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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
A Mad Dog Causes Great Excitement in
the COlcrdine Section.

Last week Mr.. w. l. McKissick
of this city was called to the
Coleraine section to do some re-
pair work on saw mill. While
at his work an alarm was given
that a mad dog was approaching
on the party. On looking around
he saw big, black and white
cur dog was rapidly approaching
acting very strangely. All the
Workmen left their posts and
fled to places of safety. There
were three or four dogs about
the works and they went out to
receive the stray dog but none
of them would make the initiative
step towards fight, and strange
to say they wouldn't get very
near the stray dog. After Mr..
McKissick took second look at
the stray dog he noticed his
tongue was badly swollen and it
was a CHASTITY sight hanging out
the dogs mouth. This prevented
the mad dog from biting the
other days.
One of the men on the works
said he had a gun, so it was pro-
duced and the dog was slain.
The dog wore a collar and after
some difficulty its owners name
was made out. The dog belonged
to Mr.. P. G.. Davis. None of
the men knew Mr.. Davis, so
DR.. Walker brought the collar to
Town and unon inquiry found
that it was Mr.. P. G. DAVIS at
Monarch mills.
No one knows how long this
animal has been straying about
over the country nor what dam
age it has done. However, we
can't be too careful.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
A STARTLING STORY.
Chinese Sailors Are Smuggling Arms and
Ammunition Causes Great Anxiety.

San Francisco, March S.-The
story is published here this morn.
ing that Chinese crews of Pacific
Mail Steamship Company steam
ers are engaged in smuggling
arms and ammunition to China.
1t is stated that twenty-five
boxes Of modern rifles, which
were purchased in this city, were
found concealed in the quarters
OF the Chinese on the steamer
Manchuria. Ten thousand rounds
of ammunition were also found
and it is possible that many more
rifles are concealed, as there was
no time to search the vessels,
which was fully loaded before
the first find was made. The
rifles were bought by Chinese
member of the engineer force.
but how he got them aboard
without being discovered is a
mystery. The alleged discovery
has caused some anxiety among
the officials of the company who
have no means of knowing how
long the smuggling has been
going on.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
ON TINE DEPOSITS.
BANKERS.

board to see so far as is in their
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
our predecessors in office, or any
goods now in transit; and that
no goods whatever shall be or
dered except goods purchased by
the present board of directors.
And any failure to comply with
these instructions by any dis
penser, said dispenser will be
dealt with as provided by law"
BIDS.
The bids for this quarter are
advertised for this morning and
will be passed upon on the goth
INST. There is not much variance
IN the new circular which is sent
out, except that the ks" are
omitted and there is a clause
which reads: Competition on
quality and price, Formerly,
competition was asked on quality.
This meant that the board had
a standard price to pay for whis-
key for instance, there was a
certain price on, say, *" The
bidders were expected to furnish
the best quality possible for this
particular price. Now the ele-
ment of price being added, the
idea will be to get the best pos
sible for the least money, atten-
ton being paid to both qualifca-
tions.
The appointments-which are
not all yet complete were taken
up and those already made by
Mr.. w. O. Tatum, the commits
sioner, were passed upon and
confirmed. Mr.. M. H. Mobley,
formerly head bookkeeper, sue
ceeds Mr.. G. H. Charles as clerk
of the board, and Mr.. j. S. j.
Faust of Bamberg succeeds Mr..
Mobley. Mr.. w. F. Lamar of
this city has been appointed an
Inspector and Miss Thraikill of
Richburg succeeds Miss Florence
Mckenzie, resigned, as stenog-
rapher.
There will be no other meeting
until the Goth inst. There were
none 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
meetings has not yet been def
nitely considered.-The State.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
ssHEr CONFEDERATE REUNION.
Gen. CdrWile Issues a General Order to
South Carolina Veterans.

The following order has been
issued by the South Carolina di-
vision, United Confederate Vet
erans:
Comrades: Each annual re-
union marks another milestone
passed in our lives. Last we met
at Louisville, KY, and a glorious
gathering it was. On April 25,
26, 27, 1906, wi ill assemble at
New Orleans, La. The promise
is-good for even a larger reunion
than the last.
Each camp is urged to meet at
the earliest possible date, to elect
its full quota of delegates and to
insist upon their attendance; it
is duty we owe ourselves, it is
a duty we owe each other, it is a
duty we owe to the memory of
the heroic absence of our depart
ed comrades.
At each reunion the absence of
familiar faces, the gaps in the
line, the thin ranks of the march
ing column, all adE1onish us.that
that some day our friends will
miss US, and we covet the CRATE
full tear drop of their tender re-
collection.
But in the midst of noble SEN
,timent we must not forget the
demands of busines. We can
not afford to neglect our dues;
for then are we kept in full fel-
lowship with our friends. The
annual dues of ten cents on each
member should be forwarded at
once to Gen. Williams E. Mickle,
P. o. box 1897, New Orleans,
La. The dues for the South
Carolina division are five cents
on each member, and should be
forwarded to j. M. Jordan, adj
jutant general, Greenville, S. c..
No camp will be entitled to either
the general or state reunion un-
less these dues are paid, and
they are necessary to the proper
enforcement of the purposes of
our organization. The exaction
is very small, too small to be a
burden on any one, and we re-
spectfully press it upon the at
tention of all our camps that this
matter can not with safety to
the life of our organization, be
neglected.
The general commanding takes
great pleasure in announcing to
the comrades the appointment of
two of Cardinals loveliest and
noblest daughters, Miss Llewlie
Bamberg, of Bamberg, S. G, and
Miss Elizabeth Orr Henry, of
Greenville, S. c.. as your spon-
sor and maid of honor respective
ly, Also the following staff ap-
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
Mr.. N0RMENT IS In The RACE.
States Positively That He Will be in the
Race for Secretary Of State.

Mr.. j. E. Norment, private
secretary to Gov. Hayward, an
nounced yesterday definitely that
he is in the race for Secretary of
State. Mr.. Norment was men,
toned some time time ago in this
connection and the suggestion
has met with such a hearty re-
sponse from his many friends in
South Carolina that he feels sure
that he will be elected.
Capt. j. G.. Richards, of Ker-
shaWscounty, who has been spok-
en- of in connection with the
race, stated yesterday that he
will hardly go into the campaign
for any State office as his COL
league, Speaker M. l.. Smith, is
a candidate for governor, and
Kershaw county does not want
to appear greedy.
Mr.. Norment has never been
in politics. He has been a we'll
known newspaper correspondent
for the last 10 years, and, as
Governor Heyward's personal
friend, was invited to become
his private secretary. The State.
We sincerely hope that Mr..
Norment or some other equally
good man will be elected Secre-
tary of State, as the people are
tired of mysterious fires, lost
books and misplaced records.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
WHITE STONE SPRINGS HOTEL
TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Loss Estimated at Thirty Thousand Dol
lars---Some OF the Furniture and
Personal Effects Of the Occupants
Sdved---l Insurance Only Partial.

Spartanburg, March II. Spec
lal: The hotel at White Springs
was totally destroyed by fire to-
night, sentailing a loss of about
$50, 900, With partial insurance.
Some Of the personal effects of
: the residents of the hotel were
saved andSthe contents of several
res.vs We're taken from the e bIrn1 SIr n.
ing Structure.
T The hotel and grounds were
purchased three years ago by
Dougan & Sheftall, of Savannah,
for about 100000 and the place
was one of the best known re-
sorts of the South. 1t had not
opened for the season, but prep
arations were daily being made
for the reception of summer
tourists.
The flames were discoved about
8 O'Clock. and had their origin in
the vicinity of the kitchen. The
hotel is not equipped with fire
fighting apparatus and the flames
lidu Iull sway Tor Chree hOurS,
the reflection being plainly visi-
BILE here, a distance of about six
miles.
The hotel was built about six
years ago and was one of the
largest Of its kind in this Sec
tion, having 120 rooms. j. T.
Harris developed the resort and
operated it for several years be-
fore disposing of it to Sheftall
q Dougan. Many conventions
have been there, among them
being thd<State Press Associa-
tion and State Dentists Associa-
tion, the. last being the Tri-State
MedicafSociety Convention, two
weeks ago.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16

pointments: J. H. Wharton,
Wharton, Waterloo, S. c., in
spector general with rank of
lieutenant colonel; John H. Earle,
Greenville, S. c., aide de camp,
with rank of major.
Notice of the place and date of
the state reunion will be publish
ed later.
Thomas w. Carwile,
Maj. Gen., S. G. Division u. c.. v.
j. M. Jordan,
Adj; Gen, and Chief of Staff.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16
LIQUOR SEIZED BY GOVERNMENT,

Marshall Takes 1000 Gallons From State
DSpenSary--- -WhiSkCy Frem Savannah
Company Improperly Branded and
Stamped and Federal Gauqer Held
Up Packages.
United States Marshal J. Dun
can Adams has taken possession
OF IA packages of whiskey, ag-
gregating about 1000 gallons
and worth more than $40, 600, at
the State dispensary for violation
OF the internal revenue laws.
The seizure was recently made
by the internal revenue DEPART
meEt and later turned over to
the marshals department, for it
involves a violation of the Fedc-
raj statutes which subject the
shipper Of the whiskey, the Big
Springs Distillery Company, of
Savannah, to prosecution. The
Whlskey was Improperly branded
and stamped and there is a oues-
ton as to whether the liquor had
not been put in kegs which had
been previously used, thus vio-
lating one Of the internal revenue
statutes.
The United States gauger, sta
toned at the State dispensarv.
had held up a number of pack.
ages of liquor from this distillerv
and put them in one corner of
the big rum shop, allowing the
packages to accumulate, and
with the recent seizure, which
was much larger quantity than
had previously been held up,
formal possession was taken and
the goods turned over to United
States Marshal Adams. 1t is the
largest seizure of the kind that
has been made at the big rum
shop. but the matter has been
quiet until the present time
when the facts of the seizure
were first gotten from the mar
Shals department.
1T is understood that the die
tllilng company pleads a techni-
cal violation, that the improper
marking and branding of the
liquor was the result of an over
sight. The matter has not vet
been acted upon by United States
District Attorney E. F. Cochran
as 1t has reached his office onlv
IN a preliminary way. and he
was not able today to make anv
statement about what steps The
government will take in the nros.
ecution. - 70
Marshall Adams will advertise
Cne WhlSkey for sale and there
will doubtless be lively bidding
The liquor has now been correct.
ly gagged and the purchasers
will know exactly what thew are
buying, which, it appears the
dlspensary people did not know
until the seizure was made bv
the United States official ~
The dispensary may purchase
the entire lot Of liquor. Unless
the dlspensary buys the LIQUOR
the purchasers will have to he
representatives of parties out of
the State, where the liquor will.
OF course, havesto be shipped as
the dispensary law does not Der
NIT the carrying of any such
large stock of whiskey within
the State. l
An increasing question is
raised IN connection with the
seizure, as to whether the com
missioners have paid for This
liquor and the State is to lose
the cost or whether the money
was held brck from the distiIlin@
company pending proper delivery
OF the goods. This is a feature
of the situation, however. on
which no information can he
had in Charleston. Charleston
Evening Post, ~
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-03-16

Next Monday night at 8 o'clock
the citizens will assemble at the
Court house pursuant to call.
for the purpose of formulating a
plan to have the candidates for
city officers nominated by pri-
mary election. Everybody is
earnestly requested to be present
as this move is of vital import
ance.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
Bank Robbers Shoot a Man.

Murphysboro, Ill, Oct. 23.-Abe Kimmel, a merchant, 45 years old, was shot through the abdomen and fatal ly wounded at a. m when five men attempted to rob the bank at Yer gennes, nine miles north of Murphys- boro The bank is in w. A. Floyd's S store, and the robbers took s100 from the store drawer, then with two charges of nitroglycerine blew the first two dolls off the bank safe.
 The explosions awoke number of persons at 1:45 a. m. Kimmel con ducts store next door to the bank. When he stepped out of his door, the robbers on guard shot him after he had fired once As the bandits in the bank heard other citizens approach ing, they left the third charge un- fired. There was $2,000 in the safe. They ran out of the bank and, after firing fully 70 shots, mounted their horses, which were guarded by one man, and fled northward.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
He's After Them.

Fl Paso, Texas.-Governor Creel of ChiE -2hua has caused the arrest throughout that state of more than 90 people. letters from whom, addressed to E. Flores Ma goon. former head of the St. Louis Mexican junta. were found in posses sion of alleged revoutionists who were recently arrested here. It now develops that Capt Jiminez Castro of the Mexican army. who was arrest, ed at meeting of the Fl Paso jun ta, was a Mexican spy. Mexican Con sul Mallen of this city is receiving scores of letters singed The Junta, threatening him with death.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
TWO SAIL FROM piTTsEiEtD MASS, IN AN ENDURANCE
 CONTEST.
HOT ABOVE THE CLOUDS
9fter Ascending Eight Thousand Feet, the Airships Made Successful Oescents in the State
 of Vermont.

Pittsfield, Mass.-The two bal 1 loons, Centaur and L'Orient. which i femained here after the Aero automo- l pile race between balloons and auto mobile for the Hawley cup had been declared off last Saturday. participat. ed in an endurance contest Monday. which carried them many miles over northwestern Massachusetts and southern Vermont. The balloon LOrient outsailed the Centaur by about three hours and a half. finally landing in the little mountainous town of Jamaica. in Windham county, Vermont, 57 miles from the start The Centaur came down in Bennington, Ns., 90 miles from this city.
 Centaur First to Land.
 The balloons rose from here at 10:20 a. m. The Centaur carried Chas. T. Walsh, pilot, and Maj. Samuel Re. Der and Capt. Charles F. Chandler, of the signal corps, U. s. A. L'Oriept was piloted by Leo Stevens. who had as his companion Capt Homer w. Hedge, president of the Aero club of America. The balloons were in site of each other for about three hours and after them sped three automo- piles, which had been entered in the Hawley cup contest on Saturday. The Centaur was slightly behind L'Orient in crossing the Vermont border, and after getting over Bennington, Pilot Walsh decided to land. The descent was successfully accomplished on the slope of Woodford mountain.
 The occupants of the Centaur said on landing that they considered their object accomplished, and that their trip had been highly successful from a scientific standpoint, The Centaur reached height of 6,200 feet
 Heat Intense Above the Clouds.
 After seeing the Centau descend, Pilot Stevens of L'Orient decided to keep on. Twenty-seven more miles of southern Vermont was traversed, and at 4;30 LOrient came down in Jamaica. MT Stevens said after land. ing that L'Orient went 5000 feet into the air Above the clouds the heat was so intense that all outside cloth ing had to be discarded At one time the thermometer registered 106 de grees
 Twenty-Five minutes after the Cen taur landed in Bennington an auto. mobile driven by Floyd Knight of this city, stopped by the side of the car Half an hour later an automobile owned by c. E. Bishop of Lenox ar rived on the scene. Both these ma chimes had followed the balloons as an experiment, although both airships were out of sight much of the time.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
NORTH DAKOTA BANK ROBBERS SURROUNDED IN A WHEAT
 FIELD.
YEGCMEN SCARED OFF
Merchant at vergennes, ILL, Fatally Shot by Robbers Picket-Cashier Drives Away Robbers in
 Missouri.

St. Paul, Minn.-A special to the Pioneer Press from Minot, N. D., says: A report reaches here that the men who robbed the state bank at Sawyer, N. D., and secured S4,500, have been surrounded in a wheat field six miles north of that place. and that battle is now in progress. Twen- ty-fve men. armed with rifles, left here on a Soo train to assist Sheriff Lee in capturing the bandits.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
THE ROOSEVELT ROUGH RIDERS
President May Attend Their Reunion
 at Prescott, Ariz.

shington-Charles E. Hunter of Oklahoma City. Okla, pres ident of the Roosevelt Rough Rider association, talked with the president about the date for the next annual reunion of the organization. This meeting will be held at Prescott Ariz., at which time it is also expected that a statue of Capt. O'Neil, of Troop A, of the Rough Riders. will be unveiled
 it can be completed in time. The president has attended the reunions ot his former comrades in arms. and is anxious to go to Prescott next year.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
TEN LIVES LOST IN FIRE
BOARDING HOUSE A SEETHiNG FURNACE WHILE THEY SLEPT.
Flames Roared Out of Doors and Windows and Made Rescue
 Impossible.

Birmingham, Ala.-Ten men were burned to death in a boarding house fire here. Two were perhaps fatally injured and third was slightly hurt in jump from a second.story win dow. The house burned was occupied by Mrs. E. E Mattley, 1131 Third avenue.
 The dead:
 w. N. Nichols, street-car conductor
 D. B. Neal. conductor
 w. B. Taylor. motorman.
 c. c. Preston, motorman.
 Edward Caldwell, motorman.
 E. B. Henshaw, conductor.
 c. D. Burns, motorman.
 William T. Hall, conductor.
 w. B. Livingston, roller-mill man
 Ollie H. Hines, employed by Bir. mingham Paint and Glass Co.
 The injured:
 c. F. Hentch, conductor
 C. w. Troutman, motorman. time the fire broke out. The frame building was a seethlng furnace be. fore they were awakened by the cries of the crowd which had gathered about the building. Entrance to the build ing was prevented. The flames roared out of the doors and windows of the proach impossible. The first story was mass of fire before the victims on the second story awakened.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
CULBERSON
AND BAILEY, TOO, OPPOSE PUB. lic OWNERSHIP OF RAILROADS.
They Antagonize MT. Bryan, and Say pemocracy's Future Lies Not
 In That Direction.

Dallas.-At a banquet given Octo. Der 24 by the citizens of Dallas to the next Texas legislature. United States Senator Charles A. Curberson made the first pronounced public utterance ever heard in this state against gov. ernment ownership of railroads since MT. Bryan proposed the scheme two months ago He spoke strongly upon the subject, and the cheering through out his remarks was general. amount. ing to demonstration Declaring at the outset that the future of the Dem. ocratic party depends on it's adherence to it's fundamental principles and es. pecially opposition to paternalism and centralization, he said:
 Great as has been the offense of the Republican party in fostering pa. ternalism. in perverting the func- tons of government and i'll encourag- ing the centralization of political pow. CT in state and federal authority. any single proposition ia its history is as naught compared with the policy of government ownership and operation of all railways. This principle was first announced in the platform of the Populist party. Nor. my fellow citizens, did the Federalist party ever propose q meaure so radical and far. reaching"
 Declaring that the measure inyolv- ed the most advanced and aggravated form of paternalism ever offered under a free government, unless perhaps it's companion Populist measure the sub treasury, he said:
 Much as l respect and admire and honor and love some who advocate this dogma, yet l cannot concede that the future of the Democratic party lies along that path
 Declaring that the doctrine, if ap piled, would eventually lead to govern ment ownership of railway business susceptible of monopoly, he character. ized it as "the essence of Socialism. D
 In conclusion he referred to the fact that ill 1894 and 1896, as the stand, ard-bearer of the Democracy of Texas, he denounced this doctrine from one end of the state to the other and was endorsed by the people and said he thought it proper to say this much up on the subject because he believed "an era is upon us which will try the Democracy of every man in this great land of ours"
 Senator Bailey, in responding to the last toast, spoke on Railroad Reg ulation,' denouncing government own ershlp and declaring that the people could and would regulate the railways
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
sPANIARDS ON THE lSTHMUs.
Stevens Says They Resist Malaria Bet
 ter Than Negroes.

Washington, D. C.-Chairman Shonts of the Isthmian canal commis- sion. has received reports from Chief Engineer Stevens and Chies Sanitary Officer Gorgas, stating that the Span ish laborers brought to the Isthmus are doing very well. not single one of the 300 brought since January hay ing died They also resist the malaria better than the negroes, and MT. Stew ems says he is satisfied that any white man can do so.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Southern Pacific Freight Sheds and
 Cars Burned.

San Francisco, Cal.-Fire broke eout in the freight sheds of the South ern Pacific Co. on Berry street. be. tween Fifth and Sixth, and made for time rapid progress. Surrounding property was saved by the tire depart. ment. Alongside of the sheds were four tracks of freight cars. and these were consumed The loss hinges on whether or not the cars were loaded, and also upon the amount of goods stored in the sheds. An early esti- mate placed the loss at s200000.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
The AqQie Meyers Case

Washington. D. C.-Attorneys for Mrs. Aggie Meyers. under sentence oe death in Missouri. have applied to Jus tice Brewer. Of the United States su- preme court. for writ of error, tho supreme court Of Missouri having re- gently denied the womap's applica- tion for writ of error te the federal supreme court.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
AN ANTl-AMERICAN FEELING.
Japanese Government Trying to Dis.
 courage 1t.

London, England-The Tokio core spondent of the Daily Express cables that the Japanese government is en. deavoring to minimize as much as pos sible the anti-American sentiment The authorities have issued reassur- ing statements in semi-offcial news, papers. The ministry of the interior is discouraging mass meetings called in the big towns, and several anti American agitators have been warned that they will be severely dealt with if they persist in their campaign.
The Forrest City times., 1906-10-26
Preachers See President.

Washington.-Th president has re- ceiyed Father w II. Ketcham, the di' rector of the Bureau of Catholic In dian Missions, who introduced a small delegation of Oklahoma missionary priests, He also saw Rev W. F. Price of Files, Tex, who asked par don for J. M. Knight, ubw in the fed. eral prison at Atlanta. on the charge of wrecking the German National bank of Louisville.