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THE UNION TIMES Published Every Friday. ?BY the? UNION TIMES COMPANY Rooms 1, 8, 5 and 7, Bank Building. J SO. R. MAT II If, Rditor. L. G. Young, Manager. Registers! at the i'ostottie.c in Union. S. C., as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ------Six month-) ------ f>0 rents Throe months _ - _ _ _ 25 rent*. AOVGRTiStMEMTS One square, first insertion - - $1.00. Kvery subsequent insertion - 50 cents. Contracts for tliree months or longei will be made at reduced r.'.tcs. Rejecte<l manuscript will not l>? i> turned. Obituaries and tributes of reS|*ct will'be charged for at ha't rales. UNION, S. C.. NOV. l(i, 1900. Don't let the Blue X mark hit"your paper. If you pet so far in arrears that tho Blue X mark tip pears on your paper the j:g is up with ycu until you come in i.nd cottle up, "Republicans compared preset.t conditions with the panic times of'I'd to '96 theargument had weight with thoso who did not stop to consider." ?Wm. J. Bryan. And here comes the Beef Tru t with a raise in tho price of meat stuffs of a cent a pound on beer, po) k and mutton. This means n little gobble of extra profits to the amount of $119,000,000 for the trust?the pickers. McKinley prosj er'.ty hull tin No. 2. ' axr* Another Bloody Tragedy is repot .el where "the ready pistol" g -t in its deadly work. This tragedy occurred at Union Church, Converse. Spartanburg county . The fight w. s between Plasco Brndly, who is now a corpse with a bullet in bis heart, at.d Tom Gibson who is dangerously wounded with a kr ife. Both white. McKinley prosperity is cropping out again rather early, as an evidence of this on November 11th only a few d iys after election. The Stilt Trust pu1". the price of common table sail up to $2.50 per 100 pour<N. Tin price last wei k was $1.10 per 1( 0 pounds. Hideout littleon.es, dad'.? nArd'J?VliaL.1 ICO met-ii t lulls about to add another o;i?, tlmt <.! gold mining, it is reported in 'J in Greenville News that nuggets have been picked up in tho plowed ground, in a certain section of tho county, and that ono negro picked up one f<> which he received $120, That \\awhat a printer nrght style a "phatpiok-up." po not be deceived by ten cent ootton or even 1 cent cotton, if such I buuuiu cuuiw, uiio planting an your land in cotton and depend upon buying your meat, meal and 11 nir. The trusts have four years more o( graoe and you can rest assured that they are g< Jog to squeeze for all they oan. They hope to do this by rn i- i n p the price of the home necessities. Your only remedy is to raise your orn, meat, wheat, etc. at. home. A bulging corn crib, a full wheat bit and a well-filled meat house is youi o lly salvation. Make your calculations accordingly. Remember tlud the meat trust has already raised meat this week, so that the meat eaters will contribute an extra $"10, 0)0,000 to the pockets of the trusts. Others will follow. J A THK SAMfi C1IA X V/; 1 Funny things happen sometimes. We reproduce an article, parallel, which reads very much alike, it seems to lit both tow ns. Of course we don't ray it was copied from Tim Timi-.s by ouj contemporary in Greenville, but n) matter if it was, we are glad to furnish a phrase or an idea occasiona ly. It is rnoie likely an illustration of the truth that "Great minds ran in the same channel." HUII.niNO KVBIIY- III ll.lilNt. IMMIM. WIIKItK. "(?recii\ illc News t Union Times Nov It.) Nov. II.I The extraordinary (incortlie greatest demand l>y renters building booms ever . . .. ni'fo rc known m hnscaused one of tlie (jroetivllle is now on. ! r:restest building i\ umbers of house- i atoms ever before are going up in every known in Union, diroetion unit tiio Houses are going up music of the Inimmei 1 In every direction and and saw is heard on i the music of tho ham- every hand. It i-al inerand saw is heard most impossible lor on every hand. It is tin- lumber dealers to i almost im|K)ssihlu to supply the great do supply tnc demand maud Altlinuiili for lumber. and lumber is soiling at a though it is selling at. li i g h nrlco. that . n liiifh price, 1 tint doesn't seem to cut perms to cut no ice, nny ice. nml the Inifld M pnd it csnnot lie K<>t iiiKContlnues. tirccii ; ten hero fast enough, vlllc in last I'oi'kIiik i" ' l/'nion is coming. the front. 1 t ?. ' J K cm x :i i */;.rc c'ax- t CiWid i /vjvs. io pi \V>? wrote un art iclo whi--h api t areil tl in thrts?c tw? weeks apo ill ir royar I to i!v prueltoeof e .nyii . con- ].] . enle.i weapons. ani ilto ji;; uratit ,.| contempt in which tiio law hearing .a upon i !io jraei'.y i:-, hohl hy both ?| s\)\\'o a* !:! < !<, v.'io per-i-d in the r, pv ' V,'t> o, n hut thiifk t' ut if a an .. i u. ni if it few of (i 11.? < . - v . ; :i a c..>e is'-rought t] tip. i i ... i : i " - in i 't t >' tinet- {J ly n . . ! ' i I i ? { t! o simple fact of lh.? ; i ; ii .: !ir? >t I i 1 is h .11 Is w i?. i t. i '.or.! . v u, . t's.t it h t>l been n eni.e a ' !:o -a. J ?o v by t n- |j e in'radi ;>. y t? -""r. ny lit :', seme ( oor ii. !<.,! i ihowra> . i.i wiik'h oa?o the v ; so u- oi.? should lo ? mi; J.- fir-'Vh that 1 o id I ; ? have it c->n edcd w! ; i he coi.i I hardly do. >\\ l.r'l.YC ;i this was dune, uiut the < matter traced d??wn to a convict ion M in ( y( ry ease, w hlch could easily be done, it would have a tendency to, in d a measure at least, stop theperni- :.1 cious practice, and thus curtail in a (> great measure the annual death roll, s traceable to tlie ever-ready, death v dealing weapon. 'Jhls is a serious matter, and calls s for the most serious consideration of h those whose sworn duty it is to en- j force the law as they find it. And i until these ofliet r.s are made to re a- li llze this, and make an earnest ? flort " 11 enforce this law, without fear or!,, favor, there will be very little abatement of the evil. As I'hetlreenville , News truly says : "The law will not s erif?>ree itself." No, neither does j the laws against murder, arson, lar- ? iMMiy, etc. We consequently have to v depend for tlm enforcement of any I , I law upon the < llicors of the law,w hose I x da'y it is to enforce them, ami lor j ] which they arc paid, generally speak- j v ing, very liberal sahrries, Can we], not bring the > llicers cjf the law, j , throughout the State, to a realization ; [ of their duty? h"t us try, ; t We have called upon tin* press of the ^ j State to j tin 111 in tlii.s i it' irt, and \vc ; | are glad to see that several of the | ? most it.iluoutial j mrna'.s of this', State, and some from others have t respondid to tlio ea!l . W o iiope a.I j will tar.o the matter up, and we shall t be ghul to put their ideas and suggestions before the public. The News and Courier litis (lie hdlo-.vi:-2f to say : i (I AX IXCOKItlOIUMt KflL "The Union Tim s makes a strong 11? i s for the supprt s ion ot the evil ot rvi;i,.r (! iiii'i'iilc I weapons. 1 lc re si cms t ? !? jo ahat? hum "t. i" s-j\ s in t it( \? ar!\ rn-oid, , j - j . ' , ,, ' iii' \ ic 1:1 s i .it: i'll/ l.< l<>. c i lie ( '.'< 1 re:n{> piM? 1,'' and juduing from tli' I i - . i' l/ssi fa: lepoitid this jear, tlie tola- , will probably exceed that for list \ ar. and the handy pi-tol b;is phnnln ni -i > prominent put again in making ti.. j year's record. "After cnnsidoi ing ail tlie reasons -j:\ 11. | in exeu-e of Ilia gen-1a.'. | r.i-t ic- o enrying pistols, Hie source of mist of tin killi gs i In* T?mks eontinns " 'It is t hue somfi'hing was done to ston 1 (i this practice. IJut what is to b? d i.? V ; We confess that we cannot just now .-?? 1 our way clear to < ffer a feasible plan ! ^ I 'lit il j in ies who have such cases in h md i . ( come down to good, eonrunon bora*scum- ! v methods, and stop quibbling over fiivo- ! ,j Ions legid technicalities, there will be \ () few convictions for earning ?once il -d ' l( weapons. We jvspec* fully c ill upon tv ! (] pr< ss of the State to take up t his ?j je-i i >> ! and discuss it and offer suggestions, w ith ! j, the objection view of finally s?ni\i ?r :i' I some tVasib'e plan of handling tliis (pies- j lion and putting :i stop to th perniei ,u< ' ,, practice of carry iiur concealed weapons ; j We 11:1 ik it is a Very U'liiee-ess iry o\i I that should h rein >vcd, and that, s a. sttincent. in sisiuas should he adopni h) attain ; <> dt suable a:i end. What do i . vou think of il, broth-iso? tin; pit > ? (.i If nothing betu r c uil e sngg< sled le;.\have, tlie Arkansas law.' i, 'i'ndei the Arkansas law, it is explah ed. 'the only pistol allowed to tr* cm vied is the legulaiion United States navy u - .t volver, whirli must, he carted in i! r light land, mizzle dow i.ward.1 A li of $."><) to $2'j() is iuij ost d lor a vi ilatiot of lh" law. It isenfotced loth'lcttei and statistics show a vi ry small per cent tl of deaths from p'sto! shot wounds 1 ,v "Tn K Tl.MK.-t is to l?e coiiimeiuled, of ' course, for its interest and elTort in the (li matter nod no unrno ..ill. il 11. ? i i - - ' v ?? i: || iv I I 1.1'. Ill'* * practice of earr.v iii?? deadly weapons < sjiecyilly p'stols. should hj suppressed, or , failing lli.it end, should Ih* ii ;k!i' costly ;<ml unpleasant to 111-> e \\ )io peisist in i| ' Further than this we eannot go. \N*?- :i too 'have no f? asihle plan to offer ' '1 h? (.j Aikans,is law would not !> In I ter cnforciil, prohahlv, tlinn thee xist ing n11! Carolina law in the sima s d j So lor.}? as lho deadly weapons, ami t am- I munition for them, are allowe I to he t! sold opi-uly and freely everywheie toanv it person having tie'money to h iv them, oi men and lioy.s, white and colored, wil tl hiiytheinin.il canv them. \W are o' < ; l)u> rmifitiin * V..-W ? | i ??#? *#? <> I II'-II r.lir fillill I l> fd practically p!??lii*?il< !?-or at 1?:?>t in:t<!*- [i subject lo aa strict reaulat ions as j ii?? sa'? f ( i?f liquor willi a stiff lax oil the weap- v? ons t?inn?elve?, ami a siiecial hii<1 hcvi'ic ('| penalty for their n<w for any jer panther than that of self ilrfei.se. Hut the chief <1 iflicillty would still remain?that of inautili/ 'he enforcement i?f such provisions.' 'I he practice np- p, pears to lx? incori igihle in present, conditions in the State and in the South 1,1 generally."?News and Courier, Nov. ?s 2, 1000. -H In regard to the Arkansas luw pi / iu? News and Courier ' the oj)in- . T n that "the Arka: : ? ) wouit, I ^ rohstbly, not- be enfe.vd any motVj inn our present law." Tlii-* may b> 'i:o, sad record for our State. The 11 tor offer, this us n remedy:* "We;T re *of tlio opinion that their sale j :i iou!d he practically prohibited, or,": V I least, made subject to r.s strict j fi filiations as the sale of luiunr, with a: still tax on tho weapons theiuselves. y nd a special and severe penalty for o lu-ir use for any purpose other than t! lint of self defense." V If we cannot have t'- law enforced j a '0 believe the above plan would be j t? n improvement. Let every weapon 8 e returned by its . owner forig txalion, and n tax of, at least, jt ) per cent, put upon the sale of every > reapon of that nature. j f< The (Ireenville News says : | a ' There is a lav in Smith Carol in* j t -.' inst eariyinp c !<( .red we; po???: 1 n! I r i f?t ??t unatelv the law will !? ??, erfore* j 5i?i 1 those chalked willi iM ? ame iim'Ii1 are often ieer<?nt l>? iheii t it v. I . -W makers them eivosand Slate p ml coin ty < Ulcers go about. with pislo'e i) their p* < !< t. Only a year eaoa pr< s cutiusr oilicer in the eastern part of this ta'e dropped a pistol from his pocket rhile conducting :i case in the. court ' oom. ' Something one;lit to be done to put a ] top to this habit. that brings so mam ,, nniuin Nones ore ratnrely ' ? their pavi s. that e n.iM s jo mreli snriow and utTer iiu?, that, suhies ttie ??<v-.d name of i he viatn and d< t<-itliei"i' no telling c io-.v mam ipiietaud law-abiding nam of ther sections from c,> nine lunovg ;i a > epic who apparantly hare s < huh* re- i a?d for a law or human life." ( That is putting it strong, but it is v lm truth, nevertheless, as we have ^ aid iiefore when the law makers ar.d i s li (So high up and well posted on law j j re themselves persistently guilty of; I 1 iting a law, it is hard to expect i(, iiurc from tlio laity. There is an , irgent necessity far working up rub- ^ io sentiment to tha point of trd- j crsallyc nJemningthe practice.J 1 ie j iflicers of the law should he buck"d ! '1 si r^no'V Itr ! Ko ? .?tM !r? i n noon / f . -.? ...V <-1- ^,1 VI- t oft to clow si the pock t pistol. Should t ho otTccrs of the law to made to fool hat they would be backed lip by thi> jiiblic i 11sto:i'I of cri.ivised, vilified i;id dubbed us spies ai d assailed by i!liir unsavory epithets, wo believe ? bore would be less hesitancy in mule- y .1 n determined d'ort to stop this t) hing. tin: DAI-LaS mokmxc: news, t i io of the loading papers of the West , j fter copying The Timj:s's article 11 n 1 The News and (' urier's com- -N rient thereon, lias this to soy on t! o object in its issue of \nv Hi li U Tilt: I.VI It - It BAD Y PISTOL. ' Tub I " N iiiv > j \ \ I'nLKS I'equohs ; c.uvp.g concealed \vvai>oiiS. it tr.'- ^ l ire-11n'there is no abatement i?i tic fa. ly i vi-or 5 i?f homicide* in Carolina ' nd hdd.s tint'lit th with 2o0 icpoilnl '1 is; voir, the maj aity of the \ ieti us I'd- ? :n before. 'tli-* cv.tv ready pistol.' and i Iging from 11i>i'.li>c*y a? fir lejurted ' listear lie lut.tl will probab'y ?Xeee! II ill for as* year. an.I the handy pi ol lia- ( luynl il c in ?*>t prutniuei.t. part ?gai i n .ahi.ig tho yeii\s rcc >id ' I he argnu.G'.t-) and s lugodioirs a c ii i riler Men, by convert i ig iliotnstlvcs }l tin walking ai'.wnals, have disgraced the nmiiuiiiitiei in which they live and s loot. 11 it let ns not overlook the fact S lat other law s 1 esidea the pistol 1 iw ar? a dated with impunity. It may le ret j iiii'ii as a rule that a people who refuse apply one law wiil decline to applj 11 ther laws when it is unples mt to d > s > t inu t!i rig rn iy be said in favor of th* j iss. I tins eiixii'inuf d lie pistol ban- _ wit In tit fear, f.r?\>r or affetion. ! ' as st i >d out for a pomnt and fa r ormcement < f the 1 r.vs, It has condemn- p 1 disgraceful f lihtivs of the c. iutth >u-e . i-.i as far as ii coul 1 afford to d > s > tin ! r tli'.* laws hy w'oioh it Ins bren thivt- o ml and hampered. In time itsconleii- i on for just laws fairly applied will wail. !t is g dog to take tiaie, and the '' t uigo will coin at last as the result of ? ?r.s.stent work hke that in which the 1 juth Carolina p ipers aio now engaged f ? ! NF.IGIMORING WOMAN'S SUFFRAGIST, h ' I'liloa county has nn able and enlusinstic woman's suffragist in the . r.-on cf Miss Eliza A (lamer, who .'in >n st rut c 1 her belief hy running . >r Superintendent of Education. She is writing u series of in . ? resting articles on the subject for 111" I'.mrtk Ti.mi:-, and evidently l>(i>vt\s that triumph will como. In (| osing a Into letter sho says: ti 'The quest ion of woman s suffrage . mtiM ho of interest to all person*. Ir hey should feel at liberty to express " ieir sentiment* either for or against "j, ! may appear rather enthusiastic p 1 the subjoct, but I am happy to link it does not need my help. I m only stand as one on the watchover and conscientiously proclaim hi nit this glorious movement of jus- ci co and liberty, for tho best class of () omen, is forcing itself upon all, and icy should prepare to moet tho initablo.' "?Spartanburg Journal. 01 . . :j It, is said that this old terrcslinl it ill upon which wo live is twenty-six illion years old. 'Ibis is the Iate9t Iimato of the age of the earth. It no 1 nby, if it is considered a young anvt. di II; CI2NSUS IIU1.1,IITIM SC. 0. 'tvclfth Census of the Uail.'d Stitcs. I'o f Mm benefit of the readers of ?i: Ti\:\s wi' oia-Ii* tsfraiu;o' f-oo; ? >'<< Toy uls from i'??b fi,;: )!? of I .a returns 'OHl t Si > 11 ivni ^' -i! s u 1" ! 1: o I"! :: ri 3 taken in t-ii" ivVt'T'U fens OS t li: oar. !' v. i. iM ! well to tile uwoy very cony ?>! I'm:: Timks containing lies ri-i-n-t i.r fnt urn n -Terence. wi'l cinvn-ivrv o ???? in t he Union, ml ihn inform.- tion \?ill bo valuable :> some of our roa !??rComparative tatomcnts w .il !n> *n: la showing the rati'.ml iucreas i:i population since ho states took tlicit* lir-il census, low is t lie timo to subscribe >r Tin: Timi:s, if you arc not .'ready a subscriber, nnil secure liis valuable record. Helow will be ound the sixth and seventh reports: The Ilulletins are prepared under be direction of Air. Wm. C. Hunt, !hief Slat ist ieian. POPULATION* OK CONNUCl IOUT. Connecticut was one of the origiial Id States. The population of Connecticut in 700 was 207,010 and in 1000 it is 08,517)5. The population of the State has ncreasrd 1(52,007, or 21.7 per cent, inco 1800. Connecticut had in 1700 population of 2517,0 Id, and did not ncreaso rapidly in population until he ten-year period from 1810 to 1S50, then it showed an increase of 10.(5 ?ercent., which was followed in the ucceeding 10 years, from 1S50 to .8(50, by an increase of 21.0 per cent. The total land surface of Connceti ut is, approximately, 1,815 square niles, the average number of persons D lae squai'e 111110 ai i no censu.se.s 01 jitnl 1900 being as follows: 1S90, iil.O; 1DUU, 187. L There has been no territorial hango in the counties of Connecti lit since 1890. Tolland county shows n decrease of oS, or 2.2 per cent, during the dead e. There are 119 incorporated cities nil boroughs in Connecticut, for rhich the population in 1900 is sep.rately returned. There are only (> that have less ban 2,OUO inhabitants in 1900. There are ?> cities that liuvo a p<?plution in 1900 of more than 2o,000, lew liaven has 108,027. All of the cities shown satisfactory ncreaso during the last 10 years. oi'Ui.vrio.v or cai.ifokni.i ?no. 7. The population of the State in 1990 890, representing flrr'in?.WH.4U0L.iu 890 of 279,928, or 22 9 per cent, 'ho population of the State in 18.">(] r.n 92,."V.)7, and during the ten jeirf un 1 S.'yj to 1S'.?0 it increased 2S7,'i'7, or 819 11 per cent, showing n ot>?l population in 18(U) of 879,991. '! I.e p >pulation of California in 1 DOC ? more than sixteen tln.es as large s that given for 18oO, the first conus in which the population of the itute appears. '1 he total land surface of California s, approximately, 1 on, 989 square niles, tho average number of persons o the square mile at the censuses ol 899 and 1900 beinir as follows: 1899 .7; 1900, 9.5. The following territorial changes n the counties of California have eon made since 1S90: Glenn was rganized from a part of Colusa in 892; Kings was organized from a art of Tulare in 1893; Madera was rganized from a part f?f Fresno in 893; and Riwrsido was organiztd coin parts of San Bernardino and San )iogo in 1893. Of the f)7 counties in the State all at 11 have increased in population uring the decade, four counties howing more than f>( percent, Los .ngeles county shows the largest umerlenl increase ((>8,8-44), but more lian three-fourths of tliis increase is ue to the increase in the population f the city of Los Angeles. There are 116 incorporated cities nd towns in California, fur which 10 population in 19JJis separately reamed, 46 of which h ive a populat'on i 1900 of more than 2,000, "nd of leso 19 have a population of over ,000, 10 have a population of over 4,000, and 1 have a population of ver 25,000. The population of San Francisco, pginning with 56,802 in 1-60, in reu-uu 10 i w,na in i?<u, or 168 1 er cent. For the threo succeeding ecades tliore lias been a normal in ease, and the present, population is 12,782, or more than tlx times what was in 18(50. If you have the grip, take qninine, ike a rest and don't forget to Tako The Times. You cannot koop a working man own. !DID YOU E o I Ut ! How much money is ac I day, by thoughtless peopl 1 at stores that do not bti up, the abrogate would j the slightest danger of hi item if you will just fol I Cash Customers that aiw I These prices speak foi ! you see the goods, a: i hunters carrying then you didn't know abou but wc have lots of go; new ones coming in e of Mr. Arthur on his It's well worth your w buying too long. He you: A I'rvl!y Lino of Yard Wide Wii Colors, value So, our price just Doitiio' i "*< 'V.n iii I'lVtt Inches wide. II v. ryhoily'a J Ladies' Lxtra Heavy Freed, IVLbe. The lb^whir Kii d, Our Tri Ladies' mi.! Misses' II. ivy Bibbed A L.-ojiiar 1.) cent V'uiito for. . ;>(>-! uih N (in; '> Cud on Flannel, C'iotI', Value Lie, Our Trice ... Boys' Wool Oasslinero Knee Tan's, A llig Line 'IN. B.==Our stc j Thanksgivl | day, Novem ! nr iu# ^ a\ o I I VO ?4? Ho ' 1 ^ CU^^HiOHT whether you fane, your preference is rockaway. Rubbe > eluding, anti-frictic 1 vehicles exampla pleasure-giving n: unknown and nndr fathers. Its wort! throush our stock. We have in stock a full also have the largest: selection At Prices to GREEN Fancy We have what 3 We do no blowii Wo sell what w( We sell as cheaj We guarantee a We know we ca TIV GRAHAM PHO THE PARLt Having recently purchased the I am prepared to supply the needs c 13 US and they will be attended to AUU GOODS Dfc Butter, Eggs .and Vej i s m - b i i :s r i For garden, farm and barnyar CHAS. R. S - , v' IflSfc VER 1 ? TO THINKj ;tually thrown away every] le paying too much for goodsj y them ri?ht? If summed startle you, but there's not] -ins overcharged on a single l!ow the throngs of Shi^wdj ays come to the right pwJre.* % ? themselves, and when' nd the hungry Bargain^ i aw^y, you will he sorryLt our low prices sooner, rd things left, and lots of: very day, the purchases recent trip to New York.i hiletho\ not to postpone re they are waiting for i. ij nl? r Weight Percales, New 5^ y Dress Plaids and Stripes, Q^, Price 10c, Ours only OC 1 Undervest, Fleeced Back. j < Fast Black Hose, all sizes. 1QC Unbleached, a Plump Winter | All Ages from 3 to 10 years, 5^ )re will be closed rig* Day, Thursfoer 29th. Foster Co., A THOROUGHLY ? I) P-TO-DATE VEHICLEp I j WHAT YOU WILL GLIAL GREEN & BOYD'S, y a light runabout or j a family surrey or a r tires and dust ex>n axles make modtrn > \ rs of light-running, lodes of convevanoe I * earned of by our foreii your while to look line of Sub-soiling Plows. We of Harness ever shown in Union suit the times. & BOYD. Grocers.* ? /ou want. tig. 3 advertise. i as anybody. 11 we sell, n please you, z us.^&, ESTES. NE 84. )R GROCERY business of the PARLOR GROCERY, * >f your table. T'f * 1"T " - ^ JL F** > wilh promptness and dispatch. CUVERED FREE. Rotables always on hand. RICES PAID (1 produce suitable for table use niTH, Mgr. ISJhZ 70. 9 ;Y i V - 4W. dm- 3 ,