The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, November 13, 1903, Image 4
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UNION, 8. C., NOVEMBER 13, 1903.
The Greenville News complains
that Rev. Hicks, the weather prophet,
who has predicted more storms and
more disasters than any other troublehunter,
rejoices over the report'of
every calamity, provided ho "saw it
first"?that he wants his predictions
to come true, no matter how great
is the suffering.
Was it not "ever thus"?did not
.Tnnnli Irl.'lr hucmiHO (Ind ftccpntfld n
the repentance of Njneveh? t
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Representative Joe Johnson has I
renewed his fight for the holding of r
federal court at Spartanburg and for 1
an appropriation of .$75,000 to enlarge c
the court house at Greenville. Soon s
after he took the oath of olfice he in- o
troduced a bill providing for this, a
Mr. Johnson has the support of the t
South Carolina delegation for this s
measure and will use every etlert to i
push the bill through as early as pos
sible.?The State. * i
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The 58th Congress met in extraor- t
dinary session at noon last Monday i
for the purpose of enacting legislation
necessary to make elfective the y
Cuban reciprocity treat}'. Represen- ^
tative Cannon, of Illinois, was elect- ^
ed speaker of the House, and Repre- c
sentative Williani9, of Mississippi,
was elected by his colleagues leader .
of the Democratic minority. The
present House has thp largest number
of Representatives that over met
in Washington.
Senator Tillman" was appointed t
chairman of the committee on publie
health and national quarantine, j
This chairmanship carries with it a
c
nicely furnished committee room in
the capitol building and an annual
clerk at $2,2(H).
, On Wednesday of last week the j
Stat^ of Panama seceded from her i
Union with the United States of Co- y
lomhia and established an independ- fl
ent republican government of her j
own. This action was taken on account
of the Colombian government
having rejected the Panama Cajiivl
treaty, showing thereby an utter dis- ^
regard Panama's rights and interests.
President Roosevelt promptly
recognized Panama's independence^ a
and in order to prevent interference t
with the interoceanic railroad, sent a c
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strong naval force to the isthmus,
and has given Colombia wurning that r
she must not send troops to coerce >i
Panama.
This course was necessary for the !
general good says the President. t
Certainly the United States could not ]
allow any interruption of communi- v
cation across the isthmus, and the *
Colombian Congress had acted so
badly in regard to the canal treaty v
that she deserved scant courtesy i
from the United States. '
The canal will now bo constructed 1
without the annoyances of South c
American diplomacy and? as a protec- i
torate over Panama will be estab- g
lished, the United States will roally 1
control the territory through which J,
tlie canal runs. t]
It is generally believed both in t
this and in foreign countries that the *
U. 8. Government was fully cogni- ^
rant of what was going to happen ^
and signified its approval beforehand t
to the leaders of the movement. e
Many persons condemn the con- ^
duct of the President in thi? matter, ,
r<
and contrast it with the action of the t
United States, when the South se- I!
ceded, but in this ago of commercial- w
ism as little regard is paid to attract V
right by governments as by financiers, 8
Witness Kngland's treatment of the tl
South African republics, and (Russiu ?
holding on to Manchuria after prom- r'
ising to evacuate it on the sth of last (j
month. p
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Daring the procju Vm;.:, art in
3arnwell lust week ,i djt'c.i-p <i that
i witness was guilty of perjury.
I Uilge Purdy, the presiding judge,
jrotnptly sent him to jail. Perjury,'
tubornation of evidence, anil untiwful
attempts to inlluence jurors
ins grown to be a not uncommon
,hing in our courts and seriously
threatens the carrying out of the
jnds of justice.
Secrotary Wilson, of the department
of agriculture, was an early
jailer on the President today, tho 9th.
He had just returned from Texas,
where he went to make an investigation
of the conditions of cotton and
to learn the results of tho fight
the planters are muking against the
boll weevil.
"Many of the planters are taking
the advice of the agricultural department
and'aro planting early cottOD,"
3aid the Secretary. "Practically the
antire late crop was destroyed. The
weevil bus ravaged much of the best
part of the Texas cotton belt.- All
dTorts to exterminate it seem to have
ueen unavailing. The only way to
meet the evil, apparently, is to rdant.
iarly cotton and get in the crop be'ore
the weevil has an opportunity to
lestroy it."?News and Courier.
Chairman Garris, of the State It. R
Commission says that the-managers
)f the railroads are not always the
mes responsib'e for the numerous
vreeks, whereby so many lives have
>een lost lately, but that it ts fre[Uently
the criminal negligence of
imployes that causes so much
rouble. This was admittedly the
:ause of the late disaster at Chester,
dismissal from service, he says, is
lot sufficient punishment, and he-beieves
that where the evidence of
arelessness is clear, tho solicitor
hould take cognizance of it and make
iub cases for the courts.' The next
,nnuat report of the commission to
he legislature, will deal with the
lubject of disasters, and suggest
neans for the punishment of employis
guilty of criminal carelessness
\.n investigation would hIiow where
he fault lies, and whether or not
here is sufficient evidence to warrant
ndictment and trial by jury.
squad of five dispensary contables
raided the establishment of
dr. Wieters in Charleston a short
ime ugo, and during the search for
ontraband stuff, handled .Mr. Wietirs
ciuite rouffhlv. Mr. Wiptpra Ha.
ng a citi/en of a foreign country, nplealed
to the U. S. Court for redress
ind two of the constubles who were
till in Charleston were arrested and
pent Saturday night and Sunday in
ho county jail. On Monday they
vere released from custody on given
>ond for $0,000 each in a surety"
lompany. The other three, who are
noluded in the proceedings, will also
five bond.
It seems almost impossible to sup>ress
the blind tigers in Charleston;
he attempt to do so frequently causng
much annoyance to inuocent per10ns.
It is hard for those living in
in interior town to understand how
rksome the dispensary law is in a
:ity like Charleston.
^ Washington Letter.
From Cur Regular Correspondent.)
Washington, I). C., Nov. 0, 10UJ1
O.'ficials of the State Department,
is well as all who are interested in
he canal negotiations, arc watching
losely the elforts^jf Panama to gain
ler independence. The revolution
>f the Isthmus is now in full progess.
The Republic of the Isthmus,
is the new state calls itself in its
leclaration of independence, has es
ahlished a government under a trilmvirate,
driven out all Colombian
roops wno were nosvue to the re volition,
adopted a llag which is red,
viiite and blue, and is now demandng
recognition by this government.
Phe secession of the Isthmus was ex
>octed. Its geographical connection
vith. Colombia is a loose one, and the I
nterests of the two sections were an- i
agonistic. When the Bogota gov- j
irnment rejected the cunal treaty |
md thereby delayed the construction
if the canal which is so desired ijy
'annum, talk of separation became
[eneral on the Isthmus and lias now
>een put into etfect with every pros>ect
of success. Our consular off]ers
have been instructed to recoglize
the de facto government and
his is the first step in recognizing !
ho sovereignty of the new republic. !
Jnited States warships are at Pan- j
ma and Colon, and marines have.
ieen landed to maintain an open
raffle on the Isthmus, as this gov-,
rnmant is obliged to do by the treaty
f 181(>, which was signed iwith New
rranada. of which Colombia is the j
emaining part. Senator Cullum.of
ho Senato Committee on Foreign ,
delations says that he hopes Panama'
rill establish a government wliich we ,
an recognize and treat with regard- j
rig the canal, and his opinion is
hared by aM those who believe in 1
he Panama route. Senator Morgan
n the other hand, declares that the
evolution puts an en l to the negoti- j
tions with Columbia and that l'reslent
Roosevelt is now bound by the
ositive instructions of the Spooner
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act V) take up the Nicaraguan route.
Howevor it is generally admitted tliut
the quickest unci surest wuy would
ue to treat with Panama direct. Unless
Colombia can put down tho revolution
quickly, which is very improbable
this country will doubt less rccogniza
tho independence of Panama,
and establish a kind of protectorute
over it. It has a population of ouly
about 2.j,000 and could hardly hope
to exist long by itself. Our treaty
obligations of preserving traffic on
tho isthmus would be suflicient
grounds for U9 to protect tho state
from outside aggression or even internal
disorders. The case presents
interesting political possibilities nnd
will bring about much discussion.
Those here who make an impartial
estimate of the results of the recent
elections agree that the party honors
we?e about evenly divided, and that
Senator ITanna, Senator Gormin and
Representative Hearst have achieved the
personal victories, as far as national
politics are coucemed. The big republican
majority .in < Kiio is attributed to
Senator Hanna, who was tho real is->ue
of ti e c impaign and bore tho brunt of
the contest, and is regarded as a deilh
blow to the political aspirations of Tom
Johnson.
The success of the democrats in Maryland
is credited to Senator Gorman, who
took a very active and aggressive part in
the end of the campaign, and succeeded
in making it one ot national signillcance,
hv attacking President Roosevelt and
u*gro jolicv. There is no doubt tbat
the Maryland Senator has increased his
power in the democratic party and constquentlv
his chances of leiMing it in the
presidential campaign. He now stands
out as the champion of those who would
disfranchise the negro, and if he receives
the nomination the raca question would
be the main issue.
In New York City, Tammany succeeded
in making the municipal campaign
a party contest, and the democrats
won ll* a majority so large as to warrant
them in .believing they can carry
the state next year. Tammany was
opposed by the entire p.ess of the city
with the exception of the Hearst p ipers,
which did everything possible to aid the
party which sent Hearst to Congress,
and which he hoys will ail him in getting
to the White House The successful
candidates have furnished Hearst's
pup os with written expressions of their
appreciation for his assistance, and t hese
are being published in his papers in New
York, Chicago and Sin Francisco.
Many democrats bdieve that Ileai -l is
the tnan most likely to carry New York
for the party and this fact, together with
his popularity with the labor union, may
tying him the nomination. His political
faith i9 "Labor, Democracy's A.l!y,"
and Gorman's seems to be. "No Ne.ro
Domination."
lit in Jntic Htchirigs.
Etta Jani:, Nov. !>.?Tho Centennial
Celebration came oil at El bethel
church yesterday and day beforo. I
only attended one day?yesterday.
The largest congregation I- think I
have ever seen there was present.
Rev. W. T. Tate, of Bel ton, and Dr.
Lodge, of Limestone Female College,
were the speakers, und its putting it
mw<uy to say it was a treat to the
lovers of learning to listen to these
able speakers 011 their well-prepate I subjects.
Mr. Tate was pastor tliere lit'teen
years ago. It was Dr. Lodge's first visit
to Eibetheh Plenty of dinner was on
the ground and all were invited to partike.
The. ladies of Elbethel are equal,
and always have been, to any emergency.
Many times we have been tliere on public
occasions and they have always helped
to feed the crowd?tie it gieat or small
I\ople were there from all points of the
compass?the greatest congregation being
from G tlTney. Many of our Jonesviile
friends and acquaintances were
tliere. Union, Pacolet, Blacksburg,
Hickory Grove and Lockliart were represented
and all intervening sections of
t lie county. The best of oider prevailed
and the day was especially favoiah'o for
the occasion. The churcli building has
been ri-inodelrd and received a n *w coat
of paint. The pulpit has been changed
to-the other side of the budding and the
side doors closed. This adds much to
tha loiks of the house, as well as to the
comfort of llie congregat ion and minister.
It has always been a pleasure for us to
be at Elliethel on these occasions. It
has been for years and yen s a great center
for our North l'acolet people to mee'
on enjoyable ecottsions.
The farmers of this section are*, getting
well alm g wilii tinii4 cotton picking.
Most of the cotton is out of the held and
marketed.
Mis Join II. Wilkins, we. regiet to
say, is veiy sick. Dr. L K. lilack is
her physician. She has pneumonia.
A few fanners here have sow wheat,
though n ?t a -f vit many o. t!i on h ivt*
sowed jrnuch of it. They think ii a 11 ie
mvesmeiit for them The list two
years have h.-eu practical failures mi
wheat raising.
Some of the countrymen wli (attended
the show a'. S.-.ttianburg last week not
fleeced out of their unaey. What elsi
coul 1 they expect? . Vox
Suntuc Sifting.*.
Miss Stella Ilobson is visi'ing her
unele, Dr. K. C, .leter, of Kisou's,
Fairfielil county.
Miss Fannie l3obo. of Sedalia, is
here on a visit to her sister, Mrs. It.
G. A. Jeter.
Miss Sudic Thomas, of Union,
visited here Saturday and Sunday.
Iler cousin, Miss Julia Thomas,
accompanied h'*r home.
Mr. J. II. Uebliy, who was for
some time agent and operator for the
U A I :i J . . i ?
ouubiium ran roan sir tins p 'ace, vis
i:c 1 here a few days the past week.
Heavy arid killing frosts were in
evidence all over this section on
Saturday and Sunday, but along the
streams vegetation has been killed
for two weeks, and there was consid
crttble loss to the farmers on those
acres.
I have been requested several
Notwinhsta
"hard times
Selling S
Read the following
V
Yard wide extra heai
Sheeting, the 6J4c ki]
at
Good heavy Outing, b
assortment of color
value 7c, our price..
Amoskeag Teazledow
the best Outing mad
pretty colors,light ai
dark patterns at
OUR MILLINERY BUS
lias increased'so much t
we found it necessary to c
ploy extra help. Our ft
ladies in ^li* department
kept very bu^y filling
many orders that come
. ever)' day.
ANOTHER BIG LOT of Far
wear just in. $omc.very su
at 25c, 35c and 50c.
Come to the
MUTUALDI
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times to write up the doings at
Meal's Shoals, hut have not as yet r
had time, hut hope to do so soon, *
But I auu afraid I will have to muzzlo I
uiysclf some. I will say here, that 1
it is the opinion of faany that the I
work is getting along mighty slow I
for the wartt of help, but not because 1
they could not cet holn if tlio? w/m?m \
. . o r |
have it, but some won't let them get |
it. S
A little three year old child, j
Bothwell, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. T*
Jeter, was severely and very dangerously
burned last Thursday evening, i
4th inst., and for several days his
life was despaired of, but at present j
it appears that a change for the better
has taken place. Its parents had
gone to Mr. J. Woods Jeter's, aboat ,
six miles off, on business, and in 1
their absence the child got in a chair j
to get some matches off the mantle
and began striking them, and one j
caught its dress; a negro woman ran .
to his rescue and tried to tear his 1
clothing off, not thinking to smother i
the llamcs. lie was burned on the 1,
face, arms, legs, and over his bowels, ^
the latter place being almost into a fc
crisp. It was over two lours before j
bis parents got to him, but others I
were trying to administer, but not
being skilled knew little what to do. ~
The child had a good and clear mind \
an 1 c uld tell how he got the matches f
and set himself on lire, and bore the Ij
pain without crying, but with cvi- |
dence of great pain depicted on his i
frtce. No doubt many are the pray- J
ers for the little sufferer's recovery, l
and many people are in bright bnnoa
? . r> ?
that he will, lie is a good child ?
land never before tried to piny wjjh f
matches, even if he could get them, J
and was not doing it this time for
mischief. IIFY Dbnvkk. t
TILLMAN SKICKS I'AUDON. 8
Senator 11. it. Tillman appeared before 2
i lie Georpia prison commission y est or day L
to lap for the pardon of Robert A. 9
K?ib, now sei\iiif( a life sentence in the \
Georaia prism The ptrdou wis re- f
fiiH?d, however. \
H-i li sh it and killed Jjise A. Wad in f
Ail inta in the sa::i ner of l'.M)l Kt-iili 3
is serving a life sentence in the Geoigia 1
penitentiary, having been convicted of 3
innider in iha Fultou County superior f
court *
lie font going#, to Atl.ii.t,i, K?ith was 1
a resident. of R-lgHl-.Mil comity. South R
Carol ii a, t.'ie home of Senator Tillman, C
tnd tli? SouMi Carolina |Mliiical leader I
knoA' I,ho Imy from ir. fancy. II#* 1ms in- C
fei<8!#tl himself ii his behalf and ?p- I
{Kiiird lief ore tin- prison commission for J
a pardon -Spai'.aiib'iitj Herald, Nov. 7. L
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nding the ery of "sh
ete, we are
tacks of
Prices and you ct
we are kept busy:
ry j?p Beautifi
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and
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.... M -the
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le, m All wool
I Or m ty sheii
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IINESS 1 Pretty
Goods, J
;m. pj this wee
are J] weaves.
_ f| New
icy Neck- g PrunelU
lartthings H
SI eto., 25o
Fashion Centre f<
*Y GOODS <
P. HARRY, Mg
S ' Our
| Shoe .
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g is sec<
Sto nor
South Ci
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Shoes
8 the w
famih
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T; Shoe Me
J Main Street,
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lorterops," . *
Goods.
in easily see why
ll line Flannelfor
Kimonas,
s, eto., at 12}?o 15c
Tricot Flannel,
new popular OCa
j and black
Venetian, pret50c
,
? <l ynjm
line of Wool Dress
Silks, etc., expected
>k. .Some very smart
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Zibilines, Coverts,
as, Heavy Skirting,
to $2.00 a yard. 4 f
>r Bargains.
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