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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18
Local News Notes
Points Personal and Otherwise
Picked up and Paragraphed
by Our Pencil-PuSher.

Mrs. Walter McIver, of Charles
ton, is visiting Mrs. j. A. FAINT.
Mr.. Bobo Sparks has accepted a
position with the Mcclure Mercan-
tile Go.
DR.. and Mrs. Jas. Farr have re-
turned from Saluda, N. g., after a
weeks stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. H. Walker are
visiting Mr.. Walkers brother at
Cedar Springs.
Miss Eliza Bobo, of Gross Keys, is
Visiting her sister, Mrs. Graham, and
other relatives.
Miss Susie Tinsley left Tuesday for
Rock Hill, where she goes to attend
Winthrop College.
Mr.. John A. FAINT returned Tues
day from New York where he had
gone on business trip.
The work on the sewerage is being
rapidly carried forward, and will be
completed in short time.
Mr.. @. f. Bailey, of Lockhart, was
In Union Tuesday and called in to
see the editor of The TINES.
Mrs. Walter Parks and children
s,returned Saturday from an extended
visit to relatives in Rock Hill.
Mr.. Thos. McNally returned Sun
day night from a ten days stay at
Glenn Springs and the mountains.
The young men of the Glover Club
entertained few friends Friday even
ing from $3.50 to 10, in honor of Miss
ysMelle Kaminer. Music was furnish.
cd by the Spartanburg band. An
elegant Ice course was served,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18
Letter to Aetna Cotton Mills.
Union, S. G..

Dear Sirs: Mr.. Frank Robinson. I'll.
tusville. Pa, bought Devoe with a good
deal OF feeling against the whole tribe of
mixed paints Oar agents thcro, M.ssrs
kc'noch N u Co., got him to d. it. He
says:
| am more than pleased with the Job
| had one-third of the paint left over. |
know of several other jobs, a year old or
more, painted with Devoe, that are
wearing well.
What pity we have to all go through
the same school, to find what paint TO
put on a house! Expsrienc, teaches.
Isn't there any easier way to learn?
Yours truly,
f. w. DEYOE II Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18
Local Schedule for Passenger Trains.
TRAINS FROM COLUMBIA,
Arrive 900 a. m. Depart 900 a. m
l SOD. m. 2:1Op. m

:5O p. m. 2:lOp. m
TRAINS FROM sPARTANBURa.
Arrive IL :85 a. m. Depart II :35 a. m
9:10p.m 9:80p m.
Close connections at Spartanburg with
trains for Atlanta and Charlotte and
intermediate stations, and at Columbia
for Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville
and points south. Through trains for
Asheville, etc.
Nos. o and 10 carry through sleep
ers between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
SEADOARD SCHEDULE.
No. N-SOuth bound passenger arrives
at Carliale at "a m.
No. 31--Arrives at Carlisle at 1925 a. m.
No. 38-North bound passenger arrives
at Carlisle 1897 a. m.
No. 34-Arrives at Carlisle GAS p. IN.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18
Notice of Partnership

We, the undersigned, have this day
formed partnership under the firm
nams OF I. NJ McNeace & Co. for the
purpose of conducting a general m cream
tile business in the town of Union, s. G..
T. M. MCNEAcE,
LEILA MCNEACE.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18

Misses Lila Herndon and Sarah
WEIGH, of Carlisle, were in Union last
Friday visiting relatives and friends
Miss Apnabelle johnson returned
Friday from Horton, West Virginia
where she taught a summer school.
The Doctors barbecue, at Gall
man spring, four miles north OF
Union, came of Friday of last week
and was quite success.
Rev, L. T. Carroll, pastor of the
Mt. Joy Baptist church, closed pro-
tracted meeting there Sunday morn
ing, at which time he baptized six
teen candidates. He was assisted in
the meeting by Rev. Mr.. Ezell, of
Lexington county.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Lennon, OF
Roanoke, Va, came to attend the
funeral Of Mr.. j. Henry McNeace,
Mrs. Lennon being q sister of the
deceased. Mr.. and Mrs. Lennon
remained over for a visit to Mrs.
Lemmon's father, Mr.. j. D. Men eace.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18

A special communi-
cation of Union Lodge
No. IS A. F. M. will
be held in lodge room
at Union, 8. c., Fri
day night, Sept. Is,
1903.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-18
TOWNSVILLE JOTTINGS.

Death of Mrs. ]. Il. Ma6rey-IIu-
pressive Memorial Exercises
Great Sermon by Bishop Dun
can-PersOnaI hient ntion-Prafse
For Supf, ID. B. FAINT,
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-CIs - HIS -WN >E-A1c.

:" ar-7Y cir.ze7 -or9or -is Caution 70
rs 5oYs.
@sCidn IL a4.I - eambie2" sang
eve 5eHs g1o a. eae asBe ii j Brook
Iyn t.1n.zs
Vow loys SAID zaelr father /
sr4.d ez1.zen. ylc 1aa avava aught
mis- sous 70 emulate a.s example =
TisA zen vauza2 Ia9 aa1 When,
ever an 5iJ az ii aIgat ami see
men zalszag me- "a Sidewalk han
c4ev are -nrced -a zaeg are always
Ttnrtng "a 0a@ fa~5a 5aere are
sober men vao sing il. lit nave yer
10 and ane
-5s..5 papa al 5ae 5ovs.
eev eV-ntaas aras re staid r!tt-
zen aame aGme ! : particularly oval
mood
The 5aa 1oVaes 2a.sealefs exchanged
gianees. Going NO an adjoining
room t4eg Began .L1Ga ne am
ble-'
Ram =al=5-l-=.4-e ane n sta1.eo.
Ran -anes rom IL a1aer And le
sang Wa De lae~ Of lie song aud
then re9eat I'D.
The delight Of the 5oEs vas aqualed
onlg BY the Consideration 0f he
mother whose suspicious we're now
confirmed for sae now knew hat he
odor0us breath she had detected On
the arrlVa OF her husband amanated
from something stronger han orange
2bos phale-New York Times.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
Naies~asf,irg Statesman.

Once upou time there vas Il 30.
litieian who through The Iudieious lis
peusilg OF 1av0rs, lad draWn % AIM
SELF many friends, with whom Ae
formed a strong combination Tor nu-
CuaI Drodt
Finally the politician vas detected
N irregular conduct, and ais friends
insisrea On thorough and searching
examination by a committee of heir
own appointing. When the commitea
made Is inal export The politician vas
exonerated ana highly commended 9or
lis conduct.
Then. feeing mora irTnIy n.
trenched than before, he politician
ard Ills trends added 1ery materially
70 their mutual profits
Morai-poiit!c.ans are not always an
white AZ they are yhitewashed-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
THE BIRTHPLACE c= LIBERTY.
Spots in New ErG -nc That G,cc-ns-
in Dee2 Interest.

If the most sacred buildings n 6as-
ton and Philadelphia are p persy rIV-
ais IN claiming the title OF I'll Cradle
of Liberty then here il tie Cham
plain valley Of Vermont IS surely the
scene of its brit sstrs a writer n
Harper's. From rnts eyre Rochester
mountain one may see rte great AXE
that is the gate to the Country. Al
the Indians named Lake Champlain;
one may see the Otter up WATCH tie
paint-smeared Sayages crPpr 10 MAKE
their murderous attacks !eep II Con-
necticut and Massachusetts; one may
scan where Ticunderago lies n
shameful abandonment. the spct
where Cham plain fought the red nan
OF 293 years ago where the French
built their most important fort II the
chain that ran from Montreal to New
Orleans; where Amherst took il frcnl
them; where cur dashiug friend and
lea Ter, young Lord Howe, fell and was
secretly buried.
Il required but little Imagination for
the minds eye to see the path that
Ethan Allen and his tand took 70
gain, this fortress, our frst great vic,
tory in the revolutionary war. From
where the church spires marked the
seats of Rutland. Pftrsford, Bra,dcn,
Whiting. CastIeton and MiddleburY
one fancied he might almost SEQ
again the tall rugged mountain
boys" stalking the trails to the rem
dezvous with Allen at Shorehan-
newly noted now ~ the hirrhplacs Of
Levi p. Morton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
TrE LANc CT OPPORTUNITY.
figures of chicrer's aic Scci.ry
Make 1e-arks.la Si7e0if.c

The fact taa1 An rel s st1E he
and of opportunity IS proved BY the
are@t repcrt CT the Children Ait So.
eieCy OF New York e-ly. reee5.5sg made
public.
The purpose 1t tbs seesa s &c
are for the Inv Valts a. zzra.s ct
lie ci9ga streets aaa t8 R#as- :. m
family homes 1 Tie - y.4ls.- l-,lsee
yer as malg L. - -4f es-=5e.Is.- Ea~=
rus provided vi l0r.-e. =. ....s..s..7.,(.
4 sCme 9thar VI
But the nlosl ruta1ie- a. Of IT,.
'epCrt Is t9e account OF the slerasrtuI
7areers 9t the bcgs who we're z4aa 4
start II lie by the Children A5G SO.
2iety Many Of IL IN. Of course an
rot be traced but Of these vaes. &C,
ord Is Known 6vo have become 2.
ac10rs tV0 haYe become congressman.
two sherlfs, three. district attarnevs.
three county com missiouers ana haIt
/ i0Zen mau bers Of STATE t=eisEata5'e4
IN the business world Is became
bankers 81 lawyers - merchants -
physicians, pCsrmasrers, 80 railroad
HER, several beng high officials 70
zeal estate agents, IS Journalistic 9i
teachers q ciergyrleu and more than
1000 have entered the army dnd aavy
Five hundred others AZ: il business IN
Ines rat Specified
The total number Of children -
moved from tie overcrowde.d districts
5f N=w York 70 healthy homes n The
country was 100 In some cases
whole families. parents tnela.ea. vera
removed frou the city
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
BURIED N CN5 GRAVE.
Mar rs Wfe z1c Mor-er nrerr-.
re c--1a -zy

curious tIIlHra roGE= p le- reaeut-
y a Gs55a. Ue89n Etenr# &c 5pen-
ar X l1 On. VINO was Wei Gown N
rh= aaas!t9 as mother. u MS VIE
1e.-.- 5.tr.sd 81 lie Same G.s.e Ellag-
.c4 y3a 10y =4eee-cric. II vas par
-i1G-ar-s laen u -1aj.Ars e ,aiIgtou,
and - 7erY fV4rse 70 Roman Ea5h-
2Iteisa1. For some YEAS he lad /
erhGara 0R the outside 0f rs house
caring the vara.s. No Panerv allowed
= L vas hlngd0n yssh al lis
ssGraer and Vie should 8e BHfied On
liz same day as himself some g=ar>
a20 ae BUILT a naHs0ieum n lie oen
ery. With EhFee sarcup plagI. 0Ge tar
lie reception ot Zach aodg EIs
n0r4er lied ABOUT forty lars ago.
4z-t der bofy vas eubaImea AID kept
J. rcon n Vlich htrgdou stored
his ea'l0s. Ills wire pre-'teeeased him
lhcer itGeen gears and der 5odv rest
q IA leaaen eotfn IN the greenhouse
kingtt0n portfolios OF unframed
prlnrs vere very ine, and he also dat
rare specimens OF china Il cabinets
~ = st-tt-f4 nat L4tLG43uE aetCFe
Death deceased had an jdea ef altering
lis viii and leaving rne while Of his
collection 70 the British Museum. and
giving 4 monetary beQuest with The
c0udlLIOu rlaI al articles Should 3e
placed n a chamber BY themselves. 20
be called the Kingdom Room. There
IS reason, However for believing that
Kingdom vas nor regarded as mental
.y strong enough to justify the making
If a new wiII.-Iondou Chronicle.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
-C---N sE. ROUTE.

n account IT lie sarslg Race Meet.
lng AZ Little Rock. lie Cor1on Be-
r9ute viii sell rsend r.p tickets e
nat 1oinr At ra1- # sne fare Tor =,
r9und z-.D Tiekefs N sac March . =
IS. AID = Return mi. March .
IN account af zae Spring Meeting
New Memphis IeekAv eilh. a. M=1-
phis. r=nn., Tie Eetzan Belt route
vii sell r0und 1rlR tickets 10 Ia:
ooinT af are Il ere sar4 s9r he rots1a:.
=rtB. tickets N sac sar rams arctT-
-ns II Memphis March 70 A1rtt :
T. = and 20 R=rarn lza3lr. t7= sa7z
rom tate ct sac.
N account of re = -=rr,.1 1-5c-1 1-r-=
venr.on rn1r.sd States socls2rr q, l-.--.-iz.=.
ION Eldeavor Il GenV-r Col. -
Cotton eelr r1lre Vi sell .ot.r. .rs5
1!eHeF5 70 har 1oinr i rae q So -
lie eound -rtp Tickets 81 sal- tre@
J3ll3s . . inclusive t5Gs 2=r1-.--
INIT August =. t9os
Gor1nn :e.- -1eac 7=t.s.
General Assemhlv Ct he Pr4s y-e=r.
an church n ne -a.fs.d Srac-s It
America, 1t Los Aagees a Ma =
% THne : l9o3
National Association IT Master
Plumbers Of he raftaa STATES Il
America. San Francisco. ca, May o
70 -. 19o3.
For he above occasions The follow
owing round trtp rares and arrange,
nents are authorized q Les Angeles
and San Francisco California
Rate-s4- - for Tae s9llnd -rtp.
Dates 1f sale-May :, =, "A, .. 4,
E and g. 1903
Return imit-Ail tickets 70 De INIT
ed % Inly - 500 FOR return.
Far further information apply 70
r 3 Mel, agent Cotton Belt route.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
Twice Every Week
The St. Louis !: E; s:;=s;:: ;s:;;::: s:;:: Paper
S::;::;;: :;: : S;;;; Fl: OF GlObe=DemOCrat
ONE DOLLAR YEAR

ANGST =E1a 20 Daily the o. al=graphs
1eEs rom Al 1a= world T1esta market
rspor variety q 1terasi-g for
family C1eag-a newspaper Journal
Tvo y44r-saupe copies free
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

The mater u sa5af1es = 5ae gae-
efnmanra. teBarrmeuts ii wash znr1au
s one ot Eread interest 1t zaz clerks
Few Of them before appointment
search Tie 5iIe book to iacertl.a low
We'll or how DCGrty aac1 9eparrza s1r =
provided fer IL fegari8 salafzAs.
The Teaaufy department. raNss i st
place among all the departments n
respect to high salaries although =usn
II thar department some divisions are
meageriy provided for in Tie annual
appropriations n eompari son VIII he
others. This, 10 doubt. is accounted
for by the natIre II The work
Perhaps the best paid office II dny
CT the departments Is The division Il
bookkeeping and warrants secretary I
office. The chief IS paid SO 500 assist.
ant clerk & t0o cue estimate and il
gest clerk 81 250 Two principal beck
Keepers So TOO each. rem bCohhe eepers
$1,000 each, ten clerks $500 each,
three clerks & 500 each and atle-
clerks $1,000 each
It is difficult TO derern int. which
office or department has The aldat
poorly paid clerks. Gut the Offices II
which women ara employed n great
numbers, such AZ Icme OF the dIvi-
sIons of the treasurerI office. ara not
as choice, SO FAR az salaries ara ron.
cerned, az the offices in which men
are almost exclusively employed.
Though the treasury department aaa
many high saIaried positions { also
has some very low ones civil serv.
ice appointment som etimea having TO
begin on salary OF sT20 or perhaps
less.
The war department, ta1er Is a
whole IS about the best in Washing.
ton for an origina, appointment al
the lowest salary paid 70 a clerk ID
most all th. bureaus is $1,000 Der
Annllm. IN reasonably short tine
gay III six months 80 year after az.
pointment t0 a $1,000 position. tha
clerk is promoted To $1,000. bur there
he stops, for there are fewer positions
above the 81, 200 grade in the var ds-
partment than in any other This
condition arose from the facr that 4
former secretary Of war recon N ended
to congress that most of the POSITIONS
be made s zee ones, and this recon-
mendatlon Received rhe sanction ot
the salary gtYers and has remained a
law ever since
Soon after a clerk receives his pro-
motion in the war department to S.,
2o0 he realizes that his chances for +
further advancement are decidedly
slim and that he cannot expect al
other promotion for at least ten. and, +
in most cases fifteen or twenty years
he begins to lools around in the treas
ury or elsewhere 10 see What his
chances are for transfer.
There are more voluntary r-4sfgna-
tIons in the treasury department thar
in any other. This is owing To the /
fact that there ara several bureaus
which afford q clerk an opportunity T
to learn a business that will he useful T
to him on the outside. The office 81 I
the comptroller II tie currency affords
an excellent opportunity fer an
ploye to learn something abo1t BANK.
ing if he is stEdions and has the nec-
essary ambition. Many OF the en-
ployes Of This deGarrRl ut kaVa -.
ceiyed good positions as hank officials {
or officials IN trust companies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
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-'7ere 5crr = - -Gr W:-
= =ea M a. 5ergce

= = - H = 7f7'5 r. 2
japanese VI a7.
near an
1rin
l'= @ s5.
-.er - -az -er-
aa cn
r!1et 1aa H1eea aEa -aeE keep
-a=ir a. n4as.s
N -1ae al Il
V3r.l a# narr
ald MA =eall n the
minute a1a zl- za5s'n4at aG1 =
gdrt.-GE a- china ie.G. wen zone
cf tire 71ler a-.5a- KNOW more man
could Sc asta.s=a '9u sa4Ee na3s.
1 ccta5 ~ ass 4e e - = #iBDcs-
.ng The an 75l8cr-a~- f! Hs me Il
mUch atisrry 5aa5 Is ret as7-rt.aed
There nd2 ls,- occasion f8r zafer-
narlona zHE'DFts s.o1.8 l4aaa a. any
time fnc zzse.l involved n / var for
Thlch d VI zat r. am1Lg prepared.
Wden lie !uzlIaa.y scheme aav n
process II development 51a4 De eom-
Dieted zEe.z W - lia 1de nan qnder
The age It t6rtE rearq, zra.ned tor
military service diviaed equally
among tfeeDs vtrh the eeiers and
men enr9Hed respectively N re irsr
and s7eand reservt : Tbs axes &c
account ct The MASSES vira military
raining, who may Nav passed the
age ot forty nor u an element qlltts
as eager and promising Under The aga
imposed n The gavernranr schools
and many af 5he pr Are ger 1ays
adopted {.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
W-aT II s-1o1 E1=.
-cw IerrY =xi:iai1ec Meaning 1f
Masonic E~,icY7.


Masonic E5r1 en-.
L happened when Boston Carr-
naaderv et The n l4afs TamDiar 03-
served Their anniversary The EN- pie
vas pfeflseIy covered VII bunting
and Masonic Insignia and IN almost
every building adjoining lie emblem
ct Tie zee ami accepted MasOus"
vas 6..sP5a7ed I've seRs Il lie I'm
lad 5s5e walked along and surveyed
lie .seara53dns IN. = lie Eelts. a
a11Ie short fellow yirh lie 5tuDbed
,etreusse aGse SO lndiea11.e 3f Inuuis-
~aaess. sad to MS friend / Dig, con
idenr tellov
sa7 Jemmy What ices r4a1
mean ~
Jenny answered Is Yankee ~
asal1g What does WAT mean ?"
Wy SAID Va. zor Sc rs Griend
called : N. rhar device N r1ere
Yeu 5Iiddering eejit. SAID Jenny.
Ion t yen Know 4 sduar4 '''
Tes Know vnar square II.
sad Il. and know Wat eom pass
is, EI6 aant ger through NJ head
WA Tie : stands for
Then ! vas that Jenny .ntiated lIa
chest and sad WITH vtthering gran.
ieur. Wy. TIE 9 stands Eor giniet
Mas0aa say there IS ao seerat n cle
significance Of me seventh ,erter. out
rhaF Z stands for Cod and ga0metrv
bur .IemnE.s eiucidation of he prop.
en- Vas IniGue.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
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asE z@C.
-aeHz a-.
u
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Il Cd 57aE c.-r-a.
5c - HIS sflaC=-l-
aae4 ears -.e= -or
s-aa 4 4lt
-saa - - G5an ~ san- let ne
zez.=
azers 1s=r If he tr.- sad ,ee=r7-
= -. 5,.a=l o. rs 3GG7-
ysr 11aa5s ma s---1g sfta.zs l. lear--
y tesB5zes. -4 " aer sE1ot-a. De
aaase = realizes =aa5 a= aas l n4r-7s
GUS system -1a- nust = protected. II
VI r1st rink. pat IN 9f,ael9le
and 9ar -cause ne rea4Izas NAT [0r
every sf.I llatiou here : Al =auaI
and consequent reacrzGn ~ s
vegetarian not neretr 3eeaFlse lie De-
lie9=s Eaaz 7r.-n 5t174 naa1.nt-5le
Adam and Eve IT 51e 6iaie-vere
v=gatartana. bur because alter eng
practical trral De iads himself ar
Tcunge- z1al as years, vlIle r1e NOR.
"a 9are8 IF most nen. vho augh At
vhaE they eaI his eraaIl.ness. are ike
Ich1 Grown body a-.naUIder,ls =
ne g-ave.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
Nine. sanauscrek, por-ra.t.

The Berliner Tagehlatr IN ackno~S.
adgtng the receipt Of sum Of money
for the parayZsd Actress, Nine "a,
enat her portrait is generally known
in Germany, It being on ore side af
The rh aler ptecas cotu ed at Frankfort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
How to Obtain 1t

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3ana z1n.s .+3tt 9ra1t 7-=2ztzs' 34ea1- z1t 7---
srn 4, Z - Grzc LASS Zr5 .4ry sror4s n 7I-z
H.. ..azes va3s= -az.zs z71 zar 34.ev hzs s.c1.r
nee -. Cal.r lars ". s-5ea = c5-@ a.,.-
.hcte4 goods A-7 31= :. .1=s= t=a-4cs VI z-7= =.
r-.. rlzn,.zr TEE We -= pr : =z-aat =
r ! vzszz o..c= 3t c-9t5 3zzt Bacon VIE =.
These 1z=a5s ar= @. I'll s271r al zrz - 3es:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
STRANGER IAN =lcTlCN.

EN- Young men n Cl0udcrsDOr-. Pa.
1ave AIKEN IN oath % marry before
January l904
A gust N wind nlew Washington
voman's watch If her pin ana ont
II sight
4 Newark : J nan vas stricken
tumb ~ right when arrested FOR
hes'
yitness featifed 10 having voted
30 lines At one election in scranton
Pa
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14
FEW LARGE SALARIES

GOV =rN N=N- =W-L-f=s NJ
IzE=aL-Y CCM=EN
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-04-14

Those u tie -sass.,g -e.,zl--...- err H..
tire zez.r -@f-,-s-sse; ''-,..- . - a.-
Va7cafr7 ssir n : rice -eD 4-. ar
Between
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
IOWA STATE COLUMN
Matters Of General Interest to
|. Our Readers Reported by
Telegraph.
PRINCIPAL HAPPENINGS OF WEEK.
State Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sources for the Benefit
of Our READERS.

sioux City, H., March 13.-Lady
Granville Gordon, who kidnapped her
child after London court had award
ed its custody to Eric Gordon, was once
Minnesota girl, who fifteen years ago
had no dreams but to live out her life
in the little town of Pipestone, MINI.
She was the daughter of widow
named Humble. Eighteen years ago
Fred, William and James Close,
wealthy Englishmen connected with
prominent English financial houses,
came to America, and invested in land
in Iowa and Minnesota. They lived at
Pipestone, Mimi, where they met Mrs.
Humble and her three daughters. Fred
and james Close married two Of the
girls, and the third was welded by s.
H. Graves, their business partner.
James Close was then about 20 years
old. They came to Sioux City and lived
here for some time. In 1889 James
Close was hurled from his horse in q
polo game. Mrs. James Close, after
her husbands death, accompanied her
sister to England. There she married
Eric Gordon, but her conduct led hcl
| to be divorced by her husband and tt
stricken from the court list by Queer
| Alexandra.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
WENT SUDDENLY MAD
Only Explanation for Murder Which
Embraced Whole Family, In
81 Guiding the Perpetrator.


Embraced Whole Family, In
~ Guiding the Pcrpetrator.
st. Louis, March 13-Adolph Krauss
German farmer living twenty-one
miles west of st. Louis, near Bellefon-
taine, last night killed his wife and six
children with a sledge hammer. He
then knocked himself unconscious with
Ethe hammer and fatally hurt himself.
1t is believed that Krauss suddenly be-
game insane. About p. m. John
E'Krauss, brother, happened to go to
AdolphDs house to make a short call.
The lights We're out, but the door was
unlocked, and this aroused his sus-
picions that something was wrong. He
entered the house, and upon striking a
light was Mortified to find that there
had been a terrible tragedy.
I From all that can be learned Adolph
Krauss entered the house some time
during the afternoon armed with a
sledge hammer. Without warning he
struck his wife in the head, killing her
instantly. Then seizing his first child,
aged -, he likewise dealt a murderous
blow. The other five children were
! killed similarly, the last being G.
months-old baby. Krauss then placed
the seven bodies side by side on the
floor in one room. He then seized the
hammer and dealt himself blow or
the skull which fractured 1t and
\ knocked him unconscious, his body
falling almost in line with those Of his
Il victims,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-18
CHAMBERLAIN AFR1cANus
British Colonial Secretary Is Warmly
Welcomed on His Return from
His Travels.

Welcomed on His Return from
His Travels.
London, March licking Edward
yesterday afternoon received Colonial
Secretary Chamberlain at Bucking-
ham palace and talked with him on
his tour in South Africa, which ended
Saturday when the secretary and his
wife landed at Southampton. Later
in the day he arrived here and was
accorded welcome such MS few Eng
lishmen get and was hailed as hero
by immense crowds both here and at
southampton.
At the Hartley institute in South
ampton Chamberlain delivered an adj
dress, in which he warned the Brit
ish officials and the public not to ex-
pect too much and over-estimate the
results actually achieved. The Beers
had been taught to oppose the British.
he declared, and 1t would take years
to nullify their early teachings.
When the Birmingham delegation
met Chamberlain, which it did in the
Solent having gone to sea to meet
the eminent Birmingham statesman.
Mrs. Chamberlain came in for much
cheering, which the secretary noting
he thanked his friends in her name
and told them that "her companion
ship has been of the greatest assist
ance to me-"