The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, January 26, 1900, Image 4

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J THE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. ?BY THE? UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, a,'5 and 7, Bank Building. L. G. Young, Managor. Registered at the Poetoffice in Union, S. CM as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year - -- -- -- $1.0* Six month * ------ 50 cenh Thro? months ----- 25 cents ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00 Every subsequent insertion - 50 cent? Contracts for three months or longe will be mado at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript will not be rr turned. Obituaries and tributes of rc 8poet will bo charged for at half rates. UNION, S. C., JANUARY 20, 190( Say, how are we going to nbbreviat 1900. Any effort to do so'will resul in nauerht. If the surplus in the Treasury i worrying the Department, why n< reduce the war tax? The Beaumont M'f'g, Co., of Spa tanburg, will increase its eapit stock to $120,000. This about doubh its present capacity. Any relief wo may get from 11 trusts will come from (he Democrat party. The Republican party is rc.ii under too many obligations to tl trust to bo depended upon to he cripple them. The British are no doubt sornewh disappointed in their calculations ( the sympathy of the United Stale They thought the wbo'e country we backing them against the Boers, b possibly they took Mark-Kinley ai Hc-Hanna for the whole country. The House did a wise thing, in o judgment, when they adopted t measure providing for bicnnal si sions of the Legislature and subm tAftfr name to a vote of the neon O * It is to be hoped the Senate will co ug*-1\9 Setlh%t>mefV'o ' I fie't b payer, and so many changes in t laws creates contusion. We ha enough laws to last us a couple years and the amount saved in t pease would go a long ways town completing the State house. Let enforce the laws we have, wo will ha enough to do. -One of the most objectionable thin in this entire Gage business has boi the finding of a letter from the Yi President of the National City bai addressed to the Secretary, claimii favors on account of the politic strength of the directorate and on a count of "what was done in the car paign." The directors include mai men prominent in the Standard ( Company and other trusts. There of course no proof that Mr. Gage w biased by this letter but neverthele the thing leaves a bad taste in one mouth. And only goes to show th, the Republican party depends for i success in elections from the Pro dent down, upon the money of Ihoi who afterwards have the choice of tl "hind teat" for their re-irnbursemen Oh for a government of the people, 1 the nminlfi fnr tKn nontilo ? vuw v-vy^/* V } iUOlCUU " I 4 tlio people, by the tools of the mom kings for the benefit of the trust combines and monopolies. I 1 A LOVELY WOMAN 3 is the fairest fiower in the garden . 3 of humanity. Every woman maH be lovely after her own style, with " g sparkling eyes and rosy checks, '? 5 and v 'th every line of beauty fully g developed. gf Eabst Malt Extract, The " Best" ] Cj Tonic, will bring out her beauty, H E All in the hollows, cover up the p g bones and angles, round out the g curves, and develop all her lines * C of beauty. It is a flesh and tissue . ? builder that will make any woman *. 5 plump and round and rosy, as she g was meant to be. Try it yourself ', g and your mirror will show you a S pleasant surprise. . w At !! druj itOITS. MAKH YOUR RUTURNS. Mr. .lno. G. Fnrr, the Auditor, will s'art on his rounds Monday of next week for the purpose of Inking returns of the taxable property of the county. We call your attention to this fact in this column, because it is of vital importance to you all that you bo very prompt in mukrng your returns this year. ThO law Is very strict about this matter of returning taxable property. There is only twcnty-twojdays remaining after next Monday in which you can make your returns without the penalty. The time allowed for making returns is i ? from January 1st to February 20th, and the returns must he made in that time, or a penalty of 50 percent, will surely bo attached. We believe our readers will recognize the importance '. of being on hand at the appointments ' I of the auditor as appears in the scliedi ulo in another column and making their returns, and will appreciate this >- notice. Wo do not wish to see any - penalty put on any of our readers, on account of carelessness or forget ful ness of the dates, and we therefore )_ give this notice prominence at this _ time, with the hope that all may p profit by it. It Another thing we wish to state. We are anxious to run our subscription list up to 2,000 during the next IS thirty days, and we will endeavor I o 11 accompany the auditor on his rounds, iinrl vmihl br> crlnd to take the Bub ""l' o r_ scription of any one who wishes to lake the best paper over published in Union county. If you cannot conveniently take it a year, take it six months or even three mouths, the ?e price is the same, $1 a year, bOe foi ie nix months or 2">e for three months, ly Tho price of paper has been great Iv tc increased in the last 80 days on ?? lp count of the paper trust, and mai \ weekly papers throughout the Stall have increased the price of lh**ii papers accordingly. We propost >M (o hold our paper at $1 as hero tofore, and try and stand the loss re . . i i giving you just as gooi ? nap. r au' you have been getting, and wo wii 1 endeavor to improve it as much a: lies in our power, now won't you len< a helping hand by swelling our sub scription list for us. Wishing yoi [1<. alia very prosperous year with you crops, we hope to have the picasur j , of shaking your hands iti our rouii'Jl(1_ aud adding your name to our list, w m_ will also have a list of the subscriber ,x_ (tsccrmin ir you arn m arrears. ari< jM, we win ne giua 10 recoive, an-i re ve ceipt you for, renewals, of AS TO TIII; INCRI; \SICI) WW OF TWO Ml J. rd us , . , " . , , , as some shgiit compiaint lias nee; made on account of the extra lev; this year of 2 mills, we have invest! ?s gated the matter and find that it ha pn been necessary, 1st as a precaution Ct> ary measure, 2nd to meet tlie inferos ^ on the railroad bonds. As to the first n? It will be remembered bj' all famiiiai ,aj with the affairs of tlie county th it lC. Robbs ik McArthur hold a cluin n. against this county of several yean ^ standing for the building of Brigg': bridgo. It seems that I'nion count; is has been ready to pay this claim foi [IS a number of years, but (lint Robbs A <9 MeArthhr became involved in a law ,?s suit between themselves and that th< Ht county could not pay the claim or )s account of not knowing who to pay j. and thus the matter has stood. It ;e now appears that in addition to the ie original claim, Robbs?& MeArthur arc wanting interest on tlio claim for tin y 7 or S yours it lies been standing, and .f the matter has been taken to he v courts, the county is willing to p-y , the original claim but is fighting lhe interest claimed. Now as the claim was originalh an ''Ordinary County" claim, tin2 amount would have been paid dur.tti ;j the first 21 months- from the "O; ir. nary C >unty" funds, it will necessarily have to come u :der the hea . >\ "1' ist I ndebtedness" claims, now. create a past iudob! odnoas fund i> meet this claim it wa> found neces u* to make a 2 mill levy, t h's will pro'f t ? fiWt /tAlir. fir r.ium 1 llAI ir)\ t I - ? - allow the claim for interest. Xow ns to the 2 mill levy for i itere?t on rrlr"Mil bonds: For n number of years* the levy for this purpose has ran,," I from two to throe mills. These assessments have been a 1.1 lie mere than w.?s actually nonossnry to ;> i;, Ihe iqt rest on the bonds and u fan 1 hud gradually been accumulate.g from this finrpllis, until it nmouok I, in 1899, to *5,000. II iving litis surplus on hand it \v?s found that insk-. d of making a 2 tnill levy for litis p t:* pose for thesoini-uonual payment lOUU. A iri111 would raise the necegsary amount including lite $5,000 on h mm i Now, the assessment which is being levied for l lie payments in 1901, heces- ! A ^arily had to bo put back to 2 mills, for interest on railroad bonds, a.; the ^ surplus will bo absorbed in this year's ^ payments. The surplus will giudu- \ ally accumulate again, and after sov- | oral more years we will got am.ther i 'j respite. We trust we liavo made the j ( matter plain so that all may under- | t stand the seeming increased levy on ' their taxable property. ' ' i NO ROOM FOR MORMONS. We cannot see that there is any tiling in the Roberts case to make such a fuss about in Congress. It seems that there is great fear of some fnl urn natnatronliB. if the Robert s ease is handled one way or the other. The thing is plain as the nose on a man's face, and there is no sense in any delay, and prorrtpfc action should he taken. This is'the way the thing looks to us: Is Roberts a polygamist? It seems that evidence sufficient has been adduced to convince the committed, that such is the ease. Is there a law against polygamy9 There surely i \ Then has Congress a right to deny a man a seat in its body who lives in open violation of tho laws of the country in which he lives? If it has not such power it most assuredly ought to have. The minority of the committee on | thp Roberts case agree with the majority in so far as that Roberts, being a polygamist, should not be allowed to remain in his sent in Congress, but " i-~ 11.- ?ill ? 4 n., . tut? iiinnu mu amj vp?iwi i iuii in.*.! ho ho sworn in, aud then kicked out. ! This is Tommy r..t, if ho is to ho sworn in what are you going t,, kick him out for? For being a polygami.st, o!i well, did you not know he " was a polygamisfc before you swore him in? Can you turn him out once ) i 10 gets in. It is not likely that a men ? can bo tired from his scat, except for ' conduct unbecoming a member of " the body. Ho will huve the blggo.-t ? kind of argument in favor of holdii 5 his seat if he is once sworn in. The 1 claim by the minority tlint ho was s legally elected and holds prop.r * papers to entitle him to his seat is ' no good. If our law against polyg. [1 my means anything it means tin t r Roberts was elected illegally, being 0 illegal on account of his living ir daily violation of the laws of the ? country. The time to correct the -s fault is as soon as it is known, 1 farther. The country demands that Congress refuse to admit Roberts, and Ihoy want no slip-shod torn-foolery of swearing him in and then , sw earing him out. If lis a mat tor ol wtkilig the uiii nj i in- liOi iij-, ??i~? just take bun by the horns anil break l-ij urtrtb- I.,. i,i? i.,v...,3 , uvvik ?'iir 11 i o J1W1 iin II IICH XJ .*HMI I > ( U prevent Roberts disgracing the hulls of congress by being seated therein. As it now stands Roberts seems to ( to be tlie least concerned of all purlies interested, and even refuses tc testify, virtually daring Congress to refuse him his seat. It ought tc take not more than twenty minutes J to fire him back on his road to his plural better half. \Vt need no such men in the highest council halls of our country to make laws for us 1 , 1 obey, out with him, lock, stock and barrel. Perhaps some of the high-cock-alorums may think that more investigations might result, and things '! might turn up that would make it | anything but pleasant for other bei sides Roberts. Sometimes people who | in glass houses arc a little careful 1 how they throw stone?, for a fact. SECRETARY GAGE SHOWN j Mr. Richardson, Democrat ic Reprentativi, from Tennessee, shows up , Cage's questionable work witli jiublic funds in line shapeund received hearty | applause. There was a red hot <iis j cussion in the JIouso on the subject . *01110 of the members trying to df f* rul i Gage, but he ,n n hard row of j slumps, and lie lias a plow with a vary : blunt point. | "Mr. Richardson said : The Secrei iiiry c.( the Treusury, has certainly , violated the strict letter of the law, I because the proceeds of the sale hud i b en deposited in the National City Bank, which had purchased the property. Some of the papers, lie si.id, hud charged that the Secretary 'wis technically guilty of einluzzloTCtifc and had cited a decision of the Supreme Court tn ide lust November. A l.id I he con fusion that ensued Mr. j Ricli:ii'dnon finally made the JH< use j miNr it and that lie did not ngreo with : his view. He expressed the opinion { > ha' t ue Secretary had a perfect r'-?,ht ( (deposit the money in a Government , cposilory, such us the National City ; B.mk then was. But he desired to; go beyond thut. The custom in.use | Wis sojd to tho bank July S, 1Kb'.) for 3,2(15,000. Just before the sale CJune b) die Secretary received u letter from l. B. Hepburn, from which ho quot-d his ub.st ruct: "Of course this bunk s very strong, and if you lake the >ains to look at the list of directors ou will see wo have great claims over vhnt was done in 18l)(>." Mr. Uicliardson tlieu read a list ol some (Jovernment deposits in Ihi> jsnk at various times to show that "or six months it had the use of an iverago of $10,000,000 of Govern moot money. Was that due to the contri tuitions made hv the directors to tin campaign fund of '06? ho inquired Turning again to the sale of the eus torn house he showed how tho ban! had deposited $11,850,000 in bonds ii the treasury, and then instead of pay ing the purchase money out tlio treas ury had simply transferred the pur chase price to the Govern merit's ac count in the bank. But not tho whol* purchase price was transferred. Onh fcl.'Jl5,000, leaving a pitiful $50,001 : 1 1 4 1 fnvTo if unp.tiu. ivo iiiu ptiiuc iiiuu ?? tho property to tho Ciovernment a the rata of $120,000 a year. Whn had tho Government got out of tin transact ion? A paper credit of $0, 215,000 and tho privilege of payiiv $1515,000 a your rent. What had th hank got? The rent, the use of Ih purchase money, which it loaned according to newspaper reports, a enormous rates, and by withholdin tlie last $50,000, to prevent t lie titl from passing?exemption "from tnxn tion upon the property it had pui chased. "I leave it to any honest-minde man," said Mr. Richardson, if that i dealing fairly with the trust mono of the i'nitod States." (Democrat! applause.)" ? ri run WIDE TIRE LAW, We publish tho bill regarding th use of wide tires as it passed tl Legisk.t uro, for the information < our readers: The width of tlio tires is provide sis follows: On ail wagons luivin -la; 1.5*.?1 iron or s teel axles, not o: cco.Ung one and liwcc-clg'ilh inche tubular axles not exceeding one nr seven-eighths inches, or thimb! skein axles r.ot exceeding two ar one-eighth inches, the width of t! tires shall not be less than two iodic on all wagons having standard in or steel axles exceeding one and thr? eighth inches, hut no! exceeding o: and live-eighth inches, tubular ax!< exceeding one and seven-eight! inches, but uot exceeding two at one-eighth inches, or thimble-ske axles exceeding two and thrce-eigli inches but not exceeding two ri three-fourth inches, the width of tit shall not bo loss than three and or half inches. On ail wagons lutvi standard iron or steel axles exceedi one and live-eighth inches, but n exceeding two incites, tubular nxl exceeding two and one-eighth incln but not exceeding two and five-eigh inches, or tiiimblo skoin axles t ')ld not oxce(?7Ti?^*Tfl?^"r^ria*~o~> fourth Inches, the width of tiros sh h? not lo3a t.ltnn Innliao fin wagons liming standard iron i steel axles exceeding two inch p tubular axles cxcccclir.g two a live-eighth inches, or thimble sk< axles exceeding three and ot fourth inches, the width of til i hall he not less than four and 01 liulf inches. The hill goes into effect as to p ( hibiting use of narrow-tire.1 wage January 1, 1004, aiul does not np] t to pleasure vehicles. For violati of the act the fine is Sj?5 or not i:v than $15 or by imprisonment for r more than thirty days. Wo think the above is one of t best laws ever enacted bv our In makers. And we believo that 1 result will be a system of the b' public roads ever seen in South Ca linu. And while we think the lii allowed in which to make change much longer than is necessary, tin is no reason to suppose that t owners of wagons will be slow adopt" the wide tire. They are t ones to derive the benefit from go roads; ami, again, the manufactun of wagons will not be slow in putti the wide tires on the market. what does this mi;as? We clip the following from t Monroe, N. C. Enquirer. Who is N Tiee, and what has been ?aid abo him in Monroe, we would like know. A PAKH FROM MR TIOF.. To the people of Union county a Monroo especially:?"f write this correct statements being made n circulated in your vicinPy, win would have had my attention bcf< now if they had reached me. A home is at Piedmont, S. 0., and anyone is interested in me, or wan to knowjmything about me, the) a at liberty to writo Ihpre and tjrji out. I lived there 2t years, the pa I z years at '?xrord, Ala., wVich co pletes my existence, except whi | time I spent in Monroe. I was 110ver married but onco, ai ; my wife is w itli 1110 now, and wo h ] no intention of separating. Anl y< old tobacco squir'.ora, and snuff era.1 mors, may say what you pleas Nothing hut a coward and snnalf w' talk such stuff."?Monroe N. C. Ri quirer. W. G. Tick, Union, S. The joint result.tion for an inve~t?u lion <>i the "state institutions of lenin<i was reported imfa\ >rftblo by the jud ( arv committee ai d {!>?* leport was ad kd aud the rtfiolution rejectee), IMMENSE 8, OF DRY GOODS, HATS, MILLINI I Ten Thousand WORTH PUT U TO BE SOLD A1 UFACTURERS j Profits not Co NOW ISTHETI CHANGE IN ] i, PATED 1st OF J t "M M W W ^ incLu S IN HIS STEPS. y o Our readers will remember that we published a personal letter received from Rev. Mr. Sheldon, regurding his splendid serial which is running in ie The Times, "In His Steps." The ic readers of the story will read with jf interest the clipping we reproduce below. 'd HKV. MR. SHELDON WILL GIVE TOPEKA A SAMPLE OF A CHRISTIAN DAILY. <Topeka, Kan., Jan. 21.?"TheRev. id Charles'M. Sheldon, author of "In e- His Steps," Is to be given an opp.or(1 tunity to edit a daily newspaper a.* n> he thinks a Christian daily should be edited. I'or the week beginning ).*) March Id he will have absolute cone trol of every department of the Toi< peka Capital?news, editorial and ad i-< verlising. At tho Detroit convention lis of the Christian Endeavor society, ul Mr. Sheldon asked what "philunit! thropic gentlemen of tiiis age of inn Ih nificient endowments in educations h1 institutions would give $1,000,000 foi os the creation of a great Christiat 10- daily." n _* Tho philanthropic gentleman ha: ng not appeared with the money ; but, ii iot response to the appeals of tlie leadinj los citizens of Topeka, Mr. Sheldon' r-s, home town, Mr. Dell Ivoyser, lb th president of the Topeka Capital com >x- pany, offered to give the paper to Mi ?. KUaidon for one week, and the otfe 11? it ia undcrMoo all that able writers are to assist Mi 1.11 Sheldon, and that statesmen, prom or nent citizens and editors of some c es, the dailies of Now York, Chicago an nil St. Louis will help him by suggei in t ions. Mr. Sheldon has not yet give ie- any intimation oi ins plans." ri 8 1 10 COL. MUNRO A BRA VH SOI " s In speaking of the death of on ' i' loved and honored townsman. Co 0M Win. Munro, tho Spartanburg Dail >re Herald says: iot "]Ie was a representative person i every respect and well bore tha t gran old name?gentloinan. Ho was ubou ($5 years of ago and leaves a widow t mourn, with relatives and hundreds c c friends, his death. -Rt During the Confederate war Co ro- Munro served with conspicous braver u0 and fidelity to tho lost cause. He r< ! engaged in the practice of law c IS Union after the close of the war. I *rc his profession he was very successful he enjoying a lucretlous practice an commanding the respect and confi ju> donee of all he came in contract wit ?both clients and others. Ills ahil 0(1 ity and painstaking energy mad rs him much in demand in the court ng or t lie up country. Ho lived and del true to each utul ovcry purpose h espoused in life, and there aro man; in this city who will bo pained t learn of his death. fn 1801 Col. Munro formed part ',0 nerrhlp with Col, S. T. McCrnry, c rr this city, in the pructioo of law lti Since that time there has hardl, been a term of court, liere in whicl Col. Munro did not take an actlv part. He was highly esteemed un< deservedly popular in this city. P(j Col. Munro in the past, represente? Union County In the Legislature fo ( j several terms And was also oleoiQt (.jj state Senator from that county for i (1V couple of terms. Ho served hi county well." if , ... ? ? r'' ^ >! ' J l i ,,! ; ' VO A SR ? ' . r; . ' i % ii :> to " i ip#^w#ipy i <>. | ; ALE CLOTHING, SHOES, SRY. DollarsV PON THE MARKET r LESS THAN MANnDTPPC JT ?\XVC/kJ. nsidered. 3 MLE FOR BARGAINS. BUSINESS ANTICIrAN. 1900. 'RE'S. f The Appalachian National Park i Association has petitioned Congress " to acquire land for a park along"the South Carolina -and Tennossee borders, where, it is said, is found not only Iho culmination of Iho Appalachian system, but the most beauti ful, as well us the highest, mountains east of the lofty Western ranges. Forty-three mountains of G,000 feet ^1 and upward in altitude, as well as a great number of inferior height, all clothed with virgin forests and inter . soctod by deep valleys abounding in brooks, rivers, and waterfalls, com1 bine to make this a region or unsur| passed attractiveness. It will in! elude portions of the groat Smoky Mountains, tho Balsam Mountains and the Black and Craggy Mountains, ' THE STATE LEGISLATURE, 1 Clippings nn l Comments. e ! Tiie Wide Tire bill passed and made applicable to every county in the State. K Tt applies only to Heavy vehicles. The ' measure was earnestly debated, amended r, andjreamended. M any Senators ex pressed B their opinions and the strongest speeches * made for the bill wero by Senators In 0 whose counties wide tires are used and whose opinions are based on experience. r- We think this is one of the best measures r ever passed by our law-makers, and we rt ouv \?eople will soon see the - advantages of the wide tiro when their I- use beconibo general, and will wonder )f w'iiv it had not baen (lone long ago. We d give the bill as adopted in another cols uran. II * V 14 * * Committee on report* reported favorable on the bill to authorize city of Abbevilla to issue bonds for the Black Diamond railroad. Favorable on the bill to grant further l>owers to street railway companies. Ir Unfavorable on bili to incorporate 1* Marlboro. Horry and Marlon lailroad, ' y which wished to run Hue from State border to connect with Seaboard Air Lin<?, j the bill was laid over for consideration, n ? * I d * \ t Mr. Pat ton has Introduced a bill to / abolish the State board of Control and . provide for the management of the State DLspens try. * i. * * y Mr. Prince has introduced a bill to prof. vido for absolute prohibition iu the State. ( This is the same bill he presented last session. I, i** d Senator Mower'tr tall relating to {.he i- examination of accounts of StaCe Tre^V I, urrr, Comptroller General and commis^ l_ sioners of the sinking fund passed its p third reading. ? 8 * * (l The hill amending the Act regulating o ' lie foreclosure of mortgages of real estate y had numerous amendments offered to it, 0 hut was finally referred to the engrossing committee. # ? * * f The judiciary comuiitt.ee reported un. favorably on Senator Appelfs locaj y option bill. It looked as if the uufavor* <1 li able n poit might be adopted as imniep di.ite consideration was demanded, hut [ objection being made, the hill went en the Calendar. 1 * 1 * * r The bill authoring Ahlxwillo to yojo 1 on is >f*ng h aids in aid 'of the lllath Dia-* i uioiul Hail road and the bill abolishing s the commissioner of public works of J i wji'j pisicd to a third reading. Wood's Seeds f indhrvcachievedthohighestrcputation 0 \;r fjunlitv. urinlnfitivMWM nr<i'n.i.."t? X jiiil/ i ? Cur Uonlhtiu wuti uu>-i ? T.MS REW RStlTOBY ISSUE OF WCOD'l \ j:$Cr.i?TIVE CATALOGUE ie fully abreast # i'the tiroes, and gives the fullest infor- A nation ubout r.!l \ Seer's Tor Southern Planting. ? t should bo in tUa hands all rthq > seeds, and ut* will I09.il it fi'CO upott \ e?eij>t of postal request, # 'yF I, W. V/OOD & SOftS, SG&dsmen, J RICHMOND, - VIRGINIA. J