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THE UNION TIMES Pnblished livery Friday. BY THE? UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, i?, 5 and 7, Hank Bun.oiX'i. L. G. Young, Manager. Registered at the I'ostoH'ice in Union, S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------- $1.00 Six month* ------ '.( cents Three months cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00. Every subsequentinsertion - oO cents. Contracts for three months or longoi will be made at reduced rates. Rejected manuscript, will riot 1h> returned. Obituaries and tributes of leaped will'be charged for iit half rates. UXIONT, S. C.. JULY 2,7 1000. The oi.ly qutstinn in the campaign this fall is the broad one < f Republic or Empire. Reside it all < ! !?< r questions sink to insigiiifieare.?. The common wealth that our fathers f Minded si all rot he subverted. The fir.'t hale of the new cotton o;cp w is sold in New York on last Tuisd?> at the exchange, the eoUo* brought lOj cents a pound. Wonder if that is an indication of the price we will u-Ctivo foi this year's cotton crop. "More soldiers wanted," is the try from Manilla, where tin, 0(H) Americans have l>een trying r<u iirm\v two vvms to discharge the task for which S;nin never employed more than 20,0'J0. Are Americans worse lighters than Spaniards 01 has the administration of thugs o\ei theie l<fen shamefully nranagtu? The alleged message from Minister ('anger leaves the world almost as much in tiie dark as before l?y reason of the doubt of its accuracy. If it was indetd sept in reply to the dispatch of the State Department, it seems strange that, it should contain no reference to thai <I:sprtch, and nothing to show the date when i t was sent. The Goebel murder tr ial which is in progress at Georgetown, is drawing large crowds to the court house and co* si h rable interest is manifested in the evidence of the witnesses. The meslcsol 11ir i?iv> ?11rn?v\m' uilt IIIU'J.' > Mll f,;\ closing hruntid (lit' guilty panics. W"? li?l?e tlwt justice will finally b<* lintel out to tliosc; guilty of the foul murder. I We have received a neatly prin'ed, . enameled paper proof sheet; or' Sun Jones'speech defending ihe trusts with i a request to republish. Xo. thinks. we ' ain't on tliat stiing, we are not boosting j up the liepublican party, nor their tm-t j lios-us. We recognize it. as nn'hinir t more than Bcpublican campaign li'er- .> atnre. ]>ut we would like to know just f 1 ow much Sain Jones got for that article. g The drummers of the great wholeMi'.e lioie e~x throughout the country are going * to support Bryan, and they wi.l make a 'j. valuable acquisition to the ianks. They < are down on the trusts and inor.opo'ies . consequently down on McKin!ey, tlieir 1 representative. Ihyan is down on ^ mists ana uientote tiny wtii suppntli liim The drummers am the best electioneers ir. the country ai.d their work will have si telling effect. Governor lieckham, of K* ntia-kv, and , John \V. Yetkes have been named hy ; Democrats and Kepnhlicans n spectivcly, , as rival leaders i.i the tace tliis fall. , Yerkes is about the strongest man that j the Republicans have in tut State, and he will make a good race, but it is very , doubtful whetIot the people of Kentucky will consent to place in power a p i: ty re- ( s|H?n.sible for the. crimes j < rpt rati d by , the Republicans under Tax lor. We see from the GalTuey Ledger M at I our versatile conespondent "Vox" is " out for the < llice of Superintendent of ; Education for Cherokee county. Well > Mr. J. L. Strain is in our opinion a t thoroughly competent man for the place, i He has had yeata of experience in school j teaching, and never failed to m cure a i first grade certificate while he livid in t Union, before Cherokie county cut him j i off from us. We would l>e phased to I learn of his elt clion. , It is with pleasure that we note the | effort that is lieilitf niade to In iia col- t ony of the brave lions to the United t .States, to livf in pe-.ee under the proiee- t tion of the ll-ig of a fi'e country. Ai d * we learn that a number of them are to land in our sunny Southland. 'I hey are | a thrifty and industrous pinple, and the > test farmers any wh< re. Tin y w ill he a < valuable acquisition and we will be gl,id ) to see them come. I WirA T IS Till-; S.i LA K\y There soessis to be e jusiilerablc eonfusion anions our people as to what. is to be !lie salary of the SujKuvisor of L'niou county in the future, sis lixed l>y tin- l ist Legislature. The impression has gotten out that the salary of the Supervisee i< !o In reduced to $2n0, tho amount allowed to the county commissioners by the Leg Mature sit its last se*.?ion. Wt learn tli-t tbirwsis iho undershiiidingi f the nvinh'TS from L'ni.m county. We have exsmtim d the m:e?it sscts, and M'O it.n.ii i.imI!) .. - it sight.th.it in the hst t f counties eniimfrated, stating the sala?ie.s ? t' the Supervises, tht* count li s of Union. Lexington aid Orangeburg lava 1. an omithd. Itegarding Union onn'y, it is stated that the two county ( tninissiotats :ha!l each receive .yJoO jn'r annum as a salary, without mileage, making no re fen i ce to the Mipervisor. This being the vase, we see nothing in the recent nets eontlieting w illi the loinier acts allowing the Supervisor of Union county ? 1{.'0 per annum salary, no matter what was tlie intentions of the legislate.!e. b, thetefo.e, ;t|'|i a:s to us tlail the salary <>f the Sujiervisur will leutiiiu at i'JO until | something lint her is done. If Ave are wrong in our conclusions, we would like to hear fioni our r* pus'iilativcs as to what is the true status of the atl'iir. As 1 i:iity-.-vvtn t t the foitv counties are named in the schnhtle slating tin salaiiisof Supervisees, the omission ot tiie three conn; it s mention* *1 above must have been an oversight, but l? ii g an oversight ?loe:s not alter the situation, and we think the salaries of these Siijk ivisors must Ktuain as lived by the for mer Legislature. Let us lamr w li it ?. 111* members have to :;.y about it. IiXYAX OX tiii; ci[j xi: i : o i j: s it ox. Mr. lhyan tutus lite tight stand on t! e ( 11ii se <j'.u st ion. lit' tiuloise.s ?!it* action <1 the ^t.vt ii ir.ci.t in sei ding troops to ( hina to rtu'iiit our intpei ibt! citlz-ns ;u,?l in ii>tr that t!o L * i i: ! St.ites n??,tl isot go t?> war units.? it i.demonstratiti tli.it the (-l.iiit.se (iov.-intnent was a paity to tin1 nthickson l! t :n. Ir it was, he tliinks that Congnss can lintl a n uut'.y. lint (Vtigies will gi I no opp >1 limity to pass m sla' tj ; *>? ion until next tall. Until then. MeKiu!e\ will l?*tho whole thing'. Make a note of this. In :iu iatoiview ;i fe.v tl ijs ag > W. .1. Ihyan said: k ? <JL ? ^ A ?\? ??V?i uit( ??>tl of lift* in China ami is horr li si at the b.ubarilies praetiord. J*very one l?.? li.wes that it is the duty t i our gowrnmcnt to protect tit * lives ami properly i.t Auierican cit -ns resit ling itt i 'uiiiami I Ivtvo no doubt, that the administration will tlo so. I also take it for granted that all American citizens will withdraw from Ctiina temporality or take lejug" in some seapo t where llt'V can I" p. oL cteil by Auici ioati sh'ps unt l the excitement is over. If the Chinese govern us-nt litis trie !. ii ifinil, t I'HI !*?? notable punishment for t)it* guilty ai.it j?uatioti aial indemnity for those who tav? sulf-ml can doub .less lie seemed [f, upon investigation, if is found be Chinese governaient lias not acted it good faith Cottcress will have power deal with tlie matter. |\<r several ears Kuroptni nations have be -n .hreutening to dismember China, anil it. snot strange that their ambitions .! liKtts t-hould arouse a fading of hostility ,o aid foreigners. Tiiat feeling, however, ought not t > w directed against Am-rieau eitizuis, mil will not he if tie? nation makes it cnown that it iias no desire to pi tb land >r to titspass upon the rich's of Cliiu . \ I'llm adheieiiee to t he A in ! ie in pal e> ?f justice ami fair dealing will not on!> ,el au example to other nations but "A id pve to our citizens residing in Chi ia the jf.st promise of security." win;at vs. cottox. One of I he h. .^t \ it-Ids of wh at \\ej iave < ! ui tins tectum this year is ' n < " if? 11 v 11 * . '] he (tircenville ic.\s j ? ;??>it:? tIi.it one in in in th it coun'y ka< j .hra>ht*d out f<>ity and one li.ili hi?.-h?*I- j o the acre on live ai res or "Jul lan-hc:* i )ii live aere>." This hints cotton two to j mo. Take the awmgo land and a g. o 5 j rop w ill harliy average hair a halo to i Die acre, hut supp > o i' 'd, li\e acre- ; would yield 'J\ hales, then a sife average uric 1 would In* SUP. 00 per bale or i'To t't? for the live acios. Now take the ?;>0 aishola of wheat at an average price of ] er lmshel, (it is now <|i:ol<d at "I ind >ou have SlaO.OO. 'J his is a pit tly rood margin in favor of wheat. Tiieu ,ake into consideration the co t of rai<ng and gathering the two crops and dill the margin piles up, sixain tlit; harvesting of the wheat allows plenty of ,inic for the planting of the stuhblc land n nnother vnli'able crop, mure margin 'or the wheat prowess. K ng cotton. ac think, has had his crown smashed 11 i- j ,'ear, and his reign iwe hope, about t<> M'couse a thing of the post.. We Wi \c hat the iMpetietice ?f tins jcar has auvht, th1, farmers :i vfilnnhle. tosxnn I hat Miry will profit, thereby. We I.> i >t i IHV Stop pi,Hit ing Cottoll, llllt \\ ?; do .s;\ | Ion" l plant it to the exclusion of other j trolitable cro 'S, and don't, let it be your | uile dependence, lull let it be one ainoo^ j ?ther crops laised on your t'lini. It", j lowevcr, you find that your other crop-* < |tay you bettir thin diacaid cotton. .t k / ; i,ic or otii /; r da vs. "Pi\ rot>b, of Mercer, seems to Ik* I quito an ad-pi. in finding euriositi 3 Ho was in Tlio Ledgtr oIlHt; Friday and exhibited a locket, or parts of a locket, that. lie !ia<l plowed up on his place near A;aiat. 11. was a little larger than a lady's watch and contained the picture of a portly looking man, clean shaven and dressed in tlio fashion of ante-bellum days. The locket had once K en gold plated upon sumo white metal, bat it had hern under ground so long that the plating had all worn off except in spots; the hinges had hcen eaten in two, ai d the roveis had cotno apait. tint the pic ure it.-oif was in a stale of pet feci preserv.it ion. It would l>c interesting to know the lrstoi v of. this loe.ket and who the picture representand Mr. 1'iigh would he glad to hear from any one who may know something about it."'?CJaffney T iulrf.li' As the locket was found near Ararat, it may possibly have belong, d to one of the sons of Noah, or as the i> ntrait represet its a portly gentleman, it may It tliat of the old gentleman himself. II is wife may have dropped it in her hurry to g? t out of the at k, and land once niort upon terra tbnra, of comse it might have b -longed to soaw one els? ; Hut if it shotild be ttaced back to Noah, it would prove to be a great liud, and would htj more valuable to the tinder than his w hoh farm. A IK I KM) IN Mi KI). We are under lasting oluUa'ion; t. our friend and true neighbor, l!ev. I< M. Ii or, for coming to our aid iti our t into of nerd, while we were at. the lied sale of our sick little ours who woe in tin dutches of th.e dreadful malady diphtheiia. W"it 1? ourr^iste.nt v:gil day and night, coupled with intense anxiety, we were i:i no shape to get out iho paper. T!:is being the case we called upon Mr. llioc for 1 elp and he kindly came to tic res aie. 4-A friend in need is truly a fi ioi.d iudi.s d. *' We wHi to siy to our friends lb -t lie lit'le ones have p died through a'l right wit:i very little sulTVring. thinks t prompt measure.; and ca'oful attention of the physician in charge. The ft vei was b'.okin up in twt nty-four I.ousts. Ant it; xine was the lie.it niei.t usul, and we 1 elieve that wheieit is used promptly, tiefoie llie g. rm > i it e disease I as tnade much hi ad way, the nsult w ill always be satisfactory. COXCKKSSMAX WI I.SOX IX XOR T1I CAIior.IXA. "Gongresman Stanyarne Wilson r _ vr i. r\ i:. _ . . i itiu i i viitjiu <t y i s,uruHy, vwUcro Un t ao 3 lit* (.Ji**"!. ut> ll\? rC* ij'i'.'tt <if l!ie D.-ni icratic committee of that State. Tho clroti m in t! a* state occur* on the 2 el ? I August, and ir an-U'ing intend> interest and feline, as il involve a the a lop'.i >n of a o nsl tntioi al atneudmr-nt, which is expect. el to insure white E.iprctnney f ?r the Sta'e. Mr. Wilson sj? >ko lust night at Ashev'tlie an 1 will speak tool iy i.i Columbus, N. C. lie is helping in tho osi)ss t.f pood g ivcrnment iii the sister State, which is now undergoing a rcv ths'iKi such n* Smth Carolina exporiorod in 187G."'?S >artaiiburi: Herald. Mr. Wi'sun id tho mm the/ need to help them along in their fi^ht. Murder, rape and bloodshed sec ins to !> :; lanspaiit throughout tin; country. The p.ipcns are t oil of accounts of lieialith deeds in various sections. The fear of the lynchers seems not to deter the lii iids fn in their hellish put poses. Two ingiocs annulled a young lady near Floret a few days ago, the al inn was given, a large la dy of turn teatche.l for the in. hut they went; finally capturod by th ; sheriff, wii >, hy a circuituous r< u'e, i /?.< < a<.i n... i. ... i i . 111 i ? <<wii ^ nil' J \ 111 I It i ."S rllli lai did the pnitiis in lie penitentiary. At Hiii.t.-vil'o, Ala., a nepto fend i i iii.it-ally :.x;;uUhI a Miss Susan 1'iiest 1 y-'ars u <1. II* was lan le I .'afely in j i:I 1 >iit 11 infni iati <1 ciowd of nu n went to ilie.i ii! took the lieiul from the sduiifl' and hi.It<1 liiiii neai' tlie p'ace of the I'liui.*, liddhep i'[S W!y wit'.i Inllets. 1 he sdiei i!T was owrpowetvd l?y a dense .*in->k?* of tar, feathers and oil. A volley was lit* t! nji i i the intih hy tlm sla iiIT's i> -( an I no man was wounded, thejiil d-> a' w is haltered down and a stick of d) naniiU) thrown into tlie jail, a lei < xp't s-ion followed which p?ri i.iily v it rkt d the jail, and tlieti tlie smoke was n.-? d. At (Jreenville, S. <' , Sunday inortiicp a w hi t* .nail shot and killed a nc^io for Jall.ini; In a white wiiuan of unsavory n jai'a'.ion. Another shunting feiape K-euited t.ear (.inct.ville between two neprots. A lean named llrown, committed suicide at the Moi.ttccllo hote', Not folk, Va , Monday niplit 1 y t.iKii?ff morphine and cocait o, after havinp tiitd to Kill a v email hv i.nine of Mis. (Jiay hy admin i; a s miliir <J. lo her, but Ili?* Wi lli 111 i? IMVt'U ll. Iii Dublin. (J:l , .Inly "inn I two negro's <j landed over ten cfiits, result one i I'jiro shoots the other live limes Killing !i hi almost. instantl.v. A farmer named Ihxo:i was murdered in 11is bid at bis home near Wrightsville. (?a., on the j.'hd. 11 is lie id whs erushecl with a heavy instrument w'i Ic lie slept. These are only a few of fie many repotted, whit is tin? matter with the country. lias the excessive beat got anj thing to do with iff The Emperor of China his invotod the United States Government to aid the Chinese government in settling ll.e present ditticultiea, to use its n Ihieaee to bring about :i concert of tin? powers forthc restoration of order and peace in the Empire. 'I lie. 1'resident leplies that the purpose, of i h s goveinmi'iit in lauding troops in Utiina was to rest*no our legation from grave danger, and for the protection of the livis and pioppity of the Americans in China Judging from the letter of the Emperor tho President concludes tlat the ina-racies that have b 0:1 report* d and tha upii.sing of the Uoxor eh nifiit does not meet the approval ol liis Majesty, tlie Emperor, and he sajs: "If this l?o the cas.-1 most solemnly urge ii|h>ii \our M. j' stj's government to give public assurance whether the foieign ministers aie alive, and it' so in what condition '' It is t videal that the 1 'resilient wi.-ho3 to thoroughly understand the matter in regard to the Legation. If they have been murdered, there w ill he trouble for China. Senator Tillman mile a big blunder when 110 made the infamous charge in I his speech a! 15. uuetsville, that "there s an unholy alliance in this State ot preachers and bar beepers, led by Co), lloyt," and lie has called down upon his head the wiatli of the preachers, and many who are not preachers. Ilishop llonean quickly took it up, and charged his words as an outrage and utterly false. The Me thodist conference I? . ing in so>ion at the lime in tlieenvilie lookup the matter, and chargtd his words as "a base slander"' in "an attempt tostiongthen the powi r of a most damnable iniquity." It lo ks very much like Tillman has g.?l into h >L water by his untimely and iil idvimljabat Col. lloy t. llo w ill find that this kind of thing don't go do a n e o i'.y ia Si at'i Carolina these days. We li.'jis the Sera'or will have die m mtio.;d to come on' and retract hi 'i;Vv.y vvoiJs and umko iluo si|K>logy, ;iii?1 lie ;i little nioie cautious in I lie future. Xew Hope .in.'/ Vicinity. Mr. IMito;: Wo have about ti deled workirg our crop?, as v.'e call it yetting through luring by. Wo hive succeeded in killing out the gr, s?, anil {. elti.'g our crops very wait wotk ed. The vreilncr is getting very h. t aud dry, and wo uro beginning to tied rain. lvvery thing indicates that rain is near by ; it id thundeiing 11 iw, tiow gbid we will bo when it begins. Oar crops promise to bj ijoml if frtT^orrvWlo from now un. O ir vicinity is still blea.-ed with good lica'tb, no sickness ot ir v consequence. J am gla l to i-ay I attends 1 a bar becue at Jotusvillo last S.tlur lay, and [ met sjver.il candidate', and litard them sp.uk ; and, sir, everyone ef iLtm wants everyb/dy to vote fir t'nni They ars a set of very clevtr fei'os>, indeed, they aro. 1 wish I ciuld v>> for all. l>oye, work herd f?i I till you wo canuot tell what is il .enci will bo brought to b:ar upon t'ie minds if voters before August 2b People change their luinds very ofien, like the ten i tlsat lost lii-j wife. Y u remember hc.ui.ig our honored deceased friend, Col. I. G. McKissick, tell about some years ago, what noble crcaturis we mortals are. Mr. J. W. Scott attended llio Ibis trict co-Crone? at Laurens last week and reports a goo 1 meeting. ^ir. .Jjtin 1. Oioit liai baoa on an extended visit to lib parents. lie will return to Charlotte, N. C., this week. Yes'.erday was Children's day at 11 jgansville. A large crowd was in attendance and a goi d time repirio'. The U'-v. \V. II. Iloylr, ol tlie Is' C. coafcreno?, preached at Joac&viUe last night to a verv attentive cmgre g<?tio'\ llrother Iloyle wis pastor ol ihe Jjnes7ille circuit thirty years ago. It a!ways mak e in g'ai to s e ll.-u, Ifoylo. The Uaio r County Sunday Sohwd omvcntim wi 1 meet with mat N-v.v II >po church < it tlic 1 "j h of Angus', am', wo are looting Jorward t-i l.mt with much interest. We hope t',r a HUC?V83 i:i this (ot)vctiti >:>. All work crs < f S;p day hjIi old nrs cordially invite I to at'.eud and help us to make it a grand sitocc^?, ct?no and f. el like you are at home and ninoug friends. You, Mr. Editor, accept a special in vitation, conie, sir. it will do you go "1 {t> ne with it. at (ho convention, i Mr. E liter, with your pcrmisiion j I will say that Tnin Ti.mk.s id isnprovj iog. it id a very newsy pajtr.nnd I we are always auxioin ?o get it, and I with b-.st wishes I will close. Ti:.V VELliK. Ne w Hop?, Ju'y 21), 1900. i ri ?.. mi i . i . L i i nuns wn will up g an l ) C .IIIC, if ??h can miko it c >nvjr;i.'iil to do to i?>] _ HOTJS il OF REPRF.SENTA J IVEH. I li-n'bv ami niuou myself a mrvli laf | fill- t il l IfollSOof It 'ptV.StHllltiV.il Sllbj ! *. to tli** dfci.sio i of f'lM I > 'in i Jimi i | ilimy. * W. F. OV-iiikmis. NOTICE I I will ?ivn a flrst-c'ass birliwjiin dinno - at J.misvilteon tliflilayof tin*county lUIIIpuigll. J. W. CRAWl'OHD. Don't T Your To reasons like i * * ? / snouia ao your v at our s 1. BECAUSE we always 2. BECAUSE we buy , 3. BECAUSE wc buy in 1: 4. BECAUSE we buy whc 5. BECAUSE wc sell eighl G. BECAUSE wc do not h: 7. BECAUSE we arc sell in 8. BECAUSE wc never mi 9. BECAUSE we pay back 10. BECAUSE wc always si 11. BECAUSE we are const ideas. 12. BECAUSE we can ulwa; TheA.H.F THE LE/* IGREENi ijjj Do the Buggy Jj . Union G >jj| Get in line with your Kg bors, come around I BUGGY, CARRIAGI 11$ carrY a complet lig and can suit you. [j| QUALITY ai 1 "OLD HICKORY" WAGO I CHATTANOOGA PLOWS un ' YOU Its TO SELL j || GREEN 4 S E E When you want a new 11 one repaired. We are fi> of odd jobs in cabinet wi tiling that can't be had i also keep a bi^ assortmen in^ material and the Best tive guarantee. BAILEY FURNITilRE !THIS PARLOF Having rt'conlly purchased the b iHi j I inn prepared to supply the needs of 3*0 I * B fl < 10 VM "VI and they will be attended to wit Al.lv GOODS DI?L IJutter, Eggs and Vegota I I 14 i 3 1 1CST I?H ' For garden, farm and barnyard j) CHAS. R. sn I PllOA urn Back v these, why you ASH trading store. pay CASH for our goods, direct from manufacturers. argc quantities. n the markets are lowest. teen different lines. nve to live out of any one line. g something all the time. isrepresent our goods. your money for goods returned. * ive the fullest values. antly looking out for newest )*s save you money. :oster Co. ^DERS. L BOYD I Business of m sunty. j| friends and neighand buy a new W E OR PHAETON. I e line of Vehicles ?3 We guarantee id PRICE. j| ^ NS, | ALWAYS i|] > . . I ON HAND. || VXD PL 12ASK, rJjL it BOYD. I U S?^ o ?i_. i ? luuue mauc or an old :ed for doing all kinds ork and making anyn regular stock. We it of all kinds of buildPaint Sole! on a posi& LUMBER CO. t GROCERY nc-ta of the PARLOR GROCERY, ur table. >UI1 WA>TN h promptness and dispatch. IVERED FREE, bles always on hand. tICIOS PAI|^ roduce suitable for table use ITH, Mgr. u ro.