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?? UNION AND SUBURBS HAS 2 |F I ^ Y~ "V W" '^| *W~ "W V /?\ "W" " " pnp? ^T TRT" If W /?^T UNION AND *SUBIi?llS IIAS 2 ; 5 I H h I I NI II iM I I \/l hX ' .<*7" 9 *ato ??plu?l of ?50,0<)0. Mauuda- w fl B B 1 i H m IB V r % B B m/ B ' * Mill. Kurult urc Manufacturing m .. j Mlaed etroots. Population li,(JOO. ^bL. ^J jIl. J ^ y ^ and Lumber Yards, Water Works. VOL. LVINO II. Glerk of Court UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1906. $1.00 A VRAP. i WE PAY I ON TIME D >' ' Win. A. NICHO Adopt the FoUowln^ Resolutions and Will Investigate Purchases ol fyrnter/Boat-d. ( ' < The appears th^c there has j been a *ery large stock of goods ] shipped to the State dispensary, ( to the amount of several hundred i i fVirvncon/^ Hr*ll?ro nf ViirrVi I goods, there being no sufficient \ storage room for same, thus ex- | ^nosing a large amount of such < 'Bfcoods to the weather?goods that there is very little sale for and that would probably take years to dispose of at the price and it { appearing that there is no legal ! record of the purchase, or that ! same*was not ordered shipped in 1 accordance with law, the clerk ( . * is hereby instructed to notify tht ' members of the old board, ' Messrs. Evans, Boykin and ( Towill, that we, in entering upon -J the duties of this office, do protest against locking up in said j high-priced goods so much money 1 of the State. j And that it is our intention to [ employ the best legal talent 1 available to look into.the legality 1 4.1, ? i ~?i? I ux tut; puiciiasniK ami . * of such goods. And in the event 1 that it was not purchased by the entire board and ordered in as the law requires, and if we are j so advised by our attorney, that the shippers of these goods be notified that their goods are here subject to their orders, and the same must be removed at once. v It being the intention of the present board not to assume the responsibility of this business in such shape without entering our protest; And the clerk is instructed to publish the amount of goods, item by item, the quality and price of each, and total amount of each brand so that the people of the State can and will see the condition of affairs at the State dispensary on the 1st of March, K\m. Having no knowledge of the evidence the legislative commit.te$ has in its possession, we hereby instruct the clerk to ask the committee through its chairman, Hon. J. T. Hay, whether or not there is any evidence in their possession casting suspicion on any whiskey dealers or any other person, or persons, dealing j with the State dispensary of any unfair dealings with the State. If so, to honor us with the names of such person, or persons, so that we can hold up their bids J until they have made a satisfac- i tory showing to the said com- 1 mittee. The clerk, in sending out no- . tices of bids, will ask the bidders ' to submit with their respective ( bids a statement showing to this 1 board that their prices, on case t goods, beers, wines, etc., are not I in excess of those sold to whole- I sale firms in other sections of the United States. j The clerk is hereby instructed < to notify all dispensers and the i chairman of each and every 1 county board of directors to ap- 1 ply at once to their respective I county auditors and get blank i request books; and to use said request books, and to comply 1 with the law in every respect. A copy of the law will be fur- j rushed on application to the State ' board of directors; and in the event any officer of the law * whose duty it is to furnish said request boo"ks fails or refuses to ^furnish same when the demand 'As made for same, that such fact De reported at once to the State board of directors, so that they i'' can report, the matter to the! governor for his consideration, I1 it being the intention of this ,1 NTEREST 'EPOSITS. f I.SON & SON,J i board to see so far as is in their j power that the law is strictly complied with. .The commissioner is hereby in- * structed not to receive any goods claimed to have been bought by ! c Dur predecessors in office, or any ^ ?oods now in transit; and that , no goods whatever shall be ordered except goods purchased by * :he present board of directors, j I And any failure to comply with f ,hese instructions by any dis- q Denser, said dispenser will be iealt with as provided bv law." > s BIDS. 3 | n The bids for this quarter are . idvertised for this morning and i vill be passed upon on the 20th v nst. There is not much variance \ n the new circular which is sent s >ut, except that the "Xs" are . emitted. and there is a clause vhich reads: "Competition on ^ quality and price." Formerly, t competition was asked on quality. 0 This meant that the board had p i standard price to pay for whis-1 tey ? for instance, there was a j certain price on, say, "X." The t bidders were expected to furnish v ,he best quality possible for this a larticular price. Now the ele- g nent of pribe being added, the dea will be to get the best pos- F iible for the least money, atten- * .ion being paid to both qualifica- t dons. ? The appointments?which are t lot all yet complete-were taken lp and those already made by 0 Vlr. W. O. Tatum, the commis- j? doner, were passed upon and i ^ confirmed. Mr. M. H. Mobley, i } formerly head bookkeeper, sue- j11 eeds Mr fl T-I P.h qrloo no olovlr 1 C )f the board, and Mr. J. S. J. c Faust of Bamberg succeeds Mr. a VIobley. Mr. W. F. Lamar of v Tiis city has been appointed an v nspector and Miss Thraikill of : a ftichburg succeeds Miss Florence ^ VlcKenzie, resigned, as stenog- P 'apher. " There-will be no other meeting P intil the 20th inst. There were lone of the old board present * yesterday except Mr. W. W. Boykin, who turned over the > ? papers of the retiring board. * The matter of open or closed * neetings has not yet been defi- F litely considered.?The State. MR. NORMENT IS IN THE RACE. . [ states Positively That He Will be in the | Race for Secretary of State. I t Mr. J. E. Norment, private secretary to Gov. Heyward, an-, ^ lounced yesterday definitely that * le is in the race for Secretary of c State. Mr. Norment was men;ioned some time time ago in thi3 ; i jonnection and the suggestion I tias met with such a hearty re- j monse from his manv friends in n South Carolina that he feels sure that he will be elected. ! . Capt. J. G. Richards, of Ker- * shaw county, who has been spoken of in connection with the r. race, stated yesterday that he . will hardly go into the campaign for any State office as his colleague, Speaker M. L. Smith, is , i candidate for governor, and Kershaw county does not want to appear greedy. | Mr. Norment has never been in politics. He has been a well . known newspaper correspondent . for the last 10 years, and, as : Governor Heyward's personal J friend, was invited to become J his private secretary.?The State, j we sincerely nope tnat Mr. c Norment or some other equally 1 good man will be elected Secre-- t tary of State, as the people are c tired of mysterious fires, lost * books and misplaced records. ] UNION COTTON MILLS. First Meeting ol the Creditors of the Bankrupt Concern Held Yesterday in Union. v* Union, March 10.?Special: The first meeting of the creditors )f the Union cotton mil|?, recently adjudged a bankrupt, was called to order at noon today in ;he mill office by Referee E. W. dughes. At the outset, the Pefere?'|?noini<ced that he was ready to receive and file any ffplmq thnf tVm navHoa jresent, and a considerable num>er of these were presented, the najority having already been iled. The reading of the schedule of laims against the bankrupt coni>any was then taken up, these iabilities ranging all the way rom a few dollars to tffat of rleitman & Co., of New York, or $975,000, reaching a total of 13,244,871. The schedule of asets was also submitted, showing ,n assessed valuation of $2,554,21. There are other claims that vere not submitted today, which vill increase the liabilities by everal thousand dollars. Of hose filed the Union Cotton Mills Company, recently incorporated ?y the reorganization, committee wns forty-five, amounting to a ittie over $3,000,000. The matter of electing a truspo to ronrooont tVio WW WW A V|71 VUV11V tUVy V/lCUltUIO /as next taken up. The referee nnounced that all claims pr6ented would be allowed for the turpose of enabling the holder o vote in the choice of a trustee, >ut that any and all claims were ubject to attack at a future ime, by anyone interested. The first question was whether ne, or three trustees, should be ppointed. Mr. Barnwell, of Charleston, suggested three, but his proposition was overwhelmngly defeated, the meeting deiding in favor of one as more onducive to satisfactory mangement. Edwin W. Robertson /as then nominated. Mr. Barn* /ell, on behalf of h ?own clients nd those represented by Mr. loses Israel, entered an earnest rotest against the election of Ir. Robertson, not on personal :rounds, but for the reasons that Ir. Robertson was president of he bankrupt mill, president of he Buffalo cotton mills, in charge f the Union and Glenn Springs tailway and the Neal Shoals Jower Company, and that the elationship was such that dealngs between these concerns and he bankrupt, and also the dealngs between the bankrupt and "leitman & Co. should be closely crutinized. For these reasons lr. Barnwell did not think Mr. tobertson could be an impartial I ustcc. The matter was then put to a allot, and Mr. Robertson was lected, receiving the vote of all he creditors but four, whose laims aggregate $88,000. Mr. Barnwell announced his utention of contesting the ap>ointrnent of Mr. Robertson at he proper time, before Judge Crawley. Messrs. Abney and Cownsend, of Columbia, while lot entitled to a vote, because heir claim was in dispute, sided vith Mr. Barnwell. Mr. Robertson was notified of lis appointment and accepted he trust. His bond was fixed it $25,000 and has been furnished. The meeting adjourned subject o the call of the referee on five lays' notice to interested attorleys. The lawyers present from a listance were: Proctor, of JBoson, representing the Union Coton Mills Company; W. D. Melon. of Columbia, renrpspntino he bankrupt mills; Messrs. Abley and Townsend, of Columbia; Mash, Howard B. Carlisle and >. T. McCrary, of Spartanburg; Barnwell and Israel, of Charleson. It is quite evident from tolay's developments, that the itockholders in the Union cotton nills are out of the reckoning.? Mews and Courier. (WHITE STONE SPRINGS "HOTEL j TOTALLY DESTROYED B\ FIRE. I Loss Estimated at Thirty Thousand Dollars?Some of the Furniture and Personal Effects of the Occupants Saved?Insurance Only Partial. Spartanburg, March 11.?Special: The hotel at White Springs was totally _ destroyed by fire to- | night, 'entfciling a loss of about $30,000, wlih partial insurance. I Spmo of tlie personal effects of | the resident* of the hotel were I saved aniTl"e contents of several 5 ^rw^oerweire taken frdTh the burniU2 structure. i "The hotel and grounds were purchased three years ago by Dougan & Sheftall, of Savannah, fftj i for about $100,000 and the place was one of the best known resorts of the South. It had not open ?d for the season, but preparations were daily being mac^e . for the reception of summer j ivMiiidir*. I I The flames were discoved about> er; 8 o'clock and had their origin in ! j.ri the vicinity of the kitchen. The j J hotel is not equipped with fire 10 fighting apparatus and the flames j ^ G had full sway for three hours, I 7 j the reflection being plainly visi- ?7 ' hie here, a distance of about six miles. v 0 i The hotel was built about six ai^ years ago and was otw of the; largest of > its kind in this sec- j "9 tion, having 120 rooms. J. T. IJY1 Harris developed tlie resort and . J operated it for several years be- 1 fore disposing of it to Sheftall j11G, & Dougan. Many conventions . j have been there, among them I being th^-State Press Association ancLState Dentists' Associa- fVr' i tion, th?ist being the Tri-State j_ MedicatSociety Convention, two , weeks J ?HE (fNFEOERATE REUNION. _r- A A Gen. Carwile Issues a General Order to South Carolina Veterans. ] /? The following order has been issued by the South Carolina division, United Confederate Veterans: j. Comrades: Each annual re- ^ ' union .marks another milestone passed in our lives. Last we met at Louisville, Ky., and a glorious Cl}| gathering it was. On April 25, aG: 267 27, 1906, w ill assemble at New Orleans, La. The promise ur is. good for even a larger reunion )Ye than the last. | Each camp is urged to meet at r^c the earliest possible date, to elect ?} its full quota of delegates and to ? insist upon their attendance; it j is a duty we; owe ourselves, it is a duty we owe each other, it is a duty we owe to the memory of j : the heroic absence of our departed comrades. ^Ya j At each reunion the absence of familiar faces, the gaps in the; \\c line, the thin ranks of the march- j J ing column, all admonish us that' . that some day our friends will s,ai miss us, and we covet the grateful tear drop of their tender recollection. sor | But in the midst of noble sen* timent we must not forget the J? demands of busines. We can H1C not afford t<5~ nepd??fc our <luo?;. for then are we kept in full fel| lowship with our friends. The Hh annual dues of ten cents on each ( ^ member should be forwarded at1 . once to Gen. Williams E. Mickle, a 1 P. O. box 1197, New Orleans, ? e La. The dues for the South a^ Carolina .division are five cents , 1 1. 1 A _1 11 1- I on eacn memoer, ana snouiu oe forwarded to J. M. Jordan, ad- f ' jutant general, Greenville, S. C. the No camp will be entitled to either Cot the general or state reunion un- for less these dues are paid, and pia they are necessary to the proper enforcement of the purposes of ma our organization. The exaction ear is wry small, too small to be a as burden on any one, and we re- am spectfully press it upon the at-j tention of all our camps that this matter can not with safety to poi the life of our organization, be Wf neglected. spe The general commanding takes liei great pleasure in announcing to Gr< the comrades the appointment of wit two of Carolina's loveliest and 1 noblest daughters, Miss Llewlie the Bamberg, of Bamberg, S. C, and ed Miss Elizabeth Orr Henry, of Greenville, S. C., as your spon- Ma sor and maid of honor respectively, Also the following staff ap-1 i V. . . \ F. M. FARR, President. X I Merchants and Plai Successfully Doing Busi Ivan Is the OI.I?KST Hunk in Bj lias a capital ami surpin r 1 is tlm only X -XT ION A I. nj lias pai'l <livMntnls "in Ej pays Kuril per com. B is the only Hank in I * n i? nj lias llurular-I'mof vanl Fs pays nuirc taxes than A WE EARNESTLY SOU A STARTLING STORY. nesc Sailors Are Smucjcjlinn Arms and Ammunition -Causes Great Anxiety. San Francisco, March 8.?The >ry is published here this morn. X that Chinese crews of Pacific til Steamship Company steam5 are engaged in smuggling us and ammunition to China. is stated that twenty-two xes of modern rifles, which re purchased in this city, were ind concealed in the quarters the Chinese on the steamer tnchuria. Ten thousand rounds 1 ammunition were also found d it is possible that many more es are concealed, as there was time to search the vessels, lich was fully loaded before 5 first find was made. The es were bought by a Chinese mber of" the engineer force, t how he got them aboard .hout being discovered is a stery. The alleged discovery s caused some anxiety among i officials of the company who ; ye no means of knowing how g the smuggling has been ng on. I lad Dog Causes Great Excitement in the Colcraine Section. ^.ast week Mr. \V. I. McKissick this city was called to the leraine section to do some rer work on a saw mill. While his work an alarm was given ; it a mad dog was approaching i the party. On looking around | saw a big, black and white , dog was rapidly approaching ing very strangely. All the rkmen left their posts and ' 1 to places of safety. There re three or four dogs about t > works and they went out to < eive the_stray dog but none j them would make the initiative ] X) towards a fitrht anrl cfranrra say they wouldn't get very ( ir the stray clog. After Mr. , Kissick took a second look at , ! stray dog he noticed his , igue was badly swollen and it s a ghastly sight hanging out ( ; dog's mouth. This prevented ( ! mad dog from biting the , ler dags. )ne of the men on the works , d he had a gun, so it was pro- j 2ed and the dog was slain, e dog wore a collar and after . ne difficulty its owner's name s made out. The dog belonged , Mr. P. C. Davis. None of 5 men knew Mr. Davis, so ' . Walker brought the collar to j vn and ?non inquiry found it it was Mr. r7C. Davis at , march mills. , ^o one knows how long this ? mal has been straying about | ;r the country nor what dam- , ; it has done. However, we ] ft be too careful. ^lext Monday night at 8 o'clock < ! citizens will assemble at the jrt house pursuant to a call. 1 the purpose of formulating a;1 n to have the candidates forM / officers nominated by pri- 1 ry election. Everybody is 1 nestly requested to be present < this move is of vital import- * ;e- = . 1 ntments: J. II. Wharton, larton, Waterloo, S. C., in- i ictor general with rank of ! itenant colonel; John H. Earle, i Renville, S. C., aide de camp, 1 h rank of major. i Notice of the place and date of ! state reunion will be publish- i later. Thomas W. Carwile, < ij. Gen., S. C. Division U. C. V. J. M. Jordan, Adj . Gen. and Chief of Staff. \ m J. D. ARTHUR, Cashier. 1 -r E i aters National Bank, B ness at the "Old Stand." | Union, B iM?ir$io\nno, R Hank in Union. foil 111 i air to 400. t,l ill to rest on iloposits. ['] in inspocti il tiy an ollioo , U t, niul Snfo with Time l.ook, I.I. the Mnnks in Union combin"il. P BUSINESS. 1 LIQUOR SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT, Marshall Takes 7.000 Gallons Front State Dispensary?Whiskey From Savannah GJinpany Improperly Branded and Qtmnno/I Dnil LVil...?l ?t-u jtuni|iviu uir.i it'Ui'iui mir.yri HGtU l!p Packages. United States Marshal J. Duncan Adams has taken possession of 144 packages of whiskey, aggregating about 7,000 gallons and worth more than $10,000, at the State dispensary for violation of the internal revenue laws. The seizure was recently made by the internal revenue department and later turned over to the marshal's department, for it involves a violation of the Federal statutes which subject the shipper of the whiskey, the Big Springs Distillery Company, of Savannah, to prosecution. The whiskey was improperly branded and stamped and there is a question as to whether the liquor had not been put in kegs which had been previously used, thus violating one of the internal revenue ?-?' statutes. / The United States gauger, stationed at the State dispensary, had held up a number of packages of liquor from this distillery and put them in one corner of the big rum shop, allowing the packages to accumulate, and with the recent seizure, which was a much laro-pr nnnntihr n 0 ? man had previously been held up, formal possession was taken and the goods turned over to United States Marshal Adams. It is the largest seizure of the kind that has been made at the big rum <.. diop, but the matter has been quiet until the present time, when the facts of the seizure were first gotten from the mardial's department. It is understood that the distilling company pleads a technical violation, that the improper marking and branding of the liquor was the result of an oversight. The matter has not yet been acted upon by United States District Attorney E. F. Cochran, is it has reached his office only in a preliminary way,* and he was not able today to make any statement about what steps the government will take in the prosecution. Marshall Adams will advertise the whiskey for sale and there will doubtless be lively bidding. The liquor has now been correctly gauged and the purchasers will know exactly what they are buying, which, it appears, the lispensary people did not know intil the seizure was made by :he United States official. The dispensary may purchase .he entire lot of liquor. Unless the dispensary buys the liquor, :he purchasers will have to be -epresentatives of parties out of he State, where the liquor will, }f course, havejjto be shipped, as the dispensary law does not permit the carrying of any such large stock of whiskey within the State. An ? u,. ..id t-unin^ question is raised in connection with the seizure, as to whether the commissioners have paid for this liquor and the State is to lose the cost or whether the money f was held brck from the distilling company pending proper delivery of the goods. This is a feature :3 of the situation, however, on which no information ^an be V . | had in Charleston.?Charleston Evening Post. 'j, -?