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MEXICAN EX-PRESIDENT DEAD. Con. Porfirio Diaz Succumbs to Ill ness und Age in Paris. Paris, July 2.-Gen. Porfirio Diaz, former President of Mexico, died here early to-night. His wife, Se nora Carmen Romero Rubia Diaz, and their son. Porfirio Diaz, .Jr., and the latter's wife were by his side when the end came. tien. Diaz began to fall rapidly about three weeks ago, and while his death was not unexpected, owing to his advanced age and recent failing health, the crisis came suddenly this afternoon. Porfirio Diaz, Jr., and his wife were hastily summoned and ar rived at the bedside only a few mo ments Indore the end, which came at 7 o'clock to-night. Col. Diaz, in announcing the death of his father, said that he was una ble to state the nature ol' the malady, but expressed the opinion that a com plication of diseases, due to advanced uge, was the cause. Two tragic circumstances marked the death of the exiled ruler. Owing to the troubled state in Mexico it has been judged impossible to send the body home with all that ceremony which would have befitted one of the ligures of Mexican history, and fur ther, Col. Porfirio Diaz, Jr., has (ried in vain to inform his sisters, Senora ignacio De La Terre and Senora Rin con Gallardo, now in Mexico, of their father's death. Not less tragic, perhaps, is the fact that not one of those whom Gen. Diaz raised up as his assistants in govern ing Mexico, and who prospered and grew rich in the shadow of his great ness, were with him when he died. Jose Yves De Limautour, former Mexican minister of finance, is in London; Francisco De La Barra, for mer Provisional President of Mexico and holder of other important posi tions, and Guillermo Dc Landa, for mer Governor of tho Federal District in Mexico, are in Biarritz. France. Scarcely any one outside the family knew of the seriousness of (?en. Diaz's illness or that he was in Paris. The end sectus to have been brought about by failure of the heart, weakened by an attack of grip hist year. This illness loft the aged exile blind. Nevertheless, he walked daily last spring in the Bois de Boulogne, which he loved because it resembled the Chapultepec in Mexico City. Ile had been hoping to go to Biarritz shortly, but illness prevented. Cen. Diaz lived here in simplicity, occupying a modest apartment. in striking contrast to the groat houses maintained by friends who left Mexico with him. Master of Mexico 3ft* Years. The letter with which den. Por firio Diaz announced, on May 25th, I'a I 1. his resignation from the Presi dency of Mexico, after having been master of the country for Ita years, gives in his own words an interesting glimpse of his remarkable career. It re ids: .'Sir: The Mexican people who gen erously have covered me with honors, who proclaimed me as their leader during the international war, who patriotically assisted me in all works undertaken to develop industry and the commerce of the republic, estab lish its credit, gain for it tho respect of the world and obtain for it an honorable position in the concert of mitions that same people, sir, have revolted in armed military bands, stating that my presence In tho exer cise of the supreme executive power is the cause ol' this insurrection. "I do not know of any fact imput able to me which would have caused this soidal phenomenon, but permit ting, though not admitting, that I may he unwittingly culpable, such ti possibility makes me the least able to reason out and decide my own culpability. Therefore, respecting as I have always respected -the will of t he people, and In accordance with Article si2 of the Federal Constitu tion, I come before the supreme rep resentatives Of the nation in order to resign, unreservedly, the office Of Constitutional President of Hie re public with which the national vote honored me, which I do with the more reason since, in order to con tinue In office it would be necessary to shed Mexican blood, endangering the credit of the country, dissipating its wealth, exhausting its resources and exposing its policy to interna tional complications. "I hope, gentlemen, thal when the passions which are Inherent lo all revolutions have been calmed, a more conscientious and just study will bring out in the national mind a cor rect judgment, which, when I die. I may carry graven on my soul as a just estimate of the life which I have devoted and will devoto to my coun I ry men." Diaz Overthrown Ly Madero, The revolution led hy Gen. Fran cisco I. Madero. Jr., had brought about the .med President's reported pledge carly in I !? I I to resign his office in a bargain for peace, hut on May 24, the day on which the resig nation was expel led, it was liol forth coming, Riots occurred thal day itt Mexico City, during which many per sons were killed. The national pal ace was stormed by mobs shouting "Viva Madero," and demanding to know why Diaz did not resign. The next day he read his letter of resig nation to me Chamber of Deputies. A large majority voted aye; the other legislators rose and bowed their affirmation as their names were called. The minister of foreign affairs, Francisco Leon de la Barra, was Im mediately (diesen Provisional Presi dent, and Dlnz, of whom for 30 years all Mexico had stood in awe. left the capital, secretly, the next day, to em bark at Vera Cruz for Europe. Since then he had lived virtually an exile in Paris and other European cities, a silent observer of still more trouble some times in the land he had long ruled. The views Con. Diaz held of those subsequent happenings were roportod mainly by rumor. He authorized but few Interviews, and those in the main were those of an old man grieved over his own misfortunes and those of Mexico. Ile longed to sec peace P. ?. DOYLE DIES IN GEORGIA. Was Well Known in Oconee, Having Many Relatives Here. (Royston, Ga., Record, Juno 30.) After an illness of several weeks, P. B. Doyle died at his home on Hart well street Saturday afternoon last at 4.12 o'clock, at tho ago of (52. His death brought sadness to all Royston, (hough it had been expected for seve ral days. Mr. Doyle had been a citizen of Royston for about eight years, com ing here from Howersvillo, and was well and favorably known hy the peo ple of the entire community, having been very prominent In Royston's business affairs for tho past several years. For 30 years ho had repre sented one of the loading cotton linns in the country, and had also repre sented H. Ober & Sons in Hie fertil izer market for many years, and these people, like the people of this entire section of tho country, had ab solute confidence in him. He was fair and honest in his every business deal with his fellowman, and no citi zen of Royston can lay (daim lo a lar ger circle of friends than could the deceased. Ho was a member of the Methodist church, a member of the Masonic order and of the Odd Fel lows. Ile was a man who united sound sense with strong convie ions, and a candid, outspoken temper. Ile was not disposed to worry about mat ters that could be bettered in other ways. He was a devoted husband, a kind and Indulgent fat her. and to his friends the soul of fellowship: and though he ls gone, his record has been made and will romain with ns a lasting treasure. His (dearness of intellect remained with him to the last, ami his last words wore expres sive ol' peace in Hod and a willing ness to depart and be at rest with Him. At tho time of his death Mr. Doyle was chairman of the board of educa tion, had in the past served the town as mayor and in other ways, always representing the town with both eredit io himself and the citizenry a useful citizen, and one whose place will ho extremely hard to fill. The funeral services were con ducted Sunday afternoon at the resi dence of the deceased, by his pastor. Rev. F. H. Cantrell, after which the body was taken in charge by his bro ther Masons and laid to resl in the Royston cemetery with the usual honors of the lodge. Mr. Doyle leaves a wife and five children to mourn his death. The children aro: Mrs. J. F. Harnes. Mrs. Iv A. Carnes, J. C. Doyle and Miss Ruth Doyle, of Royston, and Edward Doyle, of Shiloh. Among those I"rom out of town who attended tho funeral wore W. E. and .). ll. Doyle, Texas, brothers of the deceased; Mrs. H. F. Alexander, a sister, of Seneca, S. C.; Mr. and Mrs. J. ll. Thompson, Atlanta: Mr. and Mrs. George Richard and Misses Vesta and Mary Leo McCurry, Hart well. > re-established, and was often quoted as having urged the now former President Huerta to quit to prevent a foreign war. He was repeatedly re ported on the point of returning to Mexico, but ho denied that he ever would, unless Mexico was drawn into war with tho United States, or unless it was for him to die in his native land. Indian bl.I in Diaz Veins. Gen. Diaz was born in 1830. His family were of old Spanish stock, with an infusion of Indian blood. Left fatherless at the age of 3, he was educated at the expense of the Bishop of Caxaca with the intention of becoming a priest, but he eventu ally turned to law, and then, at the outbreak of the war with tho United Statt>s. returned to a military career. He served throughout that struggle in a militia company which he helped organize, and after ponce was de clared he made a special study of military science. He and one other were the only two in the country who dared openly oppose the contin uation of Santa Anna's dictatorship. His execution was ordered, bu he escaped and joined Herrera's revolt. He speedily made a reputation as a soldier, and as a brigadier general he was tho chief thorn in the side of the French force's, when, taking advant age of tli?? civil war in tho United Slates, they attempted lo place Arch duke Maximilian of Austria on tho throne of a Mexican empire. Diaz hnrrassed the enemy constantly, and in Juno, lSt',7, captured Mexico City with his forces. On the re-establish ment of the republic he was unsuc cessful ns a candidate for President, but in 1S77 ho was elected to fill the unexpired term of tho fugitive Presi dent, Lerdo. His last and eighth eleel lon was in July. I 0 l 0. To Diaz was given credit for the advance Of Mexico to the status of a stable, progressive and prosperous government, although the autocratic methods he employed were widely erl I hised. Huerta Affected by Diaz Dentli. Fl Paso. Texas, July 2. Cen. Vic toriano Huerta, selected by Porfirio Diaz to command the guard that es corted him from Iiis capital lo Vera Cruz when he left Mexico, sent this message of condolence to-night to Mrs. Diaz: "My family, those sons of Mexico who are about nie, and I lamont tin news published in tho papers to-day. The death of President Diaz has re moved one of the greatest men the republic has produced." Huerta appeared deeply affected. Ho was the last man to order fired a national salute lo Diaz and the offi cial playing of the national hymn. These orders were given nt Vera Cruz when Diaz went aboard the steamer Ypiranga. Earlier in tho day he and Diaz had embraced each other in the presonee of tho troops and Diaz assured Huerta that while he could seo little that was bright In the future, the hojie of Mexico rested on the national army. Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, OROVK'8 TASTELESS chill TONIC, drive? oat Malarla.en.icbeatheblood.ntidbulldauptbe?'/?* tem. A true tonic. For adult? and children. SC? WHEN 1>UST GOES "BANG. Som? Domestic Commodities as Ex plosive as Gunpowder. ( Pearson's Weekly. ) Many mysterious explosions whiet at one time battled the Ingenuity ol our keenest detectives bave been re cently explained by the cold, method ira! researches of our chemists, who it will be remembered, also warnet the government not to let German] have cotton to manufacture gun-cot ton. The men of science have not been able to wipe out the miseries thal have been caused to the thousands of persons who have been convicted or condemned of arson, and othei similar crimes, without a cause, bul they have c? .ta'' o succeeded ir teaching the police to he very care ful before they blame any house holder or manufacturer or servant for an explosion. And the key to their researches has always been the same-dust. How many cooks, for example, re aliza- that the ordinary every-day flour they use in their kitchens is one of the most dangerous of explosives? Recent calculations show that the contents of a 25-pound sack of flour mixed willi 1,000 cubic feet of air, will, if ignited, throw a mass of iron weighing one ton 1 ."> miles through the air. Indeed, many disastrous explosions have occurred In big flour mills from Ibis cause, wrecking huge buildings and causing heavy loss of life. Unhappily flour is not the only do mestic commodity that is as danger ous In its destructive effects as gunpowder, and hourly threatens our homes with red ruin. Every now and then a sweet factory gets blown up in spile of the vigilance of the government inspectors, the watch fulness of the insurance companies, and the zeal of its foremen. Such an explosion occurred not long ago in Boston. It originated in a room where marsha mallows were being made. These sweets are coated with finely pulverized sugar, and the hot and dry air on a summer's day laden with sugar dust, with the re sult thal the mixture Ignited, a lot of workers were injured, and many Of the buildings were set on fire. lt is nothing new to hear also of explosions of starch In starch mills and of the rice in rice mills, and in each instance the blame is to lie at tributed to the innocent-looking com modities, and not to the malice or carelessness of the employees. Oat meal, too, has been known to go off with dire results, and a great break fast commodity mill not long ago was sent en bloc heavenwards owing to some maize dust getting mixed with air. Spice dust in spice mills bas wrought similar damage, and all lin oleum is now ma nu fact tired under special precautions against fire be cause sad experience has shown bow easily cork dust and the cement used in linoleum manufacture will ignite, or ever take fire of their own accord, Soap is another domestic suspect, Il has oven set fire to a ship in the mouth of the Thames. Only a few years ago there was a groat explosion in a soap factory enggaed in the pro duction of a finely powdered soap, .'Some enemy hath done this thing!' mutered the proprietor, but as a mat ter of fact he and thc detectives whc hunted for criminals wer?- for months on the wrong scent. "Soap is fat, and therefore combustible," the .chemists reminded him, "Your soai powder was dry, and so it got freely distributed through the air, when it exploded with more violence and greater heat than flour or starch.' Zinc has boen known to cause ex plosions. The story is often told how a workman was once handling n quantity of finely worked metallic zinc when be got a spell of laziness, and. to save further trouble, threw ft shovelful into a flaming furnace There was a terrific explosion. The blade of his shovel was driven inte the roof of tho building, and he got half killed. Malt mills are also not immune from perils of exp! don. In fact, detectives nowadays, .?lion they ari faced with explosions, the origin ol which they cannot fathom, aro alway? Instructed by their superiors to re member human agency may not bc the cause, hut-dust. Card of Thanks. Editor Keowee Courier: Please al low me space in your columns to ox press my heartfelt thanks to the good l>eop > of this community for thc kindness and sympathy shown me during the sickness and death of my clear wife. May God's richest bless ing rest upon thorn as I humbly sub mit to Hl8 will. T. B. Ables. Westminster, R. F. D. jtfo. 3. Spending Money at Hernie. 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BIA K ItlBUE RAILWAY-HMTWBEN HELTON AND WALHALLA. rime Table No. 17.-EtVeetive I2.0I A. M., July I, 11)15. EAST-ROUND ?l: Et ?s. u ?J CJ ! iii /: ?-> r* .S - ?CH ICM S si EA8TBOUND IiCave Walhalla. Loa ve West Union. L*ave Seneca. L?ave Jordania . Llave Adams's Crossin;;. Ltave Cherry's Crossing. Ljavo Pendleton. L4ave Autun. Lw?.e Sandy Springs. Leave Denver. Leave West Anderson. Leave Anderson (Passenger Depot) Leave Anderson (Freight Depot) . . Leave Erskine's Siding. Arrive Belton. M.I P. 401 3, 45 3 or. 3 os j 3 241 'J tm ?3 II 27 39 ?17 SO 55 1 Of 15 17 33 j 4 fi I .07 .15 .18 .24 . 3 S . 4 3 . 4 6 M. ! A.M. P. 1 0111 . 4 o ; 6 15 11.46 0 33 1.15 35| 1.17 1.31 1 .33 1.45 I . 53 1 . 56 2 .01 2.13 2 . IS I ? .2 efl 'S MW M. . 151 .20; . 531 . 55 . 0<) . I 1 . 23 . 31 .34 . 39 .61 . 5 (J X UM BER OP TRAIN. WESTBOUND Leave Belton. Leave Erskine's Siding. I.rcave Anderson (Freight Depot) . . . Leave Anderson (Passenger Depot) . Leave West Anderson. Leave Denver . Ix>ave Sandy Springs. Leave Autun. Leave Pendleton. I/cave Cherry's Crossing. Leave Adams's Crossing. I/?avo Jordania. Lenve Seneca . . Leave Wost Union., Arrive Walhalla. NUMBER OP TRAIN. 12 I IO I 24 :to A.M. 5 . 30 6. 35 30 33 57 11 ! 17 29 33 41 (Mi I 5 I 7 3 6 46 \ M. I A 5. 2511 1 5.35 Tl 5 . "> 0 ? 11 5.52 ll 5. 5711 1 ti. 10?12 15 12 17112 24 12 3 4 j 1 2 3i; 12 6 .51 l 2 6.53 i 7.11! 1 7.25| 1 Ul* .M. I . 22| .34, .IN . 50 . 57 .10| .15 1 S 2(? 36 3?l 5 7 15 3 3 42 A.M. P. M. 0 5 IO 2 3 2 8 3 1 ;r.i 1 ii 5 I 07 j io| 281 35 ...10.13 .05 12. 25 . 1 0 j 12.33 23; 1 2 . L'S . 3 1 . 39 . IP or, I 3 0 50 3 01 05 17 3 3 3 7 01 I 5 1 5 2 3 !) 20 ~~> Flag Stations: Anderson (Freight Depot), West Anderson, Denver, Snndy Springs, A'.tun, Cherry's Crossing. Adams's Crossing, Jordania. Steam trains will stop at following flag stations to take on and let off passengers: W?'?ch, Toxaway, Phlnney'a, James. J. R. ANDERSON. Superintendent. 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Has Helped Thousands. ,", estimated at $100,000,000 or more annually, is helng spent this year in the United States. Secretary Lane's statement is based on reports show ing unprecedented Interest in the national parks, ?vldenced by a great increaee In visitors. After a woman has told n third of the story man can guess the rest. Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days Your druggist will refund money U PAZO OINTMENT falls to cure ?ny caae of Itching. Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Pile? ln6to Mdnya The first application gives Sase and Rest. SOC* IIIS WOUND PROVES FATAL. Slayer <>f chief of Police Holcombe Tiles in Greenville. Greenville, July 1 - Walter White, the man who fatally wounded the Inte chief of police, J. R. Holcombe, died ?his morning at the city hospi tal, as a result of a wound inflicted hy Police Sergeant Cooksy. White's condition was not considered serious until he was informed of the chief's death, which was on the last day of May. Since that time lie has refused to take nourishment which his sys tem required. The doctor who per formed the autopsy stated that the wound caused his death, though tho lack of nourishment brought on in animation which was a contributing factor lo his demise. White was 39 years of age. lt was on May I 1 that White caused a disturbance in Carolina mill village. The police went to his house and sought to Induce him to surrender. He was then alleged to have been insane. White fired on the ?Ulcers, wounding Policeman Bridges and Chief Holcombe, tho lat ter dying some days later. Bridges is now completely recovered. Ser geant Cooksey rushed into the house where White was concealed and fired one shot Into his 1 ody, the ball shattering the thigh bone within an inch or two of the hip. The coroner's jury rendered a ver dict this afternoon to the effect, that White came to his death as the re sult ol' a wound inflicted hy A. Cooksy. Invalid Woman Suicides. Spnrlanburg. .Inly 1. Miss Carrin West, aged IO, a well known woman of Spartanburg, committed suicide this afternoon by hanging herself with a rope in a closet In her home. The discovery was brought about, by a little negro girl who was in the house and who called in Miss West's brother-in-law. A physician was im mediately called in. At the coro ner's inquest lt was brought out that the deceased was alene at the time. She had been dead over an hour at the time of the discovery. The phy sician stated at the inquest that he. as family physician, had treated thc deceased for several years and that her health had been poor. About ? S months ago she attempted to take her own life by cutting her throat. She was a sister of Chas. D. West, assistant postmaster hore. Five oth er brothers and one sister also sur vive. ty ty ty ty ty -I* ty ty ty ty ty ty PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty ty DIL W. R. CRAIG, ty ty Dental Surgeo-?. ty ty WALHALLA, S. CAROLINA, ty ty - + .J. Ofllce Over C. W. 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