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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03

For disease of recognized standing
for over three centuries in the medical
fraternity remarkably little is known
of In grippe. 1t has been traced back
to 1910 by the medical fraternity, but
never has 1t been successfully COM
batted. The gathering of data regard
ing 1t began when it became preva-
lent in northern and western Europe.
in 1903. In 1912 France suffered from
it, in 1917 England, and in 1888 all
of Great Britain were visited by it.
Four thousand people died Of In grippe
In 1887 in Dublin. In 1S91-92 it cross
ed the Atlantic and came to America
With theories Of causes ranging from
sun spots to microbes, it is little won
der that the range of treatment Is cX-
tensive. But one fact seems to have
impressed itself upon the medical
fraternity regarding the mysterious
influenza. They do not fear Ia grippe
as much as its complications. Pncu.
monia Is its most frequent ally, though
1t invariably attacks the weakest pa :;
OF the victims.--Cincinnati Times Star.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
NATIVE PHILIPPINE GIRLS.
They Have Graceful Figures and Are Experts
at Riding and Swimming.

The Philippine maiden is usually
very pretty, with graceful, supple
figure. Her eyes are large and shaded
by long dark lashcs: her hair is black
I'm color. long and glossy. and 1t Is her
chief pride. She gives it n great deal
OF care and attention. frequently an
ointing 1t with oil of the cocoanut,
which probably gives it the peculiar
gloss. The young girl usually wears
her hair hanging loosely down her
back. but the older women build 1T up
in Il fanciful knot often adorned with
flowers
Next to her hair the Philippine girl
pridcS herself on her feet. She is not.
like the poor Chinese women. forced
to have them OF diminutive proper
tions, but she is just rs careful! Of
them. She wears no stockings. but in
cases the feet in deliberately embroid-
cred slippers without heels.
Very few of the women in these ISL
ands are we'll educated. Some. how
ever. have been taught in the con-
vents. but their number is very small
The Philippine girl is very fond OF
music and is generally able to play
both on the harp and guitar. The gui-
tar is very popular and might be call
cd the national instrument. For the
purpose of assisting them in playing
the girls allow the thumb nail of the
right hand to grow very long.
These girls are athlctirally inclined.
They ride and swim with great dcN-
tcrity. They are also very fond OF
dancing. In Manila, which is very
cosmopolitan city, many McStizcs.
who are Creole girls of the Philippines.
go into the best society. One old-time
custom now prevails in the Philip
pines that will undoubtedly pass away
with the beginning Of the new Amcri-
can life and rule. 1t is an CID mar
riage custom. and Obligcs the lover to
serve in the house of his intended
brides father for several months pre-
vious to the ceremony. The marriage
fcaSts usually last for several lays.
Then the bride. who has often not
seen more than fifteen summers. Is
led away to her husbands home.
house made of bamboo, probably built
by his own hands.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
The Brave Bull, the Cruel Spaniard.

A correspondent describing a bull
fight in Spain in the Saturday Review.
says: The trumpet sounds again. and
the cSDada takes his sword and his
mnlcta. and goes out for the last
scene. This. which ought To be- is not
always, the real climax. The hull is
often by this time tired. has had
enough Of the sport. leaps at the bar.
ricr. trying TO get out. He is tired Of
running after red rags. ana he brush
cS them aside contcmptuouSlv: he
can scarcely he got To show animation
enough TO bc dccrntly killed. But one
bun that | saw yesterday was Splcn-
didly savage, and f"u"ht almost TO the
last. running about the arena with the
sword between his Shoulders and that
great red line broadening down each
side OF his neck on the black: like n
deep layer of rcd paint. one tricks
ones self into thinking.
He carried two swords in lis mock
AMI still fought: whcn ut ,last. he. too
got weary. ana he went and kncIt
down before the door hy which he had
entered. and would fight 40 more. But
they went up To him from outside the
barrier and drew the swords ont
of him; and he got To his feet again.
ana stood 10 be killed
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
DEFICIT FOR JANUARY.

Government Reports show Largely In
creased Expenditures
Washington dispatch says: The
forthcoming report of the government
receipts and expenditures for January
will show the receipts have been about
S4l, 40 600 and the expenditures
about S5l, ,21O,O 900, leaving II deficit for
the month of about 80, 800, 900.
The customs receipts, it will be
shown. We're nearly $lS, ,OGO, 900, the
largest for the month of January since
1898, and an increase of about 81 $50. :
600 over December.
The internal revenue receipts for
January will be approximately S2l, :
Ooo, 1000, a slight decrease over De-
cember, but an increase over January.
1898, of over So, 50O,0 The expen-
eitures on account Of the war and
navy departments during January will
he shown to be about S23, $50, 900, an
increase over December of about
81, 800. 900
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
FI.FYArOH COMPANY FAILS.
t"nc-rn In st. Loui. Forced to Max. an
Assignment.

t"nc-rn In st. L"ui. Forced I" MaL. an
Assignment.
Henry William Sebastian. president
OF the st. Louis Bridge and Iron com
rany. has been appointed receiver of
the Farmers Elevator company, of
that .ity. which made an assignment
Saturday. The elevator, which is one
of ths largest and best in the city, has
a capacity Of million and half bush
els. n" figures are given To show the
extent uf the liabilities and assets
Ths Farmers Elevator company has
IL capital stock Of $3.50 600 with n
bonded Indebtedness Of $500, 600 and a
floating debt of $75,O 900. For some
time past heavy Judgment has been
hanging over the company and this
with some other troubles caused the
action taken.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
GOLD MINERS ORGANIZE.
Georgia Association Formed At u Meet
Ing In Gainesville.

A Georgia Association Formed At u Meet
Ing In Gainesville.
The Southern Gold Miners Associa.
tion was organized at Gainesville, Ga.
Saturday afternoon with great enthus-
iasm. 1t is composed of the miners of
the southern states and it is expected
that it will have very large member
ship which will grow from time to
time.
Permanent organization was per-
fected by the election of Mr.. H. ID.
Jaquish, of the Chestatee Steam
Dredge Company, as president; Mr..
John Martin, of the White county
mines, vice president; Mr.. Walter =.
Andrews, of the Southern railway, sec
retary; Mr.. Otto G. Scupin, of the
BetZ mine, treasurer.
An executive committee was ap-
pointed consisting of Messrs. George
w. Sciple, of Atlanta; George F.. Col
Inns, of Nacoochee, and George W.
Sheppard, of Tallapoosa, with the
president and secretary as ex-officio
members.
About fifty charter members were
enrolled and many letters were re-
ceived from those who were absent
signifying their intention to join.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
EXPANSIONISTS BLUFFED.
Senator Bacon Forces Issue and Treaty's
Friends Dodged.

SENATOR bacon FORCES issue ana Ireaty's
Friends Dodged.
A Washington special says: Sena-
tor Bacon forced the question of ex-
pansion on the senate Monday morn
ing, and the friends of the treaty re.
fused to meet it. He cllled up his anti
expansion resolutions, saying he
thought vote would be taken on
them, since the votes of number of
senators for the treaty depen ded on
them.
Senator Chandler, in order to side
track Senator Bacon, along with his
resolutions, moved that the resolu
tions be referred to the committee on
foreign relations.
This could have tested the strength
of the expansionists, the main point
for which Senator Bacon was contend
ing, and so the Georgian agreed to
this if yea and nay vote could be
taken on it. AS soon as the leaders
on the other side saw that the vote
would be made test vote on the
treaty, Senator Carter got up and
talked at random until he had used
up the morning hour, when the dis,
cussion came to a close.
The Importance of the debate was
fully realized, as all thought test
vote on the treaty was about to be
taken. At the last moment the repre-
sentatives of the administration weak
ened, which showed that they are still
,, afraid to let vote come on the anti
expansion resolution. Senator Bacon
believes that if a vote is taken on his
resolution they will pass it, and the
fight now will be to prevent vote
being reached until after the hour set,
when vote will be taken on the
treaty.
At the opening of the session of the
house Monday, Mr.. Hopkins, republi-
can, of Illinois, reported the census
bill and gave notice that he would call
it up next Monday. The house then
resumed the consideration of the army
reorganization bill.
The first amendment offered was
that of which the committee had given
notice authorizing the president to
enlist only sixty men in cavalry
troop and sixty in an infantry com
pany. Mr.. Marsh, republican, of Hi
nois, who offered the amendment, said
that this would reduce the enlisted
force to $4,000 men if the president
exercised the discretion it conferred
upon him.
Mr.. Hay, democrat, OF Virginia. oi
the minority of the "".--.ittee, pro-
! tested - taS house that it was impos-
sible to perfect a bill on the floor of
the house. He would offer an amend
ment, he said. to have the bill provide
| for only sixty men in an infantry com
pany or cavalry troop, but give the
president discretion to increase the
number to l45 and 100 respectively,
this discretion, however, only to be
exercised in time of war
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
ARMY BILL PASSED.
House Adopts the Hull Measure by Vote
of 1913 to 125.

of 1873 to 12S.
A Washington special says: The
bill to reorganiZe and increase the
standing army to about 100, 900 men,
but giving the president authority to
reduce the size of infantry companies
and cavalry troops to sixty men each,
thus fixing minimum of about 50,-
900 enlisted men, passed the house
Tuesday by a vote of 168 to l25.
This was the result of week of
hard and often picturesque fighting
on the floor. during the progress of
which the opposition compelled those
in charge of the measure to give this
discretionary authority to the presi-
dent and to make other notifications,
among which were Il reduction of 331
in the number of staff officers.
In consequence of these moditica-
tions the republican opposition prac-
tically vanished, and on the final vote
but six republicans voted against the
bill--Messrs. Barber, of Maryland;
Connolly, of Illinois; Loud, of Cali
fornia; Johnson, of Indiana; McEwen,
of New Jersey, and Wadsworth, of
New York
This republican detection was, how
ever, almost offset by five members of
the political opposition who voted in
favor of the bill Messrs. Berry, of
Kentucky; McClelland, of New York;
McAleer, of Pennsylvania; Taylor,
of Alabama, democrats, and Skinner,
populist, of North Carolina.
The gallaries were crowdedthrough-
out the day and every member who
could possibly be heard was on the
floor to record his vote on the final
rnl! call.
The programme of the day included
provision for two hours of general de-
bate, which was to be occupied by
Messrs. Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, and
Hopkins, of Illinois, in closing for the
majority, and Messrs. Bailey, of Texas,
and Settle, If Kentucky, for the oppo
sition. But this programme was
smashed, owing to the failure to COM
plete the hill under the tive-rainute
rule before 3 o'clock. the hour set for
| the vote.
Among the important amendments
| adopted before the vote was taken was
one to exclude the appointment of
| civilians to positions in the engineer
| corps, one to abolish canteens and the
| sale of liquor in camps and one to
strike ont the provision for additional
Indies, the Philippines Nh II the !a.. Nest
! The amendment of Mr.. Cummings,
Of New York. to prohibit the use of
troops in the several states to suppress
riots, etc, except upon the application
of the states, was defeated by large
majority
Mr.. Cummings said there was no
question but that organized labor.
through the American Federation of
Labor and the Knights of Labor, had
| condemned this effort to increase the
standing army to 100, 900 men There
was no question that the reason for
| their action was the fear that this
standing army must he used uncon-
stitutionally to oppress them.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
EAGAN WAS FOUND GUILTY.
THE VERDICT CONTAINS A RECON-
MENDATION FOR CLEMENCY.
GENERAL MILES MAY Be NEXT.
It L. Reported On Good Authority That
The Commanding General VIII Re
Called to Account.

A Washington special says: Gen
era' Easan, commissary general of sub
sistencc, has been found guilty of the
charges Of conduct unhecominS an of
ticer aud gentleman, and of conduct
to 'he prejudice Of good order and dis
cipline, and of the specifications there
to aud has been sentenced to dismissal
FROM the United States army, but with
Recommendation from the court for
the exercise of executive clemency.
Under the regulations, the court
having reached the conclusion that
the accused was guilty, had no choice
in selecting a penalty, the regulations
prescribing the one punishment-dis,
missai--for the otfense. Therefore,
the only hope for General Eagon is in
the direction of communication, mitiga.
ton or disaprroval.
Colonel Davis, the Judge advocate
Of the ,spurtmartial, finished his revis-
ion Of the record of the courts pro-
crri,ng Saturday afternoon and at
oncs placed the papers in the hands of
Secretary Algcr.
This action settled Mt once any
doubt that may have existed as to the
routine to be pursued in the treat
meas Of the case. As for Secretary
AICr,, as soon as he has read the re-
coi!. he will place IT at once with the
president, who, under the law, is the
.Aa; reviewing authority. 1t is his
pri.:!eIs to add to or take from the
strength of the courts rccommenda-
tl"n thnt clciucncy he shown.
The court surprised everybody by
IT. recommendation of clemency. This
= understood to have been done be-
rrt:~" u' III" testimony of some of Ea-
eating ,hn' MS ml,nl~"9.. .f";+uds indi-
tn'"i. In view of the recCmmen
uniirH, the extreme penalty will doubt
less y" mltlgated Ivy the prcSiden,
Whrn IN" case reaches him.
Miles May lie Next.
II Ia rumarei in WASHINGTON that
the lre>ident has under consideration
""rrtnnrtinl for Major General Miles.
How lar th" preparations 10 that end
have gone 1t i, impossible to say, hut
II comes from the highest authority
that Hourtnartial ia imminent. This
i I" he based on the generals charges
IL III" .nnttrr of the beef furnished tn
nrwy al upon certain other matters
tor "HI"A he viii he strongly criticised
II. TIA" report of the war investigation
r"inu!f'r" to be handed to the pre- i
d"n' within the next few days.
1t las been evident througout the
hearings that the committee was bring
ing ut good deal Of testimony
against General Miles. and II report
throwing blame on him for the sclec-
'!ou II bad camps, for uncalIed for
statements about the beef furnished
tie army. and for other sins Of com
mission and omission, is confidently
eXr-,'tnl
|. comes from high officials of the
war department that the determine
tion haA been reached to order a court
martIa' pf the maio general command
ing tha army. if the commissions re.
port furnishes the ground for court
martial. and they believe it will.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03

1t all troubles have gone. My monthly
sickness used to be SO painful. but have
not had the slightest pain since taking
your icdicine. l cannot praise your
Vegetable Compound too much. My
husband and friends see such change
In me. look so much better and have
some color in my face"
Mrs. Pinkham invites women who are
Ill to write TO her at Lynn, Mass, for
advice, which is freely offered
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
FOSTER FOR SENATOR

Republicans of the state of WASHINGTON
N0minatc T"cbmu Wan
\. VI. +. Ster, of Tacoma, was nomi.
mated for United States senator bv the
republican caucus at Olympia Tuesday
night. King county and part of the
Ankeny forces outside II that county
left the caucus. but fiity-eight remain
ed md made the cnucus nomination of
Foster unanimous. Fifty seven votes
are required to elect in Joint session
of the legislature
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
ICE TRUST CONTEMPLATED.

Preliminary steps Are B-ing Taken Tn
Form - Zig Combine.
I'm ice trust, to include all the big
ice harv"sters in the United States, is,
-r'"Cli'ng to The Chicago Chronicle,
III lrorsIs Of formation.
John Field. president of the Knick-
rrh"cN'! Ice Company, Chicago, is
said b" be- the active spirit i'll the effort
to consolidate the ice compauiea of the
country.
The proposed trust will embrace all
thr harve~ters Of the river and lake
region pt Maiiie. aud those Of WiScuu-
..:n, trriu which two states the greater
part # the tee crop If the country is
gu:.isr d
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
N'KINLEY'S POSITION EXPLAINEI
Made island of Luz His Minimum In
stead oG Maximum Claim.

Made Island of Luz IN His Minimum In
stead o. Maximum Claim.
1t appears that an erroneous i'm
pres sion has gone abroad respecting
the American peace commissioners in
Paris touching the limitations of the
claims TO be put forward so far as the
Philippines were concerned to the is
land of Iuzon.
AS II matter of fact, SO fa" from
making that island the maximum claim
of the Americans, the presidents in
Strurtion actually placed that island
IA the minimum claim TO be set out
The lnnguaG" was nothing less tEan
the island of LUzon," instead of
"nothing more than island of,Luzon. "
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
BODY GOES TO CUBA.

~ mains or Gen Garcia viii Hr ~hippch
on Gunboat Nashville.
Secretary Long has given orders to
'"m'mand"r Maynard, of the gun
hont Nashville, TO convoy to Cuba the
remains Of the late Cuban general,
Garcia, nov lying in receiving vault
at Arlington.
Th" Nashville is now at Norfolk fit
ting ont for a trip to Havana
The son of the late Of Cuban Gen.
eral Will accompany the remains.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
SMALLPOX At san JUAN.

Disease Spreads and Compulsory yacci-
ti"n win Bc Ordered In Porto Rico
dispatch from San Juan, Porto
Rico, says: Smallpox is increasing in
Ponce, where 80 cases are under
treatment. The military government
will Immediately begin compulsory
vaccination.
Chief Surgeon Huff Gays there is no
occasion for special alarm, as the CON
ditiOnS are not unusual Reports
from other points in the island tell of
only scattered cases.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
DEFEATED SMALLPOX BILL.
Arkansas Legislature Refused to Appro-
PIRATE Money to Stop Disease.

""'"' AssiS'hture heiused To ApprO-
pirate Money to stop Disense
In the Arkansas house of represen-
tatives Tuesday, by vote of 81 to %,
senate bill appropriating $1,000 for
immediate use by the state board of
health to stamp out smallpox in the
state of Arkansas was defeated.
Several days ago Governor Jones
sent special message to the leSisla-
ture asking for the appropriation.
Nearly all the members of the house
refused to acknowledge that there was
any smallpox in the state and voted
against the bill, which had passed the
senate.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
"PET" AGAIN DISAPPOINTED.
Judge Refused to Accept Young woman's
Bonhsmon.

4 New York dispatch says: Judge
BOokstaver has refused to accept j
W. Campbell. the Harlem contractor,
as bondsman for Faync Moore, or Pet
Strahan, and the prisoner is doomed
to remain in the Toombs until her
second trial or until some other bonds
man is accepted. No date has been
yet fixed for q second trial aud no
other bondsman has appeared
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
A COSTLY HEADLINE.

a Boston Newspaper Pays Dearly For An
Expressed Opinion.
The Boston (Mass.) Herald Com
pany was tiued $500 by Judge Bond.
in the superior court, Monday for pub
fishing in a headline, in connection
with an account of the trial of the city
teaming fraud cases on Friday last the
words "Guilt is Evident"
The publication of the headline was
considered prejudicial to the case and
resulted in the dismissal of the jury
and an order for new trail
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
COULD NOT SLEEP.
Mrs. Pinkham Relieved Her of All
Her Troubles.

Mrs. MADGE BABCoCK, 176 Second
st., Grand Rapids, Mich, had ovarian
trouble with it's attendant aches
and pains, now she is well. Here
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03
WAS PILOT or THE PAUL JONES

Dead E"dy Of Captain >turicNRnt Found
Near Fort 81. Philip.
\ New Orleans dispatch says: 4
body i,IHd near Fort st. Philip was
identified Sunday ~ chat nf Captain
Stnr'"Ntn', the pilot ot the launch
Paul Jones.
From the position amd clothing of
IN" hriv II is almost certain that he
"nH II inty ana asleep at the time
death came and that the boat was
wrecka by an explosion.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-02-03

are her own words.
" Your Vcgeta-
BILE Compound has
made me feel like
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-03-13

dreaded summons came. and the Pr.a-
cess kaiulani passed from the !ov!as
friends of earth.
Surrounding her bedside at this sad
moment were her father. Governor \.
;. Cleshorn. Mr.. aud Mrs. James W.
Robertson. Mr.. and Mrs. James IL
Boyd. Miss Kate Vida. Miss Helen
Parker. Col. :. Parker. Dr. y. e.. ST
Walters. Airs. u. e.. So Walters. Dr. r.
l.. Miner. Prince David. I.umahsshss.
Miss Elsie Robertson and the Princess
kaiulants maid.
About a month previous to her death
the Princess was brought home sick
from the island OF Hawaii. From that
time her father was much alarmed NJ
her condition. and hundreds of friends
shared in his anxiety.
The Illness OF the Princess began
about four months ago. with an attack
of rheumatism. said to hav. been
caused by exposure TO rain storms dur
ing visit TO the country. Her journey
To- Hawaii Was taken TN the hope tina;
u would prove beneficial. and for a
time reports from there were cucour.
aging. When u was known that shs
was failing she was brought home al
once by her father and a physician.
DR.. +. l. Miner gives the cause ol
death as cX opthalmic Golfer and Car
diac Rheumatism. lie says that tn.
really dangerous stage was noticed ons
week before the death. From siths-
ailment there might have been recov.
cry. hut the combined assault vas toc
much for one never couEtitutionaily
strong.
| II Is believed that the Princess fo'
few days before the end feared thai
she would die. She made no dsathbet
statement. What was probably hel
last word was Mother in calling Mrs
Robertson. her relative and clos.
/ friend.