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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
JOHN IOPP, PIRATE.
BY WEATHERBY OHESNEY and ALIOK
MUNRO.
foopyriGht. 1000. BY westherby Chesney and AMch
kunro.l

lnc sun was balancing over the west.
ern water line when I came ON deck
again. and the cliffs Of Margher:ta
were showing in low. dark line fine
bn the lee bow.
Willie Trehalion was steering with
his one brawny hand on the tillcr and
the tiller rope cast on to his hook with
couple Of half bitches. His one eye
ok an occasional sQuint aloft and
then rove once more along the land
ahead. The vessel was rising it rapid
ly. charging the short seas with her
sharp stem and riding over them dry
decked like the beauty she was. Our
Scourge was craft Of which every
man of her crew might well be proud.
There were none of those dull swishing
thuds OF green wave against round ap-
pie bow, which cause a ship to stop
and shudder as though cringing under
blow. The motion was gliding. oily
and pleasant. And the pace was so
great that we deemed 1t advisable to
stow the foresail and hoist the main
tack lest II we allowed ourselves to
come into sight in the daytime tie dons
Of Margherita should suspect our in
tent and make ready an uncomfortab bly,
warm reception for us. We could not
afford to risk by such a piece of care
lessness the loss of our dainty racer.
Night fell, dark, moonless. starless,
but without rain or hnze-just such a
night as our purpose asked for. All
hands were on deck. eager and expect
ant, for word had been passed that Ell
Pueblo del Norte was close under our
lee.
Now, there Is end has been from time
immemorlal custom among fighting
men to put on their best clothes to do
battle In. The sea dandy Of the queens 8
ships would turn out in all the bravery
Of puffed and bolstered hose and
trunks and with starched ruff circle
as big as a puncheon head cumbering
Ills chest. But we wore our bcst--and
Worst-clothcs every day; In fact. we
had no more than one suit apiece. and
that skinny one. We could not.
therefore, honor the conflict by much
change Of apparel. True, there was
Spanish body armor In plenty II we
had cared to put 1t on, but body armor
has never found much favor with Eng
llsh sailors, and, moreover 1t was mon
strous heavy and uncomfortable. So,
with the exception of metal helmet
apiece, which Alec insisted that each
OF us should wear, we were prepared
to 90 into battle protected only by our
own quick sword play and the supple
strength Of our iron muscles.
And when the Scourge was hove. to
and the boats dipped into the water
there scrambled into them surely the
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24

ana so Justify dld our fellows Iay
their backs To the work that before an.
other 30 sccordS had passed the boat
sprarg almost high and dry on the
shore. and the next shot from the demi-
culverin whistled safely over our
heads.
"Now. lads" I shouted. "up we go
md Mt 'em ax md hanger! But m.nd
not to fall foul OF our own mon. for the
nights az dark as the pit. STAY n mo-
mcnt! There's the captain clamoring
for admttance on the right yontier.
Wen try If we can't scramble In at
the sen face."
So saying. l turned and cut across
the rocks - the left. with thc men aft.
er me hCltct skclter. The fools OF Spau
tards We're still blazing away with can.
non and arIupbus O:prilcll, showing
us what state Of confusion tlcy wCrr
in, and till had actually squeezed by
big cnrcass In through an cmhrasurc no
one offered to stop me. And after that.
though many had the will, no one had
the power to cut ne down.
Brcech to brepch with the very demi.
culvcrfn that had first been fred at lis
! held the ground till the others picked
their way through the darkness and
clambercd up. Then. yelling to tell
Alec our whereabouts. we charged to.
gethcr, driving the dons before us with
n tempest of hacks and hnws that.
dazed and half awake rs they were.
they bad no stomach to stand against.
and finally pinned big crowd of them
against corner of the paliSading.
But, in spite Of the success of our
first Charge, we were very nearly over
powered. for others kept tlocking out
of the balrack as the din walked them
from their sleep and. taking us be-
tween two fires. were like to have
made small mouthful of us by sheer
weight of numbers. Rapidly forming
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
'ciafic RhcuHu ,tfsn Cur"d sitter
F"Urtc, n Years # suTrriI6

II have been afflicted with sciatic
rheumatism for fourteen wears" saws
Josh Edgar, of Germantown, Cal II
WaS able to be around but constantly
suffered. ] tried everything ] could
hear of and nj last was told to try Cham
hcrlain's Pain Balm. which did and
vas Immediately relieved ?nI in a short
,imc cured. and | am happy to say il
has not since returned" WHY not use
his linimcnt and get wei? 1t is for
sale by +. {. Duke, druggist.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24

The 1ndn on shore fTcd his pistol
Into a small hollow square. we fought
for awhile for our very lives. with n
grinning circle of yellow Spanish teeth
ravcninS at us. on every side.
Then suddenly there was n cry OF
alarm from the great gate CT the fort.
and about half of our ssailants ran off
to defend that point. The hearty Eng.
lish cheer with which they were re.
ccived told us that Alec and his lads
had got in at last
This was the turning point. 4 few
more Spanish heads were broken be-
fore we succeeded In joining our two
bands. but when that was Cncc effected
the combat was of short Duration for
shouting. after our usual custom. that
we'd slaughter every soul unless they
threw down their arms at once. we
rushed them all into two opposite cor.
ners and held them so till every weap
on was out of their hands.
"Jack. take n couple of men with you
and go and examine the barracli," cried
Alec.
| did as he bnde me and returned
presently to report that there was q
large room in which we could hold the
prisoners safe in the meantime. We
Jailed them all. therefore. with the ex.
ception Of the commandant. in their
own quarters and. after setting guards
Mt the door, cast about what was to be
done next
Alec questioned the commandant.
"How many men have you here|
how small your handful was | would
never have surrendered to you. How.
ever. In the town.
81 have no time for parlcying. Senor
Commandment said Alec shortly. ..and
if your townsfclk annoy lis III batter
the place down about their ears. But
give me what | want. and promise
that my advantage shall not he pressed
further. ! must have powder and
pcarls-your whole stock Of each"
Your request is q modest one, ScnOr
Englishman. You ask for all we have
got"
"And. asking. intend to have. Rccog.
nize, senior. that might is right just
now, and SO save further bloodshcd"
The SpanIard shrugged his shoulders
lHe poWuef cauliOt prevent you
from taking" said he. You will find
1t, OF. at any rate, the greater part of
II, In the magazine underneath the
penthouse there. But the pearls, for
tunateiy. are out OF my keeping. They
are stored in the treasury, ana that lies
in the very heart Of the town."
VERY well, senior; to tLc heart Of the
town | go for them, and with you as
my guide"
"Senor Captain" said the comman.
dant Indignantly, "consider my rankw
THAT Is precisely what am doing"
replied Alec dryly enough. "You enjoy
at present the rank Of prisoner to Alex.
andcr Ireland, who will hold your body
responsible for any ambush your
tongue may lead him into.
"And now, lads" he continued, turn
ing away from the Spaniard, there's
dawn beginning to show over the hill,
and SO the less time we waste the bet
ter. Carry the powder down to the
boats. and when It's safely slowed tell
the boatkeepers to shove off couple
OF oars length from the shore. Ar
morer, spike all those culverins but
one, break the pans and stocks from
tho arquebuses and cut the crossbow
strings. Willie Trehalion, 1 leave you
here with four men to guard the bar
rack door. Slow that culyerin round
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
". T. BEATTY & co.

most ragged. tattered and unkcmpt
crew that ever set out to capture a
town. Most of us lacked shoes and hose.
some Of us even wanted n shirt: but.
though scarecrow would not have
taken our clothes as gift. every man
was armed to tho teeth with jewel hilt-
ed swords and daggers. and our hopes
told us that we were likely soon to
have other gear to match the quality
of our side arms.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
WiOOpiH6 Cough,

y woman who has had cXpcricncC
with this disease tells how to prevent
my dangerous consequences from it.
ne says: Our three children took
.Nhoopirg cough last summer. our baby
boy being only three munthS old. and
wing to our giving them Chambcrlaiu'S
ough Remedy they lost none of their
'iumlncss and camc ont in much better
iea!th than other children whose
'archtS did not use this remedy. Our
oldest little girl would call Justify for
ough syrup between whoops. -JctSie
Finkcy Hall, Springvillc, Ala. This
ccmcdy is for sale by F. G. Dulc, drug
DIST.
Tn" South Carolina phosphate in.
:ustry has been established on IL solid
cientific and financial basis, and
i'll evidently contihuc, for many
years, to be one of the most
Important Industries to the state.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
Sc()tl'S
Emulsion
r>o M ooNTNUxD.l

of Cod Liver Oil is the means
of life, and enjoyment Of life to
thousands: men women and
children.
When appetite fails, it re-
stores it. When food is a
burden, it lifts the burden.
When youlose fesh.it brings
the plumpness of health.
When work is hard and
duty is heavy, it makes life
bright.
1t is the thin edge of the
wedge; the thick end is food.
But what is the use of food,
when you hate it, and can't di-
gest it3
Scott's Emulsion of Cod
Liver Oils thefood that makes
you forget your stomach.
If you have not tried It. send for
aosG9IT s BOVINE. Chemists,
4o Sooe Jean and dStseeso $3.50 all erNssfs HeT York.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
Health Office Hours.

VIII he IN my office, at The Council
I h"uDtr, from 10 Il. m. to II m every
day, Sundays and ilul days excepted, tor
The convenience oi cil'zens wish, G b,. rial
permits or to transact any other business
pertaining TO the Office
2O-tf. w. d. HANkfs.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
We Are Always
Seeking New Customers

Endeavoring by legitimate and novel methods
to add more to already large list, and
realize the fact that success depends entirely
upon ability serve the wants of out
toners acceptably We endeavor first to treat
every alike, sell as cheap as possible and
The way customers have stood by us and
trade has grown is best evidence that our
efforts are appreciated.
We have never been in better
shape to serve you than now.
In mems fine Nvgligee Shirts and Summer
Underwear showing some astonishing
values Last season we could hardly get
enough to supply customers, but this season
we have doubled our purchases, and wish to
friends that we don't think there
will be any trouble in executing their wants.
W. T. BEATTY & CO.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24

1t is estimated that S!"' 900 worth
, !nonazi'o was shirp-A from mines
81 North Car,iinu in 1900.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24

Sam Jones says Say nnah is ONLY
half mile from hell and Augusta is
headi' Z ior bell. l'o ought to know.
H"'s raised enouge of it.-Gr, enyille
News.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
These symptoms will tell YOU
Vaughn's
Lith0ntriptiC

ms IS a purely vegetable preparation and will effect
ualy cure DrOpsy and Gravel 1t directly on the
Liver and k1dneys, restoring them a normal healthy
condition and eradicating all disease.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
NOTICE.

/ have bought heavy draft wagon
OF $4,000 pounds capacity, and am
now prepared to do all kinds OF heavy
hauling or will hire out the wagon.
45--6m. j., w, GuRrRr.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-24
No Loss of Time,

/ have sold Chambcrlain's Collie.
Cholera and Diarrhoca Remedy for
years, and would rather hc out of coffee
and sugar than it. sold five bottles of
1t Yesterday to thrcshcrs that'could go
no farther, and they are ut work again
tnlS ihornlng.-R. II. Phelps. Plymoth,
JKiahoma. As will lie scon by the
afoNc thc threshcrS were able to keep
on wlth their work without losing Il
single days time. You should keen n
bottle of this remedy i'm vour home.
For sale by +. G. Duke, druggist.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26
By AUTHORITY.
UNPAID CL4AIMS-ACCOUNT
BUBONIC PLAGUE.

Office Of the Boarddof Health, Hon,a'
lu. January 23. 1901.
All persons having claims againsl
the Board Of Health for services, ns-
terial or supplies furnished on account
of the bubonic plague epidemic Of tie
past year, now. remaining unpaid. ar
hereby requested to present at this Of,
fee a properly itemized bill in dupl'
cate, on Board of Health bill forms
covering such account.
All bills are to be properly certihs
to by the officer who incurred the eI'
pense, and no attention will be giVei
to uncertified claims.
Bills from parties outside of Homo
lulu must be signed or endorsed 70
some person or firm in Honolulu. Al
endorsed bills to carry a 2-cent U,
revenue stamp.
The Board of Health will assume D
responsibility for payment Of clans
not presented in accordance with Inc
above directions prior to the 18th da'
of February, 1901.
BY order of the Board of Health
5762 CHAS. WILCOX, SecretaH'
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26

Jack Robinson of San Francisco com
mitted suicide on January 18th near San
Mento by shooting himself in the right
temple.
IT is said that Austria resents the pro-
posal of the United States for the trans
fer of negotiations from Picking, and ac-
cuses the United States Government of
dilatoriness. Germany has not yet de-
fined her position.
The rails of the Chicago & Southeast
ern Railroad were torn up on January
18th near Charlottesville, Indiana, on a
writ of ejectment secured by Farmer
Grantham. The United States mail was
seriously delayed.
j. Provost Mason, third teller of the
Continental Bank of New York. is in
jail at New York charged with stealing
$1,000 or more by false entries. He had
been with the bank twenty-seven years
and had a salary of s., 500
Attorney General Griggs in his closing
argument before the United States Su-
preme Court held that the taxation laws
have not been uniform in our terri
| tory He insisted that the extension of
the internal revenue laws to Porto Rico
would be unwise and Improbable.
me Pan-American Steamship Company,
winch was incorporated five weeks ago
IN New Jersey, will begin the operation
IN the spring of a regular freight service
between New York and China, Japan and
the philippines, via the Suez canal A
weekly service Will be established.
The members of the California Con-
gressional delegation have received tele-
grams from all of the sugar companies
doing business in California asking them
to make an effort to have Secretary
Gage countermand his ruling, made las,
April, suspending the collection of the
countervailing duties upon Russian sugar
imported into the United States.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26
NEWS OF WORLD
CONDENSED

Admiral Cervera denies his reported
illness.
Emperor William of Germany has a
bad cold
Bubonic plague is officially reported in
lConStantinople.
DR.. Apaciblo, a Filipino agent, has ar
rived in Paris.
A dying baby at Chicago was saved by
injections of salt water.
1t is rumored that the Franco-Russian
alliance has been severed.
San Domingo's Minister of Foreign At
fairs will visit Washington.
The personal property of the late Og-
den Goelet is worth 100000.
Count Won Waldersee will return to
Europe from China in March.
The German steamer FriSia is report
led disabled off the Irish coast.
A Colorado miner fell 800 feet into a
i snow bank and was rescued unhurt.
Mrs. Howard Gould will appear in court
to defend the suit of her dressmakers.
The customs revenue at Shanghai for
1900 was 100000 taels short of that tor
1899
| President Mckinley is convalescent and
will resume attendance at Cabinet meet
lings.
| 1t is announced that a reinforcement of
Canadian troops will be sent to South
Africa.
! A false alarm of fire at Chicago caus-
| ed the death of seven in a Chicago pub
J lie hall.
| The last place occupied by the revolu-
| tionists, Carupano, surrendered On jan
uary 9Th.
An explosion in a Mexican coal mine
on January Sth resulted in the death oil
| four men.
The Philippine Commission gives the
Jolo archipelago free trade with all the
Philippine ports.
1t is said that Ii Hung Chang is re-
covering and has visited the German Lee
cation at Picking.
England may compromise the French
shore trouble by giving France a free
hand in Morocco.
/ The Nicaragua canal question has slim
ulated the British manufacturing ano
shipping industry
! Secretary Long has recommended tina
a Naval station be established at Charles
ton, South Carolina.
have invaded Colombia and Government
troubles are expected.
Mcbride the incumbent, and II. w
lCorbett, are making warm fight fol
the Oregon Senatorship.
Winfield Scott of San Francisco ha!
succeed H. G. James as city editor OF
the Los Angeles Herald.
L
parish priest bless Dowager Queer
Margherita's new palace.
Mrs. r. T. Board and two children, o
Clipper, Mimi, were crushed by a falling
roof during the recent storm.
Countess De Cassini has retired from
Washington society because her position
was NOT sufficiently recognized.
Sitka had a $1,000 fire on January 9Th
Some well-borers at Tracy, California
found several nuggets of gold.
4 S. H Friedlander, the well-known the
atrical manager. is lying Ill of blood
lpoisoning in a Denver hospital.
John B. Laing, the Oldest Freemasol
in the United States, died at Chicago a
the age of 100 years on January 9Th.
Rudolph A Lehman, former Harvard
rowing coach, has been appointed primer
pal editor of the London Daily News.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Com
lpany has completed the purchase OF TN
; Canadian Pacific Navigation Company.
| The report on January IL of the at
tempted assassination of the Prince Q
Wales is proved to be without founda
ton.
: Friction is reported at Shan Hal kwal
between British contractors for the pie
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26
SALE OF LEASE OF GOVERNMEN
LOTS NOS. Sc AND 81, ES-
PLANADE.

On Thursday, February q, 1901, al =
o'clock noon at the front entrance y
the Capitol Executive Building W.
be sold at Public Auction the leases %
the following Government lots on 'A'
Esplanade. viz:
Lot No. 56, term years.
Lot No. 81, term years.
Upset rental $500 per annum for eS''
lot, payable quarterly in advance =,
Map Of these lots may be seen al "
Public Works Department, Honolul'
Oahu. j. A. M'CANDLEss'
Supt. of Public WORKS
Public Works Department, Honola.'
January 81, 1901. o."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26
NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Th ..,
the Pearl City Cemetery Will pe a.
for interments on and after Mon nsrI
November 9Th, 1909. A special iun . !,
train will leave the railroad stalOA, m
s:15 p. M, daily, remaining az
cemetery until after all INTERVIEWS N,
The rates for transportation arc ..na
dollar for the corpse, and htty
tor the round trip for mournerss: Iva /.
PIats are now on sale at the oln ri
The company, ranging in price lIoan Il
Up, according to location and si1'
other charges Of any nature ,so.
HAWAIIAN CEMETERY A''
CATION, LTD, s.
Room 5. Love Building, For'
b69s
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-26
A CABINET COUNCIL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says:
A special Cabinet council has been
called for Friday of this week to con-
slider the disastrous condition of affairs
in the South African war and also to
discuss the Nicaragua canal matter.
Mr. Choate has notified Washington
that he expects a decision and specula-
ton is rife as to what will occur. 1t is
almost the unanimous opinion that
Great Britain is bound to give way to
the American demands, but not without
some diplomatic lodging in order to
conceal a too apparent surrender. No
formal announcement is expected i'm
mediately. Cabinet councils are held
in great secrecy and none but ministers
are present. All are sworn to secrecy.
Ambassador Choate is working with
the same secrecy. Even Henry White,
first secretary of the embassy, is ex
cluded from the ambassadors conf
dence in the smallest details
Lansdowne is reported to be willing
to approve the amendments and sign
the treaty. Objections. if any, will
come from Chamberlain. Ex-senator
Edmunds' article caused deep interest
in official circles. The New York cor
respondents of London papers are en-
Ideavoring to cultivate a belief that the
Senate's action was mere lingo trash
unindorsed by any leading statesman
of majority of the people. Edmunds
has upset that fallacy. In fact the pat
ronizing air assumed by England to-
ward the United States in the days of
the Spanish war is rapidly changing
front. Rosebery's recent speech sound
ing warning that the United States
is absorbing British trade has cast a
chill over commercial circles
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
THE LAST OF THE JACKSONS
Faithful Old Uncle Alfred, Guardian OF the Hermitage

through all its vlcissltudes. Andrew
Jackson, Jr., died in 1866, leaving his
wife and her widowed sister the only
occupants Of the old house. His sons
had entered the Confederate service.
and only one had survived His only
daughter had married and moved
away. Alfred and Gracey were the
only servants, but the little family con-
tinued to live In the antebellum ways.
After the death OF Mrs. Jackson and
her sister. Albert aud Gracey were an
that was left OF the family at The Her
mitage. When the Ladies' Hermitage
association was formed TO preserve the
house as a monument 10 the victor OF
New orleans, Alfred was left In sole
possession. He was loyal TO his charge
For firty years he never spent a night
away from the old cabin In which he
was born.
His last night was spent there. and
HIS relatives and friends held a prayer
meeting In the old cabin. The next day
the body was carried 20 the house and
placed In the great HAN. where the fu-
neral services were held under the d.
rection OF The Hermitage association.
Then the faithful darky was buried
back OF the house. within a few feet OF
the grave OF his beloved master
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Nashville. oct. 1.-THE last OF the
Jacksons" has just died at The Hermit
age General Andrew Jackson's old
home. He was negro, Uncle Alfred
jackson. ninety-nine years old, accord
ing 10 his own computation.
Uncle Alfred was a pickaninny in the
negro quarters OF The Hermitage when
the little boy was adopted at the big
house and named Andrew Jackson, Jr.
He was there when the battle Of New
Orleans was fought. He was there
when Mrs. Rachel Jackson died. when
General Jackson went 10 Washington
TO be inaugurated president. and when
the old hero breathed his last on June
s, 1915.
Betty the cook In the Jackson house
for half a century, was Uncle Alfred
mother. and he was born In one of the
two cabins stlll standing at The Her
mitage. He died in the same room
where he first saw the light
Uncle Alfrcd's education was not adj
yanced. Before the war negroes were
not taught as they ore now, but what
he lacked in book learning he made up
in memory and aptness. he knew the
history OF the jackson family from the
beginning 10 the end. and no man had
a more faithful biographer than did
General Jackson. Uncle Alfred's last
days at The Hermitage were made hap
py by the visitors to The shrine which
he guarded and who would listen untlr-
insly TO his stories Of his great master.
ALFRED married Gracey, maid 81 Mrs
jackson. When the emancipation pro-
clamAiion was issued most Of the slave
left The Hermitage. but Alfred and
oSacsy remained with the fanil,