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The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-06-28
THE SAMOAN AGREEMENT.
Signed by the Three Natives Having
1t Under Consideration,

Signed by the Three Natives Having
1t Under Consideration.
The agreement between England, Ger
many aud the Unit,d States on tho Samoan
affair was signed at Berlin.
The announcement that the agreement had
been ratified was male at the Cabinet meet
ing by Secretary Blaine auI it W Is said that
1t was eminently satisfactory to this Govern
in its final shape.
Vut6at ar 5depSatu Y9pp pparCh,yr1 unuh uvnnt iir.
ed by the Senate While It is called an
agreement by Off ;ers OF the State Depart
mint Mr.. Walker Blaine said that he
thought it would undoubte lily require ratiti-
cation by the Senate. IL the instrument sign.
cd were ono regulating tho conduct o. two
countries towards each other, as for inst tance
between tho United States and Samoa, 1t
would properly be designated as n treaty,
hut where the instrument signified is to shape
tho Conduct Of three GDvernmsnts, viz, the
United States, England AMI Germany, to-
wards fourth party, Samoa, it is held that
its proper nomenclature is an agreement. At
the same time, as it Is n matter affecting the
foreign policy Of the United States. 1t Is
said that it will need ratification by the
Senate and that, therefore, 1t cannot be made
public prior to action by the Senate.
The agreement was cordially approved by
| all the members OF tn, conference aud by
tueir TeSpeCGiVeS NOVerulnenCS. Inc DeSJ Oh
| foeling prevailed at the ter mination OF the
! iabors Of the commissioners.
Terms OF the Agreement.
America having abandoned her principa
| obj ,ctIons to the agrecment previously ar
rived at. til, plenipotentiaries had only tC
make unessential mo lillcations in ths word
ing OF the draft Of the agreement. The
| draft guarantees an autonomous adminis-
tration of tho Islands under ths joint contro
of Germany and America, England acting
| rs arbitrator In the event Of difference.
arising. The Ssmoans are to elect their own
king and vicsroy I'd to be represented in a
Sen ,te composed OF the principil chiefs and
chambers elected by the people. Samoa j,
TO have the right OF levying duties OF every
kind. Tn, agreement also stipulates that
the Germans shalt receive money indemnity
for the losses. A special court will be ap-
| pointed to deal with the land question
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UNIoNso. + HI, soUT1 j!
he "motherly woman" colors indig-

"If the lady had purse. it will be
found in the travelling bag"
lie rumma2cs through the bag.
There is no sign of purse.
"Doscribo tho lady. Was she fair 2"
"Yes. 1 should say so. Though her
face was so dreadfully burned that
one could hardly tell what it must have
looked like before the ,cident. She
had brown hair and blue eyes. am
certain she was blonde"
How was she attircd2'
SIN black. thought it was mourn
ing; she had Grape stones in her ears.
l'm certain now t!ia. she was in mourn
ing"
Then the visitors heal sank far
down upon his breast. A sigh escapes
him. He rousos himself to find tho eyes
OF the "motherly woman" sternly fixed
upon him.
IL am satisfied" he says shortly, "At
first thought perhaps it might be a
case OF mistaken identity; but your de-
scription has dispelled that thought.
But about the lady you spoke Of; the
one who acted the part of the good
Samaritan Who is she, and where is
she now2'
The "motherly woman" draws o card
from her pocket, and with some pride
places the carl in the outstretched
hand of hcr visitor.
He reads tho name easily, for it is
written In clear hand:
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ANOTHER HORROR.
seventy Lives Lost I'm a Railroad,
Wreck in Ireland


The most horrible railroad accident that
ever occurred In lrelan happened about
O'Clock in the morning An excursion train
from Arm Ugh to Warren Point, a watering
place at the mouth OF tho Newery river, was
wrecked on grade and it Is supposed that
about 100 persons were killed
The list OF doai will incluio fully SO child
rem, as the train had about ,2Oo members of
a Methodist Sunday school on board, to.
gether with relatives and friends of the
scholars
The excursion party loft Armagh in two
trains. The accident occurred at n point
where the trains had to ascend a grade Oh a
Dank % fe"t high. The first train assembled
the grade without trouble. The second Sec
tion attempted tho ascent but tho weight of
the train ,provol to great for til, engine.
Several cars were detached and allowed to
run back toward the level track, but before
they reached it they came in collision with an
ordinary train from Armagh, which was
proce ding at a good rate of speci. The OK
cursion cars were completely wrecked.
>, Inc ;ene which cnsu ii was heartrending
Hosts OF voluntcers were soon at hand and
the dead and wounded wero taken from the
wreck and carried down the bank. Medical
AID was called for, and a special train from
i5efast brous sht to the scene 10 surgeons from
that city and number Of medical msn from
Tho disaster IL unparalleled in the railroad
history of Ireland. The accident has cast n
gloom over Armagh. All tho shops we're
closed and tho people arc In general mourn
ing.
The engine was hurled 60 feet down an en-
bankment Tho carriaE, that ran into the
engine was shattered to splinters, nnd fray-
ments OF dress, umbrellas, &C., were scatte-
ed hundreds OF yards.
doz 'n corpses were found beneath the s;;-
m ma II
occupants OF the runaway cars tried to es-
cape, but the doors wero locked. The front
part OF the train started bick i'm pursuit of
tho runaway cars, and tho passengers saw
the collision at a distance Of 800 yards
a car driver named Hughes. who visited
the scene OF tho disaster, was so horriti,d at
the sight that he died on the spot
The number Of in njurcd ~ about one-thIrd
OF tho entire number Of passengers MANY
OF these ara certain to succumb to tho effects
Of their injuries. Tho totul number Of dead
is ~
The engineer, fireman and guard of tho
train and tho traffic managers clerk wcr,
summoned before a magistrate ami were re-
manded on the charge of being responsible
for the accident.
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LIGHTNlNG'S FREAKS.
A Current I'm It's Travels Kills One
Man and Shocks Many Others

A Current I'm It's Travels Kills One
Man and Shocks Many others.
Herman MATHS, who was killed by light
ming in Newark, N. j., was n workman in
Solo:non's tannery, on the edge of the
meadows, in Avenue c. He observed that
rain was beating into window and went to
close it. AS he was pulling the sash light
ming struck an iron leader pipo running
from the roof down the side of tho building
two feet from the window. The current left
the pipe, passed through his body, killing
him instantly, and then went through the
floor into the boiier-room. Tho furnace
door was closed and latched, but the light
ming threw 1t wide open. From there it
apparently skipped though the bcam-bouse,
where several men were 6eshing hides They
were knocked right and left, but none OF
them were seriously hurt.
In Kelly's tannery, adjoining Solomon's,
three men were stunned, and they did not
fully recover for an hour. A horse hitcbed
to a wagon in the yard Of slaughter -hCuse
a few feet from the tannery was struck and
the hair was singed from one of its hind
legs The driver was tumblet out OF the
wagon. The lightning lit up all OF the elec-
trio lamps in the Mutual Benefit Insurance
Company building for an instant during tb1
stQvm.
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sists upon being sung to each day, and
Loo really sings very sweetly. fier
voice is not ono that will make her for
tune as q cantatrice; but it is sweet and
low, and fairly we'll cultivated-the
kind of voice VIC all like to hear Groom
ing old time ballads in the twilight.
Evidently others besides Madam en-
JOY the poor little nobody's music; for
Captain Hazard has somehow fallen into
the habit of gu; ;etly seeking corner of
the drawing-room, as the shadows be-
gin to gather and Loo takes her place
ut the piano.
Loo, however, is quito unconscious of
this action on his part She slips into
her seat and sings the simple old songs
Madam calls for, then when this is
done she slips away as quietly as she
had come.
The little cuckoo clock over the
mantel sinA ut the hour nine as she
rises now fr6 no piano.
"Good-nighh Madam," she says.
Goodnight, my DEAR" answers Ma
dam, and the girl fits away.
"l've been thinking lately" says
Madam Dundas. be koning to the Cap
tain, who leaves his shaded nook and
now approaches his friend. i've been
thinking lately that you should marry"
Hazard laughs lightly.
It once thought 80 too" he replies.
"But you know L never could quite
make up my mind to offer myself q
sacrifice on the altar matrimonial, after
ALL"
Selfish creature" Madam smiles,
then grows serious. "I have thought
lately since Miss Latarge came to
Stubbletield-that at last you had met
your fate"
"Deuced fine girl, that Lafarge, "
says the Captain.
"Not to be compared with Loo"
"Loo is little, finty hearted. cold
blooded iceberg"
"She is very discreet. never believed
Frederic Bottoms daughter was what
she has proven to be. have thought
lately, Captain, that perhaps you were
right after all, and that it is my duty to
provide for her future"
Il was sure you would come round
at last, cries the Captain, enthusiastic
ally. Aunt Dundas, you are incom-
parable after all. Provide for Loo by
all means"
"Though, by SO doing, your own
share of my fortune will be lessened
that much?"
Certainly"
Madam closes her eyes and sits silent
for some time. Then she says slowly,
and with evident hesitation, al made
Q change in my will yesterday. in fact,
made a new will entirely. Captain,
wish it might be 30, that the money
would remain undivided in your hands
after my decease. il You could forget
Miss Lafarge, and transfer your atten-
lions to o lady little nearer home, we
might arrive of q solution Of difficulty
that troubles me now"
The Captain colors. He understands
what her meaning is.
LTo DE coSrNUED.l
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MARION LAFARGE,
Siubblefield.

Then he puts the card carefully in
his pocket.
With your permission, will keep
this, he says, speaking in q more civil
tone. Il would like to call upon the lady
and thank her in person for her kind
ness to my dead relative"
Shall you take the bag?"
lie shook his head in tho negative.
"4ou may have it, and the contents
too. 1 have no use for either"
Then he turned upon his heel, and
walked quickly in the direction of the
cemetery.
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NEWS OF STANLEY.

Tho Explorer Marching without
Emin.--Heavy Losses In His Party.
A letter received at Zanzibar from Ururi,
on tho Southeastern shore of tina Victoria
Nyanza, dated December Q. reports the
arrival there Of Henry M. Stanley with q
number of invalided members OF his forco.
The letter says that Stanley had sustained
hoavy losscs, large number OF his men
having died from disease and famine. The
explorer had rejoined and left Emin Pacha
ae Vnyara, on the Northoasterp shore Of
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The most serious feature Of the Mica
raugua Canal project, in a contracting
and financial scnse, is the great rock cut
at tho eastern divide, 3 miles long, and
Averaging 100 feet dccp by so feet wide
on the bottom, containing in all some
1000, 900 cubic yards of material, or say
!, 40 cubic yards per lineal foot. There
is no precedent, says Engineering News,
for such IN enormous cut, and it has
been assumed that four years, Mt loast,
would bc necessary to complete it, while
many Question tho possibility Of doing
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CHAPTER TX.
MAN WHO ASKS FOR JUDITH poNrrHonNE.

Wme3X TX weeks had gone by
Wmg) since the dreadful Y. Y.
2. Railway disaster. Miss Lafarge has
>conyalesccd rapidly, and her broken
arm is doing very we'll, indeed.
In SIX weeks time she has accom-
plisbod much. She has won Miss Child
ley's affection and her unbounded con-
fidence, and she rides out daily behind
tho dreadful black ponies, whose an
tics are fresh source of amusement,
for she laughs and applauds heartily,
whether they stand still in utter rebel
lion, or go tearing madly over the
country roads.
in six weeks time sho has improved
her slight acquaintance with the in
mates OF Bywater Park, has gained the
dislike of Madam Dundas, the hatred
S0f Loo, and won from the Captain the
warmest admiration. -
During the six weeks Captain Hazard
hns made many calls upon the fair suf-
ferer at Stubbiefeld. and appearances
would indicate that his tickle heart has
becn almost caught in the meshes the
enchantrcss has spread for him.
In six weeks, poor Loo finds that
stone walls, aud cushioned furniture,
and silk gowns are no moro conducive
to perfect happiness than were tho
third-foor back bedrooms, the sham
pianos, and the cotton frocks OF her
former days.
She "gets on, however, most unox-
poctedly with Madam Dundas: and this
n 3 comfort But 70 outbalance this 10
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often meets now, and the overpoweripg
jealousy which consumes her whenever
she sees the Captain and Miss Lafarge
together. Not that the gallant Cap
tain suspects this feeling on Loo's part.
10 the Captain Loo is ice itself.
He shall never smile at the readiness
with which she surrendered to him, she
says aDgrily to herself. For the Cap
tain thinks nothing of airing his sup
posed conquests IN Loo's hearing, and
rather boasts of his prowess as lady's
man, as Is usual with men Of this de-
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Then bell rings. The girl shows
her down stairs and leaves her at the
open door of the dining room.
AS Loo pauses for moment in the
doorway, undecided whether to advance
or retreat, for save her own presence
the room seems empty, o slight excla-
nation startles her. Loo looks up. A
tall man, attired in plain black, owl
IDENTIFY the butler, for he carried the
pantry keys in his hand, and waiter
loaded with fruits stood on tho side
board at his hand, whore he had ap-
parent!y Just placed it. His face turned
CHASTITY white, and his eyes fell as they
encountered her own.
Where had she seen him beforep She
was puzzled. His face was familiar /:
surely at some time or other she had
seen him before.
C He recovers himself, approaches re-
tPpctfully, and points out the seat she is
]. to occupy at the table. ,s
- Yhon She knows iiim.s She Is staftIcsa
terrified.
Is @scs-.h!' che calculates :::rea.--
ously.
The buffers eyes meet her own now.
There Is steoly gleam in his pale blue
orbs that frightens her more and more.
Miss is mistaken," he says civilly,
but with subtle note of warning in his
respectful tones. Il am Kibbey, the
butler"
But you wero-I am sure you once
waited at" began Loo.
"Never!" denies Kibbey vehemently.
"And they found that diamond
when"
"Miss is deceived by q fancied re-
semblance which sho imagines I bear
to one whom she has met under difficult
ties-perhaps," politely says the but
Ter. My name is Parker Kibbey, and
have the best of references"
AT this momont the Madam enters
the dining-room, leaning on tho Cap
tain's arm. They now all take their
places at table, and the butler serves
them.
1t is we'll for her. future peace of mind
. That Loo sits with her back to the but
ler, and that she cannot see the awful
look of fear and hate in the buffers
eyes. For, more plainly than words
can say it, that look says-murder.
CHAPTER TX.
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MOTHER.
BIZ BURT ARNOLD,


"A lonesome quiet reigns toni ht
I've never felt before:
For mothers TaHsod tho portals bright
Where angels guard the door.
And while sit in the twilight low.
MY thoughts thoy wander wide:
III seems to mo not lon ngo
since Iknelt by her side,
A chubby boy with naxcn hair
hor love enshrined mo thon;
And mad always sat me there
What might my past have beoni
For steadfast as tho stars above
Noer wav'rins to tho end,
Next Sod above, my mothers love
Was my bost earthly friond.
60 swift the years bavo g,ided ON.
They all seem yesterdays;
And reviow. in the past that's gone,
Her guidance Of my ways.
s'i%Ss a. II Ssr vd,na stHrs' amid S the gloom.
And list my car around the room
That may hear her word.
But O. alasi hor vo!ce Ia still
ne'er may hear it moro,
Unless It be that, by Gods will.
we meet at heavens door.
And If he deigns to hoar my prayer,
How happy shall be;
III Keep me pure to meet her there
On heavens sheltring lea.
so God, who geugeth each one's worth
Through actions hero below,
ine golden crown. she won OH earth,
Has placed on mothor's brow.
Now-lonesomo quiet reigns again
feel It as before:
Inc lonesome Iuiet's in my brains
Twill never leave me moro.
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While two freight treins on the Northern
PSnnsyivania Railroad were psssipg each
car jumped the track In front ef the engine
OF tnc other train, throwing tho latter from
the track and wrecking tho entire train. "A
tramp, stealing ride. was killed., ,snd "a otber
fatally injured. Hiram Meeks, engineer,
M was aisqS Raely burt The tTqqhe HgEF
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CHAPTER X.
THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE

% has been singing
to Madam. Tho cur
tains are drawn, tho
wax candles lighted in
their silver sconces,
and nj q i am h err
|self reclines at full
length upon the old
fashioned couch that
has stood for years
between tho drawing
room windows at BY
water Park. In the
9lSSEa 9lSSSS Esaheaa.. sta .Rss sisHe
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A MODERN
IMAGDALEN.
CHAPTER vIn-rCoNr,surn

-, an gsTsssSsiss :. &C. .7:,T
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
WHITING.

Miss Mary Wilson was home on a short
visit the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Needham have
been visiting friends in Orwell.
Miss Eliza Hubbard is in town, the
guest of A. II. Hubbards family.
The click of the moving machine can
be heard in every direction, all around
us, in spite of the big rains. Many pieces
of grass are over-ripe.
The accident to E. A. Bildwin's boy
was not as bad as at first thought. They
decide that the leg was not broken, only
bruised. 1t was bad enough, any way.
Calvin Kelsey has the incest lot of ear
ly potatoes that we have seen for many
a day. Mr.. Kelsey is always the first in
the market with anything he has for
sale, and he always has something nice.
There have been shipped from this sta
ton this week two carloads of wool for
Maynard, Mass, bought by Dunn &
L. ID. Twitchell & Son for the Burling-
ton Manufacturing Co.
The butter shipment this week is in ex-
cess of anything previous. About six
tons equally divided between the two
markets, Boston and Providence, was
sent. Shippers say the market for the
creamery stock is little firmer.
The remains of Miss Libbie Sawyer
were brought here from Pittsford last
Monday morning by her friends and
buried in the chrrch-yard. The funeral
services were held at her home in Pitts
ford. There were a few remarks and
prayer by Rev. w. NJ. Mayhem and sing
ing by the choir at the grave.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
BRlDPoRT.


H. c. Burwell is putting up large new
barn.
Haying is rapidly progressing when
the weather will permit.
Rev. W. n. Bacon has taken up his
abode with f. j. Nichols.
Captain Frank Moore of Shoreham at
tended church here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Gray left town last
week for Lake George, N. Y.
Butter has dropped to - cents for
good article, with choice lots at IA cents.
Mrs. Kate Chapin's two youngest
daughters arrived here from New Haven
Tuesday.
Mr.. Parsons, proprietor of the Lake
Dunmore House, and Col. Fred Hopper
were in town Monday.
Rev. F. B. Hyde preached in the Con-
gregational church Sunday. He was the
guest of DR.. Blaisdell.
C. H. Frost, while moving Monday,
Wheel breaking two ribs. He is confined
to the bed
Rev. n. C. Parker is absent from home
for short time; during his absence his
pulpit is being supplied by Rev. Mr.. Cox
of West Addison.
Mrs. Mary Hill left town Wednesday
for Armenia, n. Y, where she will make
visit to her daughter, Mrs. 5. j. Bart
lett. She expects to be away until fall.
James c. Sollace arrived home from
South America and surprised bis friends
Sunday morning. He sailed from Rio
Janeiro June 10 on the steamer Finance
and arrived in New York July 10. He
reports pleasant voyage, having en-
joyed comparative good health since his
departure from here little more than a
year ago.
Henry Wemett, who carries on the A..
Dukett farm in the northwest part of the
town, missed one of his work horses
from the pasture one day last week, and,
acting upon the supposition that it had
been stolen, thorough search and in
quiry was made in the neighborhood, and
up the lake as far as Port Henry, with
out revealing any clew to the missing an
imal; until. returning home, the beast
was discovered lifeless in a we'll that had
been left uncovered in the lot where the
horses had been running.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
WEST CORNWALL,

1t is not first-cass haying weather yet ;
rather too uncertain.
A. L. Bingham is slowly failing, and
requires a good deal of care.
Miss Lizzie Gibbs has gone to Rutland
and entered a shop to learn the trade of
dressmaking.
Mrs. C. A. Flanders and daughter of
Pittsford have been stopping for several
days at her old home.
The agent for the Excelsior DictioDa-
ry has been stopping at Edwin Jones'
He has sold a number of the books.
There was pleasant family gathering
at II. E. Sanford's last Friday, when the
day passed pleasantly for all who partic-
ipated.
B. F. Haskell has gone to Cortland, \
Y. He expects to visit New York city
before his return, as he combines bust
ness and pleasure in the trip.
There was large attendance at the
Baptist church last Sunday. Rev. Mr.
McGeorge will preach at that church
next Sunday evening, the Dist, and an
nounces that he will then commence {
series of meetings in this place.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-19
HARVEST EXCURSIONS.

The golden harvest time is near, and
fortunately the facilities for enjoying it
are ample. The CHICAGO, Rock ISLAND
d PACIFIC RAILWAY will sell Harvest
Excursion Tickets to all points in Kan
sas and Nebraska (west of but not on the
Missouri river Colorado, Indian Terri
tory. New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming,
Utah, Idaho, Dakota, Arizona, North
western Iowa and Southwestern Mimi
eseta at ONE FARE For THE ROUND
TRIP. Dates of sale August 9th and both,
Sept, 10th and oath and October Sth,
1889; return limit, 80 days from date of
sale, thus affOrding opportunities for in
vestment or the location of farms and
homes in growing sections of new coun-
try SUCH AS WERE NEVER BEFORE OFF
Erred, the territory to choose from being
very much larger than that included in
the scope of any similar previous excur-
sion. The SOLID vEsTIBULE EXPRESS
TRAINS of the Rock ISLAND are compos-
ed of elegant Day Coaches, Pullman
Palace Sleepers, FREE Reclining Chair
Cars and Dining Cara to and from
Omaha, and via Kansas City and ST.
Joseph through the most desirable por-
tions of Kansas and Nebraska to Denver,
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, where di-
rect communications are made with di-
verging lines (also at st. Paul. to all
points in the States and Territories above
named. For more detailed information
call on or address Z. w. THOMPSON, New
England Pass. Agent, 296 Washington
ST., Boston, Mass, or JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gen'l Tk't and Pass. Agent, Chicago,
Ills Advt.