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i - ? . / ^ / - v I V' ====n====^^ vV. - ' j*' \** M THE TOWN OF UNION " "" -"l T T * T f ^ % T fTl 'W/'^ H /">J OgTSIMf THE CITY pmimm H E IINI (IN TIMES Graded Schools, Water Works and I II I 'J I I ' | I F ' I I I V/I I J L /* Taxable value Jn mad ou t of to wm VlectrJc Lights, Population 7,000. *- JL ? JL JL V^-JL JL^JI rV_y t 5(5,000,000. ' , , . y.- N', : '* . . = j 1 ^ ^r'jj^Tji' ' VOL. LIU. NO. 48. ONION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27 1903. - ? #1.(1) A YEAR: ??| i? T ?rrr-r??ii "r- ' ?? ? j otttk at Wm. A. Nich ?Ban! HAVING LARGE RESOURCE* MANY YEARS EXPERIENCE ? SOLICIT YO * AND PROMISE YOU LIHERAL, C TREATMENT. INTEREST ALLO I UNUSUAL TRAGEUY ON THE HBIH SEAS' Whisky Causes Mutiny on Part of Ship's Crew. AILMAKER IS PUT IN IRONS ' Borman Steamer Octavia, One Hun4 dred and Forty-Three Days Out From Antwerp, Has Trouble With Craw?Raid on Whisky Cargo. Los Angeles, Cal., Nov. 24.?The >4* German ship Oct/Via, 143 days out fcvi. from Antwerp with a cargo of cement 2??' and steel |i ails to port Los Angeles, jaJL has dropped anchor a mile off shore of I the latter port. The captain of the ff esael brought astiore his iirst officer -fa a dyl ngfcondition and' had him conBfljp rayed to 4 hospital in this city. Rh ^ The Octavia arrived in flort with satlmak er in irons charged with >uu>uvi, aim iuc lug oiiuncy imoo H|eilors bufied at sea. ' He The story, so far as it can be learn. ftpMi portends an unusual tragedy on ep**the high seas. ^Hgj. It sMNM that Shortly after rounding the -Horn the sailmaker, who, it l.a said, was drinking heavily, began maktrouble among the crew anjl inKefcd three aallors to join him in * .xhisky portion of ^ the ^^^PRntlr tjhe J sailmaker Induced the , fjtame three sailors to idake -a second Herald on (be car go, and, it is said, purposely caused them to drink of a carboy of'carl^lle acid, and they died. It la supposed that the first officer also drank of the poison and that bis present condition is resultant. It is impossible at this time to give names, Inasmuch a$ thp vessel has not been officially declared in port. * The. captain, it is understood, has communicated with the German vice consul at San Francisco and with the consignees of the Octavia's cargo. SIR JOHN MAPLE DEAD. Bennett a Typical Character In This Busy Age. London, Nov. 24.?Sir John Blundell Maple Bart, member of parliament, la dead. He was born in 1845. Sir 1 John for M. InnP- Hmo hurl lioon ?..*' ? ___ w ,w^0 v, --- v uv/vil O it 11UI " J Ing from JJFlghts disease and heart trouble. . The deceased was a typical figure In this busy age. He was a successful business man,.a*race horse owner, country squire and- member of parliament. -*. At the age of 16 he commenced* business in his father's mall furniture shop, which gradually developed Into its present huge dimensions. title was a reformation for political services to the unionists. Hardly an .election has been held in the metropolis for many years without 1Mr John personally driving voters to the polls In a 4-horse coach. His exposure of the remount scandals in the South-African war was one of the earliest movements toward the reformation of. war offices. Pew men occu-j pled a more prominent part 1 nthe racr lng world than Sir John Maple In the ' las two decades. He holds the list ol winning owners in 1902 and had the 1 largest racing stud in the United Klng*:r dom, but- the aristocratic Jockey club persistently denied him admittance, presumably on accotint of his tion with business, until last September, when It was already known (hat bis Illness must be fatal. _ Sir John gave large sums in bene factions, notably T>00,00<) pounds sterling, to the university college hospital. His only child is the wife of Baroq Ton EcMhardseln, first secretary of th? _ German embassy In London. J- : A Battleship Massachusetts Floated. ||P^ New York, Nov. 24.?The battleship Massachusetts has been floated from v dry docks in the Brooklyn navy yard. Three months ago she wan damaged by running on the rocks ofT the New England coast. It cost, according to Conrtrustor Capps, $7fc000 to pst het y In repels* will probably be the fSr^t va^ct of the North Atlantic prmdrrtT to leave the navy yard for TompklusTllle. whfire thelleet will a? tgmhler preparatory to going to Cuba HpsT "'$5 Court I | olson & Son, kers,? 5, AMPLE FACILITIES AND IN THIS LINE OF BUSINESS I UR ACCOUNT IOURTEOUS AND CONFIDENTIAL WED 15V SPECIAL AGREEMENT. I CHICAGO STRIKE. - - { Conflicting Reports Regarding Settle- : ment of Trouble. 1 Chicago, Ills., Nov. 24.?Conflicting reports on the probability of immediate peace in the street car strike came from representatives of the Chicago City Railway company, and the strik- 1 ing trainmen today. It was learned definitely that the railway eomnanv had offered to nrhl. trate the contention which the company considered remained the sole issue between the present situation and 1 a settlement. This point, it was said, fs the taking back of the melremployed by the City Railway company, who went out on sympathy. The company asserted that these men violated agreements, while the strikers assert that the agreements were not properly made. Colonel E. R. Bliss, attcflney for ! the railway company, said today: "Only one point now is left to be adjusted. The company is willing to arbitrate." President Buckley, of the striking division, said at the same hour: "We are no nearer a settlement now than we were last night'or yesterday.' During the past twelve hours strike sympathizers did more damage to the o*?-lines than any previous time since j the strike was begun. Wires were . rat on many of the cross-town lines, axra all manner of blockade was put on the track. " \t.e street every manhole '*~ti 1 *nd Fortyleventh sreets \v ,?k with vtonaf .jnfcWViMOU*JT '' -iiV^could rot HPPP&Tjt big gang of men worked steadily for hours removing the obstructions. "Vhere is said to bo a shortage of j coal at Twenty-ilrEt and State streets powerhouse. Plenty of nonunion coal i teamsters have declared to be In readl- j news to procure a supply if the company (InPK not hour frnm t-~ ' ' ..v?. ?i ?jui ino i t-iiiusiors organization soon. Another attempt was made today to run the State street cars. Six trains were started from Sixty'-first street, but their progress was slow. In spite of he police patrols spikes were found dirlven in the cable slot at intervals and the obstructions cleared away earlier in the day were replaced by the strikers in numerous instances. PROVES A SUCCESS. Open Air Treatment For Tuberculosis?Hospital Established. New York, Nov. 24.?The "open air" treatment for tuberculosis started by the health department of North Brother island has been proved a success, says physicians who have watched tho experiments. A hospital for'the treatment of tho disease was established on the island and out of 127 patients who entered tho institution six months ago 84 have been discharged as cured and only 11 are under treatment. Eleven have died. The mortality is placed at 25 per cent, which Is a low average when it Is considered that only the worst cases have come to the island. Pure air. sunshine, good food and absence of worry have 4>een the principal factors in attaining these results. Turkeys and Geese Hang High. New York, Nov. 24.?Turkeys will be a luxury to most New York people this year. The price is almost a record breaker. Turkey9, geese and ducks are selling at 30 cents a pound in this city or 10 cents higher than in 1901. Eggs also have risen as faf as prices are concerned, being quoted at 40 cents a dozen. Poultry raisers to take advantage of the scarcity ol turkeys are killing their chickens to get the big prices. Fight for Championship. Chicago, Nov. 24.?A dispatch to the Record-Herald frem San Frgnclsco says: "Young Corbett and Eddie Hanlon werd matched last night to fight here Dec. 29. The men will meet at 129 pounds for the featherweight championship of the world, the battle to be 20 rounds. Rep. Fitzpatrlck improved. Whshlngton, D. C.. Nor. 24.?"Representative FHxpa trick, of Tennessee, who was taken to the emergency hospital last night, Is reported -better to. day. Th/? physicians say he Is suffering with heart trouble, but will be out In two or three days. / . * '. _ <yja FOREST FIRES ARE RA6ING JNTHE WEST Large Areas of Timber Art Swept by Flames. EARTHWORKS ARE DESTROYED. FIRE IS SPREADING RAPIDLY. In the Neighborhood of Little Rook, Ark., Fires Are Burning fin All Directlone? Irritating Smoke Hangs Over the City. Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 24.?The entire cotton bolt region of west Mississippi and Arkansas is enveloped In dense smoke today as a result of serious forest fires which have been racing for three days. Large areas of timber are burning while the fires have spread rapidly, by attacking the dry undgerrowth. Advices from Little Rock, Ark., this morning state that fires are burning in all directions and a pall of irritate ing smoke hangs over that city. Between Memphis and Little Rock on the Choctaw railroad, the woods are on ffre on both sides of the railway line while the timbered section north of Little Rock o nthe Iron Mountain railroad is burning. The fires extend as far north as Walnut Ridge. The timber lands southwest of Swlfton are in flames and owing to the general dryness a' x early rrosts that have deadened ylgetatlon. ma.fiy cotton fields that are surrounded by woods are believed to be in danger. Several miles of fencing has already1' been destroyed by the flames. At Greenville, Mfte., and other points in the Yazoo Belt great clouds of emoke seriously Interefer with river traffic. The Inhabitants of the cotton belt are anxiously awaiting the first signs of rain, which will serve to extinguish the flames. No lives have been lost so far as is known, but It is reported that live stock has suffered severely. TBI A I BMAiaia Sao ? ninb A I O ! LOUIS? ' ' f ii m '.jLx^t-' ' &evera! Charted -wfth Conspiracy In " Fraudulent Naturalization. Bt Louis, Nov. 24.?The trial of "A1M Morrow, stenographer to Governor Dockery, and Thomas R Barrett, former marshal of the Bt. Louis court ol appeals, charged with conspiracy In the fraudulent naturalization of 1<> alien residents of St. Louis county, began today before Judge Adams In the United States district court. Other charges In connection with the naturalization are pending against them. Barrett was convicted last week at the time of the conviction of Dolan and Garrett, of having aided and abetted others In having fraudulent citizenship papers In their possession. Dolan and Garrett were sentenced to five years each In the state penitentiary. Judge Adams deferred the Barrett sentence. The testimony of Jos J. Gillick, Jointly Indicted with Morrow and Barrett. who has turned state's evidence, is expected to be the chief reliance of the government. ' . Among the witnesses subpoened by Morrow are Governor Dockery, United States Senator Cockerll. Attorney Genoral Crow. Supreme Judge James B Gantt, Secretary of State Samuel Cook, State Treasurer Williams. Wreck of French Bark. 8an Francisco, Nov. 24.?The exact location of the wreck of the French bark Francolse Coppee has not yet been defined, although It is known to nave occurred on a reef near the entrance of Tomales bay. Two bodies are reported washed ashore at Bode ga bay, in addition to the two already reported from Point Reyes. All the statements of survivors go to show that the best of order prevailed on board after the vessel struck and thai Captain Irnye was the last man to tak< to the boats. He is still numbered among the musing, the boat he was is having foundered. ~ * Relative of Roosevelt Dead. New York, Nor. 24.?James Oracle undo by marriage of President Roose elt, Is dead at his home from pneumonia. He had befen ill only a few days. Mr. Grade was a well known banker. Both the president and Mrs Roosevelt were much attached to Mr. Oracle, and his death will cause them great sorrow and put a temporary stop to all gaieties at the White House. Re was born in New York in 1839. H? was married to a sister of President Roosevelt's father. men's Union of America. New York, Nov. 24.?The Intern* ttonsl Seamen's Union of America li holding Its convention In this city with 42 delegates present, representing a membership of 27,000 seamen from the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and Great l>ake ports' President Panje, of Chi oago, la presiding. . ? a 8ITUATION IS BRIGHTER. New Panama Government Gives Pe< pla Confidence, Tis Said. Mobile. Ala.. Nov. 24.?Captain Ju lum, of the Norwegian steamer Fm Gainos, which has arrived irorti Hr cas. Del Tcro, reports thai the net ihnanta government seems to have en buod be people with the greatest cor flder.ee Business at Boedb Del Tor is progressing ra never before, th brightening in all lines being quit notlooabfy. He says that tue cont dence In .fcusincrs is especially show Irs too premium on gold. Wihen $ocas Del Toro .was in C< lombla the premium was f$2.C0. bit that already it has dropped to $2.5 and conservative business men predic $2.3D in a very short time. Ever] one apparently enthusiastically stii ports the new government. When the Fort Gaines left Die tTni e-1 is'tatc^ gunboat Nashville was at chored cfltiDocas Del Tore. No trot oic jvas anticipated. There are a fei Pnnaitta acld'ers rt Pocas Del Tor* but they have nrthlng to do. Th United States soldiers have quarter on ghcre. MAIL POUCH RIFLED. < Letters ^Opened and Their Ccntenl V Taken?No Clew. St. Louis. Nov. 21.?mall poitc that vr?# ilfted near Oelwin, Iowa, ho been received at the office of Chi< Poetofltte Inspector Dice. Trt?. pouch had contained seven hundred letters from joints in" tli west, and been cut open and th content# token. Every letter had bee Opened ahti the money , in the lettei taken. . Money and cheel* amount]** to $10,000 tyre left- Nen ly all the Jptterj wefo* torn <jr giutila ed in s?cK$ maoMt that ItyftH he in tlnatt?uvv The oa^lew tb^poteri meat has regotjyefllhe r^be Sin St.- Joseph, JHc it being, last bee 4 Makes Vlalt. Nov. ;tl, yi?; Sa (Correspondence < qtfe<*tf coi eerv Hiiro^ok Island, with 11 relative i Xent'y arrived here* to vi it the queen consort, Madame Mam Salmon, whose husband was former King Pomare V, of Tahiti. Sim their arrival there has been a grnr succession of Hulahula chants an dances, the natives accompanying tl dancers by beats on hollow logs, feature of the occasion was the lan ing of the visiting party at the ol royal landing place on the seashor There are three French naval vesse in the harbor of Papeete at presen the Prolet, the transport LaDuram An/1 a- 1 - ?uu me Hunuuai. juna. Negro Lynched In Carolina. Columbia. S. C., Nov. 24.?Jim N* eon. a negro, attempted to commit a assault upon the person of a 7-year-ol girl in Chesterfield county, was takf from the constables Saturday as 1 wait being conveyed to Jail pnd swur to the limb of a tree by a bodyof mas ed horsemen. Buncombe County Losses Suit. Aaheville, N. C., Nov. 24.?Duncorr county lost In the bond case in tl United Staees circuit court. The tri terminated in a verdict that the cou ty should pay the Western Savlni Society of Philadelphia the interest c |100,000 of bonds issued some yea ago to aid the Asheville and Sparta burg railroad, but since declared 1 valid by th? North Carolina supren court. It Is probable the county wl appeal. Log Trains Collide. Waycross, Oa., Nov. 24.?Two n groes were killed In a wreck on tt tram road of J. F. & T. A. Baile near McDonald. The wreck wt caused by a head on collision betwe( two log trains as they were roundlt a curve. One of the negroes w; Sem Aiken and the other a bov nnnv Cpno Alkon. The collision occurn about 10 mllns out from McDonald Many Jews Arrested. New York, Nov. 21.?rtusrlan ccv: spondents say that 21 Jew who p arrested at Gomez charm; r.jth >-. nlng to plunder the arsenal hr.ve 1 lodged at the police mi'v o- . months according to a I ondon ('.is. . to The Tlrr.e^. Others rei.iri- ' > on charged with rioting. 'hrl1. rioters havb also been er.c t< 1 .particularly zeal has* been thou against the Jews. Notice of Wnge rtcductien. Morrlstrwn. N. J, Nov. 21.? Notic have been posted In all the i ilr.oa the Ehnplre Strol and I?*on cotvyni In the Alt. Hope. Hibernla andother big nire-* In Morris county, the effect that a 10 per cent ve'.i tlon Will 1'.' mr?rt I . m.-. >.i iue vijiyrs o miners. ! < '-Dlnf T>ci*. 1. / 1, n only one r,f m?:i will lie uv> whore two formorly ?.-crkcd. The o dar affect* 3,000 men. ? ! r ; ... _J WES AE ; (to OUR resources are not fa v on earth, nor do we BUT we are here among x. ample means for al enough to take care WE COME, backed up by a good made irreproachable WE ARE here to stay and we ? accommodation com " Interest Paid o > Herchantsand Pla it 0 t : KO POSITION IS E captureojt wool ? G-oneral's Troops Have En H gagement In Philippines. In Engagement with Mcros Near Tefll bi One Private Was Killed and Tva ts Wounded?Lots of Moros Said '1 Be Seventy-five. 18 -Manila, Nov. 24 4.?General Woe captured the Moro position on the hJ of Julo, north of Taglibi, on the 20J l' instant, and destroyed the eartliworl lp they had thrown up there. Prival 10 Martin lironnan, of the Fourteenl n cavalry," was killed during the engag "9 tcuut and two privates were wound? 19 one seriously. r The loss on the Moro side is kno^| to have been 75. probably n\pr^p< a' the ground is covered with brush ax B: bodies are hard to find. The expd^ tiou ret^ned to Jolo aud pending a N -mtfro'o^ppftiUon loA th^yaiM: of the j? 11 taa> meiyAvlu\1t^t^^flglUit^'[ % < LAST SP.KE^^r vB ill AIMmUI. ll^CU o ?/a- 'a vti'vmia vi ymvii mviflW UU lU /I 8' * tend Ceremony. "? Omaha, Nov. 24.?A special train < nine private cars carrying railroad c >e licials of the Harrinian lines and oth? railroads started west today over tl lf' Union Pacific road enroute to Ogde ie where the ceremony attending the dri ^ ing of the last spike of the Lucien ci J' off .on the Central Pacific, will tal plaeo on Thanksgiving Day. I eluded in the party were President 1 H. riarriman. of the Southern Pacifi and party; i'resident A. J. Earling ar a nunvber of Milwaukee road official! J. T. llaraghan. second vice presidei and several other officials of the II nols Central; General Manager H< dredge and a number of local Rurlin in ton railroad man; Generl Traffic Ma agor J. C. Stubbs and party, of Roc 'n Island officials, including Freight Trt 14 fic .Manager Monroe and General Pa '8 senger Agent T^omaz; President Bu and a party of Union Pacific official including Chief Engineer Berry at General Solicitor Kelley. General A vertisig Agent Alfred Harlow and number of newspaper men. 19 At Salt Lake (lie train will lie m a' by a large party of Southern Pacll D officials, who will also he (present 5:9 the ceremony. The train will reai >n Ogden Wedneedav evening ri I n" INVITATION FOR ROOSEVELT. n ie A6kcd to Attend Louisiana Purcha Ceremonies in New Orleans. Washington, Nov. 24.?Senators F( ter and McRnery and Hepresentati Meyer, of Louisiana, presented to t & president formal invitations from t governor of their state and the Lou ^ iana Historical Society to attend i Doc. lit next the ceremonies incide >r to the celebration of the centennl of the transfer to the UniV?d Stat * of the Louisiana purchase. '' The celebration is to ho held at N< Orleans In the Cabildo, tho identic building in which tho transfer of t vast tract of country took place, ai will be very elaborate. Preside Roosevelt expressed doubt of his ah ity to attcnil the celebration on aeeou of his public duties, but pron.ised take the matter up with members his cabinet, indicating that one or mo of them might attend. Invitations have been extended the cabinet and to the French ambast I dor and to tho Snanich ? aiiui?iur participate in the celebration. Injuned by Falling Walls. New York, Nov. 24.?Four men we seriously injured this morning by t ,, fall of a wall of a tenement house West Fifty-third street. Three the men were taken to Roosevelt iu pltnl. while the fourth had his woun dressed by an ambulance surgeon. T ,, tenement house adjoined a livery rl Me. which was partially defective. T r loss on the building was small. V '?. ' V n -.i. -vl .. .... ? .. , = IB IN XT s STAY.) 1 bulons, we haven't the largest bank do all tbe business of the country, the good . people of the county with 1 reasonable demands, with capital of all your wants. record, that began years ago; a record 3 by fair business methods, solicit your patronage, offering every iistent with .good banking. ii i iiiic ufposiu. Vv. nters National Bank. WAR ON MONEY SHARK* ' , } Efforts Being .Made to Purge the IMl < 9 of Shylooke. Atlanta, blov. 24.?The grand Jury ?C Fulton county has been hwrlnf Mi L grand juries dn other portions ci flbs state, as-a febuli of which the wnrtMS against usurious lenders of mo asp If to be made1 state wide. II- Tl^e lnes^ut grand jury in Btbb cMt* 4 tr waging a warfare tpM the ar^ctlggfs of the money sharks la * P \ 0 Uhcoh and^Other places. The hm course .la being pursued by the gfttkd \ Jurlee'Pf.Chatham and Richmond iimim ^ <", l(i ties In .Savannah and Augusta. * 11 tfie "^mind juries in all the bbcO? b of .She' Kfate are busy with this gash , . cg tJMj^hnd say KRt they find the p*sh , 1 be -*er!ous * one M hes to- oeeb^ fouud in , Atlanta. Loiters fross ^ gra,|'l jurors to other counties /. bedn received regarding the |Sdt|MN||?' \ . JC s-?f- fhe Atlanta'body. ?' On the Other _ ? ? band, 'the Fulto^ county . Jfitrf 3ws asked for lnfbnni(icm reRhJtofoJttE ,tfce cqadittotif as found * J The menrben of all gftraf ' jdHsk -* it I iAeni to aerep that the > DRAGGED WOMAN FROM HOME. ol if- Horrible Crime Is' Committed In Mad?r ison County. xe Harmony Grove, Ga., Nov. 24.?Ona n, of the most horrible crimes ever comv mitted in this section was prepetrated it 3 miles below this place in Madison ce county Saturday night. n- Three young white men, Chandler, E. McGinnis and Fltchpatrick, want to c, the home of a negro in which there id were two women and one man, broke s; the door down threw the babe from at the young mother's arms, dragged her li- out of the house and took her into the >1- hold about 100 yards from the housa g- and mercilessly assaulted her. n- They kept her there in awful agony >k for two hours. Neighbors heard Kar Lf. screams and went to the scene of tha lS. terrible crime, but the young man rt were armed and would not allow tb?m * ls) to interfere. They were forced to !d stand at a distance and witness tha ,j. assault, ami hear the screams and a prayers of the woman. The young men finally left the wo rj man in .1 helpless condition and she [jc had to be carried back to her home. at It is said that they were under the influence of liquor. Warrants have been issued and the bailiff is searching for the young men* There is considerable excitement here and the pople are very much 8C wrought up over the horrible crime. )s. NEGROES HELD IN SLAVERY, ve Many Indictments Have Been Returf* he ed Against Georgians. he Savannah, (la.. Nov. 24.?One of the is- most profound sensations since the re on turn of the indictments ag*ina< nt Greene. Gaynors and Carter was orela! ated in the United State court, when es indictnientss for selling negroes Into slavery and holding them in servitude >w were returned against, the most promt al nent people of south Georgia. One oi ho them is a member of the Georgia legland lature. nt Twenty-six indictments were return* ill* ed against Edward J. McRee, William nt McRee and Frank L. McRee, of Vnl* to dosta; William F. Crawley <and Tboaa* oJ fis J. McClelland, of Ware county, and r? Clayton McLeod, John A. MeLeon and l^ester Williamson, of Montgomery to county. ,a- The indictments were for rartoM to offenses connected with the sale and return of negroes into peonage, and other modes of depriving them of tWfti liberty. re * ^J he Terrell County Committee. * _ I 01 Dawson. Oa., Nov. 24.?The TwHi of county Democratic executive conrwafe >8* tee met In the courthouse for the par ds po*e of ftrganlzatlon. J. H. Oxfovf h? vras elected chairman and J. J. H1U ta- secretary. The purpose of the orfta* he Ization Is to get ready for the cooatjr, , state and national campaign next Tmmr.