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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
FROM DENMARK TINES,


We hope the next legislature will
either repeal the present law against
carrying concealed weapons or pro-
vide some way for it's better enforce
ment. AS it is, it is humbug. The
law abiding citizen is at the mercy OF
the desperate and the coward who
turks in ambush to slay his fellow
man.
FROM THE ANDERSON INTELLIGENcER
The UNION TINES is making a well
directed fight against the practice OF
carrying concealed weapons. There
is law in this State against carrying
concealed weapons but it is not en-
forced. The next legislature should
take up the question and see ii some
improvement cannot be made in the
enforcement Of the law. The follow
ing plan, proposed by the News and
Courier, is a step in the right direc-
tion: "We are OF the opinion that
th"ir sale should be practically pro-
hibited, or, at least, made Subject to
rs strict regulations as the sale OF
liquor, with stiff tax on the weap-
Ons themselves, and a special and
severe penalty for their use for any
purpose other than that Of self-de-
fence"
The Winnsboro News and Herald
makes the following comment upon
the pistol carry ing evil:
"rhe evil is ali true; and the news
papers have struggled hard to create
II sentiment against the evil practice
OF carrying concealed deadly weap-
ons. We do not altogether take to
the idea Of detective. We never
did like n regularly employed spy.
Such officer might, Of course, do his
duty conscientiously without malice
or i'll will towards any, but the prin-
ciple Of the plan has in itself an evil
tendency. 1t furnishes too tempting
an opportunity for revenge or perse-
cution. The best way and the only
way to stop the carrying Of concealed
weapons is for ali good citizens 10
put their foot down on it, and let it
be known that they, not as employed
detectives, but law-abiding citizens,
intend to see the law enforced. III
those who condemn the practice will
support the law, the evil can be stop
ped. They can create sentiment
in favor Of law and order.
All Of which goes to show that pub
lie sentiment is surely, II slowly, be-
Ing aroused in opposition to the prac-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
UNION, s. c., NOV. 81, 1900.

Don't let the Blue \ mark hit your
paper. II you get so far in arrears
that the Blue X mark appears Oh
your paper the jig is up with you
until you waltz up to, the captains
office and settle up.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
CONCEALED WEAPONS.
(Abbeyillc Medium.)

The UNION TINES is making war on
the habit Of carrying concealed weap-
ons. 1t is not likely that there will
be any change for the better soon.
The same kind Of struggle has been
made before and nothing came OF it
but we wish our contemporary sue
cess
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
A Family Affair

Is generally made of the buying of the WINTER DRY
GOODS and SHOES.
Every member is considered and consulted as to
their needs and preferences and there is much PLAN
ming to this and that but the real problem of
saving is easily settled for they all agree that the
BEST GOODS 1T the t:.ost ECONOMICAL PRICES
always b. fo:nL Here, they all decide to
avail themselves Of suc, bargains as theses -.a
First the "BABY" must have Winter Wrap Wehave pretty
Flannellete Cloak, lined throughout, trimmed
Long Curly Colors Brown, roo
Pink and Baby Blue Splendid Cloak for just SOS
Then SISTER her JACKIE We
se suaes e Bd v Wsrm
Wool Mixed Cheviot Double Cut
Knee all Well Made all G. ~,
Now "BIG SISTER needs Combination We fur
nsh it ready Black Figured Briianine Skirt,
all Wool Flnncl smal
Buttons The goods alone worth but let the
suit with Vest and Long e.
with good winter piece suit >pO.CO
"MAMA feels that after buying all the children things
cheap here, she aT,rl Shoes
SELF and she asks for '9uen Quality" pO.OO
Overcoat and make him o n 81
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
A PERNICjOUS PRACTICE.
(Scranton News.)

The Union Times recently pu6-
l;shed II lengthy editorial on Tho per-
ni.ioUS practice OF carrying concealed
The State to join it in lis fight against
this prevailing evil. We are glad
TIE TNi"f has taken up this malter,
and The News heartily joins the cru
sade against this cowardly practice,
for we think the time has come "a
every lover ot law and good order
should raise his voice a.,aiust this1e-
plorable evil. The record OF crimes
committed in this State during Tie
past year shows that the greater per
cent. Of them We're traceable to.the
lever ready pistol" and the sooner
some measure is adopted whichswill
rying concealed weapons the better
it will be for society and humanity
The present law seems insuiIiei.ait,t o
eradicate this prolific source of csfine
and bloodshed, and more teifsetis c
measures are necessary. This ssao
jet demands the atteutionssof cur
Legislators, and we hope they will
enact someslaw that will abate this
practice.
"A eorrespo pondent for, the; 70
News and Herald I'VE are gla ! to see
has also taken up The fight agsinst
the concealed weapon business am 3n =
other laws that need improving or
enforcement. He says
"There il already on tho statute
books law against carrying conceal
ed weapons, bat like Il good m my
other laws public sentiment has never
interested Itself enough to see that it
is executed, and it is one too that has
been widely discussed but to which
no adequate remedy has been brought
forward Tho ready pistol, bowie
knife or razor have caused much
blooaShed and misery and furnish our
courts with much work annually
Why not appoint two detectives in
each county, one white and one col
ored, pay them nominal salary, say
$3.50 per annum, which would be more
than paid by fines, etc. ;. and by the
way, Mr.. Editor, did it ever occur to
you that this habit is confined mostly
10 young whites and the young ne
groes; very few Of the older Whites
and ante bellum darllies carry them
except for self-defence."
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
JNO. X. MATHIS, Editor.
l.. G.. YOUNG, Manager.
Registered at the Postofice in Union,
s. c., as second-class mail matter.
AOvERTlSEME NTS

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The colored American., 1900-08-18

groes will be permitted to vote but the
bulk will never be able to satisfy the
registrars as to their eligibility, when
white domination. is in jeopardy, no
matter if they come prepared to recite
the constitution by heart or parse a
Greek sentence The Negro is not
wanted in North Carolina politics, and
he will not be tolera.ed-not NOW.
There are two ways to relieve the
tension. One is an adverse decision
by the United States Supreme Court
" hich will not be forthcoming. The
other is reduction of the Congression'
al and electoral representation to a
basis of votes cast-which will not be
done, unless party exIgencies force
such action. Our case is a gloomy
one, politically, and we seem to be
abandoned to eur fate. All that is
left to us in this decade is to 60 on
manfully, and make the bert of the
opportunities that are permitted us
or leave the States that discriminate
against our national rights. Those who
can get out without material loss should
60. The majority had better stay, and
work out their Destiny in the land of
their fathers, and by obedience to law,
by industry, economy, thrift. and
mental and moral improvement so
commend themselves as useful and val
liable citizens to the right thinking
element of the rulers that the privileg
es now denied them will be extended
williDgly-aye, cheerfully. This is
not too much to hope for, but its frui
ton will take time and plenty of it.
The Negroes future liz North Caro-
lima is in his own hands. to make or to
mar,
"Above the cloud with it's shadow
Il the star with its lightW
The colored American., 1900-08-18
PROMOTE HON. GEORGE M, ALLEN,

Every consideration of Justice and
equity demands that Mr.. George M.
Allen be made first assistant postmaster
general, to succeed Col. Perry S.
Heath, resigned, He has served long
and well as chief clerk under Col.
Heath, and is now temporarily filling
the Office of bis late superior with the
smoothness and skill of a veteran.
What Mr.. Allen does not know about
the postofice department is scarcely
worth knowing, and his ample expert
ence and familiarity with the details of
the business, render him the logical
candidate for the position lately held
by Col. Heath. He is a Hoosier by
birth, is clever gentleman, and as
the place naturally y belongs to Indiana,
the assignment could not 60 to better
or more capable man. For sixteen
years Mr.. Allen was editor of the
Tsrre Haute Express, a journal which
welded marvellous influence through
out the Hoosier state. As Indiana il
battle ground this year, and for other
reasons known to Mr.. Mckinley, the
promotion Of Mr.. Allen at this time
would not only be an appropriate re
ward for worth and fairness to faith.
full official, but would be good piece
OF politics, productive of harmony in
region where harmony is a valuable
commodity.
We should like to see George M
Allen first assistant postmaster general
within the fewest of days.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

Like "a banquet hall deserted" Is
the once famous Delmo Koonce CATE.
Whatever may have been the cause OF
Mr.. Koonce's failure, The closing Of
such a well equipped and serVleeaDle
refreshments establishment as we have
enjoyed these several years under the
Odd Fellows Hall, is q race calamity.
Ministers, statesmen, editors, poets and
lions of every social, professional and
commercial degree have been Wlnsq
and dined at Koonee's, and 1t had
earned a national reputation. II h
hoped some govd business mau will De
found with the courage and capacity 10
continue the institution on high plane
The colored American., 1900-08-18

Mr.. ]. G. Cunningham, formerly of
North Carolina. contributed two spicy
letters to the last issue of The Colored
American. His suggestion as to Lisut,
Flipper, is point that should be we'll
taken, and his gibbeting Of Public
Printer Palmer, puts that more Or less
distinguished" d"Civil Service Champion"
in an uncomfortable plight. We have
no patience with nor sympathy for
hypocrites in public offices who do not
respect their word and who resort 10
chicanery to humlliate honest men,
The colored American., 1900-08-18

A pretended American that sets in
a legislature chamber and votes to
nullify the constitution of his country
AS far as it relates to dark. skinned
brother-is a spectacle fit for the gods!
Verify, we need a few more lessons in
"eur plain duty"
The colored American., 1900-08-18

People who intend to reside perms.
nently in Washington ought to stoD
paying high rents year in and year
out and commence buying home Do
not crowd iato the congested and di.
sease burdened localities where colored
people are now permitted to live. Go
out into the suburbs where you can gel
cheap land and plenty of fresh air
Now is the time to begin.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The Washington Mirror, a snatch
penny sensational sheet, which will say
anything to gain little cheap noto-
riety, has made prurient appeal to
the prejudices Of the nations capital by
seriously advocating Jim Crow street
cars for Negroes.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

Iu another column is given a tabIs
showing how well Director of the Cen.
sus Merriam has kept faith With ths
colored people of the country. An,
propriate comment is made by the COM
piler, all of which The Colored Amer
lean heartily endorses. The informs.
ton thus given out is first hand and
prepared exclusively for Americs',
greatest Negro journal.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The American white pulpit is afraid
of its shadow. A trucking minister
is an abomination before the Lord, l.,
Why not speak cut against this age of
tyranny and race prescription and ex-
hort sympathy for the brotherhood of
man?
The colored American., 1900-08-18

There is one law for American cif-
zens in New York, another and onnn-
site one is 10 force in Virginia, r.
first is in accord with the principle, Of
the Constitution and the Declarstian
of Independence. The other conaion
with them at every point, yet this land
of ours is called a nation of soyereicn.r
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The institutional church recently
established by the A.M.E. Connection
at Chicago, is an experiment that will
be watched with a lively degree OF
interest by all who look 10 the races
best Interests. 1t seems to us that a
church which aims to combine the
material progress with the spiritual
and to put into definite action the
principles of the Master, is the church
OF the future. We hope and verify
believe that the institutional church
has come to stay.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
SATURDAY, AUGUST 1s, 1900.
the M0RSEL THAT is LEFT The NEGROES OF
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Negro is studying the North
Carolina situation in all its bearings
While hops was held out for time
that the amendment would De defeated,
the rally of the red-shirters during the
last days of the campaign and the bru-
tai frankness of the press in decl ,ring
for "white supremacy" at any cost, left
DO doubt that every nerve would be
strained by the democracy to disfran-
chiss the colored voters. A majority
of 10000 was determined upon and
the estimate was brought in with math'
ematical accuracy. The white Hitter.
ate can still vote but the black illiterate
eannot-that is cannot vote after July
1902. No attempt is made to conceal
the fact that the fundamental law of
the land is to be violated, and chat the
results of the war are to be nullifed.
In the vernacular Of the squared cir
Gle" in that great civil conflict 'the
North got the decision, but the South
has captured the purse" The situa
tion as it stands demonstrates that the
State is sovereign, and that the 80
called "Government" at Washington
is powerless to enforce obedience to the
federal constitution.
Now they tell us that there is .
bright side-that back of this infamous
measure lies a great benefit to the Ne.
gre. They point out that the Negro
has two years in which to qualify him
self for the suffrage, and that the new
regulation will be powerful incentive
toward general education that every
Negro will go to school, night and day
if necessary, to be able to pass muster
before the registrars in 1902. The
rolls at Livingstone, Shaw. Greensboro
and Kittrell will fatten, and the
learned school teacher will wax rich,
say the oleaginous amendment support.
ers. This would be very pretty So.
lution-if it were only true.
The Negro might as we'll face the
facts now, candidly and honestly. The
educational test is erely subterfuge
to excuse diabolical crime when ii Is
assailed by the outraged white North.
A small proportion of intelligent Ne
The colored American., 1900-08-18

While you are making money, save
money. Put it into a bank, a build.
ing association, or some other business
enterprise. Style is all right, and fine
houses and fine furniture are very
pleasing, but the government clerk
whe used to live well on $500 psr
week and now finds $1,000 per year
inadequate for his needs, will one day
occupy stsol of repentance, watch it.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

1t the Southern States insist that the
Negro shall be eliminated from noli
tics' 1t Is up to the republican North
To eliminate lot of members of Con.
gress who hold seats by virtue of the
Negros presence in the apportionment
eaaauon' ee1 Reduce Southern represen
The colored American., 1900-08-18

When the storm clears away, the
majestic oak, though stripped of few
branches or leaves. is still standing in
the old place, prepared to retrieve
losses by the operation of natural laws.
AS individuals and as race. the
Negro can learn of the oak.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

Freedmen's Hospital is one of the
best institutions Of its kind in the
country. 1t is ably managed by DR..
A. M. Curtis, Surgeon.in.Chie and
the staff of assistant physicians and
nurses is equal to any that come under
the eye OF the current medical Journal.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

If you will notice as ysu 90 sIoD,
The -Colored American never losa. :.
head or gets excited on any Of fl.
public questions. Goodness, not ~,
sion is the trump card at this STAGE of
the game.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

Colored people, get out of the alleys.
Get into the fertile suburbs, within the
reach of the electric cars, and begin
buying a snug little home.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The Chicago Oonservator occupies
the unique but wholly undesirable DO.
sltlon OF being the oaly sheet in the
land that Is cheap enough to sneer at
the Boston business meeting. aud
ascrlbe selfish motives to its protector
Chicago needs frst-class newsnaner
The colored American., 1900-08-18

we are very glad to learn that the
school children are now going to he
gwen a chance to learn something
Inc new Board of Education is right
In regarding grammar, spelling, arith
meslc and geography as of considsra.
Ole Importance in the intellectual
makeup.
The colored American., 1900-08-18
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The colored American., 1900-08-18

The sensible Negro is he who can
bear to have the truth told about the
race in kindly spirit, without "fying
off the handle"
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The only incontrovertable evidence
brought out by the celebrated Ken
lucky trial, is that William Goebel is
dead.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

The amount Of grief felt by those
bereaved is not to be measured by the
length of veil or face: The sorrow is
deepest that speaketh not nor giveth
visible sign.
The colored American., 1900-08-18

1t is easy to go around and "talk a
heap" The man of solid parts sim
ply keeps his mouth shut, when discre-
ton demands, it-and 'saws wood"
The colored American., 1900-08-18

We take notice that no Negro dele.
gate has called on President Mckinley
tor quite spell,
The colored American., 1900-08-18
Many a man learns the news OF his
OWN household down town.

Wouldn't Ben TilIman as Secretary
of State under Bryan 'jar your
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10

The suggestion of DR.. Alvarez, that
there should be portable fumgating
plant and that houses in which fever
patients or consumptives have died
should be promptly fumigated, is one of
the best brought out at the meeting of
the city physicians. The danger of the
spread of consumption is one that it is
difficult to make people understand, but
it is very real. Moreover it is practi-
cable thing to fight and one Of the
methods is to thoroughly disinfect the
house in which a consumptive patient
has died. There is ample literature up
on consumption and the methods Of
contending against it. While fighting
the plague we must not forget that
there are even more insidious enemies
to fight
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10

citizens was appointed which will re-
port today.
The course of discussion brought for
ward the fact that the men who will
shortly be released from detention are
composed of small shopkeepers, clerks,
tailors, BARRIERS, cooks and household
servants. The cooks and household SER
wants may be able to return to their
places, though many of them will prob
ably find that their positions have been
filed. Still there is always a good de-
mand for domestic servants and this
class will be able to make a living.
But it is the small shop keepers, the
clerks and the tailors who will be the
sufferers. Their places of business have
been wiped out or are no longer avail
able, and until the industries spring up
again a large number of these people
will be destitute.
The Executive Council was right to
take up the consideration of the sub
| ject and was wise in calling to its as
sistance a number of prominent clti-
zens. 1t is not a matter for the Board
of Health to attend to, that body has
quite sufficient to do in fighting the
plague and attending TO quarantine
regulations. 1t is eminently the duty
of the principal citizens to do their
| best for those who are suffering or are
| likely to suffer for the good of the
whole city and for its future CONNER
cial prosperity.
| The appointment of a Subcommittee
to consult with the leading Chinese and
japanese officials and merchants Is
thoroughly to be commended. They are
interested parties and understand the
needs of their countrymen far better
than people of other races. Moreover,
through them, the lower classes of these
nationalties can have accurately ex-
planned to them what is desired to be
done, which will undoubtedly tend to
restore confidence in many who are
now disconnected.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10

The array of passengers who wish to
leave by the Australia is a considerable
one. But the question is will the Aus
tralia be on time, or will the company
feel justified in waiting till further
news is received from the Islands be-
fore sending down a vessel which must
go into quarantine on her return to the
Coast? There was considerable scare in
San Francisco over the plague some
time ago, and it is not likely that it has
lessened,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10

The shipping situation is a very seri-
Gus one, and it remains doubtful how
soon it can be relieved, Captain Good
man takes his schooner, the Robert
Levers to Koloa, but Koloa in rough
weather is not good roadstead, The
vessel will have to load far from shore
and the process will be necessarily
slow. The advantage of Honolulu has
been it's land locked harbor, because
deep sea vessels can come along side
the docks and load and discharge
quickly. No other Island possesses
such a harbor and that is why Homo
lulu has become the commercial center
of the group.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-01-10

The way theory runs away from fact
is shown by a letter published yester-
day relative to the water sup
ply of the city. That the valley water
supply needs filtration is true, but
strangely enough the physicians in this
onslaught on to the water have ignored
the fact that only small portion of
the town, since June last, has been sup
fevers and so forth have existed in por-
tions of the city which have been sup
piled with artesian water for six
months past.