The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, May 29, 1903, Image 3

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POSTAL OFFICIAL ACCEPTS BRIM Attorney Miller Dismissed by Postmaster General Payne. Washington. ,-MSy 2G.?Fo?tir.<aate*i General Payno he3 summariiy dis<Bvls?-3d Daniel V. Miller, assistant attorney In the office of the assistant attorney general for the postofllce department, for~acceptlng a bribe In connect Ion with the case of John J. Ryan A Co., charged with fraudulent use of the mnlla. A warrant has been Issued for Miller's a: rest. Another warrant has t>een issued far'the arrert of a man who is charged with being the partner or go-between In the transaction. A postofllce inspector has gene west from Cincinnati to effect the arrest, which Is expected to occur tonight or tomorrow. The bribe Is aliased to have been accepted at Cincinnati last December. Mtiter came hero f.iom Torre Haute, Ind., about two yeai-g ago. Ho wna api>olnte-'t by former Assistant Attorney General James N. Tyner. The charge against Miller has been under investigation for throe months. YACHTSMAN'S BOLD WAGER. Beta that Reliance Will Win In Every Race. New York, May 26.?'Not a possible chance for the America's cup is conceded to Shamrock fir by a yacht owner and member of the New York Yacht club, who has wagered $1,000 4o >1.000 -that Reliance will win In one, two, three o: der. David Barrie, Sir Thomas Upton's commercial manager | In this country, took the bet. Mr. Barrio was somewhat as'tonished when the American In discussing the chances of the yachts made the bold statement that Shamrock III would not take one of the series of the races, but when the offer was made to bark the opinion at the odds quoted, promptly covered' It. Mr. Barrie acknowledged that his wager had bepn madCj hut refused toTiame the member of the Now York Yacht club whose money he ekpetts to win. j ' TIGHT MAY BE POSTPONED. Terry McGovern Not In Condition to Mpet Abe Battel. New York. May 2fi.?Terry McGovern will not be In condition to fight Abe Battel at Fort Frio on Memorial (lay and Sara Han; is, his manager, has asked Manager Hermann, of the Canadian club, for a two weeks' i?08tponement. McGovern, who baa been training hero, lias been ailing since Friday. He did no work Saturday or Sunday. Feel lng better yesteuiay, lie went out for a spin.. After going a few miles he broke down completely anO was scarcely able te get back to his quarters. He sent for a physician, who said McGovern was suffering from malaria and would hare to atop training. Manager Harris soys he can send him to Mount Clemens and get him In condition to fight two weeks after next Saturday, if lie can get the match put off until tn?t time. GOULD WILL ASSIST POLICE. Millionaire Offers Bloodhounds to Track Hcffermane* Murderer. New York, May 26.?Edwin Gould, The Press says, has offered bloodhounds to the police to track the aAsaliant of John Hefferman, the coachman who was shot pear the club Sunday night. Mr. Gould's interest in the caae ia eaid to arise from fear of assaults upon the wealthy men who live in Tarrytown. It is thought the man who attacked Heffermnn took the coach man iiji uui; ui Tup run rv**icjenT? ana expected to find a large amount of mooey in his pockets. All the million, aire's friends a^e determined that the murderer shall he found; and the meigkei$:'of ..the club are prepared to offet a large teward for hlg arrest. The police will probably accg|>t Mr. Gould's offer. Mr. Gotlkl is rei>orted to hare madeltll tfje arra?xem?nts to have the dogst' aeiv^to Tarrytown from this city at a a Wiftiv's notice. / rolllcnesj is n locksmith and open* nuiny difficult (loom.?Schoolmaster. PLAIN PROOF What This Gentleman Says is a Mere Statement of Facts. No one can have any reason from dissenting from the. particulars and proofs which follow, for verification of the same is within easy reach of cvorv rosident of this vicinity. That Ooan's Kidney Pills promptly and effectually cure kidney complaints is substantiated not only in this particular case, but by all who have given them a fair trial. Testimony likewise shows that>yo<j do not liavo to tako tticin inuuuoueiy 10 incured. Walter McLachlin, ft machine hand, employed at J. Holiday 4 Hops planing mill, Wheeling, W. Vs., address Jf0$2 Jacob street, says: 'Had I not used Itoan'x Kidney rills when I did I would not he alive now. I was in a terrible ! condition, and Although I took quarts of medicine 1 got n# Uitjer, hut worse. Friends spoke of my had appearance and thousands knew about it. I uouhj hardly j. get. around and fait and looked like, a dead man niore than a living one. Poan's Kidney P?J)a were a blessing to me, half a box relieved me, thrco boxes entirely nifBikmo and now I feel ss though % baol was. as strong as that ra?i?? TAvd^rbo* or s TxMnoy Pills than the services of all the doctor j i in the state." For ?le by att xfcHets. Trtoe VI cents. Foster-attronm flo., ftrjfTaV), N. , ! Y., sole agents for the II. 8. ' Remember the nawo Poan'a -and take no otbdr. 0 * APARTMENT HOUSE TENANTS IN PANIC Ceveral Have Narrow Escape From Fire, FIREMEN SAVE MANY LIVES. Einht n 1_ ? m... . P?nntB wktup/ing noomi in a New York Tenement House Are Saved From Death by Herolo Acta of Firemen. Now York, May 26.?Fire started In a building on Fulton street, Brooklyn, at 1:30 o'clock tbls morning and eight families occupying the upper floors were thrown Into a panic. The firemen hoisted ladders to the windows and began carrying down the women and child:en first. Eight children are missing. Two men Jumped In spite of the warning ovIpb of the firemen from the thlTd story windows, but landing on an awning, were only slightly hurt. A man and a woman were found in one of the rooms overcome by smoke, but were revived soon after, being carried down the ladders. After a half hour's work by ihe firemen, the flames wore gotten under control. SUICIDED IN HOTEL. Sands Left Instructions as to Disposition of His Body. Great Harrington, Mass., May 26.? I.ctters left by Arthur Sands, who killed himself in a local hotel Sunday by taking carbolic acid, have been made public by the medical examiner. Sands registered at the hotel as from v mrago. when lip camp lio.o last Wednesday, but during liis brief stay he informed several persons that he had recently come from Germany. It is evident that the young man had been in good circumstances as iris clothing was. of tbo finest quality, and his appearance Indicated that he had never done laborious v.'o:l? of any kind. A letter to the liotej proprtiotor, which v.*as written in a fine business hand, was as follows: "I'm sorry for the trouble aud inconvenience I shall put you to by the act I am about to commit. I have been suffering for a long time from an Incurable nervous -trouble, and have purposely left my friends and come here to do this thing. I enclose an amonnt of money sufficient to pay my bills. "I am an atheist an* i wish no religious services over my body. "If you will, mark a block or stick of wood with ray name where my body Is placed. That is all tho monument I wish. Again expressing for you the trouble which I shall cause, I am, sincerely yours. Arthur Sands." The note found in the room addressed to "the bell hoy who finds my body." reads as follows: JtfaUe n0 guests of tho house to Know what I have done." To this .note was signed "Arthur Sands." YELLOW FEVER EXPERT DEAD. Dr. Octavius A. White Passes Away at Age of 70. Now York, May 26.? I>r. Octavius A. White, a famous yellow fever expert, is dead at bla home In this eity in the seventieth year of his ape. While a surgeon in the confederate army Dr. White wim sent in the nion lines at Ool(!?ho;o. N. O., to treat northern soldiers afflicted with yellow fever and in the eonfcvjeratc prison at Florence, S. C., he won the love of many union men by his kindness dtiring a similar porforniance. He was horn In Charleston. S. C., on Feb. 8. 1S26, and .was graduated by the College of Charleston in 1846, and by the South Carolina Medieal college 22 years later. He "began and continued his practice with 'succors tintil the opening pf {hp civil war, when he received the commission of surgeon In the confederate army. At the close of the war he moved to New York, where he lived until his death. Dr. Whlto made several Important moJiical Inventions. Tragedies In Mississippi. * Jackson. Miss., May 26.?Several | tragedies wh|ch escaped the press dispatches have occurred in the state within the past few days. In Copiah county, nr*r Ifaxelhurst, Will Vergls killed Fd TVonner by slipping'up behind his victim and striking him a terrible blow over the head with a fipaJpe. The murderer is still at large. | In I.awrnnee county Tim Rutland was killed by William Chain in th-e railroad camp near Bloun-tsvlKe. Chain has surrendered. Two tragedies occurred In Marlon county, *fom Avery kijjlpq VL* eft Pa ea onH Tnm Qhorfl ol A l?lliu?M umii wuw. uvau rvinriiK George Arlington. A ft-handed duel ofei}ij-o(J In Winston county among farmery, bift u(>n*> (if t^o parties were killed, although knives ' and pistol* were freely used. Cuban Children Brought to U. 8. ftnn''J4ego, Cal., May 2C.??A party of seven Cuban k'lij)(jfpp has arrived here In charge of Secretary' Herpe t|f Jhq Thcosophlcal Brotherhood. They wefce taken at one#* to the homestead, at ?'t??>i^ pome. T|>e children came dl, tfec ttfrgkn C*ba, ?Mi*rw ^^therln-y^nglcy now is and will he for severgf pnonths, and are to enter the Ra^a i, Y^gai school. Is understood they rame by f/ij? of tjfr'-e.v Orleans and. ^ obstacles wore placed In the wajf 9< 1 their entering the Unitod States. ?????? ??_ *"- < III ? HAD DESIGNS UPON LIFE OF PRESIDENT 1 Joseph Becker Thaeatened to Kill Roosevelt TRAGEDY NARROWLY AVERTED. Walla Walla Police Arrest Radical Socialiat Whom They Believe Intended w itiuiuct rrcsioeni or me united States?Had Winchester Hid. Walla Walla, Wash.,May 20?Joseph Becker, a ladlcal socialist, Is In tho city jail here on suspicion of having Intended to kill Proslitant Roosevelt yesterday. The entire affnir was kept quiet until j the president's depai /ire. Rocker , Is accused of remarking in Pendleton, Oce., last week that ho had one bullet for President Roosevelt aftd another for Emperor William, of Germany. He left for Walla Walla with a Winchester and his Pendleton part. ner, Pat Kine, followed him hero, notify fog the police. Becker was located working In a butcher shop. He was arrested anfl . on being sweater disclosed the locution of his rifle. which was cached away In a farmer's barn along tho lino of march. Becker is a Swiss. The police here think that a tragedy was nariowly averted. I FARTHEST POINT SOUTH. Antarctic Explorers Believe They | Sighted South Pole. San Francisco. May 20.?Lieutenant Shackelton, R; N., has arrived here on the steamer Venture, from Australia on his way to England to make a report upon tho progress of the Antarctic exploration expedition of the Royal Geographical society. The ship Discovery sailed from England Nov. 10, 1901, in quest of scientific Information. Three of the patty on board have succcedeti in ffeuino- 1 ... n^.. ?(, iirairl 111B south pole than has over been done before. These men are Captain R. F. ' Scott, in command of the expedition; Lieutenant Sbackelton and Mr. W:lson. They were 97 days on the ship ( with a temperature throughout at oO deg;eea below 7.ero. The most Important discovery made , to far is that of a chain of mountains ? from 7,??00 to 0,000 feet high. extend- t Ing for .100 miles, and It is believed t to be the louth pole. 1 BROWN BIDS HIGH. y f New Orleans Bull Leader Still Game I In Cotton Market. ? New Orleans. May 20.??\V. P. Brown, the local bull leaden- in the cotton market who has Just returned from a visit to New York this morning bid *" August up to 12c at the opening of the ? market. This was an advance of 21 * points above the closing of yesto:day. --.ft-*-W r.-Jl-' *' yesterday, to 12 cents. When that * mark was reached he bid for 20,000 ^ bales, but not a single eontraet for even 100 bales waa fired at htm. ? ^ All months took on substantial gains h bul August went higher than other opfions and established a new record ^ for the season. The advances were { based on favorahle I.lvrrnnnl on/* unfavorable crop reports together with the general expectation that the weekly report Isoued by the department of agriculture at 11 o'clock this morning would be decidedly bullish. The bidding of the long side for large amounts of cotton naturally boosted prices also. t Politic* In Spanish Honduras. t New Orleans. May 26.?-Ships from , Spanish Honduras brought the news that congress was still discussing Bo- j nllla's status and that the majo:ity will Install him constitutional president, the minority seeking to appoint him provisional president for a year and order a new election. Arias officials who fled have been permitted to re- 1 turn. Siena Is said to be In Panama, whence he will sail for the United States. B. Featherstone, an Fhiglishman, and John Price, an American, were promoted to lieutenant colonelcies for bravery in battle In BonlUa'l . ^campaign at T^KflrtRalpa Grover Will Be Present. New York, May 2G.?Grover Cleveland has telegraphed to the comnfittee lit rbargP thai he will bo present at the mass meeting tomorrow evening at Carnegio hall In aid of the Jews Who ipffered hy the Klshlneff massa* fsie. Mayor 1-ow will preside. Among those who will speak in addition to Mr. Cleveland and the mayor will be Dr. Newell Dwight Hlllis, pastor o? Plymouth church, Brooklyn; President Jacob Sohurman, of Cornell university; the Rev. Robert S. McMurty, Bishop Pottw and Archbishop Farley.' Two Killed by Tornado. Glenwood, Iowa, May 26.?A tornado struck the state hospital for (he f'1'*" blo-imiulod at this place last night. Two persons, Maggie Petner, aged 11, s-nd Ila/.el Wright, aged Id, were killed. Eleven were injuipd, but all will recover. The old dormitory building and power house wer cblown dowp. "n ?. . ... Sprang Leak and Sunk. Plymouth. May 2G.?The Peruvian funhont I^retla sprung a leak 10 miles east of the Sclfly Islands yesterday evening and sank In an ho iff. The | crew wece picked up by a French traveler ind were landed at Plymouth today. The forejjo lj 5 pew ypsgcl. She left I.lverproi May 23 for Para, Brazil. | Bronchitis 44 I have kept Aycr's Cherry Pectoral in my house for a great many years. It is the best medicine in the world for coughs and colds." J. C. Williams, Attica, N. Y. All serious lung troubles begin with a tickling in the throat. I You can stop this at first in a single night with A vor'c ? * . s? v_?nvii^y reciorai. Use it also for bronchitis, hard colds, consumption. Ttiree slits: 25c., 50c., $1.00. Consult your doctor. I f he says tAke It, then do a* he says. If lie tell* you not to take It, then don't tako it. lie know*. j You should promptly correct any constipation or biliousness with Ayer's Pills, small, laxative doses. J. C. AYF.lt CO., Lowell, Max.*. | S I : ; HIS PRIZE ROSES. A Little Secret Tlmt Wn* Confided to the Wronu linn. An amusing incident is reported In connection with a stunll (lower show In the north of England. One of the classes?cut roses was open only to cottage gardeners within a certain ratlins, and the winner turned tip in n laborer whom we will call Sandy. The lucky Individual was In liigli feather and hung ahont near his c; hibit all the afternoon receiving the congratulations of liis friends. "Henutiful roses," remarked a well dressed stranger to Sandy. "They tell tiie, however, that if Itriggs had been qualified to enter tie would have beaten you." Now, Rriggs was tiio rose grower par excellence In the neighborhood; lull- linfn.l".? '- - ' ' ior mm, lie wng Just outside the radio?. "Rriggs lie hanged!" ojnculnted Snntly. "lie ain't got no better roses than tlicni!" "That's nonsense!" retorted the stranger. "Brings' roses are the talk if the district." Sandy still stuck to his point and be 'nine quite confidential. "Between roil and me," he whispered eventually, 'Brlggs ain't got 110 belter roses than hem, 'cos them's ids! Tie couldn't enor himself, so he gave me the pick of lis garden." The stranger was satisfied, and It vas only afterward that Sandy discovered lo his cost that ho had cotiidi.d his secret to a member of the how committee.?London. Tit-Bits. A Woodland I'clio. As became the idle man having the I mo of his life In the primeval forests f the Teningainie reserve In Canada, he clerk of the Now York court of peciaJ sessions was graely^ si ^ ,1-iY'1 VWo' oun'gr unknown men who, with a nnoe and a camping outfit, were like,'|se seeking bnekwood experience. Ho came upon one of them baking irend in ft portable aluminium oven efore a smoldering log fire. "All," said tlie clerk, assuming a relining position of graceful ease, "bakng bread, I .see." "Yes. It doesn't come up for a cent." ? ? ? *?? 4 k1' vvnuiHiry lliu t'lt'l l\, Uilll lahig wisdom, "the bnking powder, vhlch contnIns cream of tartar, liber- 1 tog wlien heated a certain amount of 'arbonlc add pas, which"? "Oh, don't talk shop!" Interrupted he cook. "I hate It put lierol" ' Oh, you do!" tho clerk observed, nsonlslied. "What business aro you In, nay I ask?" "I'm an assistant professor of chonistry at Yale." Modest, Tlio Landlady ? Which part of the chicken do you prefer, Mr. Lanks? The Hoarder?Either half will do, thank you, Airs. Uungerford.?l'uck. * It is not what he has or even what he does which expresses the worth of a man, but wliatdio Is.?Amiel. Easy Pill D Easy to take and easy to act is 0k that famous ]|tti$ pill DeWlti's 1 Little Early Risers, This is duo to M the fact that they tonic the liver in- I stead c?f purging It. They never gripe I nor sicken, not even the most delicate I lady, and yet they are so certain in I results that no one who uses them is H disappointed. They cure torpid liver, I constipation, biliousness, Jaundice, fl headache, malaria and ward off pneu- I monla and fevers, . B PREPARED BY # I'1! E. C. DcWITT A CO., CHICAGO 9 ^ Don't Forgot tho Namo. J EARLY RISERS Dr, Rt M, Dorsey, Specialist j on diseases of the EYE and EAR PPTICIAN, Successor to II. II- Goodell. Alexander's Music Hall, Spartanburg, S. C% 47-lyr. Two Piece Time to get into rrrvml p+\J\J\A VJ1U k^MlIIIIliCL 1 have received a 1 Outii f^uils, and 1 please you'll lind liere that will satis Just Coat at Trousers with belt bottom. Coats sh and four button, si made of cool woe f-moothe effect mi dark brown and ?rrt Prices $oi.OO, J. C O I An Emerironfy. ! Mrs. r.rnndnew I would likr to yet a first class honk on etiquette. Mr. l.randnow?Any particular i>oiut you want to clear up? Mrs. ltrandnew?Yes; how to treat one's inferiors. You know, dear, it is only recently that we have had info- I rlois. | HI* Tnlcnl, j SI?T thought II;\nk was to college fur a career ns preacher. Hi?So he was. but from the big billr lio kept aenclln* in 1 thought 1 oughter make a doctor of him.? Chicago News. Mnrl.eil I'or l.ifo. "No matter where I hide." sighed the leopard, "I'm always spotted."?Cornell Willow. Cures Blood Poison, Cancsr, Ulcers Tf you have offensive pimples or eruptions, ulcers on any part of the body, aching bones or joints, falling hair, mucous patches, swollen glands, skin itches and burns, sore lips or gums, eating, fostering sores, sharp, gnawing pains, then you suffer from serious blood poison-or the beginnings of deadly cancer. You may be permanently cured by taking Botanic Blood Balm (B. 11. 11.) made especially to cure the worst blood and skin diseases, licals every sore or ulcer, even deadly cancer, stops all aches and pains and reduces all swellings. Botanic Blood Balm cures all mnligant blood troubles, such as eczema, scabs and scales, pimples, running sores, carbuncles, scrofula. Druggists, $1. To prove it cures, sample of teor>.,n,r 1rv: Duke. Filial Discharge. ? l' Notice is hereby given Hint Malay b. I Rice, administratrix of the estate of .1 Aubrey Rice, deceased, has applied to 1 Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, in and for the county of Union, for a ihntl discharge as such administratrix. < It Is OunEKF.n, That i he j id day or '> June A. D. P.Kj3, be lived for hearing oi i Petition, and a Haul settlement of said estate. I .jason M. GUICFK, 1 Probate Judge Union county, S. C. < Published 1st of May, ID.'3. in Union TImks. .18-3t)d. Final Discharge. Notice is hereby given that P. M. Parr, administrator of lire estate of Mrs. M. L. fl age, deceased, has applied to lason M. Greer, Judge of Proba'o, i . and for the County of Union, for a Una' discharge as sucli administrator. It Is Oudeufi>, That the .3rd day of June A. 1). 11HJ3, he lixed for hearing of and a tinal settlement of: aid estate. Jason M. GnEK.it, Probate Judge Union County, S. C. Published lit of May, 1003, in Union Uimks. IS-10. To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Rrnoo (Jninine Tablets All druggists refund the money if it fails to euro. K. W. Grove's signature on each box. 2oc. (> ly C i r ^1: [ RUMMER )Y? ~vJVK ? THK ^EVates thI ON THE SUM) tmrnn ? ^IWfAY w.a.t?m; r Pass. Traffic Mf WASHINGTON, D. ??* Outing Suits. cooler clother?the Jays are here. We ii 11 1 i ne of two piece be particular as you a pattern and a lit ty you. ~id Trousers. simps siiid roll up at :el?-*toii lined, throe nglo l>reacted sacks, ?1 crash, rough and x tines of lic'd and >y. ?..-(> and SIO.OO. H E N. POWDER AINU GUNS. ETltloncc Thill Tliej \\ err I f?e?1 I nns Mi-forp I lie ITirisJlim l-'.rn. There is abundant evidenre That the origin <?t" gunpowder ami artillery goes i far hark in thr dim ages of tlx- past. 'Jin' Hindoo rodr. rompih'd long heI fori* the Christ la n era. prohibited tin* * I making of war with rantions and guns | or any kind of firearm*. (Julntu* ''uri tins informs us that Alexander the Croat met with tire weap^g,' in Asia, and lMiilostratus says that ^.examlcr's onqnests were arrested hy the use of gunpowder. It. is also written that those wise men who llvisl in the elties of the (Janges "overthrew their enemies with tempests and thuuderlKiltK shot from the walls." Julius Afrieanus mentions shooting powder In the year 'JT-., It was used in the siege of Constantinople in tit Vs. |>y the Arabs in tUMt. at Thessaloniea in !HM. at tin* siege of Belgrade ill 1<>7:t. l>v the (im*ks in navnl battle in urns, by the Arabs against the Iberians In 1147 and at Toulouse in 1^'x. It appears to have been generally known tbrouirliout civilized Kurope as early l.'Utii, ami soon thereafter it made its way into Kngland, wliere it was manufactured during the reign of Klizaheth. and we learn tbat a few arms were possessed by the Kuglish in leiu and tbat they were used at the battle of Creey in 134t).--CaseIe!f^ Magazine. lie Tolit Iler. TpaHmr?\VI,ioh '8,;'Ik>I1, ,hl,.s frt < is of my nose 7 lley?Freck los, inn 'a ni. Mortgage Sale of Real Estate. Under and by virtue of a power enr.lained in a mortgage given me by James II. Rodger, dated September Vh. 1S00, lud rtcorded in tlio cilice of the Clerk of Court and Register of Mesne Conveyance for Union County in Hook of Mor?epiges M. No. 1J, page 10, and of the written consent of said James II. Rodger lo the amount due on said mortgage debt, and to the sale of the real estate described in said mortgage, which written consent is recorded in the ndlm ?.f (ht> Clerk ofCourtand Register of Mesue Conveyaneo for Uuion County where tire real estate is situated, on the reoord of said mortgage. I will sell before the Court House door in the town of Union on SaUsday in June, I'.HjU, during the legal hours of sale, all that certain* piece, parcel or lot. of land containing ninety-threes hundredths of an acre, with dwelling and all buildings situate thereon, lying, being and situate in the town of Union, State and County aforesaid, bounded by lands or lot formerly belonging to A. R. Stokes, (now Mrs. M. E. Lindei) lot formerly belonging to John Itodger (now Mm, Ann Smith) and Main Street, wbrreou 1, Jaures 11. ltodger, now reside. terms of salte?cash, May 7, lUOd, F. M. Fartt, Qlhili Mortgagee. "flttte'5 Early Risers The famous little dMs? -J5T- 1 - =g^v LINE FOR BUSINESS, .* LINE FOR PLEASURE, LINE FOR ALL THE BEST vfER RESORT5 npl?(e Summer Resort Folder ' J lied Free to Any Address. ^ | S. H. HAROv/irit, H-.TAYt/ir, ;r. Cen'l Pass. Atrent, Assl. Cen'l Pass. Act. I C. WASHINGTON. ue. ATLANTA, OA. I TT'? " r ' * 1 ~nv ' ' i ip T" ^ 1