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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10

| Mr.. Jas. Keisler brought in the first
cotton bloom we have seen this year.
He brought it in Friday, July 3rd.
Ruth, the six year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. SIS. Waldrop, entertained
a number Of her little friends Monday
afternoon.
Misses Lillian, Maud and Pearl Go
forth and Messrs. Haynes Harris, Frank
Sanders and Charlie Counts went to
Shell on on the 4th.
The crowd that visits the new mineral
spring grows larger and larger every day.
Mr. Peake has sent on some of the water
to Clemson and will get the analysis in 3
few days.
The. Methodist and Baptist churches
will ~ closed Sunday evenings through
the hot summer times, perhaps to Sep
tember or October first. The morning
exercises will be held as usual. This
will probably constitute the vacation for
the pastors of these churches.
The Editor spent Friday in Spartan
burg, and in company with Rev. w. A.
Clifton. 1t is sight worth seeing, even
az ohio iooo uay. On oho Way W SiutOii
Mills you pass right by Glendale Mills
and get a full view of the whole place.
Mr.. f. Z. O'Shields of Jonesville was
in Union Monday. Mr.. O'Shields has
had great success this year with his
truck farm. He showed photograph
of some dew berries that measured
l 1916 inches in length and 1916 of an
inch in diameter. His strawberries have
long been noted for size and flavor.
Rev. w. A. Massebeau stopped over
in Union Friday night and left next
| morning with his little daughter Maude,
| for his home in Greenwood. Bro. Mas
sebeau appears to be in fine health, and
| is the same genial, big-hearted spirit he
has always been. He says he is greatly
i'm love with his work in Greenwood, and
has found Greenwood to be capital
| town.
Mr.. w. s. Lipscomb of Asbury, called
in Tuesday and paid US pleasant visit
Mr.. LipscOmb is one of the largest
farmers in this part of the country. III,
has seven hundred acres In cotton thi'
year. He says that he lost good many
acres Of growing crops on account o.
the recent floods, but he said that where
the land was worth twenty five dollars pei
acre before it is now worth fifty. The ricl
deposit of mud is the caus,..of this. Mr.
Lipscomb is the father of Mr.. E. g. Lips
comb, one of our progres sive business
men.
Mr.. l.. V. Porter, formerly of Kelton
now of Macintosh, Florida, called II
Monday to see US. Mr.. Porter is on
visit to friends and relatives at Kelton
He is merchandising at Macintosh ant
says it is great country. He Ia In tn,
midst of the orange and vegetable belt
and has been there twelve years; in fac
went there boy, for he is yet younI
man. He has married since going b
Mackintcsh aud said he would stay som
time on his visit to Union county if h
did rot get too homesick, and have to &
back to see ihe wife and Little boy--"th
finest boy on earth" We hoIe he Wi
call again to see us tefcre going lack.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
BrutaIIy Tortured.

A case came to light that for persistent
and unmerciful torture has perhaps
never been equaled. Joe Gobobick of
Colusa, Gal, writes, "For 10 years
endured insufferable pain from Rheu-
matism and nothing relieved me,
though ! tried everything known.
came across Electric Bitters ard it's the
greatest medicine on earth for that
trouble. A few bottles of it completely
relieved and cured me-" Just as good
for Liver and Kidney troubles and gem
eral debility. Only soc. Satisfaction
guaranteed by +. q. Duke, druggist, !.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Local News Notes
Points Personal and Otherwise
Picked up and Photographed
BY Our PenciI-Pusher.

Mr.. Preston Bobo, of Ssdalia, was in
Union Saturday.
, The Misses Counts are visiting
relatives at Blairs.
Miss Ida G. Clement spent Saturday
and Sunday in Spartanburg.
: Miss Blanche Morris left Saturday
for visit to friends in Chester.
Prof. G. A. Edwards, of the Business
College, went to Spartanburg on the 4th.
Mr.. Hampton Wilburn, of Cross
Keys, was in Union on business Tues
'tay.
! Mr.. G. B. BObo, of Sedalia, was IN
Union Saturday and paid THE TIMES a
lvisit.
Mrs. Charles Hart has been quite sick
with fever but is now on the road To
recovery.
I Miss Ethel Jeter and Miss Edith Little,
!of Georgia, visited Mrs. Kemp Thomas
Hast week.
Miss Lillian Williams left Friday fol
"a few weeks visit to friends and relatives
tat Converse, 8. @.
!. Mr.. j e. Lipscomb Of Cherokee has
been on few days visit to his brother
.iMr. e. @. Lpscomb.
i Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Cooper and little
lnieces left Friday for weeks visit te
1re!atives In Spartanburg.
Mr.. u. z. Clarke left for Atlant,
Wednesday where he goes to attend tb,
,meeting of the b. Y. p. U.
r For headache- headache;
f"plitting'' nervous headache-in fact
lany old kind of headache, use Ramon
SPiIls. They clear the system Of tn
kca, Sc of headaches. 25 doses 25,. FO
sale BY Union Drug Co.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Death of a YOune Man.

Mr.. Lawrence ID. Scott died Sunday
at his mothers home in South Union.
Mr.. Scott was just in the prime of young
manhood. He held good position in
the Lockhart Mills, and was the main
dependence of his widowed mother. He
was devoted to his mother, careful of his
company and gave promise of a long and
useful life. He had many friends here
and at Lockhart, and will be sadly missed
by friends and loved ones.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Death of a Good Woman.

Mrs. II. S. Porter, of Xelton, died
after three weeks illness July LIST. and
was buried at the Gallnan grave yard
July End. She was IS years old and a
members of Fosters Chapel. she had
been in poor health for some time, but
the immediate cause of her death was
severe attack of dysentery. She was
good woman and leaves large number
of friends and relatives to mourn her
death.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Local Schedule for Passenger Trains.
rnA1rs rRoM ooLuMB1A.

TRAINS FROM oOLUMBIA.
Arrive $500 .. m. Depart 300 q. m
" 1:5Op. m. 2:1Op. m
TRAINS From sPAkTANBURa.
Arrive IL :85 a. m. Depart IL :8e a. m
a. 9:10p. m. 9:gOp. 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. 8 and 10 carry through sleep
ers between Jacksonville and Cincinnati.
sEABOARD SCHEDULE.
No. 27-South bound passenger arrives
at Carlials at 2 a m.
No. 31--Arrives at Carlisle at 1925 a. m.
No. 38-North bound passenger arrives
at Carlisle 1897 a. IN.
No. 34-Arrives at Carlisle 6:48 p. m.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-07-10
Death of a Child.

Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Mckee, of Buffalo,
lost their little eighteen months old girl,
Gennette, July 4.h. A few days before
the cbiid's fea'h she vas carried to her
grandfather's home in the country, Mr..
VIM. Morris. Bnt the change failed to
help the sick child. She was buried in
the city cemetery.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
PRISONERS SLAY GUARDS
Philippine Insurgents Rush sentry
Sei1e BoIOs and XIII
Soldiers.

MANILA. May 17-Captain Clough over
ton Of the Fifteenth cavalry and Private
Harry Noyes, who were killed on May IS
at Sucatlan, Mindanao, met their deaths
a the hands of insurgent prisoners whom
they were guarding Their companio in
this duty Private Hartlow, was wounded
at the same time
Captain Overton's troops Of the Fifteenth
had been scouting in the Department Of
Misamis, Mindanao, on the trail Of the in
surgent leader Flores The cavalrymen
captured fifty of Flores followers and con-
fined them in a house at Sucatlan. Captain
Overton and three men remained TO guard
the prisoners while Lieutenant Cameron
continued in pursuit Of Flores.
The prisoners suddenly broke out OF the
house where they were confined. secured
their bolos and rushed the four Americans
on guard. Captain Overton was slashed
with a bolo and ble6 TO death After
escaping the insurgents gathered and re-
newed the attack on the Americans The
cavalryman who was not injured repulsed
the enemy and defended his dead and
wounded companions until the return Of
Lieutenant Cameron,
Captain Overton is criticised for having
kept only three men for a guard and for
not having destroyed the insurgents bolos.
Flores is Visayan. and the majority of
his followers are Paganos, living in the
Misamis mountains. No Moros were con-
cerned in the affair.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
PLAYS HOSTESS TO THE KING
King Edward Entertained by the
Duchess of BuccIeuch at
DaIIeith. ..

Copyright, 1903, by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON, May 17.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.)-King Ed
wards hostess this week at Dalleith house,
the duchess of Buccleuch, is generally re-
garded as the grandest of "grandes danes
in British society. She is Hamilton, an aunt
of the duke of Marlborough, an exceedingly
handsome, stately woman 1t was through
her patronage-since then seemingly to a
large extent withdrawn-that William
Waldorf Astor was launched in London So
ciety He was the only American mil
lionaire whom the duchess of Buceleuch
ever took up and society would not receive
him. -..... .. ...
The loss of her valuable ruby bracelet nj
the coronation service in Westminster
abbey where she acted as train bearer TO
the queen in her capacity of mistress of
the robes. is one of the mysteries of that
celebration. Every effort was made to re-
gain possession of this valuable. 1t was
gossip that, knowing 1t to be in the pos
session of another peeress, the duchess ad-
vertised for 1t in daily paper. Whether
that expedient succeeded is not known, but
the advertisement disappeared after one
insertion,
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
Pennsylvania TO GET SITE
Commission Promised Suitable Plot
for states worlds Fair
Building.

ST. LOUIS. May 1.-THE Pennsylvania
Worlds fair commission. headed by Sem
ator John c. Brady of Philadelphia, chair
man, and accompanied by Phil Zip C. john
son, architect, arrived in st. Louis this
evening TO make inal arrangements for the
site and erection of the building to repre-
sent the Keystone state at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition.
Colonel George d. Reynolds. president of
the Pennsylvania society, with commit
tee from that organization and a number
OF prominent Worlds fair officials. met the
commission at the station and accompanies
It TO the hotel Tomorrow the commission
will select the site for the Pennsylvania
building. Chairman Brady. who expressed
himself as much pleased with the recep-
tion and entertainment rendered the COM
mission, said he was assured by the repre-
sentatives of the Worlds fair that site
commensurate with the Importance of the
building to be erected by Pennsylvania
would be assigned that state.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
BANDIT SLAYS CONSTABLE
Arrested as suHpiciOus Character,
Pulls Pistol. shoots and FIees
in Darkness.

DOUGLAS. Ariz., May 17.-Deputy Con-
stable Tom Vaughn was instantly killed
and Constable Dan Graham seriously in
Jured last night by an outlaw named Smith,
who escaped and is being pursued by a
posse. The officers had arrested Smith ns
suspicious character, AS they were about
to search him he drew pistol and began
shooting. Before the officers could pull
their pistols both were senseless on the
sidewalk. There were no witnesses and
Smith made his escape into the darkness.
few feet from the scene OF the shooting
he fell and dropped an old slouch hat. this
being the only clew the officers have I'd
his identity. but 1t is believed he is wanted
for several murders and other serious
crimes. Only short time ago he was ar
rested for attempted murder, but was dis
charged.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
IMPOSES ON MRs. ROOSEVELT
BuRsIo wemsn Asks Aid for Ficti-
tious children, Gets check
and A. Discovered.

BUFFALO. ~ Y, May IA designing
Buffalo woman nearly succeeded in getting
SIS from Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt the
wife Of the president. She represented
herself as being Of one mind with Presi-
dent Roosevelt on race suicide. To back
up this statement she wrote that she was
the mother OF twelve children and soon
expected to have another. She said she
was in destitute circumstances and need
ed SIS Immediately
Mrs. Roosevelt sent her check for that
amount and then communicated with the
charity society OF this city asking IL to
assist the woman. An oricer OF the So
ciety was sent to investigate.
He found the woman in a we'll furnished
home. Her husband was earning over 50
day. When asked where the twelve
children were the woman could produces
only two. Payment on Mrs. RooseVelts
check was stopped.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
wEARE GRAIN COMPANY.
Omaha Branch 1IO-11I Board of Trade
Building.

CHICAGO, May 16.-WHEAT-There has
been a strong wheat market, Influenced
mainly by reports from st. Louis of un-
rumors in regard to the possible reduction
of the French duty. st. Louis market led
in strength and at one time was up Itqlbc,
and st. Louis houses were the leading
buyers in this market Foreign cables did
not respond to our strength yesterday and
nectstinn ~ geduction ~ S,,tu rgy,S an ss ea.
been on a large scale. Clearances were
$4,000 bu. New York reports 20 loads taken
10000 bu., c. l. T., Buffalo. Local receipts
were b3 cars, with two contract; estimates
for Monday 20 cars: Worlds shipments
decrease in the visible is likely.
CoRN-The market has been draggy and
a shade under yesterday The price has
country offerings, some estimates put the
country selling over night as high as
10000 bu. There has been selling by
elevator. and receiving interests against
this, which has been the reason for the
comparative weakness. Local receipts this
estimates for Monday, lsO cars Clearances.
1900 bu.- New York reported FIVE loads
taken tor export Local cash sales were
oATs-The market has been strong in
sympathy with wheat and on the predic-
ton by Snow that the June report would
has been a good demand for the September.
Local receipts were 1853 cars, with IL con-
tract; IS cars estimated for. Monday. Clear
ances, 1900 bu. New York reported $1,000
bu. taken for export Local cash sales,
100 900 bu.
PROVISIONS-Hav been firm at times.
but not holding the rallies. At the opening
there was some buying OF September lard
by the Continental Packing company. The
trade showed a disposition to buy ribs, but
on prospects Of large receipts Monday the
market did not hold. Very little trade in
pork Estimates for Monday, 5000 hogs,
and for the week, $4,000. Hogs in the west,
AZ, 500. against "A 100 last year.
WEARE GRAIN COMPANY
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
MUTILATED BODY is FOUND
Fishermen Discover DIsmembered
Corpse FiOatiRs in Ttppe-
canoe River,

WARSAW, Ind, May 17,-whne fishing
in the Tippecanoe river today Clyde Kyle
and Frank Miller found the mutilated and
partly naked body OF man. The trunk
and legs, clothed, were in a wooden box.
from which part OF the cover had been
washed away The head and the arms,
naked. were found In the water near tho
box. The box and the body were In shall
low water near the shore at a secluded
place along the river north OF Warsaw.
No one thus far has been able to Identify
the body, which is fairly we'll preserved
No one has been reported missing from
Warsaw and the authorities are inclined
TO think the body was shipped to Warsaw
from some other city and hastily placed in
the river. .
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
WILL MAKE TOBACCO At FAIR
Cigar Dealers Association Aids Novel
Exhibit at st. Louis Expo
sitiOn.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE National Cigar
Dealers Association Of America has sent
a representative from Chicago TO Cuba TO
Join Thomas x. Bruner of the Department
OF Agriculture and take part in the to-
bacco exhibit TO be made at the St. Louis
exposition.
The tobacco industry will be shown IN
all departments There viii be a typical
tobacco farm. showing beds OF living
plants. sumatra. Cuban and American
types. There will also be curing barn
and warehouses Machinery for mAnufac-
turing the leaf into it's commercial forms
OF plug tobacco will be in operation and
cigar and cigarette makers from Cuba and
the Philippines will be industriously al
work
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
SAY OFFICER KEPT MONEY
Porto Rican Police Lieutenant IL
Charged with stealing
Mans Pay.

SAN JUAN. May 1.-THE War depart
ment has ordered District Attorney Pet
tingill TO prosecute Lieutenant Arthur Myer
of the insular police, who was at one time
quartermaster of the Forty-seventh United
States volunteers, for an alleged shortage
of 5000 in the regimental pay accounts.
Lieutenant Myer says the recipients of
the pay failed to receipt for It. Secretary
Hartsell has revoked Lieutenant Myers
permission to visit Washington pending a
settlement. Many policemen and mer-
chants are lodging complaints against the
lieutenant He is still serving with his
regiment, awaiting Governor Hunts deci-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18

Lotto, ChiCkasaw, Bremen, Black Hawk,
tayette. Bucnanan, Delaware. Dubuque,
Clayton, Webster, Benton. Iowa, Johnson,
cedar Jackson. Howard. Quality in farm
ers hands very poor. Feeders In places
buying corn from Nebra ska and points In
southern Iowa To finish cattle, season Two
TO three weeks late in Webster county.
About 20 per cent Of corn planted and 70
per cent Of plowing for corn yet to be
done Some few oats I'm country elevators.
Some towns reporting l0,UO TO 5000 BUSH
els oats, but no ccrn This Is from Fort
Dodge
lndianola and winterset. Ia-Corn 40 per
cent planted; no planting on bottom lands;
ground only in fair condition; no corn In
eleNators small per cent IN farmers hands;
corn being shipped in from Missouri; corn
selling on the street for iS cents; farmers
want ~ cents per bushel for corn In the
crib planting about ten days late
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
Foreign Financial.

LONDON, May 1.-THE Bank OF England
promptly loaned to other banks the money
OF the Transvaal loan, with the result that
there has been no disturbance Of the money
market, the discoI Mt rates remaining easy.
The stock mnrke. had an inactive week,
with Irregular and dnimportant movements.
The prices OF Americans were above the
Wall street level, but arbitrage business
between the two markets Is now difficult
and dealings are limited. Mexicans are In
favor under the idea that the visit of the
Mexican minister OF finance will result In
the adoption by MeSicD of the gold stand
ard.
BERLIN, May 1.-THE bourse had a
rather uuiet and dull week, but SitH an
upward tendency Business undoubtedly
improved and Is likely TO do so with the
prospect OF African purchases Of iron and
steel Iron and coal shares were stimu
lated by encouraging report the middle
OF the week. but the news Of the reduc-
tion in the price OF pig iron IN the United
states caused reaction. Turks main
tained their price on the better outlook In
Macedonia. Mexicans and Chinese were In
demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18

arrival OF the visitors and the manifesto.
tions of friendship were unbuunded.
The city was decorated in honor of the
delegates. In the large procession that
passed through the streets we're number
of allegorical cars. The Brazilian anthem
was played by band numbering 500 men.
The Chilean and the Argentine lags were
flown together and we're saluted as SYM
bolic of the formation OF South Amer
lean triple alliance" The Chilean author
tiles are preparing to entertain the Bra
lillian visitors.
The strike excitement at Valparaiso has
subsided and that city is perfectly tranquil.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
CARNEGIE TO GUST LONDON
Wishes Washington Selected as Cap
itHI of Entire EnsIish-sp,|S>;-
., ing world.

Copyright, 1908. by Press Publishing Co }
LONDON, May ls.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Special Telegram.)-The Daily
News publishes an interview with Andrew
Carnegie. I'm which he elaborates the idea
that Washington is the proper capital OF
the English-speaking world.
See" he said. 1T is nearer to Canada
and Australia; II is quicker now In a Ger
man liner to go TO Washington from Lon
don than from San Francisco. II is the
real center Of the English-speaking race
not London"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
BOLT STRIKES WoRsHlPERS
spares Church, hut Te4rs Clothing on
Three Members of Con-
RreEntiOn.

BELoIT. Wis, May 17.-Lightning struck
the Methodist church at Rocklin. Ill. while
services were in progress today and three
persons were seriously burned, though all
will recover.
Their clothing was literally torn on. The
bolt followed chandelier and did not dam
age the church.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
PORTO RICO is in BAD WAY
Continued winds Csuse Drouth which
Injuries All Crops but
Coffee.

SAN JUAN. p. r.. May lJ.AContinued
southerly winds are causing an alarming
drouth in Porto Rico. The orange bios
SONS are dropping, the new cane crop has
been seriously delayed and cattle are suf-
fering from a disease due to lack Of food
and water.
There have been many small whirlwinds
and minor crops are scarce. coffee alone
being in good condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
MAnehester TeNtiIer.

MANCHESTER. May 1.-THE feature Of
the last week was the excitement In cot
ton the fluctuations greatly disturbing the
cloth market. Business was quiet, except
IN urgent cases or where makers were
favorably situated regarding supplies
offers were quite inadequate, though the
price FAR between the equivalent Of the in
creased cost The turnover consequently
was very limited.
Yarns advanced in consequence ~ the
cotton excitement, thereby bringing bust
ness almost 70 a standstill, and resulting
in the determination 10 stop the looms ex-
tensiyeiy II Is said that more looms are
already idle than the masters are willing
TO admit.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
EMPEROR REPAIRS SLIGHT
Frances Joseph Invites APPoye d
Dinner to Heal Hungarian
Breach.

VIENNA. May H.-Emperor Francis
Joseph has granted an audience to Count
Appoye, president Of the Hungarian lower
house, who was also a guest at a court
dinner tonight.
This incident was arranged through Pre-
mier Zell, who hopes thereby 10 heal the
breach caused by the smperorG slight at
the recent court bail
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
ARKANSAS MAY PROCEED AGAIN
MissiSsiPpi Rises Three Feet, or sam
Client 10 Let Monitor
sail.

ST. LOUIS. May H.-sinee Saturday
night the Mississippi has risen nearly three
feet and tonight there are indications Of
a continued rise.
In the opinion OF several pilots the mont
tor Arkansas should be able 10 resume It's
delayed journey to the sea
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
NoRToN'S BODY is CREMATED
fOrniR Ready for Trip
HomR.

LOS ANGELES May 17-1he body OF
Captain w. F. Norton, the we'll known cap
italist and philanthropist of Louisville. Ky.
who died at Coronado on Friday. has been
cremated at Evergreen cemetery The
ashes will be taken to Russellvllle, Ky.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
RUSSIAN CROPS LOOK WELL
Grain Yield for This Year Promises
10 Beat Ten Years
Record.

LONDON. May ls-The correspondent Of
tho Standard at Odessa cables that the
crops in South Russia are in splendid con-
dition all round and this years yield
promises to be better and larger than any
for ten years past.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
CHILL FETES BRAzlLlANS
HOists FLAG and saIutes Embryonic
south American Triple
Alliance.

SANTIAGO DE CHILL, May 1.-THE
members OF the Brazilian commission ar
rived here today and were enthusiastically
received Fully 5000 people witnessed the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
SULTAN CAPTURES A TOWN
BUrns and PilIHEes Moroccan VII
lAGes Before stOrniInE


MADRID, May B-The Heraldo this
morning reports that the sultan OF Morocco
has stormed and carried the fortress at
Taxa, after having burned and pillaged the
villages in the vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
RevivInE Commercial Club.

An effort is to be made to revive the
South Omaha Commercial club. For ii
number of years the club was quite prom
inent in local affairs, but interest laxed
and meeting has not been held for about
a year. The coming of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen state convention has
caused the sending of letters to the presi-
dent and secretary of the club and 1t Is
understood that an effort will be made to
hold meeting some evening this week.
Notices will be sent out and every member
will be urged to attend in order that inter-
est in the welfare of the city may be re-
Vfyed