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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN.
Observations at All Points Were Most
Satisfactory.

Satisfactory.
WASHINGTON, Ga, May 2S.-The sue
cess attending the eclipse here was
highly gratifying. The first contact was
seven hours, two seconds, fifteen and
eight-tenths seconds, local mean time;
second contact eight hours, nine min
utes, fifty-two and five-tenthS seconds.
The magnetometer showed no disturb
anco in magnetic dcclination. Seven
sketches were made of the corona and
six photograph taken.
Professor w. III. Pickering, at tho
head OF Ealc'S expedition, furnished the
following statement:
''Thc weather here was perfect and
the observations were entirely salts
factory. We secured 3G plates with
intra- -mcrcurial apparatus and "a with
13 other cameras, aided by 10 assistants.
The plates will be developed i'll Cam
bridge observatory. Visually, with n
5-inch telescope, the corona reScmblCd
that of tho 1880 eclipse. Two large solar
prOtubcranceS were noted. Our polar
tilamcntS, seconds i'll diameter, traced
the corona about degree. The shadow
of the moon on the sky and shadow
hands We're we'll seen. Venus and Mcr-
curry were conspicuous. The inner CO.
roma was visible i'll the telescope several
seconds after totality was over. There
was no dark band around the moons $
limb during tho partial phase and no
detail Oh the moon during totality."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Atlanta Well Represented,

ATLANTA, May 30.-Confcderate vet
Grams of Atlanta camp, No. 159, and of
Camp w. H. T. Walker, No. 025, left
for Louisville this morning to attend
the reunion. Delegates from each camp
have been appointed to represent At
lanta, but there will be in addition to
these many veterans from Atlanta to
attend the reunion. In special car,
The Olivettc," of the train which car
rles the veterans to the reunion, were
General John b. Gordon and Mrs. Cor
don, Miss Gordon, Major J. T.. McCul.
lum, Fl. II. Gordon, Sr., H. H. Gordon.
Jr.. DR.. r. B. Ridley Rev. G.. w. Bull
and Major Frank Gordon. The manned
veterans, sponsors and Sons of Veterans
left i'll the afternoon. The drum corps
of the Atlanta fire department left last
afternoon
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
MACARTHUR'S DEATH LIST.
He Reports Recent Casualties In the
Philippines.

WASHINGTON. May 30-Gcneral Mac.
Arthur's casualty list is rs follows:
Deaths-Typhoid- Thirty first infan.
try, Lem Gordon; Forty first infantry,
Joseph II. Holdrow; Thirty-ninth in
fantry, Frederick Klinke, Temple p.
Varioloid AElsSsntA Be- vaIry, George
Overturf;. Forty eighthf infantry, Jud-
son Brown, Charles Moorhouse, Alvin
B. Winter.
Dysentery = Thirty second infantry,
William III. Thomas.
Malarial fevcr-Forty. seventh infan-
try, Samuel Thomas; Thirty first infan-
try, James Wilkerson.
Alcoholism-Third cavalry, John +.
Dawson.
Intestinal obstruction--Forty sixth in.
fantry, Philip r. Prescott.
Polyneuris-Forty sixth infantry, Will
liam 5. Robinson.
Dropsy-SiXth infantry, Musician Mil
ton ID. Hernandez.
Suicide-Fourth cavalry, Victor Adair
Homicide - Twenty fifth infantry,
First Sergeant John Williams.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
JURISDICTION over
PORTO RICAN FUNDS
Question Raised by War De.
partment Auditor.
HE HAS NO AUTHORITY
Claims That Under Provisions of Bill
He Has sNoJurisIfctionI In the Matter.
Comptroller Tracewcll Takes Issue
With Him.

lie Has No NoJuriSdfction In the Matter.
Comptroller Traceyvcl Takes Issue
With Him.
WASHINGTON, May 30.-A question
has arisen i'll tho office of the auditor of
the war department. as to whether ho
has authority to audit the accounts Of
the disbursement under the act of March
"a, 1900, appropriating S2,095, l55 for the
government of the people of Porto Rico,
or whether these accounts should be
passed OH by the auditor of the state de-
partment on the theory that they relate
to territorial governments.
Ine question arose on Il rCQuiSltlOn by
the secretary of war for $l0o, 900 out of
this Appropriation to 90 to the credit of
Governor Allen at San Juan. TIE .au-
itor for the war department held that
the jurisdiction of the auditor for the
state department attaches to these ac-
counts. and that the moneys appropri-
ated by the act of March 81 are ncccS-
sarily public funds of Porto Eco and
that the treasurer of the island is charged
with their disbursement.
Comptroller TraccwCll takes Il con-
trary view and says that it depends en-
tlrcly upon the action of the president,
who might assign n portion OF the appro'
priatlon to the war department and Il
portion to some other department, i'll
which case tho accounts S!sould b. passed
upon by the auditors for these respective
departments. Or he might place Il por-
ton of the money i'll the hands of the
treasurer of Porto Rico, i'll which case
the accounts should be examined by the
auditor of tho island.
IF the president" he says, "intcndcd
the 100000 to be allotted to the war de-
purtmcnt, il is serious question
whether it was properly advanced to
Governor Allen, there being no evidence
that he had been designated as Il special
disburSing agent and had furnished Il
bond as required by section 36ll of the
revised statutes. If this advance WAS
intended as an allotment to Porto Rico il
would then become Porto Rican funds
and rs such should have been turned
over to the treasurer of the island To bc
dishurscd by him under section - OF
the act of April II, 1909.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
AFFAIRS ARE COMPLICATED.
San Francisco Plague situation Much
Observation-Disclosures Order Issued.

San francisco Plague situation Much
MISUNDERSTANDING Order Issued.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 30.-Legal com.
plications have arisen i'll the plague sit.
uation and things are very much mixed.
The United States circuit court issued
an order restraining the local board Of
health and United States Surgeon Kin.
youn from inoculating Chinese and re-
straining them from leaving the city
The state board Of health then passd an
order asking the city board of health to
quarantine the Chinese district.
AT meeting of the city board, called
for the purpose of declaring an effective
quarantine, the question was raised
whether the order of the United States
court would not prevent the board from
declaring Il quarantine. A reading of
the order convinced the board that il
was very sweeping i'll its effect and it
was feared that to declare. a quarantine
would bring the board in contempt, and
action was deferred.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Weather Was Perfect.

WADEsBoRo, N. c., May 2S.-Tho
eclipse was viewed here without a cloud
to mar the spectacle. Observations were
made by scientists frC:M the Smithsonian
institution at Washington, the English
Astronomical society Of London, the
YcrlleS observatory. Princeton univer-
sity, Charleston Military college and q
representative from the Toronto Astron-
omical society. Many photographs were
taken by all the parties at intervals, and
especially of the corona. Several telc-
scopes were used i'll trying to discover
more satellites between the sun and the
plunCt mercury.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
GENERAL ROBERTS is
NEAR JOHANNESBURG
He Is Expected to Reach Pre-
toria In Ten Days.
BRITISH OCCUPY ZEERUST

Fighting at Kip Rivcr-Bocrs' Com
munication Cut Transvaalcrs Flee
Before Frcnch's Advancc-Autrali-
ans Take Many Prisoners.
LONDON, May 30.-Thc tenor of Lord
Roberts dispatches and news from Pre-
toria leads the authorities here to expect
further news from the British COM
mandcr-in-chicf, who will soon reach
Johannesburg.
The remarkable rapidity of Lord Rob-
erts' movement has upset all calculations
of the homo observers as much as they
appear to have disconnected and de-
moralized Lord Roberts opponents.
Possibly, even now, he is at the gates of
Johannesburg, and 1T is believed ten
days hence or less he ought to be de-
mandcd admittancc to the Transvaal
capital itself. IT the rebels ever really
intended to "Staggcr humanity" by
blowing up the gold reef CITY and mines,
which iS dnubtful, Lord Roberts may
yet be too quick for them and arrive be-
fore they have time to do any wrccking
The majority of the burghcrS will un-
'tOubttulN nS SEt't oI SUCH all excuse lor
saving the mines, and they may find the
excuse in Lord Roberts skill in hustling
them ont of one position after another.
The effectiveness of the British invas-
ion of the TrunSvuul is further cmpha-
sized by the news from Pretoria of the
occupation of X"cruSt and the advan y
on Lichtcnh2rg. Apparently the Brit
iSh dragnct Will be drawn through the
Transvaal aS it was III II similar manner
hauled through the Free State. The
fighting at Kip river, reported from
Pretoria, was probably done by Cen
erals French and Hamilton III forcing
their way round to the northward of Jo-
hamneSburg.
The Orange Free State was annexed
to the British empire May IS, according
to Cape Town adviccS, as Lord Robe.'tS
seems to have given his army the first
intimation of this.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
ONEATA AND ATTALLA ROAD
1t Will Open Up AN Entirely New Min
cral Field.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 30. - The
Louisville and Nashville Railroad COM
pany has completed arrangements for
building a new line from Oneata to
Alfalfa to be known as the Oneata and
Alfalfa railroad.
It will be 80 miles long and connect
the Birmingham Mineral and Alabama
Mineral systems thus completing cir
cult of the Birmingham and Admission
districts. The circuit as completed will
be about 800 miles i'll length and will
touch every important ore and coal mine
and mineral plant III Alabama, except
those in the Sheffield district.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
British Ncurin" Johannesburg.

Kip RIVER, Transvaal, May 30.-Tho
Beers, after preparing good position,
have fed. The train bearing their latest
detachment was nearly captured by
Pilllington'S West Australians. Prison
crs taken state that there was no inten-
ton of blowing up the mines, declaring
that the threat was made simply with
the intention of frightening away the
burgherS. The British advance force is
Within Is miles of Johannesburg
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
VETERANS MOVING
ON The FALLS CITY
Thousands of Battle Scared
Veterans In Louisville.
MANY OTHERS ENROUTE
Large Delegations From Every South
ern State VIII BE In Attendance.
Everything In Readiness For Re-
ception of Visitors.


LOUISVILLE, May 3O.-Thc advance
guard of the confederate veterans has
arrived and every train adds to the num-
ber. Already there are several thousand
battle Scared soldiers wearing the gray
in the city.
The city is thronged with visitors,
and the veterans are applauded on all
sides rs they form Mt the depot and
march to the quarters assigned them.
This reunion is expected to surpass all
previous ones, and it is estimated that
fully $50, 900 visitors will be in Louis
vile during the week.
Every arrangement has been made for
entertaining such crowd. The city is
handsomely draped in bunting, the red
and white of the Confederacy being
most prominent, while the portraits of
confederate generals are suspended from
many buildings.
The court of honor on Jefferson street,
opposite the courthouse where the re-
viewing Stan;l has been erected, is an
imposing structure \ great white arch
Is surmountcd by eagles while III tho
center Is n confederate shield. BY day
II appears i'll dazzling whitcncSs and by
night it is ablaZr with hundreds of cleo
trio lights. Reunion hall, built in honor
OF the confederate veterans and situated
at Sixth and Water streets, where it
overlookS the Ohio river, has been com
pletcd. The hall will hold 5000 chairs
with standing room for 10, 600 people \
balcony extends all around the inside.
On every window is the name of bat
tie, where not less than 800 men were
killed, and intcrSpcrScd are the names
OF the leaders of the confcdcracy.
The fight for the reunion of 1901 is
waxing warm and promises to become u
sharp struggle before it is settled. Buff
falo has II strong delegation on tho
ground. Its members are working had
and express themselves as confident that
they will secure the convention for neAt
year. The strongest rivals of Buffalo
nre Jacksonville, New Orleans, Cincin-
natl and Memphis.
General Gordon and party arrived
late this afternoon. General Gordon did
not remain i'll the city over night, but
went to Bloomington, Ind, where he
lectured. He will return here in the
morning i'll time to open the meeting of
the convention III Reunion hall
Far off Texas is already we'll repre-
sentod. Colonel Alvin Steele of Dallas,
acting adjutant general on the staff of
General Cabell, commanding the trans
mississippi department., who arrived yes
terday, was the advance guard of dis
tinanished party that a-rivet. ..i- 1fs6f1
noon. 49,
Mrs. Kate Cabell Currie, formerly
president of the Daughters of the Con-
federacy; Miss Mae Jones, sponer for
the Texas division of the Sons of Con-
fedcrate veterans; Miss Bessie. Wathen,
sponser for the Sterling Price camp of
Dallas, and many ladies Of the Lone
Star state wero members of the party
The regular reunion of the United
Sons of Confederate veterans. will be-
called to order Wednesday morning by
General w. 7. Colquitt, comnander.in-
chief of the organization.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Mississippi Veterans Enroute.

MEMPHIS, May 3O,-Thc van guard of
the Mississippi veterans has already be-
gun to move on Louisville. A large
delegation Of veterans from Bolivar,
Miss, passed through the city late last
night enroute to the reunion over tho
Illinois Central The Illinois Central
ran special section of the regular train
which left the city at $40 o'clock for
the veterans. .t,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
EclipSc at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, May 2S-At this place, 40
miles from the bElto to;ality, the eclipse
of the san was very noticeable. At TAO
o'clock, the moment of greatest totality,
the usual brilliance of the sun took on Il
very yellow cast and shadows were dim
and thin. At the government weather
bureau observations of the temperature
were taken every ID minutes from 6:25
until 9:l0 O'Clock, central time. There
was variance of about degree.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Japanese Immigrants Rejected.

TACOMA, May 3o.-A. special board
of inquiry to consider the sudden immi.
grafton Of Japanese to this country
has passed upon the Japs recently re.
jected by Inspector Walker The in.
spectcr was sustained i'm every case but
two, while several others were allowed
to land upon the guarantee of the Japa-
nese consul. Investigation shows that
there are 300 Japs Ia Tacoma without
emDlOylneut. tE&
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Over Z, 900 Passports Issued.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-Thc state dc.
partment has issued over 5000 passports
30 European travellers for ths 2S days in
May. 1t is said that the climax has
been reached and from this point on tho
issues will diminish AS It is the figures
show gain of over 80 per cent above
the normal passport issues for May.
The figures for April were 1861 i'll that
case, gain of more than 100 per cent
over the normal business.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
THE SURVEY is COMPLETE.
Grading Begins at an Early Date on
the PccOs Road

EI PAso, Tex, May 30.-Thc survey
ing corps Of the El Paso extension of the
Pccos Valley route have finished the sur
vey of the line from Roswell, n. NJ, to
this city The announcement comes
from the general Offices at Roswell that
the construction crews will begin work
in few weeks and the road will be com
pleted to this city by the close of the
summer.
The road connects at Amarillo, Tex,
with the Santa Fe and Rock Island.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Alabama Veterans.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 3O.--The adj
vance guard Of Alabama confederate
veterans are enroute to the Louisville
reunion. This state win be well repre-
sented. The Montgomery delegation
left late last night, accompanied by a
large numbers of veterans from other
place, while others will join the party
enroute.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
MAY BE TRIED IN ATLANTA.
Jack Moran, Floyd County Criminal,
May Get Change of Venue.

IT,
May Get Change of Venue.
ATLANTA, May 30.-Thcre is a strong
probability that Jack Moran, the negro
who is wanted by mobin Floyd county,
and who now occupies cell in tho
Tower, will not be brought to trial in
the county where his crime was COM
mitted. The chances are that Judge
w. NJ. Henry of the Rome circuit, who
was i'll Atlanta in conference with Gov
ernor Gambler, will grant IL change Of
venue and that the trial will be held in
this city.
The prisoner has so far had 10 oppor-
tunity to apply for Il change of venue,
but should he do so the course pointed
out will probably be pursued
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Perfect View at Thomaston.

THoMAsToN, Ga, May 2S.-The eclipse
observations here We're conducted under
perfect conditions, the totality being n
scant 50 seconds. Standing some dis
tance from the corona's outside rim q
brilliant star was distinctly visible. The
effect at the time Of complete obscura-
ton was that Of deep twilight. The
astronomers began work at o'olock
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Carolina Veterans Enroute.

COLUMBIA, 8. O., May 8O.-This state
will be well represented nc the louis
vile reunion. Every confederate camp
in South Carolina sends large delega-
delegation. The Charleston and Colum-
bia Veterans left here in special coaches
attached to the regular train. The party
is several hundred strong and will be
joined enroute by other delegations.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
President Views I;c!ipSc.

Fort MONROE, Va, May 2S.-Tho sun
was totally cclipscd at S:35 o'clock in n
cloudlcsS sky. The president and party
watched the phenomenon from the Dol
phin near Lambert'S point and Secretary
Gage and party from the lighthouse ten
der Holly. The Dolphin came over from
Norfolk at 9:55 o'clock and after sa-
lutte from the Kearsargc passed on up
the bay for Washington.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
NEW YORK SOLID FOR BRYAN
Delegates to National Convention VIII
BE Instructed For Him.

IJ'i'4ht'S 10 NatiOHaI CONVENTION VIII
BE Instructed For Him.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-John +. Car
roll, leader Of Tammany, in the absence
of Richard Croker has given out the fol.
lowing statement:
II do not believe that the attitude of
the Tammany Hall organization at the
state convention will be either doubtful
or cquivocal. AS far as 1 have been
able to consult with the representative
men of the organization they entirely
accord with my view with both the
propricty and the cxpediency of sending
to the national convention delegation
instructed for William J. Bryan as the
presidential candidate"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Writ of Ccr!nrarI~Denied.

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The supreme
court has refused to grant the motion of
Tomas Vasquez, Porto Rican, for leave
to file petition far writ of certorari i'm
the case of the election laws of that cleo
ton by the provisional court.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Mrs. aree. Asks sa8, 600 Damages.

SAVANNAH. May .8Qs~-Mrs. Kate s.
Green, by her attorney. has filed a suit
for damages against the Florida Central
and Peninsnlar Railroad company for
$50, 900 Tor killing the plaintiff s husband,
b. j.. Green. Mrs. Green sets forth
in her complaint that her husband was
engineer Of a train and OH April ~ the
train went through a trestle and the en-
gineer was Instantly, killedsi
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Bryan Indorsed by Maryland.

BALTIMORE, May 2S.-Complete re-
turns from the Democratic primaries,
which have now been held in IL of the
23 counties III Maryland, show that un-
loss u change OF front occurs before June
5, the day set for the state convention,
the delegates in favor Of Bryan in
structed delegation will control that
body. -.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Observations Were Successful.

PINEHURsT, N. O., May 2s.-The ole,
servations here werq gratifying sue
cess. The first contact occurred at the
predicted time-7:30 o'clock The be-
ginning of totality was the signal for
the work of the morning, which was ac-
compiishcd in a short time of 94 sec
onds. Five spectrum photographs were
obtained with the fiat gradient and the
concaved grating.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Birds Go to RoOst.

MOBILE, Ala, May 2S.-Thc eclipse
was decided success here, though not
entirely total. The birds went to roost,
the animals in the Monroe park menaye.
RE became restless, and all nature wore
weird aspect. During the period of
totality stars were visible almost direct
ly overhead.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Corona Visible to Naked Eye.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 2S. - The
eclipse began here approximately at $50
o'clock and was very near totality at
1:36 o'clock, central time. The effect
was 50 near totality that the solar corona
was visible to the naked eye.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Summer School For Teachers

The Summer School for teachers of
Union county will be held 1T Graded
School building at Union &. III begin
nnx at O't'Ock, -. W Monday, June
llth, 1909 The sui j"cts Taught will b.
Arithmetic, History, English Grammar
and Algebra. The Instructors will b.
l.. w. D.ck ard Davis J,ifIies, All
teachers ale urged to attend said school.
2l.2t ID. b. FAINT,
CO. Supt. Ed. U. &.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Attended by AtnOsI

Attended by Atmospheric Phenomena.
GALVESTON, May 2S.-Cloudy weather
intcrferred somewhat with the eclipse
observations here. The eclipse was at
tended by many atmospheric phe.
uOmcna.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
I'm Route.to RouIsyiIIe.

LITTLE ROCK, May 30.-The Arkansas
contingent TO the national encampment
Of ex.confederate soldiers left Little
Rock this afternoon over the Choctpw
route for LoilisviIles Arkansas will send
about SEQ visitors to Louisville.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Health Office Honrs.

Will bs in my cfli,e, at the Council
Chamber, from 10 II. m. to II M. sverys
day, Sundays and hol days excepted, for
the convenience of cit zens wishing burial
permits or to transact any other business
pertaining to the Office.
W. ID. HARRIS.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
French Cuts Bocr Communication.

CAPE Town, May 3O-It is rumored
here that General French has cut the
sBoer communication between Heidel-
burg and Boksburg, within few miles
Of Johannesburg.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
M ANAGER WANTED.

The position Of Resilient Manager for
the State M ltual Life Assurance Co, OF
Massachusetts. for Union and vicinity,
is open TO Il man Of character and ability.
\ good contract with renewal interest
will b. given to n good man. Address
SANBORN CHASE, General AIT.
1919. Florence, y. 8.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Free State Annexed.

CAPE Town, May 30.-Lord Roberts
has announced to his troops the annexa-
ton of the Free State, which hereafter
will be called the Orange River State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Bombarding Bocr Positions.

NEWCASTLE, Natal, May 80. - Tho
guns at Ingogo have been heavily bonn
harding the Boer positions since day
light. The .'Boer guns have replied in
termitteutly
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
Columbus Has Good View.

COLUMBUS, Ga, May 2S.-Columbus
had fairly good view of the eclipse,
although the sky was partly clouded,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-06-01
FOR RENT.

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