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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1890
Page
1
At Aranss Georgia inquest into the killing of Charles Hudson the jury ruled death resulted from a pistol shot by L H Pattillo. Witnesses described the night of the shooting and the pair's final meeting, with conflicting accounts of who fired first.
Georgia farmers plan to use cotton bagging exclusively to cover cotton rather than jute. The State Alliance Exchange ships 50,000 yards to alliances across Georgia, with orders rising daily. Cotton bagging boosts cotton demand, making it cheaper overall and prompting a potential Georgia cotton bagging factory.
A severe wind and hail storm struck Lyons Osceola Dickinson Emmett and Winnebago Counties on Sunday. The storm’s fourte en mile wide path caused extensive damage to crops with flax ruined and grain losses. Livestock fatalities included many horses and cattle and several homes were blown down. The cost to farmers runs into thousands of dollars.
A rabid dog ran the length of King Street from the upper to lower end this afternoon. It bit a man, a woman and four children before being killed by a nestor and shot by a police officer. Wounds were cauterized and victims are frightened but well.
In Caritova Georgia William Boon and his wife Emily were killed last night in an alleged poisoning of Joe Pallis’s family of ten. Two are dead and three more dying after rat poison was placed on meat intended for the family to eat. Boon, a preacher, is accused by some of acting to seize Pallis’s crop. The Atlanta Journal notes broader political news from North Carolina where Senator Vance faces potential opposition but appears assured of re election despite an earlier challenge.
From Wasumerox D C Aug 5 Mr Hoar returns to find Senate debate on the force bill growing tougher as businessmen north and south sent letters and telegraphs. Senators Horn Spooner Quay Cameron Blaine influence drives dissent, while Western liberal voices rise in response to reciprocity themes and Reedism opposition.
The Rev Howren once a noted temperance preacher is now near deathly ill in Decatur from chronic chloral use to steady nerves. He began preaching to curb drinking but overdosed his treatment and now faces a doubtful recovery as nurses struggle to provide care.
Senators Hawley and Manderson deny reports the force bill will be dropped. They say river and harbor action precedes tariff and then the force bill, which is not yet complete, will be taken up after Hoar returns next week. A fragment of political rumor and a tonic testimonial follow.
A Louisville New Albany and Chicago railroad wreck seven miles north of Bedford Indiana left two men dead Arthur Burns and George Cole both from New Albany. Nine people injured as two outbound Chicago and Louisville trains collided and telescoped cars. Conductor McDonald of the southbound train blamed sleep for the crash. rescue workers rushed to Bedford and New Albany hospitals.
In Lulu Mississippi Coahoma county swells with armed men after State Senator John W. Cutrer shoots editor Viveane Chew. Chew dies as Cutrer, held on bail for shooting with intent to murder, faces murder charges. Tension threatens a possible Johnstown bloodbath over removal of official records on the Louisville New Orleans Texas line.
Cor. National Grange Bulletin reports the Washington State Grange meeting at La Comos praised for harmony and productive work. California and Oregon visitors joined Washington patrons noting unity on most issues, with tari differences. Since last July Washington Granges grew from three to about thirty one, and plans for new stores and ventures were discussed along with county storms and Pacific coast cooperation.
The Kansas Commoner warns that division and discord threaten the Farmers Alliance and urges unity to resist political efforts to split the ranks. It condemns personal attacks on the State business agent and calls for cooperative action among brethren.
The Aug 6 report describes William emailer executed by electric chair at Strate Prison in Arthurs N Y for the 1889 murder of his mistress Tillie Zeigler. He faced the chamber calmly, assisted in setup, and died after multiple current applications with burns noted on his back and head. Included are brief political notes on a county convention and a baking powder industry's profits.
The National Grange advocates abundant money for all and opposes limited control by powerful classes. It backed free coinage of silver by a wide margin at its last session and aligned with farmers laborers and workingmen in favor of more money without central control. The article credits the Grange as a school of political economy aiding public thinking and cites 42 new Changos and talks with Nebraska leaders and Speaker Reed about bills on adulteration and farming product speculation.
A Kansas statement urges broad People's Party support to shift congressional votes in the West and South before March 4. It argues labor interests align with industrial freedom and warns against limiting alliance broadness or excluding disaffected groups.
A reader argues for universal farmer access to credit under government-backed loans, contrasting farm mortgages with holders of government bonds. He cites New Jersey state loans to farmers, English land drainage finance, and calls the Farmers Alliance a force shaping policy, urging support over opposition.
A Kansas Farm paper argues for a broad People's Party platform built with input from the Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Union. It urges vigilant watching over external suggestions, stresses selecting sincere candidates, and warns against "chronic office-seekers" while praising men of conviction and courage as fit leaders.
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