most essential Ssssss,3ss| 3s
NJ v. Richards, land and imnsi
tion commissioner Of the Sossthstsss
railway, was the ayst speaker AZ t1lsss
afternoon session He showed thai tns
tide of 4he ;immigraticn which hass
flowed for years 20 the west and nors9s
west had turned southWard and WIN
a proper appreciation OF the sneedS
of white Immigrants the south g1Qtlls1s
easily assimilate the new arriyais
j. C.. Hemphill OF Charleston spses
sented by Mayer Rhett spoke sbries
He, as did Cover nor HeyWard &C fslti 81
,noening session, ted Of South gasn
lina's efforts for imn,ig ration r;s
Hemphiil eaid among other things thai Z; Is
the south must expect to treat fhesF
immigrants as white people should ~
treated. They must not be treated aE
negroes. The negroes are being tseass
cd we'll enough, he said, but these nss
Immigrants and, those TO conae nls1ft
lie given better care. So
Mr.. Hemphil. favored the strict 81
forcemept Of the vagrancy laws axs sss
cne means Of solving the negro praps:
le;, or the removal altogether o. the
rolored men from the south
F. H. Hyatte of Columbia. s: 2.s5 s5
vice president OF the National ioos
Roads Association, spoke briefly s1a's
.ayor Of better roads as an incenttss1
tc immigration. So
Col. F. y. Anderson OF Birmihs lss.s
took issue with, Mr.. Hemphilf S. 1854
OF removing the negro from the seltn
Colonel Anderson favored the gaying
nf HIGHER wages to white @tmM LII ~
a,d nlaeing. them above the negro zasI
they should be.
George H. Smith Of New Orleans II
viewed the work Of Louisiana E1 seeagS
ing immigrants and caring Tor tneIas
sfter which victor 8. Clark ets 5nes
department Of commerce and lapoE
washington, read statistics, sAoNiFg
the desirability of the Italian over;
the m negro as plantation ,aborer and
his thrift as farmer and seffieras
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-15
IMMIGRATION CONGRESS-
Opens at Nashville and Labor Supply.
and Negroes Of South Are Two
Subjects Discussed.

The second annual session Of the
Southern immigration and Quarantine
Conference was called to order at the
capitol in Nashville, Tenn, Monday
morning.
The conference was organized a.
year ago at Chattanooga and its ef-
forts resulted. indirectly in the enact
ment of better quarantine regulasf
tions.
tons by the federal government.
Committees on the various subjects
to be discussed by the convention were
appointed by the chairman.
Aside from the appointment Of com
mittees, the day was given to speech
making by men, representative of ev-
cry section of the south and its va;
ried business interests. While the con-;
ference, which was presided over by:
it's president, John l. Cox, governor:
CT Tennessee, was called primarily for
consideration OF matters pertaining to-
immigration and quarantine, the ac.S
ton Of the federal government in takss
! ing charge Of the quarantines two
years ago, eliminated almost entirely
that subject from discussion, and the
delegates devoted the time to q con-
sideration Of methods necessary to- se~
curing a proper share Of the nnni-
grants arriving in this country ffosM
foreign shores. The discussion had
not proceeded far when the race 9uesS
ton came to the fore, and it peeH
pied the attention of the delegates
of and on throughout the two ses
sions Of the day.. The sentiment cf
the delegates on the negro auesttong
was manifest early In the day IN the
barst of applause which greeted Cor
ernor Cox's statement In mis- address
of welcome, chat the, south must deaf
with the negro; that the Negro musfs.
be protected and, his rights preserEsd
bat that political rights must be taken
away from the low and vicious of thes
race. This sentiment was further en-
dorsed waen Governor HeywaYd 0fs
South Carolina, who made the princts
pai speech Of the day, was given sai1ss
ovation at the conclusion Of hls 40
dress, which declared that im1nfgras
fioiI,. woIffd ysf ss,f,lve flIe negro 6ff36s