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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
THE JUDGE REFUSES BAIL.

"Th"rc arc separate indictments.
One case has been tried and | am
asked to take actual notice that the
testimony in the case Of llannah
Walker is applicable in that of lsham
kcarsc. In such circumstances the
rule is that the State is not sup
posed to have presented its full case
in the first instance.
'Thercforc, without passing upon
the question whether the dcfcndents
were entitled to bail on the ground
upon which tbcapplication was made
| have not the legal right to enter.
tain the motion "
The defense will probably make
another effort baforc Judge Aljrich
or another Judge, putting their ap
plication in a different form.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
TennysOn's Reply to Mr.. Austin.

Somebody, SEQ, has unearthed
tho silly attack upon Tennyson
which Mr.. Austin mado q considera-
bic number of years ago, but nobody
has quoted tho vigorous couplet in
which TennySon-who by no means
liked to be attacked, oven by tho
most insignificant of porsons-re-
paid his assailant. Hero it is:
Tcnnyson is IL" giant; All men knowit,
For SO says Alfred Austin, dwarf and poet.
London Speaker.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
CHICAGO EXPOSITION.
Plans for It's Holding Now
Being Arranged.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 2O.-Thc
Chicago and Cotton States Expcsi--
ton, as it has been named, will open
in Chicago, August l, 1896, and
will run three months. This much
was determined at to-day's session of
the Southern delegates and Chicago
business men.
The cold weather is having rather
disastrous effect on some of the visi-
tors. Ex-Governor Bullock of Gcor.
gia, and G. A. Collier, President of
the Atlanta Exposition, are among
those suffering from severe colds, Mr..
Collier being confined to his room.
The convention to day adopted the
report of the committee appointed
yesterday to formulatea a plan. The
plan is that the Southern States will
collect the exhibits, bring them to
Chicago and install thcm at their own
expense. Chicogo will provide
buildings for the exposition, with not
less than 100000 square feet of
floor space and will pay all the costs
of maintaining the exposition.
The advisability of a preliminary
convention in the South and the ma
terial resources of that section were
topics of a general discussion that
occupied considerable time. Among
the prominent speakers were Hon,
VIM. Skaggs of Birmingham, Ala,
and General Warner Of Tennessee.
The remainder of the session was
largely occupied in the APP ointment
ola Chicago provisional committee of
forty and an advisory committee from
the South, tbs latter containing one
member of each of the Southern
States. The convention adjourned
with three cheers for the flag.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
Rats rs Scayengars.

Birmingham Is ovcrrun with rats
that arc fed from tho sewers. The
authorities havc taken no stJps to
eXterm'nato them because Mr..
ChambCrlaln, WHOM mayor, declared
that rats were good scavcngors and
by eating up garbage prevented the
spread of disease.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28

places on the proposed route except
Cherokee Falls, yet this Is level
headed move on the part of this road.
The road bed has been damaged by
time, and there is a bridge to be con,
structed, but the expense of the con-
struction will not be very much. The
trestlc over Rroad River will serve
for both the Union and Spartanburg
branches.-THc Rock Hill Herald.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28
BROXTON BRIDGE
TRAGEDY.
The accused acquitted.

|
Lynchcrs was concluded on Monday
and resulted in an acquittal for the
murder of Hannah Walker the old
woman. The detailsof the murder
are fresh in the memory cf us all.
Two negroes, an old woman and a
young man were beaten to death in
Coll cton County just before christmas
and the crime was charged to six
prominent white men in the commu
nifty. The verdict of not guilty was
brought in late Monday night.
The testimony was quite lengthy
and we have not room forit. Mr.. w.
E. Gonzales of the "State" attended
the trial and heard the evidence.
After describing the scene when the
jury came in and stating the verdict,
he continues:
"The prisoners were remanded to
Jail. being under indictment for the
murder of Isham Kearsc.
"Such is human nature and so it
ever will be. In this friendly circle
the conviction of these men would
have been considered a crime Too
terrible to contemplate; the enormity
of the offense charged against them
was overshadowcd, forgotten, in
the moment of danger to those men
for whom they have regard, and all
the influence ola powerful connec.
ton has been exerted to spread that
feeling to the minds of nelghbors.
"Wby should our friends be the first
to fall before this ncwl y aroused pub
tic sentiment, when if they killed
these people they did not Intend to
take life?'
"On the other side. those living
beyond this little circle of friepds
and aequaintences of the defenIsAs
those who know that neither the
leading counsel nor the prisoners
will deny that the latter commit.
ted the crime ofwhipping those, who
have given Intelligent and un-
baised attention to the evidence and
have heard distinguished lawyers
make desperate effort to create the
shadow ola defense, must realize that
this was another case in which from
whatever cause.-the eyes Of Justice
have been bound and the unbal.
anced scales taken from her hands
an in the sight of an enlightened,
oricr-loving country, liberty is un
protected, truth is without honor and
justice is Il mockcry.
Colonel Aldrich in open court
today made an oral application for
bail for the six prisoners in jail-thc
four defendants in the Hannah Wala
kcr case and Heirs and Campbell in
the case in which they are charged
with the murder of of Isham kcarsc.
The last two have not been indicted.
solicitor Bcllingcr opposed the
motion on legal grounds. TO sup,
pose that the testimony in the case of
Isham kcarsc will be the same as in
that of Hannah Walker, is to DO so
without the foundation of Knowledge
of the facts, for lie was the only man
in the court house who knew.
Mr.. Bcllingcr read an affidavit
fl iom Heirs. one Of the men in jail,
and one who refused to answer when
put upon the stand, because might
criminate myself" In that affidavit,
made in December, Heirs sworc he
was present at the lynching with the
other prisoners and had appealed to
them not to whip the negroes so sew
crcly. This was the first fine re.
ference has been made to the atfi..
dayit. Would it not have been the
duty Of the jury to convict those
men under this evidence? the solici
tor asked.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28

Sometimes u subtle odor recalls
somo JOY of pain; sometimes tho
pulse beats quicker with q familiar
strain; sometimes II faded flower
will bring tho unshcd tears; some.
times II book or gesture will speak
Of othor years Anon. ,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28

The tail of tho otter serves not
only rs u ruddcr, but also as means
of propulsion, its 1Hoyc,ncnts closely
resembling those OF q screw propol-
Ter. -
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28

Tho spice known aJ tho common
clovo Is tho undovclopod bud Of tho
CaryophyliuS Gromatious. -.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-02-28

Twenty years Ggo England pro-
ducod nearly thrco times as much
iron as tho United States. - " S.s.s
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Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient, y easy in action Sold by all druggists. 2oc.
4 PERIODIlAL POP

Now that Jimmie Adams, of the Pine Bluff GRAPHIC, has turned loose his pop-gun on Gov. Clarke, it would be interesting to see Uncle Char leyp Newman of the Commercial, turn loose one or two blasts against his rival from his 'howitzer, the Commercial, just to see Jimmie quake in his boots. It would be fun for everybody else, but hard on Jimmie. -Paragould ,Soliphone.
 The Commercial has no rival in Jimmie" besides, why the neces- sity of wasting ammunition on a dead duck? See.-Pine Bluff Conn merceol
 We'll Jimmie" is the liyeliest dead duck ever seen in this com munity, and it will require more than the Commercial to make him a corpse. If Jimmie" is allowed to live until that blanket sheet can make him among the things that were, the likelihood is that he will live to be as old as Methuselah.
 It is gratifying to observe, how ever that our esteemed contempo- rary has ceased to regard us as it's "rival. It is entirely to the credit of it's good sense and judgment that the Commercial has at last recog- nized the fact that the GRAPHIC has so far surpassed it that it has ceased to be a "rival <"
 As for that "howitzer, it has wasted so much ammunition in the past in an intellectual sort of a way that the manipulation of the machine has at last come to full realization of the futility of his efforts. And then, too, it has exploded so often without doing harm or hurt to any body that it's periodical explosions have come to be regarded with no more attention in this community than the Christmas pop of an ordi nary cheap, twopaeksfora nickle fire crack CT. See2
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THE GRAPHIC wants it distinctly
 understood, in this county and else
 where, that it has nothing more
 against Gov. Clare than it feels
 every citizen of Jefferson county
 should have in common. Gov.
 Clarke's attitude toward this county
 is notorious throughout the State, and for the life of us we cannot see
 how any self-respecting man in this county could support the Governor
 for any position. 1t will be re-
 membered that during Gov. Clarke's service in the State Senate he en- deavored to place Jefferson county in a negro Congressional district with an overwhelming Republican majority, and would have done so but for the efforts of prominent citi- zens of this county who went to the State Capital while the bill was pending before the Legislature and procured it's defeat. Whe Gov. Clarke afterwards became eandi- date for Attorney General of the State the people of this county naturally felt disposed to resent the insult, and as consequence he failed to carry single township in
 the county The Governors famous declaration, made while he was At torney General and during his can didacy for Governor, in the presence of a citizen of Pine Bluff, at which time it he reputed to have said damn Jefferson county when he was informed that this county would not instruct for him, is also remembered by the peo pie of Jefferson county Under these circums tances, aside from the fact that Senator Jones is one Of the ablest and most worthy Senators has ever had in the upper branch of the Federal Legislature, we repeat that for the life or us we cannot see how any self-respecting citizen can support the Governor in his present contest for Senator Jones' seat. The GRAPHIC viii not. The GRAPHIC has too ns,,c: respect ! 'er it's constituents and its love for Jefferson coun ty E too profound and
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CHLCAGO

The selection of Chicago by the National Democratic Committee as the place for the meeting of the next National Democratic Convention will give satisfaction to the Demo crats of Arkansas and the South west. It is needless to state that the Democrats of Arkansas naturally preferred St. Louis, because of it's close proximity and convenience and because of the natural ties that bind Arkansas and Missouri, but, then, Chicago has been a mascot for the Democratic party in the past and it may prove so again. But it is a matter of congratulation that the convention did not go to New York The selection of New York City, we believe, would have been fatal to Democratic prospects in the next campaign. Were the convention to be held in New York, and should the platform declare for ''sound money, {" as we believe it will and as is fore casted by the present aspect of political affairs, it would have be- come known throughout the length and breadth of the land as the "Wall street platform, " which would have destroyed all of our prospects for success. No party before the Amer ican people could be successful whose platform is made within the shadows and under the sinister and occult in- fuences of Wall street. The peo- pie would be prone to believe, how ever remote it might be from the truth, that the platform was dom- mated by the spectators and syn dicates and bulls and bears of much advertised Wall street"
 The utterances of the Democratic party on the money question, there , fore, will receive profounder re. spect throughout the country be. cause of the utter impossibility oi
 the operators on "Wall street" te influence or dominate the policy and platform of that convention. Chi cago is the home of Harvey and the headquarters of the silver bullion aires. If the silver men are defeated, therefore, in the coming Chicago Democratic Convention they will have been defeated in their strong hold, which will argue all the greater for the success of Democracy on a
 sound money platform in the on coming campaign.
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rnxes.-Colleotor,s Notice

Notice is hereby given that, for the purpose of receiving Taxes for the year 1895, l will attend at the voting precints of the several Townships of Jefferson county, Arkansas, at the places and on the dates herein specified respectively, to-wit;
 Dunnington Township. WabbasekaW Wednes- day, January 22 1896.
 Victoria Township, Lakeside, Thursday, January 23. 1896.
 Melton Township, Pointers Store, Friday, January 24, 1896.
 Richland Township, Linwood Saturday, January 25, 1896.
 Spring Township, Lea Springs Monday, January 27, 1896.
 Washington Township, Ruth School-houser Tuesday, January 2s, 1896. Dudley Lake. Township, Tucker, Wednes' day, anuary 29, 1896
 Mhiteyille Township, Macedonia, Thurs day, January 30, 1896.
 Tailadega Township, Locust Cottage, Fri l day, Januafy 31 lS96
 Vaugine Township, Court House, Saturday February 1. 1896. l On and after February 1st the Tax Books will be open in my office each day Sunday: excepted for the reception of taxes for lS9t without penalty until the 10th day of Apri 1896. c. H. TRIPLETT, Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Collector, Jefferson i county, Ark.
 Pine Bluff, December 3, 1895. If
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THE -GOUNTY FALR-

The promoters of the proposed Jefferson County Fair Association
 will hold another meeting at the Git izens Bank next Wednesday morn ingat 10 o'clock at which time a large attendance is expected and some definite plans will be adopted
 When the benefits cf such an enter prise come to be measured as com pared with the cost, it must be a very dull mind, indeed, that cannot appreciate the value and benefits of such an enterprise to Pine Bluff. Tie
 proposition of Wiley Jones to do-
 nate the use of his park, grounds and buildings reduces the cost of such an enterprise to the minimum. Those who have investigated the
 subject claim that the Fair can be
 held, under these circumstances, at
 a cost of not ever g, 900 or g, 300.
 And then, too, it must be remem-
 bered that the Fair Association re- ceives all of the gate receipts in
 their entirety, which, it is believed, will be ample and sufficient to pay
 the entire cost of the enterprise
 without the loss of a single dollar to
 the original subscribers.
 It is high time, too, for Pine Bluff to awaken itself to progressive ac- tion. Cities and communities are like indiyiduals-when they are not moving forward they are likely to move backward Nature knows no standstill It is either advance or retrograde. As the long disuse of limb of the body results in total in- capacity to use the same, so the lack of activity and enterprise ofa city or c5mmunity results in total stag nation, which is the first symptom ofretrogression.
 Pine Bluff should not move back ward, but forward. A County Fair would reviyify and resuscitate a community already grown too familiar with sleepiness and inac- tion, aud might, in the end, be the means of starting forward move ment in this community which would result in enterprises far more valuable to this city than County Fair. Therefore, we have almost reached a crisis. A County | Fair is the cheapest and easiest thing Of accomplishment to overcome the present recognized course of events. The Fair would bring us renewed life and hope, thousands of visitors and ducats, and every citizen of Pine Bluff would reap a share of the harvest.
 Therefore, let no man who loves Pine Bluff fail to attend the meeting called for next Wednesday morning. It is an important occasion, and will De far reaching in it's results. Those who do not care to take stock in the should at least be present to aid by advice and counsel.
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THE Little Rock Press says that Senator J. k. Jones is one of the ''great unknowns' of the United States Senate In this statement the editor of the Press shows a woe ful lack of knowledge of recent and current political history. Senator Jones on the 9th of the present month delivered a speech in the Senate on his financial bill, synop- sis of which was published in these columns few days ago, and of Sen ator Jones speech we observe that the Associated Press said:
 The galleries were crowded and every seat in the chamber was filled today when Senator James K. Jones opened the debate on the finance committees substitute for the House bond bill
 Ex-Speaker Crisp and other prom inent Congressmen were close listen CTS Upon the conclusion of his remarks Senator Jones was generally congratulated by his fel- low Senators and the Congressmen present.
 1t is rather a remarkable fact that the utterances of a great unknown could attract such attention in Washington. Washington people do not flock to the galleries, or Con gressmen to the floor of the Senate, or the leaders of the Senate on either side of the House surround the speaker, to listen to the speech of a "great unknown. The fact is that Senator Jones is one of the most famous men in the Senate of the United States today and stacks up with such men as German, Voor- hees, Harris, Mills and other famous Democratic leaders. On the occa- sion above alluded to, after the con clusion of his speech, Senator Jones was surrounded bJ such men as Hill, Smith, Lindsey, Villas, Gray, Gorman, Voorhees and others who heartily congratulated him on his able and magnificent effort. The editor of the Press has also doubtless for gotten that when the Wilson tariff bin was before the Senate during the last Congress, Senator Jones patched up all differences on that measure and brought about com promise by and through which oniy the passage of the bill could be se- cured.
 A "great unknown could not have accomplished So great an achieve 1 ment, and for which Nation, grown restive under tariff monopoly and | owes a lasting debt of | gratitude. His splendid work in connection with the passage of this bill placed Mr. Jones at once :.a the foremost rank of Democratic states-
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THE Arkansas pistol-toter Cover nor has already entered the field as a candidate for the United States Senate against the present incnm- bent, James K. Jones, who is recog- nized throughout the entire country as being one of the leading spirits in that great body of solons. He is known as Peaecmaker Jones, and his services, it seems to us, are sim ply indispensable. The people would only consent to one change for MT. Jones, and that that would be te elect. him to the second position in the Nation that he might serve as Pres ident off the the ssse::ssa s ca 2 sse Rlt 10 beat him mith Clarkel ssehawit Give us.
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office who has insulted aud attempt ed to wrong it's people. For these reasons and others the GRAPHIC is opposed to Gov. Clarke, and it will spare no honorable effort to prevent him from receiving a solitary vote of the four votes Of Jefferson county to be cast during the session of the next Legislature for United States Senator from Arkansas.
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THE Fort Smith Democrat says it is opposed to Senator Jones because the '.gold bug" newspapers of the State are in favor of him. Has the editor of the Democrat observed that the Helena World and Little Rock Press, both ''gold bug" newspapers, are supporting Clarke while only two se-called gold bug'newspapers are supporting Jones? From this it seems that honors are about even between Clarke and Jones among the so-called gold buzz newspapers.
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Adminlstrator,s Sale.

Notice is hereby given that l will on FER RUARY s, 1896, between the hours of judicial sales, at the Courthouse door, in the city of Pine Bluff. Ark, sell to the highest and best bidder in bul6 the following real estate. .nto- wit: Commencing at a point on the Monti- cello road eleven chains south of the corners of sections ,. 3, 10 and II thence east six chains, ninety-seYen links for a point of be- ginning thence east 75 feet, thence north 150 feet, thence west 75 feet thence south 15O feet, being in township 6. south of range g west, in Jefferson county, Arkansas. Sale will be on credit of three months and pur- chaser will be required to give approved per sonal security for the amount Of his bid.
 II. l. HOLDERNEss,
 1S W4W Administrator.
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GEN. CAMPos, Captain General of the military forces in Cuba, has been deposed and recalled by the Spanish Cabinet Gen. Mario andGen. Pando have been placed in charge of the Spanish troops in Cuba. Cam pos was entirely incompetent to contend with the Cuban patriots and it will be no surprise if his sue cessors prove equally as intellectual.
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HENRY WATTERsoN,

HENRY WATTERsoN, while in Washington the other day named the following ticket: For President, William R. Morrison, of Illinois, a Union soldier; for Vice-President, John B, Gordon, of Georgia, a Con federate soldier. Platform: ''Let us have peace. At present MT Morrison seems the general favorite for President on the Democratic ticket.
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THE Democrats have swept the city of Knoxville, Tenn, against the Republican ticket indorsed by the A. P As. Samuel 0. Heiskell, the brilliant young legislator and Demo- crat was elected Mayor by a hand some majority over all competitors. This makes the second defeat the A. P. As. have sustained in Ten nessee this year.
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CONGRESSMAN BENTON MCMILLAN, of Tennessee, has giver out that the President will in few days send a message to Congress recognizing the Cnbans as beligerents.
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CONGRESSMAN MONEY still leads h the Senatorial race in Mississippi. The last ballot resulted in MT. Money receiving only six votes short of nomination. At present it is the field against Money, but the caucus will ballot again tonight and MT. Moneys friends and supporters claim that no combination can de feat him.
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THE Arkansas. Republicans have called convention to meet in Little Rock March 3 to select delegates to the National Republican Convention to be held in St. Louis. The State convention will be held in Little Rock July 4, at which time,it is said, full State Republican ticket will be nominated.
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A MOVEMENT is said to be on foot among the Republicans of Kentucky to side track Congressman Hunter and elect either J. W. Yerkers or Gov Bradley to the United States Senate to succeed Blackburn.
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Notlee Fer PnnIlealion.-No. 5se4.
LAND OFFICE AT LITTLE ROCK, ARK,

Dee. 2l, 1895. l Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has hled notice of his inten- tiOn to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made be- fore the county clerk of Jefferson county at Pine Bluff, Ark, on February 1, 1896, viz: Jerry Massey II D No 16718 for The " H of Q Ii and i Of Il sec. 31 S. 10 W. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultiva- tion of said land. viz: j. D. Bush j. Fl. Hunt, c, E. Hudson, Charles Thomas all of Dexter, Ark. J. J. BEAV FRS, Register F 25 W6t