The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, February 19, 1891, Image 4
TII E STRICKEN WEST..
THOUSANDS OF SETTLERS IN DAN
GER OF STARVATION.
*Widespreadl Diitres Auong Settlers in
Western Nebraska-A Succession of Dis
astrous Seasons-A Famino 1,Olt Two
Hundred Miles Wide asaid a 'Th(usaud
Miles Loing.
LINGOLN, NEi. -February 9.-'The
Nebraska Legislature has asked a Feder.
al appropriation of $1,00,000 to prov
ide seed lor the destitute settlers of
Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska and the
Dakotas. That sum indicates the ex
tent of the enlamity which has overtaken
I)ortions of these State as a result of the
drought prevailing over large areas last
season. It is not certain that such a
sum is actually needed, but it is the
estimate put by the Legislature of Ne
braeka upon the wants of the settlers
in the way of seed to enable them to
make a start next season. Wlien x
estimated amounts required to orry ie
ICstitutO through the winiter rI d to IIIp
,)ort them until time for io. oder liar
vest are added to the sum asked from
the General Government, tlie total he
comes enormous and clialleiges the at
tention of the entire colmtry.
But bad as the sitiatioi is inl some
parts of the stricken dil.ricts, aiid severe
as the sufferimg ias been in isolated
.ases, that could not, be quickly reacled
through the regular chamels of relief, a
great deal has been done by tihe States
Interested to meet. the teed of' their un
Jortunates ; and even should Congress
decliie to grant the desired appropria
tion, as it probably will, there is not
much danger that serious results will fol
low.
The region that has suirered so serious
ly from drought is about 150 miles wide
and over 1,000 miles in length. (in the
cast are the rich agricultural latis of'
the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas :tn(I
on the west are the wealthy miniiral
and stock producing States and Terri
tories of the Rocky Mouniain regIon.
If one State were obliged to hear tIe
turden of the crop tailures of the Iast
.wo years in LIhe region mdititated, it
would cause widespread diswster, aid
possibly the baii ' N o'the State
Grovernment. Fortuinatelv% tlie bulrdeni
la!ls upon several States. and, althiougi
miany individuals will lose fIt acI'oumua
tionls of years, aid stifer many priva
tions, it is holed tluat all cases ol ,en
11ne destitution cnn be relieveil withoiit
util IIIpal for' assistanlce either fIom the
F;ederal Goverinent or fhe general pub
lie.
The peolle who are sutilering oi the
'Western prairios are the victims of mI is
placed confidence. Fmr ycars they ihave
reen crowdin- toward the Wes; under
lhe delusioni that a rapid ClUi.e inl the
:limate of' the plains was takiini plae,
and that with the breakiiig of the sol,
the building of' railways, and the phit
lug of trees, Would come an inmedialte
and pernianant increase im fth rainhill.
Twenty live years aigo it was helievil
that agriculturt coul not sicceed I.5
miles west of' the Missouri iver. Iliut
the settlers went levonil flat liuit a1l
prospered. The rainulf 1 id app'e( to
increase. Then they pushed ont farther
and farther anid were blfessedh withi good
crops. The cat tlemnen, who ha<d hoped
to retain (conitrof of' the region ini Westernu
Kansas andi Nebraska, insistedl that
aigriculture couild not he success fuly cam'
:'iedl on hbetwieeni the Iih mef isriihan atu
the mountains. But they were no t
needed, because t hey wvere intferestecd
piarties and could reasonaly be suppolised(
exaggerating thle aridlity of' thle re i'mn
which they desired to hohI for I heir own
use.
Soomi after I1880 a iiinhei' ' mailroi'ls
hegan buildhng fr'omi fthe \l issouri i i ve'r
to the miountfains, and in a few years
mour or live new roads hadl( b(ceencn
struicted1. 1t was noticedl that thme sil
wvas good ne(arly all the way, amid the
rainfall w~as abiundantf . TIhe laud seePined"
ready for civiimzat ion. Il'tly thiiough
tIhe efl'orts of' time railroads amidl par'tly' on1
account of the treinendous aiimit ati
immigratioin into the whole West, the s('t
tiers began to crowd toward the semi-aridl
strip, about 200 miles wide. anid extend-,
ing, parallel with the lioc'ky Montains
Icir over 1,00(0 miles. Their confidence
was increasedi by the steady prosperity of
tl.e peop)le who had settfed on the
borders of' the district that was a o long
hieldl in question. From 1 8-1 until I1887
the Govenment land oflices all over the
Western plains were besieged byv ap
plicants for homesteads and lands suita
')le for entry under the timber-eulture
law. People wvith scarcely the means
to reach the landI. andI ini sonme cases
wvithout enough h; nay the small entry
fees required by the Government rushed
oni to tihe new aumnd utried soil amnd be
gan the struggle for existence.
For two or three seasoins there was
plenty of' rainfall, and it, was proclaimed
that the "rain belt" had been carrIed
westward unt'l the arid plams had entire
ly dlisappeared andt the soil could be
cultivated every foot of' the long 500
miles between the Missouri Rliver and
the Rocky Mountaims. This theory
was widely heralded and so genierally
believed that before the close of 1 888
ahere was hut little (desirable lanid in
Western Kansas and Nebraska and
Eastern Colorado that hiad not, been
settled uponi by men whose sole capital
was muscle andl enermgy.
N ines '({87, owev.er, the rainfull on
the newv 'rain 'It"' hans been fickle and
insuflicient. Crops have beeni total 01'
partial failures for' two, and. in some
pilaces, for three seasonis. TIhousands
of settlers have left lastern Color'adca
aind W estern Kansas and Nehraska, and
many of' thlosc remaining canmnot. hope) to
stay and hold their claimis without hielp.
Tihe census shows thait Kansas has dIe
creased in population sin1ce 1888, large
ly on accounit of the emnigration f roma the
counties on the extreme west.
If Nebraska, which has asked thme Fed-.
eral approp)riatlin, is in worse condition
than the States aroundt her, it, is because
she has at present a larger population
in the counties in which agricultur'e is
as yet an experiment, Crops were a
failure mn Wes tern Kansas in 1888 and
the two following seasons, while it was
reserved for Nebr'aska to ha ve a piartial
fallure in the western counties ain 18K9,
and a total failure in 1890. Emigration
had hardfly commenced, thierefore, when
the disast,rous season of' 1 890 brought
the people of a dozen of the border coun
ties face to face with famine.
The drought .of 1890 was general all
over the West, and Nebraska raised but
a half cro p.of corn, on an average, tak
ing the whole State in to consideration.
But plces were so much bettesi than on
th preceding year that the valre of the
-hal crop, according to the statistics fur
nished by theState bureau, was $1,014,
187 greater than the whole of the phe
noss)gl 1889. ,The Alnanicial
y~ pwuwwggenerally has con'
Lributed to ma11ke tiet Umes exceedingly
Alose, but in the greaft part of the
State tle peoplet are ft1v prosperous,
and are willing to (10 what Lhy can to
relieve the ditt ress on d IvrontIr, fiiof her
by a general tax, or by b1I-ividuat con
Lein )tion,i
in October a conniiinsioi wiV, )I*r't
iz(ed by tihe Stttu ollicvrers i n<piC ino.
tilie destitutionl and se r i r,1!i1elitef' rom
pri.vate pal rties. It, w o. u6nd that a1
total Crop failure inl a dozenV11 cOlniit,
would Make it necessary to sipply sonie
20,000 people with aid it tihey were to
remkin on their ionieseali tilirough the
winter. A gveneral -i lpeal was seit out
to the people of Nebramlka, aitd the res
ponse was gelierous anl ilmnediate.
This comnissioil distributed during the
two 11)11this 1ollowinu-g its orlanization
Food, fuel anid clothing to tle valte of
,01 all contribilted by tie people
of' the central and easterin parts of the
State. 'Ie iF -'arrnicers' Alliance also
sent out _-oods to the value of about $5.
0tH, mid it is estiilated that direct gilIts
seat with1ouit tle assist aice ot the coim
mission amouted to * 1.5,000 more.
m (n' of the first acts of the ilegislature
UMill a.SCli nill inl the first week in lai
tukry was to a1gree to vote pullic moniey
t Oh relict of the destitute, and uponl
the credit thlis scred the comlnissiMn
Ias prciirbased athl Forwarded provisions
to the value of $1 5,00(). This nakes :a
total of over $100,000 that, has been ex
pended ultp to date, A bill appropriat
mng 2110,000 for the same purpose h:1s
been anrecd upon by bothl'brniches oI
tle I cgislature, and14 will soon 1hecome a
I aw. P'rov .ol v will ;dm, be inade Ior
appropria tinl- additionll1 amt tiunts it'leell
ed.
The lev L,. 1'. 1,uhluen. stcrt:ry o'
the reliel' co mnisslon a1i1d -cleie'llIII.
trihutIn-g a'_,ent, m1ahes thik slawent
for pubi1licntion at the re(Itiv-st 10' the
Post : "We :ire rlievin al-.0 preset
calls Frmll thir(Y-1,0111 t-muilltics, butl (W
cOlvse this dlots jimt ll f llt all Il
llvopl' 'Ilt hi e hw-ivc it- :c re d tf l t11e.
1)fn (he x illie !I-olfvir lIhir art. 'iii
parativcl.vh- who4 or -,(- alfinla wi(lh
oiut hell whlv into, , lic' (.1011fies we fiild
o l.v .1 liillik helt' alld t(h-re lit ir. 1.
servIlg 441 :ista . (The railroads
havet 4.11'ered It've (r;allsportaittoll to |a1l
111c11 \ ,\' \\1i ll i to , :' \Vlw ay ;ill find
wf'rk, tilid thiwre i: a (4eili;iild ihi0 men inl
Ihv clal m's :1 Wyvilming that has 1ti
Yet. btee hilly suppliel. We have the
tltiles id, . 0 11c4qpe on oln. books
whIo havo b-en hiellw-A. No worthyv ap
plicais have vet been refusetd ad, and
'11itho .!ll we( havo 1,_evlts tr l-.c lilv_, m-1.r
tlie droul..-ht r -ion ll .(.the i111e, wvi' Iilw
o, 11(o caSC,; 4) distress that we lavi. Ill
r'clieved or c:t1ot r('lieve illitledi;:lteiY.
coilliiI' ill tIl ) I l \\'u. t h avity ta t i 0; l
teia,1 ( rily, :fli 1141 Ow i. wvho -eti11ah .rv
11141'1-. 11I iiiti-, It) "vt -wu:d fI".- the s kii
lialinillediah.;s isalt
"Tr ag a hrvv reionl inl WVIst aund
Northwest N i-br: the c;ttImllei are
VV Y aia 'r l ks, il Ilt Nv !liAis 11.h;1,
11)ithin'. 1h u l j vivl the la il '*s to
(e'il theill ifo iit ill alloth 4 iio l,
claimin . that th 4 hand is uiexcept
a a. Ciattlot-!e 111u1 the1 SHtIlers; wanlt
o Irt a i Tiy have fAit t the
1)1i41 Wil4 thll- I 'iit a and -iti. 111la t. .111d
thlli. L .w what. Ot il wvill d() ta 'ar
lavor.hi,4, con tin. ..\nd ,1 v v
tit 'l 'e d . i 1 I'the will w it i the
hilsd 1iuI!110- teroi. l'ibll l Oilve I
wI44 !i.e 41 tVihat 4144, '. )) a 'L t' w tor
the ea tween ag;erti. h! is:c'
t'A .ecVit snowe tat 11r in ht)l bies .rf
I 1ie stoe: wd\ . T.high wit ;uS414,4.ll
/.tilri :ii, andtnl y bii . l)(foe 114'nIils
w'dl intab41 liL di sck,l:uis tratien
Illi e' a ,:olt illi msiy 1 h b: oodple n < I
I es0th 1o1'.?h Werle woth ninio (t 11,1)4)0
lies nwsttut thee:. hible harobee
bleisee.n( whebiht. touand proen
p111n1 oI roabte.poed fhssls
T'iate aoth Ab th is atowter th
ptblac ien retatrd ta the liabilities ofh
tstore woul teago ,ight ad .flida.ts
.illinteiast sttniht, itfore had he-ed
an to4 elldn o his st(ck tha thathe
IIae now statel that he liaiie are the
gween seven tand leihadt thousand dot
Tat is aboctl that i knownl lik toe
tubli ' in r gard tolt of liblte ofthie
aslone evienc fraf fraud t hat themmer
mant hadei soldat thal t hi hd Iis riIoIdth
goodis nai'iat h a bar ct.housand l
fars in his apockthat e ud latIsi to
toseeny f) h thenst hoI'. Aote
'v idene rnad ws t.heo ot I thetohds
Meatpracerimhera alkyearoundtw
ago. lie hiad a falir etducat ion and,. I
tink, at tended the N orinal ('ofllege at
Nashv lIlt' a session or1 two, lie is niow
married('4 andI has t wo chiiIren. Several
yte:;.- ago lit applifed for licen'ise
tr 'i(na(h in th li' ethodist ('lhurch
an! heit wats rece'tived't as a licen41
t ti' and assignet to Cher'okee ci rcuIt
in thiis counuty. lit' soon began to
Itea;chi school and1( trave uip preathinug,
and4 hiis lic'ense hais I apsed , tilnless lhe
ha s hid Iit'enewedt froim vesri t) Vear11.
IeIt is a rteady talkter on th'e stlnp, andt
knows wt'll how to appeal to the peo
jIe. It was 14y his spleeche's that he wias
elected - )1 bsiness5 agenIit of It' ('oun1ty
All iict. TheI farmers beievted that. a
luan whio ('ould talk so) we'll anid detail
atll t hiir hiardIsh ips was the very mani
t) lead Item0 iut, (of the~ w ilderuness inito
the p'ouuIie I Itlid, wher monopoilists151,
iniiddlec men, specuiilators, batnikers and
poti ianms would h n eer he' Iheard 01'.
IIe tmuiado funIiy p icturens for Iihem,
showIng that thle days of the old-ti111ne
m ierch'anut we tre nouinibired and thLI&at thle
AlI lice, 'xclinges wi01 o (bt) doi the busi
ness of t lie wihole countlLry. iIe hiat noll
elxperienlce wvhatev'er in thet miere'autilei
bufsintess, andi his ('lerkis knew but, litt .
it was to be e'xpectei that failure
woul comeo.
T1he matin (I uestlin has not been(1
totuchedt yet, which is the liability of'I
the County Alliance in thui matter-'.
T1he e'xeciutive' commlui tte4e is watchinlg
the proceedtie rs closely andt ill be
ready' for a dtelencei it they arte suied.
News and ('ourier.
YIet lmo of tho in ;tilr.
RAi'1 i CITY, S, ]),, F.eb. 9,_-'lThe
lizzard worecitself'out during last niight,
and with fute weather and the arrival of'
ranchers and stages fr.om otuthying points,
reports of Its casualties are coming in.
A man and womni, supposed to) he a
school teacher and a driver, wha started
for Elk Creek at 3 P. 3i1. on Satturday,
were found four miles from the city
frozen to deoath., All the roads are
blocked. Few peCople ve1IUred abroad
on Saturday and Sunday, andl the two
bodteo found are pr~obably the only
deatU, No loss of stock yet reportfd.
ENTOMl ID AlIVE.
THRILLING SITUATION OF THREE
MINERS IN A COAL MINE.
ilCucued II ::a Alnot, iNausicatAd Condl
iolt rilrauThellr Ot) Iltidre4l anld I"if
14ent Illouia-s' itnmrimoa%ent-i,wo of
Imlm Go Cuany. Si
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WVILL,KsESDAIME'-, PA., Feb., 9.-In1- e(
te'e JOV antd excitement preVailk in the b:
little luifilet of Urand Tuunel this morn-ml
ing over tle rescue there of the en- t(
tombed imiiiiers imprisoned by water A
ru-shing, into the ganz%ways and breasts
of thle sus(Iluchaitmlahl Compan1tty's col- hl
liery at that place oil Wednesday of last
week. After firing tle blast, since the 1
ien were lost, experienced milers de- k
clared their resecealive an impossibility S
and they were practically given up al
tle whole commuity vas in mourning i
over their sti)posed sati fate. The '
names of lthe mIen were Michael Shel
hank, William Craget, and John Rineer, I
all well kinowin minerslll. h'lev Wero v
f6tun(I alive il Ltie upper workings near c
tile outcrop, the water beintig unable to si
reach theml after they managed to get o
mut of its way when it was rushing I
thiouglh IIe mine. 'lie company's em- b
ploees had e.xhausted every effort to ii
get, the water out, and lby pressing into 1.
seivice maumoth pumps werc aile to a
lower t(e water sutllicientlv to let the e
rescuing party in this morninI. I'he
m1ent Were thiid in an almost exhausted
ciliition frmli t,heir one hundred and
lilt y hIurs' imlprisoinmeit. It will re
oliire cart, to bring them through. Their it
sulferiaigs lave been intense but they a
w(re huoyed by the hope of being res- tc
eII, and the outcrop workings being dc
1airlY well vven.ilated they were able to W
sN11cre eoug pure air to keep them l
illve.
'Tlhe iimmense pumps used to clear tle L
waler from the mundated portion were t,
U
run1i to their utm .4 cap-lcity and duriny t1
hast night tle water receded very much.
Whun e sulicieintly low this Iorning a
raft was constructed and on this a res- ha
puin arty mn1:iiaged to get through t(e te
angways. At a point in the vein wheire i
Ilie coal had a pitch of -10 degrees, tihe of
raft was turned into a cr:Ass headin, and
tlie mIen were found up above the (water, a
N11iting on(it cross tiibher whither they had m
r1nc immediat(lv after they discovered n
thA water comin mit upon them oi Wed- 01
aiv. l. e they I md advanced
mliany steps water was lp to their Iecks 1
M11l ie wre carrid along by its force. ti
Ieing, aware ol'the pi1tch in tle vein they C
lappily selected the only point inl th e
VOC;in's where they could have gone in
ufIey and p-rched themliselves (Ii tle li
;mhe" hih above the Ilood.
Ileir onl lamp lasted three hours, W
mid Irwm about (; o'clock Wednesday of
hey Aat on this timber in total darkness wi
vithout a miorsel to eat uitil their rescue W
his mllornin.g. Two of' them became '
'razed at timos and with the greatest w
llictillY their sille companion man- a
2(.41 to ke(p tliei from leaving the cross
eading during t(e long weary hours It
that inter'veeled. ieir posititi was, i
-ond a il ds irition andl but for (lie
k:niowh-'dge that their liberated coim- Ii:
havel given up ini despair. Inttense ex- S(
r iiment previails and 1I ('e1company13 is N
pra':isa'ed41 on every h and for thieexhaaustive to
mea 'ure's the~y toaok to4 rencue thle uanlor- (':
Luna:ite men .A
The4 stor of'' 4 the escape of' (lie miniers tei
iLa remnaikab le one'. Aflter they had ur
'ached a poinit of comupara:tive safety sil
runefl oo i (ii t1411hey fouind Ilit only a
leader piece of w<aaad servead to keep dle
aak Itins of loose coal, that had fallen e
it th(le mioiith or head Ot (lie cross cult, an
V len they~ found thie inclinedl cut in (lie nu
(in anid climibed upa its almiuost perpen- e'x
iculari piassage (hey managed to press
ilo serica,e a pie1ce (of loose timber which to
icy had11 picked up in their hasty retreat, pd
uid tis they pilacedl across (lie opening gj
i e tunneil , and, alter getting it safely esi
:adged, climbed upon it fori seats. The ha
ieii (lien foundia that their feet ret ted in ca
lie wauter blow them, but soon atter dle- ani
crminied from (lie gurgling sonndui that it th
ad gained (lie highest altitudLe it, couilod- w
There they were sitting oni a slender on
>iece of timber three inches wide for ine
>ver' four adays. Behind them was an i
mmiuenise body of' coal held in place by li,
t small "'prog,'' and1 fearing to dislodge ro
, (lie mn danredl not even rest agaIust it. ly
By 'hiangiing (lie oil in their lamps and1( fe
'conioizmiig they were eniabled to keep
ih t a few houriis, but this suppliiy had an lni
'na, and afler a short time they were thi
omiipellead to) sit, in absolute darkness M
vithI hard!ly enough iroom' to hold1( them- ro
elves in an upright piositioni. J1olin I Ii- r*e
i43er, thie most experiencedl of (lie miners, tu
uiii an employee of' many years ini (lie 10
'olliery, was ah!e to keelp his head In nc
hi'r long imuprisonmlent, but both1 Crn- an
et( andi Shielhank at times became c'razed-. in
'raget Imagined lie saw a mine cnr and
umpedWa dowin into the water to run to'
topu it. 11 e was rescued and got, back
mt thle perch by liineer. Shelbank wasl
nor)ie easily mnaugedl although lie was ti
othbaomg considerabaly. Wednesday night, R
fassed atnd 'Thursda v camie. anal then thle y.e
inet lost, traick of' fime- mn
'Thie first, welcome sound( reacing Ji
heir ears was (lie "p.uink'' of' the pump, el
mnd (lien thie men kn -.w thant active work : \
ima commtuenlcedl i>wards their rescue.' hi
hI t while this welcome sounda reached1 m
lheu'ir eas the mi im were almoiist over- of
:01me4 by the dIread ed sounid of (lhe work- T4
nig of coal and 11 loose lparticles hieldl "
in check brehind thema. TheI creaking
<oundia showed thant the coal was beconm- e
ng loosened mdii every moment they
'xpecltedU( a sI'de of' coal which wouldl 3
-nivelopa thieni and1 carry them into thle o
ower' part of' thle cross5 hieadini. By s~
riadual ly thiaowing away (lie loosened 1I
~iec'es t lacy kept thie opeing clear and te
;'> Ihnger'ed and waitead, listening to (lie r(
m(ands41 af woarking of the rescuing p)artyv.T
A nda wh'ile they sat thiere in the cold they
-ubbedaC( oine aniotheri, and adopted eycry
niethiod they couild con(ecive to keelp bi
varm.t1 Th''e first coimmunicationi withp
lie impi'isonedl men was had at 3 o'clock vi
his maoring, and at 5 o'clock the water pa
iad lowered so they could be taken out nm
>nc by one on a raft. They were di
virtiappe ini blankets and given w~arm dl
inilk as their first refreshment and (lien ii
-arried home. They will have to live a.
'i beef' tea f'or a few day13s, but will thien rl
Je all right, i
hiihop Ncwman llenouced. "I
N i.:w OluimAr~s. Feb. 9.-At the Afri- ri
(aXehoitCnferonce at Tanglpa- ki
ioa yesterdy Biho Grant main i
upuar'e attack on Bishop1 Neowmian of J.
t he Methodist Episcopal Church wvho Al
recently gave publicity to the charge or
that great immorality existed among tl
the colored clergy. Bishop Grant pro-- tc
flounced the charge unfounded and de- ei
flounced Bishop Newman for bearing pl
false witness. U
STAVING OFF FREE SILVER.
lie Evide-vi,l I'-1 i o tohe Hou,se Culi
It&;() Comintle, o.
W Asn 11r ON, -'euruary 5. - A dile
itio) (it o0ivei of the F"airmer.i Stal.t.
liianCes 110w inl Session ill thin city,
3uded by L'residint l'olk, of the Na
onal Alliances, awaited thil opening
I' the hearing of' the lolum coinago
mimitteO thki mnorning. Mr. Polk
ated their ptrpo.se to he to urge
rompt action oi the silver bill by the
mminttee, so that action iitht be had
y thle llouse.
Tlhe ol ditlictilty as to when hearings
iould cease was immediately encoti
!red. Mr. Bland wanted a day fixed.
[r. Vaux thought that nothing should
3 done which would prevent a hear
ig being given to the Philadelphia
1ard of trade iext Wednesday, and
Ir. Bland moved that hearings sholild
muse on that day. The question went
ver for a time, and Mr. James Milli
Bn spoke iv favor of making silver in
ibsidiary coin of propotionate value
> that in the silver dollar.
John A. Forbes, of New York, who
engaged in the China and I ludia trade,
tid he (lid not desire to argue the ques
ion of free coinage, bitt merely to pre
mt some facts as to what he believed
ould result from an increase of the
flue of silver to 1.29. All our ex
ianges in silver-using countries, he
Lid, were governed by the gold value
C silver in London. 'o his mind
:thing would so greatly stimulate
isiess as a rise in silver. 'rhe present
ncertainly, however, was having an
jurious effect. He did not believe
lver would flow here from silver-using
mintries if we opened our mints with
it limit, because currency was always
ie last thing exported. War or some
her such abnormal cause was the
ily thing which would cause this.
Mr. Bland then moved that the hear
igs clo.me on ''iirs;day of next week
id Mr. Walker moved an amendment,
fix 'tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
ty as the regular days of meeting,
ithout any coucliusion as to when
key should close.
This opened up the old fight, and
essrs. Walker and Bland had another
it, the former declarig it of impor
mce th- t there should be a I ill con
deration and a just comprehension of
ie question,even if the report were
it itade at all this session, and the
tter insisting that the House should
givenl anl opportunity to pass onl this
testion in order to meet the demand
the country for action.
.Mr. Williams, seeing that there was
majority against Mr. Bland's motion,
oved a substitute providing for hear
gs to-morrow and the first four days
next week, after which a vote should
taken. lie called attention to the
et, that this would give live hearings,
tIle under Mr. Walker's proposition
ert! would be s'x hearings only from
Iw until withiii less than two weeks
the close of Lhe sessionl.
Onl a yea aid nay vote an amendment
titing meting days to three per
'ek, proposed by Mr. Walker to Mr.
iliats's imotion, was adopted by vote
seven to live, Mr. Wilcox voting
th the free coinage men and 21r.
ickham, the chairman, against them.
velve o'clock having arrived, there
is no opportunity to vote on the
ionded proposition, and by unani
mis conseit the conmiittee adjourned
itil to-inlorrow.
Iome Folks inl Wastingtonl.
WVAsli tN(.iTON. Februtatry 5.-,T. WVil
mii Stokes, p'resident of thle South C'ar'
na State Alliance amid Congrecssnman
eit Stackhirutse are'( htere to reQpresenut
uith Ci(arol itna at thle conmfertence of' the
?ditional Farm'ert'ts' A llianmce. TVhey nre
le joined lhv Mentiior'-elect 1Zrby andu
p Shell. Mr'. Stokes was withI the
ont coina:tLe andl wxeighlts andl meas
to-day I to urge the issage ofl the
veru bill.
lIn -onversation ith y i ourt. corrtesponi
it Mr. Stokes said thiat, the Alliane(C
pets Congress to pass the silver bill
I thie sub-tr'easury bill before adljournl
nit, but lie has no assurances that his
ieetations wiltl be realized.,
Ie saye amt the Alliance is not here
try and intimidate Congress, b)ut sim
to v'oice the sentiments of' nearly
0(0,000 free men and v'oters, whlo hon
ly belheve their constitutionial rights
,e been disregarded in the interest of
iitalists andu monopolists. The Alli
e, says Mr. Stokes, wvill be uinder
influence of no political par'ty, but
Ii maintain an indeplendent attitudle
patisan questions, and( wvork unceas
~ly to advance the principles upon
ich the Alliance is founded, lie be
es the Alliance will make deep im
u(1s into both political parties, especial
in the'South atid West. iIe predicts
-it, a great andI glorious f'utur'e.
Seniator'-ecect lrbiy, ac'comniiiiiedl by
daughter aind Capt, Shell, arrived ini
('city to-tught. Th'le Seniator' and
ss Irby wxillI go to Anntapolis to-muor
v to visit, relat,ives, andI the latter' will
naini ther'e while thie Senator xwill re
n to Washington in thie aftet'noon.,
prCoposes to aittend( (lie conference,
w in p)rog'ress hier'e, of' F"armerc' Alli
cc leader's, and1( may r'emain ini Wtash
;ton twvo (or thr'ee weeks.-News andi(
'I hel Silver Bilt.
W Asti N(iT'ON, F"eb. 7.--Theo caucus of
i' lemecratic members of the Ilouse
liedi f'or to-night at the suggestion of'
'presentative JBlanid of Missouri was
ry slimly attendled, only sixty-one
em bers being presen t. lI epresentative
oimes of' indliana priesidled and( Juan
aird of Louisiana and Wilson of West
irginia actedl as Secretaries. Tihe silvxer
11 was thet sole topic of considleration,
1(d after several resohlts hadl been
fer'ed and(lxx widraxwn the followinig
solution, offeored b)y R ichardisont of
.'nniesee', was utnanimously adopted:
llesolve'd, 'That it is the sense of this
,ucuis that the Senate silver bill, whlich
is referred by the llouse to the Coim
ittee on Coinage, W~eights andt Mea
tres nearly oneo month ago, bieing, ill
ir' opinion, an important public mnea
re (deservin g dute considleration by the
ouse, we ear hestly requ est the commtiit
e to xwhich the same xvas referred to
port it to the H ouise without dlayi~.
hie caucus thent adjourned.
A Fatal Hotter Exp,losion.
SA v'ANNAiI,Ga,Fleb. 9.-A boiler in Ito
irt Gliles' steam sawx mill on thme Ohoo
'e river, three miles south of lleeds
lie, explodied this~ mornuing, killing six
ople, two white anid four colored, Tiheo
ill was a large one and( xxas sawviing or
rts for lumber firms ini this city. TIhe
tauils of the disaster xwas meagre. Thle
e inder the boiler xvas kept "banked"
d( everything wvas t htought to be all
ht when the night xvatchmian was re
vedI by the fireman yesterduay morn
g, but as soon as tihe latter opened the
ajector"' the boiler exploded wvith ter
Ic force, destroying thet building and
lling or wounding every person near
andi setting lire to the debris.
D., Barry, who operates a sawmill at
anassas, on the Savannah andi West
n railway, ten miles from the scene of
e disaster, and who brought the news
this city, said that the noise of the
piosion was heard distinctly at his
ace arid five miles beyond.-Augusta
rantata.
Do You Know now It Feels?
Rheutuatism. Every one has heard
the word. "HoW's your mother ?" "Ohl
she's well except ibr rheumatism.'I
(low cartless the answer is given. Do
V0ou %unw how it feels to have rheti
tatism ? Oh! it's terrible, the swelling
ani the excruciating pain of ankle,
knee, elbo y and shoulder, just as it
each point was a bindle of irritatcd
nerves, each one seemingly bout on
giving more pain th.n other. Laying
awake all night lon;ing for daylight,
aching too severely- to sleep, apply
ing liniment every half hour to tem
porarily relieve the agony. Pray.
ing. cursing, turning, twisting, but
no ease. no comfort. What ii it that
causes rheumalism? Ah, there are a
thousand causes. What is it that cures
rheumatism? Thank God, there is at
least one cure. It is called B. B. B., or
Botanic 1Blood Balm. It has, cured
more cases of rheumatism than any
other known remedy. Try it. )o not
stifTer longer.
J. 11. L-aing, Dawson, Ga., writes: "I
suffered with rheumatism in my shoul
ders and general debility. Five bot
t les B. 13. B. improved my health and
the rheumatism left tte."
,J. P. Davis, Atlanta, Ga (West E ad),
writes: "I consider that 1i. .1. B. has
permanently cured me of rheumatism
and sciatica."
Jacob F. Spencier, Newman, Ga.,
writes: "B. B. B. entirely cured me of
rheumatism in my shoulders. I used
six bottles."
The Cotton Gro, Movement.
NEw Oni:ANS, Feb. 6.-The cotton
crop statement from September 1 to
February 6, inclusive, shows: Port re
ceipts 5,399,049 bales, against 5,072,238
last year; overland to mills and Canada
807,796, against 764,824; interior stock in
excess to September 1, 429,670, against
288,661; Southern mill takings 312,261;,
against 311,840; amount of crop brougfht
into sight during 159 days 6,949,781,
against 6 ,438,263; Northern spinners
takings and Canada 1,500,393 against
1,518,074; stocks at the ports and interi
or towns have fallen during the week
6;2,671, against decrease for the same
time last year of 17,622; they are now
315,648 bales larger than on February 6
of last year; amount of crop brought
into sight for week 195,372, against 187,
689: brought into sight for first six days
of February 135,373, against 144,061 last
year.
A Republican Threat.
WVASIIINOTox, Feb. 7.-The Demo
crats leld a caucus to-night on the sil
ver (Iiestion, and Representative Walk
er is urging upon the Republicans the
advisability of doing the same early
next week.
The Star to-night says it is threatened
by the Iepublicans of the I louse that if
the Senate attach the free coinage
amendment to any appropriation bill,
they will amend it by putting on the
force bill as a rider. If this was done
and the bill sent to the President, it is
said that he would probably sign a con
glonrate bill, taking free coinage rath
er than veto the appropriation bill and
the force bills. ''his may deter the
Democrats from entering upon the plan
of .)uttiig free coinage on an appropri
ation bill.
AlILTON, FLA.
This to certify that I have been af
flicted with Scrofula, or Blood Poison,
tor a number of years. Tho best phy
sicians of Mobile and] this city said
nothing could be done for me. I also
took a large <hIlantit,y of - --, but found
no reliet in anything that I took. My
litabs were a mass15 of ulcers, anid when
I was sent to a physiciani in Mobiile my
entire b)ody was a~ mass of sores. I hadl
given up all hope), and as a last resort
tried l'. P. '. P(Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and P otassinin), and after using four
bottles (smaill size) the sores have en
tirely misappeared, and my general
healthi was never bJetter tihan at the
pre~sent time, and people that know me
thii nk it a wondlerful cure.
I'ianos and Organ4.
N. W. TiwMPr, 134 Main Street, Co
Lumbia, S. C., sells Pianos and Organs,
clirect from factory. No agents' com
missions. T1he celebrated Ciiickering
lPiano. Mathtushek Pilano, celebrated
for its clearness of tone, lightness of
touch and lasting qualities. Mason &
Ilamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
right Pianos, from $225 up. Mason &
11amlin Organs surpassed by none.Ster
ling Organs, $50 up. Every Instrument
gutaranteed for six years. Fifteen days'
trial, expenses both ways, if not satis.
factorv. Sold on Instalments..
TIi Philadelphia Times says Sena
tor D)awes is one of the nicest old ladies
in Cangress, and when ])eacon IIoar re
fers to him as "my distinguished col
league from the old 1Bay State," he feels
is full of imp)ortance as a bantam hen
trying to hatch out a big nest of turkey
e'ggs. __ ___
A complete idreomi St for $16.50
freight paid to your dhepot. Send for
U'atalogue. Address L. F. Padgett,
Augusta, Ga.
COLLE1E FOR W~OMIN,
COIMIBIA, N. C.
Th'iis College and Institute for Women
anld Girls opened October 1 untder auspices
more favorable tihan its most sanguine
friends hoped for. The grounds, buildings,
appointmets and furnishings are unequal
led among boarding schools in the South.
Th'le historic old llampton or Preston place
was bought, the mansion repaired and re
fited, a larger antd finer building construct
ed for thte chapel, domitories and recitation
rooms. A corps of teachers unexcelled in
ability andl experience is now teaching In
the College. From the 1st of January to
1st of February offers a convenient time for
new pupils to enter, who are charged only
from date of entrance. For termes, &c.,
address th resident, the
ICEV. WM. R. ATKINSON,
Columbia, S. C.
Farm Wagons, complete with body etc.
2 3-4 in TIhimble Skin.............. .39.50
3 in 'Thimble skin ............... ....41.00
3% in Thimble Skin.................42.00
One llorse Wagons, $24.50, 128.50 and
128.50. Warranted second to none.
Write for Circulars.
Buggies, Carriages, Roadi Carts, &c., at
10 per cent less than regular prices. Send
for Catalogue. This otfer is for only 30
(days ini order to reduce stock--so ordler at
once.
HOLLER & ANDERSON
BIUGG1Y CO.. IROCK HILLI, S. 0.,
In writing mention this paper.
WAak *w eataia.ue.
A;RycAT OEFER THAT MAY NOT Aot.-i
BBC REPEATED, 80 DO NOT DELAY, f
"STRIRKE WHILETHEC IRON IS HOT."
Write for Catalogue now, and s:ty wilt,
paper you saw this advertisemeit in. -
Remember that I sell everything tha
goes to furnishIng a hone-mauufactur
log some things and buying others in tl
largest possible lots which enables ue to
wipe out all competitiou.
HERE ARE A FEW OF MiY START
LING BARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, fullI
size, 15x17 inch oven, fitted with 21 pieces
of ware, delivered at your own depot,
all freight charges paid by me, for
only Twelve Dollars.
Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Cooking
Range 13x13 inch oven, 18x2f inch top, fit
ted with 21 pieces of ware, for THIR-'
TEEN DOLLARS, and pay the freight to
your depot.
DO NOT PAY TWO PRICHS FOR
YOUR GOODS.
I will send you a nice plush Parlor suit,
walnut frame, either In combination or
banded, the most stylish colors for 33.50,1
to your .iailroad station, freight paid.
I will also sell you t nice Pedrinnos ult
consisting -:f Bureau with glass, 1 hilgh
head Bedstead, 1 Washstand, 1 Centro
table, 4 cane seat chairs, 1 cane seat and
ack rocker all for 16.50, and pay freight
o our depot.
Or I will send you an elegant Bedroom
ult with large glass, full marble top, for
,30 and pay freight.
lWe window shade on snring roller 0 40
legant Jarge walnut 8 day clock, 4.00
alnut lounge, 7.0
Lace curtains per window 1.00
I cannot describe everyt bing In a small
advertisement, but have an Immense store
containing 22,600 feet of floor room, with
ware houses and factory buildings in other
parts of Augusta making in all the lar
gest business of this kind under one man
agement in the Southern States. These
storeiand warehouses are crowded with
the choicest productions of the best facto
ries. My catalogue containing Illustrations
of goods will be mailed if you will kindly
say where you saw this advertisement. 1
pay freight. Address,
L. F. PADGETT,
Proprietor radgett's Furniture, Stove
and Carpet Store,
1110-1112 Broad Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
ping Medicine
FOR TIRED
tyAN AND WOMAN.
P. will purify and vitalize yon
b ck4, ereatA a good appetito and give your
hr.livle sys'ern tone an sirength.
A pronrinent railroad rtperinterident at
Savannah,sufering ivith Vq4tria, Dyop.
and Itieiutnatirn sa' - . . +. ,. ng
P P. ho never felt so well n his lite, and
aIs-is ag If I.. cold ivo ferver, if he could
i.hays gt!t 1.. 1.'
if you aro tired out fit ts 4,- i.asnd
Llos;o coiiflhienieit, take
P. P. P.
If you are oolini Indlf b&-bfajg
an1d out of sorts, takO
P Pil P.
If you' digestive organs need toniag ep,
a PP.P.
If vna iui e wiI,iithr hondachbe, fndfgestlon,
debility and we~ akness, take
P. P. P.
If you sufYer w'ith ret'vong preeti'abon,
nerve unstrnng anid a general lets down
of the systema, tako
P. P. P.
For Bilood Poison, Rthounltattain &erof
urla, 01h1 bores. Malaria, Chronic ePmale
Coinplnts, take
P. P.P.
Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
The best blood purifier in the world.
LIPP'MAN Bit10S., WTholesale Druggists,
Sole Proprietors,
LtPPMAN'S J!LoCKc, Havan.nah, Ga.
LO W:PRICES
WV1LL1UE MADB ON
I'ALBOTT SON'S
ENGINES A ND BOILERS, MPECIAL
ESTIMATrES ON SAW MILLS, C ORiN
MHIL. PLANERS AND MA
CHIINERY UENERALL4Y:
AT BOTTOM FIGURES
V,* C. Badham, Gen. Agt.,
COLRMuRWIA, S, C.
Uuy the Talbott Enigines It Is the best.
COMIPLETE GIMEtEN.
IJ POY T"lE MOST AROnVED
tJplans, with Suction Fan or Spiked
Blelt Seed Cotton Elevator furnished; a
CO~TlTiON GrINS and PRESSES of best.
itakors. T1homas Hay Rakes, D)eering]
ilower, Corbi Harrows and Planet, Jr,
Jultivators.
A large stock of Portable and( Stationary
ilnning and baw Mill Engines on hand.
State Agents for
C. & G. COOPER & CO'S Corlis En
dines Lane Saw Mills and Liddeli Como- s
*any's complete line.
W. 11. GIBHIES, JR., & CO.,
Near Union Depob,
CoLUMBIA, S. C
MBAU * MNA i
I t1
- H
N lPI iS,W~eseDugs.
oexican
Mustang
Liniment
for
MAN
and
BEAST
FOR
Forty Years
THE
STANDARD.
For Sale
3Y ALL
O. 11. FREEMAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
PICKENS C. II., S. C.
All busluess will receive prompt atten
Ion. Offie up stairs in Freeman building,
ilain street. dec4tf
VELLS& ORR, J. E. BOGG3,
Greenville, 8, C. Pickens, S. C.
WELLS, OR & BOGGS,
WV ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
rICKENS, C. II., S. c.
d. F. ANsEL, C. L. 1IOLLINowoRTH,
~olicitor 8th CIrcuit, Pickens, 8. 'C'
Gr'eenyllle, S. C.
1NSEL~ & IIOLLINGSWORTII.
ATTOnNEYS AND COUNsELonB AT I.Aw,
PICKENS, C. U., S. C.
PractIee In all the courts of the State,
,nd attention given to all business entrust
d to them. mirh 14-88tf.
1 L. L & WX~ L "ON
D)ENTISTh,
122 MaIn Street, GreenvIlle, 8. C.
Gas glveni every '1 hursday and rida,.
,nd teeth extractedl without pain.
W. ".OILWOOD, "). 1). 5.
DENTIST.
G R E E N v I L. L E, S. C.
Corner Main and Coffee Street.
D)i. J. 1, C3ARrENTER,
D )ENTIST,
Willl be found at Liberty on and after th 4
St October. lIe guarantees all his wor
be firsit class. fob 13'90
D. J.i P.(3 'sl
J)ENTIST,
(I Rt E E iN V I La L E, N'. C.
OCHico over Westmoreland Bros. & D)ukce'i
)rug Store- Jan 1 '898.
~)R. F RANK SMITH
now perm'nanently located at Eaty s.
., and respectfully offers4 hIs professional
srvlces to the public generally.
J. C. Fitzgerald,
PHOTOGRAPH ER,
G RE E N V ILLE, S. C.
Over WVestmnolandl Brothers Drug Store..
.11 wvork dne by thin stantaneous process.
Iso make enlargements from old pictures
any size In water colors, crayon, IndIa.
k, oil andl 1plan photographs.
oct 21 tr.
f ANSON H OUSE,.
GItE ENVILLE S. C., 4
P HE MANSIOYN IIOUSE IIAS
been newly refitted and excellently
rnlshed. It Is first class in Its ap
dntmients, and is one of the best hotelsI
South. Situated in the healthiest and
t delightful localit in the country, it
era superior attractions to vIsitors andt
offeisino eannot he oacnlHad in any et.' $