The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 21, 1899, Image 1

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v.- V ^ c * UNION'S ABVAHW&&-. 'rfFi ,**:TPl -TT T TAT X /\ iSc m T1 f T"1 r^i POPULATION OF UNIONI M M^L I \ I (I 1 I I U. 8. Census 1890 ?,?W South) one oil mill, one knitting mill, I 11.1 A- ? I. I " I % W m I I W I I A k, /a Police Census 1896 2,990 ?M hrickplant, two banks, ten cliurchea, 4L JL., ^ >4- ? " ' -m- ~m~ w Police Census 1897 4,679 VOL. XLIX. NO. lti. UNION; ttOyTtt^AROLINA,^]!! DA V. Al'KI I, yi: $1.00 A YEAR. IONE DDLIAR HM JflTE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN NE1 DKYAJf IN A DA! NEBRASKAN DECLARES CHICAGO PL * Ofttherlng Wm the Larg?it of the Kind 1 People AVer* Preeent to See end I ; - Kmk Rle$ Mtd m Pendemonloi * ' ' ? Thdollar Jefferson dinner of the Chicago platform democrats at the n a /M ? ? rt i. . Ci.i uranct uentrai jraiace, ?ew iors, o?i-1 unlay night, in point of numbers, was { one of the biggest affairs over held in : tho city. Nearly 3,000 men and i women sat down at long tables iu the ' various rooms of the big palace. | There were all kinds of people there, dressed in all kinds of clothes. There were four Japanese and threo Chinese present, but tho Cbineso wero merely spectators, and sat up in tho second gallery. They said they had como to seo Bryan. The main hall presented a different aspect from that of the Metropolitan opera house at the 810 dinner of the Democratic club. There wero 110 flower embellishments, but just great long avenues of tables covered with plain white plates. The only ornaments were bunches of celery and grauiteware coffee pots. The boxes about the hall were festooned with flags, with silkeu banners suspended between the flags. At the back of the stage were two Americnu flags draped, one bearing tho portrait of Jefferson and the other that of Bryan. Small portraits of Bryan were inter 1 i. - 1 4 I. ~ ll 4 1. ? 1,?1_ "I'-IOLl, UCUUXU lt.o , conies luu u**?S^ystsSg ow l>e reij cnrnoJ^oua iu u-Kiu nil wore the numerals "lt> to 1." Hack on one of the cane-bottom chairs was a magnificent boquet of roses, American Beauties. lint not even on the guests' tahle was there a single flower. There were 1 ."50 policemen in and nl>out the place. The women to the number of 17." dined in the long hall just oil' the eeeond gallery. They sat down to tlx tables at .r>:5l0 o'clock. The first ex citement of the evening occurred whei the Russian-American l)clnocrati< As sociation, UoO strong, from the eight assembly district, marched in. The were received with cheers. There was no concerted nttempt t seat the 51,0(10 diners simultaneous); All were told to go in and sit dow About 7 o'clock nearly every seat the men's Tables was occupied, ai the service began. Over (>00 waitc began work shortly before 7 o'cloc The menu included soup, fish, roi beef, turkey, ice cream, ceft'eo a cigars. Three thousand bottles of wine w served. William Jennings Ilryan did not rivo until shortly after 7 o'clc Crowds on the outride signaled his appearane by tremendous clieeri He came in a cab, and was escoi through a tremendous crowd to waiting room outside the main 1 Then he was escorted to the gin table, a long table in front of the ] form. Following came the spea of the evening. The band played "Hail to the CI as ilryan was hurried down one o There was tremen 111 il 111 lllo.x.... cheering and waving of napkins. Diners stood on chairs and t waving frantically. Tho deinoi tion lasted for fivo minutes. The crowd was u thoroughly i sentutivc one, and before the <1 was concluded hundreds of the < left their seats and began to hands with Colonel Bryun. Th stopped with mueh difficulty. At 1) o'clock the eommitteo a speakers ascended to the platfoi Bryan received a vociferous o the diners in many instance* standing on chairs and tables a women waving napkins wildly. James 11. Brown called the i to order, and introduced Georj "Williams, of Massachusetts, w given a line reception. Tho c the galleries meantime had in< and there were at least f>,000 in the hall. The mention of George's name evoked an e: nary demonstration. O. II. I\ Belmont was ne: duced, and read from mai John Clark Bidpath spoke on ' Jefferson." When Mr. Kidj tint Jefferson stood above Ac Otis, and was the iiioki democrat that ever lived, n voices shouted: "No, 110! Bryan!" At tho close of Mr. ltidpntl I a horseshoe of llowers was 1 to Colonel Bryan, who t I bowed. HMiira H \\ YORK ENTERTAINED DY COL. S9UET SPEECH. ATFORM IS STRONGER THAN EVER. Ever Helil In the Metropolis?All Kinds of fo Henr Mr. Bryan?Kuihtislusin m of Cheers Were In Order. 1 11 T In introducing Mr. Bryan, Chairman Brown Baid that Abraham Lincoln had come ont of the west to Bare the A ? _ ? 1 A\ 1 1 unuon, aim tinuiuer mau hum vuuie from the woet to nave the nation. A perfect tempest of applause from the men ami women broke out. The applause subsided, but started agaiu. The baud ctruck up, but could scarcely be heard as it played "The Sturs aud Stripes Forever." llats were thrown up into the air; women waved their cloaks and handkerchiefs. There was a maelstrom of discord. Bryan raised his hand deprecatingly, but the more he did this the more the crowd cheered. It was n wild, frantic demonstration. It lasted for at least live minutes. ThIUh of Homocrucy. Mr. Bryan began his speech as follows: Mr. Chairman, Democrats, Ladies and gentlemen?I esteem it a great privilege to be permitted to attend this, probably the largest bampiet lever given in the United States. (Interruption of cheers for Bryun.) I appreciate the kindness which has been manifested by your action and by he words of those who have preceded mo. I shall carry back to my western home uew courage from your meeting and shall be glad to tell the people in other states that in New York there bo those who are true to the principles of democracy, as written in democracy's lutest creed. (Cries of "bravo!") The object of this bampiet was to r?i. .1.i u ,. lu was iteu. u rowel in cannot touch the elollnr. creased, "Tn the hour of peril tho nat people tako tho son from his mother, f Henry husband from his wife, and sta ctracreli- up in front e?f nn enemy's gun el are not Iny its linger upon tlx et intro- of the rich nml make them eo iiuseript. their share." (Tremenelems el 'Thomus j In reference to his liomiuo nth sniil Iirynn saiel: lams unel "It is u compliment to r tellcetual , presidential nomination fretn hunelrcel tional convention,hut I am pi my nomination came from a 1 tiein, not of bosses, but of ?1< i's speech i citizens. (Loud applause.) presented j vindicated that platform a iroso uud | plank of it is stronger toil J was when the platform was JspSSKsSStf the discussion of the price per plate obscured to some extent the difference between that banquet and this. A democrat has the right to pay whatever he pleases for a dinner, if he lias the money. The character of a political banquet i is determined not by the cost of it,but ? by the sentiments which arc woven i into the post-prandial oratory. We have not one word of hostility (i to utter toward those democrats win i- left the democratic party in 185M5. Fa h be it from us to criticise any ma y whose judgment or conscience lead him out of the democratic partj ;o When the republicans met at N y\ Louis, some of the republicans le n. the republican party rather than adaj of themselves to the platform written o iid at St. Louis. ts A party is an association of the pe k. pie for the purpose of giving force ai ist etlect to political opinions held in co ml moil. They talked to us about hi moiiy! The only kind of liarmo ere that is possible is harmony betwc those who think and act together ar- give force to their common opinio ck. Thero can be no harmony betw nntn an- those whose opinions m. .. m 1^. nistic as the opinions set forth in rted Chicago platform and in tho I ml the apolis platform, mil. All that wo ask is that thoRo psts' come into tho democratic party s pint- ho a part of tho democratic parly, kers His references to tho Chicago ] form and his declaration that his 11 liief" nation had not come from bosses f the received with tremendous cheers, dons caused great enthusiasm when lie clared that the Chicago platform aides a menace to those who robbed ot ustra- and ho created a furore when he s that the platform was disliked by repre- who had their hands in tho pc linner of the people, liners The speaker declared that an it shake tax should bo enacted and that is was eminent by injunction should h countenced. nd the Tumultuous applause greete rin. reference to tho drafting of tl ration, dier and the unwillingness to t i again rich. He said: ml the "The war has shown that wh government deals with an ind necting its power is unlimited, but tlin 40 Fred it deals with property its power 1 t? .1 fnft the citizen, POINT AGAINST ^ r %?* * ? ' \ PretMBllon (Ml TtM IppnHant Ba*kl. AdmittcdMRrt^^ The prosecution in, the Tt?Ul?of ?*United States fckhator Qstjlt rkihr, delpbis, sucoeededih having adtnittegr tp evidence the ihrtf book* found m Cashie* Hopkins' desk"'after the Peq* pie's bank failure, and on th* pages** which the common wealth all^getWm be found the evidence*; of conspiracy between Mf. Quay, l*td^ie|t.?Seto*fcr1i Benjamin J. Haywood Hopkins, the dead ctthitl1,;?Tptp books are the famo*a "rtid UodlC dyer. which the legal batHe flp th sibUity has waged of the week and whicn ehaed Saturday in a complete viotory for the prosettlM tion, the "black book" and the "bine book." In the "red book," it is charged by ihe proseantion, will be found cnlcu lntions l?y Hopkins of interest on state funds, which interest was paid to then State Treasurer Haywood and Senator Quay. The "black book" contains records and entries pertaining to stock transactions alleged to connect the defomlaiit with Hopkins in using stato funds for speculation. The "blue book" is asserted to be a record of individual loans by Cashier Hopkins, and, it is charged, will show that SenI ator Quay was loaud mouey without . sufficient security. lilt; INCREASE IN EXPORTS* Items of Iron Mini St pel .Alone Ilnvc CJrowii Over W10.OOO.OOO. The bureau of statistics, in an article furnislied the press Sunduy says that the exportation of manufactures in the fiscal year 180il is likely to show an increase of more than $30,000,000 over that of last year, and that iron and steel alone will supply more than one-half that increase. In the eight months of the tiscal year for which the treasury bureau of statistics figures are now available, the exports of iron and steel are nearly $10,000,000 greater than in the corresrespomling mouths of the preceding fiscal year, showing a gain of 30 per cent over those of last year, and nearly 70 per cent over those of the preceding ! J ftfgjrtn* VTiInltT or "Sews 1ms been received from Ma's rianao that fifteen mounted bandits i raided the Yiuellos plantation, ten miles from Havana, at twilight 1 ndny. They then rode into Caimito, where they plundered two dwellings, and then went to a third, where a dame was in progress. The raiders fired r 1 1 vol lev at close range, killing a ubai | captain, one soldier and a by standi and wounding a sergeant, soldier am two bystanders. . ~ r The aft'air was reported at " Lee's headquarters and three detach incuts of cavalrymen were sent o ' diftVrent roads to the district in pin ^ suit of the bandits. I>1 llEKF I OK PI1ILIPPIRH. ut .? \Yi'?lerii 1Ioon<? Snm < ?<. ? Over n 'Mlllliiii 1*<? 11 n?lm. One of the largest contracts f ni* dressed beef ever placed by t ar* United States government has ji been arranged with a Kansas C '' 1 packing house. ? The contract is for 1,.r?00,000 poui ns* of best export dressed beef to be sli con ped to the Philippine islands for j*l)~ government troops. The beef will lie furnished in K ,un* sas City, and twelve carloads of the . der will be started at once, who hall OPPOSE AX ALLIANCE. plat- G<>riiiniiAw<-rl<-:iii? Formulate I'luni Olni- Niiliomil Ahkm IiiI lcn. was German-American citizens of C He go met Sunday night and forum i <le- plans for the organization of an was ciation, which will be national in hers, acter, and having as its object oj tated tion to an Anglo-American alii those Those in attendance representei ickets leading German-American club: cieties and churches of the city. icomo gov- THE HUM'S IXSIJFFICENI o disVolutiterr* llmlr. to Como lion j KpIiiik' to Kc-Knlittt. ie sol- That the volunteers wish to ax the to this country is evidenced in a ceived at Washington which en this evidence that of those who hav - - i civen an opportunity to re-enli ' iviiimu _ , it when ' 0"4'ro'u bonus in iriivn j..v is 1 j in - only about 7 per cent wil l , but it ALIBIS ESTABLISHED 1011 ran Mid the Government'* Cn?<< In Trial ??f 11<I theill I.yiielier* In WtnUcni'il. s, hut it A Charleston dispatch says: n wealth flic government rested its cast utrihuto Lake City lynching trial Fridt leering.) jug counsel for the defense si lion Mr. that the names of ('lark, Kell Rodgcrs he dropped from th ecoivo a ment, as they hail not been e l any mi- with the murder by the evidoi roud that trict Attorney Liathrop accep conven- leaving eight men at the bar. emocratic The defense announced It has would seek to show that l! nd every killed by a masked mob that ay than it Lake City, and further to written." alibis for the defendants. If Ell EED i FIB. ILftRIDA LEGISLATURE BALLOTS ;^|$R UMTEI) STATES SENATOR. -CANDIDATES IN THR CONTEST IfoWlIt Vnto Tiilirn In Kacll Iluuir, Uut StiHM Lleflnlte Decision in to Choice RTS-. h'm lUachetl. ^Tallahassee special says: TuesoSjjf^jflsreliminary ballot in the Florida senate and the house developed the fact that Taliaferro had a strong lead. The result of the first ballot was as follows: Taliaferro 4G, Pasco 3'J, Call 8, scattering 5, absentees 2. Taliaferro bail a majority in tho senate, but as a matter of course he fell short of a majority in the house. Some of his supporters fondly hoped that he would carry both houses and that the coutest would be settled on tirst ballot, but those closest to the Jacksonville man knew that there would be enough scattering votes to prevent an election the first day. They had not counted on it nt any time. They regarded Tuesday's ballot of value chiefly iu lining up the members of the legislature and in developing the weak places. While Senator Pasco himself hasbeen very conservative iu his claims, some of his supporters felt confident that ho would lead on the tirst ballot. There is no doubt that a good many members would liko to see a deadlock. On the other hand it is claimed there are enough men voting for Senator Pasco who are opposed to a deadlock to vote foi Taliaferro simply to prevent Ruch a stute of affairs. They have been boasting so loudly that this present contest is u credit to the state us compared with others that have gone before that they are interested in haviug their boast made good and 11 mrr The'five' seatlfeTrtig WW./'""' Sparkman. (iltlUGS VISITS ATLANTA. 1""" '-i". -1" ..v:;1;' r -0'" ! At Atlanta dispatch^ says: Attorney ! fUnHonJOiU F." (l'i?inHgsbm!n,M^o FrankV. Strong, one of the official .1 ?f the department of jneU . i- Secretary C. O. hooper. n Karnes, of St. U?u?, andVt,. , agent ..I the ^'^'Xt'clly Tn-l, SnCepel-ie'rcnr over the ? nt now federal prison. ^ The party spent almost the or day visiting various localities am general opinion seems to be that a. ,8t cisiou has been reached K>e y ^ ity (*ation points to the fact that tl offered by the Central V H Fort Mcl'herson will be kimixh-.. 'tJ' ~ Mr. Grigga. He is very much plea ' with this locution, hut his definite vision, however, will not he unnoun n until ahout a week nfter his returi ol" Washington. SI! A PTE II SIDES WITH LAW! ( por Suy< He l>o?? Not Know Ocnorul Oti? til veh It ill) Cold Shoulder. Iiica- Maj. Geuornl Shaffer )>ftsRod thr Inted Chicago Tuesday en route to his h asso- er 8 home in Syracuse, 111. II< char- much improved in health. Discu iposi- Cm Philippine w ;r, ho said: unco "If General Ijawton states tin I hundred thousand are needed i H Philippines in order to etTcctuall hostilities and hriug the nati terms, I should say that undc p. an army of such proportions is r ed. We of tho army liavo su mid confidence in General Lawton'f mailt, and it is his practice to return ostimate rather than to exap report when passing upon existing shows tions. e heen "I don't know Otis? never snv st with the general added. "I ^hink 1 of over had a right to criticise the ta accept, tho commanding general if hob them unwise." DIPLOMATIC APPOINTME All*ir?*?l I |.orlf<>n?, l>|it|i?>niir<l h? iv? ...... ility'n Cabinet Meeting. : When rpjl0 f0ii0win?? important di] i in the ci,ft,|ge8 have been announcer ly morn- re8Uit cl the cabinet meeting i uggestcd jn^ton Tuesday: y and E. W. W. Koekhill, now mil e indict- (ireecc, has resigned that p< oune'cted Uiur Sheiburn Hardy, of Ne ice. I)i?- H]jire> new minister tt? Peraia, tod, thus promoted to succeed Mr. Rot Hon. John I. Irwin, of I that it inerly governor of Idaho, hw taker was ftpojnted minister to Portugi rode into cee)j jjRWreuce Townscnd, ti establish to Belgium in place of Bellai I who goes to Madrid. : s j Wm. A. Nicholson ic Son, Bankers RESPECTFULLY SOLICIT YOUR g , | BANKING BUSINESS & YOUR FIRE INSURANCE, j And promise you the best protection and the be6t service. Prudential Insurance Company ?^OF AMERICAN? Home Office, gK JOHN F. DRYDEN, Newark, N. J. 9K President. Assets, July i, 1898, ----- $26,039,137.04. Surplus, July 1, 1898, ----- 5,627,584.34. STRONG AS THE STRONGEST. P 1 . $143,900,000. Insurance written tn 1897, 363,117,590Insurance in force 1 oQ7, 15,580,764Income for 1897The Prudential baa forged ita way ahe^U\1^ "nho^orld" I? I Xtfjl insurance andTunder the h.t condition.. !s JAMES O. WYNN, Manager Southern Dept.. Atlanta, Oa. e c Tt raWLS, Qenera! Agent, Ashevllle, N. C. n I M. A. riOORE, Jr., Resident Agent, ?'r Union, S. C. he i" MODERN PLANT! AMPLE RESOURCES! | LUMBER!! LUMBER!! by "u'. Our capacity in our line is unequaled in the State. Our iced lumber is sold in nearly every town of any size in the State. 1 to If your dealers do not keep Alderman's lumber, insiat that they get it at once, or write to us direct; don't be deceived '<>* into buying a substitute, under the worn out excuse "just as t aml good." Our ceiling will make your room bright and cheerful, and o"Rb your grand-children may every day stand on the same spot, "wan where grand-father stood, if you will only use our flooring, ssiiig Our shingles will make you forget" those "dark and dreary" days. in iVhy throw away good money by going to Florida th^ y end winter; just weather board your house with our siding ak/ ve? to enjoy the tropics in your own home. erlufr- shrinking, no hand dressing to make the joints fit. premo We manufacture a superb line in yellow pine lumber and ?shingles. Our mouldings cannot be surpassed. Buy your 'Kcrate ^uin^er from us, and put your money where the future gencondi eration can admire your wisdom. Full stock kept on hand always by Is RODGERS BRICK WORKS. Yours truly, ;s * D. W. ALDERMAN tc SON CO. of ,B* Aloolu, S. C. ? ' ->?v? nlh) pi""'"? t ns tliu at Wnsu- CATAPHORESIS. 4>cj? ELECTRICS. DR. H. K. SMITH, ,has heeu _ " khill. own, for- _ i been ap- E N T I S ll to 8UCransferrea Crown and r r? ^ uy Btorer, Bridge Work. Union, S. C. 4