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THE UNION TIMES PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY ?ay thi? UNION TIMES COMPANY Eooms 1, 8, 5 and 7, Bank Building. JNO. R. MAT HIS, Editor. L. G. Yonira, Manager. Registered at the I'ostotBce in Union, A (J., as second-claafl mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 0?# year ------- $1.00 Hi month* ------ SO cent* Three month* ----- ^ 25 cents. ADVERTISEMENTS One aqiare, first insertion - - $1.00. very lbsequent insertion - 50 cents. Con . acts for three months or longer will be nade at reduced rates. Ix>cals inserted at 8$ ornts a line. Rejected manuscript will not be returned. Obituaries and tributes of respect will'be charged for at half rates. UNION, 8. C., PBR. 21, 1902. The war tax was repealed in the House at Washington Monday by a unanimoua vte of 278. After an extended debate Monday, the Senate at Washington passed the bill establishing a permanent census office. It is announced unofficially that the President and his party will visit Charleston about the 1st or middle of M arch. If every law is to be attacked upon its constitutionality which operates differently in different counties where is the tronble going to end? The veterans of Union county are unanimous in their praise of Senator Douglass in his position on the soldiers' home and pension question. Senator Douglass' bill to increase the salaries of all circuit solicitors from $1,5150 to $1,500 was given its second reading Monday without debate. When one dances over the appro prlation bill passed at this session of the Legislature he is irresistibly impressed with the thought that Retrenchment and Reform are a thing of the past. A resolution was offered in the House Monday to inquire of Governor McSweeney whether the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin had been tendered. The House refused to consider the resoln. tlon How many of our readers remember the name of the man who assassinated the late President McKinley? The notoriety he sought was short lived. The tragedy is only a few months old and even the name of the aaaassin has almost sunk into oblivion. On accout of the recent Supreme Court ruling on Philippine imports, it is said that there are more than two million cigars on the way to this country from the islands, and that before the middle of March there will be ten times that number consigned to American dealers, The factories in the islands are working night and day. __ Frank James is taking steps tr top the play entitled "The Jaraof boys in Missouri." He says it is ar outrage upon his family and wil stop it if there is any law to do it He has secured a temporary restrain ing order. He says he has for twentj years been trying to live down the unenviable reputation that came t< him in early life. Dr. Evans, Secretary of the State Board af Health, roports that then is a greater epidemic of small poj now throughout the State than at any time since it became epidemic It is a pleasure to report that Unior is not now troubled with the loath Mine disease, on account of the thor ? -i ?: l..n? a HUglinvHH ui vuuviiiniiuii uio mou m< year*. It is the only safety. 1 there are any who have not been vac einated don't delay any longer. A bill was Introduced in the Senati to revoke the license of the Virglnii Oarolina Chemical Company to do business in this State. It was per haps the hardest fought measure thai has been up this session. Senatoi Oraydon led the tight against th? eompany, while Senator Walkei aade the strongest and most logical speech against the bill. The bill was killed by a vote of 20 to 10 which majority was somewhat of a surprise, II is net a goo i idea to throttle foreign cspltal invested in our > tat* unless it Is shown that the people arc being oppressed. THR ANTI-TRUST BILL. The whole of last Friday was takeu up with the Anti-Trust bill and the Road Law bill. There was a hot fight against the anti-trust bill, and a number of amendments were offered which were calculated to interfere with the effectiveness of the bill; but they were all killed one after another as they came up by an overwhelming majority. An effort was made to exempt Farmers and Laboi organizations, but it was showD that the bill would remove the necessity of the farmers organizing to light 1 trusts and combines, and the bill was passed to its third reading without any exemptions whatever. The vote standing 73 in favor of the bill against 29. Both Mr. Lyles and Mr Little voted for the bill. This bil has been considered one of the mosl important before the General Assem hlr and has caused a arrest deal o: discussion. It makes it unlawful to form an) kind of trust or combination of what ever nature, the object of which is t< crush out competition and a forfeit ure of from $200 to $5,000 is to b< paid by any concern for every da] they violate the law. Kach presi J--1 - 1! - 0 ! -1 uoLii ui erj uurpuraiiuu 13 luruisuci with a blank affidavit upon which h< is to make oath that his business hai no connection with a trust or com bine, effected to control prices o: suppress competition. A failure t< subscribe to the oath will be takei as prima facia evidence that the cor poration or concern is violating th< provisions of the law, and the pros 1 ecuting attorney will he instructe< , to enter suit for the money forfei and the taking away of charter. This law is principally to scotch among other things, the expected de pression in price of cotton see< by the oil mills in this Stab which are all being bought up bj the Virginia Chemical Company, ai soon as they have succeeded in throt tling competition. The people bo lieve, that as soon as the oi mills throughout the State are in tin hands of this trust, they will dro] the price of seed and pay what the; please for them, there being no com petitive mills to raise the price. Thi bill is, we think, a very good one and is a long step in the direction o giving some protection not only t( small industries but to the consumer It is a very deep question, and tin more one studies it tne more ne 1 impressed with the fast there are tw< sides to the question. We are al ready to admit that it is manifestly unjust and morally wrong to use cap ital combine for the purpose of crush ing out struggling minor industries but can we legislate away the righ to buy and to sell? It seems thai the tendency of the age is towarc combination. You can hardly la; your finger upon anything of impor tance that is not controled by som< kind of combine or trust. The com bination of capital and brains is cer tainly the most powerful organiza tion that oan be conceited. If use< properly it can be made a blessing t< the masses. ' This law not only applies to organi I zations in the State, but to any out 1 side organization, corporation, trus ' or combine doing business within ou State. > It should be remembered, howevei , by (he farmers, that should the pric , of seed go too low to euit them the 1 can use them to good advantage 01 their lands. The bill is very lengthy, contain j ing a dezen sections, and seems t j be very carefully prepared, and as i } succeeded in getting through to it third reading void of amendment and exemptionns, it will probabl 9 stand the crucical tests that it will 9 no doubt, be called to undergo. Bu ' that remains to be seen. ' TEXT OF THE AVTI-TIIU8T HILL. rpu. kill a 1 - ? ? - mo urn, m rmRiif oraerea to it > third reading after exhaustive debut * is as follows: * , "Any corporation organized unde the laws of this or any other State o country, and transacting or con ducting any kind of business in thi tate, or any parnership or individual or other association of persons what soever, who shall create, enter intc beeoine a member of or a party t any pool, trust, agreement, combini tion, confederation or undorstandin with any other corporation, partnei ship, Individual or any other perso or association of persons, to regnlat or fix the price of any article o manufacture, mechanism, raerchar diss, oommodity, convenience, repaii any product of mining or any articl or thing whatsoever or the pries on premium to be paid for insurioj property against loss or damage b firs, lightning or storm, or to main tain said price when so regulated o fixed, or shall enter into, become i i member of or a party to any pool agreement, eomblnstton, oontraot I association or confederation to fix o ??? >*?f ?J.- ??? limit tho amount or quantity of any article of manufacture, mechanism, merchandise, commodity, convenience, repair, any product of mining, or any article or thing whatsoever, or the price or premium to be paid for insuring property against loss or damage by fire, lightning, storm, cyclone, torna 1 > or any oth er kind of policy issued by any corporation, partnership, individual or association of persons aforesaid, sho 11be deemed and adjudged guilty of a i conspiracy to defraud, and to be . subject to the penalties as provided by this Act.". It will be seen by the following, ( that almost every conceivable combiI nation is covered, by the Act, and it might be somewhat of an unhealth y ( undertaking to attempt to get around I the provisions, while attempting to ..,i AU: .: 1 ^rtujr uui i-iio uujoui-e iiivuuuucu IU | this Act. MONOPOLIES KNOCKED OUT J A "monopoly" is any union, or . combination, or consolidation, or affiliation of capital, credit, property, assets, trade, custom, skill or acts, r or any other >aluable thing or posses. sion, by or between persons, fims or j corporations, or associations of persons, firms or corporations, where" by any one of the purposes or objects 9 mentioned in this Act is accompj lished, or sought to be accomplished, viz: (with the intent or purpose . of driving out competition, or for the purpose of financially injuring coms petitors,) or whereby any one or more s of said purposes are promoted, or . attempted to be executed or carried out, or whereby the several results described are reasonably calculated 3 to be produced; and a "monopoly" i as thus defined and contemplated . includes not merely such comblna0 tions by and between two or more persons, firms or corporations acting for themselves, but is especially de1 fined and intended to include all t aggregations, amalgamations, affiliations. consolidations or incornora tions of capital, skill, credit, assets, ' property, customs, trade or other * valuable thing or possession, whether i effected by the ordinary methods of o partnership or by actual union under r the legal form of a corporation, or an inf*r?rnnrnt.pd hndv rpsnlHnrr frr?m f.lie 8 union of one or more distinct firms or - corporations, or by the purchase, - acquisition or control of shares or j certificates of stock or bonds, or other corporate property or franchises, and e all corporations or partnerships that P have been or may be created by the j consolidation or amalgamation of the . separate capital, stock, bonds, assets, 8 credit, properties, custom, trade or corporate or firm belongings of two '? or more firms or corporations or oomf panies, are especially declared to 0 constitute monopolies, within the meaning of this Act. as defined in this section, is hereby declared to bo c unlawful and against public policy; s and any and all persons, firms, 3 corporations or associations of per1 sons engaged therein shall be deemed and adjudged guilty of a conspiracy r to defraud and shall be subject to the penalties prescribed in this Act. PENALTIES i "Any person, partnership, firm or t association, or any representative or t agent theroof. or any corporation or . company, or any officer, representative or agent thereof, violating any ? of the provisions of this Act, shall - forfeit not less than two hundred 3 dollars, nor more than five thousand, for evey such offence and each day such person, corporation, partnership or association shall continue to do so - shall be a separate offence, the pen1 alties in such cases to be recovered j by an action in the name of the State, at the relation of the Attorney General or the Solicitor of the judicial " district within which such offence - was committed, the moneys thus t collected to go into the State treasr ury." HICKS GETS THERE. > B Hicks' snnw CMIIIA nn Jimn nnJ Via w?w.t v/?? V1UIV) U?m ?IV y gave us a dose of it that will make us 1 remember him. See what he Buys in his predictions in the February issue of Word <fc Works, printed 8 ? weeks ago: "About the 18th to 15th 1 renewed storm conditions, the bas rometer will fall, winds will shift to s Easterly and Southerly, the tempery ature will rise, cloudiness will in1 erease and rain and show squalls will 1 break out in various parts, moving Eastward." Watch Hicks If you want to keep posted on weather con ditiona. e . . There were several orations in the r Sioux language delivered before the r Senate Committee on Indian Affairs i- ...... - . ? m B at Washington last week. Chief lf Thunder Hawk, who wan present at <- the Caster massacre, was the prin>i cipal speaker. When asked to state ? his protest to the Senators against ? leasing a portion of the Sioux reser.. vation, he rose solemnly, and with a n calm and dignified bearing started 111 e with a forceful speech that grnw animated as he wont along, approplaie gestures being added. It was aoniqas , and dramatic picture, although none 0 of the Senators present could underf stand a word that was said. When .. the speech was interpreted It Was _ found to bo concise and logtoal, pres. enting the Indians' position wittont r any florid rhetoric. The Indians Woo % their ease and are to be protected by having their reservation kept intact ' ?From Oar Washington Ooite* L sponndent. i i MIC am AT 1 I ?s Men's Fine Tan Shoes worth |] $3 50, $1.00 and $ i 50, your choice for only $2,251 One lot. Men'e Patent Leathers, $5.00 goods, your choice for $2.50 See our strong line of Men's Shoes, fully guaranteed, at $1.50 DRY GOO One lot Comforts to close quick, only 88e Good Warm Blankets, price each only 88c Yard Wide Bleach, a hummer, value 7?c, only 5c Extra Heavy Drill, a world beater, worth 7Ac, only 5c BUTTERICK PATTEI Justin. Some very s Bis line or 1 Kins, Towel Counterpane; HE MtTUU 1 Opposite Hotel Union. Wanted To sell a desirable business lot in the city, just above the opera house, for price and terras applj to E. G. Evans, Pendleton, S. C. On last Friday Judge Gary rendered a decision declaring the present road law uncoestitutional, in so far as it has different service on the roads for the various counties. This being a matter of vital importance, and calling for immediate remedy, Mr. Morgan proposed an amendment te avoid the constitutional trouble.by leaving the exact number of days to the county commissioners and fixing a maximum and a minimum service. There was a decided contention about the form this amendment should take in view of the Judge's decision, After a long and tedious fight, this bill was ordered to its third reading. Wine of Cardui is the guardian of a woman's health and happiness from youth to old age. It helps her safely into womanhood. 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