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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-20
MONUMENT PROPOSED
TO MATTHEW F. MAURY

Mr. Martin today introduced In the
Senate a bill for the erection OF a monu-
rnent 60 the memory Of Matthew Fon-
tame Maury Of Virginia. The same
bill was introduced in the House some
time ago.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-20
SUTTON FINDS ICE
ALONG RIVER FRONT

HarbormasteT Sutton was at the Dis
trict Building today and reported that
this morning ice a quarter Of an inch
thick was found on tubs on the wharves
along the river front
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In Good Health.

THE commission was accompanied by
DR.. Gorgias and Dr. lie Garde. of the
army: DR.. Ross. of the navy. and Cap
tain Gillette. of the United States En-
gineer Corps, who were engaged in max
ing Investigations of the various hos
pitals heretofore established by the
tsrench company and in looking into the
general sanitary regulations that would
be rec esSary.
4 Esft the commission in good health.
Having completed with me the invests
cations Of the leading features OF the
problem they were TO take up upon my
depar ture the questions OF minor interest
which did not require a full board.
.aThese questions. however, require
only a few weeks at the utmost. and I
expect the rest of the commission viii
return to Washington and organize the
necessary engineer corps.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-20
TWO CHARGES IN
HANDLING ROOM
Shipman, Gridley, and Neumann Were
Assisting as Timekeepers for
Accurate Record.

only two charges Of powder were in
the handling room on the battleship OF
the Missouri at the time of the explo-
sion last week.
1t was originally reported that three
or four charges were in the handling
room. and that the desire OF officers to
make speed records caused them 10 have
too much powder out of the magazine.
This report is denied. however. by un-
official statements received by naval
officers in Washington from Pensacola.
The presence of so many officers and
men i'm the turret at the time of the fatal
explosion is also explained By unofficial
reports Lieutenant Gridley and Private
Shipman. of the Marine Corps. were as
sIsting the Missouri's officers in keeping
time. Shipman was writing records on
a tablet and Lieutenant Gridley was
holding a watch. Midshipman Neumann
was also acting as timekeeper.
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Wounded Will Recover.

Monson, McDade. ana Welles. the
three men who survived the explosion.
are all reported to be much improved
and will doubtless recover.
Members of the court of inquiry head
ed by Rear Admiral Chadwick are busily
engaged in investigating the accident
ana their report is expected at the Navy
Department the last of this week.
Rear Admiral Caps, chief naval con-
structor, who made thorough inspec-
ton of the Dattleship Missouri, was I'M
able to find any defect which might be
responsible for the failure Of the steam
steering system of the Missouri TO act
on March /, the date Of its collision with
the Illinois. Secretary Moody request
ed officers who have inspected the Mis-
souri, TO make a report as 10 how steer
ing apparatus should be altered TO avoid
accidents similar 10 lhat caused by the
Missouri, but naval constructors are
unable TO recommend any change.
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a certainty

that coffee is pushing you into fixed
disease that may set 50 firmly you
viii never recover.
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Canal Commissioners
Pleased With Panama
Mr.. Parsons, Back From lsthmus, Thinks
Scheme Feasible"CInaate Compares Fav
orabIy With Washington's Summer"

NEW YORK, April 2o.-Among the
passengers who arrived here today Oh
the steamer Alliance, from Colon. was
W. b. Parsons. one of the United States
canal commissioners
The commission arrived at Colon on
Monday evening, April 4. after a pleas
ant and rapid voyage he said, and
on landing the next morning was met
by the officials at Colon to welcome
the commission 10 the isthmus in the
name of the President. After an ex-
animation or Colon and its surround
ings. the commission on the next day
proceeded to Panama and was formally
presented to the President of the re
public
In Boats on Canal.
THE commissioners then began the
serious labor of Inspecting the work
already done and studying the details
Of the work to be done. To this end
they passed through. in boats. such
portions of the canal as have been suf-
hciently finished 10 be navigable. ex-
amsned at great length the celebrated
Emperador and Culebra cuts. which
form the most serious obstacle to con-
struction; traversed the Chagres River
for some miles OF the canal to study
the details of construction necessary to
control this stream, which. at times of
food carries an enormous amount of
water.
THE commissioners also examined
the various sites selected for locks, the
site of dam to be constructed at
place called Bohio. which would con-
vert the central portion OF the canal
route into a large artificial lake, and
also examined sites for other dams as
alternate schemes TO the Bohio daia.
In all these examinations, the en-
EsnCers of the French company gave
valuable assistance with the informa-
lion. maps, and plans they had pre-
pared.
A Feasible Scheme
THE net result of these Investigations
is that, in my judgment. the construc-
ton of the canal is perfectly feasible
and when constructed, the canal can be
successfully operated.
las to the details Of the plans TO be
followed, it is. of course, far too early
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YOURSELF
FOOD COFFEE

1t will solve your problem.
There's a reason"
Get the little book, ''The Road to
in each pkg.
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BIRTHS II LESS
THAN THE DEATHS
Health Department Gives
No Explanation.
70 WHITE AND al NEGROES
Consumption Claims II; Diseases OF
Kidneys II, and Pneumonia
Io-No Smallpox.
70 WHITE AND Al NEGROES

Last week there were in the District
of Columbia III deaths and only "a
births. according TO the report of the
Health Department The deaths. how
ever. were p less than those Of the
previous week.
The Health Department makes no ex-
PLANTATION of the great number Of deaths
as compared with the births. but only
says:
''The number OF births reported con-
tinues to be below the number 81
deaths"
OF the deaths 20 were whites and Al
negroes. Among the births reported
there were % whites and p negroes.
These figures show that the negro race
is the one which is largely on the de-
crease.
Prevailing Diseases.
The prevailing diseases responsible for
the mortality of last week We're as fci-
lows: Consumption. II: diseases of the
kidneys. II; pneumonia. 10; malignant
the heart. each.
There appears no change in the num-
Der Of cases of diphtheria. Three new
cases We're reported and discharged,
leaving 8 cases now under treatment.
Scarlet fever continues 10 show sat
isfactory decrease in the number Of
cases, from SO at the beginning of the
week TO p at the close. There were 8
new cases reported, and y discharged.
Typhoid fever cases were increased by
from 80 TO 52-there having been 9 new
cases reported and discharged.
The District is still entirely free from
smallpox. no cases having been report
/ ed for several weeks.
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If you have stomach trouble,
weak heart or eyes, nervous COM
plants or kidney, bowel or liver
troubles, and you are a coffee drink
er, Just mark it down as
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-08
An Enjoyable Occasion.

a most enjoyable house party was
that at the commodious and picturesque
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carey, of Lock
hart, from 29th-to 31st, December, ult.
The guests were Misses Mary Stribling,
of Walhaila, Mary Cherry and Sarah
Livingstone, Seneca; Alice Burnett, of
Spartanburg, Nell Humphries, of An
derson, Grace Smith of Abbeville,
Messrs. John M. Flynn of Spartauburg,
DR.. E. G. Doyle of Seneca, Whit Liv-
ingstone, of Lockhart, DR.. 1. M Hair of
Union, j. Clough Wallace of Union, ].
Gordon Hughes, of Union, DR.. and Mrs.
Parke Thompson, of Gaffney, and Will
Thompson, of Gafrney. This party of
young ladies and gentlemen were royal
ly entertained.
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Very Sad Death al .JonesviIIe.

Mrs. Fannie McCravy Hames, wife
of Dr.. t. II. Hames, died at her home
at Jonesville Monday morning at 5
O'Clock after weeks sickness. Col.
and Mrs. H. d. Floyd, her uncle and
aunt, with whom she lived prior to her
marriage were with her during her final
sickness.
The death of this accomplished and
popular young woman and bride of
only few months, will be shock to
her many friends and acquaintance in
this city where she spent her childhood
and youth She was graduate of Con-
verse College and directly after securing
her diploma engaged in teaching. Shs
was young woman of high type of
character and sunny disposition and
natural ability.
The remains Of Mis-. Hames were in
TERED in the cemetery at Jonesville
Monday afternoon, the funeral services
being conducted by Rev. Lewis NJ.
Roper of this city, her former pa stor.
The deceased was a sister of Mr.. s.
L. McCravy of this city, and Mrs. J.
M. Lanham of the county. Mr. Nc
Gravy attended The funeral yesterday
afternoon. on.-Spartanburg Herald.
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DEATH OF JUNE MOBLEY.
He was at one Time a Leading
RadicaI-ROse From Slave
to LEGISLATOR.

June S. Mobley, the gray-haired
colored pastor Of Revelation chapel,
corner of Plain and Gadsden streets,
who for IL years has unostentatious-
lived in Columbia, walking the streets
as other colored people Of his class,
unknown to many and forgotten by
all but few who intimately knew
him in his day Of greatness, was laid
away on the hillside yesterday to
sleep with the slaves of ante -bellum
days.
Before the Reconstruction in 1876,
June Mobley was power in South
Carolina politics, and had absolute
control Of the Republican party OF
Union county, from which he was
elected to the house of representa-
tives continuously from 1868 until
1872, when he was beaten for the SEN
ate by Thomas B. Jeter, who after
wards became governor. Mobley
was aubsebuently elected to the
house and was in every race for the
place until 1878 when he gave up and
retired to private life.
A gentleman in the city yesterday
stated that he remembered dramat-
ic incident Of the rs election. "I
was q member Of the Democratic eX-
ecutive committee OF Union county
and Mobley was chairman of the Re-
publican executive committee and
had been for q number Of years.
Mobley had lost three races for the
house and his hopes were high for
success, but as the returns came in
Mobley lost heart and exhibited
signs Of weakness for the first time
revealed to the Democrats. Finally
the crucial moment arrived, the re-
turns from the precincts were being
counted upon which decided his fate.
When the count was made known
Mobley threw up his hands and ex-
claimed, Gentlemen, l will be damn
ed if there is anything left for me to
do but go to preaching
Mobley went through the war as
body servant, and afterwards defeat
ed for the legislature his former mas
ter, for whom, however, he always
professed regard. June someiimas-
attendsu Republican pow-wows at
the State capitol in recent years, but
his speeches fell on unlistening ears,
He was q back number. His last
stand for a political or semi-poitical
job was when he endeavored to be ap-
pointed chaplain for a regiment Of
negro troops in the Spanish -Ameri-
can Wharf.-The State 4th
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1904-01-08

mfs. n. F. Scaife is going to efecu
a neat cottage between her residence
aud Mr.. l.. G. Young's.
The Union Cotton Mills declared
their regular semi-annual dividend of
33 per cent. on Jan. 1st.
Mr.. r. w. Mellow will move to the
house on Mountain street recently occu
pied by MIR. w. F. Hughes.
The oil mill began work Monday
morning after several weeks shut
down waiting for cotton seed.
Mr.. Glover Scaife, student of
Furman University, spent several
days with Mr.. Roy FAINT last " eek.
Bailey Lumber and Manufacturing
70 lis now prepared to do plumbing.
Head what they have to say in this issue.
Misses Blanche and Catherine Thom-
son have returned after pleasant visit
10 relatives and friends at Gadsden, s.
Misses Pearl Bailey and Nina Sligh re-
turned Tuesday to Spartanburg. where
they will complete their course in short.
hand.
Mr. John E. Verhon, Sheriff of Spar
tanburg county, died Sunday morning
about three O'Clock after a protracted
illness.
Mr. Lewis Scott, of Little Mountain,
NewDerry County, is in the city visit
ing at the home of his aunt, Mrs M. A.
G0forth.
Mr.. w. f Hughes has purchased the
Presnell house and lot on Church street
aud he and his family took possession
on Wednesday.
One night last week some person
cut the tops of of several trees on
Virgin street that had been set out
by the city council.
Miss Dora Lankford died at her home
in West End at 6 O'Clock a. m. Tuesday.
OH inst. She was daughter of that
old veteran Philip Landlord.
Misses Lizzie aud Minnie Gregory
who have been boarding with Mrs. Y.
l.. Poole, now occupy one of Mrs. l.. G..
YouDg's houses on South street.
Mr.. Robt. McDermid, of Charles
ton, visited friends in the city this
week. 1t will be remembered that
Mr., McDermid ran a machine shop
here for several years. He now has
a position in the engineering depart
ment of the Virginia-C Caroline Chem
ical Go. Of Charleston,
Miss Pearl Goforth left Tuesday for
West Springs. where she goes to take
charge Of the Parham school. She will
board at the home of Mr.. @. C..Lancas-
ter. Miss Pearl Is young lady Of low
able disposition, and is thoroughly COM
petent to ill the position to which she
has been assigned and will no doubt give
satisfaction TO her patrons. We wish
her much success In her ne& field.
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Local News Notes
Points Personal and Otherwise
Picked up and Photographed
by Our PenciI-Pusher.

DIR. and Mrs. r. r. Berry have re-
tnrned.
The e~Gradcd school resumed work on
Monday.
Mr.. E. b. Chitty spent Sunday in
Spartanburg.
Bishop Duncan was in the oity few
days last week.
DIR. l. M. Hair spent several days of
last week in BIackville.
Miss Lille Goforth has accepted po-
sition as cashier at Flynn's.
Mr.. Randolph Watkins, of Richmond,
Va, was In the city Monday.
Miss Bernice Going returned to Green
vile Female College last Monday.
The Peoples Bank paid their first
dividend of 81 per cent. on Jan. 10th.
Mr.. A. A. Gault, Of Spartanburg,
was In the city Monday. He called
on as.
Prof. I. T. Williams, of Spartan
burg, was In the city few days this
week..
Miss Ruth Foster, Of Converse Col
lege spent Christmas with her parents in
the city.
Miss Jones, OF Elberton, Ga, visit
ed the family of Mr.. r. G.. Trefzer
last week.
The Peoples Supply Co. expects to
move into their new building by jan
uary 10Th.
Miss Medora Duncan, OF Converse
College, spent Christmas with her par
ents in the city.
Mr.. Roy FAINT, student of South
Carolina College, spent the holidays
with his parents.
The January term of Court will con-
vene Monday 1lth inst. Judge ID. A.
Townsend will preside,
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News From East Union.

| notice in "Progress" Of Decem-
Der 3Qtb Q aarlslt lsltsgg qpdeg qplId1 the heading
letter the writer mentions the Christ
mas tree which we had here at Mons
arch for the benefit of the Monarch
and Aetna children. The writer of
''Notes from Monarch" said that
"The Monarch Mill Co. gave, each
little child under nine Coy years of
age, who was not member of the
Sunday School, a sack containing
candy, oranges and raisins." Any
one reading this letter would think
that the Monarch children were the
only ones allowed to participate. AS
81 was one of the committee l know
how much money was raised with
which to buy presents for the chill
dren at both mills, between the ages
of 8 and Is, whether member of
the Sunday School or not, got
present. The following are the
names of the gentlemen who so nobly
gave the money so that the children
at these two mills might spend a
happy evening:
Pres. j. A. FAINT, Monarch Mill, $40
Monarch Mill..................... 20
Supt. Summey, Monarch Mill, s
Pres. w. H. Sartor, Aetna Mill, 10
Rev. Poston, Pastor Mon Aetna, 5
This gave us $50, and as there
Were $50 children between 3 and Is
years of age, the reader can easily
tell how much money we had to
expend on each child. In addition
to, the sack containing candy, oranges
and raisins, we gave each child
suitable as we'll as useful present.
Some got dolls, some vases and 9TH
ers chinaware. No one complained,
all were happy. OF course we older
ones were happy in seeing the
younger ones so delighted. 1t would
have done anyone good to bave
looked in and seen the happy, ex-
pectant faces of the children as they
received their sacks containing
"candy, oranges and raisins" and
this other spresent. | have never
seen prettier Christmas tree nor
more orderly crowd than we had.
We spent joyous evening never to
be forgotten by all the participants
and we feel deeply grateful to those
men who gave their money SO that
our children might spend q pleasant
evening. When the whistles blew
the following Monday morning every
one was at their place ready for an
other years work. Now children.
let's see if We cannat do better work.
each one serving his employer and
his Master better than in the year
past. | only write this for fear that
an erroneous impression might be
taken from "Notes from Monarch"
|. M. MCGOWAN,
One of the Committee.
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Why Suspicion Rests
Upon Mr.. Sharp.

Mr.. VIM. p. Sharp, salesman for
u. E. Claxon, the monument man Of
Spartan burg, tells one on himself.
Some weeks ago the press circu-
lated an account Of widow who
erected one monument to seven hus-
bands graves Under pointing
hand she had "Seven Up" inscribed.
Mr.. Sharp says naturally enough the
public asked him about this widow
for they. knew he sold every body else.
1tn
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Eta Jane Efchines.

w hffiRS88A ffiRS88 4 prtarteu ar' SaIe11 yesterday
His subject was the birth, youth, man
hood and mission of Christ He preach
ed an excellent sermon and got good at
ttntian throughout the entire discourse.
MISS Aynes, his daughter, came up with
hlm. he resumes his school duties at
Lockhart this a. m.
The weather for the last day or so has
been quite cold, and people can do little
but make fires and sit by them.
The Christmas holidays are about at
end with most people, and they are be-
ginning to look around to find some
work needing to be done. Others, of
course, never get done fr clicking. They
are not in the county with the other
class.
We haven't seen Mr.. Il jeff Hughes
since the holidays set in. DON'T know
where he has been keeping himself.
But suppose he is still in the ring. and
has enjoyed himself, and made others do
80 too. If they didn't it's their own
fault. Uncle Jeff will cure the blues
every time he gets a chance at them
Ii he can't, they are very serious.
We take off our beavers and make a
genteel bow to "Abdi," a correspondent
of The Southern Presbyterian for au ar
tlcle under the caption presbyterian
Dancer Factories" which appeared in
last weeks issue and which we most
heartily commend to our readers. Its
well worth reproduction in any of our
secular papers.
Many of our farmers will run wild on
the cotton planting subject next spring.
l3 cts. cotton is new departure. We
heard middle aged man who has farmed
all his life say not long ago that he never
in life sold a bale Of cotton for 10 cts. q
pound until last year.
A good deal of moving about Is going
on in this community.
Last week the colOred people had an
up-to-date wedding on Fowler BIOS.
place. 1t was ahead ct anything of the
kind yet notsd bJ your correspondent
We are told that not less than $50 col.
ored people were present. There were
16 tables averaging from 16 to 20 persons
each. The friends of the contracting
parties mostly brought their baskets and
helped to furnish the table with e1ibls,
Those who saw it tell US it was simp,y
grand. Rev. Wilkes pronounced the
ceremony. The contracting parties were
James Smith and I.eyisce Edwards
both members of our most respectable
and well-to-do colored people. Quite a
number OF white people went to see the
marriage and one lady of experience said
1t was the second time In her life she
had ever seen marriage with bridal
veil. The other was Miss Emma Nc
Dill, white, of Hickory Grove. If this
statement doeatn't strike our readers
merely as an ostenatious affair, it will
convince them that the -colUred people
are tryiag to make something of them
selves. Its fact worth notice that
when colored people make any claim to
decency and respectability they procure
the confidence aud esteem of the better
class OF white people. much more than
the low down riff raft among the
whites. Voy
Stops Cough and Works off the COLD
Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No cure, no pay,
prizes 25 cents. civ
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TRAINS FROM COLUMBIA.
Arrive 800 q. m. Depart 900 a. IN
" 2:23 %. m. /" 2:23p. m
TRAINS FROM spARTANBURa.

TRAINS FROM sPARTANBURa.
Arrive IL :85 a. m. Depart IL BE a. m
9:0Bp. m. Z" 9:03 p. 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.
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stops Cough and Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
a cold In one day. No cure, no pay,
pr'ce 40 Genus. ely.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-26
BANANAS WERE
THROWN OVER
MANY BUNCHES FROM A HILO
SHIPMENT DESTROYED AT SAN
FRANCISCO.

HILO November 25.-California is
very strict in the enforcement of her
law regarding inspection of fruits and
plants dangerous to state agriculture.
on the last trip of the Enterprise, the
San Francisco inspectors boarded the
vessel to examine her cargo of bananas
In one shipment of 40 lunches 80 were
dumped overheard because OF scale.
Reports received indicate that some
Hilo shippers, are careless i'm this res
pect and also are sending small, in
ferior lunches of fruit, which are in
variably rejected by commission mer-
chants or disposed of to peddlers, who
sell at prices which ruin the regular
market. one shipper who exercises
some discretion in the quality of fruit
shipped, realized on his last shipment
67lA cents per bunch. These We're well
packed and arrived i'm good condition.
According to the market reports, the
banana market will be good from now
on for Hawaiian fruit, few shipments
being received from New Orleans.