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WALHALLA. S. <J. :
vt ?:i>r\ i ?tin v , Aimi sr -?-?, moo.
OUR STANDRRU BEARERS.
For President
WILLIAM J. BRYAN,
Of Nebraska.
For Vico Prcsidcnl
ADLAI E. STEVENSON,
Of Illinois.
POWERS CONVICTED.
Republican Ex-Sccrctnry of State Found
Gullly.
(}KOUOKTOWN, Kv?, August IS.-Caleb
Powers, Secretary of Stale under Gover
nor Taylor, was found guilty to-day by
the jury and sentenced to lifo imprison
ment. Tho jury were out only about
.l.> minutes.
Powers was seated near tho jury room
doo: and nhnosl fainted when tho ver
dict was rendered. The jury took only
one ballot which resulted unanimously
in lifo imprisonment.
Tho jury was composed of eight Goo
bel Democrats, throe anli-Goebcl Demo
crats and ono Kepublican.
After the verdict several of POwOrs'
friends gathered around him and ex
pressed their sympathy. Ile seemed
almost dazed hy tho verdict. Great
drops of perspiration hurst out upon his
forehead ami for thc lirsl time lu1 be
trayed great nervousness, "lt is an un
just verdict," bc said as bc turned to go
with the jailor.
Letter of an Old Comrailc.
Mr. Andrew Hell, of Pel ?or, was in
Walhalla last week. Ile showed us a
letter which was very interesting, lt
was dated at Little Kock, Ark..and toads
as follows :
George and Andrew Bell, Walhalla, S.
C.-Dear Sirs and Comrades: strange
as il may seem, scarcely a day lias passed
over my hoad since tile "stars and bars"
went down in defeat al Appomatox, thal
1 have not thought ol' you two brothers.
The memory ol' your dash and gallantry
on a hundred bloody battle Holds on tho
historic bills of Virginia, during those
dark ami stormy days of ISO 1-05, bas
haunted mc ail these years ami will
never be forgotten as long as memory
shall last. I have thought of writing to
you time and again, but could not tell
certainly where to write until I met
someone the other day at Louisville,
who gave me your nd tl ress, I had boped
to meet you there and also in Charles
ton a year ago, but was sadly disap
pointed. I met Brimson and Ilasoll ami
others of the Sharpshooters at both
??bices and bad a good lime talking over
old times. I saw .los. Wood yesterday
and occasionally meet .1. li, Hurst, I:. .1.
Fields ami I.. K. Robertson, who were
members of the old battalion. They all
live here in Arkansas and doing well.
I now hope to attend your Stute reunion
al Greenwood August 1 and '1 next ami
want lo meet you I hen. Can't you eonu-'.'
I am as well as a kid could be and am
told that both of you are just as active
and vigorous as ever. Write mo at
your leisure. Faithfully yours,
W. S. DIM.OL.
Lookinij Backward.
KI.IILI: TON. CA., August .JO.-Ki li to rs
Keowec Courier: The lirsl article I
ever wrote for a paper w;is written tor
tho Col nil.i: bOfor? the war when it
was edited by Col. K. A. Thompson and
published at Old Bickens. Many gu a'
changes have taken place since that
time. But lew of the gootl citizens that
made up thc tow n "upon lin- old red
bill" can bc found to-day. 'liny are
gone and their residences and places ol'
business have become dilapidated and
disappeared from sight.
I call to mind many things about old
Bickens that I remember as though it
had happened much later than g. Ol 50
years ago, such as Iho hanging of tho
Henderson brother.-.: being made a
Mason in Keoweo Lodge N.,. ?p; wit
nessing the lirsl show exhibition <. t
wild animals, and lirst printing pu
(the CoUKIKIt) I ever saw : with the then
familiar faces of Hie Keiths, Not tons.
Craigs, Doyles. (Ingolds, Alexanders,
Thompsons. Gibsons, Thomases, Kirk
seys, Kohls, Bryces, Haynes, Knoxes and
others, most all ol' whom have descend
ants living scattered far and wide over
tho country. Col. Thompson, of Wal
halla, Col. .1. K. Il lg.I, (Ol' < ballest?n,
and lt. A. I! Gib,.m. ol Wal halla, are Ihn
only ones of the older citizens ol <>bl
Bickens that I know of living now. Wo
biive no better men living today than
those who made up Old Ph kens ?. Mi
years ago. Their . (ample wa- worthy
of em u lat ion hy any who live alter them,
their honor and integrity never once
being questioned.
A visit to your county recently, ami t<>
my native Male, and meeting with
friends and relatives of many years
acquaintance, lcd inyjmiml back lo tin
scenes of my young manhood about
which I have written, inv visil being lo
I be families ot .1. F. Stewart and W. c.
Duke, being summoned to the bedside
of W. C. Duke who was critically ill for
a few days. Finding him bettet, we ile
citied upon visiting, feasting and SIM
all the pleasure WC could while together.
Fruit and fried chicken coull ibulcd lo tho
feasting, and talking and laughing t.. tho
pleasure. Stewnrl is novel dry on jolt
mg. The sap is up all the yent round.
Says if he had to depend upon a hcntci
instead Of a tire place through the win
ter bc would either lake lo thc woods or
would jilli a vessel on the heater ami
build a lire in it lo spit in. and to set?
how to talk bs : I hat he could not talk
or chew tobacco al nigh) unless lu-could
see the lire. Ile is in foi tl,.- hellgle
dogs and rabbits, ami Duke fm thc
"black and yellow tan' ami the I:.il.nu
foxes, lt is a pleasure lo visit them and
enjoy thc hospitality ot then homes,
They have Rood Cooks ami kein the
ration-, on band. 1 don't know whether
il is usual or unusual with them, bul
they were sliott <.:i st i in ti I li I in g hea ver
ages,
Crops in the countrj very spotted
lo |o pei- ecu! below au avei.c.-e. Very
di y in our count i y.
Kespeclfullv,
SV. c. I n i i>.
Burglary ami Murder.
Pi i i-ru in, MAS-., Angus' lit). A lit
I le bet?re :.' o'clock this morning lime
masked ll ll lg I ?US entered the house e. cu
pied by Contracter Fosb?i'g, a Kilfinin
contractor on the new Stanley Flooirio
Company's building, Mr. Ids bili g was
thc first om- to awake, lb- heard Hie
burglars doM'h stairs and ian down, in
his attempt lo grapple With I hom. Miss
May Foshuig, twenty foin years of ugo,
was awakened. She came doun st il I rs
where one of tim buiglais shol lui
dead instantly, Thc hooting iiivukcuod
Mr. Foshurg's son, who struggled willi
tho burglars and was knocked senseless.
TIlO burglars then escaped. The polo ,
and medical inspector were notilicd at
?une. Four alarms were lum: in I.
arouse thc people, hut thc buiglais .??
far have not been caught.
THE MINISTERS RESCUED.
Pekin Captured by tho Allied Forcos-Nego
tiations (or Poaco.
WASH IN? LON, D.C., August 17.-All
well at last. Tho rescue has boon effect
ed and tl :1 representatives of tho Chris
tian nations who, for almost two months,
liavo hoon besieged hy tho fanatical
hordes in tho Chluoso Capital aro ?mfo.
Tho welcome news came through ofllcial I
channels to-night. Tito rosouo was
0 ff ec te?! oh Wednesday, tho allied forcos j
entering Pekin apparently without oppo
sition.
Tho first report of tho rescue oamo |
about lt) o'clock this morning in a Shang
hai report. That it would dually turn
out this way everybody lias felt, ami tho
news was receive?!, therefore, with vory
little demonstration at tho nation's Capi
tal.
THU I'KAi'K NEGOTIATIONS,
WASUINOTON, August lt).-Tho Depart
ment of State made public to-night tho
communications exchanged to-day be
tween tho Chinese Minister, Mr. Wu
Ting Fang, and tito acting Secretary of
Stale:
"Tho following memorandum was
handed to Mr. Atlee by Mr. Wu at niuo
o'clock this morning:
" 'A cablegram from Bari Li Hung
Chang, envoy plenipotentiary of China,
datod August 15, and received hy Minis
ter Wu at 7 P. M. on the samo tiny:
"'The allied forces aro appr?>aching
Tung chow. 1 havo memorialized tho
Imperial Government t?> depute envoy to
negotiate an armistice with tho several
commanders oil the spot. 1 will also
shortly proceed to Pekin, Tho Powers,
being fully aware of tho embarrassing
position in which their Majesties, the
Fm press Dowager and tho F.tnporor, are
placed, arc earnestly requested to tele
graph instructions to their respective
commanders, after arriving at Tung
Chow with their forces, tt> stop their fur
ther advance to tb?' Capital, so as not to
cause alarm and fear to their Majesties
and calamities to the people. For such
advance would shah?! tho foundations of
tho Ta Ching Fmpil'0 ami wound tho
fool lugs Of all lior pooplo, high ami low.
Fol" a compliance with this appeal tho
millions Of pooplo of tho Fiupil'0 will ho
profoundly grateful to tho Powers.
Pienso communicate this cablegram at
oiioo to tho Secretary of State.' "
Tho following momornndum in reply
v as handed to Mr. Wu this afternoon:
"Foreseeing ?hat there would bo in
sulllcienl tilno af cr receiving a reply to
om momornndum of August 12 to get
instructions to the relief column before
it bad reached Pekin, wo sont tm to
the general commanding the American
forces in China the following dispatch:
" 'Adjutant General's Ollico, Washing
ton, 1). C., August I:!, HMM).-To Fowler,
Che Foo, for ('halloo: August 12.-Secre
tary of war directs mo to inform you
that l.i Hung Chang, appointed by
Chinese Government to negotiate with
Powers, requests cessation of hostilities.
We have replied that wo are ready to
enter into an agreement bet ween thc
Powers and Chinese Government for
cessation of hostilities on condition that
sullicionl body ol* the forces composing
tho relief expedition shall bc permitted
to enter Pekin unmolested and to escort
foreign ministers and residents back to
Tien Tain, the movement being provided
for and .secured by such arrangements
and dispositions of troops as shall be
considered satisfactory by generals Oom
mantling forces composing relief expedi
tion. We have communicated this to all
thc Powers. Japanese Government takes
same position. Wc have not heard from
other Powers. CoUltlN.' "
"And two days ago, in view of thc
rapid progress of tho relief expedition,
wo sent Ibo following:
" 'Adjutant General's oflloo, Washing
ton, D. C.. August l-l. - Fowler, Che Foo,
tor ( hailee. August I I.-In anticipation
of acceptance by Chinese Govornmoilt of
condition in our reply cabled you August
12, ll" Chinese authorities communicate
willingness tu deliver ministers and per
sons under their protection to relief
column at Pekin, under arrangements
ulindi you consider safe, you aro author
ized to make ami carry out arrangement
in c.mcert with other commanders, wi th
ou I referring il here. From informal
communications willi representatives of
other GovorillllOllts WO believe all to
take substantially tho same position.
Question whether yOU should insist ll po ll
entering and going to legations, or will
receive delivery at gate of inner Tartar
city, or miter wall, taking risk of minis
ters passing through city with only Chi
nese escort, you and the other generals
must determiuo.
"By order ?Secretar}, of War.
"( "onnix."
"We arc advise' by Minister Conger
that thc attacks by imperial troops upon
tho !'gations In Pekin have not censod,
While these attacks continuo we cannot
slop the advance ol' our force toward
Pekin. If such attacks cease thc above
quoted instructions will be allowed to
.-.land and they would seem to provide
for all thc action required limier tl e cir
cumstances stated hy Karl l.i in his dis
patch. A l.VKV A. A UKI.,
"Acting Secretary."
? INN A \. c LIM S AUMISTh K.
Ni.u Voiiiv, Angus! IO,--A cable dis
patch from Kobe, Japan, dated to-day,
lo the livening Journal, says:
..Jap. bas proposed au armistice bo
tween Ibo Powers ami China and Chitin
has accepted. The terms of the Powers
arc that the ministers either be placed
umlcr thc protection of the allies at tho
gatos of Pekin or that tin -Iii.:; bo ..d
mi'tcd to Pekin to receive them. Japan
bas begun negotiations."
HOW I > I : KIN M AS CAI'TIJlCKIl.
W VsiilNoro.N, August. 17 -Tho allied
forces have captured and entered Pekin
iii thc Ince ol thc obstinate resistance,
and the members of the foreign lega
tions arc .sate. Official confirmation of
thc tall ot' tho ( hi?ese Capital camelo
the United Mates (; ?vornmont to-night
m thc shape of two cablegrams, ono
t roin Admiral berney and tho other from
Consul fowler, ami the ofllolals, real
i/.lllg that meal public interest ill tho
events whit h was believed had happened
in Pekin, .it OIICO made them public.
Admiral Henley's dispathoh is as follows:
MU I' \ I.I \ I Tl NO ( Mow.
Previous Information here showed
that tho allied fl lees took possession of
Tung ( how on Ibo 12th instant. From
that city to Pekin is not very great, not
more than a dozen miles, it seems evi
dent, therefore, that the armies baited
for a linn'ai Tung Chow, probably for
1 he pill pose ol uivillg t be 111011 a rest ami
Prepute tor the attack on thc Capital
city ill tone, alter waiting until the
icar of the advancing hosts should
ai i ive ai the front. Possibly also tho
delay uns the result of negotiations
inaugurated hy tho Chinese ofllolals
looking to thc delivery of tho ministers
willi ti Chinese ollicial escort. If nego
tiations wcronttomptcd they must have
tailed, as thc army continued on its
march and attacked Hm capital throe
days after reaching Tung ( how.
I O ATTACK lt\ lill: KA S I OATH,
Tho officials here were aware of the
fad that Hie stronghold of tho Hoxors
w is in the ( JiiliOso eily, and that for tho
allies lo attempt to loree their way
through il into tho Tartar city, in which
lin- legation compounds are located,
might mean a '/n at loss ot lite and possi
bly a dele.it. ll was also known thal the
imperial Hoops, which lune sided
willi the Hoxels, weie many ot them
in 01 against Hie I bim se city, and that
siich ot thc iii'lillery ami rille lire which
luul been poured into the legations bad
booti 11 oin I he w alls sepal al i ng the twO
cities, These fads evidently were com
inimical! d to Cen. I hailee and thc other
commnmling oUh'ors of the allies. Koa
ng ! In se obstacles il appears I he allies
decided to altai k the city by I. li Ci
ensi 'ate. There are tour entrances to
Hie i it v on thc east, two h ailing lo thc
Chinese o it j and two lo the Tartar idly.
Just which ot these was selected as tho
ntlacting point Consul Fowler's dispatch
does not disclose,
S I U??N(I lil <ISTA.\i I li ft f'O ll I HU,
Con!." y lo the press repolis of lo day
Consul Fowler's dispatch shows thal tho
attack on thc eily mel with strong re
sistance, Thc Japanese engaged with
the advance, according lo the umlcr
standing ol ll.fllcials here, numbered
lo,ooo men. sn thal the h ?SS sn tiered by
Hmm w as mc: one per rent. No mention
is mad . ol the losses ol tho forces ol' the
other armies, bul it is presumed that it
was in proportion to that sufforod by tho
Japanoso?
HOW TUE ALLIES AOVANCKO.
TOKIO, August 17,-Extracts from a
long dispatch describing tho ndvnnco of
tho allied forces from Tien Tslu say
(lon. Ma disappeared during tho light
ing nt Vang Tsuu, that tho immodiato
advance on 1 ? kin wns decided upon at a
COUUOil of wat1 lu which 380 officers took
part, hold at Yang Tsuu, August 7. and
that tho advanco columns woro drawn
up in tho following order: Japanese,
Russian, British mut American. Tho
Fronch oontingont was obliged to remain
at Yang Tsuu on account of his inade
quate commissariat.
A J A l'A N KSK ACCOUNT.
TOKIO, JAPAN, August 17.-Qonoral
Yamaguchi wires from Pekin, under dato
of August 10, as follows:
"Tho allies attacked Pekin early yes
terday, opening witli artillery on tho
eastern sido. Tho wall was obstinately
hold by tho enemy. Tim Japanese and
Russians wore on tho northward of .thu
Tung CllOl ('anal. Tho Americans and
British woro on tho youth side. At
nightfall tho Japanese blow up tho two
eastern gatos of tho Tartar city and
entered. In tho meantime tho Ameri
cans and British mitered tho Chin?se
city by tho Tung Pion gates. Detach- 1
incuts of each forco woro sent towards
tho legations. Tho parties met near tho
legations und oponed communication.
All tho ministers and their staffs wore 1
found safe. Tho Japaneso loss wns
over 100 killed, including tinco otllc.ors.
Tho losses of tho allies have not boen ,
ascertained. Four hundred chinese
wore killed.
FIGHTING IN PEKIN.
CIIK Foo, August 20.-Tho nllios have
not yot captured Pekin. Fighting is 1
still going on in the streets and tho city i
is burning. Tho allies aie pouring forth
shot mid shell into the forbidden city
am! exploding shell:, have set lire to the 1
nineo. Tho Hames aro sweeping away a
large part of tho city. 1
TU KY WANT TO MAKK l'KACK.
WASHINGTON, August20.-Tho Chinese
UOvomI110Ut, through Ri Hung Chang,
lins made application to tho United
States for tho appointment of Minister
Congor or some other American ouloial,
with authority to open negotiations for
tho establishment of pe ice and for llx
ing definite tonus for tuc setth mont of
tho troubles. The Chinese minister
ni ado application to-day at tho State De
partment and expressed his willingness
to conduct negotiations oil any point do!
strahle by tho, Powers, lt is expected
this will be at Pekin or Tien Tsin. Simi
lar propositions wore made by Karl Ri to
all tho Powers.
A Motlier Tolls How She Saved Her Little
Daughter's Lifo.
I am tho mother of eight children and
liavo had a great deal of experience with
medicines. Rast summer my little
daughter liad tho dysentery ill its worst
form. Wo thought sho would die. I
tried everything I could think of, but
nothing SOomod to do her any good, i
saw by an advertisement in our pa por
that Chamberlain's /Jolie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy was highly recom
mended and sent and got a bottle at
once, lt provod to bc ono of tho very
best medicines WO ever had in tho house,
lt saved my little daughter's Ufo. 1 am
anxious for every mother to know what
au excellent medicino it is. Had I
known it at first it would have saved mo
a great deal of anxiety and my little
daughter much sutlering. Yours truly,
Mrs. Ooo. F. Burdick, Liberty, R. 1.
For salo by J. W. Boll, Walhalla": W. J.
Lunney, Seneca; II. H. Zimmerman,
Westminster.
Whetstone Hems.
WHETSTONE, August 19.-The
campaign meeting at Double Springs
passed off very pleasantly. Speeches
were made by Mr. Taylor, J. W.
Todd, J. M. Ilunnicutt, W. <>. Sin
gleton, J. NV. Bennien, Col. U. A.
T" ompson, W. M, I?rown, Ifi. L.
I (erndon and S. 1\ Dendy. A letter
was read by the County Chairman
from Mr. K. I\ liarle.
Mr. Charlie Angel, wife, tittie
sons, Lester and .lames, daughter,
lithol, of Hartwell, Ga., visited rela
tives hero on their way to Franklin,
N. C.
Mr. Dick Pitchford, of Florida, and
Mr. Dresden Smith, Jr., of Washing
ton passed through on their way lo
Clay lon, ( ia. The former is a travel
ing salesman, the latter a type setter
in tho United Stales Government
Printing Dllice.
A series of protracted meetings
closed at Double Springs last Friday
night.
Mr, Welch, of Anderson, came
through the Valley on his way to
Franklin, X. C. .i. s. c.
Greenville's Wheal Contest.
CltKKNVILLK, August IO.-Judges to
decide thc Ol'OOIlvillo wheal contest met
lO-day. canvassed tho returns and deci
ded the award of prizes. H will be
noticed thal tho larges! yield from one
acre was made by a hov under 20 years
of age. This aero yielded within a
fraction of 7<t bushels. Tho next high
est y i old lo an acre was made hy a lady,
Mrs. W. IR Perry. The following will
give an idea of thc yield :
Three contestants for 10-acro prize;
highest yield '.',<> bushels; lowest, UHR
Six contestants for ll yo acres, highest
yield, 227 bushels: lowest, (Hj.
Fivo contestants, .'1 acres; highest, His,
lowest, 47}.
Two contestants, 2 ames: highest, QOj
lowest ?I0,
Right contestants, one acre; highest,
Dil j ; lowost, ;?.">R
One-horse farm, (Icon les tan ls; highest,
?20: lowest OOj.
Two horse, farm, four contestants;
highest, f)8?J; lowest, 288.
Three horse farm, I con tesl ant, III.
To boy or girl under 20 years old, ono
ilCl'O, Allen \V. Sullivan, lill I-f) bushels.
Tho awards ol' prizes: Ten acres, Mrs.
J. S. and Jerry McKinzie; second prize,
R. F. Rowen; ? acres, Mrs. K. S. ami
Jerry McKinzie; second, C. W. Good
win; il llores, .). II. '('raynham; second,
H. M. Moore; 2 acres, C. \V. Hood wi li;
second, I!. F. Loo; I acre, Allen J. Sul
livan: s.ind, Mrs. W. IL Perry. Ono
llOI'SO farm, J. T. Jones; second, Mrs. A.
li. Fowler; 2-horso farm,* J. li, Spoegle;
second, J. D. Sullivan: !}-horse farm, J.
S. Peden.
The Army ol thc Tennessee.
N KW O li L K A N s, LA., Angus! Kl,-Thc
Confederate Association Ol tho Army of
Tennessee, which includes a large ma
jority of tho Confed?rale Vet omi) S in
Mow Orleans, til rt mooting here has pro
tested against (?en J. H. Cordon, com
manding Hu- United Confederate N ote
rans, at lending the C. A. R. ema mp men I
it Chicago.
Cen. ('balaron offered thc following
resolution, which was unanimously
idoplcd :
"In view nf tho recent occurrences al
Atlanta, ami Hie Utterances there ol thc
Comnirtlldur of thc (J, A. H., lids Associa
I ion deprecates tho objects to all so
.ailed reunions of the blue ami gray,
md pr?tesis against Cen. John ll, flor
bm accepting an invitation to be present
il Hie reunion of the (Rand Army of thc
Republic in bis capacity of commander
?filie ('nitod Confederate Veterans."
Take Tillman at His Word.
Col,CM??IA, S. C., August i'll, Senator
hillman having invited bis opponents lo
scratch bis name in Hm Coining election
ind declared thal if Im did liol receive
l inajiuity be Would ind accept the olin e,
I he quest ?on has a risen whether ballots
m scratched would ho counted. Stale
Chairman Jones was ashed for a rilling
md Ibis evening announced that while
Lhere were no rules ol' the primary gov
.ruing I he case, common sense showed
that ono name scratched did md vail
late Ric whole ticket and he SO held.
While no conceited fight bas been <>r
janized against the Senator, he will
probably run considerably behind.
NEWS FROM SENECA.
News of tho Town - Farmer* and Merchant?
Gloomy--Now Brick Stores.
SUNHCA, August 21.-Tho dread
ful drought and intenso heat causes
great apathy among all classes, ex
cept tho society contingent, whoso
enthusiasm for gayety romains una
bated. This, however, is attributa
ble to tho number of visiting young
ladies who havo favored Seneca with
their presence this season.
Last week chronicled a merry
round, beginning with an eloquent
entertainment given by Miss Clara
Livingston in honor of her guests,
Misses Leo, of Abbeville, and Yates,
of Greenville. Moonlight rides, pic
nics and hops followed each other
in rapid succession.
Thc reunion of Orr's Regiment
and a campaign meeting brought
fifteen hundred or two thousand
people to town last Wednesday. In
?pito of tho intonso heat tho crowd
appeared to enjoy themselves.
A largo congregation enjoyed an
eloquent sermon from Hov. W. S.
[I am i ter al tho Presbyterian church
last Sabbath, and also had tho plea
sure of hearing Miss Mooty, of Co
lumbus, Ga., a gifted vocalist, ren
der most oquisitely two solos, "Tho
Lord ol' Hosts" and "The Beautiful
City." Roth selections brought out
lo full perfection tho boautitul voico
und fine training of this gifted young
lady.
lt is rumored that work on tho
Seneca Electric Rower Plant will
commence at an carly date. This
will be an important move for our
town, as several smaller on tor prises
will follow this development.
Mrs. Alothoia L. Gaillard, the
mother of Mrs. J. W. Stribling, died
in Anderson last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Gaillard has spent much of her
time in Seneca in tho past four or
five years, and her gentle, loveable
nature won for her many frionds.
She had roached a ripe old ago and
goes down to her grave honored and
revered by all who know her. Mr.
and Mrs. Stribling and Miss Mary
Cherry attended her burial on Mon
day.
A great gloom is spread over our
merchants and farmers by the terri
ble drought and intenso heat. Tho
crops in this section aro greatly in
jured. Tho last few days have been
most disastrous.
Mr. W. II. Moore's brick store, in
the eastern part of town, is nearing
completion. Several other brick
buildings are projected for this
neighborhood, so says rumor.
Loth of tho hotels have been very
full for tho past month.
Mr. Ramsay Doyle has purchased
the Martin house and lot and will
move to town in tho near future.
Miss May Smith, an attractive
young lady from Washington, (Ja.,
is tho guest of Mrs. James Adams.
Miss Nell Ilumphroys, an Ander
son belle, is visiting Miss Mary
Cherry. V
Chinese are dangerous enemies, for
they are treacherous. That's why all
counterfeits of DeWitt's Witch 11 azo!
Salve; aro dangerous. They look like
DeWitt's. hut instead of the all-healing
witch hazel they all contain ingredients
liable tc? irritate thc skin and cause
blood poisoning. For piles, injuries and
skin diseases use the orginaland genuine
Dewitt's Witch Hassel Salvo..
J. W. Bell.
Fought in Railway Closet.
Ant UN'S, GA., August IO.-Cu thc ex
elusion to Tallulah Kails yesterday Scot t
Jackson sind Jim Pittman dead.
Tho mon quarrelled and at Turners
ville they went into a (doset of the car
and shut tho door. In a few minutos the
occupants of the oar hoard three pistol
shots, .(ackson ran out and jumped ott
tito (rain. Tho passengers went into the
closet and found Pittman dead w ith throe
pistol holes in him. Jackson went to
Turners vilhi and surrendered. doth
wore prominent citizens of Harmony
Drove.
Tho light is said to havo been the
result of a bitter feud that luis been of
long standing. Tho mon aro said to
have hoon bitter enemies an the moot
ing on the train was by chanco. Kow
Hie car knew of the qn'arrel, tis it was
arried on in undertones. Suddenly the
men decided to light it cit ?ind quietly
m to rod tho olOsot, closing tho door
gccuroly. The pistol shots were the
lust tho passengers know of tho (lgll.
lohn Pittman was a wealthy citizen of
I ackson county.
ls Baby Thin
this summer? Then add a
little
S&OYT'S EMULSION
to his milk three times a day.
lt is astonishing how fast
he will improve. If he nurses,
let thc mother take the
jjEmUfSIOn. tec. sod Jb.oo; all druRsist?.
Dcatli in Anderson.
ANOKU.SO.N'. S. C., August 20.-Mrs.
vlothoia Louisa Gaillard died at the
ionio of her son-in-law, Mr. Hubert Ko
dnson, yesterday morning at ti o'clock
II her 77th year, after a long and linger
ng illness. She was born January, IS2-I,
II this county, being a daughter of the
ale Samuel .1. Hammond. She Mist mar
led .lohn Hunter ('roswell, and had one
laughter by that marriage, Mrs. J. W.
>t nilling, of Seneco. In 1S 17 she mar
led tho Pev. Chas. L, Gaillard, a local
liothodist preacher. Kigllt children
vere born to them, all of whom survive
icr. Tho faucial services wore con
luoled this morning at the Methodist
bundi by the Kev. J. H. Camp boll, She
vasa noble Christian woman, loved and
cspcctcd by all w ho know ber.
Murders Wife and Stepdaughters.
Atti.INOTON, MINN., August 20. Past
light between IO and ll o'clock Thoo-,
lore Waller!, a farmer living three j j
niles Iroin town, killed bis wdfo ami
WO ol bis stop children, a girl of l<> and I
baby, and seriously injured Ins W-yoar- .
dd stepson. Ile sot lire to hisbarns, de- i
troy lng I bc stable with niue horses, a |
oi n crib ami a full hay barn. Three
'ears ago Wallet t mai ried the widow
dabbers and for some lit.tlo time they
nive been having trouble. Thc wife hail
pool! trying to.secure a divorce and had
akin means to preven! Wallerl front JJ
urning I o t be lal in. Yesterday morning ,,
Tier practicing in tho woods with a ?
ovolvor be returned to Hm house ami 1
litnrcd by one of tho windows. His il
rife was evidently alarmed by thc noise I
ml she was killed as she was leaving J!
be bed. The baby was found dead on |i
ht! lounge and Ibo girl on the Moor of ii
mr bedroom. A second hoy was | |l
orioiisiy wounded ami has boen brought
o town, ll is feared be may die.
1*1 ?tllltS WllfHI. All LISI FAILS. Q
Lmi lti<Ml OC.IIKII Syrup. Tn?tcH Ooix). lino 93\
In Mino. SoW bi ilriiKKlHtii._1*1
GOVERNOR MILES B. HcSWEENEY.
He Stands on His Reocrd and Asks an En
dorsement of His Administration.
SKETCH OP GOV. McHWHHNY.
Miles 1?. Mcsweeney cnn truly be retened to ns a self-made man. Ile was left
atherloss at the ago of four years, his father dying of yellow fever in Charleston.
Young McSwcenoy's struggles for a livelihood began hoforo ho roached his
lentil yoar. Ho sold newspapers and clerked in a book storo. YVIlilo clerking he
Ittendorf a night school, ami oecaino very fond of reading and writing.
McSwooney's record as a Donioerat is well known, and bo did faithful work for
lllO party in 1870. Ho is regarded as ono of tho best business men in his section,
ind has boon successful in evoiy undertaking.
Mcsweeney bas always boon prominent in politics, and has been tbreo times
iionorod as a dolegato to tho National Democratic Convention. At tho first con
tention, hold in St. Louis in 1888, he voted for Cleveland and Thurman, and at tho
?onvontion in .Inly, 18(10, he voted for bryan and Sewad.
Ho aorvod tho Democracy of bis county for ten years as County Chairman, de
dining in 1801, whoo he was elected to the Legislature.
Mr. Mcsweeney was a momberoi the Slate Democratic Kxocutivo Conunitteo
for a number of years.
In 1800 ho WR8 elected Lieutenant Covernor by a handsome majority and ro
doctcd .In 1808 without opposition, and oh tho (loath of Gov. Wm. H. Ellorbe in
June, 1800, ho took tho oath of ollloo of Govornor ami has since discharged tho
lutios of tho ollico with the same business ability that he managed his own private
\fTairs. As President of tho Senate he presided with fairness and impartiality
ind to Die entire satisfaction of tho Senators.
His administration as Governor has been free from blunders and tho ollico has
lieen conducted on business principles. Evou his political enemies have to con
cedo this. Ile now asks anendorsement of his fellow-el ti/.ons by an election toa
full term, and justice and fair dealing, which characterize tho people of South
Dandilla, demand and will give as much.
Tho chief plank in Govornor McSweenoy's platform is that be has honestly and
faithfully tried to do tho right as ho saw it, and lo conduct Hie affairs of the oflico
of Chief Kxocutivo on business principles and free from polities, and to recognize
in county all'airs tho right of local self-government.
Governor Mcsweeney reduced tho constabulary force, and in tho selection of
30l18tabl08 ho has endeavored to secure men of character and standing. In his en
forcement of tho law there has been no conllict between the constables and citi
zens. Tho constabulary force is now considerably smaller than it was when he
wont into oOlce, and much moro cfllciont.
In the city of Charleston, bj wiso and disoroot management, the Governor and
Ids constables were enabled to show that tho United States ollicers were using tho
Llustom House as a storage for blind tiger whiskey, without conti let between tho
State and tho national authorities, and as a result of tho investigation in this case,
the most notorious Republican in tho State was removed from ollico and another,
Hld better man, put in his place.
t,f course there are still violations of the law, bul whenever it has come to the
Governor's knowledge that the law was being violated, and the illicit sale ol* whis
key was being engaged in ill any community, ho promptly sent ollicers there with
instructions, if possible, to stop the illicit salis.
Snatched a Pocketbook.
CHICAGO, August, io.-Wm. Kikua, a
colored man, from Nashville, Tenn., eame
iangerously near hoing lynched in the
itreotfl to-night. Ile lind snatched n
pocketbook from a woman, and led the
?dice a long chase through the alleys
iud down-town streets. While tho olli
.ers were taking their prisoner lo the
tolico station, they were followed hy a
.rowd fully five hundred strong, which
shouted: "Hang him!" "I.yindi him!"
"Take him away ! ' Th iirowd made a
desperate offort to take Kikun. Hopes
ivoro procured, and if tho colored man
md boon taken from Ibo police ho would
mrtainly have hoon hanged. The police
HMM I their clubs vigorously and saved
ho prisoner.
Tho wolf in tho fable put Oil .sheep's
dothing because if ho traveled on his
>wn reputation be couldn't accomplish
bs purpose. Counterfeiters of Dewitt's
A'i tell llay.cl Halve couldn't sell their
iVOl'thlcss salves on their merits, so they
mt them in boxes ami wrappers like
DoWitt's. Look out for them. Take
?lily Dewitt's Witch Hazel .Salve. lt
ni rcs piles and all skin diseases.
.1. W. Hell.
Resolutions of Thanks.
(tesolvod 1st, That the survivors of
.n's Regiment, in their annual re union
il Seneca, August lath, 1000, tender their
hanks to tho ladies of Seneca for tho
{ind and generous way in which (hoy
mtuifained them during their re union
ry tho basket dinner mid other refresh
neufs. They aro rejoiced that the
adios of Seneca and surrounding com
munty, hy their presence and labor,
invo thus shown (heir appreciation of
ho annual meetings of Hie survivors,
md (hey hope that in the future, as in
lie psst, (hey may ever have tho support
>f their lady friends who always coll
ri bu tO SO liberally to tho success of (heir
e unions.
Itosolvcd 2d, That theso resolutions bo
niblislied in all the county papers of
IcoilOQ county.
JOHN M. l'un.i.ms,
W. T. MCGILL,
II. li, H lt ANDI',
Ki HUOWN,
S. CAM NON,
Com ni i ( too.
Tllb soothing and bealing properties of
'hamberlain's Cough Itomody, its pleas
int taste am) prompt and permanent
ines, have made il a great favorite with
he people everywhere. For sale by .1.
V. Hell, Walhalla; W. .1. Lunney, Seneca ;
I. H. /ammerman, Westminster.
The attempt to subjugate the filipinos,
according to official figures, has cost tho
I ni tod S tatos 2,i'10-l Amoru nu lives and
180.078,000, And thc job has booti
direly begun.
NERVITA PILLS
Restore Vitality, Lost Vigor ont! Manhood
'iirojmpoioncy, Nl?ht Emissions, Loss of Mom
orv, nil Wasting (U80AB?8,1
^nlf olfocts nf B0(f-abll90 or
oxenss nod Indisorotlon, >J
A nervo tonio .nd pit I c
blood buildor. minus ^tn-o
tho pink ?low ai pa lc 4%
rhoOKH find ros'oro? tho
Sro of youth. Hy mail CITS.
., J?Oo por hex. O I OSOS foi f ?? ? . . I
??.00, with our i>nnknblc ifnairniuoo to euro
r rotund tho monoy pnld. Sum) for circular
nd c>py of Our hnnknhlo gUnriltltOO bond,
Jervila Tablets TS
(VI:I,I.OW bABH.) Immediate Results
'osltlvoly (,'iinnintond euro for Lons of Powor,
nrloooolo, Unuovolonoil or Blirtinkon Organs,
nm HI'S, Locomotor Ataxia, ?orVQUS Proston
on, Hy.itorin, Kits, insanity. Paralysis ?ml tho
pHtlltS of Kxromivo Uno of Tobacco, Opium ur
Iqnor. D v mall In plain pack ARO, 91.00 a
ox, O for 35.00 with our bankriblo gunr
utoo bona to ouro In 30 da' il or .?numil
io' oy pnld. Addross
NERVITA MEDICAL CO.
linton & Jackson Hts., G.,iCACO, KI.
FOIl SALK HY
DH, J. W. HELL, Druggist,
WALHALLA, 8. C.
South Union Items.
Tun A l.oo, August 20.-We are needing
rain in nur country, as tho gardens and
everything aits burning up.
Messrs. Sam and Charlie Harbin who
now make their home at Southwest,
Ca., are at homo on their vacation trip.
Mrs. Sallie Waite Ploxicn, who has
been spending a while willi her mother,
returned lo her hume at Hock Hill last
week.
Miss Lena Hoed Ol', ono of Lockhart's
accomplished young ladies, is spending a
while with her grandmother and other
relatives.
Mrs. Simpson Waite and Miss Lena
Heeder spent last Saturday with Mrs.
Cihson Walto, who is very sick nt her
mother's.
Little Miss Annie May McOuiro, who
has been spending a while with Mr. J.
li. Heeder, returned home last week.
Master .lames McGuire returned home
to-day, after spending a few days with
i (dat i ves.
Miss Carrie Tompkins, one of our ac
complished young ladies, is spending a
while at Anderson with Miss Carrie
Stribling. dosi: Ht u.
During thc (dvd war, as well as in our
late war with Spain, diarrhoea, was one of
the most troublesome diseases the army
had to contend with. In many instances
it became chronic ami the old soldiers
still suiter from it. Mr. David Taylor,
of Wind Kidgo, Greene county, Va., ?ti
one of these. Iltt uses Chamberlain's
Colic, cholera and Diarrhoen Homody
and s sys he never found anything that
would give him such quick relief. It is
for salo by J, W. Hell, Walhalla; W. .1.
Lunney, Seneca; IL 1!. Zimmerman,
West minster.
Mothers endorse, it, children like it,
old folks use it. We refer lo One Minute
Cough Cure. lt will quickly cure all
throat and lung troubles. J. W. Hell.
IVofcico <><' Final Set
tl onion t and I>iis
chai'ge.
NOTICK is hereby given that the un
dersigned will make application to
I), Ai Smith, Ksq., JudgO of Probate
for Coonee county, in thc Slate of South
Carolina, at bis omeo at Walhalla Court
House on Saturday, thc loth day of
September, 1000, al ll o'clock in Hut fore
noon, or as soon thereafter as said ap
plication can be beard, for leave to make
?illht set I lenient of t he estates of .lohn
A. Hutchison, M. Sue Hutchison, Kaines!
D. Hutchison and Kugono P. Hutchison,
minors, and for lina! discharge as Guar
dian of said estates.
W. I. HUTCHISON,
Guardian of said Kstatos,
August I?. Mino. :!:!-:!ti
?No?M'o ol' I^iiiiil iSel
tloniont ?in cl J>is
<,lli? 1 \i?*0.
VTOTIOK ls hereby given that the un
1 1 dorsignod will make application to
I). A. Smith, Ksq., Jtldge td Probate
'or Coonee county, in the state of South
'andina, at his ollico at Walhalla Court
Mouse, on Saturday, thc 1Mb day of
September, 1000, al ll o'clock in tho fore
mon, or as soon thereafter as said apple
..ul "i eau be beard, for leave lo make
Ililli set i ii in?u! oi Mu- eslale of Thus. C.
Hutchison, deceased, .'tul dual discharge
is Adtuiitislrntoi of said estate
W. I. ni/TCIllSON,
\dministrator ol' Kstntd ol Thomas C.
11 lltchison, I >ceeased.
Aligns! lo, 1(100. it?-?lO
NEW TURNIP
SEED,
BEETS, CARROTS,
SPINACH and SQUASH,
also GRASS and Clover,
at NORMAN'S
Up-Town Store.
Seneca High School,
Seneca, - - - S. C.
AFIRST-CLASS SCHOOL, iu charge- of oxperleuced toaokers. Personal atten
tion giyou to pupils. Comfortable and commodious sobool building. This
school offers ovory advantage to parouts wishing to oduoate their ohlldrou.
Fall Torin opons Monday, September :b Terms, $1.00 to $3.00 per month of
four weeks.
Any information cheerfully givon. Address
J. E. WARD, Principal.
THEY MUST 00
ft.
.
r
Summer Lawns,
Summer Organdies,
Summer Muslins,
Summer Percales,
Summer Foulards,
Summer Piques
And Welts,
Summer Silks,
Summer Undervests,
Summer Corsets,
Summer Shoes,
Summer Oxfords.
The styles and qualities are all
good, and we make the prices right.
We are sole agents for Butterick
Patterns. Mail orders promptly filled.
H. W. COLEMAN & CO.
T. E. ALEXANDER
Livery, Feed and Sale
. . Stable, . .
WALHALLA, S. C.
Good Teams and Saddle Horses.
Fertilizers and Dynamite on Hand all
the Year Hound.
PHONE No. ll.
Important to Overseers.
rpo ALL o\ KRSEERS of tho publia
L roads in Coonee county: Von arc
hereby ordered to work your roads
without any further orders from the
Supervisor or Commissioners.
J. M. HU NN J CUTT,
Supervisor Oconoe County.
August s, moo.
Master's Sale.
rilli STATK OK SOUTH CAROLINA,
OCONKK COUNTY.
IN COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
IPURSUANT TO DECREE OF THE
AFORESAID COURT, in tho case
mentioned below, I will oiler for salo,
lo tim highest biehler, in front of thc
Court House, at Walhalla, S. (!., on
MONDAY, tho 8(1 ?lay of SEPTEMBER,
between tho legal hours of sale, the
trai ts of land below described:
In the case of .lohn 1). Veiner, Plaintiff,
against
lames 1!. Pryce, Administrator, and
others, Defendants.
I.or No. 1.
ALI. that, piece, parcel or lot of land
situate, lying and being in tho town
if Walhalla, of the County of Oconoe,
Sta to of South Carolina, whereon Morgan
H. illyee lived on the Kith day ol Fobru
iry, 1^77, adjoining lands then of M. C.
iVcndelkin, M. Hiilwinklo, A. bryce and
ithers, containing thirty-one acres, moro
ir less, and being the tract of land pur
diascd by M. II. I byee from A. UryCO,
Ir.
I,ol' No.
All that piece, parcel, tract, or lot of
and purchased by M. H. bryce from
Daniel Coleman, sit?alo, lying and being
in North side of (.'ano creek, in Oconco
;ounfy, South Carolina, adjoining lauds
m tho 21st day of January, 1880, of II.
A'. Kubtman, Wm. Holden, Mrs. Ilenckcn
md others, containing fifty-six acres,
nore or less.
I.or N<>. .">.
All that certain piece, paree) or lol of
and situate, lying and hoing on tie
kulpi side of Main street in the town of
Yathalla, of Oconco county, South Caro
ina, containing one-eighth of one acre,
nore or less, adjoining lots Ol) 25th day
>f February, 18811, of Herman Schroder
m thc West, I). Hinman!) on tho South
ind M. II. Illyee Oil the Fast, the same
icing known on February 20th, 1888, ns
be I?ronohoigor stine bouse lot,
LOT NO. I.
All (hat certain piece, parcel or lol of
and situate, lying and being on the
louth side Ol Main shiel, in Hie (own
>f Walhalla, of Oconoe county, South
'undina, containing one eighth of one
i. ro, more or less, adjoining lois on the
Uti! day of April, issn, ol John Kauf
nat on (he Fast, ii. H. A. Hietnnnn on
be South and lot of M. II. lhyec, known
is 'lu I'Vonehergerstore house lot on thc
Vest.
THUMS; One half cash, balance in
me year, credit portion lo bea) interest
nun day nf sale, and be secured by a
?.?lid of the purchaser nilli a mortgage of
ho premisos. In Hie event of (ho failure
if tho purchaser to comply with tho
erins of sale within one hour from tho
imo of sale, the Master will resell the
?remises nt tho risk of (he former pur
baser. Purchaser (o pay OX tra for
tamps and papers.
J. W. liol.I.KM AN,
Masler for Oconco County.
August 8, KKK). 82-85
Dr. W. F. Austin,
DKNTIST,
SENECA,.S. C.
OFFICE DAYS: MONDAYS, FRIDAYS
AN I) SATURDAYS.
Soptombor 7, 1809.
Firman University,
GREENVILLE, S. C.
ri^IIK next session opens on tho 20lll of
X Soptombor, 1000. Kuli and thor
ough instruction, leading to tho degrees
of ll. A. and M. A., is o flor od. Hoard
ing in private fandlies moderato; in Moss
Hall excellent fare may ho had at less
expenso. Correspondence solicited. Ap
plications for ptflCOS in tho Mess Hall
should not he deferred, For further
particulars apply to the President,
A. P. MONTAGUE, Id,. I).
.Inly 25, lSUX). ?0-87
Order Clothing Through
c. w. PITCHFORD COMPANY.
Bridge Notice.
I Wild, CHT, at the bridge site, to the
1 lowest responsible bidder, on Sep
tember ?ld, 1000, Hie contract to build a
bridge over Hoar Swamp ?Meek, oil tho
road leading from Poplar Springs to
Couueross church, Thc Hoard reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
.1. M. MUNN ICUTT,
Supervisor Coonee County.
August 1."), ISM it). :t:!-:V>
lt, r. J AVNK8. | J. w. S II Kl.O lt,
-lol
J A YNES & SH?LO R,
ATTORNEYS-AT-L AW,
WALHALLA, S. C.
E)KOMPT attention given to all busi
ness committed to their caro,
