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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-05-04
DAMON AND PYTHIAS"

fldy.- ---Splendld Achievement OF LO-
cal Talent, as Well as Imported Tai
ent. Great Enjoyment Of the Large
Audience In Attendance.
About three hundred and fifty
people greeted this performance
at the opera house Wednesday
evening. Many out-of-town Wis
itors with large Union repre-
sentation composed this large
and appreciative audience. And
their taste Of the really good in
this art was not disappointed by
any means, for, with true inter-
pretation and ability, was the old
story of friendE.lip acted out be-
fore them.
The story of Damon and Py-
thias is an old, but an eternally
true one-may it never die!
That story, wherein is the tale of
such love, such devotion to
brother man, that Pythias will
lay down his life for his friend,
is worthy to live. The influence
set in motion by this act of
Pythias, has already reached a
degree beyond our power to
measure.
The cast Of characters was
strong; composed partly Of local
talent, of talent from neighbor-
ing towns, and of Mr.. and Mrs.
D'Oize of New Orleans. Home
talent took good care of itself
and it's already good reputation.
The senators, Messrs. Johnson,
Wilkes, Crawford, Parker, Raw
enscroft and Wilburn, although
they had not a great deal to do,
acted well their dignified parts.
Mr.. R. E. White, the headsman,
had silent but impressive part.
1t is we'll he had his visage mask
ed, for he would not have looked
we'll to his own townsmen, stand
ing there grim, silent, with the
ponderous axe in his hand. Mr..
A. w. Lowry was good as Da-
mocles, that favorite who later
incurred the displeasure of Dio-
nysius. Mr.. Benz. F. Townsend
looked and acted we'll the part of
Procles, captain of the guard; he
has soldierly mien. But little
Of ali; M not 10 frightened at ia all, he he
carried out to perfection the part
of Damon's child.
The actors, not from Union,
were all good. Indeed, they
were expected to be even better
than home talent, for each has
played his or her part several
times before. Mr.. L. S. Matti-
son, of Anderson, played we'll
the part of the Syracuse tyrant,
Dionysius. James Hemphill, of
Abbeville, looked well the part
of the Italian, and his interpre-
t. :on of a slaves bearing was
good. The two ladies in the
play were Mrs. D'OiZe, of New
Orleans, and Mrs. Phillips, Of
Anderson; and both these were
all their parts could demand.
The pathetic scenes in a play are
especially trying on an actor, but
these ladies met fully every re-
quirement. Mrs. D'Oize has
been on the stage with Mr..
D'Oize for some time, and
has had opportunity to at
tain excellence. Mrs. Phillips
is a graduate of the Greenville
School of Expression, and while
not professional by any means,
the quality Of her work is pro-
fessional. Probably the most
pathetic scene and the best acted
part was the farewell of Damon
Hermon. Here Mrs. Phillips
, saddened beauty won every heart
before her.
1t is a toss up fer the better
actor, when we come to Mr.
Clarke and Mr.. D'Oize. Boil
, have voices that go to you
soul; both looked their parts
| both acted superbly. Mr.. D'Oiz
' is an actor by profession, and w
expected it of him; but Mr.
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Clark astonished those who had
never seen him before. How
this busiest man in Columbia can
find time for acting, and how he
ever made such a fine actor of
himself is beyond us. But it is
as Mr.. D'Oize remarked to THE
TINES reporter: ACTORS. are
born, not made; Clarke was born
an actor"
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1906-05-04
COMMISSIONER:


d. H. Wallace ................ 81
B. F. Arthur ................. "a
The End Primary will be held
Tuesday, May 9Th.
CLOSING MEETING OF CAMPAIGN.
The last of the series of can
paign meetings was held on the
court house grounds and in the
court house Monday night, April
Both. A large crowd gathered
and gave each speaker the closest
attention; indeed, this campaign
has been one of the most exciS
ing, important and yet one Of
the cleanest ever known in Union
hence the interest Of the
voters.
Sheriff Long called the meet
ing to order and introduced the
speakers. First, Mr.. j. G.. Long,
Jr., candidate for alderman in
Ward l, asked the support of his
people and pledged them the best
in his shop. He promised not to
raise the tax rate, and to look af-
ter the streets in Ward |. one of
which he said had not been work
ed since his residence there. He
promised, if elected, to see that
an itemiZed statement of all eX-
penditures for the town be given
the public at the proper time.
Messrs. Schoppaul and Craw-
ford were present but had moth
ing to say.
Neither of the candidates from
Ward 2 was present.
Mr.: j. w. Meng, who halls
from Ward 3, asked the good
people to vote for him. but told
them he could not make the tax
rate any less, for a while at least.
He believes in city works and
improvements and knows they
have to be paid for. Since the
dispensary was voted out, the
town has been deprived of from
seven to eight thousand dollars:
consequently, that amount had
to be raised by taxation, if city
improvements go on.
Ward a has the most candi-
dates for alderman, and promised
the most interesting election.
Bad streets and nannral noelent
and unfairness seemed to be it's
complaints. And the aspirants
for not only alderman but also
for the mayors office were de-
cided in their statements that
Ward a should be better treated
in the future.
Mr.. G. S. Kirby thanked his
supporters for their past support
and since he did his best, wished
it again.
In just few words Mr.. j. w.
Nance promised, if elected, to
work for the interests of the
whole city.
Mr.. w. A. Humphries said
Ward 4 was the biggest ward in
the city, paid more taxes than
any other ward, and yet it never
had received its pro rata share OF
of improvements. He promised
to do what he could to set this
} right.
Then came Mr.. w. II. West
who declared he was the best
looking candidate on the grounds
and even if he was the younges
and smallest, that he had more
backbone than any of them
More lights, better streets, bette1
! water supply for Ward 4, was hi
platform. -~,sz.u.
5 Messrs. Willard and Skeltol
, promised each to do his best i
elected.
No candidates for Commission
er were present. Sheriff Lonl
3 then adjourned the meeting an
requested the crowd to reassem
D BILE in the court house to hea
Q the two candidates for mayor
0 This done, the real thing began
No mud singing, no dirt. bu
3 just a good clean debate it was
3 AS one of them stated, ina
1 in public office was eve
7 open to criticism and that it wa
2 the right of every American cit
a zen to know the doings Of hi
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MACBETH YOUNG
ELECTED MAYOR
The ELECTION WAS THE QUiETEST
EVER HELD In UNION.

G. C. Perrin Elected Alderman in Ward
Two, and J. H. Gdult in Ward Three.
j. G. Long, Jr. and JnO. ". CTaW-
lord in Second Race in Ward Gne;
j. ". Nance and ". H. West in
Second Race in Ward -Four; D. H.
Wallace and ". S. MCLuTe in Second
Race for Commissioner.
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NuluUV uNG ". -. FioLuiO Ill OoOUhu
Race for Commissioner.
Well, whiskey did not do the
voting in Union last Tuesday.
1t was the cleanest, most busi-
ness-like election ever held in
this city; less drinking, less
brawling-less everything except
the free and uninfuenced use OF
mind. More interest was mani
tested in this election than any
previous one; for there were
issues at stake that demanded
the interest, judgment and de-
cision of the citizens.
AS a result of the election
three of the city officers are
elected, while there must be a
second race for the other three.
Mr.. Macbeth Young is Mayor by
a majority of 81 votes; Capt.
Geo. C. Perrin, alderman for
Ward Two by 26 votes, and JOS
eph H. Gau]t for Ward Three by
"a votes. A second election
must be held between J. G. Long,
Jr., and Jno. w. Crawford in
Ward One; j. w. Nance and w.
H. West in Ward Four; and be-
tween D. H. Wallace, and w. S.
Mcclure for Commissioner of
Public Works.
The following is the total vote
for Mayor:
Macbeth Young. 251
M. w. Culp. p................. 1913
FOR COMMISSIONERS:
D. H. Wallace ................. 200
w. S. Mcclure. e.................. 139
B. F. Arthur. ............. 103
The vote by Wards:
WARD ONE: MAYOR.
Macbeth oung. .... ....... "a
M. w. Culp. Observation-Disclosures. 50
ALDERMAN:
j. c.. Long, Jr. "a
Jno. w. Crawford. ............ n
Jas. H. Schoppaul. ........" II
COMMISSIONER:
D. H. Wallace .............. sc
w. S. Mcclure ................ (
B. F. Arthur. Observation-Disclosures. 1t
WARD 2: MAYOR.
Macbeth Young. g............. s.
M. w. Culp. ..................... B.
ALDERMAN:
Geo. G.. Perrin. .............. 81
f. G.. Austell. l................ 3!
COMMISSIONER:
D. H. Wallace. a
B. F. Arthur. ................... a
w. S. Mcclure. re................... L
WARD 3: MAYOR.
Macbeth Young. ............. 8
M. w. Culp .................. 6
ALDERMAN:
Jos. H. Gault ................. 8
H. G.. Bailey.............. a
G.. A. Vaughn. .................".
j. w. Meng. observation-disclosures.
COMMISSIONER:
d. H. Wallace. ce............... c
w. S. McLure e.............. 5
3. F. Arthur. ur.....-...... Z
WARD 4: MAYOR.
Macbeth Young. ng.............
M. w. Culp. Observation-Disclosures.
ALDERMAN.
j. w. Nance. ............
w. H. West. ...................
w. A. Humphries. .:=.'s....
w. p. Shelton. Observation-Disclosures.
Geo. S. Kirby. by.................
F. O. Willard ................
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The End Primary will be held
Tuesday, May 9Th.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Colorado Railroad Profits.

Denver.-Large increases in the vol
ume of gross earnings of the roads
leading into Colorado during 1905 are
shown by their reports. The gross
earnings of the Denver & Rio Grande,
from July 1st up to the fourth week in
December. were s9,S41. 100. clear gain
of nearly S1.250, 900 over the correspond.
ing period Of last year. This is a rec
ord-breaker. The Rio Grande Southern
during the same period earned S2Sl,
O2O, an increase of $49,421. which also
makes record for that time.
the Colorado & Southern earned So.
G14.291 during the period mentioned,
and the amount of the increase over
the previous year was almost as great
as that of the Denver & Rio Grande.
The Burlington showed an increase
of $2.500,000 in earnings for the year
up to December 1st, 100000 of watch
was net
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Bill, for Mines Commissioner.

ton.-Representative Brooks
has introduced bill providing for the
establishment of the Office of commits
sioner Of mines. TO be under the con
troll of the Department of Commerce
and Labor, the commissioner to be ap-
pointed by the President and to re-
ceive salary of $4,000 per annum.
The bill provides also for the appoint
ment of an assistant commissioner at
a salary of $1,000 and of proper cler-
ical force. Also for transfer to the
control of the proposed commissioner
of the Office of director of the Geologi-
cal Survey, excepting the divisions OF
reclamation and photographic. which
are to be made bureau of the Depart
ment of the Interior.
Senator Teller has reintroduced his
bill to aid the Colorado School OF
Mines at Golden. The bill as reintro-
duced provides that twenty-five per
cent. of the funds received by the gov
ernment for sales of mineral lands in
Colorado. not exceeding $4,000. shall
be expended for the benefit and main
tenance of the school of mines at
Golden.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Warning to Owners of Range Ami.
mails,

Denver-Complaints are beginning
to come TO the State Board of Child
and Animal Protection about horses
snowbound and starving in the noun
tains in the southwestern part of the
state. Their owners have not rounded
them up and got them down into the
valleys where they can get feed and
care. Last year many animals were
left to starve and die because it re-
quired some efforts of their owners
TO get them out. This year when it
becomes necessary for the Board of
Child and Animal Protection to gather
and feed stock so neglected the owner
will be prosecuted as well.
In times past owners have found it
cheap and satisfactory to wait until
officers gathered and fed their ami
mails. Then, if they survived, they
had ten days in which to come in.
pay the actual cost and take the ami
mails. II they died they would roast
the officers and refuse to pay the bill
The board feels that the time has
gone by to do for the owner the work
he ought to do for himself and that
the vast amount of suffering the ami
mails undergo before they can be
reached and helped, if that can be
done at all. may better be prevented
. by compelling the owners to look out
for them beforehand.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
RoUTT COUNTY PROJECT.
Fifty Thousand Acres to Be Reclaimed
Under Carey Act.

Denver.-Fifty thousand acres of
land in Colorado are to be reclaimed
under the Carey act, and it is the first
land so put out by the government.
The Carey act has been in effect sew
eral years, and in numerous western
states land has been reclaimed under
It. The land is in Routt county. The
project is under the Snake River canal
and Slater Creek reservoir. con-
tract has been entered into between
the State Lard Board and the Colorado
Realty & Securities Company to con-
struct the canal, and active work will
be commenced the coming spring.
The state has an interest in the work
and it is to be done under the direc-
tion of the state engineer. The states
gets so cents from the government for
every acre reclaimed, and in addition
large tract of its own land is made
valuable.
The head of the ditch is at Baggs. in
Wyoming. although the land is in this
state. II is about thirty miles from
Craig and fifteen miles from
the Moffat road. The lands
are in the heart of what has
been known as the winter range of
northwestern Colorado. 1t is at an al
titude Of about 6.0O0 feet and the eli
mate and soil such that almost any
kind of crop can be grown.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Jail Break at Greeley.

Denver-A Greeley dispatch says:
The most daring Jail break ever per-
petrated in Weld county. occurred here
at s O'Clock Saturday morning when
John Cummings, alias John Havelin.
notorious desperate now under SEN
tence to the State Penitentiary for
highway robbery committed at La
Sale last May and who has served
time in Illinois and Iowa. and is
wanted at St. Paul. Minnesota, for kill
ing a policeman, with two accomplices,
overpowered Jailer ID. F. Camp. beat
him over the head with his gun, took
his keys and locked him in cell; told
six other prisoners not to make a
sound at the peril of their lives.
walked out the front door of the jail,
locking all the doors after them.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Equal Suffrage Association.

Denvcr.-At the annual meeting Of
the Colorado Equal Suffrage Associa-
ton, the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year:
Mrs. II. G. r. Wright, president: Mrs.
II. c. Campbell, first vice president: !:
Mrs. Ida Sharpe, second vice presi-
dent; Miss Freeman, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. Williams , corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Elizabeth Ensley,
treasurer: Miss Ammons. auditor.
The Colorado delegation to the ma
uonal suffrage convention at Baltimore
WI! be Mrs. Helen Grenfell, Mrs. Mary
c. c. Bradford, Mrs. II. G. r. Wright
and Mrs. w. s. Peabody, alternate. 1t
is the purpose of the association to
turn its attention to helping Oregon in
the present campaign for suffrage in
'ha. state.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Electric Light Plant Burned.

Denvor.-Originati from a defect
in the choke coils, fire started at s
O'Clock Saturday night in the plant of
the Laoombe Electric Company. West
Thirteenth and South First avenue.
destroying large part of the property.
The dynamos and switch board, pur-
chased less than six years ago. and
said to be the most modern in the
West, were damaged by fire and
water. and it is thought are beyond
repair The loss, as estimated by
Manager o. B. Kohl. is 100000, two
thirds of which is covered by insur-
ance in three different companies.
The city had an option on the plant
Five years ago. when the city granted
the Lacombe Electric Company fran
chise, the contract provided that the
city could take the plant over at its
option at the expiration of the first
year for 100000, and that each sue
ceeding year it could be taken over
for $4,000 less. Hence at this time
the plant could have been absorbed by
the city for $4,000. The franchise en-
pires in 1910.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
Kentucky Decision Affirmed.

Washlngton.-The Supreme Court
has affirmed the decision OF the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals in the case of
James B. Howard versus the state OF
Kentucky Howard was tried three
times in the Circuit Court of Franklin
county, Kentucky, on the charge of
numbering Governor Goebel, and con
victed each time. He is now under
sentence to life Imprisonment and
brought the case to this court, to Sc
cure a review of the ruling of the Ken
lucky Court of Appeals affirming a de-
cision OF the Circuit Court against al
lowing him another trial.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
MASSINC ARMIES
FOR POSSIBLE WAR BETWEEN
GERMANY AND FRANCE.
OVER MOROCCO SITUATION
Trouble Feared at Approaching Con-
ference-America Expects to Take
Leading Part in Settling Matters
Affecting Trade Interests.

Washington.-Neither the American
ambassador to France nor the like
official at Berlin could treat of the stu
alton which now exists between
France and Germany in any report
which could be published here without
involving him in trouble. But 1t is be-
lieved the explanation of this last Ger
man move is to be found in the fact
that last July, when the Morocco situa-
ton developed an acute phase. the
French general staff discovered the en-
tire army, and especially the transpor-
tation facilities, were not in a condi-
tion justifying France in adopting an
aggressive attitude. So the. negotia-
tions suddenly assumed mild tone
and have dragged along up to this
time. Meanwhile the general staff
went to work with great assiduity to
correct the evils which had developed
with the result that within the last ten
days it was discovered that in the
opinion of military experts the French
army is in better condition than at any
period in its history. The weakest
point last summer was discovered to
be in the mobilization, and this has
been strengthened so that the vast
bodies of troops can be collected at
the popular centers and transported to
the frontier posts in an incredibly
short period of time.
1t is believed here by officials who
have kept close watch on the situation
that the Germans have likewise been
quietly. and. as far as possible, increas-
ing the efficiency of its army. But
when the internal resources failed in
the matter of producing a sufficient
number of railway cars, and 1t became
necessary for the German government
80 ..,tz h.
needed supply, 1t was patent that such
an order could not be concealed. So to
make the best of the situation this
news of the placing of the vast order
for transportation material was boldly
announced from Berlin as an answer
to the French unofficial statement as
to the preparedness of France for mill
tary action.
AS to the part the United States is
to play in the approaching Moroccan
conference. It may be stated on the
best of authority that Messrs. White
and Gummere. the American delegates,
will go into the conference absolutely
uncommitted to either the French or
the German contentious. The govern
ment's view is that America has. by
virtue of her ancient interest in Mo-
rocco. rights even superior to those OF
any European state in deciding the
critical questions which will come be-
fore the conference. The basis of this
statement is that America. single
handed, made war upon the Barbary
states, wiped out piracy in Mediter-
ranean waters and concluded the first
treaty of any civilized nation with
those states, a treaty which has
formed the basis of the demand OF
every other nation for favored nation
he. hnn Ic of
from considerations such as the per-
petuation of the open door and fair
trade for all in Morocco. the United
States government feels that 1t has
right and duty to participate in this
important conference.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
NEW SUGAR FACTORY.
La Junta People Wide Awake and Sue
cessful.

Denver.-A Republican special from
La Junta Friday says; The La Junta
Board of Trade gave smoker to-
night which was largely attended
nearly 800 citizens being present. The
city park addition to La Junta was
plated recently. This park contains
twenty acres and has small lake in
the center. In the park addition are
fortysix residence lots, each pur-
chaser paying 800 each for the lot,
were drawn. The deed ,for each lot
each purchaser shall build house to
cost not less than $500.
The reports of canvassers who had
been soliciting acreage for the pro-
posed beet sugar factory were read
and it was found that nearly 600
acres had been pledged. La Junta
business men then pledged individ-
ually from ten to twenty acres each,
which will add 400 acres additional to
the amount already pledged.
Reports were presented from the
Holbrook country that the $500 acres
pledged from that valley had all been
subscribed. These contracts will be
placed in the La Junta State bank in
escrow until the railroad and the
sugar factory are well under way.
w. NJ. Wiley. manager of the Wiley
Construction Company. was present
and stated that as soon as the con.
tracts were placed in the bank he
would wire his company at New York
City to place the order for the ma
chinery; which will be done at once.
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
RUSSIAN MASSAcRES.
Awful Tales Told by Refugees in New
York.

New York.-Reports of how the
dead are mutilated to terrify the living
in Russia We're brought here, to-day by
Russian refugees, 700 of whom arrived
on the steamer Pennsylvania. One
woman told of having seen a young
married woman kill her child rather
than let the Cossacks murder the in
FAINT.
Another refugee related how. in the
town of Nova Moscow. five drunken
soldiers marched through the streets
carrying arms, a dead baby with n
bayonet run through its body being
displayed at the end of each gun.
Lever Landominski. dry goods
merchant, who had 10000 roubles. or
about $4,000, which he had saved in
his flight, said that it was n common
thing to see men strung up feet first
and lying Dead along the route of the
railroad He left his wife and their
child in Russia and came here to es-
tablish home for them.
Wolf Sobak, from Crinishoff, near
Odessa, said.
Il saw the body of a boy about
eleven Years of age lying dead in the
road. and on his breast was a label
which read: This is the way to kill
them OF Young"
The Lamar register., 1906-01-10
The Slaughter at Moscow.

Moscow.-It is impossible to ascer-
tain the total losses resulting from the
ten days revolt. as many of the dead
and wounded have not been reported
at the hospitals. and some of the bod
les were incinerated. A personal tour
of the hospitals shows that there were
54S killed and 1,0G5 wounded One
hundred and seventy-four of the in
jured taken to hospitals have since
died. The troops lost nine Killed, OF
whom two were. officers, and fifty-one
wounded OF the police force ten were
killed and fifteen wounded.
Among the killed and wounded were
a number of children. the returns gen
orally showing that innocent persons
suffered the heaviest. The final figures
of the casualties will approach 1900,
the original estimate made in these dis
patches.