the union times.
VOL. XXVI.?NO- 23. > UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA JUNE 7,1895. *U0 A YEAR.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
D. K IIydrick, J. A. Sawyer
Spartanburg, S. 0 , Union, S. C.
JJYDRICK & SAWYER,
Attorneys at Law, (
Judge Townsend's O J Stand. \
lyjUNRO & Ml'NltO, (
Attorneys nt I.aw, 1
No. 2. Law Range. S
g S. STOKES. ^
Attorney at Law an?l Trial Justice,
Office Hear of Court House. !
f C. WALLACE.
Attorney nt Law, <j
No. 3 Law llange.
QCUUMPERT&BUTLEIl,
Attorneys at Law. ]
No. 3? Law Hangs. ]
"DENTISTRY. I
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JJR. H. K. SMITH'S
Dental Rooms over A. !I. Foster ?.v
Co'a. store. Cocaine use I in extracting
teeth.
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DENT1STH V. !
Tyi. J. C. McCriiiHNS. lj
Office on the comer Main nnJ ^
Judgement Street? ucar the Couit Lome.
bridge and Crown work d tie when j
desired. Call and see me.
UNION MARBLE?AND?
Granite Works. !j,
CKOHOK GMDDKS. ^
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F. M. FAIIK, GEO. ML'NKn. jg
President. Cashier. , t
Merchants and i';
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Planters' National:
BA^K,
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OIF XT3STIOJSr. r
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Capital Stock .COO. Siirj?!iis s'.Ohiio. .
Stockholders liabiliii >, I0,tti?0- T*? tu 1 S1
TO.tXHL
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Officers?F. M. F.irr, Prcs I. A. II. |
Foster, N ice l'ros t. lie ?. Mtinro, Cnsliicr. c
J. D. Artnr, A.-siitaut t'iislr.vr. I
Directors?\V. II. Wallace, A. (?, Pice. |
Win. J cileries,'I'. P. Duncan, ,1. A. I'nil. .1. j
T. Douglas, 1. (I. McKisstck, A. II. Foster. [
We solicit your business. j
ICE CHE AM 1
AND
SODA WATEJt
PA KLOUVS
the < >yster season is now over, I '
h.ivo convortcd my Salo >n into an (
I CM CUM AM PAKhOK. And the (
adies and gentlemen are respectfully invited
to call on inu when they want a
cool and refreshing drink. Orders ftr j
cre tin by tlio gallon will receive prompt |
and careful attention.
I have one of the lincsl Soda I'mm* I
tains in the up country, everything shall '
bo kept tidy. hadirs arc invited to
make my place llieir ln*:i?]?junrtt-rs while '
shopping, stop iu and reft whether you |
wish to buy or not. 11'you have :? head- ,
aclic try my WINK ('()(! \ it will cure (
it every time. >
You will a'so liud at my place the lur (
gesl and finest assortment id fancy and '
plain candies, cakes and crackers. I'mits '
canned goods and general confections, I
also family groeern s. j
Thanking my cM oners t ?r their kind
and liberal patron-go last Summer i ,
jspcct fully Hfdict a cotttiim nc of the ,
sjinc this Summer; :;u irr.Miteeit'g :
prompt and polite attention to ai.
JOHN. K. MATHIS. ''
DREAD FUI i 1J ISASTEiP
riiv (\>lima and her crew l?o
down to death in MidOcean
San Francisco, May 2(J.?The Pacific
mail steamship Col i in a was
,vreck e<l between Mazatalan and
rVcapulco on May i!T, and the present
indications are that over one hunIred
and fifty persons perished. Ony
nineteen are known to have been
saved. The Coliina was an iron
vessel of 2,Odd tons burden. She
vas built by lloach of Philadelphia,
md sailed from this city on the l^th
1 ! /V . 7 H
nst. m coimnanu 01 captain ?J. r.
Fay lor.
fcsaii Francisco; June 1.?The Exuniiier
this morning puhlislics the
following tVom its correspondent at
Mazatlan, Mexico*
"Mn/.atliu. May -11. via Galveston,
May 31.?The steamer .San Juan
uis arrived here with the twenty-one
lassemrers picked up on Tuesday
from the wreck of the steamer Coima.
.From the passengers, vpur
orrcspondeiit lias learned some of
lie particulars of the dreadful disistcr
which happened on Monday at
icon, when the Colimn was about
forty-eight miles out of Manzanillo
nul off the shore. All the rescued
ire badly bruised. They were all
licked up from places of wreckage
iinl rafts, with the exception of A.
I. Sutherland, who had clung to a
icat after it had capsized live times
iiul drowned ail the others who atenipted
to escape from the wreck in
ler. All were alloat, lashed by the
icrces rtale of vears ami butl'etteJ bv
he angry sea tor about twenty-four
tours.
The steamer was heavy hulen, ami
mil a large deckload of lumhei.
Vj.^ii the storin struck her * he made
>ud weather of it. the captain having !
;reat difficulty in keeping her head
j the sea. The wind inereased in
ury until it i- said to have been tbo
enest stortn known along thi- coa-t
n twenty years. The sea rose rap11V.
\\ axes washed over the \ ( >el
and scattered the d ckloid. As the
ravi's rose the stonn inereased and
lie mauageinent of the steamer beanie
impossible. due "| the seas,
mighty wave, struck her with >'ieh
ree that the beams treinhbd as it
be bad struck ??u a reel, and
iio<t of the passenger* thought this
lie cause ot the shocks. I }j? pasetigers
were pretty badly -tunned
iv being pi'.oiled alioltt. but Ill-bed
11 ion the deck in a pani . Jlerei
Iiev met another ?I:Ulifer. I he n.ilc
ore part "I tl.e deck load of lumber
Void its fa?ten:n;r> ami whirled the
leavv planks about with appalling
iolonee, Many were struck aiel
naiincl. At least one passenger
A'as killed l?y having his head erusii tl
l?y living timbers.
'lht' survivors say that the olli crs
<it the steamer were bravo ami
letive in this crisis. Captain 'Payor
stood upon the 'bridge with the
hiet tillieer. (irilliths. At an order
.irilliths ran forward to superintend
he launching of the life bt>a' No. A,
vhile second (Mlieer Landlord was in
'haftfe of the boat No The later
was successfully lannehed ami
illed with passengers. Then the
,hip went down and the Lanirhorn
>oat was eapsi/ed. All in both boats
ire snppo.-ed to have peridtcd.
('apt. Taylor went down with the
hip, and as the vessel sank lie blew
i 11 e - t l * . l i
Invc blJiMs 01 ilie winsuc ;i>;i i?\*??
signal. I lie engineer and lire11a11
went down at their posts. Ni^ht
'lerk lierrv anus in Ins room and
,\ent down Asitli the vessel. Third
Mlieer llaiisen was aliion^ the .'-aved.
11? sprang from the ship as it went
lowii. and sneeeedeil in reaching a
liivc of wreekajje- There lie elatm
'or twcut\-tour hours, washed and
.allotted hv the waves. llesaAVlileli
111d women s.nkinjf about him and
i.as powerless to render a; I. Ilesaw
aked an I laalij'led hodi( > lioatiliir hv,
md tin horro'-of it made him sick.
Ilanse i says f; a. a he s;e nier
Hindered her boilers burst.
BLACK TRAGEDY.
Murder ami Suicide Anion
t he NeyroesAnother
shocking tragedy oecurc
near our quicC little town on Monda
morning about nine o'clock. Tli
particulars are about as follows, ha1
ing been brought out at the coroner
inquest, which was cmpannelle
Monday morning, and did not finis
taking testimony until lii o cloc
Tuesday -4 witnesses being examines
On Monday morning Wallae
lloberson came into the store of W
E. Kay, where his blether Jim Kol
erson is clerking. Wallace told Jii
he was going limiting and wanted t
o a o o
borrow Jim's pistol, he had a doubi
barrel shot gun with one lock broke
which iie said he w as going to have n
paired. Jim ioaued Wallace tli
pistol and Wallace left. Instead *.
going hunting iie went to the hous
of Jim Kobcrson.'s wife, which li
also makes his home. The sister o
lloberson s wife, Minnie lirown wa
the only person present besides Hen
rietta, Jim's wife, when Walla*,
arrived. Minnie testifies that Wal
lace told Henrietta that Jim had sen
him up to kill her. That ileiiriett
i l . i ii _ ii i: w
sum "im no >? anaee, you am i go
ing to >hoot inc." lie said "Yes yo
have got to die. i 1c tlicn raised th
gun and Henrietta ran out of the rea
door and Wallace followed her, shoot
ing her as she ran through the yard
lie then returned to the house. Cum
ing out again he pursued Jlenriett;
to the wire fence 160 yadds away
with a pistol in Ins hand, llenriett:
had beeoine entangled in the win
fence while trying to get through
Wallace went up to her and shot lie
in the head with the pistul. He thei
returned to the house, placed tin
pistol to his own i ad and blew hi
bin.-lis out. falling" in the hallway an
dying in a lew minutes, llenriett
only lived a lew minutes after recciv
ing the sjcond wound.
It i< the evnerai sentiment anion
the negroes around here that this sa
aflair is the outcome of the troubl
between Jim llobersuii ami his wit
winch occurred .sometime ago, earn
in.' a .separation. Jim's wife 1 ion
rietta sued ibr alimony ami got
venli t Jim later suit his brotlu
Wallace ami his family to occupy hal
of the house or the I.?wn stairs por
lion, ami look afterthe place. W hi)
lb nr. tta. with her sister was to or
eupv the up stairs portion. This o
eot.rse eauscJ continual ill feeling
until finally rueh hegan accusing th
other of stealing. While the gii
Minnie llrown s evidence was ver
damaging to Jim Itoherson. m? ad
ditional evidence could be gotten t
sustain it. J ml if Jim is eogni/. in
of the premeditation of the deed. In
and his Clod ami Wallace Ilobersou
the deceased are the only ones awar
of the fact. That it must have heel
j:. . 11 u*..n ....in .......
] H Cllh ui I ;i 1 CI 1 ii\ >? .niiii r mnii i
I>v tlie liict of* ;i note I?ein<j found ii
his coat pocket alter his death, relat
in<* to his taking his life.
rill-: KKdISTIiATlON CASK
It Mast go to The Supreme Court.
Itichmoiid, d ii i it- I.?The J > i
patch will say editorially in th
inoniiiijf:
The ease of the South Carol ill;
supervisor of registration wlion
Jud^e < loll* enjoined a lew weeks aoi
from the performance of his duties
has hoen appealed to the Circui
Court of Appeals now in sessioi
here -iml will he heard oil an appca
in that court to-morrow, before Chic
Justice fuller and Judges IIu<dio
and Seymour.
The assignment of errors hy th
Attorney (ieneral of South Carolin
to the decree ol injunction issued 1)
Iii'l^o (ioll 111 (lie case is as lollow
I. That the suit is in ell'jot.
suit against the Slate of South Car
olina ami in violation of tin; e!e\
eiitii amendment of h .Net mini
('oust itut ion.
J. That the sii|>er\isor of
iratioii who was enjoined is ne
| 3 ?" > ??-o
* I WM A. Nich
y I BASI
1C [ VNICN
..-war AVE SOLICIT Y<
s
It
k amenable to the United States Cir! '
cuit Court, in his political capacity,
e ami all the matters ami things com
plained of relate to the political du?
ties of the ollice.
n o. That the bill presents mMpe.es-;
o tion arising under the Constitution (
e and laws of the United States,
u 4. That the bill presents m? case
* upon which a hill in equity lies,
e plain and adequate remedies at law
>1 being available to redress the mat- I
i i
e tors complained of.
e ft. That the jurisdictional amount j
f of ?J,000 necessary for the circuit J
s court is not aflirmed in the bill,
i- 0. That there is no -mllieiont |
e averment of irreparable injury and
1- statement of facts supporting it in j
it the hill and positively sworn to.
a 7. That the Circuit Court judge i
?- erred in holding that the registration i
u laws of South Carolina are in viola- ,
0 tion of the Constitution of the I ni- ;
i* to?l States ami deprive the pla'iitilV:
> of his rights as a citizen of tin* I ni- I
I. ted States.
i- All questions are cognizable on
1 appeal by the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals sitting here, ex- j
a eept the third and seventh, which 1
i' present Federal questions and are !
. cognizable in the Jjupreme Court of j
r the Tinted States,
ii The court may therefore docket <
. | tlie ease and consider the grounds of|
s j appeal: and if in the course of trial ii i
d j iinds jL neee?3tiry to d< -o. it mas
a certify the Federal questions un t<>1
- the Supreme Court for its decision
and may afterwards proceed to d- d
g with the ease on all questions raised ,
d on appeal. This is what the appeie
late court meant on Friday la-t w nen !
e it announced that it was unaiiiiii<m<iv
> of the opinion that it had jtuisdici
tion tu It car the appeal. I lie ease
a will therefore he heard tomorrow on
r the appeal as a whole. It may ho
It that the appellate court w: i he of
opinion that the suit helow could let
e ho liiaiiitaiued on tiie ground assign- :
- ed them, respectively, ol'the he era! )
f <| nest ion raist d in the third and -ev.
cuth assignment of errors. If so. they
e will get to the Supreme Court. hut
1 if the appellate court he opinion
y that tin-re was no error i:: respect to
five of the assignments then the ca<e
i) will g> to the Supreme Court on the
t third an I . eventh assignment.?The
e State.
i.
(?t?\ . Kv;ilis (>it \\T?tiwm's
11 . .?
,j Slltl fito'C.
1 Woman's suffrage seems to he lore"
most in the minds of Soutli Caroliiill's
people at this time, and their
chief executive, (lovernor .h>hn <?ary
' Kvans, has reserved an expression of j
his views upon the subject for the j
Woman's Kdition of'1 he State, lie
|
i- Mini.
c '"Woman sullratre serine !< Ik* ;i
noeessitv. Then* is <>nl\ uiie thin^
;i t)i:it seems t?? endanger tiie .-neee^s
it of the movement, and 111:11 \< tin* di[?
versitv of < ]>iiti?>ii aimm^ tin- m'v. !
i, Woman is possessed ol" ;i greater de- i
t yree of patriotism than man. and I
a am satisfied that if the men were disI
f'raneliised the emintry won Id !c hotf
tor ofl". ll'hotli sexes v.ere veil :
* i n . i C,...;.! ,1... ^ll!(
s ilie (iiiiiui i 'I'll
would he disastrous, as tin- inllueuee
o of (lie sexes would eoiil'iet iind in- ,
:t stead of l a\ ili^ a positive and ii> _m
y live pole to our hullerv we would
liave t> >t 11 positive an 1 a < rres|>oiid- j
;t ill" ITpulsioll of forees. \\ i illi?'II I
' .-I onM It allowed to hold all of tin
- : liiees, if oi\en I lie hallot. \\ r would
d tl'!i- haw ideal rulers, supported l?v
the .'.I* uio alius o| (lie oilier .-e\.
i- who would take "leal pride m siis?t
tlilllil.e thcil (ilO'UUs.
[OLSON <V SON, I
vKRS |
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OUR BUSINKSS. "Via
o?-? ~ 'j.-:-: ;? ->The
News ami Courier.
A IKi:.\, Juno I.? 1 iie county
democratic executive committee met
today and took iinjiortant action looking
to the restoration of peace and
harmony between the two rival factions
in the democratic parte in this
county. After di mi-sin^ the political
situation in the State and
county the following preamble and
resolutions, prepared h/ Senator
O. C.Jordan, were introduced:
AYhereas it i-- tin niniest desire
of the de noeratic exeeiitive committee
of Aiken emiii v t!i:tt unity of
action may he lia<i hy al! of the demoeratic
\oiers of the county in the
approaching pt'iuiai v election for
delegates to the constitutional con?
veniion, and that peace end harmony
may prevail amount the white peo?
pie oi the country: and to that end
we. as such e< mmitlec, do hcrehvpro?
serihe the follow ing- rule< i?> jrovern
and control said election for dele?
elates to said eouveutten. Therefore,
he it resolved?
I st. 'That all ci i id id::'t - ! ? he . ?ted
To ir the primary election . hall conform
to the ruii - l'ovc; irn : their can?
di'iacv a< preset Ihi I hy tin State
decioeratie exeett: iv? committee, and
shall, ill lilinir t heir pled yes a - required
hy the sai 1 rule-, state therein to
w lueli faction oi the d'morcrai.ic party
i lev 1 '('lotiit
Jd. 1 hat I It ere shali oe tonal di?
v.,s? 'it d the h leu'a.t he. r..'en the ieronners
and conserve''. > in making t
: i :! tic!;.. 1 < \- t d for m the
f in"!'.' deefioii, and : t can?
dates to In* Voted i vi ' a'cue-al
c ectiou -dial cl ? < i 'in 'o||o\vo
u manic r. ! 'I'tie tv. . re: mi os
reeei\ iii;; !he yn .1 i m :ii i volts
.ii 1 li<- Mini primary. an t \ v > eoh mrvatives
n < ri\ n . ; netest
tiiitnhor oi'\? t - ;a ii i . >!ii.l!
1)0 <lo l :a ? ' <! a - I Ill I *-I" ill**
uoiiioivra.ie |?ar: . > \i. en v tillv I'm'
iloloLToie- to iiir t I voivoiition.
W asliii:.rt m. .Jin . ? Yho South
Carolina ilhpout u < 'il a^ain
t'lijnt* iioioi'o t'li* "" i1; i" ( *i;*t i?|
tiic I iii11 i S: < i'i M < . . i. i< r
? \ at mat >ii < i in* iti 'ioars
i ti?i* ii11t r-i do i'.' . oiait-o <>t
tlio < 'onsiituti' i;. .. v. i:; . .me up
?ti liahea ri'i'j ii sin. : ;?? half
oi Iv < ' i hm> 11. . ' 'hi nailer
appointment i?y < '< > ! vans,
w let is in en -oulv ?he I nite.l
Elates niaiai i ?<> . u ! i t
in tile vi.-lati ii < ' .in "re. >! knl-re
t iiill of The i lei'.ii ? a 'l?iii :
the ollieers of the S: ' seir.c
paekaues <>! I jimr into the
State lor the per- m ' 111
ow ner. A tnuaiev < i. n ot
niaile ajiplieati' : a l??v t : for
le.ive to a ; i win of
inlx'sk v "1'
I In* wln.li' i; t . ; , ; in- '! :i\ c
:i^k("l for v\- I'll! ' I . . < Mtirf
I 11stire i 11 i.? it 111??
c:im? woiiji' . ' 'i ?t ?l:i
?l" tli ?i i i! ( i- , i.
KsY.vn: ow \r.us
<\'firi.!,j; to -< i ?>r inii ibi'ir
IKOi'lJl i \
; re >!(. 1 .< .. i.i.'nifiite
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I Main Muvt.