The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, August 27, 1891, Image 4
GETTING TWO COMMON.
SHOCKING RAILROAD CATASTROPHE
IN SWITZERLAND.
A Fast Express Crashes Into an Excur
sion Train on a Siding--Eighteen Per
mona Killed and Ffity or More Injured.
h.:NxE, Aug. 17.-A terrible acei
dent, resulting in the instant death of
twelve persons and the serious Injury of
many others, some of whom will prob
ably die, occurred today on the Jura
,simplon Railroad, near this city. A
special excursion train, whicl was con
veying hundreds of villaacis from the
surrounfding country to witness the
fetes in connection with the seventh an
imversary of the foundation of the city of
]'srnw, was stopped at a siding a short
distalice f1rom its destination in order to
allow the regular l'aris express to pass.
The encgiiieer of the express as nearly as
can now be ascertained, had not been
notilied of' te flct that tile excursion
train was on the track ahead of him, and
the conductor of the excursion train
semis to have neglected to send a sig
nal man back to protect the rear of his
tilain while the shunt was arranged.
Tle exprcsR runningI at Iligh speed,
came ulpon tile excursioni traill so sud
denly tlat the en1glVer's elorts to check
its speKed and avert a disaster were un
vanilin-z. The heavy express dasied
imlo the rear of tile vxcursion train, de
miolishin, tile guards val, which was
elpty. and 1frcin_- its way through tile
rea(r c(lalch. The massengers in this
coach were twurly all killed or injured.
Tl trainmen, assisted by the passen
.ers who had escaped injury, set to
Work ilIlediately to resute tile unlor
tunKates Who0 were iiprisoned inl tile
wrck. lleartrending cries of agony
n1eV'ed them to almost superhuman ef
forts, IIt in spite of their exertions they
were IrCed to witness the death before
thire eyes ot several who had not been
killed outright, but , were crushed by
broken tillbers or exposed to tile escap
im' steam from the locomotive. Twelve
corpIeses were taken out of the debris,
a"d the IliuredA were finally extricated
il)4 cared ifor as well as tile (oi(lltiols
(i the place permitted, pending the ar
rival of a special trailn fromt Berne,
whiclh had beeln telegraphed for illime
diatelV after the collisionl1, an( wlhich
"cionveyed physitills aid sur,geons to
th scle.
Most of' tile Victilils of' te disaster
were Residents of towns in tile vicility
of this city, and tile neWs of the calatimi
tY h1:s cau,ed excitement and mourirmng
a0i llthrou1gh tile region. The sad event
IAs Marred tile iestivities incident to tile
celebration in which tile .lernese Ilave
beenI so joyously engaged, and the re
alluiltietes oil the program will doubt
less be abandoned ill consequence.
T'lle total numbe r deatils thus fAr
relorte is thirteell. Eighteen persons
are serioushy injured, the majority of
thlem" rcluiring l .1urnicall treatmient, a,nd]
siomle of thesge aire likely to (lie. Thirty
othIers are Seriollsly hurt. Several of
tile dlead arle so man.gled as to be unre
cOglli.able.
11remlienit 11'11k lluterviowe(l.
WAn111iNWroN, Aug. 17.-Col. P1olk
president of the, National Aliallee, in
Ti Ilterview today, saId that, his fol
lowers W('re nlot seekinig to elect gov.
01r1or of states; th1ey were strikinlg for
tile mlonlopolis~ts In thle 1 'nited States
Senlato. liet sithey had3 11( landed thIree
- -.h llptonl, InigIlils and1( (idecon Moody,
of Sonth hIIIakot a, and( tile nextI oies to
go wvoti be Joh111 Shlermlan anid Ar-thlur
l'. (1orman.
lie deplorediu t he e'lection of \'ance,
wilo had14 slipped( in again by making
111r promISes to tile farmers, and Gen1.
(ordtonl, whot hlad shownl himIself to be0
har mo ire inIterested in is p)ersonlal Suc
Cct.S thlan thlat of the Allinne. 11ie de
clared t hat Shermani's defteat was c
tam,) and that Mat Itansonl. Morgan,
I lglh and otheris wiould be cauIght by
thle Ahllce reaper by and by.
lie fulrther- statedi I halt the ordher was
too) w~eak luin lowa andOf l'elnsylvainia (0
be4ginl active wvork, andt so 110 elfort
Woutl be expenIde'd in thlese states just
no0w, but lhe thloughit by the timle Cam
(ro'O1s turnIl came roiundi tiley w%ould( be
il,repared'( to give imi a decent ftmueral.
i'clk denli(-s thalt hIe wants tile thlird
party nlominationl for P'resident. IIe
intimlated that he could1( have be'en gov
ernor of North Carolina, or hlad \'ance's
s.eat iln tile Senlate itf he had been ant of
hee-se(keor.
('oleltidin11g is s;t atemelnt he annlfoun
ded that tilre wolid be aim Allianle
plresidIentfilI ticket in thie field ill 'Il
iunless t hie signls were all wrong, and1( he4
dlid not thin1k th1ey weret.--Aiuguista
(ChiroiIcie.
L.ei,ros.y 1n Now Orleaux.
.Xi:uw OnLl.\N-, .\uig. lb.-.\ (lethl
fFron1 leprosy ccuiirred in thle smallpox
hospi4tall Fr iay Theil lpat ient was a
whitle woma;n liamled Mirs. Mary Holt.
1he1wa bIrouight to t lhe charity hospital
in) .1 ini last, before thle nlatureI of' her
dliSenhle was discovercd. A s soon as it
was 1011und she w1as a loeper the woman
was sent1 to the hospital for infectious
IlisOases. 'lTe phlysicianis who14 treatedI
the0 case Sayv then muIst have had1( the
dliease for many )ears, as her body
was enltirely c'overed with sores anld
that11 peuliar white scale chlaracteristic
of1 tile dIis('ase. A\t t lie hiospitail silt'con
litiue to grow wvorse anld filIally dIied a
laileSI deathI.
I r. lIear~d, phy1 sicianl ill charge of' theO
hospital, says there are half ai diozen
caises5 of1 leprosy ill thed city, several of'
Severe andi ad(valncedi chlaracter, and,
fuirthe(r, thlat t lie city nuthlorities have
taken rio steps to se'parate thlem from
piersonis to whoml they mlighit comma
nilcate the disease.
Con,i'M ilA, A ug. 1 i.-G(overnolr Till
ma tn todkay commuted the sentences of1
Marcy ichinson and D)avid .Jacobs of
Chlesterlield, whlo went throughl anl aw
ful experience on the gallows last Fri
day, to iml)prisonment inl tile plemtentiary
for life. Thell 'ommullitation was offIcially
promulgatedl about 1 o'clock andl the
sherifl of tile county andl( tile prisoners
were immediately nOtified. Giovernor
Tillman was asked today to giveC some
reasor wily lhe had taken action. lie
said: "I am not convinced of their guilt,
nor of their innocence. It appea 1rs that
some new testimony willbe soon develop
ed, and awaiting this. I have (determined
to commute-theIr Sentences."
In Favor of Gormnan.
BA LTIMORE, Aug. 13.-The Far mers'
State Alliance adjourned sine die. The
final act of the convention before its
adjournment was tbe declaration, which
was put in the form of a resolution,
that the Farmers' Alliance of the State
or Maryland is in no way antagonistic
to United States Senator Gorman, and
that any publi cation that the farmers
were inimical to or in opposition to the
distinguished Senator of the 1tt was
without warrant and had no founda
tion in fact. Speeches made in present
ing the resolution and before its adop
tion went to show that the Farmers'
lanice was not only hostile to Senator
"Gorn ut was very much in allis*xe
p htimrself sand his principles,
CARLISLE ON THE ALLIANCE.
He Does Not Think it Dangerous to the
Democratic Party.
NARJtA1ANSETT l'IER., Aug. 13.
Senator Carlisle, in an interview to-day,
discussed the political situation at
length. Speaking of the Third Party,
he said: "It appears to be attacked by
a gradual atrophy, i marasmus, which
indicates that the organization will
not, in all probability, be a serious
factor in the election next year. The
movement in the South has substan
tially run its course already. There is
a spectre which confronts tire white I
men in the Southern States-the shadow
of negro supremacy. Rlather than
have negro domination the whites will
bury political difference and unite at
the polls, in order to prevent that which
they regard as a greater evil.
"I regard the presence of a Third
Party ticket in the field in 1892 as con
tingent. Suppose the Republicans
nominate 1irrison, pronouncedly anti
silver in his belief, and the Democrats
place Cleveland at the head of their
ticket. IIr. Cleveland has placed him
self on record against free coinage.
The Third Party would then be con
fronted by the horns of a dilemma.
.'robi.bly they would have a ticket of
their own. if eitheir one of the two
great partirs were to nominate a man
who is disposed to coquette with tihe
tree silver people he would attract the
Alliance vote-as much of it as remains.
The lepublicans will nominate 'resi
dent Harrison, if Air. Blaine will not
consent to stand. The influence of the
ladies of his family may deter Mr.
laine, but there is a tremendous pres
sure upon him from his old party
friends to consent. Ile could sweep
the convention, 1 think. No Republi
can is as strong as Maine. I (o not
think that he will consent to run. lIe
has been very ill, and he is ill to-day.
If Ar. llaine were a candidate for the
Presidency I should not expect a cam
paign based on the old charges against
him. The allegations of the canvass
when Maine ran against Cleveland are
now burnt powder. The Democrats
would gain nothing by revamping
them. Air. Blaine enjoys a very con
siderable personal popularity in the
Democratic party, largely o vlng to the
course of the Deimocratic press, which
made him out an opponent of the force
bill and an antagonist of the McKinley
bill, but he is really as high a l'rotec
tionist as the worst 'o them all. Mr.
Ilaine struck a popular chord when he
sang out for reciprocity, and lie is now
reaping the benelit of Iis own popu
larity. I think Mr. lilaine could be
heatenl by a united and vigilant D>e
m1ocracy."
Senator Carlisle ex pressed t i e
Opinion that a free silver bill will pass
the next Congress, and that 'resident
Hlarrison would be greatly embarrassed
by it. "As regards the Democratic can
didate, M[r. Cleveland, in my judgment,
is still the strongest. Ile may have
offended the extreme pro-silver men by
his remarks against free coinage, but lie
enjoy a wonderful reputation among tihe
people. The plain, everyday folks in the
West and South swear by him. They
trust him implicitly; they regard him
as conscientious and safe. I know of
no one )emocrat who enjoys the con
fidence of I lie people to such a-degree as
Cleveland."
I Careful With Your Cottoni.
Messrs. Alexander Sprunt & Son, of
Wilmington, N. C., recently issued a
circular to tihe farmers of the South
which contains some valuable sugges
tions in reference to cotton. In this
circular they say that accumulation of
low grade cotton has overstocked the
markets o1 the world, and this suirlus
will probably have to be saicrificedl at
(xtremneiy low p)rices. On the other
handl, the supply of good cotton is (ilite
limited,. anid there is always a market
for the better goods. It is therefore a
matter of the utmost importance to
our friends, the planters, that extraor
dhina~ry carie be taken to pnick the cotton
only when it is perfectly dIry, avoiding
stamned and sandly cotton, whIich should
be most carefully kept separate from
the better qiualities. Tlhen exercise care
in setting tihe gin saws, so as to avoidl
cutting the staple, and whecn packed,
see that no gin fails, inferior cotton,
sand nor water is permitted in the hal
ing. This p)reparation will insure a
readiy sale at the best current prices,
while the neglect of these precautions
will probably cause a loss of fromi live
to ten diollar~s a bale to the farmer upon
every hale he prodi ices. II1itherto many
of our p)lanters couild afford to take the
easier esourse antd gin good, bad and( ini
different cotton together, but as tIhe in
dications point to ruinons prices for
mfedliumn and inferior grades next
season, it b)ehroove every cotton pro
duicer to exercise the utmost care in
p)reparing his crop for market.
A Fisha Story froma nlehring son.
V rc'ToiiA, 11. C., Aug. 11.- -The Can
adran sealing schooner C. D). lland has
just returned to Vancouver from lieh
ring Sea, where shre wvas seized by the
Americain cuitter Rush, ordered to St.
Il'au l's Island anti theii released and
sent hrome. Capt. Alcer is full of bit
terness over Ihis seizure as he declares
the're was iiot an illicit seal on Iris ves
sel. While at St. l'auil's Island hie dec
clares Ihe sawv thiousand(s of seals--miore
Ihan he ev'er saw before. lIe says that
f or three iiles there is a line' sandiy
beach, from 50 to 150) yards5 deelp. On
this beach was a sight to fill a sealer
with longing. "I have seen a field of
ice on the Atlantic, oif whImi was taken
2-10,x seals, and another time I saw
250,(Xl takein oif about six acres, but
they wvere not one-eighth so) plenrtifurl
there as were tire fur seals on St. I 'aul's
Island, wvhile the water all arrounud was
actually alive wvith them, Look whre
you would, it was moving with seals.
As far as we could see was covered with
them. Tfhere is one thing, however,
I hat will affect the seals, and that is the
fearful state of the air--so many seals
slaughtered and their dead bodlies left
to rot hans so tainted tire air that one
can scarcely breathe. You can smell
tire fetid odor miles away from the
island. There is no doubt that tire
snriell of the rotton flesh dojes more in
jury to thre seals than alli thc sealers
that go to bring seals,"
"Penson theo EX-Slave
,lLui-li10, N. C., Aug. 1'; - W. hi.I
\Vaughmn, a negro orator, last night ad-.
dressed a large audience of negroes at
a Methodist church, lie demands that
ex-slaves be pensioned, and said ini thre
course of Iris address: "Thre former '
slaves are today paying the pension
money that goes to tIre soldiers arid it
is high time these ex-slaves were dtraw
ing the pensions themselves, This
country belongs to the negro and the 1
soldiers but the ne~gro comes first, be-i
cause it ,war his labor that built rip and t
made it." Vauighir is making a touar of
tIhe country doing this sort of talking.
A Michigan Jain Deiver.
JA CKSON, Mich-, Aug. 16.---Three pris
oners escaped from the prison at 1
o'clock to-day as g uardis were being
chan ged on the walls. They are John
Rourke, twenty-six years, from 1ietriot,
for highway robbery; Edward llunftly
twenty years, from Detroit, her bur.
hary, andi John Davis, fiye years, fromn
Kalamazoo, for burglary. Tihe convicts
procured a ladder, and, rope, and had
been gone two hours when missed. All
are desperate fellows and among the
worst in the prison
NOT AFTER GOVERNORS.
k TALK ON THE POLITICAL PURPOSES
OF THE ALLIANCE.
benatorv and Congressanen Marked for
Retirernent First-Shernan Sure to Fol
low Ingalls-A P1reaidentlai'Ticket to
.e Nominatedi.
WASINOTON, Aug. 17.-Col. L. L.
olk, president or the National Far
ner's Alliance, was seen in regard to the
)bjects and aims of the Alliance in the
mpending State elections.
"Our campaign at present." said Col.
1'olk, "is not to elect a President, or to
lecure the Governorship of States. We
ire striking at the monopolists in the
United States Senate. So far we have
anded three. The first was Senator
Hampton, of South Carolina; then John
J. Ingalls, of Kansas; followed by Gid
3on C. Moody. of South Dakota. The
next one to go into retirement will be
John Sherman, of Ohio. Matt Ranson,
f North Carolina, will also be retired.
rhe fate of these two Senators is just as
certainly sealed as that of John J. In
galls.
MISTAKEB NOT TO it, RE'EATED.
"We inade two mistakes that will not
be repeated," continued Col. Polk.
"With complete control of the North
Carolina Legislature we allowed Sena
tor Vance to be re-elected on the
strength of his promise that lie would
be a faithful political servant to the in
terest of the people. The election of
Governor Gordon, of Georgia, was also
a mistake, as he has shown himself to
be t'ar iore interested in his own per
sonal success than that of the Alliance.
llereaf'ter no promises to the politicians
of the old parties will be accepted."
"flow do you propose to defeat John
Sherman in Ohio?'
"We have him defeated. In legislative
districts the Alliance will support candi
dates pledged to vote against Sherman.
The voting strength of the actual or
ganization is40,000. Our members how
ever, are doing missionary work among
the farmers generally, and thousands of
voters not yet mentioned with the Al
liance itself will be rallied against Slier
man. If yon would look over the cor
respondence from Ohio you would be
convinced that it is now an impossibil
ity for him to succeed himself."
"Is the light being made on McKinley
also '"
"It is not. As I stated, we are now
cleaning out the United States Senate.
Governorships are not valuable to us at
the present time. It would have a good
moral effect to elect State olicers, mere
ly as an evidence of the strength of the
organization, but our primary object is
to secare the balance of power in the
Legislature, which enacts the laws, and
elect Un'ted States Senators.
'T11M V-'01lT IN 01110.
"Probably many Alliance members
will support the people's ticket in Ohio,
but. there is no movemeut to have them
do so. Consequently the Alliance is not
fighting McKinley; but don't infer from
that that I think lie will be elected."
"CanI Senator Wilson, of Iowa, be re
turned ?"
"We are not figuring much on results
fi omi lowa," replied Col. Polk. "The
organization in that State is weak,
though the popular assumption is that
we are making a great fight there. That
idea is a mistaken one. The most we
expect to get out of the contest in Iowa
is to determine what strength the move
enait is developing there. No steps are
ex l)ected. Inm tihe Northwiest, however,
thme voters seem to be more ready to
break away from thme old p)arty than in
other sections of' the country."
"WVill the Alliance undert~ake to dic
tate the successor of Senator Quay in
I 'ennsylvania ?"
A.s matters stand no0w, 1 think not.
Thme State is rnot yet suilicienmtly organ
ized. IIowever, tihe work is progressing
rapidly. \ ou (10 not see much ab)out it
in the newsp)apers, b)ut about two local
Alliances per (lay are being organized in
thme State. Biy the time Senator Camer
on's term expires we will probably be
ready' to sulpply his successor.
WHIAT! NEw YORK WILL. 10.
"In New York State the situation is
much the same. Nevertheless, Senator
Iliscock will be retired in 1893, though
other causes will operate to that end be
sides the spread of the Alliance move
mnent."
"Thue rep)orts from Blaltimore are to the
ifrect thamt Senator Gormnan has capur
d the Maryland Alliance." itr
"That is an invention. I was present
biroughouit the recent convention. If
~he Maryland Alliances is true to its
)rinciples, two Alliance Senators will be
slected from that State next winter, and
A.rthmur l'. Gorman will not be one of
,hem. Ie is to'> much of a straddler on
~he silver mjuestion to suit our princip)les
md is unaccountable in othe.r ways.
i'hie two Alabama Senators must also
>e retired from further service in the
[nitedl States Senate. Mr. Morgan will
somne first, then Mr. Pugh. Congress
nan (Jates, who has op)enly dieclaredl
igainst the Alliance, wili head the pro
:ession of those who go out of public
service from that State. This fall we
xpect to secure comp)lete control of
Virginia."
"You have been menitionied as the pro
>able A lliance presidential candidiate in
[892, Col. Polk, have you not?"
"Well, the newspayers said some time
igo that I wanted to be Governor of
N~orth Ca1~rol ina, andl when that did not
,ransirme I was announced as dlesiring
,0 comec to the Senate to fill Vance's
>ldl shoes. 'That statement likewise
uirnedi 'out to be incorrect. You can
raw your own conclusions about the
(eport now going arouandi. Do not for
et. though, there wvill be an Alliance
ational ticket in the hliiCnxt fall."
"BRE AD OR BLOOD"
'ltjable (eondition o,f the Poor P'eopie of
Glermtiany,
BlEnm,N, Aug. 17.-A report that the
overnment had( (determmned to reduce
orni duties was received with rejoicingz
nm Sunday, especially in the manuftactur
ig (districis. It proved to be premature,
ndl the reaction among the poor was
cart rendling. D)evices have been scizedl
y the poli1ce at Chemnitz wit,h the
egendl ']BreadJ or lIlood," anm'evidently
ltendedC( to be usedl in a procession.
:hne dlevices were dlestsoyedl.
TPhe corn mar'ket todJay was in an cx
ited condI(itioni. The opening quotations
yore: August, irye, 269 marks; Septem
cr andI October 253 marks. August
~heat was quiotedl at 254 marks, andl
eptember and( October 246. It is be
ecvedl that the Itussian ukase prohibit
rig the exportation of rye will be res
indled in October. The St. Petersburg
ournal states that the Czar held out for
~long tlme against tile advice that the
lecree be0 issuedl.
It is reportedl that the German goy
rnmnent will reduce the income tax on
ertaln classes in ordler lo mitigate the
T:ects of the stoppage of rye exports
rom ilussia.
'Canled Ofr'.
IBArESnURO, 8. C., August 16.-Th8
dlebate between Senator Biutler and
Congressman Watson has been called
off for the present. It is now said it
wil a ace between t.e 1.t -a
ANTICS OF AN EMPEROR.
A Slgular Story of the German Ewpor.
or's Conduct.
PARIS, Aug. 16.-The Paris Eclair.
wh'eh is not given to sensationalism,
prints the following story as confirmed
by unquestioned authority:
On the night following the departure
of the 1-uperial yacht Hohenzollern from
England the crew was beaten to quar
ters and was supprised to find the quar
ter-deck brilliantly Illuminated. An
altar had been erected on the deck bear
ing the Old and New Testaments, and
the Kaiser stood by wearing a white
chasuble with a crozier in his hand and
a black and white mitre on his head.
Ile read the most warlike passages from
the Testaments and invited the crew
t re ipond. Ile then preached a long
sermon on the duty ofsovereigns to their
people, the whole service lasting from
11 p. m. to 2 a. m. The crew was then
piped below.
At 5 a. i. the Kaiser appeared on
the bridge in the uniform ol a high ad
miral, looking extremely haggard, and
addressing the commander said: "Sir,
retire to your cabin, I shall take charge."
The commander replied: "Sir, permit
me to observe that we are in a danger
ous passage and that it is advisable for
your Majesty's saf'etv as well as for that
of the crew that a sailor remain in com
mand."
"The Emperor responded. "Never
mind, God will inspire me."
The commander bowed and retired.
The second ollicer remaining, the Em
peror angrily bade him retire. The of
fleer respectfully protesting, the Em
peror then said: "You resist, wretched
creature. You trouble the spirit of God
watch is in me. This is the vengeance
of God upon you," dealing the officer a
heavy blow on the cheek.
The oflicer turned criison, but re
mained until the Emperor seized him
by the throat and tried to throw him
overboard. In the struggle that followed
the Emperor fell and broke his knee
cap.
The sailors watched te scene par
alyzed with fear. The occurrence was
one that cannot be forgotten. The Em
peror howled with pain. His eyes start
ed from their sockets. le foamed at
the mouth. Ile swore terribly, and in
tact displayed all the symptoms of mad
ness.
The ollicers, after a brief consultation,
carried him into the cabin padded with
mattresses. Nobody was permitted to
enter except the doctor and the Em
press. Men were necessary to help to
restrain him until his leg was bandaged
and a straight-jacket was put on him.
The crisis lasted three (lays.
A Willd Day In Chicago.
Cn icAGo, August 15.-Wheat is In
deed booming as well as the crops of
this country with a prospective short
age in Europe. December, which
reached ,,41 08 on the regular board to
day and sold this afternoon on the curb
at $1 10. Later ou calls were quoted
at $1 14, sold as high as $1 18. Of
course these are not market figures. but
they serve to show the frame ot mind
the traders are in. It was thought, by
brokers on the board of trade that Fri.
day was a busy day, but before today
was over it had been passed.
It, was one of the wildest (lays ever
known on the floor. December touchedl
* 1 08, greatly to the consternation of
the bears. Th'fey were partly prepared
for the great boonm yesterday, but when
the bulls took hold this morning and
sent prices up with a frightful rush, the
short element was simply dunmbfounded.
The bears had said that *1 must be
climbed, now let's jump in the morning
andl smash things. They (lid make any
number of attempts to (10 this, b)ut the
result was not very encouraging. With
all sorts of good arg'ument the bulls were
nol to be routed.
Such jumps in figures as were wit
nessed today had not been seen since
IIutchmnnon's famous September corner
in 1888. It was only for a short time
that the prices maintaIned themselves
at *1 08. The bears soon rallied and
with a mighty onslaught bore the price
to $1 05[. They coul not hold there
and wheni the session closed at 12 o'clock
the figures stood at $1 064.
A PitIful Story.
liUFF ALO, Aug. 13.-A d istressing
case of destitution was revealed here
yesterday throu gh the medium of a
petty criminal offense. For weeks the
firm of Adom, Meldrum & Anderson
has been losing small stuns of money
sent through the mail. Yesterday a
decoy letter was dropped :nto the post
otlice. A young boy named William
liellviegel got the letter. When ar
rested he confessed he had stolen sev
eral other letters, iIe said himself and
mother had to sup1port four children
and their grandmother, the latter ot
whom was lying at the point of dheath,
rind that his mothsr was then in Chica
go at the bedside of a dying relative.
Investigation proved the boy's story
true, and the pitifnl condition of the
entire Ifamily has aroused the sympa
thy of the whole community. The lad
is only 15 yenrs old, and in extenuation
rf his crime culd inot save his family
f rom starvation on the pitiful sum of'
tour dlollars a week, which was all that
himself andi mother could earn.
Earthquake P'henomna.
Y UMA, A rizona, Aug.11l.-D)aihy arri
vals from the region of Sonora, on the
Colorado River, report a most wonder
fuil change in the topography and ap
pearance of the country. Many 01(1
landmarks are obliterated, prominent
natural objects are wiped off the face
of the earth, and new ones created in
unexpected places. TIhe damnage done
Is principally to stockmeni, who have
Lost many head of cattle. Trho small
stream1 four miles north of Lerdo,
whichl prior to the earthquake was
readlily fordedl, has become impassable,
ewing to its depth. it is now nec'essary
to cross the watercourse six miles back<
from the Colorado. The Cocopah In
hians now predict another earthquake
iable to occur soon. They say natural
ligns indicate it.
Pianos andl Organ.,
N. WV. TRUMr, 134 Main Street Co.
umbia, S. C. Sells Pianos and Organs,
hirect from factory. No agents' comn
missions. The celebrated Ubickering
['lano. Mathushek Piano, celebrated
or its clearness of tone, lightness of
~ouch and lasting qualities. Mason &
Ilamlin Upright Piano. Sterling Up
ight Pianos, from 6225 up. Mason &
[hamlin Organs surpassed by none. Ster
lng Organs, $50 uip. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. FIfteen days'
rial, expenses both ways, if not laths
ractory. Sold on Instalments.
'" italn to Order.
CnmeAoo, Aug. 11.-A dispatch was
received to-day by Senator Far well from
Professor Dy renfurth, at Midland, Tex.,
where he wont several days ago to pro.
[lce rainfall by firing off dynamite in
balloons sent up for that purpose. The
dispatch says the experiment was tried
yesterday and proved a complete suc
cess, rain falling copIously for several
hours.
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA.
FIRM DEMAND OF MINISTERS ON THE
GOVERNMENT.
China Fears the European Powers and
Her OffBeials stand in Awe of the Mobs
Who Have Been Engaged in the Riots.
SI[ANOI[AI, August 17.-There is no
disguising the fact that a most serious
state of affairs political exists in this
country at the present moment, and the
combined fleets of the powers may be
called upon at any time to take effective
action. Danger clouds have been seen
on the horizon for months past, smold
ering fires caused by the agitation exist
ing against foreigners and others among
the populace have repeatedly broken
out into flame; but apparently without,
until quite recently, revealing the
strength of the volcano which is threat.
ening a most disastrous outbreak. In
ternal affairs, undoubtedly, are the in
ward and actual cause of the displays of
ill-Feeing agalitst foreigners which are
only outward signs of the movement in
progress. In this city at present a state
of great excitement prev'ils at the in
creased, and still increasing, tenor be
tween the Chinese government and min
isters of the foreign powera. From all
ai-pearances the former are obstinate in
their refusal to redress the Injury (lone
foreigners during the recent riots. Some
people say that the government dare
not take this step demanded in common
justice to the powers for fear of incur
r.ng a storm of popular disapproval. In
any case there is no doubt as to the ob
stinacy of the reflusal to right the wrongs
inflicted upon foreign residents of China.
On the other hand there is also no
reason to doubt that if the Chinese au
thorities do not yield to the firm demands
of the ministers of the powers. concert
.ed, hostile action upon the part of the
war vessels of various nations repre
sented in these waters is imminent. Too
much damage has been (lone and too
many outrages have been perpetrated
upon foreign residents of this country to
permit of representatives of the powers
submitting any longer to be put oil* with
vague statements which in the main ac
tually mean that China cannot or will
not redress wrongs (lone to peaceful
foreigners, and that China does not ad
mit that the latter have been outrage
ously treated in their persons or in their
possessions by Chirese mobs over which
the authorities seem Lo have no control.
Such is the state of aflairs. It is now
known that foreign ministers have been
compelled to inform the Chinese gov
ernment that a joint naval demonstra
tion of an ellective nature, in which
French, American, British and German
squadrons will take part, will be ordered
in the near future unless speedy repara
tion is made for injuries, outrages and
abuses complained of' by the ministers
of the powers. Naturally the fore-in
population of this city, being aware of
the firm stand taken by their minlsters,
and having knowledge of the ultimatum
sent to the Chinese government, is In a
state of considerable anxious expecta
tion, and will so remain until the reply
of the Chinese government is made
known.
The importance of purifying the
blood cannot be over-estimated, for
without pure blood( you cannot enjoy
good hieahi. P. P. P. (Prickly Ash,
Poke Root and Pottassiunm) is a mirac
ulous b>lood purifier, performing more
cures in six months than all the sarsa
parillas and so-called blood purifiers
put together.
Rheumatism is cured by P. P. P.
Palins and aches in the back, shoilders
knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all
attacked and conquered by P. I'. P.
This great medIcine, by Its blood
cleansing properties, builds up and
strengthens the whole body
Rheumatsm.--James Paxton, of Sa
vannah, Ga., says lie had Rheumatism
so bad that he could not move from
the bed or dress without help, and that
he tried many remedies, but received
no relIef until he began the use or i'. P.
P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas
siumI), and two bottles restored him to
health.
DO YOUFWISH.
IRE IBOSM OF YOUER OWNi
~InEN IEEUME.
THEN BUY THiE THOMAS STEAM
PRESS AND SEED COToN
EL~EVATORI.
It is the most p erfect system In use, un
loading cotton from wagons, cleaning and
deliverIng It Into gins or stalls. Cotton
does not pass through fan and press re
quIres no pulley nor belts. It saves timie
and money.
TALBOTT & SONS'
ENGINES ANDI BOILERS, STlAT1ION
A RY AND) PORT'IA BhE. OLDI DO.
TIALBOTTIS SAW MILLS1, IMPROVED
FRICTION AND ROPE FEEl)
1200 TO 1600
0
L,UMMUS AND) VAN WINKLE COT'- ~
TON GINS AND) COTTION PRESSES1.
We offer Saw MIll Men and Glinnors
the most comuplete outfits that can be
bought and( at bottom prices.
V. C. BADHAM,
GENERAL AGENT,
COLUMarIA, 8. C.
THlE TfALBOTTI ENGINE IS I''HE
BESTI
Feb 19-l y.
ADVIOE TO WOMEN
if' you would protect yourself
from Painful, Profuse, Scanty,
Suppressed or Irregular Men
struation you must use
BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE
REGU LATOR
CAaRmatSVIL, April 28, 1886.
Thi, will ertify that two members oftmy
immediate-family, after having suffered for
Book to"W ,A?V iUfS faoh cotains
*RADF'IEL.D REGULATOR CO.,
AT'LANTA, GA.
M8 0z MA1, i. IsZs D2 VG61I8
FltFPays tle Fri[ht.
A GREAT ORFER THAT MAY NOT AoAIN
BE REPEATED, 60 DO NOT DELAY,
"STRIKE WHI,E THE IRON 18 hOT."
Write for Catalogue now, and say what
paper yousaw this advertisement in.
Remember that I soil everything that'
goes to furnishing a home-nianutactur
Ing sme thigs and buying others in the
largest possible ots which enables me to
wipe out all competition,
HERE ARE A FEW OF MY START-'
LING BARGAINS
A No. 7 Flat top Cooking Stove, full
size, 15x17 inch OVen, fitted with 21 pieces
of ware, delivered at your own depot,
al freight charges paid by me, foi
only Twelve Dollars.
Again, I will sell you a 5 hole Cookin
Range 13x13 iich oven, 18x26 inch Lop, a,
ted with 21 pieces of ware, for T.111t
TEEN DOLLARS, and pay tile treigin to
your depot.
DO NOT PAY TWO PRICEb FOR
YOUR U00IJb.
I will send you a nice plush Parlor suIt,
walnut frame, either in conibinatioii or
banaud, wie most stylish colors for 3.1.50,
to your jailroad station, freight pait.
I will alsosll you a nice BeIdroulo1 Uit
consisting of Bureau with glass, i iitii
ead Bedstead, 1 Washstand, I kuntre
able, 4 cinie seat chairs, 1 canow seat anti
back rocker all lor 16.50, and piy i regh
to your depot.
Or I will send you an elegant iiedrotin
ui, witJi large glass, Iut ina4 tue Lop, ii
30, anu pay Ireiglit.
.Nice wintlow shade on sprinzu rolier oo
Elegant Jarue waintt S Ua clock, +.0I
Walnut lounge, 7.0k
Lace curtains per window, 1.0t
Ic annot describe everytning in a sniali
advertisement, but have an inuititse stor
Containing 22,000 leot, of flour room, witli
ware houses and factory bunuings in otivi
parts ol Augusta, Miaking in all teio lar
gest business ot this Kint under on1k lnan
agelent in tile bwutliorn ZtkLks. iust:
stkrVsan( warehouses are ci wieit WIth
the cli1icebt productiols of tile bvbt l acto
ries. My catalogue contain,,ig illustiaLinuui
o1 gookts will iu ualed IL you will Kiinui)
say where you saw tis attvertiseintet. 1
pay freight. Address,
L. F. PAuIETT,
kroprietor 'adgett's Yurniture, owyv,
anti Uarpet bore,
111V-1112, .J.EUad ')LLet!(', A UkxrL).-3iA, U A.
IMM8
-P-dcin
AND WOMAN.
V will purir'y Id vitalize your
b,lo,,, t,. 'itfd e ti3 iiad giveyour
w oi sentonle and1 Sri f-nthl.
A Prollnnent railroade su:..-rintenhet at
Mavanr.n.,h isuiferinig ith -1-. .. Ir.>
Siit, nd lih n lNut s it,.
P. '. t . h * never felt. i ei i. h ( .
9 a ri he. coubcail live ft n. v- ir i.*.a
If youi are. tired out fr ..,... .,.n
close tonnll-en1ent, tako
I -4P. P. P.
If yeu are feeling b-day in the spring
aid out cf sorts, lake
%lP. P. P.
If your digestivo organs nod tolling up,
takeI
P.P. P.
,If yo .sur,Te,r w. ithi haeadnehmo, indigestion,
debility andi wenknesso, lake
P. P. P.
If you ,estffer w I . rervousa prostratlion,
neru-es unstr ug ad a general let down
of the systin, taki,
P. P. P.
For Blood Poisoin. 1thiutismIRl, Berof
uila, (ld hore', MalarIa, Charonic Femalo
Prickly Ash, Poke Root
and Potassium.
Thebloodl pulrifier Inl the world
r4y see Wholesale DruggIsts, I
.Ahx. -USEOIURS ?
VIURRAY'S IRON MIiIlRE
IS A
MU1UItA 'SISA ICSA l'A1111,1,A
isi a liloodi Ptrifier- and Spring~ Mrd d ein-!
We are the Mauifactuiies andh Stle Prmo
rietois of both.
This Is thel tlime ofC thei year- the systen:
3lires a tonlic and thei biloodh a puilier.
Our stock of D raigs. Medicines, Citendi
als and1( Druigg.sts SundIII1es is comttpleb I
lur facillties for Iilinhg your orders cannti,.
ii excelled, We sol ielI~ ityur paitnae
['he MYurray Drug Co,,
COl, UJM lfA, S. C.
i'irst Class Work.
V ery Low Prices.
Buggies, Carriages, Itond.Catsf, Wagons
c., Warranted Second to noneo.
Inquire of nearest dealer in these goods)i
csend for Catalogne-Meuntoing thil
a,per.
l0L LER & AN DE RSON
BUGGy (CO.,1ROK1(Hlll,, S. C.
NOT1OCE!
Before assuLing your
life, or investing your Mon.
ey, exatmlne the Twent.
Year Tonttine Pollcie of
THE EQUITABLE
LIFE ASSURANCE 8OCIETY
United States.
I'olicies inatu lr iln
1891 realizoecash returns
to the owners, of almoitnts
Varying f rom 120 to 176 per
cent, of the money pidj in,
be.iles tihe advantages of
the Assuranco diring the
whole period of twenty
years.
The following is one
of the many actual cases
maturing this year:
Endowment Policy No. 64,125.
Issued Inl 1871, at age 27. Amount, $5,000.
P239.90. Total Premiums Paid
$4,798.
R E S U L T S
at eld of 'I ontine Period in 1891:
CASH1S itE l VA,I'', LU,48,4411.-,
(qual to $17;-10 for each
$100 paid il premiliiums,
Which is equivalent to a lo
turnof all premillums paid,
with intere-A at 71. per'
cent. per annum.) Or, in
lieu o cash,
A PA I1D-UL' iE POI,1CY Fj*I%9,470.
(Equal to 1,;105,80 for (acll
floo paid Inl preiumllls.)
OR,
A LIFE ANNUITY of V63:1.-5
One fact is worth a thousand theories
There is no Assurance extant in anly con
pany which ecimpares with this. The
Equitable Is the strongest company In the
world al(d transacts the largest hu-siness.
For fur ther information address or apply
to the nearest agent of the Society, or write
directto
W. J. RODDEY,
April 8-3: OCK I 11 . i .
IlIE LA RU ESTI STIOUK,
MONTI SKI il.KD WVORJEMEN,
LO)WEST 1'RtC10Ehi
F. H. HY AT T,
PI'tOPIEgu ,T0R.
1s the best plac'e ini Sou1th Carol'~ina 0r
Southern States to seecure satisfaction in
American andl Italian Mar'ble \Vork. All
kinos of
Cemetery Work
a speciality.
TIABLlETS,
II E~A I STlON EiS,
MO N UIM ENTS, &c.
Mend for pilce's andu full in formnationi.
AprilF. H. HYATT'
April1-V OLUtMBlA. 8. C.
tRinnling Machineory ill Stock.
A\ lull ( ar-J4,oad o1
TIhree Caru- I,otads of
li.OWN AND) WINSIHIP GiNS,
ENG IN ES, 8Ol01iN(O,
UElTI N(, ETC.
AlsMo on hiand in, Ch~arlotte, N. C., a lar'go
AND
NEWV ElA J1OILlis.
Place your onderis bteforo the rush; bodttomn
priees guarantitceed. First elass eotuds.
W. HI. (IIBHIES, Ju., & CO,,
co~mIunA, s. (O.
College for Women.
(COLU1M IA, S C.
Second soholastic year beginis Septemiber
, 1891 . Full corps of Professors andI
Tecachers in A cademic, Collegiate, aI usic,
Art and V edical D)eparttments. Young
ladles initendling to p)repare for' the Medical
P'rofessin will find It to their interest to
take the one 3 eat's Pre(11limntary Couriso in
Medicine at this college. Most beautiful
gtoutnds and comlfortable home ini the
onith. -For citnlar andit catalogute, appIly
to the Presideint.
I11v WMV '. I. ATK I NSON, 1). 1).
A ug .1-2m.
IPPEAN BROS., WboI.saleDrgguIst,
gse t.prieto?sLpp'aaotek. Uavanaaa