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IN THE TOWN OF UNION , T IB T "W~ ^ V B "T JTl ~M~ /^SA OUTSIDE OF THE PITY Miil'/Xtt Oil mil I I I IT | \ |i| \| | J, mJl |j WJ TAr?e Cotton Mill*, one KrMUHig two Furniture Manufacturing Con- I I It B % B fl B B s^^B Bk/B B~4 Mill, Mother building, Gold M Hi cerns, Female Seminary, Five M II H i H B I m Bl B f ,M*' W 1 i . ing, Famous Mineral Springs, Issi I(i(e kl JL Mil U 1 VI V/ 11 - X lfX Mil kJ? ""nd ",tottown VOL. LIV. NO. 23. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 3. 1904. #1.00 A YEAR: r A LIBER ,r+ THIS BANK PAYS AS INTEREST ON CERTI! AS SAFETY AND PRU Wm. A. NICHOLSOi 1 I^IVIL WAR'S The civil war I1U? . -**^_f-JttiZ. ? parallels belweeu El f/.Ygiments on the opposing Pennsylvania championed the north in the contest for first place on the roll of honor, and a tritle over 7 per cent, of her quota of soldiers met death on the battle-fields. South Carolina led the southern states and sacrificed over 23 per cent, of her military population as it stood in 1801. South Carolina furnished the regiment that lost the highest number killed in battle during the war?"Orr's 8. C. Rifles"?which piled up a death mil of 334. Maxcy Gregg's 1st S. O. Vol. scores 281, thus taking the second place. Orr's Rifles was, however, a much larger organization at the start. The first place on the Uniou side was taken by the fifth New Hampshire with a score of 295 and the second place fell to the 83rd Pennsylvania regiment, which baa a score of 282. Th >83 rd Pennsylvania score of killed and wounded was 971, while the first 8. C. Vol. had rolled up a score of 950 killed and wounded. Tbe 83rd Pennsylvania came iuto be^ tnor as a reorganization of a reciment composed of volunteers and militia companies that responded to Presideut Lincoln's first call and served three mouths. The colonel, John W. McLane, had seived as a volunteer ofticer in the Mexican war and distinguished himself as a master in organisation and drill. The 1st South Carolina Voluuteers had a similar history, for it was formed out of the disbanded 1st South Carolina, of the provisional army called into b.dng by the ^Convention when the state se ' ceded. " That regiment was made up of the old militia companies and volunteers enlisted to serve the state six months. This provisional regiment and the one formed out of it were both created and led by the same colonel, Maxcy Gregg, who had been a volunteer ollicer in the war with Mexico, and had acquitted himself as an able disciplinarian and master of military tactics. And it liappered that at the very time, to the month, and almost to a day, when Col. Gregg was getting his Palmetto men out of the old harness into the new and touching them up with his Mexican war reminiscences, Col. McLane was doing the same thing with his Keystone boys. The 8Hrd was ready for orders in the fall of 1801 and the 1st South Carolina also. AT OAINIte' MILL. Bach went to its respective statious for assignment to place in line and both began their fighting careers on the safne day and on the same field, within long fange riflle shot of each other. The Pennsylvanians numbered about 550 men, the Carolinians a Irifle less. They were not directly opposed on that Held, Gaines* Mill, June 27, 1802, but were engaged for the whole three years in the opposing armies of Northern Virginia and the Potomac, often on the same battle ground. No fanciful comparison could heighten the parallel. The regiments started fairly equal, and both were in the thickest of the fight, with varying numbers engaged ana varying losses in different battles against metal tempered by the same heat. They emerged with a net result almost equal. The South Carolinians struck "hard lines" in that first fight at Gaines* Mill. They wefe brigaded with four other regimen ta from the same state, and Col ' Gregg, as brigadier general, led the [whole column.. The color guard went down to a man, and Co). D. H. Hamilton took the llig and called on his men to stand. Gen. Gregg, seeing the slaughter and the uselessiiess of trying to advance, ordered the regiment to retire by tiling through the interval line of the second line. The ?? lieutenant colonel, one captain and three - 'lieutenants were killed and five lieutenants were wonnded, twenty men were killed and 125 wounded?154 in all. The following four days the 1st regiment faired better at Seven Pines, Savago Station, Frazer's Farm and Malvern llill, in which last the 1st was not actually engaged, but its Union double was terribly punished. RAILROAD CUT AT 2ND MANASSAS. The 1st South Carolina was not enygaged again until the second Manassas, ogust 29th, where the Carolina brigade it ordered to defend the famous rail- ; AL RATE. LIBERAL A RATE OF FICATES OF DEPOSIT DENCE Wl LL J USTI FY N & SON, Bankers. around at right angles with the old line so as to buffet the enemy's advance. Again the light raged at arm's length, or a few paces at most, and the regiment stood its ground until support reached the spot. This instance of war cost the regiment live ollieers and fifteen men killed and four officers and fifty eight men wounded?eighty-two in all. Gen. Gregg was killed in the gap, trying to right things, and another colonel of the brigade, Samuel McGowan, took command, giving his name (o the organization. The 1st would have been wiped out at Fredericksburg but for the return of its wounded to duty and the Confederate system of conscription. By the time "Stonewall Jackson," who was its corps leader, was once more on the warpath the regiment had picked up a lighting strength of 300 and started Aitf Slnnrluu innrnir?r? O *? uuv VUUMHJ iUrtJ U, tu UllYC Jackson's wedge to the heart of Hooker's citadel at Chauccllorsville. It was not as plaiu sailing as was expected, for Sickles' :JJ army corps was moving in the same direction just ahead of the southerners, and would not be hurried even to suit l^ee's "Iuviacibles." The 1st regiment passed in splendid line over a bare knoil at the base of which Sickles' men lay under cover. The Carolinians stood it as long'as man could, and then retired to a line of breastwoijrs, and the pursuers took a turn at punishment, and then at a test of speed in running away. The 1st held the ground with a loss of twelve killed and eighty-eight wounded? one hundred in all. with seven officers among tho fallen. ITS FLAG TIIK FIRST IN GETTYSBURG. The Carolina brigade marched to the field of Gettysburg in July, with wellfilled radks. Gen. A P. Hill was their leader in place of the dead but immortal Jackson. With him they assaulted Iteynold's corps in McPherson's Wood, on July 1. As at Gaine's Mill, a battery confronted their advance, and rained shell and canister into the brigade, chiefly upon the 1st regiment. The battery was doomed. One piece was the prize of the 1st, and they dashed forward without a halt until their banner was floating in the town, the first Confederate flag in Gettysburg. One day later, almost to au hour, at the otlier flank of the na oe Held, the Slird Pennsylvania fought gallantly to defend Hound Top with a success equal te the Curolinians in their charge. The let lost one officer and nineteen men killed, six officers and 1)1 men wounded? one hundred and twenty in all. which was more than one-half its membership. In the Wilderness battle on May 5, 1864, the lst,led its brigade and division Hi an attack on the < Jon federate left along the Orange turnpike, a eouple of miles distant, Both regiments suffered in the ensuing three days, the 1st with a loss of sixteen killed and fourteen wounded, besides six officers killed. TI1E BLOODY ANGLE At Sp -.'rcylvania, a week later, the 1st rC'.ud to a handful, entered the j "Bloody Angle" with its brigade In the ; forlorn attempt to hold its assailants at road cut, which was Stonewall Jackson's key in that desperat? contest. The 1st wae sent across the cut as skirmishers to ? ^rig column Retiring eir'Qf lrkv*r0(*ei' ^re ^ rejoined HkfdlU Wt cut and helped to re cargo, at times lighting fcnin-i. B^^JHjPHmpteu rushed ahead of ff.-rvi deadly comae>, w.ic?rs used their pistols and fought man to man. In the last hours or moments, perhaps, of the hand to hand struggle the 1st lost its quota for the day and came out minus 24 killed and 110 wounded, a total of 143 out of 238 taken into the light Its commanding ollicer, Major Edward McCrady, was among I ti.. ? ,i.. i tun wuuimcu. The next afternoon the 83rd Pennsylvania charged upon the railroad, then defended by other troops, and lost two commanding officers, wounded in quick succession, and 1)7 men out of 224. In the Maryland campaign following the s.cond Manassas the 1st South Carolina shared in the bloodless victory at Harper's Ferry, aud later on, the bloody 17th of September, double-quicked to Sharpsburg, just in time to mingle their dead with the fallen around Dunker Church. The Hist lost 34 men out of its roster of 150. AT KIIKDERICKSIJUKG. At Fredericksburg, in December following, it again found a warm corner by one of those accidents in battle. Gregg's brigade occupied the second line iu front of a position charged by Union troops. Owing to a misplacement there was a gap in the front line, and a Union charging column burst through, and struck^lbs 1st companion regiment. Ore's S. C. iRiftsa, so suddenly as to throw it into confusiou. The 1st stood next to the rifles, aud its commauder immediately swung it will be approved by every loyal, beautiful woman who comes to do them honor. While sponsors and their maids of honor will be entertained by their Department, Division, and Brigade Commanders, provision is being made for many of them in the homes of our best people, so the committee is confident of as perfectly delightful reunion as has ever been held. The orator of the occasion will be ltev. 8. McKim, of Washington, D. C , who served in the Army of Northern Virginia, a most loyal Confedefate and a very eloqaent speaker. The Confederated Southern Memorial Association?that of the "Mothers of the Confederacy" who hever ceased their labors after caring for the sick and wounded, but went right on erecting monuments for the dead?will hold their annual convention. The United Sons of Confederate Veterans will also hold their annual convention, with promise of more active service and zeal than ever before, hence the importance of this reunion is second to none in the historv of 'he o^pJD'ziM n. Reaeor.s not heretofore appealing t the heroes of the Confederacy should bestir every Southern* patriot. An Irhpressiou prevails that only a few more of these general reunions will be held, and as this meeting will be the first since the deuth of that magnetic and matchhs* man, the only Commander iu Chief while living, Gen. John B Gordon, it will be fitting to do iiis memory honor by the largest attendance possible. At thir strvice, Judge Thomas G. Jones, exGovernor of Alabama, has been selected to prepare resolutions in honoring Gen. Gordon. Don't let Jyour bravest and best soldiers fail to come from lack of means; iu- 11 * *? piuviut) i n? HuiHii Hum ror ineir railroad fare, and when tliey arrive we will feed them and provide them lodging absolutely free of expense. While lirat consideration is given the Veterans, as open-hearted hospitality to all, as was ever given a worthy, patriotic people will lie extended. It is earnestly requested and urged that all Camps report promptly to Secretary L. H. Eastman the number of Veteran for whom free entertainment is ti??fe supplied. Remember the dates?June 14-16. The low rate of one cent per mile, each way, plus 25 cents, with extention privilege of several weeks upon the payment of 50 cents for the deposit and care of ticket by the railroad agents, has been given. Committee: M. B. Pilcher, President Cheatham Camp and Bivouac; Oliver J. Timothy, Merchant; S. A Cunningham, Editor of Confederate Veteran; Edgar M. Foster, Manager of the Nashville Banner. General Committee: Charles F. Friztell, Chairman; L. R. Eastman, Secretary. arm's length. Its commander and five others were wonnded, the second in command killed, and the ranks lost ninrteen killed and fifty-one wounded At the end of another week, after almost two years of this eccentric duelling, the two regiments met fairly at Jericho Ford, North Anna River, ou the road to Richmond. The 1st charged at the head of McGowan's brigade and rau into th? battery supported by the Pennsylvanians The regiments grappled for au instant, the leader of the 1st was killed iu the melee and twenty-live men were lost as prisoners. Bloody Cold Harbor, next following, both escaped, and tbrought the siege of Petersburg their lines ran seperateagain, though with proportionate losses. Almost at the close of the war, the brigades to which each belonged were used as supports to compauion brigades that fought at White Oak road, Match 31, 1865, one week before Appomattox The affair ended abruptly and neiihei regiment was severely engaged, but tlie colonel of. the 1st was shot dead by a stray bullet This was the last death in the regiment and the score stood 281 The record of wounded closed April 2, when the major commanding and one captain were shot down, making 0.30 in all. 950 against 971. On March 31 also, the 83d scored 81 deaths and on April 1st added 1, ujakii g 282, closing its record of wounded at the same time. So t.h? duellist stood at Appomattox, 950 against 971, casualties on the battlefield, almost the maximum war strength of the regiment. The Nashville Reunion. Pho Reunion Committee scuds the Southern Pre- the good news that all arrangements perfected for entertaining the Ua d Confederate Vetetnits at Nashville, a 14-10. The Camps oi Veterans, the Sons ol Veterans, and the three Chapters of the Daughters of the Confederacy are working in harmony with the business or!?arizatkouc^jNashviile to furnish a*i entertainment as nearly faultless as possible. The fact that these couveuMons had become so expensive to cities entertaining bo deterred action that it was left, for Nashville to become host again sooner than was expected. But the capital of the Volunteer State, aided by adjacent communities, it* ready. All of the people are in hearty accord, arid arrangements are Ruch that this invitation, to Confederate Veterans everywhere, is extended without misgiving in any particular. Arrangements are far better than ever before for Veterans to meet in their old commands?on the campus of the Vanderbilt University. The only variation from former rules of entertainment is that of giving the "old soldiers" preference This action ANOTHER ATTEMPT [' BLOCK PORT ARTHORL I t Japanese Operations Exposed by Searchlight . ATTEMPT PROVED A FAILURE. One Japanese Gunboat and Two Torpedo Boat Destroyers 8unk?Russian Retreat From Tallen Wan. Other Far Eastern War News. t Muken, May 31.?The Japanese on < Hie lllgut UL 1*111/ 69) 111 ttrdfcJ KQOlfl^r attempt to block Port Arthur by sinking merchant vessels In the harbor en- I trance. T ?e attempt was discovered ' through the operations of a searchlight and one Japanese gunboat and two torpedo boat destroyers were sunk. The merchantmen then retired. Left Nothing Likely To Be of Uae to Japanese. Che Foo, May 31.?7:30 p. m.?Five hundred Chinese refugees from Port I Daln> and Talten Wan arrived here today. After sifting their conflicting I stories it appears that the Russians left Talien W?m May 2G for Port Arthur after burning everything likely to be of use to the Japanese. Bandits later took possession of the town and were pillaging when the Japanese cavalry appeared May 27. On May 26 the Russian* left Port Dalny, prev*^ ' iously burning the offices and real- * dences, destroying the railroad and i cutting three large merchantmen and i all the dredges and launches. 1 Some of the refugees also say the ' Russians destroyed the gunboat Bohr, ' which is believed to have taken pai$ ^ in the batle of Thursday last at Kin Chou and three torpedo boat3. Other* ' ay these vessels returned to Port) 1 Arthur. t I A Chinese contractor, who had built ' most the Russians. waa h held and his ciefks were I killed. "The- town was still burning May 28, when the refugees started for Che Foo. * The Japanese had not appeared at Dalny up to that time. One Junk was leaving Dalny and was sunk by bandits, and fifty persons wero drowned. The Chines u.hrt arrived here did not leave Dalny o?* Tallenwan because they were afraid of the Japanese or the Russians. Reports of Dally Fighting. New Chwang, May 31.?Morning.? Refugees who continue to arrive here from the southern part of Liao Tung peninsula report daily fighting there and severe losses for both armies, but the reports are not confirmsble officially. The Russians here are depending on the press bulletins for news from that vicinity. The very highest Russian authorlt> here, while not believing that Port Arthur will fall, admits that its loss would be a terrible blow to the Russian arms. The same authority sayd Russia may send a large army to the south of New Chwang in the event of { General Stoessel being able to hold his own at Port Arthur. This, however, is not possible at present, owing ( to the position occupied by the Japa' nese nrm> operating from the Yalu river and Takushan. The Russiand ere not sanguine as. to the outlook tot Port Arthur. Faced a Heavy Fire. tnv 1/1 mov 11 ?-vt?? ? _ ?,u/ ui,?nuou.?rour guil' boats, two destroyers and two torpedo boats sent to Port Arthur early on ' Monday morning, by Vice Admiral To go, effected a careful reconnolsance, ' facing a 1 eavy Are from the land batteries. They discovered a new Russian searchlight station and one of two new forts on the Liao Tien Shan ' promontory. Number three gunboat was struck by a shell which killed ' one petty officer, three men being 1 injured, and one of her guns damaged. 1 The other boats escaped without any 1 damage. ' 1 Bandit* Awaiting Execution. I.iao Yang, May 31.?Many condemned bandits are here awaiting exe- ' cution. The Chinese government, in 1 view of the trouble some time ago are 1 determined to behead them without re ( lcrr'ng their cases to the authorities 1 at Mukden. hree Time* Tried 8u!cide.' 1 Rising Sun, Ind., May 31.?Jams* i JMoore, aged 20 years, a farm laborer I today shot himself in the head. HU < physicians say the wound is such that i he cannot recover. This is the third i attempt at suicide here from broofr 1 Ing over the failure of a verdict In ! the OUiMBift nutria* trial* . 1 \ * P. M. Farr, President. Tl Merchants and f lai Is not quite (?) the largest Bank on t it the "Old Stand" successfully, t hirty-two years. It is the OLDEST bank in L It is the only NATIONAL I It has a capital and ftu<p)us o It pays FOUK per cent, iutei It has paid dividends amount It has Burglar-proof vault, ai It is the only Bank in Union i It pays more taxes than ALL We solicit ybur business, howe he courtesies that are usually extei conducted Bank. UNCLE SAM'S FUGS FLYING AT TANGIEG djnerican War Vessels Arriys at Moroccan City. PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS. Jnited States Squadron 8ent In Connection with Kidnaping of Ion Perdicaris, the American Subject, by Brigands. Tangier, May 31.?The United jiai.es gunboats castine and Marietta urived here durinfe the night, completing with the cruisers Brooklyn and Atlanta, which arrived yesterdays the! American squadron sent here ia conlection with the kidnaping by thJ jandit Raisuli of Ion Perdicariq, and lis stepson, Cromwell Varley, a Britr ah subject. V The population is cPeeply impressed jy the assembling of so many war reseols, and people living outside the sity are removing here for safety. The British and American representatives have sentipeclai courier to the sultan cdncertfflfFSluf* pris&ttOri.>>* ION PKRDIOARIB. Tho officials maintain strict secrecy rtgnrdlqg the negotiations in progress. A death has occurred on boar dona it the American ships. Funeral sen rices were held today. Morocco Will Pay Coats. New York, May 31.?Jean Hess, an jxplorer, who has Just returned from Morocco in discussing with the Paris correspondent of the Times the kid aping of Ion Perdicans and hia stepion. Vnrley said: "Raisull is a Moorish chieC, a government functionary, whom the sul: tau has forgotten to pay. He hopes by obtaining ransom for his prisoners to get financially square with his for rn.->r miteler "Then* nerd he no fear in the United States thai the cost of the expedition will not lie paid by Morrocco, liv BSif.tlth a* a Paris financial institution Is now pieparing to Issue a loan to the sultan of 110,000,000." Good Offices France Sought. Washington, May 31.?Through An* bassador Porter, Secretary Hay hai requested the French government id axerclse Its good offices toward securing the release of Perdlcarla, th? kidnaped American in Morocco. ThS French government has undertaken the task and because of Its closer association with the various element! In Morocco, it Is believed it can accomplish more than any other govern ment. The British government U ulro acting with great energy in be linlf of yourg Varley, the stepson oj, Doe/lUs.U J - ' * * I uminiu, nun u nrillSIl BUDJBCt, ana I BritUh official* tec la ocunmipll t - rtmC y~' i r vs _ 'i, * J. D. Arthur, Cashier. IE iters National Bank iartb, bat it continues to do business 18 it has been doing for the past Tnion, )ank in Union, f $100,000, rest on deposits, ing to $196,800, id Safe with Time-look, Inspected by an Officer, , the Banks in Union combined. ver large or small, promising all ided by an obliging and carefully cation with the United States minister. Admiral Chadwick is not expected at present to land a party from hi> fleet to pursue the brigands., but It is stated positively that if Rasoull exe eutes his threat of killing his captives, the United States government will In? slat that he be run down and executed at any cost. It Is expected at th? navy department that the south Atlantic squadron, now at Tangier, will be reinforced "today by the European squadron, commanded by Rear Admin al Jewell and consisting of the Olympia, Baltimore and Cleveland, which left the Azores Saturday. The battleship Iowa left Horta. Aznrpa for Lisbon. whither she was preceded by the battleships KeaTsarge, Maine ffed Alabama, of Rear Admiral Barkflf'i sqt?dron. The Perdicaris matter was diwusaed at some length at to day's cabinet meeting. JaB*i4ese Advance on Kwan Tien. St. Petersburg. May Hi.?The war office-yas received the following dispatch from General Kuropatkln under iodav's date* "1 this morning received a repot stating that the Japgpese advance on Kwan Tien has bo gun from Saimatsza. The number! of tha enemy are not known," HER OWN FUNERAL. \ , Perfectly Healthy Woman Selects a Casket?Dies In Three Weeks. New York, May 31.?Dr. Anna El Park, said to have been the first wo man admitted to medical practice io New York, is dead at the age of 71 Three weeks ago, when in perfecl heaith. devoting herself to the car! of a number of charity patients whom she had i'.' nded ever since her prae tlcal retirement several years ago she visted an undertaking establish mont and told the manager she wished to arrange for her funeral. Thl undertaker, who knew her-. wal j startled. "You are perfectly well, doctor," he said in protest- over hei hurry to select a cofTin. "1 am well now, but fear the end ol my labor Is near," replied the woman She chose a casket and robe with carl and arranged the details of hor funor al before leaving the shop. PAST CENTURY MARK. Death Claims Woman at Age of 101 Crawfordville.. Ga., May 31.?Mrs, Ferribe Perry died Sunday at hel home at Itaytown. Mrs. Perry wal one of the oldest women In the state she being 107 years of age. She hat resided in Taliaferro all her life and was known by every man, woman and child Up to a few months ago Mm. Pern waa active and strong, and though! I eAtkinA. a# * UUkUlUK Ul wuiKiiiK a mile or mor^ Her mind was very clear on matted which took place 80 or 90 years ago. GROWS MORE 8HRIOU8. ("! Kidnaping Affair of American by thf Moroccan Bandits. Tangier, Morocco, May 31.?The U 8. Cruiser Brooklyn, flying: the flag of Rear Admiral Chadwlck, has ar rived here. Other vessels of th? United States squadron are following The authorities here consider thai the position of the American, ion Per dtcarls, ami his stepson, Cromwell Varely, a British subject, who wejrt kidnaped by bandits headed by Kalsallt is now more serious than before. New Hotel for Pensacola. Pensacolar, Fla., May 31.?At a meet ing of the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce, a committer was appointed to consult with capital lats who are desirous of erecting hera a modern, up-to-date hotel of aboul 200 rooms, and to lend any encourage* ment possible In furthering the pro. Ject. The matter has been under consideration for several weeks, and the prospects are bright that tltii ho? 11st will be a reality. * ' ?. V ^ 1