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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-29
NUMBER J! :!
CABLE SPARKS.
The irridentists have carried the elections

The irridentists have ca, ried the elections
In Tricste.
The question OF federation Is being consid-
'reu ny the Australian colonies
8, Tho report OF the murder of Missionary
savage In New Guinea is declared to be un-
GuN.
Jt is officially denied at Rome that Vhc Bu,.
Gnrian question will be submitted to the
ropes arbitration.
Tho news OF tho massacre of Dr. Peters
and his party i'y natives near Eorkora, East
Africa, is confi med.
An explosion occurred in n dynamite fac.
TORY near Biihoa, Spain. Four persons wer,
kiied anu many were injnrcd.
The condition OF the Grand Duke Nicho.
ias' Icio OF tho Car, is becoming worse
IN" cancerous formation in his ear is sprea l.
ing.
Minister Robert Lincon's son Abraham II
pu'soIIhg, tue tesuTt or aH Icc!d intIl out on
the hn GER.
Crete is returning to it's normal peacaful
STAGE. Trade is active at Cprea aud other
places, and Christian families nre arriving
bS every steamer.
Ex King Milan will arrive at Rel -raSe
next week TO reach a definite settlement
touchiDg tho position of .cx Queen Natalie
"ith the government and the regents
Tho conservative committee of Birm;ng.
ham iii cussei tho attit'ds of the conseryn.
c'H'd TO INSIST uyol larger representation.
Lord l'rnsSey, in letter to tho master
IiShtrrm"n, -! London, cunrurS in tho AT
v.cco: Cardinal Manning aud the Lord Mayor
tnat The masters surrender to tho employees
Tho iStcamsh.pQu ,nmorc, {, ON Baltimore
Tor Liverpool, wr,ck,d on tho coast OF ltu-
iand after being on hr,, has broaou amid.
SHIPS AMI an enormous quantity OF wrecka 20
has hoatei ashore
Sr Charles Dixie has dec. In d the urg.ne
ani unanimous request OF the Fulham Lib
era! ASSOCIATION that II become a cand,L,te
Tor Parliament for that district at tIe nexs
election Oh the ground that h IS heavy liter
ary work takes UP bis -Mhola tiiA...-
~ IL isUIlcIaily announced at Rome that der
wish recently attacked Gondar, the capit.l
II Ahyssinla, and burned the city. StIbss-
qu'ntiy iorco OF AhysSinins attacked the
uerVi>hes and o.ca;ed them, killing three OF
the chIels
Sir Eenry James, speaking in Lehalf OF tho
London Times before tho Pdrnrll comui,-
sion, quoted speeches by Parnrll and others
advocating boycotting, and contrndrd TINT
the speakers were rtSponSibls for the crimes
In Ireland following tho delivery OF tho
speeches.
The st. Petersburg Sect says that China il
arming her troops on the russian frontier
with repeating ri IS. naa- tiruJ Ihs soldiers
are hc!nB drilled by German officers, Tho
Khan OF khwa intends to make a tour of
Europe, beginning with Russia.
Bishop O'Dwyer, OF Limerick, has issuct, n
PASTORAL letter forbi,ldiig the clergy OF tho
diocese to grant aOso ulIon to aiiy Irrsou
guilty OF b"ycotting or pursuing the plan OF
campaign. the Bishop r, tans to himself
al"n" Tho right TO absolvs such persons.
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FARMERS OF AMERICA.
A National Congress in Session
at Montgomery, Ala.
Delegates Present from Every st,tr
Addrcsscs OF welcome by ,Cdy and
state OnicitIs Agricultural
pnintS

Dctcs"'cs Present from Every State
Addresses Of Welcome by ICdy and
Sfn:c Oniciris Agricultural
Points.
The Farmers Ma ioEn, Congress cs. emblec,
IN the hall of the House of Il representatives
at Montgomery, Ala. Tno congress wss
well attended by delegates from every State
and Territory. Ad .ress.s of Welcome were
delivered py Mayor Graham for the city, r
j. Carlisle for the State Agricultural Soc @: Y
and Commissioner kold on behalf of the
State
. Responses were ma 10 hy \. B. Smith, Of
SpalforJ, or Illinois. CJmr;!Ss.o n kolb,
president Of the cougress, Delivered his an.
nual address. 1t was an elaborate pnp r..
covering the purposes aud spirit OF tae or
gan Zltion.
"as appointed on resolutions. The conEr -
then adj 'urnei To at: euu the So It hcrn ,xpo-
sition now being hcli h re-.
IN, evening session was jarnely attended
ana able addresses were mud TIC hand
ling ot the cotton crop WAS discussed hy Ilon
IL y > edge, of Texas, nm! II ibit Pest, of
Aiab 'ini. They advocated 4. Il cul v.lniires
IN tre resent method OF hIi d.u.; co,tuh,
advising packing solid buesan selling on
tue co'"p rative t,,n. lion. l.. N Nurton,
OF WISCONSIN, discussed sr.culture, IN ma.
tacturc ami comm rec, also n ~, CaLIn. the
subS.diZ nS OF ste .IHshIp> plyin- between the
United States and South American points
Hon l.. =. Cotlin, ot Iowa, maie an .l,urcnt
plea in behalf Il railroad brukemen to-. tho
improved coupler.
An intcrchau2s of fraternal greetings with
the National Grange, in ses,Iuu IN ;Sacrl.
mento, Cal, was one ot til. features OF tho
evening.
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saved and brought with me melted away
like snow on the roof of barn. NV time
was mainly taken mp in running around
to the musical agencies looking for a
situation. | had little Job on SUNDAYS
singing at mission on Avenue A, where
L earned So, and for three weeks that vas
all earned. We lived in East New
York and my car fare over to the CITY
and back every day cost me sixteen
cents.
You will readily sec that we had to
i've 1ruGally. In fact, for two weeks We
: lived upon oatmeal and molasses, and to-
ward the last there was no molasscs, and
Thanksgiving coming over the hills.
Every night when got out at Manhattan
avenue my three little girls were standing
at the foot of the stairway waiting for
me. could see them from the top of
the stairs, all in row, their little clonks
tiapping in the chill -NnunnhAr-,ui,,.I,
their lips blue and teeth rattliDg like
CastanetS.
Wait minute. 1t makes me feel faint
to think of it, even after the laDse of
three years. Well, it's all over now.
don't know why it affects me so strongly.
There was something humorous, too, i'm
the way the little tots jumped around to
keep warm. As soon as they saw che
train swing around the turn they ranged
themselves in IA row and looked upward
SO wistfnlly, oh, SO wistfully, to sec their
ppa. For you must know that although
one word Of our desperate situation
I'D been brcathed in their hearing, vet
their keen intuitions had told them some
thing was wrong, and they knew as well
as their mother that was looking for |
work. How eagerly they looked in my |
face each evening, so that if there was a |
ray of hope in it the eldest could start on |
run to tell her mother the good news,
OF course | chccrcd them with fairy |
tales of what a wonderful big turkey we
would have Oil Thanksgiving. A COB
bler --.htlous size, who had strutted |
when alive like II prince in the story
books. Then followed description of
the cranberry sauce and the huge wedges
of mincc pie. All this took place while
was carrying two of the children in M
arms and the other was hanging Oh to my
coat at my side. hope I shall he for
given for those lies. For they we've lies
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WRECK ON THE RAIL.
Two Freight Trains Collide %" ihc VIZ
gi,,ia Midland One Mas Killed.

Two Ere mt Trains Collide q" ihc Wy
ginia MidInnd-One Mas Ktiic".
Two freight trains on the Virgnis Midland
Railroad collided near Rushy Branch,
small creek passed by tho railroad just south
Of Clinton, Va. Fireman Murphy, OF th'
south.bound train, WINS instantly killed., and
several Others were seriously Injured. TIL,
collision o occurred about 4.3J O'Clock in tho
morning, aud is said to have h.en due TO u
misunderstanding Of orders. Tram NO. "a
left Alexander going south, and met tral s,
No. 81, a north-3ound freight, in charge OF
Conductor Ro iiLs, ar G. ifton, 'nling h' th
engines ani their trains over the cnuahk-
ment. There were eight cars full o' cattt1
on the south lound tram, and nine cars Iu'i
of catt o on the north. bound tran. Al 'heSe
wcTb thrown over tho embankinc"t IN ho.,c
less confusion. Besides James Murphy ih'
fireman who was killel, there were seNera'
other injured.
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in A BURNING CAR.
Horrible Accident to II rcnnsy vnnia
Express Train.

Horribic Accident to Pcnnsy vania
Express Train.
An accident To the Eastern express oil the
Pennsylvania road at Pittsburg, Pa, nearly
resulted in a terrible holocaust.
!. As isSwas, a large number otSpersons were
inlirsd, oie,of th@asz fnealLy and, sir others
sqiits seSiausly. Tvs. etdsat saa.
Tho express which lett for New YORK at
7l5 r. Nj. was proceeding through the yards
at the rate of about eight miles AN hour.
When near Ssv.nt.e .enth street the third car,
or smoker. lett the rails, and after being
pulled u distance OF about 100 feot turned
completely over.
Almost simultaneously with the upse ettng
of the coach fire broke out at 10th ends md
in the contre of the car Between A and 81
second class passengers, including n number
of women, were in tue car, and the SC me fol-
lowing was OF the widest kind.
Men tranpled over women aud fou yht their
unfortunate brothers in their cngernoSs to
cscap, cremation. The crash OF breaking
windows and tho shricks OF these imprisoned
in tn, burning car could be heard a .ong dis.
tancc.
Fortunately, the trainmen and the crews
from other trains were close NJ hand, and
the flames were cXtinguishoi before they had
gunel much headway, ThepasScngers who
had not alrca iy escaped through the windows
were the removed. 1t was iound that whi o
nearly everyone in the cir had been cut or
bruised, only one, joseph BrrcAcr, Of Chic,.
go was fatally injured.
When the car was upset lie was seated near
the stove, and it was TIN own on top OF him.
lie was SO tightly pinnei down that II wa
some time lefoIe no could bs extricated.
Meanwhile no was being slowly burned t.
death, and when taken out finally one side
| was burned to n crisp.
The physicians say he will die. Six other.
were badly but not dangerously hurt.
| The G Iuse OF the acciu.nt Is not yet known
| but it is thought Tho rails sprerd. All tn,
passengers but Brucker ana the six other,
were ao.o to proceed on their journey q, few
| hours later.
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THANKSGIVING.

For the hay and the corn and the wheat tba,
is reaYed,
For the labor well done. and tho barns that
are heaped,
for the sun and tho dew and the sweet
honeycomb
FOR the rose and the song and the harvest
brought home
Thanksgiving. thanksgivingi
For the trade and the skill and the wealth in
SA our land,
For the cunning and strength of the work
ingman's hand
For the good that our artists and poets bove
taught,
For tho friendship that hope and affectio,
have brought
,t Thanksgiving! thanksgivingi
For the homes thai with purest affection, ar.
-,-----.--blsst ---------- ra--------
r the season OF plenty and welldeseryed
rest,
For our country extending from sea unto
sca,
The land that is known as to Land of tho
Free
Y Thanksgiving! thanksgiving!
HdIpers Weekly.
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We had an old fashioned mcloGcon in
the house, and with the help of few
lessons the famous singer gave me and
what could learn from hints in the
opening pages Of the choir books, made
lifs'a burden for the rest of the family
w; IN my do, re, mcmc every evening.
a9c fair progress, too, under tn" cir
cumstanccs and Nellie fell in love with
me on account Of my voice. | remember
distinctly that her favoritc was u little
selection from one of McndclsSohn' s
songs without words set to the following
lines:
Still, still with the, when purple rornins
breaketh,
When the bird wa':cth and tho shadow;
fee;
Farer than morning, lovelicr thar tho day
Comes the sweet c>nscioI>a2sa, an with
thee.
Well, we were married, and for 3
time my music was given up. But the
life of farmer frctted me, and | took
up my music again, and after two years
hard work ut it we moved to the city.
thought in my ignorance of metropoitar
life that | should have no difficulty IL
procuring situation, but soon found
out my mistake. In the first place
found that was incompetent. was dc
ficient in style. My voice, whilr strona
and resonant, had not been propcrI,
trained. Then, too, there was no vacan
cies. Even If | had been compctcn
there were fifty applicants for every posi-
tiou. Before | had been in the city 70
two weeks heartily wished mysci
back in Shandakcn again.
In the meantime the little money hac
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DISASTROUS FREIGHT WRECK.
One Man II He'd, Two In urcd, md the
Money Loss Very GrHnt.

Money Loss Very Great.
One of the most disastrous freight wrecks
in the history Of the Northern Central Raj
way occurred ut Middletown Ferry, Penn,
between and 3 o'clock in the morning Two
SEC ions of fast freight, laden with pcrisba.
bie goo Is consigned to parties in New York
state, were running ut rapid speed, when
the mschinery Of the locomotive of the first
section was broken. The engineer stopped
TO lix it and the II isman was sent lack to
warn the second section. The engineer OF tho
second section, however, did not heed tho
warning. 1t is alleged he was asleep and ran
the flgman, dashDg into the rear OF the
ii ST section with oil awful crash.
Captain Huines conductor of the Il st sec
ton, saw the other train bearing down on
him and jumped from the cabo, 81, at the
same time calling to Emil Lashey, the rear
brakeman, to save himself. Lash"y was TOO
late ard was caught in the crash and instant
Iy killed. Haines escaped. Engineer APP
pelO, OF tho rear train, was badly injured,
and the fireman, whose name could not be
learned, was slightly hurt
over thirty cars were crushed to pieces
and the perishabe freight on both of tho
trains will bc los'. Four cars were burned
aud one locomotive wrecked.
The loss can not be estimated.
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With parting hand shake ho disap-
| pcarcd. AS the train ratified along over
the shining rails could see the lights of
the big bridge fading away behind me.
The river rushed below just rs it had
done one brief hour before, but its turbid
waters had no fascination for me now.
wish every man and woman who
reads this story could hive seen the faces
of those three children rs they stood at!
the foot OF the elevated station AIy
arms were filed with bundles, and when
those three pairs of eyes gazed unon tho
glorious sight what an infantile Shout
went up! And how they danced with
,glce! The eldest insisted that she could
carry the turkey, but she couldn't, it
was too heavy. But each one had to
carry Il bundle. And GO, like n conquer,
ing army returning witf the spoils, we,
marched around to the house.
And Nellie! Well, bless me, il she
didn't s.: right down on chair and cry
like Il baby. l can't remember distinctly,
because, you see, it's three years ago now,
but | have an indistinct recollection that
a few salt drops ran down my checks;
As for Sam Jones, think he would have.
felt fully reRa;;, for his Kindness if he
could have heard Buelah say her little
prayer that night. That simple petition
is carvcn so distinctly on the walls of my
memory that ! can repeat it word for
word:
"Dod bless T'an'sgivin', en- papa, en-
mamma, en- Sam Joues. Dood nigh ~. I"
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Of the blackcst sort knew there
wasn't one chance in a thousand that We
would have a turkey on Thanksgiving
Day. But | think under the circum
stances that an angel Of light would have
departed from the truth to sec those lit
tie faces light up with anticipation. to
sec the cheeks flush and the white teeth
bare themselves us though cutting the
tender meat from a turkey leg.
But the hardest sight for me to bear
was the look Nellie gave nc. Just one
quick glance into my face and she knew
all the sorrowful tale. 1t was not nee
essary to tell Low had trampcd the
streets o. .,lg city all day, how faint
| had become from hunger; bow l was
raging at heart like Gagged lion; how Ill
my awful rage | cursed the rich and
hated humanity Not for myself, but
for the hungry babies and their mother.
! Never word Of complaint from Nellie.
Only encouragement and hope.
! Then came the oatmeal alone. For
the moasscs was all gone. | don't eat
oatmeal now. The taste Of it is in suffer
able to me. My palate rises in rebellion
against it. have heard of tho man who
ate thirty quail in thirty days. woadc,
whether he ever tried oatmeal for thirty
days.
On the morning before Thanksgiving
! was fairly crazy with grief and anticlpa
ton. Nellie and had Il consultation
the night before. and she suggested that
| should write Il piece OF poetry about
the Thanksgiving turkey.
Tho ilnn t,lruvpl mo |, woS a rphp
certainly from the brooding over th;
morrow. | got a book of poems from
my little store, which had so far ESCAPED
the awn-&hop and hunted up metre
after which copied, for of course knew
nothing about metre or poctical feet.
Meanwhile Nellie sat there mcndins
tho clothing OF her babies and the tear
fell thick and fast upon the garments
couldn't stand it so ! jumped up an'
went out into the street to walk oil tn
effect those childish voices had upon me
Wien came back, thank liCavCn, the
were asleep, folded in each others arms
Then | got TO work on my poem.
took me ono hour and u half to write th
first verse. | became discouraged brfor
had written two lines and would hay
given up but for Ncllic's encouragement
Now, what's the use, Nell; Just listc
to this stuff, ~ SAID |, reading the stanza
The turkey roostoth high tonight
He's hid in the hcmloc.i tree;
, In fancy see nis piumago bright,
; But he Sobl'les not for rc.
: "Why, thi"k it's real nice. I didn
| know you could write so well as tha
, It's splendid; write another stanza."
\ "But don't you see, Nell that it ism
/ true The turkey don't Sob5lc at night.
| "Oh, well, that don't make any diirc
cncc. The poets always have liccnsc,yo
z know. Besides, how many persons WI
' know that he doesn't Go5blc a: mGh
Not ono in hundred
t "Im afraid it's no good and that
l. won't go with the editor. Anyhow, |
II try few lines moro. ~
L The little clock tickcd moAoto"ouS
on the mantcl The fire burned lo'
d and Nellie put a slI.Nl over her shoul'
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WkNTONLY MURDERED.
Tmc McEoys shoot Down nm aged
Couple in Liucuin County, '. Va.

Tuc McEpys shoot Down ma aged
Couple in Liucoin iOun'6,N. sm.
Two more victims have been sacriiiGid III
the notorious Hatfield McCoy war. They
we're shot down in wintou reyenso by tho
McCoys.
While Mr. and Mrs Paris Blnmh1ld, al
aged couple, were mt supper sorno one knocked
at the Il DOR. AS they had mover been con-
nccttd with the feui III any way OLD NJ.
l}lumh Id opened it without hesitation.
In an instant he was piercrd with five tn!-
lets. His wi'e who stool beside ban, was
fatally wounded, hut hvS long ch"nih ID
TIL the story Of the murder to her r"iB hh"rS.
Both Of the victims weTo Over ~ Yea. old.
The murder has stirr,d NJ tie iitih",dS
and B uDh Ids, and party s'nrto out to
avenge the death OF the white haired II. IL.
AT mo.ting o citiZsns Of Lincoln county,
held at Hamiu, ih cou 'ty-stat "A cpnWiL
tee was app ,iuted 10 wait upon the govrrno
and appea, for troops.
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The Boys Opinion.

Oh, Valentine Day is well enough,
And Fourth of july is jolly.
And Christnlas time is beautiful,
With it's gifts and its wreaths of holly.
New Years calling is rather nice,
And Halloween sports are iunny,
And a May-Day party isn't bad,
When the weather Is warm and sunny.
Oh. all Of them are we'll enough;
But the day that is best worth living,
Is when we all go 10 grGndmammRs,
To splendid, big Thanksgiving
Emma O.. DoiDd
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ruptcd at intervals by ordinations from

ruptcd at intervals by ordinations from
Sam such as:
"Well, I'll be blessed! You kin bet
yer boots them kids is Soin to hav their
turkey! B'goSh. | alters did say that
the city's no place fur farnern
Under the cheerful influence of Sam s
sympathy soon re ,aincd my lost cour
agc. He insisted that we should go to
the nearest grocery, where nc picked out
the biggest turkey he could find. Then
there were two quarts of cran5crrics,
three big mincc pies, II package of candy
for the children, a bunch Of crisp CELERY,
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Presidents Thanksgiving message and
agreed with 1T heartily, as far as others
were concerned; but somehow couldn't
see how it applied to me. Perhaps
you will say / was selfish, and | am
willing to confess | ain. The fact is
that when the cake is going around T
want to get piece. If | don't get it l
feel disappointed. While am glad in
the abstract that others come in for a
share of the cake, in the concrete am
mad becauscs it passes me.
But, perhaps, after all, am too sweep
ing in my conclusions. ] don't know
but that there is one person in the world
who is capable Of self sacrifice of a high
order, and that is my wife Nellie. Bless
her little heart, ;liii almost willing to
overlook all the weakness of humanity
Tor her sake. Why, I've known her to
go without bread and butter when she
was faint with hunger so that the chill
ureh C"uIrr- -,
was three years ago at Thanksgiving
time. Tie memory of her courage and
self denial makes my eyes wet.
Iom see, Nellie was always practical
and unseltish, while | was impracticable
and poetic. Why, if had her cXccu-
tive ability I'd have been millionarc
by this time, a cool millionaire, with
yacht and country house on the Hud.
son. Fat she was handicapped by her
sex and the children and couldn't cxcr-
else her natural gifts.
/ must go on, however, and tell my
story. The month preceding Thanks
giving Day of 1855, was the gloomicSt
time j ever witnessed We hao Just ur-
rived in the city from Shandaken. 4. V,
in the Catskills. ] was farmer F, boy
and Nellie was farmers daughter Be
fore we wee married famous ger
spent the summer in our village. Ono
night at a strawberry festival he heard
me sing, and was kind enough to say
that Is.:ed an excellent tenor voice, and
with proper cupaqye.a could command a
good salary rs a cher singer in New York
OF course such encouragement fired me
with hope. The farm became distastc-
full to me, and determined to cultivate
my voice instead of cultivating corn.
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Tho Little Fiend.

"You must feel some satisfaction IN
eating the turkey that chased you around
the yard n week Ggo," said the minister.
''Hc was a very saucy bird when alive,
wasn't hc?"
yes" replied little Johnnie, "and
ma said when you got through there
would be nothing left but the cranberry
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He Claims Hc Committed His Grimes
while Under a Spell.

Reimund Holz lay, BLACK Bart" on trial
at Bessemer, Mich, for the murder OF Ban
ker Fleshbhin, Of BelleviIle, ILL, and the
robbery Of the Gogebie stage, took the stand
in his own defense and made confession.
Holzhay told Tho story OF hts life from the
day Of his Lirth i'm Germany to that OF his
arrest at Republic, Mich. Headm;tted that
hs robbed the Milwaukee and Northern train
six months ago; that he hold up the Wiscon-
IN Central train at Cadott, Wis, month
later al d that he waylaid th, u 'gebic stage
and shot Banker Fleschbein.
Holzhay claimed that he several years ago
hurt by fall from horse, and since
OIL 1t time had been subjected To spells" !"
turn ng which he did not know what he was
doing lie said he was under this "speli"
when the various crimes were committed.
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Thanksgiving Rcyery.

] navsr had n sweet gaelic
TO glad me with its soft, blnck eye,
But | would love it passing well
Baked in rich and crusty pic.
i'll could have bird to love
And nestle sweetiy in my breast,
All other nesting birds above,
The turkey, stuffed, would be that oird.
-Otfdtcd Free Trader.