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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
TAX REDUCTION BILL UP
OlcomarSarine Bill Coos to the Senate
and Is MISUNDERSTANDING Root SuS-
gests Changes In the Army Bill.
Other Washington News.

gests Changes In the Army Bill.
Other Washington News.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. - When tho
house met Mr.. Hull, chairman of tho
committee on military affairs, reported
back from the committee substitute
for the briggs resolution for an inyesti-
cation of the alleged hazing of Oscar L.
Booz at West Point.
The substitute was as follows:
"WhereaS, 1t is alleged III the news
Pa, formerly cadet at ehe United
States Military academy at West Point
died at his home from injuries purport.
Ing to have been the result of haZing in
dicted upon him by certain unknown
cadets Of the SAID. Military academy.
and
Whereas, the secretary of war is
now making investigation of the facts,
be it
Resolved, that said secretary be re-
quested to report the result Of such in
vestigation to the house of representa-
tives together with suoh recommenda-
tions as he may see fit to make"
The report of Secretary Root. togeth-
er with Superintendent Mills, Is at
tached to the resolution.
Lowering W. Noyes and Charles
Truax Of the National Business League
Of Chicago and Nh Butler of New York
addressed the house III favor Of the re.
organization of the consular service on
merit lines.
Representative Aldrich of Alabama
was heard on his bill to establish a diplo
matte and consular school at Washing
ton, similar to the Military school a
West Point and Naval school n. Annap
oils. and set forth the merits of the
merit plan.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON, Dec. 11.-SpisAts tuspen-
,.ns. steady at ssX@Ss, rsSsipSs, - CASKS,
Kosin, Arm at G.20D1 .2s; feosipts, 67N
Sar. steady a. el.4o receipts S9A-
SAVANNAH, Dec. il.-Spiriss teTpsos4$
f,m as ssN; receipts: 1.a3E sales ME-
i and below Arm; grade od h% ~
Xsipts 3, ,495: sales, ., Tie; exports, la,& ,&
CAayssssoN. Dsc. 11.-Turpsnkeps. aAD
s1r& nosan, firm and NRshan0eG
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
To Attend the Celebration.

RALBIaH, Dec. 11.-Governor Russell
and staff have gone to Washington to
sttend the centennial celebration OF tho
founding of the capital. This will be
the governors 8 last public function, as
be rstires from Office next month.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
Root Recommends Changes.

committee on military affairs today con.
sidered the army bill. Secretary Root
was before tho committee for brief
time and recommended some changes.
He was followed by General Miles, who
continued his remarks Of yesterday.
General Wilson, chief of engineers. also
was before the committee
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
Oleomarsp rine B.ll Referred.

e. WASHINGTON, Dec 1 The oleomar-
garine bill, which recently passed tho
house, was today referred to the senate
committee on agriculture without divi
sion.
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
President Will Receive the Governors.
Other Exercises.

WAsHINaroN, Dec. 1.-The oentsn-
nsal celebration of the establishments Of
~ ssst Of sovssaxens In ~ DisAzisI
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-12-14
Mobile Collectorship Contest.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1I.-Alabama Re.
publicans are still up in the air with 70.
gard to tho Mobile collectorship. BEN
Walker, who is back in the fight now.
h"" nistilvI Attorney Naugnau's In.
aorsement. Governor Johnston has fled
o protest against the appointment Of
"'-"'"" "f Rirmin1ham. based ON
Mckinley Meets Harrison.
WASHINGTON, Deo II. - President
M'Kinley and ex-President Harrison
met last night at dinner given by JUS
tlce Harlan of the supreme court. The
fact of the president accepting an invi-
tation where he would meet ex-Prest-
dent Harrison is taken to effectively
dispose Of the reports in circulation thaS
the relations between the two had been
strained of late.
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do you WANT TO-
HOLD YOUR COTTON?
Vim. A. NICHOLSON & SON, Bankers,
Store Cotton and Advance Money if Desired.

vale, ircultiing among bis many
friends.
Rev. E. ii. Beckham preached his
farewell sermon at the Methodist
church yesterday. R.v. David IIucks.
Tho VII! ;uc1c:I r.. ~. B ckham,
will m we ID next Thursday.
TELEPHONE.
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.HAz|NG OF BOOz TO
Be INVESTIGATED

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tTAE TOWN OF ualoD

Two Cotton Mills, one the
largest in the South. Two Fur
nIture and Wood Manufacture
ing Concerns. One Female
Seminary. Water Works and
Electric Lights.
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The largest Knitting Mill and II
Dye Plant in the State. An Oil y
and Manufac' ur:rs Co. that y
makes All uneXce!led Guano. Y
Three Graded Schools. Arte- N
sian Water. Population $500. N
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
CUSHMAN, ARK, OCT. 16, 1900.
DEAR READER

want write you something about cotton business From
September 1st October 18th last had bought oU e
of Cotton paid for it. Look and compare up to
this date this year bought 5 Bales of Cotton ard pd
$50 all cash for it. being S220 Cash paid out
here for cotton the last year Everybody
ought to pleased We every to know that are more
ANXIOUS for Cotton when it is high thar when it is low
Dent be fooled by tale that you may hear about me not
wanting Cotton about being of the market We are here
Cotton and will than else Will on the same
Market Do stop but Cushman when start
We behind advertisement write, and Will do just
say. If you doubt it try and we don't GO as we
promise to.
We are in position friends money Cn goods
make them money Cotton and Cotton Seed
We buy Cotton Seed.
We paying sl per ton for Cotton Seed q c per buhs
for Cotton Seed You can't afford to feed them Better teed
Corn Meal and sell your Cotton Seed for Cash
We sorry tell friends that Cotton sold here today as
low as S4O and high all Cash But not able to
the New York Spectators and they control the Cotton
Market have submit their prices But my friends know
that Denson makes Arkansas Spectators around their part OF
the country pay full prices for all the Cotton they get
Come bring your Cotton and the price don't SUIT
you will make liberal Cash advances it and you can hod
here at home
Yours Anxious for Cotton,
WALTER r. OENISON.
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
GOT THE WORST OF 1T.

Mr.. Bryan spoke in Syracuse,
N. Y, last Friday, and the stu
dents of Cornell University pro-
ceeded to put questions to him
which he answered in a manner
that placed the college students
at the little end of the horn.
"How about free silver?" yell
led a student.
"Well, my friend" replied Mr..
Bryan, 81 stand today where
VIM. Mckinley used to stand be-
fore he bowed to the dictation Of
Wall street, and if you'll defend
him for changing his opinion |
will defend myself for not chan =
ging my opinion.
"Answer the question:" bawled
the young man.
81 have answered you, sir. !
can't give you understanding;
can simply give you an answer, y
replied Bryan.
"How about North Carolina?'
ausried another student.
81 will come to that after while
but if you will not hide dowr
there I will stop now and tell yor
about 1t. I will tell you. that i
you will examine the qua'ifica'
tions provided by your admins.
tration for a voter in Porto Rice
you will find that 83 per cent O.
the colored men of voting age
cannot vote in Porto Rico under
this administrations qualifica
tions.'
AT this point democratic stu
dent cried out: 81 guess tina
will hold you for awhile"
Mr.. Bryan continued: 81 dom
want you to hold me responsible
for what is done in North Caro-
lima while you shirk responsible
ity for what your own presiden
has done in Porto Rico"
Several questions were asked
Mr.. Bryan by the students, ant
he answered them in a good ma
tured and satisfactory manner
which called forth storms Of ap'
plause from the students whC
were democrats.
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
JOHN SHERMAN DEAD.

John Sherman, the Ohio states
man, died Monday, at the age Of
n years. Mr.. Sherman held
many high positions during his
lifetime, among the United States
senator, secretary Of the treas
pry under president Hayes and
secretary Of state underpresident
Mckinley. In 1888 Sherman's
name was presented before the
republican national convention
for the presidency and received
229 votes, he being the leading
candidate until Harrison received
he support Of The candidates
hose names had been with
avn. He resigned his position
a Mckinley cabineton account
f III health after he had served
bout a year. Sherman was con-
'dered a great man by men Of
III political parties and his career
vas q most notable one.
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
KINGS MILL.

Health is good.
Nice weather for gathering
crops.
Grandpa Mulvyhill is quite
feeble.
The league meeting was rained
out Sunday.
Anderson Paden made a trip
to Memphis last week,
Mrs, Jackson has been waiting
on sick relatives over about Cen.
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Mullins
will move to Texas in the near
future.
Miss Ethel Spurlock is taking
music lessons from Mrs. Mary
Foreman.
Uncle Robert Spurlock is ex-
pecting his wife back from the
Indian Territory soon.
The singing class will meet at
Liberty Hill each Thursday
night. Everybody invited to at
tend.
School will convene at Liberty
Hill the first Monday in Novem-
Der, with Prof, Wiley Alcorn as
teacher.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely. The young people
are taking quite an interest in
this work.
"Uncle Bill" Murphy was in
our neighborhood last week see-
ing after his business interests.
He is "A years old and still makes
a hand on the farm.
The beautiful spring and sum.
mer Of 1900 has come and gone,
and now autumn is here. 1t all
reminds US Of our lives; we bloom
and fade and then comes the
harvest time,
Aunt Sallio Majors Is expect
ing two of her nephows, who live
in Kansas, here by tho 10Th of
November to help wind up her
business. We all regret very
much to have her leave us.
Aunt jauo.
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
POUGHKEGPSlE.
Crop gathering is progressing
nicely. Cotton nearly picked.

Crop gathering is progressing
nicely. Cotton nearly picked.
DR.. Chas. Tibbels, formerly Of
Kings Mil, is now staying with
bis brother in our village.
7. H. Wiggs, DR.. Tibbels and
many others had business before
the county court at Evening
Shade last week.
Some fine teams and wagons
from Missouri passed through
enroute to Imboden, Lawrence
county, last Tuesday,
Some OF our citizens, we hear,
are thinking of going to Texas.
Better let "well enough" alone,
and let your sons 60 west When
they grow up.
Little Bertus Thompkins and
Cypert Wiggs each had the mis-
fortune to get an arm broken by
falling. Both getting along
nicely.
Death claims its own in fortune
or adversely. Eva, little daugh-
ter of Joe Kelly, passed over the
river on October 5. The hearts
of our people are always touched
to know that death has brought
gloom TO a home.
During the past week the work
of the census enumerator has
been sadly demoralized. 1t hap
pened in this way:
Born:
To NJ. R. Norris and wife an
eleven pound girl.
To j. Thomas Freeman and
wife, a girl.
To Cephus Nichols and wife, a
girl.
To W. ]. Norris and wife, a
boy.
The road tax is the topic Of the
hour on our streets. It's caus-
ing many smiles and many wry
faces. Few people understand
anything about the law, and We
think the Good Roads Depart
ment of the Record, which had
so much influence towards secur-
ing the adoption of the law in
this county, should devote its
space to printing a copy of the
law, or at least to giving it's sal
lent points. $50
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
ANOTHER CAAPIER.

Henry e. Youtsoy has boen
ound guilty as opo Of the princi-
bis IN the uurder Of Gov. Goe.
ml Of Ke. lucky and sentenced
.he ponitontiory Cor lie
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26
CAVE CITY.
Health good.

Charley Bell has sold out and
will go to Oklahoma soon.
W. H. Jones and wife are the
proud parents of a fine girl.
W. T. Horn and family visited
on Curia Saturday and Sunday.
Cleo Taylor and Van McAdams
male a trip to Batesville Satur-
day.
Rev. ]. l. Martin of Cord is
moving here to school his chill
dren.
There will be an addition built
to the school building in the near
future.
DR.. Barr and family of Gala
mine spent a day and night in
town last week. !
Miss Leone Horn spent last
week visiting at Maxville, Sidney
and Barren Fork.
Wheat sowing is the order of
the day now, and large acreage
is being sown here.
George Flnary went dow n to
Aetna Saturday to secur a
school for the winter.
James Harrington, one of the
schoolboys, made a business trip
to Dota one day last week.
Calvin Haddock Of Sharp, In
dependence county, was here last
Friday with a view to buying
property.
The boys Of this town are now
buying their cigarettes, and each
one wants the kind that is made
in Virginia.
The school enrolment is play
ing about eighty now, and we
think will reach $50 when free
school begins.
Rev. Danner, Baptist divine
Of Washington township, Inde-
pendence county, preached aere
Sunday. He will preach here
once a month for the next year.
The funniest thing we have
heard lately was a Mckinley re-
publican kicking ahoutea.rusts.
He didn't take his medicine &C
cording to directions or he would
have been better up than he is.
The following parties have
purchased property in or near
town OF late: Prof, Doyle OF
Catheytown, Mrs. Morie Morris
Of Clarkson, Jeff McAdams of
Bengay, DR.. Rice Of Hazel Grove,
J. T. Jones of Cave City.
DR.. Rice of Hazel Grove moved
his family here last week. They
are snugly domiciled on West
street, and will remain until the
expiration Of the school. The
doctor will remain at Hazel Grove
where he has a large practice.
j. M. Lamar of Chisholm,
Texas, has been here for several
days visiting his many friends.
He has disposed of his farm here
to John F, Bell since he came,
and Mr.. Bell will soon be one of
us, Mr., Lamar will return to
Texas soon.
j. A. Lamar is having a we'll
sunk in the west end Of town and
at a depth Of 20 feet the builders
blasted into a cave which they
explored for several feet, when
they found so much water they
could 60 no farther without a
boat, 50 the extent Of the cave is
not known, This cave is q quar-
ter Of u mile from the original
cave. This town has a correct
name.
Sharp County record., 1900-10-26

Saddles! Saddles! Saddles!
CUT PRICES ON SEDDLES.
$3.50 full Colorado Rugged Saddles
cut to $40.
S25.OO Omaha Steelfork Tree Call
fornia tanned leather, best saddle ever
offered for the money, cut to $500
The wind and old trust prices knocked round.
We have % diferentkinds and priced
Saddles, ranging from $50 to $500
dollars.
Death blow to credit prices, Old Killed.
We had Forty Dollar saddle the
other day, but it is sold now, and you
had better come quick before some
other leading style is sold out.
Yours for Good Time Good Horses and Fine Saddles,
Cusbmon Supply Go. LTD.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22
HOUSTON, THURSDAY, FEN. ~, 1901
TEN PAGES TODAY.
MkINLEY,s COLONIAL roLIoY.

President Mckinley recently discussed
his proposed colonial policy with some
newspaper men. A few excerpts will
suffice to show that the president is not
alone radical anent the iron handed
methods he proposes to use in governing
the colonies. but be is revolutionary.
The president believes that congress
has p'enary power over Hawaii, Puerto
Rico and the Philippines"
That is congress is not to be restrained
by any constitutional limitations. II is
to have power absolute. free and unlimlt-
ed. world without end.
And again he says Congress may re-
fuse to tho natives (of Puerto Rico, Ha-
wall. etc,.) and to the American citizen,
who may 20 10 our colonies the right oil
jury trial, the right OF free speech. the
right TO bear arms, the right Of peace
able sssemblage and o. petition
Can this be the talk Of a president who
is the product OF the sovereign citizens o.
a free republic or Is Il the ediot OF az
absolute monarch There gs no visible
legal inquiry nor judicial study. nor dI
plomatic examination in this presidential
philosophy. It is hristling with parts
anship in every line.
Our new possessions must not be per
mitted to inIure any of our protected In
terests." says the president. And tina
IS the way It is proposed to elevate til
people whom Providence placed In ou
power and who had been fighting 70
freedom for an hundred years Thu
does history repeat itselt The Roman
subjected foreign peoples, connsoated thel
goods and wares, their silver and golt
for the pleasures and benefits OF tn
Romans. Now Mr.. Mckinley plainly an
suecinctly outlines his plans. and propose
TO do the same thing for Puerto Rice
Hawaii and the Phllipplncs-that Is gov
ern those people primarily and solely IA
the commercial benefit Of wealthy Ameri
cans, II this policy is lnaugurated "
had as well repudlate every principle {
American policy, tear the Declaration {
Independenee from our books and com
out In the open as land grabbers, money
wirshippers and National piratesl
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self quite safe so far as material evidence
the supreme nerve. prodigsl erudNion and
colossal reasoning possessed by the Hon
orable John Hay. secretary OF state and au-
thor OF Little Breeches." That eminent
statesman was not sturbei In the least
He straightway went 10 work framing
letter In which he Will claim that the
state department had mo official knowl-
edge" that Macrum's mall had been sub
jected 70 the espionage OF an impairment
British censori Truly the Honorable John
Hay. secretary OF state and author OF Lit
tie Breeches." Is u veritable Napoleon
Before his transcend ut genius ell the
gray matter In the macrocosm runs TO cor
ner and the olympian gods sneak en- lao
some dark forest and sing low The IN
initiated American Will be puzzled to know
how Macrum could officially advise the
state department that he was oru,ally In
suited until his ar ival In Warrington but
this only shows the uninitlated American
does not trot in the same class as the
Honorable John Hay. secretary OF state
and author OF Little Breeches."
The actions OF this statesman and author
in the Macrum scandal, considered from
the view point OF an exper en- ei, hne-
haired British diplomat. lack not in brill
llancy, dash and eclat. They will doubtless
bring on the opium dreams OF conquest
and endless golden mines AMI inexnausti-
BILE diamond fields to the subjects OF Queen
Victoria, wherever they chance to be, from
Groenland's icy mountains to Afric's coral
strands But we presume the plain. cold
tubhed. red -blcoded. American will, con-
slider that in turning deaf ear to an off,
clal OF this county and In branding him
as a liar without giving him an audience
the secretary OF state and famed au-
thor Of Little Brooches has sadly run
amuck in his Efforts to bstriend Joan Bull
and disgrace an American citizen.
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to another man ssihsh or unseinshf Did
| Il denote great Lore for hor. or very little1"
There are many chances for logic and elo-
auenee on either side OF this Interesting and
meaty question, and IL Brer Sheldon 10 half
as alert as We have been informed that he
lie, he will publish the speeches on both sides
Of this debate in his religio-freakio publica-
ton.
There Is no need OF snarlng and abuse
over this Isthman canal. Let the dirt and
mud singing commence with It's being dug
out" exhorts the Philadelphia Times. Which
being interpreted, according to the Pittsburg
| Dispatch. means: Don't say anything until
the franchise promoters have safely banked
the millions they are after from franchises
that have been forfeited
| It is said that General Otis has decided
to remain in the Philippines. For this once
we wish 10 endorse the generals decision and
to thank him therefor.
| There Is some doubt expressed by the In
eredulous as to whether such a man as Groin.
well ever existed. The proof Of Oliver having
lived. moved and beheaded a few court
celebrities is plain enough. There is ample
room for doubt It would seem. however. nnent
I the existence of leetfooted myth over In the
Philippines called Aguinado.
I
The nearer wo approach the end of the
1Ses-lso0 cotton season the more absurd do the
Neil crop estimates appear. and lower and
lower does that prophet sink In the estima-
ton OF the English spnners.
David Bennett Hin of New York was asked
! what ha Thought of the result of Colon
Bryan's trip In the East. HAS he been
East7' was Dayds surprised rejoinder.--Ne-
brnska State Journal.
Wen, you did not expect an intelligent an
swer from man who has been skiilklng in
the political ash barrels for the past four
years, did you?
Tho commercal-Appeal says Memphis has
at last gotten town clock The next inn
proyement will probably be some strong pine
benches around the train station, so tho
crewd wili have a place to sit and white
when the cars arrive.
| An exchange tersely sums up the relative
value OF tho newspaper and the dodger as
advertising mediums when It says THE
dodger, nine times out Of ten. stops at the
front door. while the newspaper finds its way
to the dining room or parlor, and enters right
into the basom of the family"
The cotton market has been very inactive
for several days, but spot prices are still
firm. With holders generally refusing to
shade values. spinners have bought nearly
everything in sight recently and have pad
good price for the staple.
While we are squabbllug over what W,
should do for Puerto Rico's commercial
future. says the Pittsburg Dispatch, imagine
the 1utter II some one should arise and sug-
gost the ancient American idea of letting thu
Puerto Rcans have something to say about
their own future.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-02-22
HAY AND MS DIPLOMACY.

smooth man Is the Honorable John
Hay. secretary OF state In the Honorable
William McKinley's cabinet and the i'm
mortal author OF Little Breaches" There
are DO parapets trezzled points, angles.
stsepies. cupolas. or plnnaoles about this
expert connoisseur Of diplomacy and spe-
ciAlist In Anglo mania; nothing OF tho
many-quilled noreupine, the mult-brstled
hedgehog nor the shaggy haired cayuse.
There may be peculiar curves in the spe-
cial brand Of diplomacy dealt out by this
statesman author. but II so, 1t takes a
thirty third degree gentleman and a four
ply scholar as we'll, TO successfully plant
his brogans thereon.
An instance may cited In this conuec-
tion which shows bow the Honorable John
Hay. secretary o; state ami author of
Little precohes," preeches what he prao-
tees and practices what be breaches. One
OF the sweetest forget-mc- nots in the
classic ballad OF Little Breeehes." BY
giving II a liberal translation, reads: "You
can be in darn sight better business
than loahn' round the throner Did
you ever read anything more bailllant
more ennobling, more rythmic? One might
forget to remember the Maine. to salute
the tax collecter.to remember-Sweet-A Alice
Ben-B Bolt or the Hanna Payne ship subsi-
dy swindle. but so long as a faint. flicker
ing spark OF reason reigns In the human
oaput the remembrance of once havini
read Little Breaches" will not utterly
fade away. nor the image of its author be
plotted out
The dispatches yesterday morning
flashed important news to the world. and
we rejoiced thereat. We fancled that this
famous author and cabinet minister had
deliberately folded himself up in an off,
cial napkin, and having become aweary Of
'loahIn' round the throne had decided
Ia get into "darn sight better busin sss.'
But we reckonei entirely without our
host.
CONGRESSMAN Wheeler OF Kentucky was
quoted as saying: "Mr. Macrum has forli-
ned hlplself with evidence. which he Is
guarding carefully He has not only the
originate but Photographic negatives Of
each. In order to make assurance doubly
sure he has certified Photographic prints
from thsse negatives % be considers him.