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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-08-03
Vim. A. NICHOLSON & SON.
BANKERS.
RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR
Banking Business and Your Fire Insurance.
And promise you the best protection and
the best service.

the second and third forts, aud the
third day the fourth fort, drove of
the Guarrisons, numbering five thous.
and men, aud took nearly two hundred
cannon. Their dash aud courage in
the face of overwhelming numbers
constitute ono Of the proud traditions
of the American navy.
When a government loses all con
tcol over lis people, as is now the case
II China, 1t is impossible to treat it
as a government of Il civilized nation
would be treated; and what under
tifierent conditions, would be war,
must be regarded merely as inter
national police duty Oh largo scale.
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sIi0N J0IIlNCS.

70, ssd showers occasionally.
-Tai5 ADDS ID the delight of everyone
The candidates are in the field, and
they are : .1ins around this way oc-
casionally.
Mr., j. b. Lancaster, of West
Springs, visiiel this c)mmunity to-
day. Come again, j. B., we are al.
ways proud to welcome you to our
home.
Mr.. Joseph Fowler, Mr.. Darby
Fowler, Mrs. Susie Boyd and Miss
Florence Fowler, all of Alabama, ware
called to t:,e home of their father, Mr..
Charles Fowler, who died near J Joaes
vile iu this county. Mr.. Fowler
was IA old Confederate soliier, q
good citizen, rcspc cted gentleman
and Il faithful member of tn, Method.
ist church. He lea, es u wife, several
children, grad children, many rela.
tives and friends to mourn his loss
Death rides on ever passing breez,,
aud lurkes in ever fl hower.
M G.. GAULT.
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JOTTINGS FROM JONESVILLE.
Hopes of a Fair Crop Yet-Some
Sickness but not Much Fever.
Wedding Bells Ring.
Personal Mention,

Tho rains last week were light at
Jonesville. However, the suffering
crops have staid for while, plenty
Of Ria during August would make a
fair crop in this community.
There seems to be an i'm ,ressioa
in the couatry that Jonesville has
sc>urge of typhoid fever. that how.
ever, is a mistake. 1t is tire there
is more sickness ia town than usual
and there have been several deaths in
the Last few days, but only one of
thes deaths can b, chArscl to TYPHOID
fever. The other deaths were from.
different causes, suca as old age,
brights disease and paralysis. / hcarl
one OF doctors say yesterday that he
did not believe there had been a
genuine case of typhoid fever in our
town this summer.
Capt. N. 5. Bowler, Of Galu nbia,
was III toWI lat week visiting his
parents. Mr.. aid Mrs G. B. Fowler.
Mrs. j. f. B-is.l!, of Cross K.ys,
il visiting her parents.
Mrs. DIR. *. Nj. Litllei ,hD has re-
turned from tip t. relatives iu
York county.
j. L. Walker, OF Su my SIDE. was
III town last Friday, he brought a
q lanti,y of wheat over to the ro!l.r r
mills. Mr.. Walker sepor;s good
crops on his aide Of the .iqas.
Mr.. j y. Eeam and Miss Lille
M.bry, OF Grindall, were married
few days sir cc, j. N. Eisoo, N. Z.
officiating. Mr.. Beam is 81 years OF
Sgs and hi, bride is seventeen.
Mr.. B w. Whiilock has sold from
his witermolon patch OF three acres
S75 90 worth Of melons and he i:
sure be will get s2a 90 more.
Mr.. J10 Fowler, Of Birmin CHAM
Ala, and Darby Fowler, Of C.rters
vile, Ga , came over Last week to tht
funtril of their father. Mr.. g. Il
! Fowler. They report crops very sorry
from Alabama to Greenville, s. G.
TELEPHONE.
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UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
new HOPE AND VICINITY.
Death Of 4 Venerable Citizen =
Wants the History of the War
Written by Il Confederate
Vefcrans-A Little Rain
viii Bring Good
Crops.

1t is my sad duty thi. week TO re
port the death Of Mr.. G.. f.. Fuw!sr,
W no diel last Wednesday morning.
He had only been i'll f,r short time,
but had been in failing health for over
. year. Mr. F,w,er was over seventy
years of age, and mp to year or 3,
ago hal beel very st)lt. lie was n
v,ry iJdu,tri)u, AL hlrl working
man. lie ,carel IL large family Q!
childrea, 7 b VS. and 6 girls, a!l living
but one of each. The bercavei ones
have the sympathy Of the COM nuni:y
In thi, their sal time OF !r1nb,e
I had a conversation with with Mr..
:: N. 3 Eison. Of J)nesville, yesterday.
We talked about the war AID the re.
union, of the Old vet 'rlns. lie to!L me
that he with six others ia tim, .f the
war happened t, b, at .hs same p'ac!
at the same time aud all measured
from & :o)t ZACH t, f,,t o inches
high, he, Mr. E;s,a bsing tbs bwcs.,
snd that he met tw1 OF The &ame mcA
at the reunion this year il kYn;uc!ir
and that they knew eac', o;ner. |
think it must b, great pea'ure for
the old Vets thus to mo2t aud rcIear- G
the Incidents of tha! bl 50 ly strugs'e
between the States, in hearing ths war
times related by the Old boys mlkcs
one feel like wi5hiAs he hli bael
there. Mr.. + !it)r, wolll it b. bat
tight for s)ms of oar oil veterans, ut
least s)m, OF tho m)It int lligen', To
get M u manuscrip: b the m 'st im'
pOrtant events Of that var and have
it published ii book :orm for our
Southern States, an l.t our children
study the calss Of tho strugslo that
the Southern States weut through fr
their rights. | have never seen a
history that represe lted it as it was
] want to see history Of the S)u;h
Gym confrderacy gp!t,n ~ by Il Con
federate Veteran. | believe it would
be q very interesting history.
We have hiisheI laying ~ onl
crops and are needing more raia, arn
think if We get rain I'd flvJrub'e
fall we will harvest fair ciop.
We haven't auy sickness il Oul
community.
Mr.. j. G. Bishop will be ranain1
q saw mill a. o7e, nearby, he par
eha,ed lot at Jonesvil!e last spri 4
and is going to build on j D.; he is goin
to saw his eva lumber. Mr.. j. W
Scott is fixing to build on a lot h'
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PAC0LET NEWS LETTER.
Good Health Around PacoIet
Paragraphs Personal and
Otherwise.

The rxirs, which we've been hay
ing for several days, besi!es having
greatly modified tho hsat aud giving
us delightful nights; have been very
beneficial to the crops; and the people
are disposed to be very much eu.
coursged.
The health IF our town and vicin
ity was never better, in fact the doc
tors have little or nothing to do.
Politics is rather at a low ebb in
Paco!et. Little interest has been
manifested, but may warm up later.
Mrs. Fred McLlye, Ct Union, af-
ter visit Of several days to relatives
here, returned home Saturday.
Pref. l.. b. Haynes aud f,mily, Of
Leesville aud Mr., Thornwsll HAYNES,
of Central, recently appointed United
States consul t. R>uen, France and
wife are the guests tf their mother,
Mrs. Sarah Haynes on Church street
Miss Essie Thomason, of Columbia,
ran up home las. week f,r few week.
vacation.
Mrs, T. p. Yates and children and
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Waguon, OF
u ai9p. have been. visiting relatives
aud friends here.
Mrs. Agnes Hocd, of. Gaffney, re
turned homo Saturday after a visit 20
r'.ai'ysa mF. 3. aeEe aaeE!et5sssssvf ,yr.ss,, ,,.Dr-
iis, i, stopping over with his many
friends at this place for few dsys,
en-route 10 New York, where he goes
to purchase goods for a large dry
goods house of which he is manager.
On Wednesday next, August 1s,,
Squire James +. Sloan will celebrate
his Slst birthday at his handsome
new residence two miles from here,
which has recently been built and
presented to him by his son, Mr.. j.
III. Sloan, cf Charlotte, by having a
Reunion OF his family and several of
bis friends. Squire Sloan is gentle
man of remarkable activity OF both
mind and body, and he has been truly
4 benefactor TO his community. His
score of friends hope that he may be
eparcd to celebrate many more birth
days. MIGNoNETTE.
Pacolet, S. c., July, SO, 1890.
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SEDALll SIFTINGS.
Mis-, Wilburrts School Soon to
Opcn--Prof Crompton Now
Tcachifsa Vocal Music
C4sS--PersonaI
.Menfion.

Another gle rain f,ll ia this &C
ton YESTERDAY.
Farmers ale abou' tn :oush laying
by, and crops are ding thsic best.
Mrs A. s. Chauey, of Saluca, is
vsi ing her parents in this place,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G, Mitchell, CT
Kings Cre,k, ara visiting Mrs. Mitch.
ellis parslns, Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley
.''.nffssff fdinie 1vilburn, a popular
young ltfy, of Wilburn's Pos.oifice,
begins SeN school inathe Prospect
co o-ncr this n ,rn;ag. Miss Wilburn
is gla lily Welcomed in our neighbor-
hood.
Prof. W. B. Cromp:oa, IF Caronaca,
is teaching q vocal music class at
PAdgetts Crsek. Prof. Crompton is
thoroughly up on music; he having
taught sue ,ss,fuliy for ovoc twenty
years, and with the splendid talent
some have here, We cxpecs to hear
come good music sooa.
Severa! ftbm this sectioa arc speak
l1g OF going to the old soldiers re
union this w,ek. The writer is not a
Conte terase veteran, but is expecting
10 be Ia attendance. News is scarce
n'w, perhaps, 1 vii! hear it at the
Reunion. &. Is.
Ssdaha, July 80, 1900.
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The wisdom of Experience.
The TOPPER smiled sadly.

The roper smiled sadly.
"Yes; evidently Care killed the Cat
and Of course has more lives than the
Cat. I have drowned any number Of
cats, but 1 find 1 cannot drown Care.
However, there's nothing like perse-
verance."
NIeekly he sidled up to the bar and
called for what Omar mirthfully desig-
mated as "the old familiar juice
Syracuse Herald.
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the morning refreshed and ready for
breakfast. Strange to say the fcamo
work of that bed was rot broken after
it had endured the strain Of supporting
the two weighty BRAIN of Hey Denver
and
Homo.
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THE TOWN OF UNION Has

Two Cotton Mills, one the
largest in the South. Two Fur
ntture and Wood Manufacture
ing Concerns, One Female
Seminary. Water Works and
Electric Lights.
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The largest Knitting Mill and Y
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil n
and Manufacturing Co. that y
makes an unexcelled Guano. " y
Three Graded Schools. Arte- II
sian Water. Population $500. II
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STILL ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE.
From The London Leader.

From The London Leader
Safety in use far as the user is concerned
and hideOuS devastation to the foe the ideals
IN war explosives at which the worlds bu-
reauS are aiming. MarSite. the invention of MIR
Hathaway, of WellSbOrO. Penn, is said be
the safest of the high explosives yet known The
Ordnance Bureau of the United States Navy is
investigating the material, and the preliminary
tests are said To have been highly favorable
MarSite is supposed to b. nitrate compound,
although its composition is the secret of its in
VentOr. In appearance il resembles dark col
ored clay. and il is said to be as safe clay To
handle You may with impunity pound it with
a hammer or rasp it with file. You cannot
plode ii by conclusion, and if you fire il il
merely SizzleS for moment and then goes out
But percussion arrangement-failing that an
electric Current-Will do all that the most exact
ing military man could ask. \ quantity of mars
lte in Il 4-inch shell put in an excavation
in the ground. over the hole was placed a screen
of steel an inch thick. above which a wooden
structure was built. When the electric current
was turned on terrific explosion occurred
which tore hole in the steel screen and burst
the shell into thousands OF fragments Placed
between cakes of ice To demonstrate that the ex-
ploSIve is not affected by cold, the explosion tore
the ice To pieces and cast fragments high in
the air
1t is claimed that the she'll may be safely fired
from gun with the initial velocity of 1000 feet
a second.
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Az IMPROVED couP4sS FOX SHIPS
From Nature.

from Nature.
Many attempts have been made to construct
compass which is independent of the perna-
hent ana transient sources of error TO which a
ShlpS compass is subjected The latest device
Is the EVoy patent compass. which is So ar
ranged that 1t can be placed in a position where
IL Is not subject to the magnetism OF the ship
that is TO say. 1t Is hauled up to nearly the
heght OF the maStS, where ii is supported On the
jumper stay. To determine whether the steer
ing compass of a ship is showing the correct
magnetic course, the EvOy compass is hOisted
up alott gwen time to settle. and then brought
Gown again, the reading of the steering com
pass being taken at the same time Ii is oh
NlouS, however that in the course Of being low
eled the overhead compass would come again
within the magnetic influences of the shin and
thus be liable to have its reading disturbed he
fore being inspected by the officer on DUTY An
Which locks the compass card as soon as the
lowering Is begun. Hence il is possible TO check
the indications of the compass on the bridge
exposed to the perturbing influences of the shfp's
magnetism, by those given by the Evoy com
pass hSh up beyond their reach. The instru-
ment which is mounted in such a way as 10
protect 1t from the effects of vibration and roll
ing has been tested for some time on board
number OF vessels. and has 1t is stated given
satisfaction to the commanders
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FOR THE EXPOSITION
MIR. GARNsEY's CONTRIRUTIov To TIT
UNITED STATES BJ-ILDING


The United States Building at +ha D.,
position contains large octagonaI ratund, p.
Is expected TO serve as a place of consrepa,,--
for Americans. and from it one may reach -.
administration offices. the rooms set asid.
state occasions. ard the apartments vba-.
Commissioner General and the various =.
Commissioners will entertain their fri4nds =
the decoration Of this rotunda Mr.. EIr,a-
Garnscy has prepared some formal de-
which he Will presently take TO Paris an
in place. one of these is reproduced ~, -
page '-@
Mi Garnsey has endeavored TO give a ~
oughly American significance 10 his work =
the fiat dome. eighteen feet in diaua1ar -
painted an American flag floating in a snn.~
sky At the base of the dome. an tho -
where it touches the wall are four I,,s.+a-
twenty-six feet long and nine feet bigb =
which he has provided elaborate designs IA
central motive in two OF these is the obra,-
Of the great seal of the United States ana y
the other two the reverse Of the seal 49,.
These central features are surrounded -
laurel wreath and fanked by cartoucbas
which the names Of the Presidents arc ,ai..-,
in bold. plain letters. Above the seal a-o -
lands of American fruit and the words .r-,i.-,
states of America" The rest OF the Jasi- :
made up Of sheaves OF Indian corn. sugar 60.
sarlands Of cotton. horns OF fruit and shea
or grain The borders are made up Of a r
Of thirteen stars. between which are rarl.u4
Of laurel oak. maple and cotton leaves. and j.
larger spaces are the symbols Of corn,,s...
win dolphins emblematic Of the sea powa, h.
the United States ~
On each of the three balconies which ova.
look the rotunda will be three openings +b-on,.
Whlch one may enter the various apartments
These openings viii be draped with 60
velour hansinss, The panels between tb4ss
draperies VIII be green and buff. The doc,
frames pilasters and achitraves viii ba +,
ivory color and gold. so that the scheme a. +,
whole will be one in which the Predominant,
colors VIII be green. gold and ivory In IN
four corners which form the short sides of n.
octaSon the seals of the eight executive IA
partments of the United States Govarnna,.
will be arranged in groups OF two IN gol,
ground, and above these viii be arrapg4i
groups OF American flags and trophies
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WIEN THE Elephant SyEEzgD
From The Baltimore News.

From The Baltimore News.
jolly the Zoo elephant Sneezed this rnornire
ana all the Zoo attendants took a vacation IN
laugh The elephant sneezes only about once in
hVe years When he sneezeS il is an omen AZ
prosperity. indicating abundant crops and great
commercial activity. The phenomenon itselt
forms an interesting spectacle. This morning
everything was quiet in the Zoo when some
body shouted to Lecturer Rollins:
Look out. The elephants going to sneezer
All the attendants deserted their posts and
ran to look. jolly had drawn I'D his sides uutl
MS back was bumped His tail was stfly hor
ZontaL His mouth was open and his ewes wers
smut while great tears the size OF peanuts roles
down his leathery face. There was a great
drawing up of the sides. a long continued con
Vulsion trembling OF the floor and then an
explosion like the report of the BOer cannon
Long Tom" at Lady Half A bucket Of
water shot out in q stream toward the monkeys
cage, while the elephants legs trembled as ha
prepared for second sneeze. There was
rumoIng like that of an earthquake and a vol
came crack All the animals set I'D a rnar
Dewey cat jumped down on the back Of tie
goat and every monkey screamed ShrfIly Tha
quaSSa brayed and the kangaroo barked TIE
leopardS Snarled, and Prince Tiny Mite neary
tumbIed OF his platform. Jolly had been known
10 Sneeze only twice before since the Director
General BoSfock. had owned him.
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hearing LIGHTNING.
Letter 70 Nature.

Letter o Nature.
In Nature of February y Sir @. G.. Stokes
suggests an arrangement for hearing q lsA-
ming flash in a telephone To hear the CORE
spending earth current IL Is only necessary
put telephone in connection with the gas an
water pipes of a house. These pipes seem 70
suffice to- entrap the corresponding earth cur
rents which practically enable the listener %
hear the lightning. Flashes invisible in u
daylight are quite noisy in the telephone
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18

The closing scene in the career of the late Mr..
Harmer, of Pennsylvania, one of the most
pathetic ever witnessed in Congress. and evil
denced the pride and indomitabe will which al
ways characterized him 1t falls To the duty of
the father of the House to administer the oath
to the Speaker. Mr.. Harmer had looked
forward to this ceremony with pleasant antiCi-
patton from the moment it was known that Mr..
Henderson would succeed MIR. Reed. When the
time came. although he was confined TO his home
was known by mis- family, must result fatally,
Mr.. Harmer insisted on being brought to Wash
inGton that he might act his part in the install
lation of the new Speaker. He was, however.
very feeble. and it was thought it would be i'm
possible for him 20 drive to the House, but at the
moment appointed he in his place. giving
no sign to those about him of the suffering he
must have endured. His once handsome and
stalwart figure. enfeebled by age and Illness
was supported up the aisle by two employees of
head proudly he wont, it was evident
that the effort cost him great pain. His eyes
almost blind, sought in vain to read the oath of
office. and now and again he prompted by
Captain Chancey who supported him. But he
went bravely through with the ceremony. and
when he left the Chamber said cordial good
by to his associates. few of whom realized they
making their last adieus to the father
of the House.
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her husbands death she returned to this coun-
try and petitioned Congress to restore her rights
a citizen. This was most unusual request
but the bill providing for it promptly passed
both houses; since that time Mrs. SartOris has
lived at the capital with her mother and chill
dren two daughters and a son, Algernon, VINO
holds a commission in the United States Army
Mrs. Grant has aged little during the last few
wears and this winter has been unusually well
observing her day at home and showing real
pleasure in the visits of her old friends. Her
chief pleasure is in talking of her distinguished
husband to those who knew him, and now and
then she will remember some little incident OF
their earlier acquaintance that has never been
made public She resents with asperity some
of the absurd and exaggerated stories that have
been circulated in recent years such as the
garbled accounts of her cOurtShip and marriage
that appear from time to time, the highly col
ored tales regarding their trip around the world
and the stories of their early poverty. 1t has
seemed in most instances poor policy to contra
dict these romances, and Mrs. Grant has con-
tented herself with protesting vigorously to her
friends
Not long ago a story went the rounds that
General Grant a freethinker. ON the CON
trary every one who knew him during the
wears he lived in Washington can testify he
was a firm believer in Christianity, constant
attendant at church. going generally to the
Metropolitan Methodist Church, where President
Mckinley now worships. of which the late
Bishop Newman was then pastor. but now and
then visiting the Presbyterian Church where
DR. Sunderland a warm friend whom he greatly
q 1mired occupied the pulpit. He was the first
Of his family to be ready for morning service
and it invariably irritated him II any OF ms
children We're late.
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ernor council and other officers although or
dered to do by the Department. thus making
it impossible for the Indians to enforce their
local laws against the cattlemen and others.
whereby large sums of money were lost to the
tribe to which it was clearly entitled.
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The usual number of delegations from the Ind
ian Territory and the various tribes throughout
the country have visited the capital this winter
bearing complaints from their brethren and
praying for relief from certain existing evils
The Sioux delegation from the Rosebud Agency.
bearing the picturesque names of Hollow Horn
Bear. Reiben Ranch Bear William Spotted Tail,
Raining Thunder and Good Voice, complained to
the Great Father through the Commissioner of
Indian Affairs of two grievances from which re-
lief was promised them Their first complaint
was against the present method OF supplying
them with meat, which permits the Government
to sell the hides The proceeds from these sales
are turned over to the Indians but they object
to this insisting that they lose a handsome sum
by this disposition. which, if they were allowed
to dispose of the hides. as formerly, would
crue to them Their second protest was to the
effect that they could not ascertain the value or
the lands near their agency.
There are two delegations in town from the
Osages said to be the richest people in the
world representing two different factions of
their tribe the halfbreeds and the fulibreeds.
The halfbreedS c. y. Pruden, Thomas MoSier
and Saucy Chief. who will endeavor to secure
the passage of a bill through Congress giving
each member of the tribe 500 out of the trust
funds now more than SS.00O,OD. deposit
with the United States Government. This meas
uTe, when is Stilu 10 ne puSHtu 10y tHt HCtilStu
traders on the reservation. who have large ac-
counts against the Osages for goods sold
credit will he opposed by the delegation repre-
@cnting the fullbreeds. of which the governor of
the tribe. Black Dog, is chief. who have en-
pIoyed counsel to cnjoin the payment of any of
the trust funds by the Treasurer OF the United
states in case the bill should become law.
Black Dog and the faction he represents are
opposed to The distribution of the proposed sum
since it would reduce the funds held by the Gov
eminent 81 2I9.Iob and the income of the tribe
since their money draws = per cent per annum
accordingly. The halfbreeds have secured a
strong lobby to push through their bill. which
the fulhreeds is actively oppose. and the cnutro-
yersy promises to be an interesting one
Black Dog and his colleagues have also petit
toned the Secretary of the Interior for the re-
moval Of the ogcnt of their tribe. William !
Pollock. against whom they have filed volumf-
nous charges. Among other things he is said to
have refused to recognize the duly elected gov