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THE UNION TIMES V Published Every Friday. ?lty the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, U, 5 and 7, Bank Building. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the rostotliee in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Six month i ------ 50 cents Three months ----- 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One square,'tirst insertion - - ?1.00. Every subsequent insertion - r?0 cents. Contracts for three "months or lonper will be made at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript will not l>e returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will'be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C., APRIL 13, 1000. It seems that Dewey lias not re covered from the swelled-head, causer by that Savannah punch, yet. Smokeless powder is to be supplier] to all new war ships hereafter, also to all old ones as they come to rloel for repairs. fn fit 1> A nn?Ti? V.ll Of] ill 1> i < i/c?i rj oaj o ?iv uv ? ? * ? v *. ... lifo. The only man lie ever wanted to vote for was Cleveland. Very enthusiastic Democrat for president, very. The recent Texas floods have played havoc with the crops, forlunatelj very few lives have been lost, and it is not yet too late to replant most oi the crops, if seed can be secured. The Famous Ferris Wheel, whirl was one of the attractions at tlu World's Fair, has had iM day, tin receivers cannot give the stock awnj and it will be consigned to the junk pile. The latest from the Doer war is that last Saturday the Doers killed and wounded (100 and captured OOt British with a loss of only 5 men The present Boer strength at tlu front is said to be 33,000, a formidable army of hard fighters. The Boers have so far captured 2; cannons from the British while they tiie Boers, have only lost 7 guns This is til ft 1 lftfl V i osf. lncu nf nrtitlni-i in tho military history of the Ileitis} since she locked horns with America over a hundred years ago. And here comes a report thut an uprising, or socialistic revolution, is about to burst forth in Italy. Doethird of tho subordinate oilicers at Madrid have been dismissed, bein? suspected of collusion with the antagonists of the present regime. The Franklin County, Ky. Grand Jury havo been instructed to return indictments against Governor Taylor and all the Republican State officers charging them with usupation of tlie offices they claim to hold. This is a high misdemeanor under the Kentucky 1 iW3. The court of appeals, of the State of Kentucky, at their meeting last w. ek decided the Governorship contest case in favor of the Democrats, and declared Heckham to be tho govApnni* Tn t'lrvn'a -?til -- ' A ~ JI1J1UI .1 tfUrtU Will II pjjt'il I HI t.he Unite I State; Supremo Court, and Taylor proposes to hold on until its decision is rendered. "Snpho," the indecent piny, of which so much has been snid in the papers lately, won its case in court and has been declared within the bounds of deconcy, and the show will continue. With tho great, amount of notoriety that lias come to it and the columns of tree auvertising 10 had from, the metropolitan dailie;, there ought to he "millions in il" for Netherole and her managers. It seem3 tho net is closing around Taylor, of Kentucky, as one of the parties concerned in the killing of (rOebel. It seems that tho evidence of one II. E. Youtsy and others back up the evidence given by Golden in t,he preliminary trial of Caleb Powers. The testimony tells how the alleged plan to kill (ioehel was carried o:it, of the purchase of a well-known Oincinnati house, of twenty-five sleel bullets with smokeless powder cartridges, of the procuring of a US calibre Marlin rifle, with which the shooting is said to have been doneti the weapon being returned an hour afterward, and the payment of $1,G(K) In advanco to the man who did the hooting. FOREIGN JtVILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION#. Wo nro proud of our record in never having boon nn original stockholder in any Building and Loan Association I outside our town, and if some of our ' friends had taken our advice they would not now bo on tho mouners bench. Wo hnvo never hoard of a fair settlement being made with anyone and most of tho stockholders are lucky if they nro nble to turn loose and get out with a small loss. To cap the climax of unfair dealings, the repacious oflice holders as the time approaches for the maturity of some | of tho series find an excuse to have receivers appointed, and getting in the courts will have to pay out what little is left, as tho court inay direct, after tlie receivers and their lawyers . lawyers get tho largest part in fees. . All the interviews with the receivers and former presidents state that they "hope to be able to pay stockholders 100 per cent, on the dollar." "Under favorable management 100 cents on tho dollar may be realized, etc, etc." ' and such rot. If tho affairs of the company had been managed properly they should by this time have paid ' 200 cents on the dollar. There has 1 never been a day since our two home : associations?The Union, under the management of J. A. Fant, President : W. K. Thomson, Vice President, and \V. W. Hughes. Secretarv and Treasurer, and tlie Peoples with P. M. ('olion, President : K. Nicholson, Yioe 1 President and Geo. C. Perrin. Seere ary and Treasurer?was organized that a stockholder, whether the rieh* ' est man in town or the negro with only one share, could not get 10O cents for every dollar that h i.I been paid in and after a series was one year old could get a premium. Why pc-ople will listen to the slic'; ! 1 talking strangers, with large diamondstud buttons and rings, and give them their hard-earned dollars instead of investing with their home folks has always been a mystery. A stranger will come .to town, get the merchant to leave his business to listei to him unfold his scheme for making big ( money and as a kindness will soil a limited number of shares that are allotted to "your thriving little town." These few are taken at once and each successful(?) holder begins to sing the praises of Mr. Big Blow j and his association until a demand is created that he telegraphs the homo office and is allowed to offer another ' block and another until the Iambs are loaded and fleeced. Wo are enthusiastic advocates of Building and Loan Associations that are run by home people for I lie benefit of their stockholders. In fact it is about the only way a poor man has, the3o hard times, of building a homo, but deliver us from the foreign ii <2J c\f 1 n i Iauq "W'o 4 1\ ? 1 - f 1?a ?-?.%? I ? ? f i?u.7vv>uvivuii v, iuii.it mi; 4,io r ecord will convice the most skeptical and even our old friend J. A. Brown will not have the nerve to solicit subscriptions nor the disposition to complain of the prohibitory tax the council some years since placed on the foreign agent. The National Railway Building and Loan Association gone into the hands of receivers with the head officer as receiver, assetts $300, GCo. The Atlanta National Bailing and Loan Association al-o in hands of re- ' reivers, assetts $.")(K),000. as well as 1 tho Southern Building and Loan As- ' social ion, asset ts $1,0C0,000. 1 The Inter-Slate Buildfng and Loan | is asked to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed. Petition filed by R. 1*. Coiner, for appointment of receiver, charging insolvency. We are not familiar w'<h the loans . that have been made in this county but we would not be surprised if payment was demanded at once. In case any of our readers are coughb in such a fix there is yet time to . i CilOII en e t nil!.' 1 ?'???" no .. ' ' ' L" ' o yw*i w lit nr* ?c^ ? *JI I III* I Peoples Building and Loan Associutluu If liiv/li nt-nrto'l Inei T?t nil^TV fllicl I get a sufficient loan to save their M homes. In reply to a telegram from the I Xow York Journal, requesting his j opinion of the candidacy of Dewey ! for President, Governor MeSwoenoy 1 replied: "Don't tliirik Dewey's candidacy amounts to anything serious. Bryan ' will undoubtedly receive the uuai- . mous support of ail Southern States." Right you are, brother Mo., B yan ' is tho man, and the sooner the malcontents make up their minds to this effect the better. Bryan was never | so strong as now. The bosh about , his silver plank tripping him won't ; scare tlie Democratic party into put- | ting up some one else. That is what ! j the Republican's want , they nro very 1 a much afraid of Bryan, and well might i i they be. 1 > CUBA. I 8ECONI> INST.VI-IJMKNT. Our steauier dropped anchor out in the larbor some distance from tlio wliaif and >n the approach of the lighter the rail iraa lined with agents for the diff.uvat lotels trying to persuade us, in their jrokea English that the'rs was the best. It sounded strange and w? ird to hear .heir jargon, with just enough Strang -ly aronounced and transposed K iglish words, connected in disjointed sin.eiuvs. to b? unintelligible until you disc wore 1 what they were trying to say an 1 then it was very plain. Our arrancr-?mont.s bad been m ule, through tha kindness ?.f a flieud of Mr. Gonzales, with the Hotel Inglaterre, the best in the city, and thither we went after passing tho custom lions? inspector, who discovered what every body in the States know, that newspapei men have nothing dutiable and little b> sides. After registering wo were not pal ia charge of a boll boy a* is customary here, but shown the elevator, put out on tho proper ll?ior and placed in charge of the porter of that door who showed us our rooms. Mine was on third fl K>r about tw? n'y feet sqn ire with ceiliug* of about the same height and two windows six f? e wide and extending from within "> feet of the il >or to ceiling, no glass, hat bile I witli iion bars to keep anyone from enter ing. with woodeu shutters t> make it private when n? cess-try, the il ior* of white marble and the furniture of mahogany. In fact, all th? s.voa 1 an 1 third doors with the stiirways are of white marble, Xo wood in sight except doors and window shutters. This !i >to! hts gas, electric lights and candles, the laiii'i >n> nvTO>a: >, its uiu g!M iUlvI electric lights are cut off of the sc.-eo.id aud thud .floors at ? o'elook, before wo generally got in. I was delighted to liiul waiting at the hotel Mr. Harney 1>. E vans who hasap >sition in th > p >>t oilLv department, speaks Spanish fluently an 1 shows 1 tli li??pitableintluenee inculcated in all South Carolinians l>y promptly getting a leave of ab.-enoe fioni bis department and acting as our guide and interpreter, taking charge of us day and night while 0:1 the inland. Another South Carolinian who called next morning and placed lii:n-elf at the service of our party and who is a "peach'' as a cicerone was I)r. Arthur McCain, a son of the Itev. J. K. McCain, whom all the older people of this county will romemlier as faithfully serving his Maker on the Jonesville circuit before the war. The doctor left a lucrative practice in Marion to volunteer i:i the Cuban Army and ma le a good record; chance threw him on one side of the Tree ha an i Editor Gonzales on the other, h-nce they ne\er met until our visit to Havana. The experience of these two young veterans would make good climaxes l'oc a novel writer. The d ctor lias located in Havana and is building up a tine practice, but no one is surprised at it for brains will tell anywhere. Th j morning afit r our arrival 1 began to move around and was at once struck with the substantial character of the buildi gs?everything is of stoi c. Nature has again provided hero for the lazy j man. lie only has to g/to the quarry it. f . . i ii ..... f frt,.'. 1 i- .... * - 1. ! W .U.I lli.-J lll.Ul/UOV 111$; Uill. 14 UilUUIV OI this peculiar formation s'.mpj it in blocks 1] to 2 feet square by or -1 fe?-t long, allow it to lay in air a few ?iays and be lias bis dimension stone as hard as is necessary for building purpjs s I'.ie build in ;s o:i tlie principal streets are twoorili.ee stori.-s high witb a .broad walk or p!azz i or. the street which takes tlie place of a side walk. The roofs of the a- walks, which are always on s i ne I "ight of tlie main building aie supportd b?* ntusaivo columns and the whole laesent a pleasing sight to tbo eye as it i reaks tlie monotony of bare walls and dissipates th it n l! -cted glare of the hiu it daily so di.sagreeable. There is not a wooden building in the intin pact of the ity. a 1 iw having been passed 200 years go prohibiting them, hencu tlie ci y lias Is-en free from lires and age has put in its work and stained everything a yellow lint. Thccky years ago was enclosed by a wall and space being scarce little of i:. was given to the streets, hence in the ilder pa:t tbo streets arc very narrow j bar. Iy permitting two vehicles to pass aj.d tlie side walks, or its we would call Lkctu h;oil cii'b stones, will not admit of two walking abreast. In tbo beat of ll.e day tli - thiiily and energetic merchants have awning stretched from the ! lop of o: j ositc buildings that make a ; shaded way. The streets in t lis newer i lait. <if tin* iu.il.una On i ! [ i i/viuhj/i ?\r\j ) fill 3 j younger than the old intramural, has! neon laid out in jjood wide streets with ' irees lining e.?ch side and in some civa j i double raw through t!io center, with i litre mid time a statue or a fountain! surrounded by a small grass plot or jktaps planted in lloweis. As mngiiiti: at a Si net as 1 ever saw is (lie nrinc>il street of the city, called the l'r?td?? aid oil' i.eaily North and South, he projection would strike Mono Cast lo ifrii s the harbor an 1 i?n the South teruiiuiting in Central l'ark. 1 would udge from one borne line to the oppoite side was 20 ) feet, on each side is a Macadamized drive about 50 feet wide I vhiic the central 100 feet space is raised j ' fm:n two to four feet aK>vo I lit* stieot level rolled graveled until it is as J MtKtivlt and level as a ll>H?r, with a douI Mo row of trees and a lovely grass border I along the edg?s makes a lovely pronioj nude. The Park is laid off in aitistie beds, planted in llowers that would make our n o li.wis-.. UroniMs siek with envv. for the ] n ost doliea'o varieties grow to |ierfeetion here in the open air. Every Simday afternoon llio stores elo?e atp. ni. anal the business im n ami clerks tnruout for an ailing on tin1 lV.ulo. Those who bave'vi hiclesjt'all in'li: e, under police legi illation, and. one side goes North and the I otlier South in a continuous 1 ne till dark; while the cii.trai portion or promi nado is p.ickc 1 wiii people walking, I would guess that fully 20,000 had possesion of the Prado the Sunday 1 was in Havana. It was a jolly, good nattired iwople, and in all this crowd not a single jam or Wocade t com nil, tior did I fee a roul ui.dvr VIto inlhcjiico of liquor, though the cafe and uv tan rants were in foil blast, and liquor being served in every one of them, and by the fruit venj d. rs ni d news stands on every corner, j Another will laid out street is Zanji extending from Central Park to Fort Piie!i?e aid iliui i:i a gradual curve j with light gradients to the eminence ; beyond on which is located Poland Cemj ete:v. This stnet is piobably 150 feet ! wide d Macadamized from curb to curl) the full length. The hilly section j shows tie1 work of an engineer and i ih nigh Tom Paloe r mi.bt liavo pre] ft rn d a straightcr line to the top "and i seine i f our fcot-soie party who were ; caught on the i idge at p'ght. would liafe | voted also for a shorter one, yet it-has j .toed th" steiuis fir centuries anil is j n??vr in ii jTuv ut ruawr m j'lr.'vri > .imni, ! The t\pe made us say last week that the island was odd miles lot g, it should haw been TiHi | ]j. ti. Y. (CVntk.u.d :.u\l week.) ADVHRTISIXG. A iu 'reliant should look upon his advertising business as 0110 of the I necessary essentials ton successful | business. lie should select a good roomy space so that his nnnounce; meats will not appear in a cramped and unattractive style. lie should then devote a resonablo time to the ; preparation of his advertisement and write it up in the best style and bring out the different departments and what he lias to offer in a catching manner. This will attract the attention of the newspaper subscriber, lie becomes pleased at your description of articles, and possibly interested at the prices you quote, this i iterest will naturally 1)3 followed by a vNit to your store for verification and right here comes I he Important point of advertising. Never make a statement in a:i advertisement that i mi i\ ro nr^ nltv?ira Kw.t . - ....... J - vv, llg wit'.- goods. When your customer linds this to bo tHo case it inspires confidence and you secure a purchaser who will hereafter watch to see what you have to offer. It is no mean accomplishment to be a good adveitisomont writer. j Charleston is making a great effort t > have an exposition in that city next year. The committee soliciting subscriptions seem to - bo mooting with encouragement. $13,000 of tho necessary $130,000 have been subscribed. Subscriptions only of $300 or over are being received until $73,0)0 is secured then lessor amounts will ho received. *\o cull is to he made until $130,000 hon.afide sub- i scription.s have been received, then 20 per cent, will ho called, the balance to he pa'd in monthly installments of 10 per cent. Tho organization of the association was perfected Wednesday. Wo hope the| inouiod men of Charleston will back j up the enterprise and make a success of it. It will ho a good thing for the city by tho sea. Dewey lias formerly announced himself n? *l candidate for tlie Presidency of tho United St-.tes. Dewey 1 is all right on tho bosom of the ocean I and is a hero of no mean distinction, j f.tul tli? r.or>r>1.i -l.-i! > . ... .. i7 .it,,- otnignieu 10 i honor him as a sailor and a fighter. Hut in announcing a5* a candidate for i president, In* has made himself re-' diculons, even in the eyes of his j friends, it would not surprise lis if lie is soon made to fee] that ho has !od something or "wish ho hadn't went." i This is got ten up h.v a clique to head o(T Bryan, he is too timid to announce j lt'n platform. Perhaps tho clique lias no' yet informed him what it will be. It ih! we thought hotter of you, Dewey. Will tlie prediction that all the nations of tho earth will he engaged in war at the name time come to pass? It looks like the tendency of the times is in that, direction. It is now reported that the war spirit, is rife in Russia, and that the disposition of the nat ion is for conflict. The Czar : goes to Moscow soon and it is expected that lie will declare war, hut whether with Japan, China or Of eat ! Britain is not yot known, Swellest! I The newest ] Fashion. The hi and that repres for daintiness in ionable Spring i gestion. merer . buy fromus, that the latest prodi hats, those you and all occasion THE HI W<3 show most i*elial>lc swellcst hind, the i>i- ioc?tlio is the stylo, li not to ovcrclm is* no ronson in bxhorbit At otSioi* pluco hvtt yo Daintiesi Hero nt Reasonal Do not fail to b afore making a money in your po< THE A.H. ;GREEN jiH i In a ? uo tne Kugj ||| Union jjK Get in line with yen [8? bors, come arou I BUGGY, CARRI/ (js We carry a comj and can suit yo QUALITY I "OLD HICKORY" WA I CHATTANOOGA PLO w/J YOUItS TO SK I GREEN oSSEE Wh en you want a ne\ one repaired. We ar of odd jobs in cabinet thing that can't be ha also keep a big assort) ing material and the L tive guarantee. BAILEY FURN1TU11 THE PARLC Having recently purchased I lie I am prepared to supply tho needs ( PIIO> 10 TJSS ^ aud they will bo attended t< ALL OOODS EJI Butter, Kggs and Ve i B i* i i iios^r i For garden, farm and bnrnyar CHAS. R. S PHO Styles n Millinery. models from Dame ats that really lead ent every wisheddetail, every fashEm d Summer sug- ^ + + A s a certainly, n you w , you always secure action?the stylish can wear on any s. LLINERY lilllNt l>o tlio V-1IIUSt l>o - tlio and tlion comes most imp6i'ttiut nit ^ c take care rge you. There paying ant Prices h. lot" vour ?*i>riiur u cnii find tlio t Fashions astonishingly t>le Prices. inspect our goods selection. It means )ket book. FOSTER GO. & BOYD 1 ?y Business of ? County. | ar friends and neigh- wf ind and buy a new j? iGE OR PHAETON. |j Dlete line of Vehicles s| u. We guarantee m r and PRICE. || iGONS, | ALWAYS j| IWS . . j ON HAND. || LL AND PLEASE, W > & BOYD. I v mantle made or an old e fixed lor doing all kinds t work and making anyid 5n regular stock. Wc ment of all kinds of buildlest Paint sold on a posi IE & LUMBER CO. )R GROCERY. business of the PARLOR GROOKRY, >f your tubl e. fOUR WA1NTH 3 with promptness and dispatch. SLIVERED FREE, getables always on hand. JRICICS1?AID d produce suitable for table use. niTH, Mgr. , 'TV 10 7(1.