The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-02-12
II LOOKS UGLY.
Serious Difficulty OF tho Alliance Store
at SpartanburE.

| oiSiio t"h We VIII soon nave the biggest
sensation Spartanburg has witnessed for
some years. In former letter | gave
some or the rumOrS which were atloat
concerning the trouble the "Alliance
Store was in. Developments have 'fol-
lowed fast and followed faster" in the
last two days, and it is now settled be-
yond peradVentllre that the concern has
smashed to flinders. During Sunday
everything was of course quiet, but there
was all undercurrent of expectant ey-
citement which steadily increased all
DAY Monday. Everybody knew that
there were near $4,000 in claims held
IOr various merchants by several law
firms in this city. The legal fraternity
was OH the gu cice during the whole day,
ana one or more Of them were at tile
Alliance store all the time Nichols s.
Moore, Carlisle Il IIydrick, Bomar 4
simpson and Johnson Il Thomas all held
claims and were exceedingly dcSirious
of comforting with Mr. McIimmerman.
the Alliance agent. The houses that
theSo gentlemen represent are scatter
ed from Baltimore to Atlanta, in which
latter city one house is involved to the
extent OF $1,000. Late yesterday even
ing johnson Il Thomason and Nichols
~ Moore issued an injunction against
the house and attempted to take posses
sion. Sheriff Nichols and his deputies
went down to the Alliance store with
that object, but failed to make an en-
trance, the house being closed, and they
not considering their papers warranted
them IN breaking in. Mr.. McIimmcr-
man was in the place all the while and
would eXtinguish the lights whenever
they applied for admission. Finally the
Sheriff stationed guard about the house
who were to watch them until Il late hour
at night. This they did, but after they
left the place, twithStanlinE the fact
that 1T was horrible night. MCXimmer-
man moved Il large quantity of goods
TO tho Air Line depot, where they were
discovered this morning. II is now un-
derstood that he had sold ont to a firm
IN Charlotte. The goods were attached
this morning and papers were served
upon McIimmerman whilst he was yet
IN bed, by the Sheriff, and now every
body is expecting some startling dcvcl-
opementS every hour.
| The executive committee of the Alli-
ance held meeting here yesterday and
finally determined that they did not
hold themselves liable for McIimmcr-
mans debts. They said that he had no
authority from thom to conduct the
business as he had been conducting it,
ana that consequently his creditors
must look TO him for payment. The
creditors claim Of course that the Ali.
ance is liable, but in view of the doubt
on the subject a pretty lively Sculllr FOL
,, , what is in sight is in progress.
1Our correspondent saw yesterday
gentleman who had been in charge O
the branch store which McXimmcrmal
has been running at Clifton. He sale
ne could not imagine how it was posi-
, BILE for so MANY debts to have been con
tracted, for he knew personally tha'
the goods were bought on thirty arc
sixty days time and sold for cash, con
sequently there should always have
been plenty Of funds to liquidato all
claims. The same man said that the
store at Clifton had stock of $1,000
This morning it was learned that Nc
Zimmerman sold it Saturday for - ,OOO
in cash. The lishy appearance Of this
transaction is creating much comment,
as IS likewise the fact that it is known
that as far back as last FRIDAY he was
selling out large quantities Of the Clifton
stock at price far below cost. The
impression prevails that the develop
ments from now on will have Il dccid-
edly crooked tendency.
Some persons, who claim to know
what they are talking about. say that
there will be $4,000 to be paid by the
| DUl
1T from $1,000 to $4,000.
SPARTANBURG, Feb. 3.-Ttis after.
noon counsel for McIimmerman ao.
pealcd for time on the Injunction
which was to have been heard this af.
ternoon, and the ca*; was postponed
I'LL Thursday afternoon. Tomorrow
they will apply to set aside the attach
ment on the gOOds.-Greenville News
Rov. Sam Jon ss hus IL Fight.
PALESTINE, Tex, Feb. 3.--At series
OF meetings held here in November last
the Rev. Sam Jones, of CartcrVille, Ga.
excited much comment and cntEuSiam
both for the large number Of cOnN crs One
he effected for various religious GcnOm-
nations and for the vigorous manner in
which he asSailed sinners in general and
several individuals in particular
Among the latter who were sharply re-
buked bv the Evangelist was Mayor j
j. Ward, to whose olliciai and private
character he alluded to in the ScvcrcSt
and most pointed terms. The mayor
was absent from the city at the time and
the announcement that tn" Wcll-knOWn
evangelist would be here again to deliver
his lecture, sect there" caused much cX-
citemcnt and there was u rush for seats
Jones arrived on Receiver Bonner :
special car at s last night and the lcct-
urc was delivered before Il large audience
in the Opera House.
At the station this morning, Just be
fore the evangelist took the tram FIR the
, west, Mayer Ward was seen approaching
Uttorng a few words the mayor then
vigorously attacked Jones with a cane
The cane changed hands and the mayor
received several blows. Before the by
ISLANDERS could part the angry combat
ants heavy bruises were inflicted ant
. both bled profusely. In few minutes
the train pulled out Of the station will
Sam Jones on board.
Mayor Ward was subsequently arrest
ed and placed under bonds for aggrava
ted assault and for carrying Il pistol
The mayor avows his right to carry
weapons and dcclears he had no inten.
ton of carrying his resentment further
than Gaming Jones.
The Alliance Bank.
COLUMBIA. Jan. 28.-Thc trustee
stockholders of the State Alliance Ex-
change have been in session almost con.
tinuously today since 10 O'Clock this
morning until after midnight, irving t(