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We wish to add four hundred new names to our subscription nsr in January 1st. We want a round lisi of 'J,iMhi subscribers by that date and it will take about that number to d? it. We are endeavoring to give outreaders a good, newsy, clean and opto date paper. We try to give voi: all t be news that we can crowd into the paper, we keep you posted as to the latest events of interest, and give you a good service of local news of the town: we have an excellent corps of correspondents from every section of the c-ntntj, who keep you posted as to th?* happenings of interest throughout the county. We feel that our elTorts to furnish our readers with a live and tiewsv paper are appreciated, as we have received many words of commendation and encouragement, and new subscribers tue constantly coming in without solicitation. We have been kopt so busy that we have not had an opportunity to get out among the people, as we would like to h.?ve don?, and we have therefore rot been in position to do any outside work for the paper, j Now if our friends, who seem to he s<i woll pleased with the paper we are furnishing thorn, will each speak a good word for it to his neighbor who does not take Tin: Ti>n:s, and advise him to do so we will reap a largo harvest of new names. It does not cost anything to speak a kind word of appreciation ; while we sincerely appreciate the Hitid words spoken to us personally about tlie paper, we would also appreciate it if these same kind expressions were also spoken to nons ibscribers. Every one has an itilluenco, and a kind word spoken of the j paper will in many cases hear fruit i though the party 11 ay not know of the result. We shall still make it our highest aim to furnish you a newspaper whose weekly visits you will l .ok forward to with pleasant anticipations. Now as an inducement to our readers to assist us in reaching the 2,000 mark by the end of the year, we will oiler to any and every one who will get up a club of live yearly subscribers at one dollar each, cash, a year's subscript ion to Ton 1'iMRs, either for herself, or himself or to be sent to any address lie or she may tin m ion. Now reader you can with very little elTort gel up live subscribers to Ton 1 iMi-s, sunposo you resolve to get us one club at least, and don't stop A t 1 I ..... I ... I.J f *. t _ nil } uu ii#ivi suaM'i'iii'u, ii is ii' i necessary t?> bring in all live at once, you can bring or send them in one, two or thtee at ft tunc, just mention with your first one that you are working for a club an<l every one you send in will l>e credited to you. It will soon bet it ton selling time and money; will he easier, and you can get up your Hubs with very little etlort. In addition to t lie above inducement you can aceure their votes for the girl you wish to get, tin* free ticket to the lair. See the coupon in this issue and get to work on your Huh at once. Emma (lolilui in lite anarchist woman wh< se speech C/olgos/ ckrms li:ed (is krain with si d? sin to kill l'tesidenl Mr;- j Kit le , I sis in <*! atsrsled in f/iiicsgo c at-.ed unit co' spiring to kill the IVes- j idem. She is defiant and says she js not responsible for t'/olgos/'s action i and is little c.oricerned about, the | Pr "ident?that ne is tio more than Buy other tnun. BIG MASS \ Very Large Meeting of I resenting Every Avoca the Day Laborer, All I pressions of* Regret ; Upon the Life of the Praying for His Speed; Their Bitter Condemn All of His Kind. A Meeting That Litteraily Patriotism and I A meeting of the citizens was "nlloH on Monday for the purpose of ex pressing their feelings ami sentiments regarding the attempt upon the life of tii" President of tlie I'nited States, iast Friday afternoon, Sept. Gth, in front of the music hall at tlie UulTalo Kxp ?siti>n, by a cowardly assassin, ny name of Ozolgosz, alias Neimun, who acknowledges himself to be an anarchist. The object of this organization is to destroy all forms of government, by killing the crown heads and rulers of nations. This being the case the blow was not aimed at Wm. Mc Kin ley as a man, or at him as a Republican, but was a direct blow at our form of civil government and consequently justly merits the indignation and unanimous condemnation so freely expressed throughout tiiis land and the countries beyond the sea. McKinley's life is of course no more dear to him than any other man's life is to him, but the attempted assassination of the representative of our form of government, tiie man who stands in the position of spokesman for tlie whole people of the I nited States, is a far inore serious matter than a like attempt upon rne 11 le ui a private citizen, and the heart of every true, patriotic citizen of these I'nited States can but cry out in indignation and condemnation of the dastardly uttenip . lie he Republican, Democrat or what not, and we think it ill advised to give expression to personal feelings ot a political or factional nature upon an occasion of this kind. Our sympathy is for the man as a man, and for ins loving and devoted wife. As a devoted husband, a kind and christian gentleman, we believe Wm. Mc Kinley has few if any superiors. As to politics, we think this is no opportune time to discuss dilTi-reuces of opinion, nor do we think that the occasion either demands or justifies such discussion, and to use an occasion of this kind to vent one's hatred of a man whose only fault may be a [ di:T-rerce of political opinions, is to sty the least ungenerous. We hope we ure not so narrow minded that we could not earnestly sympathize with our bitterest personal enemy in time of sore affliction. <?ur indignation and resentment is against the blow aimed at our American Government, and we lend our voice m->st willingly in swelling the chorus of condemnation, which is viorating in every city, town, village and hamlet in our land, of the das i irclly deed, and calling for the suppression of the spirit of anarchy wherever it may be found. But to the meeting. At S:2()p. m. o'clock a large crowd of citizens, possibly !>'H), hud gathered in the court house. Upon motion Mayor Macbeth Young was made Chairman of 1 he meeting and Probate Judge Jason M. Greer was mad" Secretary. Upon taking the chair Mayor Y >ung thanked the body for the honor bestowed in selecting hiin to preside over the meeting, and stated that the object of the meeting was to i xpr. ss sympathy to the chief exe<*u- ; tiv< of our government who has boeri ->hot down in cold blood, and who now lies near unto death's door. He -a v that this meeting was a very representative one, and wished those present to express themselves in no uncertain manner in condemning any one who Would attempt to take the life of the Chief Exeeu'ive. Phiwas a peculiar meeting in that it was composed wholly of Democrats, una that it was the first of the kind that loot been called to a public ex-pros sion of its patriotism and loyalty and expressions of sympathy for our stricken President, and that it occurs in South Carolina, 'hat State first in war, first in peace a ml lirst in many other matters of Importance. It mattered not whether the wounded President he Win. MeKiniey or tirover Clove an.I, the opinio :l sought to tako the life of the Chief Magistrate, it was not aimed at the man hut at the heart of our great and beloved government. It w o not nimo I in malice, not the Mow of n man to a man who h ul given ptrsonul insult. MEETING. ' Lhe Citizens of Union, Reption From the Banker to ntcnt Upon Joining In Exit the Dastardly Attack Pre*'dent, and Earnestly y Recovery, Also to Express ation of the Assassin and 1 Burned With the Fire of Love of Country. I was aimed at our Republic. | "1 feel too that 1 being an oxecut v - officer may, in the discharge of niv duties, at some time mvself become a murk for the same class of vidians " I The anarchist should be eradicated if we are to have tlie free government our great-great grandfathers fought f>r and handed down from sire to son r ) lima ana possess, ana l>" he an anarchist or what not, when he aims a blow at the head of the greatest government of the land it is aimed n? our pul>lie institutions, he is an enemy of the ruited States of America TL is n*?r only a murderer, he is worse, he is guilty of treason and should he : summarily dealt with. I do no* know what action this meeting is going to take, but hope it will speak out in no uncertain tone against anI archy which aims a blow at our Chief Executive. This talk of the Mayor was received with tremendous np! plans, showing how fully he had xpressed the sentiments of those its ; sembled. | Cpon motion the Mayor was inj strutted to appoint a commute of ; ten to draft suitable resolutions, and ! the following gentlemen were appoint j ed: l)r. M. \V. Oulp. Chairman, Jaiiies Munro, Lawyer. E. Ni<ho!-*oi>, Banker, \Y \\" Dixon, Lawyer, Rev. | L L. Wagnon, I . E. Bailey, Mer- 1 I eh-nt, W in. MeCoriiii -k. Lumber | Dealer, V K. Defass, Lawyer, ami j Dr. .1 (f lining i \\ bile the committee were out pre- ! 'piring the resolutions there were j ' several speeches made by citizens in ' 'the audience which were full of f?.r?* : I uid eloquence. Mr. B F. Townsend j whs the lir>t sneaker Do h>.rt nr.: I expected to do any talking, hut tinj occasion was such .as to inspire tinsoul of any pat riot . This was a meeti itig composed of a part of a peoph that compose a part of tingrandest p ople the sun ever shown upon. Heaven's high-st bh-ssingre.-t upon this glorious land of ours. I magi nation cannot outstrip reality, i We are bounded on the North by the North Pole, on the South by the South ; Pvle, on the East by the rising sun and on the West by setting orb of ! day. No country could hut he proud ; of this glorious land of ours, tho land i of the free and the home of the brave, , this land has a form of government : of which Win. McKinley is at pros 1 ent, the Chief Magistrate, and though ! opposed to him politically every pul I satiott of our hearts should heat >n J sympathy for the stricken President , and his devoted wife. The hosr thine , w- can do is to call lu-tilv for the ' extermination of the spirit of anarchy : and swift justice for the cowardly as1 sa^sin who struck the blow Mr. ! Townsend delivered his speech, of i whtcn the above is only a short syj nopsis, in his usual eloquent manner, I and was applauded by the audience ! 1 and also thanked by the chairman. Mr. Will Colo's feelings were ton ! i deep f >r expression, but heartily en- | j dorsed Mr. Townsend's words. Mr Cr. Walt Whitman was called i (on and responded heartily, was glad l j to see this assemblage, was proud t<> j live to see the day when the peoph- ' had been brought so closely together 1 I ns to bo uble to throw to the windI M, i: j .,p 'VfT rences of opinion. ?rul with ore mind, heart and purpose, 1 :nf"t together to express the deep i sympathy universally felt for our . j fallen President and his family, when j ] a Democratic meeting could heartily , | j iiri in the words of sympathy and , a'.so in the condemnation of the ae? , of the cowardly assassin in his at- t tempt to kill the Chief Kxecutive of ' litis government, though that execu- * ts\e be a Hepublican, till party prtju- t (dice and aniniosiry have been swept a aside by this tidal wave of sympathy v sweeping through our land, and all ' join in expressions of abhorenee of ' j i his dastardly deed. *'\Vm. MclCin- H ley h?i? no superior, he has done more ' I ior this nation than any other man, j e has in d it a pttwer to he respect d by other powers of the world. He [ ois dared to do right. He has the . est interests of the South :it heart rul hns done more for us than any l( .'h"r President., He is the man that vcryone must acknowledge as the j ondnary among the Presidents, he } ha* shown his love Tor ali the people, t and this is the man whose life has .1 been attempted. If there is any- ' thing under the sun Hint shottjd be put down it is this anarchistic spirit ( that strikes at the h'art of a'.l gov- j ernments. McKinley stands out a peer among tncn, as a christian ger\- v leman and a Statesman." Applause. Mr. H. L Scaife?"As my mind , f turns back over the annals of crime ! I find no crime to compare with thai deed of horror ena-'ted last week." ( It was the crime of Judas Iscariot.. ' j When the head of our government, o with beaming faco and outstretched (. land was greetingthe people, the assassin extends tlio hand in which i* onceitltd l>y a handkerchief tb* loudly weapon, arid th" president instead of receiving fhe expected friendly grasp of the hand receive* h ' two bullets from the murderous vidian. It was not u blow at any political form of government, but a blow at God himself. A similar spirt manifested itself in ancient days, Kings have felt the steel of the us*A<siu, and drank from the poisoned . up. Our government, the ideal government, has not been exempt : recent history recounts three atempts to assassinate our presidents, fhe life of Andrew Jacks >n was a<empted, theu comes tho killing of Vhruham Lincoln, and later Garfield and now comes u dastardly altenit to take the life of McKinley. It is time the question of freedom of th.y l<> lit*- satisfaction to iiios*. pe -.pie. ?t t ;i'?i know bir is w->u:d tie a >? oti ihing i iii-- assassin was m Union v id tn see Democrats coiu?* together to xpress svnipiiliiv f*?r the wound.Hl I'm-sbelonging to tin- oppr-iug part) \v':?,b?<i t i say t h it he lt.nl noticed an lilitoiia. in The Stale newspaper on the htu-inpi' tl issas'i-.arion that ne rial not think repieseuts the sentimeut of the p-oplc of this State. If there ever was a tune \\ heit a man should hold Ids tongue troni hitter partisan feeling litis w.v, iin- time. "1 hive not heard a single in ?n ijive expres-i in endorsing the editoiial in Th<* State." (Quoting from a iviiter lie said: "'When tiie nJa:n has f-il en it is not the eagle of the mountain diat swoops down upon the carcass but re- howling j u.,l<all." I In ('oiiiiiiittre on Resolutions having e iimed the resold'ions were adopt'**! as low. They were tukfeu up one at a tine. Ti.ere was -*..iii?? discussion on in- resolution regarding The State's editorial. The word "whole*' was object-d to by Mr Rice, as K was misleading 10 one objectuii to tie- flr-t part of the 'dtloiiai which cxprt soed sympathy and mped t'<>r the ivoo'cry of ih? President The lesolutiou was del'? ndcd on the ground that it applied to ike en r of the editoiial, 'li** ex pi pa il<ii> of th** personal feelings of its viiti-r. Those objecting claimed hit he resolution would li i construed to in.in ihatall and every oortion of tiie ui icle was con.iemed, and an amendneut was oftei ed to atuoiid by sirlki mi lie word "whole. ' A motion was 11; ?1 hv Mi. .las Munro to table the mier dinerit and the motion f.o tnbie whs : irrtcd O' iter resoiut ions were carnei ma' nnnuslv. The following ate the resolutions an Mooted: The eitizens of I'nion, S. ('., in mass neetiny assembled, se.ml to William ibKinley, their beloved President, heir heartfelt eoneratulations upon the inprovenient in his condition, and do nay to (?od that in His all-wise provilenee his recovcrv may be speedy and oinjilete, and he be spared a lonjr life if ii-efnlness to this country in the utnre as it has been in the past. The above resolution was immediately 11 r<" I llu- I "resident. Unsolved - !, That we do deplore the act that sue!i an editorial as appeared n the .State of Columbia on Saturday list, in regard to the attempted assassilatioii of tin" President, should have teen published. It may convey the (eisonal feelings and ideas of the editor f the slid newspaper, but we thank Vod that it clues nut express the eon speech and press be weighed jmd thought about. Who commit those rimes? Not the man in whoso heart tho crime originates. It's'origin is in the heart of the coward who lurks in tlie dark arid sows the seeds of anarchy. It is time to call a halt. He who talks treason or anarchy is a traitor and we should stand out and speak our condemnation. We need 1 nvfi that will turn back these heretics .til I all undesirublo clas* of emigration from our shores. The penalty for this cold blooded assassin, in ease the President dies will he ] death, the penalty it he lives will he ten years. While our lives are as dear to us as MoKinley's is to him, 'his Mow was at our government, rather than at Melvinley. Applause. Judge J. M. Greer said lie would be recreant to his feilowman and his Gud did he fail to respond to a call to join his voice in the* expressions of -ympathy upon this occasion, and in condetnnut ion of the anarchistic spirit which drove the assassin to the cowardly blow. <-I am glad to see this representative meeting tonight, and while I tun a Democrat I believe that MeKinley is the groutest man on the other side, and as an upright christian gentleman he has few superi rs. He is lying tonight sorely w on tided, and I heartily j 'in in the most sincere expressions of sympathy. He had done a great <lei! f t this Southland and 1 love and respect the man for what lie lias done for this my native land;" prays for a law to r;d the land of anarchists. Applause Sheriff Sanders joins heartily in the .' menu expressions of Uic niec'i'.g. We differ in polities but we should show to the world that sympathy for tui< iniin thiil we honestly feel in our true Southern hearts. I am only s: ad Hint the cowardly nssssdn is not hehi; d the prison burs of my j?.il. I tun your sheriff you k ow. Cheers. S Si Rice, .lr., K 1 ?Cm; only . ? dorse most of what has been Said, at d wdl add that I feel from my neart that we will have met to no purpose, if we do not something looking to the passage of a law that wilt r;.i our coui.try of such characters as this assassin and his clan. My re4 ivt is that we cannot hang the vilnun if the president should not die. Let it if our from this meeting that -.I is o ir sentiment that we keep i.tviiv fr< :n our lands organ'zutions of a louure to cau-e such a s'ate of af'ai;--, . rgan:zttiions that would instill iiro my ma >'s irrnd such teaclrncrs ' t. .r he fe.dR his head will burst if he did > ot carry out the diabolical deed io wij-ch he had been assigned. Mi. c-r M. Rice s.ttd winio f??r st.eiiff - u(iei"ss?ke lie was gial ihu < '/.<-Igo-z was not in Union, hut for a -liewiv aettieiii'' t of .'he in-titer. n vietions ami feelings of the overwhelming majority of the true South Carolinian* ami American citizens. It is in bad taste Sml does not represent the feelings of the citizenship of this State. It was useless, harmful anil uncalled for, and wo disapprove most emphatically the whole manner and tone of said editorial. We, tho citizens of Union, South Carolina, in mass meeting assembled, fully ren'izing the political force of the expression contained in the immortal Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal and still maintaining that every man is equal before the law, yet realizing that every blow aimed at the Chief Magistrate of our great republic is in effect a stab at liberty. an attempt to institute anarchy for order,. lawlessness for law, ami endangers the autonomy and freedom of the greatest, the grandest, and purest government among tho nations of the world, anil that lir> llio I>r.?oi.m.?* !.?. * chinos this season and will siding in a few days. DON'T DELA Vonr'neighbors are using will just let us know you that McCormick inak?-8 the GBEEN & BOY Come and inspect our stock befo that we can save you money if; are unsurpassed, we manufaet leather by the pound or side. ! F'or Bi iTl DCCIVI <unL.b.ix < Fancy Wal We have Boinona, Ath?'i Vienna, Bamjuet, Choco FANCY CAKES. Louisiana Crisp, Butterr Teas, Cheese Biscuits, Si laps, Snow Flake Plain you want in Fancy Cake the oven. ORAHAH & ESTE embodiment of the nations thought ThUt in him is centered tlie hopes, tlu* aspirations and policies of a nation whose government is of the people, for the people and by the people, and that his official position makes him a distinctive and extraordinary personage in the alTairs of our national life and that a successful attempt upon his life may he the cause of indescribable confusion in the affairs of government at home and among other nations, may retard the prosperity and paralyze the indus| tries, cause panic at home and bring about general suffering to a happy and prosperous country. Therefore, be it resolved, That we urge the Congress of the United States to pass a law amendatory of the Constitution making all attempts upon the life of 1110 President by anarchists whether successful in their execution or not, the crime of high treason. And we further urge our representatives in Congress to lend their efforts in favor of such law. The "Slate's" Challenge. The Columbia "State' of Wednesday replies editorially to the resolutions passed at the Union meeting. With his usual irony he says: "Three hundred people, then, out of the claimed by Union, assembled to hvwixm tlm feol ings of the citizens," etc. Wo are rather surprised that the astute editor of the State should h ?ve left down such a gap l.ot u-look at this. Suppose there are 7.<? inhahitants. our esteemed contemporary to list know that this would ini elude every man, woman and child in i the incorporate limits. Does the editor | of the State think it necessary to have the women and children of a coimnu. nitv present to get an expression of the ! opinions of the citizens of a town? An 1 expre.-sion from the business men, tax| payers and voters is usually accepted as pretty thoroughly representing the sentiment of the community in which they I've. We suppose the editor of the State will grant this, now, if we mis take not, the general average is five to the family, leaving abotft one voter to every live inhabitants. Deduct this . four-lift lis from the 7,< <><> and you have l,-?oh. Now the editor of the State mn>t not forget the fact of the disfranchised netrro who .does not cast a vote. | In tlii- 7,1 KMi population we have a very ! huge number of negroes, men, women !""* children. Suppose we say they ..TO BE PI ! Buy a McCormick Mo I are none like them, t ; THE BEST IN We have alreadv sold a so amount to one-third of the population, (we believe the number exceeds that) this would reduce the number of voters to leas than 500. Thin being the cane it strikes us that a representative body of 300 white inen can be safely depended u|>011 to express the sentiment of the citi/.ens of tlie town. So much for that. Xovr, as to the committee often men ap|>oinled by one man." We might say that it is not an unusual thing for 'a meeting to instruct the chairman to appoint a committee?this is what was done in this case. As to the covert insinuation that this "one man" appointed this committee with a sinister motive, we will let what the chairman says answer. As <0 the committee "not satisfied with carrying out the declured purpose of the gathering but going out of its way to attack the State," we will say there was considerable talk in the town Saturday, Sunday and Monday unfavorable to the latter part of the editorial of the State in which the personal ;>olitieal opinions of the editor, regarding Mfckinlev and 'ds successor in ease he died. a were injected, and there were some very j| strong expressions of censure. The first we licard was from an avowed antiMcLatirin man. This possibly accounts for tlie State resolution being offered by the committee. The meeting, of course had to i>ass on all the resolutions. It was thought by some that the expression "whole manner and tone" was superfluous and misleading as no one condemned the part which expressed sympathy and a hope of recovery. But it was held that the "manner and tone" of the editorial was embodied in the portion of the editorial above referred* to. The State says: "We do not know who the member* were but if a majority were not in sympathy with tlie McLaurin movement and therefore opposed to this newspaper in jm?1 itic?, wo will be willing to publish that fact, duly attested." The gauntlet is thus thrown down by the State and wo readily take it up. and think we can disabuse the mind of its editor by the following from the members of the committee: i?::. >i. w. i ri.e. "I have road the editorial in the Mite in which the editor intimates that the con niitte" was composed principally of Mcl.uurin men. 1 was cliaiimu.i of the committer an 1 can say that I only know tie polities of two of the committee, one of whom is for McLaurin, the otheranti-MoLaurin. One ofthecommitte. who 1 think is anti-McLaurin, sugge-ted that the censure of the editorial he made as strong: as possible. The 'concensus of opinion of the j committee was that the condemnation I of the editorial had not been made strong cough. Not a word of fiolitics was mentioned in the committee room. I have failed to hear any man in this county express anything l?ut condemnation of tlio editorial." The resolution was applauded by the audience when read. MR. W. W. DIXON. "You can say that I am personally an admirer of the editor of ttie State, that I consider him the boldest and most inI dependent journalist of our State. Hut I think his editorial regarding the atj tempted assassination of the President I (Continued on page 5.) 4 10SPER0US.. wer and Rake. There huy are as advertised, THE WORLD. lid cttr of McCormick Mahave another car on our X IN BUYING them and 30U can if you want them. Don't forget im and D SELLS THEM. D 5 - ~ Duggies Wagons ...AND... Carriages All Kinds to Suit Everybody. re y*?u buy. We will guarantee ^011 buy Ir-'tu us. Our Harness ure our own goods. Harness Don't Iorget us. isixioss, &. BOYD. Fers-? C5 an, oujrsir, i_/nanipagne, Vanilla, late and Graham Wafers. rhin, Bon Bona, Five O'clock Golden Gate Biscuits, Ginger i and Salted. In fact anything s and Crackers just in hotjrom ig^ The Fancy Grocers. c