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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
PERISHED AMID FLAMES
Fires Claim Many Victims and Destroy
Valuable Property.
SEVEN NUNS DIE HEROlCALLY.

Rua. Burned Win Trogtcal Nehults...
After Roscuing Their Pupils tho Sis
ters Were Unable to Save Thems selves
Fatal Fires Occur In wissnn sin.
RoBERvAL. Quebec. Canada (Sp63al)- -
Fire broke out Wednesday morning In the
chapel OF the convent Of Our Lady OF St.
John caused by lighted candle near the
cradle Of the Infant Jesus, setting fire to the
draperies and floral orname ntations, and in
an instant the whole chapel WAS mass OF
flames. The alarm was given by u sacristy
nun, but the fro spread with such rapidity
that nothing could bo done to save the build
ing.
Seven nuns were smothered in tho smoke.
Their names are: Mother ST. Francois Do
Paule (Elise Gosselin, OF st. jean Chrysos-
tome); Sisters Providence emma Le Tour
ncau. OF Quebec); st. Ursuie (Corintho Gar
neau, OF st. Foyo); St. Anne (Laure Hudon.
OF HebertviIle); st. Antoine Do PndoriO
Catherine Bouillc OF Dcschambault); St.
Dominique Marie Louise fIrard, OF hoosr-
vaD, aud st. Louis (Rose Gosselin, OF st.
Jean Chrysostome). Another nun was badly
burned in trying to cxtiuguish the fire.
Tho convent and school aro Il mass OF
ruins. The total loss is $4,000, with only
, about $4,000 insurance. The school was
closed on account OF the holidays, ana most
OF the pupils had gone home.
When tho alarm was given the nuns
bravely undertook the task OF rescuing those
in their charge, and in this heroic task
those who persisted gave up their lives.
From floor to floor Of the doomed building
these dcvotocs rushed through binding
smoke aud flame, sounding the alarm, an
not until ovcry ono in their charge was
warned Of their danger aud safely out OF
tho building. did they turn to tho saving OF
Their own lives. 1t was then too late. and,
overcome by the heat anu smoke, tho seven
heroic Sisters gave up their lives. On every
floor their deal bodies wero found, their
bodies still kneeling in the attitude Of
lrrayer.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
Clemson College Rcrovt.

The report Of the trustees Of Clemson
College dcvOtcs considerable space to
arguments against abolishing the priv
ilcge tax on fertilizers. which amounted
this year to SO. 800 against $50. 900 last
wear The number of students in at
tendcncc at the college this year was
somewhat less. than last year
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
But She Diln,t.

"Mr. Pettyboy kept me avs Ike two
hours last night"
"How was that?"
"Ey singing Sleep, Ny Lady
Sleep, under my Window Wash
iuRton Post.
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q "

Gen. Watts reports TO L. s. govern
mcnt that there are - active and six
reserve companies with following enlist
ment cavalry. l,2l2; light batteries, ~;
infantry ,3@H, general officers, ~, total
3, IA. There are IS2 commissioned
officers and 931 n-COmmissioncd Of
iiccrs in service. Gen. Watts is much
pleased with enlistment feature.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

At Easlcy, PicEcns county, Rev. NJ
l.. Jones residence was destroyed by
fire. His son, Albert, and daughter,
Mary, both about grown, perished in
the flames. An inquest was held, and
the verdict was accident.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

Boston Is indulglng In charmingly
Chante, but strangely enough makes no
fuss on the ground that ehe wanton
marble person wears no spectaclas.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
rroze, TO Death in New Jersey.

Daniel Flock, the Hightst own (N. J.)
farmer who had disappeared SO mysteriously
a week before. was found dead in a swamp
The horse ho had driven lay near him, also
dead. Both man aud boast had frozen to
death.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

BABcocK, Wis Especial. Tho farmhouse
OF Ole Della. six miles south OF here, was
burned to tho ground Wclnesday. His
three children. tho oldest flve years Of age,
was burned to death.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
II iii, ond Wrcckcrs Confess.

Four colored men in the Birmingham (Ala.)
iail confessed plotting to wreck trains In or
der to rob passengers Tho ilrst attempt
TnileJ but In tho sccOnl Birmingham min
rral train was dorailcd aud twcnty-six lives
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
~~B57ANTO B7MsFatliSTs.
Saws "It Is Better t. Have Run and Lost
Than Not to Have Run at All.'

The Lansing Theatre, Lincoln. Neb., was
filed the other morning when the State Bi-
metallic Conference was called to order.
When MI Bryan entered the hall he was
crested with dcIfeninS applause. In tho
course Of his address he remarked the warm
reception prompted him to paraphraso an
Old saving, which would read, 1T is better
to have run and lost than not to have run ut
oIl ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

PIcKENs, S. G. Special. D.-The residence of
tho Rev. NJ. i. Jones, five miles north of
Picleus, was destroyed by fire. Wednesday,
and his son Ebert and daughter Mary, both
about grown, pershcd in tho flames. Mr..
Jones was absent at the time.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
wOman's ReasOn.

Surprised Dame-What? And y
have refused Mr.. Dc Goode? thous
you liked him.
Lovely Daughtcr--I did, but to
you the truth, none OF the other
seemed to care snap for him.
York Recorder.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
NINE PERSONS DIE BY FIRE.
Turncd To Death in Dwellings, in Wiscon-
sin and South Carolina.

WEsTFIELD, Wis. Especial. The farm resi-
dence OF william Belhke OF tho town OF New
ton. this county, was destroyed by fire carly
Wednesday. Four Of his children, tho eldest
fourteen wears of age, perishcd in the
flames. Three younger children were res
cued.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
WHAT RAILROADS OWN.
The Valuation Of Their Property as
Taken From the Cen
erals Report.

The following figures trkcn from the
annual report of the Cen
cral make au interesting exhibit,
showing rs they do exactly what all
the property OF the railroads doing
business III the State is rated ut
for taxation. The amounts given
are those upon which the roads
pay taxes. Here are the figures;
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

She-Dcar me. Why don't they teach
choruscs TO sing int"liigibly? I4s so
nggravating to be unable to distinguish
the words. Ilc-Iou don't knot your
luck. | have read the librctto.-Indiar
aDoliS Journal.
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s.n3 . ,aur Tsi Trsi t3}L T. + r.. -


HamblctOn N Go were appealed to. 1t
was agreed that subscribers should
share alike i'll the profits of the trans
action. After the bond issue, Luncas-
ter and Rhind. it is alleged. entered
into secret agreement whereby two
thirds of the interest due on July l.,
1898, should be paid to Lancaster to pay
syndicate expenses which, it was
limited, was political influence. This.
if the whole of the issue were cousid-
cred, would amount to more than
$llS,0
1.-The court nolds that the syndicate
had right TO know what these syndi-
cate expenses were. and says that Ian
caster not only suppressed the truth,
but deliberately uttered the most un-
hluShinG fnlSchoods. The court finds
against the claim of Ehind that Lam
caster was entitled to this two-thirdS in
tcrcSt, and requires Nhind to pay over
$2G, 80 with interest and costs, to the
applicants, the Baltimore members OF
the syndicate
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15
WHOSE COMMISSIONS?
fhind Must Pay Baltimore People
SHG,HJO and Costs.

The following special appeared i'll the
Columbia State from Annapolis, Md. +,
under date of Jan eth:
"'The Court of Appeals has reversed
the decision Of the court below in the
celebrated South Carolina bond case.
The suit grew out of dispute between
L. Edward Ilnmbeton ~ Co. and other
BaltimOreans and Golden Rhind, of
Georgia, and banker named Lancas-
ter, Of New York and Richmond, where
n division Of commission for floating n
bond ISSUES of the State of South Caro-
lima.
''In 1892 Rhind obtained authority
from the authorities of South Carolina
to float $4,000, GOO State bonds. He APP
plieI to Lancaster for MD in forming 4
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

The avcr"~" man doesn't realize Voc
n hard world this is until he has e .
against 1t suddenly from the sea-
safety. -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-01-15

Property IN tIlc SIhI'. -o,HIV, !N2
The South Carolina and Georgia
shows total valuation of 3.S,9.91u. OF
which the value oi the track is -, =
90, 40, all other property being see, :
800.
The Coast Line roads are valued at
-. 1873, j9i, Of which the value of the
track is placed at Si.OiS, ,ui0.
The property oi the southern rail
way lines IN South Carolina are val
ucd ut 5000, G3O, of which the
valuation OF the track is placed at 81, =
jy2. O3O.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
THE BICYCLE TAX.
Will Wheel Users Pay More Than
Their Just Share?

There are many ways of looking at
the suggestion made in the City Council
the other night in regard to n tax being
placed upon bicycles. The chief reason
for this tax is that the money SO obtained
would be used in keeping up the streets.
Upon the surface there may appear to be
no objection to such u method of raising
this money, but when we come to think
of 1t it would not appear any more rea-
sonable than placing similar tax upon
sleds in the winter time or upon baby
carriages to pay for sidewalk improve
meuts. Would it not do just as we'll to
add another dollar or SO upon all vehicles
using our streets. We do not know
whether their owners pay any more in
proportion for the privilege of ownership
than the owners of bicycles-or whether
they are required to pay for using the
streets in addition to this-but it would
seem that if there is to be any more tax
they should bear their part Of it. 1t is
probable that no vehicle can be devised
to wear less upon road or that under
any circumstances could do it less dam
age than a bicycle, and there is certainly
no vehicle The use of which depends so
much upon the condition of road; yet
on the other hand it does not appear to
be right to make them alone pay for that
roads improvement.
Bicyclists are the most enthusiastic
people in the world upon the ''good loads"
question and they can be counted upon
to CO. operate in any feasible plan for
their betterment. Therefore they may
one and all submit.'cheerfully to this tax
upon their wheels, deeming it money
we'll spent and bound to work to their
own comfort; but they must remember
they are paying for other peoples comfort
also, and times are powerful hard" as
the saying is, for that sort of thing. It
does seem that we are beset on every
side with taxes anyhow, and we wonder,
if approached to day, how many people
could say whether they had paid either
their city or State taxes or both. We pay
one and think we are done with it for q
while, when no sooner are we comforta-
BILE again than we are pounced upon for
the other and scared to death with
threats of all sorts of fenuish law opera
tions. Why cannot one man collect at
one and the Same time both city and
State taxes? If taxation is primarily
meant to defray expense, why should that
expense be made greater by doubling the
work. We may not understand the in
tricacies of all these things and will say
thatsswe merely. voice the sentiment of
those we hear discuss them. This is Il
slight divergence from the subject of
bicycle taxation but we have only to say
that the matter is one that will make tine
best of us fly the track. TRAMP.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
TWO BOYS THRoATs CUT.
One Dead and the Other Dying in West
virginia tt

virginia. 3G
Wheeling, w. Va, July 21.-This eve
ming, near Moundsville, eleven mile s
south of this city, Il most fiendish assault
was made upon two children, one of
whom is dead and the other dying. Both
their throats were cut, evidently with n
briar hoe. The victims, the children of
Iardotha Edwards, are Stanley, aged
ten, and Willie, aged four.
The father left the family some time
ago aud the mother has been supporting
her children by washing. This morning
she went to the home Of j. NJ. Roberts,
leaving her children at home, with in
structions to look after the chickens.
When she returned this evening she
found the house lockel. She called fol
the children nd..heard Willie family an
swering her.
About thirty feet in the rear of the
house Willie was found, with a horrible
wound in his threat and apparently In a
dying condition. The mother gave the
alarm, and Stanley WAS found dead q
short distance away and beside him a
bloody grub hoe. When Willie was par
italy revived he said he and his brother
were playing, when II tall man, with
light clothes, attacked them with the
hoe. He knew nothing else.
George Ewars, a neighbor, who was
the first to respo-d to the cali OF the
mother for help, was attacked by tall
man, with light clothes, and Knocked
senseless. The whole community is out,
but so far there is no clue.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
Of National Business College, Roanoke
Va, July %, 90 and 30.

Va, July %, 30 and 30.
The opening programme of the COM
mencement exercises of the National Bus
mess College will be Wednesday night,
Jnly2S, in the college chapel, third floor
Exchange Bank building, corner Salem
avenue and Jefferson street.
The following evening, Thursday,
July ~, at s p m, the commencement
proper will be at the Academy of Music.
The programme will be short and will con-
sist of the address of welcome, history of
school, delivery of medals, presentations
of diplomas, music, etc. To follow the
above Hon. John w. Kern, of Indtanapo.
lis, Ind. will deliver the address to the
graduates.
The closing evening, July 80, Mt p.
m, Col. Geo. w. Balm, of Lexington,
KY. will treat you with one CT his popu.
lar lectures Oh the subject, "Boys and
Girls, Nice and Naughty; or the Pendu-
lum of Life" Col. Balm is one Of the
best public orators of the South His
flights of oratory, his magnificent Ian
guage, his solid thoughts interspersed
with wit and humor, characterize him.
His name should bespeak our presence.
Come and hear him.
The best of order will. be expected, as
children are not supposed to enter the
Academy except in company with parents
or those able to control their conduct.
The doors will be open on time, which
will prevent the unpleasantness of rush
getting in. Come and hear Col. Balm
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
GARNIsHEED STOCKHOLDERS.
For Claim Against Huntsville, Ala
b. & l.. Association.

,
B. & l.. Association.
Macon, Ga, July 21.-Milo Abel has
garnisheed all the stockholders in this
city of the Southern Building and Loan
Association. If Huntsville, Ala, on a
claim of s., 600 due him by the company.
No one suspected that the company was
in bad circumstances until Abel made a
demand for s., 600 due him. The company
could not pay it and he ut once proc eeded
to garnishee the stoc kholders. A num-
Der were garnisheed in Macon, where a
large portion of the stock is held
This association was regarded as one of
the strongest in the country, and never
before in it's history has it been forced
into the courts The company has capt.
tai of 81, 100000 and has always met it's
obligations, promptly. The company has
perhaps more stockholders than any othe r
similar organization in the South, large
amounts being held in all The Southern
States.
This ttion will PROBABLY precipitate
the whole bus ness into the courts.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
THE GRANDEsT REMEDY

Mr.. r. B. Greeve. merchant, of Chill.
howie, Va, certifies that he had con-
sumption, was given up to die, sought all
medical treatment that money could pro-
cure, tried all cough remedies that he
could hear of, but got no relief; spent
many nights sitting up in chair; was
iaduced, to try DR. Kings New Discovery
and was cured by use of two bottles For
past three years has been attending to
business, and says DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is the grandest remedy ever made,
as it has done so much for him and also
for Others in his community. Dr. Kings
New Discovery is guaranteed for Coughs,
Colds and Consumption. 1t don't fail.
Trial bottles free at Massie's Pharmacy,
100 Jefferson street.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
SAL e vi
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

Miss Ida Watts and sister, of Lynch
burg, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John
Parrish at their home in West Salem.
Miss Jane Shipman returned yesterday
from Radford, where she has been attend
ing the summer school of methods.
Mrs. j. E. Walters and child, of Wash
ington, are visiting the family of James
Walters in West Salem.
A mass meeting of the Roanoke county
Democrats will be held on the 18th day
of August Court day. to elect delegates
to the convention which meets at Salem
August B, to nominate two candidates
to the house of delegates. The apportion-
ment of representation will be the same
as in the State convention, viz: Salem
district, O.; Big Lick, Z; Cave Spring, s.;
Catawba,l, entitled to one-half vote each.
Mrs. Mary Fowler, who has been visit
ing her brother and sisters at their Main
street home, left Tuesday night for her
home at Tarpon Springs, Fla.
Col. A. NJ. Bowman left Tuesday night
for Petersburg to attend meeting of
the board of visitors of the Central Asy-
ium, of that city.
Miss Annie Mayer and Miss Taliaferro,
of Norfolk, arrived yesterday evening
and are stopping at Mrs. &C. Tompkins'
for the summer.
Splendid showers have fallen in this
section during the past few days, which
will be very beneficial to the corn CROP
especially the late corn, which did not tns-
sell during the recent hot weather.
Mrs. Rountree and Miss Rowe, of Mad
ison, Ala, are visiting Mr.. and AIRS. J.
ii. Duncan, at their pleasant home on
Broad street.
Mrs. ]. +. Lewis and children, of Dan
vile, who have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Raglan, returned to their home
yesterday.
Mrs. j. L. Walker, of Browningsyille,
Md, and Mrs. c. w. Day, of Damascus,
Md, are visiting their sister, Mrs. F. A.
Day, at her home on Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Lum Thurman, a former Salemite, now
of Montgomery county, was visiting in
the city yesterday.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA sALvE.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfactionor money refunded. Price 25
cents per box. For sale at Massies Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street. Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
letter, salt-Rheum and Eczema .

The intense itching and smarting, Incl
dent to these diseases, isinstantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient for itching piles and
chapped hands, chilblains. frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
Note the Prices:

Az Printed stlffs heretofore Sc the yard go at SIC.
Printed Dress Goods in Lappets, Lattice Mus, .acona
Duchess, etc. at nc.
Printed Organizes and Lattice Nulls that have been lSc tc
go at 1Oac.
BE early to get the choice.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
New Prints.

just opened 100 pieces of the things out full
Standard prina the blues cardinals blacks and geys
Very low prices on these.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
THE IDEA INDoRsED.

The Tramp" has received the follow
ing communication:
Dear Sir: L notice an article III your
column this morning that the Roanoke
Light Infantry oand had begun series
of concerts to be given once n week.
wish first to say that we are the ones who
gave the concert, and that we are in no
way connected with the Roanoke Light
Infantry, and that we wish to be known
as the Park Street Band hereafter.
We think your idea is good one in re-
gard to the park and request that you
urge the matter until You accomplish
your aim. we also wish to say that we
will gladly devote one night in each week
to free open air concerts if the citizens of
each ward would erect stand for us to
play in. This could be done at IL cost no5
to exceed $40 each. You - truly,
PARK STREET BAND.
Roanoke, July 81.
NO LYE ABOUT CRYSTAL SPRING.
The trouble with most cheap laundry
soaps is that they contain free lye-this
ruins clothes and hands, too. Crystal
Spring contains no free lye No I've, nor
lie either, about it.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
DR. Codv,s Condition Powders a.,

DR.. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vernifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put n
horse in prime condition. Price rs
cents per package.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22

New Lot Taffeta Ribbons Tomorrow.
All shades and widths in MORE and Plain Tafeta Ribbons
just received At special prices. See them.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
NOTICE.

Sealed proposals, addressed to W. t.
Thomas, clerk of Council, will be re-
ceived until noon, July 81, for scraping
and painting the Virginia avenue and
Norwich iron highway bridge over Roa-
noke river
Specifications can be obtained at the
city engineers Office.
j. II. WINGATE,
City Engineer.
Breakfast, 20 cents; dinner, 25 cents;
supper 20 cents. Meal tickets, 81. j.
j. Catogni's restaurant.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-22
BOARD AND LODGING WANTED.

All persons who will entertain dele
gates attending the..State Democratic con-
vention TO ba held on August II, will
please let one of the undersigned know
the number and rate per day and also the
number of their residence. c. b. MOO
NAV, chairman of arrangements COM
mittee, Moomaw building, Jefferson
street. w. +. BRYANT, Secretary,
Courthouse
Our prices are always special, and we
can at any time meet competitors both n
prices and grade of goods. We do
straight, legitimate business and give
good values. j. T.. ROGERS & co.
The advocate., 1897-08-18
SKIPPING FARM PRODUCTS ACROSS
THE OCEAN.

A writer in Breeders Gazette, few
weeks ago, gave a description Of the
steamship Georgia and her cargo on
a recent voyage across the Atlantic.
The length of the ship, he says, is 557
feet, her width 60 feet, her engines
have 5000 horse power, she has six
decks, and her freight-carrying Capa-
city is $4,000 tons. Her cargo consisted
Of &C horses, $50 fat cattle, 1910 sheep,
5000 quarters of dressed beef and a
large quantity of miscellaneous meats
in regfrigeratOrs, besides 1O9,370 BUSH
els corn, 1T, 7,1S5 bushels oats, 24,9S2
bushels wheat and 21,O54 bushels of
barley.
It is not easy to grasp the magnitude
of that ships cargo. Let us separate
the items and look at them one at a
time. Sixty-six horses would fill
five ordinary horse cars; 1910 sheep
would fill 13 double-deck cars; $50 fat
cattle would load 2 trains of stock cars
with 21 cars each and 20 head of steers
in each car. The 1920 quarters Of meat
would load a train of "a cars with 10
tons each, saying nothing about the
miscellaneous meats carried. The corn
would load 273 cars with 400 bushels
each-say IA trains Of 20 cars each;
the oats would load 10 trains, 600 bush
els to the car; the wheat would load
8 trains, 400 bushels to the car, and
the barley trains, 500 bushels to the
car, or 20 trains of 20 cars each to carry
the grain, and trains Of 21 cars each
to carry the live stock and meat that
were put aboard this one great ship
and carried at the rate Of 300 miles
day in good weather.
Think of thirty-three railway trains
unloading into one ship. And that is
the way farm products are now car
ried across the ocean.