The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, August 08, 1902, Image 8
The people of
community to
the invitation c
school authori
Converse Corai
OPENED
16TH O F
A FULLY E
BUSINESS
In the (haded School l?u
hu.-im-< education to the
this community who "wish
a thiii':m' ii and complete i
BOOK KE?PING,STE
WRITING and RAI
The work done in this scl
same in every respect as
school. Thoroughness
what lias made Converst
stand today at the head <
colleges of the South. II
holding our diplomas be
that it means competency
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iug a most liberal opportunity to
this art. Typewriting is taught
hand, the two going hand in hail
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for iill 1 information coi
and a!! information relate
or :iddiv>?< either
PROF. DAVIS JEFFRIE
Supt. of City Graded
PRO
AT DEAD Of NIGHT
STEAMERS COLLIDE
I
City of Venice bunk by tlie
Seguin on Lake Lrie.
THFtEE L-iVSS i-.i/.T'Or; . ED LOST.'
While Feasscncjc 11 ar.cl It'ost of Ilia
Crews v. ... a A si . op v'essuls Ccrvic .
Together With Pea; fui Crash?Vc.r ;
ice W:;l. Split In Twain.
CI -v.'! Jul. < A- ">. .A. is result !
91' a Co. (ill I , .( 11 i . I A ? 1 u J
tjhe si .1 :City ?i ore la |
leu. anil 1? S? niii, a .1 1 lumber ;
Vessel, Oil ! .;.i. Canada, last mid- j
oinui, tie- lo..:i" r v.-h 1 war, stink ami
three iivof 1< *. while sr v< ral other
persons were more or h .seriously
Injured.
L ist of the Casualties.
The ilea l are;
r< t< i Siiiicmi.-on, lirvniaii, Brooklyn
Tlioinu I i.inigan, dock hand, Iluf.
fill").
CleorK'' (i'.'ir, watchman, rcsidenco
unUnow..
John Sullivan, Chicago, will iiroha/
l>ly (Ho.
J. A. McDongall, (T.elKiygsn. Mich.,
chief engineer, City of Venice.
Louis Ifulieekcr, Cheboygan, Mien.
Cause of Collision Not Known
The cause of tin- collision is not
known. Tl i re was no tor' whatever
and the 14 lit was lairly 1 lear. Tin; 1
lights of t>i City ol Venice were hum- i
ing brightly.
Tito pa; seuRers and < ri".v say they j
eouid seo tho hslita on tho Vtoiice dj i
she city and
Know that at
>f the Graded
ties of Union
I
nercial School:
ON THE
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W7 5 ^ hn
QUIPPED
COLLEGE
ilding, thus bringing n
very doors of those in
to avail themselves of
?ourse in
NOGRAPHY, TYPE=>ID
ARITHMETIC.
100! will be exactly the
that done in the home
until graduation is
( 'ommercial College
>1' the leading business
business men seek those
cause they have found
in every instance.
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cw!c > t > V .. W
! fr in ;t .41*:
Shorthand, and we arc oilerthose
desiring a knowledge ol
in eoiuieetion with the Shortd.
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]' = '*~VSt:
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r.. ,
icerning rates of tuition,
re to the course call 011
S,
Schools, or
F. Wm. P. ETCH1SON.
p'ue was sinking. The second mate
01 the Sequin, C. A. IiaVlgne, Who was
on watch, refuses absolutely to give
any information in regard to the way
the aceidont happened.
It was shortly after midnight when
th accident occurred. The Venice
was bound to liulfalo, while tho Sequin
was going north to Perry sound front
Ogdensburg. On board the Sequin
aii were asleep save the second mate
and the watchman, who was with him
in the pilot house. The first mate
of the Venire, Sullivan, was on watch
aboard the boat that went down.
Struck Fairly Amidships.
The fir. t that was known that any* I
thin** had happened was a ferritin i
- I
crash which brought both boats al- !
ino.-d to a standstill. The Sequin had i
Kiruck tin- V. i.'ro fairly amidships and I
plowed hi-r half through the boat, j
The crew and passengers aboard both |
boats h(-ard a teaming c>f timbers min- j
gi- >1 with calls for help from those already
on deck. All those who wore
sleeping rushed out on deck and thOro
was ;t frightful panic for a time. The
Veni' - had been split in twain and was ;
sinking rapidly. Captain Broderich, I
ot ilie boat, ran on deck in bis sleep- j
it;g robe's and immediately enlled to
the men to n an the life boats. The
members of the crew who had not
been hurt rushed to his assistance, i
and in five minutes they had the boat i
in the water. !
Threw Themselves Overboard.
Several of tin men, fearing the ship j
would sink before they had an oppor- !
tunit.v to escape, threw themselves,
overboard. They were later picked
up by the lifeboats fiom the Bequin. i
The City of Venice went down In very i
deep water in less than 15 minutes af-|
?*.r collision occurred. After
standing by for an hoiy the Soquln
headed for Cleveland with the survi'i
vora, arriving hero oarly today. 1
KING PREPARING TO I1
RETURN TO LONDON |f
His Majesty Is Now Equal to i,,
Fatigue of Journey. n
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riCTGRIA STATION DECORATED. \r
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pis Majesty's Return to the CapMal ^
Will Be Marked by a Great Demonstration
Enroute to Buckingham yj
Palace. ><
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London, Aug. 0.?All preparations ^
nave been completed for the return el ti
King lidwarH to London tomorrow, h
The Victoria station has been bril- ^
laintly decorated. " is expect- j,
ed that his majesty's return to pi
the capital will be . . ed by a grc.lt "
demonstration er.rouu to Buckingham jt
palace. p
The trip to London will he made on
a royal special train, hut there will bo j.'
no invalid chair or other special ar- it
rnngemcnt, as it is felt that his majes- >'
(y Is Hilly equal to the fatigue of the
journey. f<
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AOPTED 22 CHILDREN. J
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Mr. and Mrs. Shandrow Take Chargo J
of Whole Orphan Asylum, ?
South llaven, Mich., Aug. r?.?Mr. ti
and Mrs. John Shandrow, of South 11aveil,
have adopted a whole orphan asy- (
lum, 22 children in all. o
The 22 children are not all infants. ^
Somo of them are bright, rosy-chcclcoct (
youngsters, already old enough to go c
to sc hool. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Saiulrow have made ,.
more than a competence on their lOCh j
aero fruit farm, aiiu it has been tlj.elr
life long regret that children have ncr- (]
er been born to them. I
To please his wife Shandrow wrote "
to the Smith Foundling hospital in
Minneapolis asking thohi to send him J
several children for a summer's out- J
ing. with the privilege of choosing ,
from them in case lie should want to
adopt a boy. The Minneapolis insci- '
tution is a small one, and the manage- j
ment promptly forwarded tho vlslblo (
supply of children ovor three years of
age?no less than 22 boyq and girls. '
Mr. and Mrs. Shandrow are dovout
Methodists, and an amusing sight was '
enacted when they discovered that '
part of tlio children had never becfn i
baptized. Tho minister was promptly '
summoned, and eight of tlio llttlo ones
christened at Once. They have Just
decided to adopt all of them, of whom
they arc excessively fond.
GIRL'S TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.
Lost in Mountains of Switzerland for
Two Nights.
Zinul, Switzerland, Aug. 5.?Miss
Whalley, an English girl staying at a
hotel here had a terrible experience
fn the mountains.
Sho started alone Satarday to walk
to St. Luc and missed her way. Sho
did not return on Sunday morning,
and a rescuing party was organized.
She was found on Monday in the hills
400 yards above Ayr. Sho had broken
her ankle, but had crawled a long
distance in spite of the injury. Sho
spent two cold nights in the mountains
without food or shelter and suffered
greatly, but thanks to a strong
constitution, she is recovering rapidly.
LIGHTNING BOLT DEALS DEATH.
House at Harriman, Term., Struck
During Electrical Storm.
Chattanooga, Aug. 5.?A special to
The News from Ilurrimnn, Tonu., sayH
during an electrical storm, accompanied
by heavy rain, William North, a
contractor, accompanied by flvo"workmen,
sought shelter in an unfinished
building. Lightning struck the build
jhe. kiiiihk ' nanes uameis and rendering
tlic entin party unconscious.
Two other members ot i!io party ara
In a precarious conditbon, and aro not
expected to recover.
Price of Lime Advanced.
Chattanooga. Aug. .">.?As a result ol
the late alleged combination between
tho limn kilns of tlio south, in which
it is said all the smaller concerns lia-vo
been absorbed, the price of limo bias
been advanced from lb to 22 c>enta
per bushel. It is given out by tlto
leading linn- makers of tjhis section
that the advance Is caused by tho increase
in the cost of machinery, wages
and other expenses. Tln^ state that
while the advance is a s fiff one, the
price heretofore lias been entirely too
low.
Tex33 Roads Resume, Traffic.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. b.? /lc|iort8 from
the Texas Pacific, Cott/m licit, Missouri,
Kansas and Toy/as and Texas
and New Orleans rrrilroad officials
show those roads to 1 to entirely clear
from washouts and trains aro running
regularly. T ho Houston and
Texas Central Is h? ,ving somo trouble
on tts Austin brarjeh, but expects to
be clear within a short time.
Work Begins tin Big Warchip.
New Yoik. Aux A.?Worlt will begin
today on the rr,puliation at tho New
York navy ya/d ,)n which tho new
16,000 top bavflesrt ip Connecticut will
be const rubt/d. i -|,() constmMction of
the ship will be the biggest work ever
undertaken at the It low York y?uxl. Tho
only battleship hull 't there previously
was tho ill-fated Mi Uno.
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"ME USE OP COTTON SEtO OIL AS :
FOOD.
low it Came Into General Use and Why it
Gained in Popularity---lt is Safe
and Wholesome.
From the earliest IMble times to the
resent day nations of th eouiitrhs
it; rounding the Mediterranean have
fade the oil of tho olive otm of their
riwioal artieles of diet. It Is used in ;
fl cooking operations and replaces th*
ntl??r and lard of the nations i* aartl ?.?
Kurope. There is ho quooWon hut
!*iM ? jmre vegetable ?U
purhl 9m8 hsolthy artlol? rj dtafc Tr*
fvw read of dyspepsia *<od troifhle^
f .*x similar nature among the people
f the Levant, doubt loss 'not aviso the
it taken as a necessary paid of a well
^gulated diet is always taken as a
tire vegetable ojl. In our own ooun'y
up to within the last few years
il has been used but little as an aide
of diet, except by Eurojieaiis \. ;n?
avo made their homes in our midst.
>'e have citing to the traditions of our
axon ancestors biul used the liard fats
re pared from 'hogs and entile. Th??
eople of this country are beginning to
al!2e their mistake. Throughout our
itfthern SUntce avc Iiua-* trees, small
Is true, but great in numbers, which
roducc a ffuit fjir more woVulrrful
lan the olir-o, Ave refer to our cotton
latit. Its fiber clolhos the world, its
xnl yields an oil which is unrivaled
I sweetness and purity by the finest
ro.fuct of the pressed olive.
Cotton seed oil Avas refined in small
uantitics prior to the Ci\ll war. It
?und Its Avay to Europe and came back
i fancy bottles mixed with olive oil.
II the early SO's the production of tile
11 Increased rapSdly. Great quantities
tiding tlieir way to Chicago in myswiously
marked packages, the contents
f which properly blended with other
laferial, traveled all over the Avorld In
he form of lard.
About the ye^r 1887 it was discovered
hat the amount of lard shipped from
'lilcago greatly exceeded the weight
f all the hogs received and an in\ estimation
Avas instituted by Congress
i'hieh brought forth tlie inform;'.tioti
hat the product of*the cotton seed was
rttifdy unobjectionable as an article
f diet and JiaV.ie to l>e preferred l>y
iiany to that of the liog. for Auirions
caxons our people have always been
uojudiced against the oil Itself. (hough
ating large quantities of it in ihe
orm of lard compound. This p.c.iu
lice is no doubt hugely due to the
aulty refining methods used l>y many
f the manufacturers who turned out
n oil of unpleasant flavor which gavt
iff Aery disagreeable odors in cooking,
dodern science has shed lis rays
his great product of our section and
he oil Is now produced in enormous
luantitics. absolutely fi?o rmm mn"
iml llaA'or and almost oolnrh-ss. Sliippi d
n barrels it finds its avuv into (lie la.gst
hake shops of tlie country. when
t takes the place of many tons of hud
mil butter. Packed in hermiticallj
ealed cans it is in*, anting kitchens <>f
?ur best families. It making friends
very where. The greatly extended use
if cetton seed oii in the household h.
dded greatly to the wealth of our fni ni
rs by making a sure market for si
:!>r sect! which they oaii produce. Too
rapid Increase in the use of the oil ha:
iiily been nuuto possible bj' Improve
"fining' mot ho (Is which wore the r.Its
of long, patient tuvl expensive ? *>>
i intents by the leading' toniptny- h
'e business. Such experiment - eou'i'
I * 'y be made by the ei inl ine.' i
: 'inn es centered In ;i large 1 .? <\
'uJeb can command the ne--d <( bisip
n i materials and furnish the t;
m: ry money outlay to fundi; ;
sivo Aperiments on a practi' il : i
The farmer of the south has na I: t
I'r.vnd than the larj#o co-np. nir ;
are dally striving to improve tht j
net of hif cotton seed find extend thr
USV of tfitftn of) jftra pvM'" !,
fllM tlKi WfOTt ?* .CrFttWl ?}'f ' ?T*'. .*
tBrh. G?, abH W* ViwTe
and general offices in Columbia. V. c
Savannah, Chi., Atlanta, <?a..
lotte. C? any of which \ i51 ii..
f ut; i b information.
'FRISCO MAD AFTER
GENTRALBF GEORGIA
Negotiations For Acquisition
of bystem Pending.
CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORTS
Positive Statements Have Beon Made,
Says the New York Evxjnihg P09t?
That the St. Louia and San Francisco
Is Trying to Secure Control.
New York, Aug. 5.?Tho Evfcniug
Post says: "Very positive statements
were made today that negotiations
are pondln'g for tho aeqhlsUion
of the Georgia Central system by the
St. I.ouis and San Francisco whlcli,
jatt weo^, se/suren vno cnieago add
Wastern Illinois and which fftrrTiTE tjro
last year, Has matfo notable prdgrcSB
in expansion. ThoSV) reports \&e/o
practically confirmed, so fttf as regards
the statement that negotkttfdhs
with this purpose fn view hnvo bcch
under way. They are not, IiOwdvdr,
complete.
From the same authority, a denial
was obtained bf tin* reports of a grand
merger of all southern railroads.
PASSED BOGLtS CHECK.
Lieutenant Coffey, of New York, Arrested
at Oakland, 051.
San FranofscO, Aug. 5.-~4Jf ntenn?it
Edgar N. Coffey, of New Vdrft, has
beep arrested in Oakland, cbtfrged
with passing a bogus cheek rib fito
proprietor of a hotel.
His arrival at the hotel was proceded
by n letter from Portland, Ore.,
purporting to be signed by George W.
Mclver, captain of the feevenfh infantry,
U. S. A., stating that Coffey was
a second lieutenant of the company,
who had boon sent south On official
business, requesting that his riarrto atld
business he kept serfdt and asking
tho hotel people to ca< h a check for
$ 125 which had hern given ^lm. Tbe
letter w^s wriLU^' on official paper,
aiid tlie "lienU uiint" hVdffglit With htm
flSwy appvoffTl? JtfiflV CftfTfcffll^2.
Tfr< chc^K ?TJTiTr^fT. nffi tfirgjfTeMflfc
were aroused when u tfccOnff nhOcH
was presented by Coffoy. An ln<
1 VMtigfttion MM tnadi) and hki
GRASP THE 01
Of getting a Good I
offered you. We I
Sty
to select from and you d
us to order for we carr
have
ROCK HILL
of all styles. Tf you want a Bug
Harness conic and look over our !
sell you.
REMEMBER YOU TAKE
Uftll Ulixr ?>l/l 11'" "
uuj HUU nc UUHliVlllCt/ WIJilL 1
GREEN i
LEADERS IN VEHICL
UNION CARRL
Are tlie peuple to see 1
RE PA I
High Grade Trimming and
Get their estimate before having
UNION CARRI
W.?F. HUGHES
NEXT TO GREEN &
\ -"^DR.
I. M
- urtfc.. DEN1
Crown and Bridge
Work a Specialty.
SPR
^ MilMER
run nnn a nr r\\rc
1 1 1 C UK.C/VI 1JYZ
It enables you to ea
and digest what yoc
i Wby starve yourself or Oc
r,rink Glenn Spring
THE LARGE E
THOROUGHLY OVE1
MODELED AND EVE
VENIENCE ADDED,
WATER WORKS, I
BEDS, NICE CLEAN
ETERYTHING TO M
AND COMFORTABL]
GLENN SPRINC
followed. At first he strongly pro- |
tested his innocence, hut finally ad- :
mil ted that he was not what he claimed
to he. hut asserted that it was hitj
first offense against the law.
LARGE REWARD FOR NECKLACE.
Mrs. Sprcckios Offers $5,000 for Rccov.
ery of . vj! n Jewel.
New Yd.: . A:.:. ."?. Scotland Yard'
announces , reward ot $5,000 for tho
yeeoveiy necklace lost by, or stolen
from. i . A. Sprcckels, of San
Francisco, t itthe Ix>ndf?n correspondent
of I'm- New York American.
The which consists of a
slnpl "ti. magnificent pearls
fast* ruby and diamond
?lr>fs ? 1 1 ' t in Paris, antf la estiniai'
' i. Hi $2o,O00.
Mrs. Spit' - was accompanied by
Miss Sr " f i's and missed tho Jewels
at tlie saii'-onti - when on her
way to ta'-.e pass aye tor America on
tile Kaisci .Viiildlii tier fli-neon Chn
burst into tears on dis< overing her
loss, and at first thought of remaining
In l-'ngland unlll some trace of tho
missing t nrls lmd hern found, hut later
decided to leave- their possible recovety
in the hands of the pollco
agents. *
Punitive Expedition Sent Out.
Bangkok, S4ain, Aug. 5.?A bt>dy~o!
troops numbering 2,000, has been sent
north to punish tho Shans, who recently
attacked and seized the town
of*T'hrae. The town is now in flossession
of COO Shans, who are preparing
to resist the forces sent against them.
Tjte Sllans have killed 25 Sfarac'so offtrifrtls,
but have not molested any 61
1 t,he inhabitants of tho town. 1
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PPORTUNITY ,
3u??y when it is. ^
mve a variety of
les
[ont have to wait for
/ them in stock. Wo
BUGGIES (
gy, Carriage, Surrey or Set of
stock aiul we are sure we will
1 NO RISK. You see what
ve sell.
fc. BOYD.
ES AND HARNESS.
AGE WORKS
when in need of any
RING.
I Painting a Specialty.
; your work done elsewhere.
AGE WORKS.
3, Manager.
BOYD'S STABLE.
. 11Air?.-?"Office
Bank Buildinar
Union, S?Q.
'NQS
AL
JPEPS1A CURE.
t what you want,
i eat.
i what distresses you?
s Mineral Water.
IOTEL HAS BEEN
RHAULED AND RE:ry
iviodern conelectric
ligets,
iATH TUBS, GOOD
LINENS, IN FACT
AKE YOU HAPPY
E.
iS COMPANY.
TRACEY SEEN NEAR ODR88A. Escaped
Convict Still Leading Offloer*
Lively Chaee.
Spokane, Wash., Aug. 5.?The pursuers
of Tracey are proceeding on the
theory that he is somewhere hi the
western part of Lincoln county. Sher- .
iff Cudlhee And Debolt Arrived at Roar* '
dam, 15 miles east of Davenport^ at
an early hour yesterday, having traveled
nil night. I-ater they left foi
Edyvall and -a telephone message from
there says they left for the south, presumably
for the Crab creek country.
Sheriff Douset, of Spokane county,
has a posse searching in SpnagUS
county and Sheriff Gardner, of laincoin,
is still covering the northern
cud of the county. It is reported that
Tracey has been seen near Odessa, tn
tho Crab creek country.
BATTLE AT AG OA DULCE.
State Department Cabled of Pierce
ri?UA ?
riynw on isxnmui.
Washington, Aug. 5.?A cablegram
received at the state department from
Panama dated Aug. B, conveys tha Information
that the revolutionary wai
vessels in tho bay; that a fierce bat
tie has been fought at Agua Dulce and
that the results of the battle are no!
yet known. Tho government, however,
claims tho victory.
The Ranger is in the bay. .1,
New Building for Jacksonville.
Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. S.?Plans are
now being made for the design of a
handsome four-story brick and stone
feusfness block to bo erected on Ore
SdlTth side of Ray street, between Mala
ftftd Tvaura streets, on the
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