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Tllli U n I UN TIMES rnil shed Every Friday. ?by the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, 3, 5 and 7, Bank Building L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the l'ofltoftico in Uuioi S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $l.< Six mouth ------ fiO ceii Three months ----- 25 cenl ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.C Jlvery subsequent insertion - 50 cem Contracts for three months or long will be made at reduced rates. Reject* d man user'pt will not. t>e i turned. Obituar'es and tributes of i eject will be charged for at half rates. UNTON, S. C., SEPTEMBER 29, 185 A new bank charter has been issu for Chester, it is the commercii with a capital of $50,000. The Old City Hall property in ( timbia has been sold this week the Carolina National bank for $2 COO. The city has bought anotl site lower down Main street for $1 COO. ^he B ?y State comes proudly the fr^nt with a triumphant vlcb for the men. This has b< one of the Strongest gold bug Sta in the Union. We are glad to them falling in line. It is reported from Manila that surgenta liave captured the Unil States gunboat Urdaneta in Or river, northwest side of Manila E where sho was patroling, The ci are either prisoners or have bi killed. The boat was riddled w ballets and burned. A mlU man tells us that the cot mills of Spartanburg county about 150,000 bales of cotton a y< while the county produces in roi numbers bnt 50,000 bales. The C Ion mills alone consume nearly much as the crop of the counts -~juc?o"&ne good work of building m in the South continue. When we enough mills in operation noar i cotton fields to consume all thecotl raised here, you will see good prl paid for cotton. We have received the following 1 ter from the noted ovangelist, R Thomas .Leitch; to say that wo i predate it but mildly expresses c feelings. Mr. Leitch is so well kno and beloved by the people of Uni that wo know his endorsement v have greater weight with our roadt than anything we can say commi datory of the fine story "In 1 Steps," which began In last wed Times. The following is the letter "Gentlemen' : I am pleased to soe that you are publish "In His Stop3." This boi has marked an uplift in the lives thousands, and your paper ought go into every home in the count and State. I trust your efforts will e courage you to continue tho got work. Thomas II. Leitch, Kvangelist." Wo have other letters from proi inent men in the county who kno how to appreciate our efforts to gc our readers a story that is both e tertaining p.nd elevating. Wo \v publish their letters next week. annffiH2H!i<!n!!ziiii!2niisnuiini?r?!;i r I i 1 I A^SSExteact I | pf^Cii'lcr.ic 3 Taken at night Stops the efcr- \ i 9 nal thinking by pacing you j I 3 to sleep. It /etds yeut 'orpin ' I 3 so that it recovers its tone \ 1 b for the next day's toil. I p All dr-|<;gifs sell It. j I VSIOS, SOUTH CAROLINA. Soiih time >>50 11 short sketch of the rapid progress and development >f our little city was gent to the Atlanta Journal. The Baltimore Her?l't saw the article nnd wrote the following editorial from it, which the _ Columbia State republishes and , which wo clip from the State. We heartily agree with the Editor of the Herald that Union's example is worthy of emu'ation by the towns of the j South genorally. and it is a glowing illustration of what indomitable _ pluck, energy and push can accomplish : THE RAPID GROWTH OP \ SOUTHERN V) MILL TOWN. t? A good idea of the rapidity of in* dust rial development in the South ?- during the last live or ten years may be gutherod from a dispatch recently ^ .sent out from Union, South Carolina, decnde ago that town was a place of about 1,(500 inhabitants, who were ;ei well-contented, no doubt, with theii lot in tl.e Piedmont region, but ap parently without any particular am r bition In the way of commercial 01 rP_ manufacturing enterprise. Now il has nearly 7,000 population, and i: _ still growing. It seeme that Union began to boon in 1K93, when a large cotton mill was = erected there and put in operation Three years later another mill, mucl Pf' larger, and said to be the biggest eg il, tablishment of its kind in the South was built and likewise operated These two factories added 2,5( 0 peo pie to the number of inhabitants 3o- which was further increased by tin t0 building and running of knitting ^ mills, the proprietors of which foun* ' Union to beadesirablc place in whicl 10r to locate. There followed a modern! I,- zation of the town by the instalmon of electric lights, water works, Ion distance telephone service and inn - , J * , proven rauruHu laciuuc^, uMt u.n ' club was started and supported b the business inen, who liave found i een to bo a (irst class standing advertise tos ">ent for the place, its success havin s p made the name of Union familiar n over the South. > While tliis is t-he story of only on community, it relates experience jn_ which have been and are being repeal ed In m?ny of the States beyond th te Potomac rlvoj. Mill men general! ani are displaying a disposition to plac ay their manufacturing plants neur th ew cotton fields, and the list of no ppn southern industries is a steadily grov ing record. Other towns and village are gaining in size and populatio from causes IJJce those which preva at Union, so that the South may t truly said to have entered upon a nc ton era, use j ? }Hr> LET THERE BE LIGIIT. ind lif- The town is running an eleetr as light plant which furnishes light 1 ills I The stores are o<juippe ? ? A.I- a 1- _ t ? 111 a a A , f wiou 1110 uriinauu incandescent ??iod< rrgf, w ^ the barber shops, the post office, tli church, the residence, no more oil hands for the clerks?simply turn th CGS button and It will do the rest. Bi our magnificent opera house, th p)pce where we oxpect to go occasioi ?t- ally to enjoy an hour's recreation ev- where we can banish the cares an *P" worries of life; where we can have ?ur good hoarty and health-giving laugh wn where we can Jive for the time bein on in wonder land ; where we pan witnes the drama of life, both ancient an 3rii modern ; where we can often see our 5n" selves as others see us. This placf we are sorry to say, his been over * A looked, has been sadly neglected i { the rapid strides forward of thi growing city, by pof having put i! electric lights instead of the antique ted keroseno luminaries which shame or t0 facodly hide themselves behind grea ry unsightly tin blinds, shades, or re nj Hectors?whatever they are styled JU and which urc darkened by acDdin* some ono around to each, who at onci becomes the focus of tho gaze of th< ^ audience, nnd mayhap burns his fin | gers in his haste trying to get throogl w.'.h tho job and get out of sight a..j, quick as possiblo. This is too ban f-;r Union?it has too much the ap pearance of a ba<;U number. Do let us have electric lights in tho Opera ? House. Let us at least have he r electric foot lights if nothing e'se. g J Turn tho butcou and let there be ||l,Sht- . 5 ' We see that certain Southern eot~ | to.i spinners visiioa BifU&flnlphla re? 1 icutly and send out the report thut 5 there will hkelv be a shut down of 5 ' fh i Southern mills on account of t no S j '< in th * price of cotton, ar.d 'he i stationary price of their goods. TVs E i is . ?I buncurnb. It Ik too absurd o :j 1 .'e our.ly notice. The mills have no y intention of shutting down and cou'd S ! not do it. if they wished. Most of 'illhem have orders far ahead which 3 I ih 'v have got to fill. S j 'ihoro seems to be some fcbance r t ',j i last that the sway of "King flotton'' !jj j is to be broken in this community. 3 I Several farmers this year tried some S I fctrerimental patches of wheat, with ithe result that they are determined to plant more largely next year. / THE FIRST GROCERY STORE IN UNION. Our venerable friend Joseph Bailey, of Loekhart, was a welcome visitor at this office Saturday. In conversation w ith The Ledger reporter the old gentleman grew reminiscent, and among the interesting things that he mentioned was the establishment of the first exclusive grocery store that was established in Union. Th? store was established by McNaily <fc Johnson about the year 1852. The first stock of goods was a very light one. as the venture was a new departure in merchandise in this section.' There were a number of dry goods and general merchandise establishments in the town, but no exclusive grocery business. This was due to the fact that nearly everybody ralsed'all the provisions they used except their sugar and coffee, and this was kept In stock by the general merchandise store. When a man wanted to buy meat and flour or meal, and 6uch things as could be raised on the farm, he never . thought of going to a store, but wont , to a neighbor who raised a plenty for himself and a surplus to sell. rrut" wrvuM r?i?Aanf>r lis HO . country ever prospered were the r farmers of tho present day to adopt I tho farm methods of their forefathers i and use tho improved impliments thev now liave. i We clip the above from the GafT' ney Ledger. This will recall to the " minds of many of our readers, no doubt, the good old days of yore, and , they will possible sigh and wish it w is thus again. It can bo made so. We have the same land, the same i labor, the same climate, the same j? seasons; besides improved farming i implements, what has been done can bedonoagain. Could this old method bo onco more ndopted, wo would have ? the most prosperous and happy peoi pie on the globe. How many more II years will our fanners bear the yoke 3' of ''King Cotton?" Always desirous of giving our readp er* tho best news we can get hold ol we have secured a history of the fac moos Dreyfus case which has held the interest of the world focused on it for k' tho last few months. We know that iC ? there are many of our realers?and :"e ffo might say the public at large?are ie familiar, in a certain way, with the kV case. Very feyr who can speak the English language, (and fqr that ma.t n ter any other language) of a civili il nation), have not hearii or read of the >? terrible persecutions inflicted upor w thi$ French ofHjer during his incar Cination on De^U's Ijslo for five lon< but few know the vh>3 anj, the wherefores siirrouudlng the case l( and as this rcsumo of the case begin! L? of. artr ^ or final conviction and pardon, wt feel sure our readers will read it wltl 3' interest. We publish the complet< | history of the case on tho 2nd page o ^ this issue, e it A rise began In the New York cot e ton exchange some days ngo, and i- although the bears fought hard tc ; hold down the price of cotton arise i of 58 points was recorded with the a tendency still upward. "Wo told ; you so" it Is bonnd to come. The g crop is short and there is no getting a around a rise in price. Greenville, r] Spartanburg and other mills in the - upper part of the Stute are paying G] ( and 7 cents. Hang on to your ootton - if you can a little longer. We clip n the following from the Cotton Ex4 change report of the 25th : i Reduced crop estimates, gloomy crop testimony, active and higher spot markets in the South, and talk of Smaller receipts* frorp now on in t the interior bolt ware influences - ingon sentiment In the local market today. Speculation as a whole c* f?nv cinotln Hnr'a ItiiKlnnaa t.w. , J 0"~ ?^ .V? " many months. Admiral George W. Dewey took the New Yorkers by surprise by arriving 1 on Tuesday, when he was scheduled ' to arrive Thursday. 1 The lirst shot of welcome was fr /irth pilot uod crew of pilot boat, Nc. 7, fifteen miles south of the Hool ligbtsh'p. It hapnoned to bo Filo John Peterson's tvn, ijnu ek 0 :!30 a m. lie was put aboard the Olympii and brought her around tho Hook >?m into tho lower bay. Too marine obsorvers ulong the I cornt h id sighted the Olyiop'a in th. I Jimt light '?f the morning. The shorr ontteika o' Fort Hancock, manned hv dinners called from breakfast, let *.?osc 1" guns. The fliig'-h'p ropliet I vlt.i 21 and let ?.o her anchor riot far ,'ror-. \vi*or.- ' he cup challenger Sham rock is moored. Upon t)?e information of the beard, 'iti" said that ]). A. Gh Ou4ls Km suspended by Chairman Mi.os | ' for go~J and sufficient reasons." ' ()ther an?, >?i>sions or removals are i ro niaed in a result of the investigation. fj'in.o sensational disclosures no i >ok'i(| for. The Pisponsary has ? iii/d a rough road to travel; fydsldeg I ft mi thing a target for the continuous hre of it" nomine it also seems to i-.tVH furnished pick'ngs for its manors. \ Col. Neal has not yet settled his s'101-tagc, but has made a third appointment to go to Columbia and settle Saturday or Monday. He has asked the Attorney-Gonorul to wait on his bondsmen until he goes to Columbia, as he does not want them given any more trouble about It. The State says: "It is certain that the State will lose nothing oven if Col. Neal fails to pay his shortage, and in view of the recent procrastination, there is doubt entertained in some quarters as to the ex-superintendent's intentions in the matter. From a financial standpoint it is all the same whether Col. Neal himself pays the amount duo or whether It is put up by his bondsmon, and in either oaso will the criminal proceedings be stopped.'' Massachusetts, "the enemy's country," has electod a Bryan delegation to the next Democratic national convention. Bryan is the man who will "get there etc." WASniSGTON LETTER. (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, Sept. 2"?.?"Porto Rico will have a civil government, and practically all of the U. S. troops will be vt ithdrawn from Cuba, l/efore Congress meets." So said a Senator, who bad just bad a talk with the Pres'dent, to a frk-nd. He added that the most of our troops would have hern out of Cuba la this time if the yellow fever had not go* a foothold among them and down South. After the yellow feyer made its appearance, it was thought last to leave the troops already on the island, until cold weather, for fear that they might bring the disease with them if brought-hoiue earlier. The huthorit.it b scened satisfled that there is no lot gi r necessity for keeping any considerable number of (J. S. 11oops in Cuba, although the form of the military government over the island is likely to Ire kept up as a sort of warning 1 restraint, for some time. It is stated uuofficially that (len. Brooke has aslod, on ... ..c i.:., t-,. \ m-UlHlllv Ul nn urniin, iw un ivut it** \m his duties as Military Governor of Culm, and tliat liis request will be complied with. He is coming home on a visit soon, and it i3 considered doubtful whether he will return. The man most likely to succeed him is Gen. Leonard Wood, now in command of the Santiago district. Governor Stone, of Pennsylvania, is hobnobbing with numerous Washington friends he made duriug his service in Congress, and Mrs. Stone is dividing her 1 time between social pleasures and the . company of her daughter and granddaughter, who live in Washington. JLiov. Stone thinks we are going to keep I Vigjit on with the "good times.)' lie I raid: "This country is entering upoh a j career of gieater prosperity than it lias ever known. We are fast becoming the " work-shop of the world, and the granary I of the nations. We produce more of j the necessities of existence than any I Country op the ylobc; and we can sell to : the people abroad aitlclCs'essential to ^ ?.hL-ir eomfo't and wgh-hcing cheaper ; m and increasing at a rppid rate. One of 1 our fro ght cars will carry three times as 5 much as an English car. We can load f ore on great lakes at 5 cent* a ton, which cannot te duplicated in cheapness hy any competitor. Our workmen get I f'pL'h'P th? wages of foreign workmen, but they do more than t'.vicp the amount [ cf work, because of their greater skill , and ingenuity. With all these odds iu our favor, it is easy to see that in the ceniury mat is being ushered in, the U. > S. will take its predistined place at the 1 head of the procession of nations, and 1 doubt not that it will keep that place ! for all Pme." ; Many arniy officers' wives who have ( Ixnn pouring on a nice lit tie fall jaunt to the Philippines, on a government tran3port, nr.d a pleasant winter over there, with or near their husbands, have had i their dreams rudely shattered by the War Department, whloh believes with Gen. Otis, that Manila is not a desirable resort for American officers' wives, as long as the retiellion is going on, and is sonsequently refusing al! appl cations for transportation for the wives of officers wbn are now ij the Philippines. Mr. T. J. Schaffer, President of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and 8wel Workers of the U. 8., was an interesting witness before the industrial Commission. He had some very positive opinions on the (question of irnuii? grauon, saying mat the government should learn from every immigrant whether he intends to remain in the oountry, require him to take the oath of allegiance, and to possess an oduQalional and money qualillcatioi , and possibly nnposo a iiead tix, which would effect. o'.y ahutout the lovvost and least desirable cIhoS of immigrants. Mr. Shaft r expressed the opinhin that in the long iun, toe labor-suv inp m<ichin?ry introduced takes care of all the men who .re displaced by it. -w-j _ ^ L ' It's no v io get anything to taki j 'here's more durability and si jseat you ran get; besides thev | laste and refinement, and no h We have the nicest iine r I 'nion, and we are holding do economical buvers can enjoy tl 1 here are "no dies" on th( \ our house if you use our scr here at ore-third less than th elsewhere?and we handle ti: I reezer, the best made. BAILEY FUF IN BUSINESS Sucoess oomes larj are prepared. An earl Be that as it may, we demands of the season representative openinj EARLY .CASE Extra heavy unbleached Canton 1 nap, 32 inches wide actual meae value 12ic, our price Red medicated all wool Twilled I Yard-wide brown sheeting, the price Double faced fleeced FlannelleUs, Young ladies Plush Cape with col Wool mixed school boy J^ans for Yard wide bleached muslin, soft f Fancy figured Brilliantine Dre inches wide, value 2oc. Special Children's school Umbrellas wil and frame; good cover Ladies' and Misses' Swhs Ribbed F vests. Regular 25c goods, ou Misses' and Boy?s gopd solid le Shoes in lace op button Young ladies* newest felt wall long quill, a stunner for run T= X A AW V/ A VI A. Departme A. H. Fost WE ARE NG *? * ? > To show you an up-to.d>t1 Pry Goqds, potions Ap Clothing, Trunks, Gles and Tinware. Although varices iri nearly all line are in a position to offer house at old prices as loii{ MILLINERY! MILLINE Our stock is larger this s having again engaged 1 ftmma IIiggiu8, decidedly mers ever brought to the i tors, McLU ???:? t ise to try 2 the place of Rattan Rockers j\u\ comfort in them than any carry with them an air of good orne is complete without tnem o select from ever brought to wn thp price so that the most hem. i>sc goods neither will they be in c.en doors and windows, made t nirce jou pay when ordered ic White Mountain Ice Cream 1NITURE&LI *S IN WAR. ' ^?ly to those who * y Fall is predicted, are ready for the , and name a few g values to I BUYERS. flannel, long ur^. Regular 1 (jC ?iannc] 12J4C 5c kind our the, 10c kind - ^"j|C lar, big value pants,.. 10c inish, 7c kind \5^ ss Goods, 42 *f opening price I th strong rod leeced Under- *| r price I JjV' ;a tlier Sphool 1.00 ting Ilat with *| Reliable ? rit Store, < ter & CO. IW READY te brand new stock of llinery, Shoes, HatSj sware, Crockeryware i there hns been ad3 of Merchandise wo you anything in our ; as this stock lasts. RYI MILLINERY! eason than usua1, and the services) of l^isg r one of the best trimcity, we defy competi RE'S. r. JMBER CO. .V -y S*sr %4 ;