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| ^ectrtc^ights. ^ d | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ||, 3,a ?Vat^^^ J " *"" ~" ^ ? --sTi1.""." Lr\* -tftegss ^ VOL L NO. 22. UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1900. #1.00 A YEAR. a i mm mmmm-mmmmm f F. M. FARK President. i | OCO. MUNRO, Cashier, J. * Merchants' and Plai \J ! oir UNI< ^ Capital Stock J Surplus 1 Stockholders' Liabilities...'... | Total | Directors?J. A. Fanfc, W X T. C. Duncan, J. T. Dou2las3.1 - J Win. Coleman. ? We Solicit Yc kL* _% |A JL* AI# AM AM *l| r CATAPHORES15. DR, H. K. <^DENT Crown and Bridge Work. Jy? * ===================== ] iflnn JTrNrrc iQnn V w V JU X VU V . _Sih Mil Tik We. J^frL Sat 1__2_ 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ' 10111218 1415 16 ; 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ' 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 I UNION COUNTY NEWS 1 V1I1V1I V U V 11 A M. I I 11 II W Items of Interest (lathered from Various Sections by our Correspondents. ' Locals From Lock hart' O ;r little town baa bcea stirred from center to circumference by tbe preaching of It-3\. Frank Cannon, . from Bartow, Fls. Bro. C. iaa Baptist , minister wbo ia blessed with a ver/ brilliant intellect and be has a happy way of imparling what he knows to hia hearers. He merely happened t> pace this way coUec'.ing s >rue an cestral data for a b >ok that he is writing, ' Living pictures from the Ocean of Time," which will be publish id at an early day. He preached tit four sermona and delivered one lecture, and to show that he had the %. * cause at heart refused any remuneration. The subject of his lecture was HSeveu thoughts iu a Leaky Pao." It was not the fortune of your scribe to hear it (being eomewhat indis posed.) but from iHe reports of competent persons it was certainly a feast for the mind. It had considerable . humor about it and solid facta iu abuadano and might be likened to a cake made up ojt different stratas of cndiment? whfeh blende 1 all t> getber and ma le it all good. lie leaves this morning by the first train for Spartanburg and we lake pleasure in commending him to the people of that city. This morning the long looked for eclipse of the sun occurred which reminded us of tl e time that will come when time shall no more and the gqn sha)l not givg her light qqd the star* shall fall, bjring the peouliar twilight of a total eclipse of the sun certainly is a good time for one to commune with himself. Hist w^ek youi serbe proceeded to sharpei a nsw pencil to take a few noter f r the Times, although it was nicely mounte I and well polished yet as he trimmed he found no lead. It reminded him of the five virgins and their empty lamps and many inci dents counccted with evpry day life. Of 9 well polished exterior with s vacuum in the interior. How many of our frier da are like this particular pencil beautiful to look qpon but will fail jot) when they are tested fur service y We nred not be surprised fur physiology tells ua that all animated u iture ie made up of cells and we ral.fht add that mankind is meetly f- ^ mide up of sells. By the time this is in cold print the consul enumerator will be abroad * i i the lmd asking many questions m- N ?ne need fear to answer aa it ie more than he dare do to repeat your answers. Possibly Homo may noi Write any more until he oompletes the * K. H. FOSTER, Vice President. J D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier, jjj iters' National Bank | >IV, 8. C. | $00,000 I 50,000 5 00,000 f $170,000 | . H. Wallace, Wm. Jeffries, i S. P. McKissick, A. II. Fostor, a mr Business. | +? ELECTRICS SMITH, IST.^> ^ Union, S. C. part assigned to him?Eaumer&tioi District No. 72. Four preachers in town yesterday jvening as fo'lows: R^vs. Crier White, Cannon and Knase). IIomo Iitta June Etchings. E ta .T iue, May 28.?Ci ilJren'i day at M^opotamia yesterday wai Itrgely at'ended. I did not get i 3."py of t'i3 p'ogramma. Diving to the raiu last week oui larniers ion a low days p!owiug which Lhey will try aud make up this week The census enumerators will begii ibeir work next Friday aud our pa> pie may as well iix for a c&techetica examination when he conns f>r theii returns. No doubt rainy will get im patient and see no use for such questions, but they must be asked and answered ait the same. In many places cotton has a bac stand, aad some are replanting it Ciood stands of corn are general!] reported where the ground was moial euough to bring it up b'.fore the rait set iu. I met Dr. Charlie Smith, formerly of lLgnnsville township, a son of oui sstcemed lricnd William Smith, a the Cow pins celebration last Salurlay. He is practicing in the upper part ot Spartanburg county and doin? very well. 1 regret that, circumstances are suet is to forbid my attending the Louis villa reunion of \J. C Veterans tbii week. I hope, however, that thoe? alio do go will have a pleasant time Duti g the eclipse this morning line of qur neighbors felt the air get ting coo), while others brgtn to think over their past lives. Rev. J. W. Harris attended chil iron's day at Mesopotamia yesterday I - - 1 .-it_ .L- " iuu iubuo a guuu mix in wfl nicer noon on the work of the Orphanage The congregation was so large tha all could not gtt inside of the house Rev. J. P. Mari in will pieach a Saleiu next Sabbath. When the social runs away witl the devotional features of the praye meeting the devil smiles and all hel r?j decs with him. Satan dcesu't care how much goo< the church accomplishes provided i lets him have a hand in the work. The matrimonial fever has reachet the high water mark in this section and we look for startling develop mente. We have some bachelors au< old maids that are trying to sui themselves in each other's graces? hcth sides have other strings to thei hows. Vox. ? Jonesville Jottings. Jonesville, May 28th.?The cclips vas viewed this morning by many c >ur p9>ple. Some of the colored peopl were considerably frightened who the darkest time came. Some of thei lelt their work and were ready t surrender and give up thinking the judgment was coming. The weather is Hue now for th crops and every farmer is quite bus ind will be until laying bye tim There is some line wheat fields in th neighborhood and they will soon t ready for the reaper. Oats are poc fall oats froze out and too dry ft Spring sowing. A regular scheduler! train was pt on the Lockhart railroad to day t follows. Train No; 114 will fear Lockhart Mills at ll:3o a. m. ar arrive at Lockhart Junction formerl Qrri at 12:15 p. m. making oonneot^j ' i - with the train fjr Columbij. The train h will remain at the Lockhart JiiLcioi until the up train arrive) from (Joium bia and will then leave the Junction as train No. 113 at 2:2o p. m. and arrive at Lockhart Mills at 3 o5 p. m. |>eopIe from Joncsville can't g> t? Lockhart Mills and return the same day they will have to stay over night at the mills which will curtail the passenger travel over the Lockhart road very much. A echcdule that would give passenger) a round trip to the mills with a lew houra at the Mills would suit the peoplo much better, Some of the veterans and visitors for Louisville left to-diy and th balance will follow to-morrow. Mrs. Mati'da Garner died at her home near Joncsville last week. She . waiq.ileold. Telephone. Washington Letter. = (From Our Regular Correspondent.) Washington, May 28th, 1!)00.? S nator IVatt, ot Conn., is Chairman of the Committee on Relations with Cubp, which is directed by the Bacon resolution, adopted by the Senate without a dissenting vote, to investigate ' nil receipts and expenditures in the ^ Island of Cuba, by, through and under tho t fhcialB and representatives of the U. S , both civil and military, from ihedateof tho occupation of Cuba, by oar Military f>rcjs to April 3o, ' 10oo No mau in the Senate is bettor fitted to conduct such an investigation the roughly than Senator Piatt. Alih< ugh a strong partisan, he never allows partisanship to make him unfair or to pr?j idice his judgment, and hie ^ integrity is <f tho old-fashioned, middle of tho road sort, which never confutes right and wrong, and never r condoues dishonesty in any f ?rm. In addition to those qualifications, Mr. Piatt has the judicial temperament and is a tireless worker. The invest:gatiin will be made during the Conj gressional re-ess and the committee hai the authority to sit where it pleases, either as a full committee or to divide into sub-committees, and to send for I persons and paper*. Lying upon the table of the Senate i are the credentials of Mr- ?n.t 1 of Mr. Maginnia for the game vacancy, and although they may bo called up t this week, nooue looks for any definite ( action at this scEbion. So much opposition t> the Spooner r bill, authoring the President to govern the Philippines in his diecre. tion, until further legislation by Congress, has developed that tLere is little probability that the bill will reach a , vote at this session. As a matter of fact, the President is now exercising 1 all the authority that the Spooner bill would confer on him, and will con. 'inue to do so until Congress legislates > for the government of the Philippines. The only apparent obj act of the Spooner * bill is to show that Congress endorses the exercise of that power by the President. Senator Morgan's sensational speech, in which he charged that the Conti , cental railroad Combine and the half dczen Canal Syndicates organized under New Jersey laws, to control ! Canal routes on the Isthurasof Darien, were engaged in holding up the ! Nicaragua Canal Bill, has ciused much talk in Washington, not so j much because the charge is new as r hecauee it was made by such a conser t raf itra Knnof ai* oa TT_ I -I.VIIU ut*?ui A3 uiii mufgniii lie hit the bull'e-eyc when he said that ] in Presidential years the politicians. t were always afraid of corporations that had or pretended to have great j power. Mr. Morgau said in his speeh: | *'The Senate is to-day holding up the Canal bill, and here, to empty seats, I ^ am trying to do the duty of the Senate t toward the people. There are l^alf a dozen Senators listening to me now, r hut there are r?o,020,000 of people who will hear what I say and will hold those absent Senators responsible for 1 heir action. Here wo are being held by the throats by combinations, and e the Senate sleeps and laughs and ,f cares not. Our policy was announced ie more than f>o years ago, and has been D upheld until recently. It is, that the n Canal shall be an American Canal a and not cut by any private corporait lion. I do not see how we can sleep at our posts in a case like this." ie Senator Morgan said in the 8enate e# 1 at the responsibility for the failure i8 of the Nicarrguan Canal bill must he >c borne by two men, who will probably )r insis, that tho campaign funds, con>r * rib.i ted by the Panama Canal and he railway combine in order to prevent jl he canal, shall not he cut off. This is if waking ont with a vengeance, re Senator Ilanna is undoubtedly one of id d e men intended, but there is some |y <)uestion as to the identity of the ,n^aher. te| ' - - ***** * THOSE ? Dr. James Evans Replies To Dr. S. S. Linder's Charge of Discourtesy. Dr. TM. T. Smith Washes His Hands of the Resolutions, Never at Any Time Endorsed the Preamble and Resolution of May 23rd. Stamps the Resolutions as Uncalled for. Cannot With Dignity and Correct Idea of Truth be a Party to any Such Uncalled for Expressions. Spc:ilrs in Comnlinirntnrv Tnrnts of the Town Council, Col. Duncan, Gov. McSweciicy and Dr. I?vans and Say3 Their Records Will Withstand the Search Right of Investigation. TIIR GOVERNOR REPAIRS. From tlio Columbia 8tatc. The following is a copy of letter to Dr. S. S. hinder, Union, 8 C: May 21, 19J0. "Dear Doctor: 1 have just read in The News aiul Courier of today a short paragraph in which I am "chirged by jour board with discourtesy, inasmuch as I had placed vaccinatio 1 at mill town in the hands of Co'. T. C. Duncan, and had furnished him with vacpine virus for that, purpose. After my visit with you to the mayor at the brick yard, and his telling you iu my presence that the council would not request the governor to order the State Hoard of Health to 88(1(1 j; physician to Union to assume control and enforce oompulsory vaccination, I proi>o>ed as an adjustment of the differences that the board of health of Union consent to the vaccination of the operatives at the Union Cotton Mills by the physician selected by the operatives, or niHl authorities. Your board siil that they were afraid to trust them; tint they would report p rsons vaccinated who were not. I then suggested 'that your board appoint a physician in whom you had implicit coulidencj to accompany the mill physician and see him vaccinate every operative and record his name and address. Your board assented to this arrangement and selected Dr. uougias. we went 10 see L?r. Douglas and lie consented to act. V?re then drove to the mills and while you sat in ihe buggy I went into the mill to interview Col. Duncan. I stated in detail the plan agreed on between us, and as stated above. After some hesitation he agreed to it, and remarked further that he would be willing to pay for the vaccination and purchase virus. 1 told him then that I could purchase virus cheaper than he could, and if it would b3 any accommodation to him that I would order it shipped to him, and that he could refund to me the amount of the bill, and in addition the express charges. This he agreed to do, I h ive m rdo th? same arrangement in other sections of the State where I thought it would faciliate vaccination, and never thought t hat any exception could by nay means lie taken at such action. Toe lirst virus was shipped to him from a supply I hid on hand. It was shipped at night. The next morning's mail brought me a letter from Dr. B.icot in Chesterileld notifying me of the worthlessness of the virus, i telegraphed Col. Dunoan not to u^e it, and ordered for him some fredi virus from Philadelphia, and to return to me what he had. This he has done. My agreement with Col. Duncan was the same as with you and your board. lie was to select a physiciau for the oper ntivn i/vs |?ri iwim till? vauuuirttiun ui every operative an I their families th it could lie vaccinated safely, and your hoard was to appoint Dr. Douglas to accompany him, seo him do the operation honestly and fl'ectively, and keep a record of it, and report it to your Ixxtrd. This is my understanding with liini now and with your board now, and none other. I think your board have done me an injustice in charging me with discourtesy and placing vaccination in charge of Col. Duncan. Yours truly, Jas Evans, M. I). P. S.?If I had lieen disposed to place vaccination in the hands of Col. T. C Duncan, I had no authority to dos>. The board of health of Union alone could do this." J. E. WHAT Hit. SMITH SAYS. "To tho Mayor and Aldermen of tin City of Union: My name api>earj aflixod to a letter of resignation sent yon and your honorable lx)dy under date of May 21Ird, 1DJ0, in which certain unnecessary and op probious words and insinuations appear. I /looirn I/\ uttktii tlnd >?\/> .?.<!.>/>. i.\?? 1 m. uv?i \j u/ ovoiu biitiv irnrutn;!! i imvo decided to ask Mia", you crane mj name from tlie aluve ineniioned lettei on the ground th.it I cannot with dig ntty and a correct idea of truth allow myself to be a party to any such uselesi and uncalled for expressions. I do hereby without any reference U the ab >ve mentioned letter of May *J3r.l tender to you and your honorable body mj resignat ion as a member of the Unior Hoard of Health. Insofar as relates to tlie preamble am - Win. A. NIGH: BANK RESPECTFULLY Banking Business am I And promise you the the best resolutions sent to your honorable body under date of May 2'bd, signed by the * chairman si'td secretary of the Union 11 .-1 TT-w.ni. r -i_-s? - - v/i luniui, i uesire to say U1 It 1 never at any time endorsed any such preamble and resolutions are uncillel for and reflects upon men of truth and honor in a m inner not to b ; sanctioned. T. C. Duncan, so far as truth, honesty and rectitude of life and purpose consists, is tho peer of any m in in our community. Tnis simple stitemcnt' is all that is necessary. The members ?>f the town council of tlio city of Union are Innorable and above reproach. Dr. James Evans and LliaG ivernor of South Carolina, the Hon. M. 11. M:'Sweeney, have established 11 imea and records that can withstand the stonge.st searchlight of invesMg uinn " M.inxino T. Smith, Member of Union 11 ?ard of Health. Union, S. C., May 21, l'.UO. GOV. M'SWEEXY'J STATEMENT. WHAT r.VSSKJ) JlFTWEKN* III MSKLF AND Dlt. KVANS IN UROAItl) TO THE SM.ltl. IM.\ TROl'ULE. Upon his return to the city yesterday Gov. McS.veeney give the press the following in regard to the sma'lpox situ| at ion: 4'In regard to the action of (he Union II >ard of Health, I deem it proper to in ike a statement ia ord< r to keep tlis record straight. Since 1 li ivo baen governor 1 hive ui ado it a rule to refer to each deputinenC of the State governin int. all matters pertaining to that department. All eases of smallp >x reputed to me have heeii promptly referred to Dr. Jainea Evans as Secretary of State 11 >trd of Health for his consideration and action. Wiien I received tin report of ihe Union 11 uird of Health, cubing my attenti m to th s circular of President Duncan and the resolutions (Hissed by the Union Board of Health; stating that continued enforcement of vaccination by the local board of health is impossible because of lack of | never and funds and dangerous hecmsiof the i inll imed onu ?sitioo. I sent the full.?win r | tel-srram to Dr. Evans: 'There is considerable discitUfaction I in Union as to the manner of enforcing vaccination. In order to adjust mutters I deem it advisable for you to g.> there at once and lake the matter up with President Duncan and the local board of health. This is is very important.' I also wired Dresden! Duncan and Dr. lander that I had aske 1 Dr. Evans to go to Uni tn t> investigate the situation. Tin j was on the Dili of May Dr. Evans went, to Union proinptly and on the 11th of May nude the following report: 'In my investigation of the smallpox situation at this place (Union) I have found three faniliei infected with the disease in M 11 Town, which has a population of alx u .'1,000 and is the locality in which the operatives of the Union Cotton Mills reside. Vaccination is imlierativo to prevent the further spread of the disease. Two thousand of the population of the town have been recently and in the last two or three years vaccinated. I have arranged for the prompt vaccination of the reinaloder who are not protected. I hive the assurance in the prosecution of the work of the cooperution and assistance of the city authorities, the local board of health and Pres'nlent Duncan of the Union Cotton Mills.' I concluded from this statement of the secretary of the board of health that everything had been satisfactorily adjusted, as he states that he had the assurance of the co-operation of the city authorities and President Dune in. Nothing more was heard from Union until tlie resolutions published a few days ?go in the Union papers from the local b?ard of health tendering their resignation. As the ]>eoplc seemed to lie very much ' inll imed over the matter of enforced vaccination as stilted by the local Itoord themselves, I deemed the course I pursued wiser nu$ letter than to lmve ordered the arrest of those who resisted ! the Itoard, for by such a course, instead . of Retting the matter settled satisfactoriiy. the trouble would have been in! creased and i>ossibly some one killed. If the statement made by the Secretary of the Stilt", Iljird of Health that he had the assurance of the co-operation of the Union tmrd was not orrect it seems to me they should havo so stated at once, bemuse Dr. Evans' repoitto ! that effect was published the next daj iifter it was made to mo. As to the statement contained in tin resolutions of the Union board that 1 . am more interested in mv election that the enforcement of law, I have no fur ' ther reply to make than that container r in the facts of the case as herein stated.' ' ? ; It is practically agreed that the s Philippines bill will not pass. Thi Republicans are not particularly aox ' ious to give the President such abso , lutely dictatorial powers?which ma] i accrue to Rryan's benefit?and thi Democrats will not let them do i 1 oven if they wish. nisnNfcsnM^ ERS. SOLICIT YOUR % J Your Fire Insurance, > best proteotion and service. ; A iVORD FOR OUR COUNTRY. A Union Girl Replies to Arkansas Roy. I am glad to hear that you are well pleased with your new home, John, it may be a much better farming c >untry than this, but where th< ro are many great advantages there are some disadvantages, yet you don't say any* thing about thorn. Where you hare rich land to work and bad water to driok we have ordinary land to work and plenty of cool fresh water to drink also the stock has the same kind. Wbero your stock have to drink stagnate wa'er from the ponds all simmer if they get much to drink, tame times you have to go out in the lowest p irtiona of the land aud sink holes in ther ground so the stock can have a little malarial dregs to tpiiach their thirst. About July the odor that rises from th(S3 ponds is so strong that you almist hold your nose when you pasi them by. Then the dreaded sickly time is approict i ig when fever and chills bocimes a terror to the eountrv. W? d ? not know #<f lliiog tint will uiu40 more unhappinea?, worry atd grief in one'* family than 8:cknes', aid our loved one* occasionly c tiled beyond the river. I have always heard thia saying "a rolling stone gather* 1:0 mo*s " How true is this ?. Hut no more true is thii than a roving farmer never succeed j. We have thou an 1* of farmers and day laborer.* who are auec e ling reasmab'y well but are discontented ojcause they see another man who i* ij^emingly succeeding better than they ?ro{ Tney think to better their conditi mi they must loca'e elsewhere and in nearly alt caeo* their conditions arc not bettered and in many cases it u male worse, tborefer), he contented. Step over John on the old hills to see me 1 wilt give you fried chicken far breakfast and strawberry pie for dinner. M. # ? The South Carolina College. I) iriug the present sesion 211 students have matriculated, in the S >th Carolina College, th >\viog a larger attendance of academic rtudenta than the Collegs has had since 18G0. Thesi are all cdlegiate students; there is no preparatory department connected urifh tha P |II?(M A variety of ourses id offered leading t > Jha degree of A- B , B 8., A. M , LL, B.. L I , a id wide elective opportunity id given to students in cjuraes and tt-adie-; the student chooses one ha'f his studies in the Jiniorand Stni ?r years. Tha College authorities have enlarge! and increased the facilities for pos'-graduate work, and desiro to place the oppvtunity for sioh study within reach of all who may desire it and who cannot afford to goout of the Stito to ob'ain it. Every department of the College will be prepared to give thorough and scholarly post-graduate courses to all stulents prep trod to enter such courses. The Cdlege session extends from fourth Wednesday in September to the second Wedneslay in June, with holidays at the Stale Fair, Thanksgiving, Chriitmas, Washington's birthday, anil Lee's birthday. The College admit! to the Freshman class, without examination, students who bring certificates of fitness to enter from the Apf<rAiliti>il S'li ula nt iKn f! illnm That anti-trust legislation amendment pr >p>sed by the Judiciary Com* ^ mittee of the IIous?, is a very pretty little piece of politics. It sets the Rej publican party on the popular si !e of , the trust question, enables it to blee l ' the trust and at the same time it can never beoraa a law. The Democrats ' would be very foolish to help such a , schema along. ' 1 * ? I The Republican anti-trust platform is very simple. First, get an amend5 ment to the Constitution which will i take only a few years and it so easy to get; second, pass ideal laws under this amendment, and, an 7 honest Attorney General to eoforon s them. It has never occumdrto^&f^^