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X w* t *. *r . . .V . * THE UNION TIMES. j \ VOL XXVII.?NO- 14. UNION SOUTH CAROLINA APRIL 3,1896. . $1.50 A YEAR V. M. PARR, GEO- MUNRO Pnsidsnt. ' Cashier. WsMsjmR or UNION. Capital S'aok 960.000. Snrp'us $r?0.00 stockholders l'abil ties $00,00?Total? *170.000 Officers? F. M. Farr, Trcs. A. II. F? sler, Vies free. Geo. Mumo, Cusbier. J. D. Arthur, Assistant Coshirr. Directors?W. H. \V? !ace, A. (3. Ric* Win Jefferier, T. C. Dnucin, J. A. Fant. J* T. Douglas, I. 0. McKissick, A. II. Foer> ^WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS-OS gIM8 & DIXON, Atty's at Law. All business placed iu our lnd8 re" erive prompt attention. Office No. 1 Law4**"*'^CHUMPERT, BUTL11 & McQOWAN, Attorneys 'ft*?'? At C. C. Culp'- Office. D. E. Ilydric' J. A. Sawyer. Spartanb'P' ? Union, S. C. U YDRIA & SAWYER, XX * Attorneys at Law, udge Townsend's Old Stand. JJ-UNRO& MUNRO, Attorneys at Law, No. 2. Law Range. g 8. STOKES, -z' Attorney at Law and Trial Juslioe, Office Rear of Court House. * f ' Ct una uuuierTSIl IZ -'^DENTISTRY- ' j ^jR: H. K. SMITH'S Dental Room over A, II. Foster & Co'a store. Cocaine used in rxtiacting teeth. DENTISTRY. QIl. J. C. iMcCUBBINS, I Office on the Corner of MhIu and Judgement Streets nenr the Court House. llpi.Unnnil Cmnrn work done whetl do i aired. Call ?ud see me. UNION MARBLE ?AND ? Oranito Works, OEOKGE GEDDE3. SURVEYING. 1 nni in Union prepared lo do any atirteying (lint the public may desire. Call at the Uuion Graded School or at Mr. Jacob Bica a DAVIS JEFFEUIE3. CITY OYSTER SALOON. Itamembcr that you can get i ft nice = stew or fry of Fresh Norfolk Oysters at JNO. R. MATHIS' . OYSTER PARLOR. (Next door to McLaughlin & Brown.) FOR 25 CENTS. Abo a fresli line of CANDIES, CAKES I and crackers. The finest in town. Canned goods, Fruits, Beanuts, Tobacco and Cigars And a general line of Family Groceiics CITY OYSTER SALOON. ^Telephone No. 07. NO MORE WAR. Plan for the High Court Natione Complete. 41 We shall repo* a plan providing for a permanent international Court of Arbitration for the settlement of all dispute' between all civilized nations. * ig perfectly feasible plan and^o far as submitted to diplomatic a>?i,oritics, has been received with iniversal commendation. The plan it >8 proposed, shall be submitted to ^resident Cleveland in a memorial tlin A rliitratinn rimnniiHnn " ?|-(UI V4IV V?4? UVtVII VVIIIIIUUtV;. So spoke Mr. Walter S. Logan, who, with W. Martin Jones, acted /as a sub-committee of the New York liitate Bar Association's Committee /appointed at the annual meeting in January last to devise a plan for international arbitration. The full committee, which is composed of eight prominent lawyers from all over the State, held on executive session this alternoon at the offices of Edward G. Whittaker, the president of the State Bar Association, to consider this repor t. The personnel of the committee is as follows: William G. Veeder, chair* man, Brooklyn; Walter S. Logan, New York; W. Martin Jones, Rochester; Sherman S. Rogers, Buffalo; John I. Gilbert, Malone; Charles II. I xt v?l.. li j^caiiun, iuih, n Jiiiuui il. Robertson, Katonali; Frank C, Smith, sccretaiy, Northport. This arbitration movement clearly resulted originally from the general recognition by lawyers of the advantage of having a court to settle such cases as that which caused the disastrous "Venezuela war scare," but it was the direct issue of an eloquent address by Hon. Chauncy M. Depcw before the association and in compliment to him he was made an advisory member of the committee. Professor John 13. Moore of Columbia Law School is also an advisory member. The committee met at 2 o'clock. It is tho second meeting and the general outlines and leading features of the plan having been alreadv. discussed neVe is very little doubt that the report will be adopted and recommended to the .......1.1 uivjii/jt'u 11 v; iiu. President Whittnker was seen by a reporter of the Commercial Advertiser before the meeting, and spoke with the greatest confidence of the success of the movement. "The committee was appointed," he said, "to get an expression of the views of all the bar associations in.this country England and Canada?of all the English-speaking world, in fact. We have received communications from a large number of them, and the responses were so uniformly favorable that we decided to go ahead and prepare a plan for a permanent court. The bar associations in Great Britain arc in full sympathy with the movement, and we are encouraged to believe that the court will surely be established; not perhaps this year or even next, but that it will be the great court of the world in the next century. "It always remains for the AngloSaxon race to take the lead in any great peaceful reform. It has in the past and it will continue to lead the world. And the lawyers lead the Anglo-Saxon people." "What arc the features of the plan?" It provides for the naming by the United States government and Great Britain of some of the 1 'ghest judicial officers, who shall c nstitutc a court for the adjudication of all diplomatic differences that sh ill arise between the two nations. This court is to be always in session in a legal sense. That is, it will always be ready to meet whenever called upon by the joint action of the two governments. "The American members of the court arc to bo taken from the Fed era I judiciary. The English will, of course, make their Chancellor a member. It is possible than we may recommend thutGcrmany and France shall be represented. That will depend to some extent on theattitij.de of these countries and also of Great Britain. "The object, as I .said, will be primarily to settle the disputes between the two countries, but we anticipate that the advantages of the court will become t?o obyipus to other nations that they will also seek its benefits and submit their disputes to its decision, rather than resort to war.?JhJx. 4 OUR SCHOOLS. In addition to tho duties I have already expressed as incumbent upon the School Commissioner, he should be informed when and where each and every school is opened and exercises begun, and how long each school can continue, having reference to the apportionment mado by him lor each school district; and should so inform the trustees, thus securing to each school n uniform length of time. No new school should be opened, wlijch would operate to shorten the time of those already in operation, therefore no school would be commenced without a full knowledge of how long the term would be. As it now is, the chairman of the board of trustees is the only person who knows or can tell how long a time any school in his district can continue in session. This at present is account ed lor, in tins way: the trustee is first to sign a warrant . or report of the teacher, hence his knowledge of the amount of money unexpended which of course governs the school term, is in advance to this extent of the school commissioner's. Yet it would not be so if the Commissioner was fully informed as above stated, with reference to the number etc. of the schools in*operation. The book of entry kept by the trustee in which all claims signed by him are kept, must correspond with a similar book kept by the commissioner, in addition to which is the duplicate held by the commissioner as a voucher, all corresponding in amount and date to check one upon the other, thus securing uniformity in auditing and paying school claims. In the selection and appointing of school trustees by the School Commissioner reference should be had solely to the fitness and ability to fill the position, and in doing so, it would be well to consult the citizens, patrons of the oaIiaaIu nf flin T?-* aP i Vtiwiu V?A VMV Uiguivvi 411 puiliv U1 fact no officer should be chosen on account of personal popularity-bat / on the contrary whoJfy-rrltli refci truce* to his fitness and ability. The school ; trustee occupies a peculiarly unthankful ) osition, is in a great inoas t ure responsible for the establishment i and maintaining schools is the object I of much abuse, and no pay. The 1 school trustee could be veiy easily ] dispensed with, placing the whole re- I sponsibility upon the School Commissioner, and the countv Hoard of Ex- < aminers, who turnout and give cer- < tilicates to teachers. 1 have careful < ly read the new Constitution, and feel satisfied that the intention in raising the constitutional school tax from two to three mills is to keep the public schools open ten months in each year. A further provision is made which authorizes and empowers the Comptroller General to levy a tax supplementary to the regular three mill tax, wherever the three mill tax iiguuici ?iiu inu |nui iu.\, on.11. j iviu . an amount less than three dollars per capita of the number of children en" rolled; provided further that the net earnings of the dispensaries does not yield a sufficient amount to meet this deficiency, which is and shall he applicable to the school fund. Ali this seems ample for all school purposes, provided it be judiciously expended. 1 think ir folly for a child to attend school three months in the year. No chihrean ever get an education at this rato. I urge all to send their children to school if a sacrifice has to be made to do so. You may leave your children property which can be taken from them, but an education can't. Kespcctfutly, jno. J\ Gauk. Union, S. C Mcli. 30th, 1800* the deficit 518.000 000 Washington, Mureh i28.-r-AVith two days of March left the government receipts for the month have reached only $-4,000.000. They arc not likely to exceed #20,000,000 for the entire month. The low re. ecipts have been very disappointing to the Treasury officials who have been trying to persuade themselves ! that business, which is reflected in j government receipts, was materially improving. The deficit for for the year to date is $18,000,000. In April heavy interest payments fall due, and with the present ratio of re ecipts the deficit at the end of the fiscal year may approximate $-7,000,000. Secretary Carlisle's estimate was $17000,000, DOSEH'T LIKE THE <2.00 ROAD TAX Mr. Editor: The all absorbing topic of the day over here is why is it that Laurens County Spartanburg, and all the surrounding counties pay one dollar, commutation road tax and poor Union County has to pay an extra dollar. Capt. Douglas wrote to explain but a great many of us siill don't understand it. I am as much in favor of good roads as any one, but in my judgement of all laws, that have been enacted in years, none lias been more forcibly felt by the common man, and I mean by that, that we have very few uncommon men in this coun ty. 1 know more than one man, not far from here, that has to buy everything that his family consumes on time, some on leins, that had to work out, or give bill of sale of some of their personally property to get the (#2,00) and they don't own ti vehicle of any kind. Is not this oppression grinding the face of the poor? What meanssuch legislation? Shall the poor be forced to macadimize the highways so that his more favored neighbor can drive with more speed, in these fast ttmes; I am a reformer, but I fail to see any reformation in this. Will some of our law-makers tell us. We want to know by whom it was gotten up, and why it takes more more money for the county of Union than it docs for Spartanburg or Laurens. Tlios. II. Gore. Cross Keys, S. C. MORDERED THE GUARD. Newberry, S. C, March 27.?Yes" terday evening about 4 o'clock a convict by the name of Aaron Dufl'e, who was recently sentenced to two years on the chain gang, knocked j the guard in the head with his pick and made his escape, going in the 1 direction 01 unnton, o. u. lie was 1 not wearing stripes, however, hut was in his shirtsleeves and barefooted. He is a stout negro, and on the chunkey order. He had only been liberated a short while and committed no.other crime, which sent him to the | fUfam gang for two.years* "Mr. James Hai?-rovc, a young man about 21 year$ of age, was the unfortunate : victuim. It appears that he was r fitting on the roadside and this negio \ was proking jnst behind him and j :ook advantage of the situation by I using his pick on the young man. Mr. 1: Hargrove lingered until 2 (o'clock s this morning when death came. * Mr. Clamp, an old gentleman in v dtargc of the gang, who was a shoit ? I Stan co away when the tragedy occired, was notified by oneofthegang v wiathad happened, and he started at a oife with two of the convicts in pur- ^ sut of the villian, but was unable to ^ each him, as dark s ?or: came upon tlun and they were obliged to return jt toltecump. It seems that tho brute uiu nave uroKen Ins chains, or lie coul not have escaped so easily. No w (loot this will he a warning to othcis ci in aarding convicts, which will teach ni thei to keep their eyes on them in tn stei of turning their hacks. M . fo iaptist Sunday School Convention. at Ssti'c, March-id,?We are now liav- ]n ing.'ry warm weather, hut the oats aie \vi 1<m?Uix very had in our section, as t?:tiimifivcz.es we had just as they weie w. coll# up did not agree wit It them. Win is looking very well on the sf.li' w lam hut gencralh p:m> ?ui light soils. H< Iecuis that every available sjtot will fo' Ik* <tivated around here. There were go a gdly iiuiiiInt of nudes and horses an Unit in this section, a iiiiiiiUt of new- ^ grods cleansl, an I much other heretoforid lands taken i>i# The farmers a11 genii are endeavoring to prepare their ' hm.ieter. pe: in [lad tosee*\)oe" hack again, and on holla' na\ give lis some valuable news. I vtu t to invite bim to eome often. _ 1 ^'{cherishing bright nnticipal ons form! time, of an opportunity to visit W11 thanir litttle town Kelton, I went nn( up l tie 27tu to attend the Co .iiU the 11., mil w.< ? i ' ? jnipi I HIIVIII) .Minnn \ IMIYCIII lOll. ; 11 I Till it' ill 1 take a lew notes for the Ti m i:-. lhuot|ec!ii'.g an fait I will not att? nipt to ft' je proceedings in lull. The of- 11 flee vie elected prompt ly. as nearly f11"eve sc .iol repoitid on Fritl.iv ami del; >*; unneeessary. The President got antk'e ary were eleeted. The oflieers od i ave^i ident \V. 15. Crosby, Vice jr., Prtiei II. C. Little. Secretary E. W. J. ,JeU 1 usurer.1. 1'. Coleman. j 'b invention has Urn for some . timtrig to get a colporteur in the n lieltpit his time more decided steps occ. wei?ili. A committee was appointed goii to fin te plans and it rejxirtetl calling ing thetsi ts a Sunday School Missionary ura| Coif11 And to correspond in views ^ togjin >ther Associations. Conventions . and ni s adjoining this, to co-oiierntc, *"n seta a inn for t he work and push it ftn(l l'or\rd i connection with the State figh Mi*li ?rd, " TYc -re morespeakers present than C'ro< for tu iilie, and the subjects for (lis- yoni CiUfc# "0 well handled, and there Ix-ing i Wm. A. Nici ;; ?ban] UNION" Respectfully'' solicit yc REPRESENT COMPANIES WI guitc a number on the programme the audience didn't want l'or variety. And to add to this an excellent essay on Christian duties written by Miss Addie Crosby was read, and each night there was preaching by some of the Ministers?Friday night by Rev. L. M. Rice, Saturday night by Rev. C. C. Vaughan, Sunday morning Rev. J. II. Crosby preached the missionary sermon. T?he collect ion. taken niul that sent up from the schools ami churches, will In* {riven to aid in the building of the church at Carlisle. All of the delegates and visitors simke i in the highest praise of the cordial lios- ; vitality of the entire coinnuuiity. A table was spread in the grove every day, just loaded with rich viands, and every-? liodv invited to "make yourselves at home.*' Individually allow me to say that never in my life did 1 have a more pleasant time. My home was with that wholesouled christian gentleman, Mr. John 11. Sjieais, and his estimable wife, and our most genuine thanks are due them. Mr. II. F. Scaife of I'nion and Master Artln r lav of (ioshen Ilill shared the same hospitality. On Sunday evening I was, with a few other young gentlemen invited to tea at the Misses Luk?and Ida Wood, two of the prettiest, most highly aeeomplislied and entertaining girls, and there met other pretty and interesting girls, delegates from I'liion. Meadorand (ioshen Hill. 1 saw Vox and enjoyed very much a sjKveh from him. Our Editor was out on Saturday hut had to go ltack home, which many regretted as they would like very much to have him staj^ through to the end. The next meeting will lie at Union in May, oth Sunday, and many are anxious Lo attend already. Mis. S, M. McDaniel who has lieen r .. . h-ij mi iv lui some nine is siovviy improving. We can hear the Wliippoorwill's sang iiitl the mocking bird, ami corn planting sat hand. E. W. J. LION TAMERS tome Who never Dm tlie Whip In training Lemons. French lion tamers, oven if thoy io not oxceod in skill those of other mtions, have, nt any rate, had more vritten and said about them. A few ears ago M. Pczon retired from msinoss, having mado a fortune by lis great power over animals, and rained tlio distinction of being posibly tho greatest lion tamer in tho rorld, with tho exception perhaps f M. Bidel, at whoso menagorio in 'aris somo time ago there was a .'onderful meeting of giants, dwarfs nd monstrosities generally, for tho urposo of discussing tho interests f their respectivo callings, so far as j lioso interests wore connected with lio hiring of ground in Paris and s vicinity. M. Pezon was ono of tlio tamers lio ignored tbo use of a heavy j hip. Conciliation, and not coer- ^ on, was apparently his motto, ul, acting on that principle, ho attined prodigious success. Henri ^ artin, too, another French per- j rnier, was quito in tlio front rank, id ho, unlike sonio others in tho ofossion, began really young. Ho us but a small boy when ho first n ubarkod 011 circus life, and began tl ith horses, gradually making his si uy to tho more dangorousanimals, ai a is said to liavo been ono of tho fi \v who did not object to tackle ti- ai rs, loopards and panthers?threo ot iuials which the majority of wild 11st porformera liavo a wliolesomo v d not an unnatural dislike to. Ill Bonio of M. Martin's methods ap- ]J| "IT tr> lmrn ! ... .....w WV.UH uunous. uaving ono occasion to intorviow a liyo, Martin wrapped liis logs and ns with cords, protected his head tli handkerchiefs and othor things, 1, walking into tho cage, wont to i hyona and oflorcd it his arm. o hyena bit it, of course, but Marlooked on stolidly, as though hing had happened. Next day ho istitutcd u leg, and so tho train- I wont on, till either tho hyona ? tirodof biting or was so disgustit sooing no results that ho gave p. I. Albort of Havre, too, was anor famous man in his calling, ijr . distinguished himself on ono IIL ision, wheu ho found a quarrel lg on among tho hears, by walkstraight in among them, and sopting tlio fighters; but Air. (loorgo gor onco did about as plucky a lg as over was known. Tlio lions a lionoss woro having a terrific "Hf t in their cage, and tlio battle P| id so furiously that neither 1 ' 3kott nor tho keeper cared about luring iu. Mr. Sanecr, however, IOLSON & SORT, I kkrs? ;; s. c. iur FIRE ISURANOE. TH $40,000,000.00, OF ASSETS. was oqual to tbo occasion, and, going in among tbo combatants, succeeded in restoring peace at last. But if Crockott, wbo was a very able trainor, sbowod a slight loss of norvo on that occasion, ho made up lor it on nnotlier, whon a groom tampered with tlio fastenings of tho lion's cago at Astloy's, in tho hopo that tho occupants would kill ono or more of tho horses, in order that ho might bo rovonged on tho managomontforsomo tlho inllictod. Anight ; watchman, hearing a noiso in tho i auditorium, soon discovered tho i 1 causo, and a mossago was sont to Crockott at his lodgings hard by. Tho tamor arrived, and, going into i tho auditorium with a small switoh, succoodod in a very short timo in roj caging his pupils.?London Field. rachinl. Curious is tho resemblanco between tho East Indian paohisi and tho Moxican patolli. Paohisi seoms to have been originally played with cowrio sholls, and beforo tho conquest tho Moxicans used beans. Both, according to Professor Tyler, woro played on mats which had squares marked on them. Old Spanish writers describe tho Moxicans playing patolli. Gamesters made a business of patolli, going about with all the necossary tools. Tbo divining sticks of tlio Chinoso, Japanese and Koroans aroused by our Indians exactly in the same way. The Bioux, according to Dr. Yarrow, use plum stones for gambling purposes.?Now York Times. Tlio child taught to beliovo any occurrence a good or ovil oraon, or any day of tho woek lucky, hath a wide inroad inado upon tho soundness of his understanding.?Watts.; " Some flowors, liko tbOS&-G? tllO yeast plant or of tho common mold, produce seeds in a few hours after blossoming. , Philosophical View. Bright N. Nobby?Why don't you resent it when an nlnvntnr lmv aiwnVa to you in that tone? Close R. Seedy?My donr follow, ho was not speaking to mo. lie was addressing my coat.?Vogue. Tlio weapon of tlio swordflsli probibly served as tlio model for ono of tlio ourliest forms of tlio sword. Many early swords, particularly imong tlio marino nations, wore idged with tlio teeth of sharks. Tlio valuo of tlio manufactured iroducts of Now York exceeds $750,100,000. Tlio orthodox Hobrows dato from lio creation, which event thoy placo n tho yoar B. C. 11700. Fortune. Fortuno is liko tho maikot, where lany times if you can stay a littlo lio prico will fall, and, again, it is unotimcs liko a sibyl's offer, which t first offorotli tho commodity at ill, thou consumedli pnrt and part., nd still hnlrlntU nn ?MJ/ ?*JW JJ7A ?-XJil* )n. If GOODS. X " NEW PRICES. liill ami ('(Hii|ilelc Slock or :AVYAXi) FANCY CROCERIES . ??- - YOI IIS nnf. TEMDE. 10L& WH1S0NAST, . At Grahams Old,Stand.