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ISPRI BBBB^BBS 8 X 8 w rn fH swellt M lineol {B M ever S m !"g before ^ bratet W made 1 I DR | The Ba I '.li a vv ii vi a vi n'vi ui ?_? ~ Local Laconics. HAPPENINGS- OF JNTERES1 ABOUT TOWN PERSONAL AND OTIERWLSK. Re?. Robert Murphy, of Chest-r, is visiting in the city. Constable Johns and family returned Thursday from a visit to Santuc ^ The Rice Drug Co. has secured the agency for Tcnney's candies and a fresh line has arrived. Miss Nora Thomson returned to her home in Spartanburg Thursday, |after a visit to relatives and friends in the city. * -* ?? Union Boy in St. Uonis. - Mr. John M. Rodger, formerly of this city, but now of St. Louis, has formed a company with several other voumr men, most of whom were Clemson students. This company will repair and keep in repair all electrical apparatuses. Mr. Rodger Is a Clemson College graduate and a deserving young man. We wish this compauy success. Letter to Sheriff S and era, Union, S. C, Dear Sir:?Here's a bully one. Mr. Dooley (not of Chicago), painter, Lancaster, N. H., got tlie job of painting the Episcopal parsonage, lie was used to a paint, as pure as Devoe, but. weak and short-measure?he didn't know it was short-measure. Dooley surveyed the job, and said it would take 20 gallons. jgJIr. L. F. Moore, our agent, offered : 10 <r^)lons Devoe. Accepted ot JT u .ilons dit; the 10 plus one. Mi# Ore isn't painting parsonages on shane this year I Yours truly, F. W. Dhvoe & Co. ^ JAPAN VICTORIOUS. rf he latest dispatches from the seat of war in the far east, show the work of r Japan for the first twenty-four hours to be illiant and decisive. Ten Russian war ships sunk, six transports and whalers captured. No definite number of lives lost by the Russians given. Japan did not lose a single ship. The Port of Masampo was seized by the Japs and | railroad bridges destroyed. Two thousand Russian troops made prisoners by the capture of three Russian transports. Russian troops being massed and cannon placed in position on the Yalu river. UNITJSy STATES NEUTRALITY. | The president has decided to issue a j,n cluraation of neutrality. ?0BE??3 S3BK NQ ti e have just opene ist and most up=t< f Hats for men thj been shown in th I iaca Hnf ivov laid d.1 C LUC i "No Name" bran 52.50 and $3.00 today. 383BBBE?3a0EK OP IN TO SEE TH1 tiley-Copek r hOCKHART LACONICS. Sad Death of Conductor Riggins? Death of a Little Child?Other Items of Interest. Lockiiart, Feb. 8.?This community was very badly shocked last Thursday evening when the train arrived and it was announced that Conductor Riggins, who was on board, was seriously hurt. His body was conveved tend<?rlv hw lri*i3 9f ~ ~ "" "l/ **,,1V4 friends to his home at this place. IIow seriously he was hurt it was not known, and some hope was entertained that his hurt would Dot repult fatally; such hope was ill founded, for in about 24 hours after the accident he breathed his last. He was in the prime of manhood? 27 years old?and wo had great hopes that bright hopes awaited him in his chosen calling, that of a railroad life. It goes without saving that his young wife, whom he had married less than two years ago, is prostrated with grief His body was buried Sunday at the home of his youth, at Sharon, in York county, the Woodmen taking charge of the ceremonies. The number of people who followed him to the grave was in evidence of the esteem in which he was" held, as there was not a conveyance of any kiDd DUt what was taken up. The manner in which he received his wound, which resulted in his death, from the information I have been able to obtain, is about as follows: At Kelly's, as he went up Thursday evening, there were some cars to couple. He having no flagman went to pas9 between a car in motion and one standing on the track so he would be in a better po sition to give the'necepsary signal to the engineer, his whereabouts were unknown to the engineer or fireman. The moving car was too fast for him and llA DDI Allltrlir K?f moan fk/? K.irr.^ UUUipera with the above results. lie was a son of the laro Robert Riggins, of York county, S. C. Within less than a year his mother, a sister and a bright little nephew (Tench Ilunsinger) have died. The brothers and sisters out of a family of eleven who survive him are Mess. William and Erekin Rigging, Mrs. Jane Ilunsinger, Misses Alice and Delia Riggins, who are with us, Messsrs. Samuel and Augustus Rig* gins, the former is a flagman on tue Savannah division of the Southern Railway, and Mrs. Lizzie White, of Rock Ilill. Died here on the 8rd instant, a k ssagaeeasQ [ATS. | asasepos jg d the m M , s m 3-date 03 SJ a m it has SB a ,e c"y i ^ ? $ cele- ^ I d, the gsj Pj Hats ^ ||j I i tt I aeaaaaas S w EM. & and Co. 1 five months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Fowler. The child was not known to he sick until about 3 o'clock that morning, when it was found that half of its body was paralyzed. It died in about ten hours. Its remains were buried at Goucher's Creek church. It makes the matter more sad for the family had not been here but a short time, coming from Union. Mrs John II. Wilburn and little daughter, Marie, left this morning for a visit to friends in Union. Messrs. J. A. Sawyer and E. L. Clarke installed the newly elected officers of the Ilines Lodge K. of P. on the 2nd inst. They aro as follows: J. H. Rogers, C. C.; J. P. Hodge, V. p.; W. H. Westbrooks. Prelate. W. J. Weathersbeo, K. of 11. and Seal; J. T. Baldwin, M. of F.: T. G. Mickle, M. of Ex.: C. ItVVilhnrn M nf A T W o*?i , ?. ... v. ??. un-jjueiieon, I. G. (by proxy); Ira McCluney. 0. I.. Mr. J. W. Stephenson, who is still strictly confined to his bed, was installed by proxy, Mr. J. D. Sealy answering for that purpose. Rev. II. K. Ezelle filled his appointment here yesterday at the Baptist church in a very acceptable manner. Married at Lockhart, at the home of Mr. Charles Mong. on the evening of the 7th inst., Mr. S. C. Askew of Union, and Miss E. H. Meng of Mt. Tabor, Rev. IE K. Ezelle officiating. IIomo. TliilD LETTERS Remaining in the Post Office at Union S. C., for the week ending Feb 12, 1904 Allen, Eliaha McClong, Francis Burgess, B M Morgan, David Briant, Martha McGill, Adain Blake, J H . Miller, Mrs Henry Bcaty, Lizzie Peterson, Saliie Canown, W A Peace, James Davis. Louisa Petter, Mit Dun, Victoria Pruitt, John Eigbtier, Edraond Stover, E M Fineher, Hattie Talley, Hattie Gilliam, Mack Trammel Amanda Good, Sarah J Walker, Gilbert Green, Maryland W^od, Jane Jeter, Calmon Ziglar, J C Jonee, Cha? K Smith,Mrs PN[pkJ Jeter, Lizzie Persona calliug Tor the above let ten will please say if advertised, And will be required to pay one eent for their delivery. J. C. Hohtkr. P. M BeWWsXStt Salve AFTERMATH OF THE BIG BAlTiMORE FIRE V One Hundred and Fifty Mil | lions Estimated Loss. FIRE HAS BURNED ITSELF OUT. ' Grave Questions of Civic and Munich I pal Re-Adjustment?Problems of Aid Confront Mayor and His Associates | of the City Government?City Is Orderly. | Baltimore, Fob. 9.?With the great . fire, which ate up property variously I estimated at from $25,000,000 to $150,000,000, slowly burning Itself out, Baltimore woke up this morning to face the grave questions of civic and municipal readjustment. | Confronting the mayor and his as- i soclates of the city government aro j the probloms of aid, the acceptance or ' refusal of generous proffers of assistance from evory section of the country, policing of the vast burned i district where lies buried untold treas- j ure in warped vaults and safes and J all the hundred minor things that fol- i low a calamity so stupendous that it 1b even yet hardly fully realized. Declared Legal Holidays. With admirable promntness all the "" important phases of tho situation already have been proviclcd for. To w rolievo banks and citizens from the embarrassment of financial transactions, the next seven days have been declared legal holidays in tho commonwealth of Maryland. Three regiments of state militia infantry are on duty < and troop "A" of the state guard also has been called into service. So i thoroughly is tho policing of tho cfly now systematized that the big force of federal troops yesterday organized to assist tho national guard, was not needed, and after a conference with ! Brigadier General Riggs, Major General Corbin has returned to New York, and it is not probable that a single federal soldier "will bo retained in Bal- K tlmore. S City Is Orderly. The city is orderly. The hours of H the early morning when vandals and 1 looters usually rise for their work, passed without event. But one man is under arrest for ofTenso directly connected with the fire. Probably nevor before has there been a fire of such magnitude absolutely without loss of life and so remarkably free from accidents. The only person seriously injured was Jacob Inglefrltz, a volynteer flroman of York, Pa. A careful round of the hospitals reveals the fact that by far tho greater part of the entries on the books are simply "a foreign body in the eye." Bright and early, in spite of the fact of his long hours of duty, Mayor Mc- ~ Lane was at his office holding conference with the other city and state of- ji ficlals. Covcrnor Warfield also was g on hand. L? Tho cold, however, is not intense enough to cause suffering among the 1 police, soldiers and firemen on duty. The absence of wind is a God-send, for thousands of feet of tottering walla ? would surely tumble in a strong 1/ breeze and add greatly to the porll of Wj the men whoso dutv calls fh?m n! danger zone. ^ Not Under Martial Law. ijl Baltimore Is not under martial law. / General Riggs terms the condition |j "military control," but in no way have f|] the civil authorities been superseded. \> Military and civil authorities are working together. One-half of the local _ fire companies were ordered to thelt quarters at 1 a. m., tho newly arrived C1 volunteer visitors remaining to assist w tho weary local men. Wlfh the ex* ception of a few buildings, 140 acres n' of valuable city property is devastated. During the early morning hours several small fires started among the ruins of the burned buildings. Only debris, however, was loft to be do- ^ stroyed. Beginning this morning the companies of the First regiment, Maryland Bt guard, which has been orHered Here, have been oosted. The Fourth and 711 Firth regiments, which, with troop "A" 'r cavalry, Baltimore gxiardsmen, who had been doing police duty since the g sending of tho riot calls Sunday after noon, were not relieved entirely but were excused to go to their homes. ei fa VAULTS ARE INTACT. in Fire ifld Not Damage Securities Contl- ( nental Truet Company. Baltimore, Feb. 9.?After an Invest! panon it is announced that the vaults n< pf the Continental Trust company, 01 which contain securities to tho value ? of $200,000,00 are intact. fl> Tho vaults of tho Maryland Trust company and those of the Mercantile ** Trust company, have not been dam* ^ aged In the least. The bank of Brown Bros., directly in tho path of the flro, practically escaped without losses. Pi Card from Mayor McLane. Baltimore, Fob. 9.?Mayor McLano 01 when asked for a statement today ad- w dressed the following to Tho Associat d Prese: 61 'Baltimore will now enter undaunt n ed Into the task of resurrection, a greater and more beautiful city w riso from tho ruins and we shall make of this calamity a future blessing. Wo ( are staggering by the terrible blow, but we are not discouraged, and every energy of tho city as a municipality | fife,. .. fiak ins.?)??? | WAr pi Every man, woman c b9 has a corn and woulc ?) try1 our I Magic C ! Simple, ^ Absolutely Guaranty refunded if it fails. Fresh U TENNY'S DELL m ?) . just I II THE RICE HERRING FIJ i r-? ui ic I bargoi Bedroom Suits a See us it is to HERRING Ft MOORE'S CR( I would like eveiy mother in Unio tion a trial this wiuter. It has Imen aud those once using it always deper their children. Being free from opi and children. Of course it is import the old original formula. I guarant F. C. DUKI Watches | The Finest Stoc | Trefzer's. | Don't fail id Its citizens as prlvnto Individuals, ill be devoted to tho rehabilitation lat will not only prove the stuff wo re made of. but bo a monument to le American spirit." SUIVK.IARY OF FIRE LOSSES. ity a Waste cf Ashes?Area Surncd Two Miles llaltimore, Feb. 9.? The following immary has been given out: The burned area in more than 2 ilea square, and is the sitj of the busichc3 center of Paltimorc. Every newspaper plant, the tele* raph offices and the oiTicc of the Aajciatcd l'resa have been destroyed. The Ions is estimated at $200,000,00 irly in the day, is now reported to tr exceed these figures. The fire began oarly?Sunday mornig in the wholesale house of Hurst o., and was followed by torrillc exploons. Washington, New York and PhilaJiphia and all neighboring cities rtishi tire apparatus to the stricken city, everul thousand firemen have been ghting tho dames. The olty is being guarded by state oops, augumentod by thousands of Bputies, policemen and firemen. Chicago Will Aid Baltimore. CThioago, Feb. 9.?The council has nssed resolutions, which, after (Stressing sympathy with the citizens r Baltimore in the gront calamity hich has befallen them, authorizes ie mayor to appoint a committee, consting of five members of the council nd five other citizens of Chicago, to oliclt and recoive material aid for ie suffering citizens of Baltimore, 10 city comptroller to be the custoian of such fund. Mayor Harrison as appointed the committee. ' Baltimore Fire Losses. Baltimore, Fob. 9.?After a meeting 3l?l??llS?)Sl?iHSlSK!X!B 4TED I )r child in Union who g) 1 like to part with it, to orn Cure. g 3afe, Sure. M ;ed. Money cheerfully ^ Price 25c. Shipment few CIOTJS CANDIES | < eceived. ?j DRUG CO. || RNITURE CO. I ing big ns in nd Bed Lounges. > before o late. JRNITURE CO. )UP MIXTURE. n county to give this famous prescripused many years by scores of parents ii on it in the croup and coughs of ates it is especially suited to infants taut to have the genuine prepared by ee mine to be geuuine. 2, Druggist. Jewelry and I Novelties. I k just received at jf| ,, Jewelry Store. to see it. gj I of tho representatives of the insurance companies it was announced that they estimate the ioss at $125,000,000, with insurance to the amount of $90,000,000. TORNADO WRECK8 TOWN. I Three Persons Killed at Little Village of Union. Little Rock, Ark., Feb. 9.? special to The Arkansas Gazette from Mammoth Springs, Ark., says: News has been received here of a terrific tornado in the southern part of this (Fulton) county. At Union, 30 miles southwest of here, three persons were killed. ' I The dead are: Rev. Soden, Daptist minister. ' . Miss Clinton. Child, name not known. At Union, the dwellings of Saranrt \V. Cochran, William Gilstrap and a number of smaller residences, alae the store of S. W. Cochran and S. W. Cochran, Jr., with their contents, tws 1 churches, the Masonic hall and Gaines* blacksmith shop were swept away, j The only building left in the little town was Dr. Carnes' store, and ft was blown from its foundations. The tcrrillc tornado was about 300 yards wide. Our Tea Party Capt, and Mrs. P. M. Farr At Ilotne To the ladies of the Pr< sbyterian Church v ' Their iriends Fiiday. Feb. 12,1904 5 to 10 p. m. Kind friend, attend onr little* teat And at the door present your fee Which in this little lioee must be. Deep in the toe a bright, brown pennyT .Tost one? Oh no. but twice as many As mark the stockings fine and neat Upon your cunuing little feet*